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 900 (Relates to the delivery of the good faith deposit following award of the bonds to the successful bidder). It passed. Mar 25, 2026
- Voted Yes on A 4677 (Requires insurance coverage for lactation consultant services). It passed. Mar 25, 2026
- Voted No on S 1673 (Relates to requiring new employees to be provided certain information relating to student loan repayment information). It passed. Mar 25, 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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No platform recorded yet
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 900
Relates to the delivery of the good faith deposit following award of the bonds to the successful bidder
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 1673
Relates to requiring new employees to be provided certain information relating to student loan repayment information
Labor Vote
No Source ↗ -
S 5400
Exempts operators of law enforcement and fire department vessels from laws which regulate vessels on the navigable waters of the state while responding to emergencies
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 5067
Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior diploma
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 6365
Relates to certain information provided to incarcerated individuals upon their release
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 6718
Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of certain appliances in housing accommodations subject to rent control and rent stabilization
Floor Vote - Version: B
No Source ↗ -
S 4039
Prohibits certain persons from receiving compensation for legal fees, consulting, or other work performed for an industrial development agency or an economic assistance corporation
Floor Vote - Version: A
No Source ↗ -
S 7821
Prohibits the sale of children's products, mattresses and upholstered furniture containing fiberglass unless they contain a prominent label
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
A 9234
Relates to eligibility requirements for horses participating in the three racing levels of the New York Sire Stakes program
Floor Vote - Version: B
Yes Source ↗ -
S 3689
Prohibits the eviction of tenants for using medical marihuana for a certified medical use
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 7681
Prohibits a state or local authority from employing or designating a lobbyist to engage in lobbying
Floor Vote
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S 7731
Requires coverage of a hospitalized birthing parent's interhospital transport to accompany their infant needing such transport
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 8542
Directs the department of health to establish and maintain a directory webpage locating publicly accessible lactation accommodations in state-owned and state-leased buildings
Floor Vote
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S 1380
Relates to the cleaning of playground equipment after pesticide exposure
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 2482
Enacts the "go green schools act" to assist school districts in converting to renewable energy systems
Floor Vote
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S 5600
Provides for a cap on the credit service charge computed and collected on a retail instalment contract
Floor Vote
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Yes Source ↗
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S 2640
Includes veterans in the definition of military status for purposes of unlawful discrimination
Floor Vote
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Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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S 5982
Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to independently add to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on an emergency basis
Floor Vote
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No Source ↗
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No Source ↗
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S 5183
Includes a statement on the envelopes of ballots for early mail voters, absentee voters and special presidential voters for signature affirmation
Floor Vote - Version: B
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 9388
Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance use care
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 4805
Requires the state to handle the income verification process for the purposes of the senior citizen tax exemption
Floor Vote
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S 2084
Relates to requiring municipalities to determine whether it is in the public interest to create and periodically update a comprehensive plan
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 919
Requires certain housing production information to be reported to the department of state
Floor Vote - Version: A
No Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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S 2437
Requires disclosure of social media posts that are paid for by a campaign
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 936
Directs state agencies to submit reports detailing their telework policies
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 3204
Creates the offense of defrauding the government in the first degree and expands the definition of conspiracy in the fourth degree; relates to expanding the definition of tax fraud acts
Floor Vote
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Yes Source ↗
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S 3207
Establishes maximum contaminant levels and a hazard index in drinking water for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 4956
Designates services to be provided by a jail-based substance use disorder treatment, peer led recovery support services, and transition services program as essential medical care services
Floor Vote
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S 3816
Requires mercantile establishments to cease collections under certain circumstances
Judiciary Vote
No Source ↗ -
No Source ↗
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S 947
Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants with fees for the payment of rent through an automated clearing house or online payment system
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
S 9316
Replaces the terms father, mother, and filiation to gender neutral language; repealer
Judiciary Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 1142
Relates to the statute of limitations for actions based on employment discrimination
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
S 3820
Requires health insurance policies include coverage for anesthesia for the duration of a medical procedure
Floor Vote - Version: B
Yes Source ↗ -
S 8941
Authorizes Farmingdale First Baptist Church, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 8192
Relates to the sufficiency of the number of judges and justices in districts and courts
Judiciary Vote
Yes Source ↗
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