New York State Senator

Mark Walczyk Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02282

Introduced
1/16/25  
Enacts the "pretrial risk overview for threat evaluation, custody, and treatment (PROTECT) Act" to evaluate certain defendants; establishes a risk assessment instrument to aid judges in determining whether to release or detain a principal, where and when a release is appropriate and necessary conditions that should be imposed as part of such release; repeals provisions of law relating to qualifying offenses and allows a court to set bail or remand a principal where based on the risk assessment instrument, where the principal poses a safety risk or risk of flight; makes related provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02341

Introduced
1/16/25  
Prohibits state agencies from promulgating rules, regulations or any form of guidance requiring individuals under the age of eighteen who are not exhibiting COVID-19 related symptoms, as defined by the centers for disease control and prevention, to wear a mask or face covering in a public place or while participating in any recreational or organized sporting activity.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02656

Introduced
1/22/25  
Relates to segregated confinement; provides that certain incarcerated individuals shall not be placed in a residential rehabilitation unit; makes related provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S03045

Introduced
1/23/25  
Removes the requirement that farm vehicles pay the metropolitan commuter transportation district (MCTD) supplemental registration fee.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S03066

Introduced
1/23/25  
Allows credit unions, savings banks, savings and loan associations and federal savings associations to accept and secure deposits from municipal corporations.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S03087

Introduced
1/23/25  
Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish contraband screening at correctional facilities including canines at the entrances and a third-party secure vendor mail program.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02343

Introduced
1/16/25  
Relates to creating the crime of attempt to engage in sexual conduct with a person incapable of consent when an individual communicates such individual's intent to engage in sexual conduct with the victim, and engages in certain acts which would tend to further effect the commission of such sexual conduct; designates such attempt as a class C felony, class E felony, or class A misdemeanor; designates individuals convicted of such crime as sex offenders.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02344

Introduced
1/16/25  
Dissolves the New York state thruway authority; transfers all functions, employees, records, authority, debts and obligations of such authority to the department of transportation.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02345

Introduced
1/16/25  
Requires the state board of elections to participate in the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program, administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services agency, to verify that a person who is either registered or registering to vote is a United States citizen.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S03101

Introduced
1/23/25  
Removes the weight and height restrictions on vehicles traveling south on the route from the Ogdensburg bridge to the Port of Ogdensburg.