S505
An act to amend the Public Health Law — 2024-06-06 · Calendar #989
The Senate passed S505, a Public Health Law amendment sponsored by Senator Rivera, on a 42-18 vote. The bill, which takes effect immediately, advanced without recorded debate. Eighteen senators voted in opposition: Ashby, Borrello, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Gallivan, Griffo, Helming, Lanza, Mattera, Murray, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Stec, Tedisco, Weber and Weik. The measure received support from 42 members of the chamber.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 42
· Nays: 18
Debate Summary
No substantive debate is recorded in this transcript segment. The bill proceeded directly to a roll call vote following the reading of the final section.
Recorded Votes
Individual vote records shown here are captured from roll call mentions in floor transcripts. Because most bills pass with unanimous or near-unanimous ayes, only dissenting (nay) votes are typically read into the record — so the table below skews toward no votes. The full tally (ayes/nays above) reflects the official count.
| Senator | Vote | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Ashby | nay | Republican |
| Borrello | nay | Republican |
| Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | 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 |
| Stec | nay | Republican |
| Tedisco | nay | Republican |
| Weber | nay | Republican |
| Weik | nay | Republican |