Senator • Democrat
Michelle Hinchey
New York • District SD-041

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Activity Summary
Bills Sponsored
26
Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):
100% Positive
Voting Pattern
Nay: 157
Yea: 9078
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Sponsored Bills
NY S00596•Engrossed
Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise if there is no change in the ownership of the enterprise and no material change in the nature or management of the enterprise from the time of approval of the previous minority and women-owned business enterprise certification.
Primary Sponsor
NY S00412•Introduced
Grants the legislature the authority to direct the attorney-general by concurrent resolution to inquire into matters concerning the public peace, public safety and public justice.
Co-Sponsor
NY S00031•Introduced
Provides that the thruway authority shall issue permits for ambulances and fire vehicles exempting such vehicles from paying tolls on the thruway when engaged in an emergency operation.
Co-Sponsor
NY S00598•Engrossed
Establishes a state frontotemporal degeneration registry; defines terms; requires every physician, nurse practitioner, nurse physician assistant and general hospital that diagnoses or is treating a patient diagnosed with an FTD disorder to give notice to the department; requires certain information to be confidential; sets forth the duties of the commissioner of health; requires the department of health to create and maintain a webpage.
Primary Sponsor
NY S00401•Introduced
Establishes the "tenant opportunity to purchase act"; prevents the displacement of middle and lower-income tenants in New York and preserves affordable housing by providing an opportunity for tenants to own or remain renters in the properties in which they reside.
Co-Sponsor
NY S00357•Introduced
Defines the practice of certified registered nurse anesthetist; requires collaboration with a licensed physician qualified to determine the need for anesthesia services; requires licensing; defines qualifications.
Co-Sponsor
NY S00187•Engrossed
Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires manufacturers of products containing PFAS to provide notice of such fact to persons that offer the products for sale or distribution; provides penalties for violations.
Co-Sponsor
NY S01180•Introduced
Establishes an indirect source review for heavy distribution warehouse operations; requires the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study regarding zero-emissions zones.
Co-Sponsor
NY S08096•Introduced
Prevents public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to retirees and their Medicare-eligible dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their dependents by such public employer.
Co-Sponsor
NY S08021•Introduced
Requires state law enforcement agencies to adopt tattoo policies that prohibit certain tattoos that are indecent, sexist, racist, gang affiliated, or that are affiliated with or inspired by extremist organizations or ideologies.
Primary Sponsor
NY S07995•Introduced
Authorizes the county of Ulster to establish an affordable housing fund to provide financial assistance to first-time homebuyers, production of affordable housing, emergency housing, or supportive housing for sale or rent, rehabilitation of existing buildings for conversion to affordable housing, emergency housing, or supportive housing, acquisition of interests in real property in existing housing units, and the provision of housing counseling services.
Primary Sponsor
NY S07771•Introduced
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage American shad until 12/31/2028.
Primary Sponsor
NY S07772•Introduced
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish until 12/31/2028.
Primary Sponsor
NY S07693•Introduced
Provides that gas, electric, or combination gas and electric corporations shall not be permitted to retain revenues derived from their actual return on equity in excess of authorized rates of return on equity.
Co-Sponsor
NY S07408•Introduced
Requires food service establishments to permit the use of reusable beverage and food containers provided by customers when requesting a beverage refill or requesting leftovers from a partially consumed meal to be packaged and post signs to inform customers that they are permitted to do so.
Co-Sponsor
NY S07328•Introduced
Increases the number of commissioners of the public service commission to nine; requires the commission to have a duty to protect public interest, including ensuring access to utility services for residential and business customers; prohibits commissioners from having been employed within the last two years by an electric, gas, steam, telecommunications, or water utility that is regulated by the commission.
Primary Sponsor
NY S07218•Introduced
Establishes the New York state equine industry board, to advise and make recommendations to the state agencies on state government plans, policies and programs affecting all aspects of equine industry, and in such areas as its experience and studies may indicate to be appropriate.
Primary Sponsor
NY S06578•Introduced
Provides that consenting registrants of the adoption information registry may pre-authorize the release of identifying information.
Primary Sponsor
NY S06576•Introduced
Establishes procurement goals that certain percentages of all food and food products purchased by state agencies shall be New York state food products.
Primary Sponsor
NY S06330•Introduced
Defines therapeutic agriculture for the purposes of community gardens as the use of agricultural activities as a means of promoting physical, mental and emotional well-being, rehabilitation and therapy for certain individuals.
Primary Sponsor
NY S06286•Introduced
Establishes the agrivoltaics viability pilot program to provide grants to identify the best practices and strategies for agrivoltaics and dual-use solar energy projects that protect soil health during construction and decommissioning of solar arrays, utilize sustainable agricultural production practices, monitor any benefits solar energy may have on farms and to the state, track economic viability, study the commercialization of dual-use solar energy projects, and encourage equitable engagement of stakeholders.
Primary Sponsor
NY S04914•Introduced
Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity, including reproductive health care and gender-affirming care, from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdictions outside the state.
Co-Sponsor
NY S04529•Introduced
Provides that the attorney general, in consultation with the adjutant general and the chair of the board of trustees of the New York interest on lawyer account fund, establish a military pro bono program to provide legal assistance without charge to those in active military service of the United States and those military personnel who have been deployed for active duty other than training, and their family members domiciled or stationed in the state; makes related provisions.
Co-Sponsor
NY S03866•Introduced
Provides access to menstrual products in toilet facilities in public buildings owned by the state that are determined to be opened to the public; requires reporting.
Primary Sponsor
NY S03838•Engrossed
Requires medical records to be made available to patients in an electronic format through a web portal and in a format that allows patients to save records to their own device; requires electronic medical records systems to give qualified persons access to records in a single, secure format and to establish policies and procedures to endure confidentiality.
Primary Sponsor
NY S03486•Introduced
Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its hospital rule-based exclusions and publish such information on the department's website.
Primary Sponsor
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