A10030-B · NY SENATE
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for speech therapy for stuttering
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for speech therapy for stuttering.
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Rob Rolison
RState Senator · District 39
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: New York Senate District 39
Biography
Rob Rolison is a Republican member of the New York State Senate who has represented District 39 since January 2023 and is running for re-election on the Republican and Conservative lines.[1] He is a former mayor of the City of Poughkeepsie.[1]
Rob Rolison was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he lives, according to Ballotpedia.[1] His career includes work in the patrol division of the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department, service as a member of the Dutchess County Legislature, and a term as mayor of the City of Poughkeepsie.[1] He took office in the State Senate on January 1, 2023, succeeding James Skoufis, and in the 2025 to 2026 session he is ranking member of the Children and Families and the Crime Victims, Crime and Correction committees.[1]
- 1.Robert Rolison · Ballotpedia Reference
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New York Senate District 39
Rob Rolison is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for New York Senate District 39 as RC. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
Other candidates for this seat
Votes by issue
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned
Jobs & cost of living656 with · 127 against793 votes
Most contested
- No
Relates to the purchase of claims by corporations or collection agencies
Relates to the purchase of claims by corporations or collection agencies; relates to the inference of an assignee's intent and purpose in taking an assignment of a claim against an obligor that is not an eligible obligor.
Jun 4, 2025 · Passed Senate 36–22 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Enacts the tropical rainforest economic & environmental sustainability act requiring that companies contracting with the state do not contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains; establishes the supply chain transparency assistance program to assist small and medium-sized businesses and minority and women-owned businesses in achieving compliant supply chains.
Jun 4, 2025 · Passed Senate 36–22 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Prohibits state chartered banking institutions from investing in and providing financing for private prisons.
Apr 20, 2026 · Passed Senate 36–23 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Rights & public safety334 with · 89 against428 votes
Most contested
- No
Relates to commissaries and canteens at correctional institutions
Relates to commissaries and canteens at correctional institutions; provides that items for sale at a commissary or canteen shall be sold for no more than a certain percentage over the purchase price; provides that the department of corrections and community supervisions shall publish on its website the price list for all commissary items for sale at each institution as of June 1, 2026 and on an annual basis thereafter.
May 29, 2026 · Passed Senate 36–22 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Relates to the business records exception to hearsay
Provides additional requirements for certain writings and records to be admissible under the business records hearsay exception.
Jun 4, 2025 · Passed Senate 36–22 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Relates to placing restrictions on the sale of flare guns
Establishes the crimes of criminal sale of a flare gun in the first and second degrees; sets restrictions on and requirements for the sale of flare guns.
Jun 1, 2026 · Passed Senate 35–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Health & care251 with · 61 against316 votes
Most contested
- No
Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals
Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals, including two hours of course work or training encompassing minority healthcare issues; provides an exemption for certain individuals; requires hospitals and facilities to request documentation of the completion of training from employees and prospective employees.
Jun 4, 2025 · Passed Senate 34–24 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Relates to the closure of nursing homes
Relates to the closure of nursing homes.
May 15, 2025 · Passed Senate 32–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Repeals provisions relating to persons knowing themselves to be infected with venereal disease.
May 29, 2026 · Passed Senate 36–22 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Climate & energy217 with · 75 against296 votes
Most contested
- No
Enacts the tropical rainforest economic & environmental sustainability act requiring that companies contracting with the state do not contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains; establishes the supply chain transparency assistance program to assist small and medium-sized businesses and minority and women-owned businesses in achieving compliant supply chains.
Jun 4, 2025 · Passed Senate 36–22 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Relates to the climate change adaptation cost recovery program and requirements for climate change adaptive infrastructure projects; relates to the use of funds from the climate change adaptation fund for certain projects; relates to the disclosure of certain data from returns of petroleum or fossil fuel businesses; relates to expenditure of funds from the climate change adaptation fund; repeals certain provisions; relates to severability and legislative findings.
Jan 22, 2025 · Passed Senate 35–24 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act"
Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act" to require companies selling, offering for sale, or distributing packaging materials and products to register with a packaging reduction organization to develop a packaging reduction and recycling plan; makes related provisions.
