State · New York Senate
Brian Kavanagh
State Senator · Senate District 27 · Party: Democratic
4421 final-passage votes on record.
A member of New York's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
- Voted Yes on S 9914 (Relates to requiring property owners to dedicate certain residential units to rent regulated status following demolition and new construction or substantial renovation). It passed. May 4, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 9960 (Establishes the crime of benefiting from a labor trafficking venture, benefiting from a sex trafficking venture; creates a civil action relating thereto; and revives certain civil actions relating thereto). It passed. May 4, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 4406 (Authorizes the use of closed-circuit television for vulnerable sexual assault witnesses). It passed. May 4, 2026
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 27
- Party
- Democratic
- Term
- Since 2023-01-01
- Website
- Official site ↗
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S 9914
Relates to requiring property owners to dedicate certain residential units to rent regulated status following demolition and new construction or substantial renovation
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote
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S 9960
Establishes the crime of benefiting from a labor trafficking venture, benefiting from a sex trafficking venture; creates a civil action relating thereto; and revives certain civil actions relating thereto
Codes Vote
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S 4406
Authorizes the use of closed-circuit television for vulnerable sexual assault witnesses
Codes Vote
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S 2458
Provides the New York city water board shall not establish a limit of less than six years to challenge any service charges for the use of or services furnished by the water board
Floor Vote
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A 1422
Requires accurate interpretation of statements made by deponents with limited English proficiency in accusatory instruments and supporting depositions
Floor Vote
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S 8956
Relates to transferring the village of Potsdam housing authority to the village of Canton housing authority; repealer
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote
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S 6263
Requires out-of-state affordable housing owners to maintain an escrow account for affordable housing rental units located in New York state
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote
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S 9677
Enacts the "city of Buffalo historic preservation receivership act"
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote
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S 1327
Relates to establishing minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 9571
Permits multiple transfers of low-income housing tax credits
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote
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S 2291
Expands the applicability of the assessment exemption for living quarters for parent or grandparent
Floor Vote
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A 1388
Relates to the definition of coal tar and its use in pavement products
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 9908
Requires the division of housing and community renewal to calculate the period of rent reduction due to diminution of services from the date of actual diminution of the services
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote
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S 6460
Establishes the crimes of sex trafficking of a vulnerable person and predatory sex trafficking
Codes Vote - Version: A
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S 10102
Provides for the implementation of certain parts of the state fiscal plan for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year
Floor Vote
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A 2332
Requires any website or mobile application associated with an electronic benefit transfer system to be offered in the twelve most common non-English languages
Floor Vote - Version: B
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S 6494
Requires health insurance policies to include coverage for doula services as required coverage for maternity care
Floor Vote
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S 9835
Requires gas and electric corporations to provide thirty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase
Floor Vote
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S 6952
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Port Authority Police Officer Arthur M. Ansert Jr.
Floor Vote - Version: B
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A 4871
Establishes the chief administrator of the courts shall submit annually a report on the Drug Treatment Court Program during the preceding year
Floor Vote
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S 2633
Relates to the impact of hospital closures on healthcare access in the state
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 1982
Relates to the completion of training requirements for sheriffs and undersheriffs
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 10103
Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 4, 2026
Floor Vote
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S 200
Provides for the revocation of a person's driver's license who has been convicted of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs
Floor Vote
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S 9311
Directs the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study of ecological restoration needs of Jamaica Bay
Floor Vote
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A 2239
Includes contacts via text, email, private message, direct message or other electronic communication in the definition of the offense of aggravated harassment in the second degree
Floor Vote
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S 8045
Requires the office for the prevention of domestic violence provide informational materials on removing an abuser's access to a smart home
Floor Vote
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S 2476
Requires the chair of the public service commission create rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for the creation of a resilient electric vehicle charging system pilot program
Energy And Telecommunications Vote - Version: A
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S 9122
Directs the public service commission to develop, publish, and update a guidebook on the gas and electric ratemaking process
Energy And Telecommunications Vote
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S 871
Establishes uniform waiting list priorities for domestic violence survivors applying for public housing
Floor Vote
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S 54
Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 4191
Relates to requiring certain distribution centers to be equipped with electric vehicle charging stations
Energy And Telecommunications Vote
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S 8234
Changes the due date by which the New York State teachers' retirement system is required to submit the annual MWBE report
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 9321
Relates to protections against utility termination for medical emergencies, life-support equipment and elderly, blind and disabled customers
Energy And Telecommunications Vote
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S 8628
Relates to notification of victims of crime, including sexual offenses, about the address confidentiality program
Floor Vote
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S 5516
Requires railroad corporations to conduct a comprehensive safety inspection when a freight train is parked in a train yard prior to traveling on tracks within the state
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 98
Requires electric corporations build make-ready infrastructure
Energy And Telecommunications Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗
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