New York State Senator

Mark Walczyk 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 16)

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Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02017

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Relates to conveying approximately 1.2 acres of land located within the forest preserve to the town of Montague, Lewis county, in order to allow the expansion of the town's barn for public use, in exchange for 26 acres of land to be conveyed by such town to the state.
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New York Senate Bill S02018

Introduced
1/14/25  
Authorizes the town of Montague in Lewis county to designate certain town roads as low-volume roads and certain low-volume roads as minimum maintenance roads.
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New York Senate Bill S02019

Introduced
1/14/25  
Creates distinctive license plates for members and supporters of the United States army 10th mountain division.
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New York Senate Bill S02020

Introduced
1/14/25  
Creates a series of distinctive license plates for law enforcement officers who were wounded in the line of duty or the spouse of such, which shall bear the words "Wounded in the Line of Duty"; includes the New York state sheriff's association, New York state association of chiefs of police, police benevolent association of the New York state troopers, the New York state police benevolent association, and the New York city police benevolent association; provides that proceeds from the service charge shall be used for a fund to assist wounded/fallen officers and their families.
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New York Senate Bill S02021

Introduced
1/14/25  
Expands the firearm license to have and carry concealed, without regard to employment or place of possession, to include open carry.
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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 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 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.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S02033

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Requires parity in the mental and physical health treatment of the residents of New York state; provides that both mental and physical health "will be matters of public concern and provision therefor shall be made by the state and by such of its subdivisions".
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New York Senate Bill S02099

Introduced
1/15/25  
Removes the prohibition on firearm silencers.
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New York Senate Bill S02168

Introduced
1/15/25  
Allows the New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate to farmers transporting agricultural products.
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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 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 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 Senate Bill S03045

Introduced
1/23/25  
Removes the requirement that farm vehicles pay the metropolitan commuter transportation district (MCTD) supplemental registration fee.