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 S05037

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Engrossed
6/6/25  
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 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05198

Introduced
2/19/25  
Requires schools to include instruction on the prevention of eating disorders as an integral part of their health education programs.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05119

Introduced
2/19/25  
Exempts the metropolitan transportation authority from the requirement to reimburse the state for state services provided to such authority.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05136

Introduced
2/19/25  
Directs the commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency services to conduct a review and analysis of the security measures taken at the transportation facilities of the metropolitan transportation authority and its subsidiaries; requires such director to issue confidential reports of their findings and recommendations.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05137

Introduced
2/19/25  
Requires the prosecution to disclose to defense counsel certain information relating to jailhouse informants; requires prosecutors to notify victims of the informant's crimes if the prosecutor has offered the informant a benefit in exchange for testimony or other cooperation.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05138

Introduced
2/19/25  
Abolishes citizens arrests in New York state.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05153

Introduced
2/19/25  
Prohibits the use of DNA phenotyping in criminal prosecutions and proceedings.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05751

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day; provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard against deception in the exercise of the right of suffrage.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05752

Introduced
2/28/25  
Provides that qualified persons who have never previously registered to vote in this state may apply personally for registration by appearing at the appropriate polling place for the election district in which such person resides on the day such polling place is open for voting; requires establishment of a procedure to enable such registrants to cast their votes at the appropriate polling places.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05774

Introduced
2/28/25  
Establishes a penalty of not less than $1,000 for each intentional destruction, mutilation or significant alteration of a medical record by a party to a medical malpractice action, or by any officer, director, member, employee or agent of such party; establishes a cause of action on behalf of any person injured as the result of such destruction, mutilation or significant alteration; requires disclosure of metadata, audit trail, and log-in information associated with electronic medical records in certain actions.