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Steve Rhoads
NY Senate District 5
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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
Criminal Justice & Policing 170Government Operations & Budget 150Healthcare 129Social Services & Welfare 110Labor & Employment 93Economy & Taxes 91Education 84Transportation & Infrastructure 72Environment & Energy 65Civil Rights & Liberties 63Housing 39Technology & Privacy 32Veterans Affairs 32Agriculture 15Banking & Finance 13Other 13Defense & Military 12Elections & Voting 8Gun Policy 5Immigration 5Abortion & Reproductive Rights 2Foreign Policy & Trade 2
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| NY Senate District 5 current
New York |
Republican/Conservative | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (4,254 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| S 5729 — Adds hazardous air quality to the state definition of a disaster and includes air quality emergency preparedness in local comprehensive… | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 10162 — Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Orangetown, County of Rockland | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10092 — Enacts the "no gambling ads for kids act" | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5883 — Establishes distinctive "Alzheimer's Awareness" license plates and provides that the funding for such be deposited in the Alzheimer's… | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1986 — Extends the time period for recovery of energy performance contract costs incurred by school districts | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 825 — Establishes protections for minors who are featured in compensated video content | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 10113 — Provides that a microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may serve as a processor and cultivator for purposes of cannabis… | Nay | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9139 — Includes seizure detecting monitors for certain infants under standard coverage for Medicaid recipients | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6898 — Establishes the office of census counts and provides for its powers and duties and the New York state census counts commission and provides… | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1476 — Requires certain health care providers to disclose their disciplinary status to current and new patients | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9885 — Relates to reimbursement for nonpublic school safety equipment grants | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2436 — Prohibits the sale of ATVs and off-highway motorcycles in the city of New York | Nay | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5659 — Authorizes the village of North Haven to reduce the maximum speed limit along certain designated streets | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2444 — Relates to the right to breast feed | Nay | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3500 — Designates March twenty-first as Down Syndrome Awareness Day | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9272 — Relates to expanding opioid overdose prevention measures in certain settings | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 98 — Relates to local block anesthesia certificate | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 9334 — Transfers certain state property located in the town of Queensbury to the county of Warren | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 593 — Relates to land used in agricultural production | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 365 — Allows brewery supply stores to sell New York state labelled beer for off-premises consumption | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 8455 — Relates to placing restrictions on the sale of flare guns | Nay | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 10679 — Relates to access to fair and transparent real estate listings | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7759 — Authorizes Frank R. Smith to receive accidental performance of duty disability retirement benefits | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4667 — Relates to service retirement benefits for uniformed sanitation members of the New York city employees' retirement system | Yea | Jun 1, 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 | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (177 as lead sponsor)
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S 4325
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Authorizes Powell House, in the village of Farmingdale, county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive property tax exemption
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J 1761
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Congratulating the Farmingdale High School Varsity Cheer Team upon the occasion of winning the New York State Class A Championship
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S 8874
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Relates to the use of artificial intelligence in customer services
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S 309
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Requires the development of a bleeding control kit program and the installation of bleeding control kits in schools
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S 303
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Relates to the excelsior research and development tax credit
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S 7189
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Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Police Officer Frederick G. Maley
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S 289
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Expands the offense of unlawfully dealing with a child in the second degree
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S 285
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Relates to the administration of the novel coronavirus/COVID-19 immunization
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J 1667
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Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Northwest Civic Association of Hicksville, New York
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S 295
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Relates to permitting certain claims for compensation based on a COVID-19 diagnosis
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