New York State Representative

Kwani O'Pharrow 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 11)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Assembly Bill A04477

Introduced
2/4/25  
Makes permanent provisions creating a presumption relating to certain lung disabilities incurred by volunteer firefighters.
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New York Assembly Bill A04603

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated people, to provide incarcerated people opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.
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New York Assembly Bill A04607

Introduced
2/4/25  
Establishes a nine member commission to rename the Robert Moses State Park to reflect on the history of Long Island.
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New York Assembly Bill A04617

Introduced
2/4/25  
Creates statewide emergency and crisis response council to work in conjunction with the commissioners of mental health and addiction services to jointly approve emergency and crisis services plans submitted by local governments, and provide supports regarding the operation and financing of high-quality emergency and crisis services provided to persons experiencing a mental health, alcohol use, or substance use crisis.
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New York Assembly Bill A04619

Introduced
2/4/25  
Relates to the taxation of vapor products; provides for the licensing of vapor products distributors; imposes certain tax return filing requirements on vapor products distributors; provides for enforcement powers.
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New York Assembly Bill A04631

Introduced
2/4/25  
Requires fashion sellers to carry out environmental due diligence for the portions of their business related to wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags, including wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags produced as a private label; establishes a fashion remediation fund.
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New York Assembly Bill A04639

Introduced
2/4/25  
Prohibits public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to Medicare-eligible retirees and their Medicare-eligible dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and dependents by the public employer as of December 31, 2021.
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New York Assembly Bill A04659

Introduced
2/4/25  
Exempts innovative and alternative septic systems that provide for enhanced treatment technologies from sales and use taxes.
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New York Assembly Bill A04714

Introduced
2/4/25  
Exempts the conveyance of real property for open space, parks, or historic preservation purposes to any not-for-profit tax exempt corporation operated for conservation, environmental, parks or historic preservation purposes from the state real estate transfer tax and the additional tax on real estate transfers of residential real property where the consideration is one million dollars or more.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Assembly Bill A04647

Introduced
2/4/25  
Exempts school buses and parts, equipment, lubricants and fuel purchased and used in their operation from sales and use tax.
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New York Assembly Bill A04648

Introduced
2/4/25  
Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for emergency responders on September 11th.
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New York Assembly Bill A04681

Introduced
2/4/25  
Expands the powers of boards of education to temporarily lease necessary space to include when facilities are under construction.
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New York Assembly Bill A04684

Introduced
2/4/25  
Authorizes school districts to enter into a lease outside of such school district when it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the commissioner of education that extenuating circumstances exist which necessitate a lease outside of the school district.
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New York Assembly Bill A04685

Introduced
2/4/25  
Requires mercantile establishments to cease collections upon a court finding of not guilty of larceny in mercantile establishments.
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New York Assembly Bill A04686

Introduced
2/4/25  
Exempts the sale of cloth face coverings used to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 from sales and use taxes; defines "cloth face coverings" as any material manufactured with the intent of covering the nose and mouth that can be secured to the head or ears with ties or straps.