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Senate adopts several measures March 17, 2025; resolutions honor American Red Cross and St. Patrick's Day
Summary
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.
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 Patricks 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) 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) 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.
