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John Sampson's Voting Records
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New York Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2015 | S 2006B | Establishes Annual Teacher Evaluation Program | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 26) |
Nay |
| March 24, 2015 | S 2159 | Authorizes Mixed Martial Arts | Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 14) |
Yea |
| March 19, 2015 | S 3709 | Limits Property Tax Increases for New York City | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 15) |
Did Not Vote |
| June 20, 2014 | A 6357E | Authorizes Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 10) |
Yea |
| April 30, 2014 | A 9206 | Authorizes Traffic Cameras on Long Island | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 11) |
Yea |
| March 17, 2014 | A 2597A | Establishes the New York DREAM Fund Commission | Bill Failed - Senate (30 - 29) |
Yea |
| March 13, 2014 | S 2031A | Amends the Board of Regents Appointment Process | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 19) |
Yea |
| Feb. 14, 2014 | S 6617B | Requires Certain State-Funded Projects to Consider Climate Change Effects | Senate | Co-sponsor |
| Jan. 14, 2013 | S 2230 | Establishes Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 18) |
Yea |
| June 21, 2012 | S 7722A | Authorizes Special Education Tuition Reimbursement | Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 13) |
Yea |
| April 18, 2012 | S 1707A | Authorizes Professional Mixed Martial Arts Events | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 14) |
Yea |
| March 14, 2012 | A 9525 | State Legislative Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0) |
Did Not Vote |
| March 14, 2012 | A 9556 | Authorizes Casino Gambling | Amendment Adopted - Senate (36 - 0) |
Did Not Vote |
| March 14, 2012 | S 6733 | Expands DNA Database to Include Misdemeanors | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0) |
Did Not Vote |
| March 14, 2012 | S 6735 | Amends the Public Employee Retirement System | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5) |
Did Not Vote |
| Feb. 6, 2012 | S 6087-A | Authorizes the Use of School Property for Religious Meetings and Worship | Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 7) |
Yea |
| Jan. 31, 2012 | S 5560-A | Requires DNA Testing of All Persons Convicted of Certain Crimes | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 10) |
Yea |
| Jan. 4, 2012 | S 6087-A | Authorizes the Use of School Property for Religious Meetings and Worship | Senate | Co-sponsor |
| June 24, 2011 | A 8354 | Marriage Equality Enactment | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 29) |
Yea |
| June 24, 2011 | A 8496 | Increases The Number Of Taxicabs Serving New York | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 21) |
Did Not Vote |
| June 15, 2011 | A 8446 | Extension of Rent Control Laws | Bill Failed - Senate (32 - 30) |
Nay |
| June 15, 2011 | A 8446 | Extension of Rent Control Laws | Bill Failed - Senate (14 - 43) |
Nay |
| June 15, 2011 | S 5596 | Revising The Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 22) |
Nay |
| May 23, 2011 | S 1707 | Authorizes Mixed Martial Arts Events | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 18) |
Yea |
| March 30, 2011 | S 2808 | Implementing the Education, Labor, and Family Assistance Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 13) |
Yea |
| March 14, 2011 | S 3331 | Non-Partisan Redistricting Commission | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 24) |
Nay |
| Jan. 31, 2011 | S 2706 | Limitations on Tax Levies | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 17) |
Yea |
| Jan. 31, 2011 | S 2707 | Funding State Mandated Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 20) |
Nay |
| Jan. 19, 2011 | S 1891 | New York Jobs Tax Credit | Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 9) |
Yea |
| Jan. 19, 2011 | S 1892 | Limiting State Spending | Amendment Adopted - Senate (41 - 19) |
Yea |
| Jan. 19, 2011 | S 1919 | Amends Rules for Legislature | Amendment Adopted - Senate (41 - 19) |
Nay |
| Aug. 3, 2010 | A 9710D | 2010-2011 Budget Financing | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 28) |
Yea |
| Aug. 3, 2010 | S 8129B | Suspending Hydraulic Fracturing for the Extraction of Natural Gas | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 9) |
Yea |
| June 28, 2010 | A 9703 | 2010-2011 Education, Labor, and Family Assistance Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 29) |
Yea |
| June 24, 2010 | S 1523 | Allowing Unmarried Partners to Adopt a Child | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 21) |
Yea |
| June 21, 2010 | A 9705 | 2010-2011 Transportation, Economic Development, and Environmental Conservation Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 29) |
Yea |
| June 21, 2010 | A 9709 | Omnibus Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 29) |
Yea |
| June 16, 2010 | S 2165B | Allows Mixed Martial Arts Performances and Ultimate Fighting | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 29) |
Yea |
| June 15, 2010 | S 3890 | Divorce Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 29) |
Yea |
| June 15, 2010 | S 5620 | Reducing Drug Penalties for Offenders with Hypodermic Syringes | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 18) |
Yea |
| June 14, 2010 | S 8167 | Emergency Appropriation Extension | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 27) |
Yea |
| June 7, 2010 | S 8089 | Emergency Appropriation Extension | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 26) |
Yea |
| June 1, 2010 | S 2311D | Labor Standards for Domestic Workers | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 28) |
Yea |
| May 28, 2010 | A 11308 | Emergency State Parks Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 27) |
Yea |
| May 28, 2010 | A 11310 | Education Law Amendments Concerning Charter Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 14) |
Yea |
| May 17, 2010 | S 7846 | Emergency Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 29) |
Yea |
| May 10, 2010 | S 7777 | Emergency Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 29) |
Yea |
| May 3, 2010 | S 7678 | Amending Charter School Cap | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 15) |
Yea |
| Feb. 9, 2010 | R 3904 | Expelling Senator Hiram Monserrate from the Senate | Resolution Passed - Senate (53 - 8) |
Nay |
| Feb. 8, 2010 | A 9544 | Election and Campaign Finance Ethics Amendments | Veto Override Failed - Senate (35 - 26) |
Yea |
About the Selection and Description of Key Votes
Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill. Summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to the project's strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
