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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 6017 — Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act" | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 79 — Requires body armor worn by New York city emergency services personnel to be replaced every five years | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9190 — Authorizes an optional 20-year retirement benefits plan for Elmira traffic officers | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6832 — Relates to participation in World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup operations by members of the organized militia | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 173 — Relates to the applicability of open meetings and freedom of information laws to certain not-for-profit corporations | Nay | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9069 — Provides for the transfer of service credit between certain retirement systems | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7762 — Authorizes the assessor of the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from… | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9766 — Relates to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admission to practice law and preventing required disclosure of… | Nay | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1056 — Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3340 — Relates to treatment of gains from qualified opportunity zones in calculating taxable income | Nay | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 1202 — Relates to use of accrued sick time, compensation time or vacation time | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4706 — Relates to service retirement benefits for uniformed correction members of the New York city employees' retirement system | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1996 — Establishes a temporary state commission to conduct a feasibility study on the formation and control of a state public bank | Nay | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 11328 — Requires reporting of the tick-borne disease of Alpha-gal syndrome | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4535 — Relates to conducting investigations into the administration and enforcement of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building… | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 10960 — Requires the board of elections to notify victims of domestic violence whose registration is maintained as confidential of the expiration… | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 607 — Provides for the licensure of dietitians and nutritionists; repealer | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9983 — Authorizes Joseph Fredrick to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be eligible for… | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7898 — Requires certain construction project contracts to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or… | Nay | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 11005 — Extends certain provisions of law relating to requiring regulations to permit tuition waivers for certain firefighters and fire officers… | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4583 — Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incarcerated birthing parents of children and their… | Nay | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3864 — Enacts the "criminal court opinion transparency act" | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3610 — Establishes the rural suicide prevention council | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2364 — Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the official state flag for recognizing armed services members | Yea | Jun 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1063 — Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals | Nay | 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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