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 S05407

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Establishes the "first responder peer support program act" which supplies peer-to-peer mental health programs to first responders.
NY

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.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05465

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Authorizes municipalities to adopt a local law, ordinance or resolution providing for a sales tax exemption for clothing and footwear after March 1, 2025 and no later than August 1, 2025; provides for the repeal of such provisions on January 1, 2026.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05468

Introduced
2/21/25  
Allows a tax exemption for taxpayers in the amount of the purchase price of a fire extinguisher, fire alarm, heat alarm or carbon monoxide alarm purchased for residential use during the month of October.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05469

Introduced
2/21/25  
Allows for unlicensed personnel to administer certain seizure rescue medication in schools, on school grounds and at school events; provides that such medicine may be left with a school health official to be used as needed.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05542

Introduced
2/24/25  
Establishes the professional practice of community midwifery; defines as the management in the home, birth center, or community setting, of normal pregnancies, child birth, and postpartum care, including newborn evaluation, resuscitation and referral for infants; sets requirements for license and practice.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05568

Introduced
2/25/25  
Authorizes the department of transportation to establish and implement a state memorial sign program to memorialize persons who died due to injuries sustained in a fatal motor vehicle crash on state highways.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05579

Introduced
2/25/25  
Increases the amount of money a public retirement system retiree may earn in a position of public service in the year 2026 and thereafter to $65,000.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05586

Introduced
2/25/25  
Provides for family members of a crime victim and interested parties to make statements to members of the parole board; provides that such oral statement shall be made to the members of the state board of parole who will determine whether the defendant is released.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05531

Introduced
2/24/25  
Establishes the crime of aggravated forcible touching by an incarcerated individual as a class E felony.