S8396
An act to amend Chapter 704 of the Laws of 1991 — 2025-06-11 · Calendar #1865
The New York State Senate passed S8396, sponsored by Sen. Gianaris, which amends Chapter 704 of the Laws of 1991. The bill passed on a roll call vote, 57-2, with only Sens. Martins and Skoufis voting in opposition. The measure took effect immediately upon passage. No floor debate on the substantive provisions was recorded in the session transcript.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 57
· Nays: 2
Debate Summary
No substantive debate is 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jessica Ramos | AYE | Democrat | SD-13 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mark Walczyk | AYE | Republican | SD-49 |
| Lea Webb | AYE | Democrat | SD-52 |
| William Weber | AYE | Republican | SD-38 |
| Alexis Weik | AYE | Republican | SD-8 |
| Samra Brouk | EXC | Democrat | SD-55 |
| Dean Murray | EXC | Republican | SD-3 |
| Zellnor Myrie | EXC | Democrat | SD-20 |
| Sam Sutton | EXC | Democrat | SD-22 |
| Jack M. Martins | NAY | Republican | SD-7 |
| James Skoufis | NAY | Democrat | SD-42 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Martins | nay | Republican |
| Skoufis | nay | Democrat |