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Running forState Senate, District 39

Robert G. Rolison

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Overview

Robert Rolison is a politician currently serving in the New York State Senate and a retired American law enforcement officer.

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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

131 bills

Became law

17 became law. Another 18 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Mar 18, 2026S 9504: Extends the authority of the city of Poughkeepsie to impose a hotel and motel tax for an additional 3 years
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2026S 9264: Extends the authorization of the city of Beacon to impose a hotel and motel tax for an additional three years
    Became law
  • Introduced Jun 2, 2025S 8321: Extends the authorization to have an occupancy tax in the town of Putnam Valley, in the county of Putnam
    Became law
  • Introduced Apr 17, 2025S 7492: Relates to permitting the village of Cold Spring to impose a hotel and motel tax
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 27, 2025S 6926: Relates to the membership and purposes of the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of Coldenham Inc.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 27, 2025S 6927: Makes a technical change to the tax law; extends the city of Newburgh occupancy tax
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 18, 2025S 6618: Authorizes the town of Montgomery to impose a hotel and motel tax; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025S 5492: Relates to sales and compensating use tax in Dutchess county
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025S 5224: Authorizes the town of Union Vale, county of Dutchess, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 982: Adds Fishkill Creek to the definition of inland waterways
    Became law
  • Introduced May 2, 2024S 9181: Relates to hotel and motel tax in Dutchess county
    Became law
  • Introduced May 15, 2023S 6919: Authorizes an occupancy tax in the town of Putnam Valley, in the county of Putnam
    Became law
  • Introduced May 4, 2023S 6678: Permits the town of Putnam Valley, Putnam county, to lease certain sports field fences for advertisements
    Became law
  • Introduced Apr 18, 2023S 6360: Relates to the residential parking system in the village of Cold Spring in the county of Putnam
    Became law
  • Introduced Apr 12, 2023S 6295: Relates to sales and compensating use tax in Dutchess county
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023S 4899: Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Chief Daniel Nimham Memorial Highway"
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023S 4897: Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Corporal Derick Franklin Brinckerhoff Memorial Highway"
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 18, 2026S 9506: Adds Lake Oscawana and Roaring Brook Lake in Putnam county to the definition of inland waterways
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Oct 17, 2025S 8531: Relates to the removal of adolescent offenders to family court; and relates to jurisdiction of family court
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 2, 2025S 7742: Extends the authority of the town of Newburgh to impose a hotel and motel tax
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 11, 2025S 7364: Authorizes the dormitory authority to provide financing to the Dutchess Community College Association, Inc. for the construction of facilities
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025S 5168: Authorizes the City of Newburgh to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such city's annual tax levy
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 989: Establishes the offense of aggravated reckless endangerment; includes aggravated reckless endangerment as a qualified offense the court must consider and take into account for securing an order
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 3, 2024S 9191: Adds Fishkill Creek to the definition of inland waterways
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Oct 18, 2023S 7717: Establishes the offense of aggravated reckless driving
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 25, 2023S 7434: Relates to residency requirements for the village clerk/treasurer and the deputy clerk for the village of Cold Spring
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 24, 2023S 7431: Extends the authority of the town of Newburgh to impose a hotel and motel tax
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 15, 2023S 6918: Authorizes the City of Newburgh to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such city's annual tax levy
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 15, 2023S 6917: Relates to the contents of a petition in a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property in the city of Newburgh
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 21, 2023S 6469: Designates a portion of the state highway system as the Steve Nicoli memorial highway
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 3, 2023S 6212: Directs the division of criminal justice services to establish the safer communities grant program; and makes an appropriation therefor
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 2, 2023S 5362: Relates to designating the Zone Sergeant James G. Sweeney Memorial Bridge
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023S 4900: Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Sergeant Elijah A. Briggs Memorial Highway"
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023S 4902: Grants peace officer status to uniformed court officers in the town of Montgomery
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023S 4898: Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Private Sidney A. Scofield Memorial Highway"
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Sep 9, 2026S 10693: Enacts Firefighter Joseph P. Spor Jr.'s Law requiring the establishment of September eleventh awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 21, 2026S 10686: Establishes the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance resulting in death
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 29, 2026S 10601: Provides an exemption from certain requirements for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10410: Prohibits the use of confidential information in predictive markets
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 8, 2026S 10245: Exempts the offer of sale of franchises from registration requirements
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 7, 2026S 10231: Allows Christopher Strattner, a retired police officer, to serve as chief of police for the town of Fishkill police department without diminution of retirement benefits
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 13, 2026S 9886: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to the Dutchess County Revolutionary War Veterans
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 26, 2026S 9591: Enacts the retired childcare worker workforce re-entry act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 18, 2026S 9505: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to East Fishkill veterans
