NYLCV 2019 State Environmental Scorecard

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Scorecard

For thirty years,

Contents F O R E WO R D 2 ABOUT THE BILLS 4 A N OT E TO O U R M E M BE RS 7 ME T H O D O LO G Y & K E Y RE SU LTS 8 AVE R AGE S CO R E S BY RE G IO N 9 S E N AT E S CO R E S 2 1 A S S E MB LY S CO RE S 2 6

the New York League of Conservation Voters has worked to lobby state and local elected officials on environmental issues, provide objective information about environmental policies to the public, and hold elected officials accountable. Several years ago NYLCV began issuing a State Legislative Scorecard after the state legislative session in order to further our goal of holding elected officials accountable.

I’m privileged to announce that in my first year as President, the State Legislature had the best session for the environment in living memory, including two bold nation-leading policies on climate and transportation.

The highlight of the 2019 session was the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), which requires the state to achieve 100% clean power by 2040, carbon neutrality by 2050 with an 85% reduction in total greenhouse gas emissions, and make significant investments in frontline communities. The CLCPA is the most ambitious climate bill in the nation and reflects years of hard work from legislators and environmental justice advocates—a bill so significant we double-weighted its score. NYLCV is proud to have helped to get this critical climate legislation across the finish line.

The legislature also made tackling emissions from the transportation sector a priority this year.

Most importantly, they authorized congestion pricing for Manhattan’s central business district in the state budget. Congestion pricing will get cars off the road while raising critical new revenue for regional mass transit—that’s why for the first time we scored a budget proposal and chose to double-weight legislators’ public support for it.

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In June, the legislature passed a bill to give local governments the authority to legalize and regulate e-bikes and e-scooters, which are important low-emission options that will help us reduce the transportation sector’s role in climate change.

Both houses also took action to require the Department of Transportation to issue 5-year capital plans that consider alternative modes of transportation. And while it unfortunately did not pass either house, we made progress this year on considering a low-carbon fuel standard that would reduce transportation emissions and improve air quality.

After years of gridlock, the legislature finally approved a paint stewardship program that will require paint manufacturers to take back and responsibly recycle or dispose of unused paint, which has no place in landfills. The Child Safe Products Act, another long-standing NYLCV priority that passed this year, will ban the most dangerous chemicals from children’s products and require the disclosure of potentially harmful chemicals. While we weren’t able to get a bill to ban PFAS chemicals from food packaging through the Assembly, I’m confident we’ll see it advance next year.

This was a big year for clean water. In addition to $500 million for clean water infrastructure in the state budget, the legislature took action to tighten plumbing fixture efficiency standards, extend the statute of limitations for public water suppliers to sue those responsible for contamination, ban 1,4-dioxane from cleaning and cosmetic products, and ban offshore drilling in state waters. Of course, protecting our water is not just about protecting it for humans. We were thrilled to see the legislature act on a bill to ban the bulk fishing of bunker

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fish, which are a cornerstone of the marine ecosystem. The clock ran out on passing legislation to protect Class C streams, but there’s plenty of support to get it done when the legislature returns in January.

On the renewable energy front, both houses passed legislation to shore up support for legacy renewable energy projects, ensuring that we’ll continue to benefit from older hydropower and wind facilities for years to come. Legislation to allow utility customers to join community solar programs located outside of their utility’s service area did not advance, but I’m optimistic about the conversation it started.

Finally, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention two NYLCV priorities that were approved as part of the state budget. Banning plastic bags and allowing local fees on paper will reduce litter, protect our waterways and help to address our solid waste crisis. Requiring large generators of food waste to donate excess wholesome food and recycle food scraps will not only reduce waste but help fight climate change. If you’ve noticed a theme of longstanding NYLCV priorities finally becoming law this year, you’d be right. We’re proud of all of our environmental leaders for this session’s successes, and we can’t wait to get back to work in January.

Julie Tighe P R E S I D E N T, N Y L C V

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About the Bills

CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT S. 6599/A. 8429 The CLCPA is the most ambitious climate change law in the country.

It sets binding targets of economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050, with an 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, and 100% clean power by 2040. The legislation also requires 35% of all climate change funding to benefit disadvantaged communities. This bill is double-weighted for legislators’ scores. S. 6599/A. 8429 passed the Senate 6/19/19 and passed the Assembly 6/20/19. Sponsored by Senator Todd Kaminsky and Assemblyman Steve Englebright.

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CONGESTION PRICING Starting in 2021, all non-emergency vehicles will be charged a fee to enter Manhattan’s central business district. This will reduce emissions, free up road space for buses, bikes, and pedestrians, and raise new revenue for the MTA, all of which are important for reducing the transportation sector’s role in climate change. We asked legislators to make a statement of support for congestion pricing in order to hold them accountable, and those statements were double-weighted for legislators’ scores.

