New York State Senator

Cordell Cleare Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04465

Introduced
2/5/25  
Restricts consecutive hours of work for health care workers except in the case of certain emergencies and surgical procedures.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04472

Introduced
2/5/25  
Implements automatic market rate increases for child care assistance such that assistance will be equal to the applicable payment rate established by the department.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04474

Introduced
2/5/25  
Directs the office of temporary and disability assistance to promulgate rules and regulations requiring quarterly inspections of homeless shelters.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04502

Introduced
2/6/25  
Repeals the state Medicaid spending cap and related processes.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04513

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Engrossed
4/22/25  
Requires applicants for major projects located near a disadvantaged community to submit an enhanced public participation plan.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04544

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Prohibits discrimination against and harassment or bullying of students by other students on school property or at a school function; requires schools to investigate reports of bullying; requires schools to adopt a written, plain-language anti-bullying and harassment policy; requires school employees to report incidents of bullying or harassment.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04547

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Relates to judicial diversion programs; establishes a diversion part in each county; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 2025-2026 Regular Session

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.