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2026S 9454: Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Poughkeepsie
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2026S 9453: Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the city of Poughkeepsie
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2026S 9154: Relates to the issuance of license plates for vehicles owned by severely disabled persons
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2026S 9049: Authorizes the office of children and family services to grant temporary, limited flexibility in staff-to-child ratios and group size requirements during documented workforce shortages
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 21, 2026S 8954: Establishes a tax deduction for tires that are blown out from potholes on state and local roads
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2026S 8936: Requires electric utility corporations, energy services companies and municipalities to provide an itemized breakdown on all monthly bills
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 21, 2025S 8463: Provides a one-year utility bill tax and surcharge holiday and two-year green energy tax holiday
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jun 25, 2025S 8446: Relates to human trafficking offenses and the classification of certain offenses; requires the posting of signs relating to human trafficking
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 8068: Relates to child care assistance program postcards
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 8069: Relates to the list of duties of the OCFS office of the ombudsperson
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 8079: Directs the Triborough Bridge and Tunn to implement a toll discount plan for residents of Orange, Rockland, Dutchess and Putnam counties; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 7, 2025S 7262: Relates to creating a retrofit tax credit for owners of buildings containing medical offices that install automatic swinging door opening systems
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 28, 2025S 7000: Requires the forfeiture of benefits to be paid pursuant to a service awards program to volunteer firefighters who have been convicted of certain crimes
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 28, 2025S 7005: Establishing a waiver program allowing for longer stays at domestic violence shelters
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2025S 6835: Relates to criminal contempt
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2025S 6836: Relates to the crime of aggravated criminal contempt
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2025S 6243: Authorizing the town of Fishkill and the village of Fishkill to adopt a local law to impose a hotel/motel occupancy tax
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2025S 5678: Establishes a law enforcement, first responder, active and non-active-duty service members and veteran informational mobile application
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025S 5626: Designates certain streets in the city of Newburgh as state highways
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025S 5627: Designates certain streets in the city of Newburgh as state highways
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2025S 1679: Grants peace officer status to uniformed court officers in the town of Montgomery
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 996: Directs the division of criminal justice services to establish the safer communities grant program; and makes an appropriation therefor
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 970: Relates to authorizing child witnesses to testify by use of closed-circuit television in assault and endangering the welfare of a child proceedings
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 981: Relates to requiring utility corporations to remove debris attributable to servicing or protection of delivery lines or systems
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 971: Relates to sentencing of a person convicted of murdering a child who is less than thirteen years old
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 969: Relates to penalties for promotion of a suicide attempt
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 990: Classifies criminal possession of a firearm from a class E felony to a class D felony
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 978: Authorizes the issuance of distinctive plates for medical technologists
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 993: Relates to the eligibility for awards for victims of a crime
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 977: Allows withdrawals from family tuition accounts to pay for treatment of substance use disorder for the designated beneficiary
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 973: Relates to expanding the offenses to which a child witness may testify by use of closed-circuit television to include murder
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 962: Directs the commissioner of the office of children and family services to establish a consumer directed childcare pilot program in certain counties
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 974: Establishes the class B felony of criminal sale of a controlled substance upon the grounds of a drug or alcohol treatment center
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 992: Relates to care and protection of children
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1029: Directs the commissioner of health to conduct a study to identify, analyze, report, and medically combat new or previously unseen opiate/opioid compounds found in overdose patients in New York state
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 976: Relates to authorizing local or regional accidental fatality review teams
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 995: Establishes a municipal senior center capital support program in the office for the aging for local senior centers to assist municipalities in accessing capital funds necessary for the purchase of senior buses
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 980: Requires public hearings on increases in utility charges
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1031: Relates to costs and expenses of the department of public service and the public service commission; provides for a ratepayer protection tax credit; and repeals certain provisions of the public service law
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 983: Relates to authorizing angling by a single individual with up to three lines in freshwater
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 968: Establishes a child care program capital improvement tax credit program
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 975: Establishes a supplemental household and dependent care credit payment
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 967: Increases the aggregate funds available for the child care tax credit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 979: Establishes the offense of aggravated reckless driving
