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Joe Sempolinski
NY House District 148
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Issue areas
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Government Operations & Budget 57Criminal Justice & Policing 49Economy & Taxes 36Healthcare 35Education 28Environment & Energy 25Labor & Employment 19Social Services & Welfare 18Civil Rights & Liberties 17Housing 11Transportation & Infrastructure 11Technology & Privacy 7Veterans Affairs 6Banking & Finance 4Gun Policy 4Other 4Agriculture 3Abortion & Reproductive Rights 2Defense & Military 2Elections & Voting 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY House District 148 current
New York |
Republican/Conservative | Jan 1, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (2,019 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| S 7359 — Establishes a New York native plants designation | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6609 — Authorizes Karol Hughes, a part-time police officer, with the town/village of East Rochester police department to take the civil service… | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8275 — Amends chapter 668 of the laws of 1977, amending the volunteer firefighters' benefit law relating to disability due to disease or… | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8418 — Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7360 — Authorizes a thirty year retirement benefit for certain members in Nassau county | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7321 — Requires health insurers to provide coverage for speech therapy for stuttering | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 5341 — Relates to the restriction on certain facilities being located within a certain distance from cannabis storefronts | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7934 — Authorizes the Onondaga county sheriff's department to offer the optional twenty year retirement plan to certain deputy sheriffs | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7802 — Requires harness racetrack locations awarded a gaming facility license maintain live racing activity | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1515 — Directs the superintendent of banks to promulgate rules and regulations requiring licensed cashers of checks to file suspicious activity… | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6824 — Provides for eye and tissue donation | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7345 — Grants peace officer status to certain security officers employed by Highland Hospital | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6215 — Extends authorization for the county of Fulton to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3493 — Extends the authorization for the county of Seneca to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 4725 — Prohibits the use of drilling fluids and flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8465 — Relates to prevailing wage for those involved in hauling of concrete and asphalt | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6558 — Requires allergen labeling for prepackaged foods | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2496 — Relates to preferred source status for entities that provide employment to certain persons | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2182 — Permits the rendering of an estimated bill from a utility corporation or municipality under certain circumstances | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7377 — Establishes a stakeholder group in the Oswego river basin | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 26 — Prohibits Medicaid from requiring prior authorization for certain HIV medications | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 3516 — Relates to enacting the "keep police radio public act" | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2212 — Prohibits the retention of any amount of payment due and owing for materials delivered and accepted for a public or private construction… | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 4997 — Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs, and prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7007 — Authorizes the village of Port Chester to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to a certain police officer employed by such village | Yea | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (61 as lead sponsor)
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A 10690
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Requires equal distribution of legislative staff and resources
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A 7264
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Extends the expiration of the provisions authorizing the county of Allegany to impose an additional one and one-half percent sales and compensating use taxes
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K 948
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Congratulating the Portville Junior-Senior High School Girls Volleyball Team upon the occasion of winning the NYSPHSAA Girls Volleyball Class C Championship
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A 4704
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Grants a $100,000 real property tax exemption to conservation clubs and rod and gun clubs owning certain land having an assessed value of $500,000 or less
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K 421
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Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
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A 7340
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Extends the city of Olean's authority to impose a hotel and motel tax
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A 5627
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Authorizes issuance of distinctive number plates to members of the Seneca Nation of Indians
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A 5640
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Relates to allowing for three forty-five day extensions of necessary and available emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence
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A 9529
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Relates to the effect of mandates on school districts
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A 4614
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Provides for free hunting, fishing and trapping licenses to residents of the state who are active duty members of the U.S. armed forces regardless of duty…
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