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Brian Kavanagh
NY Senate District 27
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Housing 110Environment & Energy 99Government Operations & Budget 68Economy & Taxes 56Criminal Justice & Policing 46Civil Rights & Liberties 40Healthcare 40Social Services & Welfare 37Transportation & Infrastructure 30Education 29Labor & Employment 24Technology & Privacy 24Banking & Finance 20Other 13Gun Policy 11Agriculture 10Elections & Voting 9Immigration 6Defense & Military 2Foreign Policy & Trade 2Veterans Affairs 2
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| NY Senate District 27 current
New York |
Democratic | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| NY Senate District 26
New York |
Democratic | — | Dec 31, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (4,421 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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S 1667
Prohibits certain forensic child custody evaluators from appearing as an expert witness in family…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8025387d-0a19-4a1b-a3c1-17081a20046b | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8025387d-0a19-4a1b-a3c1-17081a20046b CC0-1.0 |
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S 2048
Requires the department of transportation to establish a central registry of reports, audits, plans…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c758af91-1b28-45f5-99e1-dd8d934e2e31 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c758af91-1b28-45f5-99e1-dd8d934e2e31 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4947
Requires the addition of fog lines on all state highways, roads and other public ways under the…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dba363fe-56be-4983-b918-dcd46d7d7626 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dba363fe-56be-4983-b918-dcd46d7d7626 CC0-1.0 |
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S 2134
Relates to requirements for a building owner to refuse to renew a lease under the real estate…
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5c919507-279f-470a-9f8b-db26b1bede3d | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c919507-279f-470a-9f8b-db26b1bede3d CC0-1.0 |
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S 5900
Relates to the distribution of educational materials regarding the misuse of and addiction to…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4944c477-885e-4a6d-8710-e7de3bcf7574 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4944c477-885e-4a6d-8710-e7de3bcf7574 CC0-1.0 |
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S 5769
Dedicating a portion of the state highway system to "TSgt Kory Wade"
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Floor Vote - Version: B | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e3b18593-485b-4f5c-b753-61d6b31d51fb | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e3b18593-485b-4f5c-b753-61d6b31d51fb CC0-1.0 |
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A 2748
Relates to eligibility for classification as permanent total disability
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2a0f85d0-46cb-4b1e-bfdd-7b757df99d21 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2a0f85d0-46cb-4b1e-bfdd-7b757df99d21 CC0-1.0 |
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S 2707
Requires DHCR to develop a common application and web portal for certain funding, tax credits…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0f6df97e-fc7f-4c3d-a50c-4ed8aac68be2 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f6df97e-fc7f-4c3d-a50c-4ed8aac68be2 CC0-1.0 |
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S 624
Authorizes the village of Greenwood Lake, county of Orange to allow golf carts on certain streets
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 51eab895-d211-4368-b2d0-2561aa36218f | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/51eab895-d211-4368-b2d0-2561aa36218f CC0-1.0 |
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S 2317
Relates to preventing certain elected officials from being a member of an agency or industrial…
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 967e0836-b0ef-4b37-bd1d-1cc26c95a198 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/967e0836-b0ef-4b37-bd1d-1cc26c95a198 CC0-1.0 |
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S 5269
Authorizes the establishment of permanent Covid-19 memorials and establishes a Covid-19 permanent…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1c3db3b6-a3e6-4e84-8ca6-6995c4904d60 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1c3db3b6-a3e6-4e84-8ca6-6995c4904d60 CC0-1.0 |
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A 6721
Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act"
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll afd115be-90fc-410b-968c-cb532e552696 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/afd115be-90fc-410b-968c-cb532e552696 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 223cee33-241d-4419-8167-7fff4f657f40 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/223cee33-241d-4419-8167-7fff4f657f40 CC0-1.0 |
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A 5370
Relates to authorizing the building inspector in the town of Pendleton, county of Niagara, to…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c6e3a5c5-a961-4f74-a5f6-acd250103bb5 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c6e3a5c5-a961-4f74-a5f6-acd250103bb5 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4518
