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Rachel May

State Senator · Senate District 48 · Party: Democratic/Working Families

4695 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 567 (Establishes a brand owner's license). It passed. Feb 3, 2025
  • Voted Yes on S 561 (Relates to notice regarding the rent increase exemption for low income elderly persons and persons with disabilities programs). It passed. Feb 3, 2025
  • Voted Yes on S 3779 (Relates to increasing the maximum years of study under the tuition assistance program). It passed. Feb 3, 2025

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OfficeDemocratic/Working Families
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 48
Party
Democratic/Working Families
Term
Since 2023-01-01
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

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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.

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  • S 567

    Establishes a brand owner's license

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • 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

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 3779

    Relates to increasing the maximum years of study under the tuition assistance program

    Higher Education Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 745

    Removes dealers of ammunition from certain provisions regarding the use of certain merchant category-codes by payment card networks

    Floor Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 553

    Relates to observance of all religious holidays by institutions within the state university and the city university of New York, and includes the Asian Lunar New Year within the definition of such holidays

    Higher Education Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 738

    Relates to operating manuals for micromobility devices, bicycles with electric assist and limited use motorcycles powered by lithium-ion batteries, and lithium-ion batteries intended for use in such devices

    Floor Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 161

    Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness and increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients

    Higher Education Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • A 419

    Requires insurance contracts to cover neuropsychological examinations for dyslexia

    Floor Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 751

    Relates to notice requirements for bed bug infestation on rental residential premises

    Floor Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 3810

    Relates to graduate tuition assistance program awards

    Higher Education Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 2364

    Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the official state flag for recognizing armed services members

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 700

    Provides for the adjustment of the minimum amount of tax delinquency for which the driver's license of a taxpayer may be suspended

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 620

    Relates to the practice of professional geology

    Higher Education Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 333

    Relates to the description of the arms of the state and the state flag

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 3199

    Relates to requiring property owners to dedicate certain residential units to rent regulated status following demolition and new construction or substantial renovation

    Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 2304

    Provides for the appointment of a standing committee on conference to resolve differences between similar, but not identical, bills and resolutions

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 3068

    Subsidizes closing costs for low income current tenants who are purchasing a home

    Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 754

    Relates to the number of persons recommended for appointment to the commission for the governor to choose from

    Floor Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • A 692

    Makes technical changes to certain provisions requiring epinephrine auto-injector devises to be made available in places of public assembly

    Floor Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 743

    Relates to including rifles and shotguns in warnings to consumers regarding the risk of death or suicide

    Floor Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 2091

    Establishes standards for the reuse of deconstructed building materials

    Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 647

    Expands use of videoconferencing to purely advisory bodies

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • A 430

    Requires certain health insurance policies to cover scalp cooling systems for the preservation of hair during cancer chemotherapy treatment; repealer

    Floor Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 744

    Classifies pistol converters as a rapid-fire modification device

    Floor Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 1787

    Relates to a state flag for raising awareness of veteran suicide

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 52

    Authorizes the use of an electronic signature by a person granted a power of attorney with respect to tax documents submitted

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 3208

    Repeals provisions of the administrative code of the city of New York relating to the establishment of maximum base rents using the maximum gross building rental formula; repealer

    Housing, Construction And Community Development Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 78

    Requires colleges, universities, professional, proprietary, and graduate schools to provide a notice of tuition liability policies

    Higher Education Vote

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 781

    Establishes eligibility for a tax exemption on real property for enrolled members of ocean rescue squads in certain municipalities

    Floor Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • A 519

    Requires the installation of smoke detectors in residential buildings with common spaces shared between three or more dwelling units

    Floor Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 1353

    Establishes a right of action for claims arising out of coerced debts

    Consumer Protection Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 2149

    Relates to methods for cancelling contracts

    Consumer Protection Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 804

    Relates to when and how notification of a data breach is to be provided to the department of financial services

    Floor Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 123

    Relates to prohibiting the sale of infant walkers and restricting the use of such infant walkers in certain settings

    Consumer Protection Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 2032

    Establishes the previously owned zero-emission vehicles rebate program

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 1837

    Requires a study on the height of overhead utility lines and communication lines as such relate to the height of agricultural equipment and other heavy duty equipment

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 1574

    Establishes the electric landscaping equipment rebate program; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 747

    Relates to veterans tuition awards program eligibility

    Floor Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 363

    Establishes the "New York junk fee prevention act"

    Consumer Protection Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 1535

    Relates to establishing requirements and penalties for combination utility companies during service outages

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • A 843

    Relates to violations of provisions prohibiting third-party restaurant reservation services from arranging unauthorized restaurant reservations with food service establishments

    Floor Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • A 434

    Relates to amending provisions requiring the termination of connected vehicle services upon the request of a domestic violence victim

    Floor Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • A 1020

    Relates to hazardous materials emergency response training for incidents involving lithium-ion batteries

    Floor Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • A 432

    Relates to the promotion of local small businesses listed on the registry of historic businesses

    Floor Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 1544

    Establishes energy efficiency measures by the public service commission and NYSERDA

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • A 693

    Relates to certain contact information provided to crime victims

    Floor Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • A 428

    Relates to online dating services

    Floor Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 1456

    Requires certain watercraft, aircraft, and trains to be zero emissions; requires the study of certain clean energy sources; requires certain monetary incentives for clean energy vehicles

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 488

    Enacts the manufacturer disclosure and transparency act

    Consumer Protection Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • S 2482

    Enacts the "go green schools act" to assist school districts in converting to renewable energy systems

    Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    Jan 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

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