Christopher Friend

Bills sponsored

23 bills prime-sponsored in the 2025 session, newest first.

• A10280Authorizes an optional 20-year retirement benefits plan for Elmira traffic officersAssembly Floor Calendar
• A7890Authorizes the renewal of the WSKG lease for such land, tower and associated utility linesAssembly Floor Calendar
• K1623Honoring Dr. Paras N. Prasad upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition at the Symposium Celebrating University at Buffalo s Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and BiophotonicsAdopted
• K1592Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of A New Hope Center and recognizing its outstanding service to the residents of Tioga County and the Southern Tier of New York StateAdopted
• K1078Congratulating Cayden Bowman upon the occasion of winning the NYSPHSAA Division I Bowling ChampionshipAdopted
• K985Honoring Investigator Michael Theetge of the Chemung County Sheriff's Office upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Order of the Blue Heart Award from Wounded BlueAdopted
• A315Relates to acts of the Legislature having fiscal impacts on local governmentsIn Assembly Committee
• K896Congratulating the Tioga Central Tigers Football Team upon the occasion of winning the 2025 New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D Boys Football ChampionshipAdopted
• K864Congratulating James McFadden upon the occasion of his retirement after many years of distinguished service as Tioga County TreasurerAdopted
• K865Honoring Donald Castellucci Jr. upon the occasion of his retirement after 30 years of distinguished service to the Town of OwegoAdopted
• K867Honoring John S. Wood upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition after 50 years of dedicated service to the Southport Fire DepartmentAdopted
• K863Honoring Shawn Yetter for his decades of service to the social welfare of Tioga County and New York State residentsAdopted
• K866Honoring Martha Sauerbrey upon the occasion of her retirement after 20 years of distinguished service to the Tioga County LegislatureAdopted
• A307Requires the state to pass enabling legislation before entering into any compact, program or other legal agreement with any other stateIn Assembly Committee
• A314Provides for certain uses of premises for which no duty is owed to keep premises safeIn Assembly Committee
• A295Provides that state departments, offices, agencies, and authorities are prohibited from imposing any fees, surcharges, or taxes that have not been approvedIn Assembly Committee
• A6485Extends the authorization of the county of Chemung to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxesAssembly Floor Calendar
• A6483Extends the authorization of the county of Tioga to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxesAssembly Floor Calendar
• K391Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of I.D. Booth, Inc. of Elmira, New YorkAdopted
• K346Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Able2Adopted
• K343Commending New York State Trooper Jonathon R. Butcher upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Superintendent's Commendation Award on May 7, 2025Adopted
• K342Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Clemens Center in Elmira, New York on May 10, 2025Adopted
• K41Congratulating the Candor Junior-Senior High School Girls' Volleyball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2024 NYSPHSAA Section IV Class D ChampionshipAdopted

Bills co-sponsored

73 bills co-sponsored in the 2025 session, newest first.