Provides that certain communications between a claimant's attorney or representative and an injured…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6184a10e-b6c5-4c47-b171-7003147a3944 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6184a10e-b6c5-4c47-b171-7003147a3944 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4448
Authorizes the county of Clinton to employ retired former members of the division of state police…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 622fcad4-c5a6-44a8-b762-bb54d1182b34 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/622fcad4-c5a6-44a8-b762-bb54d1182b34 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1838
Authorizes municipalities to establish an emergency repair pilot program
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2cc36151-9d58-448b-bb74-83718bb8b186 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2cc36151-9d58-448b-bb74-83718bb8b186 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1067
Establishes the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program and the New York state park…
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7babe467-04a8-4aab-9c34-e1212b2b87e8 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7babe467-04a8-4aab-9c34-e1212b2b87e8 CC0-1.0 |
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S 6286
Establishes the agrivoltaics viability pilot program within the farmland viability program
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1ffb2b3e-e076-4e3c-96a5-17c8d9690bdd | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1ffb2b3e-e076-4e3c-96a5-17c8d9690bdd CC0-1.0 |
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S 4854
Prohibits the packaging, sale and distribution of confectionery and candy designed to resemble a…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1d9d7bd6-d44a-44a5-acca-6d988ac53992 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1d9d7bd6-d44a-44a5-acca-6d988ac53992 CC0-1.0 |
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A 2687
Establishes a center for dyslexia and dysgraphia
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1d3f957a-8ee7-41f1-80a7-88128fa91c49 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1d3f957a-8ee7-41f1-80a7-88128fa91c49 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1833
Enacts the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act"
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8445307f-788c-4135-a463-e3d8cdf8a59a | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8445307f-788c-4135-a463-e3d8cdf8a59a CC0-1.0 |
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S 5860
Relates to modernizing the chiropractic scope of practice; repealer
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Floor Vote - Version: B | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll da0a6617-1584-46ec-b48a-a4968995a763 | Jun 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/da0a6617-1584-46ec-b48a-a4968995a763 CC0-1.0 |
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S 455
Lowers quorum requirements for meetings of community boards held by videoconferencing
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 45f9d50e-ff5c-4c42-a7de-f4a76bfa4a8f | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/45f9d50e-ff5c-4c42-a7de-f4a76bfa4a8f CC0-1.0 |
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A 8275
Amends chapter 668 of the laws of 1977, amending the volunteer firefighters' benefit law relating…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 308d8a7b-c0a8-466f-b211-a066e05f827b | Jun 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/308d8a7b-c0a8-466f-b211-a066e05f827b CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (173 as lead sponsor)
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S 9430
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Relates to priority applicants and inspection of units under the housing access voucher pilot program
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S 3190
NY · —
Expands eligibility for the low interest rate program of the state of New York mortgage agency
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S 9514
NY · —
Prohibits certain financial institutions from charging a fee based on the frequency of payments or for changing the frequency of mortgage payments
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S 8583
NY · —
Requires property/casualty insurance companies to submit certain data to the department of financial services and authorizes premium discounts to policyholders…
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S 1457
NY · —
Provides for adjustment of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for SCRIE, DRIE, SCHE and DHE by any increase in the consumer price index
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S 1462
NY · —
Relates to establishing ground rent rebates for eligible homeowners and renters in the Battery Park project area
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S 9571
NY · —
Permits multiple transfers of low-income housing tax credits
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S 9561
NY · —
Requires property/casualty insurance companies to submit information on multifamily housing premiums and claims paid to the department of financial services
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S 9572
NY · —
Requires at least one director on a board of directors be a primary resident of the residential cooperative housing corporation and prohibits certain charges…
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S 7553
NY · —
Relates to establishing extended producer responsibility for tires
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