1,4-DIOXANE BAN S. 4389-B/A. 6295-A 1,4-Dioxane, which can be found in certain consumer products and industrial processes, is harmful to human health and an emerging contaminant in public water supplies, especially on Long Island. This legislation bans 1,4-Dioxane above certain levels from cosmetics, personal care products, and household cleaning products. S. 4389-B/A. 6295-A passed the Senate 6/19/19 and passed the Assembly 6/20/19. Sponsored

by Senator Todd Kaminksy and Assemblyman Steve Englebright.

BAN PFAS CHEMICALS IN FOOD PACKAGING

PAINT STEWARDSHIP S. 4351/A. 6373 This legislation creates a paint stewardship program that requires paint manufacturers to accept unused paint for recycling or safe disposal. This will save local governments money and decrease the amount of architectural paint that is unsafely disposed of in landfills. S. 4351/A. 6373 passed the Senate 6/5/19 and passed the Assembly 6/21/19.

Sponsored by Senator Timothy Kennedy and Assemblyman Steve Englebright.

S. 2000-A/A. 4739-A

PFAS chemicals are commonly used as anti-stick coatings, including in food packaging. They are also known carcinogens. This bill would ban PFAS chemicals in food packaging, thereby preventing New Yorkers from unknowingly ingesting chemicals that can be harmful when absorbed into the bloodstream. S. 2000-A/A. 4739-A passed the Senate 6/19/19 and died on the Assembly floor. Sponsored by Senator Brad Hoylman and Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy.

CHILD SAFE PRODUCTS ACT A. 6296-A/S. 501-B The Child Safe Products Act will ban chemicals that have been proven to be harmful to human health from children’s products and require manufacturer disclosure of chemicals in children’s products that are potentially harmful to human health. Parents have a right to know what is in children’s products. A. 6296-A/S. 501-B passed the Assembly and the Senate 4/30/19. Sponsored by Assemblyman Steve Englebright and Senator Todd Kaminsky.

WATER SAVING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

PROHIBIT HARVESTING OF ATLANTIC MENHADEN

S. 354-A/A. 2286

S. 2317/A. 2571

In 2006, the EPA created the WaterSense program, which voluntarily labels products that meet water-efficiency standards. This bill would align New York’s water saving performance standards, which have not been updated since 2002, with the federal WaterSense guidelines.

This would help consumers make educated decisions on products that impact the environment, and would protect water resources for future generations. S. 354-A/ A. 2286 passed the Senate and the Assembly 4/30/19.

Sponsored by Senator Todd Kaminsky and Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter.

This legislation will prohibit the use of large nets called purse seines to fish Atlantic menhaden, commonly known as bunker fish. Menhaden are small fish that are important to the marine ecosystem, and aggressive conservation efforts to support their population have brought many larger animals that prey on them, like whales, back to New York waters. Allowing them to be fished with purse seines would reverse that progress and harm both the ecosystem and the fishing industry. S. 2317/A. 2571 passed the Senate 2/5/19 and passed the Assembly 2/4/19. Sponsored by Senator Todd Kaminsky and Assemblyman Steve Englebright.

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STATE TRANSPORTATION PLAN A. 4880/S. 1673

This bill would require the New York State Department of Transportation to submit capital plans to the legislature every five years to allow elected officials to weigh in on proposed transportation plans and see the larger picture of transportation in the state. It is now more important than ever that NYS DOT plans, in a transparent manner, for a green transportation future that includes mass transit, bicycles, pedestrians and other zero-emission modes of transportation. A. 4880/S. 1673 passed the Assembly 5/21/19 and passed the Senate 6/11/19. Sponsored by Assemblywoman Nily Rozic and Senator James Skoufis.

E-BIKE/E-SCOOTER LEGALIZATION S. 5294-A/A. 7431-B

E-bikes and e-scooters can be an important part of greening the transportation sector. This legislation authorizes local governments to regulate and allow the use of e-bikes and e-scooters to expand access to them. S. 5294-A/ A. 7431-B passed the Senate 6/19/19 and passed the Assembly 6/21/19. Sponsored by Senator Jessica Ramos and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic.

PROHIBIT OFFSHORE DRILLING A. 2572/S. 2316 Federal regulations have prohibited oil and gas exploration off New York’s coast for decades. As a result, State law relating to offshore oil and gas exploration is outdated and inadequate. This bill would address this oversight in New York State law, protecting our coastal economy and ecosystem while also sending a message to the federal government that plans for offshore oil and gas exploration off the East Coast are deeply misguided. A. 2572/S. 2316 passed the Assembly 2/4/19 and passed the Senate 2/5/19.

Sponsored by Assemblyman Steve Englebright and Senator Todd Kaminsky.

