New York State Senator

Nathalia Fernandez 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 38)

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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 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 Senate Bill S05019

Introduced
2/18/25  
Relates to the discharging of certain sentences; makes all felonies eligible for discharge.
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New York Senate Bill S05022

Introduced
2/18/25  
Allows photographs of one's self and one's own ballot while voting.
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New York Senate Bill S05059

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
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.
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New York Senate Bill S05061

Introduced
2/18/25  
Directs DOCCS, in collaboration with OTDA, OMH and OASAS, to establish a 5-year reintegration pilot program for individuals being released from correctional facilities to provide supports and services to prepare for release, assist with reintegration into the community, and reduce recidivism.
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New York Senate Bill S05062

Introduced
2/18/25  
Enacts the affordable waste reduction act"; defines terms; provides for registration of producer responsibility organizations and service providers; establishes the producer responsibility advisory board; provides for department of environmental conservation responsibilities; provides for producer responsibility advisory board, organization, producer and service provider responsibilities; creates a recyclable or compostable covered materials lists and exempt materials list; establishes producer fees; provides for service provider reimbursement; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill S05086

Introduced
2/18/25  
Requires abandoned property escheat to the Indian nation or tribe that historically occupied the land or to the nearest nation or tribe; establishes such land shall be tribal land.
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New York Senate Bill S05087

Introduced
2/18/25  
Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to create a family reunion program to provide eligible incarcerated individuals and their families the opportunity to meet for an extended period of time in a residential setting.
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New York Senate Bill S05089

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Engrossed
4/30/25  
Creates a residential condominium owner's bill of rights that includes the right to transparency, the right to timely decisions, voting rights, the right to notice, and the right against extraordinary expenses.
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New York Senate Bill S05090

Introduced
2/18/25  
Alters the composition of the state board of parole to include members who shall adequately reflect the composition of the prison population in race, age, and geographic area of residence.
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New York Senate Bill S05103

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Requires schools to include instruction on the prevention of co-occurring disorders as an integral part of their health education programs.
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New York Senate Bill S05105

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Engrossed
3/19/25  
Directs the commissioner of the office of addiction services and supports to promulgate rules and regulations for providers operating in rural locations while taking into account the extra challenges encountered by such providers, including but not limited to, increased and additional expenses.
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New York Senate Bill S05106

Introduced
2/19/25  
Requires SUNY and CUNY schools with at least twenty-five percent of its undergraduate students living on campus to establish substance use recovery housing programs which shall include on-site counseling, mentoring, and peer support.
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New York Senate Bill S05117

Introduced
2/19/25  
Establishes in the department of agriculture and markets a program to purchase fresh produce from farms located in the state and distribute such produce to areas determined by the commissioner of agriculture and markets to be food deserts; promotes opportunities for farm ownership among under-represented farmers, including farmers who are black, indigenous, or people of color.