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April Baskin
NY Senate District 63
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Issue areas
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Government Operations & Budget 57Criminal Justice & Policing 42Economy & Taxes 37Healthcare 36Labor & Employment 29Social Services & Welfare 28Civil Rights & Liberties 22Housing 21Transportation & Infrastructure 20Environment & Energy 16Education 15Technology & Privacy 12Banking & Finance 10Other 6Veterans Affairs 4Agriculture 3Defense & Military 1Gun Policy 1Immigration 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| NY Senate District 63 current
New York |
Democratic | Jan 1, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,898 recorded)
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| S 8827 — Relates to warning labels on certain feature platforms; repealer | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8752 — Requires contractors and subcontractors performing construction work for covered renewable energy systems to have apprenticeship agreements | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8768 — Relates to the discharge of a mortgage | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8761 — Relates to certain conditions for a grant of permission for access to adjoining property to make improvements or repairs | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 9435 — Relates to requiring utility pole owners and attachers to submit an annual report on pole attachments; repeals provisions relating to… | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8802 — Relates to oversight of continuing care communities; repealer | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8756 — Amends the effectiveness of provisions related to permitting a close friend to make an anatomical gift of a decedent's body | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8834 — Relates to the entering of lands owned or occupied by any nation, tribe, or band of Indians by a person and to law enforcement agreements… | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8790 — Establishes the combat zone service exemption | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8767 — Requires operational safety plans to require employees to check in before taking action at an incident location; directs the office to make… | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8787 — Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8806 — Directs counties to develop and maintain comprehensive county emergency medical system plans | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8754 — Relates to enforcement of provisions regarding regulation of tobacco products, herbal cigarettes, and smoking paraphernalia | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8781 — Makes technical corrections to a chapter of the laws of 2025 relating to authorizing the Thiells-Roseville Fire District to file an… | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8824 — Clarifies standards for glass repair and calibration of advanced driver assistance systems | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8782 — Relates to the application period for a real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8783 — Makes technical corrections relating to authorizing the Bedford Hills Fire District to file an application for exemption from school and… | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8823 — Relates to the department of environmental conservation's regulation of crabs | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8810 — Provides a defense from liability for certain MTA vehicles standing, stopped, or parked in violation of certain bus lane restrictions in… | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8762 — Relates to the removal of actions to certain courts in an adjoining county | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8757 — Relates to prohibiting charges for the issuance of a certificate of still birth or fetal death | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8803 — Relate to a real property tax exemption for veterans with a one hundred percent service connected disability | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8798 — Relates to what qualifies as an applicable, timely and relevant issue for no fault separation | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8821 — Prohibits the issuance of tickets to residential occupants for certain violations of the sanitation code | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 324 — Enacts the democracy preservation act | Yea | Jan 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (92 as lead sponsor)
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S 9680
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Prohibits discrimination in government procurement
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S 6009
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Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments
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S 9676
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Extends the duration of certain brownfield redevelopment and remediation tax credits for certain sites
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S 5535
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Enacts the "language access expansion act"
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S 9537
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Relates to motor vehicle insurance fairness; repealer
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S 9538
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Authorizes the commissioner of general services to convey real property at the former Buffalo psychiatric center to the Richardson Center Corporation
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S 9521
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Authorizes recoupment of financial incentives awarded businesses upon failure to fulfill the terms of such incentive
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S 9492
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Permanently authorizes the pilot residential parking permit system in the city of Buffalo
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S 8478
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Requires street pricing for pre-packaged food and beverage items sold by vendors at certain transportation facilities and on toll roads
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S 5539
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Requires schools safety plans to include a cardiac emergency response plan
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