April N. McCants-Baskin

Sponsored a state law ending New York's ban on patients signing up at more than one organ transplant center in the state. The governor signed it.

October 16, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a state law requiring warning labels on hair relaxers that contain chemicals linked to cancer or birth defects. The governor signed it.

November 21, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a state law requiring school safety plans to include a plan for sudden cardiac arrest. The governor signed it.

July 24, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a bill making children with high blood lead levels automatically eligible for early intervention services. The Senate passed it 53-0.

June 6, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a bill creating a state program that gives money to build and fix up one- and two-family homes outside New York City. The Senate passed it 54-6.

June 4, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a bill creating a state program that gives money to build and fix up one- and two-family homes outside New York City. The Senate passed it 54-6.

June 4, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a county law letting Erie County pay for affordable housing projects. The Erie County Legislature passed it on February 1, 2024.

February 1, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

Source: www4.erie.gov

Sponsored a state law letting parents freeze the credit reports of children up to age 18, instead of 16. The governor signed it.

November 21, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a bill requiring state agencies and counties to offer key forms in the 12 most common languages of new immigrants. The Senate passed it 52-10.

April 2, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored the Erie County Language Access Act. It requires county department plans and trainings in the top six local languages, including sign language. It passed 7-4.

December 21, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: btpm.org

Sponsored a state law requiring warning labels on hair relaxers that contain chemicals linked to cancer or birth defects. The governor signed it.

November 21, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: nysenate.gov

Voted no on a bill to ban drug, alcohol, or cannabis testing of pregnant people and newborns without consent, except in emergencies. It passed the Senate 38-22.

June 4, 2026

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored India's Law, which requires jails to tell an incarcerated person's family within 48 hours of a serious medical emergency. The Senate passed it 59-1.

June 4, 2026

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a state law saying people who pass through tribal lands on roads or trails are not trespassing. It also lets the Seneca Nation make agreements with police. The governor signed it.

February 13, 2026

Source: nysenate.gov

Sponsored a state law letting the town of Cheektowaga charge a hotel occupancy tax of up to 3%. The governor signed it.

October 16, 2025

Source: nysenate.gov

Voted no on a bill ending the rule that makes existing gas customers pay for new gas hookups within 100 feet. It passed the Senate 34-25.

June 12, 2025

Source: nysenate.gov

Voted no on a bill to bar certain elected officials from serving on industrial development agency boards. It passed the Senate 42-16.

June 10, 2025

Source: nysenate.gov

Voted no on the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which lets terminally ill patients ask for and use medicine to end their lives. It passed the Senate 35-27.

June 9, 2025

Source: nysenate.gov

Received the unanimous endorsement of the Erie County Democratic Committee for the 63rd State Senate District.

February 16, 2024

Source: btpm.org