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Michelle Hinchey

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

4487 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 S 9251 (Prohibits gas and electric corporations from recovering costs related to labor-related legal activity or workers' compensation loss adjustment expenses from ratepayers). It passed. May 5, 2026
  • Voted No on S 7075 (Prohibits the imposition of a system benefits charge on ratepayers' utility bills). It failed. May 5, 2026
  • Voted Yes on S 3247 (Relates to electric vehicle charging). It passed. May 5, 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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  • S 9251

    Prohibits gas and electric corporations from recovering costs related to labor-related legal activity or workers' compensation loss adjustment expenses from ratepayers

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7075

    Prohibits the imposition of a system benefits charge on ratepayers' utility bills

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Failed

  • S 3247

    Relates to electric vehicle charging

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4647

    Increases penalties for certain speed violations

    Transportation Vote - Version: A

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5611

    Establishes a climate action cost council; limits the number of rules and regulations that may be promulgated annually regarding certain climate goals

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Failed

  • S 7204

    Exempts the Caughdenoy Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. from the forty-five percent limit on non-resident members

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10042

    Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation regarding the management of fluke-summer flounder

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10072

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

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7710

    Relates to prohibiting the construction of certain energy storage systems within five hundred feet of a school or dwelling in a city of one million or more

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Failed

  • S 9216

    Directs the department of transportation and certain public authorities to study certain bridges spanning bodies of water connected to deep water ports in the state

    Transportation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9479

    Relates to the definition of tidal wetlands

    Environmental Conservation Vote - Version: A

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9377

    Relates to vehicle accident report information

    Transportation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2712

    Directs the public service commission to conduct a full cost benefit analysis on renewable energy systems; and makes changes in relation to greenhouse gas emission limits

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Failed

  • S 2646

    Adds Falls Brook, Jones Brook, Kelso Brook, Minerva Stream, and Trout Brook to the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization

    Floor Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • A 5850

    Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts

    Floor Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2638

    Relates to proceeds from the auction or sale of carbon dioxide emission allowances

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9463

    Establishes the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic bonito and false albacore

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10046

    Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage the American eel

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10045

    Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to restrict the taking of fish, shellfish and crustacea in special management areas

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1236

    Ensures the public has virtual access to public service commission proceedings and may file documents electronically

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote - Version: A

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8883

    Enacts the "New York state vehicle security circumvention device act"

    Transportation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2517

    Relates to ignition interlock devices

    Transportation Vote - Version: A

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5250

    Enacts the energy assessment cap and consumer cost relief act

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Failed

  • S 1464

    Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act"

    Environmental Conservation Vote - Version: A

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1167

    Repeals the prohibition on fossil fuel equipment and building systems in new buildings; repealer

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Failed

  • S 343

    Relates to the responsibilities of an ignition interlock monitor

    Transportation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10071

    Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage whelk and conch

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10047

    Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 3073

    Establishes a civil remedy for the protection of animals denied proper care

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9207

    Prohibits restrictions on insurance policies based on the policyholder harboring or owning any dog of a specific breed or mixture of breeds

    Floor Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10061

    Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage sharks

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9056

    Establishes a comprehensive study of highway construction and maintenance worker safety

    Transportation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9327

    Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Sergeant Gregory L. Wahl

    Transportation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5661

    Relates to the operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles

    Transportation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10041

    Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blueback herring

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5488

    Relates to microchipping of certain animals possessed by animal protective associations and rescue organizations

    Floor Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2596

    Relates to an individual's right to request a hearing regarding an unemployment insurance benefits claim

    Floor Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8733

    Relates to qualifications for holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery

    Floor Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1665

    Relates to operators of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle or pedestrian

    Transportation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10043

    Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage scup

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1664

    Provides access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers

    Floor Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 3639

    Relates to penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving a death

    Transportation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10038

    Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 3652

    Prohibits certain restrictions on motor vehicle sales

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Failed

  • S 4849

    Directs the department of transportation to conduct a traffic and planning study on the feasibility of transforming the Harriman campus in connection with the relocation of the Wadsworth Laboratory at Harriman

    Transportation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 4571

    Establishes a floating solar incentive and education program

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote - Version: A

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1636

    Authorizes the city school district of the city of Salamanca to establish a reserve fund for federal impact aid in the event such aid is reduced

    Floor Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5518

    Makes all costs and expenses of the department of public service and public service commission subject to appropriation by the legislature; repealer

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10039

    Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic herring

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10062

    Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage squid

    Environmental Conservation Vote

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed

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