Michael N. Gianaris

S4045 Speed Limiter (Passed 44 to 15 on 6/12/2025). Mandates that drivers who accumulate 11 or more points on their driving record within 24 months, or receive six speed-camera or red-light camera tickets in 12 months, must have an "intelligent speed assistance" device—also known as a "speed limiter"—installed in any vehicle they own or operate.

S5059 Inmates and Welfare Benefits (Passed 45 to 13 on 6/10/2025). Helps individuals leaving correctional facilities enroll in vital safety-net programs, such as SNAP, WIC, HEAP, public assistance, or Supplemental Security Income.

S1026 Second Amendment Waiver (Passed 47 to 15 on 6/9/2025). Introduces an optional self-imposed waiver allowing individuals to voluntarily give up their right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns.

S1529 Carbon Farming (Passed 61 to 0 on 5/6/2025). Establishes a tax credit for farmers who adopt land-management practices aimed at maximizing carbon sequestration, such as those that store greenhouse gases in soil and vegetation using tools like USDA's COMET‑Planner.

S135 Taxpayer Abortion Support (Passed 39 to 20 on 1/21/2025). Expands the state-funded "Reproductive Freedom and Equity Grant Program" to cover abortion-related access costs such as travel, lodging, meals, childcare, translation, and doula support.

S88 Automatic Voter Registration (Passed 40 to 21 on 1/13/2025). Establishes automatic voter registration (AVR) and pre-registration in New York. Individuals applying for eligible Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) documentation, as well as those applying for or re-enrolling in Medicaid, would automatically be registered or pre-registered to vote.

S2812 Increasing "Red Light Cameras" in New York City (passed 41 to 20 on 6/6/2024). Permits New York City to install “traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices” at up to 650 intersections by 2027.

S8479 Tracking Firearm Purchases (passed 45 to 16 on 6/4/2024). Requires financial institutions to use merchant category codes to identify firearm retailers.

A1273 LGBTQ+ Advisory Board (passed 60 to 0 on 6/3/2024). Would have established the “LGBTQ+ advisory board” to make recommendations and assist with developing potential legislation and regulatory changes in New York state.

S2129 "Climate Change" Reparations for Businesses (passed 43 to 17 on 5/7/2024). Creates the “climate change adaptation cost recovery program,” which, among other provisions, demands payment from companies that have produced a certain amount of “greenhouse gas emissions.”

A4714 Repealing the Crime of Adultery (passed 57 to 4 on 4/3/2024). Repeals the section of state penal law relating to the crime of adultery.

S8096 Expediting the "Morning-After" Pill (passed 46 to 16 on 1/9/2024). Amends state law to allow pharmacists to dispense “self-administered hormonal contraceptives” over the counter 10 months earlier than previously slated to take effect.

S07562 Film Tax Credits (Passed 50 to 13 on 6/9/2023). Modifies the process for claiming tax credits under the Empire State Film Production Credit and applies specific provisions of the tax law concerning the empire state film production credit and the empire state film post-production credit.

A01142 Woke Terms in Law (Passed 46 to 15 on 5/22/2023). Requires the use of "gender-neutral" terms in New York law.

A01060 Pharmacist Prescribed Birth Control (Passed 48 to 15 on 3/31/2023). Allows pharmacists to prescribe birth control medication.

S01359 Racist Government Office (Passed 42 to 21 on 3/27/2023). Establishes the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice to coordinate policy, resource allocation, and services to promote equal opportunities and outcomes for all, regardless of race or "social justice constructs".

A00627 State Sovereignty (Passed 63 to 0 on 2/6/2023).  Requires nursing homes to follow Federal CDC or Medicare and Medicaid guidance relating to infectious disease control planning and procedures.

S00825 Forced Insurance Coverage (Passed 56 to 7 on 1/18/2023). Requires insurance coverage by every large group policy to include medical, major medical, or comprehensive-type coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection.

S08884 Equity Program (Passed 43 to 20 on 6/1/2022). Establishes the transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) wellness and equity program, which expands social programs in the name of equity.

S09405 Green Building Codes (Passed 44 to 19 on 5/31/2022). Promotes clean energy and the implementation of the climate agenda to the state energy conservation construction code, which increases the energy efficiency standards of appliances and equipment.

A08272 Formal Titles (Passed 61 to 0 on 5/18/2022). Replaces all instances of the words "councilman" or "councilmen" with more inclusive words such as "council member" or "council members".

S05257 Government Assisted Housing (Passed 50 to 13 on 6/9/2021). Provides a mechanism for the state to finance the acquisition of distressed hotels and commercial office properties by the appropriate nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing affordable housing.

S03468 Racial Equity (Passed 42 to 20 on 5/11/2022). Establishes the office of racial equity and social justice to implement the state's racial equity and social justice action plan.

S02987 Public Health Crisis (Passed 48 to 15 on 5/5/2021). Declares racism a public health crisis and establishes a working group within the department of health to promote racial equity.