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 5116 (Relates to the documentation and preservation of Black history in New York state by the state university of New York). It passed. Mar 16, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 661 (Prohibits the imposition of different premium rates for disability insurance based on gender). It passed. Mar 16, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 3736 (Relates to project applications and advisory opinions of the public authorities control board). It passed. Mar 16, 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 5116
Relates to the documentation and preservation of Black history in New York state by the state university of New York
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 661
Prohibits the imposition of different premium rates for disability insurance based on gender
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S 3736
Relates to project applications and advisory opinions of the public authorities control board
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S 1535
Relates to establishing requirements and penalties for combination utility companies during service outages
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S 1050
Relates to allowing telephone calls prior to an incarcerated individual's transfer
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S 7202
Establishes the crimes of unlawful dissemination or publication of intimate images in the first, second, and third degree; repealer
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S 1148
Enacts the rider representation act relating to membership on the board of the metropolitan transportation authority
Floor Vote
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S 4925
Relates to requiring training to reduce abusive conduct and bullying in the workplace
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S 5105
Directs the commissioner of the office of addiction services and supports to promulgate rules and regulations for providers operating in rural locations
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S 6318
Requires instruction in arts and music education to be incorporated into curriculums for all public school students
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S 2491
Relates to prohibiting certain discriminatory peremptory challenges to prospective jurors
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S 4692
Requires that free menstrual products be provided in the bathrooms of private colleges and universities
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S 627
Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state university and the city university of New York
Floor Vote
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S 4470
Establishes "DJ's law" requiring training for police officers on discharging a firearm at a moving vehicle
Floor Vote - Version: A
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A 4382
Relates to the election of school board members after the number of members has been increased
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S 2278
Requires general hospitals to have a registered professional nurse as a member of the governing entity responsible for developing a general hospital's strategic plan, structure, systems, policies and programs
Floor Vote - Version: A
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S 2598
Expands the training time for local municipalities in relation to the open meetings law
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S 1615
Prohibits naming dependent children under the age of 18 in petitions to recover possession of real property and eviction warrants
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S 4995
Designates water development representatives for each environmental region of the state
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S 2304
Provides for the appointment of a standing committee on conference to resolve differences between similar, but not identical, bills and resolutions
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S 2329
Requires review of all motor vehicle repair shop applicants which includes community input
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S 3277
Establishes a process for designating transfer-on-death beneficiaries for farming implements
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S 1855
Strengthens protections for patients regarding sexual misconduct by medical providers
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S 5257
Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by certain businesses serving minors and prohibiting certain persons from owning such businesses
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S 2271
Prohibits an employer, licensing agency or employment agency from requesting or requiring that a prospective employee disclose certain personal information
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S 4478
Requires the department of labor to provide a document on workplace rights to any minor seeking working papers
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S 4836
Increases the number of county court judges in Schenectady county
Judiciary Vote - Version: A
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S 1783
Prohibits the misrepresentation or collection of certain fees related to the delivery, usage, and storage of liquefied petroleum
Floor Vote - Version: B
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