S3157
Sponsored by Rachel May D
An act to amend the Education Law — 2025-06-05 · Calendar #1478
The New York State Senate passed S3157, sponsored by Senator May, which amends the Education Law. The bill received overwhelming support in a roll call vote, with 59 senators voting in favor and only Senator Lanza voting in opposition. The legislation is set to take effect 18 months after becoming law.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 59
· Nays: 1
Debate Summary
No substantive debate was 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Thomas F. O'Mara | AYE | Republican | SD-58 |
| 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 |
| Steve Rhoads | AYE | Republican | SD-5 |
| Gustavo Rivera | AYE | Democrat | SD-33 |
| Robert Rolison | AYE | Republican | SD-39 |
| Christopher Ryan | AYE | Democrat | SD-50 |
| 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 |
| Mark Walczyk | AYE | Republican | SD-49 |
| Lea Webb | AYE | Democrat | SD-52 |
| William Weber | AYE | Republican | SD-38 |
| Alexis Weik | AYE | Republican | SD-8 |
| Peter Oberacker | EXC | Republican | SD-51 |
| Jessica Ramos | EXC | Democrat | SD-13 |
| Sean Ryan | EXC | Democrat | SD-61 |
| Andrew J. Lanza | NAY | Republican | SD-24 |
| Monica Martinez | NAY | Democrat | SD-4 |
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 |