State · New York Senate
Steve Rhoads
State Senator · Senate District 5 · Party: Republican/Conservative
4254 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 9870 (Enacts "Shavon's law" prohibiting enforcement of a lien where an occupant has a pending social services department storage fee assistance request or appeal). It passed. May 19, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 3883 (Relates to dispensing certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use disorder). It passed. May 19, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 2481 (Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on the feasibility, storing and transferring of hydrogen energy to residential and commercial structures). It passed. May 19, 2026
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 5
- Party
- Republican/Conservative
- Term
- Since 2023-01-01
- Website
- Official site ↗
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This tab shows Steve Rhoads'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 9870
Enacts "Shavon's law" prohibiting enforcement of a lien where an occupant has a pending social services department storage fee assistance request or appeal
Judiciary Vote
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S 3883
Relates to dispensing certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use disorder
Floor Vote - Version: B
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S 2481
Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on the feasibility, storing and transferring of hydrogen energy to residential and commercial structures
Floor Vote
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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
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S 5382
Relates to the construction of facilities for chemical dependence services that promote the privacy of individuals
Floor Vote
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A 6029
Relates to providing education and outreach programs related to home visiting programs
Floor Vote
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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
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S 9796
Relates to prohibiting pre-payment penalties for mortgages secured by real property owned in a cooperative form of ownership
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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
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S 4832
Requires the workers' compensation board to submit a supplemental report every year
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 7007
Relates to requiring mental health first aid training for licensed cosmetologists and barbers
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
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S 10009
Prohibits adverse employment action where an employee renders first aid or emergency treatment
Health Vote
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S 611
Provides for victim statements at the sentencing of a defendant for a misdemeanor
Floor Vote - Version: B
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S 6375
Removes the requirement that consent for the payment of certain medical services must occur after such services are administered
Health Vote - Version: C
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S 10130
Increases the mileage fees in the city of New York for services provided by sheriffs
Judiciary Vote
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S 9153
Relates to licensing restrictions for on-premises alcohol consumption for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages at specific locations
Floor Vote
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S 8370
Relates to the responsibility for certain temporary-resident preschool children with disabilities
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S 9428
Relates to voiding certain agreements conditioning the right of a subcontractor's or material supplier's right to commence a lawsuit or arbitration proceeding for breach of contract or quantum meruit
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S 5265
Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 10111
Prohibits certain surcharges on self-installed dishwashers in housing accommodations subject to rent control
Floor Vote
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S 6023
Requires the division for small-business to publish a small business compliance guide
Floor Vote
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S 8841
Allows individuals to register in the donate life registry through personal income tax filings
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 1011
Relates to changes of membership eligibility in a New York state retirement system
Floor Vote
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S 682
Increases the penalties for stopping, standing, or parking in handicapped spaces without a handicapped permit
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S 9771
Relates to referrals for child support enforcement for foster care maintenance payments
Judiciary Vote
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S 9772
Relates to actions and proceedings seeking an abatement of rent based on violations of the housing maintenance code
Judiciary Vote
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S 9767
Increases the value of a motor vehicle exempt from the provisions of a will or intestate distribution for the benefit of the family of a decedent
Judiciary Vote
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S 10072
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder
Floor Vote
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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
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S 6931
Directs state agencies to adopt a waste diversion plan
Procurement And Contracts Vote - Version: A
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S 267
Relates to reciprocity between the state and New York city for businesses that are certified as minority and women-owned business enterprises
Procurement And Contracts Vote
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S 9197
Provides for the incorporation of the New Hartford Volunteer Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Association
Floor Vote
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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 - Version: A
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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
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