New York State Representative

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04992

Introduced
2/10/25  
Clarifies the standard for intentional discrimination or retaliation claims by requiring a person or persons prove that an unlawful motivation was a motivating factor and not "the sole motivating factor" or a "but-for cause" of the challenged treatment.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04999

Introduced
2/10/25  
Prohibits the retail sale of flavored tobacco products and accessories; imposes a fine of not more than five hundred dollars for each infraction.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05005

Introduced
2/10/25  
Provides that members of a retirement system who retire from such system and later rejoin the retirement system are reinstated with the same rights, benefits and privileges they had prior to retirement.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05011

Introduced
2/10/25  
Requires public corporations and agencies to provide written notice to each minority- or women-owned business enterprise that unsuccessfully bid on a contract of the reason or reasons why the business enterprise was unsuccessful in obtaining the contract.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05016

Introduced
2/10/25  
Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate sexual misconduct in state correctional facilities among incarcerated individuals and employees; devises a reporting system for notification of such misconduct to appropriate authorities; establishes duties and membership of such commission.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05113

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Establishes a captive insurance program for commuter vans, black cars, ambulettes and paratransit vehicles, small school buses, and charter buses that are engaged in the business of carrying or transporting nine to twenty-four passengers for hire; pre-arranged for-hire vehicles and accessible vehicles; defines terms.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05142

Introduced
2/12/25  
Allows commuter vans to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05158

Introduced
2/12/25  
Prohibits the New York state safety inspection of vehicles used for a for-hire service if such vehicles have out-of-state license plates.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05160

Introduced
2/12/25  
Requires diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias training for physicians, physician assistants and nurses as part of continuing medical education requirements; establishes such training shall be a biennial requirement.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05199

Introduced
2/12/25  
Ensures that temporary protected status beneficiaries continue to receive Medicaid benefits if the federal government ends the program.