S5624
An act to amend the Public Health Law — 2025-06-12 · Calendar #1090
The Senate passed S5624, sponsored by Senator Kavanagh, which amends the Public Health Law. The bill received overwhelming support in a roll call vote, with 58 senators voting in favor and only Senator Walczyk voting in opposition. The measure takes effect immediately upon passage.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 58
· Nays: 1
Debate Summary
No 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. | AYE | Democrat | SD-15 |
| 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 |
| Thomas F. O'Mara | AYE | Republican | SD-58 |
| Peter Oberacker | AYE | Republican | SD-51 |
| Robert Ortt | AYE | Republican | SD-62 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Alexis Weik | AYE | Republican | SD-8 |
| Dean Murray | EXC | Republican | SD-3 |
| Zellnor Myrie | EXC | Democrat | SD-20 |
| Jessica Ramos | EXC | Democrat | SD-13 |
| Sam Sutton | EXC | Democrat | SD-22 |
| Mark Walczyk | NAY | Republican | SD-49 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Walczyk | nay | Republican |