Votes at a glance: dozens of bills passed on the Senate floor May 18, 2026

The New York State Senate on May 18 took up a long calendar and approved dozens of bills across policy areas including water and sewer authority powers, public health, workers' compensation, corrections law, tax law and several education and environment measures.

Notable roll calls included Senate Print 4071B (Calendar 123), an amendment to the Public Authorities Law giving water and sewer authorities limited stormwater regulatory powers; Senator May explained the measure and it passed 58–1. Multiple public-health and workers' compensation bills were read and passed with near-unanimous support; the floor record shows many bills carrying votes of 59–0 or 59–1, depending on the calendar item. A number of calendar items listed named negative votes when the clerk announced results — for example, Calendar 423 (Senate Print 5265A) passed with Ayes 50 and Nays 9, and other measures recorded substantive minority opposition listed by name in the clerk’s announcement.

Sponsors provided brief explanations before votes on a subset of bills: Senator Ramos urged passage of a workers' compensation transparency measure to centralize employer violation reporting; Senator Cleare spoke in support of higher penalties for crimes targeting people with disabilities and the body passed criminal-procedure and penal-law updates after explanation and roll-call votes.

Several bills were restored from the controversial calendar after brief debate or question-and-answer exchanges and then passed on consent. Where senators asked for explanation, speakers typically summarized policy intent and enforcement mechanics before the clerk called the roll.

The Senate’s roll-call record on the floor provides the tally for each calendar item and lists senators recorded in the negative for votes where that occurred. Because the session considered scores of calendar items, members tracking specific measures should consult the official Senate calendar or clerk’s record for bill numbers, exact vote tallies and the final text sent to the governor.