New York State Senator

Yudelka Tapia 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 18)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04879

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incarcerated birthing parents and their children; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish rules and regulations relating to conditions in institutions and correctional facilities and the treatment and care of birthing parents in such institutions and facilities.
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New York Assembly Bill A04880

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Establishes confirmatory adoptions providing for the adoption of children born as a result of assisted reproduction; allows for more than two persons to be named parents of a child; establishes presumed parentage and provides for the challenge and adjudication thereof; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.
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New York Assembly Bill A04877

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
5/20/26  
Refer
5/20/26  
Report Pass
5/20/26  
Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency; authorizes a city with a population of one million or more to declare an emergency as to any class of housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations in such class within such municipality is not in excess of five percent and a declaration of emergency may be made as to all housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations within such municipality is not in excess of five percent; authorizes other cities, towns and villages to declare a housing emergency after considering publicly available data and holding public hearings.
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New York Assembly Bill A04876

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Requires that public schools provide instruction on climate change, including but not limited to identifying the causes and impacts of climate change on individuals, environments and communities, and learning to evaluate solutions.
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New York Assembly Bill A04954

Introduced
2/10/25  
Relates to the conversion to condominium ownership for the preservation of expiring affordable housing in the city of New York; provides expanded homeownership opportunities from the conversion of certain residential rental buildings to condominium status by property owners that commit to preserve the inventory of expiring affordable housing in the city of New York.
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New York Assembly Bill A04958

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Provides for the creation and maintenance of digital records for each incarcerated individual which includes all medical records, including but not limited to mental health records and results of drug or alcohol tests, work records and evaluations, conduct records and programming records.
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New York Assembly Bill A04918

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Provides interest rate limitations for financing arrangements and the extension of consumer credit; relates to the definitions of criminal usury in the first and second degrees; relates to the functions of the attorney general regarding rental purchase agreements.
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New York Assembly Bill A05018

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Requires that all human services contracts between any public entity and a human services provider stipulate that the public entity will pay no less than 150% of the higher of: the otherwise applicable minimum wage in the state or any otherwise applicable wage rule or order and that the necessary amounts have been appropriated to ensure payment of such minimum wage.
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New York Assembly Bill A05003

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Prohibits cases from being closed without a hearing or written stipulation; requires a stenographic record of all hearings held; requires minutes and decisions to be provided to the injured worker in their native language.
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New York Assembly Bill A04901

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Provides that a person may operate a fully autonomous vehicle on the public roads of this state without a human driver provided that the automated driving system is engaged and the vehicle meets certain conditions; defines terms; requires insurance and that such vehicle is registered as a fully autonomous vehicle; makes related provisions.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00096

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2025, as Black History Month in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04878

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Relates to the establishment of mental health clubhouses pursuant to a statewide implementation plan developed by the office of mental health.
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New York Assembly Bill A04944

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/21/25  
Engrossed
5/21/25  
Refer
5/21/25  
Engrossed
2/9/26  
Prohibits the operation of uncrewed aircraft, including drones, over school grounds or critical infrastructure; provides penalties for violations.
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New York Assembly Bill A04961

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Establishes the addiction prevention and recovery act; increases taxes on alcohol by fifty percent; allocates the increased revenue to a special fund to be used for the purposes of alcohol and substance abuse addiction prevention and recovery services and programs.
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New York Assembly Bill A04940

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Establishes procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child's parent and for modification of such orders.