New York State Senator

James Sanders 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 22)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00227

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Engrossed
6/6/23  
Refer
6/6/23  
Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"; requires certain SPDES permit holders to disclose the measurement of PFAS chemicals found in any discharges from outfalls.
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New York Senate Bill S00237

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Report Pass
3/15/23  
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, 2026, 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.
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New York Senate Bill S00257

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Relates to providing access to services, law enforcement and counsel in certain immigration related matters.
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New York Senate Bill S00278

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Establishes a course of instruction and learning expectations on climate education in all public pre-kindergarten, elementary and secondary schools which shall include various principles and concepts including environmental justice.
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New York Senate Bill S00307

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Report Pass
5/23/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Provides for findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated individuals on parole.
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New York Senate Bill S00311

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing a primary cesarean section; establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the reason for performing a primary cesarean section delivery.
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New York Senate Bill S00313

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Eliminates court surcharges and fees and probation and parole surcharges and fees; eliminates the requirement that a parolee or releasee receiving a merit termination of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution; eliminates the requirement that a person receiving a discharge of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution and the payment of certain surcharges or fees (Part A); prohibits mandatory minimum fines for penal law and vehicle and traffic offenses (Part B); mandates that courts engage in an individualized assessment of a person's financial ability to pay a fine prior to imposing a fine (Part C); eliminates the availability of incarceration as a remedy for a failure to pay a fine, surcharge, or fee, lifts and vacates existing warrants issued solely on a person's failure to timely pay a fine, surcharge or fee and ends existing sentences of incarceration based on such failure (Part D); vacates existing unsatisfied civil judgments based on a person's failure to timely pay a surcharge, or fee (Part E); prohibits the collection of a fine, restitution or reparation from the funds of an incarcerated person; prohibits the payment of court fines, mandatory surcharges, certain fees, restitution, reparation or forfeitures from the earnings of prisoners (Part F); vacates existing unpaid surcharges, DNA databank fees, crime victim assistance fees, sexual offender registration fees, supplemental sex offender victim fees, or probation or parole supervision fees; repeals certain provisions of law relating to restrictions on remitting such fees (Part G).
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New York Senate Bill S00321

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Authorizes certain persons confined in institutions operated by the department of corrections and community supervision to apply for a sentence reduction.
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New York Senate Bill S00356

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Provides for the employment of mental health professionals by school districts.
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New York Senate Bill S00399

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Report Pass
5/23/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Enacts the safer consumption services pilot program act which provides for the establishment of a pilot program to provide overdose prevention center pilot programs.
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New York Senate Bill S00412

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls during a declared state of emergency or disaster emergency where the declaration or proclamation of emergency includes a finding that unsolicited telemarketing sales calls would impair actions taken to limit, control, or mitigate the emergency; explains the basis of such finding; provides that such prohibition may not extend for a period of more than two weeks, subject to renewal for additional two-week periods by further findings of necessity made at the end of each two-week period.
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New York Senate Bill S00508

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Prohibits the use or access of the TikTok application on state-issued electronic devices.
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New York Senate Bill S00541

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
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New York Senate Bill S00562

Introduced
1/5/23  
Refer
1/5/23  
Report Pass
1/24/23  
Enacts the "all-electric building act"; provides that the state energy conservation construction code shall prohibit infrastructure, building systems, or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels in new construction statewide no later than December 31, 2023 if the building is less than seven stories and July 1, 2027 if the building is seven stories or more.
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New York Senate Bill S00564

Introduced
1/5/23  
Refer
1/5/23  
Report Pass
1/17/23  
Engrossed
1/18/23  
Refer
1/18/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
5/20/24  
Provides that any person who has been injured by reason of any violation of any such rules, regulations or policies as the superintendent may promulgate may bring an action in his or her own name; assert a counterclaim; or, if an action is commenced by the mortgagee or anyone acting on its behalf, bring a third party claim, against either the mortgagee and/or the mortgage servicer to enjoin any violations thereof; authorizes damages; makes related provisions.