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Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
NY Senate District 23
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Issue areas
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Healthcare 127Labor & Employment 127Government Operations & Budget 125Social Services & Welfare 103Criminal Justice & Policing 101Transportation & Infrastructure 64Economy & Taxes 56Education 50Housing 46Environment & Energy 45Veterans Affairs 44Civil Rights & Liberties 34Defense & Military 29Technology & Privacy 26Banking & Finance 17Other 16Abortion & Reproductive Rights 8Agriculture 4Gun Policy 4Elections & Voting 3Immigration 3
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Senate District 23 current
New York |
Democratic | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (4,013 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| S 1067 — Establishes the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program and the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program fund | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 561 — Relates to notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low income elderly persons and persons with disabilities programs | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1250 — Enacts the "military experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act" | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1242 — Revises the New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5989 — Relates to library cards for minors | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5729 — Adds hazardous air quality to the state definition of a disaster and includes air quality emergency preparedness in local comprehensive… | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7817 — Authorizes the widow of William James Middlebrooks to file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9788 — Relates to arbitration proceedings | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9577 — Prohibits the impersonation of an employee organization or an employee representative | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 429 — Authorizes the state inspector general to receive and investigate complaints of sexual assault in correctional facilities | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 120 — Prohibits termination of electricity or heat service during forecasts of extreme temperatures | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2602 — Establishes the office of Native American affairs | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5053 — Relates to increasing the mandatory retirement age for New York police department members | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8006 — Authorizes the county of Dutchess to offer an optional twenty-five year retirement plan to certain deputy sheriffs employed by such county | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10047 — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9831 — Authorizes Christopher Walser to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer in the village of… | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3194 — Relates to defining "period of war" for the alternative veterans' exemption | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7316 — Requires the forfeiture of benefits to be paid pursuant to a service awards program to volunteer firefighters who have been convicted of… | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9197 — Provides for the incorporation of the New Hartford Volunteer Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Association | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10042 — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation regarding the management of fluke-summer flounder | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4889 — Relates to defining veteran | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7335 — Relates to enhanced eligibility requirements of STAR | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9632 — Limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding | Yea | May 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8369 — Relates to access to patient or client records in the investigation and prosecution of professional licensing and misconduct proceedings | Yea | May 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 9570 — Relates to the clergy property tax exemption | Yea | May 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (241 as lead sponsor)
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S 7012
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Requires health care providers facilitate a screening for maternal depression within the first six weeks of a person giving birth
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S 9620
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Requires residential health care facilities to maintain hospice agreements to ensure access to hospice services for eligible residents
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S 9621
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Relates to access to palliative care and hospice services
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S 9229
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Relates to authorizing bail and pre-trial detention for arson felonies
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S 8424
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Provides a legacy credit to the children and siblings of veterans who were killed in the line of duty
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S 9261
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Designates certain utility workers first responders during a declared state disaster emergency
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S 2071
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Requires the department of labor create and maintain a list of available careers and job openings for veterans in the state of New York
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S 5400
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Exempts operators of law enforcement and fire department vessels from laws which regulate vessels on the navigable waters of the state while responding to…
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S 5302
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Requires coverage for colorectal cancer early detection beginning at age thirty-five
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S 7808
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Relates to the determination of salary base for members of the New York city police pension fund
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