New York State Senator

Kevin Thomas 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 32)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00313

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Eliminates court surcharges and fees and probation and parole surcharges and fees; eliminates the requirement that a parolee or releasee receiving a merit termination of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution; eliminates the requirement that a person receiving a discharge of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution and the payment of certain surcharges or fees (Part A); prohibits mandatory minimum fines for penal law and vehicle and traffic offenses (Part B); mandates that courts engage in an individualized assessment of a person's financial ability to pay a fine prior to imposing a fine (Part C); eliminates the availability of incarceration as a remedy for a failure to pay a fine, surcharge, or fee, lifts and vacates existing warrants issued solely on a person's failure to timely pay a fine, surcharge or fee and ends existing sentences of incarceration based on such failure (Part D); vacates existing unsatisfied civil judgments based on a person's failure to timely pay a surcharge, or fee (Part E); prohibits the collection of a fine, restitution or reparation from the funds of an incarcerated person; prohibits the payment of court fines, mandatory surcharges, certain fees, restitution, reparation or forfeitures from the earnings of prisoners (Part F); vacates existing unpaid surcharges, DNA databank fees, crime victim assistance fees, sexual offender registration fees, supplemental sex offender victim fees, or probation or parole supervision fees; repeals certain provisions of law relating to restrictions on remitting such fees (Part G).
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New York Senate Bill S00328

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Report Pass
5/9/23  
Removes certain restrictions on eligibility for personal and home care services under medicaid.
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New York Senate Bill S00329

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Report Pass
1/17/23  
Provides eligibility for medical assistance benefits for infants up to age three.
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New York Senate Bill S00346

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Engrossed
5/17/23  
Refer
5/17/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
3/18/24  
Directs the development of materials to be provided to new employees relating to student loan repayment information.
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New York Senate Bill S00348

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Report Pass
1/17/23  
Engrossed
1/24/23  
Refer
1/24/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
1/22/24  
Enacts the reproductive freedom and equity grant program to ensure access to abortion care in the state by providing funding to abortion providers and non-profit organizations whose primary function is to facilitate access to abortion care.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00357

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Requires motor vehicle dealers to search for recalls and make certain repairs prior to selling a used motor vehicle.
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New York Senate Bill S00358

Introduced
1/4/23  
Prohibits the installation of certain security devices used to control access to common areas of a residential building without the written permission of the owners, board of managers, board of directors, or authorized party of such property.
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New York Senate Bill S00359

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Establishes the offenses of virtual token fraud, illegal rug pulls, private key fraud and fraudulent failure to disclose interest in virtual tokens.
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New York Senate Bill S00360

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Requires certain disclosures by a developer of virtual tokens in advertisements involving such virtual tokens; provides restrictions concerning advertising.
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New York Senate Bill S00361

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Permits an employee to commence a private action against an employer for violation of frequency of wage payment violations; directs increased penalties.
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New York Senate Bill S00362

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Engrossed
1/25/23  
Refer
1/25/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
3/13/24  
Refer
3/13/24  
Engrossed
6/3/24  
Enacts protections for private education loan borrowers and cosigners; requires certain notifications from creditors and debt collectors; prohibits acceleration; enacts provisions for cosigner release.
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New York Senate Bill S00363

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Engrossed
6/6/23  
Refer
6/6/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
2/6/24  
Provides for a cap on the credit service charge computed and collected on a retail instalment contract.
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New York Senate Bill S00364

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Requires certain high-volume third-party sellers in the online marketplace to provide certain information to the online marketplace; requires verification of such information and technical safeguards for use of such data; requires notifications; preempts local laws.
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New York Senate Bill S00365

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Report Pass
4/25/23  
Report Pass
5/22/23  
Engrossed
6/8/23  
Refer
6/8/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Report Pass
2/6/24  
Report Pass
5/21/24  
Engrossed
6/3/24  
Enacts the New York privacy act to require companies to disclose their methods of de-identifying personal information, to place special safeguards around data sharing and to allow consumers to obtain the names of all entities with whom their information is shared.
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New York Senate Bill S00409

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Provides for a minimum indemnity bond or insurance policy of $500,000 required by certain common carrier ambulettes and paratransit vehicles.