May 28, 2025 · Passed Senate 33–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Housing & rent138 with · 32 against174 votes
Most contested
- No
Prohibits the imposition of any surcharge for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance where the tenant pays for electric utility service, under rent control, and rent stabilization laws.
Jun 4, 2025 · Passed Senate 35–23 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Relates to limitations on the use of smart access systems; restricts information that may be gathered on lessees, tenants, owners or guests.
Jun 4, 2026 · Passed Senate 36–24 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Relates to requirements for a building owner to refuse to renew a lease under the real estate industry stabilization code; requires the owner of a building to be demolished to prove that such owner has the financial ability to complete demolition of the building.
Jun 1, 2026 · Passed Senate 36–24 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Education & families96 with · 23 against122 votes
Most contested
- No
Authorizes the boards of education in union free school districts and central school districts to establish wards for the purpose of school board elections in Orange County.
Mar 17, 2025 · Passed Senate 40–21 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Requires children enrolled in an overnight camp, summer day camp, or travelling summer day camp to be vaccinated against a specified list of diseases.
May 19, 2026 · Passed Senate 39–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Relates to banning the use of biometric identifying technology in schools
Prohibits the use of biometric identifying technology in schools for any reason other than certain specified purposes.
Jun 1, 2026 · Passed Senate 38–22 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Transportation93 with · 21 against115 votes
Most contested
- No
Requires electric corporations build make-ready infrastructure
Requires electric corporations build make-ready infrastructure to facilitate the charging of electric public serving fleet vehicles.
Jun 12, 2025 · Passed Senate 37–22 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Relates to the number of persons recommended for appointment to the Republic airport commission for the governor to choose from which shall be a list of no fewer than three persons.
Feb 3, 2025 · Passed Senate 40–23 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Establishes a tax on noise from non-essential helicopter and seaplane flights in cities with a population of one million or more.
Jun 4, 2025 · Passed Senate 35–23 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Technology & privacy64 with · 11 against76 votes
Most contested
- No
Relates to limitations on the use of smart access systems; restricts information that may be gathered on lessees, tenants, owners or guests.
Jun 4, 2026 · Passed Senate 36–24 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Requires covered businesses to annually report to the department of labor regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on hiring and the nature of artificial intelligence use for the previous year; requires the department of labor to file an annual report on the impact of artificial intelligence on hiring and the nature of artificial intelligence use in the state; establishes penalties for covered business that fail to submit such reports.
Jun 4, 2026 · Passed Senate 38–22 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Restricts the use of automatic license plate reader information
Prohibits automatic license plate reader users from selling, sharing, allowing access to, or transferring automatic license plate reader information to any state or local jurisdiction for the purpose of investigating or enforcing a law that denies or interferes with a person's right to choose or obtain reproductive health care services or any lawful health care services.
May 14, 2026 · Passed Senate 38–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Foreign affairs & defense7 with · 0 against7 votes
Most contested
- Yes
Relates to defining veteran; includes national guard members who have served for at least twenty years, part of which was during any war or period of hostilities.
Jun 10, 2025 · Passed Senate 53–5 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
Includes the Space Force as being members of the armed forces or veterans eligible for certain credits and benefits that are available to other active and veteran members of the armed forces.
Jun 12, 2025 · Passed Senate 57–2 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
Relates to voluntary opportunities for veterans
Requires the department of veterans' services to consult with the office of fire prevention and control and the department of health to identify the most effective ways to provide useful information to veterans about available volunteer opportunities with local volunteer fire departments and emergency services providers.
Jan 21, 2026 · Passed Senate 55–1 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
Where they stood out
Voted against most of their party on 349 of 681 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (125), Rights & public safety (87), Climate & energy (75)
Relates to license fees required to be paid by wholesale beer licensees to sell cider
What it does: Requires wholesale beer licensees to only need to pay a one time additional license fee to sell cider.
