Jeremy A. Cooney

Cast the only no vote on the RAISE Act, a safety law for the most powerful AI models. It passed the Senate 58-1.

June 12, 2025Opposes AI Regulation

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that lets pharmacy technicians work in any pharmacy under a pharmacist's supervision. The governor signed it (Chapter 543 of 2025).

November 21, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: nyassembly.gov

Voted no on the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act. It makes companies plan to cut packaging waste and toxic packaging. It passed the Senate 33-25.

May 28, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov

Voted no on a two-year pause on new air permits for fossil fuel power plants that supply cryptocurrency mining. It passed the Senate 35-28.

June 2, 2022Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored "Lian's Law." It lets the state health department teach patients, doctors, and schools about preeclampsia, a dangerous pregnancy condition. The governor signed it (Chapter 286 of 2021).

July 16, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a bill requiring paid leave for state troopers directly involved in a critical incident. It passed both houses, but the governor vetoed it.

December 19, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a bill requiring the state to post online certain contracts that need the state comptroller's approval. It passed both houses, but the governor vetoed it.

December 22, 2023Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a bill to let local public bodies meet remotely if the public can watch or listen and meetings are recorded. It passed both houses, but the governor vetoed it.

February 24, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored the Rochester Housing Court Act. It set up a court part in Rochester just for housing code cases. The governor signed it (Chapter 464 of 2021).

October 8, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a law adding $125 million for the third phase of rebuilding Rochester school buildings, and extending it to 2033. The governor signed it (Chapter 527 of 2025).

November 21, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a law requiring seat belts on charter buses, and requiring riders ages 8 through 16 to wear them. The governor signed it (Chapter 434 of 2024).

October 23, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a law that raised penalties for drivers who illegally pass a stopped school bus. The governor signed it (Chapter 433 of 2024).

October 23, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a law requiring crash reports to show when electric scooters or e-bikes were involved. The governor signed it (Chapter 196 of 2024).

July 11, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a bill to give groups that hire or serve formerly incarcerated people a preferred spot in state purchasing. It passed both houses, but the governor vetoed it.

December 19, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a law adding $125 million for the third phase of rebuilding Rochester school buildings, and extending it to 2033. The governor signed it (Chapter 527 of 2025).

November 21, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a law giving a Rochester city-school building board more power to modernize school buildings. The governor signed it (Chapter 614 of 2021).

November 15, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

Source: nyassembly.gov

Voted yes on a 2022 gun law on firearm licensing and related rules. It passed the Senate 43-20 and was signed the same day.

July 1, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that adds a caller's phone number to a do-not-call list when a telemarketer starts certain calls. The governor signed it (Chapter 660 of 2022).

December 6, 2022Supports Data Privacy

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a law creating a state Asian American and Pacific Islander commission. It works on the health, education, and well-being of those communities. The governor signed it (Chapter 639 of 2023).

November 17, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored the Consumer Litigation Funding Act. It set consumer protections for loans against lawsuit payouts, including no penalty for paying early. The governor signed it (Chapter 645 of 2025).

December 19, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: nyassembly.gov

Voted no on the FAIR Business Practices Act, which widens the attorney general's power against unfair business practices. It passed the Senate 37-22.

June 13, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law requiring stores to clearly post the credit card price, including any surcharge. It set a fine of up to $500 per violation. The governor signed it (Chapter 723 of 2023).

December 13, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a law that adds a caller's phone number to a do-not-call list when a telemarketer starts certain calls. The governor signed it (Chapter 660 of 2022).

December 6, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: nyassembly.gov

Voted no on the Twenty-First Century Anti-Trust Act, which targets business monopolies. It passed the Senate 36-25. He had voted yes on it in 2021.

May 25, 2022Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law banning state and local governments from buying tech products that federal law bars as security risks. The governor signed it (Chapter 683 of 2025).

December 19, 2025

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a law that changed the state's medical cannabis rules and repealed an older research law. The governor signed it (Chapter 544 of 2025).

November 21, 2025

Source: nyassembly.gov

Voted yes on the Medical Aid in Dying Act. It lets terminally ill patients ask for medicine to end their lives. It passed the Senate 35-27.

June 9, 2025

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that lets cities, towns, and villages go to court to take title to abandoned business and factory property. The governor signed it (Chapter 837 of 2022).

December 30, 2022

Source: nyassembly.gov

Sponsored a law that made "green" computer chip projects eligible for the state's Excelsior tax credit program. The governor signed it (Chapter 494 of 2022).

August 11, 2022

Source: nyassembly.gov

Voted no on a bill changing the damages families can get in wrongful death lawsuits (Grieving Families Act). It passed the Senate 57-6.

June 2, 2022

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law about absentee voting in nursing homes. It says election inspectors may not hand-deliver ballots to residents there. The governor signed it (Chapter 279 of 2021).

July 16, 2021

Source: nyassembly.gov

Voted yes on the law that legalized adult-use cannabis in New York (Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act). It passed the Senate 40-23.

March 30, 2021

Source: nysenate.gov