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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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| S 4955 — Relates to the functions of the Medicaid inspector general with respect to audit and review of medical assistance program funds | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7483 — Requires the department of state to make renewed appearance enhancement licenses and certificates and renewed barber licenses and… | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1849 — Requires more specific data reporting by the chief administrator | Nay | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4042 — Relates to enacting the "traveling with dignity act" | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 56 — Establishes a drug checking program | Nay | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5437 — Allows prospective and current agency personnel receive certification through remote training methods | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5599 — Relates to a cap on the amount that a rental vehicle company may charge a renter for refueling a rental vehicle | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9582 — Relates to persons ineligible to act as a fiduciary | Nay | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1067 — Establishes the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program and the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program fund | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1665 — Relates to operators of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle or pedestrian | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4413 — Relates to deletion of a consumer's financial information after cancellation of an automatic renewal or continuous service | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2454 — Prohibits state reimbursement of campaign and political committees and legal defense funds for payments made on behalf of the criminal or… | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8368 — Relates to the retention and disposition of state education commissioner appeal and proceeding records | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6225 — Relates to inspections of child day care homes, programs and facilities, and opioid overdose prevention | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4515 — Requires employers of domestic workers to provide annual sick leave to such workers | Nay | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1011 — Relates to changes of membership eligibility in a New York state retirement system | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 10163 — Relates to pre-release briefings for incarcerated veterans regarding available federal and state benefits | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 548 — Authorizes the state to convey certain forest preserve land | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2539 — Requires retailers to post warning signs of the tracking and collecting of customers biometric data through electronic devices | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5519 — Phases out certain reimbursements for expenditures made by or on behalf of social services districts for medical assistance for needy… | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8483 — Prohibits online retailers from basing prices on certain criteria | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8661 — Requires the state comptroller to procure the services of one or more professional services firms to conduct a comprehensive audit of state… | Yea | May 12, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5599 — Relates to a cap on the amount that a rental vehicle company may charge a renter for refueling a rental vehicle | Yea | May 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 11295 — Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 14, 2026 | Yea | May 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5599 — Relates to a cap on the amount that a rental vehicle company may charge a renter for refueling a rental vehicle | Yea | May 11, 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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