New York State Senator

Roxanne Persaud 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 33)

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New York 2023-2024 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00178

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Refer
2/7/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day; provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard against deception in the exercise of the right of suffrage.
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New York Senate Bill S00253

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Engrossed
2/27/23  
Refer
2/27/23  
Engrossed
5/30/23  
Refer
5/30/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
4/9/24  
Refer
4/9/24  
Engrossed
5/30/24  
Enrolled
12/12/24  
Directs the council on the arts to establish criteria and guidelines for the establishment of state designated arts and cultural districts.
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New York Senate Bill S00257

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Relates to providing access to services, law enforcement and counsel in certain immigration related matters.
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New York Senate Bill S00285

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Adds arts and music education as a common school branch that should be incorporated into the public school curriculum to provide a more well-rounded education for children.
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New York Senate Bill S00311

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing a primary cesarean section; establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the reason for performing a primary cesarean section delivery.
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New York Senate Bill S00313

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
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 Senate Bill S00319

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Engrossed
5/17/23  
Refer
5/17/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
2/26/24  
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 Senate Bill S00321

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Authorizes certain persons confined in institutions operated by the department of corrections and community supervision to apply for a sentence reduction.
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New York Senate Bill S00356

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Provides for the employment of mental health professionals by school districts.
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New York Senate Bill S00362

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Engrossed
1/25/23  
Refer
1/25/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
3/13/24  
Refer
3/13/24  
Engrossed
6/3/24  
Enacts protections for private education loan borrowers and cosigners; requires certain notifications from creditors and debt collectors; prohibits acceleration; enacts provisions for cosigner release.
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New York Senate Bill S00513

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Engrossed
6/9/23  
Refer
6/9/23  
Relates to establishing Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Diwali, Lunar New Year, Tihar, Bandi Chhor Divas and Onam as school holidays.
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New York Senate Bill S00540

Introduced
1/4/23  
Refer
1/4/23  
Engrossed
3/8/23  
Refer
3/9/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Engrossed
3/18/24  
Enacts provisions relating to the lease of credit card terminals; requires disclosures; prohibits certain practices.
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New York Senate Bill S00568

Introduced
1/5/23  
Refer
1/5/23  
Report Pass
1/31/23  
Refer
1/3/24  
Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.
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New York Senate Bill S00587

Introduced
1/5/23  
Refer
1/5/23  
Report Pass
1/9/23  
Engrossed
1/10/23  
Refer
1/10/23  
Engrossed
6/21/23  
Enrolled
9/19/23  
Chaptered
9/20/23  
Relates to mandatory training curriculum for poll workers; requires the state board of elections to develop and provide to each county materials for a model poll worker training program which the counties may use to train individuals to serve as poll workers in state and county elections.
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New York Senate Bill S00588

Introduced
1/5/23  
Refer
1/5/23  
Relates to the creation of home stability support supplement programs.