New York Senate · District 27
Brian Kavanagh
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Brian Kavanagh's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Brian Kavanagh.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Brian Kavanagh.
Bills
The bills Brian Kavanagh sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 169 |
| Passed both chambers | 36 |
| Became law | 20 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 3 |
| Awaiting the Governor's action | 13 |
| Of those, passed as a companion bill | 15 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 16 of 62 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) · 16 of 40 Democrats (tied with 2 others)
A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor, as the Legislature records it; cosponsors and multisponsors aren't counted, and a bill introduced by the Rules Committee or for the budget counts for no member. New York passes most bills by substitution: the second chamber passes the first chamber's bill in place of its own identical one, which is then counted as passed for its sponsor too, marked "through its companion".
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| S.9516 Relates to the exemption of certain parcels of land from the licensing restrictions prohibiting manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of alcoholic… |
Awaiting the Governor's action | Oct. 16, 2026 |
| S.10650 Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia |
Became law passed as A.11538 |
Sept. 10, 2026 |
| S.10442 Relates to the bonding authority of the New York city housing development corporation |
Became law passed as A.11529 |
July 31, 2026 |
| S.10559 Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance of a school or place of worship |
Became law passed as A.11457 |
July 24, 2026 |
| S.1455 Requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearms |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.1191 |
June 4, 2026 |
| S.3207 Establishes maximum contaminant levels and a hazard index in drinking water for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) |
Awaiting the Governor's action | June 3, 2026 |
| S.2627 Establishes the homeownership protection program |
Awaiting the Governor's action | June 3, 2026 |
| S.9356 Establishes a twenty-five year retirement program for members of the NYC employees' retirement system employed as water supply police |
Awaiting the Governor's action | June 2, 2026 |
| S.1462 Relates to establishing ground rent rebates for eligible homeowners and renters in the Battery Park project area |
Awaiting the Governor's action | June 2, 2026 |
| S.9571 Permits multiple transfers of low-income housing tax credits |
Awaiting the Governor's action | June 1, 2026 |
| S.9514 Prohibits certain financial institutions from charging a fee based on the frequency of payments or for changing the frequency of mortgage payments |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.9588 |
May 29, 2026 |
| S.2091 Establishes standards for the reuse of deconstructed building materials |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.3029 |
May 28, 2026 |
| S.1461 Extends the answer time when a major capital improvement rent increase has been filed to ninety days |
Awaiting the Governor's action | May 28, 2026 |
| S.8527 Relates to the clergy property tax exemption |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.9570 |
May 14, 2026 |
| S.926 Relates to arbitration organizations |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.3318 |
April 21, 2026 |
| S.1239 Enacts the "food safety and chemical disclosure act" |
Awaiting the Governor's action | April 21, 2026 |
| S.8832 Relates to rechargeable battery recycling |
Became law | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| S.8754 Relates to enforcement of provisions regarding regulation of tobacco products, herbal cigarettes, and smoking paraphernalia |
Became law | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| S.7843 Establishes a twenty-five year retirement program for members of the NYC employees' retirement system employed as water supply police |
Vetoed | Dec. 19, 2025 |
| S.73 Relates to rechargeable battery recycling |
Became law | Dec. 19, 2025 |
| S.4067 Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law |
Became law passed as A.4040 |
Dec. 19, 2025 |
| S.4263 Relates to the availability of technical assistance grants in brownfield site remedial programs |
Vetoed | Dec. 12, 2025 |
| S.4274 Requires the board of elections in a city with a population of one million or more to provide certain notices prior to a change of polling place |
Became law | Dec. 5, 2025 |
| S.5624 Defines enforcement officers in a city with a population of one million or more for the purposes of regulating tobacco products, herbal cigarettes and smoking… |
Became law | Nov. 25, 2025 |
| S.952 Makes rent stabilized dwelling units eligible for certain protections |
Became law | Oct. 16, 2025 |
| S.8311 Relates to succession rights for tenants of New York city housing authority properties |
Became law | Oct. 16, 2025 |
| S.8178 Increases the amount of funds that may be used per dwelling unit to modernize certain authorities used by the housing trust fund corporation |
Became law passed as A.8589 |
Oct. 16, 2025 |
| S.7413 Relates to notice to be provided prior to a foreclosure action by a homeowners' association |
Became law passed as A.3470 |
Oct. 16, 2025 |
| S.7320 Prohibits discriminatory practices by real estate appraisers and furthers fair housing compliance |
Became law passed as A.6869 |
Oct. 16, 2025 |
| S.3211 Relates to the appointment of members of the Battery Park city authority |
Vetoed | Oct. 16, 2025 |
| S.8390 Extends certain provisions relating to the COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program |
Became law | Sept. 26, 2025 |
| S.8235 Relates to increasing the bonding authority of the New York city housing development corporation |
Became law | Aug. 26, 2025 |
| S.2097 Relates to extended producer responsibility for carpet |
Became law | July 29, 2025 |
| S.8177 Relates to the powers of the New York state housing finance agency |
Became law passed as A.8571 |
June 26, 2025 |
| S.763 Includes information on congenital heart defect births as part of the department of health's health care and wellness education and outreach program; repealer |
Became law passed as A.927 |
Feb. 14, 2025 |
| S.735 Increases the New York state housing finance agency bonding authority |
Became law passed as A.420 |
Jan. 27, 2025 |
Budget projects
New York's budget bills don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for New York legislators.
Contested votes where they split
1 against the Senate Majority Leader; 1 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate Majority Leader | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2025 | S 8161: Authorizes Yeshivas Nachlas Sofrim to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Brian Kavanagh voted on each of the 3,518 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate Majority Leader | Yeas–nays |
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.nysenate.gov
- kavanagh@nysenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 512, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247
518-455-2625 - District office
- Room 2011, 250 Broadway, New York, NY 10007
212-298-5565
Committees
- Housing, Construction and Community Development Chair
- Aging
- Codes
- Elections
- Energy and Telecommunications
- Environmental Conservation
- Social Services
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the New York Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the New York Assembly's and Senate's floor vote records, Jan. 13, 2025 to June 5, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections