New York State Senator

Steven Rhoads 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 17)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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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  
Refer
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 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 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 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 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.
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New York Senate Bill S00715

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the Long Island transportation account within the New York city transportation assistance fund.
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New York Senate Bill S00716

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to the passing of stopped school buses on divided highways; provides that vehicles traveling in the opposite direction of a school bus on such highway shall not have to stop if a physical barrier is present between the different directions of travel.
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New York Senate Bill S00717

Introduced
1/8/25  
Exempts Wantagh union free school district from laws, rules, or regulations regarding the use of indigenous names, mascots, and logos.
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New York Senate Bill S00718

Introduced
1/8/25  
Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts of the Hicksville union free school district.
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New York Senate Bill S00719

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires all medical facilities to have immediate access to every single-occupancy bathroom where a patient could be in an emergency.
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New York Senate Bill S00720

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes an independent state monitorship to oversee containment, remediation, excavation and cleanup of the groundwater plume associated with the Northrop Grumman Bethpage Facility and Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant sites in the hamlet of Bethpage within the town of Oyster Bay and compliance by Northrop Grumman and any other parties responsible for such containment, remediation, excavation and cleanup with any operative consent decrees, consent judgments, settlements, or agreements.
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New York Senate Bill S00721

Introduced
1/8/25  
Enacts the "educator expense assistance act" to allow educators to deduct qualified expenses incurred by K-12 educators.
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New York Senate Bill S00722

Introduced
1/8/25  
Prohibits funding for SUNY, CUNY or community colleges which, directly or indirectly, permit terrorist organizations on campus; provides that the state university trustees adopt rules and regulations that any student group or student organization that receives funding from the state university of New York that directly or indirectly promotes, encourages, advocates, or permits any terrorist advocacy or activities on campuses, shall be ineligible for funding, including funding from student activity fee proceeds.
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New York Senate Bill S00723

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the crimes of deceptive wearing of a mask and aggravated deceptive wearing of a mask; makes such crimes a class B misdemeanor and a class A misdemeanor, respectively.
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New York Senate Bill S00724

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires all ADA or handicapped parking spaces at an arena, entertainment or sports venue shall be directly outside the entrance door to the building as stated in federal law; provides that failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall result in an automatic suspension of any New York liquor license held by such venue for a period of one week for each day in which such venue is noncompliant; makes related provisions.