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New York State Senator

Steven Rhoads

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New York State Senator

Steven Rhoads Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00505

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to concealment and/or mutilation of a human corpse by any person; exempts practice of funeral direction and organ donation.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00513

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the intent of the legislature to generally defer to parental choices regarding the care, custody and control of their children; mandates that the death of a parent shall be a factor when considering a grandparent's standing to receive visitation or custody; directs that costs be payable by an unsuccessful petitioner where a contest was brought in bad faith.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00529

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the local initiatives task force on housing, in order to collaborate with local government officials, state agencies, and stakeholders to develop best practices for local governments to incentivize housing development.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00531

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the New York state antisemitism vandalism act which establishes the crime of vandalism of pro-Israel print, which provides a class A misdemeanor for any individual who intentionally destroys, damages, removes, or causes to be destroyed, damaged or removed any banner, poster, flyer or billboard which is located in a public space, where the intent or purpose of such banner, poster, flyer or billboard is to bring awareness for Israeli individuals who have been victims of a crime, or to positively support the country or citizens of Israel in any way.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00533

Introduced
1/8/25  
Repeals congestion pricing (Part A); directs the metropolitan transportation authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the provision of an independent, comprehensive, forensic audit of the authority (Part B).
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00534

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the crime of aggravated disorderly conduct; designates such crime as a specified offense for the purposes of hate crimes.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00535

Introduced
1/8/25  
Removes the deadly weapon or dangerous instrument requirement from aggravated assault upon a police officer or peace officer.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00538

Introduced
1/8/25  
Prohibits persons whose income is greater than one hundred twenty-five percent of the area median income from occupying certain housing accommodations.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00539

Introduced
1/8/25  
Provides that any fertilized human ovum or human embryo existing outside of the uterus of a human body shall not be considered an unborn child, a minor child, a natural person, or any other term that connotes a human being for any purpose under state law.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00576

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes a manufactured housing tax credit which provides for a credit of up to two thousand dollars for each new manufactured home that the taxpayer constructed and for which a certificate of occupancy has been issued on or after January first, two thousand twenty-five and on or before December thirty-first, two thousand thirty-one.