Sen. Rachel May

Co-sponsor S 4085

Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to the availability of air transport ambulance service providers to store and distribute human blood and blood products and to initiate and administer transfusions of the same

Authorizes air transport ambulance service providers to store and distribute human blood at all their facilities and distribute human blood and blood products and to initiate and administer transfusions of the same while providing air transport services.

Signed into law Dec 22, 2021 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor S 1027

Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to the canvassing of absentee, military and special ballots and ballots cast in affidavit envelopes; repealer

Relates to the canvassing of absentee, military and special ballots and ballots cast in affidavit envelopes.

Signed into law Dec 22, 2021 1 co-sponsor

Primary S 5266

Vetoed · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Allows for certain hunting or sale of fish and wildlife pursuant to Indian treaty rights

Allows hunting, fishing, or sale of otherwise prohibited species by citizens of an Indian nation tribe who are exercising a hunting or fishing right reserved by a treaty to which such tribe is a party; includes exceptions for certain species that need protection.

Vetoed Dec 22, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 1784

Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to requiring adult care facilities to include quality improvement committees and include a focus on infection control in such facilities' quality assurance plans

Requires adult care facilities to include quality improvment committees; includes a focus on infection control in such facilities' quality assurance plans.

Signed into law Dec 22, 2021 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor S 6018

Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Extends certain provisions of chapter 63 of the laws of 2021 amending the environmental conservation law relating to supermarkets providing excess edible food to food relief organizations

Relates to supermarkets providing excess edible food to food relief organizations.

Signed into law Dec 22, 2021 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor S 2122

Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to standards and testing of potable water in school buildings

Relates to standards for and testing of potable water in school buildings; eliminates certain exemptions; sets minimum standards; permits building aid for remediation measures.

Signed into law Dec 22, 2021 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor S 4306

Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to enacting the "Make Voting Easy Act" to require the board of elections to designate at least one early voting polling place for every thirty thousand registered voters in each county

Enacts the "Make Voting Easy Act"; requires the board of elections to designate a number of early voting polling places based on the number of registered voters in each county; relates to the hours polls are open for early voting.

Signed into law Dec 22, 2021 1 co-sponsor

Primary S 612

Signed into law · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to enacting the "long-term care ombudsman program reform act"

Directs the office of the state long-term care ombudsman to advertise and promote the long-term care ombudsman program (Part A); directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman and the commissioners of the departments responsible for the license or certification of long-term care facilities, to establish policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health, safety and welfare of residents at long-term care facilities (Part B); includes access to state long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers within the pandemic emergency plan prepared by residential health care facilities (Part C).

Signed into law Dec 22, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor S 1783

Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Directs the commissioner of health to establish and implement an infection inspection audit and checklist on nursing homes

Directs the commissioner of health to establish and implement an infection inspection audit and checklist on nursing homes.

Signed into law Dec 22, 2021 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor S 2987

Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Declares racism a public health crisis and establishes a working group to promote racial equity throughout the state

Declares racism a public health crisis; establishes a working group within the department of health to promote racial equity throughout the state and address issues related to racism as a public health crisis.

Signed into law Dec 22, 2021 1 co-sponsor