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 1610 (Requires for construction activities that require a state pollutant discharge elimination system permit owners and operators to submit a copy of the required public notice). It passed. Mar 18, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 7048 (Relates to review of projects affecting the availability of maternity services). It passed. Mar 18, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 1015 (Prohibits an individual convicted of a crime involving elder abuse from inheriting from the elder's estate as a distributee). It passed. Mar 18, 2026
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 5
- Party
- Republican/Conservative
- Term
- Since 2023-01-01
- Website
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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 1610
Requires for construction activities that require a state pollutant discharge elimination system permit owners and operators to submit a copy of the required public notice
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S 1015
Prohibits an individual convicted of a crime involving elder abuse from inheriting from the elder's estate as a distributee
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S 2289
Expands the veterans' preference to include veterans who did not serve during a time of war for certain housing
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S 3690
Relates to adding certain notice requirements for enforcing liens on goods in self-storage facilities
Judiciary Vote - Version: A
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S 6831
Relates to financial liability for major facilities, vessels, and railroads
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 7858
Repeals the requirement that the senate vote to confirm the appointment of certain chief executive officers within a certain time period; repealer
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S 9286
Prohibits parties to mediation or dispute resolution from recording such proceedings without the consent of all parties
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S 9237
Relates to the definition of family for purposes of services provided by voluntary foster care agency health facilities
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S 6600
Requires the inspection of certain non-fireproof buildings and compliance with the New York city housing maintenance code and the New York city construction codes
Floor Vote - Version: B
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S 5056
Requires the department of health examine heat related deaths in the state of New York
Health Vote - Version: B
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S 7460
Directs the commissioner of health to establish at least 4 maternal-infant care centers in areas of need for infants suffering from drug withdrawal as a result of in utero exposure
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S 2625
Relates to enhancing patient access to medication assisted treatment for treatment of opioid disease
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S 228
Requires manufactured home park owners to provide a written justification for rent increases in excess of three percent of the current rent
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 1911
Relates to notices of non-renewal provided to a health care professional by a health care plan
Health Vote - Version: A
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S 4482
Requires that subpoenas relating to election matters be served with a separate informational sheet that summarizes why the subpoena has been issued
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S 999
Relates to reimbursement for early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment
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S 6334
Expands the description of certain services which are not prohibited by statutes governing the practice of nursing
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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
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S 6759
Authorizes the application of topical fluoride varnish to a child's teeth by a parent or legal guardian
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S 4955
Relates to the functions of the Medicaid inspector general with respect to audit and review of medical assistance program funds
Health Vote - Version: B
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S 5265
Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release
Floor Vote
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S 9275
Requires Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care regardless of federal funding; prohibits discriminatory practices by health care entities and insurers; relates to coverage for treatment for gender dysphoria
Health Vote
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S 3105
Relates to reciprocity agreements with other states for medical cannabis programs
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S 7663
Authorizes the assessor of Nassau county to accept an application for retroactive real property tax exempt status from Al-Muneer Foundation, Inc.
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 3819
Imposes certain penalties related to violations of building and fire code standards within fourteen days and increases certain fine amounts for violations of housing standards
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 4514
Requires the commissioner of labor to prepare an annual report on the cost of living, poverty rates and adequacy of the current minimum wage in the state
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S 1368
Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in N.Y. city
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S 553
Relates to observance of all religious holidays by institutions within the state university and the city university of New York, and includes the Asian Lunar New Year within the definition of such holidays
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S 3852
Prohibits the sale of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or more than ninety parts per million of lead; and provides penalties for violations
Floor Vote - Version: B
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S 5779
Requires certain entities to stock opioid antagonists and to store naloxone nasal sprays with or adjacent to automated external defibrillator cabinets
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S 1052
Directs the department of economic development to move the central New York welcome center to the equal rights heritage center in the city of Auburn
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S 630
Requires victims be notified of right to make a victim impact statement and allows them to personally appear at parole hearings and make such a statement
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S 566
In relation to enrollment eligibility for election officials in the address confidentiality program
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