Samra G. BroukDemocrat, Working Families · State Senate, District 55
Overview
Samra Brouk is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, Brouk has represented the 55th district of the New York State Senate, which is based in Rochester and its eastern suburbs, since January 2021.
Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.
Wrote
173 bills
Became law
4 became law. Another 63 passed the House or Senate but didn't.
Introduced Jan 8, 2026S 8763: Relates to the method of notifying certain crime victims of the disposition of criminal trial
Became law
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 757: Relates to the statewide presumptive eligibility standard for the receipt of child care assistance
Became law
Introduced Jan 5, 2024S 8080: Directs the state department of social services to establish and maintain a community doula directory for doulas; repealer
Became law
Introduced Jan 18, 2023S 2039: Relates to maternal depression screenings
Became law
Introduced May 12, 2026S 10309: Relates to a competency restoration workgroup to evaluate
Passed both chambers
Introduced Apr 2, 2026S 9728: Relates to caregiver requirements for certain day care homes
Passed both chambers
Introduced Dec 17, 2025S 8622: Establishes a study regarding doula friendly work spaces
Passed both chambers
Introduced May 23, 2025S 8222: Relates to reimbursement rates for certain programs established by not-for-profit and public skilled nursing facilities in upstate New York nursing home regions
Vetoed
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1004: Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial
Passed both chambers
Introduced Feb 24, 2023S 5178: Establishes a task force to study aging in place in mental health housing
Vetoed
Introduced Apr 28, 2026S 10092: Enacts the "no gambling ads for kids act"
Passed the Senate
Introduced Apr 9, 2026S 9869: Establishes a task force to study aging in place in mental health housing
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jun 10, 2025S 8426: Prevents discrimination by insurers based on an individual's mental health or substance use disorder
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jun 7, 2025S 8395: Relates to orders not to resuscitate and decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment and hospice care
Passed the Senate
Introduced May 30, 2025S 8309: Relates to outpatient mental health, substance use disorder, residential and rehabilitation services and Medicaid fee-for-service
Passed the Senate
Introduced May 21, 2025S 8210: Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person"
Passed the Senate
Introduced May 15, 2025S 8082: Relates to authorizing the release of certain records of deceased residents of mental health facilities to family members upon written request
Passed the Senate
Introduced May 15, 2025S 7978: Provides additional support to children with complex needs under the jurisdiction of the state
Passed the Senate
Introduced May 15, 2025S 8083: Relates to staffing at state-operated facilities that deliver health care services
Introduced Apr 11, 2025S 7377: Relates to the establishment of mental health clubhouses
Passed the Senate
Introduced Apr 11, 2025S 7376: Authorizes Karol Hughes, a part-time police officer, with the town/village of East Rochester police department to take the civil service examination
Passed the Senate
Introduced Apr 10, 2025S 7327: Grants peace officer status to certain security officers employed by Highland Hospital
Passed the Senate
Introduced Mar 4, 2025S 6025: Authorizes licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 24, 2025S 3278: Provides for licensure of school psychology practitioners
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1714: Prohibits the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1716: Relates to community health assessment reporting
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1725: Extends confidentiality privileges to certain communications to or from a licensed mental health counselor
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1708: Enacts the "bank of Rochester act"
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1728: Relates to the disclosure of the records of court proceedings in certain mental hygiene proceedings
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 382: Relates to adding fetal alcohol spectrum disorders to the definition of developmental disability
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 381: Relates to certain notices and guidelines regarding mental health services and resources available to employees
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 986: Direct the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinee
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1011: Relates to changes of membership eligibility in a New York state retirement system
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 379: Relates to establishing a high school robotics grant program
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1012: Prohibits public utilities from using funds or being reimbursed by funds raised from ratepayers for certain activities
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1015: Prohibits an individual convicted of a crime involving elder abuse from inheriting from the elder's estate as a distributee
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 985: Exempts the purchase of certain oral hygiene products from the payment of sales tax
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 378: Relates to higher education funding opportunities for foster youth
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1009: Authorizes a veteran's close friend or family member who is reasonably familiar with such veteran's wishes to request that such veteran be buried in a state veterans' cemetery
Passed the Senate
Introduced Apr 11, 2024S 9039: Prohibits the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death
Passed the Senate
