New York State Senator

Andrew Gounardes 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 24)

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Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00276

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Provides that a false representation of affiliation or approval, or false implication of such affiliation or approval, of any official, state or local agencies or other official source, shall be false advertising.
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New York Senate Bill S00277

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Report Pass
3/1/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Provides for a working families tax credit; directs quarterly prepayment of the credit; provides for a sliding reduction in the credit for incomes which exceed a certain threshold.
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New York Senate Bill S00278

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Establishes a course of instruction and learning expectations on climate education in all public pre-kindergarten, elementary and secondary schools which shall include various principles and concepts including environmental justice.
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New York Senate Bill S00279

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Directs the MTA to establish a fare program which caps the amount of fares charged to riders during an applicable time period at the amount which represents the value of an unlimited fare card for the same time period.
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New York Senate Bill S00280

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Engrossed
4/18/23  
Refer
4/19/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
4/17/24  
Designates April twentieth as a day of commemoration to be known as New York State Constitution Day.
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New York Senate Bill S00281

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Excludes any period of time during which a person who was wrongly convicted of a crime was serving a sentence of incarceration from the time limit applicable to timeliness of prosecution.
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New York Senate Bill S00282

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Repeals law permitting peremptory challenges of trial jurors.
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New York Senate Bill S00283

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Provides that the tax imposed upon the sales on goods or services purchased from businesses which employ twenty or less persons, are resident in this state, are independently owned and operated and not dominant in their field shall be two percent.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S00305

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Prohibits eviction without good cause; sets forth grounds for removal of tenants.
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New York Senate Bill S00306

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Prohibits governmental entities from entering into agreements to house individuals in immigration detention facilities; requires governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of individuals in immigration detention facilities.
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New York Senate Bill S00307

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Report Pass
5/23/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Provides for findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated individuals on parole.
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New York Senate Bill S00311

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing a primary cesarean section; establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the reason for performing a primary cesarean section delivery.
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New York Senate Bill S00313

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Eliminates court surcharges and fees and probation and parole surcharges and fees; eliminates the requirement that a parolee or releasee receiving a merit termination of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution; eliminates the requirement that a person receiving a discharge of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution and the payment of certain surcharges or fees (Part A); prohibits mandatory minimum fines for penal law and vehicle and traffic offenses (Part B); mandates that courts engage in an individualized assessment of a person's financial ability to pay a fine prior to imposing a fine (Part C); eliminates the availability of incarceration as a remedy for a failure to pay a fine, surcharge, or fee, lifts and vacates existing warrants issued solely on a person's failure to timely pay a fine, surcharge or fee and ends existing sentences of incarceration based on such failure (Part D); vacates existing unsatisfied civil judgments based on a person's failure to timely pay a surcharge, or fee (Part E); prohibits the collection of a fine, restitution or reparation from the funds of an incarcerated person; prohibits the payment of court fines, mandatory surcharges, certain fees, restitution, reparation or forfeitures from the earnings of prisoners (Part F); vacates existing unpaid surcharges, DNA databank fees, crime victim assistance fees, sexual offender registration fees, supplemental sex offender victim fees, or probation or parole supervision fees; repeals certain provisions of law relating to restrictions on remitting such fees (Part G).
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New York Senate Bill S00320

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Prohibits drug, cannabis or alcohol testing and screening of pregnant or postpartum individuals and newborns unless the individual consents and it is within the scope of medical care, or the testing or screening is necessary for a medical emergency.
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New York Senate Bill S00321

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Authorizes certain persons confined in institutions operated by the department of corrections and community supervision to apply for a sentence reduction.