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Pam Helming

NY Senate District 54

Republican/Conservative/Independence New York since Jan 4, 2017

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Office	Party	From	To	Source
NY Senate District 54 current New York	Republican/Conservative/Independence	Jan 4, 2017	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (5,351 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
S 8759 Requires the state office for the aging to publish a "Guide to Actions When Someone Close Dies"	Rules Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 50b3ff89-30b9-4211-bea8-a74a45c17d7f	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/50b3ff89-30b9-4211-bea8-a74a45c17d7f CC0-1.0
S 8800 Relates to the calculation of rates for certain treatment pursuant to the medical assistance program	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f3d087fe-cda2-4d80-bdf4-ecbcabb6fa73	Jan 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f3d087fe-cda2-4d80-bdf4-ecbcabb6fa73 CC0-1.0
S 8769 Provides confidentiality for communications arising out of law enforcement peer support counseling	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a1355c94-c63b-44ad-accb-22c124960c59	Jan 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a1355c94-c63b-44ad-accb-22c124960c59 CC0-1.0
S 8795 Extends paid family leave benefits to certain construction employees	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4a436e95-6aab-40ef-8d43-72c448723758	Jan 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4a436e95-6aab-40ef-8d43-72c448723758 CC0-1.0
S 8758 Replaces the term addict with the term person with substance use disorder	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c1f5cbd2-7c1c-44fc-b239-8ee6d1492dd0	Jan 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c1f5cbd2-7c1c-44fc-b239-8ee6d1492dd0 CC0-1.0
S 8763 Relates to the method of notifying certain crime victims of the disposition of criminal trial	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f54056a5-7c22-4147-a254-d342b1996c8b	Jan 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f54056a5-7c22-4147-a254-d342b1996c8b CC0-1.0
S 8774 Relates to the issuance of temporary elevator mechanic licenses during shortages, continuing…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c6689137-6bef-452e-8a3e-eff4a41ba7de	Jan 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c6689137-6bef-452e-8a3e-eff4a41ba7de CC0-1.0
S 8814 Prohibits the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of twenty-one	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3f3bf0f0-8611-4f5e-95e3-2a1998062b21	Jan 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3f3bf0f0-8611-4f5e-95e3-2a1998062b21 CC0-1.0
A 9436 Relates to finding alternatives to the use of pesticides in the monarch preservation plan	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll bde45813-230f-4061-b4ec-71e63ce6f52c	Jan 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bde45813-230f-4061-b4ec-71e63ce6f52c CC0-1.0
S 8818 Provides protections for telecommunications tower technicians; repealer	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b15f0248-87eb-497a-a097-5f838238b169	Jan 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b15f0248-87eb-497a-a097-5f838238b169 CC0-1.0
S 8807 Relates to procedures for protections of legally protected health activities	Floor Vote	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5d39a8e7-02eb-447e-a514-d822412189a5	Jan 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5d39a8e7-02eb-447e-a514-d822412189a5 CC0-1.0
S 8831 Relates to the use of automated employment decision-making tools and artificial intelligence…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 81174fd3-5ef2-4981-9f71-2d72e05f741f	Jan 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/81174fd3-5ef2-4981-9f71-2d72e05f741f CC0-1.0
S 8785 Relates to voluntary opportunities for veterans	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 12838839-3365-4272-a604-80c0dcfed62a	Jan 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/12838839-3365-4272-a604-80c0dcfed62a CC0-1.0
S 8804 Relates to conditions under which certain residential health care facilities may withdraw equity or…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 89c9d56a-affb-4aab-adfa-c56c439d8822	Jan 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/89c9d56a-affb-4aab-adfa-c56c439d8822 CC0-1.0
S 8772 Relates to high deductible health plans and health savings accounts; relates to the effectiveness…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 864d212d-b119-4add-841e-03a02dc1aa71	Jan 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/864d212d-b119-4add-841e-03a02dc1aa71 CC0-1.0
S 8832 Relates to rechargeable battery recycling	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5ab7e22f-167e-4ee9-9e57-a9078a759a84	Jan 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5ab7e22f-167e-4ee9-9e57-a9078a759a84 CC0-1.0
S 3443 Designates March 25, "Medal of Honor Day", as a day of commemoration	Finance Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll bb25125c-99bd-4bec-b275-e0fbf32cd134	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb25125c-99bd-4bec-b275-e0fbf32cd134 CC0-1.0
S 557 Relates to designating the month of May "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month"	Finance Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 03e1d08d-3bd3-4af1-a094-b259aa2cbf90	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/03e1d08d-3bd3-4af1-a094-b259aa2cbf90 CC0-1.0
A 9441 Relates to consideration of capital expenditures in rate proceedings	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b46f8c75-2985-46bf-ae74-2c87b6530dc6	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b46f8c75-2985-46bf-ae74-2c87b6530dc6 CC0-1.0
S 518 Requires the inclusion of cultural competency training in the basic training and pre-employment…	Finance Vote - Version: C	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2fc0aae0-0b15-4396-81ce-63d810df9443	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2fc0aae0-0b15-4396-81ce-63d810df9443 CC0-1.0
A 9479 Relates to the mechanical insulation energy savings program	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 7455c967-6e7c-49d3-a320-76db022eb575	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7455c967-6e7c-49d3-a320-76db022eb575 CC0-1.0
S 616 Relates to designating the month of May "Korean American Family Month"	Finance Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d7db30b7-28fd-430d-b3e9-6a49d002aa8c	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d7db30b7-28fd-430d-b3e9-6a49d002aa8c CC0-1.0
S 8827 Relates to warning labels on certain feature platforms; repealer	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 177956b8-0223-4ffb-9ddc-82189ae3eb1e	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/177956b8-0223-4ffb-9ddc-82189ae3eb1e CC0-1.0
S 8752 Requires contractors and subcontractors performing construction work for covered renewable energy…	Floor Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 864d0f7f-bf58-44d4-963a-be418f971350	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/864d0f7f-bf58-44d4-963a-be418f971350 CC0-1.0
S 1688 Relates to designating the fourth Thursday in March as "Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day"	Finance Vote	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 524a61eb-6c01-4de0-864d-c5be38af934c	Jan 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/524a61eb-6c01-4de0-864d-c5be38af934c CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (164 as lead sponsor)

J 1815 NY · —
Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Towns of Butler, Huron, Rose, and Wolcott, New York

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S 9450 NY · —
Relates to leucistic and melanistic deer

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S 7004 NY · —
Relates to providing state correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan

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S 3086 NY · —
Provides that where the commissioner of health assumes the responsibility for the transportation of medicaid recipients in rural areas, existing public…

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S 3112 NY · —
Makes the failure of a sex offender to register or verify pursuant to sex offender registration act, or working on an ice cream truck or other mobile food…

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S 223 NY · —
Relates to exemptions for self-defense spray devices

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S 3427 NY · —
Provides for a referendum on the question "Do you support the division of New York into two separate states"

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S 3484 NY · —
Proposes a constitutional amendment to divide the state into three autonomous regions; repealer

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J 1602 NY · —
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 2026, as Lake Appreciation Month in the State of New York

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J 520 NY · —
Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Pultneyville Fire Company on September 13, 2025

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