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 120 (Prohibits termination of electricity or heat service during forecasts of extreme temperatures). It passed. May 18, 2026
- Voted No on S 2453 (Relates to enacting the New York no citizen is above the law act). It passed. May 18, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 9147 (Relates to establishing expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small business enterprises). It passed. May 18, 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 120
Prohibits termination of electricity or heat service during forecasts of extreme temperatures
Floor Vote - Version: B
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S 9147
Relates to establishing expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small business enterprises
Procurement And Contracts Vote
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S 9761
Relates to contracts between state agencies and not-for-profit organizations
Procurement And Contracts Vote
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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
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S 182
Increases the federal poverty level requirement for recipients where it concerns the one-time disregard of earned income
Floor Vote
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S 8291
Requires that public contracts be divided by size into large, medium, small and micro contracts for the purpose of increasing opportunities for small businesses, including MWBEs, to participate in state contracts
Procurement And Contracts Vote
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S 360
Relates to expanding the health department's review of correctional health services
Floor Vote
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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
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S 9632
Limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding
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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
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S 10047
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon
Floor Vote
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S 6313
Relates to participation in state contracts by certified minority and women-owned business enterprises; relates to certain performance and payment bond requirements
Procurement And Contracts Vote
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S 6389
Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individuals
Floor Vote
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S 10042
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation regarding the management of fluke-summer flounder
Floor Vote
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S 4591
Prohibits broad indemnification by a design professional of a state or local agency or political subdivision involving public work for contracts
Procurement And Contracts Vote
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S 4780
Requires a municipality to give notice to an adjacent municipality of the adoption or amendment of certain zoning ordinances or local laws that affect parcels of land within 500 feet of the adjacent municipal
Floor Vote
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S 429
Authorizes the state inspector general to receive and investigate complaints of sexual assault in correctional facilities
Floor Vote
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S 9594
Relates to contracts by service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises
Procurement And Contracts Vote - Version: A
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S 2126
Directs the commissioner to convene statewide and regional conventions to bring together underrepresented educators
Floor Vote
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S 9855
Relates to requirements associated with contracts between state agencies and not-for-profit organizations
Procurement And Contracts Vote - Version: A
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S 10520
Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 20, 2026
Floor Vote
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S 7328
Relates to the appointment and responsibilities of the commissioners of the public service commission
Floor Vote - Version: B
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S 8378
Requires that certain land which was conveyed to the town of Riverhead in 2011 be leased to the YMCA of Long Island for the provision of recreational and community services
Floor Vote - Version: B
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S 8369
Relates to access to patient or client records in the investigation and prosecution of professional licensing and misconduct proceedings
Floor Vote
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S 10071
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage whelk and conch
Floor Vote
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S 3371
Prohibits discrimination against any individual with an actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking
Floor Vote - Version: A
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A 3304
Prohibits fees for any service rendered through a bank relating to the use of an electronic benefit transfer card issued by the state or certain departments or agencies thereof
Floor Vote - Version: B
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S 2484
Directs the state energy planning board to conduct a study on time frames for preparing renewable energy facilities for clean energy storage and distribution
Floor Vote
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A 11365
Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 18, 2026
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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
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A 9144
Prohibits parties to mediation or dispute resolution from recording such proceedings without the consent of all parties
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S 7942
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Lieutenant Roland "The Gator" Ward
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 8371
Relates to the release of student education records to juvenile detention facilities
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