S4889

An act to amend the Veterans' Services Law — 2025-06-10 · Calendar #1622

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The New York State Senate passed Senate Print 4889, sponsored by Sen. Scarcella-Spanton, an act to amend the Veterans' Services Law. The bill passed with 52 votes in favor and 5 votes in opposition. Senators O'Mara, Ortt, Rhoads, Walczyk and Weik voted against the measure. The legislation takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Passed Senate Ayes: 52 · Nays: 5

Debate Summary

No floor debate was recorded on this bill. The measure 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
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
Andrew J. Lanza	AYE	Republican	SD-24
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
Peter Oberacker	AYE	Republican	SD-51
Anthony H. Palumbo	AYE	Republican	SD-1
Kevin S. Parker	AYE	Democrat	SD-21
Roxanne J. Persaud	AYE	Democrat	SD-19
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
Dan Stec	AYE	Republican	SD-45
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
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.	EXC	Democrat	SD-15
Dean Murray	EXC	Republican	SD-3
Zellnor Myrie	EXC	Democrat	SD-20
Jessica Ramos	EXC	Democrat	SD-13
Sam Sutton	EXC	Democrat	SD-22
Thomas F. O'Mara	NAY	Republican	SD-58
Robert Ortt	NAY	Republican	SD-62
Steve Rhoads	NAY	Republican	SD-5
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
O'Mara	nay	Republican
Ortt	nay	Republican
Rhoads	nay	Republican
Walczyk	nay	Republican
Weik	nay	Republican

An act to amend the Social Services Law — 2024-05-28 · Calendar #1388

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The New York State Senate passed S4889, sponsored by Sen. Rivera, an act to amend the Social Services Law. The bill received 58 affirmative votes with no recorded opposition. The measure, which carries Calendar Number 1388, is set to take effect on January 1. No floor debate was recorded prior to the vote.

Passed Senate Ayes: 58 · Nays: 0

Debate Summary

No debate was recorded on this bill. The measure proceeded directly to a roll call vote.

An act to amend the Social Services Law and the Insurance Law — 2023-05-31 · Calendar #851

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The New York State Senate passed Senate Print 4889, sponsored by Senator Rivera, which amends the Social Services Law and the Insurance Law. The bill received 55 affirmative votes and 3 negative votes. Senators Ortt, Palumbo, and Walczyk voted against the measure. The bill is set to take effect on January 1st. No floor debate was recorded on the legislation.

Passed Senate Ayes: 55 · Nays: 3

Debate Summary

No substantive debate was recorded in this transcript segment. The bill proceeded directly to a roll call vote.

Transcript Mentions

Senator	Vote	Party
Ortt	nay	Republican
Palumbo	nay	Republican
Walczyk	nay	Republican