Buffalo Ledger

Senator Patrick Gallivan participated in several votes during the week of January 21, 2025, as part of his legislative duties in the New York State Senate. His voting record reflects his stance on a variety of issues ranging from health care to environmental policies.

Senator Gallivan voted against S36A, which would allow prescription labels for mifepristone and misoprostol to include the name of the prescribing health care practice instead of the prescriber's name upon request. He also opposed S135, aimed at amending the Reproductive Freedom and Equity Grant Program to include "practical support" for individuals accessing abortion care.

On privacy matters, Senator Gallivan supported S929, which establishes the New York Health Information Privacy Act prohibiting regulated entities from selling or processing an individual's regulated health information without consent.

Regarding reproductive health training and education, he voted against S1438 and S1683. The former seeks to establish a state abortion clinical training program, while the latter requires public universities to distribute materials related to emergency contraception.

He also opposed S1703, which would authorize pharmacists to administer contraceptive injections following a non-specific patient order. However, he showed support for other health-related measures such as S1548 regulating ingredients in feminine hygiene products and S1720 promoting awareness about hormone replacement therapy for menopause symptoms.

In terms of insurance coverage and public contracts, Senator Gallivan backed bills like S1773 that prohibit state contracts with companies not providing adequate breast cancer screening coverage and several others ensuring broader access to healthcare services including prenatal vitamins (S742).

For labor laws and tax regulations, he favored amendments such as those proposed in S739 concerning payroll submissions by contractors on public works projects. He also supported changes in real property tax laws under bills like S741 and new homestead exemptions under bill S803.

In agriculture-related legislation, Senator Gallivan approved bills expanding definitions within agricultural assessments (S780) and protecting call center workers' rights (S792). Additionally, he endorsed measures supporting surplus agricultural products through programs like Nourish New York (S795).

Environmental initiatives saw mixed responses from him; while he agreed with providing assessment relief after extreme weather events through bill S821, he did not support cost recovery programs targeting companies contributing significantly to climate change under bill S824.