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Roxanne J. Persaud · Voting Record

New York State Senate · District 19

60Total Votes
58Yes97%
1No2%
0Abstain / Absent0%

Top Issues Voted On

Vehicle and Traffic
15
Agriculture and Markets
6
Executive
4
Public Authorities
3
Transportation
3
Education
3

Showing 60 votes

May 2026
YesS9735May 6, 2026

Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"

Public Service
YesA10602May 6, 2026

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

Public Authorities
YesS9062May 6, 2026

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

Executive
YesS3026May 5, 2026

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats

Agriculture and Markets
OtherS5661May 5, 2026

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

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS4647AMay 5, 2026

Increases penalties for certain speed violations

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS2596May 5, 2026

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

Labor
YesS3639May 5, 2026

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

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS8910May 5, 2026

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

Vehicle and Traffic
NoS4705May 5, 2026

Repeals congestion pricing

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS9056May 5, 2026

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

Transportation
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
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
YesS1636May 5, 2026

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

Education
YesS682May 5, 2026

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

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS9076May 5, 2026

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

Public Health
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
YesS1664May 5, 2026

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

Criminal Procedure
YesS1665May 5, 2026

Relates to operators of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle or pedestrian

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS9377May 5, 2026

Relates to vehicle accident report information

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS1741May 5, 2026

Relates to the penalty for the abandonment of animals

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
YesS1784May 5, 2026

Relates to the inspection of certain vacated property for abandoned animals

Agriculture and Markets
YesS197May 5, 2026

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

Agriculture and Markets
YesS5488May 5, 2026

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

Agriculture and Markets
YesS4646AMay 5, 2026

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

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS8733May 5, 2026

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

Public Officers
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
YesS343May 5, 2026

Relates to the responsibilities of an ignition interlock monitor

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS428AMay 5, 2026

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

Public Health
YesS3158May 5, 2026

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

Penal
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
YesS3073AMay 5, 2026

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

Agriculture and Markets
YesS9499May 5, 2026

Relates to exempting members of the New York state police from tolls associated with entering on or exiting Ward's island

Public Authorities
YesS8883May 5, 2026

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

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
YesS9327May 5, 2026

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

Highway
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
YesS7611BMay 5, 2026

Directs the department of motor vehicles to create a plan to increase the availability of wheelchair accessible vehicles in New York state outside of the city of New York

Vehicle and Traffic
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
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
YesS2517AMay 5, 2026

Relates to ignition interlock devices

Vehicle and Traffic
YesA5850May 5, 2026

Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts

Environmental Conservation
YesS2291May 4, 2026

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

Real Property Tax
YesS3111May 4, 2026

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

Education
YesS9960May 4, 2026

Establishes the crime of benefiting from a sex trafficking venture; creates a civil action relating thereto; and revives certain civil actions relating thereto

Penal
YesS616May 4, 2026

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

Executive
YesA1388AMay 4, 2026

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

Environmental Conservation
YesA1422May 4, 2026

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

Criminal Procedure
YesS4406May 4, 2026

Authorizes the use of closed-circuit television for vulnerable sexual assault witnesses

Criminal Procedure
YesS2050May 4, 2026

Relates to the terms of office of commissioners of elections

Election
YesS10167May 4, 2026

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

Budget Bills
YesS1327AMay 4, 2026

Relates to establishing minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers

Public Service
YesS10166May 4, 2026

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

Appropriations
YesS161AMay 4, 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

Education
YesS557May 4, 2026

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

Executive
YesS2458May 4, 2026

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

Public Authorities
YesS2398May 4, 2026

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

Civil Rights
YesS6460BMay 4, 2026

Establishes the crimes of sex trafficking of a vulnerable person and predatory sex trafficking

Penal
April 2026
YesS10102Apr 29, 2026

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

Budget Bills