New York Senator Kevin Thomas [D] | Senate | Bills

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NYS00532Engross
50%
Authorizes the commissioner of human rights to enforce provisions relating to real estate brokers and unlawful discriminatory practices; awards compensatory damages to the aggrieved person; assesses a civil penalty to vindicate the public interest; m...
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2024-02-12
To Assembly Governmental Operations Committee
NYS05809Intro
25%
Relates to providing cost-of-living adjustments; increases benefits from fifty to one hundred percent.
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2024-02-09
To Senate Civil Service and Pensions Committee
NYS06352Intro
25%
Provides that when a housing accommodation has been vacated after continuous tenancy or occupancy of ten years or more prior to vacancy, and the owner can demonstrate restoration of the unit, the new legal regulated rent shall be the rent agreed to b...
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2024-02-09
To Senate Housing, Construction, and Community Development Committee
NYS08013PassRequires the department of health to establish and maintain a registry for the purpose of providing education and outreach to children's non-regulated camps.
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2024-02-07
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NYS08512Intro
25%
Relates to protections for homeowners in the event of tax lien foreclosure; establishes notice and hearing requirements and a homeowners bill of rights.
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2024-02-07
To Senate Local Government Committee
NYS00363Engross
50%
Provides for a cap on the credit service charge computed and collected on a retail instalment contract.
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2024-02-06
To Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
NYS00365Engross
50%
Enacts the New York privacy act to require companies to disclose their methods of de-identifying personal information, to place special safeguards around data sharing and to allow consumers to obtain the names of all entities with whom their informat...
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2024-02-06
To Senate Internet and Technology Committee
NYS00178Intro
25%
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 suffra...
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2024-02-05
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NYS05230Engross
50%
Relates to requiring annual fair housing testing; defines fair housing testing; requires the attorney general to conduct yearly fair housing testing to ensure compliance with the human rights law.
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2024-02-05
To Senate Finance Committee
NYS03284Engross
50%
Establishes September twenty-second of each year as a day of commemoration known as Veteran Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day.
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2024-01-31
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NYS00604Engross
50%
Creates a wholesale prescription drug importation program which complies with federal standards and regulations for the purpose of generating substantial savings for consumers.
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2024-01-30
To Assembly Higher Education Committee
NYS03189Intro
25%
Enacts the "fair pay for home care act" relating to minimum wages applicable to home care aides; provides for a minimum wage of 150% of the applicable statewide or regional minimum wage.
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2024-01-29
To Senate Health Committee
NYS07282Intro
25%
Relates to reducing a police officer's pension to satisfy judgments in a wrongful death action; provides that a police officer's pension may be reduced to no less than $20,000 to satisfy a wrongful death judgment; provides that a court shall hold a h...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Judiciary Committee
NYS08036PassProhibits the installation of certain security devices used to control access to common areas of a residential building without the written permission of the owners, board of managers, board of directors, or authorized party of such property; require...
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2024-01-26
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NYS08394Intro
25%
Requires that social media networks develop content moderation policies that inform users of how offending content is identified and of enforcement actions against certain content encouraging harm to persons or property; requires notice of procedures...
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2024-01-26
To Senate Internet and Technology Committee
NYS00328Intro
25%
Removes certain restrictions on eligibility for personal and home care services under medicaid.
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2024-01-24
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NYS08002Intro
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Establishes the New York state adult cystic fibrosis program which consists of administrative support services for the provision of financial assistance for services such as prescription drug costs, device costs, medical care services, behavioral hea...
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2024-01-24
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NYS00348Engross
50%
Enacts the reproductive freedom and equity grant program to ensure access to abortion care in the state by providing funding to abortion providers and non-profit organizations whose primary function is to facilitate access to abortion care.
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2024-01-22
To Assembly Health Committee
NYS06959Intro
25%
Provides for the calculation and analysis of certain health center costs.
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2024-01-22
To Senate Finance Committee
NYS08214Intro
25%
Requires the registration of certain companies whose primary business purpose is related to artificial intelligence as evidenced by their NAIC code.
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2024-01-12
To Senate Internet and Technology Committee
NYS06574Intro
25%
Establishes the New York state first home savings program to authorize first time home buyers to establish savings accounts to buy their first home.
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2024-01-09
To Senate Finance Committee
NYS00610Engross
50%
Authorizes boards of elections to establish absentee ballot drop-off locations.
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2024-01-08
To Assembly Election Law Committee
NYS00020Intro
25%
Increases membership on the board of the metropolitan transportation authority, including members representative of commuters' advisory councils.
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2024-01-08
To Senate Transportation Committee
NYS07973Intro
25%
Excludes the amount of state and local taxes and fees from the amount on which an interchange fee is charged for that electronic payment transaction by a credit or debit card network.
