Kalman Yeger

Health insurance coverage and medical aid in dying

Voted against the Medical Aid in Dying Act, now law, and against a 2026 law on protections for legally protected health activities. Sponsored a bill on insurance coverage for epinephrine auto-injectors whose Senate version became law in 2025, and sponsors bills on Medicaid coverage of applied behavior analysis therapy during school hours and on electronic prior authorization.

State budget and property taxes

Voted against two 2026-27 state budget bills that became law: the bill implementing the state fiscal plan and the education, labor, housing and family assistance bill. Sponsors bills allowing added property tax exemptions for certain senior citizens and giving tax-exempt property owners time to re-apply when an exemption was not renewed.

Police radio access and cannabis store locations

Voted against a bill to keep police radio communications, apart from sensitive information, open to emergency services organizations and professional journalists; the governor vetoed it. Voted for a 2026 law amending limits on how close retail adult-use cannabis dispensaries may be to schools and houses of worship.

Gas service and home energy

Voted against a 2026 law concerning the effectiveness of the state rule that a utility must provide gas service, on application, to a building not already supplied with gas; it passed the Assembly 83-61 and became law. Sponsors a bill on net energy metering for certain residential customers who generate their own power.

Campaign contributions and business ownership rules

Sponsors bills barring digital-currency contributions to candidates and political committees, and on when a candidate may decline a nomination. Voted against a 2025 bill amending the definitions that set the scope of state rules on the beneficial owners of limited liability companies; it passed the Assembly 82-60 and was vetoed.