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Jessica Scarcella-Spanton · Voting Record

New York State Senate · District 23

60Total Votes
60Yes100%
0No0%
0Abstain / Absent0%

Top Issues Voted On

Labor
7
Agriculture and Markets
6
Retirement and Social Security
5
Environmental Conservation
4
Executive
4
Education
3

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
YesS9735May 6, 2026

Fund Home Weatherization Programs and Create Green Jobs

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
YesS3158May 5, 2026

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

Penal
YesS4515May 5, 2026

Requires employers of domestic workers to provide annual sick leave to such workers

Labor
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
YesS428AMay 5, 2026

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

Public Health
YesS998May 5, 2026

Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system

Workers' Compensation
YesS9905May 5, 2026

Relates to the effective date of a reclassification for an accidental disability retirement benefit

Retirement and Social Security
YesS2596May 5, 2026

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

Labor
YesS8733May 5, 2026

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

Public Officers
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
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
YesS3950May 5, 2026

Expands the empire state apprenticeship tax credit to include additional credit for people with disabilities

Labor
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
YesS7204AMay 5, 2026

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

Not-for-Profit Corporation
YesS5754BMay 5, 2026

Authorizes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for fire marshals I or supervisors of such title in Suffolk county

Retirement and Social Security
YesS1664May 5, 2026

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

Criminal Procedure
YesS381May 5, 2026

Relates to certain notices and guidelines regarding mental health services and resources available to employees

Labor
YesS9759May 5, 2026

Prohibits non-compete agreements and certain restrictive covenants

Labor
YesS1741May 5, 2026

Relates to the penalty for the abandonment of animals

Agriculture and Markets
YesS897May 5, 2026

Relates to nursing employees

Labor
YesS1784May 5, 2026

Relates to the inspection of certain vacated property for abandoned animals

Agriculture and Markets
YesA5850May 5, 2026

Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts

Environmental Conservation
YesS1181May 5, 2026

Establishes a temporary task force on the variable supplements fund program

Retirement
YesS3414AMay 5, 2026

Provides cost-of-living adjustments for certain public retirees

Retirement and Social Security
YesS9068AMay 5, 2026

Establishes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for certain employees of the New York Power Authority

Retirement and Social Security
YesS3026May 5, 2026

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats

Agriculture and Markets
YesS9076May 5, 2026

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

Public Health
YesS9174May 5, 2026

Relates to the calculation of full-time employment for purposes of the federal public service loan forgiveness program

Labor
YesS5488May 5, 2026

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

Agriculture and Markets
YesS8209May 5, 2026

Directs the president of the state civil service commission to conduct a study on job vacancies across state agencies

Civil Service
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
YesS197May 5, 2026

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

Agriculture and Markets
YesS3073AMay 5, 2026

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

Agriculture and Markets
YesS8147BMay 5, 2026

Provides for a heart disease presumption for certain New York police department traffic enforcement agents

Retirement and Social Security
YesS8640May 5, 2026

Relates to employment by the state of persons with autism spectrum disorder

Civil Service
YesS2291May 4, 2026

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

Real Property Tax
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
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
YesS616May 4, 2026

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

Executive
YesS2050May 4, 2026

Relates to the terms of office of commissioners of elections

Election
YesS557May 4, 2026

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

Executive
YesS10166May 4, 2026

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

Appropriations
YesS3111May 4, 2026

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

Education
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
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
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
YesS1327AMay 4, 2026

Relates to establishing minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers

Public Service
April 2026
YesS1982AApr 29, 2026

Relates to the completion of training requirements for sheriffs and undersheriffs

General Municipal
YesA2332BApr 29, 2026

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

Social Services
YesA9259Apr 29, 2026

Relates to pre-trip safety checks for charter buses

Vehicle and Traffic
YesS3413Apr 29, 2026

Relates to article 78 judgments regarding disability pension determinations

Civil Practice Law and Rules
YesS10103Apr 29, 2026

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

Appropriations
YesS6494Apr 29, 2026

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

Insurance