• K1571Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Corning Rugby ClubAdopted
• A8050Relates to host counties and host municipalities of commercial gaming facilitiesIn Assembly Committee
• A1766Authorizes all municipalities to join a county self-funded or self-insured health planIn Assembly Committee
• K1389Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of Corning IncorporatedAdopted
• K1019Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Millport Fire DepartmentAdopted
• A10394Provides for an energy price refund creditIn Assembly Committee
• A6955Relates to setback requirements relating to the siting of battery energy storage systemsIn Assembly Committee
• A3778Proposes a constitutional amendment to divide the state into three autonomous regions; repealerIn Assembly Committee
• A6973Relates to special elections of federal officersIn Assembly Committee
• A6357Requires two-thirds vote of legislature for any change in tax rates, budget bills and appropriationsIn Assembly Committee
• A9527Makes the first one hundred thousand dollars of an individuals' private pension non-taxableIn Assembly Committee
• A2198Establishes the crime of assault on a pregnant personIn Assembly Committee
• A5673Waives the registration fee and service charge for distinctive plates for certain volunteer firefighters and certain members of volunteer ambulance servicesIn Assembly Committee
• A2087Establishes the veterans' memorials preservation actIn Assembly Committee
• A4798Prohibits the administration of COVID-19 mRNA vaccinationsIn Assembly Committee
• A5171Prohibits the denial of a building permit on the basis that such building will be a mixed-fuel buildingIn Assembly Committee
• A5681Relates to the powers, functions and duties of the New York state public authorities control boardIn Assembly Committee
• A5908Authorizes local municipalities and political subdivisions to have final say on if a renewable energy power plant can be sited in such municipalities or political subdivision's jurisdictionIn Assembly Committee
• A6089Creates the New York state commission on government efficiencyIn Assembly Committee
• A9210Allows any qualified person to apply for voter registration and enrollment by application made with an application for any hunting or fishing licenseIn Assembly Committee
• A2262Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency when an arrested person or defendant is not a United States citizen; repealerIn Assembly Committee
• A4772Prohibits the granting of tuition assistance awards to any student who has knowingly engaged in certain antisemitic activitiesIn Assembly Committee
• A5395Directs the public service commission to conduct a full cost benefit analysis on renewable energy systems; and makes changes in relation to greenhouse gas emission limitsIn Assembly Committee
• A2041Relates to school session daysIn Assembly Committee
• A5728Places a permanent moratorium on unfunded mandatesIn Assembly Committee
• A4797Enacts the "stop Anti-Semitism on college campuses act"In Assembly Committee
• A7524Relates to lump sum appropriation allocation reformIn Assembly Committee
• A2005Authorizes school districts to submit an opt-out waiver to the commissioner of education authorizing such districts to opt-out of certain zero-emission school bus requirementsIn Assembly Committee
• A7532Relates to the state board of parole membership, interviews with incarcerated individuals, and determination of paroleIn Assembly Committee
• A200Relates to the age of eligibility for provisional or permanent appointment of certain police officersIn Assembly Committee
• A2376Enacts the "dismantling student antisemitism act", or "DSA act"In Assembly Committee
• A1480Makes life imprisonment without parole mandatory for defendants convicted of murder in the first degree or second degree and the victim is a police officer, peace officer, first responder or correctional officerIn Assembly Committee
• A4968Relates to good samaritans; appropriationIn Assembly Committee
• A5653Relates to local opt-in of migrant housingIn Assembly Committee
• A6049Establishes a day of commemoration known as "October 7th Remembrance Day"In Assembly Committee
• A6067Reimburses counties who have purchased or will purchase document management software designed specifically for the child welfare industryIn Assembly Committee
• A6366Establishes the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund reform actIn Assembly Committee
• A6414Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide certain benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workersIn Assembly Committee
• A6844Includes certain acts and subsequent penalties in the criminal sale of cannabisIn Assembly Committee
• A6847Requires that any rules or regulations promulgated by the department of environmental conservation pursuant to the climate action fund are subject to a vote of the legislature for approvalIn Assembly Committee
• A9262Relates to removing the maximum age limit for firearms instruction exemptionsIn Assembly Committee
• A3217Relates to segregated confinement; repealerIn Assembly Committee
• A6260Directs a full cost benefit analysis of the technical and economic feasibility of renewable energy systems in the state of New York and to compare such directly with other methods of electricity generationIn Assembly Committee
• A1488Relates to minority and women-owned business enterprises in relation to state contractsIn Assembly Committee
• A2411Relates to a state agency adopting emergency regulationsIn Assembly Committee
• A4773Relates to loitering while masked or disguisedIn Assembly Committee
• A4705Relates to the use of records and information in the family court; repealerIn Assembly Committee
• A7417Eliminates state sales and compensating use tax on motor fuels and diesel motor fuels and authorizes localities to eliminate such taxes; establishes various exemptions from sales and use taxIn Assembly Committee
• A7914Establishes the commission to investigate foreign influence on governmental employees and electionsIn Assembly Committee
• A956Authorizes counties to lease county land for natural gas exploration, development and production for 5 years or as long as gas is producedIn Assembly Committee
• A6258Relates to contraband screening at correctional facilitiesIn Assembly Committee
• A5168Relates to the availability and purchase of zero-emission school busesIn Assembly Committee
• A2269Relates to aggravated harassment of an employee by an incarcerated individualIn Assembly Committee
• A6796Prohibits the elimination of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels in new building constructionIn Assembly Committee
• A6853Establishes credits against income tax for a teacher's unreimbursed expenditures for qualified suppliesIn Assembly Committee
• A1358Relates to a religious exemption from vaccination requirementsIn Assembly Committee
• A207Prohibits the comptroller from using environment, social, and governance criteria when investing the state pension fundIn Assembly Committee
• A1381Relates to the imposition of sales taxes on goods or services purchased from businesses which employ 20 or less personsIn Assembly Committee
• A3840Repeals certain provisions establishing a fee for background checks on certain firearm and ammunition purchases and amends the source of funds for the background check fund accordinglyIn Assembly Committee
• A4092Establishes the crime of homicide by sale of an opiate controlled substanceIn Assembly Committee
• A35Relates to providing notice to elected officials upon receipt of application for a cannabis retail dispensary or on-site consumption licenseIn Assembly Committee
• A9204Relates to excise tax on telecommunication servicesIn Assembly Committee
• A1148Suspends employer contributions to the interest assessment surcharge fund; appropriationIn Assembly Committee
• A1807Relates to a state transportation planIn Assembly Committee
• A3455Requires a person in a parental relation to a child be physically present during any immunizationIn Assembly Committee
• A6852Relates to minimum wage order increasesIn Assembly Committee
• A7242Extends the maximum number of months for the reconsideration of denied applications for parole for certain felony offensesIn Assembly Committee
• A7363Relates to protecting the communication rights of individuals with disabilitiesAssembly Floor Calendar
• A6152Enacts the "ratepayer disclosure and transparency act"In Assembly Committee
• A7021Relates to providing transparency to residential utility and municipality ratepayers on the cost impact of the climate action council's scoping planIn Assembly Committee
• A3938Enacts the Alexander John Smullen Traffic Safety Memorial LawSigned by Governor
• A6841Extends the authorization granted to the county of Broome to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxesAssembly Floor Calendar
• K423Congratulating the GorillaBots Team 5485 upon the occasion of capturing First Place at the New York Excelsior FIRST Tech Challenge Regional Tournament and ranking first in the Ochoa DivisionAdopted

