New York State Senator

Vivian Cook 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 20)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01149

Introduced

1/9/25

Refer

1/9/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires the New York State Office of Mental Health to study the effects that awareness of or exposure to police shootings or killings of unarmed African Americans has on the mental health of African Americans in New York state and to deliver a finding of the results of such study to the governor and the legislative leaders.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01118

Introduced

1/9/25

Refer

1/9/25

Report Pass

2/4/25

Refer

2/4/25

Report Pass

2/11/25

Increases monetary penalties for public health law violations; provides support for the nursing home quality improvement demonstration program.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01390

Introduced

1/9/25

Refer

1/9/25

Refer

1/7/26

Authorizes the transfer of pregnant and postpartum incarcerated individuals to residential treatment facilities; requires annual reporting on the number of such incarcerated individuals transferred.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01430

Introduced

1/9/25

Refer

1/9/25

Report Pass

5/20/25

Refer

5/20/25

Refer

1/7/26

Prohibits the sale of medical adhesives and bandages containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; provides penalties for violations.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01402

Introduced

1/9/25

Refer

1/9/25

Refer

1/7/26

Provides a civil action for deprivation of rights which is caused by any person or public entity.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01519

Introduced

1/10/25

Refer

1/10/25

Refer

1/7/26

Authorizes the governor and lieutenant-governor, commissioner of general services, secretary of state, comptroller, attorney general, and members of the legislature, provided that such request does not impact upon the department's ability to manage its facilities as determined by the director of the facility, to visit any facility designated by the commissioner of mental health for care and treatment.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01494

Introduced

1/10/25

Refer

1/10/25

Refer

1/7/26

Repeals the rebates for stock transfer tax paid; dedicates funds of the stock transfer tax fund and stock transfer incentive fund to various funds; establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01518

Introduced

1/10/25

Refer

1/10/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to audio-visual coverage of judicial proceedings by the media; allows the judge or justice presiding over a proceeding to exercise discretion to prohibit or limit filming or photographing of particular participants; defines terms; provides limitations on audio-visual coverage.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02198

Introduced

1/15/25

Refer

1/15/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes the crimes of assault on a pregnant person in the second degree as a class D felony and assault on a pregnant person in the first degree as a class C felony.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02190

Introduced

1/15/25

Refer

1/15/25

Refer

1/7/26

Provides for the licensing of vision impairment specialists.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01217

Introduced

1/9/25

Refer

1/9/25

Refer

1/7/26

Creates the adult student grant program to provide financial aid grants to adults returning to college or seeking career education and training.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01389

Introduced

1/9/25

Refer

1/9/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles, in consultation with the commissioner of education, to promulgate rules and regulations to implement GPS and an emergency communications system on school buses.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01344

Introduced

1/9/25

Refer

1/9/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes a tort cause of action for the wrongful injury or death of a companion animal; provides for compensatory and punitive damages and injunctive relief and three year statute of limitations on commencement of such an action.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01559

Introduced

1/10/25

Refer

1/10/25

Refer

1/7/26

Creates the lymphedema and lymphatic diseases research grants program; provides such grants, not to exceed $50,000, would be awarded on a competitive basis to biomedical research institutions conducting direct research related to lymphedema and lymphatic disease.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01573

Introduced

1/10/25

Refer

1/10/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes a pilot project for placement of incarcerated individuals close to home; provides that such project would house incarcerated individuals who are parents of minor children in the correctional facility located in closest proximity to the primary place of residence of any such incarcerated individual's minor child or children.

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