New York 2025 Session Status: Passed Senate

S1946 — Provides for the expungement of syringe convictions

Last action — Passed Assembly

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Assembly.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Relates to the expungement of syringe convictions of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. RETURNED TO SENATE

  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.313

  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A2601

  5. REFERRED TO CODES

  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. PASSED SENATE

  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  9. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  10. 1ST REPORT CAL.596

  11. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  12. REFERRED TO CODES

  13. RETURNED TO SENATE

  14. DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  15. REFERRED TO CODES

  16. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  17. PASSED SENATE

  18. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  19. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  20. 1ST REPORT CAL.751

  21. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  22. REFERRED TO CODES

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on · 23 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Floor vote

Passed 37 Yea · 22 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 372204
Total 372204
% of votes cast 59%35%0%6%
How each member voted (63)
Member Party Vote
Alexis Weik — Nay
Andrea Stewart-Cousins — Yea
Andrew Gounardes — Yea
Andrew J. Lanza — Nay
Anthony H. Palumbo — Nay
April Baskin — Not Voting
Brian Kavanagh — Yea
Christopher Ryan — Yea
Cordell Cleare — Yea
Dan Stec — Nay
Dean Murray — Nay
Erik Bottcher — Yea
George Borrello — Nay
Gustavo Rivera — Yea
Jabari Brisport — Yea
Jack M. Martins — Nay
Jake Ashby — Nay
Jamaal Bailey — Yea
James Sanders Jr. — Yea
James Skoufis — Yea
James Tedisco — Nay
Jeremy Cooney — Yea
Jeremy Zellner — Yea
Jessica Ramos — Yea
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton — Yea
John Liu — Yea
Joseph A. Griffo — Nay
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. — Yea
José M. Serrano — Yea
Julia Salazar — Yea
Kevin S. Parker — Yea
Kristen Gonzalez — Yea
Lea Webb — Yea
Leroy Comrie — Yea
Liz Krueger — Not Voting
Luis R. Sepúlveda — Not Voting
Mario Mattera — Nay
Mark Walczyk — Nay
Michael Gianaris — Yea
Michelle Hinchey — Yea
Monica Martinez — Nay
Nathalia Fernandez — Yea
Pamela Helming — Nay
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick — Nay
Patricia Fahy — Yea
Patrick M. Gallivan — Not Voting
Pete Harckham — Yea
Peter Oberacker — Nay
Rachel May — Yea
Robert Jackson — Yea
Robert Ortt — Nay
Robert Rolison — Nay
Roxanne J. Persaud — Yea
Sam Sutton — Yea
Samra Brouk — Yea
Shelley Mayer — Yea
Siela Bynoe — Yea
Stephen T. Chan — Nay
Steve Rhoads — Nay
Thomas F. O'Mara — Nay
Toby Ann Stavisky — Yea
William Weber — Nay
Zellnor Myrie — Yea

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Committee vote — Finance

Passed 15 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15700
Total 15700
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Andrew Gounardes — Yea
George Borrello — Nay
Gustavo Rivera — Yea
Jamaal Bailey — Yea
James Skoufis — Yea
Jeremy Cooney — Yea
Jessica Ramos — Yea
John Liu — Yea
Joseph A. Griffo — Nay
Julia Salazar — Yea
Kevin S. Parker — Yea
Leroy Comrie — Yea
Liz Krueger — Yea
Luis R. Sepúlveda — Yea
Michelle Hinchey — Yea
Pamela Helming — Nay
Patrick M. Gallivan — Nay
Peter Oberacker — Nay
Shelley Mayer — Yea
Thomas F. O'Mara — Nay
Toby Ann Stavisky — Yea
William Weber — Nay

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Committee vote — Codes

Passed 9 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9400
Total 9400
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Andrew Gounardes — Yea
Anthony H. Palumbo — Nay
Brian Kavanagh — Yea
Dean Murray — Nay
Jabari Brisport — Yea
Jamaal Bailey — Yea
Jeremy Cooney — Yea
Julia Salazar — Yea
Luis R. Sepúlveda — Yea
Patrick M. Gallivan — Nay
Roxanne J. Persaud — Yea
Thomas F. O'Mara — Nay
Zellnor Myrie — Yea

