S5285
An act to amend the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act — 2026-02-11 · Calendar #243
The New York State Senate passed S5285, sponsored by Senator Sepúlveda, which amends the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act. The bill received 40 votes in favor and 19 opposed. The measure will take effect 30 days after becoming law. Senators voting against the bill included Ashby, Borrello, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Chan, Helming, Lanza, Martins, Mattera, Murray, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk, Weber and Weik.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 40
· Nays: 19
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashby | nay | Republican |
| Borrello | nay | Republican |
| Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | nay | Republican |
| Chan | nay | Republican |
| Helming | nay | Republican |
| Lanza | nay | Republican |
| Martins | 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 |
| Walczyk | nay | Republican |
| Weber | nay | Republican |
| Weik | nay | Republican |
An act to amend the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act — 2025-05-12 · Calendar #637
The New York State Senate passed legislation to amend the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act on a 37-19 vote. Sponsored by Sen. Sepúlveda, Senate Print 5285 (Calendar No. 637) received support from a Democratic-led majority, with 19 senators voting in opposition. The bill will take effect 30 days after becoming law. No debate was recorded during floor consideration.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 37
· Nays: 19
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| John Liu | AYE | Democrat | SD-16 |
| Monica Martinez | AYE | Democrat | SD-4 |
| Rachel May | AYE | Democrat | SD-48 |
| Shelley Mayer | AYE | Democrat | SD-37 |
| 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 |
| Andrea Stewart-Cousins | AYE | Democrat | SD-35 |
| Lea Webb | AYE | Democrat | SD-52 |
| Samra Brouk | EXC | Democrat | SD-55 |
| Michael Gianaris | EXC | Democrat | SD-12 |
| Zellnor Myrie | EXC | Democrat | SD-20 |
| Robert Ortt | EXC | Republican | SD-62 |
| Jessica Ramos | EXC | Democrat | SD-13 |
| 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 |
| Joseph A. Griffo | NAY | Republican | SD-53 |
| Pamela Helming | NAY | Republican | SD-54 |
| Andrew J. Lanza | NAY | Republican | SD-24 |
| Jack M. Martins | NAY | Republican | SD-7 |
| Mario Mattera | NAY | Republican | SD-2 |
| Dean Murray | NAY | Republican | SD-3 |
| Thomas F. O'Mara | NAY | Republican | SD-58 |
| Peter Oberacker | NAY | Republican | SD-51 |
| Anthony H. Palumbo | NAY | Republican | SD-1 |
| Steve Rhoads | NAY | Republican | SD-5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashby | nay | Republican |
| Borrello | nay | Republican |
| Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | nay | Republican |
| Chan | nay | Republican |
| Griffo | nay | Republican |
| Helming | nay | Republican |
| Lanza | nay | Republican |
| Martins | nay | Republican |
| Mattera | nay | Republican |
| Murray | nay | Republican |
| O'Mara | nay | Republican |
| Oberacker | nay | Republican |
| Palumbo | nay | Republican |
| Rhoads | nay | Republican |
| Stec | nay | Republican |
| Tedisco | nay | Republican |
| Walczyk | nay | Republican |
| Weber | nay | Republican |
| Weik | nay | Republican |