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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 4925 Relates to requiring training to reduce abusive conduct and bullying in the workplace	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5232af41-8111-4737-894e-2ddd36cc4b0d	Mar 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5232af41-8111-4737-894e-2ddd36cc4b0d CC0-1.0
S 417 Enacts the "Count Every Vote Act of New York"	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 80114803-f85a-4e85-8f92-c75f518ccdb2	Mar 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/80114803-f85a-4e85-8f92-c75f518ccdb2 CC0-1.0
S 1535 Relates to establishing requirements and penalties for combination utility companies during service…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fc7bad7d-de6e-461f-8e41-350c4316244e	Mar 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fc7bad7d-de6e-461f-8e41-350c4316244e CC0-1.0
S 7332 Relates to the provision of regulatory information to small businesses	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6d761540-0146-4a3d-a64d-c51678459ef7	Mar 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6d761540-0146-4a3d-a64d-c51678459ef7 CC0-1.0
S 6318 Requires instruction in arts and music education to be incorporated into curriculums for all public…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0fdb51e6-61b0-4e27-8555-408abd69eb1b	Mar 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0fdb51e6-61b0-4e27-8555-408abd69eb1b CC0-1.0
S 2051 Relates to allowing bed and breakfasts to sell cider, liquor, beer and wine	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ecf9954f-a51a-4bc9-8116-cc73f3e34d71	Mar 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ecf9954f-a51a-4bc9-8116-cc73f3e34d71 CC0-1.0
S 569 Authorizes county boards of elections to establish county-wide polling places	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4e641e4e-b7ff-4124-a35a-d3d75bbb2628	Mar 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4e641e4e-b7ff-4124-a35a-d3d75bbb2628 CC0-1.0
S 4470 Establishes "DJ's law" requiring training for police officers on discharging a firearm at a moving…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 646fbd27-c8d3-4045-87b5-62a7b344eee2	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/646fbd27-c8d3-4045-87b5-62a7b344eee2 CC0-1.0
S 2278 Requires general hospitals to have a registered professional nurse as a member of the governing…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 09c1ae78-fb65-48e5-b5d3-330e5abf017c	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/09c1ae78-fb65-48e5-b5d3-330e5abf017c CC0-1.0
S 3078 Relates to credit monitoring services	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll abe2ba60-7238-443d-b8cd-ad86d03739f9	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/abe2ba60-7238-443d-b8cd-ad86d03739f9 CC0-1.0
S 627 Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a987ffce-ae0c-49c6-9cd1-907be06bad8c	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a987ffce-ae0c-49c6-9cd1-907be06bad8c CC0-1.0
S 2400 Establishes a blood clot and pulmonary embolism policy workgroup	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e3e775f5-59ce-48b5-9f2f-8abc5cf000a5	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e3e775f5-59ce-48b5-9f2f-8abc5cf000a5 CC0-1.0
S 2598 Expands the training time for local municipalities in relation to the open meetings law	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0975b6f8-dd8f-48b6-9c7d-7bc4302743b0	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0975b6f8-dd8f-48b6-9c7d-7bc4302743b0 CC0-1.0
S 3249 Relates to driver education	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 13b3dee2-80eb-4b74-8623-7bcc4ee5a8a7	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/13b3dee2-80eb-4b74-8623-7bcc4ee5a8a7 CC0-1.0
A 4382 Relates to the election of school board members after the number of members has been increased	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 558c60e0-24f2-4914-a33d-86c82600056e	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/558c60e0-24f2-4914-a33d-86c82600056e CC0-1.0
S 2491 Relates to prohibiting certain discriminatory peremptory challenges to prospective jurors	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d3130cef-56c2-4587-ac7f-b6b350706ea4	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d3130cef-56c2-4587-ac7f-b6b350706ea4 CC0-1.0
S 2236 Enacts the wage payment integrity act	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll edae4668-6b04-4562-9143-95727ebdca19	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/edae4668-6b04-4562-9143-95727ebdca19 CC0-1.0
S 374 Relates to lobbying for the confirmation of persons to state office	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d7f280e4-0763-40d4-8ddd-7133653821c0	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d7f280e4-0763-40d4-8ddd-7133653821c0 CC0-1.0
S 118 Relates to the dissemination of information pertaining to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of…	Aging Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0b1c71be-0a86-4de0-b663-d59436668fe0	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0b1c71be-0a86-4de0-b663-d59436668fe0 CC0-1.0
S 903 Relates to informal caregiver training	Aging Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 37d1d0e5-ef14-4006-8133-7bb724567fb6	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/37d1d0e5-ef14-4006-8133-7bb724567fb6 CC0-1.0
S 4692 Requires that free menstrual products be provided in the bathrooms of private colleges and…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ab58da4d-283b-4089-8f2d-b641aafb1e0b	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ab58da4d-283b-4089-8f2d-b641aafb1e0b CC0-1.0
S 1610 Requires for construction activities that require a state pollutant discharge elimination system…	Environmental Conservation Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f8f237cc-1c7c-4a95-bac6-1180258f87de	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f8f237cc-1c7c-4a95-bac6-1180258f87de CC0-1.0
S 3180 Provides for elder abuse prevention training	Aging Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0751ebe6-8dfc-49be-9109-e7253ee0a944	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0751ebe6-8dfc-49be-9109-e7253ee0a944 CC0-1.0
S 3750 Creates the office of older adult workforce development within the office for the aging	Aging Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 16a90479-b76f-4429-b588-d27e58ce79f6	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/16a90479-b76f-4429-b588-d27e58ce79f6 CC0-1.0
S 3408 Requires air quality monitoring of certain major mass transportation projects that involve an…	Environmental Conservation Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b1d6ab38-f912-46fe-976c-7e11a9213e97	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b1d6ab38-f912-46fe-976c-7e11a9213e97 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

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/8cbe2b01-9c99-41ce-b66f-f902356b63a2 CC0-1.0
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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