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 1847 (Requires the public service commission to consider the economic impact of utility rates and charges). It passed. Jan 27, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 5981 (Establishes the comprehensive sexual and reproductive health program). It passed. Jan 27, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 1438 (Enacts the New York state abortion clinical training program act). It passed. Jan 27, 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.
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S 1847
Requires the public service commission to consider the economic impact of utility rates and charges
Energy And Telecommunications Vote
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S 240
Relates to unlawful tenancies under the emergency tenant protection act of 1974
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote
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S 7165
Authorizes the public service commission to consider non-economic loss suffered by consumers when determining penalties
Energy And Telecommunications Vote - Version: A
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S 561
Relates to notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low income elderly persons and persons with disabilities programs
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote - Version: A
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S 6510
Expands eligibility requirements for rent increase exemptions for persons with disabilities
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote
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S 2534
Provides retroactivity to the original date of eligibility in certain cases for the senior citizens rent increase exemption (SCRIE) and disability rent increase exemption (DRIE)
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S 1896
Requires certain utilities to adopt the common equity ratio and rate of return on equity authorized by the public service commission
Energy And Telecommunications Vote
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S 1851
Establishes a New York Main Street development center in the division of housing and community renewal
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote
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S 8763
Relates to the method of notifying certain crime victims of the disposition of criminal trial
Floor Vote
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S 8800
Relates to the calculation of rates for certain treatment pursuant to the medical assistance program
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S 8774
Relates to the issuance of temporary elevator mechanic licenses during shortages, continuing education for certain elevator and accessibility lift licensees, and the use of unlicensed elevator mechanics; repealer
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A 9436
Relates to finding alternatives to the use of pesticides in the monarch preservation plan
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S 8769
Provides confidentiality for communications arising out of law enforcement peer support counseling
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S 8804
Relates to conditions under which certain residential health care facilities may withdraw equity or assets totaling five percent of reported annual revenue for patient care services without prior notification
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S 8772
Relates to high deductible health plans and health savings accounts; relates to the effectiveness of a chapter of the laws of 2025
Floor Vote
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S 8831
Relates to the use of automated employment decision-making tools and artificial intelligence systems by certain state and local entities; repealer
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S 180
Increases the amount certain individuals are eligible for when receiving enhanced residential care
Social Services Vote - Version: B
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S 184
Establishes a full year youth and young adult employment immersion program
Social Services Vote
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S 659
Relates to the general civil penalty of the environmental conservation law
Environmental Conservation Vote
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S 3852
Prohibits the sale of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or more than ninety parts per million of lead; and provides penalties for violations
Environmental Conservation Vote - Version: B
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S 8834
Relates to the entering of lands owned or occupied by any nation, tribe, or band of Indians by a person and to law enforcement agreements with the Seneca nation
Floor Vote
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S 8750
Establishes a fiscal cliff task force to conduct a study on fiscal cliffs in the state's public assistance programs and to make recommendations related thereto
Social Services Vote
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S 3179
Relates to the definition of coal tar and its use in pavement products
Environmental Conservation Vote - Version: A
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S 8761
Relates to certain conditions for a grant of permission for access to adjoining property to make improvements or repairs
Floor Vote
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S 7738
Authorizes shelters to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy
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S 8787
Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations
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S 5835
Waives fishing, hunting and trapping license fees for certain first responders
Environmental Conservation Vote
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S 8756
Amends the effectiveness of provisions related to permitting a close friend to make an anatomical gift of a decedent's body
Floor Vote
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S 8806
Directs counties to develop and maintain comprehensive county emergency medical system plans
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S 8752
Requires contractors and subcontractors performing construction work for covered renewable energy systems to have apprenticeship agreements
Floor Vote
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S 182
Increases the federal poverty level requirement for recipients where it concerns the one-time disregard of earned income
Social Services Vote
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S 1187
Authorizes certain local municipal agencies to use surveillance cameras to combat illegal dumping
Environmental Conservation Vote
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A 9435
Relates to requiring utility pole owners and attachers to submit an annual report on pole attachments; repeals provisions relating to right-of-way permits
Floor Vote
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