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

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

S 8887

Relates to enacting provisions for the execution of electronic wills

Nay

Passed

39–20

Jan 28, 2026

S 2058

Requires each institution within the state university of New York and the city university of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase

Nay

Passed

38–20

Jan 27, 2026

S 135

Provides practical support for access to abortion care

Nay

Passed

36–22

Jan 27, 2026

S 1633

Provides additional protections for sensitive health information and requires patients to have the right to restrict the disclosures of such patient's health information

Nay

Passed

37–21

Jan 27, 2026

S 428

Requires chain restaurants to label menu items that have a high content of sodium Against party

Yea

Passed

11–3

Jan 27, 2026

S 8257

Directs the department of health to establish an alternative payment methodology (APM) for Federally Qualified Health Centers to preserve and improve patient access to fertility care

Yea

Passed

57–1

Jan 27, 2026

S 5981

Establishes the comprehensive sexual and reproductive health program

Nay

Passed

10–4

Jan 27, 2026

S 614

Provides for enrollment in medical assistance programs for incarcerated individuals

Nay

Passed

11–3

Jan 27, 2026

S 92

Permits the redaction of certain physician's names on birth certificates

Yea

Passed

14–0

Jan 27, 2026

S 1714

Prohibits the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death

Nay

Passed

11–3

Jan 27, 2026