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Rachel May
NY Senate District 48
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Topics in their record
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Environment & Energy 185Government Operations & Budget 182Healthcare 136Economy & Taxes 110Education 99Civil Rights & Liberties 97Labor & Employment 85Housing 80Social Services & Welfare 80Transportation & Infrastructure 73Criminal Justice & Policing 66Technology & Privacy 60Banking & Finance 38Elections & Voting 35Agriculture 33Other 28Immigration 11Abortion & Reproductive Rights 7Gun Policy 7Veterans Affairs 3Defense & Military 2Foreign Policy & Trade 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| NY Senate District 48 current
New York |
Democratic/Working Families | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| NY Senate District 53
New York |
Democratic/Working Families | — | Dec 31, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (4,695 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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S 7532
Enacts the restriction of anticoagulant pesticide transactions for online and retail stores act
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Environmental Conservation Vote - Version: C | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d701d37-fec7-408a-951a-2f8580702e33 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d701d37-fec7-408a-951a-2f8580702e33 CC0-1.0 |
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S 6621
Prohibits the breeding, sale, trade, purchase, importation, and exportation of red-eared slider…
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Environmental Conservation Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 72f6f573-85c4-4da9-b4bd-59714e87602c | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/72f6f573-85c4-4da9-b4bd-59714e87602c CC0-1.0 |
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S 2353
Enacts the "New York urban and community tree planting and forestry program act"
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Environmental Conservation Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 08f3ad77-fa1c-4dae-afb6-8c67d3028779 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/08f3ad77-fa1c-4dae-afb6-8c67d3028779 CC0-1.0 |
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S 5759
Establishes a moratorium on the sale and use of biosolids
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Environmental Conservation Vote - Version: C | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bed43659-aa1f-45fb-a09c-6bd575d7bce6 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bed43659-aa1f-45fb-a09c-6bd575d7bce6 CC0-1.0 |
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S 588
Establishes a county of Nassau deer management pilot program; repealer
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Environmental Conservation Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 529bcebe-41a7-4f42-a29f-1a887a37fbd4 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/529bcebe-41a7-4f42-a29f-1a887a37fbd4 CC0-1.0 |
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S 9302
Relates to extending the authorization for hunting big game by rifle in the county of Niagara
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Environmental Conservation Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 80da5ef3-0678-4e03-a7c5-61ab4166f78f | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/80da5ef3-0678-4e03-a7c5-61ab4166f78f CC0-1.0 |
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S 10003
Relates to permits and financial security for reclamation for mining on state-owned lands occurring…
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Environmental Conservation Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fc634252-f3e5-4dd3-8718-7225137b259b | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fc634252-f3e5-4dd3-8718-7225137b259b CC0-1.0 |
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S 3688
Prohibits solid waste polluters from procuring solid waste public contracts
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Environmental Conservation Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b7706a24-b4a8-4f2d-94dc-db397484dbed | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b7706a24-b4a8-4f2d-94dc-db397484dbed CC0-1.0 |
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S 10168
Enacts the "extended producer responsibility for artificial turf act of 2026"
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Environmental Conservation Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8959c24d-5874-4831-947c-bed7527e660c | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8959c24d-5874-4831-947c-bed7527e660c CC0-1.0 |
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S 7100
Renames the Oakwood Beach wetland the Oakwood Beach-Detective Russel Timoshenko Preserve
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Environmental Conservation Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 404d2609-0cc7-4dc7-80f5-499ffdb0901d | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/404d2609-0cc7-4dc7-80f5-499ffdb0901d CC0-1.0 |
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S 1363
Prohibits the nonemergency application of pesticide or lawn care pesticide within any municipal…
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Environmental Conservation Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7d81a613-9b8c-4f66-b5de-365f5f4fccfc | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7d81a613-9b8c-4f66-b5de-365f5f4fccfc CC0-1.0 |
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S 5936
Establishes the nutrient inactivant application permit
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Environmental Conservation Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0540d788-0a31-40f9-9765-4adef88ab853 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0540d788-0a31-40f9-9765-4adef88ab853 CC0-1.0 |
