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S1425

Sponsored by John Liu D

An act to amend the Public Health Law — 2026-02-11 · Calendar #284

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The New York State Senate passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Liu to amend the Public Health Law, with a vote of 51-8 on Friday. The bill addresses airplane noise and its health impacts on residents of Long Island and New York City boroughs. Sen. Martins, voting in favor, highlighted the measure as an important step to protect communities affected by airport noise approaches. He noted that prior legislation from 2022 (Chapter 92 of the Laws of 2022) required the state to conduct environmental studies measuring noise on airport approaches and their health effects, but those studies remain incomplete nearly two years past their April 1, 2024 deadline. Martins called on the Governor to fulfill that requirement while supporting Liu's bill as an additional protective measure. Eight senators voted against the measure: Borrello, Chan, O'Mara, Palumbo, Rolison, Stec, Walczyk, and Weber.
Passed Senate Ayes: 51 · Nays: 8

Debate Summary

Sen. Martins spoke in favor of the bill, noting that it addresses airplane noise and health impacts on residents of Long Island and New York City boroughs. He referenced prior legislation from 2021-2022 (Chapter 92 of the Laws of 2022) that required environmental studies on airport noise approaches, which remain incomplete as of February 2026 despite an April 1, 2024 deadline. Martins stated the bill goes further in characterizing and measuring noise levels to protect affected residents.

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
Borrello nay Republican
Chan nay Republican
O'Mara nay Republican
Palumbo nay Republican
Rolison nay Republican
Stec nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican
Weber nay Republican

An act to amend the Public Health Law — 2025-05-21 · Calendar #884

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The Senate passed S1425, sponsored by Sen. Liu, an act to amend the Public Health Law, on a roll call vote of 48-11. The bill, which takes effect immediately, received support from a strong majority of the chamber. Eleven senators voted in opposition: Borrello, Chan, Gallivan, Griffo, Oberacker, O'Mara, Palumbo, Rolison, Stec, Walczyk and Weber. No floor debate on the measure was recorded in the transcript.
Passed Senate Ayes: 48 · Nays: 11

Debate Summary

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

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
Jake Ashby AYE Republican SD-43
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
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
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
Andrew J. Lanza AYE Republican SD-24
John Liu AYE Democrat SD-16
Monica Martinez AYE Democrat SD-4
Mario Mattera AYE Republican SD-2
Rachel May AYE Democrat SD-48
Shelley Mayer AYE Democrat SD-37
Dean Murray AYE Republican SD-3
Robert Ortt AYE Republican SD-62
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
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
Lea Webb AYE Democrat SD-52
Alexis Weik AYE Republican SD-8
Jack M. Martins EXC Republican SD-7
Zellnor Myrie EXC Democrat SD-20
Jessica Ramos EXC Democrat SD-13
George Borrello NAY Republican SD-57
Stephen T. Chan NAY Republican SD-17
Patrick M. Gallivan NAY Republican SD-60
Joseph A. Griffo NAY Republican SD-53
Thomas F. O'Mara NAY Republican SD-58
Peter Oberacker NAY Republican SD-51
Anthony H. Palumbo NAY Republican SD-1
Robert Rolison NAY Republican SD-39
Dan Stec NAY Republican SD-45
Mark Walczyk NAY Republican SD-49
William Weber NAY Republican SD-38

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
Borrello nay Republican
Chan nay Republican
Gallivan nay Republican
Griffo nay Republican
O'Mara nay Republican
Oberacker nay Republican
Palumbo nay Republican
Rolison nay Republican
Stec nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican
Weber nay Republican