Steve Rhoads

Prohibits the sale of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or lead; prevents sellers of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or lead from being held in violation when relying in good faith on a certificate of compliance provided by the manufacturer; provides penalties for violations. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Establishes the statewide group home families working group; provides that duties include informing and advising the commissioner as to matters of importance for persons with developmental disabilities residing in group homes and their families and guardians, providing recommendations for statewide and regional priorities and goals for individuals residing in group homes and families and guardians of individuals residing in group homes, advising the commissioner on such other matters related to group homes as the statewide group home families working group deems relevant, holding regional public meetings to solicit and receive input from residents of group homes and family members and guardians of residents of group homes, and any matter relating to the performance of their duties with relation to individuals in group homes and on policies, Establishes the statewide group home families working group; provides that duties include informing and advising the commissioner as to matters of importance for persons with developmental disabilities residing in group homes and their families and guardians, providing recommendations for statewide and regional priorities and goals for individuals residing in group homes and families and guardians of individuals residing in group homes, advising the commissioner on such other matters related to group homes as the statewide group home families working group deems relevant, holding public meetings to solicit and receive input from residents of group homes and family members and guardians of residents of group homes, and any matter relating to the performance of their duties with relation to individuals in group homes and on policies, goals, budget and operation of group homes. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Enacts the "safer weapons, safer homes act"; requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearms; defines personalized firearms; requires the division to report to the governor and the legislature on the results of the study. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers from charging a subscription fee for certain functions of a motor vehicle after the vehicle is sold; provides that any manufacturer, dealer, or agent of a manufacturer or dealer that fails to comply with such requirements shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars per point of sale for each violation. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Prohibits drug, cannabis or alcohol testing of pregnant or postpartum individuals and newborns unless the individual consents and it is within the scope of medical care, or the testing is necessary for a medical emergency. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act; requires hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program for all health care providers involved in the perinatal care of patients within those facilities; requires the department of health to publish reports on maternal morbidity and pregnancy related deaths. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Provides for the use of restoration services when determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Poughkeepsie; repeals authorization of program December 31, 2030. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Prohibits the sale of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or lead; prevents sellers of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or lead from being held in violation when relying in good faith on a certificate of compliance provided by the manufacturer; provides penalties for violations. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Establishes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for certain public safety dispatchers, public safety telecommunicators, 911 operators, communications officers, police communication technicians, emergency services operators and emergency services dispatchers employed by the state, or a county or municipal emergency services department. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system including the bridge on state route five hundred thirty-one, crossing over route two hundred fifty-nine, otherwise known as, South Union Street, in the town of Ogden, county of Monroe, to Civil War Veteran John B. Nichols. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Dedicates a bridge on state route 112 over state route 27 to Edward "Red" Corrigan in the town of Patchogue, county of Suffolk. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Designates security officers for the village court of the village of Pleasantville as peace officers. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Authorizes the county of Nassau assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from the Lakeview Fire District with respect to the 2025-2026 assessment roll for a portion of the 2025-2026 school taxes and a portion of the 2026 general taxes. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Creates a women veterans history trail in order to recognize and celebrate the history of women in service. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Lifts required approvals on the access of information pertaining to children by the New York city department of investigation. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Allows physically disabled individuals who are not able to stand up to complete the two-hour live-fire range training course requirement for a concealed carry license while sitting. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Provides optional disability coverage for county probation officers. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Limits the reimbursement amount of certain overpayment claims and reviews where such overpayment was due to the provider's submission of records which were not in accordance with program requirements at the time but which were in accordance with current requirements as a result of changes to guidelines or regulations. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Authorizes the village of Hempstead, in the county of Nassau, to amortize over a period of 20 years, the payments made to village employees upon separation from employment. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Requires every city or county social services district to provide a wearable or mobile phone-based panic button to each employee whose job responsibilities necessitate direct interaction with clients in a client's home. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Prohibits falsely impersonating an employee organization or an employee representative with the intent to deceive the recipient and thereby cause harm to such recipient or employee organization by the use of fraud, misrepresentation, material omission, or other deception in making and disseminating a verbal, written or electronic communication; provides that the attorney general may bring an action or proceeding to enjoin such unlawful acts or practices. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Designates dog control officers of the village of Holley, named by the village board as constables, as peace officers. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Prohibits the formation of a subsidiary of a public authority without prior approval of the legislature; allows the formation of a subsidiary of a public authority without prior approval of the legislature if such public authority files a written notice sixty days prior to the organization of such subsidiary with the governor and the legislature. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Provides that arbitration awards in consumer and employment disputes, where the arbitration is conducted pursuant to a contract, shall include all issues in dispute and the arbitrator's findings of fact and conclusions of law. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Requires the office of addiction services and supports to collect certain demographic data for incarcerated individuals in medication assisted treatment programs. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Directs the New York State Department of Labor to establish a voluntary training and certification program for employers entitled the Neurodiversity Training Pledge. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Establishes a program for specific individuals to become complex care assistants and provide private duty nursing services to certain Medicaid enrollees. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Establishes the NY digital choice act requiring social media companies to provide covered users with a copy of the covered user's social graph at the request of the covered user; defines terms; provides requirements for the interoperability of covered users' data; grants the attorney general the authority to promulgate rules and regulations and enforce such provisions. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

