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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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| A 9435 — Relates to requiring utility pole owners and attachers to submit an annual report on pole attachments; repeals provisions relating to… | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8802 — Relates to oversight of continuing care communities; repealer | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8756 — Amends the effectiveness of provisions related to permitting a close friend to make an anatomical gift of a decedent's body | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| 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 4369 — Provides for memorial land facilities | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7551 — Establishes the bottle redemption fraud task force | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4574 — Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act" | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3179 — Relates to the definition of coal tar and its use in pavement products | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1919 — Eliminates sporting license fees for honorably discharged, disabled veterans | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4033 — Relates to the disposition of certain fines and penalties | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3852 — Prohibits the sale of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or more than ninety parts per million of lead; and provides… | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1187 — Authorizes certain local municipal agencies to use surveillance cameras to combat illegal dumping | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5982 — Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to independently add to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on… | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5835 — Waives fishing, hunting and trapping license fees for certain first responders | 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 487 — Designates August thirty-first as "Overdose Awareness Day" | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4513 — Requires applicants for major projects located near an environmental justice community to submit an enhanced public participation plan | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 659 — Relates to the general civil penalty of the environmental conservation law | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 270 — Provides an exemption from requirements for the alienation of parkland for certain renewable energy generating projects | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 252 — Relates to wild or exotic animals | Yea | Jan 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1811 — Designates May ninth as Opioid Awareness Day | 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 4030 — Relates to emissions of toxic air contaminants | Yea | Jan 20, 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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