New York State Senator

Kevin Parker Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05741

Introduced
2/28/25  
Limits the circumstances which justify the use of deadly force by a police officer or peace officer to instances when the person committed a felony that threatened or resulted in death or serious bodily injury and the officer reasonably believes that the person will cause death or serious bodily injury to another person unless immediately apprehended.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05948

Introduced
3/4/25  
Establishes the peer advocacy and mentoring program; provides peer support, advocacy and mentoring for youth in residential care.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05795

Introduced
3/3/25  
Allows students enrolled in public juris doctor or master of laws programs to apply for excelsior scholarships.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05804

Introduced
3/3/25  
Relates to medical parole and determinations of whether a person released on medical parole is physically or cognitively incapable of presenting a danger to society.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05816

Introduced
3/3/25  
Establishes the homeless protection act which designates certain offenses against homeless persons as hate crimes; includes the definition of homelessness.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05821

Introduced
3/3/25  
Establishes a statewide person-centered mental health services work group to improve statewide mental health planning and outcomes to achieve a person-centered, prevention-first integrated and tiered system of care for holistic health and wellness.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05824

Introduced
3/3/25  
Relates to confidential hearing records; authorizes attorney representing incarcerated individual in certain proceedings to obtain a copy of hearing record; prohibits redisclosure.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05836

Introduced
3/3/25  
Provides that local assessor offices no longer must add a code to notification forms for creation of termination of a mortgage escrow account.