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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 4030 — Relates to emissions of toxic air contaminants | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 195 — Prohibits the sale of vape products that resemble school supplies | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 925 — Relates to penalties for failure to comply with maintenance and reporting of vacant and abandoned properties, and reporting and release of… | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4252 — Provides for a continuation of senior citizen rent increase exemption benefits after a period of ineligibility | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 194 — Relates to training for school security guards | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1188 — Requires a 120-day warning period for violations at certain veterans' organization facilities | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2324 — Relates to the sale or transfer of certain real property by the state or public authorities | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 600 — Requires certain municipal planning boards and zoning boards of appeals to receive environmentally conscious planning training | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1336 — Relates to enacting the "N.Y. state digital equity plan act" | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5597 — Relates to warranties and protections for purchasers of new and used motor vehicles | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4434 — Permits union free and central school district boards of education to establish wards for the purpose of school board elections in Orange… | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4322 — Relates to creating a private right of action for unconsented removal or tampering with a sexually protective device | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1788 — Extends eligibility for real property tax exemptions to certain veterans | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 524 — Relates to establishing the crime of voyeurism | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5052 — Permits an insurer to rescind or retroactively cancel a policy in circumstances involving an accident staged to defraud an insurer | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 896 — Relates to the establishment of local comprehensive emergency management plans | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2436 — Prohibits the sale of ATVs and off-highway motorcycles in the city of New York | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2534 — Provides retroactivity to the original date of eligibility in certain cases for the senior citizens rent increase exemption (SCRIE) and… | Yea | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 866 — Re-defines the term physically helpless | Yea | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 620 — Relates to the practice of professional geology | Yea | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2264 — Requires subsidiaries of certain transportation authorities and their employees to submit all unresolvable contract negotiations to binding… | Yea | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1847 — Requires the public service commission to consider the economic impact of utility rates and charges | Yea | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1619 — Allows a licensed pharmacist to order and administer certain tests | Yea | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1239 — Enacts the "food safety and chemical disclosure act" | Yea | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8812 — Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to the provision of gas service to new customers | Yea | Feb 5, 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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