New York State Senator

Michael Gianaris 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 17)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04532

Introduced
2/6/25  
Directs the public service commission to require electric and steam corporations to provide rate reductions or refunds for inadequate or interrupted service; requires electric corporations to reimburse ratepayers for damages to and losses of property and business caused by power outages in certain instances.
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New York Senate Bill S04592

Introduced
2/10/25  
Allows evidence of a defendant's prior crimes or acts to be admissible in a criminal case for certain purposes including as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, state of mind of the defendant, state of mind of the victim or other party, absence of mistake or accident, identity, modus operandi, or common scheme or plan; requires that the prosecution provide reasonable notice of the general nature of any such evidence it intends to introduce at trial.
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New York Senate Bill S04778

Introduced
2/12/25  
Establishes a tax on annual gross revenue derived from digital ads.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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New York Senate Bill S05138

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Abolishes citizens arrests in New York state.
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New York Senate Bill S05153

Introduced
2/19/25  
Prohibits the use of DNA phenotyping in criminal prosecutions and proceedings.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S04544

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Prohibits discrimination against and harassment or bullying of students by other students on school property or at a school function; requires schools to investigate reports of bullying; requires schools to adopt a written, plain-language anti-bullying and harassment policy; requires school employees to report incidents of bullying or harassment.
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New York Senate Bill S04547

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Relates to judicial diversion programs; establishes a diversion part in each county; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
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New York Senate Bill S04558

Introduced
2/7/25  
Requires fashion sellers to carry out environmental due diligence for the portions of their business related to wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags, including wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags produced as a private label; establishes a fashion remediation fund.
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New York Senate Bill S04600

Introduced
2/10/25  
Enacts the New York child data privacy protection act to prevent the exploitation of children's data; requires data controllers to assess the impact of its products on children for review by the bureau of internet and technology.
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New York Senate Bill S04611

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
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; relates to penalties for certain wage violations.
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New York Senate Bill S04799

Introduced
2/12/25  
Creates climate liability for fossil fuel related activity which caused or contributed to climate change; creates a right of action.
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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.