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Christopher J. Ryan

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Overview

Christopher Ryan is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate for the 50th district since 2025.

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How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

124 bills

Became law

6 became law. Another 43 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Apr 25, 2025S 7649: Extends the authorization of the city of Oswego to impose an additional rate of sales tax
    Became law
  • Introduced Apr 3, 2025S 7200: Relates to vintage snowmobile registrations
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 28, 2025S 6997: Relates to enforcement of pole attachment safety and quality
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2025S 6265: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Lieutenant Donald R. Hill
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025S 5254: Protects certain employees from a reduction of wages due to their involvement in the investigation of a violation of a workplace violence protection program
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1678: Permits the office of village justice and/or associate justice may be held by a non-resident
    Became law
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10396: Permits the Oswego city school district to create an insurance reserve fund
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2026S 8925: Prohibits the sale of 7-hydroxymitragynine products
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jan 7, 2026S 8681: Exempts the Cody Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of the membership
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2025S 7636: Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games sliding sports competitions
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Apr 3, 2025S 7204: Exempts the Caughdenoy Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. from the forty-five percent limit on non-resident members
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4832: Requires the workers' compensation board to submit a supplemental report every year
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4830: Relates to commuter passes on the New York state thruway in the Syracuse area
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Jun 1, 2026S 10630: Relates to other post-employment benefits reserve funds for counties, cities, villages and towns
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 6, 2026S 9806: Authorizes early renewal of vehicle registration for members of the armed forces who will be engaged in the performance of their official military duties upon its expiration
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 30, 2026S 9616: Relates to removing the ten year time period from the crime of persistent sexual abuse
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2026S 9560: Includes certain persons engaged in a professional or teaching capacity in or for a religious, charitable or educational institution as employees for purposes of eligibility for paid family leave
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2026S 9567: Prohibits the retail sale of nitrous oxide and establishes civil penalties for violations; includes nitrous oxide misuse in the health care and wellness education and outreach program
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 24, 2026S 9548: Relates to the identification of individuals who provide face-to-face care to or direct observation of a patient and information required to be submitted by complainants in offenses against a health care worker
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2026S 9184: Grants peace officer status to security officers employed by St. Joseph's Health Hospital, North Medical Center and Northeast Medical Center
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 20, 2026S 8948: Relates to lights for bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2026S 8926: Relates to commuter passes on the New York state thruway in the Syracuse area
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 7, 2026S 8678: Expands Medicaid coverage to include pharmacological treatment for hyperhidrosis
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Nov 7, 2025S 8571: Relates to the issuance of license plates for disabled veterans
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Oct 29, 2025S 8558: Requires hospitals to report cases of poisoning to the regional poison control center
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Aug 20, 2025S 8483: Prohibits online retailers from basing prices on certain criteria
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 30, 2025S 8283: Requires cities that fluoridate public water supplies to comply with certain provisions of law and publish a notice prior to discontinuing such fluoridation
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 27, 2025S 8242: Relates to relation to state aid for snowmobile enforcement
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 8038: Relates to enacting the "State Police Retention act"
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 7986: Authorizes members or officers of the state police who were previously firefighters receive credit for such previous firefighter service
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 1, 2025S 7722: Relates to returnable beverage containers; repealer
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 30, 2025S 7705: Relates to Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2025S 7635: Relates to the retirement of state, county and municipal 911 operators and dispatchers
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 22, 2025S 7548: Relates to the Syracuse regional airport authority
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 10, 2025S 7332: Relates to the provision of regulatory information to small businesses
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 27, 2025S 6956: Relates to increasing the earnings limitation for positions of public service
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 26, 2025S 6912: Defines mental health practitioners with diagnostic authority
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025S 6484: Relates to small business energy assistance and advocacy services
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025S 6485: Relates to procedures relating to driving while ability impaired by drugs
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025S 6223: Relates to permitting an interpreter to remain with a deaf, hard of hearing or nonverbal patient during admission to a hospital
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4804: Relates to establishing first responder safety zones
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4850: Includes second degree relatives in certain criteria for breast cancer screenings to be covered under insurance plans
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4803: Establishes a municipal group insurance technical assistance program
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4816: Includes Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as occupational diseases for purposes of workers' compensation
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4805: Requires the state to handle the income verification process for the purposes of the senior citizen tax exemption
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025S 4775: Safeguards cash accounts for people with developmental disabilities in a facility
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025S 4774: Establishes the offense of vehicular homicide
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025S 4776: Relates to the crimes of falsely reporting an incident in the first and second degrees
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2025S 1966: Requires social services districts to automatically re-enroll eligible persons or households for the low-income home energy assistance program
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10472: Relates to prevailing wage requirements applicable to leasehold improvements in state leases
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10438: Allows certain physically disabled individuals to complete the live-fire range training course for a concealed carry license while sitting
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10397: Establishes a developmental disability, mental health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 14, 2026S 10336: Directs the commissioner of health require reporting of alpha-gal syndrome as a communicable disease
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 14, 2026S 10337: Exempts the Liverpool Fire Department from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of the membership
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 14, 2026S 10335: Relates to responsibilities of the commissioner of agriculture and markets in relation to agricultural weather emergencies
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 7, 2026S 10228: Relates to the date of enrollment in the child health insurance plan program; repealer
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 5, 2026S 10205: Relates to publishing materials regarding a landlord's duty to provide certain housing accommodations
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 4, 2026S 10178: Relates to protection of underground facilities, mandatory standards for newly installed underground facilities, excavator training and certification, and damage reporting
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 22, 2026S 10020: Increases the interest rate for late payments due on construction contracts; repealer
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 22, 2026S 10009: Prohibits adverse employment action where an employee renders first aid or emergency treatment
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 13, 2026S 9901: Extends certain provisions relating to installment loans and obligations evidencing installment loans
