S2079
An act to amend the Public Health Law — 2024-06-06 · Calendar #558
The Senate passed S2079, a Public Health Law amendment sponsored by Sen. Kavanagh, on a 42-18 vote. The bill, which takes effect one year after becoming law, drew opposition from 18 senators, primarily Republicans. Those voting against the measure included Sens. Borrello, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Gallivan, Griffo, Helming, Lanza, Martins, Mattera, Murray, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Stec, Tedisco, Weber and Weik. No floor debate was recorded on the measure prior to the roll call vote.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 42
· Nays: 18
Debate Summary
No debate was recorded in this transcript segment. The bill proceeded directly to a roll call vote following the reading of the final section.
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 |
| Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | 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 |
| Stec | nay | Republican |
| Tedisco | nay | Republican |
| Weber | nay | Republican |
| Weik | nay | Republican |