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S 1690
Establishes the New York native plants program
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Environmental Conservation Vote - Version: B | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7fc6dfb6-ba77-4d8c-a39f-990540222836 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7fc6dfb6-ba77-4d8c-a39f-990540222836 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4071
Includes stormwater in the definition of sewage for purposes of certain water, sewer, and water and…
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Floor Vote - Version: B | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ec927dde-0ef0-4d8c-96eb-aa4d5acc05e4 | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ec927dde-0ef0-4d8c-96eb-aa4d5acc05e4 CC0-1.0 |
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S 5265
Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 368152fb-dfe2-4c19-baac-de00e4eec7bb | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/368152fb-dfe2-4c19-baac-de00e4eec7bb CC0-1.0 |
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S 8370
Relates to the responsibility for certain temporary-resident preschool children with disabilities
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3b5ddccd-e4d1-42b4-9b26-b7dacb56e98f | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3b5ddccd-e4d1-42b4-9b26-b7dacb56e98f CC0-1.0 |
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S 8848
Enacts the "Clock Should Stop Act"
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bf28bde0-2eec-4cca-b3df-c234087243d9 | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bf28bde0-2eec-4cca-b3df-c234087243d9 CC0-1.0 |
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S 3883
Relates to dispensing certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use…
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Floor Vote - Version: B | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8e7f39b5-69f2-4d71-ae7f-fa083108e534 | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e7f39b5-69f2-4d71-ae7f-fa083108e534 CC0-1.0 |
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S 10043
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage scup
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f04c9e9a-ca49-4bb2-986b-8fd92dddde8b | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f04c9e9a-ca49-4bb2-986b-8fd92dddde8b CC0-1.0 |
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S 3188
Limits physician charges for missed appointments by patients
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Health Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e2cad1bc-01b7-48a2-9122-49d620219de2 | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e2cad1bc-01b7-48a2-9122-49d620219de2 CC0-1.0 |
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S 6848
Provides for the expansion of regional farmers' markets
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ed5c5410-60c2-42e4-91c0-4dfa44f659fa | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ed5c5410-60c2-42e4-91c0-4dfa44f659fa CC0-1.0 |
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S 1965
Restores medical futility as a basis for DNR
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Health Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a62a95b7-17ee-4253-afba-0fa8cc83b1e1 | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a62a95b7-17ee-4253-afba-0fa8cc83b1e1 CC0-1.0 |
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A 3254
Relates to requiring children enrolled in an overnight camp, children's summer day camp, or…
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9cdcccec-eac9-4608-adbf-7b9d284e6766 | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9cdcccec-eac9-4608-adbf-7b9d284e6766 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4275
Relates to the closure of nursing homes
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 426f039f-b582-41b9-85ad-d6b4498e4861 | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/426f039f-b582-41b9-85ad-d6b4498e4861 CC0-1.0 |
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S 6375
Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after…
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Health Vote - Version: C | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 50b54bf5-8a63-47cf-ba45-94d5707fa93f | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/50b54bf5-8a63-47cf-ba45-94d5707fa93f CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (267 as lead sponsor)
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S 9672
NY · —
Restricts the disclosure of personal information by businesses
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S 9622
NY · —
Enacts the "private well testing act"
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S 8642
NY · —
Enacts the planning approval predictability act
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J 1826
NY · —
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026, as Fair Housing Month in the State of New York
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S 9607
NY · —
Relates to certain reforms for agencies subject to the freedom of information law
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S 9584
NY · —
Relates to digital representations in real estate listings
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S 4574
NY · —
Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"
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S 2707
NY · —
Requires DHCR to develop a common application and web portal for certain funding, tax credits, loans, and grants for housing development
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S 1833
NY · —
Enacts the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act"
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S 8860
NY · —
Prohibits the consideration of evidence that either parent has ever obtained or attempted to obtain reproductive health services relating to the termination of…
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