New York State Senator

Jessica Ramos Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01252

Introduced
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Report Pass
6/12/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2025, as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in the State of New York
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00028

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Eliminates provisions exempting employees with disabilities from the minimum wage law; provides that laws or minimum wage orders that authorize an employer to pay a wage that is less than the minimum wage are valid provided that under such laws or orders an employee with a disability is paid the same wage as an employee in a comparable position that does not have a disability.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00050

Introduced
1/8/25  
Extends paid family leave benefits to employees who perform construction, demolition, reconstruction, excavation, rehabilitation, repairs, renovations, alterations, or improvements for multiple employers pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement who shall be eligible for family leave benefits if they were employed for at least twenty-six of the last thirty-nine weeks by any covered employer which is signatory to a collective bargaining agreement.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00053

Introduced
1/8/25  
Lowers the blood alcohol concentration required for driving while intoxicated from .08 of one per centum to .05, and for aggravated driving while intoxicated from .18 per centum to .12.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00054

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes where the victim is under the extreme influence of any substance which renders them incapable of appraising or controlling such victim's conduct and incapable of clearly expressing lack of consent.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00068

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the student journalist free speech act to protect student speech at educational institutions unless such speech is libelous, an invasion of privacy, or incites students to commit an unlawful act, violate school policies, or to materially and substantially disrupt the orderly operation of the school.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00070

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
3/24/25  
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 such person's 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.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00072

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00082

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the number and duties of assistant principals to be assigned to the schools in the city school district of the city of New York.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00105

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the "Consumer and Small business Protection Act"; relates to standing for persons affected by prohibited or unlawful business practices; expands prohibited acts to include unfair, deceptive or abusive acts.