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Pam Helming
NY Senate District 54
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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
Criminal Justice & Policing 144Government Operations & Budget 138Healthcare 89Economy & Taxes 85Social Services & Welfare 67Labor & Employment 61Transportation & Infrastructure 57Education 52Environment & Energy 47Housing 35Civil Rights & Liberties 34Veterans Affairs 33Agriculture 24Technology & Privacy 20Banking & Finance 19Other 13Gun Policy 12Elections & Voting 9Defense & Military 3Foreign Policy & Trade 3Immigration 2Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| NY Senate District 54 current
New York |
Republican/Conservative/Independence | Jan 4, 2017 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (5,351 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| A 10328 — Grants peace officer status to security officers employed by St. Joseph's Health Hospital, North Medical Center and Northeast Medical Center | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10302 — Authorizes Breanne M. Smith to receive a refund of certain accumulated contributions paid to the New York state and local employees'… | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 40 — Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to War Dogs | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 9274 — Requires merchants to round cash purchases to the nearest five cent denomination in order to reduce the circulation of pennies within New… | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 11457 — Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance of a place of worship | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1087 — Makes commissioners full time employees of boards outside the city of New York | Nay | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10170 — Directs the the state board of real property tax services to conduct a study on the feasibility of amending property tax revisions for… | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 247 — Provides for the licensing of vision impairment specialists | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6845 — Requires third-party food delivery services to verify limited-use motorcycles and motor vehicles operated by workers in the course of… | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2020 — Grants peace officer status to uniformed court officers in the town of Montgomery | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8252 — Relates to pet breeders; repealer | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8717 — Provides that the New York state energy research and development authority shall provide information to residential and commercial… | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9250 — Authorizes Janay Gasparini, a part-time police officer, with the town of New Paltz police department to take the civil service examination | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8637 — Relates to purposes of the drug treatment and public education fund | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9093 — Establishes a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning plus crisis hotline | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8592 — Requires health insurance plans to provide coverage for continuous blood glucose monitors for all children | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6048 — Authorizes Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, to file a new service retirement application and election form with the New… | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8904 — Authorizes the council on the arts to designate Little Panama as a cultural district | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10028 — Exempts the East Herkimer Volunteer Fire Department No.1, Inc. from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department… | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8939 — Relates to penalties for a lodging facility that fails to comply with certain requirements for providing information concerning services… | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10240 — Authorizes Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award program | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7817 — Authorizes the widow of William James Middlebrooks to file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9338 — Establishes a waiting period before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person | Nay | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2438 — Relates to potable water testing at state and local parks | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8746 — Relates to professional employer organization services | Nay | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (164 as lead sponsor)
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J 1815
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Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Towns of Butler, Huron, Rose, and Wolcott, New York
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S 9450
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Relates to leucistic and melanistic deer
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S 7004
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Relates to providing state correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan
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S 3086
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Provides that where the commissioner of health assumes the responsibility for the transportation of medicaid recipients in rural areas, existing public…
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S 3112
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Makes the failure of a sex offender to register or verify pursuant to sex offender registration act, or working on an ice cream truck or other mobile food…
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S 223
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Relates to exemptions for self-defense spray devices
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S 3427
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Provides for a referendum on the question "Do you support the division of New York into two separate states"
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S 3484
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to divide the state into three autonomous regions; repealer
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J 1602
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Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 2026, as Lake Appreciation Month in the State of New York
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J 520
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Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Pultneyville Fire Company on September 13, 2025
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