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Joe Sempolinski
NY House District 148
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Government Operations & Budget 57Criminal Justice & Policing 49Economy & Taxes 36Healthcare 35Education 28Environment & Energy 25Labor & Employment 19Social Services & Welfare 18Civil Rights & Liberties 17Housing 11Transportation & Infrastructure 11Technology & Privacy 7Veterans Affairs 6Banking & Finance 4Gun Policy 4Other 4Agriculture 3Abortion & Reproductive Rights 2Defense & Military 2Elections & Voting 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| NY House District 148 current
New York |
Republican/Conservative | Jan 1, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (2,019 recorded)
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A 6824
Provides for eye and tissue donation
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Assembly Vote - Vote 2 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a68c7394-c960-444b-baa9-abbeecb9fcbd | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a68c7394-c960-444b-baa9-abbeecb9fcbd CC0-1.0 |
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A 7125
Requires that public contracts be divided by size into large, medium, small and micro contracts for…
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Assembly Vote - Vote 2 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3815aa61-fcec-4eac-8b67-19aece166687 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3815aa61-fcec-4eac-8b67-19aece166687 CC0-1.0 |
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A 7627
Relates to the availability of information on home care services
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Assembly Vote - Vote 2 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9f174ca6-07c9-4b7a-bfe2-0f427710f9a6 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9f174ca6-07c9-4b7a-bfe2-0f427710f9a6 CC0-1.0 |
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A 6903
Requires public and not-for-profit libraries to provide certain workplace protections for employees
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Assembly Vote - Vote 2 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 20cf265b-4199-4ae4-9895-9e5bdcafbf5f | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/20cf265b-4199-4ae4-9895-9e5bdcafbf5f CC0-1.0 |
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A 7529
Relates to granting peace officer status to park rangers of Erie county
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Assembly Vote - Vote 2 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 02546c32-a087-4a38-b3de-e345e6f7e1a8 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/02546c32-a087-4a38-b3de-e345e6f7e1a8 CC0-1.0 |
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A 7033
Empowers the council on the arts to designate Little Yemen as a cultural district
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Assembly Vote - Vote 3 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll c49cb00d-6d98-44a8-84ba-4f00d852cef1 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c49cb00d-6d98-44a8-84ba-4f00d852cef1 CC0-1.0 |
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A 7345
Grants peace officer status to certain security officers employed by Highland Hospital
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Assembly Vote - Vote 2 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 32a88b7c-0392-46b6-883d-929ca5af2416 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/32a88b7c-0392-46b6-883d-929ca5af2416 CC0-1.0 |
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A 4909
Creates the Checkout NY pass
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Assembly Vote | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d8e11d64-d29a-49db-b287-4b9cf2b8cf95 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d8e11d64-d29a-49db-b287-4b9cf2b8cf95 CC0-1.0 |
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A 10079
Relates to the qualifications to serve as a member of the citywide council on English language…
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Assembly Vote | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 0c51c9a3-8851-4f77-aba2-1ea1ba39b767 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0c51c9a3-8851-4f77-aba2-1ea1ba39b767 CC0-1.0 |
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A 9693
Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to the operation of personal…
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Assembly Vote | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 6bbad2fa-824e-407a-b7dd-8d33e3b97a12 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6bbad2fa-824e-407a-b7dd-8d33e3b97a12 CC0-1.0 |
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A 1034
Includes masking products within the definition of drug-related paraphernalia
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Assembly Vote | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9d762ce7-3632-4f53-87d1-ce9dfd6a067f | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9d762ce7-3632-4f53-87d1-ce9dfd6a067f CC0-1.0 |
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A 9259
Relates to pre-trip safety checks for charter buses
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Assembly Vote | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 01ff1bda-5824-4883-b001-0e1615ad7346 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/01ff1bda-5824-4883-b001-0e1615ad7346 CC0-1.0 |
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A 2330
Requires electronic filing of all lobbying filings
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Assembly Vote | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 121c9e29-cb74-4ba6-9013-c35185fc84a2 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/121c9e29-cb74-4ba6-9013-c35185fc84a2 CC0-1.0 |
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A 1062
Relates to service contracts for accidental damages
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Assembly Vote | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll aec4cded-39e8-4674-8c1e-55066db6352d | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aec4cded-39e8-4674-8c1e-55066db6352d CC0-1.0 |
