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Sponsored by Andrew Gounardes D

An act to amend the Public Authorities Law — 2026-03-11 · Calendar #358

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The Senate passed S1148, sponsored by Sen. Gounardes, an act to amend the Public Authorities Law, on a roll call vote of 50-12. The bill, which was Calendar Number 358, took effect immediately upon passage. Twelve senators voted in opposition: Ashby, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Chan, Griffo, Lanza, Martins, Mattera, Oberacker, Rhoads, Stec, Walczyk and Weik. No floor debate was recorded on the measure prior to the vote.
Passed Senate Ayes: 50 · Nays: 12

Debate Summary

No substantive debate is recorded in this transcript segment. The bill proceeded directly to a roll call vote.

Transcript Mentions

These votes were extracted from the floor transcript by AI. NYS Senate roll calls are read in full, but AI extraction may not capture every senator — so this list is incomplete and skews toward named dissenting votes. Use the Official API Data table above for the complete roll call.

Senator Vote Party
Ashby nay Republican
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick nay Republican
Chan nay Republican
Griffo nay Republican
Lanza nay Republican
Martins nay Republican
Mattera nay Republican
Oberacker nay Republican
Rhoads nay Republican
Stec nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican
Weik nay Republican

Rider Representation Act - amend Public Authorities Law — 2025-06-12 · Calendar #1600

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The New York State Senate passed the Rider Representation Act (S1148) on a 53-6 vote, granting full voting privileges to rider representatives on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board. Sponsored by Sen. Gounardes, the measure ensures that transit-dependent New Yorkers have a meaningful voice in MTA governance. The bill also creates a new board seat dedicated to disability community representation to address ongoing accessibility challenges in the transit system. Gounardes argued the legislation represents both sound governance and a matter of justice, noting that rider representatives previously had seats but lacked voting power. Six senators voted against the measure: Ashby, Chan, Griffo, Lanza, Oberacker, and Stec.
Passed Senate Ayes: 53 · Nays: 6

Debate Summary

Sen. Gounardes argued that rider representatives on the MTA Board should have full voting privileges to represent the millions of transit-dependent New Yorkers. He emphasized that the bill grants voting rights to rider representatives and adds a new seat for disability community representation to address accessibility challenges in the transit system. Gounardes framed the measure as both good governance and a matter of justice.

Roll Call — Official API Data

Full roll call from the Open Legislation API. Every senator's recorded vote is shown.

Senator Vote Party District
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. AYE Democrat SD-15
Jamaal Bailey AYE Democrat SD-36
April Baskin AYE Democrat SD-63
George Borrello AYE Republican SD-57
Jabari Brisport AYE Democrat SD-25
Samra Brouk AYE Democrat SD-55
Siela Bynoe AYE Democrat SD-6
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick AYE Republican SD-9
Cordell Cleare AYE Democrat SD-30
Leroy Comrie AYE Democrat SD-14
Jeremy Cooney AYE Democrat SD-56
Patricia Fahy AYE Democrat SD-46
Nathalia Fernandez AYE Democrat SD-34
Patrick M. Gallivan AYE Republican SD-60
Michael Gianaris AYE Democrat SD-12
Kristen Gonzalez AYE Democrat SD-59
Andrew Gounardes AYE Democrat SD-26
Pete Harckham AYE Democrat SD-40
Pamela Helming AYE Republican SD-54
Michelle Hinchey AYE Democrat SD-41
Brad Hoylman-Sigal AYE Democrat SD-47
Robert Jackson AYE Democrat SD-31
Brian Kavanagh AYE Democrat SD-27
Liz Krueger AYE Democrat SD-28
John Liu AYE Democrat SD-16
Monica Martinez AYE Democrat SD-4
Jack M. Martins AYE Republican SD-7
Mario Mattera AYE Republican SD-2
Rachel May AYE Democrat SD-48
Shelley Mayer AYE Democrat SD-37
Thomas F. O'Mara AYE Republican SD-58
Robert Ortt AYE Republican SD-62
Anthony H. Palumbo AYE Republican SD-1
Kevin S. Parker AYE Democrat SD-21
Roxanne J. Persaud AYE Democrat SD-19
Steve Rhoads AYE Republican SD-5
Gustavo Rivera AYE Democrat SD-33
Robert Rolison AYE Republican SD-39
Christopher Ryan AYE Democrat SD-50
Sean Ryan AYE Democrat SD-61
Julia Salazar AYE Democrat SD-18
James Sanders Jr. AYE Democrat SD-10
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton AYE Democrat SD-23
Luis R. Sepúlveda AYE Democrat SD-32
José M. Serrano AYE Democrat SD-29
James Skoufis AYE Democrat SD-42
Toby Ann Stavisky AYE Democrat SD-11
Andrea Stewart-Cousins AYE Democrat SD-35
James Tedisco AYE Republican SD-44
Mark Walczyk AYE Republican SD-49
Lea Webb AYE Democrat SD-52
William Weber AYE Republican SD-38
Alexis Weik AYE Republican SD-8
Dean Murray EXC Republican SD-3
Zellnor Myrie EXC Democrat SD-20
Jessica Ramos EXC Democrat SD-13
Sam Sutton EXC Democrat SD-22
Jake Ashby NAY Republican SD-43
Stephen T. Chan NAY Republican SD-17
Joseph A. Griffo NAY Republican SD-53
Andrew J. Lanza NAY Republican SD-24
Peter Oberacker NAY Republican SD-51
Dan Stec NAY Republican SD-45

Transcript Mentions

These votes were extracted from the floor transcript by AI. NYS Senate roll calls are read in full, but AI extraction may not capture every senator — so this list is incomplete and skews toward named dissenting votes. Use the Official API Data table above for the complete roll call.

Senator Vote Party
Ashby nay Republican
Chan nay Republican
Griffo nay Republican
Lanza nay Republican
Oberacker nay Republican
Stec nay Republican

An act to amend the Election Law — 2024-05-22 · Calendar #1146

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The New York State Senate passed legislation to amend the Election Law on a roll call vote of 55-4. Sponsored by Sen. Krueger, the bill (S1148, Calendar No. 1146) advanced without recorded debate. Four senators voted in opposition: Sens. Gallivan, Helming, Oberacker and Skoufis. The measure takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Passed Senate Ayes: 55 · Nays: 4

Debate Summary

No substantive debate was recorded in this transcript segment. The bill proceeded directly to a roll call vote.

Transcript Mentions

These votes were extracted from the floor transcript by AI. NYS Senate roll calls are read in full, but AI extraction may not capture every senator — so this list is incomplete and skews toward named dissenting votes. Use the Official API Data table above for the complete roll call.

Senator Vote Party
Gallivan nay Republican
Helming nay Republican
Oberacker nay Republican
Skoufis nay Democrat