EXTEND STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR WATER SUPPLIERS TO SUE POLLUTERS S. 3337-C/A. 5477-C

In the past several years, harmful contaminants that are a legacy of New York’s industrial past have been found in public water supplies across the state, and there is little doubt that further contamination will be discovered. This legislation will extend the statute of limitations for public water suppliers to sue to recover the large expenses associated with filtering contaminants and protecting public health 6

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from responsible parties. S. 3337-C/A. 5477-C passed the Senate 5/30/19 and passed the Assembly 6/4/19. Sponsored by Senator James Gaughran and Assemblyman Fred Thiele.

CLASS C STREAM PROTECTION S. 5612-A/A. 8349 Most Class C streams, which are designated for fishing, are not currently protected under the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Protection of Waters regulatory program, meaning that many potentially harmful activities can take place in them without permits or oversight. This legislation would add Class C streams to the Protection of Waters regulatory program and give DEC additional tools to protect vulnerable natural resources. S. 5612-A/A. 8349 passed the Senate 6/19/19 and died on the Assembly floor. Sponsored

by Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblyman Sean Ryan.

TIER 2 RENEWABLES S. 23/A. 4294 This legislation creates a new subsidy program under the Clean Energy Standard to support renewable energy generators that were built before 2003, which are in danger of closing or selling their power to other states without utility support. S. 23/A. 4294 passed the Senate 3/6/19 and passed the Assembly 6/21/19. Sponsored by Senator Kevin Parker and Assemblyman Michael Cusick.

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A Note to Our Members In 2019, you used your voice to tell your legislators to fight climate change, conserve land and water, and protect public health. The environmental wins we were able to achieve this session were because of support from members like you. When we act together, we can get a lot done.

LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD S. 4003/A. 5262 A low-carbon fuel standard would require fuel providers to reduce their emissions by at least 20% by 2030 and incentivize them to move away from carbon-intensive fuels like diesel and gasoline toward low- or zero-carbon fuels like electric batteries, bio-methane, and hydrogen. S. 4003/ A. 5262 died in Senate Environmental Conservation and in Assembly Environmental Conservation. Sponsored by Senator Kevin Parker and Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner.

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EXPANDING ACCESS TO COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTED GENERATION S. 5627/A. 7286 Community distributed generation allows utility customers to buy credits in renewable energy generation facilities, which are then credited to their account, allowing New Yorkers who are unable to site renewables like solar on their property to still participate in net metering. This legislation would allow customers in one utility territory to participate in CDG located in a different utility territory, which would particularly benefit upstate renewable energy providers and downstate utility customers. S. 5627/A. 7286 passed the Senate 6/13/19 and died in Assembly Ways and Means. Sponsored by Senator Kevin Parker and Assemblyman Michael Cusick.

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Methodology & Key Results Bills that passed their respective house of the legislature were graded on whether or not each legislator took the proenvironment vote. An unexcused missed vote is counted the same as an anti-environmental vote, though we did not count excused absences against the final score. Scored bills that did not reach a floor vote were graded on cosponsorship. Members were given a grace period until July 8th to co-sponsor bills. Congestion pricing, because it was part of a larger budget bill that members might vote for or against for a wide variety of reasons unrelated to congestion pricing, was scored based on whether or not a member made a statement in support of the policy. Annual scores are based on a scale of 0 to 100 and calculated by dividing the number of pro-environmental votes or bill sponsorships by the total number of bills each member was scored on. However, this year congestion pricing and the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act were double-weighted in calculating scores. Legislative leaders were not graded, although the scores of their conferences, which they have a substantial impact on, are listed.

97% SENATE DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE

Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins 89% ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE

Speaker Carl Heastie 56% SENATE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE

Minority Leader John Flanagan 51% ASSEMBLY REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE

Minority Leader Brian Kolb

Rising Stars

Senator Jessica Ramos

Assemblymember Karines Reyes

Senator Ramos earned a near-perfect score in her first year in the State Senate and was the prime sponsor of legislation to legalize e-bikes and e-scooters, a top priority for NYLCV. She was also an outspoken voice in support of congestion pricing, displaying political courage in rallying many of her colleagues in Queens to follow her lead. Assemblymember Reyes earned a perfect score in her first year in the State Assembly and stood up for environmental issues including banning single-use plastic bags passing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, and supporting congestion pricing.

Environmental Champions

Senator Todd Kaminsky

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Assemblyman Steve Englebright

This was one of the best legislative sessions for the environment in New York’s history, and no one deserves more credit than Senator Kaminsky and Assemblyman Englebright. As the chairs of their chambers’ respective Environmental Conservation Committees, they led the charge for the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, working tirelessly to reach an agreement with the Governor in the closing days of session. They also moved legislation to prohibit offshore drilling, prevent overfishing, protect children from toxic chemicals, and ban 1,4-dioxane. We’re sure that with Senator Kaminsky and Assemblyman Englebright chairing these committees, next year will be another banner year for the environment.