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 37–0, Republicans 9–13
Jun 4, 2026Official record ↗
Enacts the responsible data center development act
What it does: Places a one year moratorium on the issuance of data center permits; requires utilities to establish an independent classification of service for large data centers; sets energy efficiency goals for data centers; prov…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 36–1, Republicans 6–16
Jun 4, 2026Official record ↗
Requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearms
What it does: Enacts the "safer weapons, safer homes act"; requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearms; defines personalized firearms; requires the division to re…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 37–0, Republicans 2–20
Jun 4, 2026Official record ↗
Relates to the municipal sustainable energy loan program
What it does: Relates to the municipal sustainable energy loan program regarding qualifying water improvements, qualifying resiliency improvements and, in a city with a population of one million or more, the use of low carbon inten…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 37–0, Republicans 9–13
Jun 4, 2026Official record ↗
Establishes extended producer responsibility for mattresses
What it does: Establishes extended producer responsibility for mattresses.
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 34–3, Republicans 7–15
Jun 4, 2026Official record ↗
Their votes on the most contested roll calls
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
- No
Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals
With most of their party · Passed Senate 34–24 · Yes 34–No 24 · Democrats 33–2, Republicans 0–22
Jun 4, 2025Official record ↗
- No
Relates to the closure of nursing homes
With most of their party · Passed Senate 32–20 · Yes 32–No 20 · Democrats 32–0, Republicans 0–20
May 15, 2025Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Passed Senate 35–23 · Yes 35–No 23 · Democrats 34–1, Republicans 0–22
Jun 4, 2025Official record ↗
- No
Relates to commissaries and canteens at correctional institutions
With most of their party · Passed Senate 36–22 · Yes 36–No 22 · Democrats 35–0, Republicans 0–22
May 29, 2026Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Passed Senate 36–22 · Yes 36–No 22 · Democrats 35–0, Republicans 0–22
May 29, 2026Official record ↗
- No
Provides practical support for access to abortion care
With most of their party · Passed Senate 36–22 · Yes 36–No 22 · Democrats 35–0, Republicans 0–22
Jan 27, 2026Official record ↗
- No
Relates to the purchase of claims by corporations or collection agencies
With most of their party · Passed Senate 36–22 · Yes 36–No 22 · Democrats 35–0, Republicans 0–22
Jun 4, 2025Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Passed Senate 36–22 · Yes 36–No 22 · Democrats 35–0, Republicans 0–22
Jun 4, 2025Official record ↗
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
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A10158 · NY SENATE
Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Clarkstown, county of Rockland
Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Clarkstown, county of Rockland for an additional year for 2026-2027.
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A10184 · NY SENATE
Limiting the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Haverstraw, county of Rockland
Relates to limiting the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Haverstraw, county of Rockland for 2026-2027.
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A10312-A · NY SENATE
Relates to information that residential health care facilities are required to disclose to residents and their families
Relates to information that residential health care facilities are required to separately disclose to residents and their families; requires such information to be posted on the residential health care facility's website.
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A10390-A · NY SENATE
Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Poughkeepsie
Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Poughkeepsie; repeals authorization of program December 31, 2030.
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A10391 · NY SENATE
Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the city of Poughkeepsie
Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the city of Poughkeepsie.
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A10411-A · NY SENATE
Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers from charging a subscription fee for certain functions of a motor vehicle after the vehicle is sold
Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers from charging a subscription fee for certain functions of a motor vehicle after the vehicle is sold; provides that any manufacturer, dealer, or agent of a manufacturer or dealer that fails to comply with such requirements shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars per point of sale for each violation.
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A10478 · NY SENATE
Relates to the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton
Increases the term of office from two years to four years for the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk, and providing for the staggering of such terms of office.
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A10922 · NY SENATE
Extends certain provisions relating to the sale, issuance and refund of bonds and notes of New York city
Extends certain provisions relating to the sale of bonds and notes of the city of New York, the issuance of bonds or notes with variable rates of interest, interest rate exchange agreements of the city of New York, the refunding of bonds, and the down payment for projects financed by bonds; extends the New York state financial emergency act for the city of New York; makes further amendments relating to the effectiveness thereof.
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A11030-A · NY SENATE
Requires utility corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to beginning any scheduled non-emergency construction or other work
Requires a utility corporation or municipality to notify property owners at least five business days prior to beginning any non-emergency construction or other work that will result in a planned interruption of a customer's property; requires notice to include, but not be limited to, a description of the work to be performed, the expected duration of such work, the location of such work, and the contact information for the utility performing such work; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs.
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Showing 10 of 2037 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.