New York State Senator

Michael Gianaris Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02058

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Requires each institution within the state university of New York and the city university of New York offering in-person student instruction to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02131

Introduced
1/15/25  
Relates to securing payment of wages for work already performed; creates a lien remedy for all employees; provides grounds for attachment; relates to procedures where employees may hold shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage theft; relates to rights for victims of wage theft to hold the ten members with the largest ownership interests in a company personally liable for wage theft.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02235

Introduced
1/16/25  
Prohibits and regulates the discovery and disclosure of immigration status; prohibits police officers, peace officers, school resource officers, probation agencies, state entities, state employees, and municipal corporations from questioning individuals regarding their citizenship or immigration status; regulates the disclosure of information relating to immigration status.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02240

Introduced
1/16/25  
Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02274

Introduced
1/16/25  
Enacts The New Deal for CUNY; increases the ratio of faculty and mental health counselors to full-time students; requires that certain amounts of tuition be replaced by federal, state, and city funds.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02333

Introduced
1/16/25  
Provides for restructuring unsustainable sovereign and subnational debt; provides a voluntary petition for relief may be filed with the state.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02438

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  
Engrossed
3/26/25  
Requires potable water testing at state and local parks at least once every three years and any finding of lead contamination must be abated within ninety days.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02453

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Engrossed
5/21/25  
Provides that the period of immunity from prosecution for a criminal or civil action that a defendant is entitled to by virtue of holding the office of president of the United States shall not apply to the calculation of the time limitation applicable to commencement of such actions.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02454

Introduced
1/17/25  
Prohibits state reimbursement of campaign and political committees, or legal defense funds, for payments made on behalf of the criminal or civil defense of a state employee.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02462

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Enacts the "public renewables transparency act"; relates to the New York power authority's conferral process; requires the conferral report be posted on the authority's website; provides that the authority shall provide an option for stakeholders to submit comments remotely as well, and incorporate feedback from such sessions and written comments into the final draft of the strategic plan; makes related provisions.