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Assembly opens budget work, adopts three resolutions asking governor to proclaim commemorative days
Summary
At the start of its session the New York State Assembly moved to begin budget 'flow' work and unanimously adopted three legislative resolutions requesting Gov. Kathy Hochul proclaim two March observances and a custodial workers recognition day in October 2025.
The New York State Assembly opened its floor session and signaled the start of the 2025 state budget process while adopting three legislative resolutions asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to proclaim commemorative observances.
Members moved the legislature into procedural business that, one member said, begins the budget "flow" and will start with the debt service bill before the body proceeds with the main calendar and further action. Ways and Means and Rules were called to meet off the floor and a majority conference was expected later in the session.
The assembly adopted three legislative resolutions by voice vote during the reading of the calendar. Assembly number 268, credited to Miss Glick, memorializes Gov. Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 30, 2025, as a day of Zero Waste in New York. Assembly number 269, credited to Mister Ecos, memorializes the governor to proclaim March 30, 2025, as Doctors Day. Assembly number 270, credited to Mister K Brown, memorializes the governor to proclaim Oct. 2, 2025, as Custodial Workers Recognition Day. Each resolution was adopted after the clerk called for the vote and members responded "aye," and the clerk announced the resolution adopted.
There was no recorded roll-call vote in the transcript and no debate recorded on the individual resolutions in the provided excerpt. The session record shows only the reading of the resolutions, the voice votes and subsequent procedural motions sending Ways and Means and Rules to the Speaker's Conference Room to continue preparing the day's calendar.
On a motion by Miss People Stokes, the house was placed at ease, ending the portion of the session captured in the transcript.
Why this matters: the action signals the chamber beginning formal budget sequencing and passes ceremonial resolutions that request the governor issue proclamations for observances affecting environmental advocates, medical professionals and custodial workers.
