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Michelle Hinchey

State Senator · Senate District 41 · Party: Democratic/Working Families

4487 final-passage votes on record.

Their job

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

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on S 7609 (Provides technical corrections to provisions concerning the adjudication of certain traffic violations; repealer). It passed. May 19, 2026
  • Voted Yes on A 10525 (Provides an exemption for a portion of a certain parcel of land from selling alcohol within a certain distance from a church). It passed. May 19, 2026
  • Voted Yes on S 1139 (Relates to requiring governmental entities to implement multifactor authentication for local and remote network access). It passed. May 19, 2026

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OfficeDemocratic/Working Families
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 41
Party
Democratic/Working Families
Term
Since 2023-01-01
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

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Photo: Photo via Open States

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This tab shows Michelle Hinchey'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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Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • S 7609

    Provides technical corrections to provisions concerning the adjudication of certain traffic violations; repealer

    Transportation Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • A 10525

    Provides an exemption for a portion of a certain parcel of land from selling alcohol within a certain distance from a church

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1139

    Relates to requiring governmental entities to implement multifactor authentication for local and remote network access

    Finance Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5382

    Relates to the construction of facilities for chemical dependence services that promote the privacy of individuals

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • A 6029

    Relates to providing education and outreach programs related to home visiting programs

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9764

    Prevents a judge from prohibiting a parent from undergoing a gender reassignment when making a determination in a child custody case

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1075

    Creates a temporary state commission concerning the incidence of asthma in the Bronx

    Finance Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1140

    Establishes a tax on noise from non-essential helicopter and seaplane flights in cities with a population of one million or more

    Finance Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2107

    Relates to electronic signatures on the form MV-82, application for registration/title

    Transportation Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7189

    Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Police Officer Frederick G. Maley

    Transportation Vote - Version: B

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 676

    Relates to regulating the purchase and sale of catalytic converters

    Transportation Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1633

    Provides additional protections for sensitive health information and requires patients to have the right to restrict the disclosures of such patient's health information

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4832

    Requires the workers' compensation board to submit a supplemental report every year

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9238

    Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of New Rochelle

    Transportation Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7007

    Relates to requiring mental health first aid training for licensed cosmetologists and barbers

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5713

    Requires railroad corporations to inform the division of homeland security and emergency services, department of environmental conservation, and department of transportation about certain freight rail trains

    Transportation Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9456

    Removes the requirement for registration stickers on certain motor vehicles and provides for the issuance of electronic certificates of registration for certain motor vehicles

    Transportation Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9275

    Requires Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care regardless of federal funding; prohibits discriminatory practices by health care entities and insurers; relates to coverage for treatment for gender dysphoria

    Finance Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5672

    Requires transportation network companies to notify passengers who have reported an incident of sexual assault of certain information

    Transportation Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 611

    Provides for victim statements at the sentencing of a defendant for a misdemeanor

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 6556

    Relates to driver's license lists and operating record information

    Transportation Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4275

    Relates to the closure of nursing homes

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9389

    Relates to base pilotage tariffs at Sandy Hook, Sands Point and Execution Rocks

    Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9153

    Relates to licensing restrictions for on-premises alcohol consumption for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages at specific locations

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8571

    Relates to the issuance of license plates for disabled veterans

    Transportation Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8370

    Relates to the responsibility for certain temporary-resident preschool children with disabilities

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5265

    Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10111

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

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8574

    Relates to school tax relief exemption notification

    Finance Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 6023

    Requires the division for small-business to publish a small business compliance guide

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8841

    Allows individuals to register in the donate life registry through personal income tax filings

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7611

    Directs the department of motor vehicles to create a plan to increase the availability of wheelchair accessible vehicles in New York state outside of the city of New York

    Finance Vote - Version: B

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1011

    Relates to changes of membership eligibility in a New York state retirement system

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 682

    Increases the penalties for stopping, standing, or parking in handicapped spaces without a handicapped permit

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1986

    Extends the time period for recovery of energy performance contract costs incurred by school districts

    Finance Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 6009

    Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7236

    Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1185

    Establishes the veterans service organizations fund

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10072

    Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4697

    Creates the Checkout NY pass

    Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9122

    Directs the public service commission to develop, publish, and update a guidebook on the gas and electric ratemaking process

    Finance Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7316

    Requires the forfeiture of benefits to be paid pursuant to a service awards program to volunteer firefighters who have been convicted of certain crimes

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2470

    Provides for a tax abatement for electric energy storage equipment

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9197

    Provides for the incorporation of the New Hartford Volunteer Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Association

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 561

    Relates to notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low income elderly persons and persons with disabilities programs

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4325

    Authorizes Powell House, in the village of Farmingdale, county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive property tax exemption

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9788

    Relates to arbitration proceedings

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 120

    Prohibits termination of electricity or heat service during forecasts of extreme temperatures

    Floor Vote - Version: B

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2453

    Relates to enacting the New York no citizen is above the law act

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4042

    Relates to enacting the "traveling with dignity act"

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

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