State · New York Senate
Rachel May
State Senator · Senate District 48 · Party: Democratic/Working Families
4695 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 3519 (Redefines the term "following" for a crime of stalking in the fourth degree). It passed. May 13, 2025
- Voted Yes on S 7132 (Requires the establishment of a renewable hydrogen incentive program). It passed. May 13, 2025
- Voted Yes on S 7718 (Requires owners of certain large vessels to establish whale strike prevention policies). It passed. May 13, 2025
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 48
- Party
- Democratic/Working Families
- Term
- Since 2023-01-01
- Website
- Official site ↗
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No platform recorded yet
This tab shows Rachel May'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 7132
Requires the establishment of a renewable hydrogen incentive program
Energy And Telecommunications Vote
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S 7718
Requires owners of certain large vessels to establish whale strike prevention policies
Environmental Conservation Vote
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Yes Source ↗
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S 610
Relates to the registration of new curricula or programs of study offered by a not-for-profit college or university
Higher Education Vote
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S 420
Relates to false claims about recyclability and plastic container labeling
Environmental Conservation 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 627
Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state university and the city university of New York
Higher Education Vote
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S 187
Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; and provides penalties for violations
Environmental Conservation Vote - Version: A
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S 672
Relates to environmental restoration projects; repealer
Environmental Conservation Vote - Version: A
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Yes Source ↗
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S 4441
Exempts veterans and those on active duty from paying certain fees for travel
Environmental Conservation Vote
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S 7532
Enacts the restriction of anticoagulant pesticide transactions for online and retail stores act
Environmental Conservation Vote
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S 450
Prohibits landlords from including incorrect information re rent decontrol in certain leases and renewals pertaining to units in the Affordable New York Housing Program
Floor 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 7375
Relates to the New York state district attorney and indigent legal services attorney loan forgiveness program
Higher Education Vote
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S 4707
Relates to the geographic area of employment of state university police officers, centralization of the state university police, and hiring of state university police officers; repealer
Higher Education Vote
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S 3236
Allows pharmacy technicians to practice in any pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 7328
Relates to the appointment and responsibilities of the commissioners of the public service commission
Energy And Telecommunications Vote
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S 7772
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish
Environmental Conservation Vote
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S 7773
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage bluefish
Environmental Conservation Vote
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S 6997
Relates to enforcement of pole attachment safety and quality
Energy And Telecommunications Vote
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S 2475
Establishes an exemption from taxation for energy-related public utility real property related to attaining state climate goals
Energy And Telecommunications Vote
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S 1268
Prohibits funding of any degree-granting institution of higher education if such institution permits certain organizations on campus
Higher Education Vote
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S 1985
Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms when responding to reports of family violence
Floor Vote
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S 6360
Clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting
Environmental Conservation Vote
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S 2355
Relates to attachments to utility poles for broadband service
Energy And Telecommunications Vote
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Yes Source ↗
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S 7486
Qualifies the permitted use of proceeds from the lease of lands located at the state university of New York at Purchase
Higher Education Vote - Version: A
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S 4909
Relates to the New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program
Higher Education 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
Floor Vote
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S 5509
Relates to requiring the display of a notice of responsibilities to protect underground facilities
Energy And Telecommunications Vote
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S 7409
Prohibits the state university of New York from contracting out certain services
Higher Education Vote
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S 2058
Requires each institution within the state university of New York and the city university of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase
Higher Education Vote
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S 6307
Relates to the prevention and mitigation of marine and coastal debris
Environmental Conservation Vote
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S 5983
Prohibits the application of pesticides to certain local freshwater wetlands
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 3758
Expands definition of eligible senior citizen and disabled person with respect to condominium and cooperative conversion
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote
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S 7620
Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed or certified by a foreign government or another state or territory to provide services in the state in connection with the 2025 Ryder Cup; provides for repeal
Floor Vote
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S 2122
Authorizes municipalities and the department of financial services to seek civil penalties for violations of the duty to maintain a foreclosed property
Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗
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