New York State Senator

Steve Rhoads 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J02104

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2026 as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S00662

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the crime of assault on sports officials and harassment of a sports official; makes harassment of a sports official a violation; requires the state education department to establish an information campaign to be distributed to all youth and school sports programs requiring such programs to disseminate information to parents and other spectators of such programs on the protections afforded sports officials.
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New York Senate Bill S01784

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/5/26  
Refer
5/5/26  
Engrossed
5/28/26  
Provides for the inspection of property that has been vacated or abandoned for abandoned companion animals.
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New York Senate Bill S03335

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Engrossed
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Engrossed
6/16/25  
Enrolled
12/1/25  
Chaptered
12/5/25  
Allows for individuals consent to receive information from the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program and the national marrow donor program at the time of application for or renewal of a driver's license or non-driver identification card; directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish a process by which the department of motor vehicles shall refer driver's license and non-driver identification card applicants who consent to having their information shared with the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program and the national marrow donor program for the purposes of receiving information from such programs about enrolling as a potential donor.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S03245

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Relates to payments in lieu of taxes; provides that the tax base growth factor or quantity change factor includes the change in assessed value for each property on the exempt side of the tax rolls under a payment in lieu of tax agreement; allows a local government or school district to elect to include the equivalent taxable value of property subject to a payment in lieu of taxes agreement in the calculation of its quantity change factor.
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New York Senate Bill S03071

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Engrossed
4/28/25  
Engrossed
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Relates to establishing a task force on safety in school transportation to review and promote such safety.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04774

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Creates the crime of vehicular homicide; makes such crime a class B felony.
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New York Senate Bill S00122

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/10/26  
Refer
2/10/26  
Establishes environmental standards for ambient lead and lead contamination in soils and on floors and window sills.
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New York Senate Bill S00073

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Engrossed
6/17/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/19/25  
Relates to rechargeable battery recycling; adds a battery used as the principal electric power source for an electric scooter or bicycle with electric assist to the definition of "rechargeable battery"; provides that a battery manufacturer may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute rechargeable batteries in the state unless the battery manufacturer is implementing or participating under an approved plan; allows a city with a population of one million or more to enforce through its own agencies.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00054

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
4/28/26  
Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes where the victim is under the extreme influence of any substance which renders them incapable of appraising or controlling such victim's conduct and incapable of clearly expressing lack of consent.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S10379

Requires the office of fire prevention and control to establish a state database of every fire hydrant latitude and longitude coordinates; requires every municipal corporation or private entity to provide such coordinates to the office.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S10358

Establishes the research literacy enhancement program to make grants to academic institutions within the state which seek to conduct research on literacy; creates the research literacy enhancement fund.
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New York Senate Bill J02107

Honoring Andrew Matalone upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2026 Seaford Fire Department Keith P. Kern Member of the Year Award
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New York Senate Bill S10369

Requires all secondary high schools to include the legal and social consequences of disseminating sexually explicit messages, imagery or video and cyberbullying in interpersonal violence prevention education in health classes.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S10535

Provides that no individual or entity shall be charged a central business district toll during any period of strike by an employee organization, work stoppage or declared state of emergency that causes a stoppage for more than twenty-four hours or significant delays of any metropolitan transportation authority, metro north commuter railroad, New York city transit authority, or Long Island railroad services.