New York State Senator

Pamela Helming Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01919

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Engrossed
4/9/25  
Eliminates sporting license fees for honorably discharged, disabled veterans.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01933

Introduced
1/14/25  
Provides that being eighteen years old or more, while in the course of committing rape in the first, second or third degree, criminal sexual act in the first, second or third degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first, second, third or fourth degree, or incest in the first, second or third degree, against a person less than eighteen years old, such defendant intentionally causes the death of such person.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01940

Introduced
1/14/25  
Requires enhanced federal medical assistance percentage funds be directly shared with the counties and the city of New York; requires the comptroller examine and audit all funds received from the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage and the distributions made to counties and the city of New York.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01959

Introduced
1/14/25  
Requires legislative approval for the closure of correctional facilities and institutions.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01989

Introduced
1/14/25  
Classifies emergency medical services as essential services for the purposes of state aid.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02065

Introduced
1/15/25  
Establishes a rental assistance loan-to-grant program to assist landlords of small rental properties who have lost rental income due to the inability of the landlords' tenants to pay rent during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02067

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Engrossed
3/12/25  
Establishes the veteran career assistance program within the SUNY and CUNY systems to provide veterans with assistance in resume writing and employment placement services.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02273

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Includes contacts via text, email, private message, direct message or other electronic communication in the definition of the offense of aggravated harassment in the second degree.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02275

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Engrossed
3/24/25  
Enacts the online revenues and expenditures transparency act to provide for the development of a single, searchable budget database website accessible to the public, at no cost.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02282

Introduced
1/16/25  
Enacts the "pretrial risk overview for threat evaluation, custody, and treatment (PROTECT) Act" to evaluate certain defendants; establishes a risk assessment instrument to aid judges in determining whether to release or detain a principal, where and when a release is appropriate and necessary conditions that should be imposed as part of such release; repeals provisions of law relating to qualifying offenses and allows a court to set bail or remand a principal where based on the risk assessment instrument, where the principal poses a safety risk or risk of flight; makes related provisions.