New York Senate · District 41
Michelle Hinchey
Democratic
Votes with the Senate Majority Leader
97%
On 1,034 contested votes where both voted · 99% on all votes
Votes with own party
99%
Partisan rank: 13 of 62 in the Senate (tied with 20 others)
Didn't vote at roll call
0%
0 of 3,518 roll calls
Bills passed
67
216 sponsored · 40 became law · Rank 2 of 62 in the Senate
Bills that became law
40
of 67 passed · 4 vetoed · 23 awaiting the Governor's action
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans
Michelle Hinchey'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
New York Senate16thpercentile
More liberal than 83% of the New York Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
11th most liberal of 62
On the November 3 ballot
Running for New York Senate District 41.
Also on the ballot: Patrick Sheehan (Republican, Conservative)
The scores
How these numbers work →Votes with the Senate Majority Leader
97%
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Michelle Hinchey.
On 1,034 contested votes where both voted99% on all 3,518 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
99%
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Michelle Hinchey.
On 679 party-line votesPartisan rank: 13 of 62 in the Senate (tied with 20 others)12 senators vote with their party more often
Bills
The bills Michelle Hinchey sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 216 |
| Passed both chambers | 67 |
| Became law | 40 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 4 |
| Awaiting the Governor's action | 23 |
| Of those, passed as a companion bill | 41 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 2 of 62 in the Senate · 2 of 40 Democrats
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.9041 Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a… |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.10052 |
Oct. 16, 2026 |
| S.9458 Allows Steven Kobie Jackson to be eligible to take the civil service exam for the position of police officer for the town of Woodstock police department |
Became law | Sept. 25, 2026 |
| S.9250 Authorizes Janay Gasparini, a part-time police officer, with the town of New Paltz police department to take the civil service examination |
Became law | Sept. 25, 2026 |
| S.9551 Authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of Kingston |
Became law passed as A.10737 |
Aug. 21, 2026 |
| S.9374 Authorizes the town of Clinton to impose an occupancy tax |
Became law passed as A.10522 |
Aug. 21, 2026 |
| S.8188 Authorizes the town of Rhinebeck, county of Dutchess, to establish hotel and motel taxes within such town |
Became law | Aug. 21, 2026 |
| S.10038 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod |
Became law passed as A.11167 |
Aug. 14, 2026 |
| S.10113 Provides that a microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may serve as a processor and cultivator for purposes of cannabis showcase event… |
Became law | Aug. 6, 2026 |
| S.9612 Relates to certificate of residence policies for community colleges |
Became law passed as A.10541 |
June 5, 2026 |
| S.9604 Provides liability protections for health care providers who issue vaccines |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.9140 |
June 4, 2026 |
| S.8837 Relates to optional disability coverage for county probation officers |
Awaiting the Governor's action | June 4, 2026 |
| S.8706 Requires covered businesses to annually report to the department of labor regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on hiring and the nature of… |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.9581 |
June 4, 2026 |
| S.8217 Requires certain covered platforms to provide a process for law enforcement agencies to contact such platform, and to comply with search warrants within… |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.8022 |
June 4, 2026 |
| S.3852 Prohibits the sale of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or more than ninety parts per million of lead; and provides penalties for… |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.7594 |
June 4, 2026 |
| S.9592 Approves notice and proof of disability from an attending nurse practitioner |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.9609 |
June 3, 2026 |
| S.8701 Requires the testing of baby food and infant formula for toxic heavy metals and the disclosure of such test results |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.9026 |
June 3, 2026 |
| S.7638 Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who complies with certain standards when such bid is not more… |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.8091 |
June 3, 2026 |
| S.7618 Relates to food safety and quality date labeling requirements |
Awaiting the Governor's action | June 2, 2026 |
| S.7150 Relates to deadlines for filing nominating petitions for small city school board elections |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.4384 |
June 2, 2026 |
| S.9671 Requires the board of elections to notify victims of domestic violence whose registration is maintained as confidential of the expiration of the… |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.10960 |
June 1, 2026 |
| S.8553 Relates to reporting on food security trends |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.9168 |
June 1, 2026 |
| S.7316 Requires the forfeiture of benefits to be paid pursuant to a service awards program to volunteer firefighters who have been convicted of certain crimes |
Awaiting the Governor's action | June 1, 2026 |
| S.5003 Rededicates the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson bridge to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt |
Awaiting the Governor's action | June 1, 2026 |
| S.6959 Relates to notice requirement of adult care facility closures |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.5998 |
May 29, 2026 |
| S.5257 Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by certain businesses serving minors and prohibiting certain persons from owning such businesses |
Awaiting the Governor's action | May 29, 2026 |
| S.1788 Extends eligibility for real property tax exemptions to certain veterans |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.5578 |
May 29, 2026 |
| S.9387 Relates to removing residency requirements for Ulster county assistant district attorneys |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.10405 |
May 28, 2026 |
| S.6578 Provides that consenting registrants of the adoption information registry may pre-authorize the release of identifying information |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.7840 |
