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Pam Helming
NY Senate District 54
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Criminal Justice & Policing 144Government Operations & Budget 138Healthcare 89Economy & Taxes 85Social Services & Welfare 67Labor & Employment 61Transportation & Infrastructure 57Education 52Environment & Energy 47Housing 35Civil Rights & Liberties 34Veterans Affairs 33Agriculture 24Technology & Privacy 20Banking & Finance 19Other 13Gun Policy 12Elections & Voting 9Defense & Military 3Foreign Policy & Trade 3Immigration 2Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| 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 |
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S 8775
Provides guidance to certain children and family services and municipal staff on the identification…
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Rules Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a4e6c9eb-96fb-4e42-a400-f8124353cd24 | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a4e6c9eb-96fb-4e42-a400-f8124353cd24 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8813
Relates to cases terminated due to mental disease or defect and to establishing reporting…
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Rules Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f3aa4ae7-77fc-485b-9ccb-e906aa7b88c3 | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f3aa4ae7-77fc-485b-9ccb-e906aa7b88c3 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4497
Requires certain insurance policies to provide coverage for fertility preservation services
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Rules Vote | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9aa286dc-1684-43f9-b2c6-29e7e7170104 | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9aa286dc-1684-43f9-b2c6-29e7e7170104 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8887
Relates to enacting provisions for the execution of electronic wills
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Rules Vote | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4235bedb-c4f9-4619-b2c8-2f67b7ed529f | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4235bedb-c4f9-4619-b2c8-2f67b7ed529f CC0-1.0 |
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S 8779
Establishes a New York native plants designation; repealer
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Rules Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0f70c649-519a-480d-80d1-1a4f1e98089f | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f70c649-519a-480d-80d1-1a4f1e98089f CC0-1.0 |
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S 8792
Relates to the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to excluding certain food donations…
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Rules Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 405794cf-ff9f-47eb-9fad-7d61a516430a | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/405794cf-ff9f-47eb-9fad-7d61a516430a CC0-1.0 |
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S 1811
Designates May ninth as Opioid Awareness Day
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Finance Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dd304de4-eca5-4512-99b8-7551219a67cb | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dd304de4-eca5-4512-99b8-7551219a67cb CC0-1.0 |
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S 8806
Directs counties to develop and maintain comprehensive county emergency medical system plans
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8a60063a-6e38-49a6-97e7-8a49b9a0fdc2 | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a60063a-6e38-49a6-97e7-8a49b9a0fdc2 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8754
Relates to enforcement of provisions regarding regulation of tobacco products, herbal cigarettes…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 83f5a87c-f7e3-467e-b3a1-28f2dcc82b02 | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/83f5a87c-f7e3-467e-b3a1-28f2dcc82b02 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8781
Makes technical corrections to a chapter of the laws of 2025 relating to authorizing the…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d7b4dabd-a047-4d6d-bb3c-62458411d8e3 | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d7b4dabd-a047-4d6d-bb3c-62458411d8e3 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8824
Clarifies standards for glass repair and calibration of advanced driver assistance systems
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d6804707-89e7-4465-8794-a5ee4da4705a | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d6804707-89e7-4465-8794-a5ee4da4705a CC0-1.0 |
| Rules Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 76e9cb8d-7346-4c58-bd54-d1bb3787af16 | Jan 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/76e9cb8d-7346-4c58-bd54-d1bb3787af16 CC0-1.0 | |
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S 8782
Relates to the application period for a real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of police…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2f41f9ac-6e64-479b-87f1-e712e2626881 | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2f41f9ac-6e64-479b-87f1-e712e2626881 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8783
Makes technical corrections relating to authorizing the Bedford Hills Fire District to file an…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c7f4fd5f-39b3-4871-bcf6-13f9c333c45f | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c7f4fd5f-39b3-4871-bcf6-13f9c333c45f CC0-1.0 |
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S 8823
Relates to the department of environmental conservation's regulation of crabs
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Floor Vote | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll d0f2faa0-0666-43f4-8c1a-5a16225bd958 | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d0f2faa0-0666-43f4-8c1a-5a16225bd958 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8810
Provides a defense from liability for certain MTA vehicles standing, stopped, or parked in…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8c9c97d4-e5f5-48be-926a-1c5d09413fc6 | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8c9c97d4-e5f5-48be-926a-1c5d09413fc6 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8762
Relates to the removal of actions to certain courts in an adjoining county
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 15b9e0ef-250a-4cb5-873c-bf1b94e949b9 | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/15b9e0ef-250a-4cb5-873c-bf1b94e949b9 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8757
Relates to prohibiting charges for the issuance of a certificate of still birth or fetal death
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 049a7f5d-d441-4752-8c34-8d90f110751f | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/049a7f5d-d441-4752-8c34-8d90f110751f CC0-1.0 |
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S 8803
Relate to a real property tax exemption for veterans with a one hundred percent service connected…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d9d74cb5-c123-42bb-b7d1-df946a64556f | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d9d74cb5-c123-42bb-b7d1-df946a64556f CC0-1.0 |
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S 8798
Relates to what qualifies as an applicable, timely and relevant issue for no fault separation
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d05fec87-eed4-48f3-8bf6-5378445544de | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d05fec87-eed4-48f3-8bf6-5378445544de CC0-1.0 |
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S 8821
Prohibits the issuance of tickets to residential occupants for certain violations of the sanitation…
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 99ffb304-2fa0-40a6-9f14-8c5d33aa33a5 | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/99ffb304-2fa0-40a6-9f14-8c5d33aa33a5 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1035
Relates to mandatory training curriculum
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Rules Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9ec5f702-7dba-4f20-81c1-e7332c3b833d | Jan 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9ec5f702-7dba-4f20-81c1-e7332c3b833d CC0-1.0 |
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S 8761
Relates to certain conditions for a grant of permission for access to adjoining property to make…
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Rules Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 26282996-1899-4962-8766-42c150f08a30 | Jan 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/26282996-1899-4962-8766-42c150f08a30 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8793
Relates to prohibiting the procurement of certain technology and products which pose a state or…
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Rules Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll da7d78bd-3e1a-4976-8efc-82bccaaf1216 | Jan 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/da7d78bd-3e1a-4976-8efc-82bccaaf1216 CC0-1.0 |
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S 8774
Relates to the issuance of temporary elevator mechanic licenses during shortages, continuing…
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Rules Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7ff235a8-e85c-4185-944f-b7907ec4392f | Jan 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7ff235a8-e85c-4185-944f-b7907ec4392f CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (164 as lead sponsor)
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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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