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Brian Kavanagh

NY Senate District 27

Democratic New York since Jan 1, 2023

Office record: openstates/people CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Housing 110Environment & Energy 99Government Operations & Budget 68Economy & Taxes 56Criminal Justice & Policing 46Civil Rights & Liberties 40Healthcare 40Social Services & Welfare 37Transportation & Infrastructure 30Education 29Labor & Employment 24Technology & Privacy 24Banking & Finance 20Other 13Gun Policy 11Agriculture 10Elections & Voting 9Immigration 6Defense & Military 2Foreign Policy & Trade 2Veterans Affairs 2

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
NY Senate District 27 current
New York
 Democratic Jan 1, 2023 — openstates/people CC0-1.0
NY Senate District 26
New York
 Democratic — Dec 31, 2022 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (4,421 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
S 490 — Includes instances of sexual conduct against a child less than seventeen years of age to certain sex offenses Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 4757 — Establishes an operation SNUG program Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1285 — Relates to jury deliberations Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 630 — Requires victims be notified of right to make a victim impact statement and allows them to personally appear at parole hearings and make… Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 88 — Provides for automatic voter registration and preregistration for persons applying for certain department of motor vehicles documentation… Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1192 — Establishes an alternative resolution program for service members and veterans accused of certain felonies Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 569 — Authorizes county boards of elections to establish county-wide polling places Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 5939 — Relates to payments by a pharmacy benefit manager to participating pharmacies Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 362 — Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 595 — Establishes the small rental housing development initiative to provide funding to eligible applicants to construct small rental housing… Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 3208 — Repeals provisions of the administrative code of the city of New York relating to the establishment of maximum base rents using the maximum… Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 361 — Enacts the NYCHA utility accountability act Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 4099 — Requires landlord to grant access to engineer or architect hired by tenants to inspect major capital improvements in certain multiple… Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1615 — Prohibits naming dependent children under the age of 18 in petitions to recover possession of real property and eviction warrants Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 6718 — Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of certain appliances in housing accommodations subject to rent control and rent… Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8491 — Relates to denials of increased utility rates and charges Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 2542 — Relates to including the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the definition of harassment Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 4980 — Relates to the preservation of regionally significant projects with respect to agencies drawing on funds for new building projects Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1618 — Enacts the "New York affordable drug manufacturing act" Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 7962 — Sets the timeline for candidate declination Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 4482 — Requires that subpoenas relating to election matters be served with a separate informational sheet that summarizes why the subpoena has… Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 2437 — Requires disclosure of social media posts that are paid for by a campaign Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 2289 — Expands the veterans' preference to include veterans who did not serve during a time of war for certain housing Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 6121 — Requires the dissemination of materials regarding child access prevention and the safe storage of firearms Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 634 — Requires certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diabetes and prediabetes screening Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (173 as lead sponsor)

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Social media

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