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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 1911 — Relates to notices of non-renewal provided to a health care professional by a health care plan | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1368 — Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in N.Y. city | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4514 — Requires the commissioner of labor to prepare an annual report on the cost of living, poverty rates and adequacy of the current minimum… | Nay | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 879 — Establishes the garden protection act | Nay | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6929 — Relates to dental laboratories | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 6759 — Authorizes the application of topical fluoride varnish to a child's teeth by a parent or legal guardian | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 887 — Relates to filing in surrogate's court | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 7460 — Directs the commissioner of health to establish at least 4 maternal-infant care centers in areas of need for infants suffering from drug… | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 4955 — Relates to the functions of the Medicaid inspector general with respect to audit and review of medical assistance program funds | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5056 — Requires the department of health examine heat related deaths in the state of New York | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 228 — Requires manufactured home park owners to provide a written justification for rent increases in excess of three percent of the current rent | Nay | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9388 — Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental… | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9237 — Relates to the definition of family for purposes of services provided by voluntary foster care agency health facilities | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 999 — Relates to reimbursement for early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment | Yea | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2625 — Relates to enhancing patient access to medication assisted treatment for treatment of opioid disease | Nay | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 9196 — Relates to prohibiting the establishment of new for-profit hospices | Nay | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 257 — Authorizes a study on lithium-ion battery fires and prevention | Yea | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 566 — In relation to enrollment eligibility for election officials in the address confidentiality program | Nay | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5779 — Requires certain entities to stock opioid antagonists and to store naloxone nasal sprays with or adjacent to automated external… | Yea | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2627 — Establishes the homeownership protection program | Yea | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A 2330 — Requires electronic filing of all lobbying filings | Nay | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 630 — Requires victims be notified of right to make a victim impact statement and allows them to personally appear at parole hearings and make… | Yea | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 3699 — Enacts the "facial recognition technology study act" | Nay | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 1052 — Directs the department of economic development to move the central New York welcome center to the equal rights heritage center in the city… | Nay | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 5116 — Relates to the documentation and preservation of Black history in New York state by the state university of New York | Yea | Mar 16, 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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