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Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
Democratic · Assembly Member

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

Represents District 42 in the State Assembly.

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Votes with Democrats
99%
on 543 party-line votes · House Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
90%
Yea or Nay on 3,118 of 3,471 roll calls · House median 97%
Their bills that became law
112 of 256
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 61
Roll calls on record
3,471
2025-2026 General Assembly
Votes and bills updated Nov 3, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2025-2026 General Assembly.

How Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn votes

A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.

Where Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn sits in the House

Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn is circled.

Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party

2 of 543 party-line votes.

A00136 · Relates to the medical aid in dying act; relates to a terminally ill patient's request for and use of medication for medical aid in dying.
Nay
Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage · 2025-04-29 · Passed 81–67 · most Democrats voted the other way
A00136 · Relates to the medical aid in dying act; relates to a terminally ill patient's request for and use of medication for medical aid in dying.
Nay
Assembly Health Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes · 2025-04-28 · Passed 15–10 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast

Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.

A05289 · Ensures proper administration and enforcement of the uniform fire prevention and building code and the state energy conservation construction code; provides additional definitions; provides remedies for violations of the code; makes conforming technical changes.
Yea
Assembly Governmental Operations Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes · 2026-05-27 · Passed 8–4
A05700 · Prevents unfounded complaints against police officers, peace officers, firefighters, correction officers and emergency medical service providers from being disclosed or added to such police officer, peace officer, firefighter, correction officer or emergency medical service provider's personnel record.
Yea
Assembly Governmental Operations Committee: Held for Consideration · 2026-04-21 · Passed 9–4
A08699 · Clarifies the standard for when a practice has a discriminatory effect; provides that an unlawful discriminatory practice may be established by such practice's discriminatory effect, even if such practice was not motivated by a discriminatory intent.
Yea
Assembly Governmental Operations Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes · 2025-06-05 · Passed 9–4
A00136 · Relates to the medical aid in dying act; relates to a terminally ill patient's request for and use of medication for medical aid in dying.
Nay
Assembly Health Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes · 2025-04-28 · Passed 15–10
A09089 · Prohibits the passage of bills by the legislature between the hours of midnight and eight o'clock a.m. unless 2/3 of the legislature is present; requires two-thirds approval for messages of necessity.
Yea
Assembly Governmental Operations Committee: Held for Consideration · 2026-05-19 · Passed 10–4
Republicans they vote with most

Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.

Dave McDonoughRepublican · District 14 · 265 shared contested votes
56%
Brian MaherRepublican · District 101 · 287 shared contested votes
51%
Karl BrabenecRepublican · District 98 · 431 shared contested votes
50%
Their session, month by month

Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (353 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

2025-01: 100 roll calls, 26 without a Yea or Nay2025-02: 98 roll calls, 50 without a Yea or Nay2025-03: 86 roll calls, 3 without a Yea or Nay2025-04: 147 roll calls, 35 without a Yea or Nay2025-05: 522 roll calls, 38 without a Yea or Nay2025-06: 887 roll calls, 2 without a Yea or Nay2026-01: 110 roll calls, 13 without a Yea or Nay2026-02: 72 roll calls, 54 without a Yea or Nay2026-03: 104 roll calls, 8 without a Yea or Nay2026-04: 137 roll calls, 12 without a Yea or Nay2026-05: 529 roll calls, 112 without a Yea or Nay2026-06: 679 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or NayJan 2025Jan 2026Jun 2026
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Their bills, from filing to law

Bills Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.

Introduced256
Out of committee131
Passed one chamber119
Passed both chambers114
Became law112
Never left committee125

For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 61 bills that became law this session.

