Linda Rosenthal
Linda Rosenthal has represented Assembly District 67 on Manhattan's Upper West Side since 2006 and chairs the Assembly Housing Committee. She is unopposed for re-election in 2026.[1][2]
Floor votes in Albany
- YesProvides that a microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may serve as a processor and cultivator for purposes of cannabis showcase event permits · S10113 · Passed Assembly 88–53 · 2026-06-05 official record ↗Provides that a microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may serve as a processor and cultivator for purposes of cannabis showcase event permits.
- YesRelates to granting employees access to personnel records · S3460 · Passed Assembly 92–49 · 2026-05-19 official record ↗Grants employees access to personnel records; requires notice of negative information in such records and an opportunity for a review; permits employee to include certain information in personnel records.
- YesConcealed Carry Improvement Act · S51001 · Passed 90–52 · 2022-07-01 official record ↗Enacted after the Bruen decision: added training and character requirements for carry permits and barred guns in designated sensitive places.
- Yes2021–22 budget revenue bill · S2509 · Passed 88–61 · 2021-04-07 official record ↗Raised personal income tax rates on incomes above $1 million and raised the corporate franchise tax rate on large businesses, among other revenue measures.
- YesProtect Our Courts Act · A2176 · Passed 97–44 · 2020-07-20 official record ↗Bars federal civil immigration arrests of people going to, attending, or leaving New York courthouses without a judicial warrant.
- YesClimate Leadership and Community Protection Act · S6599 · Passed 111–35 · 2019-06-20 official record ↗Set statewide targets of 70% renewable electricity by 2030 and an 85% cut in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050.
- YesHousing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 · S6458 · Passed 95–46 · 2019-06-14 official record ↗Made rent regulation permanent, ended vacancy decontrol and the vacancy bonus, and limited rent increases for major capital improvements.
- YesExtreme risk protection orders (red-flag law) · S2451 · Passed 100–37 · 2019-01-29 official record ↗Allows courts to temporarily bar people found to pose a danger to themselves or others from possessing firearms.
- YesReproductive Health Act · S240 · Passed 95–49 · 2019-01-22 official record ↗Moved abortion from the penal code to the public-health law and protected access to abortion under state law.
Votes on landmark laws since 2019, plus 2026 roll calls where at least five members voted on the losing side — read from the legislature’s official records.
On the record — official actions
- bill2026-06-08 · Sponsored A.1670-B, extending the existing ban on shackling incarcerated pregnant and postpartum women to those in law enforcement custody (police stations, prosecutors' offices, and other holding facilities); it passed both houses in June 2026.[3]
- bill2026-06-05 · Sponsored the New York Health Information Privacy Act (A.10357), prohibiting the sale of New Yorkers' health data collected by apps and digital devices without consumer consent; passed the Assembly and Senate.[4]
- bill2026-05-27 · Announced passage of a Revenue budget bill provision she sponsored raising SCRIE/DRIE income-eligibility limits for rent-increase exemptions for seniors and people with disabilities.[5]
- bill2026-05-21 · Sponsored A.1777, banning the manufacture of 3D-printed guns and dissemination of 3D gun-printing files, which passed as part of the New York State budget.[6]
- bill2026-04-28 · Sponsored A.9140, extending liability protections to health care providers who administer vaccines under state or local guidance rather than federal recommendations; passed the Assembly.[7]
- bill2026-04-28 · Sponsored A.1740, requiring New York State to provide free menstrual products in state-owned or state-leased buildings.[8]
Positions on the issues
- SupportsProtect legal access to abortionFrom recorded votes
Voted yes on S240 (Reproductive Health Act, 2019-01-22): Moved abortion from the penal code to the public-health law and protected access to abortion under state law.[13]
What they say: Sponsored legislation protecting reproductive-health data from sale to third parties, framing it as protection against federal restrictions on reproductive rights.[4]
“The Trump Administration has already proven itself to be a lethal force against reproductive rights and gender-affirming care in the United States. My legislation safeguards sensitive information that could easily be weaponized by an overzealous and punitive federal or state government.”
- SupportsExpand public health coverage
Sponsored the New York Health Information Privacy Act barring sale of health data without consent, and legislation shielding providers who administer vaccines under state or local guidance.[4][7]
“This bill ensures that our personal health data will not be sold to the highest bidder.”
- SupportsStricter gun lawsFrom recorded votes
Voted yes on S2451 (Extreme risk protection orders (red-flag law), 2019-01-29): Allows courts to temporarily bar people found to pose a danger to themselves or others from possessing firearms. Voted yes on S51001 (Concealed Carry Improvement Act, 2022-07-01): Enacted after the Bruen decision: added training and character requirements for carry permits and barred guns in designated sensitive places.[11][12]
What they say: Sponsored A.1777, which was passed in the state budget and bans the manufacture of 3D-printed guns and the dissemination of 3D gun-printing files in New York.[6]
- SupportsStronger rent regulation and tenant protectionsFrom recorded votes
Voted yes on S6458 (Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, 2019-06-14): Made rent regulation permanent, ended vacancy decontrol and the vacancy bonus, and limited rent increases for major capital improvements.[9]
What they say: As Housing Committee chair, announced passage of a budget provision raising the income-eligibility limits for the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE), which cap rent increases for eligible low-income seniors and people with disabilities.[5]
- SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes
Voted yes on S6599 (Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, 2019-06-20): Set statewide targets of 70% renewable electricity by 2030 and an 85% cut in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050.[10]
- OpposesExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes
Voted yes on A2176 (Protect Our Courts Act, 2020-07-20): Bars federal civil immigration arrests of people going to, attending, or leaving New York courthouses without a judicial warrant.[14]
- SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes
Voted yes on S2509 (2021–22 budget revenue bill, 2021-04-07): Raised personal income tax rates on incomes above $1 million and raised the corporate franchise tax rate on large businesses, among other revenue measures.[15]
In their words — priorities
- On banning the shackling of pregnant people in police custody: "The shackling of pregnant women is nothing short of barbaric. New York State has taken steps over the years to protect new mothers from this inhumane treatment, but a glaring loophole has left individuals who are simply in the custody of law enforcement without any protections."[3]
- On her health data privacy legislation: "New Yorkers have a right to keep their private data private, and this bill will prevent companies from using their most sensitive health information without permission. No one, from faceless third parties to giant tech companies, has an inherent right to use information about someone's last period, heart rate, step count or health-related search histories."[4]
- On protecting medical providers who follow state (rather than federal) vaccine guidance: "Resisting the Trump Administration means introducing and passing legislation that insulates New Yorkers from his dangerous policies... I am proud that my legislation will give people across the state, including the very medical professionals who've spent their lives protecting the public good, access to life-saving vaccines."[7]
Background
- Rosenthal earned a B.A. in history from the University of Rochester in 1980.[2]
- Before her election to the Assembly, she worked as Manhattan director of special projects for the office of U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler from 1992 to 2006.[2]
- She has served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention and as president of the Community Free Democrats political club.[2]
- In the 2025-2026 legislative session she chairs the Housing Committee and also sits on the Agriculture, Codes, and Health committees; she previously chaired the Social Services Committee (2021-2022) and the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee (2017, 2019-2020).[2]