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 S05457

Introduced
2/21/25  
Alters the definition of "drug" in the vehicle and traffic law to include any substance or combination of substances that impair, to any extent, physical or mental abilities; defines impairment and intoxication; provides that refusal to submit to a breath test and/or oral/bodily fluid test shall be a traffic infraction; makes related provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05535

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Engrossed
4/2/25  
Requires certain documents and forms to be provided in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited English proficient immigrants of five years or less according to the American community survey, as published by the United States census bureau.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05537

Introduced
2/24/25  
Prohibits mobile sports wagering operators and platforms from sending push notifications or text message notifications.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05539

Introduced
2/24/25  
Requires schools safety plans to include a cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the use of appropriate personnel and measures to respond to incidents involving any individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or similar life-threatening emergency on any school site owned or operated by a school or at a location of a school sponsored event.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05593

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Provides that subsequent requests for an extension of a suspension period for certain rate, charge or other changes by utilities shall require approval by the public service commission and shall be valid for one month, after which the commission shall review and determine the necessity of a further extension; provides limitations on retroactive rate recovery by utilities.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05605

Introduced
2/25/25  
Requires washing machines sold after a certain date to contain a microfiber filtration system that meets certain specifications.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05615

Introduced
2/25/25  
Requires businesses that allow automatic renewals, continuous service offers, and automatic subscription renewals to provide notice regarding cancelling such renewals, services, or subscriptions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05640

Introduced
2/26/25  
Authorizes up to two percent of mobile sports tax revenue, but not more than twenty million dollars, be used for youth team sports funding to be distributed by county youth bureaus, city of New York's department of youth and community development, and an organization which supports and invests in programs that use sports as a vehicle for youth development and social change.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05594

Introduced
2/25/25  
Establishes a $1,500 tax credit for each eligible immigrant worker hired and retained for at least six months by a small business.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05604

Introduced
2/25/25  
Allows for reasonable accommodations for the examination portion of licensure requirements to become a social worker for individuals for whom English is not their primary language and a test in their primary language is not available.