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Rachel May 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 27)

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New York Senate Bill S02244

Introduced
1/16/25  
Prohibits any local police department, county sheriff's office, the division of the state police or any agency that employs a peace officer in this state from participating in the 1033 federal excess property program for the purposes of receiving lethal or offensive weapons.
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New York Senate Bill S02269

Introduced
1/16/25  
Requires a motion picture theater that offers more than ten motion picture showings per week to provide scheduled showings of motion pictures with open motion picture captioning such that at least one quarter of all showings of a motion picture with four or more showings during a one-week time period shall have open motion picture captioning; provides exceptions and penalties for violations.
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New York Senate Bill S02271

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose their age, date of birth or date of graduation from an educational institution on an initial employment application or during an interview, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification or need.
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New York Senate Bill S02273

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Includes contacts via text, email, private message, direct message or other electronic communication in the definition of the offense of aggravated harassment in the second degree.
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New York Senate Bill S02275

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Engrossed
3/24/25  
Enacts the online revenues and expenditures transparency act to provide for the development of a single, searchable budget database website accessible to the public, at no cost.
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New York Senate Bill S02279

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Engrossed
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Excludes food sold to a student purchasing a meal using an approved donation program of funds or food points from sales tax.
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New York Senate Bill S02304

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Engrossed
5/14/25  
Provides for the appointment of a standing committee on conference to resolve differences between similar, but not identical bills and resolutions; provides that such committee may refer bills and resolutions to sub-committees for disposition; provides for appointment of a non-partisan counsel to make referrals to such standing committee on similar bills and resolutions.
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New York Senate Bill S02327

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Requires 10% of the penalties imposed by the superintendent of financial services to be deposited in the community development financial institution fund.
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New York Senate Bill S02330

Introduced
1/16/25  
Imposes an excise tax on sugary drinks; establishes a community health equity fund to utilize the revenues generated by such tax.
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New York Senate Bill S02332

Introduced
1/16/25  
Repeals managed long term care provisions for Medicaid recipients; establishes provisions for fully integrated plans for long term care including PACE and MAP plans.
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New York Senate Bill S02429

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Creates a work opportunity tax credit.
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New York Senate Bill S02430

Introduced
1/17/25  
Requires that public schools provide instruction on climate change, including but not limited to identifying the causes and impacts of climate change on individuals, environments and communities, and learning to evaluate solutions.
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New York Senate Bill S02435

Introduced
1/17/25  
Requires the governor to meet with the assembly and with the senate once a month for the purpose of answering questions relating to the strategic direction, financial status and general governance of the state.
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New York Senate Bill S02438

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  
Engrossed
3/26/25  
Requires potable water testing at state and local parks at least once every three years and any finding of lead contamination must be abated within ninety days.
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New York Senate Bill S02456

Introduced
1/17/25  
Enacts the "language barrier elimination act" to provide translations to limited English proficient individuals in connection with services provided through the department of labor, department of family assistance or department of health.