The bills listed below were voted on this week in the New York State Senate.  The legislation is listed by bill number and includes a short description, followed by Senator Gallivan's vote.  You can access each bill individually at the links provided below.

#S240    Enacts the Reproductive Health Act and revises provisions of the law relating to abortion. 

NAY  (Reason: No protection for the unborn child, definition of health is too broad, expansion of abortion, no parental notification, necessary legal protections have been repealed)

#S659A  Enacts the Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act to provide insurance coverage for FDA approved contraceptive drugs, devices and products.

NAY  (Reason: Expands on already established Federal requirement; onerous mandate on employers)

#S660   Prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on the employees' or dependent's reproductive health decisions, and to provide remedies for such violations.

NAY  (Reason: Unnecessary as current law already provides protection to employees)

S1250  Enacts the NY DREAM Act by creating the NY DREAM fund commission and amends eligibility requirements and conditions governing certain awards.

NAY  (Reason: Unfair to law abiding, tax paying citizens who are struggling with college costs)

S1262  A bill to amend the annual teacher and principal evaluation system to eliminate the mandatory use of state assessments to determine a teacher or principal's effectiveness.

AYE

S1675  This bill provides a temporary extension to pay property taxes for furloughed or non-pay federal employees impacted by a federal government shutdown.

AYE

S1889  Increases both the minimum amount a student would be eligible to receive as a TAP award and increases income threshold that families can earn while remaining eligible for a benefit.

AYE

S1904  Eliminates the expiration of and makes permanent provisions of law establishing the property tax cap.

AYE

S2043  A chapter amendment that changes provisions of L.2018, c.457, to extend provisions of law relating to catastropic or reinsurance coverage issued to certain small groups and to exempt certain municipal corporations from small group rating standards.

AYE