Extends provisions relating to the establishment of the mercury thermostat collection act to January 1, 2028.
Became lawsigned chap.331 · 2026-10-23
Relates to construction and mentoring programs; provides that any agency may establish a mentoring program for small businesses that perform construction or architectural or engineering services related to construction.
Not out of committeeprint number 11573a · 2026-06-05
Requires contracting agencies to contact minority and women-owned business enterprises when such enterprise is listed on a utilization plan and when a contract is awarded; mandates that the contractor use such enterprise identified on the utilization plan, unless such enterprise cannot perform or is no longer state certified.
Out of committeesubstituted by s4155a · 2026-06-04
Commemorating November 11, 2026, as Veterans Day
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-03
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 1-7, 2026, as Veterans Awareness Week in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-03
Relates to establishing expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small business enterprises where there is privity of contract between a small business enterprise and a subcontractor or contractor working on an authority public works contract.
Passed one chamberREFERRED TO RULES · 2026-06-03
Requires the division of criminal justice services to promulgate a written protocol for the regulation of the use of artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology in criminal investigations.
Out of committeeordered to third reading rules cal.396 · 2026-06-03
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 2026, as Clergy Appreciation Month in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-02
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 22, 2026, as Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-02
Requires that public contracts be divided by size into large, medium, small and micro contracts for the purpose of increasing opportunities for small businesses, including minority-owned business enterprises and women-owned business enterprises, to participate in state contracts.
Passed one chamberRETURNED TO ASSEMBLY · 2026-06-02
Enacts the college student suicide prevention act to provide for policies, procedures and guidelines on suicide prevention, intervention and postvention for every higher education institution.
Not out of committeeprint number 4921c · 2026-06-02
Establishes a study regarding doula friendly work spaces; requires a report.
Out of committeesubstituted by s8622 · 2026-06-02
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2026, as Gay Pride Month in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-01
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 2026, as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in the State of New York
Became lawadopted · 2026-06-01
Requires an annual report on state agency utilization of minority and women-owned business enterprises detailing expenditure totals and percentages and whether agency MWBE participation goals were achieved.
Passed one chamberREFERRED TO RULES · 2026-06-01

Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.

