New York State Senator

Rachel May 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 36)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04386

Introduced
2/4/25  
Establishes a chief sustainability officer to coordinate efforts across state agencies and other state government entities to address climate change mitigation and climate sustainability efforts.
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New York Senate Bill S04387

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Requires consideration as a quantitative factor whether the commodities or services were manufactured or will be performed by a labor union with respect to the awarding of certain procurement contracts.
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New York Senate Bill S04388

Introduced
2/4/25  
Prohibits gun industry members from marketing firearms and firearm related products to minors; excepts instances where marketing is geared toward hunting purposes; establishes a private right of action for violations.
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New York Senate Bill S04389

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Engrossed
4/9/25  
Ensures that color vision requirements for appointment of police officers are tailored to only eliminate individuals with extreme color vision deficiencies from eligibility; provides methods under which an individual can meet such requirements after failing to meet an initial color vision standard.
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New York Senate Bill S04390

Introduced
2/4/25  
Relates to payments made by school districts to charter schools.
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New York Senate Bill S04401

Introduced
2/4/25  
Relates to journalism usage fees; requires notice to be given to a covered platform by an eligible digital journalism provider requiring covered platforms to pay journalism usage fees to eligible digital journalism providers; establishes arbitration requirements for disputes over such fees.
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New York Senate Bill S04402

Introduced
2/4/25  
Relates to funds concerning state university health care facilities; prohibits the use of such funds for payment of certain debts related to a state university health care facility.
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New York Senate Bill S04403

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Authorizes the attorney general to approve certain state land acquisitions made for the purposes of land conservation, and to accept a title policy from a commercial insurer to cover any title defects that would otherwise render the title unmarketable.
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New York Senate Bill S04404

Introduced
2/4/25  
Establishes incapacity to consent when a person is a witness to or subject of an investigation under certain circumstances.
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New York Senate Bill S04405

Introduced
2/4/25  
Establishes the public water justice act; prohibits sale of waters of the state unless otherwise specifically authorized; establishes a public water justice fund for royalties and fees collected from persons or entities authorized to sell waters of the state.
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New York Senate Bill S04406

Introduced
2/4/25  
Authorizes the use of closed-circuit television for vulnerable sexual assault witnesses; establishes a procedure for determining who qualifies as a vulnerable sexual assault witness.
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New York Senate Bill S04407

Introduced
2/4/25  
Relates to the number of signatures needed for designating petitions in counties with a population of two hundred fifty thousand or fewer.
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New York Senate Bill S04408

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Relates to agreements, such as leases or easements, related to renewable energy development rights on reforestation areas.
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New York Senate Bill S04409

Introduced
2/4/25  
Requires the issuance of certificates of occupancy for rental property damaged by fire.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04391

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Engrossed
2/25/25  
Requires mobile applications on cell phones, smart phones and tablets that offer a subscription service provide an option to cancel the subscription on its application and have the option posted in a clear and conspicuous format.