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Steve Rhoads
NY Senate District 5
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Topics in their record
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Criminal Justice & Policing 170Government Operations & Budget 150Healthcare 129Social Services & Welfare 110Labor & Employment 93Economy & Taxes 91Education 84Transportation & Infrastructure 72Environment & Energy 65Civil Rights & Liberties 63Housing 39Technology & Privacy 32Veterans Affairs 32Agriculture 15Banking & Finance 13Other 13Defense & Military 12Elections & Voting 8Gun Policy 5Immigration 5Abortion & Reproductive Rights 2Foreign Policy & Trade 2
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| NY Senate District 5 current
New York |
Republican/Conservative | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (4,254 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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A 9111
Relates to portable solar generation devices
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Floor Vote - Version: C | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 39e62dad-aa1c-47e7-987e-0df21da064a3 | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/39e62dad-aa1c-47e7-987e-0df21da064a3 CC0-1.0 |
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S 4099
Requires landlord to grant access to engineer or architect hired by tenants to inspect major…
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Floor Vote | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll a5708063-7b3e-4933-a404-9b91b75a55db | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a5708063-7b3e-4933-a404-9b91b75a55db CC0-1.0 |
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S 680
Relates to the timing of emergency public safety alerts in the event of a disaster
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Floor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 46d0efd0-9a16-4022-8c2d-d3523bd08b3a | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/46d0efd0-9a16-4022-8c2d-d3523bd08b3a CC0-1.0 |
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A 9351
Relates to the issuance of license plates for disabled veterans
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2a586344-765f-4787-ae76-db5a8ee1ccf6 | May 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2a586344-765f-4787-ae76-db5a8ee1ccf6 CC0-1.0 |
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A 10004
CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET
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Floor Vote - Version: D | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5baeff3c-0383-4a72-bb15-6ab8c39d7fb3 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5baeff3c-0383-4a72-bb15-6ab8c39d7fb3 CC0-1.0 |
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A 10007
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state health and mental…
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Floor Vote - Version: C | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0f6f88b2-5e89-460a-b193-063b11a21312 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f6f88b2-5e89-460a-b193-063b11a21312 CC0-1.0 |
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A 10000
STATE OPERATIONS BUDGET
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Floor Vote - Version: D | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 39899f93-fb80-487d-89dc-c93e3bcf0e41 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/39899f93-fb80-487d-89dc-c93e3bcf0e41 CC0-1.0 |
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A 10001
LEGISLATURE AND JUDICIARY BUDGET
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Floor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7a0371af-5961-40cc-8ac5-2c806d2f9d2d | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7a0371af-5961-40cc-8ac5-2c806d2f9d2d CC0-1.0 |
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S 9003
AID TO LOCALITIES BUDGET
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Floor Vote - Version: D | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll dd3e1261-ab45-451f-9f59-7caf0cca23be | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dd3e1261-ab45-451f-9f59-7caf0cca23be CC0-1.0 |
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S 9009
Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the state fiscal…
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Floor Vote - Version: C | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll cacd1a3d-e8b1-480a-9895-22d0aaccefa9 | May 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cacd1a3d-e8b1-480a-9895-22d0aaccefa9 CC0-1.0 |
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A 10008
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state transportation…
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Floor Vote - Version: C | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 348d2350-e5d6-4bb9-86af-fa137f1546a4 | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/348d2350-e5d6-4bb9-86af-fa137f1546a4 CC0-1.0 |
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S 10565
Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 28, 2026
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Floor Vote | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll d9a3f14f-867b-4b36-9ca6-15df3180df4a | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d9a3f14f-867b-4b36-9ca6-15df3180df4a CC0-1.0 |
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S 9005
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection…
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Floor Vote - Version: C | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll cfe334d6-eb41-49eb-a3c6-efa3cab525e6 | May 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cfe334d6-eb41-49eb-a3c6-efa3cab525e6 CC0-1.0 |
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S 9251
Prohibits gas and electric corporations from recovering costs related to labor-related legal…