Introduced Apr 10, 2024S 9017: Relates to the disclosure of the records of court proceedings in certain mental hygiene proceedings
Passed the Senate
Introduced Mar 4, 2024S 8714: Grants peace officer status to certain security officers employed by Rochester Regional Health
Passed the Senate
Introduced Feb 27, 2024S 8659: Establishes a Black youth suicide prevention task force
Passed the Senate
Introduced Feb 20, 2024S 8597: Establishes a social worker pilot program
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 19, 2024S 8348: Establishes a campaign to promote public awareness of the causes of oral disease and its prevention
Passed the Senate
Introduced Dec 1, 2023S 7779: Relates to the creation of a community doula expansion grant program
Passed the Senate
Introduced Dec 1, 2023S 7780: Establishes a study regarding doula friendly work spaces
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jun 2, 2023S 7507: Relates to orders not to resuscitate and decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment and hospice care
Passed the Senate
Introduced May 18, 2023S 7236: Relates to improving student mental health and mental health literacy in institutions of higher education in the state, and requiring the amendment or adoption of related protocols, policies and programs
Passed the Senate
Introduced May 15, 2023S 6898: Designates a portion of the state highway system as the Major General Norbert J. Rappl Memorial Highway
Passed the Senate
Introduced Apr 18, 2023S 6361: Relates to changes of membership eligibility in a New York state retirement system
Passed the Senate
Introduced Mar 7, 2023S 5518: Relates to continuing education requirements for the profession of psychology
Passed the Senate
Introduced Mar 7, 2023S 5517: Requires the advisory council on maternal mortality and morbidity to undertake a review of the cesarean births at hospitals in the state
Passed the Senate
Introduced Mar 7, 2023S 5516: Relates to the geriatric demonstration program
Passed the Senate
Introduced Mar 7, 2023S 5530: Authorizes a veteran's close friend or family member who is reasonably familiar with such veteran's wishes to request that such veteran be buried in a state veterans' cemetery
Passed the Senate
Introduced Feb 17, 2023S 4981: Requires a healthcare provider to inform the patient of the options for treatment following confirmation of fetal demise
Passed the Senate
Introduced Feb 13, 2023S 4667: Relates to the statewide presumptive eligibility standard for the receipt of child care assistance
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 26, 2023S 3036: Provides for licensure of school psychology practitioners
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 20, 2023S 2359: Establishes a maternal mental health workgroup
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 17, 2023S 1863: Relates to higher education funding opportunities for foster youth
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 17, 2023S 1867: Establishes the New York state community doula directory for doulas serving Medicaid patients
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 17, 2023S 1860: Relates to certain notices and guidelines regarding mental health services and resources available to employees
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 17, 2023S 1865: Requires an education campaign about the 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 12, 2023S 1577: Requires the department of education to report information regarding counselors, social workers and psychologists in schools
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 12, 2023S 1576: Relates to enacting the FIRST robotics competition and grant program
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 9, 2023S 982: Relates to exceptions from registration requirements for nonresident pharmacies in certain cases
Passed the Senate
Introduced May 15, 2026S 10463: Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to provide a space on the forms of identification cards and licenses for a notation for returned peace corps volunteers
Introduced
Introduced May 15, 2026S 10462: Requires SUNY and CUNY institutions which offer a master of social work degree program to offer a maternal mental health elective course to students
Introduced
Introduced Apr 28, 2026S 10091: Enacts the "protecting our kids from gamification of gambling act"
Introduced
Introduced Apr 24, 2026S 10056: Relates to the eligible credentials of faculty members in a program of studies leading to a certificate in psychoanalysis
Introduced
Introduced Apr 9, 2026S 9868: Establishes a work group to set reimbursement rates for doulas in the state Medicaid program and address other criteria related to their practice
Introduced
Introduced Apr 2, 2026S 9745: Imposes a surcharge on monthly phone bills to fund the costs of a 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline
Introduced
Introduced Mar 27, 2026S 9602: Relates to child care provider registration
Introduced
Introduced Mar 26, 2026S 9580: Requires the department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients
Introduced
Introduced Jan 16, 2026S 8939: Relates to the interest rate cap on cash advances against wages or salary
Introduced
Introduced Oct 17, 2025S 8532: Provides for the release of patient records by the office of mental health
Introduced
Introduced Jun 10, 2025S 8427: Relates to children's behavioral health outpatient rates
Introduced
Introduced May 30, 2025S 8310: Enacts the "forensic rehabilitation act"; repealer
Introduced
Introduced May 15, 2025S 7971: Relates to outdoor nature-based childcare programs
Introduced
Introduced May 15, 2025S 8081: Relates to requirements for certain mental health practitioners to be issued privilege to diagnose and develop assessment-based treatment plans
Introduced
Introduced Apr 23, 2025S 7622: Extends certain provisions authorizing certain mental health practitioners to engage in diagnosis and the development of assessment-based treatment plans
