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D New York Senate · District 48 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Rachel May

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Total votes
15,693
all sessions
Attendance
100%
13 missed
Higher than 84% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
2,928
bills & resolutions
Higher than 89% of chamber peers
Committees
11
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2,928 bills and resolutions

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2,928
Primary
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Co-sponsor S 1069
Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor
Prohibits the lease of state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas and oil production

Maddy summaryS 1069 prohibits the leasing of state-owned forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas, and unique natural areas for gas and oil production. The bill amends environmental conservation law to specifically ban these leases, protecting these lands from energy extraction. It directly affects state land management decisions and energy companies seeking to drill on these protected properties. The law takes immediate effect upon enactment.

Signed into law Dec 19, 2025 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor S 2279
Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor
Excludes certain food donations from sales tax

Maddy summaryThis bill exempts certain food sales from sales tax when students at eligible schools use non-cash payment methods like approved donation programs or food points. It applies to K-12 school cafeterias and college/university dining facilities operated by exempt organizations or state-approved institutions. The tax exclusion covers non-alcoholic food and drink purchased through these programs but does not apply to cash transactions or alcohol. The change takes effect 90 days after enactment for qualifying sales.

Signed into law Dec 19, 2025 1 co-sponsor
Primary S 7359
Signed into law · New York Senate · Lead sponsor
Establishes a New York native plants designation

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets, acting by and through the department of economic development, in cooperation with the department of environmental conservation, to establish a New York native plants designation, and offer seals or logos identifying native plants as grown in New York state and certified for their quality, for product labeling, advertising, and displays.

Signed into law Dec 19, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor S 2681
Vetoed · New York Senate · Co-sponsor
Directs the superintendent of state police develop a critical incident policy for members of the state police

Requires the superintendent of state police to develop, maintain and disseminate to all members of the division of state police a critical incident leave policy requiring critical incident paid leave for any members directly involved in a critical incident; prohibits such superintendent from taking any punitive administrative action against any member of the division of state police granted critical incident leave solely on the basis of the provision of such leave.

Vetoed Dec 19, 2025 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor S 3876
Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor
Requires comparison of prices charged by energy services companies

Requires that a billing statement delivered to the customer by an energy services company include a side-by-side comparison showing both the price charged by the energy service company for commodity and delivery service during the prior billing period, and the price the customer would have paid had they taken commodity and delivery service from their local utility corporation or municipality; requires an energy service company to provide each of its customers with an annual statement comparing the price charged by the energy service company for commodity and delivery services and other energy-related value-added products over the prior twelve-month period with the price such customer would have paid had they taken commodity and delivery service from their local utility corporation or municipality.

Signed into law Dec 19, 2025 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor S 7501
Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor
Directs counties to develop and maintain comprehensive county emergency medical system plans

Directs counties, in coordination with their regional emergency medical services councils, to develop and maintain comprehensive county emergency medical system plans that provide for coordinated emergency medical systems within such counties.

Signed into law Dec 19, 2025 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor S 6953
Signed into law · New York Senate · Co-sponsor
Relates to the training and use of artificial intelligence frontier models

Maddy summaryThe RAISE Act establishes safety requirements for developers of powerful artificial intelligence models, known as "frontier models." A frontier model is defined as one trained with over 10^26 computational operations (costing more than $100 million) or a distilled version costing over $5 million. Large developers must implement documented safety protocols to prevent "critical harm," defined as events causing death, serious injury to 100+ people, or $1 billion in damages from AI misuse. The bill also defines key terms like "safety incident" and outlines remedies for violations, focusing on risk mitigation rather than restricting AI development.

Signed into law Dec 19, 2025 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor S 4263
Vetoed · New York Senate · Co-sponsor
Relates to the availability of technical assistance grants in brownfield site remedial programs

Relates to the availability of technical assistance grants in brownfield site remedial programs; provides that the commissioner of environmental conservation shall provide grants to the New York city community board with jurisdiction over the site or to any not-for-profit corporation exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code at any site which may be affected by a brownfield site remedial program.

Vetoed Dec 12, 2025 1 co-sponsor
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