May 28, 2026 |
| S.3866 Provides access to menstrual products in toilet facilities in certain public buildings |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.1740 |
May 7, 2026 |
| S.8021 Requires the development and implementation of a tattoo policy by law enforcement agencies |
Awaiting the Governor's action passed as A.8492 |
April 1, 2026 |
| S.8826 Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise |
Became law passed as A.9451 |
Feb. 13, 2026 |
| S.8764 Relates to consideration of capital expenditures in rate proceedings |
Became law passed as A.9441 |
Feb. 13, 2026 |
| S.8762 Relates to the removal of actions to certain courts in an adjoining county |
Became law | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| S.8544 Excludes certain medication abortion drugs from being deemed unlawful to prescribe or dispense and from being deemed misbranded under certain circumstances |
Awaiting the Governor's action | Jan. 28, 2026 |
| S.596 Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise |
Became law | Dec. 19, 2025 |
| S.3486 Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions |
Vetoed | Dec. 19, 2025 |
| S.8213 Relates to consideration of capital expenditures in rate proceedings |
Became law passed as A.2736 |
Dec. 12, 2025 |
| S.8312 Relates to the removal of actions to certain courts in an adjoining county |
Became law passed as A.7563 |
Dec. 5, 2025 |
| S.2182 Permits the rendering of an estimated bill from a utility corporation or municipality under certain circumstances |
Vetoed | Dec. 5, 2025 |
| S.1786 Requires the department of health to publish a report on the incidence of tick-borne illnesses annually on the department's website |
Vetoed | Dec. 5, 2025 |
| S.6664 Authorizes the town of Copake to establish community preservation funds and to impose a real estate transfer tax with revenues to be deposited into the fund |
Became law passed as A.6918 |
Nov. 21, 2025 |
| S.6330 Defines therapeutic agriculture for the purposes of community gardens |
Vetoed passed as A.2185 |
Oct. 17, 2025 |
| S.8388 Relates to retail food store, food service establishment and food warehouse licensing |
Became law passed as A.8419 |
Oct. 16, 2025 |
| S.8243 Relates to the produce security fund |
Became law passed as A.8420 |
Oct. 16, 2025 |
| S.598 Establishes a state frontotemporal degeneration registry |
Became law | Oct. 16, 2025 |
| S.5514 Includes consideration of evidence of recent acts of aggravated cruelty to animals as a factor to be considered when determining whether grounds for a… |
Became law passed as A.6556 |
Oct. 16, 2025 |
| S.1718 Provides for a partial exemption from taxation of certain residential real property transferred by a governmental entity, nonprofit housing organization, land… |
Became law passed as A.355 |
Oct. 16, 2025 |
| S.4911 Exempts processors of syrup made from tree sap or honey from certain licensing requirements |
Became law | Sept. 26, 2025 |
| S.6665 Relates to an exemption for certain property located in the county of Columbia from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a church |
Became law passed as A.6952 |
Aug. 22, 2025 |
| S.7537 Authorizes the town of Hurley to alienate certain lands used as parklands and to dedicate certain other lands as parklands |
Became law passed as A.8146 |
Aug. 15, 2025 |
| S.8345 Extends provisions authorizing the city of Hudson to impose hotel and motel taxes |
Became law passed as A.8784 |
Aug. 7, 2025 |
| S.7080 Extends the authority of the county of Columbia to impose an additional real estate transfer tax |
Became law | Aug. 7, 2025 |
| S.7079 Extends the authority of the county of Columbia to impose an additional 1 percent sales and compensating use tax |
Became law | Aug. 7, 2025 |
| S.6213 Extends the authorization for imposition of additional sales and compensating use taxes in Greene county |
Became law | Aug. 7, 2025 |
| S.6212 Extends the authorization of the county of Greene to impose an additional mortgage recording tax |
Became law | Aug. 7, 2025 |
| S.5747 Extends the authority of the county of Ulster to impose an additional 1 percent sales and compensating use tax |
Became law passed as A.6223 |
Aug. 7, 2025 |
| S.7772 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish |
Became law passed as A.8278 |
July 29, 2025 |
| S.7771 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage American shad |
Became law passed as A.8487 |
July 29, 2025 |
| S.817 Relates to the occupancy tax in the village of Coxsackie |
Became law | June 26, 2025 |
| S.816 Specifies the occupancy tax in the village of Catskill shall only apply to hotels and motels |
Became law | June 26, 2025 |
| S.818 Relates to cannabis showcase event permits |
Became law | March 20, 2025 |
| S.820 Regulates short-term rentals |
Became law | Feb. 28, 2025 |
| S.800 Relates to recommendations of the traumatic brain injury services coordinating council |
Became law passed as A.1016 |
Feb. 14, 2025 |
| S.793 Relates to vacancies on the council of the arts |
Became law | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| S.2669 Establishes an Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program |
Became law passed as A.1472 |
Feb. 14, 2025 |
| S.795 Relates to types of New York grown, produced or harvested milk products included in the definition of surplus agricultural products for the purposes of the… |
Became law passed as A.414 |
Jan. 27, 2025 |
| S.780 Expands the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products to include cannabis |
Became law passed as A.417 |
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
26 against the Senate Majority Leader; 26 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Michelle Hinchey 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
- hinchey@nysenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 315, Legislative Office Building 198 State Street, Albany, NY 12247
518-455-2350 - District office
- 160 Fairview Ave., Suite 92, Hudson, NY 12534
518-660-7190 - District office
- 721 Broadway Suite 150, Kingston, NY 12401
845-331-3810
Committees
- Agriculture Chair
- Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation
- Energy and Telecommunications
- Environmental Conservation
- Finance
- Internet and Technology
- Legislative Women's Caucus
- Rural Resources Legislative Commission
- Senate Opioids, Addiction and Overdose Prevention Task Force
- Transportation
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