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R Sen. Patrick M. Gallivan

District 60 · Republican First elected: 2011 Last margin: 97.9% · Lean: R+21 gallivan@nysenate.gov

Key Issues

Education 47 bills

Penal 38 bills 6 nay

Tax 37 bills 9 nay

Public Health 30 bills

Criminal Procedure 23 bills 12 nay

Executive 22 bills

Vehicle and Traffic 15 bills 7 nay

Environmental Conservation 13 bills 1 nay

From floor debate, and bill sponsorship.

Legislative Activity (2025–2026)

Floor votes 1,372

Party alignment 94.9%

Hearing engagements 0

Bills sponsored 0

Based on complete Senate roll call records.

Top Co-Sponsors

R George Borrello 63 bills R Peter Oberacker 57 bills R Joseph A. Griffo 51 bills R Pamela Helming 48 bills R James Tedisco 38 bills R Steve Rhoads 38 bills R Dean Murray 33 bills R Dan Stec 30 bills R Anthony H. Palumbo 27 bills D Jeremy Cooney 21 bills

District 60 Profile

Population 326,854

Median income $83,754

Median rent $1,000

Homeownership 78.6%

Education (BA+) 37.0%

Poverty rate 6.8%

Voter Registration

24%

45%

31%

Dem 23.8% Rep 45.1% Ind/Other 31.1%

Demographics

White 93.7%

Black 1.5%

Hispanic 2.3%

Asian 0.7%

Voting Record

1054 Aye 318 Nay 71 Excused

Dissenting Votes by Topic

Public Health 29 nay

S1633 ↗ Provides additional protections for sensitive health information and requires pa… 2026-01-27

S5981 Establishes the comprehensive sexual and reproductive health program 2026-01-27

S3364 Establishes an office of the state medical fund ombudsperson and a medical indem… 2025-06-12

S4545 ↗ Repeals section 2307 of the public health law relating to persons knowing themse… 2025-06-12

S7782 ↗ Requires the department of health to enter into a contract for the digitalizatio… 2025-06-12

S428 Requires chain restaurants to label menu items that have a high content of sodiu… 2025-06-11

S4640 ↗ Relates to onsite overdose response services and requires certain locations and … 2025-06-11

S1223 Expands the scope of the temporary operator program 2025-06-10

S4854 Prohibits the packaging, sale and distribution of confectionery and candy design… 2025-06-10

S56 ↗ Establishes a drug checking program 2025-06-09

+19 more

General Business 22 nay

S8811 Relates to the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, de… 2026-01-28

S8416 Enacts the "fostering affordability and integrity through reasonable (FAIR) busi… 2025-06-13

S1162 ↗ Requires third-party food delivery services maintain insurance through a group p… 2025-06-12

S1280 ↗ Relates to labeling requirements for gas stoves 2025-06-11

S5708 Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers from charging a subscription f… 2025-06-11

S7713 Restricts the use of automatic license plate reader information 2025-06-11

S194 ↗ Relates to training for school security guards 2025-06-09

S362 Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm 2025-06-09

S397 Relates to food and food product advertising 2025-06-09

S5597 Relates to warranties and protections for purchasers of new and used motor vehic… 2025-06-09

+12 more

Resolutions, Senate 22 nay

R1231 ↗ Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for certain appropriati… 2025-06-12

R1232 ↗ Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropria… 2025-06-12

R1233 ↗ Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for certain appropriati… 2025-06-12

R1234 ↗ Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropria… 2025-06-12

R1235 ↗ Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropria… 2025-06-12

R1236 ↗ Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropria… 2025-06-12

R1237 ↗ Establishes an itemized list of grantees for the 2024-25 state fiscal year for s… 2025-06-12

R1238 ↗ Sets forth an itemized list of grantees for the 2024-25 state fiscal year for se… 2025-06-12

R1239 ↗ Sets forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2024… 2025-06-12

R1240 ↗ Amends a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for certain appropriati… 2025-06-12

+12 more

Environmental Conservation 21 nay

S9072 ↗ Establishes the climate corporate data accountability act 2026-02-10

S8823 Relates to the department of environmental conservation's regulation of crabs 2026-01-13

S2057 ↗ Enacts the "beauty justice act" 2025-06-12

S3492 ↗ Enacts the sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act 2025-06-12

S4691 ↗ Prohibits the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added lamps 2025-06-12

S5379 Relates to prevailing wage requirements applicable to brownfield remediation wor… 2025-06-12

