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Sponsored by Michael Gianaris D

An act to amend the General Business Law — 2025-06-09 · Calendar #1246

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The New York State Senate passed Senate Print 362, sponsored by Sen. Gianaris, an act to amend the General Business Law. The bill passed on a roll call vote, 44-17, with an effective date of January 1. Seventeen senators voted in opposition: Ashby, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Chan, Harckham, Hinchey, Lanza, Mattera, Oberacker, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Rolison, C. Ryan, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk and Weik. No debate was recorded on the measure.
Passed Senate Ayes: 44 · Nays: 17

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
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
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
Rachel May AYE Democrat SD-48
Shelley Mayer AYE Democrat SD-37
Zellnor Myrie AYE Democrat SD-20
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
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
Sam Sutton AYE Democrat SD-22
Lea Webb AYE Democrat SD-52
William Weber AYE Republican SD-38
Dean Murray EXC Republican SD-3
Jake Ashby NAY Republican SD-43
George Borrello NAY Republican SD-57
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick NAY Republican SD-9
Stephen T. Chan NAY Republican SD-17
Patrick M. Gallivan NAY Republican SD-60
Joseph A. Griffo NAY Republican SD-53
Pete Harckham NAY Democrat SD-40
Pamela Helming NAY Republican SD-54
Michelle Hinchey NAY Democrat SD-41
Andrew J. Lanza NAY Republican SD-24
Mario Mattera NAY Republican SD-2
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
Christopher Ryan NAY Democrat SD-50
Dan Stec NAY Republican SD-45
James Tedisco NAY Republican SD-44
Mark Walczyk NAY Republican SD-49
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
C. Ryan nay
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick nay Republican
Chan nay Republican
Harckham nay Democrat
Hinchey nay Democrat
Lanza nay Republican
Mattera 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
Weik nay Republican

An act to amend the General Business Law — 2024-03-13 · Calendar #109

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The Senate passed Senate Print 362, sponsored by Senator Thomas, which amends the General Business Law. The bill received 51 affirmative votes and 7 negative votes. Senators Borrello, Helming, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Stec and Tedisco voted against the measure. The bill takes effect 60 days after becoming law.
Passed Senate Ayes: 51 · Nays: 7

Debate Summary

No 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
Borrello nay Republican
Helming nay Republican
O'Mara nay Republican
Oberacker nay Republican
Ortt nay Republican
Stec nay Republican
Tedisco nay Republican

An act to amend the General Business Law — 2023-01-25 · Calendar #148

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The New York State Senate passed legislation addressing the student loan debt crisis by strengthening protections for cosigners of private student loans. Senate Print 362, sponsored by Sen. Thomas, passed 53-6 on a roll call vote. The bill mandates enhanced disclosures from private student loan servicers, prohibits permanent bars to cosigner release, limits consecutive on-time payment requirements to 12 months, and grants borrowers appeal rights when release requests are denied. Sen. Thomas noted that 44 million Americans owe $1.7 trillion in federal student loan debt, with New York borrowers holding an estimated $100 billion in outstanding education debt. He cited complaints from cosigners—often parents and grandparents—who have been unable to access loan documentation, receive accurate payment information, or obtain cosigner release, with servicers rejecting 90 percent of cosigner release applications according to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau data. Senators Borrello, Helming, O'Mara, Ortt, Stec, and Walczyk voted against the measure. The bill takes effect 60 days after becoming law.
Passed Senate Ayes: 53 · Nays: 6

Debate Summary

Sen. Thomas explained that the bill addresses the student loan debt crisis affecting millions of Americans and New Yorkers. He detailed how private student loan servicers have created barriers for cosigners seeking release through stringent payment requirements and limited notice of eligibility. The bill mandates robust disclosures, prohibits permanent bars to cosigner release, limits consecutive on-time payment requirements to 12 months, and grants borrowers appeal rights when release requests are denied.

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
Borrello nay Republican
Helming nay Republican
O'Mara nay Republican
Ortt nay Republican
Stec nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican