New York State Senator

Roxanne Persaud Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00245

Introduced
1/8/25  
Authorizes expedited settlement conference processes for establishing child support orders where both parties voluntarily agree on the process.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00246

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to resource exemptions for applicants for public assistance programs; amends the Welfare Reform Act in relation to the effectiveness thereof.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00247

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
6/4/25  
Provides for the licensing of vision impairment specialists.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00315

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
2/26/25  
Establishes a temporary New York craft beverage permit for all New York state manufactured liquor, spirits, wine, beer, cider and mead for events located in a municipality with a population of less than one million.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00317

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
3/5/25  
Requires anti-bias training for every medical student, medical resident and physician assistant student in the state; requires the department of health to make an annual report on the implementation and effectiveness of such training.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00318

Introduced
1/8/25  
Eliminates court surcharges and fees and probation and parole surcharges and fees; eliminates the requirement that a parolee or releasee receiving a merit termination of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution; eliminates the requirement that a person receiving a discharge of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution and the payment of certain surcharges or fees (Part A); prohibits mandatory minimum fines for penal law and vehicle and traffic offenses (Part B); mandates that courts engage in an individualized assessment of a person's financial ability to pay a fine prior to imposing a fine (Part C); eliminates the availability of incarceration as a remedy for a failure to pay a fine, surcharge, or fee, lifts and vacates existing warrants issued solely on a person's failure to timely pay a fine, surcharge or fee and ends existing sentences of incarceration based on such failure (Part D); vacates existing unsatisfied civil judgments based on a person's failure to timely pay a surcharge, or fee (Part E); prohibits the collection of a fine, restitution or reparation from the funds of an incarcerated person; prohibits the payment of court fines, mandatory surcharges, certain fees, restitution, reparation or forfeitures from the earnings of prisoners (Part F); vacates existing unpaid surcharges, DNA databank fees, crime victim assistance fees, sexual offender registration fees, supplemental sex offender victim fees, or probation or parole supervision fees; repeals certain provisions of law relating to restrictions on remitting such fees (Part G).
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00339

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the establishment of a state university-based center for employee ownership that provides education and outreach to business owners regarding employee ownership.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00342

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the "earned time act" providing for time allowances against the term or maximum term of sentences imposed by the court to be credited on an annual pro rata basis.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00415

Introduced
1/8/25  
Provides for minimum wage requirements for miscellaneous industry workers; establishes a one fair wage reimbursement credit.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00419

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires public utility companies to repair or replace all damaged residential lateral sewer and water pipes where such damage was caused by such public utility company.