S5759 ↗ Establishes a moratorium on the sale and use of biosolids 2025-06-12

S1343 ↗ Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2025 2025-06-11

S4408 Relates to agreements related to renewable energy development rights on reforest… 2025-06-11

S1180 ↗ Establishes an indirect source review for certain warehouse operations 2025-06-10

+11 more

Election 20 nay

S8646 ↗ Relates to the New York election officer protection act 2026-01-12

S441 ↗ Includes certain persons of Middle Eastern and North African heritage and speake… 2025-06-11

S7111 ↗ Permits political parties to perform certain functions without forming county co… 2025-06-11

S7689 ↗ Relates to voting of overseas military voters and special federal voters 2025-06-11

S6799 Prohibits a court from bifurcating certain primary elections 2025-06-05

S5452 Requires a commissioner of a board of elections to meet certain qualifications b… 2025-06-04

S699 Relates to the exercise of powers and duties of the board of elections of the ci… 2025-05-28

S559 Increases compensation of election inspectors to $300 and coordinators to $350 i… 2025-04-30

S1809 Authorizes full-time college students to act as election inspectors and poll cle… 2025-03-19

S568 Establishes portable polling locations for early voting 2025-03-19

+10 more

Executive 13 nay

S1455 ↗ Requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological vi… 2025-06-12

S1130 Relates to protections for renters using certain housing subsidies or public ass… 2025-06-11

S919 ↗ Requires certain housing production information to be reported to the department… 2025-06-10

S1026 ↗ Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, ri… 2025-06-09

S2271 Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or … 2025-06-09

S4534 Ensures proper administration and enforcement of the uniform fire prevention and… 2025-06-09

S3819 ↗ Imposes certain penalties related to violations of building and fire code standa… 2025-06-04

S7117 Authorizes the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile detentio… 2025-05-21

S1055 Prohibits the division of criminal justice services from disclosing pending adjo… 2025-05-19

S518 Requires the inclusion of cultural competency training in the basic training and… 2025-05-19

+3 more

Criminal Procedure 12 nay

S1819 ↗ Provides that the results of urine tests conducted pursuant to a judicial divers… 2025-06-12

S5138 Abolishes citizens arrests; repealer 2025-06-11

S4525 Requires accurate interpretation of statements made by deponents with limited En… 2025-06-10

S4763 Ensures that parents and guardians of youth up to age 19 are notified when their… 2025-06-06

S1946 Provides for the expungement of syringe convictions 2025-05-29

S329 ↗ Facilitates appellate review of rulings that implicate issues of public concern 2025-05-28

S2453 Relates to enacting the New York no citizen is above the law act 2025-05-21

S3909 Enacts the "New York state phoenix act" 2025-05-21

S660 Relates to detaining persons for longer than twenty-four hours 2025-05-20

S1985 Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms when responding t… 2025-05-13

+2 more

Education 12 nay

S8656 ↗ Relates to the dispensing of certain prescriptions 2026-01-27

S1011 Relates to changes of membership eligibility in a New York state retirement syst… 2025-06-10

S2058 Requires each institution within the state university of New York and the city u… 2025-06-09

S2498 Relates to the frequency and implementation of lock-down drills in schools 2025-06-06

S2046 Establishes the mental health educational opportunity program and the mental hea… 2025-06-05

S1063 Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals 2025-06-04

S1099 Enacts the freedom to read act 2025-05-20

S1100 Enacts the "open shelves act" 2025-05-20

S2589 Relates to absentee ballots for relating to absentee ballots for school district… 2025-04-02

S4434 Permits union free and central school district boards of education to establish … 2025-03-17

+2 more

Correction 11 nay

S1050 Relates to allowing telephone calls prior to an incarcerated individual's transf… 2025-06-12

S8415 Enacts into law components of legislation necessary to implement an omnibus bill… 2025-06-12

S2666 ↗ Relates to the provision of breast pumps to certain incarcerated birth parents a… 2025-06-11

S4583 ↗ Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individu… 2025-06-10

S5037 Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated individuals 2025-06-06

S5265 Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility in the supplemental … 2025-06-06

S1191 Provides for limited credit time allowances 2025-05-21

S3974 Relates to failure to complete a program for time allowances due to circumstance… 2025-05-21

S856 Increases the number of members on the state commission of correction 2025-05-20

S1892 ↗ Expands who may visit local correctional facilities 2025-05-19

+1 more

Labor 9 nay

S2078 Requires or allows licensing entities to suspend business licenses for certain b… 2025-06-11

