Siela A. Bynoe
Democratic · NY · New York State Senator, 6th Senate District
Siela A. Bynoe serves in the New York State Senate and chairs the Senate Libraries Committee. Her official biography records prior service in Nassau County government and on the Westbury School Board.
Where Siela A. Bynoe stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (4 records), Labor Rights (2 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (2 records),
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 4 support
Sponsored a law signed on August 14, 2026 that extends the state environment department's authority to manage Atlantic sturgeon and shortnose sturgeon.
August 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov
Sponsored a law signed on August 14, 2026 that extends the state environment department's authority to manage the American eel fishery.
August 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov
Voted yes on March 4, 2026 for the Climate Resilient New York Act, which sets up a state office to identify climate threats and plan for them. The Senate passed it 51 to 9.
March 4, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov
Voted yes on March 4, 2026 for a bill requiring state immunization rules to follow the recommendations of named medical bodies. The Senate passed it 40 to 20.
March 4, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Voted yes on April 22, 2026 for a bill giving workers the right to see their own personnel file. The Senate passed it 38 to 21 and it became law.
April 22, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Voted yes on February 25, 2026 for the Anti-Waiver of Employment Rights Act, which bars employers from making workers sign away rights that state law gives them. The Senate passed it 47 to 11.
February 25, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support
Voted yes on March 3, 2025 for a bill that limits when prosecutors can use a defendant's song lyrics or other creative work as evidence in a criminal case. The Senate passed it 38 to 23.
March 3, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: nysenate.gov
Joined another Nassau County legislator in a 2020 letter to the county executive arguing that police union contract talks should include restarting the county's police body camera program. The county police supervisors' union then agreed to join the program.
November 17, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: liherald.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted yes on March 5, 2026 for a bill letting someone applying for a rent-regulated apartment see that apartment's full rent history first. The Senate passed it 38 to 21.
March 5, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Voted yes on June 2, 2026 for Francesco's Law, which sets criminal penalties for failing to store rifles, shotguns and handguns safely. The Senate passed it 41 to 20.
June 2, 2026Supports Gun Control
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support
Voted yes on May 22, 2025 for a law that protects doctors and patients in New York from out-of-state legal action over abortion care and gender-affirming care. The Senate passed it 37 to 20 and the governor signed it.
May 22, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Voted yes on January 21, 2025 for a bill that changed the labeling rules for the abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol. The Senate passed it 39 to 20 and it became law.
January 21, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted yes on May 22, 2025 for a law that protects doctors and patients in New York from out-of-state legal action over abortion care and gender-affirming care. The Senate passed it 37 to 20 and the governor signed it.
May 22, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Voted yes on March 5, 2026 for a bill letting a person bring a court claim over debt they were coerced into taking on. The Senate passed it 51 to 8 and it became law.
March 5, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov
Sponsored the GUARD VA Benefits Act, signed into law on November 5, 2025. The law targets unaccredited people who charge veterans money to handle their benefit claims and defraud them.
November 5, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Voted no on the Medical Aid in Dying Act on June 9, 2025. The bill lets a terminally ill adult ask a doctor for medication to end their own life. The Senate passed it 35 to 27 and it later became law.
June 9, 2025
Source: nysenate.gov
Was named chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Libraries on January 16, 2025, at the start of her first Senate term. She also joined six standing committees, among them Education and Environmental Conservation.
January 16, 2025
Source: nysenate.gov
Voted against Nassau County's Police Reform and Reinvention Plan on March 22, 2021, one of three no votes as the county legislature adopted it 16 to 3. She said the plan gave no independent outside review of complaints against officers.
March 22, 2021
Source: liherald.com
Past race Siela A. Bynoe ran in:
- State Senator, District 6 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 6; New York · incumbent