Patrick M. Gallivan

Voted no on March 4, 2026 on a bill requiring state immunization rules to follow the recommendations of named medical bodies. The Senate passed it 40 to 20.

March 4, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted no on May 7, 2024 on the Climate Change Superfund Act, which charges large fossil fuel companies to pay into a state fund for adapting to climate change. The Senate passed it 43 to 17.

May 7, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

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 · researched September 20, 2026

Voted no on March 5, 2026 on 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, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Sponsored a law signed on August 16, 2017 that bars anyone from altering a student's official school records, files or data.

August 16, 2017Supports Public Education Quality

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted no on July 1, 2022 at a special summer session on a bill rewriting New York's rules for firearm licenses and for carrying guns in public. The Senate passed it 43 to 20.

July 1, 2022Opposes Gun Control

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted no on the NY SAFE Act on January 14, 2013, New York's main gun control law. The Senate passed it 43 to 18.

January 14, 2013Opposes Gun Control

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted no on the Reproductive Health Act on January 22, 2019, which set out abortion rights in New York state law. The Senate passed it 38 to 24.

January 22, 2019Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted no on the Clean Slate Act on June 9, 2023, which automatically seals certain criminal convictions. The Senate passed it 37 to 25.

June 9, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted no on March 18, 2021 on a bill restricting the use of solitary confinement in New York prisons and jails and setting up other forms of separate housing. The Senate passed it 42 to 21.

March 18, 2021Opposes Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted no on the Driver's License Access and Privacy Act on June 17, 2019, which let New Yorkers get a driver's license without proof of lawful immigration status. The Senate passed it 33 to 29.

June 17, 2019Opposes Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted no on the Marriage Equality Act on June 24, 2011, the law that let same-sex couples marry in New York. The Senate passed it 33 to 29.

June 24, 2011Opposes Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

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 · researched September 20, 2026

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 · researched September 20, 2026

Sponsored a law signed on September 11, 2023 that formally treats Lawrence Lakeman's death as a result of his work in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup operations.

September 11, 2023

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted no on the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act on March 30, 2021, the law that legalized marijuana for adult use in New York. The Senate passed it 40 to 23.

March 30, 2021

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Led a Senate committee that held two public hearings in October 2018 on how the state decides parole release and on a governor's order letting people on parole register to vote. The committee published its joint report on January 17, 2019.

January 17, 2019

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Sponsored the Charitable Gaming Act of 2017, signed into law on December 18, 2017. The law reset the state rules for games of chance run by charities.

December 18, 2017

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Was re-appointed chair of the Senate Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Corrections on February 6, 2015. He had chaired the committee since 2013 and was also placed on 13 other Senate committees.

February 6, 2015

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Sponsored a law signed on September 23, 2011 that lets local jails in New York hold inmates from other states.

September 23, 2011

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

A federal appeals court ruled on August 18, 2011 that a jury verdict had to stand in a case over the sexual assault of a woman held in the Erie County jail. The suit named the county and Gallivan in his official capacity as sheriff, not personally; the jury found the county's supervision of jail guards so deficient that it amounted to deliberate indifference, and found Gallivan himself not negligent.

August 18, 2011

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 21, 2026