S8544
Sponsored by Michelle Hinchey D
An act to amend the Penal Law — 2026-01-27 · Calendar #59
The New York State Senate passed S8544, a bill to amend the Penal Law sponsored by Sen. Hinchey, on a roll call vote of 37-21. The measure, which takes effect immediately, received support from a majority of the chamber despite opposition from 21 senators. Among those voting against the bill were Sens. Ashby, Borrello, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Chan, Gallivan, Griffo, Helming, Lanza, Mattera, Murray, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Rolison, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk, Weber and Weik. Sen. Martins voted in favor of the measure. The bill now advances for further consideration.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 37
· Nays: 21
Debate Summary
No 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADDABBO | AYE | ||
| BAILEY | AYE | ||
| BASKIN | AYE | ||
| BRISPORT | AYE | ||
| BYNOE | AYE | ||
| CLEARE | AYE | ||
| COMRIE | AYE | ||
| COONEY | AYE | ||
| FAHY | AYE | ||
| FERNANDEZ | AYE | ||
| GIANARIS | AYE | ||
| GONZALEZ | AYE | ||
| HARCKHAM | AYE | ||
| HINCHEY | AYE | ||
| JACKSON | AYE | ||
| KAVANAGH | AYE | ||
| KRUEGER | AYE | ||
| LIU | AYE | ||
| MARTINEZ | AYE | ||
| MARTINS | AYE | ||
| MAY | AYE | ||
| MAYER | AYE | ||
| MYRIE | AYE | ||
| PARKER | AYE | ||
| PERSAUD | AYE | ||
| RAMOS | AYE | ||
| RIVERA | AYE | ||
| RYAN C | AYE | ||
| SALAZAR | AYE | ||
| SANDERS | AYE | ||
| SCARCELLA-SPANTON | AYE | ||
| SEPULVEDA | AYE | ||
| SERRANO | AYE | ||
| SKOUFIS | AYE | ||
| STAVISKY | AYE | ||
| STEWART-COUSINS | AYE | ||
| WEBB | AYE | ||
| BROUK | EXC | ||
| GOUNARDES | EXC | ||
| SUTTON | EXC | ||
| ASHBY | NAY | ||
| BORRELLO | NAY | ||
| CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK | NAY | ||
| CHAN | NAY | ||
| GALLIVAN | NAY | ||
| GRIFFO | NAY | ||
| HELMING | NAY | ||
| LANZA | NAY | ||
| MATTERA | NAY | ||
| MURRAY | NAY | ||
| O'MARA | NAY | ||
| OBERACKER | NAY | ||
| ORTT | NAY | ||
| PALUMBO | NAY | ||
| RHOADS | NAY | ||
| ROLISON | NAY | ||
| STEC | NAY | ||
| TEDISCO | NAY | ||
| WALCZYK | NAY | ||
| WEBER | NAY | ||
| WEIK | NAY |
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 | aye | Republican |
| Ashby | nay | Republican |
| Borrello | nay | Republican |
| Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | nay | Republican |
| Chan | nay | Republican |
| Gallivan | nay | Republican |
| Griffo | nay | Republican |
| Helming | nay | Republican |
| Lanza | nay | Republican |
| Mattera | nay | Republican |
| Murray | 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 |