S587
An act to amend the Election Law — 2023-01-10 · Calendar #7
The State Senate passed legislation to amend the Election Law on a 49-12 vote. Senate Print 587, sponsored by Sen. Comrie, received support from a strong majority of the chamber. Twelve senators voted in opposition: Sens. Borrello, Helming, Lanza, Murray, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Stec, Walczyk, Weber, Weik, and Rhoads. The bill will take effect 180 days after becoming law. No floor debate on the measure was recorded in the transcript.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 49
· Nays: 12
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.
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 |
| Helming | nay | Republican |
| Lanza | nay | Republican |
| Murray | nay | Republican |
| O'Mara | nay | Republican |
| Oberacker | nay | Republican |
| Ortt | nay | Republican |
| Rhoads | nay | Republican |
| Stec | nay | Republican |
| Walczyk | nay | Republican |
| Weber | nay | Republican |
| Weik | nay | Republican |