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Brian Kavanagh

NY Senate District 27

Democratic New York since Jan 1, 2023

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Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
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
S 5257 Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by certain businesses serving minors and…	Floor Vote - Version: C	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 45311f47-5bce-437b-aff4-3293dca800f2	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/45311f47-5bce-437b-aff4-3293dca800f2 CC0-1.0
A 6666 Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to make facility water testing…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d0009082-565b-4a63-ba11-96112916875b	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d0009082-565b-4a63-ba11-96112916875b CC0-1.0
A 8447 Establishes an elder financial exploitation public awareness campaign	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 01ae8706-c31d-437e-8f82-a5b40cccc90f	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/01ae8706-c31d-437e-8f82-a5b40cccc90f CC0-1.0
S 7820 Authorizes the town of Gardiner to impose a hotel and motel tax	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8cd6d92a-29ca-4373-8cc3-4a8f08c30f16	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8cd6d92a-29ca-4373-8cc3-4a8f08c30f16 CC0-1.0
S 5168 Authorizes the City of Newburgh to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 890093a4-7369-45aa-80b1-c437977ac884	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/890093a4-7369-45aa-80b1-c437977ac884 CC0-1.0
S 79 Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 86637406-12a4-4d5e-92b5-678e6d479870	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/86637406-12a4-4d5e-92b5-678e6d479870 CC0-1.0
A 8480 Relates to payment of certain awards for disability	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c3a11816-4184-426e-a9f5-37c1b292b342	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c3a11816-4184-426e-a9f5-37c1b292b342 CC0-1.0
S 2516 Relates to a refugee resettlement program	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e2e4678a-405a-4941-8505-d303f3601d63	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e2e4678a-405a-4941-8505-d303f3601d63 CC0-1.0
S 5003 Rededicates the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson bridge to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 09d0af44-dcc5-435c-a750-ea0a29b77614	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/09d0af44-dcc5-435c-a750-ea0a29b77614 CC0-1.0
S 8288 Provides for the use of rooms within a public school at a reasonable rate	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 72d7488c-3159-42ae-a892-85d1244f4cff	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/72d7488c-3159-42ae-a892-85d1244f4cff CC0-1.0
S 5452 Requires a commissioner of a board of elections to meet certain qualifications before their…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8198f3fa-5bae-496e-8a79-9c94fcc5ab70	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8198f3fa-5bae-496e-8a79-9c94fcc5ab70 CC0-1.0
S 3207 Establishes maximum contaminant levels and a hazard index in drinking water for certain per- and…	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f512384a-e964-4699-8ab2-7bbe01fee864	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f512384a-e964-4699-8ab2-7bbe01fee864 CC0-1.0
S 3233 Provides protections against illegal voter purging	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 180f5d54-e11d-472d-9dca-381ba2d1f26c	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/180f5d54-e11d-472d-9dca-381ba2d1f26c CC0-1.0
S 8555 Extends the authority for the town of Brookhaven to impose a real estate transfer tax with revenues…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ec19e85f-6e4a-4f10-a43d-7bdcb1ebabe9	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ec19e85f-6e4a-4f10-a43d-7bdcb1ebabe9 CC0-1.0
S 1695 Authorizes municipalities in the county of Orange to add unpaid housing code violation penalties…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll af1cbbbc-8ca9-41ed-bc07-efc9edda82e9	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/af1cbbbc-8ca9-41ed-bc07-efc9edda82e9 CC0-1.0
S 8968 Relates to establishing a veteran suicide mortality review board	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d3f30fbd-b7b4-4348-baf2-00a00fb3febf	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d3f30fbd-b7b4-4348-baf2-00a00fb3febf CC0-1.0
S 8690 Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll bc925e93-4caa-4f30-8ee6-6712c68509cf	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bc925e93-4caa-4f30-8ee6-6712c68509cf CC0-1.0
S 267 Relates to reciprocity between the state and New York city for businesses that are certified as…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4beb68c7-6921-4dbd-b756-d4bd794d8b64	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4beb68c7-6921-4dbd-b756-d4bd794d8b64 CC0-1.0
S 5939 Relates to payments by a pharmacy benefit manager to participating pharmacies	Floor Vote - Version: C	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8d30e46f-976e-458c-8070-09fa4a4cd557	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8d30e46f-976e-458c-8070-09fa4a4cd557 CC0-1.0
S 7966 Authorizes the village of Atlantic Beach to impose a hotel, motel and beach club tax	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b3a6554f-4e11-4dfc-949a-06a493dadc79	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b3a6554f-4e11-4dfc-949a-06a493dadc79 CC0-1.0
A 7627 Relates to the availability of information on home care services	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c9b161a7-78d6-4694-8106-5c9d5d59d869	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c9b161a7-78d6-4694-8106-5c9d5d59d869 CC0-1.0
S 5067 Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency…	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c7c832d7-c7a6-4a94-b7e3-561fd2cd5580	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c7c832d7-c7a6-4a94-b7e3-561fd2cd5580 CC0-1.0
S 7611 Directs the department of motor vehicles to create a plan to increase the availability of…	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4fb72ac2-19c1-4d0c-ae61-b26c42d7efeb	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4fb72ac2-19c1-4d0c-ae61-b26c42d7efeb CC0-1.0
S 614 Provides for enrollment in medical assistance programs for incarcerated individuals	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c46f7ad2-0a49-43ad-886a-d017fd330ca0	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c46f7ad2-0a49-43ad-886a-d017fd330ca0 CC0-1.0
S 6980 Creates a temporary state commission concerning the incidence of asthma in Brooklyn	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 605cd948-c178-46cf-a097-63ddd08c2d86	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/605cd948-c178-46cf-a097-63ddd08c2d86 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (173 as lead sponsor)

S 9430 NY · —
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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