New York State Senator

Steven Rhoads 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 50)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00195

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Engrossed

2/24/25

Refer

2/24/25

Refer

1/7/26

Engrossed

2/10/26

Refer

2/10/26

Prohibits the sale of vape products that resemble school supplies, toys, or are packaged or advertised in any way to appeal to or target minors or the youth population.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00490

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Engrossed

4/9/25

Refer

4/9/25

Refer

1/7/26

Engrossed

3/4/26

Refer

3/4/26

Includes instances of sexual conduct against a child less than seventeen years of age to certain sex offenses; removes the time limit to bring subsequent sexual offenses.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00480

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Eliminates additional application fees and annual fees for special license plates issued to veterans of the armed forces of the United States.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00503

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Permits admission into evidence of similar crimes in sexual offense cases.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00513

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes the intent of the legislature to generally defer to parental choices regarding the care, custody and control of their children; mandates that the death of a parent shall be a factor when considering a grandparent's standing to receive visitation or custody; directs that costs be payable by an unsuccessful petitioner where a contest was brought in bad faith.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00505

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to concealment and/or mutilation of a human corpse by any person; exempts practice of funeral direction and organ donation.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00477

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Increases the penalty for rape in the first degree from a class B felony to an class A-II felony.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00483

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires the state board of parole to include at least one member who is or was a member of law enforcement and at least one member who is a crime victim or crime victim's representative.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00482

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to creating a school resource officer program to permit the employment of retired law enforcement officers and provide grants to school districts and non-public schools for such purpose.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00529

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes the local initiatives task force on housing, in order to collaborate with local government officials, state agencies, and stakeholders to develop best practices for local governments to incentivize housing development.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00524

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Engrossed

2/26/25

Refer

2/26/25

Refer

1/7/26

Engrossed

2/9/26

Refer

2/10/26

Refer

2/9/26

Engrossed

3/30/26

Refer

3/30/26

Establishes the crime of voyeurism in the first and second degree which is defined as when someone for their own amusement, entertainment, profit, sexual arousal or sexual gratification trespasses or uses an instrument to observe for the purpose of viewing a person dressing or undressing or the sexual or other intimate parts of such person at a place and time when such person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, without such person's knowledge or consent.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00531

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Enacts the New York state antisemitism vandalism act which establishes the crime of vandalism of pro-Israel print, which provides a class A misdemeanor for any individual who intentionally destroys, damages, removes, or causes to be destroyed, damaged or removed any banner, poster, flyer or billboard which is located in a public space, where the intent or purpose of such banner, poster, flyer or billboard is to bring awareness for Israeli individuals who have been victims of a crime, or to positively support the country or citizens of Israel in any way.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00534

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes the crime of aggravated disorderly conduct; designates such crime as a specified offense for the purposes of hate crimes.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00280

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires sellers of catalytic converters to provide certain information to potential buyers; requires buyers to maintain records of such purchases; makes any violations a class A misdemeanor; imposes a fine of up to $5,000

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00460

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

5/6/25

Refer

1/7/26

Prohibits the commissioner from promulgating any rules or regulations which prevent schools from disallowing biologically male students at birth to participate on a team organized for females where a school determines such biological male student's participation would have an adverse effect on the physical or emotional safety of female participants, or would adversely impact a female student's ability to participate successfully in interschool athletic competition.

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