Senate committee reports scores of bills out of committee; no substantive debate recorded

A New York State Senate committee meeting recorded in the provided transcript moved, seconded and reported dozens of Senate prints — ranging from amendments to the Public Health Law to changes in the Election Law and various statutory chapters — with voice votes and no substantive debate recorded in the transcript.

The committee proceeded through a long list of bills. For each item the transcript shows a sponsor identified as “Senate print” or an act to amend a particular law, then a motion, a second and the clerk’s announcement that the bill was "reported." The record gives no extended discussion, no detailed floor debate, and no individual roll-call vote totals.

Why it matters: These committee reports advance the listed bills to the next stage in the legislative process (typically placement on a Senate calendar or referral to another committee). Reporting a bill out of committee is a procedural step that allows fuller Senate consideration; the transcript indicates this committee cleared many measures at once.

Key details

- Procedure: For each listed Senate print, the transcript records a motion to move the bill, a second, the question “All those in favor? Opposed?” and the clerk’s announcement that the bill is reported. The record does not record individual “yes” or “no” votes or abstentions.

- Scope: The affected statutes referenced in the motion language include (but are not limited to) the Public Health Law; Private Housing Finance Law; Arts and Cultural Affairs Law; Criminal Procedure Law; Insurance Law; Civil Rights Law; General Business Law; Executive Law; Canal Law; Public Authorities Law; Education Law; Environmental Conservation Law; Transportation-related statutes; Social Services Law; Economic Development Law; Elder Law; Election Law; Real Property Tax Law; Tax Law and multiple chapter-specific statutory amendments.

Votes at a glance (committee reports)

The transcript shows each of these measures was moved, seconded and reported out of committee by voice vote. Where a sponsor is named in the transcript, that sponsor is shown below; where the transcript does not specify movers or seconders, the entry lists those fields as “not specified.” Descriptions are taken from the transcript wording; where no descriptive text is present the description is “not specified.”

- Senate print 15-a, sponsor: Senator Skoufis; description: an act to amend the Public Health Law; mover: not specified; second: not specified; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 84, sponsor: Senator Loug; description: not specified; mover: not specified; second: not specified; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 4-55-a, sponsors listed: Senator Holman and Siegel; description: an amendment to the Public Offices Law; mover: Senator Mayer; second: Senator Lou; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 85-95 (transcript: 85 95) sponsor: Senator Hinchey; description: an act to amend the Private Housing Finance Law; mover: Senator Lou; second: Senator Mayer; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 6-49 (transcript): sponsor: Senator Ryan; description: an act to amend subpart H and part C of chapter 20 of the laws of 2015; mover: Senator Connery; second: Senator Daboll; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 13-78, sponsor: Senator Serrano; description: an act to amend the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law; mover: Senator Daboll; second: Senator Bailey; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 16-13-a, sponsor: Senator Fahey; description: directing the Empire State Development Corporation; mover: Senator Bailey; second: Senator Daboll; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 17-44, sponsor (transcript garble): description: an act to amend the Criminal Procedure Law; mover: Senator Daboll; second: Senator Connery; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 18-04-a, sponsor: Senator Rivera; description: an act to amend the Insurance Law; mover: Senator Connery; second: not specified; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 40-42, sponsor (transcript: Harker); description: an act to amend the Civil Rights Law; mover: Senator Lou; second: Senator Mayer; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 43-28, sponsor: Senator Cooney; description: an act to amend the General Business Law; mover: Senator Mayer; second: Senator Comrie; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 44-70, sponsor (transcript garble); description: an act amending Executive Law; mover: Senator Daboll; second: Senator Bailey; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 48-15, sponsor (transcript: Chris Ryan); description: amendment of Canal Law; mover: Senator Comrie; second: Senator Daboll; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 48-30, sponsor (transcript: Chris Ryan); description: amendment of Public Authorities Law; mover: Senator Daboll; second: Senator Bailey; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 51-16, sponsor (transcript garble): description: an act amending Education Law; mover: Senator Bailey; second: not specified; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 53-79 and 53-87, sponsor: Senator Hartman; description: acts amending Environmental Conservation Law; mover: Senator Lieu; second: Senator Hartman (transcript names); outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 55-64, sponsor (transcript: mayor); description: an act directing the Commission of Transportation; mover: Senator Mayor; second: Senator Fernandez; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 57-55, sponsor: not specified; description: an act authorizing the Village of Port Chester; mover: Senator Hartman; second: Senator Bailey; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 62-26, sponsor: Rivera; description: an act to amend the Public Health Law; mover: Senator Bailey; second: Senator Daboll; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 63-07, sponsor: Sanders; description: an act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law; mover: Senator Fernandez; second: Senator Connery; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 64-13, sponsor (transcript: Marcella Spamton); description: an act to amend the Public Health Law; mover: Senator Comerrey; second: Senator Mayer; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 64-84, sponsor: Chris Ryan; description: an act to amend the Economic Development Law; mover: Senator Lou; second: Senator Hartman; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 70-77, sponsor: not specified; description: an act to amend the Elder Law; mover: Senator Hartman; second: Senator Bailey; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 72-81, sponsor (transcript: Myra); description: an act to repeal section 17-1-48 of the Election Law; mover: Senator Bailey; second: Senator Daboll; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 72-35, sponsor: Martinez; description: not specified; mover: not specified; second: not specified; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 74-20, sponsor: Martinez; description: an act to amend the Real Property Tax Law; mover: Senator Daboll; second: Senator Fernandez; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 75-33, sponsor: Harcum; description: an act to amend Tax Law; mover: Senator Fernandez; second: not specified; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 75-42, sponsor: not specified; description: an act amending chapter 3-29 of the laws of 2009; mover: Senator Conroy; second: Senator Mayor; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 76-11, sponsor: (transcript: Griffin/Griffo); description: an act amending chapter 5-30 (2024); mover: Senator Grifos; second: Senator Hellman; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 76-89, sponsor (transcript garble): description: an act amending the Election Law and Education Law; mover: Senator Harker; second: not specified; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 77-42, sponsor: Rollison; description: an act amending Tax Law; mover: Senator Steck; second: not specified; outcome: reported out of committee.

- Senate print 78-06 and onward: the transcript continues in the same pattern through multiple additional Senate prints, each moved, seconded and reported out of committee by voice vote; the transcript lists many additional sponsors (for example Senator Salazar; Senator Helman; Senator Steckman; Senator Lou; Senator Bailey; Senator Gallivan; Senator Mayer; Senator Hartman; Senator Griffo; Senator Hellman; Senator Steck; Senator Adler; Senator Hensley; Senator Ramos; Senator Davila; Senator Stewart-Cousins; Senator Hartrim; Senator Griffo; Senator Sanders; Senator Harckam; Senator Behillis; and others) and references multiple statutory chapters and years.

Context and limitations

The transcript provided is largely procedural: it records sponsors’ names, brief bill descriptors (typically the statute to be amended), motions and seconds, then the clerk’s announcement that the bill is reported. It does not record debate on the merits of the measures, questions from committee members about fiscal or policy impacts, or any roll-call tallies. Where sponsor names or bill numbers are garbled in the transcript, this article reproduces the transcript wording rather than substituting an authoritative sponsor name. Where the transcript omits detailed descriptions, the description above is marked “not specified.”

What’s next

Each bill reported out of committee will proceed according to Senate rules — typically toward placement on a Senate calendar for consideration by the full Senate or referral to another committee. The transcript does not include calendar referrals or next-step dates.