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Floor vote

Passed 36 Yea · 20 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 362007
Total 362007
% of votes cast 57%32%0%11%
How each member voted (63)
Member Party Vote
Alexis Weik — Nay
Andrea Stewart-Cousins — Yea
Andrew Gounardes — Yea
Andrew J. Lanza — Nay
Anthony H. Palumbo — Nay
April Baskin — Not Voting
Brad Hoylman-Sigal — Yea
Brian Kavanagh — Yea
Christopher Ryan — Yea
Cordell Cleare — Yea
Dan Stec — Nay
Dean Murray — Nay
George Borrello — Nay
Gustavo Rivera — Yea
Jabari Brisport — Yea
Jack M. Martins — Not Voting
Jake Ashby — Nay
Jamaal Bailey — Yea
James Sanders Jr. — Yea
James Skoufis — Yea
James Tedisco — Nay
Jeremy Cooney — Yea
Jessica Ramos — Not Voting
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton — Yea
John Liu — Yea
Joseph A. Griffo — Nay
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. — Yea
José M. Serrano — Yea
Julia Salazar — Yea
Kevin S. Parker — Yea
Kristen Gonzalez — Yea
Lea Webb — Yea
Leroy Comrie — Yea
Liz Krueger — Yea
Luis R. Sepúlveda — Yea
Mario Mattera — Nay
Mark Walczyk — Nay
Michael Gianaris — Yea
Michelle Hinchey — Yea
Monica Martinez — Nay
Nathalia Fernandez — Yea
Pamela Helming — Nay
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick — Not Voting
Patricia Fahy — Yea
Patrick M. Gallivan — Nay
Pete Harckham — Yea
Peter Oberacker — Yea
Rachel May — Yea
Robert Jackson — Yea
Robert Ortt — Nay
Robert Rolison — Nay
Roxanne J. Persaud — Yea
Sam Sutton — Not Voting
Samra Brouk — Not Voting
Sean Ryan — Yea
Shelley Mayer — Yea
Siela Bynoe — Yea
Stephen T. Chan — Nay
Steve Rhoads — Nay
Thomas F. O'Mara — Nay
Toby Ann Stavisky — Yea
William Weber — Nay
Zellnor Myrie — Not Voting

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Committee vote — Finance

Passed 16 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16600
Total 16600
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Andrew Gounardes — Yea
George Borrello — Nay
Gustavo Rivera — Yea
Jamaal Bailey — Yea
James Skoufis — Yea
Jeremy Cooney — Yea
Jessica Ramos — Yea
John Liu — Yea
Joseph A. Griffo — Nay
Julia Salazar — Yea
Kevin S. Parker — Yea
Leroy Comrie — Yea
Liz Krueger — Yea
Luis R. Sepúlveda — Yea
Michelle Hinchey — Yea
Pamela Helming — Nay
Patrick M. Gallivan — Nay
Peter Oberacker — Yea
Shelley Mayer — Yea
Thomas F. O'Mara — Nay
Toby Ann Stavisky — Yea
William Weber — Nay

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Committee vote — Codes

Passed 8 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8401
Total 8401
% of votes cast 62%31%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Andrew Gounardes — Not Voting
Anthony H. Palumbo — Nay
Brian Kavanagh — Yea
Dean Murray — Nay
Jabari Brisport — Yea
Jamaal Bailey — Yea
Jeremy Cooney — Yea
Julia Salazar — Yea
Luis R. Sepúlveda — Yea
Patrick M. Gallivan — Nay
Roxanne J. Persaud — Yea
Thomas F. O'Mara — Nay
Zellnor Myrie — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does S1946 do?
Relates to the expungement of syringe convictions of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument.
Who sponsors S1946?
S1946 is sponsored by Gustavo Rivera.
What is the current status of S1946?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track S1946?
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