New York State Senator

Nathalia Fernandez Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04589

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Provides for the calculation and analysis of certain health center costs.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04602

Introduced
2/10/25  
Provides remedies for disrupted voting times and locations during elections; directs that the BOE extend voting to account for the disruption.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04609

Introduced
2/10/25  
Establishes the New York children's online safety act; requires operators of covered platforms to conduct age verification to determine whether a user is a covered minor; requires operators of covered platforms to utilize certain default privacy settings for covered minors; requires operators of covered platforms to require parental approval of certain activity related to a covered minor's covered platform account.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04664

Introduced
2/11/25  
Directs the commissioner of health, in conjunction with the commissioners of mental health and veterans' services, to conduct a study on the use of ibogaine as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, and the increasing rate of PTSD diagnoses in veterans and first responders.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04675

Introduced
2/11/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Empowers the office of fire prevention and control to, in coordination with the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities and the chief disability officer, provide minimum basic training related to handling emergency situations involving individuals with any physical and/or developmental disability to all firefighters.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04685

Introduced
2/11/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Engrossed
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Provides for the inclusion of a faculty or staff member on the board of trustees of community colleges elected by and from among the faculty and staff of the college.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04595

Introduced
2/10/25  
Establishes an excise tax on alcoholic beverages to be imposed on persons who sell alcoholic beverages on the premises or off the premises at retail; directs revenue from such tax to be deposited into the New York state drug treatment and public education fund.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04639

Introduced
2/10/25  
Relates to reporting on funds received pursuant to a New York opioid settlement sharing agreement.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04640

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish standards for approval of onsite overdose response services; requires nightlife establishments, sporting or event centers, theaters, concert venues, and amusement parks to maintain a supply of opioid antagonists; provides that emergency use of opioid antagonist is covered by good Samaritan law.