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2024-01-04
To Senate Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
NYS07960Intro
25%
Establishes an energy reserve fund for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.
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2024-01-04
To Senate Education Committee
NYS07972Intro
25%
Establishes used motor vehicle dealer training programs to educate dealers on topics such as consumer protection and sales and use tax collection; permits trade organizations to apply to conduct training programs.
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2024-01-04
To Senate Transportation Committee
NYS05884Intro
25%
Requires certain candidates to file a statement attesting to the veracity of statements regarding the candidate's educational history, and service, employment and residency record; provides for the filing of amended statements; provides penalties.
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2024-01-04
To Senate Elections Committee
NYS00112Intro
25%
Designates January 6th as Democracy Day.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Finance Committee
NYS00215Intro
25%
Relates to motions to vacate judgment; authorizes filing motions to vacate judgment due to a change in law; authorizes motions to vacate judgment to be filed at any time after entry of a judgment obtained at trial or by plea; relates to the requireme...
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2024-01-03
To Senate Codes Committee
NYS00285Intro
25%
Adds arts and music education as a common school branch that should be incorporated into the public school curriculum to provide a more well-rounded education for children.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Education Committee
NYS00418Intro
25%
Requires serial numbers to be engraved or stamped on all catalytic converters sold in New York state.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
NYS00417Intro
25%
Provides that acting on behalf of a foreign government shall be an element of certain crimes including coercion in the first degree, kidnapping in the first degree, stalking in the first degree, assault in the first degree, computer trespass, and agg...
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2024-01-03
To Senate Codes Committee
NYS00416Engross
50%
Designates a portion of the state highway system in Nassau county as the "Trooper James M. MacLarnon Memorial Bridge".
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2024-01-03
To Senate Transportation Committee
NYS00357Intro
25%
Requires motor vehicle dealers to search for recalls and make certain repairs prior to selling a used motor vehicle.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
NYS00364Intro
25%
Requires certain high-volume third-party sellers in the online marketplace to provide certain information to the online marketplace; requires verification of such information and technical safeguards for use of such data; requires notifications; pree...
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2024-01-03
To Senate Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
NYS00412Intro
25%
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls during a declared state of emergency or disaster emergency where the declaration or proclamation of emergency includes a finding that unsolicited telemarketing sales calls would impair actions taken to ...
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2024-01-03
To Senate Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
NYS00430Intro
25%
Prohibits the possession and use of live ammunition at a film production facility or a qualified film production facility; requires all persons employed or present at a film production facility or a qualified film production facility to receive prope...
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2024-01-03
To Senate Codes Committee
NYS00411Intro
25%
Codifies the duty of real estate brokers to supervise salespersons and associate brokers through regular, frequent and consistent personal guidance, instruction and oversight; lists elements of supervision including the ability to familiarize salespe...
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2024-01-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee
NYS00415Intro
25%
Relates to the membership on the Nassau health care corporation board; provides that the board of directors shall select the chair and the chief executive officer.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
NYS00359Intro
25%
Establishes the offenses of virtual token fraud, illegal rug pulls, private key fraud and fraudulent failure to disclose interest in virtual tokens.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Codes Committee
NYS00361Intro
25%
Permits an employee to commence a private action against an employer for violation of frequency of wage payment violations; directs increased penalties.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Labor Committee
NYS00414Intro
25%
Prohibits the sale of sodium nitrate to persons in New York state.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
NYS00409Intro
25%
Provides for a minimum indemnity bond or insurance policy of $500,000 required by certain common carrier ambulettes and paratransit vehicles.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Transportation Committee
NYS00410Engross
50%
Provides certain warranties and protections for purchasers of new and used motor vehicles; includes commercial and business purchasers under the Lemon Law.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
NYS00360Intro
25%
Requires certain disclosures by a developer of virtual tokens in advertisements involving such virtual tokens; provides restrictions concerning advertising.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Banks Committee
NYS00413Intro
25%
Establishes the people with disabilities access to programs commission to examine, evaluate and make recommendations for new laws with respect to how the state should streamline eligibility requirements and processes for its programs and services to ...
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2024-01-03
To Senate Finance Committee
NYS00420Intro
25%
Provides an additional ten percent credit on qualified labor expenses under the empire state film production credit and empire state film post production credit in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee
NYS00446Intro
25%
Enables high school students to use public transportation without charge in order to ride to and from school.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Education Committee
NYS00533Intro
25%
Relates to the liability of payroll processing companies; provides that payroll processing companies that intentionally and wrongfully prevent the distribution of payroll shall be liable to employees that failed to receive an expected payment for an ...
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2024-01-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee
NYS00516Intro
25%
Prohibits the sale or provision of any quantity of electronic liquid used to refill an electronic cigarette or cartridge.
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2024-01-03
To Senate Health Committee
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