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The bill\u0000s sponsor, Senator Jessica Ramos, said the measure is intended to ensure supervisors and state employers have training and prevention programs so \"no worker is being bullied on the job.\" Ramos also noted a prior veto message by Governor Kathy Hochul and said sponsors hope clarifications and legislative intent will help future executive-branch review.

Supporters described the bill as a training and prevention measure for state employees. Ramos told colleagues the change requires agencies to include abusive conduct and bullying in the same risk-evaluation and prevention framework that state law already applies to assaults and homicides. \"This bill is about making sure that the supervisors, commissioners, our state agencies, and our state employers have training available in order to ensure that no worker is being bullied on the job,\" Ramos said while explaining her vote.

Opponents questioned how the new language would be applied in high-risk settings such as correctional facilities and pressed whether the bill would require operational changes inside prisons. Senator Joseph Walzick asked repeatedly whether the bill would require the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to separate violent inmates from staff; Ramos and other sponsors repeatedly answered that the statute being considered concerns employee training and written prevention programs and does not itself direct operational corrections practices. Walzick asked a series of hypotheticals about spitting, throwing feces, and incidents requiring Narcan to test whether those events would be covered; the sponsor replied that such conduct was already covered by existing law and that the bill focuses on the training and program requirement.

The Senate transcript includes a reference to a veto message (veto message 130) from Governor Kathy Hochul asserting the prior version of the bill did not define the conduct precisely and could lead to confusion; Ramos acknowledged that message on the floor. During debate, senators also discussed the bill\u0000s application to the New York National Guard when activated by the state and to corrections staff, and stressed that the bill does not itself mandate separations or non-training operational steps.

After floor debate the Senate passed the bill (Calendar 4308; Senate Print 4925) by recorded vote. The roll call on the bill, as announced on the floor, recorded 53 yeas and 7 nays. The transcript does not specify a mover/second for the motion on final passage. The bill\u0000s text, as discussed on the floor, adds abusive conduct and bullying to the list of risks employers must evaluate and to the elements of required written workplace violence prevention programs for covered state employers.

The legislative record in the transcript indicates the measure was passed on final reading; the bill\u0000s effective date was not clearly stated in the portion of the transcript that contains the final roll call and is therefore not specified in this report.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","New York State Senate Session - 03/17/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The New York State Senate on March 17, 2025, approved legislation that adds \"abusive conduct\" and \"bullying\" to the state\u0000s written workplace violence prevention requirements for state agencies and other state employers and requires training for employees and supervisors.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NY, New York","taxId",77685,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6125973,"Senate adopts several measures March 17, 2025; resolutions honor American Red Cross and St. Patrick's Day",660,350000,1010000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2674214-3fdd477f9ed8f29b091d03896c002f33&start=350&end=1010","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2674214-3fdd477f9ed8f29b091d03896c002f33/thumbnail_350000.jpg","/articles/6125973/New-York/Senate-adopts-several-measures-March-17-2025-resolutions-honor-American-Red-Cross-and-St-Patricks-Day","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6125973-7f4f3dc275afd40fa358534f25156036/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180438&Signature=AmqZnt7oSg34G33iWRWbsISqw9dzP~juap3GdPyPUaWaklEqJ6nkTg-~101Dx5fyKF-Obd4~E4PyCU1CC6xQaOkTwIB-ta-BdYi9EHIs6tqNvxtDkS4rNxc5Iy7MoZ3o6jGYEs6e52SfEQUVfuxf5t6oS0l1CVKPdGVQ5n-0v0Af0AkdOKJjG2sOXAD47Fqr29QYT-RDA70j64fV9ndjQ5lGoz~Gtw6zY8I0VcZiL343tyJIazbtH7ENXl8yoGee64J2UhwqQoB9jHDzf5FHMkhNcAMUq6-YQpVG3jRh08k-xGHy2OXUmQr0utXWxDTvf09MSnCoyrjOMhyUvm3Fkg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New York State Senate on March 17, 2025, began its floor session with ceremonial resolutions and proceeded to consider and pass multiple bills on the third-reading calendar.

Ceremonial resolutions
- Resolution 448 (sponsored on the floor by Senator Gustavo Rivera) memorialized Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2025 as American Red Cross Month in New York; volunteers from the American Red Cross were recognized on the floor. Senators from across the chamber praised volunteer and disaster-relief work.
- Resolution 518 (Senate Print 518 by Senator Kavanaugh; presented by Senator Sean Ryan) honored Saint Patrick and persons of Irish descent on the occasion of Saint Patrick\u0000s Day. The resolution was adopted by voice vote.

