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S2084

An act to amend the General Municipal Law — 2026-03-19 · Calendar #499

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The New York State Senate passed Senate Print 2084, an act to amend the General Municipal Law, on a 51-9 vote. The bill, sponsored by Senator Kavanagh, drew opposition from nine senators who raised concerns about unfunded mandates on local governments. Sen. Helming, voting against the measure, argued the bill would increase property taxes and force municipalities of all sizes to address housing issues beyond their control. She cited existing All-Electric Building mandates as a primary obstacle to residential construction, saying the lack of adequate electric capacity makes the bill's requirements impractical. Despite the opposition, the measure advanced with strong bipartisan support. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.
Passed Senate Ayes: 51 · Nays: 9

Debate Summary

Sen. Helming opposed the bill as an unfunded mandate on local governments that would increase property taxes and force municipalities of all sizes to address housing issues they cannot resolve. She argued that residential construction is already stalled due to All-Electric Building mandates and insufficient electric capacity, making the bill's requirements impractical.

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
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick nay Republican
Griffo nay Republican
Helming nay Republican
O'Mara nay Republican
Ortt nay Republican
Rhoads nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican
Weber nay Republican
Weik nay Republican

An act to amend the General Municipal Law — 2025-05-28 · Calendar #1104

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The Senate passed S2084, sponsored by Sen. Kavanagh, an act to amend the General Municipal Law, on a roll call vote of 55-6. Six senators voted in opposition: Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Griffo, Rhoads, Walczyk, Weber and Weik. The bill takes effect immediately.
Passed Senate Ayes: 55 · Nays: 6

Debate Summary

No debate was 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
George Borrello AYE Republican SD-57
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
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
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
Thomas F. O'Mara AYE Republican SD-58
Peter Oberacker AYE Republican SD-51
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
Jessica Ramos AYE Democrat SD-13
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
Dan Stec AYE Republican SD-45
Andrea Stewart-Cousins AYE Democrat SD-35
Sam Sutton AYE Democrat SD-22
James Tedisco AYE Republican SD-44
Lea Webb AYE Democrat SD-52
Jack M. Martins EXC Republican SD-7
Zellnor Myrie EXC Democrat SD-20
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick NAY Republican SD-9
Joseph A. Griffo NAY Republican SD-53
Steve Rhoads NAY Republican SD-5
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
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick nay Republican
Griffo nay Republican
Rhoads nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican
Weber nay Republican
Weik nay Republican

An act to amend the Domestic Relations Law and the Family Court Act — 2023-05-03 · Calendar #206

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The New York State Senate passed S2084, sponsored by Senator Harckham, which amends the Domestic Relations Law and the Family Court Act. The bill passed on a roll call vote, 60-1, with only Senator Walczyk voting in opposition. The measure will take effect 90 days after becoming law.
Passed Senate Ayes: 60 · Nays: 1

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
Walczyk nay Republican