New York State Senator

Peter Harckham 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 44)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S07718

Introduced
5/1/25  
Refer
5/1/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Requires owners of certain large vessels to establish whale strike prevention policies; establishes penalties for failure to establish such policies.
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New York Senate Bill S07777

Introduced
5/6/25  
Provides for filter-first drinking water management plans where there is a finding of lead contamination in an affected school district.
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New York Senate Bill S07790

Introduced
5/6/25  
Authorizes the village of Croton-on-Hudson, in the county of Westchester, to impose a hotel and motel tax.
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New York Senate Bill S07791

Introduced
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Establishes a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to comply with traffic-control indications in the village of Croton-on-Hudson; repeals authorization of such program December 31, 2030.
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New York Senate Bill S07800

Introduced
5/9/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Waives the residency requirement for the office of commissioner of finance of the county of Putnam.
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New York Senate Bill S07801

Introduced
5/9/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Waives the residency requirement for the office of Putnam county attorney.
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New York Senate Bill S07802

Introduced
5/9/25  
Authorizes the town of Yorktown, Westchester county, shall have the ability to install and operate photo speed violation monitoring systems within construction or maintenance work areas that fall within the border or jurisdiction of such municipality; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill S07852

Introduced
5/9/25  
Amends provisions relating to creating a presumption relating to certain lung disabilities incurred by volunteer firefighters, in relation to the effectiveness of such provisions.
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New York Senate Bill S07853

Introduced
5/9/25  
Permits the village of Croton-on-Hudson to allow the office of assistant village engineer of such village to be held by a person who is not a resident of such village, provided that such person resides within Westchester county or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
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New York Senate Bill S07956

Introduced
5/15/25  
Prohibits any motor vehicle with a manufacturers' gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand one pounds or more which utilizes autonomous vehicle technology from being operated on public highways unless a natural person holding a valid license for the operation of the motor vehicle's class is present within such vehicle.
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New York Senate Bill S07964

Introduced
5/15/25  
Incentivizes projects on certain Brownfield sites through enhanced tax credits.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S07783

Introduced
5/6/25  
Provides increases of cost-of-living adjustments for public retirees; allows increases of up to five percent.
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New York Senate Bill S07792

Introduced
5/6/25  
Relates to protecting the communication rights of individuals with disabilities; provides that each person with a disability has the right to communicate in their preferred manner.
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New York Senate Bill S07879

Introduced
5/13/25  
Establishes a duty to inform certain patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing a primary cesarean section; establishes a duty to inform certain patients about the reason for performing a primary cesarean section delivery.
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New York Senate Bill S07914

Introduced
5/13/25  
Establishes an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; provides for the number of members, manner of appointment and the topics to be reviewed.