Michael Gianaris · Voting Record

Adds Salmon Creek in Monroe County to the definition of inland waterways

Authorizes the dormitory authority to provide financing to D'Youville Housing Association LLC for the construction of facilities

Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"

Adds animal fighting to the definition of criminal activity for purposes of enterprise corruption crimes

Exempts the Caughdenoy Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. from the forty-five percent limit on non-resident members

Provides access to live scan fingerprinting to society for the prevention of cruelty to animals officers

Requires public agencies to establish preliminary license application procedures to determine whether an applicant for a license would be ineligible for such license based on criminal history

Relates to microchipping of certain animals possessed by animal protective associations and rescue organizations

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

Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts

Adds Falls Brook, Jones Brook, Kelso Brook, Minerva Stream, and Trout Brook to the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization

Enacts the "Big Five African Trophies Act" relating to banning the importation, transportation and possession of certain African wildlife species and products

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

Prohibits restrictions on insurance policies based on the policyholder harboring or owning any dog of a specific breed or mixture of breeds

Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning intrauterine devices

Relates to qualifications for holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery

Authorizes the city school district of the city of Salamanca to establish a reserve fund for federal impact aid in the event such aid is reduced

Establishes a civil remedy for the protection of animals denied proper care

Relates to the penalty for the abandonment of animals

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats

Relates to the inspection of certain vacated property for abandoned animals

Relates to the sentencing for the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals

Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 6, 2026

Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness and increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients

Relates to the definition of coal tar and its use in pavement products

Relates to the terms of office of commissioners of elections

Provides the New York city water board shall not establish a limit of less than six years to challenge any service charges for the use of or services furnished by the water board

Requires accurate interpretation of statements made by deponents with limited English proficiency in accusatory instruments and supporting depositions

Relates to establishing minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers

Requires genetic testing results only be received by patients and health care providers providing direct care while health insurance companies only receive a record that the genetic testing was performed

Expands the applicability of the assessment exemption for living quarters for parent or grandparent

Permits schools to allow fire departments to make a recruitment presentation in a high school

Relates to the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2026-2027 budget, authorizing certain payments and transfers

Relates to designating the month of May "Korean American Family Month"

Relates to actions or practices that establish or maintain a monopoly, monopsony or restraint of trade, and authorizes a class action lawsuit in the state anti-trust law

Relates to designating the month of May "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month"

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Port Authority Police Officer Arthur M. Ansert Jr.

Relates to the completion of training requirements for sheriffs and undersheriffs

Relates to the impact of hospital closures on healthcare access in the state

Provides for the implementation of certain parts of the state fiscal plan for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year

Relates to reporting requirements of SUNY and CUNY

Requires gas and electric corporations to provide thirty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase

Provides for the revocation of a person's driver's license who has been convicted of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs

Extends the urban deer management pilot program

Relates to pre-trip safety checks for charter buses

Establishes the chief administrator of the courts shall submit annually a report on the Drug Treatment Court Program during the preceding year

Requires any website or mobile application associated with an electronic benefit transfer system to be offered in the twelve most common non-English languages

Relates to article 78 judgments regarding disability pension determinations

Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2026 through May 4, 2026

Requires health insurance policies to include coverage for doula services as required coverage for maternity care

Requires railroad corporations to conduct a comprehensive safety inspection when a freight train is parked in a train yard prior to traveling on tracks within the state

Relates to certain mandatory disclosures for job advertisements

Relates to notification of crime victims of the death of the accused

Establishes a co-shelter toolkit

Includes certain persons of Middle Eastern and North African heritage and speakers of Haitian Creole as language minorities

Relates to notification of victims of crime, including sexual offenses, about the address confidentiality program

Establishes uniform waiting list priorities for domestic violence survivors applying for public housing

Directs the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study of ecological restoration needs of Jamaica Bay

Includes contacts via text, email, private message, direct message or other electronic communication in the definition of the offense of aggravated harassment in the second degree

Relates to forfeiture of a beneficiary's right to benefits upon conviction of a family offense