New York State Senator

James Sanders 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 18)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S03334

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Engrossed
6/4/25  
Requires the commissioner to establish Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history and civic impact curriculum or instructions for school districts.
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New York Senate Bill S03346

Introduced
1/27/25  
Enacts the climate and community investment act; prioritizes the allocation of public investments in disadvantaged communities; addresses climate change challenges through the expansion and growth of clean and renewable energy sources; adopts best value requirements for the solicitation, evaluation and award of renewable energy projects; establishes a community just transition program; establishes a climate pollution fee and a household and small business energy rebate; creates the climate and community investment authority.
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New York Senate Bill S03425

Introduced
1/27/25  
Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents; provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and duties of the board of trustees, the scope of benefits, payment methodologies and care coordination; establishes the New York Health Trust Fund which would hold monies from a variety of sources to be used solely to finance the plan; enacts provisions relating to financing of New York Health, including a payroll assessment, similar to the Medicare tax; establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan; provides for collective negotiations by health care providers with New York Health.
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New York Senate Bill S03476

Introduced
1/27/25  
Enacts the bucks for boilers act, which creates a program to aid in transition of housing units to electric heat pumps and other high energy efficiency upgrades.
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New York Senate Bill S03592

Introduced
1/28/25  
Sets reimbursement rates for essential safety net hospitals at no less than regional average commercial rates for health care services provided by all hospitals in the same geographic region.
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New York Senate Bill S03606

Introduced
1/28/25  
Relates to tax on sales of motor fuel and petroleum products and makes conforming changes; repeals provisions relating to manufacturing gallonage for purposes of the imposition of certain taxes; repeals provisions relating to reimbursement; repeals provisions relating to a utility credit or reimbursement; repeals provisions relating to an aviation fuel business which services four or more cities; repeals provisions relating to services rendered with respect to certain property; repeals provisions relating to fuel sold to an airline for use in its airplanes.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S03352

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Engrossed
3/18/25  
Allows for certain notices related to property/casualty insurance contracts under the vehicle and traffic law to be delivered by electronic means.
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New York Senate Bill S03353

Introduced
1/27/25  
Provides an exemption for the sale and installation of residential and commercial geothermal heat pump systems equipment.
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New York Senate Bill S03354

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Allows certain employees to transfer or receive sick time from a fellow employee.
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New York Senate Bill S03370

Introduced
1/27/25  
Directs the department of homeland security and emergency services to conduct a study on domestic terrorism within the state and to make recommendations to address such terrorism.
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New York Senate Bill S03615

Introduced
1/29/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Relates to minority depository institutions which apply to establish a home or branch office in an unbanked or underbanked community; provides that such institutions shall be entitled to receive deposits from the state comptroller and the commissioner of taxation and finance.
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New York Senate Bill S03616

Introduced
1/29/25  
Establishes a fuel cell incentive program to be managed by NYSERDA to encourage development of fuel cell generating systems.
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New York Senate Bill S03617

Introduced
1/29/25  
Establishes a community wind energy pilot program; creates an investor owned wind energy electric generating system.
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New York Senate Bill S03688

Introduced
1/29/25  
Prohibits certain solid waste polluters from procuring public contracts for certain periods of time after violations and until all debts to the state are satisfied; prohibits individuals found guilty of solid waste pollution from serving as members of any board of any entity engaged in solid waste removal and disposal.
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New York Senate Bill S03689

Introduced
1/29/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Engrossed
5/15/25  
Prohibits the eviction of tenants for using medical marihuana for a certified medical use.