S3486
Sponsored by Michelle Hinchey D
An act to amend the Public Health Law — 2025-06-06 · Calendar #1087
The Senate passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Hinchey to amend the Public Health Law on a 34-19 vote. The measure, which takes effect 18 months after becoming law, was approved without floor debate. Nineteen senators voted in opposition, including Sens. Ashby, Borrello, Chan, Gallivan, Lanza, Martins, Mattera, Murray, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Rolison, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk, Weber and Weik.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 34
· Nays: 19
Debate Summary
No debate was recorded on this bill. The measure was called for a roll call vote and passed with 34 ayes and 19 nays. The bill takes effect 18 months after becoming law.
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 |
| Jamaal Bailey | AYE | Democrat | SD-36 |
| April Baskin | AYE | Democrat | SD-63 |
| Jabari Brisport | AYE | Democrat | SD-25 |
| Samra Brouk | AYE | Democrat | SD-55 |
| Siela Bynoe | AYE | Democrat | SD-6 |
| 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 |
| Michael Gianaris | AYE | Democrat | SD-12 |
| Kristen Gonzalez | AYE | Democrat | SD-59 |
| Andrew Gounardes | AYE | Democrat | SD-26 |
| Pete Harckham | AYE | Democrat | SD-40 |
| Michelle Hinchey | AYE | Democrat | SD-41 |
| Brian Kavanagh | AYE | Democrat | SD-27 |
| Liz Krueger | AYE | Democrat | SD-28 |
| John Liu | AYE | Democrat | SD-16 |
| Monica Martinez | AYE | Democrat | SD-4 |
| Rachel May | AYE | Democrat | SD-48 |
| Shelley Mayer | AYE | Democrat | SD-37 |
| Kevin S. Parker | AYE | Democrat | SD-21 |
| Gustavo Rivera | AYE | Democrat | SD-33 |
| 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 |
| Andrea Stewart-Cousins | AYE | Democrat | SD-35 |
| Lea Webb | AYE | Democrat | SD-52 |
| Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | EXC | Republican | SD-9 |
| Joseph A. Griffo | EXC | Republican | SD-53 |
| Pamela Helming | EXC | Republican | SD-54 |
| Brad Hoylman-Sigal | EXC | Democrat | SD-47 |
| Robert Jackson | EXC | Democrat | SD-31 |
| Zellnor Myrie | EXC | Democrat | SD-20 |
| Roxanne J. Persaud | EXC | Democrat | SD-19 |
| Jessica Ramos | EXC | Democrat | SD-13 |
| Sean Ryan | EXC | Democrat | SD-61 |
| Sam Sutton | EXC | Democrat | SD-22 |
| Jake Ashby | NAY | Republican | SD-43 |
| George Borrello | NAY | Republican | SD-57 |
| Stephen T. Chan | NAY | Republican | SD-17 |
| Patrick M. Gallivan | NAY | Republican | SD-60 |
| Andrew J. Lanza | NAY | Republican | SD-24 |
| Jack M. Martins | NAY | Republican | SD-7 |
| Mario Mattera | NAY | Republican | SD-2 |
| Dean Murray | NAY | Republican | SD-3 |
| Thomas F. O'Mara | NAY | Republican | SD-58 |
| Peter Oberacker | NAY | Republican | SD-51 |
| Robert Ortt | NAY | Republican | SD-62 |
| Anthony H. Palumbo | NAY | Republican | SD-1 |
| Steve Rhoads | NAY | Republican | SD-5 |
| Robert Rolison | NAY | Republican | SD-39 |
| Dan Stec | NAY | Republican | SD-45 |
| James Tedisco | NAY | Republican | SD-44 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashby | nay | Republican |
| Borrello | nay | Republican |
| Chan | nay | Republican |
| Gallivan | 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 |
| Rolison | nay | Republican |
| Stec | nay | Republican |
| Tedisco | nay | Republican |
| Walczyk | nay | Republican |
| Weber | nay | Republican |
| Weik | nay | Republican |