Sen. Rachel May

Primary S 7656

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to the installation of solar canopies in certain parking facilities

Permits and encourages state owned parking facilities to install solar canopies in any parking garage, open parking lot or other parking facility owned and/or operated by the state of New York, that offers parking spaces for the purposes of public use, state employee use or pay-per-usage constructed prior to January first, two thousand twenty-eight; requires such installation after January 1, 2028.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 7764

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Establishes the water resiliency projects fund; appropriation

Establishes the water resiliency projects fund for flood mitigation, stormwater mitigation and other water related resiliency projects; makes an appropriation therefor.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 7866

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to journalism usage fees, notice to be given to a covered platform and the arbitration of disputes over such fees

Relates to journalism usage fees; requires notice to be given to a covered platform by an eligible digital journalism provider requiring covered platforms to pay journalism usage fees to eligible digital journalism providers; establishes arbitration requirements for disputes over such fees.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 7850

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Establishes the New York native plants program

Establishes the New York native plants program to conserve, promote, and enhance the native ecology of New York state by encouraging the use of native plants and ecological-friendly methods and materials on state and local land.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 7853

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to the calculation of voting power for committee members in districts that have changed or new districts

Relates to the calculation of voting power for committee members in districts that have changed or new districts since the last preceding gubernatorial election.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 7905

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to enacting the climate and community investment act

Enacts the climate and community investment act; prioritizes the allocation of public investments in disadvantaged communities; addresses climate change challenges through the expansion and growth of clean and renewable energy sources; adopts best value requirements for the solicitation, evaluation and award of renewable energy projects; establishes a community just transition program; establishes a climate pollution fee and a household and small business energy rebate; creates the climate and community investment authority.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 6269

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to the distribution of fire insurance premium taxes

Relates to the distribution of fire insurance premium taxes; provides that a percentage of fire insurance premium taxes be paid to the treasurer of the NYS Professional Firefighters Association to promote, support and maintain the well-being of paid professional firefighters employed in the state.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 7283

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Provides for state aid for certain cities, towns, villages or fire districts adversely affected by a concentration of tax exempt property

Provides for state aid for certain cities, towns, villages or fire districts adversely affected by a concentration of tax exempt property.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 217

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Prohibits the use of reverse location and reverse keyword searches

Prohibits the search, with or without a warrant, of geolocation and keyword data of a group of people who are under no individual suspicion of having committed a crime, but rather are defined by having been at a given location at a given time or searched particular words, phrases, character strings, or websites.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 7249

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Requires a place of entertainment to establish emergency preparedness plans

Requires a place of entertainment to establish emergency preparedness plans; defines "emergency preparedness plan" to mean any fire safety or evacuation plan required by the most recent fire code adopted by the state; makes related provisions.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track