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Sponsored by Michelle Hinchey D

An act to amend the Cannabis Law — 2025-02-12 · Calendar #92

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗ Signed ✓ — Signed by Governor
The Senate passed legislation amending the Cannabis Law on a 44-15 vote. Senate Print 818, sponsored by Sen. Hinchey, received support from a majority of the chamber. Fifteen senators voted in opposition: Ashby, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Chan, Gallivan, Lanza, Martinez, Mattera, Murray, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Stec, Tedisco, Weber and Weik. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Passed Senate Ayes: 44 · Nays: 15

Debate Summary

No substantive debate was recorded in this transcript segment. The bill was brought to a vote immediately after the last section was read.

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
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
Simcha Felder AYE Democrat SD-22
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
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
John Liu AYE Democrat SD-16
Jack M. Martins AYE Republican SD-7
Rachel May AYE Democrat SD-48
Shelley Mayer AYE Democrat SD-37
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
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
Mark Walczyk AYE Republican SD-49
Lea Webb AYE Democrat SD-52
Samra Brouk EXC Democrat SD-55
Joseph A. Griffo EXC Republican SD-53
Zellnor Myrie EXC Democrat SD-20
Luis R. Sepúlveda EXC Democrat SD-32
Jake Ashby NAY Republican SD-43
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick NAY Republican SD-9
Stephen T. Chan NAY Republican SD-17
Patrick M. Gallivan NAY Republican SD-60
Andrew J. Lanza NAY Republican SD-24
Monica Martinez NAY Democrat SD-4
Mario Mattera NAY Republican SD-2
Dean Murray NAY Republican SD-3
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
Dan Stec NAY Republican SD-45
James Tedisco NAY Republican SD-44
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
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick nay Republican
Chan nay Republican
Gallivan nay Republican
Lanza nay Republican
Martinez nay Democrat
Mattera nay Republican
Murray nay Republican
Ortt nay Republican
Palumbo nay Republican
Rhoads nay Republican
Stec nay Republican
Tedisco nay Republican
Weber nay Republican
Weik nay Republican

An act to amend a chapter of the Laws of 2022 — 2023-02-08 · Calendar #27

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The State Senate passed Senate Print 818, sponsored by Senator Myrie, on a 40-20 vote. The bill amends a chapter of the Laws of 2022 and takes effect immediately. Twenty senators voted in opposition: Ashby, Borrello, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Gallivan, Griffo, Helming, Lanza, Martins, Mattera, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Rolison, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk, Weber and Weik. No floor debate was recorded on the measure.
Passed Senate Ayes: 40 · Nays: 20

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
Ashby nay Republican
Borrello nay Republican
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick nay Republican
Gallivan nay Republican
Griffo nay Republican
Helming nay Republican
Lanza nay Republican
Martins nay Republican
Mattera nay Republican
O'Mara nay Republican
Oberacker nay Republican
Ortt nay Republican
Palumbo nay Republican
Rhoads nay Republican
Rolison nay Republican
Stec nay Republican
Tedisco nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican
Weber nay Republican
Weik nay Republican