Sen. Luis Sepúlveda

Co-sponsor S 8015

Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to absentee voting

Authorizes absentee voting; defines the term "illness" for the purposes of absentee voting to include instances where a voter is unable to appear personally at the polling place of the election district in which they are a qualified voter because there is a risk of contracting or spreading a disease causing illness to the voter or to other members of the public.

Signed into law Aug 20, 2020 1 co-sponsor

Primary S 8927

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime

Provides immunity from prosecution for certain individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime and who report such crime or assist in the investigation or prosecution.

In committee Aug 19, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 8277

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Establishes a mark to market tax and directs revenue from such tax into a worker bailout fund

Establishes a billionaire mark to market tax taxing residents with one billion dollars or more in net assets and directs revenue from such tax into a worker bailout fund; establishes a worker bailout program providing workers traditionally excluded from wage protection programs access to unemployment benefits.

In committee Aug 19, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 8835

Signed into law · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to amending provisions regarding health care facilities and professionals during the COVID-19 emergency

Amends provisions regarding health care facilities and professionals providing care for persons during the COVID-19 emergency.

Signed into law Aug 3, 2020 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor S 3842

died · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to certified public accountants

Relates to certified public accountants.

died Aug 3, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 7528

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York

Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary, but not sufficient, to ensure all eligible voters in the State of New York have the opportunity to exercise their rights under the Constitution of the State of New York related to the elective franchise, including Article I, Section 1 and Article II, Section 1; freedom of expression and association, including Article 1 Sections 8 and 9; equal protection of the laws, including Article I, Section 11; and an equal opportunity to participate in free and fair elections, including Article III, Sections 4 and 5.

In committee Jul 31, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 8827

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to temporarily admitting certain attorneys graduating from law school or taking the bar exam during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency

Relates to temporarily admitting certain attorneys graduating from law school or taking the bar exam during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency; such attorney may be admitted on a permanent basis if they remain in good standing under section 90 of the judiciary law and work at least 100 hours under the supervision of a permanently admitted attorney.

In committee Jul 23, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 432

Passed · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Prevents a judge from prohibiting a parent from undergoing a gender reassignment when making a determination in a child custody case

Provides that the judge shall not prohibit a parent from undergoing gender reassignment.

Passed Jul 23, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 8014

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Provides that certain schools shall experience no financial harm for reduced enrollment or inability to operate for the full 180 session days due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019

Provides that certain schools shall experience no financial harm for reduced enrollment or inability to operate for the full 180 session days due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

In committee Jul 23, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 8450

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to the confidentiality of contact tracing information

Provides for the confidentiality of contact tracing information from the identification of individuals who have come in contact with an individual with a confirmed or probable diagnosis of novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

In committee Jul 23, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track