New York State Senator

Nathalia Fernandez 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 14)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00497

Introduced
1/8/25  
Provides that where a death is caused by any act or event in which alcohol is a factor, such information shall be indicated on the death certificate.
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New York Senate Bill S00498

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the standardized human-trafficking recognition training program for private transportation services employees; requires private transportation services to require all employees to undergo a human-trafficking recognition training program established by the division of criminal justice services and the office of temporary and disability assistance in consultation with the department of transportation and the New York state interagency task force on human trafficking.
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New York Senate Bill S00499

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the "ensuring access to behavioral health act"; includes mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services and recovery support services to network adequacy requirements for insurance coverage.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S00514

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to the mandatory coverage of hearing aids by insurers and other organizations.
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New York Senate Bill S00518

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Requires the inclusion of diversity and inclusion training in the basic training and pre-employment course curricula for state police officers and municipal police officers and sheriffs, members of fire departments and companies, corrections officers, first responders, emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency medical technicians.
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New York Senate Bill S00520

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Engrossed
6/4/25  
Ensures ovarian cancer survivors have the right to access screenings for health conditions.
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New York Senate Bill S00528

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the salaries of certain teachers and aides employed by boards of cooperative educational services; puts limits on certain administrative and clerical expenses.
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New York Senate Bill S00550

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
1/21/25  
Engrossed
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Requires a caller making a report of suspected child abuse or maltreatment to the central register to leave their name and contact information; prohibits the office of children and family services from releasing information identifying a person who made such a report.
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New York Senate Bill S00551

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires child protective services to orally and in writing disclose certain information to parents and caretakers who are the subject of a child protective services investigation; requires such oral and written disclosure to contain certain information regarding the rights of the person under investigation.
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New York Senate Bill S00563

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the good jobs guarantee program to provide workforce training and opportunities for employment for residents of New York state to secure high paying jobs through the acquisition of job skills.
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New York Senate Bill S00574

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the end toxic home flipping act; imposes a tax on the transfer of certain residential properties which are sold within two years of the prior conveyance of such property; exempts certain purchases of residential properties from mortgage recording taxes; imposes a tax on the transfer of certain properties in the city of New York which are sold for one million dollars or more.
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New York Senate Bill S00594

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.
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New York Senate Bill S00596

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise if there is no change in the ownership of the enterprise and no material change in the nature or management of the enterprise from the time of approval of the previous minority and women-owned business enterprise certification.
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New York Senate Bill S00614

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Provides presumptive eligibility for medical assistance benefits for persons released from correctional facilities for at least sixty days following release; provides for enrollment of such individuals upon release upon application, if eligible.
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New York Senate Bill S00625

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the timing of annual tax elections and the amount of the required installments.