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 9632 (Limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding). It passed. Apr 21, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 9241 (Establishes the adult care facility voucher demonstration program). It passed. Apr 21, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 9268 (Prohibits the sale and distribution of anti-fogging sprays or wipes containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances). It passed. Apr 21, 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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This tab shows Brian Kavanagh's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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S 9632
Limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding
Codes Vote
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S 9268
Prohibits the sale and distribution of anti-fogging sprays or wipes containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 2273
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
Codes Vote
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S 9311
Directs the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study of ecological restoration needs of Jamaica Bay
Environmental Conservation Vote
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S 6833
Relates to modifications, suspensions, revocations, and renewals of permits under the air quality control program
Environmental Conservation Vote - Version: A
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S 3309
Provides that where a senior citizen purchases real property after the taxable status date, such person shall be eligible for the enhanced STAR exemption
Aging Vote
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S 9506
Adds Lake Oscawana and Roaring Brook Lake in Putnam county to the definition of inland waterways
Environmental Conservation Vote
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S 8743
Requires the commissioner of health to produce a report on the utilization and activity of the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program
Aging Vote
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S 2258
Relates to requiring emergency notices be provided to customers in certain languages
Energy And Telecommunications Vote - Version: A
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S 2416
Relates to releasing victims of domestic violence from certain contracts
Energy And Telecommunications Vote
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S 3563
Relates to permitting other qualifying members of a household to qualify for the disability rent increase exemption
Aging Vote
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S 9635
Prohibits the use of drilling fluids, brine and flowback water from gas or oil wells, pools, or fields on any highway
Environmental Conservation Vote
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S 4763
Ensures that parents and guardians of youth are notified when their child is arrested
Codes Vote - Version: A
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S 8689
Authorizes the office for the aging to establish, operate and maintain programs for transportation services
Aging Vote
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S 1087
Makes commissioners full time employees of boards outside the city of New York
Elections Vote
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S 8875
Directs the director of the office of the aging to establish a caregiver crisis hotline
Aging Vote
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S 9294
Relates to the availability of technical assistance grants in brownfield site remedial programs
Environmental Conservation Vote
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S 611
Provides for victim statements at the sentencing of a defendant for a misdemeanor
Codes Vote - Version: A
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S 1668
Relates to authorizing the New York state energy research and development authority to administer a program to provide grants related to enabling switching residences to electric heat pumps
Floor Vote
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S 5452
Requires a commissioner of a board of elections to meet certain qualifications before their appointment
Elections Vote
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S 626
Adds ammunition to the list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain convictions
Codes Vote
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S 9062
Adds Salmon Creek in Monroe County to the definition of inland waterways
Environmental Conservation Vote
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S 7839
Prohibits the sale of medical adhesives and bandages containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Environmental Conservation Vote - Version: A
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S 441
Includes certain persons of Middle Eastern and North African heritage and speakers of Haitian Creole as language minorities
Elections Vote - Version: A
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S 9587
Extends certain provisions relating to the repair of damaged pesticide containers
Environmental Conservation Vote
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S 9650
Prohibits landlords from including incorrect information re rent decontrol in certain leases and renewals pertaining to units in the Affordable New York Housing Program
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote
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S 7933
Relates to registrations of residential mortgages in default
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote - Version: A
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S 9889
Establishes the vacant rental improvement program
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote
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S 913
Prohibits requiring that an individual have a court proceeding initiated against them in order to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance
Social Services Vote
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S 852
Enacts the "homebuyer renovation property tax exemption act"
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote
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S 114
Prohibits state chartered banking institutions from investing in and providing financing for private prisons
Floor Vote
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S 2078
Requires or allows licensing entities to suspend business licenses for certain businesses that are charged or convicted of wage theft
Floor Vote
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S 9679
Establishes the block by block homeownership program
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote
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S 955
Relates to the use of smart access systems and the information that may be gathered from such systems
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote
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S 5280
Relates to providing language access services to individuals relating to certain tax abatement programs
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗
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