A05733 · 2026-06-05
Relates to reporting requirements of SUNY and CUNY; relates to financial information and identifying vendor information of each contract; relates to a list of all foundation and state university employees by campus, department and location including salaries, job titles and descriptions. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A08934 · 2026-06-05
Directs electric corporations and combination electric and gas corporations to file a cost-effectiveness and timetable analysis as part of any base rate proceeding with the public service commission; directs NYSERDA to conduct a study on the effectiveness of advanced transmission technologies. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 23-8
Yea
A06341 · 2026-06-05
Requires the collection of certain demographic information by state agencies, boards, departments and commissions. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A08514 · 2026-06-05
Authorizes certified school psychologists to participate in the certification of certain persons as intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled; makes technical corrections to language. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A11322 · 2026-06-05
Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the village of Croton-on-Hudson; repeals authorization of program December 31, 2031. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 29-2
Yea
A08962 · 2026-06-05
Enacts the "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act"; provides transparency requirements for news media content composed, authored, or otherwise created through generative AI. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A10741 · 2026-06-05
Relates to provisions governing contracting between state agencies and not-for-profit organizations including new, renewal, and extension contracts. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A01755 · 2026-06-05
Provides WiFi service and internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housing; relates to funding for internet service under the ConnectAll digital equity grant program. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 30-1
Yea
A10454 · 2026-06-05
Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Ithaca; repeals authorization of such program on December 31, 2030. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 29-2
Yea
S05711 · 2026-06-05
Requires certain elections take place in even-numbered years for certain municipal and judicial officials except in the city of New York. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 82-52
Yea
S05998 · 2026-06-05
Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation; directs the court to review certain information as it relates to allegations of child abuse, domestic violence and child safety. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 131-0
Yea
S05939 · 2026-06-05
Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to pay a participating pharmacy at minimum at the national average drug acquisition cost (NADAC) rate, or at the pharmacy acquisition cost rate if greater or there is not a NADAC rate, plus a professional dispensing fee that is at minimum the professional dispensing fee paid under the state medical assistance program. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 132-0
Yea
S07204 · 2026-06-05
Exempts the Caughdenoy Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., within the town of Central Square, Oswego county from the forty-five percent limit on non-resident members. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 132-0
Yea
S08263 · 2026-06-05
Authorizes the Congregation Khal Mevakshei Hashem, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status for the 2024 assessment roll and all of the 2023-2024 school taxes. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 131-0
Yea
S10187 · 2026-06-05
Relates to the Volunteer and Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Bethpage, Nassau county, New York, Inc.; changes "firemen" to "firefighters"; directs that certain taxes received shall be used by such benevolent association in furtherance of its purposes. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 131-0
Yea
S09051 · 2026-06-05
Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors; defines terms; specifies what are considered unsafe features. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 137-0
Yea
A10305 · 2026-06-05
Establishes uniform definitions, standardized procedures, and uniform applications or forms, for determining a medical emergency, life-support equipment and designation of elderly, blind and disabled customers protected from termination of utility services. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 141-0
Yea
S06230 · 2026-06-05
Allows camp employees who are 18 years of age or older to administer medications and treatment to children, under parent or guardian consent and authorization, pursuant to a patient specific order and in compliance with regulations. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 134-0
Yea
S09506 · 2026-06-05
Adds Lake Oscawana and Roaring Brook Lake in Putnam county to the definition of inland waterways. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 131-0
Yea
S09934 · 2026-06-05
Prohibits the deployment of a stealth crawler in a manner that would damage, impair or burden the operation of a covered news source or otherwise cause a news source economic harm. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 129-1
Yea
S08733 · 2026-06-05
Allows persons holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery to be a resident of certain other counties. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 131-0
Yea
S09855 · 2026-06-05
Relates to requirements associated with contracts between state agencies and not-for-profit organizations including an advance payment of 25% of the total award to cover expenses incurred in the first quarter. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 132-0
Yea
A11564 · 2026-06-05
Authorizes licensees to remain open for extended hours of operation statewide between June 11 and July 20, 2026. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
S09458 · 2026-06-05
Allows Steven Kobie Jackson to be eligible to take the civil service exam for the position of police officer for the town of Woodstock police department. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 131-0
Yea
A10952 · 2026-06-05
Relates to the Volunteer and Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Albertson; changes "firemen" to "firefighters"; relates to the management and control as well as the usage of moneys received from foreign fire insurance companies by such association. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A10952 · 2026-06-05
Relates to the Volunteer and Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Albertson; changes "firemen" to "firefighters"; relates to the management and control as well as the usage of moneys received from foreign fire insurance companies by such association. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 131-0
Yea
A11395 · 2026-06-05
Permits Yates county assistant district attorneys and assistant public defenders to reside in Monroe county. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A11449 · 2026-06-05
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system constituting state route nine-W within the town of Bethlehem, at the town line bordering the city of Albany until its intersection with Moriah road, to Patrick LaFortune Jr. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A11220 · 2026-06-05
