New York State Senator

Simcha Eichenstein 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 6)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02357

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Authorizes the court the discretion to release persons charged with certain crimes involving possession of a firearm on their own recognizance or under non-monetary conditions, fix bail, or commit the person to the custody of the sheriff.
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New York Assembly Bill A02384

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Requires insurers to provide insurance coverage for treatment of rare diseases, life-threatening conditions or diseases, degenerative and disabling conditions, or diagnoses involving medically fragile children, by a provider of the patient's choice.
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New York Assembly Bill A07064

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Includes offenses involving situations where a person physically harms another or engages in conduct that results in an unacceptable level of danger as qualifying offenses for the purpose of allowing a principal to be eligible to be held on bail; requires the Office of Court Administration, in conjunction with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, to manage an electronic tracking system maintaining a record of all bail decisions and to deliver a report to the legislature.
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New York Assembly Bill A07076

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Clarifies the time in which the public service commission must act upon certain petitions; requires reporting to the legislature.
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New York Assembly Bill K00160

Introduced
3/4/25  
Mourning the death of Hazel N. Dukes, longtime civil rights stalwart and distinguished member of her community
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New York Assembly Bill K00152

Introduced
3/3/25  
Commending the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, and paying tribute to its members for their outstanding contributions to our Nation
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New York Assembly Bill K00170

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2025, as Women's History Month in the State of New York

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05386

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Requires every sheriff, county or city commissioner of correction and head of every state, county, or local police department to report instances and occurrences of hate crimes; requires the division to promulgate rules and regulations for such reporting.
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New York Assembly Bill A06314

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Requires insurance coverage to backup devices for patients with cochlear implants during the initial implantation and for replacements and upgrades.
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New York Assembly Bill A06759

Introduced
3/12/25  
Refer
3/12/25  
Establishes a correctional employee protective labor practices board to make recommendations regarding labor practices and working conditions for correctional employees, and institutional safety of both correctional employees and incarcerated individuals.
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New York Assembly Bill A05703

Introduced
2/20/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Directs the commissioner of health to provide authorizations to all fiscal intermediaries that timely submit a request for authorization prior to January 1, 2026; details information required for such authorizations; makes related provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A05859

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Enacts the "assuring college campus and educational safety and support (ACCESS) act" relating to harassment of students and applicants at educational institutions; describes the circumstances under which harassment at educational institutions is an unlawful discriminatory practice; describes the circumstances under which an educational institution is deemed to have permitted harassment; describes additional circumstances under which a college or university is deemed to have permitted harassment.
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New York Assembly Bill A06790

Introduced
3/14/25  
Refer
3/14/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
5/12/26  
Refer
5/12/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Engrossed
5/14/26  
Refer
5/14/26  
Provides that for taxable years beginning on and after January first, two thousand twenty-six, a resident taxpayer who serves as an active volunteer firefighter or as a volunteer ambulance worker shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed equal to eight hundred dollars; provides for a real property tax exemption under certain circumstances to an enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service residing in such city, village, town, school district, special district, fire district or county.
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New York Assembly Bill A06452

Introduced
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Report Pass
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Requires the superintendent of state police to develop, maintain and disseminate to all members of the division of state police a critical incident leave policy requiring critical incident paid leave for any members directly involved in a critical incident; prohibits such superintendent from taking any punitive administrative action against any member of the division of state police granted critical incident leave solely on the basis of the provision of such leave.
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New York Assembly Bill A05448

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/21/25  
Engrossed
5/21/25  
Refer
5/21/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Enrolled
8/26/25  
Chaptered
8/26/25  
Requires the appointment of a Title VI coordinator at every college and university in the state to ensure compliance with Title VI of the federal civil rights act of 1964; requires the division of human rights to develop training for students and employees; requires the Title VI coordinator to notify annually all students and employees of the institution's policies and procedures for reporting discrimination and harassment.