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Running forState Assembly, District 98

Karl A. Brabenec

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Overview

Karl A. Brabenec is the New York State Assemblyman from the 98th District. A Republican, he has served in the Assembly since 2014, when he won a special election.

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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

2 became law. Another 15 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Mar 23, 2023A 5837: Authorizes the town of Goshen to impose a hotel and motel tax
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 23, 2023A 5872: Authorizes the county of Rockland to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes
    Became law
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2026A 11126: Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel tax
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2026A 11115: Permits the town of Monroe to impose a hotel and motel tax
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced May 5, 2025A 8252: Permits the town of Warwick to use preservation funds for water quality improvement
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced May 5, 2025A 8247: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to the Appalachian Trail
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Apr 1, 2025A 7516: Extends certain provisions relating to an occupancy tax in the city of Port Jervis
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Apr 1, 2025A 7574: Authorizes Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, to file a new service retirement application and election form with the New York state and local employees' retirement system
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025A 5877: Ratifies and confirms the creation of water district no. 14 of the town of Monroe; and authorizes the issuance of bonds or notes by such town to finance certain inter-fund borrowings by such water district
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced May 23, 2023A 7458: Authorizes the assessor of the town of Ramapo, county of Rockland to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate Inc.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced May 10, 2023A 7006: Authorizes Congregation RSK to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced May 9, 2023A 6959: Authorizes the town of Warwick, county of Orange to alienate certain lands held in public trust in the town of Warwick, county of Orange
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Apr 13, 2023A 6534: Authorizes Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, to file a new service retirement application and election form with the New York state and local employees' retirement system
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Mar 23, 2023A 5854: Relates to tethering restrictions and outdoor shelter requirements for dogs
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Mar 23, 2023A 5869: Relates to residency requirement for the village clerk/treasurer and deputy village clerk/treasurer for the village of Otisville
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Mar 20, 2023A 5675: Grants retroactive membership with tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Dana Kerstanski
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2023A 4020: Relates to the provision of certain services to students in nonpublic schools in certain school districts
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced May 1, 2026A 11240: Authorizes the Tovas Dovid Community Kollel, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 1, 2026A 11248: Authorizes the Congregation Divrei Chaim to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2026A 11134: Authorizes the Congregation Atzei Chaim to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2026A 11124: Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 1, 2026A 10779: Establishes a real property tax freeze credit
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 20, 2025A 8566: Authorizes Yeshivas Nachlas Sofrim to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 20, 2025A 8565: Authorizes the assessor of the town of Ramapo to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Lev Teen Center
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 16, 2025A 8438: Permits the town of Tuxedo to file liens on real property related to the towns sewage-works corporation
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 1, 2025A 7571: authorizing Liliana Fernandez-Clemente, the widow of Daniel Clemente, to file a new service retirement application and option election form with the New York state and local employees' retirement system
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 28, 2025A 7461: Extends the authority of the county of Orange to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 28, 2025A 7487: Authorizes the village of Greenwood Lake, county of Orange to allow golf carts on certain streets
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 28, 2025A 7446: Authorizes the county of Rockland to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 28, 2025A 7504: Enacts the "Affordable NY act"
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2025A 7407: Permits public schools to utilize or display indigenous names
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2025A 6259: Exempts daycare facility and childcare facility employers from providing for COVID-19 sick leave
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2025A 6242: Relates to apportioning funds to the East Ramapo central school district for services and expenses
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025A 6103: Relates to exempting certain counties from the metropolitan commuter transportation district supplemental registration fee
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025A 6134: Establishes the fourteenth judicial district
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025A 6145: Relates to tethering restrictions and outdoor shelter requirements for dogs
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025A 6104: Authorizes local school districts and municipalities to determine and establish school speed limits
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025A 6178: Enacts Caylee's law; establishes the crime of failure to report a child's disappearance or death
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025A 6127: Relates to providing a tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025A 6149: Relates to community preservation funds for the town of Wawayanda
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025A 6161: Relates to state reimbursement for local enforcement of navigation laws on waterways within local jurisdiction
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025A 6158: Relates to the award of competitive civil service status for the spouse or children of military service persons killed in the line of duty
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2025A 5526: Creates a religious exemption to the ban on fossil fuel equipment and systems
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025A 5162: Creates the "I love NY outdoors" program; appropriation
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025A 5202: Relates to establishing an electoral voting system for electing the governor, lieutenant-governor, comptroller and attorney general
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025A 5149: Relates to school property and real property taxes
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025A 5217: Relates to dimensions and weights of vehicles
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025A 5233: Relates to establishing the New York small business relief fund
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025A 5257: Establishes the Defund Municipalities that Defund the Police Act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2025A 4931: Authorizes municipalities located in the county of Orange and county of Rockland to charge for the cost of providing additional police protection to paid-admission events
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025A 4847: Discontinues service fees for distinctive license plates issued to veterans
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025A 4856: Elevates killing a police work dog or police work horse from being a class E felony to a class D felony
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025A 4754: Provides judges more discretion regarding securing orders and limiting the lengths of certain orders and increases the lengths of certain prison sentences; repealer
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025A 4769: Relates to additional credit allowed veterans in competitive examinations
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025A 4779: Designates black dirt as the state soil and to designate the black dirt region as home to the most fertile soil
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025A 4863: Relates to the criminal possession of fentanyl
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025A 4853: Authorizes imposition of life imprisonment without parole sentence for persistent violent felony offenders; repealer
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025A 4767: Increases civil service credits given to veterans currently returning from service
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2025A 3705: Relates to party nominations for candidates by county party committees
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2025A 3848: Relates to advertising for bids and offers; letting of contracts
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2025A 3663: Relates to the limit upon real property tax levies by local governments
