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Votes at a glance: Senate approves a slate of bills May 2; one bill recorded a lone no vote
Summary
The New York State Senate cleared a package of bills on May 2, 2025, with most measures passing by lopsided or unanimous margins; a few measures drew recorded negative votes that were entered on the roll call.
The New York State Senate on May 2 approved a package of bills on its calendar. Most measures were adopted with broad support on voice or roll-call votes; a handful drew recorded negative votes on the floor.
Key results recorded on the floor (as read by the clerk and announced into the record):
- Calendar 110 / Senate print 0557 (sponsor: Senator Krueger) — clerk announced "Ayes, 59." Outcome: passed. Details on subject matter were not specified in the floor transcript.
- Calendar 111 / Senate print 0616 (sponsor: Senator Stavisky) — clerk announced "Ayes, 59." Outcome: passed. Subject not specified on the floor record.
- Title 181 / Senate print 1664 (sponsor: Senator Harcombe) — clerk announced "Ayes, 59." Outcome: passed; transcript notes the measure enacts changes to the Criminal Procedure Law.
- Calendar 0724 / Senate print (sponsor: Senator Serrano) — clerk announced "Ayes, 59." Outcome: passed; transcript referenced Social Services Law changes (section and details not specified on the floor).
- Calendar 0729 / Assembly bill 6952 (Assembly sponsor: Barrett) — clerk announced "Ayes, 58; Nays, 1." The transcript records Senator Martinez as the sole senator voting "no." Outcome: passed.
- Calendar 0732 / Senate print (sponsor: Senator Comer) — clerk recorded a roll call with multiple named nay votes: Senators Barela, Gallivan, Bridal, Lanza, Matera, Murray, O'Mara, Ortt, Colombo, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk, Webber and White (the transcript lists these names together); clerk announced "Ayes, 44; Nays, 15." Outcome: passed.
- Calendar 0753 / Senate print 2279 (sponsor: Senator Webb) — enacted change to the Tax Law concerning sales tax treatment of certain food sold to college students via approved donation programs. Senator Webb explained her vote on the floor, saying the bill excludes donated meal points and similar programs from sales tax. Clerk announced "Ayes, 59." Outcome: passed.
- Calendar (public authorities / public health items) — several additional bills were read and reported "Ayes, 59" and either passed or laid aside for further action; the transcript indicates some titles were laid aside without debate. Specific sections, effective dates or full titles were not always read into the floor record and are therefore noted as "not specified."
Why it matters: The day's calendar included a mix of technical statutory updates (Criminal Procedure Law, Social Services Law, Tax Law) and bills with immediate program implications (a tax provision affecting student meal donation programs). Many measures cleared the Senate with significant margins or unanimous support; a small number recorded substantive opposition that was read into the roll-call record.
What the record does not show: For several calendar entries the floor transcript gave only the calendar or print number and the clause to read the last section; the complete bill text, exact section numbers and effective dates were not read into the record and are therefore listed here as not specified. Those details appear in the official enrolled bills and legislative documents.