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SENATE PERFECT SCORES Monica R. Martinez James Gaughran Kevin Thomas Anna M. Kaplan John E. Brooks Todd Kaminsky John C. Liu

Michael Gianaris Leroy Comrie Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. Julia Salazar Kevin S. Parker Andrew Gounardes Brad Hoylman

José M. Serrano Luis R. Sepúlveda Gustavo Rivera Alessandra Biaggi Jamaal T. Bailey Shelley B. Mayer David Carlucci

James Skoufis Pete Harckham Neil D. Breslin Rachel May Timothy M. Kennedy

Jeffrey Dinowitz Karines Reyes Amy Paulin Steven Otis Thomas J. Abinanti David Buchwald Sandy Galef Didi Barrett John T. McDonald III Patricia Fahy Phil Steck

Angelo Santabarbara Carrie Woerner Donna A. Lupardo Pamela J. Hunter William B. Magnarelli Monica P. Wallace Karen McMahon Sean Ryan

ASSEMBLY PERFECT SCORES Félix W. Ortiz Jo Anne Simon Walter T. Mosley Deborah J. Glick Linda B. Rosenthal Robert J. Rodriguez Daniel J. O'Donnell Carmen N. De La Rosa Dan Quart Harvey Epstein Richard N. Gottfried

Fred W. Thiele, Jr. Anthony D'Urso Nily Rozic Daniel Rosenthal Andrew Hevesi Vivian E. Cook Aravella Simotas Robert C. Carroll Steven Cymbrowitz Mathylde Frontus Joseph R. Lentol

Average Score

by Region WESTERN NEW YORK

CENTRAL NEW YORK

S E N A T E 60%

S E N A T E 62%

ASSEMBLY 63%

ASSEMBLY 66%

NORTH COUNTRY S E N A T E 56% ASSEMBLY 59% CAPITAL REGION S E N A T E 63% ASSEMBLY 89% HUDSON VALLEY S E N A T E 92% ASSEMBLY 68% WESTCHESTER S E N A T E 100% ASSEMBLY 89% LONG ISLAND S E N A T E 94%

