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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 7025 Relates to registered pharmacy technicians	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll cbbe81a2-84f6-46a6-aa1a-0658e7662c23	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cbbe81a2-84f6-46a6-aa1a-0658e7662c23 CC0-1.0
S 3071 Relates to establishing a task force on safety in school transportation	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e83c3192-2621-43cb-912e-928a6916d2ba	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e83c3192-2621-43cb-912e-928a6916d2ba CC0-1.0
S 8853 Relates to vaccines and immunizations of children	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 39c5e4b1-96dd-46ed-b47c-1faedeb618fd	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/39c5e4b1-96dd-46ed-b47c-1faedeb618fd CC0-1.0
S 5706 Authorizes certain nursing students to administer certain vaccines	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6e4cc7e8-f20f-4744-9697-69619c572245	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6e4cc7e8-f20f-4744-9697-69619c572245 CC0-1.0
S 8334 Relates to insurance reimbursement for vaccination for severe acute respiratory syndrome…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c070d74e-f0fd-4296-9c9a-be98424aa2e9	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c070d74e-f0fd-4296-9c9a-be98424aa2e9 CC0-1.0
S 5340 Allows medical assistants to administer vaccines	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4799fc4e-a982-4b42-8f35-ff62204f937a	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4799fc4e-a982-4b42-8f35-ff62204f937a CC0-1.0
S 3590 Enacts the climate resilient New York act of 2026; establishes the office of resilience to assess…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c25372c9-d957-4817-ab2d-98ca8e06d3e6	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c25372c9-d957-4817-ab2d-98ca8e06d3e6 CC0-1.0
S 2613 Requires the state to keep state lottery winners identities anonymous	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6900f165-3689-4103-a446-1d69d2f4b418	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6900f165-3689-4103-a446-1d69d2f4b418 CC0-1.0
S 2486 Relates to the construction of geothermal energy generation facilities	Energy And Telecommunications Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4cbc57e3-67de-44fe-ab85-8fbc71074293	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4cbc57e3-67de-44fe-ab85-8fbc71074293 CC0-1.0
S 2708 Relates to advanced transmission technologies	Energy And Telecommunications Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ef102833-0dfd-492f-9123-ecd8847583ee	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ef102833-0dfd-492f-9123-ecd8847583ee CC0-1.0
S 1227 Authorizes and directs the department of public service to conduct a study on the deployment of…	Energy And Telecommunications Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ff2c09b4-8cdd-40cd-a402-87a981ad9b00	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ff2c09b4-8cdd-40cd-a402-87a981ad9b00 CC0-1.0
S 3189 Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to make publicly available on its…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 985e54e3-598b-41b7-a739-669789987a03	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/985e54e3-598b-41b7-a739-669789987a03 CC0-1.0
S 490 Includes instances of sexual conduct against a child less than seventeen years of age to certain…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a9567261-f768-4ee2-ae0e-fd2a6d97e2de	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a9567261-f768-4ee2-ae0e-fd2a6d97e2de CC0-1.0
S 315 Establishes a temporary New York craft beverage permit	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4e9f9992-1b5d-484c-9489-7ba22e55d45c	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4e9f9992-1b5d-484c-9489-7ba22e55d45c CC0-1.0
S 3574 Relates to notification of a senior real property tax exemption	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ceba4c05-8d29-4504-b2c2-5e70a6b7444a	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ceba4c05-8d29-4504-b2c2-5e70a6b7444a CC0-1.0
S 378 Relates to higher education funding opportunities for foster youth	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll cd3e8af0-fd57-4d12-a475-0e51b6a4bc38	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cd3e8af0-fd57-4d12-a475-0e51b6a4bc38 CC0-1.0
S 4467 Provides for the enrollment of certain persons in direct deposit for compensation payments	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll eb4db1aa-312c-452c-b842-05d2bbc77fe0	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eb4db1aa-312c-452c-b842-05d2bbc77fe0 CC0-1.0
S 1424 Prohibits discrimination of students on school property or at a school function based on religious…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fc919bfe-b60d-4897-8cb2-8a91aef57a29	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fc919bfe-b60d-4897-8cb2-8a91aef57a29 CC0-1.0
S 5277 Expands who can hold membership in an adult-use cooperative license	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ddc46b96-63a4-4564-8041-ec1a971ff8f8	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ddc46b96-63a4-4564-8041-ec1a971ff8f8 CC0-1.0
S 487 Designates August thirty-first as "Overdose Awareness Day"	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 683d105f-5b63-48ca-86dd-2bbd29457f6c	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/683d105f-5b63-48ca-86dd-2bbd29457f6c CC0-1.0
S 4408 Relates to agreements and easements related to renewable energy interconnection across…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 702cb663-94ee-4e30-9d40-279ad96f7ba8	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/702cb663-94ee-4e30-9d40-279ad96f7ba8 CC0-1.0
S 4473 Clarifies that the statutory damages available for certain wage violations are not punitive in…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8a596da6-e506-4193-ba7d-dc561303dcbf	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a596da6-e506-4193-ba7d-dc561303dcbf CC0-1.0
S 5392 Permits certain not-for-profit corporations engaged in engineering for certain conservation efforts…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e421b9c4-6c27-4f37-9253-0948b389a6cb	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e421b9c4-6c27-4f37-9253-0948b389a6cb CC0-1.0
S 6274 Relates to preferences under the affordable home ownership development program for veterans with…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 98aaac09-df31-4e71-ac25-8cfeafa314dd	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/98aaac09-df31-4e71-ac25-8cfeafa314dd CC0-1.0
S 5003 Rededicates the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson bridge to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ec043716-00e4-47ff-884a-d22f4880e716	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ec043716-00e4-47ff-884a-d22f4880e716 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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