Albany, NY – New York State Senator Pete Harckham concluded 2025 as another productive year yet in terms of having legislation he introduced being passed and signed into law, with 33 of his bills receiving signatures from the Governor—the most of any state senator or assembly member. Last year, Harckham had 22 of his bills signed into law, and since taking office in 2019, 156 of Harckham’s bills have been passed by the State Legislature and signed into law.

Additionally, Harckham guided 26 bills into law through the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee during his third year as its chair, an increase from 24 last year.

“My work in the New York State Legislature is focused on making New York more affordable, more sustainable and more adaptive to the needs of residents, business owners, municipalities and first responders,” said Harckham. “The legislation that I sponsored and cosponsored this year, once again, aims to safeguard our communities while protecting public health and fighting the effects of climate change.”

Added Harckham, “I am grateful to Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins and my colleagues in the State Legislature for their support and hard work in ensuring that these bills moved to the governor’s desk.”

In total, Harckham was the prime sponsor on 202 bills that were introduced or amended, an increase from last year’s total of 202 and 187 from 2023. The State Senate approved 83 of these bills and the full State Legislature approved 37 in 2025.

Notable among Harckham’s bills signed into law this year were:

• S.759 extends [provisions of law relating to expanding the food donation and food scraps recycling law;
• S.764 relates to the heat mitigation plan for correctional facilities as overseen by the Commissioner of New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision;
• S.776 defines medically fragile young adults for certain purposes and added protections;
• S.1985A requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms when responding to reports of family violence;
• S.5381B requires allergen labeling for prepackaged foods;
• S.6360A clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting;
• S.6930B dedicates a portion of the state highway system to the Westchester Purple Heart recipients;
• S.7706B dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the Town of Yorktown to Jake Arcara;
• S.7852 relates to effectiveness of a presumption relating to certain lung disabilities incurred by volunteers firefighters;
• S.8011 amends the volunteer firefighters’ benefit law relating to disability due to disease or malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries;
• S.8012 relates to the assessment of solar and wind energy systems; and
• S.8241A provides reimbursement for enhanced septic system projects.

In addition to legislation addressing statewide issues, Sen. Harckham sponsored a number of new laws to support local first-responder agencies and local governments:

• S.4895A relates to the effectiveness of the occupancy tax in the Village of Briarcliff Manor;
• S.5525 permits the Village of Croton-on-Hudson to lease certain sports field fences for advertisements;
• S.7500A relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the City of Peekskill;
• S.7624 extends provisions relating to the imposition of an occupancy tax in the Village of Mount Kisco; and
• S.7800 waives the residency requirement for Putnam County’s Commissioner of Finance.

For complete information on all legislation sponsored by Sen. Harckham, please visit: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/pete-harckham/legislation.