NEW YORK CITY

ASSEMBLY 72%

S E N A T E 93% ASSEMBLY

· STATEN ISLAND 72%

· QUEENS 88%

· MANHAT TAN 96%

· BROOKLYN 84%

· BRONX 85%

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LONG ISLAND

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1 Kenneth P. LaValle R

76%

3 Monica R. Martinez D

100%

4 Phil Boyle R

78%

5 James Gaughran D

100%

6 Kevin Thomas D

100%

7 Anna M. Kaplan D

100%

8 John E. Brooks D

100%

9 Todd Kaminsky D

100%

10 James Sanders Jr. D

89%

11 John C. Liu D

100%

12 Michael Gianaris D

100%

13 Jessica Ramos D

94%

14 Leroy Comrie D

100%

15 Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. D

100%

16 Toby Ann Stavisky D

89%

17

Simcha Felder

D

67%

18

Julia Salazar

D

100%

19

Roxanne J. Persaud

D

89%

20

Zellnor Myrie

D

94%

21

Kevin S. Parker

D

100%

S354-A Wat er Saving Pe S1509-C Co

S23 Tier 2 Re

Y Y Y Y Y Y

rformance St andards

ts Act

ngestion Pr icing

S4003 Low

S5294-A E-Bi ke/E-Scooter S4389-B 1,4S2000-A Ba

S5627 Expa S6599 Clim

S5612 Class

Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y

n Act

and Comm unity Protec tio C Stream Pr otection

ate Leadersh ip

Packaging n

unity Distrib uted Genera tio

icals in Food

Legalization

ss to Comm

ns PFAS Chem nding Acce

an Standard

n

Dioxane Ba

Carbon Fuel

Transportatio n Pl

Stewardshi p S1673 State

Y

S4351 Paint

liers

e Seines

S3337-C Ex to Sue Conttends Statute of Limita aminators tions for Wat er Supp

newables

= Excused

Safe Produc

= Pro-Environment Action

n with Purs

KEY

re Drilling S501-B Child

= Anti-Environment Action

ting Menha de

S2316 Proh ibits Offsho

PASS ( Y/ N) S2317 Proh ibits Harves

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Senate Scores

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HUDSON VALLEY WESTCHESTER

NEW YORK CIT Y

22 Andrew Gounardes D

100%

23 Diane J. Savino D

94%

24 Andrew J. Lanza R

56%

25 Velmanette Montgomery D

88%

26 Brian Kavanagh D

94%

27 Brad Hoylman D

100%

28 Liz Krueger D

94%

29 José M. Serrano D

100%

30 Brian A. Benjamin D

94%

31 Robert Jackson D

94%

32 Luis R. Sepúlveda D

100%

33 Gustavo Rivera D

100%

34 Alessandra Biaggi D

100%

36 Jamaal T. Bailey D

100%

37 Shelley B. Mayer D

100%

38

David Carlucci

D

100%

39

James Skoufis

D

100%

40

Pete Harckham

D

100%

41

Sue Serino

R

65%

42

Jen Metzger

D

94%

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S23 Tier 2 Re

Y Y Y Y Y Y

rformance St andards

ts Act

ngestion Pr icing

S4003 Low

S5294-A E-Bi ke/E-Scooter S4389-B 1,4S2000-A Ba

S5627 Expa S6599 Clim

S5612 Class

Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y

n Act

and Comm unity Protec tio C Stream Pr otection

ate Leadersh ip

Packaging n

unity Distrib uted Genera tio

icals in Food

Legalization

ss to Comm

ns PFAS Chem nding Acce

an Standard

n

Dioxane Ba

Carbon Fuel

Transportatio n Pl

Stewardshi p S1673 State

Y

S4351 Paint

liers

e Seines

S3337-C Ex to Sue Conttends Statute of Limita aminators tions for Wat er Supp

newables

= Excused

Safe Produc

= Pro-Environment Action

n with Purs

KEY

re Drilling S501-B Child

= Anti-Environment Action

ting Menha de

S2316 Proh ibits Offsho

PASS ( Y/ N) S2317 Proh ibits Harves

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Senate Scores

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WESTERN NEW YORK

CENTRAL NEW YORK

NORTH COUNTRY

CAPITAL REGION

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43 Daphne Jordan R

50%

44 Neil D. Breslin D

100%

46 George A. Amedore, Jr. R

44%

49 James Tedisco R

61%

51 James L. Seward R

61%

45 Betty Little R

44%

47 Joseph A. Griffo R

61%

48 Patty Ritchie R

61%

50 Robert E. Antonacci R

50%

52 Fred Akshar R

50%

53 Rachel May D

100%

54 Pamela Helming R

59%

55 Rich Funke R

50%

56 Joseph E. Robach R

61%

58 Thomas F. O'Mara R

50%

59

Patrick M. Gallivan

R

50%

60

Chris Jacobs

R

61%

61

Michael H. Ranzenhofer

R

50%

62

Robert G. Ortt

R

44%

63

Timothy M. Kennedy

D

100%

S354-A Wat er Saving Pe S1509-C Co

S23 Tier 2 Re

Y Y Y Y Y Y

rformance St andards

ts Act

ngestion Pr icing

S4003 Low

S5294-A E-Bi ke/E-Scooter S4389-B 1,4S2000-A Ba

S5627 Expa S6599 Clim

S5612 Class

Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y

n Act

and Comm unity Protec tio C Stream Pr otection

ate Leadersh ip

Packaging n

unity Distrib uted Genera tio

icals in Food

Legalization

ss to Comm

ns PFAS Chem nding Acce

an Standard

n

Dioxane Ba

Carbon Fuel

Transportatio n Pl

Stewardshi p S1673 State

Y

S4351 Paint

liers

e Seines

S3337-C Ex to Sue Conttends Statute of Limita aminators tions for Wat er Supp

newables

= Excused

Safe Produc

= Pro-Environment Action

n with Purs

KEY

re Drilling S501-B Child

= Anti-Environment Action

ting Menha de

S2316 Proh ibits Offsho

PASS ( Y/ N) S2317 Proh ibits Harves

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Senate Scores

* Senate District 57 is vacant

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LONG ISLAND

1 Fred W. Thiele, Jr. D

100%

2 Anthony H. Palumbo R

67%

3 Joe DeStefano R

67%

4 Steve Englebright D

94%

5 Doug Smith R

56%

6 Phil Ramos D

75%

7 Andrew R. Garbarino R

44%

8 Micael J. Fitzpatrick R

50%

9 Michael LiPetri R

56%

10 Steve Stern D

89%

11 Kimberly Jean-Pierre D

78%

12 Andrew P. Raia R

89%

13 Charles D. Lavine D

78%

14 David G. McDonough R

46%

15 Michael Montesano R

63%

16

Anthony D'Urso

D

100%

17

John K. Mikulin

R

56%

18

Taylor Raynor Darling

D

73%

19

Edward P. Ra

R

67%

20

Melissa Miller

R

67%

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A2286 Water A2009-C/S

A4880 State

Y Y Y Y Y Y

Act s

e Seines

Y Y

A8349 Class A7286 Expa A4739-A Ba A4294 Tier

A8429 Clim

Y N N N N Y Y

les ate Leadersh ip

2 Renewab

n

n Act

and Comm unity Protec tio

Packaging

unity Distrib uted Genera tio icals in Food

ss to Comm ns PFAS Chem

nding Acce

C Stream Pr otection

Standard

n

Dioxane Ba Carbon Fuel

A5262 Low

Y

A6295-A 1,4-

Transportatio n Plan A5477-C (S03 33 7) Extend Suppliers to Sue Contam s Statute of Limitatio ns for Water inators A7431-B E-Bi ke/E-Scooter Legalization A6373 Pain t Stewardshi p

