New York State Senator

Rachel May 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 22)

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Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01541

Introduced
1/10/25  
Requires bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number in legible boldfaced figures in one of certain specified areas on the bicycle; requires advertisements for bicycles to clearly and conspicuously include a photograph of such bicycles; exempts online marketplaces from placing identifying serial numbers on bicycles.
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New York Senate Bill S01542

Introduced
1/10/25  
Requires persons the ages of 16 or 17 to wear a helmet when riding a class one or class two bicycle with electric assist.
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New York Senate Bill S01557

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Enacts the "tenants organizing act"; allows tenants' groups, committees or other tenants' organizations to invite outside guests or visitors including elected officials, services providers, housing lawyers, etc. without being required to pay fees; defines "tenants' organization"; provides for activities that tenants' organizations can take part in; provides for the manner in how a tenants' organization is established.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S01544

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Establishes energy efficiency measures by the public service commission and NYSERDA including requiring utilities to hire and train employees who are from priority populations or living in areas designated as environmental justice communities.
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New York Senate Bill S01553

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Engrossed
3/5/25  
Provides that credits for excess electricity generated by customer-generators subject to net energy metering by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority may be carried over indefinitely and used against any charges imposed by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority when the customer-generator uses more electricity than such customer generates; provides for the accounting of credits once every 5 years and the electric corporation or Long Island power authority shall reimburse the customer-generator for the accumulated credits.
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New York Senate Bill S01574

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
1/27/25  
Engrossed
3/17/25  
Establishes the electric landscaping equipment rebate program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and reduce noise pollution by promoting the adoption of quieter, zero-emission landscaping equipment; provides for rebates at the point of sale for applicants purchasing or leasing certain equipment; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
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New York Senate Bill S01578

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Engrossed
5/28/25  
Establishes the "Sickle Cell Treatment Act" which designates sickle cell centers for excellence and outpatient treatment centers.
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New York Senate Bill S01609

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
1/21/25  
Engrossed
3/18/25  
Requires the department of environmental conservation, after consultation with the environmental facilities corporation and the department of state, to submit an annual agency stormwater expenditure report containing a comprehensive estimate and summary of funds needed and funds spent on stormwater projects under the department of environmental conservation, the environmental facilities corporation, the department of state and other applicable agencies or state authorities.
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New York Senate Bill S01610

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Engrossed
2/24/25  
Requires for construction activities that require a state pollutant discharge elimination system permit owners and operators to submit a copy of the required public notice; requires each county receiving such notice to make such notice publicly available on its website.
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New York Senate Bill S01616

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers at no less than one hundred percent of the medical assistance durable medical equipment and complex rehabilitation technology fee schedule for the same service or item.
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New York Senate Bill S01617

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Engrossed
3/24/25  
Provides for automatic enrollment and recertification simplification for Medicaid managed care plans and long term care plans.
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New York Senate Bill S01618

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Report Pass
1/21/25  
Engrossed
5/20/25  
Enacts the "New York affordable drug manufacturing act" to direct the commissioner of health to enter into partnerships to increase competition, lower prices, and address shortages in the market for generic prescription drugs, to reduce the cost of prescription drugs for public and private purchasers, taxpayers, and consumers, and to increase patient access to affordable drugs.
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New York Senate Bill S01619

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Engrossed
3/10/25  
Allows a licensed pharmacist to order and administer certain tests.
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New York Senate Bill S01622

Introduced
1/13/25  
Imposes a progressive income tax structure for high income taxpayers.
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New York Senate Bill S01634

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Requires health care plans and payors to have a minimum of twelve and one-half percent of their total expenditures on physical and mental health annually be for primary care services.