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Rachel May
NY Senate District 48
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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
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 |
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| S 7532 — Enacts the restriction of anticoagulant pesticide transactions for online and retail stores act | Yea | May 20, 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 | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2353 — Enacts the "New York urban and community tree planting and forestry program act" | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5759 — Establishes a moratorium on the sale and use of biosolids | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 588 — Establishes a county of Nassau deer management pilot program; repealer | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9302 — Relates to extending the authorization for hunting big game by rifle in the county of Niagara | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10003 — Relates to permits and financial security for reclamation for mining on state-owned lands occurring below or beneath navigable waters… | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3688 — Prohibits solid waste polluters from procuring solid waste public contracts | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10168 — Enacts the "extended producer responsibility for artificial turf act of 2026" | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7100 — Renames the Oakwood Beach wetland the Oakwood Beach-Detective Russel Timoshenko Preserve | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1363 — Prohibits the nonemergency application of pesticide or lawn care pesticide within any municipal park lands and lands under the jurisdiction… | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5936 — Establishes the nutrient inactivant application permit | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1690 — Establishes the New York native plants program | Yea | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4071 — Includes stormwater in the definition of sewage for purposes of certain water, sewer, and water and sewer authorities | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5265 — Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8370 — Relates to the responsibility for certain temporary-resident preschool children with disabilities | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8848 — Enacts the "Clock Should Stop Act" | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3883 — Relates to dispensing certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use disorder | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10043 — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage scup | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3188 — Limits physician charges for missed appointments by patients | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6848 — Provides for the expansion of regional farmers' markets | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1965 — Restores medical futility as a basis for DNR | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 3254 — Relates to requiring children enrolled in an overnight camp, children's summer day camp, or travelling summer day camp to be vaccinated | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4275 — Relates to the closure of nursing homes | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6375 — Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after such services are administered | Yea | May 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (267 as lead sponsor)
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S 9672
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Restricts the disclosure of personal information by businesses
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S 9622
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Enacts the "private well testing act"
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S 8642
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Enacts the planning approval predictability act
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J 1826
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Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026, as Fair Housing Month in the State of New York
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S 9607
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Relates to certain reforms for agencies subject to the freedom of information law
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S 9584
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Relates to digital representations in real estate listings
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S 4574
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Enacts the "PFAS discharge disclosure act"
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S 2707
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Requires DHCR to develop a common application and web portal for certain funding, tax credits, loans, and grants for housing development
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S 1833
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Enacts the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act"
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S 8860
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Prohibits the consideration of evidence that either parent has ever obtained or attempted to obtain reproductive health services relating to the termination of…
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