New York State Senator

Yudelka Tapia 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 9)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02608

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Creates parity for incarcerated individual telephone services for international calls to family members outside continental United States, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam or Central Northern Mariana Islands by requiring identical restrictions on the duration or number of phone calls and use of unit or facility phones made available to incarcerated individuals who are calling family members who are not outside continental United States, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam or Central Northern Mariana Islands.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00078

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires school districts to provide instructional programming and services in reading and literacy which are evidence based and aligned with state standards; requires teachers in grades pre-K through five to attend professional development courses in reading education.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00192

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Directs the state commission of correction to promulgate rules and regulations for strip searches in correctional facilities which at a minimum include a requirement that no fewer than two staff members shall be present for any strip search.
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New York Assembly Bill A00089

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to residency requirements for police officers in a city with a population of one million or more; provides that any person appointed as a paid member of the police force of such city shall become a resident of any political subdivision or municipal corporation within such city within one year of their appointment and shall continue to reside within any political subdivision or municipal corporation.
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New York Assembly Bill A00191

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Removes labor market attachment requirements for cases of permanent partial disability.
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New York Assembly Bill A00129

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma, formerly known as the general education development (GED) program, to the Excelsior diploma.
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New York Assembly Bill A00127

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Provides for findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated individuals on parole.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00118

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; makes conforming amendments.
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New York Assembly Bill A00165

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to outdoor restraints of dogs; prohibits inhumane tethering, including during dangerous weather conditions when a weather alert, advisory or warning is in effect; provides for civil penalties for violations.
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New York Assembly Bill A00076

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to defining "critical violations" of applicable statutes and regulations by child care providers licensed or registered by the office of children and family services; the imposition of sanctions and penalties for such violations by the office of children and family services; and processes for administrative appeal of such sanctions and penalties.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03062

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Creates the NYS entrepreneurial training act to provide grants to eligible applicants to support and train entrepreneurial candidates.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03180

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Enacts the "bird safe buildings act" directing the commissioner of general services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatality resulting from collisions with certain state-owned or state-leased buildings, and for other purposes; requires the commissioner to develop a design guide that includes features, methods and strategies, and best practices for reducing bird fatalities.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03116

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Requires health practitioners to discuss with patients the risks associated with certain pain medications before prescribing such medications; requires that for the first opioid analgesic prescription of a calendar year the prescribing physician shall counsel the patient on the risks of overdose.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03075

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Provides for exemptions from sales tax for energy-star qualified appliances and grants municipalities the option to provide such exemption.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03127

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Allows for treatment costing less than $1,500 to be done without prior approval, and more clearly defines the list of "pre-authorized procedures" as a floor on treatment as opposed to its current status as a ceiling; allows non-network providers of testing to be compensated at the provider network rate negotiated by the carrier.