New York State Senator

Andrew Gounardes 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 19)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S02274

Introduced
1/16/25  
Enacts The New Deal for CUNY; increases the ratio of faculty and mental health counselors to full-time students; requires that certain amounts of tuition be replaced by federal, state, and city funds.
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New York Senate Bill S02328

Introduced
1/16/25  
Establishes the crime of unlawful storage of a firearm leading to use in the commission of a crime which is a class E felony.
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New York Senate Bill S02358

Introduced
1/16/25  
Establishes the New York state business contract database containing names of persons who have contracts with the state for the procurement of goods, services or construction that are not awarded through a competitive bid process; prohibits candidates or political committees from receiving certain contributions.
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New York Senate Bill S02430

Introduced
1/17/25  
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 Senate Bill S02490

Introduced
1/21/25  
Directs the levy of an efficiency fee or an efficiency rebate based on the MPG or MPGe rating of medium and heavy duty vehicles.
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New York Senate Bill S02491

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Engrossed
5/12/25  
Prohibits peremptory challenges of prospective jurors based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, religious practice, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
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New York Senate Bill S02492

Introduced
1/21/25  
Enacts an advanced clean fleets law to reduce vehicle emissions for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
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New York Senate Bill S02493

Introduced
1/21/25  
Requires that an assessment of the role that permit approvals for air contamination sources plays in contributing to stationary and mobile sources of air pollution be included in an addendum to the strategies for the development of community emission reduction programs; requires disclosure of last mile warehouse permits.
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New York Senate Bill S02494

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Engrossed
4/9/25  
Provides that certain allegations made by employees involving employment discrimination shall be protected and matters of public interest in actions involving public petition and participation.
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New York Senate Bill S02495

Introduced
1/21/25  
Establishes the New York state pre-paid tuition plan by which a person may contribute to an account for the pre-payment of college tuition, tax free.
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New York Senate Bill S02496

Introduced
1/21/25  
Requires that insurers providing no-fault coverage reimburse other insurers for the payment of claims to providers which should have been covered by a no-fault insurer.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S02331

Introduced
1/16/25  
Decriminalizes the possession of buprenorphine from certain crimes.
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New York Senate Bill S02373

Introduced
1/16/25  
Sets a 7-year limit to the real property tax exemption for unimproved property of mandatory class nonprofit organizations.
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New York Senate Bill S02429

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Creates a work opportunity tax credit.
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New York Senate Bill S02433

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Establishes certain rights upon the expiration of ground lease residential cooperative apartment buildings.