New York State Senator

William Weber 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00850

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Establishes the "first-time homebuyer tax credit act"; provides that a qualified taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the taxes imposed by this article for taxes levied on the taxpayer's primary residence by or on behalf of any county, city, town, village, or school district in which such property is located.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00852

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/3/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Enacts the "homebuyer renovation property tax exemption act" to grant an exemption of up to fifteen thousand dollars from taxation levied by or on behalf of any county, city, town, village or school district in which such residential property is located for a period of five years from the date of purchase of the property; defines "primary residential property".
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00839

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the New York state commission on out-migration which examines why the state of New York is losing residents and offering recommendations to reverse such trend.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00688

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Enrolled
12/1/25  
Chaptered
12/5/25  
Amends the real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers killed in the line of duty to permit continuation of such exemption for volunteer members with service between two and five years.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00853

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the New York manufacturing adequate domestic equipment credit (NY MADE); defines medical equipment; makes related provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00594

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00587

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Establishes an income tax deduction for cash and credit card tips received which are considered wages or compensation.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00533

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Repeals congestion pricing (Part A); directs the metropolitan transportation authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the provision of an independent, comprehensive, forensic audit of the authority (Part B).
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00520

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Engrossed
6/4/25  
Refer
6/4/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Engrossed
5/29/26  
Ensures ovarian cancer survivors have the right to access screenings for health conditions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00539

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that any fertilized human ovum or human embryo existing outside of the uterus of a human body shall not be considered an unborn child, a minor child, a natural person, or any other term that connotes a human being for any purpose under state law.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00722

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits funding for SUNY, CUNY or community colleges which, directly or indirectly, permit terrorist organizations on campus; provides that the state university trustees adopt rules and regulations that any student group or student organization that receives funding from the state university of New York that directly or indirectly promotes, encourages, advocates, or permits any terrorist advocacy or activities on campuses, shall be ineligible for funding, including funding from student activity fee proceeds.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00723

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the crimes of deceptive wearing of a mask and aggravated deceptive wearing of a mask; makes such crimes a class B misdemeanor and a class A misdemeanor, respectively.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00750

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Engrossed
2/4/25  
Enrolled
2/12/25  
Chaptered
2/14/25  
Requires electronic benefit transfer systems to allow for benefit recipients to cancel, lock or unlock a card associated with electronic benefit transfer services when fraud has been suspected or reported; amends the effectiveness thereof.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00942

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Makes life imprisonment without parole mandatory for defendants convicted of murder in the first degree or second degree and the victim is a police officer, peace officer, first responder or correctional officer.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00965

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires insurers to provide insurance coverage for treatment of rare diseases, life-threatening conditions or diseases, degenerative and disabling conditions, or diagnoses involving medically fragile children, by a provider of the patient's choice.