New York State Senator

Philip Palmesano Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06381

Introduced
3/4/25  
Educates the public about the health and environmental impacts of lithium-ion battery use and manufacture on air, water and soil.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06391

Introduced
3/4/25  
Enacts the "cobalt and lithium mining and production divestment act" to prevent monies or assets of the common retirement fund from being invested in the stocks, securities or other obligations of any institution or company engaging in cobalt and lithium mining or production for the manufacture of batteries used in large-scale battery storage power stations and the primary propulsion systems for electric vehicles, if such company cannot establish through approved independent monitoring that their mining operation does not use child labor and that adult miners and other workers are employed under conditions that meet accepted criteria.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06405

Introduced
3/4/25  
Grants peace officer status to animal control officers of the county of Schuyler; defines "animal control officer".
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06414

Introduced
3/4/25  
Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers; increases the personal income tax deduction after four or more years of service; exempts motor vehicles used in the performance of such volunteers' duties from registration fees, use taxes and special fees for volunteer license plates; authorizes the provision of municipal health insurance coverage to such volunteers; establishes a volunteer recruitment service loan forgiveness program.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06417

Introduced
3/4/25  
Includes fires caused by the manufacture of a controlled substance within the crime of arson in the first degree.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06424

Introduced
3/4/25  
Relates to city reimbursement for state highway construction within such cities; raises such rate from eighty-five cents to one dollar and eighty cents per square yard of the pavement area.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06436

Introduced
3/4/25  
Requires the county seat in Steuben county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06437

Introduced
3/4/25  
Increases reimbursement rates paid by the state to cities for repair and maintenance of state arterials; provides rate would be raised to one dollar and eighty cents from eighty-five cents per square yard of the pavement area that is included in the state highway system and an additional twenty cents, up from ten cents, per square yard of such pavement area where such pavement area is located on any elevated bridge.