New York State Senator

Peter Harckham Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04465

Introduced
2/5/25  
Restricts consecutive hours of work for health care workers except in the case of certain emergencies and surgical procedures.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04468

Introduced
2/5/25  
Expands the definition of "family leave" to include persons recovering from a stillbirth that occurs after the clinical estimate of the twentieth week of gestation.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04476

Introduced
2/5/25  
Relates to decreasing the length of the suspension period applicable to certain individuals who lose their jobs due to a labor dispute, such as a strike, and who seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits; decreases the suspension period from two consecutive weeks to one week; provides that the waiting period and suspension period shall be served concurrently.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04493

Introduced
2/5/25  
Grants the commissioner of education the power to identify schools for additional support and assistance and establish performance targets for such schools.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04513

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Engrossed
4/22/25  
Requires applicants for major projects located near a disadvantaged community to submit an enhanced public participation plan.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04535

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Relates to conducting investigations into the administration and enforcement of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code and the New York state energy conservation construction code by counties.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04547

Introduced
2/6/25  
Relates to judicial diversion programs; establishes a diversion part in each county; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04554

Introduced
2/6/25  
Relates to filing timely notices of participation in World Trade Center rescue efforts for the purposes of receiving World Trade Center benefits.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04558

Introduced
2/7/25  
Requires fashion sellers to carry out environmental due diligence for the portions of their business related to wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags, including wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags produced as a private label; establishes a fashion remediation fund.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04488

Introduced
2/5/25  
Exempts first-time homebuyers from the mortgage recording tax.