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 S04982

Introduced
2/14/25  
Amends the 2024 capital projects budget to allow competitive grants to include funding for safety and security projects at small businesses at risk of hate crimes or attacks.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04983

Introduced
2/14/25  
Prohibits state funding of any college if instructional staff promotes, encourages, advocates or engages in activities on campus in support of a terrorist organization as defined in federal statute.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05024

Introduced
2/18/25  
Requires the department of education to develop school health and mental health professionals to student ratios in public schools for students who do not receive services pursuant to the individuals with disabilities education act.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05107

Introduced
2/19/25  
Relates to coverage for applied behavior analysis and for developmental, individual-differences, relationship-based treatment of autism spectrum disorder.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05109

Introduced
2/19/25  
Establishes the shovel-ready housing program under which certain municipalities, at their option, may pre-authorize parcels of property for the construction of housing; establishes a shovel-ready community tax rebate for taxpayers residing in municipalities that opt-in to the shovel-ready housing program; provides for annual apportionment to municipalities that have certified participation in the shovel-ready housing program.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05175

Introduced
2/19/25  
Authorizes localities to provide for an additional real property tax exemption for senior citizens who meet the income eligibility limits and other criteria to the extent of sixty-five percent of the assessed valuation of such real property.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05229

Introduced
2/19/25  
Provides for updates to rates for residential health care facilities.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05262

Introduced
2/20/25  
Creates an in vitro fertilization treatment tax credit for up to three cycles of in vitro fertilization treatment for expenses related to treatment for infertility.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05263

Introduced
2/20/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Provides that coverage for outpatient diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorder shall not be subject to preauthorization.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05054

Introduced
2/18/25  
Repeals certain provisions of law relating to the disclosure of immigration records by the department of motor vehicles which make it a class E felony to disclose such records and information pertaining to immigration status.