Pricing

ance Standa rd

fe Products Saving Perfo rm Congestion

= Excused

501) Child Sa

= Pro-Environment Action

n with Purs

KEY

re Drilling A6296-A (S00

= Anti-Environment Action

ting Menha de

A2572 Proh ibits Offsho

PASS ( Y/ N) A2571 Proh ibits Harves

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Assembly Scores

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QUEENS

LONG ISLAND

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21 Judy Griffin D

89%

22 Michaelle C. Solages D

89%

23 Stacey Pheffer Amato D

72%

24 David I. Weprin D

89%

25 Nily Rozic D

100%

26 Edward C. Braunstein D

78%

27 Daniel Rosenthal D

100%

28 Andrew Hevesi D

100%

29 Alicia Hyndman D

89%

30 Brian Barnwell D

94%

31 Michele R. Titus D

54%

32 Vivian E. Cook D

100%

33 Clyde Vanel D

89%

34 Michael G. DenDekker D

83%

35 Jeffrion L. Aubry D

78%

36

Aravella Simotas

D

100%

37

Catherine Nolan

D

85%

38

Michael Miller

D

94%

39

Catalina Cruz

D

83%

40

Ron Kim

D

94% A2286 Water A2009-C/S

A4880 State

Y Y Y Y Y Y

Act s

e Seines

Y Y

A8349 Class A7286 Expa A4739-A Ba A4294 Tier

A8429 Clim

Y N N N N Y Y

les ate Leadersh ip

2 Renewab

n

n Act

and Comm unity Protec tio

Packaging

unity Distrib uted Genera tio icals in Food

ss to Comm ns PFAS Chem

nding Acce

C Stream Pr otection

Standard

n

Dioxane Ba Carbon Fuel

A5262 Low

Y

A6295-A 1,4-

Transportatio n Plan A5477-C (S03 33 7) Extend Suppliers to Sue Contam s Statute of Limitatio ns for Water inators A7431-B E-Bi ke/E-Scooter Legalization A6373 Pain t Stewardshi p

Pricing

ance Standa rd

fe Products Saving Perfo rm Congestion

= Excused

501) Child Sa

= Pro-Environment Action

n with Purs

KEY

re Drilling A6296-A (S00

= Anti-Environment Action

ting Menha de

A2572 Proh ibits Offsho

PASS ( Y/ N) A2571 Proh ibits Harves

2 0 1 9 N Y LC V Score

D IS TR IC T

RE G IO N

Assembly Scores

N E W Y O R K L E A G U E O F C O N S E R VAT I O N V O T E R S

BROOKLYN

41 Helene E. Weinstein D

67%

42 Rodneyse Bichotte D

60%

43 Diana C. Richardson D

78%

44 Robert C. Carroll D

100%

45 Steven Cymbrowitz D

100%

46 Mathylde Frontus D

100%

47 William Colton D

83%

48 Simcha Eichenstein D

67%

49 Peter J. Abbate, Jr. D

67%

50 Joseph R. Lentol D

100%

51 FĂŠlix W. Ortiz D

100%

52 Jo Anne Simon D

100%

53 Maritza Davila D

88%

54 Erik M. Dilan D

60%

55 Latrice Walker D

94%

56

Tremaine Wright

D

67%

57

Walter T. Mosley

D

100%

58

N. Nick Perry

D

89%

59

Jaime R. Williams

D

76%

60

Charles Barron

D

81%

2 0 1 9 S TAT E E N V I R O N M E N TA L S C O R E C A R D

A2286 Water A2009-C/S

A4880 State

Y Y Y Y Y Y

Act s

e Seines

Y Y

A8349 Class A7286 Expa A4739-A Ba A4294 Tier

A8429 Clim

Y N N N N Y Y

les ate Leadersh ip

2 Renewab

n

n Act

and Comm unity Protec tio

Packaging

unity Distrib uted Genera tio icals in Food

ss to Comm ns PFAS Chem

nding Acce

C Stream Pr otection

Standard

n

Dioxane Ba Carbon Fuel

A5262 Low

Y

A6295-A 1,4-

Transportatio n Plan A5477-C (S03 33 7) Extend Suppliers to Sue Contam s Statute of Limitatio ns for Water inators A7431-B E-Bi ke/E-Scooter Legalization A6373 Pain t Stewardshi p

