State Senator - District 36
Jamaal T. Bailey
Has represented District 36, which covers north Bronx neighborhoods and the Westchester city of Mount Vernon, since 2017, after winning election on Nov. 8, 2016; chairs the Senate Insurance Committee.
Bail, policing and criminal justice
In coverageSponsored 2025 laws requiring police training on sexual assault and on autism and other developmental disabilities, and directing state police policies for child-sensitive arrest practices. His Senate biography says he spearheaded the bail, discovery and speedy-trial changes in the 2019 budget and the repeal of section 50-a, which had been a bar to police disciplinary records.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored S2295, requiring sexual-assault training for police officers and child protective workers; voted yes on April 29, 2025, and it was signed into law as Chapter 632 on Dec. 12, 2025. Sponsored S4767, on police training for situations involving people with autism and other developmental disabilities; voted yes on April 28, 2025, and it was signed into law as Chapter 423 on Sept. 26, 2025. Sponsored S805, directing state police policies on child-sensitive arrest practices; voted yes on Feb. 10, 2025, and it was signed into law as Chapter 131 on May 23, 2025. Sponsored S9632, presuming a defendant's creative or artistic expression inadmissible as evidence in criminal cases; it passed the Senate 38-22 on May 18, 2026, with his yes vote. Voted yes on S8415, a correctional-services omnibus, which passed the Senate 36-23 on June 12, 2025, and was signed into law as Chapter 707 on Dec. 19, 2025. Voted no on A10328A, granting peace officer status to security officers at St. Joseph's Health Hospital, North Medical Center and Northeast Medical Center, which passed the Senate 54-7 on June 3, 2026; and no on A8235, designating as peace officers the village of Holley's dog control officers named by the village board as constables, which passed 47-13 on June 4, 2026. Both were signed into law on July 24, 2026.
Sponsor of S2295, S4767, S805 and S9632, voting yes on each; voted yes on S8415; voted no on A10328A and A8235 · 2025-02-10 to 2026-06-04 · S2295 signed into law as Chapter 632 on Dec. 12, 2025; S4767 signed as Chapter 423 on Sept. 26, 2025; S805 signed as Chapter 131 on May 23, 2025; S9632 passed the Senate 38-22 on May 18, 2026; S8415 signed as Chapter 707 of the Laws of 2025 on Dec. 19, 2025; A10328 signed as Chapter 175 and A8235 as Chapter 174 on July 24, 2026
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