New York State Senator

Brian Kavanagh 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 23)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00446

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Enables high school students to use public transportation without charge in order to ride to and from school.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00451

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Suspends the registration of a vehicle which has been documented five times within a twelve month period by a photo violation monitoring device for failure of an operator thereof to comply with traffic-control indications for a period of six months.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00489

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Engrossed
6/5/23  
Refer
6/5/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Establishes a comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implementation plan; requires the New York state energy and research development authority to further establish a "Fast Charge NY working group" to develop such plan; makes related provisions.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00532

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Engrossed
2/27/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
2/12/24  
Authorizes the commissioner of human rights to enforce provisions relating to real estate brokers and unlawful discriminatory practices; awards compensatory damages to the aggrieved person; assesses a civil penalty to vindicate the public interest; makes related provisions.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00541

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00562

Introduced
1/5/23  
Refer
1/5/23  
Report Pass
1/24/23  
Enacts the "all-electric building act"; provides that the state energy conservation construction code shall prohibit infrastructure, building systems, or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels in new construction statewide no later than December 31, 2023 if the building is less than seven stories and July 1, 2027 if the building is seven stories or more.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00563

Introduced
1/5/23  
Refer
1/5/23  
Relates to hearings regarding biennial maximum base rent adjustments.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00564

Introduced
1/5/23  
Refer
1/5/23  
Report Pass
1/17/23  
Engrossed
1/18/23  
Refer
1/18/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
5/20/24  
Provides that any person who has been injured by reason of any violation of any such rules, regulations or policies as the superintendent may promulgate may bring an action in his or her own name; assert a counterclaim; or, if an action is commenced by the mortgagee or anyone acting on its behalf, bring a third party claim, against either the mortgagee and/or the mortgage servicer to enjoin any violations thereof; authorizes damages; makes related provisions.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00565

Introduced
1/5/23  
Refer
1/5/23  
Prohibits third-party food delivery services from charging a food service establishment a delivery fee or other fees that total more than a certain percent of the total purchase price of an online order.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00566

Introduced
1/5/23  
Refer
1/5/23  
Establishes the sustainable affordable housing incentive program to provide assistance in the form of payments, grants and loans for reasonable and necessary expenses to an eligible applicant for sustainable housing activities; defines terms.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00567

Introduced
1/5/23  
Refer
1/5/23  
Prevents individuals from being denied standing in private actions alleging violations of the environmental quality review provisions of the environmental conservation law solely on the basis that the injury alleged by such individual does not differ in kind or degree from the injury that would be suffered by the public at large.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00568

Introduced
1/5/23  
Refer
1/5/23  
Report Pass
1/31/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00569

Introduced
1/5/23  
Refer
1/5/23  
Report Pass
5/9/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Relates to establishing a maximum rent of one-third of household income for the senior citizens rent increase exemption and disability rent increase exemption.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00570

Introduced
1/5/23  
Refer
1/5/23  
Prohibits a consumer reporting agency or lender from using an individual's internet use or internet viewing history to determine such individual's credit worthiness.
NY

New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00571

Introduced
1/5/23  
Refer
1/5/23  
Restricts form, amount and time of political contributions by lobbyists and the acceptance of such contributions by public officials.