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Running forState Assembly, District 146

Karen M. McMahon

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Overview

Karen McMahon is an American lawyer and politician who serves in the New York State Assembly from the 146th district, which represents the village of Williamsville, and the towns of Amherst and Pendleton.

Facts from Wikipedia.

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

60 bills

Became law

8 became law. Another 19 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Apr 10, 2026A 10932: Authorizes an occupancy tax in the town of Amherst
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026A 10293: Authorizes Michael O'Brien to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list to be a full-time police officer for the village of Le Roy
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2025A 4030: Authorizes the discontinuance of certain parklands in the town of Amherst, county of Erie
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 10, 2025A 1674: Relates to Down syndrome diagnosis awareness
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 15, 2024A 9505: Relates to the establishment and modification of child support orders; requires the court to consider the specific circumstances of the parent
    Became law
  • Introduced May 19, 2023A 7436: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to restrict the taking of fish, shellfish and crustacea in special management areas
    Became law
  • Introduced May 18, 2023A 7383: Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the special powers of the New York state environmental facilities corporation
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2023A 4138: Relates to Down syndrome diagnosis awareness
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2026A 10201: Exempts the village of Williamsville fire department from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of its membership
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025A 6790: Relates to tax credits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Apr 1, 2026A 10830: Relates to the siting of new electric transmission facilities
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced May 13, 2025A 8309: Requires certain public authorities to develop a feasibility study to promote bicycle and pedestrian access on bridges
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Apr 22, 2025A 8063: Enacts the child abuse reporting expansion act
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Apr 4, 2025A 7692: Authorizes certain nursing students to administer certain vaccines
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Mar 18, 2025A 6904: Adds Down syndrome to the definition of developmental disability and expands such definition to include certain individuals below the age of ten
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025A 5887: Relates to the geographic area of employment of state university police officers, centralization of the state university police, and hiring of state university police officers; repealer
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025A 4872: Requires institutions of higher education make available their policy on notifying the parent, guardian, or emergency contact of a student under twenty-one of certain controlled substance or alcohol violations
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jan 10, 2025A 1633: Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 839: Relates to eligible purchases by school breakfast and lunch service programs receiving additional state subsidies
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2024A 9478: Relates to use of an affirmation of truth of statement in an administrative proceeding; repealer
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jun 6, 2023A 7704: Expands the description of certain services which are not prohibited by statutes governing the practice of nursing
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jun 5, 2023A 7680: Relates to orders of protection in child abuse and neglect proceedings in family court
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced May 19, 2023A 7403: Facilitates the purchase by the state of New York mortgage agency of mortgages on manufactured homes
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced May 19, 2023A 7444: Relates to the transfer of reserves between public employee retirement systems of the state
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2023A 4120: Establishes clean energy goals of reducing the annual total of vehicle miles traveled within the state by 20% by the year 2050
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2023A 1238: Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Jan 11, 2023A 870: Relates to eligible purchases by school breakfast and lunch service programs receiving additional state subsidies
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Apr 1, 2026A 10784: Establishes a workgroup to conduct analysis on the ambulatory patient group rates and commercial insurance rates for behavioral health services
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 1, 2026A 10828: Provides for a preference for activated members of the New York army national guard or the New York air national guard for competitive examinations
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 19, 2026A 10652: Allows a nursing home patient to install an electronic monitoring device in such patient's room
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2026A 10436: Authorizes university faculty practice corporations for the practice of occupational therapy
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 21, 2025A 8572: Relates to orders of protection in child abuse and neglect proceedings in family court
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 13, 2025A 8307: Relates to requiring certain individuals to file financial disclosure forms
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 12, 2025A 8300: Relates to the computation and allocation of the commissions of trustees of charitable trusts; repealer
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 12, 2025A 8296: Relates to recurring payments to the non-custodial parent in special circumstances in child support proceedings involving joint or shared custody of children
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 22, 2025A 8040: Requires railroad corporations to conduct a comprehensive safety inspection when a freight train is parked in a train yard prior to traveling on tracks within the state
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 10, 2025A 7766: Relates to paratransit services
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 1, 2025A 7552: Requires members of a public body to complete a minimum level of training on the state's open meetings law and freedom of information law
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 1, 2025A 7540: Relates to consolidated local highway assistance payments ("CHIPS")
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 28, 2025A 7511: Replaces each instance of the word accident with the word crash in relation to vehicle and traffic law
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 24, 2025A 7284: Expands the description of certain services which are not prohibited by statutes governing the practice of nursing
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 20, 2025A 7071: Relates to the operation of bicycles at stop signs and traffic-control signals
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025A 6537: Relates to automatic eligibility for early intervention services for children found to have elevated venous blood lead levels
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025A 6410: Increases benefits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2025A 6235: Requires general hospitals and nursing homes to offer free notarial services to patients
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 31, 2025A 4230: Establishes clean energy goals of reducing the annual total of vehicle miles traveled within the state by 20% by the year 2050
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 15, 2025A 2172: Imposes a highway use fee on outdoor advertising; establishes a New York state urban reforestation fund and makes provisions supporting urban forestry
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 9, 2025A 1370: Relates to increasing the age required to use ultraviolet radiation devices
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025A 644: Provides a reduction in insurance premium charges for insured volunteer firefighters and emergency personnel
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 2, 2024A 10046: Requires each college to make publicly available its policy on notifying the parent, guardian, or emergency contact of a student under twenty-one of certain controlled substance or alcohol violations
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2024A 9135: Requires members of a public body to complete a minimum level of training on the state's open meetings law and freedom of information law
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 6, 2023A 8236: Requires general hospitals and nursing homes to offer free notarial services to patients
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 10, 2023A 7042: Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 31, 2023A 6049: Modifies income limits for medical assistance to certain disabled individuals
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 30, 2023A 5991: Increases benefits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 2, 2023A 3272: Elevates the level of assault against domestic violence victims to assault in the second degree
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 20, 2023A 1780: Imposes a highway use fee on outdoor advertising; establishes a New York state urban reforestation fund and makes provisions supporting urban forestry
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2023A 1141: Relates to increasing the age required to use ultraviolet radiation devices
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 9, 2023A 405: Relates to domestic violence training for health and mental health professionals
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 9, 2023A 524: Provides a reduction in insurance premium charges for insured volunteer firefighters and emergency personnel
    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

