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An act to amend the Correction Law — 2026-05-06 · Calendar #420

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The State Senate passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Salazar that expands temporary educational release eligibility for incarcerated individuals from two years to four years before their scheduled release date. The bill, Senate Print 319 (Calendar 420), passed on a 40-22 vote. Sen. Salazar argued the expansion would increase access to higher education programs that research shows significantly reduce recidivism and disciplinary infractions while increasing post-release employment rates. She noted that despite these documented public safety benefits, educational leave is rarely utilized in New York's correctional facilities. The measure takes effect 90 days after becoming law.

Passed Senate Ayes: 40 · Nays: 22

Debate Summary

Sen. Salazar argued the bill would expand temporary educational release eligibility for incarcerated individuals from two years to four years before release. She cited research showing higher education participation reduces disciplinary infractions and recidivism rates while increasing post-release employment. Salazar noted that despite these documented benefits to public safety, educational leave is rarely used in New York prisons and the bill would make these opportunities more accessible.

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
Salazar	aye	Democrat
Borrello	nay	Republican
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	nay	Republican
Chan	nay	Republican
Gallivan	nay	Republican
Griffo	nay	Republican
Helming	nay	Republican
Lanza	nay	Republican
Martinez	nay	Democrat
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
Ryan	nay
Stec	nay	Republican
Tedisco	nay	Republican
Walczyk	nay	Republican
Weber	nay	Republican
Weik	nay	Republican

An act to amend the Public Health Law — 2024-02-26 · Calendar #161

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The New York State Senate passed legislation amending the Public Health Law on a 42-16 vote, with 16 senators voting in opposition. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Salazar, will take effect 180 days after becoming law. No floor debate was recorded on the measure. Senators voting against the amendment were Ashby, Borrello, Gallivan, Griffo, Helming, Lanza, Mattera, Murray, Oberacker, Ortt, Rhoads, Rolison, Stec, Tedisco, Weber, and Weik.

Passed Senate Ayes: 42 · Nays: 16

Debate Summary

No debate was recorded in the transcript. The bill was called for a roll call vote without substantive discussion.

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
Ashby	nay	Republican
Borrello	nay	Republican
Gallivan	nay	Republican
Griffo	nay	Republican
Helming	nay	Republican
Lanza	nay	Republican
Mattera	nay	Republican
Murray	nay	Republican
Oberacker	nay	Republican
Ortt	nay	Republican
Rhoads	nay	Republican
Rolison	nay	Republican
Stec	nay	Republican
Tedisco	nay	Republican
Weber	nay	Republican
Weik	nay	Republican

An act to amend the Public Health Law — 2023-05-17 · Calendar #847

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗

The Senate passed S319, a Public Health Law amendment sponsored by Sen. Salazar, on a 42-19 roll call vote. The bill, which takes effect 180 days after becoming law, faced opposition from 19 senators, primarily Republicans including Sens. Ashby, Borrello, Gallivan, Griffo, Helming, Lanza, Mattera, Murray, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Rolison, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk, Weber and Weik. No floor debate was recorded on the measure prior to the vote.

Passed Senate Ayes: 42 · Nays: 19

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.

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
Ashby	nay	Republican
Borrello	nay	Republican
Gallivan	nay	Republican
Griffo	nay	Republican
Helming	nay	Republican
Lanza	nay	Republican
Mattera	nay	Republican
Murray	nay	Republican
O'Mara	nay	Republican
Oberacker	nay	Republican
Ortt	nay	Republican
Palumbo	nay	Republican
Rhoads	nay	Republican
Rolison	nay	Republican
Stec	nay	Republican
Tedisco	nay	Republican
Walczyk	nay	Republican
Weber	nay	Republican
Weik	nay	Republican