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 S01752

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Enacts the "dismantling student antisemitism act", or "DSA act"; requires mandatory sensitivity training that includes the topic of antisemitism; includes reporting requirements regarding antisemitism complaints and disciplinary processes.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01754

Introduced
1/13/25  
Relates to creating a hotline for the reporting of various forms of abuse which may jeopardize the health or welfare of any person.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01825

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Relates to using a portion of the public safety communications surcharge to support volunteer fire department initiatives; establishes the New York state volunteer fire department auxiliary fund.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01828

Introduced
1/14/25  
Creates a statewide central register of elder abuse and maltreatment reports and the elder justice coordinating council; mandates reporting by certain persons; facilitates interagency planning and reviews specific agency initiatives for their impact on the reporting and investigation of elder abuse and maltreatment in the state.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01847

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
1/21/25  
Engrossed
1/27/25  
Requires consideration of evidence relating to the economic impact of major increases of rates or charges upon consumers and the areas affected by such increases of rates or charges prior to approval of any such rates or charges; establishes minimum data to be considered by the public service commission relating to such economic impact.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01850

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program for the purpose of making payments toward the replacement and rehabilitation of certain existing local drinking water, storm water and sanitary sewer systems; applies to any county, city, town, village or public authority drinking water system, storm water system or sanitary sewer system within the state that is not under the maintenance and/or operational jurisdiction of a private entity.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01865

Introduced
1/14/25  
Enacts the lift our communities advertise locally (LOCAL) program which provides a tax credit on advertising for locally owned minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises, certified service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises or a small business.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01866

Introduced
1/14/25  
Relates to establishing a green alert system for missing military members.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01889

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Designates the state of New York a purple heart state.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01908

Introduced
1/14/25  
Relates to the availability and purchase of zero-emission school buses.