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 627 (Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state university and the city university of New York). It passed. May 19, 2025
- Voted Yes on S 7551 (Establishes the bottle redemption fraud task force). It passed. May 19, 2025
- Voted No on S 1055 (Prohibits the division of criminal justice services from disclosing pending adjournment in contemplation of dismissals on civil records of arrests and prosecutions). It passed. May 19, 2025
Votes from the official record of each vote. How Quick mode works
Record at a glance
Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.
Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 5
- Party
- Republican/Conservative
- Term
- Since 2023-01-01
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
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.
-
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
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
S 1055
Prohibits the division of criminal justice services from disclosing pending adjournment in contemplation of dismissals on civil records of arrests and prosecutions
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
A 2398
Replaces the words addict and addicts with the words persons with substance use disorder or a variation thereof
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 3294
Relating to medical use of cannabis and to the controlled substances therapeutic research act; repealer
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
S 700
Provides for the adjustment of the minimum amount of tax delinquency for which the driver's license of a taxpayer may be suspended
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
S 550
Relates to the administration of the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
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
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
Yes Source ↗
-
S 6281
Relates to the role of the commissioner of veterans' services in regards to the veterans' home assistance fund and the military family relief fund
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 6018
Authorizes and directs the New York state power authority to rename the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to the Shirley J. Hamilton Niagara Power Plant
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
No Source ↗
-
No Source ↗
-
S 405
Adds certain properties to the definition of a qualified historic home for the historic homeownership rehabilitation credit
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
S 1467
Requires the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to establish standards for the closing of trails on the Empire state trail
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
Yes Source ↗
-
Yes Source ↗
-
S 4252
Provides for a continuation of senior citizen rent increase exemption benefits after a period of ineligibility
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
S 4482
Requires that subpoenas relating to election matters be served with a separate informational sheet that summarizes why the subpoena has been issued
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 3838
Requires medical records to be made available to patients in an electronic format through a web portal
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 3689
Prohibits the eviction of tenants for using medical marihuana for a certified medical use
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
S 4336
Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords upon request information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential premises
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
No Source ↗
-
S 4713
Designates records and information relating to a patient who has been deceased for a period of fifty years or longer as historic records no longer subject to privacy protections
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 3741
Modifies the requirements for financial disclosures for certain state and legislative officials, officers and employees
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 1380
Relates to the cleaning of playground equipment after pesticide exposure
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 3367
Raises the exclusion of certain indebtedness of school districts other than school districts in a city with one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants or more
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 4478
Requires the department of labor to provide a document on workplace rights to any minor seeking working papers
Labor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 1859
Requires issuers of credit cards to give the cardholder at least thirty days notice before closing, cancelling, or terminating the cardholder's account
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
S 5922
Requires employers to include an opioid antagonist where first aid kits are required by federal law
Labor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 3584
Relates to submission requirements for reports of independent medical examinations
Labor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 2182
Permits the rendering of an estimated bill from a utility corporation or municipality under certain circumstances
Floor Vote - Version: A
Yes Source ↗ -
S 116
Relates to the statute of limitations of actions related to certain sex trafficking offenses
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
S 2078
Requires or allows licensing entities to suspend business licenses for certain businesses that are charged or convicted of wage theft
Labor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 2304
Provides for the appointment of a standing committee on conference to resolve differences between similar, but not identical, bills and resolutions
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
S 1314
Relates to false representation of affiliation or approval of state or local agencies as false advertising
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
S 4191
Relates to requiring certain distribution centers to be equipped with electric vehicle charging stations
Floor Vote
No Source ↗ -
S 2070
Requires the department of veterans' services to establish and maintain a database of resources available in the state for veterans, members of the uniformed services, and their families
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 2022
Exempts certain income for the purpose of determining aid provided pursuant to public assistance programs
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 913
Prohibits requiring that an individual have a court proceeding initiated against them in order to qualify for a rent arrears grant or ongoing rental assistance
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
S 2289
Expands the veterans' preference to include veterans who did not serve during a time of war for certain housing
Floor Vote
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
Campaign money for New York's officials isn't on ThePillory yet. It comes from each state's own campaign finance agency, and will be added state by state.
Members of Congress: Federal Election Commission. California: Cal-Access.
Committees
No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.
Issues
No reports yet. Reporting opens when accounts launch.
How it works