New York State Representative

Emerita Torres 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06543

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Relates to returnable bottles; adds noncarbonated soft drinks, certain noncarbonated fruit or vegetable juices, coffee and tea beverages, carbonated fruit beverages and cider to the definition of "beverage"; provides that beginning April 1, 2027, the handling fee will be six cents for each beverage container accepted by a deposit initiator from a dealer or operator of a redemption center; directs the multi-agency bottle bill fraud investigation team to submit a report on findings of pervasive bottle redemption fraud in New York state.
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New York Assembly Bill A06545

Introduced
3/6/25  
Imposes liability for damages caused by a chatbot impersonating certain licensed professionals.
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New York Assembly Bill A06576

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Requires peer-to-peer car sharing programs provide insurance coverage in amounts equal to the financial responsibility requirements set forth in section three hundred eleven of the vehicle and traffic law; removes requirements relating to requiring additional insurance coverage.
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New York Assembly Bill A06578

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Establishes the artificial intelligence training data transparency act requiring developers of generative artificial intelligence models or services to post on the developer's website information regarding the data used by the developer to train the generative artificial intelligence model or service, including a high-level summary of the datasets used in the development of such system or service.
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New York Assembly Bill A06629

Introduced
3/6/25  
Enacts the MEGA corporations act mandating worldwide combined reporting for large corporations that have more than one billion dollars in gross receipts.
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New York Assembly Bill A06772

Introduced
3/13/25  
Provides for automatic voter registration and pre-registration for persons applying for certain department of motor vehicles documentation, and for persons applying for or re-enrolling in Medicaid; allows individuals to decline such automatic registration and pre-registration.
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New York Assembly Bill A07014

Introduced
3/18/25  
Requires institutions and local correctional facilities to adhere to certain standards regarding the surveillance of incarcerated individuals and detainees, and access to such surveillance recordings.
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New York Assembly Bill A07071

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Relates to special provisions for the operation of bicycles when approaching stop signs and traffic-control signals including steady circular red signals and red arrow signals.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06765

Introduced
3/12/25  
Refer
3/12/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Refer
3/25/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Refer
3/25/25  
Enacts the preventing algorithmic pricing discrimination act; requires the disclosure of algorithmically set prices.
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New York Assembly Bill A06874

Introduced
3/18/25  
Establishes the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act which establishes an artificial intelligence literacy in the digital equity competitive grant program.
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New York Assembly Bill A06877

Introduced
3/18/25  
Requires any student graduating from a high school in New York state be provided with a voter registration form.
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New York Assembly Bill A07062

Introduced
3/20/25  
Prohibits transportation network companies from enacting surge pricing during declared federal, state and local emergencies; subjects violators to a two hundred fifty dollar fine.
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New York Assembly Bill A07079

Introduced
3/20/25  
Increases transparency in ticket reselling marketplaces by requiring ticket resellers have accounts which show their name and a photo of them.
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New York Assembly Bill A07082

Introduced
3/20/25  
Relates to owner liability for failure of operators to comply with toll collection regulations; requires public authorities to send a notice to owners upon incurring an obligation to pay a toll; provides for the adjudication of such liability and defenses to an allegation of liability; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
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New York Assembly Bill A07086

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Report Pass
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Requires the New York state thruway authority to submit biannual reports to the legislature of all fiscal transactions, receipts and expenditures, with each report covering activity from the prior six months.