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April Baskin
NY Senate District 63
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Government Operations & Budget 57Criminal Justice & Policing 42Economy & Taxes 37Healthcare 36Labor & Employment 29Social Services & Welfare 28Civil Rights & Liberties 22Housing 21Transportation & Infrastructure 20Environment & Energy 16Education 15Technology & Privacy 12Banking & Finance 10Other 6Veterans Affairs 4Agriculture 3Defense & Military 1Gun Policy 1Immigration 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| NY Senate District 63 current
New York |
Democratic | Jan 1, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,898 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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S 4434
Permits union free and central school district boards of education to establish wards for the…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 78088e2e-0b9f-4b87-8780-45223b6e17e6 | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/78088e2e-0b9f-4b87-8780-45223b6e17e6 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4322
Relates to creating a private right of action for unconsented removal or tampering with a sexually…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b7102c69-96e1-4cfc-8818-bd3c1fe2b9a8 | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b7102c69-96e1-4cfc-8818-bd3c1fe2b9a8 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1788
Extends eligibility for real property tax exemptions to certain veterans
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll df954f62-0c20-4876-ac13-ac0f2f75c939 | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/df954f62-0c20-4876-ac13-ac0f2f75c939 CC0-1.0 |
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S 524
Relates to establishing the crime of voyeurism
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d0de6fd9-70c3-4f45-8284-78cd58d2f6da | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d0de6fd9-70c3-4f45-8284-78cd58d2f6da CC0-1.0 |
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S 5052
Permits an insurer to rescind or retroactively cancel a policy in circumstances involving an…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4ac62797-a008-4708-a91b-495f0b8b2fe2 | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4ac62797-a008-4708-a91b-495f0b8b2fe2 CC0-1.0 |
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S 896
Relates to the establishment of local comprehensive emergency management plans
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9185f76c-1291-4a0b-bdb9-131dd3537116 | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9185f76c-1291-4a0b-bdb9-131dd3537116 CC0-1.0 |
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S 2436
Prohibits the sale of ATVs and off-highway motorcycles in the city of New York
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e757c87c-73df-4d57-a66b-3e29960d2623 | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e757c87c-73df-4d57-a66b-3e29960d2623 CC0-1.0 |
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S 2534
Provides retroactivity to the original date of eligibility in certain cases for the senior citizens…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f30c57e4-bdbe-44e7-a22d-9d431732ea42 | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f30c57e4-bdbe-44e7-a22d-9d431732ea42 CC0-1.0 |
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S 866
Re-defines the term physically helpless
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2facb92e-a664-44b2-8390-636dec102544 | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2facb92e-a664-44b2-8390-636dec102544 CC0-1.0 |
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S 620
Relates to the practice of professional geology
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Floor Vote - Version: C | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8c43e517-dc2b-4bf6-a06e-b1c9e8d68e87 | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8c43e517-dc2b-4bf6-a06e-b1c9e8d68e87 CC0-1.0 |
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S 2264
Requires subsidiaries of certain transportation authorities and their employees to submit all…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4ff7adfa-5736-4e5c-b377-dc49e4298355 | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4ff7adfa-5736-4e5c-b377-dc49e4298355 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1847
Requires the public service commission to consider the economic impact of utility rates and charges
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f935d346-08ad-451c-96de-118495c14d13 | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f935d346-08ad-451c-96de-118495c14d13 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1619
Allows a licensed pharmacist to order and administer certain tests
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d7ddb809-2c8b-4f16-91f3-2475b4b71675 | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d7ddb809-2c8b-4f16-91f3-2475b4b71675 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1239
Enacts the "food safety and chemical disclosure act"
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Floor Vote - Version: E | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6c5c1ef8-6f97-4905-af1c-c64d90b4b709 | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6c5c1ef8-6f97-4905-af1c-c64d90b4b709 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8812
Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to the provision of gas service to new…
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Floor Vote | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4f998639-52ea-44b9-a08f-7fcae932a070 | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4f998639-52ea-44b9-a08f-7fcae932a070 CC0-1.0 |
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S 489
Refers individuals to appropriate service providers for substance use disorders
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 47035df4-f05e-4208-ba8a-981be1a0aefa | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/47035df4-f05e-4208-ba8a-981be1a0aefa CC0-1.0 |
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S 2040
Requires transmitters of money to provide a certain warning to consumers
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 30dc69f5-73e8-4499-8be8-ac49cfbb76b6 | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/30dc69f5-73e8-4499-8be8-ac49cfbb76b6 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4075
Relates to authorizing the Silver Lake Foundation Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax…
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6354ae34-67fe-4813-bcb9-8753de503a19 | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6354ae34-67fe-4813-bcb9-8753de503a19 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1731
Renames an office of addiction services and supports scholarship program the NYS Father Peter Young…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 88ffd853-a868-41ff-97cf-bdcb2192082e | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/88ffd853-a868-41ff-97cf-bdcb2192082e CC0-1.0 |
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S 2505
Establishes a task force on educator diversity in New York state
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 60b15c5c-7f86-4484-8756-b799a6dcf947 | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/60b15c5c-7f86-4484-8756-b799a6dcf947 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1540
Relates to hearing procedures for certain public employees
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll eeab734c-12f7-4739-aabe-a1cb0a513127 | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eeab734c-12f7-4739-aabe-a1cb0a513127 CC0-1.0 |
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S 190
Establishes the payment of certain volunteer firefighter and volunteer ambulance worker death…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fc6dd340-ab0d-45aa-95fb-b2f2f894627b | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fc6dd340-ab0d-45aa-95fb-b2f2f894627b CC0-1.0 |
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S 1919
Eliminates sporting license fees for honorably discharged, disabled veterans
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2e324dab-3a23-41e2-b42f-a2317ee6dc92 | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e324dab-3a23-41e2-b42f-a2317ee6dc92 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1468
Relates to the provision of patient health information and medical records
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bbbfe6c8-a9c9-4d59-8fe7-b41fd212f36c | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bbbfe6c8-a9c9-4d59-8fe7-b41fd212f36c CC0-1.0 |
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A 9433
Relates to electronic bell jar vending machines
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ee0a75b8-6017-456c-b8a0-e112849f5ef0 | Feb 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ee0a75b8-6017-456c-b8a0-e112849f5ef0 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (92 as lead sponsor)
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S 9680
NY · —
Prohibits discrimination in government procurement
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S 6009
NY · —
Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments
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S 9676
NY · —
Extends the duration of certain brownfield redevelopment and remediation tax credits for certain sites
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S 5535
NY · —
Enacts the "language access expansion act"
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S 9537
NY · —
Relates to motor vehicle insurance fairness; repealer
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S 9538
NY · —
Authorizes the commissioner of general services to convey real property at the former Buffalo psychiatric center to the Richardson Center Corporation
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S 9521
NY · —
Authorizes recoupment of financial incentives awarded businesses upon failure to fulfill the terms of such incentive
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S 9492
NY · —
Permanently authorizes the pilot residential parking permit system in the city of Buffalo
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S 8478
NY · —
Requires street pricing for pre-packaged food and beverage items sold by vendors at certain transportation facilities and on toll roads
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S 5539
NY · —
Requires schools safety plans to include a cardiac emergency response plan
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