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 994: Directs the Office of the New York State Comptroller to conduct a study on the feasibility of automatically returning unclaimed funds held by such office to the rightful owners of such funds
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 1032: Establishes the reckless driving prevention grant program
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 991: Relates to requiring state economic development agencies to provide preferences to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the programs that they administer
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 972: Establishes the crime of homicide by sale of an opiate controlled substance
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025S 966: Relates to the establishment of a non-traditional hours model
    Introduced
  • Introduced Oct 11, 2024S 9932: Establishes the reckless driving prevention grant program
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 21, 2024S 9893: Relates to costs and expenses of the department of public service and the public service commission; provides for a ratepayer protection tax credit; and repeals certain provisions of the public service law
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 16, 2024S 9890: Directs the commissioner of health to conduct a study to identify, analyze, report, and medically combat new or previously unseen opiate/opioid compounds found in overdose patients in New York state
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 30, 2024S 9804: Authorizes the city of Poughkeepsie to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2024S 9403: Increases the aggregate funds available for the child care tax credit
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2024S 9405: Authorizes the issuance of distinctive plates for medical technologists
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2024S 9404: Establishes a supplemental household and dependent care credit payment
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 10, 2024S 9025: Authorizes the town of Poughkeepsie to impose a hotel and motel tax
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 5, 2024S 8984: Establishes a child care program capital improvement tax credit program
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 3, 2024S 8964: Relates to the establishment of a non-traditional hours model
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 31, 2024S 8460: Establishes a municipal senior center capital support program in the office for the aging for local senior centers to assist municipalities in accessing capital funds necessary for the purchase of senior buses
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 25, 2024S 8387: Directs the Office of the New York State Comptroller to conduct a study on the feasibility of automatically returning unclaimed funds held by such office to the rightful owners of such funds
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 11, 2024S 8181: Relates to penalties for promotion of a suicide attempt
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 11, 2024S 8180: Relates to the eligibility for awards for victims of a crime
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 11, 2024S 8179: Relates to care and protection of children
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 20, 2023S 7824: Requires public hearings on increases in utility charges
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 13, 2023S 7741: Relates to requiring utility corporations to remove debris attributable to servicing or protection of delivery lines or systems
    Introduced
  • Introduced Sep 29, 2023S 7675: Establishes the offense of aggravated reckless endangerment; includes aggravated reckless endangerment as a qualified offense the court must consider and take into account for securing an order
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 25, 2023S 7438: Authorizes Brian Levy of the village of Wappingers Falls to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as such
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 18, 2023S 7204: Directs the commissioner of the office of children and family services to establish a consumer directed childcare pilot program in certain counties
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 18, 2023S 7203: Establishes the crime of homicide by sale of an opiate controlled substance
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 16, 2023S 7009: Prohibits hotels and homeless shelters from displacing vulnerable persons in favor of non-United States citizens or non-lawful permanent residents of the United States
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 5, 2023S 6729: Allows withdrawals from family tuition accounts to pay for treatment of substance use disorder for the designated beneficiary
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 4, 2023S 6679: Authorizing the city of Poughkeepsie to impose a hotel and motel tax; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 27, 2023S 6590: Authorizing the city of Beacon to impose a hotel and motel tax; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 13, 2023S 6313: Relates to sentencing of a person convicted of murdering a child who is less than thirteen years old
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 13, 2023S 6316: Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 3, 2023S 6186: Classifies criminal possession of a firearm from a class E felony to a class D felony
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 3, 2023S 6187: Establishes the class B felony of criminal sale of a controlled substance upon the grounds of a drug or alcohol treatment center
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2023S 5376: Relates to authorizing angling by a single individual with up to three lines in freshwater
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2023S 5406: Designates certain streets in the city of Newburgh as state highways
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2023S 5408: Designates certain streets in the city of Newburgh as state highways
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2023S 5378: Relates to authorizing local or regional accidental fatality review teams
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2023S 5377: Relates to authorizing child witnesses to testify by use of closed-circuit television in assault and endangering the welfare of a child proceedings
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2023S 5379: Relates to expanding the offenses to which a child witness may testify by use of closed-circuit television to include murder
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2023S 5407: Relates to requiring state economic development agencies to provide preferences to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the programs that they administer
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023S 4901: Permits the village justice of the village of Maybrook, Orange county, to reside outside of the Village boundaries
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2023S 4474: Enacts "Melanie's law"
    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

