New York State Representative

Christopher Friend 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Assembly Bill A01926

Introduced
1/14/25  
Provides for a personal income tax deduction for school supplies paid for out-of-pocket by K-12 teachers in public and nonpublic schools, up to $500 per year.
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New York Assembly Bill A02389

Introduced
1/16/25  
Relates to exemptions from sales and use taxes for gift certificates, electronic gift cards and magnetic gift cards.
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New York Assembly Bill A02502

Introduced
1/17/25  
Relates to the creation of home stability support supplement programs.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Assembly Bill A02005

Introduced
1/14/25  
Authorizes school districts to submit an opt-out waiver to the commissioner of education authorizing such districts to opt-out of certain zero-emission school bus requirements.
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New York Assembly Bill A02041

Introduced
1/14/25  
Relates to school session days; adds general election day to the list of days when school will not be in session; allows a school district to elect to require staff attendance on a general election day or to schedule a professional development day.
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New York Assembly Bill A02087

Introduced
1/15/25  
Establishes the veterans' memorials preservation act.
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New York Assembly Bill A02198

Introduced
1/15/25  
Establishes the crimes of assault on a pregnant person in the second degree as a class D felony and assault on a pregnant person in the first degree as a class C felony.
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New York Assembly Bill A02262

Introduced
1/16/25  
Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) when an arrested person or defendant is not a United States citizen; adjusts certain maximum sentences for class A misdemeanors and unclassified misdemeanors; requires notification to be made to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency prior to the release of certain noncitizens; repeals provisions of the "protect our courts act".
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New York Assembly Bill A02269

Introduced
1/16/25  
Relates to aggravated harassment of an employee by an incarcerated individual; eliminates the requirement that an incarcerated individual causes or attempts to cause an employee to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva, or the contents of a toilet bowl by throwing, tossing or expelling such fluid or material.
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New York Assembly Bill A02376

Introduced
1/16/25  
Enacts the "dismantling student antisemitism act", or "DSA act"; requires mandatory sensitivity training that includes the topic of antisemitism; includes reporting requirements regarding antisemitism complaints and disciplinary processes.
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New York Assembly Bill A02411

Introduced
1/16/25  
Requires a state agency to get approval from the senate and the assembly prior to adopting or readopting a rule on an emergency basis unless such rule is necessary on an emergency basis for the preservation of the public health, safety and general welfare of the public.
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New York Assembly Bill A03217

Introduced
1/23/25  
Relates to segregated confinement; provides that certain incarcerated individuals shall not be placed in a residential rehabilitation unit; makes related provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A03455

Introduced
1/27/25  
Requires a parent, guardian or person in a parental relation to a child under the age of eighteen to be physically present when any immunization is administered to such child.
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New York Assembly Bill A03778

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Proposes a constitutional amendment to divide the state into three autonomous regions; the New Amsterdam Region, the New York Region and the Montauk Region; provides regional governors and regional legislators; provides only for a state sales tax; divides various departments and agencies; provides for separate court systems and prison systems.
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New York Assembly Bill A03840

Introduced
1/30/25  
Repeals certain provisions establishing a fee for background checks on certain firearm and ammunition purchases; removes such fees as a source of funds for the background check fund.