New York State Senator

Brian Kavanagh 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07552

Introduced
4/22/25  
Refer
4/22/25  
Establishes extended producer responsibility for gas cylinders; provides that no later than December 31, 2029 a producer shall submit a plan for the establishment of a collection program for gas cylinders.
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New York Senate Bill S07413

Introduced
4/15/25  
Requires notice to be provided ninety days prior to commencement of a foreclosure action by a homeowners' association or condominium board to enforce a lien for unpaid common charges, assessments, fines or fees.
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New York Senate Bill S08918

Introduced
1/15/26  
Establishes the build up New York pilot program to provide grants to eligible municipalities that construct new accessory dwelling unit housing projects built on top of existing buildings that utilize mass timber and serve certain households; establishes the mass timber for affordable housing program to provide tax credits for eligible taxpayers who use mass timber in certain new construction or major retrofits of existing buildings that primarily serve households up to one hundred fifty percent of the area median income; establishes tax credits for mass timber production.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07408

Introduced
4/15/25  
Refer
4/15/25  
Engrossed
6/4/25  
Refer
6/4/25  
Requires food service establishments to permit the use of reusable beverage and food containers provided by customers when requesting a beverage refill or requesting leftovers from a partially consumed meal to be packaged and post signs to inform customers that they are permitted to do so.
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New York Senate Bill S07894

Introduced
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Establishes a master of social work paid field practicum pilot program to provide a stipend to students who are enrolled in a master of social work program for the first 450 hours of field practicum completed towards such masters' degree; requires the office of mental health to complete a report making recommendations on how to expand the pilot program to increase the number of social workers in the state, improve representation in the field of social work, mitigate student debt and improve labor conditions for social workers upon graduation.
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New York Senate Bill S08026

Introduced
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Provides "WiFi service" internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housing; relates to funding for internet service under the ConnectAll digital equity grant program.
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New York Senate Bill S07865

Introduced
5/12/25  
Refer
5/12/25  
Prohibits participation in torture of incarcerated individuals by health professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting or planning the torture of an incarcerated individual; requires health care professionals to report torture.
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New York Senate Bill S08119

Introduced
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Enacts the "community solar opportunity and local approval reform (Community SOLAR) act"; authorizes municipalities to establish standards for distributed generation energy facilities.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01471

Introduced
1/20/26  
Refer
1/20/26  
Commemorating the observance of the 41st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of New York, on January 19, 2026
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New York Senate Bill J01475

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 21-28, 2026, as FFA Week in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S08965

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its hospital rule-based exclusions and publish such information on the department's website.
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New York Senate Bill J01488

Introduced
1/22/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Congratulating the Shenendehowa High School Girls Varsity Cross Country Team and Head Coach Rob Cloutier upon the occasion of capturing the New York State Federation Cross Country Team Championship
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01489

Introduced
1/22/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Commemorating the 182nd Anniversary of the Independence of the Dominican Republic to be celebrated on February 27, 2026
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01516

Introduced
1/29/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Report Pass
2/4/26  
Commemorating the 18th Anniversary of Kosovo's Independence
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New York Senate Bill J02082

Introduced
5/11/26  
Refer
5/11/26  
Report Pass
5/12/26  
Commending Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., upon the occasion of its Annual Delta Day at the State Capitol in Albany, New York, on May 19, 2026