New York State Senator

Brian Kavanagh 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 34)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04265

Introduced
2/7/23  
Refer
2/7/23  
Enacts the "beauty justice act"; provides for the regulation of ingredients in personal care products and cosmetics; prohibits the sale of personal care products and cosmetic products containing certain restricted products.
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New York Senate Bill S04350

Introduced
2/7/23  
Refer
2/7/23  
Report Pass
5/22/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program for the purpose of making payments toward the replacement and rehabilitation of certain existing local drinking water, storm water and sanitary sewer systems; applies to any county, city, town, village or public authority drinking water system, storm water system or sanitary sewer system within the state that is not under the maintenance and/or operational jurisdiction of a private entity; does not apply to NYC.
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New York Senate Bill S04402

Introduced
2/8/23  
Refer
2/8/23  
Engrossed
6/1/23  
Refer
6/1/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Relates to decreasing the length of the suspension period applicable to certain individuals who lose their jobs due to a labor dispute, such as a strike, and who seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits; decreases the suspension period from two consecutive weeks to one week; provides that the waiting period and suspension period shall be served concurrently.
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New York Senate Bill S04511

Introduced
2/9/23  
Refer
2/9/23  
Engrossed
5/31/23  
Refer
5/31/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
3/11/24  
Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness; increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients.
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New York Senate Bill S04547

Introduced
2/10/23  
Refer
2/10/23  
Report Pass
5/23/23  
Establishes sales tax exemptions for residential and commercial energy storage systems equipment.
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New York Senate Bill S04746

Introduced
2/14/23  
Refer
2/14/23  
Requires fashion sellers to be accountable to standardized environmental due diligence policies; establishes a fashion remediation fund.
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New York Senate Bill S04887

Introduced
2/16/23  
Refer
2/16/23  
Engrossed
6/5/23  
Refer
6/5/23  
Engrossed
6/8/23  
Enrolled
8/16/23  
Chaptered
8/16/23  
Enacts the "roadway excavation quality assurance act"; relates to workers on excavations; provides that utility companies or their contractors shall use competent workers and shall pay the prevailing wage on projects where a permit to use, excavate, or open a street is required to be issued.
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New York Senate Bill S04888

Introduced
2/16/23  
Refer
2/16/23  
Implements additional restrictions on actions to recover overpayment of certain assistance.
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New York Senate Bill S04890

Introduced
2/16/23  
Refer
2/16/23  
Engrossed
5/18/23  
Refer
5/18/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
5/30/24  
Requires chain restaurants to place an icon on menus next to food items that have a high content of sodium.
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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05004

Introduced
2/21/23  
Refer
2/21/23  
Report Pass
5/23/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Provides an exemption for the sale and installation of residential and commercial geothermal heat pump systems equipment.
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New York Senate Bill S05209

Introduced
2/27/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Expands the drug take back act to include single-use and reusable electronic cigarettes.
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New York Senate Bill S05230

Introduced
2/27/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Report Pass
3/13/23  
Engrossed
6/7/23  
Refer
6/7/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Relates to requiring annual fair housing testing; defines fair housing testing; requires the attorney general to conduct yearly fair housing testing to ensure compliance with the human rights law.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04556

Introduced
2/10/23  
Refer
2/10/23  
Relates to determining when a dwelling is abandoned.
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New York Senate Bill S04709

Introduced
2/13/23  
Refer
2/13/23  
Engrossed
6/9/23  
Refer
6/10/23  
Engrossed
6/10/23  
Enrolled
10/13/23  
Chaptered
10/23/23  
Authorizes a tax abatement for alterations and improvements to multiple dwellings for purposes of preserving habitability in affordable housing.
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New York Senate Bill S05080

Introduced
2/22/23  
Refer
2/22/23  
Facilitates conversion of commercial buildings to residential uses in New York city (Part A); authorizes exemptions from real property taxation of certain multiple dwellings converted from commercial use in New York city that include affordable housing (Part B); relates to exemptions of eligible newly constructed rental multiple dwellings or conversions to rental multiple dwellings in villages, towns, and cities other than New York city (Part C).