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A 10201
Exempts the village of Williamsville fire department from the requirement that the percentage of…
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Assembly Vote | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4c8d1105-bc61-421f-8dce-0c8177211b88 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4c8d1105-bc61-421f-8dce-0c8177211b88 CC0-1.0 |
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A 10135
Directs the public service commission to develop, publish, and update a guidebook on the gas and…
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Assembly Vote | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 88f484da-6871-4d64-bbfb-e1ef0772a36d | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/88f484da-6871-4d64-bbfb-e1ef0772a36d CC0-1.0 |
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A 6833
Relates to requirements for making of policy loans
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Assembly Vote | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 0d746021-8dc9-4eb6-baaa-154bc7545a71 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0d746021-8dc9-4eb6-baaa-154bc7545a71 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8777
Relates to technical assistance provided to municipalities related to college and university…
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Assembly Vote - Vote 2 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 6b7ab04d-89b6-4c03-8835-9d6755811f13 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6b7ab04d-89b6-4c03-8835-9d6755811f13 CC0-1.0 |
| MOTION:Stirpe; To reconsider | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 23a08f64-7885-4be6-8971-48c71bcee528 | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/23a08f64-7885-4be6-8971-48c71bcee528 CC0-1.0 | |
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A 6538
Relates to changing references to the name of the division of veterans' services to the department…
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Assembly Vote - Vote 2 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f2c3e5db-b5a4-4df8-aa0c-73fd6b6960e3 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f2c3e5db-b5a4-4df8-aa0c-73fd6b6960e3 CC0-1.0 |
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A 6617
Directs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to rename Utica Avenue subway station to…
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Assembly Vote - Vote 2 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9ce9bdd4-208e-4589-8956-3fac8f2011fb | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9ce9bdd4-208e-4589-8956-3fac8f2011fb CC0-1.0 |
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A 6559
Establishes a veterans' bill of rights
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Assembly Vote - Vote 2 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 7135c00f-1655-41bb-b425-4b933f78ef0c | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7135c00f-1655-41bb-b425-4b933f78ef0c CC0-1.0 |
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A 6652
Permits licensed insurance agents, brokers, adjusters, consultants, and intermediaries to carryover…
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Assembly Vote - Vote 3 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5923ef76-f436-42d9-97bd-b481c0761607 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5923ef76-f436-42d9-97bd-b481c0761607 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8811
Relates to the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive…
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Assembly Vote | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll b543f613-dd52-4466-8b5a-4d83485aff11 | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b543f613-dd52-4466-8b5a-4d83485aff11 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8790
Establishes the combat zone service exemption
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Assembly Vote | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 65110dbf-9ea0-4139-af22-2ce3f133c9af | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/65110dbf-9ea0-4139-af22-2ce3f133c9af CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (61 as lead sponsor)
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A 10690
NY · —
Requires equal distribution of legislative staff and resources
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A 7264
NY · —
Extends the expiration of the provisions authorizing the county of Allegany to impose an additional one and one-half percent sales and compensating use taxes
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K 948
NY · —
Congratulating the Portville Junior-Senior High School Girls Volleyball Team upon the occasion of winning the NYSPHSAA Girls Volleyball Class C Championship
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A 4704
NY · —
Grants a $100,000 real property tax exemption to conservation clubs and rod and gun clubs owning certain land having an assessed value of $500,000 or less
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K 421
NY · —
Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
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A 7340
NY · —
Extends the city of Olean's authority to impose a hotel and motel tax
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A 5627
NY · —
Authorizes issuance of distinctive number plates to members of the Seneca Nation of Indians
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A 5640
NY · —
Relates to allowing for three forty-five day extensions of necessary and available emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence
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A 9529
NY · —
Relates to the effect of mandates on school districts
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A 4614
NY · —
Provides for free hunting, fishing and trapping licenses to residents of the state who are active duty members of the U.S. armed forces regardless of duty…
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