Karen M. McMahon

Wrote the law raising the savings limit for the Medicaid program for working people with disabilities, so a disabled worker aged 16 to 65 can keep more money and still qualify. It was signed as chapter 583 of 2023.

October 25, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a bill letting people with rooftop solar panels give their unused electricity credits to low-income families through a utility-run pool. Both houses passed it and the governor vetoed it.

December 28, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Wrote the law directing the state environmental agency to teach the public about the health and pollution costs of leaving a vehicle idling. It was signed as chapter 319 of 2022.

June 30, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted yes on the state climate law that set binding targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions and move New York to clean electricity. The Assembly passed it 111 to 35 and it became law.

June 20, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

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Wrote the law barring employers from paying different wages to workers doing similar jobs because of race, religion, national origin, gender identity, disability or other protected traits. It was signed as chapter 93 of 2019.

July 10, 2019Supports Labor Rights

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Broke with most of her party and voted no on the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act, which gave farm workers overtime pay, a day of rest each week and the right to organize. The Assembly passed it 94 to 54.

June 19, 2019Opposes Labor Rights

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As a member of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, reviewed the committee's Cuomo investigation report and publicly backed its finding that he had shown a pattern of inappropriate conduct and abuse of his office.

November 22, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted yes on the State Operations Budget for the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the bill that pays for running state agencies. The Assembly passed it 102 to 40.

May 27, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Wrote the law letting family courts issue longer orders of protection for an abused or neglected child against an abuser who is not the child's parent. The old limit was two years. It was signed as chapter 572 of 2025.

November 21, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted yes on legalizing and taxing recreational marijuana for adults in New York. The Assembly passed the bill 94 to 56 and it was signed into law that week.

March 30, 2021Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control

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Wrote the law letting the State of New York Mortgage Agency buy mortgages on manufactured homes, which opened cheaper state-backed financing to buyers of those homes. It was signed as chapter 605 of 2023.

October 25, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Wrote the law that paused a new rule stripping the Basic STAR school tax break from homeowners behind on their property taxes, keeping the break in place until the COVID-19 emergency ended. It was signed as chapter 663 of 2021.

December 10, 2021Supports Housing Affordability

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Wrote the law telling judges to weigh a parent's actual circumstances, including time spent in prison, when they set or change a child support order. It was signed as chapter 357 of 2024.

September 27, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Wrote the law raising the savings limit for the Medicaid program for working people with disabilities, so a disabled worker aged 16 to 65 can keep more money and still qualify. It was signed as chapter 583 of 2023.

October 25, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Wrote the law requiring colleges to publish how they notify a parent or emergency contact when a student under 21 has a drug or alcohol violation or overdose, and to train staff on student privacy law. It was signed as chapter 599 of 2025.

December 5, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted yes on the Concealed Carry Improvement Act, the gun law New York passed after the Supreme Court struck down its old permit rules. The Assembly passed it 90 to 52 in a one-day special session.

July 1, 2022Supports Gun Control

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Voted yes on the Reproductive Health Act, which wrote abortion rights into New York law and moved the rules out of the criminal code. The Assembly passed it 95 to 49 and it was signed the same day.

January 22, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted yes on a bill banning surveillance pricing, the practice of using a shopper's personal data to set a price aimed at that one person. The Assembly passed it 100 to 42.

June 5, 2026Supports Data Privacy

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Published a public statement condemning aggressive federal immigration enforcement tactics after civilian deaths during encounters with agents, and backed proposals to limit that authority in New York.

February 20, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted no on the Clean Slate Act, which automatically seals many old criminal convictions after a waiting period so they no longer show up in most background checks. The Assembly passed it 82 to 65.

June 9, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

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Broke with most of her party and voted no on the HALT Act, which capped how long prisons may hold someone in solitary confinement. The Assembly passed it 101 to 49 and it became law.

March 16, 2021Opposes Civil Rights

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted yes on repealing the state law that kept police disciplinary records secret. The Assembly passed the repeal 101 to 43 days after George Floyd's death, and it became law.

June 9, 2020Supports Civil Rights

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Wrote the law barring employers from paying different wages to workers doing similar jobs because of race, religion, national origin, gender identity, disability or other protected traits. It was signed as chapter 93 of 2019.

July 10, 2019Supports Civil Rights

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Broke with most of her party and voted no on the Green Light Law, which let people get a standard New York driver's license without proof of legal immigration status. The Assembly passed it 87 to 61.

June 12, 2019Opposes Civil Rights

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted yes on the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which lets a terminally ill adult ask a doctor for medication to end their own life. The Assembly passed it 81 to 67 and it later became law.

April 29, 2025

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Was appointed by the Assembly Speaker to chair the Assembly Committee on Ethics and Guidance. She also co-chairs the state Legislative Ethics Commission, which handles ethics rules for state lawmakers.

January 10, 2025

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Publicly called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to step aside and let the lieutenant governor act in his place after the state attorney general's report on sexual harassment claims against him.

August 3, 2021

Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026