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 13, 2026S 9902: Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to refunding bonds
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 8, 2026S 9854: Relates to residential rehabilitation units in correctional facilities
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 1, 2026S 9667: Delays the zero-emission school bus mandate
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 30, 2026S 9626: Establishes certain contract requirements involving glazing work
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 30, 2026S 9609: Exempts school districts located within a nuclear emergency planning zone from zero-emission school bus requirements
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 30, 2026S 9623: Relates to allowing the possession and sale of electronic dart guns and electronic stun guns for self-defense
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 30, 2026S 9624: Exempts veterans from the payment of certain fees relating to corporations
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 30, 2026S 9625: Relates to the definition of business entity; and relates to the allowance and application of the newspaper and broadcast media jobs tax credit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2026S 9445: Prohibits the public display of kratom advertisements
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 11, 2026S 9428: Relates to voiding certain agreements conditioning the right of a subcontractor's or material supplier's right to commence a lawsuit or arbitration proceeding for breach of contract or quantum meruit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 11, 2026S 9420: Secures collective bargaining agreement validity during a change in operator or ownership
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026S 9271: Enacts the "NY broadband resiliency, public safety and quality act"
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2026S 9249: Establishes the New York rural growth fund tax credit and the New York rural growth fund
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2026S 9221: Establishes a medetomidine, benzodiazepine, nitazenes, and/or other harmful contaminants test strip program
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2026S 9222: Prohibits the ownership, operation or control of pharmacies by pharmacy benefit managers
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2026S 9208: Requires employers and third-party websites, job boards, and recruitment platforms to remove inactive job postings within a certain timeframe
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2026S 9209: Requires employers publicly advertising a job posting to include whether such posting is for an existing vacancy or not
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2026S 9166: Relates to enhanced customer service standards and compliance framework for utility customer assistance operations
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2026S 9143: Establishes the empire state sports and entertainment fund
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 28, 2026S 9066: Relates to standards relating to hydrofluorocarbon substances
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2026S 8924: Establishes a stakeholder group in the Oswego river basin
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 12, 2026S 8867: Relates to additional apportionment of building aid for certain projects
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2026S 8820: Relates to requiring utility pole owners and attachers to submit an annual report on pole attachments; repeals provisions relating to right-of-way permits
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 7, 2026S 8677: Relates to eligibility for paid sick leave
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 7, 2026S 8727: Extends paid family leave benefits to members of the New York national guard
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 7, 2026S 8679: Authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of Oswego
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 7, 2026S 8680: Relates to fair pricing for telehealth services
    Introduced
  • Introduced Oct 31, 2025S 8561: Relates to mental health counseling licensure and the submission of supervised experience verification
    Introduced
  • Introduced Sep 26, 2025S 8515: Allows customers to decline the installation of smart meters
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jun 3, 2025S 8332: Enacts the "small cannabis farmer relief act"
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 30, 2025S 8290: Relates to establishing an early intervention loan repayment program
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 20, 2025S 8202: Creates a computer science course requirement for graduation from high school
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 7976: Extends provisions of law relating to big game hunting authorization for the county of Onondaga
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 14, 2025S 7949: Allows child day care providers an extension of time to make necessary changes or accommodations to their facility to meet licensing requirements
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 14, 2025S 7937: Relates to a symbol on a driver's license or state-issued ID card indicating that an individual has a non-apparent disability
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 9, 2025S 7838: Establishes a cannabis processor tax credit
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 9, 2025S 7837: Establishes the buy American, buy union grant program and the buy American, buy union grant fund
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 6, 2025S 7768: Relates to the department of environmental conservation's management of hard clams, soft or steamer clams and razor clams
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 25, 2025S 7653: Increases the civil penalties for violations of child labor laws
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 22, 2025S 7531: Relates to the submission of certain reports by licensed home care services agencies
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 15, 2025S 7415: Relates to hunting deer with a crossbow
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 15, 2025S 7401: Relates to county committee designations of candidates for certain offices
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 15, 2025S 7419: Relates to securing orders for certain firearms offenses
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 11, 2025S 7384: Authorizes the Onondaga county sheriff's department to offer the optional twenty year retirement plan to certain deputy sheriffs
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 28, 2025S 7021: Establishes a retirement service credit for volunteer fire or emergency service
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025S 6382: Relates to requiring certain emergency response vehicles to be equipped with appropriate communication devices for deaf individuals
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025S 6320: Establishes the New York brewery empowerment and economic revitalization credit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025S 6224: Requires the development of a training program to educate first responders on effective communication with deaf and hard of hearing individuals in emergency situations
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025S 5623: Relates to the right to unemployment benefits based on employment with certain educational institutions; repealer
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025S 5655: Relates to void provisions in construction contracts
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025S 5530: Requires the department of transportation to provide a list of legal clearance heights for bridges to certain drivers
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4828: Authorizes certain exemptions from school district real property taxes for volunteer firefighters
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4802: Requires hearings on certain claims to occur within a specific amount of time
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4831: Relates to recovering attorney fees for legal services rendered under certain claims
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4827: Directs the canal corporation to create a chart to identify, map and model normal and flood water flows in the Oswego river basin and the Mohawk river basin
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4829: Establishes the "Hoosock and Jensen law" which increases the designation of certain offenses relating to unlawfully fleeing a police officer
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4813: Establishes the crimes of aggravated threat of mass harm in the first degree and aggravated threat of mass harm in the second degree
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4826: Relates to appeals made by employers or insurance carriers for modification, rescission or review of an award or decision
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4815: Establishes a stakeholder group in the Oswego river basin
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025S 4814: Relates to grants to cover the costs of school resource officers and authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with local police entities to provide school resource officers
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025S 4777: Relates to first responders coming into contact with saliva by spitting, throwing, tossing, or expelling from or by an individual
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025S 4773: Prevents outsourcing during a hiring freeze
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2025S 4596: Extends the effectiveness of an occupancy tax in the town of DeWitt
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the New York legislature, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.

