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Simcha Eichenstein
NY House District 48
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Issue areas
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Criminal Justice & Policing 29Government Operations & Budget 24Civil Rights & Liberties 20Healthcare 15Social Services & Welfare 14Economy & Taxes 11Education 11Transportation & Infrastructure 10Housing 8Labor & Employment 7Environment & Energy 5Elections & Voting 4Technology & Privacy 4Gun Policy 3Abortion & Reproductive Rights 2Other 2
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY House District 48 current
New York |
Democratic | Jan 2, 2019 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (2,019 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| S 7359 — Establishes a New York native plants designation | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6609 — Authorizes Karol Hughes, a part-time police officer, with the town/village of East Rochester police department to take the civil service… | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8275 — Amends chapter 668 of the laws of 1977, amending the volunteer firefighters' benefit law relating to disability due to disease or… | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8418 — Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7360 — Authorizes a thirty year retirement benefit for certain members in Nassau county | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7321 — Requires health insurers to provide coverage for speech therapy for stuttering | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 5341 — Relates to the restriction on certain facilities being located within a certain distance from cannabis storefronts | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7934 — Authorizes the Onondaga county sheriff's department to offer the optional twenty year retirement plan to certain deputy sheriffs | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7802 — Requires harness racetrack locations awarded a gaming facility license maintain live racing activity | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1515 — Directs the superintendent of banks to promulgate rules and regulations requiring licensed cashers of checks to file suspicious activity… | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6824 — Provides for eye and tissue donation | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7345 — Grants peace officer status to certain security officers employed by Highland Hospital | Yea | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6215 — Extends authorization for the county of Fulton to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes | Nay | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3493 — Extends the authorization for the county of Seneca to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax | Nay | Jun 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 4725 — Prohibits the use of drilling fluids and flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway | Nay | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 8465 — Relates to prevailing wage for those involved in hauling of concrete and asphalt | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 6558 — Requires allergen labeling for prepackaged foods | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2496 — Relates to preferred source status for entities that provide employment to certain persons | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2182 — Permits the rendering of an estimated bill from a utility corporation or municipality under certain circumstances | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7377 — Establishes a stakeholder group in the Oswego river basin | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 26 — Prohibits Medicaid from requiring prior authorization for certain HIV medications | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 3516 — Relates to enacting the "keep police radio public act" | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2212 — Prohibits the retention of any amount of payment due and owing for materials delivered and accepted for a public or private construction… | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 4997 — Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs, and prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes | Yea | Jun 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 7007 — Authorizes the village of Port Chester to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to a certain police officer employed by such village | Yea | Jun 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (44 as lead sponsor)
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A 2384
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Requires insurers to provide insurance coverage for rare diseases, life-threatening conditions or diseases, degenerative and disabling conditions, or diagnoses…
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A 10707
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Relates to reporting unmet need for programs and services for the aging
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A 8816
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Relates to providing tenants with the option to execute leases electronically
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A 2063
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Relates to a rebate for residents of Kings county who frequently commute across the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge
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A 161
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Directs a study on the impact of increased wages on eligibility for income based services, programs and subsidies
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A 144
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Requires the MTA to file a copy of proposed station closings with various governmental agencies
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A 171
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Authorizes drivers to disobey a traffic-control device or signal, after exercising reasonable care, in order to yield the right of way to an authorized…
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A 2235
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Provides for a two percent cap on rate increases imposed by utilities
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A 384
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Relates to reporting unmet need for programs and services for the aging
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A 125
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Creates the blue light emergency phones pilot program and directs the commissioner of parks and recreation to study and report upon the use of such program
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