Jamaal T. Bailey
Democratic · NY · New York State Senator, District 36; Chair, Insurance Committee
Bronx and Mount Vernon state senator and Insurance Committee chair focused on insurance oversight, criminal-justice and police accountability reforms, public safety, and opioid and overdose prevention.
Where Jamaal T. Bailey stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Anti-Corruption (4 records), Government Efficiency (1 record),
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Sponsored S5047, which passed the Senate to let insurers seek approval for voluntary reward or incentive programs for eligible members.
April 1, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S6601B, enacted as Chapter 103 of 2020, establishing a duty to address the medical and mental-health needs of people under arrest or in law-enforcement custody.
June 15, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 4 support
Introduced S1661 to create an independent board for review of deaths and near deaths connected to encounters with police or peace officers.
January 13, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S2575B, enacted as Chapter 101 of 2020, requiring police and peace officers to report specified firearm discharges within six hours.
June 15, 2020Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S2574C, enacted as Chapter 95 of 2020, creating an Office of Special Investigation in the Attorney General's office for deaths caused by police and peace officers.
June 12, 2020Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S8496, enacted as Chapter 96 of 2020, repealing Civil Rights Law Section 50-a and making law-enforcement disciplinary records subject to public-records law with privacy protections.
June 12, 2020Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Reported that the Senate Insurance Committee met six times, advanced 67 bills, and held a residential property-insurance hearing during the 2025 session under his chairmanship.
January 12, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 5 support
Sponsored S6814, which passed the Senate to create automatic notifications for crime victims and specified family members about arrests, court appearances, releases, parole interviews, and victim-impact-statement rights.
April 28, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Introduced S1661 to create an independent board for review of deaths and near deaths connected to encounters with police or peace officers.
January 13, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S2575B, enacted as Chapter 101 of 2020, requiring police and peace officers to report specified firearm discharges within six hours.
June 15, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S2574C, enacted as Chapter 95 of 2020, creating an Office of Special Investigation in the Attorney General's office for deaths caused by police and peace officers.
June 12, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Helped secure speedy-trial, bail, and open automatic-discovery reforms in the 2019 state budget.
April 1, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Sponsored S871, which passed the Senate to require public-housing authorities with waiting-list preferences to give domestic-violence survivors the same priority as other prioritized populations.
April 28, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Co-chaired a joint Senate hearing on residential property-insurance costs, availability, carrier behavior, regulatory oversight, climate risk, and housing affordability.
November 18, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
As Insurance Committee chair, joined a formal Senate investigation of residential property-insurance costs and availability and sent ten-year information requests to state regulators and 32 insurers and trade groups.
August 25, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Sponsored S8805, enacted as Chapter 22 of 2026, updating the veterans tuition awards program.
February 13, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 5 support
Sponsored S6814, which passed the Senate to create automatic notifications for crime victims and specified family members about arrests, court appearances, releases, parole interviews, and victim-impact-statement rights.
April 28, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S871, which passed the Senate to require public-housing authorities with waiting-list preferences to give domestic-violence survivors the same priority as other prioritized populations.
April 28, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S6601B, enacted as Chapter 103 of 2020, establishing a duty to address the medical and mental-health needs of people under arrest or in law-enforcement custody.
June 15, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S8496, enacted as Chapter 96 of 2020, repealing Civil Rights Law Section 50-a and making law-enforcement disciplinary records subject to public-records law with privacy protections.
June 12, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Helped secure speedy-trial, bail, and open automatic-discovery reforms in the 2019 state budget.
April 1, 2019Supports Civil Rights
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Co-chaired a joint Senate hearing on residential property-insurance costs, availability, carrier behavior, regulatory oversight, climate risk, and housing affordability.
November 18, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
As Insurance Committee chair, joined a formal Senate investigation of residential property-insurance costs and availability and sent ten-year information requests to state regulators and 32 insurers and trade groups.
August 25, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Received New York State United Teachers' endorsement for State Senate District 36 in the 2026 general election.
September 12, 2026
Source: nysut.org · researched September 13, 2026
Qualified for the November 2026 general-election ballot on the Democratic line for New York State Senate District 36.
September 4, 2026
Source: elections.ny.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Received District Council 37's endorsement for re-election to State Senate District 36 in the 2026 primary.
April 29, 2026
Source: dc37.net · researched September 13, 2026
Was elected to the New York State Senate from District 36, representing Bronx neighborhoods and Mount Vernon.
November 8, 2016
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Race Jamaal T. Bailey is in:
- State Senator, District 36 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 36; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.