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Assembly approves bills amending Public Authorities and General Business laws; other measures adopted
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Summary
The Assembly passed two bills amending the Public Authorities Law (A.5134) and the General Business Law (A.5405) with unanimous or near-unanimous votes and adopted several ceremonial resolutions on May 22.
The New York State Assembly on May 22 approved two bills on the floor and adopted a package of legislative resolutions.
Assembly bill A.5134 (calendar 129), described on the floor as “an act to amend the public authorities law,” was read and placed on the calendar; the clerk later announced the vote as recorded: Ayes 134, Noes 0. The bill’s last section was read as taking effect immediately on enactment.
Assembly bill A.5405 (calendar 151), described on the floor as “an act to amend the general business law,” likewise was passed; the clerk recorded the vote later in the day as Ayes 138, Noes 0. The bill’s final section was read on the floor indicating it takes effect immediately.
The Assembly also took up and adopted multiple legislative resolutions congratulating or memorializing events and awareness days, including resolutions to designate Social Emotional Learning Day, Maternal Health Awareness Week, Schizophrenia Awareness Day, Mount Everest Day, Stuttering Awareness Week, and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. The speaker called the resolutions together and they were adopted without recorded roll-call opposition.
What the transcript shows: floor action and recorded votes. The bills’ printed titles were read on the floor and later recorded votes were announced; the transcript did not include floor debate on the substantive provisions of A.5134 or A.5405. Where substantive language or sponsor remarks were not on the record in the transcript, those details are marked as not specified.
Votes at a glance - A.5134 (calendar 129): “An act to amend the Public Authorities Law.” Vote: Ayes 134, Noes 0. Effective: immediately (text on file). - A.5405 (calendar 151): “An act to amend the General Business Law.” Vote: Ayes 138, Noes 0. Effective: immediately (text on file).
