New York State Senator

Leroy Comrie 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 12)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00173

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes an unemployment bridge program and an unemployment bridge program fund to provide wage replacement to workers that do not qualify for unemployment insurance or other worker wage assistance programs and who have lost a major source of income due to lost work (Part A); establishes the "Digital Ad Tax Act (DATA)" creating a tax on digital advertising services (Part B).
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New York Senate Bill S00176

Introduced
1/8/25  
Provides a civil action for deprivation of rights which is caused by any person or public entity.
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New York Senate Bill S00187

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/21/25  
Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires manufacturers of products containing PFAS to provide notice of such fact to persons that offer the products for sale or distribution; provides penalties for violations.
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New York Senate Bill S00195

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
2/24/25  
Prohibits the sale of vape products that resemble school supplies, toys, or are packaged or advertised in any way to appeal to or target minors or the youth population.
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New York Senate Bill S00239

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to the transfer, acceptance, or purchase of military weapons from the United States government; prohibits participation in the 1033 federal excess property program; provides exceptions.
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New York Senate Bill S00252

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Provides that "wild animal" means indigenous, non-domesticated animals native to the country in which they live and "exotic animal" means a wild animal with an origin of a different continent; adds certain wild or exotic animals to the list of non-companion animals; provides certain owners of wild or exotic animals with a license process.
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New York Senate Bill S00256

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that a policy of this state should be to increase housing options and opportunities, including but not limited to affordable, and workforce and senior housing.
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New York Senate Bill S00270

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
3/3/25  
Provides an exemption from requirements for the alienation of parkland for renewable energy generating projects with a generating capacity not exceeding two megawatts and which are located above real property currently used for vehicle parking.
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New York Senate Bill S00316

Introduced
1/8/25  
Prohibits governmental entities from entering into agreements to house individuals in immigration detention facilities; requires governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of individuals in immigration detention facilities.
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New York Senate Bill S00318

Introduced
1/8/25  
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 S00329

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/28/25  
Relates to facilitating appellate review of rulings that implicate issues of public concern.
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New York Senate Bill S00336

Introduced
1/8/25  
Provides that in grand jury proceedings when following submission to a grand jury of a criminal charge or charges, the grand jury dismisses all charges presented or directs the district attorney to dismiss all charges or directs the DA to file in a local criminal court an application for disclosure of certain materials; authorizes the court to limit disclosure of certain items where there is a reasonable likelihood that such disclosure may lead to the identity of a witness who is not a public servant or expert witness; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill S00339

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the establishment of a state university-based center for employee ownership that provides education and outreach to business owners regarding employee ownership.
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New York Senate Bill S00342

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the "earned time act" providing for time allowances against the term or maximum term of sentences imposed by the court to be credited on an annual pro rata basis.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00174

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the "commuter rail employee rights protection act".