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José Serrano 2025-2026 Regular Session - 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 S07480

Introduced
4/17/25  
Provides that in any jurisdiction in which a party is eligible under local law for free legal counsel, if such party has in good faith attempted to secure such counsel and is unable to obtain counsel through no fault of their own, the court shall adjourn the trial of the issue for consecutive periods of not less than fourteen days each until the party is able to secure counsel.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07447

Introduced
4/16/25  
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens; provides for taxpayer gifts for tick borne illness research, detection and education; establishes the tick borne illness research, detection and education fund.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07617

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Enacts the safer consumption services act which provides for the establishment of a program to provide safe injection sites.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 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 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00550

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
1/21/25  
Engrossed
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Engrossed
6/16/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/19/25  
Requires a caller making a report of suspected child abuse or maltreatment to the central register to leave their name and contact information; prohibits the office of children and family services from releasing information identifying a person who made such a report.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00440

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Relates to voting rights and access for incarcerated individuals; authorizes polling places to be available at correctional facilities and local facilities; requires such facilities to provide persons detained or confined in such facilities access to register to vote or apply for an absentee ballot; requires voting information to be included in the inmate handbook.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01059

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits the aerial and ground application of malathion and certain pyrethroid-based insecticides within one hundred feet of any school, day care center or park.