Sen. Robert Jackson

Co-sponsor S 2175

died · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Provides for paid family leave after a stillbirth

Provides for paid family leave after a stillbirth.

died May 6, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 2263

Passed · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Prohibits the eviction of tenants for using medical marihuana for a certified medical use

Prohibits the eviction of tenants for using medical marihuana for a certified medical use.

Passed May 6, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 3122

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Imposes a tax on out-of-state transfers, dividends, payments, and loans by certain accident and health insurance companies and health maintenance organizations

Imposes a tax on out-of-state transfers, dividends, payments, and loans by certain accident and health insurance companies and health maintenance organizations to be deposited in the New York state agency trust fund, distressed provider assistance account.

In committee May 6, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 3378

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Requires a school bus attendant or school bus monitor on all school buses

Requires a school bus attendant or school bus monitor on all school buses transporting students in kindergarten through sixth grade to or from school or to or from any school related activity.

In committee May 6, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 4402

died · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to decreasing the length of the suspension period applicable to certain striking workers who seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits

Relates to decreasing the length of the suspension period applicable to certain individuals who lose their jobs due to a labor dispute, such as a strike, and who seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits; decreases the suspension period from two consecutive weeks to one week; provides that the waiting period and suspension period shall be served concurrently.

died May 6, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 5108

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Caps the amount of taxes a senior has to pay on his or her real property at the amount such individual paid in the year in which he or she turned 65

Caps the amount of taxes a senior has to pay on his or her real property at the amount such individual paid in the year in which he or she turned 65; provides that the individual claiming the limitation must be the owner of the property and must reside in the property for at least seventy-five percent of the year.

In committee May 6, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 6089

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to the purchase of zero-emission buses and the procurement of electric-powered buses, vehicles or other related equipment

Relates to the purchase of zero-emission buses and the procurement of electric-powered buses, vehicles or other related equipment and infrastructure; requires public utilities to have infrastructure, capacity, facilities, and transmission and distribution systems needed to supply power for the charging of zero-emission buses and provides a tariff for charging of electric buses.

In committee May 6, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 1942

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Provides voice communication service to incarcerated people at no cost; repealer

Relates to providing voice communication services to incarcerated individuals in state correctional facilities at no cost.

In committee May 6, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 8546

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Requires certain renewable energy generating projects to enter into a memorandum of understanding for the operation and maintenance of such project with a bona fide labor organization

Requires every renewable energy generating project receiving grants, guaranteed loans, tax benefits or funding from New York state to enter into a memorandum of understanding for the operation and maintenance of such project with a bona fide labor organization of jurisdiction that is actively engaged in representing transitioning utility workers in the fossil fuel industry.

In committee May 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 237

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to returnable bottles; repealer

Relates to returnable bottles; adds noncarbonated soft drinks, certain noncarbonated fruit or vegetable juices, coffee and tea beverages, carbonated fruit beverages and cider to the definition of "beverage"; provides that beginning April 1, 2026, the handling fee will be six cents for each beverage container accepted by a deposit initiator from a dealer or operator of a redemption center.

In committee May 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track