S1618
An act to amend the Public Health Law — 2026-02-24 · Calendar #293
The Senate passed S1618, a Public Health Law amendment sponsored by Sen. Rivera, on a 47-9 roll call vote. The bill, which takes effect January 1, advanced without recorded floor debate. Nine senators voted in opposition: Ashby, Borrello, Helming, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Stec and Walczyk.
PASSED
Ayes: 47
· Nays: 9
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.
Recorded Votes
Recorded votes are predominantly dissenting (nay) votes captured from roll call records.
| Senator | Vote | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Ashby | nay | Republican |
| Borrello | nay | Republican |
| Helming | nay | Republican |
| O'Mara | nay | Republican |
| Oberacker | nay | Republican |
| Ortt | nay | Republican |
| Palumbo | nay | Republican |
| Stec | nay | Republican |
| Walczyk | nay | Republican |
An act to amend the Public Health Law — 2025-05-20 · Calendar #750
The Senate passed S1618, sponsored by Sen. Rivera, an act to amend the Public Health Law, on a 48-13 roll call vote. The bill, which takes effect January 1, advanced without recorded floor debate. Voting against the measure were Sens. Ashby, Borrello, Gallivan, Helming, Lanza, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Stec, Walczyk, Weik and Griffo.
PASSED
Ayes: 48
· Nays: 13
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.
Recorded Votes
Recorded votes are predominantly dissenting (nay) votes captured from roll call records.
| Senator | Vote | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Ashby | nay | Republican |
| Borrello | nay | Republican |
| Gallivan | nay | Republican |
| Griffo | nay | Republican |
| Helming | nay | Republican |
| Lanza | nay | Republican |
| O'Mara | nay | Republican |
| Oberacker | nay | Republican |
| Ortt | nay | Republican |
| Palumbo | nay | Republican |
| Stec | nay | Republican |
| Walczyk | nay | Republican |
| Weik | nay | Republican |