New York State Senator

Roxanne Persaud Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00141

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00158

Introduced
1/8/25  
Authorizes certain persons confined in institutions operated by the department of corrections and community supervision to apply for a sentence reduction.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00187

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/21/25  
Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires manufacturers of products containing PFAS to provide notice of such fact to persons that offer the products for sale or distribution; provides penalties for violations.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00178

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes a school air conditioning system grant program to provide schools with funding to install air conditioning systems in certain areas; makes an appropriation therefor.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00179

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to authorizing the payment of costs, up to eighty dollars, of diapers for an eligible child two years of age or younger for children receiving safety net assistance.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00180

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Increases the amount certain individuals are eligible for when receiving enhanced residential care.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00181

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/14/25  
Refer
5/14/25  
Expands the membership of the interagency task force on trafficking in persons to include the commissioner of the department of transportation, the commissioner of the department of motor vehicles and the executive director of the New York state thruway authority.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00182

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
1/22/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Increases the federal poverty level requirement for recipients where it concerns the one-time disregard of earned income following job entry.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00184

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes a full year youth and young adult employment immersion program under the office of temporary and disability assistance for persons aged sixteen to twenty-four who have an income below two hundred sixty-five percent of the federal poverty line.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00244

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes a fiscal cliff task force to conduct a study on fiscal cliffs in the state's public assistance programs and to make recommendations related thereto.