S4940
Sponsored by Leroy Comrie D
An act to amend the General Municipal Law — 2025-06-10 · Calendar #1742
The State Senate passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Comrie to amend the General Municipal Law on a 42-15 vote. The bill, Calendar Number 1742 (S4940), took effect immediately upon passage. Fifteen senators voted in opposition, including Sens. Borrello, Brisport, Chan, Gallivan, Griffo, Helming, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Rolison, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk, Weber and Weik. No floor debate was recorded on the measure.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 42
· Nays: 15
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Ashby | AYE | Republican | SD-43 |
| Jamaal Bailey | AYE | Democrat | SD-36 |
| April Baskin | AYE | Democrat | SD-63 |
| Samra Brouk | AYE | Democrat | SD-55 |
| Siela Bynoe | AYE | Democrat | SD-6 |
| Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | AYE | Republican | SD-9 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Andrea Stewart-Cousins | AYE | Democrat | SD-35 |
| Lea Webb | AYE | Democrat | SD-52 |
| 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 |
| George Borrello | NAY | Republican | SD-57 |
| Jabari Brisport | NAY | Democrat | SD-25 |
| Stephen T. Chan | NAY | Republican | SD-17 |
| Patrick M. Gallivan | NAY | Republican | SD-60 |
| Joseph A. Griffo | NAY | Republican | SD-53 |
| Pamela Helming | NAY | Republican | SD-54 |
| Thomas F. O'Mara | NAY | Republican | SD-58 |
| Peter Oberacker | NAY | Republican | SD-51 |
| Robert Ortt | NAY | Republican | SD-62 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Borrello | nay | Republican |
| Brisport | nay | Democrat |
| Chan | nay | Republican |
| Gallivan | nay | Republican |
| Griffo | nay | Republican |
| Helming | nay | Republican |
| O'Mara | nay | Republican |
| Oberacker | nay | Republican |
| Ortt | nay | Republican |
| Rolison | nay | Republican |
| Stec | nay | Republican |
| Tedisco | nay | Republican |
| Walczyk | nay | Republican |
| Weber | nay | Republican |
| Weik | nay | Republican |