Changes the definition of continuous supervision in relation to physical therapist assistants in both the home care setting and school setting by eliminating the joint visit requirement with the patient by the supervising licensed physical therapist and the licensed physical therapist assistant. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A10373 · 2026-06-05
Authorizes the county of Warren to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to Bradley Murphy, a patrol officer employed by such county. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A10906 · 2026-06-05
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system constituting the bridge on Cleveland Drive crossing interstate route 90 in the town of Cheektowaga, county of Erie, to PFC Travis C. Krege. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A10949 · 2026-06-05
Authorizes funding to local government entities from the urban development corporation through the electric generation facility cessation mitigation fund for an additional five years. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A10792 · 2026-06-05
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the village of Dansville, county of Livingston, to Clara H. Barton. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A07267 · 2026-06-05
Authorizes the county of Cattaraugus assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Olean Community Theatre, Inc. for all of the 2021-2022 school taxes and all of the 2022 general taxes. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 132-0
Yea
A10693 · 2026-06-05
Authorizes the deposit of additional sales and compensating use taxes by the county of Herkimer into the general fund of the county. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 124-7
Yea
A10636 · 2026-06-05
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Sergeant Gregory L. Wahl. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A11129 · 2026-06-05
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the county of Wyoming, constituting state route 98 from School Street in the town of Sheldon at the southern end to the southern line of the village of Attica, to Specialist Thomas Edwin Beglinger. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 131-0
Yea
S06954 · 2026-06-05
Requires synthetic content creations system providers to include provenance data on synthetic content produced or modified by a synthetic content creations system that such provider makes available. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 141-0
Yea
A08805 · 2026-06-05
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Petersburg, county of Rensselaer, to Robert Bornt. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A08577 · 2026-06-05
Authorizes Frank Smith, a New York city police detective, to receive accidental performance of duty disability retirement benefits for illness suffered as a result of exposure to disease during undercover assignments as a member of the police department of the city of New York. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
S09302 · 2026-06-05
Extends the authorization for hunting big game by rifle in the county of Niagara until 2028. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 127-4
Yea
A11571 · 2026-06-05
Extends provisions relating to public hearings on proposed rules until January 1, 2028. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A09214 · 2026-06-05
Enacts the "victims protection and child sex buyer accountability act" relating to increasing the age of victims of the patronizing, promoting, and compelling of prostitution. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A10898 · 2026-06-05
Authorizes the Hicksville Water District to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A11275 · 2026-06-05
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Hancock to Jason T McGlone. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 131-0
Yea
A11576 · 2026-06-05
Relates to the compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; implements the agreements between the state and the public employees federation. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A11543 · 2026-06-05
Corrects a misclassification property tax error on behalf of Tanya Hairston for the property located at 40 North Tenth Avenue in the city of Mount Vernon for the 2011 – 2020 city assessment tax rolls. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A11543 · 2026-06-05
Corrects a misclassification property tax error on behalf of Tanya Hairston for the property located at 40 North Tenth Avenue in the city of Mount Vernon for the 2011 – 2020 city assessment tax rolls. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 130-0
Yea
A11566 · 2026-06-05
Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises in the county of Schoharie. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 29-2
Yea
A11566 · 2026-06-05
Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises in the county of Schoharie. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 130-0
Yea
A10704 · 2026-06-05
Allows Steven Kobie Jackson to be eligible to take the civil service exam for the position of police officer for the town of Woodstock police department. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A10666 · 2026-06-05
Dissolves the Clifton-Fine health care corporation and transfers any remaining records, property, rights, titles, and interest to the Clifton-Fine health care corporation d/b/a Clifton-Fine hospital, a New York not-for-profit corporation and its successors or assigns. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 131-0
Yea
A05574 · 2026-06-05
Reestablishes the office of coroner in the county of Oswego; removes the powers and duties of coroners from the district attorney in such county; allows Oswego County to appoint a coroner. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A09408 · 2026-06-05
Adds Salmon Creek in Monroe County to the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A11213 · 2026-06-05
Extends the presumptive eligibility period, from twenty-five to thirty-five years, for certain retirement benefits for injuries or illnesses related to World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A08903 · 2026-06-05
Authorizes the county of Putnam to lease certain lands used as parklands in the town of Carmel for use as a cell tower for thirty years. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 28-3
Yea
A07386 · 2026-06-05
Authorizes Sgt. Bethany Kidd to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan for service with the Seneca Falls Police Department. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A07386 · 2026-06-05
Authorizes Sgt. Bethany Kidd to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan for service with the Seneca Falls Police Department. (Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage)
Passed · 132-0
Yea
A11528 · 2026-06-05
Dedicates the bridge over the Southern State Parkway on Udall Road in the town of Islip, county of Suffolk, to Trooper Gerard B. Kane. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
A11068 · 2026-06-05
Authorizes Kurt Nolan to receive certain credit under sections 384-d and 384-e of the retirement and social security law for prior employment with the New York state university police. (Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 3471 total roll-call votes this session).
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