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Michelle Hinchey
NY Senate District 41
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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 141Government Operations & Budget 130Economy & Taxes 101Environment & Energy 89Social Services & Welfare 77Criminal Justice & Policing 67Labor & Employment 64Civil Rights & Liberties 51Agriculture 50Transportation & Infrastructure 47Education 46Housing 44Technology & Privacy 29Abortion & Reproductive Rights 15Banking & Finance 14Other 11Elections & Voting 9Immigration 7Veterans Affairs 6Defense & Military 3Foreign Policy & Trade 2Gun Policy 2
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Senate District 41 current
New York |
Democratic/Working Families | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| NY Senate District 46
New York |
Democratic/Working Families | — | Dec 31, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (4,487 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| S 8169 — Requires all state entities to notify affected individuals in the event of a data breach where information is compromised | Yea | May 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 955 — Relates to the use of smart access systems and the information that may be gathered from such systems | Yea | May 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9269 — Provides for the protection of health information | Yea | May 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 10006 — Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state education, labor, housing and family assistance budget for… | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9006 — Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state education, labor, housing and family assistance budget for… | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10544 — Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 26, 2026 | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7421 — Prohibits octopus farming | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7532 — Enacts the restriction of anticoagulant pesticide transactions for online and retail stores act | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6621 — Prohibits the breeding, sale, trade, purchase, importation, and exportation of red-eared slider turtles | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2353 — Enacts the "New York urban and community tree planting and forestry program act" | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5759 — Establishes a moratorium on the sale and use of biosolids | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 588 — Establishes a county of Nassau deer management pilot program; repealer | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9302 — Relates to extending the authorization for hunting big game by rifle in the county of Niagara | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10003 — Relates to permits and financial security for reclamation for mining on state-owned lands occurring below or beneath navigable waters… | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3688 — Prohibits solid waste polluters from procuring solid waste public contracts | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10168 — Enacts the "extended producer responsibility for artificial turf act of 2026" | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7100 — Renames the Oakwood Beach wetland the Oakwood Beach-Detective Russel Timoshenko Preserve | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1363 — Prohibits the nonemergency application of pesticide or lawn care pesticide within any municipal park lands and lands under the jurisdiction… | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5936 — Establishes the nutrient inactivant application permit | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1690 — Establishes the New York native plants program | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6025 — Authorizes licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4071 — Includes stormwater in the definition of sewage for purposes of certain water, sewer, and water and sewer authorities | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5265 — Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9639 — Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the village of Pelham Manor | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4755 — Establishes the farm ownership succession planning program | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (363 as lead sponsor)
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S 9634
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Requires limited services pregnancy centers to disclose to clients that they do not have a licensed medical provider on staff
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S 9612
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Relates to certificate of residence policies for community colleges
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S 9613
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Establishes a statewide advance care planning public awareness campaign and a community based advance care planning outreach grant program; appropriation
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S 3836
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Authorizes the sale of non-alcoholic versions of alcoholic beverages by licensees
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S 9592
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Approves notice and proof of disability from an attending nurse practitioner
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S 8544
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Excludes certain medication abortion drugs from being deemed unlawful to prescribe or dispense and from being deemed misbranded under certain circumstances
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S 8021
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Requires the development and implementation of a tattoo policy by law enforcement agencies
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S 9551
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Authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of Kingston
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S 1787
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Relates to a state flag for raising awareness of veteran suicide
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S 9500
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Establishes the New York State grid reliability and energy affordability transition (GREAT) act
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