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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 |
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| 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 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 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4955 — Relates to the functions of the Medicaid inspector general with respect to audit and review of medical assistance program funds | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5056 — Requires the department of health examine heat related deaths in the state of New York | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 228 — Requires manufactured home park owners to provide a written justification for rent increases in excess of three percent of the current rent | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9388 — Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental… | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5598 — Relates to protections for private education loan borrowers and cosigners | Yea | Mar 17, 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 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9237 — Relates to the definition of family for purposes of services provided by voluntary foster care agency health facilities | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1541 — Requires bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number and for such serial number to be… | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 999 — Relates to reimbursement for early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6446 — Requires entities that access a consumer's consumer credit report to notify such consumer of their right to obtain a security freeze | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4296 — Provides for assistance to disabled drivers at gas stations | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2625 — Relates to enhancing patient access to medication assisted treatment for treatment of opioid disease | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1859 — Requires issuers of credit cards to give the cardholder at least thirty days notice before closing, cancelling, or terminating the… | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9196 — Relates to prohibiting the establishment of new for-profit hospices | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 257 — Authorizes a study on lithium-ion battery fires and prevention | Yea | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 566 — In relation to enrollment eligibility for election officials in the address confidentiality program | Yea | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5779 — Requires certain entities to stock opioid antagonists and to store naloxone nasal sprays with or adjacent to automated external… | Yea | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2627 — Establishes the homeownership protection program | Yea | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2330 — Requires electronic filing of all lobbying filings | Yea | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 630 — Requires victims be notified of right to make a victim impact statement and allows them to personally appear at parole hearings and make… | Yea | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3699 — Enacts the "facial recognition technology study act" | Yea | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1052 — Directs the department of economic development to move the central New York welcome center to the equal rights heritage center in the city… | Yea | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5116 — Relates to the documentation and preservation of Black history in New York state by the state university of New York | Yea | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 410 — Relates to certain jury awards in employment discrimination actions | Yea | Mar 16, 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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