New York Senate · 2026 Regular Session

S 5265: Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release

Repassage · May 19, 2026 · Yeas 50, nays 9

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 39 · Nay 0 · Not voting 2
Republicans
Yea 11 · Nay 9 · Not voting 2

Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins voted yea.

Bill

Bill
S.5265
Motion
Repassage
Date
May 19, 2026
Session
2026 Regular Session
Yeas–nays
Yeas 50, nays 9; 1 didn't vote
Result
Passed, as the official record marks it

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How each member voted