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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
A 4382 — Relates to the election of school board members after the number of members has been increased	Yea	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 2491 — Relates to prohibiting certain discriminatory peremptory challenges to prospective jurors	Nay	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 2236 — Enacts the wage payment integrity act	Yea	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 374 — Relates to lobbying for the confirmation of persons to state office	Nay	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 4692 — Requires that free menstrual products be provided in the bathrooms of private colleges and universities	Yea	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 4995 — Designates water development representatives for each environmental region of the state	Yea	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 349 — Relates to expanding the definition of agency	Yea	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1855 — Strengthens protections for patients regarding sexual misconduct by medical providers	Yea	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 3277 — Establishes a process for designating transfer-on-death beneficiaries for farming implements	Yea	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
A 3411 — Requires notices on generative artificial intelligence systems	Yea	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 6283 — Relates to the state cannabis advisory board	Yea	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 5257 — Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by certain businesses serving minors and prohibiting certain persons from owning…	Yea	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 2304 — Provides for the appointment of a standing committee on conference to resolve differences between similar, but not identical, bills and…	Nay	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 205 — Relates to a threat to share an intimate image	Yea	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 2271 — Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose certain…	Nay	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 4369 — Provides for memorial land facilities	Yea	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1615 — Prohibits naming dependent children under the age of 18 in petitions to recover possession of real property and eviction warrants	Nay	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 2329 — Requires review of all motor vehicle repair shop applicants which includes community input	Nay	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 4478 — Requires the department of labor to provide a document on workplace rights to any minor seeking working papers	Yea	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1783 — Prohibits the misrepresentation or collection of certain fees related to the delivery, usage, and storage of liquefied petroleum	Nay	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 548 — Authorizes the state to convey certain forest preserve land	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 1142 — Relates to the statute of limitations for actions based on employment discrimination	Nay	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 678 — Relates to certain commercial fishing and shellfish licenses and permits	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 3665 — Expands the tax exemption for new farm buildings	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
S 933 — Establishes the position of chief artificial intelligence officer	Yea	Mar 5, 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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