New York State Senator

Simcha Felder 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 S00750

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Engrossed
2/4/25  
Enrolled
2/12/25  
Chaptered
2/14/25  
Requires electronic benefit transfer systems to allow for benefit recipients to cancel, lock or unlock a card associated with electronic benefit transfer services when fraud has been suspected or reported; amends the effectiveness thereof.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02527

Introduced
1/21/25  
Requires license plates for bicycles, bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters in New York city; requires a one time registration; requires a registration fee for such license plates.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02570

Introduced
1/21/25  
Prohibits certain surcharges on certain credit or debit card transactions in the city of New York; provides that no agency or department of the city of New York, or any tribunal located therein, shall be authorized to impose a surcharge on a holder who elects to use a credit or debit card in lieu of payment by cash, check, or similar means to pay any fine, civil penalty, or fee owed.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02530

Introduced
1/21/25  
Prohibits the operation of a bicycle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; applies upon public highways, private roads open to motor vehicle traffic, any other parking lot, and sidewalks.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02529

Introduced
1/21/25  
Establishes a bicycle and electric scooter operator's safety manual; provides for the issuance of a license for residents who successfully read and comprehend the operator's safety manual; requires residents who operate a bicycle, bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter in New York City to have a license to operate such devices.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02531

Introduced
1/21/25  
Requires every case of an injury arising from or caused by a bicycle with electric assist, an electric scooter or limited use motorcycle to be reported at once to the police authorities of the city, town or village where the person reporting is located; provides that the failure to report shall be a class A misdemeanor.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02528

Introduced
1/21/25  
Requires liability insurance for bicycles, bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters in cities having a population of one million or more.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00753

Introduced
4/7/25  
Refer
4/7/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Commemorating Dominicans in Albany, a celebratory event of empowerment, on April 9, 2025
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00380

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 15-22, 2025, as FFA Week in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00391

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 3-7, 2025, as School Breakfast Week in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05453

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Increases the sale price threshold for food and drink sold in vending machines to be exempt from certain taxation.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05477

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Relates to pretrial mental health and substance abuse evaluations and treatment for certain defendants; establishes the pretrial mental health and substance abuse services bail fund.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05751

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day; provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard against deception in the exercise of the right of suffrage.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00433

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Commemorating the 38th Annual SOMOS Spring Conference to be held March 7-9, 2025, and paying tribute to its host, SOMOS, Inc.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00250

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Commemorating the observance of the 40th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of New York, on January 20, 2025