S5277
An act to amend the Cannabis Law — 2026-02-26 · Calendar #345
The New York State Senate passed legislation to amend the Cannabis Law on a roll call vote of 43-11. Senate Print 5277, sponsored by Senator Bailey, was considered as part of the noncontroversial calendar. Eleven senators voted in opposition: Ashby, Helming, Lanza, Martinez, Mattera, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Stec, Tedisco and Walczyk. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 43
· Nays: 11
Debate Summary
No substantive debate was recorded on this bill. The measure was called for a roll call vote immediately after the last section was read by the Secretary.
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 |
| Helming | nay | Republican |
| Lanza | nay | Republican |
| Martinez | nay | Democrat |
| Mattera | nay | Republican |
| Ortt | nay | Republican |
| Palumbo | nay | Republican |
| Rhoads | nay | Republican |
| Stec | nay | Republican |
| Tedisco | nay | Republican |
| Walczyk | nay | Republican |
An act to amend the Cannabis Law — 2025-06-09 · Calendar #632
The New York State Senate passed S5277, sponsored by Senator Bailey, amending the Cannabis Law. The bill received 48 votes in favor and 13 in opposition. Senators Ashby, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Chan, Lanza, Martinez, Martins, Mattera, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Tedisco, Walczyk and Weik voted against the measure. The legislation takes effect immediately upon passage.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 48
· Nays: 13
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.
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 |
| George Borrello | AYE | Republican | SD-57 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| John Liu | AYE | Democrat | SD-16 |
| Rachel May | AYE | Democrat | SD-48 |
| Shelley Mayer | AYE | Democrat | SD-37 |
| Zellnor Myrie | AYE | Democrat | SD-20 |
| Peter Oberacker | AYE | Republican | SD-51 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | NAY | Republican | SD-9 |
| Stephen T. Chan | NAY | Republican | SD-17 |
| Pamela Helming | NAY | Republican | SD-54 |
| Andrew J. Lanza | NAY | Republican | SD-24 |
| Monica Martinez | NAY | Democrat | SD-4 |
| Jack M. Martins | NAY | Republican | SD-7 |
| Mario Mattera | NAY | Republican | SD-2 |
| Thomas F. O'Mara | NAY | Republican | SD-58 |
| Robert Ortt | NAY | Republican | SD-62 |
| Anthony H. Palumbo | NAY | Republican | SD-1 |
| Steve Rhoads | NAY | Republican | SD-5 |
| 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 |
| Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | nay | Republican |
| Chan | nay | Republican |
| Lanza | nay | Republican |
| Martinez | nay | Democrat |
| Martins | nay | Republican |
| Mattera | nay | Republican |
| Ortt | nay | Republican |
| Palumbo | nay | Republican |
| Rhoads | nay | Republican |
| Tedisco | nay | Republican |
| Walczyk | nay | Republican |
| Weik | nay | Republican |