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2025A 3624: Relates to liability for outside aid
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2025A 3272: Relates to the election by certain counties to withdraw from the metropolitan commuter transportation district, and permits the counties of Orange and Rockland to make such election
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2025A 3258: Provides an exemption from suspension of driver's license for persons serving on fulltime active military duty
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2025A 3421: Relates to the collection of supplemental vehicle registration fees for New York City registrants; repealer
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2025A 2279: Requires nonpublic schools to provide the same services that public schools currently provide to nonpublic schools; repealer
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2025A 2395: Relates to consents to public utilities; licenses and easements
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2025A 2386: Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the terms of office of members of the legislature to four years
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2025A 2385: Relates to the provision of certain services to students in nonpublic schools in certain school districts
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2025A 2418: Relates to authorizing the imposition of service charges upon certain real property
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2025A 2370: Relates to repealing the driver's license access and privacy act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2025A 2387: Relates to establishing the animal abuse hotline
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2025A 2388: Provides for any city, town or village in the state of New York to control the town speed limits
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 3, 2024A 10088: Establishes the fourteenth judicial district
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 3, 2024A 9704: Ratifies and confirms the creation of water district no. 14 of the town of Monroe; and authorizes the issuance of bonds or notes by such town to finance certain inter-fund borrowings by such water district
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2024A 9185: Authorizes the village of Greenwood Lake, county of Orange to allow golf carts on certain streets
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2024A 9052: Authorizes the town of Wawayanda in Orange county to impose a hotel and motel tax
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2024A 9053: Permits the village of Greenwood Lake to impose a hotel and motel tax
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2024A 8865: Relates to the salary of certain teachers providing instruction in career and technical education to school age students
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 13, 2023A 8398: Creates a religious exemption to the ban on fossil fuel equipment and systems
    Introduced
  • Introduced May 2, 2023A 6691: Extends the authority of the county of Orange to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 6, 2023A 6407: Exempts daycare facility and childcare facility employers from providing for COVID-19 sick leave
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 6, 2023A 6422: Provides for the payment of retirement benefits to certain members of the New York state employees retirement system
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 3, 2023A 6139: Authorizes the town of Warwick in Orange county to impose a hotel and motel tax; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 23, 2023A 5882: Relates to community preservation funds for the town of Wawayanda
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 23, 2023A 5767: Relates to state reimbursement for local enforcement of navigation laws on waterways within local jurisdiction
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2023A 5581: Permits municipalities, schools and fire and police departments to display and sell symbols of hope
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2023A 5579: Relates to establishing an electoral voting system for electing the governor, lieutenant-governor, comptroller and attorney general
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2023A 5531: Establishes the Defund Municipalities that Defund the Police Act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2023A 5529: Relates to establishing the New York small business relief fund
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2023A 5599: Relates to exempting certain counties from the metropolitan commuter transportation district supplemental registration fee
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2023A 5574: Requires the use of remote training programs in code enforcement training
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2023A 5548: Requires that all victim impact statements in New York state be video recorded; requires that the members of the parole board review all relevant victim impact statements prior to the conduct of a parole hearing
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2023A 5572: Relates to dimensions and weights of vehicles
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2023A 5573: Creates the "I love NY outdoors" program; appropriation
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2023A 5558: Elevates killing a police work dog or police work horse from being a class E felony to a class D felony
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2023A 5592: Relates to the criminal possession of fentanyl
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2023A 5571: Relates to school property and real property taxes
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2023A 5557: Authorizes imposition of life imprisonment without parole sentence for persistent violent felony offenders; repealer
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5398: Relates to the collection of supplemental vehicle registration fees for New York City registrants
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5464: Relates to the metropolitan transit authority
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5451: Relates to additional credit allowed veterans in competitive examinations
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5407: Provides for any city, town or village in the state of New York to control the town speed limits
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5422: Relates to liability for outside aid
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5403: Relates to consents to public utilities; licenses and easements
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5405: Relates to establishing the animal abuse hotline
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5399: Provides an exemption from suspension of driver's license for persons serving on fulltime active military duty
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5467: Authorizes municipalities located in the county of Orange and county of Rockland to charge for the cost of providing additional police protection to paid-admission events
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5466: Increases civil service credits given to veterans currently returning from service
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5424: Relates to the limit upon real property tax levies by local governments
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5454: Relates to providing a tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5400: Relates to the election by certain counties to withdraw from the metropolitan commuter transportation district, and permits the counties of Orange and Rockland to make such election
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5456: Relates to the award of competitive civil service status for the spouse or children of military service persons killed in the line of duty
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5397: Relates to authorizing the imposition of service charges upon certain real property
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5408: Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the terms of office of members of the legislature to four years
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5457: Authorizes local school districts and municipalities to determine and establish school speed limits
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5453: Designates black dirt as the state soil and to designate the black dirt region as home to the most fertile soil
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5452: Enacts Caylee's law; establishes the crime of failure to report a child's disappearance or death
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5413: Relates to advertising for bids and offers; letting of contracts
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5416: Relates to party nominations for candidates by county party committees
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5474: Discontinues service fees for distinctive license plates issued to veterans
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5427: Provides judges more discretion regarding securing orders and limiting the lengths of certain orders and increases the lengths of certain prison sentences; repealer
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023A 5395: Relates to repealing the driver's license access and privacy act
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 7, 2023A 3711: Requires nonpublic schools to provide the same services that public schools currently provide to nonpublic schools; repealer
    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 20 of 3,989 votes (less than 1%). 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.