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. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Allows camp employees who are 18 years of age or older to administer medications and treatment to children, under parent or guardian consent and authorization, pursuant to a patient specific order and in compliance with regulations. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Relates to the management of PFAS in biosolids in the state by requiring testing and reporting of certain groundwater, biosolids, and soil and establishing a moratorium on the sale and use of biosolids; establishes the PFAS agricultural response program and fund to assist farms found to have levels of PFAS contamination which exceed regulatory standards. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Directs the public service commission to develop, publish, and update a guidebook on the gas and electric ratemaking process to promote public understanding and participation in the gas and electric ratemaking process; facilitates the formal intervention and participation of interested or affected parties; sets forth requirements for what such guidebook shall include. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Requires that procedures for placements on, and removals from, the list of persons self-excluded from gambling includes procedures that allow a person to submit requests electronically; requires such procedures to ensure parity between electronic and non-electronic requests with respect to record retention and transmission of requests to licensed gaming facilities and mobile sports wagering platforms. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Requires consideration of evidence relating to the economic impact of major increases of rates or charges upon consumers and the areas affected by such increases of rates or charges prior to approval of any such rates or charges; establishes minimum data to be considered by the public service commission relating to such economic impact. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Provides that for a substance use disorder outpatient treatment episode of care by a provider licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by the office of addiction services and supports, an insured shall only be responsible for a cost sharing fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Directs the secretary of State to issue to the village of Nelliston in the Town of Palatine, Montgomery county, a certificate of incorporation verifying the status of the village of Nelliston as incorporated as a village since 1878. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Directs the superintendent of financial services to conduct an analysis of the financial stability of the check cashing industry and review the current system of licensing for such industry and issue reports on both topics. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Enacts the "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act"; provides transparency requirements for news media content composed, authored, or otherwise created through generative AI. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Allows Steven Kobie Jackson to be eligible to take the civil service exam for the position of police officer for the town of Woodstock police department. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Addresses non-covered dental services by requiring all policies providing coverage of and all contracts for dental services issued to include a disclosure stating that a participating provider may charge their normal fee for services that are not covered; requires a cost estimate to be provided. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Relates to campaign contributions by certain vendors for procurement contracts. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Establishes the artificial intelligence training data transparency act requiring developers of generative artificial intelligence models or services to post on the developer's website information regarding the data used by the developer to train the generative artificial intelligence model or service, including a high-level summary of the datasets used in the development of such system or service. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Requires Medicaid to cover a wearable medical device that uses low-intensity, alternating electric fields delivered to the tumor site to treat glioblastoma and other cancers as recommended by medical and scientific evidence. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Provides a performance of duty presumption for diseases of the heart for members who serve as an ambulance medical technician, ambulance medical coordinator, ambulance medical technician/supervisor or a member who performs ambulance medical technician related services, or a police medic, police medic coordinator, police medic supervisor, bureau director police emergency ambulance services – county, assistant bureau director police emergency ambulance services – county, or a member who performs police medic or police emergency ambulance related services and is employed in the Nassau county police department. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Relates to establishing the "340B prescription drug anti-discrimination act"; prohibits pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers from discriminating against covered entities and New York state pharmacies based on participation in the drug discount program authorized by section 340B of the federal public health service act. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Authorizes the town of Yorktown, Westchester county, shall have the ability to install and operate photo speed violation monitoring systems within construction or maintenance work areas that fall within the border or jurisdiction of such municipality; makes related provisions. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Requires railroad corporations to inform the division of homeland security and emergency services, department of environmental conservation and department of transportation about freight rail trains transporting hazardous materials prior to traveling on tracks within the state. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Provides that no person shall engage in the operation of a marine hatchery or in the off-bottom or on-bottom culture of any species belonging to the order Octopoda unless for scientific or educational purposes for the purpose of human consumption. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Revises the New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry such that it is easier to navigate; relates to the updating and availability of the registry. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Requires the consumer protection division to promulgate a policy governing the use of automatic license plate reader systems by non-law enforcement agencies and non-government entities; requires such non-law enforcement agencies and non-government entities to conspicuously post such policy on their website or in their place of business. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors; defines terms; specifies what are considered unsafe features. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Prohibits insurance carriers and employers from withholding certain benefits from injured workers based on a claim that such workers have voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market by not seeking alternate employment that their injury or illness does not preclude them from performing. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Relates to access to certain confidential records upon the termination of a criminal action in favor of the accused. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Requires a utility corporation or municipality to notify property owners at least five business days prior to beginning any non-emergency construction or other work that will result in a planned interruption of a customer's property; requires notice to include, but not be limited to, a description of the work to be performed, the expected duration of such work, the location of such work, and the contact information for the utility performing such work; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Makes certain powers of the New York state housing finance agency permanent. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Extends provisions of law relating to temporary investments by local governments. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe Inc. to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor for all applicable taxes from the 2025-2026 assessment rolls. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Authorizes Kurt Nolan to receive certain credit under sections 384-d and 384-e of the retirement and social security law for prior employment with the New York state university police. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)

Relates to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a school. (Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage)