New York State Senator

Jose Serrano 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 26)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06570

Introduced

3/17/25

Refer

3/17/25

Report Pass

5/28/25

Enacts the accelerate solar for affordable power (ASAP) act to set a new target for distributed solar energy capacity and direct the public service commission to advance reforms to the utility interconnection process to ensure timely and cost-effective integration of new distributed energy resources.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06772

Introduced

3/24/25

Refer

3/24/25

Establishes the civil right to counsel in eviction proceedings in New York state; creates the New York state office of civil representation; requires that covered individuals be given notice of such right to counsel.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06801

Introduced

3/24/25

Refer

3/24/25

Clarifies the definition of floor area and what is excluded in the measurement of floor area.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06901

Introduced

3/26/25

Refer

3/26/25

Establishes the healthy and safe students act; requires comprehensive sexuality instruction for students in grades K-12 which includes a model curricula for comprehensive sexuality education and at a minimum conforms to the content and scope of national sexuality education standards.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07203

Introduced

4/3/25

Refer

4/3/25

Engrossed

6/4/25

Refer

6/4/25

Enacts the tropical rainforest economic & environmental sustainability act requiring that companies contracting with the state do not contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains; establishes the supply chain transparency assistance program to assist small and medium-sized businesses and minority and women-owned businesses in achieving compliant supply chains.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07282

Introduced

4/8/25

Refer

4/8/25

Ends involuntary servitude in state and local correctional facilities in New York state.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07369

Introduced

4/11/25

Refer

4/11/25

Relates to unlawful strikes by public employees; provides for the settlement of certain disputes relating to terms and conditions of employment of certain transit and transportation authorities.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07441

Introduced

4/16/25

Refer

4/16/25

Requires compliance with the uniform land use review procedure for the disposition of school property in New York city.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07447

Introduced

4/16/25

Refer

4/16/25

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens; provides for taxpayer gifts for tick borne illness research, detection and education; establishes the tick borne illness research, detection and education fund.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07480

Introduced

4/17/25

Refer

4/17/25

Provides that in any jurisdiction in which a party is eligible under local law for free legal counsel, if such party has in good faith attempted to secure such counsel and is unable to obtain counsel through no fault of their own, the court shall adjourn the trial of the issue for consecutive periods of not less than fourteen days each until the party is able to secure counsel.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07481

Introduced

4/17/25

Refer

4/17/25

Establishes the nail salon minimum standards council act; establishes the nail salon minimum standards council which shall investigate wages and standards within the nail salon industry and submit recommendations on minimum wages, regulations and standards for nail salon workers.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07617

Introduced

4/23/25

Refer

4/23/25

Enacts the safer consumption services act which provides for the establishment of a program to provide safe injection sites.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06824

Introduced

3/25/25

Refer

3/25/25

Provides that employees of the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation who engage in tree maintenance must first obtain an appropriate sawyer certification through the United States forest service national crosscut and chainsaw program.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07623

Introduced

4/23/25

Refer

4/23/25

Engrossed

5/12/25

Refer

5/12/25

Engrossed

5/12/25

Enrolled

5/23/25

Chaptered

5/23/25

Passed

5/23/25

Authorizes any person who is licensed or certified as a physician, physician's assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency medical technician, podiatrist or athletic trainer by a foreign government or another state or territory to provide medical services during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and the FIFA World Cup 26.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07680

Introduced

4/29/25

Refer

4/29/25

Engrossed

6/9/25

Refer

6/9/25

Engrossed

6/16/25

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to develop and approve operational safety plans prior to the deployment of any employee in hazardous conditions; requires the plan to include a comprehensive risk assessment identifying potential hazards associated with the deployment, mitigation measures to address identified risks, detailed information on team composition, identification of an on-site authorized person responsible for overseeing operations, a clear chain of command, emergency contact information for all team members, and evacuation procedures.

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