New York State Senator

Steven Rhoads 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 8)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01178

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Enacts the credit for rural energy infrastructure act of 2025, to provide tax credits for certain activities expanding energy infrastructure into unserved rural areas.
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New York Senate Bill S01200

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
6/4/25  
Refer
6/4/25  
Allows the granting of academic credit at state or city operated institutions to veterans.
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New York Senate Bill S01197

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
6/4/25  
Refer
6/4/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
4/13/26  
Requires daycare facilities to maintain evacuation and lockdown plans for children with disabilities during an emergency situation.
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New York Senate Bill S01185

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the congressional chartered veterans service organizations fund; provides for gifts made to such fund on an individual's personal income tax return.
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New York Senate Bill S01222

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Engrossed
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Directs the commissioner of health to contract with an independent entity to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the existing methodology used to determine payment for early intervention screenings, evaluations, services and service coordination; directs recommendations on reimbursement methodology as well as needs under the program.
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New York Senate Bill S01188

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
3/17/25  
Refer
3/17/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/9/26  
Refer
2/10/26  
Requires a 120-day warning period for violations at congressionally chartered veterans' organization facilities.
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New York Senate Bill S01183

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Engrossed
6/17/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/19/25  
Establishes a real property tax exemption for the primary residence of veterans with a 100 percent service connected disability.
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New York Senate Bill S01181

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes a temporary task force on the variable supplements fund program to make findings and recommendations.
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New York Senate Bill S01255

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to purchasing restrictions on persons boycotting Israel and the investment of certain public funds in companies boycotting Israel; requires the commissioner of general services to compile a list of companies boycotting Israel; establishes that such companies will be considered non-responsive bidders.
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New York Senate Bill S00991

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires the department of economic development, job development authority, and urban development corporation to provide preferences to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the administration of their economic development assistance programs; requires annual reports thereon.
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New York Senate Bill S00980

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Requires the public service commission hold public hearings on increases in utility rates, fees, rentals, or charges.
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New York Senate Bill S00979

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Establishes the offense of aggravated reckless driving and allows for the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles used in connection with reckless driving or aggravated reckless driving.
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New York Senate Bill S01031

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to costs and expenses of the department of public service and the public service commission; directs the public service commission to develop a formula to determine the average cost, on a per ratepayer basis, to comply with the provisions set forth in article seventy-five of the environmental conservation law; provides for a ratepayer protection tax credit; repeals certain provisions of the public service law relating to the assessment of costs and expenses of the department of public service and the public service commission.
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New York Senate Bill S00966

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the establishment of a non-traditional hours model; provides that the office of children and family services shall: create a non-traditional hours model within a year, publish its findings on its website, and conduct a review of child care providers and centers that use such model.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S01238

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Exempts vehicles owned and/or operated by a not-for-profit corporation, any private vehicle operated by a worker or volunteer, first responders, military personnel, veterans, healthcare workers, critical infrastructure workers acting on behalf of such organization or public employees traveling in an official capacity, wholesale food distributors or wholesale or retail delivery vehicles from the imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.