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 2075 (Relates to state agency contracts with not-for-profit corporations). It passed. May 5, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 8658 (Relates to allowing health care professionals to perform services at the Ironman Lake Placid). It passed. May 5, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 8635 (Relates to establishing a special needs assisted living demonstration program). It passed. May 5, 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.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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S 2075
Relates to state agency contracts with not-for-profit corporations
Procurement And Contracts Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 8658
Relates to allowing health care professionals to perform services at the Ironman Lake Placid
Health Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 8635
Relates to establishing a special needs assisted living demonstration program
Health Vote - Version: B
Yes Source ↗ -
S 4842
Relates to the utilization of renewable energy at state-owned facilities in Albany
Procurement And Contracts Vote - Version: B
No Source ↗ -
S 5071
Increases the maximum amount of individual awards for the physician loan repayment program and physician practice support program
Health Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 7638
Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who complies with certain standards when such bid is not more than 10% higher than the lowest responsible bidder
Procurement And Contracts Vote - Version: B
Yes Source ↗ -
S 1784
Relates to the inspection of certain vacated or abandoned properties for abandoned companion animals
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 998
Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system
Labor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 8851
Relates to prohibitions on the use of certain tropical hardwoods for state contracts
Procurement And Contracts Vote
No Source ↗ -
S 6578
Provides that consenting registrants of the adoption information registry may pre-authorize the release of identifying information
Health Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 8395
Relates to orders not to resuscitate and decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment and hospice care
Health Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 7204
Exempts the Caughdenoy Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. from the forty-five percent limit on non-resident members
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 3366
Provides person/entity with authority to operate a hospital shall be subject to approval by public health and health planning council for establishment of hospital
Health Vote
No Source ↗ -
S 6020
Requires the director of the division of minority and women's business development in the department of economic development to give additional time for a business enterprise to cure defects
Procurement And Contracts Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 4515
Requires employers of domestic workers to provide annual sick leave to such workers
Labor Vote
No Source ↗ -
S 2646
Adds Falls Brook, Jones Brook, Kelso Brook, Minerva Stream, and Trout Brook to the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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No Source ↗
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S 3950
Expands the empire state apprenticeship tax credit to include additional credit for people with disabilities
Labor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 9789
Relates to obtaining jurisdiction over certain defendants in matters relating to a tenancy or lease
Judiciary Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 9894
Relates to admissibility of evidence of a victim's sexual conduct, sexual predisposition, or manner of dress
Judiciary Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 381
Relates to certain notices and guidelines regarding mental health services and resources available to employees
Labor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 3073
Establishes a civil remedy for the protection of animals denied proper care
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 9207
Prohibits restrictions on insurance policies based on the policyholder harboring or owning any dog of a specific breed or mixture of breeds
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
S 5488
Relates to microchipping of certain animals possessed by animal protective associations and rescue organizations
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 6006
Clarifies the eligibility of an employment agency for status as a small business for certain programs
Procurement And Contracts Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 2596
Relates to an individual's right to request a hearing regarding an unemployment insurance benefits claim
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 8733
Relates to qualifications for holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 1664
Provides access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 6576
Establishes procurement goals for New York state food products purchased by state agencies
Procurement And Contracts Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 9174
Relates to the calculation of full-time employment for purposes of the federal public service loan forgiveness program
Labor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 5756
Creates a transparency database for contracted not-for-profit organizations
Procurement And Contracts Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 4903
Directs the creation of a document giving certain notice to parents and guardians of school age students who are diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition or a certain medical condition
Health Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 6025
Authorizes licensed creative arts therapists to bill Medicaid directly for their services
Health Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 9678
Adds employee-owned enterprises to the list of preferred contractors for public contracts in the state
Procurement And Contracts Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 1636
Authorizes the city school district of the city of Salamanca to establish a reserve fund for federal impact aid in the event such aid is reduced
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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No Source ↗
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S 1158
Requires events held by the state or on state property which include alcohol to include alcohol produced within the state
Procurement And Contracts Vote - Version: B
Yes Source ↗ -
S 9798
Prohibits using possession of reproductive or sexual health devices as evidence in a trial, hearing or proceeding in certain circumstances
Judiciary Vote
No Source ↗ -
S 4750
Prohibits the retention of any amount of payment due and owing for materials delivered and accepted for a public or private construction project
Procurement And Contracts Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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S 7730
Requires state contracts with construction firms reserve a percent of such contract to soft cost spending towards small businesses
Procurement And Contracts Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗
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