New York State Senator

Steven Rhoads 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 55)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09735

Introduced
4/2/26  
Refer
4/2/26  
Engrossed
5/6/26  
Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"; requires each gas corporation, electric corporation, or combination gas or electric corporation to submit to the public service commission for review and approval at least one and up to ten neighborhood scale weatherization and electrification-ready projects.
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New York Senate Bill J01845

Introduced
4/1/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the birth of John Coltrane, renowned artistic trailblazer and innovative New York jazz musician
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New York Senate Bill J01872

Introduced
4/14/26  
Refer
4/14/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 20, 2026, as New York State Constitution Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S08628

Introduced
12/22/25  
Refer
12/22/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
4/28/26  
Requires notification of victims of crime, including sexual offenses, about the address confidentiality program.
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New York Senate Bill J01300

Introduced
12/31/25  
Refer
12/31/25  
Report Pass
1/21/26  
Congratulating the York Middle/High School Girls Varsity Volleyball Team upon the occasion of winning the NYSPHSAA Class D State Championship
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New York Senate Bill S09835

Introduced
4/7/26  
Refer
4/7/26  
Engrossed
4/29/26  
Requires gas and electric corporations to provide thirty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase.
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New York Senate Bill J01859

Introduced
4/9/26  
Refer
4/9/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Commemorating April 8, 2026, as the One-Year Anniversary of the Jet Set nightclub tragedy in the Dominican Republic, and paying tribute to the many lives lost and injured in the incident
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New York Senate Bill S07129

Introduced
4/1/25  
Relates to veterans' health care; creates a veteran health care review to ensure veterans and their families have access to health and mental health treatment, including for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, military sexual trauma, reproductive and mental health conditions, and suicide prevention.
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New York Senate Bill J00594

Introduced
3/27/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Congratulating Carman Bogle for her ceaseless dedication as Mayor of the Village of Cambridge, New York
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New York Senate Bill S08409

Introduced
6/9/25  
Extends the effectiveness of certain sections of law relating to real property tax exemptions for real property owned by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers.
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New York Senate Bill J01252

Introduced
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Report Pass
6/12/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2025, as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S07202

Introduced
4/3/25  
Refer
4/3/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/11/26  
Establishes the crimes of unlawful dissemination or publication of intimate images in the first, second, and third degree; defines terms and clarifies application of provisions relating to such crimes; extends the statute of limitations for such crimes; repeals provisions relating thereto.
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New York Senate Bill S07160

Introduced
4/3/25  
Refer
4/3/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/30/26  
Directs the senior center council to engage in statewide planning of both a programmatic and fiscal nature to ensure the long-term sustainability and viability of senior centers in all areas of the state.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08428

Introduced
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Enrolled
9/5/25  
Chaptered
9/10/25  
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in Nassau county to Trooper James M. MacLarnon.
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New York Senate Bill S08443

Introduced
6/18/25  
Refer
6/18/25  
Provides that where an active or retired police officer dies by suicide and is enrolled in a health insurance plan, the surviving dependents of such police officer shall be entitled to such health insurance coverage for ninety days following such police officer's death.