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Steve Chan

State Senator · Senate District 17 · Party: Republican/Conservative

3999 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 6138 (Enacts the New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act). It passed. May 19, 2026
  • Voted Yes on S 1510 (Allows the president of the citywide council on high schools to participate in the selection of the members of the board of education elected by the community district education council presidents). It passed. May 19, 2026
  • Voted Yes on S 4832 (Requires the workers' compensation board to submit a supplemental report every year). It passed. May 19, 2026

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OfficeRepublican/Conservative
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 17
Party
Republican/Conservative
Term
Since 2025-01-01
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

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  • S 6138

    Enacts the New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act

    New York City Education Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1510

    Allows the president of the citywide council on high schools to participate in the selection of the members of the board of education elected by the community district education council presidents

    New York City Education Vote - Version: A

    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 7007

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

    Floor Vote

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 2452

    Relates to screening for gifted and talented students

    Education 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 4275

    Relates to the closure of nursing homes

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9025

    Allows the city of New York to convey certain lands to the Amity Little League, Inc.

    Cities 1 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 6355

    Relates to the qualifications to serve as a member of the citywide council on English language learners and of the citywide council on high schools

    New York City Education Vote - Version: A

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 8630

    Enacts the "freedom to read act"

    Education Vote - Version: C

    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 79

    Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change

    New York City Education Vote

    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 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 9358

    Relates to establishing a pilot program to evaluate the impact of commuter vans accepting street hails

    Cities 1 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 10007

    Relates to the submission of requests to the committee on special education for the educational services mandated by an individualized education services program

    New York City Education Vote - Version: A

    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 9882

    Provides for a line of duty presumption for disabilities of deputy sheriffs in certain cities

    Cities 1 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 10193

    Relates to the ability of government agencies in New York to claim copyright protection

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 18, 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 10282

    Directs the department of taxation and finance to create and implement an online program which will enable New York state taxpayers to electronically file income tax returns free of charge

    Investigations And Government Operations 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 6905

    Provides the village of Ossining, Westchester county, with the ability to set restrictions on the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages at retail for on-premises consumption

    Investigations And Government Operations 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

  • S 9516

    Relates to the exemption of certain parcels of land from the licensing restrictions prohibiting manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of alcoholic beverages from sharing an interest in a licensed premises

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 182

    Increases the federal poverty level requirement for recipients where it concerns the one-time disregard of earned income

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 412

    Relates to granting the legislature the power to direct the attorney-general by concurrent resolution to inquire into matters concerning the public peace, public safety and public justice

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 7335

    Relates to enhanced eligibility requirements of STAR

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 360

    Relates to expanding the health department's review of correctional health services

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10266

    Provides that the additional sales tax that Cortland county is authorized to impose shall not be subject to preemption

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 1067

    Establishes the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program and the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program fund

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 10162

    Removes residency requirements for Washington county deputy county attorneys

    Investigations And Government Operations Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9632

    Limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 3247

    Relates to electric vehicle charging

    Floor Vote

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 5989

    Relates to library cards for minors

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • S 9908

    Requires the division of housing and community renewal to calculate the period of rent reduction due to diminution of services from the date of actual diminution of the services

    Floor Vote - Version: A

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

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