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Jessica Scarcella-Spanton

NY Senate District 23

Democratic New York since Jan 1, 2023

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Office	Party	From	To	Source
NY Senate District 23 current New York	Democratic	Jan 1, 2023	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (4,013 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
S 1067 Establishes the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program and the New York state park…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5858741a-de7d-4c6a-922d-1a144e01cd87	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5858741a-de7d-4c6a-922d-1a144e01cd87 CC0-1.0
S 561 Relates to notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low income elderly persons and persons…	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c1e1baa4-fc83-4843-81cc-3910840c8daf	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c1e1baa4-fc83-4843-81cc-3910840c8daf CC0-1.0
S 1250 Enacts the "military experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act"	Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c64f609d-50fe-4191-821c-ba0b8292bd56	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c64f609d-50fe-4191-821c-ba0b8292bd56 CC0-1.0
S 1242 Revises the New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry	Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9049751d-1859-4d90-a76f-7ff5f42bcc37	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9049751d-1859-4d90-a76f-7ff5f42bcc37 CC0-1.0
S 5989 Relates to library cards for minors	Floor Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 484c94e4-6449-4126-bc4f-3d94c181baa0	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/484c94e4-6449-4126-bc4f-3d94c181baa0 CC0-1.0
S 5729 Adds hazardous air quality to the state definition of a disaster and includes air quality emergency…	Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1ded8e5f-fd44-4243-ae15-0b32d9fe449c	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1ded8e5f-fd44-4243-ae15-0b32d9fe449c CC0-1.0
S 7817 Authorizes the widow of William James Middlebrooks to file a retirement option election on behalf…	Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 51a9d336-6f1c-44e4-8c0d-4e41e49e470a	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/51a9d336-6f1c-44e4-8c0d-4e41e49e470a CC0-1.0
S 9788 Relates to arbitration proceedings	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a32821d7-8fd3-46b9-9cf9-ffc0bbf91265	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a32821d7-8fd3-46b9-9cf9-ffc0bbf91265 CC0-1.0
S 9577 Prohibits the impersonation of an employee organization or an employee representative	Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3fe29c3e-9e3b-4f9e-951e-3ce9a8e81c48	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3fe29c3e-9e3b-4f9e-951e-3ce9a8e81c48 CC0-1.0
S 429 Authorizes the state inspector general to receive and investigate complaints of sexual assault in…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 32408dec-488f-4635-9ba0-a94cdf1bfa45	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/32408dec-488f-4635-9ba0-a94cdf1bfa45 CC0-1.0
S 120 Prohibits termination of electricity or heat service during forecasts of extreme temperatures	Floor Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9f076742-7510-4ff7-9056-3cc8d04f89db	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9f076742-7510-4ff7-9056-3cc8d04f89db CC0-1.0
S 2602 Establishes the office of Native American affairs	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 358490f9-5b4c-4305-870d-54bc6f95e1fe	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/358490f9-5b4c-4305-870d-54bc6f95e1fe CC0-1.0
S 5053 Relates to increasing the mandatory retirement age for New York police department members	Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: B	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fd584d1c-e10a-41e2-8b6c-84c53b19f3e5	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fd584d1c-e10a-41e2-8b6c-84c53b19f3e5 CC0-1.0
S 8006 Authorizes the county of Dutchess to offer an optional twenty-five year retirement plan to certain…	Civil Service And Pensions Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 44562cf3-2e9c-48aa-b517-3bca9c9b69d9	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/44562cf3-2e9c-48aa-b517-3bca9c9b69d9 CC0-1.0
S 10047 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 440d7561-f6fa-4073-b6d5-11dcd5742c3d	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/440d7561-f6fa-4073-b6d5-11dcd5742c3d CC0-1.0
S 9831 Authorizes Christopher Walser to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of…	Civil Service And Pensions Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2e155fcb-2874-407d-97c8-cb0050a21263	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e155fcb-2874-407d-97c8-cb0050a21263 CC0-1.0
S 3194 Relates to defining "period of war" for the alternative veterans' exemption	Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Vote - Version: A	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 174d9495-e3b1-4bc6-a70f-a507e5ef7042	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/174d9495-e3b1-4bc6-a70f-a507e5ef7042 CC0-1.0
S 7316 Requires the forfeiture of benefits to be paid pursuant to a service awards program to volunteer…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f8e101be-ff3d-4dfc-890e-0655f5c0de84	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f8e101be-ff3d-4dfc-890e-0655f5c0de84 CC0-1.0
S 9197 Provides for the incorporation of the New Hartford Volunteer Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e0c5d45a-6455-4ea4-b0d5-09187f32e00d	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e0c5d45a-6455-4ea4-b0d5-09187f32e00d CC0-1.0
S 10042 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation regarding the management of…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3742961b-f1a5-404a-aaaf-cd1a2b20777f	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3742961b-f1a5-404a-aaaf-cd1a2b20777f CC0-1.0
S 4889 Relates to defining veteran	Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8a4a10c9-b5d8-4737-83d8-dec4493e1e1b	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a4a10c9-b5d8-4737-83d8-dec4493e1e1b CC0-1.0
S 7335 Relates to enhanced eligibility requirements of STAR	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5decf235-8ff6-450e-970a-4f757b063954	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5decf235-8ff6-450e-970a-4f757b063954 CC0-1.0
S 9632 Limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4c5522e2-f004-48a2-8d8e-865a44343bc9	May 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4c5522e2-f004-48a2-8d8e-865a44343bc9 CC0-1.0
S 8369 Relates to access to patient or client records in the investigation and prosecution of professional…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f13426e1-8946-4b97-9a3a-9874178079d9	May 14, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f13426e1-8946-4b97-9a3a-9874178079d9 CC0-1.0
A 9570 Relates to the clergy property tax exemption	Floor Vote - Version: C	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3f717f8a-84dd-4678-93d9-8d4d3866a2c3	May 14, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3f717f8a-84dd-4678-93d9-8d4d3866a2c3 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (241 as lead sponsor)

S 7012 NY · —
Requires health care providers facilitate a screening for maternal depression within the first six weeks of a person giving birth

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S 9620 NY · —
Requires residential health care facilities to maintain hospice agreements to ensure access to hospice services for eligible residents

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S 9621 NY · —
Relates to access to palliative care and hospice services

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S 9229 NY · —
Relates to authorizing bail and pre-trial detention for arson felonies

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S 8424 NY · —
Provides a legacy credit to the children and siblings of veterans who were killed in the line of duty

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S 9261 NY · —
Designates certain utility workers first responders during a declared state disaster emergency

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S 2071 NY · —
Requires the department of labor create and maintain a list of available careers and job openings for veterans in the state of New York

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S 5400 NY · —
Exempts operators of law enforcement and fire department vessels from laws which regulate vessels on the navigable waters of the state while responding to…

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S 5302 NY · —
Requires coverage for colorectal cancer early detection beginning at age thirty-five

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S 7808 NY · —
Relates to the determination of salary base for members of the New York city police pension fund

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