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S8860

Sponsored by Rachel May D

An act to amend the Domestic Relations Law — 2026-01-27 · Calendar #96

The New York State Senate passed legislation sponsored by Sen. May that would prevent a parent's history of seeking abortion or reproductive health services from being used against them in custody cases. The bill, S8860, passed on a 43-15 vote along largely party lines. Sen. May argued the measure protects both the best interests of children in custody disputes and New Yorkers' ability to access reproductive health services without fear of legal consequences in family court proceedings. Fifteen senators voted against the bill: Ashby, Borrello, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Chan, Mattera, Murray, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk and Weik. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Passed Senate Ayes: 43 · Nays: 15

Debate Summary

Sen. May explained that the bill prevents a history of seeking abortion or reproductive health services from being used against parents in custody cases. She argued the measure protects both the best interests of children in custody disputes and New Yorkers' ability to access reproductive health services without fear of legal consequences.

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
GALLIVAN AYE
GIANARIS AYE
GONZALEZ AYE
GRIFFO AYE
HARCKHAM AYE
HELMING AYE
HINCHEY AYE
JACKSON AYE
KAVANAGH AYE
KRUEGER AYE
LANZA AYE
LIU AYE
MARTINEZ AYE
MARTINS AYE
MAY AYE
MAYER AYE
MYRIE AYE
PARKER AYE
PERSAUD AYE
RAMOS AYE
RIVERA AYE
ROLISON AYE
RYAN C AYE
SALAZAR AYE
SANDERS AYE
SCARCELLA-SPANTON AYE
SEPULVEDA AYE
SERRANO AYE
SKOUFIS AYE
STAVISKY AYE
STEWART-COUSINS AYE
WEBB AYE
WEBER AYE
BROUK EXC
GOUNARDES EXC
SUTTON EXC
ASHBY NAY
BORRELLO NAY
CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK NAY
CHAN NAY
MATTERA NAY
MURRAY NAY
O'MARA NAY
OBERACKER NAY
ORTT NAY
PALUMBO NAY
RHOADS NAY
STEC NAY
TEDISCO NAY
WALCZYK 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
Ashby nay Republican
Borrello nay Republican
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick nay Republican
Chan nay Republican
Mattera nay Republican
Murray nay Republican
O'Mara nay Republican
Oberacker nay Republican
Ortt nay Republican
Palumbo nay Republican
Rhoads nay Republican
Stec nay Republican
Tedisco nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican
Weik nay Republican

An act in relation to authorizing the Town of Eden to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands — 2024-05-29 · Calendar #1218

The New York State Senate passed legislation authorizing the Town of Eden to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands. Senate Print 8860, sponsored by Sen. Gallivan, was approved on a roll call vote, 60-0. The bill, which carried a home-rule message, takes effect immediately upon passage.
Passed Senate Ayes: 60 · Nays: unknown

Debate Summary

No substantive debate was recorded on this bill. The measure, which authorizes the Town of Eden to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands, was brought to a vote following a home-rule message.