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John Liu · Voting Record

New York State Senate · District 16

60Total Votes
50Yes83%
7No12%
0Abstain / Absent0%

Top Issues Voted On

Vehicle and Traffic
12
Education
11
Agriculture and Markets
6
Civil Practice Law and Rules
4
Transportation
3
Environmental Conservation
2

Showing 60 votes

June 2026
YesA11552Jun 4, 2026

Update Hotel Tax Revenue Distribution in Suffolk County

Tax
YesA10341Jun 3, 2026

Transfer Conservation Easement Over Suffolk County State Land

Environmental Conservation
YesS5932AJun 1, 2026

Transfer Huntington Parkland to African American Museum

Suffolk County
May 2026
YesS10188May 28, 2026

Repeal Orange County Tax Fund Restriction

Taxation
YesS9062May 6, 2026

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

Executive
YesA10602May 6, 2026

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

Public Authorities
YesS9735May 6, 2026

Fund Home Weatherization Programs and Create Green Jobs

Public Service
OtherS3639May 5, 2026

Relates to penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving a death

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS9798May 5, 2026

Prohibits using possession of reproductive or sexual health devices as evidence in a trial, hearing or proceeding in certain circumstances

Civil Practice Law and Rules
YesS3073AMay 5, 2026

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

Agriculture and Markets
YesS7204AMay 5, 2026

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

Not-for-Profit Corporation
YesS3158May 5, 2026

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

Penal
YesS428AMay 5, 2026

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

Public Health
YesS343May 5, 2026

Relates to the responsibilities of an ignition interlock monitor

Vehicle and Traffic
NoS8547May 5, 2026

Relates to the electric school bus mandate; prohibits a mandate requiring school districts to purchase, operate or maintain any certain type of school buses; repeals certain provisions relating to electric buses

Education
NoS16May 5, 2026

Enacts Jacobe's Law

Education
YesS9327May 5, 2026

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Sergeant Gregory L. Wahl

Highway
YesS1542May 5, 2026

Requires persons the ages of 16 or 17 to wear a helmet when riding a class one or class two bicycle with electric assist

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS9894May 5, 2026

Relates to admissibility of evidence of a victim's sexual conduct, sexual predisposition, or manner of dress

Civil Practice Law and Rules
YesS5014May 5, 2026

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

Environmental Conservation
YesS2517AMay 5, 2026

Relates to ignition interlock devices

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS7928AMay 5, 2026

Limits the suspension or revocation of an individual's driver's license when participating in a treatment court program

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS9216May 5, 2026

Directs the department of transportation and certain public authorities to study certain bridges spanning bodies of water connected to deep water ports in the state

Transportation
YesS1048May 5, 2026

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

Correction
YesS9207May 5, 2026

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

Insurance
YesS2596May 5, 2026

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

Labor
YesS2646May 5, 2026

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

Executive
YesS4849May 5, 2026

Directs the department of transportation to conduct a traffic and planning study on the feasibility of transforming the Harriman campus in connection with the relocation of the Wadsworth Laboratory at Harriman

Transportation
NoS48May 5, 2026

Relates to amending the constitution to prohibit an immediate vote to be called on budget bills

Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
NoS4748May 5, 2026

Eliminates the zero-emission school bus mandate; repealer

Education
NoS4705May 5, 2026

Repeals congestion pricing

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS9076May 5, 2026

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

Public Health
YesS4647AMay 5, 2026

Increases penalties for certain speed violations

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS4646AMay 5, 2026

Relates to multiple violations of the highway construction or maintenance work area photo speed violation monitoring system

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS8288AMay 5, 2026

Provides for the use of rooms within a public school at a reasonable rate

Education
YesS9056May 5, 2026

Relates to a comprehensive study of worker safety on highway road projects

Transportation
NoS717May 5, 2026

Exempts Wantagh school district from regulations regarding the use of indigenous mascots

Education
OtherS8910May 5, 2026

Increases penalties for reckless operation and unauthorized modification of electric personal mobility devices

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS8883May 5, 2026

Enacts the "New York state vehicle security circumvention device act"

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS8368May 5, 2026

Relates to the retention and disposition of state education commissioner appeal and proceeding records

Education
YesS8370May 5, 2026

Relates to the responsibility for certain temporary-resident preschool children with disabilities

Education
YesS8371May 5, 2026

Relates to the release of student education records to juvenile detention facilities

Education
YesS3026May 5, 2026

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats

Agriculture and Markets
YesS8733May 5, 2026

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

Public Officers
YesS9848May 5, 2026

Relates to the contents of claims

Court of Claims Act
YesS7279May 5, 2026

Authorizes certified school psychologists to participate in the certification of certain persons as intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled

Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
OtherS5661May 5, 2026

Relates to the operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS9223May 5, 2026

Relates to mandatory continuing education requirements for acupuncturists

Education
YesS197May 5, 2026

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

Agriculture and Markets
NoS4496May 5, 2026

Protects women's sports from unfair competition

Education
YesS9790May 5, 2026

Relates to audio-visual coverage of judicial proceedings by the media; repealer

Judiciary
YesS1784May 5, 2026

Relates to the inspection of certain vacated property for abandoned animals

Agriculture and Markets
YesS9789May 5, 2026

Relates to obtaining jurisdiction over certain defendants in matters relating to a tenancy or lease

Uniform City Court Act
YesS682May 5, 2026

Increases the penalties for stopping, standing, or parking in handicapped spaces without a handicapped permit

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS9788May 5, 2026

Relates to arbitration proceedings

Civil Practice Law and Rules
YesS6256May 5, 2026

Authorizes county highway superintendents to rent road machinery from any city, town or village and authorizes town highway superintendents to contract for the use of town machinery, tools and equipment

Highway
YesS9765May 5, 2026

Enacts the "sunshine in litigation act" regarding protective orders

Civil Practice Law and Rules
YesS5488May 5, 2026

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

Agriculture and Markets
YesS1741May 5, 2026

Relates to the penalty for the abandonment of animals

Agriculture and Markets
YesS9667May 5, 2026

Delays the zero-emission school bus mandate

Education