Siela Bynoe

NY Senate District 6

Democratic New York since Jan 1, 2025

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Issue areas

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Government Operations & Budget 41 Healthcare 32 Labor & Employment 27 Criminal Justice & Policing 22 Economy & Taxes 20 Education 20 Environment & Energy 20 Social Services & Welfare 20 Housing 13 Transportation & Infrastructure 11 Civil Rights & Liberties 8 Banking & Finance 6 Technology & Privacy 6 Agriculture 4 Other 3 Veterans Affairs 2 Defense & Military 1 Elections & Voting 1 Gun Policy 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
NY Senate District 6 current New York	Democratic	Jan 1, 2025	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (4,399 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
S 5257 — Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by certain businesses serving minors and prohibiting certain persons from owning…	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 6666 — Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to make facility water testing results accessible to the public…	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 8447 — Establishes an elder financial exploitation public awareness campaign	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 7820 — Authorizes the town of Gardiner to impose a hotel and motel tax	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 5168 — Authorizes the City of Newburgh to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such city's annual tax levy	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 79 — Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new…	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 8480 — Relates to payment of certain awards for disability	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 2516 — Relates to a refugee resettlement program	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 5003 — Rededicates the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson bridge to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8288 — Provides for the use of rooms within a public school at a reasonable rate	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 5452 — Requires a commissioner of a board of elections to meet certain qualifications before their appointment	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 3207 — Establishes maximum contaminant levels and a hazard index in drinking water for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 3233 — Provides protections against illegal voter purging	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8555 — Extends the authority for the town of Brookhaven to impose a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be deposited into a…	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1695 — Authorizes municipalities in the county of Orange to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such municipalities'…	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8968 — Relates to establishing a veteran suicide mortality review board	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8690 — Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 267 — Relates to reciprocity between the state and New York city for businesses that are certified as minority and women-owned business…	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 5939 — Relates to payments by a pharmacy benefit manager to participating pharmacies	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 7966 — Authorizes the village of Atlantic Beach to impose a hotel, motel and beach club tax	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 7627 — Relates to the availability of information on home care services	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 5067 — Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior diploma	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 7611 — Directs the department of motor vehicles to create a plan to increase the availability of wheelchair accessible vehicles in New York state…	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 614 — Provides for enrollment in medical assistance programs for incarcerated individuals	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 6980 — Creates a temporary state commission concerning the incidence of asthma in Brooklyn	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

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Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (4,399 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (86 as lead sponsor)