S6128
An act to amend the Civil Practice Law and Rules — 2025-06-05 · Calendar #992
The Senate passed legislation amending the Civil Practice Law and Rules on a 42-18 vote, despite concerns raised by Sen. Rhoads about potential attorney-client privilege violations. Sponsored by Sen. Hoylman-Sigal, Senate Print 6128 (Calendar 992) drew criticism for vague wording in subsection B that could intrude on attorney work product materials used to prepare witnesses for trial. Sen. Rhoads urged colleagues to vote against the measure and called on the bill's sponsor to revisit the language before any future consideration. Eighteen senators, including Rhoads, voted in opposition. The bill takes effect immediately.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 42
· Nays: 18
Debate Summary
Sen. Rhoads expressed concerns that the vague wording of the bill, particularly subsection B, could present a dangerous intrusion into attorney work product materials and potentially violate attorney-client privilege. He urged the sponsor to revisit and address these concerns before the bill is presented again, and encouraged colleagues to vote against the measure.
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 |
| 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 |
| Michael Gianaris | AYE | Democrat | SD-12 |
| 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 |
| Dean Murray | AYE | Republican | SD-3 |
| Zellnor Myrie | AYE | Democrat | SD-20 |
| Anthony H. Palumbo | AYE | Republican | SD-1 |
| Kevin S. Parker | AYE | Democrat | SD-21 |
| Roxanne J. Persaud | AYE | Democrat | SD-19 |
| Gustavo Rivera | AYE | Democrat | SD-33 |
| Christopher Ryan | AYE | Democrat | SD-50 |
| 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 |
| Sam Sutton | AYE | Democrat | SD-22 |
| Lea Webb | AYE | Democrat | SD-52 |
| Peter Oberacker | EXC | Republican | SD-51 |
| Jessica Ramos | EXC | Democrat | SD-13 |
| Sean Ryan | EXC | Democrat | SD-61 |
| George Borrello | NAY | Republican | SD-57 |
| Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | NAY | Republican | SD-9 |
| Stephen T. Chan | NAY | Republican | SD-17 |
| Patrick M. Gallivan | NAY | Republican | SD-60 |
| 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 |
| Thomas F. O'Mara | NAY | Republican | SD-58 |
| Robert Ortt | NAY | Republican | SD-62 |
| Steve Rhoads | NAY | Republican | SD-5 |
| Robert Rolison | NAY | Republican | SD-39 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Borrello | nay | Republican |
| Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | nay | Republican |
| Chan | nay | Republican |
| Gallivan | nay | Republican |
| Griffo | nay | Republican |
| Helming | nay | Republican |
| Lanza | nay | Republican |
| Martins | nay | Republican |
| Mattera | nay | Republican |
| O'Mara | nay | Republican |
| Ortt | nay | Republican |
| Rhoads | nay | Republican |
| Rolison | nay | Republican |
| Stec | nay | Republican |
| Tedisco | nay | Republican |
| Walczyk | nay | Republican |
| Weber | nay | Republican |
| Weik | nay | Republican |