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 S06639

Introduced
3/19/25  
Refer
3/19/25  
Increases the limitation of overtime compensation in final average salary calculations from fifteen percent to thirty percent.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06640

Introduced
3/19/25  
Refer
3/19/25  
Provides an option for beneficiaries of NYC transit authority members to receive a lump sum equal to the pension reserve where a member who is eligible for a service retirement dies prior to filing for retirement.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06689

Introduced
3/19/25  
Extends the time where certain entities can provide fiscal intermediary services to July 1, 2025.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06745

Introduced
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Engrossed
6/4/25  
Relates to reporting requirements of SUNY and CUNY; relates to financial information and identifying vendor information of each contract; relates to a list of all foundation and state university employees by campus, department and location including salaries, job titles and descriptions.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06786

Introduced
3/24/25  
Establishes law enforcement officer grant funds and firefighter grant funds to cover expenses related to hiring law enforcement officers and firefighters and equipment and resources for such officers and firefighters.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06842

Introduced
3/25/25  
Provides protections against anti-Semitism in the human rights law and the hate crimes statute.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06878

Introduced
3/25/25  
Permits the court to withhold names, contact information, and statements of any victim or eyewitness from discovery where the defendant is associated with a criminal street gang or the offense is connected to a criminal street gang or criminal enterprise activity.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06880

Introduced
3/25/25  
Authorizes a lengthier prison sentence for a person who commits aggravated cruelty to animals during an incident of domestic violence.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06885

Introduced
3/26/25  
Relates to providing water utilities with access to water quality infrastructure improvement funding.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06997

Introduced
3/28/25  
Refer
3/28/25  
Relates to enforcement of pole attachment safety and quality and utility pole and attachment identification.