Introduced
Introduced Apr 22, 2025S 7545: Requires the department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients
Introduced
Introduced Apr 22, 2025S 7546: Requires the district attorney to mail disposition of criminal felony trial to any crime victim not present at time defendant sentenced or acquitted after completion of trial
Introduced
Introduced Apr 10, 2025S 7326: Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025S 5690: Enacts the utility shutoff protection act
Introduced
Introduced Feb 14, 2025S 4929: Relates to caregiver requirements for certain day care homes
Introduced
Introduced Jan 29, 2025S 3670: Establishes a statewide emergency and crisis response council
Introduced
Introduced Jan 24, 2025S 3279: Includes correctional facilities and local correctional facilities as publicly-assisted housing accommodations for purposes of the division of human rights
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1717: Removes limits on licensed physical therapists treating patients without a referral
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1715: Establishes a hyperbaric oxygen therapy pilot program
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1712: Relates to including the services and care of school psychologists under Medicaid
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1709: Implements a cost estimation model for child care
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1729: Relates to comprehensive psychiatric emergency programs
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1727: Establishes a social worker pilot program
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1710: Relates to guidelines to encourage participation in apprenticeships
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1713: Expands the definition of wellness programs
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1711: Relates to semi-annual expenditures and lobbying reports by certain public service utility corporations
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1726: Relates to interest rate limitations for financing arrangements and the extension of credit
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 406: Relates to exceptions from registration requirements for nonresident pharmacies in certain cases
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 380: Relates to exempting the costs of BOCES services and programs from the real property tax levy limit
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 375: Relates to the tax deduction for costs associated with organ donation
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 377: Relates to a cost of living adjustment for human services programs
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 997: Relates to the geriatric demonstration program
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 802: Requires the commissioner of health to consult with the office of addiction services and supports to publish certain guidance on maternal depression screenings
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1003: Relates to a school-based mental health loan repayment program
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1002: Relates to student class size in public schools
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 984: Establishes the first responder epinephrine preparedness initiative (EPI) act
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1013: Relates to prohibiting the use of chemical agents by police officers against minors
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1006: Establishes the Take A Look medical and dental workforce employment tour pilot program
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1014: Relates to continuing education requirements for the profession of psychology
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1010: Relates to retroactive enrollment in child health insurance plans
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 999: Relates to reimbursement for early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1007: Relates to establishing a statewide youth mental health advisory board
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1005: Provides mental telehealth services to children, adolescents, and young adults
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 998: Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 383: Establishes a credentialing pilot program for direct support professionals
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 987: Limits the substitution of abuse-deterrent analgesic opioid drug products for analgesic opioids lacking such technology
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1001: Relates to including outpatient care provided by creative arts therapists in certain insurance policies
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 376: Requires the department of education to report information regarding counselors, social workers and psychologists in schools
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 988: Repeals the requirement that applicants must pass an examination in order to qualify as a licensed master social worker
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1000: Relates to involuntary emergency admission of persons alleged to be mentally ill
Introduced
Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1008: Relates to improving student mental health and mental health literacy in institutions of higher education in the state, and requiring the amendment or adoption of related protocols, policies and programs
Introduced
Introduced May 30, 2024S 9787: Provides for definitions of mental health and family and youth peer and requires the office of mental health establish peer service qualification programs
Introduced
Introduced May 22, 2024S 9715: Implements a cost estimation model for child care
Introduced
Introduced May 22, 2024S 9716: Removes limits on licensed physical therapists treating patients without a referral
