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Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
NY Senate District 23
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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
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 |
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| 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 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 |
| S 568 — Establishes portable polling locations for early voting | Yea | Jan 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1035 — Relates to mandatory training curriculum | Yea | Jan 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1085 — Prohibits deceptive practices and the suppression of voters, and increases penalties for violations of the elective franchise | Yea | Jan 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1036 — Provides that a voter may register to vote at any residence to which the voter maintains a continuous connection with an intent to remain | Nay | Jan 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8604 — Moves the date of the presidential primary to the first Tuesday in March | Yea | Jan 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8646 — Relates to the New York election officer protection act | Yea | Jan 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2536 — Relates to the inclusion of certain off-site custom fabrication as public work for the purposes of payment of prevailing wage | Yea | Jun 13, 2025 | 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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