New York State Senator

Christopher Ryan 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07382

Introduced
4/11/25  
Refer
4/11/25  
Increases penalties for certain larceny and fraud crimes against elderly persons; makes such crimes a class B felony.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06758

Introduced
3/24/25  
Refer
3/24/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/29/26  
Requires practitioners to discuss certain risks with a patient who is being prescribed a schedule II controlled substance or an opioid analgesic; requires the department of health to develop practitioner guidelines.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08139

Introduced
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Relates to the assessment of extraordinary needs count for purposes of the apportionment of public moneys to school districts employing eight or more teachers; defines count of homeless children and children or youth in foster care.
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New York Senate Bill S08098

Introduced
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Expands pharmacy benefit management services to include the management or administration of benefits relating to durable medical equipment; defines "durable medical equipment"; relates to pharmacy or durable medical equipment provider audits by pharmacy benefit managers.
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New York Senate Bill S08120

Introduced
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Relates to owner liability for failure of operators to comply with toll collection regulations; requires public authorities to send a notice to owners upon incurring an obligation to pay a toll; provides for the adjudication of such liability and defenses to an allegation of liability; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
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New York Senate Bill S07202

Introduced
4/3/25  
Refer
4/3/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/11/26  
Establishes the crimes of unlawful dissemination or publication of intimate images in the first, second, and third degree; defines terms and clarifies application of provisions relating to such crimes; extends the statute of limitations for such crimes; repeals provisions relating thereto.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08884

Introduced
1/13/26  
Requires the superintendent of state police to develop, maintain and disseminate to all members of the division of state police a critical incident leave policy requiring critical incident paid leave for any members directly involved in a critical incident; prohibits such superintendent from taking any punitive administrative action against any member of the division of state police granted critical incident leave solely on the basis of the provision of such leave.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07653

Introduced
4/25/25  
Increases the civil penalties for violations of child labor laws.
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New York Senate Bill S07722

Introduced
5/1/25  
Refer
5/1/25  
Relates to returnable beverage containers; amends certain definitions relating thereto; repeals a certain provision of law relating thereto; provides that a dealer whose place of business is less than ten thousand square feet and whose primary business is the sale of food or beverages for consumption off-premises may obtain an exemption from the obligation to accept empty beverage containers for redemption under certain conditions; provides for different handling fees for beverage containers accepter by a deposit initiator from a dealer or operator of a redemption center; provides that a deposit initiator shall have the right to conduct audits of containers presented for redemption by redemption centers or dealers subject to certain provisions; provides requirements for groups of deposit initiators and brands to form a commingling group; relates to provisions governing redemption centers.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07204

Introduced
4/3/25  
Refer
4/3/25  
Engrossed
6/4/25  
Refer
6/4/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/5/26  
Refer
5/5/26  
Exempts the Caughdenoy Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., within the town of Central Square, Oswego county from the forty-five percent limit on non-resident members.
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New York Senate Bill S07200

Introduced
4/3/25  
Refer
4/3/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Enrolled
11/3/25  
Chaptered
11/12/25  
Relates to vintage snowmobile registrations for snowmobiles manufactured more than thirty years prior.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07937

Introduced
5/14/25  
Refer
5/14/25  
Allows individuals to apply to display a symbol on their driver's licenses or state-issued ID cards indicating that the individual has a non-apparent disability to assist law enforcement and emergency personnel in providing appropriate support during interactions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07768

Introduced
5/6/25  
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation from December 31, 2025 until December 31, 2028 to adopt by regulation measures for the management of hard clams, soft or steamer clams or razor clams.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01446

Introduced
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Report Pass
1/21/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 18-24, 2026, as Enrolled Agent Week in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08925

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Engrossed
6/2/26  
Refer
6/2/26  
Prohibits the sale of products that contain 7-hydroxymitragynine at a level that exceeds 2% of total alkaloids or one milligram per serving; establishes fines for the sale of such products.