Pricing

ance Standa rd

fe Products Saving Perfo rm Congestion

= Excused

501) Child Sa

= Pro-Environment Action

n with Purs

KEY

re Drilling A6296-A (S00

= Anti-Environment Action

ting Menha de

A2572 Proh ibits Offsho

PASS ( Y/ N) A2571 Proh ibits Harves

2 0 1 9 N Y LC V Score

D IS TR IC T

RE G IO N

Assembly Scores

15

BRONX

MANHAT TAN

STATEN ISLAND

16

61 Charles D. Fall D

78%

62 Michael Reilly R

56%

63 Michael Cusick D

78%

64 Nicole Malliotakis R

78%

65 Yuh-Line Niou D

94%

66 Deborah J. Glick D

100%

67 Linda B. Rosenthal D

100%

68 Robert J. Rodriguez D

100%

69 Daniel J. O'Donnell D

100%

70 Inez E. Dickens D

83%

71 Al Taylor D

78%

72 Carmen N. De La Rosa D

100%

73 Dan Quart D

100%

74 Harvey Epstein D

100%

75 Richard N. Gottfried D

100%

76

Rebecca A. Seawright

D

94%

77

Latoya Joyner

D

78%

78

José Rivera

D

94%

79

Michael Blake

D

81%

80

Nathalia Fernandez

D

89% A2286 Water A2009-C/S

A4880 State

Y Y Y Y Y Y

Act s

e Seines

Y Y

A8349 Class A7286 Expa A4739-A Ba A4294 Tier

A8429 Clim

Y N N N N Y Y

les ate Leadersh ip

2 Renewab

n

n Act

and Comm unity Protec tio

Packaging

unity Distrib uted Genera tio icals in Food

ss to Comm ns PFAS Chem

nding Acce

C Stream Pr otection

Standard

n

Dioxane Ba Carbon Fuel

A5262 Low

Y

A6295-A 1,4-

Transportatio n Plan A5477-C (S03 33 7) Extend Suppliers to Sue Contam s Statute of Limitatio ns for Water inators A7431-B E-Bi ke/E-Scooter Legalization A6373 Pain t Stewardshi p

Pricing

ance Standa rd

fe Products Saving Perfo rm Congestion

= Excused

501) Child Sa

= Pro-Environment Action

n with Purs

KEY

re Drilling A6296-A (S00

= Anti-Environment Action

ting Menha de

A2572 Proh ibits Offsho

PASS ( Y/ N) A2571 Proh ibits Harves

2 0 1 9 N Y LC V Score

D IS TR IC T

RE G IO N

Assembly Scores

N E W Y O R K L E A G U E O F C O N S E R VAT I O N V O T E R S

HUDSON VALLEY

WESTCHESTER

BRONX

81 Jeffrey Dinowitz D

100%

82 Michael Benedetto D

73%

84 Carmen E. Arroyo D

78%

85 Marcos A. Crespo D

78%

86 Victor M. Pichardo D

83%

87 Karines Reyes D

100%

88 Amy Paulin D

100%

89 J. Gary Pretlow D

67%

90 Nader J. Sayegh D

93%

91 Steven Otis D

100%

92 Thomas J. Abinanti D

100%

93 David Buchwald D

100%

94 Kevin M. Byrne R

50%

95 Sandy Galef D

100%

96 Kenneth Zebrowski D

88%

97

Ellen Jaffee

D

89%

98

Karl Brabenec

R

44%

99

Colin Schmitt

R

67%

100

Aileen M. Gunther

D

83%

101

Brian D. Miller

R

50%

2 0 1 9 S TAT E E N V I R O N M E N TA L S C O R E C A R D

A2286 Water A2009-C/S

A4880 State

Y Y Y Y Y Y

Act s

e Seines

Y Y

A8349 Class A7286 Expa A4739-A Ba A4294 Tier

A8429 Clim

Y N N N N Y Y

les ate Leadersh ip

2 Renewab

n

n Act

and Comm unity Protec tio

Packaging

unity Distrib uted Genera tio icals in Food

ss to Comm ns PFAS Chem

nding Acce

C Stream Pr otection

Standard

n

Dioxane Ba Carbon Fuel

A5262 Low

Y

A6295-A 1,4-

Transportatio n Plan A5477-C (S03 33 7) Extend Suppliers to Sue Contam s Statute of Limitatio ns for Water inators A7431-B E-Bi ke/E-Scooter Legalization A6373 Pain t Stewardshi p

