New York State Senator

Pamela Helming 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 20)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01786

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Engrossed
3/11/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
Requires the department of health to publish a report on the incidence of tick-borne illnesses annually on the department's website; requires the department to submit an annual report to the governor and the leaders of the legislature; requires the superintendent of financial services to review the status of health insurance coverage for the treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne related diseases and to submit a report to the governor and the leaders of the legislature.
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New York Senate Bill S01787

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Engrossed
4/1/25  
Provides that the "Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag" shall be the official state flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide; directs the commissioner of general services to establish a protocol for the flying of such flag.
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New York Senate Bill S01788

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Engrossed
5/19/25  
Extends eligibility for real property tax exemptions to veterans who served on a submarine or on classified missions during a period of war as documented by military service records.
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New York Senate Bill S01828

Introduced
1/14/25  
Creates a statewide central register of elder abuse and maltreatment reports and the elder justice coordinating council; mandates reporting by certain persons; facilitates interagency planning and reviews specific agency initiatives for their impact on the reporting and investigation of elder abuse and maltreatment in the state.
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New York Senate Bill S01833

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Enacts the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act"; establishes the harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention fund.
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New York Senate Bill S01850

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program for the purpose of making payments toward the replacement and rehabilitation of certain existing local drinking water, storm water and sanitary sewer systems; applies to any county, city, town, village or public authority drinking water system, storm water system or sanitary sewer system within the state that is not under the maintenance and/or operational jurisdiction of a private entity.
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New York Senate Bill S01851

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Establishes a New York Main Street development center in the division of housing and community renewal.
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New York Senate Bill S01897

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Designates certain portions of the state highway system between Cayuga lake and Seneca lake as the "Between Cayuga and Seneca Lakes Wine Trail".
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New York Senate Bill S01908

Introduced
1/14/25  
Relates to the availability and purchase of zero-emission school buses.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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New York Senate Bill S01959

Introduced
1/14/25  
Requires legislative approval for the closure of correctional facilities and institutions.
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New York Senate Bill S01989

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