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S252

Sponsored by Monica Martinez D

An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law — 2026-05-13 · Calendar #51

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The New York State Senate passed legislation to ban walrus ownership in the state, with the measure clearing on a 55-5 roll call vote. Senate Print 252, sponsored by Sen. Martinez and listed as Calendar Number 51, amends the Environmental Conservation Law to prohibit residents from owning walruses. During floor debate, Sen. Walczyk questioned the practical necessity of the ban, noting that no New Yorkers are known to currently own a 4,000-pound Pacific Arctic walrus. Sen. Martinez, the bill's sponsor, confirmed that to his knowledge, no state residents presently own walruses. The measure drew opposition from five senators—Lanza, O'Mara, Ortt, Stec, and Walczyk—before being moved to the noncontroversial calendar and approved. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.
Passed Senate Ayes: 55 · Nays: 5

Debate Summary

Sen. Walczyk questioned the practical necessity of the bill, noting it would ban walrus ownership in New York despite no known residents currently owning walruses. Sen. Martinez confirmed that to his knowledge, no New Yorkers presently own walruses. The bill was moved to the noncontroversial calendar and passed on 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
Lanza nay Republican
O'Mara nay Republican
Ortt nay Republican
Stec nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican

An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law — 2025-04-08 · Calendar #393

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The New York State Senate passed Senate Print 252, sponsored by Senator Martinez, which amends the Environmental Conservation Law. The bill passed on a roll call vote of 56-6. Voting in opposition were Senators Lanza, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Stec and Walczyk. The measure takes effect immediately.
Passed Senate Ayes: 56 · Nays: 6

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
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
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick AYE Republican SD-9
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
Simcha Felder AYE Democrat SD-22
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
Joseph A. Griffo AYE Republican SD-53
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
John Liu AYE Democrat SD-16
Monica Martinez AYE Democrat SD-4
Jack M. Martins AYE Republican SD-7
Mario Mattera AYE Republican SD-2
Rachel May AYE Democrat SD-48
Shelley Mayer AYE Democrat SD-37
Dean Murray AYE Republican SD-3
Zellnor Myrie AYE Democrat SD-20
Anthony H. Palumbo AYE Republican SD-1
Roxanne J. Persaud AYE Democrat SD-19
Jessica Ramos AYE Democrat SD-13
Steve Rhoads AYE Republican SD-5
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
Andrea Stewart-Cousins AYE Democrat SD-35
James Tedisco AYE Republican SD-44
Lea Webb AYE Democrat SD-52
William Weber AYE Republican SD-38
Alexis Weik AYE Republican SD-8
Kevin S. Parker EXC Democrat SD-21
Andrew J. Lanza NAY Republican SD-24
Thomas F. O'Mara NAY Republican SD-58
Peter Oberacker NAY Republican SD-51
Robert Ortt NAY Republican SD-62
Dan Stec NAY Republican SD-45
Mark Walczyk NAY Republican SD-49

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
Lanza nay Republican
O'Mara nay Republican
Oberacker nay Republican
Ortt nay Republican
Stec nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican

An act to amend the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law — 2024-04-04 · Calendar #738

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The New York State Senate passed Senate Print 252, sponsored by Senator Serrano, an act to amend the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law, on a roll call vote of 58-1. The measure, which carries Calendar Number 738, will take effect on January 1st. Senator Helming cast the sole vote in opposition. The bill advanced without floor debate.
Passed Senate Ayes: 58 · Nays: 1

Debate Summary

No debate was recorded on this bill. The measure 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
Helming nay Republican

An act to amend the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law — 2023-05-31 · Calendar #1317

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The New York State Senate passed S252, sponsored by Sen. Serrano, which amends the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law. The bill received overwhelming support in a roll call vote, with 56 senators voting in favor and only 2 voting against. Sens. Helming and Walczyk cast the dissenting votes. The measure is set to take effect on January 1st. No floor debate was recorded on the legislation.
Passed Senate Ayes: 56 · Nays: 2

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
Helming nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican