New York State Senator

Steven Rhoads Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00942

Introduced
1/8/25  
Makes life imprisonment without parole mandatory for defendants convicted of murder in the first degree or second degree and the victim is a police officer, peace officer, first responder or correctional officer.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00961

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires that notice be provided to any officer or employee of the department of corrections and community supervision whose personal information is the subject of a subpoena duces tecum.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00972

Introduced
1/8/25  
Makes it a class A-1 felony to sell or transport an opiate controlled substance which causes the death of another person.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00979

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the offense of aggravated reckless driving and allows for the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles used in connection with reckless driving or aggravated reckless driving.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00980

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires the public service commission hold public hearings on increases in utility rates, fees, rentals, or charges.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01009

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Authorizes a veteran's close friend or family who is reasonably familiar with such veteran's wishes to request that such veteran be buried in a state veterans' cemetery.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01031

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to costs and expenses of the department of public service and the public service commission; directs the public service commission to develop a formula to determine the average cost, on a per ratepayer basis, to comply with the provisions set forth in article seventy-five of the environmental conservation law; provides for a ratepayer protection tax credit; repeals certain provisions of the public service law relating to the assessment of costs and expenses of the department of public service and the public service commission.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01041

Introduced
1/8/25  
Amends provisions involving the arrest, prosecution, sentencing and penalties for offenses involving vehicular assault, manslaughter and homicide; removes certain barriers to prosecution for operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01104

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
3/3/25  
Enacts the consumer litigation funding act to promote consumer protections related to consumer litigation funding transactions; provides for contract requirements, including that the contract contain a no penalty provision for the prepayment of the funded amount prior to the settlement of their case; makes related provisions.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01118

Introduced
1/8/25  
Creates a school resource officer working group to study appropriate standards and training for a person to serve as a school resource officer; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.