R
Rachel May
NY Senate District 48
Office record: openstates/people CC0-1.0
Verify externally: Open States
Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Environment & Energy 185Government Operations & Budget 182Healthcare 136Economy & Taxes 110Education 99Civil Rights & Liberties 97Labor & Employment 85Housing 80Social Services & Welfare 80Transportation & Infrastructure 73Criminal Justice & Policing 66Technology & Privacy 60Banking & Finance 38Elections & Voting 35Agriculture 33Other 28Immigration 11Abortion & Reproductive Rights 7Gun Policy 7Veterans Affairs 3Defense & Military 2Foreign Policy & Trade 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Senate District 48 current
New York |
Democratic/Working Families | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| NY Senate District 53
New York |
Democratic/Working Families | — | Dec 31, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (4,695 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 622 — Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for acupuncture services | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1062 — Relates to service contracts for accidental damages | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 463 — Relates to posting financial disclosure filings for candidates for statewide elected office or candidate for a member of the legislature | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9065 — Relates to the reconnection of service for low-income customers | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1443 — Authorizes the town justice of the town of Rushford, county of Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 3681 — Removes restrictions on the frequency certain authorized organizations may conduct bingo games | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6259 — Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8470 — Relates to the central New York regional transportation authority | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 4277 — Authorizes the Power House Church to file an application for a real property tax exemption with the county of Nassau assessor | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 10562 — Establishes a real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of correction officers who died in the line of duty | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8630 — Enacts the "freedom to read act" | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 5115 — Relates to certification required for payments made for home care services | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8612 — Relates to enacting technical changes to the good cause eviction law | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1477 — Relates to the purchase of claims by corporations or collection agencies | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7460 — Directs the commissioner of health to establish at least 4 maternal-infant care centers in areas of need for infants suffering from drug… | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10007 — Relates to the submission of requests to the committee on special education for the educational services mandated by an individualized… | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8061 — Provides for mental health counseling for correction officers and civilian staff in correctional facilities | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4379 — Requires the educational and vocational credits earned by incarcerated individuals are transferable upon release | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2321 — Relates to authorizing the city of Albany to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such city's annual tax levy | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 9183 — Permits the Johnson City Central school district to create an insurance reserve fund | Yea | Jun 2, 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 | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 5894 — Defines mental health practitioners with diagnostic authority | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5407 — Relates to the first responder peer support program act | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6465 — Prohibits insurers from reducing disability benefits due to the actual or anticipated receipt of social security disability benefits unless… | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4102 — Requires the establishment of community housing waiting lists within the office of mental health service system | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (267 as lead sponsor)
-
S 9672
NY · —
Restricts the disclosure of personal information by businesses
-
S 9622
NY · —
Enacts the "private well testing act"
-
S 8642
NY · —
Enacts the planning approval predictability act
-
J 1826
NY · —
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026, as Fair Housing Month in the State of New York
-
S 9607
NY · —
Relates to certain reforms for agencies subject to the freedom of information law
-
S 9584
NY · —
Relates to digital representations in real estate listings
-
S 4574
NY · —
Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"
-
S 2707
NY · —
Requires DHCR to develop a common application and web portal for certain funding, tax credits, loans, and grants for housing development
-
S 1833
NY · —
Enacts the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act"
-
S 8860
NY · —
Prohibits the consideration of evidence that either parent has ever obtained or attempted to obtain reproductive health services relating to the termination of…
Showing the 10 most recent.
Social media
X/Twitter handles are listed for reference; posts are not ingested (the plan defers paid X access).