New York State Senator

Peter Harckham 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 45)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08011

Introduced

5/15/25

Refer

5/15/25

Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to disability due to disease or malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08012

Introduced

5/15/25

Refer

5/15/25

Engrossed

6/10/25

Refer

6/10/25

Engrossed

6/16/25

Relates to additional considerations regarding the assessment of solar or wind energy systems through a discounted cash flow approach.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08025

Introduced

5/15/25

Refer

5/15/25

Improves protection of certain potential inter-municipal water supplies located in impoundments in the course of a stream.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08055

Introduced

5/15/25

Refer

5/15/25

Expands eligibility for admission to New York state veterans' homes to certain veterans who have an immediate family member who shall have been a resident of this state for one year prior to the date of application for admission; defines an immediate family member to include a spouse, birth parent, adoptive parent, child, sibling, stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, grandparent and grandchild.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08056

Introduced

5/15/25

Refer

5/15/25

Permits the county of Westchester to grant a fifty percent preference in the selection of tenants in state aided housing projects to current residents of the county.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08084

Introduced

5/15/25

Refer

5/15/25

Establishes an animal abuser registry; requires background checks for pet store and animal shelter licenses.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08090

Introduced

5/15/25

Refer

5/15/25

Provides that the maximum age requirement of 35 years for police officers to take a competitive examination shall not apply to any police officer of any county, city, town or village police force not otherwise provided for in this section if such officer is a part-time police officer in a non-competitive position and is vested in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08095

Introduced

5/15/25

Refer

5/15/25

Requires a mitigation ratio of three acres of mitigation for every acre of occupied grassland bird breeding habitat and one acre of mitigation for every acre of grassland bird wintering habitat included in a major electric transmission facility siting permit.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08096

Introduced

5/15/25

Refer

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.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08241

Introduced

5/27/25

Refer

5/27/25

Engrossed

6/12/25

Refer

6/12/25

Engrossed

6/13/25

Enrolled

7/23/25

Chaptered

7/23/25

Passed

7/23/25

Provides reimbursement for enhanced septic system projects and defines what qualifies as an enhanced septic system project.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08247

Introduced

5/27/25

Refer

5/27/25

Makes technical corrections relating to the title of the commissioner of veterans' services.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08261

Introduced

5/28/25

Refer

5/28/25

Extends provisions relating to the establishment of the mercury thermostat collection act to January 1, 2027.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08276

Introduced

5/29/25

Refer

5/29/25

Engrossed

6/12/25

Refer

6/12/25

Allows a non-resident to hold the position of assistant county attorney in the county of Rockland.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08076

Introduced

5/15/25

Refer

5/15/25

Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study of recess held in elementary schools in kindergarten through grade six.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08257

Introduced

5/27/25

Refer

5/27/25

Engrossed

6/9/25

Refer

6/9/25

Directs the department of health to establish an alternative payment methodology (APM) for federally qualified health centers to preserve and improve patient access to fertility care.

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