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VOTING RECORD
Roll call votes by your state legislators on key small business issues are listed inside. Although this Voting Record does not reflect all elements
considered by a lawmaker when voting, nor does it represent a complete profile of a legislator, it can be a guide in evaluating your legislators
attitudes toward small business. Please thank those legislators who supported small business.
from paying for unemployment benefits for federally ineligible farm labor. This bill addresses a major
loophole in New Yorks labor law by exempting employers from paying unemployment insurance on H2A visa
temporary farm workers. A YES vote supports the
NFIB position. Passed the Senate, 3428; not voted
on in the Assembly.
S.2029/A.2990: Requires employers to make a conditional offer of employment before inquiring, written or
oral, about any criminal convictions of a prospective
employee. This is an unnecessary mandate, as any
applicant who would be disqualified from employment
due to criminal conviction post-offer would be disqualified pre-offer. A NO vote supports the NFIB
position. Not voted on in the Senate; passed the
Assembly, 9849.
S.7336/A.9904: Establishes a prohibition on the imposition of any tax, fee, or local charge on carry-out
merchandise bags. Imposing this tax and/or fee on
plastic bags would impose additional costs on retailers,
grocery stores, restaurants, and other establishments.
A YES vote supports the NFIB position. Passed
Senate, 3524; not voted on in the Assembly.
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of injured employees by licensed or certified acupuncturists under the workers compensation program.
Costs associated with workers compensation in New
York continue to be among the highest in the nation.
This legislation would broaden the scope of services
ISSUE NUMBER
1853a
5131
5597
6406c
7336
7431a
NFIB POSITION
100%
40%
17%
33%
17%
67%
Absent
67%
17%
VOTING KEY
Y
Voted Yes
ABS
Voted No
ER
50%
EXC
Excused
N/A
67%
50%
67%
67%
0%
50%
67%
50%
67%
EXC
ABS
N/A
33%
33%
0%
EXC
0%
67%
50%
17%
67%
ABS
17%
50%
67%
0%
67%
0%
1853a
5131
5597
6406c
7336
7431a
NFIB POSITION
100%
33%
67%
67%
33%
67%
50%
17%
17%
0%
67%
67%
EXC
EXC
EXC
EXC
EXC
N/A
0%
17%
67%
83%
67%
67%
67%
33%
67%
67%
17%
50%
0%
0%
@NFIB
33%
17%
67%
67%
67%
@NFIB
2462a
2990
4780
5062a
6937
9006c
NFIB POSITION
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
83%
17%
0%
ER
0%
ER
0%
0%
100%
83%
17%
ER
ER
ER
N/A
0%
0%
17%
83%
0%
N/A
N/A
17%
0%
0%
83%
0%
83%
67%
50%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
ER
ER
N/A
ER
50%
0%
@NFIB
ISSUE NUMBER
2462a
2990
4780
5062a
6937
9006c
NFIB POSITION
100%
17%
0%
ER
83%
83%
100%
17%
ER
ER
N/A
100%
83%
ER
33%
0%
0%
83%
0%
ER
67%
0%
ER
N/A
100%
0%
0%
ER
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
83%
0%
ER
ER
ER
ER
ER
N/A
0%
17%
ER
ER
N/A
ER
83%
ER
83%
ER
0%
100%
0%
@NFIB
ISSUE NUMBER
2462a
2990
4780
5062a
6937
9006c
ISSUE NUMBER
2462a
2990
4780
5062a
6937
9006c
NFIB POSITION
100%
NFIB POSITION
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
83%
ER
ER
N/A
0%
0%
83%
0%
33%
0%
0%
0%
83%
67%
0%
33%
0%
0%
ER
17%
83%
83%
0%
ER
67%
ER
0%
100%
33%
0%
0%
67%
0%
33%
0%
0%
17%
0%
0%
83%
83%
100%
0%
0%
0%
83%
83%
ER
0%
100%
ER
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
ER
83%
ER
0%
ER
0%
83%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
N/A
0%
67%
0%
ER
67%
83%
ER
ER
N/A
83%
17%
ER
ER
N/A
Vacant - District 20
0%
Vacant - District 33
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