New York State Senator

Brian Kavanagh 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 22)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04275

Introduced
2/3/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Engrossed
5/15/25  
Relates to the closure of nursing homes.
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New York Senate Bill S04276

Introduced
2/3/25  
Enacts the "digital fairness act"; requires any entity that conducts business in New York and maintains the personal information of 500 or more individuals to provide meaningful notice about their use of personal information; establishes unlawful discriminatory practices relating to targeted advertising.
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New York Senate Bill S04277

Introduced
2/3/25  
Relates to prohibiting the possession of certain 50 caliber firearms; directs the division of state police to embark on a program whereby persons currently in lawful possession of such weapons may be reimbursed for the fair market value thereof upon turning in such weapons to a designated officer.
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New York Senate Bill S04446

Introduced
2/5/25  
Enacts the "shelter arrears eviction forestallment act" to provide emergency assistance for rent or mortgage arrears or other fees for the prevention of eviction.
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New York Senate Bill S04659

Introduced
2/10/25  
Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency; authorizes a city with a population of one million or more to declare an emergency as to any class of housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations in such class within such municipality is not in excess of five percent and a declaration of emergency may be made as to all housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations within such municipality is not in excess of five percent; authorizes other cities, towns and villages to declare a housing emergency after considering publicly available data and holding public hearings.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S04294

Introduced
2/3/25  
Directs the commissioner of education to establish an incentive program for school districts wishing to implement programs of foreign language in the elementary schools; directs the commissioner of education to establish an incentive program for college students wishing to become foreign language teachers; makes an appropriation therefor.
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New York Senate Bill S04425

Introduced
2/4/25  
Provides for the advance payment of the earned income tax credit to qualifying employees.
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New York Senate Bill S04476

Introduced
2/5/25  
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 S04520

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Relates to the role of the department of corrections and community supervision in planning and facilitating the discharge or release of incarcerated individuals to the community.
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New York Senate Bill S04527

Introduced
2/6/25  
Relates to the taxation of vapor products; provides for the licensing of vapor products distributors; imposes certain tax return filing requirements on vapor products distributors; provides for enforcement powers.
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New York Senate Bill S04535

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
3/3/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Relates to conducting investigations into the administration and enforcement of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code and the New York state energy conservation construction code by counties.
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New York Senate Bill S04558

Introduced
2/7/25  
Requires fashion sellers to carry out environmental due diligence for the portions of their business related to wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags, including wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags produced as a private label; establishes a fashion remediation fund.
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New York Senate Bill S04574

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Engrossed
4/22/25  
Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"; requires certain SPDES permit holders to conduct PFAS monitoring and disclose the results from such monitoring.
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New York Senate Bill S04589

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Provides for the calculation and analysis of certain health center costs.
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New York Senate Bill S04778

Introduced
2/12/25  
Establishes a tax on annual gross revenue derived from digital ads.