New York State Senator

Robert Rolison 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 35)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07027

Introduced

3/28/25

Refer

3/28/25

Adds an additional two non-voting members to the metropolitan transportation authority board, one who is the police chief of the MTA police department and the other who is chosen by the labor organization representing the majority of employees of the police department of the authority.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07055

Introduced

3/31/25

Refer

3/31/25

Excludes the counties of Orange and Rockland from the payroll tax of the metropolitan commuter transportation district.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07077

Introduced

4/1/25

Refer

4/1/25

Report Pass

4/29/25

Provides for expanded non-medical in-home services, non-institutional respite services, case management services, and ancillary services without a prescription or physician's order; repeals certain cost sharing requirements for such services.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07160

Introduced

4/3/25

Refer

4/3/25

Engrossed

6/12/25

Refer

6/13/25

Directs the senior center council to engage in statewide planning of both a programmatic and fiscal nature to ensure the long-term sustainability and viability of senior centers in all areas of the state.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07316

Introduced

4/9/25

Refer

4/9/25

Engrossed

6/10/25

Refer

6/10/25

Requires the forfeiture of benefits to be paid pursuant to a service awards program to volunteer firefighters who have been convicted of felonies committed against a volunteer fire department, volunteer fire company, fire district, or fire protection district.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07318

Introduced

4/10/25

Refer

4/10/25

Report Pass

5/29/25

Establishes standards for caseloads for child protective services workers; requires the state to pay for one hundred percent of the costs associated with compliance of such caseload standard; makes related provisions.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07406

Introduced

4/15/25

Refer

4/15/25

Enacts the "cellular mapping act"; requires the public service commission to review cellular services within the state; requires the expansion of cellular services.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07446

Introduced

4/16/25

Refer

4/16/25

Exempts veterans from the payment of certain fees relating to corporations.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07501

Introduced

4/21/25

Refer

4/21/25

Engrossed

6/12/25

Refer

6/12/25

Engrossed

6/16/25

Directs counties, in coordination with their regional emergency medical services councils, to develop and maintain comprehensive county emergency medical system plans that provide for coordinated emergency medical systems within such counties.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07540

Introduced

4/22/25

Refer

4/22/25

Engrossed

5/27/25

Refer

5/27/25

Engrossed

6/16/25

Enrolled

8/4/25

Extends the one percent increased county sales tax for Putnam county for two years; requires one-ninth of such one percent increase in sales tax be allocated to towns and villages in such county.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07635

Introduced

4/24/25

Refer

4/24/25

Report Pass

5/27/25

Establishes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for certain public safety dispatchers, public safety telecommunicators, 911 operators, communications officers, police communication technicians, emergency services operators and emergency services dispatchers employed by the state, or a county or municipal emergency services department.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07638

Introduced

4/24/25

Refer

4/24/25

Report Pass

5/28/25

Engrossed

6/11/25

Refer

6/11/25

Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who fulfills certain values based procurement standards when such bid is not more than 10% higher than the lowest responsible bidder and when the bidder makes publicly available data on where such bidder sources their food items; sets forth the criteria for values based procurement standards to include local economies, environmental resilience, racial equity, valued workforce, valued agricultural sector, animal welfare, and nutrition.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07262

Introduced

4/7/25

Refer

4/7/25

Creates a 30% retrofit tax credit for owners of commercial or mixed-use buildings containing medical offices that install automatic swinging door opening systems.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07364

Introduced

4/11/25

Refer

4/11/25

Authorizes the dormitory authority to provide financing to the Dutchess Community College Association, Inc. for the construction of facilities for the purpose of financing or refinancing the acquisition, design, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, furnishing and equipping of, or otherwise providing for residential housing located on the campus of Dutchess Community College.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07492

Introduced

4/17/25

Refer

4/17/25

Engrossed

5/27/25

Refer

5/27/25

Engrossed

5/29/25

Extends the authority of the village of Cold Spring to impose a hotel and motel tax through July 21, 2027.

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