Pricing

ance Standa rd

fe Products Saving Perfo rm Congestion

= Excused

501) Child Sa

= Pro-Environment Action

n with Purs

KEY

re Drilling A6296-A (S00

= Anti-Environment Action

ting Menha de

A2572 Proh ibits Offsho

PASS ( Y/ N) A2571 Proh ibits Harves

2 0 1 9 N Y LC V Score

D IS TR IC T

RE G IO N

Assembly Scores

17

CENTRAL NEW YORK

NORTH COUNTRY

CAPITAL REGION

HUDSON VALLEY

18

112

102 Chris Tague R

33%

103 Kevin A. Cahill D

78%

104 Jonathan G. Jacobson D

72%

105 Kieran Michael Lalor R

44%

106 Didi Barrett D

100%

107 Jake Ashby R

72%

108 John T. McDonald III D

100%

109 Patricia Fahy D

100%

110 Phil Steck D

100%

111 Angelo Santabarbara D

100%

R

50%

113 Carrie Woerner D

100%

114 Dan Stec R

50%

115 Billy Jones D

94%

116 Mark Walczyk R

56%

117

Ken Blankenbush

R

44%

118

Robert Smullen

R

50%

119

Marianne Buttenschon

D

78%

120

William A. Barclay

R

44%

121

John Salka

R

50%

Mary Beth Walsh A2286 Water A2009-C/S

A4880 State

Y Y Y Y Y Y

Act s

e Seines

Y Y

A8349 Class A7286 Expa A4739-A Ba A4294 Tier

A8429 Clim

Y N N N N Y Y

les ate Leadersh ip

2 Renewab

n

n Act

and Comm unity Protec tio

Packaging

unity Distrib uted Genera tio icals in Food

ss to Comm ns PFAS Chem

nding Acce

C Stream Pr otection

Standard

n

Dioxane Ba Carbon Fuel

A5262 Low

Y

A6295-A 1,4-

Transportatio n Plan A5477-C (S03 33 7) Extend Suppliers to Sue Contam s Statute of Limitatio ns for Water inators A7431-B E-Bi ke/E-Scooter Legalization A6373 Pain t Stewardshi p

Pricing

ance Standa rd

fe Products Saving Perfo rm Congestion

= Excused

501) Child Sa

= Pro-Environment Action

n with Purs

KEY

re Drilling A6296-A (S00

= Anti-Environment Action

ting Menha de

A2572 Proh ibits Offsho

PASS ( Y/ N) A2571 Proh ibits Harves

2 0 1 9 N Y LC V Score

D IS TR IC T

RE G IO N

Assembly Scores

N E W Y O R K L E A G U E O F C O N S E R VAT I O N V O T E R S

WESTERN NEW YORK

CENTRAL NEW YORK

122

Clifford W. Crouch

R

44%

123

Donna A. Lupardo

D

100%

124

Christopher S. Friend

R

22%

125

Barbara Lifton

D

83%

126

Gary D. Finch

R

44%

127

Al Stirpe

D

94%

128

Pamela J. Hunter

D

100%

129

William B. Magnarelli

D

100%

130

Brian Manktelow

R

44%

132

Philip A. Palmesano

R

39%

133

Marjorie Byrnes

R

39%

134

Peter Lawrence

R

33%

135

Mark Johns

R

56%

136

Jamie Romeo

D

94%

138

Harry B. Bronson

D

78%

139

Stephen Hawley

R

39%

140

Robin Schimminger

D

65%

142

Pat Burke

D

89%

143

Monica P. Wallace

D

100%

144

Michael J. Norris

R

39%

145

Angelo J. Morinello

R

50%

146

Karen McMahon

D

100%

147

David DiPietro

R

33%

148

Joseph M. Giglio

R

61%

149

Sean Ryan

D

100%

150

Andy Goodell

R

39%

n Act and Comm unity Protec tio les

A8429 Clim

2 Renewab

ate Leadersh ip

Packaging icals in Food

ns PFAS Chem

unity Distrib uted Genera tio ss to Comm nding Acce

Standard

n

A4294 Tier

Y

A4739-A Ba

Y

A7286 Expa

Y

C Stream Pr otection

Y

A8349 Class

Y

Carbon Fuel

Y

A5262 Low

Y

Dioxane Ba

Y

A6295-A 1,4-

A4880 State

Transportatio n Plan A5477-C (S03 33 7) Extend Suppliers to Sue Contam s Statute of Limitatio ns for Water inators A7431-B E-Bi ke/E-Scooter Legalization A6373 Pain t Stewardshi p

A2009-C/S

Y

Congestion

A2286 Water

Pricing

ance Standa rd

Act A6296-A (S00

Saving Perfo rm

A2572 Proh ibits Offsho

PASS ( Y/ N)

A2571 Proh ibits Harves

2 0 1 9 N Y LC V Score

D IS TR IC T

RE G IO N

= Excused

fe Products

= Anti-Environment Action

re Drilling

ting Menha de

= Pro-Environment Action

501) Child Sa

KEY

s

n with Purs

e Seines

n

Assembly Scores

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

*Assembly Member David Gannt (District 137) was excused during this entire session and is therefore not scored 2 0 1 9 S TAT E E N V I R O N M E N TA L S C O R E C A R D

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