New York State Senator

Pamela Helming Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07642

Introduced
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Excludes the five state-run veterans homes from assessments on their gross receipts received from all patient care services and other operating income; directs the Commissioner of Health to apply to the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services for any necessary waivers pursuant to federal law and regulation.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07828

Introduced
5/9/25  
Relates to items of appropriation.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07858

Introduced
5/9/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Engrossed
6/4/25  
Repeals the requirement that the senate vote to confirm the appointment of certain chief executive officers within a certain time period; amends certain provisions of law relating thereto.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08059

Introduced
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Establishes a blue envelope program for persons with mental health disorders, behavioral disorders and persons who are neurodivergent to be provided with blue envelopes to keep their identification, vehicle registration, and other related documents to improve their safety during law enforcement interactions; requires the municipal police training council to promulgate rules and regulations requiring training and instruction for all police officers with respect to the blue envelope program.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08096

Introduced
5/15/25  
Prevents public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to retirees and their Medicare-eligible dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their dependents by such public employer.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07683

Introduced
4/29/25  
Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church for a certain premises located in the county of Ontario.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07856

Introduced
5/9/25  
Requires that accident prevention courses include components of instruction in portable electronic device awareness and cannabis use awareness.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07934

Introduced
5/14/25  
Requires pure captive insurance companies and group captive insurance companies who are a public entity, political subdivision, public authority, public benefit corporation, or a subsidiary thereof to hold at least two meetings each year in this state, have a majority of members required to be residents of this state, file an annual report with the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the minority leaders of the senate and assembly, and submit to additional examinations.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07935

Introduced
5/14/25  
Adds the game of bunco to the games of chance.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08194

Introduced
5/20/25  
Authorizes Heath A. Wadhams, a part-time police officer, with the village of Warsaw police department to take the civil service examination and be eligible for appointment as a full time police officer for the village of Palmyra, in the county of Wayne.