Patricia A. Fahy

Sponsored the FAIR News Act, which sets transparency rules for news content created with generative AI. It passed the Senate on June 4, 2026 and the Assembly on June 5, 2026.

June 5, 2026Supports AI Regulation

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Voted yes on the Medical Aid in Dying Act. It passed the Senate 35-27 and was later signed into law.

June 9, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law letting nurses and doctors licensed in other states practice in New York for a limited time while their license is reviewed. It was signed in June 2023.

June 22, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted yes on a bill to legalize medical marijuana for certified patients. It passed the Assembly 117-13 on this vote and was signed in July 2014.

June 20, 2014Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law banning the sale of kratom to people under 21, with fines up to $500. It passed both houses and was signed in December 2025.

December 19, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted yes on the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which makes companies join a plan to cut packaging waste. It passed the Senate 33-25.

May 28, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law setting a state goal for conserving land to fight biodiversity loss and climate change. It passed the Assembly 137-8 and was signed in December 2022.

December 23, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law on the use of PFAS chemicals (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in food packaging. It passed the Assembly 118-23 and was signed in December 2020.

December 2, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted yes on the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, a New York climate change law. It passed the Assembly 111-35.

June 20, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law creating a test program of school zone speed cameras in the city of Amsterdam. It was signed in August 2026.

August 14, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored a law letting hospital and nursing home workers who are crime victims give statements at work instead of a police station. It was signed in October 2025.

October 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored a law creating a test program of speed cameras in Albany school zones. It passed the Assembly 116-31 and was signed in September 2023.

September 28, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted yes on a law about releasing police disciplinary records to the public. It passed the Assembly 101-43.

June 9, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted yes on a law giving victims of child sexual abuse more time to seek criminal charges and to sue. It passed the Assembly 142-3.

January 28, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored a law sending part of the money from seized criminal property to a fund for law enforcement diversion programs. It passed the Assembly 139-0 and was signed in 2018.

August 24, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored a law creating the crime of public lewdness in the first degree. It passed the Assembly 131-1 and was signed in 2014.

July 23, 2014Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored a law letting the city of Albany set up a test program of red-light cameras. Car owners can be held liable when drivers run red lights. It was signed in 2014.

July 22, 2014Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted yes on a law changing the rules for deciding whether to send a person on parole back to prison. It passed the Assembly 85-64.

June 10, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted yes on a law limiting the use of solitary confinement and how long a person can be held there. It passed the Assembly 101-49.

March 16, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted yes on a law about releasing police disciplinary records to the public. It passed the Assembly 101-43.

June 9, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted yes on the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which made some rent control and rent stabilization rules permanent. It passed the Assembly 95-46.

June 14, 2019Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law requiring the state to give veterans information on where to get help for military sexual trauma. It passed the Assembly 136-0 and was signed in 2019.

December 2, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored a law creating experiential learning opportunities at SUNY and CUNY. It passed the Assembly 145-0 and was signed in November 2024.

November 22, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted yes on the New York DREAM Act, which set up a DREAM fund commission and changed who can get certain state awards. It passed the Assembly 83-47.

February 25, 2014Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored a law on when the sale and marketing of guns creates a public nuisance. It passed the Assembly 89-56 and was signed in June 2024.

June 28, 2024Supports Gun Control

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Voted yes on a 2022 law changing gun licensing rules. It passed the Assembly 90-52.

July 1, 2022Supports Gun Control

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Sponsored in the Assembly a law that treats harmful sale and marketing of guns as a possible public nuisance. It was signed in July 2021.

July 6, 2021Supports Gun Control

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Voted yes on a law creating court orders that can bar a dangerous person from buying or having guns (extreme risk protection orders). It passed the Assembly 100-37.

January 29, 2019Supports Gun Control

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Voted yes on the NY Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act of 2013, a gun law. It passed the Assembly 104-43.

January 15, 2013Supports Gun Control

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Voted yes on the Reproductive Health Act, which updated New York abortion law. It passed the Assembly 95-49.

January 22, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: nyassembly.gov

Voted yes on a state constitution amendment that bans discrimination based on race, age, disability, and other traits. It passed the Assembly 97-46.

January 24, 2023Supports Civil Rights

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Sponsored a law requiring social media companies to give users a way to report hateful conduct. It passed the Assembly 112-37 and was signed in June 2022.

June 6, 2022Supports Civil Rights

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Voted yes on a law letting the DMV issue standard driver's licenses and limiting what applicant information it keeps or shares. It passed the Assembly 87-61.

June 12, 2019Supports Civil Rights

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Voted yes on a law banning discrimination based on gender identity or expression. It passed the Assembly 105-43.

January 15, 2019Supports Civil Rights

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Voted yes on the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which makes companies join a plan to cut packaging waste. It passed the Senate 33-25.

May 28, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a bill requiring boat owners or operators to keep proof they can pay for their liability. It passed both houses, but the governor vetoed it in December 2024.

December 21, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored a law on when the sale and marketing of guns creates a public nuisance. It passed the Assembly 89-56 and was signed in June 2024.

June 28, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a law requiring makers of digital electronic equipment to provide diagnostic and repair information. It was signed in December 2022.

December 28, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a law requiring social media companies to give users a way to report hateful conduct. It passed the Assembly 112-37 and was signed in June 2022.

June 6, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored in the Assembly a law that treats harmful sale and marketing of guns as a possible public nuisance. It was signed in July 2021.

July 6, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a law on the use of PFAS chemicals (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in food packaging. It passed the Assembly 118-23 and was signed in December 2020.

December 2, 2020Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a law about the state's share of costs for local road projects when a town pays for a complete street design. It passed the Assembly 144-0 and was signed in March 2023.

March 3, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: nyassembly.gov

Endorsed Ginnie Farrell, a former staff member, to succeed her in the 109th Assembly District.

June 13, 2024

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Voted yes on the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act, which created the state cannabis law and a cannabis control board. It passed the Assembly 94-56.

March 30, 2021

Source: nyassembly.gov