New York State Senator

Steven Rhoads Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00587

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes an income tax deduction for cash tips received which are considered wages or compensation.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00589

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the "our school our rules act"; prohibits mandatory regionalization plans.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00594

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00662

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the crime of assault on sports officials and aggravated harassment of a sports official; makes aggravated harassment of a sports official a class B misdemeanor; requires the state education department to establish an information campaign to be distributed to all youth and school sports programs requiring such programs to disseminate information to parents and other spectators of such programs on the protections afforded sports officials.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00683

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
6/6/25  
Establishes a real property tax exemption for the primary residences of surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00688

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
4/1/25  
Amends the real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers killed in the line of duty to permit continuation of such exemption for volunteer members with service between two and five years.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00711

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that no bill which increases, extends, imposes or revives any tax, fee, assessment, surcharge or any other such levy or collection, be passed or become a law, except by the assent of two-thirds of the members elected to each branch of the legislature voting separately; makes an exception for any bill which results from the passage of a home rule message.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00712

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the "Nassau future protectors act" to provide additional credits to the Nassau county law enforcement explorers in competitive civil service examinations; makes related provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00713

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the "unique abilities employment act" relating to the employment of persons with developmental disabilities by school districts.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00714

Introduced
1/8/25  
Provides that when a court of appeals judge recuses themselves from sitting in or taking part in the decision, action, claim, matter, motion or proceeding, a replacement shall be chosen on a rotating basis, based on seniority, of the next available appellate division judge.