S135
Sponsored by Cordell Cleare D
An act to amend the Public Health Law — 2026-01-27 · Calendar #135
The New York State Senate passed S135, an act to amend the Public Health Law, on a roll call vote of 36-22. Sponsored by Sen. Cleare, the bill received support from a majority of the chamber. The measure, which takes effect immediately upon passage, drew opposition from 22 senators including Ashby, Borrello, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Gallivan, Griffo, Helming, Lanza, Martins, Mattera, Murray, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Rolison, Stec, Walczyk, Weber, Weik, Chan, and Tedisco. No floor debate was recorded on the measure prior to the vote.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 36
· Nays: 22
Debate Summary
No 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashby | nay | Republican |
| Borrello | nay | Republican |
| Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | nay | Republican |
| Chan | nay | Republican |
| Gallivan | nay | Republican |
| Griffo | nay | Republican |
| Helming | nay | Republican |
| Lanza | nay | Republican |
| Martins | nay | Republican |
| Mattera | nay | Republican |
| Murray | nay | Republican |
| O'Mara | nay | Republican |
| Oberacker | nay | Republican |
| Ortt | nay | Republican |
| Palumbo | nay | Republican |
| Rhoads | nay | Republican |
| Rolison | nay | Republican |
| Stec | nay | Republican |
| Tedisco | nay | Republican |
| Walczyk | nay | Republican |
| Weber | nay | Republican |
| Weik | nay | Republican |
An act to amend the Public Health Law — 2025-01-21 · Calendar #100
The New York State Senate passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Cleare to amend the Public Health Law on a 40-19 vote. The bill, Calendar Number 100 (Senate Print 135), advanced without recorded debate. Nineteen senators voted in opposition: Ashby, Borrello, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Felder, Gallivan, Helming, Lanza, Mattera, Murray, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Rhoads, Rolison, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk, Weber and Weik. The measure takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 40
· Nays: 19
Debate Summary
No substantive debate is recorded in this transcript segment. The bill proceeded directly to a roll call vote following the reading of the final section.
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 |
| Jabari Brisport | AYE | Democrat | SD-25 |
| Samra Brouk | AYE | Democrat | SD-55 |
| Siela Bynoe | AYE | Democrat | SD-6 |
| Stephen T. Chan | AYE | Republican | SD-17 |
| Cordell Cleare | AYE | Democrat | SD-30 |
| Jeremy Cooney | AYE | Democrat | SD-56 |
| Patricia Fahy | AYE | Democrat | SD-46 |
| Nathalia Fernandez | AYE | Democrat | SD-34 |
| Michael Gianaris | AYE | Democrat | SD-12 |
| Kristen Gonzalez | AYE | Democrat | SD-59 |
| Andrew Gounardes | AYE | Democrat | SD-26 |
| Pete Harckham | AYE | Democrat | SD-40 |
| 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 |
| Jack M. Martins | AYE | Republican | SD-7 |
| Rachel May | AYE | Democrat | SD-48 |
| Shelley Mayer | AYE | Democrat | SD-37 |
| Zellnor Myrie | AYE | Democrat | SD-20 |
| Kevin S. Parker | AYE | Democrat | SD-21 |
| Roxanne J. Persaud | AYE | Democrat | SD-19 |
| Jessica Ramos | AYE | Democrat | SD-13 |
| Gustavo Rivera | AYE | Democrat | SD-33 |
| 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 |
| Leroy Comrie | EXC | Democrat | SD-14 |
| Joseph A. Griffo | EXC | Republican | SD-53 |
| Monica Martinez | EXC | Democrat | SD-4 |
| Lea Webb | EXC | Democrat | SD-52 |
| Jake Ashby | NAY | Republican | SD-43 |
| George Borrello | NAY | Republican | SD-57 |
| Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | NAY | Republican | SD-9 |
| Simcha Felder | NAY | Democrat | SD-22 |
| Patrick M. Gallivan | NAY | Republican | SD-60 |
| Pamela Helming | NAY | Republican | SD-54 |
| Andrew J. Lanza | NAY | Republican | SD-24 |
| Mario Mattera | NAY | Republican | SD-2 |
| Dean Murray | NAY | Republican | SD-3 |
| Thomas F. O'Mara | NAY | Republican | SD-58 |
| Peter Oberacker | NAY | Republican | SD-51 |
| Robert Ortt | NAY | Republican | SD-62 |
| Anthony H. Palumbo | NAY | Republican | SD-1 |
| Steve Rhoads | NAY | Republican | SD-5 |
| Robert Rolison | NAY | Republican | SD-39 |
| Dan Stec | NAY | Republican | SD-45 |
| James Tedisco | NAY | Republican | SD-44 |
| Mark Walczyk | NAY | Republican | SD-49 |
| William Weber | NAY | Republican | SD-38 |
| Alexis Weik | NAY | Republican | SD-8 |
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 |
| Borrello | nay | Republican |
| Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | nay | Republican |
| Felder | nay | Democrat |
| Gallivan | nay | Republican |
| Helming | nay | Republican |
| Lanza | nay | Republican |
| Mattera | nay | Republican |
| Murray | nay | Republican |
| O'Mara | nay | Republican |
| Oberacker | nay | Republican |
| Ortt | nay | Republican |
| Rhoads | nay | Republican |
| Rolison | nay | Republican |
| Stec | nay | Republican |
| Tedisco | nay | Republican |
| Walczyk | nay | Republican |
| Weber | nay | Republican |
| Weik | nay | Republican |