Sen. Brian Kavanagh

Primary S 9462

Vetoed · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Establishes the special joint legislative commission on affordable housing

Establishes the special joint legislative commission on affordable housing to make recommendations to the legislature on how to preserve and maintain existing affordable housing, to support the development of new affordable housing in the state of New York, to strengthen and grow diverse and stable communities, and to maximize the impact of private, state, local and federal resources by ensuring long term affordability.

Vetoed Nov 23, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 9031

Vetoed · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to the appointment of members of the Battery Park city authority

Relates to the appointment of members of the Battery Park city authority; increases the number of members to nine; requires five of the nine members be primary residents of Battery Park city.

Vetoed Nov 21, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 7428

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

@Requires fashion sellers to be accountable to standardized environmental and social due diligence policies, and establishes a fashion remediation fund

Requires fashion sellers to be accountable to standardized environmental and social due diligence policies; establishes a fashion remediation fund for the purpose of implementing one or more environmental benefit projects or labor remediation projects that directly and verifiably benefit the workers and communities directly impacted, to the extent practicable, at the location the injury has occurred.

In committee Nov 18, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 3062

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Increases the minimum wage annually; repealer

Increases the minimum wage annually; provides for the enforcement of the minimum wage; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.

In committee Nov 9, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 9243

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Requires certain housing production information to be reported to the department of state

Requires local boards and the division of housing and community renewal to submit certain residential housing and zoning information to the department of state annually; requires such information to be published by the department of state on its website.

In committee Sep 14, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 9548

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Excludes certain student loan discharge or forgiveness amounts from state income tax

Enacts the "Tax-free debt forgiveness act"; excludes certain student loan forgiveness amounts authorized under 20 U.S.C. Sections 1098aa, 1098bb, 1098cc, 1098dd or 1098ee from state income tax.

In committee Sep 12, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 9551

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Requires certain businesses to notify past and present employees of eligibility for the September eleventh victim compensation fund

Requires businesses with fifty or more employees to notify past and present employees of eligibility for the September eleventh victim compensation fund.

In committee Sep 9, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 9297

Signed into law · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Increases the bonding authority of the New York City housing development corporation

Increases the bonding authority of the New York city housing development corporation.

Signed into law Aug 17, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor S 81

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings and provides for the administration thereof

Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.

In committee Aug 17, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 9385

Signed into law · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a school

Relates to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a school.

Signed into law Jun 30, 2022 0 co-sponsors