New York State Senator

Sean Ryan Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00572

Introduced
1/8/25  
Authorizes cities and towns, except a city with a population of one million or more, to establish community housing funds; authorizes such cities and towns to impose a real estate transfer tax with revenues to be deposited in such funds; makes related provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00602

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to the payment of shelter and rent arrears; provides that all shelter arrears payments authorized for applicants to receive an emergency grant to pay for rent, property taxes or mortgage arrears shall be limited to once every year unless the district determines at its discretion that additional shelter arrears payments are necessary based on the individual circumstances.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00640

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
2/25/25  
Enacts the "city of Buffalo historic preservation receivership act"; provides the city of Buffalo specific procedures for the appointment of a receiver of rents in instances where the property at issue is neglected or abandoned.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00641

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"; requires each gas corporation, electric corporation, or combination gas or electric corporation to submit to the public service commission for review and approval a weatherization pilot program plan.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00648

Introduced
1/8/25  
Adds employee-owned enterprises and worker cooperatives to the list of preferred contractors for public contracts in the state; authorizes such enterprises and cooperatives to make certain purchases from centralized contracts for commodities, subject to conditions of the office of general services; authorizes the comptroller to conduct certain audits of employee-owned enterprises and worker cooperatives.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00649

Introduced
1/8/25  
Authorizes funding to local government entities from the urban development corporation through the electric generation facility cessation mitigation fund for an additional three years.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00612

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires the appointment of an independent fiduciary upon the closing of a charter school to develop and implement the dissolution plan of such charter school, including the distribution of assets.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00730

Introduced
1/8/25  
Exempts railroad rolling stock from sales and compensating use taxes; defines "railroad rolling stock" as a device, which is used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks to transport goods, commodities, or equipment, including, but not limited to, flat cars, box cars, gondolas, hopper cars, or other freight railroad cars.