New York State Senator

Peter Harckham 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 39)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S06393

Introduced
3/13/25  
Expands the public education and outreach program required to be developed by manufacturers of electronics and electronic waste collection sites.
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New York Senate Bill S06442

Introduced
3/14/25  
Refer
3/14/25  
Engrossed
5/12/25  
Directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to study gender disparity in sentencing outcomes and make a report to the governor and the legislature of their findings, conclusions and recommendations.
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New York Senate Bill S06443

Introduced
3/14/25  
Requires public residential buildings that receive funding through the department of housing and urban development or the division of housing and community renewal to have a supply of at least one dose of naloxone readily accessible for residential use as provided by OASAS.
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New York Senate Bill S06444

Introduced
3/14/25  
Provides for electronic recordkeeping requirements for second-hand dealers and pawnbrokers.
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New York Senate Bill S06445

Introduced
3/14/25  
Enacts the "all electric ATVs act"; requires a study to be conducted on the feasibility of installing electric ATV charging stations along all state-maintained trails where use of ATVs is permitted, with the goal to have 100% all electric ATVs within the state by 2035; increases the weight limit of ATVs to 2 thousand pounds dry weight; amends fee schedules for registration of ATVs; directs a portion of funds collected from registration of electric ATVs to be donated to the federal EPA.
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New York Senate Bill S06570

Introduced
3/17/25  
Refer
3/17/25  
Enacts the accelerate solar for affordable power (ASAP) act to set a new target for distributed solar energy capacity and direct the public service commission to advance reforms to the utility interconnection process to ensure timely and cost-effective integration of new distributed energy resources.
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New York Senate Bill S06621

Introduced
3/18/25  
Prohibits the breeding, sale, trade, purchase, importation, and exportation of red-eared slider turtles in the state; exempts certain entities and organizations.
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New York Senate Bill S06667

Introduced
3/19/25  
Establishes the New York state energy storage siting task force to review the findings and recommendations of the Inter-Agency Fire Safety Working Group, summarize other current data and research and provide recommendations including any recommendations for where more data may be required.
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New York Senate Bill S06728

Introduced
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Creates the "Great Swamp protection act" for lands in Dutchess and Putnam counties.
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New York Senate Bill S06765

Introduced
3/24/25  
Refer
3/24/25  
Relates to the proper collection and disposal of mercury thermostats; establishes a fund for the stewardship of mercury thermostats; extends the effectiveness of the mercury thermostat collection act.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S06406

Introduced
3/13/25  
Allows a beneficiary of a member whose death occurs on or after July 1, 2025 and who would have been entitled to a service credit at the time of such member's death to elect to receive a lump sum payment equal to the pension reserve that would have been established had the member retired on the date of such member's death.
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New York Senate Bill S06410

Introduced
3/13/25  
Provides that each public elementary and secondary school building shall be equipped with at least one panic alarm for use in a school security emergency including, but not limited to, a non-fire evacuation, lockdown, or active shooter situation; defines terms; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill S06437

Introduced
3/13/25  
Refer
3/13/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Provides for the transfer of service credit by a member of the New York city police pension fund into the New York city police pension fund.
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New York Senate Bill S06485

Introduced
3/14/25  
Relates to procedures relating to driving while ability impaired by drugs; defines impairment and intoxication; updates procedures for field testing of drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs to include the use of oral/bodily fluid tests; provides that refusal to submit to such field tests is specified to be a traffic infraction; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill S06549

Introduced
3/17/25  
Relates to providing insurance coverage for medical marihuana.