R New York Senate · District 5 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Steve Rhoads

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Session

Total votes

8,526

all sessions

Attendance

100%

1 missed

Higher than 84% of chamber peers

With party

93%

of cast votes

Lower than 82% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

3%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 80% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

6,813

voted in favor

Nay

1,712

voted against

Absent

1

missed votes

Total recorded

8,526

across all sessions

Crossed party

514

votes against own party

Matching

8,526

matching current filters

Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

A 9445

Prohibits the use of infant walkers in child care facilities; repealer

Yea

Passed

55–1

Jan 29, 2026

S 2596

Relates to an individual's right to request a hearing regarding an unemployment insurance benefits claim

Yea

Passed

13–0

Jan 28, 2026

S 2234

Provides that either party to a workers' compensation claim can request a hearing

Yea

Passed

12–1

Jan 28, 2026

S 162

Authorizes the commissioner of labor and the workers' compensation board to issue stop-work orders

Yea

Passed

13–0

Jan 28, 2026

S 3460

Relates to granting employees access to personnel records

Nay

Passed

10–3

Jan 28, 2026

S 2078

Requires or allows licensing entities to suspend business licenses for certain businesses that are charged or convicted of wage theft

Yea

Passed

12–1

Jan 28, 2026

S 1673

Relates to requiring new employees to be provided certain information relating to student loan repayment information

Nay

Passed

11–2

Jan 28, 2026

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

Yea

Passed

58–1

Jan 28, 2026

S 4479

Requires the workers' compensation board and the department of labor to publish lists of debarred entities

Yea

Passed

12–0

Jan 28, 2026

S 681

Relates to fingerprinting or mandatory iris and retina scanning of employees

Nay

Passed

10–2

Jan 28, 2026