Toby Ann Stavisky
Democratic · NY · New York State Senator, District 11
Toby Ann Stavisky is a New York State Senator and chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee. Her public work has included higher education, schools, services for older adults, and small-business support.
Where Toby Ann Stavisky stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (8 records), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record),
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 8 support
Passed legislation through both chambers updating the scope and licensure rules for physical therapist assistants.
June 5, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Passed Senate legislation establishing state licensure for genetic counselors.
February 4, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Sponsored enacted legislation requiring large private health plans to cover scalp-cooling systems used to reduce hair loss during chemotherapy.
December 13, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Sponsored enacted legislation modernizing physical-therapy practice requirements, including evaluation, treatment, and referral rules.
October 25, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Sponsored enacted legislation allowing pharmacists to dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives without a patient-specific prescription after a risk assessment.
May 2, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Sponsored enacted legislation replacing credentialing with state licensure for physical therapist assistants.
August 17, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Sponsored enacted legislation authorizing pharmacists to administer all CDC-recommended vaccines to adults and making pharmacists' COVID-19 vaccination authority permanent.
November 3, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Sponsored legislation enacted to license registered pharmacy technicians and define their permitted role assisting pharmacists.
October 25, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Sponsored enacted legislation banning smoking at state-owned parks, beaches, boardwalks, marinas, playgrounds, recreation centers, and group camps.
July 15, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
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Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Sponsored enacted legislation requiring selected licensed professionals to report practice information for collection by the State Education Department.
December 21, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Passed Senate legislation requiring crime victims to receive notice of their right to make an impact statement and to appear personally at parole hearings.
March 16, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Passed Senate legislation known as Emma's Law, allowing victims to make statements when defendants are sentenced for misdemeanors.
May 20, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Sponsored enacted legislation strengthening investigation, disclosure, and law-enforcement reporting requirements for hate crimes on college campuses.
July 11, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support
Passed Senate legislation requiring crime victims to receive notice of their right to make an impact statement and to appear personally at parole hearings.
March 16, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: nysenate.gov
Passed Senate legislation known as Emma's Law, allowing victims to make statements when defendants are sentenced for misdemeanors.
May 20, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 7 support
Sponsored enacted legislation making graduates of qualifying online high schools eligible for college admission and state financial aid.
December 5, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Passed Senate legislation requiring screening procedures to identify gifted and talented students.
June 10, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Sponsored enacted legislation establishing experiential-learning opportunities across SUNY and CUNY.
November 22, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
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Sponsored enacted legislation allowing qualified New York 529-plan withdrawals for federally permitted educational expenses.
September 5, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
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Passed Senate legislation updating eligibility and administration rules for state academic awards, student loans, and tuition-assistance programs.
April 4, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
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Passed Senate legislation to enhance and proportionally fund postsecondary supports and services for students with disabilities.
June 1, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
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Passed a bill through the Senate requiring public higher-education, state, and Indian libraries to provide public access for 2020 Census services.
February 14, 2020Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Sponsored enacted legislation allowing pharmacists to dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives without a patient-specific prescription after a risk assessment.
May 2, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Passed a bill through the Senate requiring public higher-education, state, and Indian libraries to provide public access for 2020 Census services.
February 14, 2020Supports Election Integrity
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Passed Senate legislation barring higher-education institutions from disclosing a student's immigration status without consent except where legally required.
May 30, 2023Supports Data Privacy
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 5 support
Sponsored enacted legislation strengthening investigation, disclosure, and law-enforcement reporting requirements for hate crimes on college campuses.
July 11, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Passed Senate legislation to enhance and proportionally fund postsecondary supports and services for students with disabilities.
June 1, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Passed Senate legislation barring higher-education institutions from disclosing a student's immigration status without consent except where legally required.
May 30, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Sponsored enacted legislation prohibiting proprietary schools from retaliating against students who file complaints or exercise a private right of action.
May 4, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Sponsored enacted legislation extending New York Human Rights Law discrimination protections to students at for-profit colleges, universities, career schools, and English-language schools.
December 6, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Sponsored enacted legislation prohibiting proprietary schools from retaliating against students who file complaints or exercise a private right of action.
May 4, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov
Past race Toby Ann Stavisky ran in:
- State Senator, District 11 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 11; New York · incumbent