New York State Senator

Robert Rolison 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 38)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06956

Introduced
3/27/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Relates to increasing the earnings limitation for positions of public service; increases the earnings limitation from $35,000 to $65,000 in 2027 and thereafter.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05781

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Requires all authorities having jurisdiction over a population exceeding five thousand residents to adopt a residential automated solar permitting platform by June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05936

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Establishes the nutrient inactivant application permit to allow for the use of products used for controlling phosphorus levels in lakes or ponds to prevent and inhibit harmful algal blooms.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04755

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Engrossed
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes the farm ownership succession planning program to provide farm owners with a succession planning toolkit that can be used by such farm owners who plan on selling or closing their farm.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04867

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/7/26  
Prohibits the application of fail-first or step therapy protocols to coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of serious mental health conditions; defines serious mental health condition.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04152

Introduced
2/3/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Engrossed
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Establishes September twenty-second of each year as a day of commemoration known as Veteran Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00118

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Engrossed
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Relates to the dissemination of information pertaining to individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia through the NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care program.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01529

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Engrossed
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes the carbon farming certification committee for the purpose of developing a certification framework, determining qualified carbon removal practices eligible for the carbon farming tax credit, and promulgating certification standards for qualified carbon removal practices; provides for the development of educational materials to encourage carbon farming by promoting farming practices which reduce, sequester and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions on land used in support of a farm operation; establishes carbon farming tax credits.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02516

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/28/26  
Directs the department of social services to establish a refugee resettlement program with the goals of achieving economic and social self-sufficiency, assisting victims of human trafficking, and assuring proper foster care for unaccompanied refugees.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S03207

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/19/26  
Establishes maximum contaminant levels in drinking water for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); sets such levels at no higher than 4 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and no higher than 10 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), and hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA).
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02720

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Creates a $1,500 wage tax credit for employers who employ New York national guard members, reservists, volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S03073

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/5/26  
Establishes a civil remedy for the protection of animals denied proper care by creating a special proceeding in the supreme court that will hold owners and caretakers liable if such animals under their care are mistreated.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S03938

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Directs the office of victim services, in consultation with the office for the prevention of domestic violence, to establish a statewide supervised visitation initiative including culturally sensitive services that provide language access for those who need it and that are affordable for those with limited means to pay; requires the submission of regular assessments and reports.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05224

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Engrossed
6/16/25  
Enrolled
8/12/25  
Chaptered
8/15/25  
Authorizes the town of Union Vale, county of Dutchess, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands and to lease the lands to Homeland Towers, LLC for the placement and operation of a wireless communications tower.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06618

Introduced
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Enrolled
10/9/25  
Chaptered
10/16/25  
Authorizes the town of Montgomery to impose a hotel and motel tax; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.