6,933 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 12 of 6,933 votes (less than 1%). They had permission to be away (excused) for all of them.

By topic
Aging74 votes
    Agriculture120 votes
      Alcoholism and Drug Abuse3 votes
        Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders50 votes
          Banks87 votes
            Budget and Revenue43 votes
              Children and Families88 votes
                Cities35 votes
                  Cities 152 votes
                    Cities 210 votes
                      Civil Service and Pensions173 votes
                        Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business42 votes
                          Consumer Affairs and Protection68 votes
                            Consumer Protection148 votes
                              Corporations, Authorities and Commissions210 votes
                                Correction23 votes
                                  Crime Victims, Crime and Correction106 votes
                                    Criminal Law (Codes)325 votes
                                      Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation65 votes
                                        Disabilities43 votes
                                          Economic Development56 votes
                                            Education176 votes
                                              Election Law24 votes
                                                Elections149 votes
                                                  Energy32 votes
                                                    Energy and Telecommunications199 votes
                                                      Environmental Conservation353 votes
                                                        Ethics and Internal Governance23 votes
                                                          Finance164 votes
                                                            Governmental Employees89 votes
                                                              Governmental Operations122 votes
                                                                Health507 votes
                                                                  Higher Education241 votes
                                                                    Housing34 votes
                                                                      Housing, Construction and Community Development183 votes
                                                                        Insurance234 votes
                                                                          Internet and Technology60 votes
                                                                            Investigations and Government Operations339 votes
                                                                              Judiciary323 votes
                                                                                Labor206 votes
                                                                                  Libraries23 votes
                                                                                    Libraries and Education Technology5 votes
                                                                                      Local Government346 votes
                                                                                        Local Governments98 votes
                                                                                          Mental Health41 votes
                                                                                            New York City Education11 votes
                                                                                              People With Disabilities12 votes
                                                                                                Procurement and Contracts60 votes
                                                                                                  Racing and Wagering12 votes
                                                                                                    Racing, Gaming and Wagering31 votes
                                                                                                      Real Property Taxation66 votes
                                                                                                        Rules1 vote
                                                                                                          Science and Technology11 votes
                                                                                                            Small Business6 votes
                                                                                                              Social Services85 votes
                                                                                                                Taxes and Budget (Ways and Means)249 votes
                                                                                                                  Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development20 votes
                                                                                                                    Transportation395 votes
                                                                                                                      Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs88 votes
                                                                                                                        Veterans' Affairs34 votes
                                                                                                                          Women'S Issues60 votes

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