New York State Senator

Steven Rhoads 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 51)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01887

Introduced
4/14/26  
Refer
4/14/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026, as Arab American Heritage Month in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09921

Introduced
4/16/26  
Authorizes the public campaign finance board to accept an application/certification form jointly signed by candidates for governor and lieutenant governor for eligibility to participate in public matching funds.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09945

Introduced
4/16/26  
Prohibits public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to Medicare-eligible retirees and their Medicare-eligible dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and dependents by the public employer as of December 31, 2021.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09938

Introduced
4/16/26  
Imposes certain sentences of imprisonment for offenses committed while using public transportation; creates the offense of reckless endangerment on public transportation as a class A-I felony.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01925

Introduced
4/17/26  
Refer
4/17/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2026, as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09960

Introduced
4/17/26  
Establishes the crimes of benefiting from a labor trafficking venture, benefiting from a sex trafficking venture and aggravated benefiting from a sex trafficking venture; establishes civil action for victims of benefiting from a trafficking venture; revives such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations, grants trial preference to such actions; directs the chief administrator of the courts to promulgate rules for the timely adjudication of certain revived actions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01927

Introduced
4/20/26  
Refer
4/20/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 19-25, 2026, as Crime Victims' Rights Week in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01934

Introduced
4/22/26  
Refer
4/22/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Recognizing May 2, 2026, as I Love My Park Day in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01931

Introduced
4/22/26  
Refer
4/22/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026, as Sikh Heritage Month in the State of New York

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09985

Introduced
4/21/26  
Enacts the "foreign drug transparency act" to provide information on the origin, manufacture and distribution of prescription drugs; requires a pharmacy benefit manager to maintain, and make available to pharmacies, health plans, and patients upon request, supply chain information for prescription drugs covered under its network.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01955

Introduced
4/23/26  
Refer
4/23/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Honoring Lana Lee upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the New York State Citizenship Award
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01952

Introduced
4/23/26  
Refer
4/23/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Honoring Agampreet Baidwan upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the New York State Citizenship Award
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01954

Introduced
4/23/26  
Refer
4/23/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Honoring Ryan Tullo upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the New York State Citizenship Award
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01953

Introduced
4/23/26  
Refer
4/23/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Honoring Sarah Loiacono upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the New York State Citizenship Award
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01951

Introduced
4/23/26  
Refer
4/23/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Honoring Kayla Lederer upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the New York State Citizenship Award