New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate 2025 Bills & Legislation (Page 6)

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New York Senate Bill S07595

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Enacts the "fair addition in rental (F.A.I.R) leases act"; authorizes a tenant to add dwelling occupants to residential dwelling or housing accommodation leases upon request of the lease holder; if such occupant is at least 18 years old; and such occupant provides proof of currently residing in such dwelling; prohibits a landlord from increasing the rent or imposing a fee for the purpose of adding occupants to the lease.
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New York Senate Bill S07586

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Prohibits any increase in the average monthly rental of a property by a limited-profit housing company unless the appropriate local housing agency certifies that there exists no recorded violations against such property or that all recorded violations have been cleared, corrected or abated, and that such company is maintaining all essential services required to be furnished.
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New York Senate Bill S07589

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Relates to the collection of charges for heat-related residential utility service.
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New York Senate Bill S07623

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Engrossed
5/12/25  
Refer
5/12/25  
Engrossed
5/12/25  
Enrolled
5/23/25  
Chaptered
5/23/25  
Authorizes any person who is licensed or certified as a physician, physician's assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency medical technician, podiatrist or athletic trainer by a foreign government or another state or territory to provide medical services during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and the FIFA World Cup 26.
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New York Senate Bill S07628

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Exempts horse-drawn carriages or carts from the ban on night riding if they display at least two lighted lamps on the front of the vehicle, one on each side, having light sources of equal power and visible from the front for a distance of at least three hundred fifty feet; at least one lighted lamp on the rear, located between the center and the left side of the vehicle, which shall display a red or amber fixed or flashing light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet; and reflective material upon the shafts of the vehicle or other parts thereof which shall normally parallel the body, head or legs of the horse pulling such vehicle.
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New York Senate Bill S07626

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Enacts "Shawn's law"; requires persons driving on a state expressway route, state interstate route, or state thruway route to pull over and seek assistance if their vehicle is unable to exceed thirty-five miles per hour; requires the division of state police to conduct an accident reconstruction and create a report in the case of certain accidents resulting in a fatality.
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New York Senate Bill S07621

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Authorizes the study of aviation flight operations by the department of transportation; requires reporting.
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New York Senate Bill S07613

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Relates to certain criminal penalties involving required alcohol and drug rehabilitation for driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs.
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New York Senate Bill S07584

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Requires the department of health to support tobacco and vapor product use prevention and control activities including marketing and advertising to discourage tobacco and vapor product use among consumers historically targeted by tobacco and vapor product advertising and manufacturers.
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New York Senate Bill S07597

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Enacts the "protection against unfair section 8 evictions (P.A.U.S.E.) act"; provides that in any case of public assistance where the municipality or section 8 refuses to pay the required portion of rent under any state, local or federal subsidy program due to building code violations or violations of the warranty of habitability pursuant to section two hundred thirty-five-b of the real property law, the tenant or lawful occupant of a dwelling shall not be required to pay their share under any state, local or federal subsidy program and shall not be subject to eviction summary proceedings for non-payment of rent or supplemental rent.
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New York Senate Bill S07590

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Establishes an automatic application program for state high school students into SUNY and CUNY.
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New York Senate Bill S07591

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Establishes that areas containing lead-contaminated soil shall have the levels of lead contamination decreased to 300 ppm for residential areas and 1,000 ppm for commercial areas.
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New York Senate Bill S07616

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Engrossed
6/6/25  
Enrolled
9/17/25  
Chaptered
9/17/25  
Directs the state university trustees, without any public bidding, to lease and otherwise contract to make a portion of the lands of SUNY Stony Brook on its campus to the Stony Brook Housing Development Corp. for the purpose of building undergraduate student, graduate student, faculty and staff housing; limits such lease to a period not exceeding 100 years.
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New York Senate Bill S07662

Introduced
4/25/25  
Refer
4/25/25  
Requires a local health department to report positive cytomegalovirus results.
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New York Senate Bill S07653

Introduced
4/25/25  
Increases the civil penalties for violations of child labor laws.