3,989 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 79 of 3,989 votes (2%). They had permission to be away (excused) for all of them.

By topic
Aging31 votes
    Agriculture44 votes
      Alcoholism and Drug Abuse10 votes
        Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders6 votes
          Banks60 votes
            Budget and Revenue9 votes
              Children and Families63 votes
                Cities40 votes
                  Cities 127 votes
                    Cities 210 votes
                      Civil Service and Pensions104 votes
                        Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business13 votes
                          Consumer Affairs and Protection119 votes
                            Consumer Protection31 votes
                              Corporations, Authorities and Commissions144 votes
                                Correction35 votes
                                  Crime Victims, Crime and Correction14 votes
                                    Criminal Law (Codes)165 votes
                                      Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation15 votes
                                        Disabilities7 votes
                                          Economic Development64 votes
                                            Education71 votes
                                              Election Law26 votes
                                                Elections24 votes
                                                  Energy55 votes
                                                    Energy and Telecommunications24 votes
                                                      Environmental Conservation168 votes
                                                        Ethics and Internal Governance3 votes
                                                          Finance47 votes
                                                            Governmental Employees109 votes
                                                              Governmental Operations176 votes
                                                                Health280 votes
                                                                  Higher Education93 votes
                                                                    Housing46 votes
                                                                      Housing, Construction and Community Development23 votes
                                                                        Insurance175 votes
                                                                          Internet and Technology16 votes
                                                                            Investigations and Government Operations221 votes
                                                                              Judiciary158 votes
                                                                                Labor96 votes
                                                                                  Libraries9 votes
                                                                                    Libraries and Education Technology7 votes
                                                                                      Local Government188 votes
                                                                                        Local Governments121 votes
                                                                                          Mental Health29 votes
                                                                                            New York City Education1 vote
                                                                                              People With Disabilities19 votes
                                                                                                Procurement and Contracts20 votes
                                                                                                  Racing and Wagering19 votes
                                                                                                    Racing, Gaming and Wagering10 votes
                                                                                                      Real Property Taxation89 votes
                                                                                                        Science and Technology17 votes
                                                                                                          Small Business6 votes
                                                                                                            Social Services39 votes
                                                                                                              Taxes and Budget (Ways and Means)256 votes
                                                                                                                Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development30 votes
                                                                                                                  Transportation220 votes
                                                                                                                    Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs15 votes
                                                                                                                      Veterans' Affairs55 votes
                                                                                                                        Women'S Issues17 votes

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