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Labor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d904304e-93a8-4bc9-bfaa-17f1a8906559 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d904304e-93a8-4bc9-bfaa-17f1a8906559 CC0-1.0 |
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S 9592
Approves notice and proof of disability from an attending nurse practitioner
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Labor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bdb97bb0-c6fd-4d1d-a9ee-e45359a1a445 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bdb97bb0-c6fd-4d1d-a9ee-e45359a1a445 CC0-1.0 |
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A 10006
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state education, labor…
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Floor Vote - Version: C | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1d1b3b06-e8ea-4b02-9387-383d4e6f56b6 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1d1b3b06-e8ea-4b02-9387-383d4e6f56b6 CC0-1.0 |
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S 3951
Prohibits cases from being closed without a hearing or written stipulation; repealer
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Labor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 78bc4edc-c461-46da-a5e7-73e137cb99ed | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/78bc4edc-c461-46da-a5e7-73e137cb99ed CC0-1.0 |
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S 1253
Creates a temporary commission to conduct a comprehensive study on the current utilization of paid…
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Labor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 78206919-33da-4581-ae3d-f9044ac6159a | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/78206919-33da-4581-ae3d-f9044ac6159a CC0-1.0 |
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S 8494
Provides for permitted leaves of absence for members of civil air patrol
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Labor Vote - Version: C | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 689d72e4-f9f7-4b9a-a414-b929d34466c1 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/689d72e4-f9f7-4b9a-a414-b929d34466c1 CC0-1.0 |
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S 9560
Includes certain persons engaged in a professional or teaching capacity in or for a religious…
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Labor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cc70d5c8-0d6d-4566-b2d9-41dd68c4f25b | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cc70d5c8-0d6d-4566-b2d9-41dd68c4f25b CC0-1.0 |
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S 4468
Provides family leave to persons recovering from a pregnancy loss
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Labor Vote - Version: B | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7150bb08-3ef8-4443-aefd-4cf8c6dc0b1a | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7150bb08-3ef8-4443-aefd-4cf8c6dc0b1a CC0-1.0 |
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S 8227
Prohibits the use of student loan payment credit history checks in certain cases
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Labor Vote - Version: A | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bfc71e3e-4773-4211-b57e-e528d269ec41 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bfc71e3e-4773-4211-b57e-e528d269ec41 CC0-1.0 |
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S 10544
Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 26, 2026
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Floor Vote | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0161c9c8-078e-4f60-845c-fcf5d3cc9a5f | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0161c9c8-078e-4f60-845c-fcf5d3cc9a5f CC0-1.0 |
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S 4612
Includes coverage of treatment rendered by a massage therapist
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Labor Vote | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0b2fa4b6-655d-4e04-87f4-74153faaf14e | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0b2fa4b6-655d-4e04-87f4-74153faaf14e 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 |
Sponsored legislation (177 as lead sponsor)
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S 4325
NY · —
Authorizes Powell House, in the village of Farmingdale, county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive property tax exemption
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J 1761
NY · —
Congratulating the Farmingdale High School Varsity Cheer Team upon the occasion of winning the New York State Class A Championship
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S 8874
NY · —
Relates to the use of artificial intelligence in customer services
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S 309
NY · —
Requires the development of a bleeding control kit program and the installation of bleeding control kits in schools
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S 303
NY · —
Relates to the excelsior research and development tax credit
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S 7189
NY · —
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Police Officer Frederick G. Maley
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S 289
NY · —
Expands the offense of unlawfully dealing with a child in the second degree
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S 285
NY · —
Relates to the administration of the novel coronavirus/COVID-19 immunization
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J 1667
NY · —
Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Northwest Civic Association of Hicksville, New York
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S 295
NY · —
Relates to permitting certain claims for compensation based on a COVID-19 diagnosis
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