Introduced
Introduced May 16, 2024S 9565: Extends confidentiality privileges to certain communications to or from a licensed mental health counselor
Introduced
Introduced May 16, 2024S 9651: Expands the definition of wellness programs
Introduced
Introduced May 16, 2024S 9650: Relates to community health assessment reporting
Introduced
Introduced May 16, 2024S 9566: Relates to semi-annual expenditures and lobbying reports by certain public service utility corporations
Introduced
Introduced May 16, 2024S 9652: Relates to comprehensive psychiatric emergency programs
Introduced
Introduced May 15, 2024S 9465: Requires the commissioner of education to develop guidelines to encourage participation in apprenticeships
Introduced
Introduced May 13, 2024S 9326: Enacts the "bank of Rochester act"
Introduced
Introduced May 10, 2024S 9303: Establishes a hyperbaric oxygen therapy pilot program
Introduced
Introduced May 8, 2024S 9275: Relates to interest rate limitations for financing arrangements and the extension of credit
Introduced
Introduced Mar 4, 2024S 8715: Authorizes licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services
Introduced
Introduced Mar 4, 2024S 8716: Enacts the Treyvan Rowe child and young teen mental health community safety act
Introduced
Introduced Feb 20, 2024S 8594: Amending the social services law to include the services and care of school psychologists under Medicaid
Introduced
Introduced Jan 26, 2024S 8395: Relates to directing the commissioner of health to issue a statewide standing order for the provision of doula services
Introduced
Introduced Jan 23, 2024S 8368: Establishes a task force to study aging in place in mental health housing
Introduced
Introduced Jan 22, 2024S 8359: Relates to establishing a statewide youth mental health advisory board
Introduced
Introduced Jan 19, 2024S 8347: Establishes the Take A Look medical and dental workforce employment tour pilot program
Introduced
Introduced Jan 19, 2024S 8350: Relates to a school-based mental health loan repayment program
Introduced
Introduced Jan 19, 2024S 8349: Exempts from the payment of sales tax the purchase of oral hygiene products
Introduced
Introduced Jan 9, 2024S 8146: Provides mental telehealth services to children, adolescents, and young adults
Introduced
Introduced Nov 13, 2023S 7747: Provides public health insurance coverage for children who are eligible for such coverage under the age of six to continue until they reach the age of six
Introduced
Introduced Aug 18, 2023S 7637: Prohibits public utilities from using funds or being reimbursed by funds raised from ratepayers for certain activities
Introduced
Introduced Aug 16, 2023S 7634: Direct the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinee
Introduced
Introduced Jun 1, 2023S 7499: Establishes the first responder epinephrine preparedness initiative (EPI) act
Introduced
Introduced May 24, 2023S 7427: Relates to prohibiting the use of chemical agents by police officers against minors
Introduced
Introduced May 18, 2023S 7235: Relates to student class size in public schools
Introduced
Introduced May 1, 2023S 6611: Includes correctional facilities and local correctional facilities as publicly-assisted housing accommodations for purposes of the division of human rights
Introduced
Introduced Apr 18, 2023S 6362: Relates to including outpatient care provided by creative arts therapists in certain insurance policies
Introduced
Introduced Apr 14, 2023S 6333: Relates to childcare and dependent care reimbursement for volunteer members of public bodies
Introduced
Introduced Apr 14, 2023S 6332: Limits the substitution of abuse-deterrent analgesic opioid drug products for analgesic opioids lacking such technology
Introduced
Introduced Mar 24, 2023S 5975: Repeals the requirement that applicants must pass an examination in order to qualify as a licensed master social worker
Introduced
Introduced Mar 7, 2023S 5515: Prohibits an individual convicted of a crime involving elder abuse from inheriting from the elder's estate as a distributee
Introduced
Introduced Feb 24, 2023S 5179: Relates to involuntary emergency admission of persons alleged to be mentally ill
Introduced
Introduced Feb 16, 2023S 4885: Relates to retroactive enrollment in child health insurance plans
Introduced
Introduced Feb 9, 2023S 4521: Relates to the duty to report incidents
Introduced
Introduced Jan 20, 2023S 2398: Establishes a statewide emergency and crisis response council
Introduced
Introduced Jan 17, 2023S 1874: Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial
Introduced
Introduced Jan 17, 2023S 1864: Relates to the tax deduction for costs associated with organ donation
Introduced
Introduced Jan 17, 2023S 1861: Establishes a Black youth suicide prevention task force
Introduced
Introduced Jan 17, 2023S 1878: Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system
Introduced
Introduced Jan 17, 2023S 1876: Establishes a work group to set reimbursement rates for doulas in the state Medicaid program and address other criteria related to their practice
Introduced
Introduced Jan 17, 2023S 1877: Requires the department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients
Introduced
Introduced Jan 17, 2023S 1866: Relates to adding fetal alcohol spectrum disorders to the definition of developmental disability
Introduced
Introduced Jan 17, 2023S 1875: Relates to reimbursement for early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023S 1575: Establishes a credentialing pilot program for direct support professionals
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023S 1574: Exempts the costs associated with expenditures resulting from the purchase of BOCES services and programs from the real property tax levy limit
Introduced
Introduced Jan 11, 2023S 1340: Relates to the sale of cosmetic products containing trace amounts of mercury
Introduced
Introduced Jan 11, 2023S 1291: Relates to a cost of living adjustment for human services programs