Selected bill roll-call outcomes (floor announcements as recorded in the transcript)
- Calendar 88 (Assembly Bill 5572; substitute for Senate Bill 814) \u0000 An act to amend the public health law. Roll call announced: Ayes 60. Outcome: Passed.
- Calendar 219 (Senate Print 3406 by Senator Comrie; enact in executive law). Roll call reported on the floor: Ayes 40, Nays 11. Outcome: Passed.
- Calendar 273 (Senate Print 1468 by Senator Serrano; act in the public health law). Roll call: Ayes 59, Nays 1. Outcome: Passed.
- Calendar 312 (Senate Print 4434 by Senator Scoopf; act in education law). Floor announcement recorded: Ayes 40, Nays 20. Outcome: Passed.
- Calendar 355 (Senate Print 3100 by Senator Rivera; enactment of social services law). Roll call: Ayes 58, Nays 2. Outcome: Passed.
- Calendar 411 (Senate Print 2541 by Senator Myra; act in election law) \u0000 Considered on the controversial calendar with procedural debate over a chair ruling; recorded roll-call: Ayes 39, Nays 21. Outcome: Passed.

The chamber also completed reading and final passage of other calendar items not fully debated on the floor; where the transcript recorded roll-call totals those are listed above. Separate floor debate and roll-call votes were held on two bills that received extended discussion and are reported separately: (1) Calendar 4308 (Senate Print 4925) on adding abusive conduct and bullying to state workplace violence prevention programs; and (2) Calendar 471 (Senate Print 1574) establishing a NYSERDA-administered rebate program for electric landscaping equipment. Both were passed in recorded votes that are the subject of separate reports.

The Senate adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 3 p.m.","On a Senate floor session March 17, 2025, members adopted ceremonial resolutions recognizing American Red Cross Month and Saint Patrick's Day and passed a series of bills on the calendar. The day included several roll-call votes on laws enacted into various state codes.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6125974,"Senate OKs rebate program for electric landscaping equipment, excludes individual homeowners",1001,2843000,3844000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2674214-3fdd477f9ed8f29b091d03896c002f33&start=2843&end=3844","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2674214-3fdd477f9ed8f29b091d03896c002f33/thumbnail_2843000.jpg","/articles/6125974/New-York/Senate-OKs-rebate-program-for-electric-landscaping-equipment-excludes-individual-homeowners","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6125974-2fbe7688f8f31f5f79c9f9f1f9752aab/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180438&Signature=egUFG0g-Mh~YLdTn7ziGYGZxVYXX5p4VO-dnofURsMd8gqDvjra-nR3qX0OXkb~JZ94SlNKKJG0fQ3ZVANq-fc27BqcVoL~yNs9EZHpkQd~01C3Y87bsys7f3S7fpWICWjnGqjpeSRx12A-JIybujKLlY8uddJV2pLcmU9kOcxer8MUGigfezY6m33BhXTFkGcyda9rbk-N1sCNsqNHgaUDENkiwws607WeLW6A70Abihs66wlt~bR8ElPS8GlCNooqMEPiOlNFRksM08yuJQg4W3n2DhjbjqG3XA~nvSfqkjOgw4UxMqDbGCMk~cMLmjlCZXf0EXRfQYGXpeJZMYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New York State Senate on March 17, 2025, approved legislation authorizing a rebate program to encourage commercial and municipal users to replace gas-powered landscaping equipment with electric models, citing air-quality and noise-reduction benefits.

Senator Liz Krueger, the bill\u0000s sponsor, said the program would authorize the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to use existing funds, including funds from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), to establish rebates and set limits. Krueger described the program as flexible on caps and technical details and said it is aimed at institutional and commercial purchasers, not individual homeowners.

Debate focused on funding, eligibility and technical details. Senator Krueger and colleagues cited public-health memos noting that gas-powered lawn equipment contributes ground-level ozone and fine particulate pollution and linked that pollution to asthma and cardiovascular risks. \"What I do know is both of them are better than gas powered equipment,\" Krueger said when asked about battery versus corded options. Senator May described a personal example of noise and health: after caring for a relative undergoing cancer treatment, constant lawn and leaf equipment noise impeded recovery. \"The noise that they produce is truly disturbing for people who are trying to get a child to sleep or are trying to recover from an illness,\" she said in support.

Sponsor and questioners clarified eligibility. The bill lists eligible entities including commercial landscaping businesses, municipalities, state authorities, school districts, universities, nonprofits and similar organizations; individual homeowners are not eligible. The sponsor told the chamber that the statute\u0000s list was intentionally focused on nonpersonal, institutional buyers and that corded (plug-in) devices are generally not available at the scale institutional users require, so the program largely anticipates battery-powered equipment. Equipment enumerated in the bill includes walk-behind and riding mowers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, mulchers, chippers, chainsaws, cultivators, tillers and certain snow-removal equipment.

After floor debate the Senate passed the measure (Calendar 471; Senate Print 1574) by recorded vote. The roll call announced on the floor showed 51 yeas and 9 nays. The bill text recorded on the floor included an immediate effective date for Section 2.","The Senate passed a bill enabling a NYSERDA-administered rebate program for electric landscaping equipment aimed at commercial and municipal users; individuals were excluded. Debate covered funding sources (RGGI/NYSERDA), battery vs. corded devices, eligibility, and public-health rationale.","actionData","errors"]

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