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Senator Brian Kavanagh
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Brian Kavanagh

(D)

27th District

2025-S8178

Increases the amount of funds that may be used per dwelling unit to modernize certain authorities used by the housing trust fund corporation

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

May 19, 2025

In Senate Committee Housing, Construction and Community Development

2025-S8177

Relates to the powers of the New York state housing finance agency

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

May 19, 2025

In Senate Committee Housing, Construction and Community Development

2025-S8170

Extends certain deadlines related to a tax abatement for certain alterations and improvements to multiple dwellings

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

May 16, 2025

In Senate Committee Housing, Construction and Community Development

2025-S8168

Relates to the reuse of building construction, deconstruction, and demolition, materials

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

May 16, 2025

In Senate Committee Housing, Construction and Community Development

2025-S8118

Prohibits utility service terminations in multiple dwellings

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

May 15, 2025

In Senate Committee Judiciary

2025-S8108

Establishes the New York state Ireland trade commission

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

May 15, 2025

In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business

2025-S8042

Relates to requiring gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of equipment or pipelines that are leaking or at a high risk of leaking

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

May 15, 2025

In Senate Committee Energy and Telecommunications

2025-S7998

Relates to reducing the embodied carbon emissions of buildings and building materials

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

May 15, 2025

In Senate Committee Housing, Construction and Community Development

2025-S7936

Authorizes a surcharge for the issuance of permits relating to the obstruction or closure of a street or pedestrian plaza for construction purposes in a city having a population of one million or more

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

May 14, 2025

In Senate Committee Transportation

2025-S7843

Establishes a twenty-five year retirement program for members of the NYC employees' retirement system employed as water supply police

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

May 09, 2025

In Senate Committee Finance

2025-S7648

Enacts into law components of legislation relating to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in construction

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

April 25, 2025

In Senate Committee Budget and Revenue

2025-S7632

Includes households who are fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence under the family homelessness and eviction prevention supplement ("FHEPS") program

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

April 24, 2025

In Senate Committee Social Services

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