New York State Representative

Christopher Friend 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06796

Introduced
3/14/25  
Prohibits the elimination of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels, including, natural gas, propane and fuel oil in new building construction.
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New York Assembly Bill A06841

Introduced
3/14/25  
Refer
3/14/25  
Report Pass
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Extends the authorization granted to the county of Broome to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes for two years.
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New York Assembly Bill A06844

Introduced
3/14/25  
Includes certain acts and subsequent penalties in the criminal sale of cannabis.
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New York Assembly Bill A06847

Introduced
3/14/25  
Requires that any rules or regulations promulgated by the department of environmental conservation pursuant to the climate action fund are subject to a vote of the legislature and must be approved by a majority vote prior to implementation.
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New York Assembly Bill A06852

Introduced
3/14/25  
Requires legislative approval of minimum wage increases promulgated through wage orders.
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New York Assembly Bill A06853

Introduced
3/14/25  
Establishes credits against income tax for a teacher's unreimbursed expenditures for qualified supplies.
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New York Assembly Bill A06955

Introduced
3/18/25  
Directs the department of public service to promulgate rules, regulations and model policies regarding setback requirements for the siting of battery energy storage systems and for financial surety requirements; requires minimum setback requirements for commercial energy storage systems, with a capacity of five megawatts or greater, of no less than one thousand feet from residential property; requires public hearings prior to the approval of an application for a permit for such systems.
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New York Assembly Bill A06973

Introduced
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Incorporates legislative provisions regarding the conduct of special elections to fill vacancies in federal elected offices into the constitution.
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New York Assembly Bill A07021

Introduced
3/18/25  
Requires utility corporations and municipalities to ensure that bills for service to residential customers include a line item for cost impact measures taken in accordance with the climate action council's final scoping plan; requires the department of public service to establish a formula to enable utility corporations and municipalities to calculate the cost impact on each residential customer's bill attributed to measures taken in accordance with the climate action council's final scoping plan.
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New York Assembly Bill A07242

Introduced
3/21/25  
Extends the maximum number of months for the reconsideration of denied applications by the parole board for parole for certain violent felony offenses from 24 months to 60 months.
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New York Assembly Bill A07417

Introduced
3/25/25  
Eliminates state sales and compensating use taxes on motor fuels and diesel motor fuels; authorizes localities to eliminate such taxes at the local level; establishes various exemptions from New York's sales and use tax; provides for a sales tax exemption for housekeeping supplies and for ready-to-eat foods.
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New York Assembly Bill A07524

Introduced
4/1/25  
Relates to establishing the lump sum allocation advisory committee (Part A); relates to requiring transparency, identification and disclosure of certain appropriations (Part B); relates to withholding the salaries of the governor, agency commissioners and deputy commissioners for failing to meet certain reporting deadlines (Part C); relates to creating a tax rate reduction board to look at personal income tax and corporate franchise tax rates (Part D); relates to conducting an audit of all state economic development programs (Part E); relates to prohibiting certain political contributions by individuals appointed to entities that oversee lump sum appropriations (Part F); relates to prohibiting certain third party contracts (Part G).
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New York Assembly Bill A07532

Introduced
4/1/25  
Allows for the removal of members of the state board of parole by a majority vote in the senate and the assembly; requires three or more members of such board personally interview potential parolees; requires that the determination to parole an incarcerated individual be unanimous.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06932

Introduced
3/18/25  
Relates to establishing a defined contribution program for which elected officials are deemed mandatory members.
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New York Assembly Bill A07530

Introduced
4/1/25  
Establishes a spending cap; increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund.