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Brian Kavanagh

State Senator · Senate District 27 · Party: Democratic

4421 final-passage votes on record.

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A member of New York's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on A 8130 (Authorizes the issuance of delivery tickets electronically). It passed. May 12, 2026
  • Voted Yes on S 488 (Enacts the manufacturer disclosure and transparency act). It passed. May 12, 2026
  • Voted Yes on S 8395 (Relates to orders not to resuscitate and decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment and hospice care). It passed. May 12, 2026

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OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 27
Party
Democratic
Term
Since 2023-01-01
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

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  • A 8130

    Authorizes the issuance of delivery tickets electronically

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 488

    Enacts the manufacturer disclosure and transparency act

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8395

    Relates to orders not to resuscitate and decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment and hospice care

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2485

    Requires the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission to establish a mapping, installation and efficiency plan for the purpose of building new electric transmission lines

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 56

    Establishes a drug checking program

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9571

    Permits multiple transfers of low-income housing tax credits

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • A 10129

    Relates to the reinstatement of state recognition and acknowledgement of the Montaukett Indian Nation

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7607

    Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Lt. Gary A. Scott

    Floor Vote - Version: C

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2516

    Relates to a refugee resettlement program

    Social Services Vote - Version: A

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2539

    Requires retailers to post warning signs of the tracking and collecting of customers biometric data through electronic devices

    Floor Vote - Version: C

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9582

    Relates to persons ineligible to act as a fiduciary

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4515

    Requires employers of domestic workers to provide annual sick leave to such workers

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7632

    Includes households who are fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence under the family homelessness and eviction prevention supplement ("FHEPS") program

    Social Services Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7483

    Requires the department of state to make renewed appearance enhancement licenses and certificates and renewed barber licenses and certificates available on its website in a portable document format for download

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5599

    Relates to a cap on the amount that a rental vehicle company may charge a renter for refueling a rental vehicle

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8368

    Relates to the retention and disposition of state education commissioner appeal and proceeding records

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • A 10163

    Relates to pre-release briefings for incarcerated veterans regarding available federal and state benefits

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7137

    Relates to the establishment of emergency management release plans to be developed for use in correctional facilities in the event of a state disaster emergency declared pursuant to executive order

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1454

    Requires shelter allowances be set at up to one hundred percent of the fair market rent for the local social services district

    Social Services Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7005

    Establishing a waiver program allowing for longer stays at domestic violence shelters

    Social Services Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 363

    Establishes the "New York junk fee prevention act"

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 6913

    Establishes the 2-1-1 essential community services hotline system

    Social Services Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2454

    Prohibits state reimbursement of campaign and political committees and legal defense funds for payments made on behalf of the criminal or civil defense of a state employee

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5505

    Requires the development of mental illness training for providers of temporary housing

    Social Services Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7754

    Provides that applicants or recipients for SNAP benefits shall not be subjected to finger imaging as a requirement of the supplemental nutrition assistance program

    Social Services Vote - Version: A

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 258

    Enacts"Bryan Johnson's law"

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4391

    Requires mobile applications on cell phones, smart phones, and tablets that offer a subscription service provide an option to cancel the subscription on its application

    Floor Vote

    May 12, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • A 10710

    Includes the recommendations of certain entities in the establishment of immunization administration regulations

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9331

    Relates to access to prescription medication and coordination with workers' compensation board regulations governing network pharmacy use

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 381

    Relates to certain notices and guidelines regarding mental health services and resources available to employees

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10088

    Relates to the docketing of judgments imposing civil penalties for the violation of certain requirements imposed by the zoning resolution of the city of New York

    Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7618

    Relates to food safety and quality date labeling requirements

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9611

    Extends provisions related to certified school psychologists and special education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9677

    Enacts the "city of Buffalo historic preservation receivership act"

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • A 11008

    Relates to the effectiveness of certain county-tribal detention agreements between the Oneida Indian Nation and Oneida county and Madison county

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1676

    Requires that nuisance wildlife control operators disclose to the client that euthanasia may be used to resolve a wildlife related problem

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5066

    Relates to housing courts

    Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 703

    Relates to aggravated cruelty to animals

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4389

    Ensures that color vision requirements for appointment of police officers are tailored to only eliminate individuals with extreme color vision deficiencies from eligibility

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4691

    Prohibits the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added lamps

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10111

    Prohibits certain surcharges on self-installed dishwashers in housing accommodations subject to rent control

    Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9206

    Extends the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8199

    Directs the department of financial services to conduct a study on the banking development district program and to make recommendations to improve such program

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 265

    Directing the state board of real property tax services to conduct a study on real property tax saturation

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7053

    Authorizes counties to post local laws and notices via the internet

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 3366

    Provides person/entity with authority to operate a hospital shall be subject to approval by public health and health planning council for establishment of hospital

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 88

    Provides for automatic voter registration and preregistration for persons applying for certain department of motor vehicles documentation, and for Medicaid enrollees

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9848

    Relates to the contents of claims

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • A 11295

    Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 14, 2026

    Floor Vote

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4867

    Prohibits the application of fail-first or step therapy protocols to coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of serious mental health conditions

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

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