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Robert Jackson · Voting Record

New York State Senate · District 31

60Total Votes
55Yes92%
4No7%
0Abstain / Absent0%

Top Issues Voted On

Education
17
Labor
7
Agriculture and Markets
6
Retirement and Social Security
5
Public Health
4
Environmental Conservation
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
OtherS9667May 5, 2026

Delays the zero-emission school bus mandate

Education
YesS3026May 5, 2026

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats

Agriculture and Markets
YesS3073AMay 5, 2026

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

Agriculture and Markets
YesS998May 5, 2026

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

Workers' Compensation
YesS197May 5, 2026

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

Agriculture and Markets
YesS3158May 5, 2026

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

Penal
YesA5850May 5, 2026

Prohibits the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts

Environmental Conservation
YesS8635BMay 5, 2026

Relates to establishing a special needs assisted living demonstration program

Social Services
NoS717May 5, 2026

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

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
YesS10049May 5, 2026

Updates the definition of cyberbullying in the dignity for all students act

Education
YesS8658May 5, 2026

Relates to allowing health care professionals to perform services at the Ironman Lake Placid

Public Health
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
YesS9174May 5, 2026

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

Labor
YesS3414AMay 5, 2026

Provides cost-of-living adjustments for certain public retirees

Retirement and Social Security
YesS9076May 5, 2026

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

Public Health
YesS1784May 5, 2026

Relates to the inspection of certain vacated property for abandoned animals

Agriculture and Markets
YesS9068AMay 5, 2026

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

Retirement and Social Security
YesS1741May 5, 2026

Relates to the penalty for the abandonment of animals

Agriculture and Markets
YesS897May 5, 2026

Relates to nursing employees

Labor
YesS1664May 5, 2026

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

Criminal Procedure
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
YesS9539May 5, 2026

Relates to reporting of drinking water lead testing in schools

Public Health
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
YesS381May 5, 2026

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

Labor
YesS16May 5, 2026

Enacts Jacobe's Law

Education
YesS3950May 5, 2026

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

Labor
YesS428AMay 5, 2026

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

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
YesS8733May 5, 2026

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

Public Officers
NoS4496May 5, 2026

Protects women's sports from unfair competition

Education
YesS4515May 5, 2026

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

Labor
YesS8640May 5, 2026

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

Civil Service
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
YesS9223May 5, 2026

Relates to mandatory continuing education requirements for acupuncturists

Education
NoS4748May 5, 2026

Eliminates the zero-emission school bus mandate; repealer

Education
YesS8371May 5, 2026

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

Education
YesS9905May 5, 2026

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

Retirement and Social Security
YesS8370May 5, 2026

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

Education
YesS8368May 5, 2026

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

Education
YesS7788May 5, 2026

Permits the establishment of reserve funds for costs relating to special education

Education
YesS9123May 5, 2026

Relates to extending the duration of limited permits to practice licensed clinical social work and licensed master social work

Education
YesS8288AMay 5, 2026

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

Education
YesS8209May 5, 2026

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

Civil Service
YesS8147BMay 5, 2026

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

Retirement and Social Security
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
YesS1181May 5, 2026

Establishes a temporary task force on the variable supplements fund program

Retirement
YesS8899May 5, 2026

Relates to supervision by certain marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors

Education
YesS5488May 5, 2026

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

Agriculture and Markets
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
YesS9759May 5, 2026

Prohibits non-compete agreements and certain restrictive covenants

Labor
YesS3111May 4, 2026

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

Education