S3460 Relates to granting employees access to personnel records 2025-06-11

S7388 Enacts the remedial construction of New York labor law act 2025-06-10

S4641 ↗ Prohibits non-compete agreements and certain restrictive covenants 2025-06-09

S7944 Relates to certain provisions on elevator licensing and temporary elevator mecha… 2025-06-05

S1673 Relates to requiring new employees to be provided certain information relating t… 2025-03-20

S381 Relates to certain notices and guidelines regarding mental health services and r… 2025-03-12

S372 Establishes the "no severance ultimatums act" 2025-03-04

S4515 Requires employers of domestic workers to provide annual sick leave to such work… 2025-03-04

Public Service 9 nay

S2485 Requires the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission to esta… 2025-06-13

S3734 ↗ Relates to prohibiting the public service commission from approving a rate incre… 2025-06-12

S8417 Relates to the provision of gas service to new customers 2025-06-12

S8421 Enacts the Customer Savings and Reliability Act; and repeals certain provisions … 2025-06-12

S98 ↗ Requires electric corporations build make-ready infrastructure 2025-06-12

S5593 Relates to periods suspending the operation of certain rate, charge or other cha… 2025-06-05

S6200 Relates to requiring utility companies maintain a toll free number for reporting… 2025-06-05

S7165 ↗ Authorizes the public service commission to consider non-economic loss suffered … 2025-06-05

S7328 ↗ Increases the number of commissioners of the public service commission 2025-06-05

Tax 9 nay

S6618 ↗ Authorizes the town of Montgomery to impose a hotel and motel tax; and providing… cross-party 2025-06-13

S7078 ↗ Authorizes the town of Patterson to impose a hotel and motel tax 2025-06-12

S7692 ↗ Authorizes an occupancy tax in the village of Baldwinsville 2025-06-12

S7836 Authorizes the town of Highlands to impose a hotel and motel tax 2025-06-12

S7880 ↗ Enacts the NY-PROTECT ACT; repealer 2025-06-12

S8091 Relates to the timeframe for distributors of cannabis products to file tax retur… 2025-06-11

S3340 Relates to treatment of gains from qualified opportunity zones in calculating ta… 2025-06-05

S1140 ↗ Establishes a tax on noise from non-essential helicopter and seaplane flights in… 2025-06-04

S700 Provides for the adjustment of the minimum amount of tax delinquency for which t… 2025-05-19

Civil Practice Law and Rules 8 nay

S3879 ↗ Relates to arbitration proceedings 2025-06-13

S410 Relates to certain jury awards in employment discrimination actions 2025-06-11

S5170 Relates to permitting a plaintiff to recover directly against a third party defe… 2025-06-10

S6128 Relates to the use of writings and objects to refresh recollection 2025-06-05

S7694 Relates to the business records exception to hearsay 2025-06-04

S3036 Relates to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admi… 2025-05-21

S2305 Relates to certain judgments by confession 2025-03-25

S4611 Provides grounds for attachment and relates to procedures where employees may ho… 2025-03-04

General Municipal 7 nay

Insurance 7 nay

Vehicle and Traffic 7 nay

Budget Bills 6 nay

Penal 6 nay

Judiciary 5 nay

Public Authorities 5 nay

Social Services 5 nay

Banking 4 nay

Real Property Actions and Proceedings 4 nay

Real Property 4 nay

Real Property Tax 4 nay

Cannabis 3 nay

General Obligations 3 nay

Multiple Dwelling 3 nay

New York City Administrative Code 3 nay

Public Housing 3 nay

Arts and Cultural Affairs 2 nay

Energy 2 nay

Estates, Powers and Trusts 2 nay

Legislative 2 nay

Lien 2 nay

Public Officers 2 nay

Surrogate's Court Procedure Act 2 nay

Transportation 2 nay

Workers' Compensation 2 nay

24 additional dissenting votes across other topics

From 1,443 recorded floor votes via OpenLeg API. Dissenting votes grouped by law section to reveal policy patterns.

Floor Speeches: In Opposition (2)

A1890 An act to amend the Real Property Law 2025-06-11 PASSED

Voted in opposition to the measure.

S3007C Budget Bill - An act to amend Part H of Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2011 2025-05-07 PASSED

Questioned the 22 percent Medicaid spending increase over two years, the $1.4 billion MCO tax allocation, and whether the budget adequately addresses fraud prevention and nursing shortages.