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Steve Rhoads

NY Senate District 5

Republican/Conservative New York since Jan 1, 2023

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Issue areas

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Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
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
S 8847 — Relates to staffing standards for employees performing emergency medical services in the 911 system in a city with a population of over one…	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 10525 — Provides an exemption for a portion of a certain parcel of land from selling alcohol within a certain distance from a church	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 9771 — Relates to referrals for child support enforcement for foster care maintenance payments	Nay	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 10072 — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 6729 — Relates to the installation of appliances or fixtures by tenants	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8841 — Allows individuals to register in the donate life registry through personal income tax filings	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8624 — Permits courts to award punitive damages against an estate for sexual abuse	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 3737 — Prevents fraudulent deed transfers	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 9764 — Prevents a judge from prohibiting a parent from undergoing a gender reassignment when making a determination in a child custody case	Nay	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 10097 — Requires liability insurance coverage for tanning facilities	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 9760 — Relates to actions arising out of consumer debt	Nay	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1185 — Establishes the veterans service organizations fund	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1452 — Enacts the "fairness in cooperative homeownership act"	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8838 — Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 8118 — Prohibits utility service terminations in multiple dwellings	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 9870 — Enacts "Shavon's law" prohibiting enforcement of a lien where an occupant has a pending social services department storage fee assistance…	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 10130 — Increases the mileage fees in the city of New York for services provided by sheriffs	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 510 — Relates to the sale of motor vehicle tires	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 6847 — Enacts the adjacent neighbors' bill of rights	Nay	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 6892 — Enacts the lead pipe replacement act	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 2332 — Relates to long term care options for medicaid recipients; repealer	Nay	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 2481 — Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on the feasibility, storing and transferring of…	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 3050 — Authorizes an expedited application review process for certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to…	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 682 — Increases the penalties for stopping, standing, or parking in handicapped spaces without a handicapped permit	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 611 — Provides for victim statements at the sentencing of a defendant for a misdemeanor	Yea	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (177 as lead sponsor)

S 4325 NY · —
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 NY · —
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 NY · —
Relates to the use of artificial intelligence in customer services

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S 309 NY · —
Requires the development of a bleeding control kit program and the installation of bleeding control kits in schools

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S 303 NY · —
Relates to the excelsior research and development tax credit

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S 7189 NY · —
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Police Officer Frederick G. Maley

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S 289 NY · —
Expands the offense of unlawfully dealing with a child in the second degree

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S 285 NY · —
Relates to the administration of the novel coronavirus/COVID-19 immunization

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J 1667 NY · —
Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Northwest Civic Association of Hicksville, New York

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S 295 NY · —
Relates to permitting certain claims for compensation based on a COVID-19 diagnosis

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