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New York State Senator

Thomas O'Mara

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New York State Senator

Thomas O'Mara Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00108

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the crime of failure to retreat when a person who is within twenty-five feet of a police officer or peace officer engaged in the performance of their duties and the police officer or peace officer orders such person to halt or retreat and the person fails to do so immediately; requires the posting of bail.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00112

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the crime of doxing a police officer, peace officer, or state officer when a person knowingly makes restricted personal information about a police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer, publicly available with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or incite the commission of a crime of violence against the police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer; or with the intent and knowledge that the restricted personal information will be used to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate the commission of a crime of violence against the police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer; requires the posting of bail.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00150

Introduced
1/8/25  
Allows lifetime orders of protection when the respondent is convicted of certain felonies or an attempt to commit such felonies.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00175

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the crime of aggravated offering of a false accusation against a police officer or peace officer for knowing the information reported to be false or baseless, such person reports, by word or action, to a law enforcement officer or agency, the wrongdoing by a police officer or peace officer in the performance of such officer's duties; requires the posting of bail.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00190

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
4/1/25  
Establishes the payment of certain volunteer firefighter and volunteer ambulance worker death benefits shall be within ninety days of the filing of application to receive such death benefit.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00197

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Enacts "Tucker's law"; removes the provision that provides that any term of imprisonment for a violation of aggravated cruelty to animals may not exceed two years.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00199

Introduced
1/8/25  
Deems home instruction which is compliant with the provisions of article 65 of the education law and the home instruction requirements prescribed in the commissioner of education's regulations to be substantially equivalent in amount and quality to the instruction given to students of like age and attainments at the public schools of the city or district where the student resides.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00235

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires that any rules or regulations related to hydrofluorocarbon substances conform with, and shall not exceed, any applicable rules and regulations set by the United States environmental protection agency.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00236

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires the court to make an individualized determination whether a defendant poses a current physical threat to any person or to public safety when making a bail determination.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00266

Introduced
1/8/25  
Provides a religious exemption from vaccination requirements for school attendance.