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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 490 Includes instances of sexual conduct against a child less than seventeen years of age to certain…	Codes Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 66ddb6f8-7239-4664-a6d8-9468e99d13c6	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/66ddb6f8-7239-4664-a6d8-9468e99d13c6 CC0-1.0
S 4757 Establishes an operation SNUG program	Codes Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 632c231c-9615-4b17-b534-d1458ba3dec2	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/632c231c-9615-4b17-b534-d1458ba3dec2 CC0-1.0
S 1285 Relates to jury deliberations	Codes Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 34198e73-7f95-4a12-b995-cd33e0f113bb	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/34198e73-7f95-4a12-b995-cd33e0f113bb CC0-1.0
S 630 Requires victims be notified of right to make a victim impact statement and allows them to…	Codes Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 626e2af1-6a89-45de-9852-ea06c3ec8f92	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/626e2af1-6a89-45de-9852-ea06c3ec8f92 CC0-1.0
S 88 Provides for automatic voter registration and preregistration for persons applying for certain…	Elections Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 918b7da0-7d46-4f82-8dd5-9435c8fb1b0b	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/918b7da0-7d46-4f82-8dd5-9435c8fb1b0b CC0-1.0
S 1192 Establishes an alternative resolution program for service members and veterans accused of certain…	Codes Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5af2d67c-4f19-4b20-be29-8eac2979225e	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5af2d67c-4f19-4b20-be29-8eac2979225e CC0-1.0
S 569 Authorizes county boards of elections to establish county-wide polling places	Elections Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3738b7d6-b8a5-4ea0-90fa-086f3fec17e3	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3738b7d6-b8a5-4ea0-90fa-086f3fec17e3 CC0-1.0
S 5939 Relates to payments by a pharmacy benefit manager to participating pharmacies	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 33bd366c-65ea-4dfa-8e2d-3514c70be0bd	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/33bd366c-65ea-4dfa-8e2d-3514c70be0bd CC0-1.0
S 362 Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm	Codes Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 185d09f4-3680-465b-96e6-e4685c416ba9	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/185d09f4-3680-465b-96e6-e4685c416ba9 CC0-1.0
S 595 Establishes the small rental housing development initiative to provide funding to eligible…	Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b1e16ebf-8be0-4b0a-a206-d2abc8b08552	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b1e16ebf-8be0-4b0a-a206-d2abc8b08552 CC0-1.0
S 3208 Repeals provisions of the administrative code of the city of New York relating to the establishment…	Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6bf24ff6-2fd5-4cfc-8fbc-eea01a60ac61	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6bf24ff6-2fd5-4cfc-8fbc-eea01a60ac61 CC0-1.0
S 361 Enacts the NYCHA utility accountability act	Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5d7b02c2-7f00-46ed-ab25-b39cc1d13f5b	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5d7b02c2-7f00-46ed-ab25-b39cc1d13f5b CC0-1.0
S 4099 Requires landlord to grant access to engineer or architect hired by tenants to inspect major…	Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 119faa4e-3429-4c92-afbe-348993b383f7	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/119faa4e-3429-4c92-afbe-348993b383f7 CC0-1.0
S 1615 Prohibits naming dependent children under the age of 18 in petitions to recover possession of real…	Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 887ddd70-3603-4771-8197-d1efbb233c25	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/887ddd70-3603-4771-8197-d1efbb233c25 CC0-1.0
S 6718 Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of certain appliances in housing accommodations…	Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5d8a4679-00f5-453e-a364-0737e9bb3d78	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5d8a4679-00f5-453e-a364-0737e9bb3d78 CC0-1.0
S 8491 Relates to denials of increased utility rates and charges	Energy And Telecommunications Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9f94bbd1-9e00-41cc-b0ce-79ce9dac164d	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9f94bbd1-9e00-41cc-b0ce-79ce9dac164d CC0-1.0
S 2542 Relates to including the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the definition of harassment	Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0f76ed07-eec3-47b3-9e7a-c0a093ffe0ac	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f76ed07-eec3-47b3-9e7a-c0a093ffe0ac CC0-1.0
S 4980 Relates to the preservation of regionally significant projects with respect to agencies drawing on…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8a82f711-5116-4e74-b263-74ca2cc69ee7	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a82f711-5116-4e74-b263-74ca2cc69ee7 CC0-1.0
S 1618 Enacts the "New York affordable drug manufacturing act"	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c2c73690-216b-4e2d-9361-8c5f062a7db4	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c2c73690-216b-4e2d-9361-8c5f062a7db4 CC0-1.0
S 7962 Sets the timeline for candidate declination	Elections Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c01eb2bc-d335-467b-918d-880befe39eb8	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c01eb2bc-d335-467b-918d-880befe39eb8 CC0-1.0
S 4482 Requires that subpoenas relating to election matters be served with a separate informational sheet…	Elections Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 49753be0-3933-423f-820d-770fb5be6329	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/49753be0-3933-423f-820d-770fb5be6329 CC0-1.0
S 2437 Requires disclosure of social media posts that are paid for by a campaign	Elections Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ca2030c3-2941-472f-a700-6488b985fd12	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ca2030c3-2941-472f-a700-6488b985fd12 CC0-1.0
S 2289 Expands the veterans' preference to include veterans who did not serve during a time of war for…	Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ebcc6384-86ce-4463-bcef-7d5271197bbd	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ebcc6384-86ce-4463-bcef-7d5271197bbd CC0-1.0
S 6121 Requires the dissemination of materials regarding child access prevention and the safe storage of…	Codes Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 59776e67-d490-44f6-9763-38bfec1f0e9e	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/59776e67-d490-44f6-9763-38bfec1f0e9e CC0-1.0
S 634 Requires certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diabetes and prediabetes…	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 51e0d3e0-0191-4a4c-a6c6-37f754417171	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/51e0d3e0-0191-4a4c-a6c6-37f754417171 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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