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Siela A. Bynoe

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Overview

Siela A. Bynoe is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate for the 6th district in central Nassau County on Long Island.

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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

69 bills

Became law

6 became law. Another 32 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced May 13, 2026S 10321: Authorizes the town of Hempstead to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the hamlet of West Hempstead
    Became law
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2026S 10047: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon
    Became law
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2026S 10046: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage the American eel
    Became law
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 8150: Enacts the governing unaccredited representatives defrauding (GUARD) VA benefits act
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2025S 6818: Authorizes the county of Nassau assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from The Cathedral of the Incarnation in the Diocese of Long Island
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2025S 6819: Authorizes the county of Nassau assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Chabad of West Hempstead
    Became law
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 8044: Establishes the libraries literacy education guidance act
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jun 1, 2026S 10623: Establishes a highway safety corridor on the Southern State Parkway
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jun 1, 2026S 10624: Authorizes the Freeport Bible Center to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the village of Freeport assessor
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 29, 2026S 10608: Authorizes the county of Nassau assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from the Lakeview Fire District
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10387: In relation to authorizing certain persons in an optional twenty year retirement plan to receive credit for previous service as a uniformed court officer or correction officer
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10489: Authorizes the village of Hempstead, in the county of Nassau, to amortize over a period of 20 years, the payments made to village employees upon separation from employment
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 5, 2026S 10210: Relates to requiring the office of victim assistance to notify crime victims of the availability of victim support services
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 23, 2026S 9539: Requires the department of health to create and issue a five-year plan with its proposals to best mitigate the persistence of lead in school water across the state
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2026S 9444: Relates to dedicating a portion of the state highway system in the hamlet of Uniondale to Jomani Wright
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2026S 9211: Relates to the cancellation of contracts for health club services
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2026S 9129: Directs the chief administrator of the courts to develop and implement a random audit compliance program to conduct periodic financial audits of law firms; and provides for funding of the program
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jun 6, 2025S 8380: Requires covered entities report to the department of health regarding certain 340B drug discounts
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jun 5, 2025S 8368: Relates to the retention and disposition of state education commissioner appeal and proceeding records
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jun 3, 2025S 8330: Authorizes the county of Nassau assessor to accept an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption from the Incorporated Village of Hempstead Community Development Agency
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jun 2, 2025S 8325: Provides guidelines, corrective actions, and transparency, and to reconfigure the composition of committees of professional conduct within the office of professional medical conduct
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 16, 2025S 8169: Requires all state entities to notify affected individuals in the event of a data breach where information is compromised
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 8046: Relates to audit of individual apartment improvements (IAIs) for rent stabilized apartments outside of the city of New York
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 8045: Requires the office for the prevention of domestic violence provide informational materials on removing an abuser's access to a smart home
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced May 12, 2025S 7863: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage American eel
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 28, 2025S 7663: Authorizes the assessor of Nassau county to accept an application for retroactive real property tax exempt status from Al-Muneer Foundation, Inc.
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2025S 7644: Creates the "Paid-In Act"; exempts used books from sales use taxes, up to one hundred dollars per item
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 23, 2025S 7611: Directs the department of motor vehicles to create a plan to increase the availability of wheelchair accessible vehicles in New York state outside of the city of New York
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 22, 2025S 7551: Establishes the bottle redemption fraud task force
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 22, 2025S 7541: Establishes transparency guidelines for condominiums and cooperative housing units
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 11, 2025S 7382: Relates to increasing penalties for certain larceny and fraud crimes against elderly persons
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 11, 2025S 7363: Relates to authorizing service credit in an optional twenty year retirement plan for state university police, regional state park police and detective attorney general investigator service
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 8, 2025S 7288: Relates to including environmental pollution mitigation within the authorized purposes of industrial development agencies
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 28, 2025S 7007: Relates to requiring mental health first aid training for licensed cosmetologists and barbers
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2025S 6817: Authorizing the assessor of the county of Nassau to accept from the Incorporated Village of Hempstead an application for exemption from real property taxes
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025S 5989: Relates to library cards for minors
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025S 5494: Relates to state financial aid for library social work services
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 31, 2025S 4072: Relates to insurance coverage of certain procedures to detect breast cancer
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Sep 11, 2026S 10697: Relates to enacting the "vehicle streaming device ban" act
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 28, 2026S 10595: Extends provisions related to the assessment and review of assessments in the county of Nassau
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10488: Authorizes the Power House Church to file an application for a real property tax exemption with the county of Nassau assessor
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10421: Relates to state aid provided to volunteer agencies for the provision of certain addiction services
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2026S 10395: Creates a public education program concerning water use reduction; expands the water conservation manual and requires smart controllers for automatic irrigation systems
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 8, 2026S 10259: Prohibits mobile sports wagering operators from being eligible to receive the excelsior jobs program credit
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 8, 2026S 10258: Relates to authorizing the remote administration of the funeral director licensing examination
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 8, 2026S 10257: Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 8, 2026S 10256: Requires the department of education to develop informational materials on type 1 diabetes to be made available to schools for distribution to parents and guardians of students
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 5, 2026S 10193: Relates to the ability of government agencies in New York to claim copyright protection
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 5, 2026S 10203: Authorizes the assessor of Nassau county to accept an application for retroactive real property tax exempt status from Ray of Hope, Inc.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 27, 2026S 10074: Enacts "Vincent Scheppa's law" authorizing, in certain cases, the provision of private duty nursing services to a medical assistance recipient by a relative who is a registered professional nurse
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 2, 2026S 9733: Relates to information sharing between the boards of maternal mortality and morbidity review, the New York city department of health and mental hygiene, and county health departments
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 2, 2026S 9732: Authorizes the board of trustees of any library chartered by the regents of the state of New York to develop, lease, or use public library spaces for the purposes of constructing affordable, mixed-use housing
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 1, 2026S 9670: Authorizes BOCES to establish a workers' compensation reserve fund
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 31, 2026S 9657: Relates to reporting convictions of certain persons subject to the office of professional medical conduct
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2026S 9559: Prohibits libraries and library systems from banning books or other materials based on partisan or doctrinal disapproval
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 11, 2026S 9426: Relates to proximity restrictions for adult-use cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site consumption licenses
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2026S 9395: Relates to enforcement of owner liability for failure of an operator to stop for a school bus
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2026S 9175: Authorizes the town of Hempstead in the county of Nassau to establish a residential parking system in the neighborhood of West Hempstead
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jun 6, 2025S 8376: Relates to a presumption for Parkinson's disease
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 8101: Relates to creating designated Purple Heart parking spaces at state buildings and facilities
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 15, 2025S 8043: Directs the commissioner of mental health to conduct a study of child- and youth-targeted mobile crisis outreach teams in New York state
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 12, 2025S 7864: Extends provisions of law related to youth pheasant hunting on long island
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 12, 2025S 7862: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blackfish
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 25, 2025S 7654: Authorizes the superintendent of financial services to oversee and regulate car dealer transactions with consumers
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 23, 2025S 7600: Directs condominium and cooperative housing associations to complete capital reserve studies
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 28, 2025S 7006: Relates to background clearances for temporary child care employment agencies and child care educational and training institutions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025S 5987: Prohibits the establishment of new charter schools in certain areas
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025S 5988: Enables public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy education
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2025S 4988: Relates to a smart irrigation device rebate pilot program in Nassau and Suffolk counties
    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

Didn't vote on 15 of 3,479 votes (less than 1%). They had permission to be away (excused) for all of them.

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.