New York State Senator

Andrew Gounardes Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04411

Introduced
2/4/25  
Directs the metropolitan transportation authority, in conjunction with the New York city transit authority, to develop weekly and monthly tickets valid for optional, discounted transfers between such authorities.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04497

Introduced
2/6/25  
Requires certain insurance policies to provide coverage for fertility preservation services, including anticipated iatrogenic infertility.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04508

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Establishes scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times of student arrival and dismissal to ensure all vehicular traffic is stopped while pedestrians are crossing in the same intersection.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04544

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Prohibits discrimination against and harassment or bullying of students by other students on school property or at a school function; requires schools to investigate reports of bullying; requires schools to adopt a written, plain-language anti-bullying and harassment policy; requires school employees to report incidents of bullying or harassment.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04547

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Relates to judicial diversion programs; establishes a diversion part in each county; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04558

Introduced
2/7/25  
Requires fashion sellers to carry out environmental due diligence for the portions of their business related to wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags, including wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags produced as a private label; establishes a fashion remediation fund.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04559

Introduced
2/7/25  
Requires the appointment of a Title VI coordinator at every college and university in the state to ensure compliance with Title VI of the federal civil rights act of 1964; requires the division of human rights to develop training for students and employees; requires the Title VI coordinator to notify annually all students and employees of the institution's policies and procedures for reporting discrimination and harassment.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04437

Introduced
2/5/25  
Amends high income personal income tax rates above $5,000,000.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04505

Introduced
2/6/25  
Requires warning labels on social media platforms which provide an addictive feed, autoplay, infinite scroll, like counts, and/or push notifications; directs the commissioner of mental health to design the warning label.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04506

Introduced
2/6/25  
Enacts the "Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for all act"; requires a setting which allows a social media user to turn off algorithmic recommendations and other notifications; prohibits the use of dark patterns to subvert choice or inhibit users from accessing certain mechanisms.