Votes at a glance: New York Senate approves wide range of bills May 19, 2025

Albany — The New York State Senate on May 19, 2025 completed a full calendar of business, approving a large number of bills and previously adopted resolutions covering tax law, public health, worker protections, environmental data, and administrative changes.

The measures were taken up as part of the Senate’s daily calendar. Many items were adopted with brief explanations or recorded roll-call votes; others were adopted by voice or unanimous consent. Senate leaders identified a handful of bills for brief floor remarks while moving the broader calendar.

Why it matters: The bills act across multiple areas of state law and will affect the timing of implementation and, in several cases, when state agencies must act. Several votes included recorded tallies and named nays; other items carried unanimous or near-unanimous support.

Highlights and recorded outcomes

- Calendar 109 (Senate Print 518, sponsor noted on the floor): Enactment relating to the Executive Law. Roll call recorded: 44 ayes, 12 nays. Outcome: passed.

- Calendar 178 (Senate Print 1055 by Senator Serrano): Enactment in Executive Law. Roll call recorded: 35 ayes, 21 nays. Outcome: passed.

- Calendar 244 (Senate Print 700 by Senator Krueger): Amendments to the Tax Law (discussed on the floor by a sponsor). Roll call recorded: 37 ayes, 19 nays. Outcome: passed. Senator Krueger/other…