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 A 9484 (Requires the state office for the aging to publish a "Guide to Actions When Someone Close Dies"). It passed. Feb 3, 2026
- Voted Yes on S 4518 (Provides that certain communications between a claimant's attorney or representative and an injured employee's treating provider or a claimant's medical consultant are not improper influence). It passed. Feb 3, 2026
- Voted Yes on A 9510 (Relates to the use of virtual credit cards by insurers and certain health care plans and the effectiveness of provisions of law relating thereto). It passed. Feb 3, 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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A 9484
Requires the state office for the aging to publish a "Guide to Actions When Someone Close Dies"
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S 4518
Provides that certain communications between a claimant's attorney or representative and an injured employee's treating provider or a claimant's medical consultant are not improper influence
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A 9510
Relates to the use of virtual credit cards by insurers and certain health care plans and the effectiveness of provisions of law relating thereto
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S 1187
Authorizes certain local municipal agencies to use surveillance cameras to combat illegal dumping
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S 518
Requires the inclusion of cultural competency training in the basic training and pre-employment course curricula for police, firefighters, correction officers and first responders
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S 11
Requires disclosure of information concerning non-invasive prenatal screening for chromosomal abnormalities
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S 8789
Defines "employer" for purposes of the fair credit reporting act; relates to the requesting or use for employment purposes of the consumer credit history of an applicant for employment or employee; repealer
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S 8765
Relates to the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system
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A 9477
Authorizes the performance of certain dental hygiene services at voluntary foster care agency health facilities
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S 8777
Relates to technical assistance provided to municipalities related to college and university closures; repealer
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A 9453
Relates to requirements regarding employers including opioid antagonists where first aid kits are required by federal law
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A 9482
Requires local social services districts to provide luggage to children in foster care
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A 9506
Requires social services districts to maintain a waiting list of families who have applied for child care assistance and data regarding the income of such families
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A 9439
Relates to mandatory continuing education requirements for coroners and coroner's deputies
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A 9483
Provides guidance to certain children and family services and municipal staff on the identification of circumstances that may indicate the presence of controlled substances and referrals to law enforcement
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S 8786
Relates to the kinds of insurance with respect to which a rental vehicle company or peer-to-peer car sharing program administrator may act as an agent for an authorized insurer
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S 4479
Requires the workers' compensation board and the department of labor to publish lists of debarred entities
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A 9450
Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law which requires appointing authorities to provide appointment and promotion letters
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S 2596
Relates to an individual's right to request a hearing regarding an unemployment insurance benefits claim
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S 8828
Relates to transparency and safety requirements for developers of artificial intelligence models
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S 8799
Requires the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual comprehensive summary of information about its activities to the office for people with developmental disabilities' website
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A 9434
Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to the department of civil service allowing municipalities to post municipal employment positions on the department of civil service's state jobs website
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A 9491
Relates to cases terminated due to mental disease or defect and to establishing reporting obligations regarding such cases
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A 9451
Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise
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A 9431
Authorizes the use of an electronic signature on documents submitted to the New York state department of taxation and finance; repealer
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S 162
Authorizes the commissioner of labor and the workers' compensation board to issue stop-work orders
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S 8778
Relates to information required to be provided in certain calls made to the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment
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A 9516
Enacts into law components of legislation necessary to implement changes to the omnibus bill of 2025 related to correctional services
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A 9452
Relates to the prohibition of the use of employment promissory notes and other similar provisions
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S 2078
Requires or allows licensing entities to suspend business licenses for certain businesses that are charged or convicted of wage theft
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S 8811
Relates to the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices; repealer
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A 9455
Relates to certain information to be included in the annual report from the division of minority and women's business development
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S 1673
Relates to requiring new employees to be provided certain information relating to student loan repayment information
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