Sen. Kevin Thomas

Primary S 6020

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to reimbursements practices of pharmacy benefit managers

Amends provisions governing reimbursement practices of pharmacy benefit managers to ensure that pharmacies are not reimbursed an amount less than the cost of procuring the drugs.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 302

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to sales tax on digital advertising

Imposes a sales tax on digital advertising; establishes a digital advertising services tax revenue fund; establishes a zero interest education loan refinancing program.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 972

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Establishes the COVID-19 emergency homeownership stability program

Authorizes the commissioner of New York homes and community renewal, as soon as practicable and subject to the disbursement of federal funds expressly for this purpose to the housing finance agency, to implement an emergency COVID-19 homeownership stability program and issue an emergency homeownership payment directly to the eligible homeowner; makes related provisions.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 7312

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Enacts the Critical Infrastructure Standards and Procedures Act

Enacts the "Critical Infrastructure Standards and Procedures (CRISP) Act".

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 777

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to the intergenerational poverty mitigation act

Relates to the intergenerational poverty mitigation act; creates a commission to study intergenerational poverty and a pilot program to address intergenerational poverty subject to appropriation.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 6218

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to falsely reporting an incident and falsifying business records by law enforcement officers

Provides that false reporting and falsifying business records by law enforcement officers shall be felonies.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 4265

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to authorizing an exemption for class one capital improvements to residential buildings and certain new construction in a special assessing unit that is not a city

Authorizes an exemption for class one capital improvements to residential buildings and certain new construction in a special assessing unit that is not a city.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 5519

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to prohibiting school districts from requiring annual professional performance reviews of classroom teachers and building principals during the 2020-2021 school year

Prohibits school districts from requiring annual performance reviews of classroom teachers and building principals during the 2020-2021 school year and ensures that funds for the general support of public schools for which a school district is otherwise entitled shall not be withheld; a board of education or the trustees of a common school district may, upon agreement, continue to appoint on tenure classroom teachers and building principals notwithstanding that their annual professional performance review for the 2020-2021 school year has not been completed.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 154

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to requiring manufacturers of smart speakers to obtain permission from users before storing recordings

Requires manufacturers of smart speakers to obtain signed written permission from users before storing voice recordings.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 148

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to requiring motor vehicle dealers to search for recalls and make certain repairs prior to selling a used motor vehicle

Requires motor vehicle dealers to search for recalls and make certain repairs prior to selling a used motor vehicle.

In committee Jan 5, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track