Shelley B. Mayer

Sponsored a law that requires counties to make plans for coordinated emergency medical services. The governor signed it (Chapter 703 of 2025).

December 19, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that requires private schools to keep heart defibrillators (AEDs) on site. The governor signed it (Chapter 422 of 2025).

September 26, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that requires the state to prefer natural methods, like marshes and plants, to protect tidal shorelines. The governor signed it (Chapter 487 of 2023).

September 22, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law requiring a review of state building codes to add rules that reduce flood damage. The governor signed it (Chapter 831 of 2022).

December 30, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov

Voted for the state climate law (Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act), setting a goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions 85% by 2050. It passed the Senate 41-21.

June 18, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that requires prevailing wage pay for hauling and delivering building materials to public works jobs. The governor signed it (Chapter 823 of 2021).

December 31, 2021Supports Labor Rights

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that bans conflicts of interest for board of elections workers. The governor signed it (Chapter 639 of 2024).

December 21, 2024Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that set up a statewide gun buyback program through the State Police, with a fund to help local buybacks. The governor signed it (Chapter 139 of 2019).

July 31, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored, as a state Assembly member, a law to build and modernize schools in the Yonkers city school district. The governor signed it (Chapter 355 of 2016).

September 29, 2016Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that allows speed cameras in school zones in White Plains. The governor signed it (Chapter 485 of 2025).

October 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that puts extreme risk protection orders, known as red flag orders, into the statewide order of protection registry. The governor signed it (Chapter 427 of 2024).

October 9, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that requires courts to order guns seized when a defendant refuses to turn them in under a protection order. The governor signed it (Chapter 576 of 2022).

October 18, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored a law that requires judges to ask whether a defendant has guns when they issue orders of protection. The governor signed it (Chapter 577 of 2022).

October 18, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that requires hotel and motel workers who deal with guests to get training to spot human trafficking. The governor signed it (Chapter 393 of 2022).

July 20, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that adds school bus drivers and bus monitors to school safety plans. The governor signed it (Chapter 525 of 2019).

November 20, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that set up a statewide gun buyback program through the State Police, with a fund to help local buybacks. The governor signed it (Chapter 139 of 2019).

July 31, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nysenate.gov

Voted for the red flag law, which lets courts bar people found likely to cause serious harm from having guns. It passed the Senate 42-21.

January 29, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: nysenate.gov

Voted for a bill to automatically seal certain old criminal convictions (Clean Slate bill). It passed the Senate 37-26 but did not pass the Assembly.

June 1, 2022Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: nysenate.gov

Voted for the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act, which made rent regulation permanent and extended tenant protections statewide. It passed the Senate 36-26.

June 14, 2019Supports Housing Affordability

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored, as a state Assembly member, a law to build and modernize schools in the Yonkers city school district. The governor signed it (Chapter 355 of 2016).

September 29, 2016Supports Public Education Quality

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law requiring gun license officers to share safe gun storage information and a state public awareness campaign on it. The governor signed it (Chapter 432 of 2024).

October 9, 2024Supports Gun Control

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that puts extreme risk protection orders, known as red flag orders, into the statewide order of protection registry. The governor signed it (Chapter 427 of 2024).

October 9, 2024Supports Gun Control

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that requires courts to order guns seized when a defendant refuses to turn them in under a protection order. The governor signed it (Chapter 576 of 2022).

October 18, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that requires judges to ask whether a defendant has guns when they issue orders of protection. The governor signed it (Chapter 577 of 2022).

October 18, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: nysenate.gov

Voted for new state concealed carry gun licensing rules passed after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling struck down the old law. It passed the Senate 43-20.

July 1, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that set up a statewide gun buyback program through the State Police, with a fund to help local buybacks. The governor signed it (Chapter 139 of 2019).

July 31, 2019Supports Gun Control

Source: nysenate.gov

Voted for the red flag law, which lets courts bar people found likely to cause serious harm from having guns. It passed the Senate 42-21.

January 29, 2019Supports Gun Control

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that lets abortion pill labels show the medical practice name instead of the prescriber's name. The governor signed it (Chapter 7 of 2025).

February 3, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that adds legal protections for New York providers of abortion and other reproductive care, including care by telehealth. The governor signed it (Chapter 138 of 2023).

June 23, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: nysenate.gov

Voted for the Reproductive Health Act, which protects abortion rights in state law. It passed the Senate 38-24.

January 22, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that bans conflicts of interest for board of elections workers. The governor signed it (Chapter 639 of 2024).

December 21, 2024Supports Election Integrity

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that lets people prove illegal discrimination by showing a practice's unfair effect, even without intent. The governor signed it (Chapter 706 of 2025).

December 19, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that widened local human rights commissions to cover every group protected by the state Human Rights Law. The governor signed it (Chapter 560 of 2019).

November 25, 2019Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov

Voted for a bill banning discrimination based on gender identity or expression and adding it to hate crime law. It passed the Senate 42-19.

January 15, 2019Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov

Testified before state utility regulators urging them to reject Con Edison's proposed rate hikes of about 18% on electric and gas delivery.

July 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that requires notices to long-term care insurance customers about policy changes. The governor signed it (Chapter 655 of 2023).

November 17, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that bans fees on gift cards and limits how soon gift cards can expire. The governor signed it (Chapter 668 of 2021).

December 10, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law requiring a review of state building codes to add rules that reduce flood damage. The governor signed it (Chapter 831 of 2022).

December 30, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored, as a state Assembly member, a law to build and modernize schools in the Yonkers city school district. The governor signed it (Chapter 355 of 2016).

September 29, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: nysenate.gov

Received the New York League of Conservation Voters endorsement for her 2026 State Senate race.

June 24, 2026

Source: nylcv.org

Asked the State Board of Elections, with Assemblymember Alex Bores, for an opinion on using campaign funds for security costs.

September 5, 2025

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that lets school boards name students as ex officio (student) members. The governor signed it (Chapter 311 of 2024).

September 5, 2024

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that requires schools to help eligible students register or pre-register to vote. The governor signed it (Chapter 478 of 2023).

September 20, 2023

Source: nysenate.gov

Voted for the law creating a regulated and taxed cannabis industry in New York (Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act). It passed the Senate 40-23.

March 30, 2021

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that lets candidates use campaign money to pay for child care. The governor signed it (Chapter 136 of 2019).

July 30, 2019

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a law that made state tests optional, not required, in yearly reviews of teachers and principals. The governor signed it (Chapter 27 of 2019).

April 12, 2019

Source: nysenate.gov