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 S00453

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires a health care provider who administers an immunization to a person nineteen years of age or older to report such information to the department of health or to the New York city citywide immunization registry unless the person receiving the immunization objects to such reporting.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00454

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to parole eligibility for certain incarcerated persons age fifty-five or older if they have served at least fifteen years of their sentence or sentences.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00514

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to the mandatory coverage of hearing aids by insurers and other organizations.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00515

Introduced
1/8/25  
Allows parents and legal guardians to work from home; allows flexible working arrangements during a public health emergency or state or local disaster emergency which closes schools or day care centers; defines terms; creates a rebuttable presumption that an employee can work remotely if such employee has done so for two consecutive pay periods or two weeks; creates a civil penalty for violations.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00516

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires motor vehicle repair shops to disclose whether parts supplied are under warranty and the estimate for all parts and labor; provides that no work can be done without the consent of the customer; provides for fines for violations of such provisions.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00517

Introduced
1/8/25  
Creates an educational pamphlet regarding the importance of prostate-specific antigen testing.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00518

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Requires the inclusion of diversity and inclusion training in the basic training and pre-employment course curricula for state police officers and municipal police officers and sheriffs, members of fire departments and companies, corrections officers, first responders, emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency medical technicians.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00519

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
2/12/25  
Establishes the underrepresented teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program to attract and retain underrepresented certified teachers in schools which have an underrepresentation of underrepresented certified teachers; provides for grants and procedures for applying for such grants and eligibility requirements for fund distribution.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00520

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Ensures ovarian cancer survivors have the right to access screenings for health conditions.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00521

Introduced
1/8/25  
Provides test preparation for students in the seventh grade and eighth grade intending to apply to take the specialized high school admissions test.