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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 4574 Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 295aa032-a8af-47bc-8104-4f59b2dc30db	Feb 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/295aa032-a8af-47bc-8104-4f59b2dc30db CC0-1.0
S 4513 Requires applicants for major projects located near an environmental justice community to submit an…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d9ea5e79-ba57-4210-aaf9-cf9582d63ea9	Feb 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d9ea5e79-ba57-4210-aaf9-cf9582d63ea9 CC0-1.0
S 2721 Establishes the mobile and manufactured home replacement program	Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e8292947-dda6-4661-b106-203f38b78777	Feb 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e8292947-dda6-4661-b106-203f38b78777 CC0-1.0
S 6134 Establishes a painters' apprenticeship program for public housing residents	Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b89a7634-1377-43cd-908d-7a3b7a202861	Feb 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b89a7634-1377-43cd-908d-7a3b7a202861 CC0-1.0
S 1329 Relates to adjustment of electric residential fixed charges	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll cf524608-92e9-4a41-8425-8b4e5e707f09	Feb 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cf524608-92e9-4a41-8425-8b4e5e707f09 CC0-1.0
S 9074 Enacts the "emission tampering act"	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 141adfdd-3eee-42a0-8350-e0f7e4d54d59	Feb 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/141adfdd-3eee-42a0-8350-e0f7e4d54d59 CC0-1.0
S 4030 Relates to emissions of toxic air contaminants	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fdbc9469-303f-4958-91c3-b0172eb749f9	Feb 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fdbc9469-303f-4958-91c3-b0172eb749f9 CC0-1.0
S 195 Prohibits the sale of vape products that resemble school supplies	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9543a6bb-e6c0-4a68-ad44-7c7f99469f82	Feb 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9543a6bb-e6c0-4a68-ad44-7c7f99469f82 CC0-1.0
S 3819 Imposes certain penalties related to violations of building and fire code standards within fourteen…	Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a38ae698-7a6f-4513-999c-d15fd6092204	Feb 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a38ae698-7a6f-4513-999c-d15fd6092204 CC0-1.0
S 925 Relates to penalties for failure to comply with maintenance and reporting of vacant and abandoned…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a66a4f02-3bf2-4409-be33-dbc6c238b950	Feb 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a66a4f02-3bf2-4409-be33-dbc6c238b950 CC0-1.0
S 4252 Provides for a continuation of senior citizen rent increase exemption benefits after a period of…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 997d8995-c1ca-43cf-bac7-727375452072	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/997d8995-c1ca-43cf-bac7-727375452072 CC0-1.0
S 194 Relates to training for school security guards	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1f3205b5-1601-475a-be08-282a6637f4b9	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1f3205b5-1601-475a-be08-282a6637f4b9 CC0-1.0
S 1188 Requires a 120-day warning period for violations at certain veterans' organization facilities	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll bd6d5f55-a567-4075-87c8-f1c2db7e7000	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bd6d5f55-a567-4075-87c8-f1c2db7e7000 CC0-1.0
S 2324 Relates to the sale or transfer of certain real property by the state or public authorities	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a8d1ef06-3732-456d-a58e-cd18aa5f2339	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a8d1ef06-3732-456d-a58e-cd18aa5f2339 CC0-1.0
S 600 Requires certain municipal planning boards and zoning boards of appeals to receive environmentally…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 39059d03-fb80-4d25-ba8c-19a0c2507951	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/39059d03-fb80-4d25-ba8c-19a0c2507951 CC0-1.0
S 1336 Relates to enacting the "N.Y. state digital equity plan act"	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f5d81379-0777-4e9c-a99f-227099348192	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f5d81379-0777-4e9c-a99f-227099348192 CC0-1.0
S 5597 Relates to warranties and protections for purchasers of new and used motor vehicles	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 7e8fb603-f03e-45ae-b4da-44a592fb1131	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7e8fb603-f03e-45ae-b4da-44a592fb1131 CC0-1.0
S 4434 Permits union free and central school district boards of education to establish wards for the…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 78088e2e-0b9f-4b87-8780-45223b6e17e6	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/78088e2e-0b9f-4b87-8780-45223b6e17e6 CC0-1.0
S 4322 Relates to creating a private right of action for unconsented removal or tampering with a sexually…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b7102c69-96e1-4cfc-8818-bd3c1fe2b9a8	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b7102c69-96e1-4cfc-8818-bd3c1fe2b9a8 CC0-1.0
S 1788 Extends eligibility for real property tax exemptions to certain veterans	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll df954f62-0c20-4876-ac13-ac0f2f75c939	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/df954f62-0c20-4876-ac13-ac0f2f75c939 CC0-1.0
S 524 Relates to establishing the crime of voyeurism	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d0de6fd9-70c3-4f45-8284-78cd58d2f6da	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d0de6fd9-70c3-4f45-8284-78cd58d2f6da CC0-1.0
S 5052 Permits an insurer to rescind or retroactively cancel a policy in circumstances involving an…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4ac62797-a008-4708-a91b-495f0b8b2fe2	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4ac62797-a008-4708-a91b-495f0b8b2fe2 CC0-1.0
S 896 Relates to the establishment of local comprehensive emergency management plans	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9185f76c-1291-4a0b-bdb9-131dd3537116	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9185f76c-1291-4a0b-bdb9-131dd3537116 CC0-1.0
S 2436 Prohibits the sale of ATVs and off-highway motorcycles in the city of New York	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e757c87c-73df-4d57-a66b-3e29960d2623	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e757c87c-73df-4d57-a66b-3e29960d2623 CC0-1.0
S 2534 Provides retroactivity to the original date of eligibility in certain cases for the senior citizens…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f30c57e4-bdbe-44e7-a22d-9d431732ea42	Feb 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f30c57e4-bdbe-44e7-a22d-9d431732ea42 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

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/ed2eabe5-b32c-4646-b697-767454389b60 CC0-1.0
S 1462 NY · —
Relates to establishing ground rent rebates for eligible homeowners and renters in the Battery Park project area

Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/b0df8135-e2dc-45e5-a1c4-00d44eae7570 CC0-1.0
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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