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 S04903

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Enacts the "Shepherd Patterson law"; requires a physician who treats a minor patient with a medical condition that may cause a disability to provide certain educational information to such patient's parents or guardians indicating such minor is entitled to a free and appropriate public education as defined under section five hundred four of the federal rehabilitation act of nineteen hundred seventy-three; makes related provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04914

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Engrossed
5/22/25  
Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity, including reproductive health care and gender-affirming care, from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdictions outside the state.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04955

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Requires the Medicaid inspector general to comply with standards relating to the audit and review of medical assistance program funds.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04969

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Engrossed
5/19/25  
Requires victims of firearm violence be offered and/or provided psychiatric care.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04970

Introduced
2/14/25  
Establishes the New York COVID-19 children's fund program to provide assistance to children whose parent, custodian, legal guardian, or related adult household member died as a result of contracting COVID-19, regardless of immigration status of such children.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05000

Introduced
2/14/25  
Requires entities that submit records to state agencies that are excepted from disclosure under FOIL to periodically re-apply for the exception.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05018

Introduced
2/18/25  
Requires that each police officer and peace officer involved in the execution of a search warrant wear a functioning and unobstructed body camera that shall be active prior to and throughout the execution of the search and during any related action following the execution of the search warrant.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05019

Introduced
2/18/25  
Relates to the discharging of certain sentences; makes all felonies eligible for discharge.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05022

Introduced
2/18/25  
Allows photographs of one's self and one's own ballot while voting.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05059

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Provides assistance to incarcerated individuals being released from correctional facilities for enrollment in safety net assistance, public assistance, supplemental assistance program (SNAP), special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC), the home energy assistance program (HEAP), supplemental security income, and state supplemental payments.