New York State Senator

Jacob Ashby Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06170

Introduced
3/6/25  
Imposes consultation and reporting requirements for municipal corporations resettling, transporting or relocating non-detained migrants to another municipal corporation within the state, which is directed, administered, or funded by the federal government, the secretary of health and human services in the case of minors, the secretary of homeland security in the case of adults, or any municipal corporation within the state or agents thereof.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06244

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Engrossed
4/29/25  
Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act" which establishes a law enforcement peer support program to provide confidentiality for communications arising out of law enforcement peer support counseling; defines terms; provides exceptions for when a peer support communication may be disclosed.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06318

Introduced
3/10/25  
Requires instruction in arts and music education to be incorporated into curriculums for all public school students; requires school districts to ensure that appropriately certified teachers are providing such education; authorizes rules and regulations consistent with such provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06351

Introduced
3/11/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Relates to authorizing and regulating the use of electronic bell jar vending machines; requires responsible placement and operation of electronic bell jar vending machines; allows for geographic considerations for such machine placement.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06360

Introduced
3/11/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting, allowing the department of environmental conservation to allow the use of crossbows for the taking of big game in any area long bows are permitted.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06369

Introduced
3/11/25  
Enacts "Killian's law"; establishes a timely repair for wheelchair program; extends the warranty period for wheelchairs to 2 years; deems all wheelchair repairs needed within 5 years of initial prescription medically necessary.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06485

Introduced
3/14/25  
Relates to procedures relating to driving while ability impaired by drugs; defines impairment and intoxication; updates procedures for field testing of drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs to include the use of oral/bodily fluid tests; provides that refusal to submit to such field tests is specified to be a traffic infraction; makes related provisions.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06210

Introduced
3/6/25  
Directs the department of health to establish a right to preventative maintenance of wheelchairs program, after consultation with certain other offices, under which owners of manual and powered wheelchairs shall be entitled to reimbursement of certain preventative maintenance costs for such wheelchairs.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06281

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Engrossed
5/19/25  
Directs that moneys in the veterans' home services fund shall be payable on vouchers certified by the commissioner of veterans' services; directs a report to be submitted by such commissioner; directs that moneys in the military family relief fund shall be payable on vouchers certified by the commissioner of veterans' services.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06424

Introduced
3/13/25  
Establishes a weekend child day care assistance program to provide for child day care at a child care provider for New York army and air national guard members on drill weekends.