New York State Senator

Jeremy Cooney 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 29)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05189

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Establishes a comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implementation plan; requires the New York state energy and research development authority to further establish a "Fast Charge NY working group" to develop such plan; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill S05231

Introduced
2/19/25  
Establishes the crime of staging a construction site accident which is a class E felony.
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New York Senate Bill S05256

Introduced
2/20/25  
Extends provisions relating to establishing the New York city musical and theatrical production tax credit and establishing the New York state council on the arts cultural program fund; relates to the New York city musical and theatrical production tax credit.
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New York Senate Bill S05258

Introduced
2/20/25  
Increases the minimum wage outside of New York city and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester; repeals certain provisions of law relating to exceptions to minimum wage increases.
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New York Senate Bill S05318

Introduced
2/20/25  
Prohibits insurers from reducing disability benefits due to the actual or anticipated receipt of social security disability benefits unless certain conditions are met.
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New York Senate Bill S05324

Introduced
2/20/25  
Provides for the issuance of pet insurance that provides coverage for accidents and illnesses of pets.
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New York Senate Bill S05360

Introduced
2/20/25  
Directs the commissioner of labor, in conjunction with the commissioner of health, to develop a program which incentivizes unemployed individuals to enter jobs in healthcare.
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New York Senate Bill S05379

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Relates to prevailing wage requirements applicable to brownfield remediation work performed under private contract as it relates to certain remediation activities, for sites that are seeking or have received a determination that the site is eligible for the tangible property credit component of the brownfield redevelopment tax credit, and the work is paid for in whole or in part by public funds.
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New York Senate Bill S05453

Introduced
2/21/25  
Increases the sale price threshold for food and drink sold in vending machines to be exempt from certain taxation.
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New York Senate Bill S05545

Introduced
2/24/25  
Establishes "The Equity in Fertility Treatment Act"; relates to the definition of infertility and health insurance coverage for the treatment of infertility.
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New York Senate Bill S05591

Introduced
2/25/25  
Establishes an Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) leadership institute within the state university of New York as an initiative for Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) leaders in higher education with a mission to retain and grow from within SUNY a greater proportion of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) professionals at SUNY campuses; creates an eight member advisory council.
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New York Senate Bill S05623

Introduced
2/26/25  
Relates to the right to unemployment benefits based on employment with certain educational institutions, including the state university of New York, the city university of New York and public community colleges; clarifies the meaning of certain terms relating to such rights to unemployment benefits.
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New York Senate Bill S05641

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides for the revocation of licenses to sell cigarettes, tobacco products, alcohol and lottery tickets for the possession or sale of illicit cannabis in violation of the cannabis law.

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New York Senate Bill S05558

Introduced
2/25/25  
Enacts the "interchange fee prohibition act"; prohibits the receipt or charge of interchange fees on the tax amount or gratuity of an electronic payment transaction if the merchant informs the acquirer bank or its designee of the tax or gratuity amount as part of the authorization or settlement process for the electronic payment transaction; establishes penalties.
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New York Senate Bill S05630

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides that a person is guilty of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree when such person commits the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree and causes the death or serious physical injury of another person.