Votes shown

3,479 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Voted on all 3,479 votes they could have.

By topic
Aging41 votes
    Agriculture61 votes
      Alcoholism and Drug Abuse3 votes
        Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders28 votes
          Banks37 votes
            Budget and Revenue18 votes
              Children and Families40 votes
                Cities18 votes
                  Cities 126 votes
                    Cities 24 votes
                      Civil Service and Pensions89 votes
                        Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business21 votes
                          Consumer Affairs and Protection38 votes
                            Consumer Protection83 votes
                              Corporations, Authorities and Commissions89 votes
                                Correction10 votes
                                  Crime Victims, Crime and Correction59 votes
                                    Criminal Law (Codes)170 votes
                                      Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation30 votes
                                        Disabilities15 votes
                                          Economic Development27 votes
                                            Education75 votes
                                              Election Law10 votes
                                                Elections59 votes
                                                  Energy19 votes
                                                    Energy and Telecommunications110 votes
                                                      Environmental Conservation188 votes
                                                        Ethics and Internal Governance12 votes
                                                          Finance79 votes
                                                            Governmental Employees41 votes
                                                              Governmental Operations49 votes
                                                                Health266 votes
                                                                  Higher Education132 votes
                                                                    Housing11 votes
                                                                      Housing, Construction and Community Development106 votes
                                                                        Insurance117 votes
                                                                          Internet and Technology35 votes
                                                                            Investigations and Government Operations168 votes
                                                                              Judiciary156 votes
                                                                                Labor115 votes
                                                                                  Libraries12 votes
                                                                                    Local Government171 votes
                                                                                      Local Governments53 votes
                                                                                        Mental Health19 votes
                                                                                          New York City Education7 votes
                                                                                            People With Disabilities6 votes
                                                                                              Procurement and Contracts24 votes
                                                                                                Racing and Wagering7 votes
                                                                                                  Racing, Gaming and Wagering13 votes
                                                                                                    Real Property Taxation25 votes
                                                                                                      Science and Technology7 votes
                                                                                                        Small Business1 vote
                                                                                                          Social Services45 votes
                                                                                                            Taxes and Budget (Ways and Means)148 votes
                                                                                                              Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development10 votes
                                                                                                                Transportation192 votes
                                                                                                                  Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs37 votes
                                                                                                                    Veterans' Affairs20 votes
                                                                                                                      Women'S Issues27 votes

                                                                                                                        Source: Open States, New York State Senate and Assembly. Topics from the state legislature.