New York State Senator

Brian Kavanagh 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 16)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02057

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
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 S02082

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
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 S02235

Introduced
1/16/25  
Prohibits and regulates the discovery and disclosure of immigration status; prohibits police officers, peace officers, school resource officers, probation agencies, state entities, state employees, and municipal corporations from questioning individuals regarding their citizenship or immigration status; regulates the disclosure of information relating to immigration status.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S02083

Introduced
1/15/25  
Requires municipalities to include an Affordable Housing Needs Assessment to establish a data-based foundation for the creation and preservation of affordable housing in the municipality, utilizing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development median income calculations, in their comprehensive plans.
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New York Senate Bill S02084

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Engrossed
5/28/25  
Requires municipalities to determine whether it is in the public interest to create a comprehensive plan adapted to the special requirements of the municipality and to determine whether it is in the public interest to update such comprehensive plan at least once every ten years to ensure that such plan addresses housing needs.
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New York Senate Bill S02085

Introduced
1/15/25  
Establishes new targets for offshore wind electricity generation; includes the requirements that there is at least 15 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2040, at least 18 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2045 and at least 20 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2050.
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New York Senate Bill S02086

Introduced
1/15/25  
Increases the statewide energy storage capacity to six gigawatts by the year 2030.
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New York Senate Bill S02087

Introduced
1/15/25  
Requires high-sugar beverages to be labeled with a safety warning stating that the beverage contains 100% or more of the FDA recommended daily intake of added sugar.
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New York Senate Bill S02088

Introduced
1/15/25  
Requires rental vehicles have any personal information removed from the vehicle once returned.
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New York Senate Bill S02089

Introduced
1/15/25  
Allows access to juvenile delinquency records for the purposes of a firearm background check; authorizes the denial of a firearm license for an applicant who is under the age of thirty and who as a juvenile was adjudicated delinquent for an offense which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony or serious offense.
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New York Senate Bill S02090

Introduced
1/15/25  
Changes the date of designation for election inspectors and poll clerks to January first.
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New York Senate Bill S02091

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Engrossed
3/11/25  
Establishes standards for the reuse of deconstructed building materials; requires the uniform building code to set standards for the use of solid-sawn lumber in construction and for the grading of used solid-sawn lumber; requires the secretary of state to develop a program for grading reclaimed wood for structural purposes.
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New York Senate Bill S02097

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Engrossed
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Engrossed
6/17/25  
Limits liability of producers, representative organizations and retailers for antitrust, restraint of trade, or unfair trade practices arising from the performance of an action required to be undertaken under certain law or a producer plan.
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New York Senate Bill S02098

Introduced
1/15/25  
Requires the board of directors of a residential cooperative housing corporation to notify applicants seeking to purchase shares of the corporation of the reason or reasons the board of directors has refused such request.
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New York Senate Bill S02124

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Engrossed
2/4/25  
Authorizes the pass-through or transfer of the credits for rehabilitation of historic properties; authorizes the allocation of the credit in a separate manner from any federal certified historic tax credit.