Voting record

1,990 floor votes in the 2025–2026 session · 1,300 Aye, 508 Nay, 182 Absent · showing the 20 most recent.

• S9997Changes the definition of continuous supervision in relation to physical therapist assistants in both the home care setting and school setting by eliminating the joint visit requirement with the patient by the supervising licensed phaye
• S9990Authorizes licensees to remain open for extended hours of operation statewide between June 11 and July 20, 2026.aye
• S9989Authorizes the Tovas Dovid Community Kollel, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 assessment rolls and all of the 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school taxes.aye
• S9983Authorizes Joseph Fredrick to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police officer with the village of Allegany.aye
• S9982Authorizes Kurt Nolan to receive certain credit under sections 384-d and 384-e of the retirement and social security law for prior employment with the New York state university police.aye
• S9977Relates to the Islip Terrace Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association; makes technical amendments to the chapter incorporating such association.aye
• S9971Authorizes the Congregation Atzei Chaim to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status for the 2023 and 2024 assessment rolls and all of the 2023-2024 school taxes.aye
• S9969Authorizes the town justice of the town of Dix, county of Schuyler, to be a nonresident of such town.aye
• S9968Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association; provides for eligibility of membership, purpose, powers and duties, organization meeting and by-laws, the control and disposal of funds and property and the paye
• S9947Updates provisions regarding the collection and use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes by the Centerport Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association.aye
• S9934Prohibits the deployment of a stealth crawler in a manner that would damage, impair or burden the operation of a covered news source or otherwise cause a news source economic harm.nay
• S9878Dedicates a portion of the state highway system constituting the bridge on Cleveland Drive crossing interstate route 90 in the town of Cheektowaga, county of Erie, to PFC Travis C. Krege.aye
• S9862Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel tax at a rate of five percent.nay
• S9855Relates to requirements associated with contracts between state agencies and not-for-profit organizations including an advance payment of 25% of the total award to cover expenses incurred in the first quarter.aye
• S9820Authorizes the city of Oleans assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from OWH Properties, Inc. (Operation Warm Hearts) for all of the 2025-2026 school taxes and all of the 2025 general taxes.aye
• S9761Relates to provisions governing contracting between state agencies and not-for-profit organizations including new, renewal, and extension contracts.aye
• S9729Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Donald Roy McAnn located on state route 941-A in the town of Greece, county of Monroe.aye
• S9617Authorizes funding to local government entities from the urban development corporation through the electric generation facility cessation mitigation fund for an additional five years.aye
• S9586Prohibits the operation of NYC transit authority subways or trains without at least one conductor on board except where it is currently permissible.nay
• S9528Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Ithaca; repeals authorization of such program on December 31, 2030.nay

Assembly floor votes via LegiScan, 2025–2026 session.