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Votes at a glance: Senate passes multiple bills, including corrections peer‑advocate protection and first‑responder mental health act
Summary
The New York State Senate on April 28, 2025, completed a long calendar and approved multiple bills by roll-call votes.
The New York State Senate on April 28, 2025, completed a long calendar and approved multiple bills by roll-call votes. Several items drew brief debate or explanation from sponsors; most passed by comfortable margins.
Key outcomes (selected from the day's calendar as read into the record):
- Calendar No. 713 (Senate Print 7673, Krueger): An appropriations measure for the support of government. Vote announced: ayes 57, nays 4; senators recorded voting no included Barrello, Lanza, Ort, and White. The bill passed.
- Calendar No. (Senate Print 1540, Jackson): An act concerning veil service law. Vote announced: ayes 61. The bill passed.
- Calendar No. 344 (Senate Print 952b, Kavanaugh): An amendment to the general obligations law. Vote announced: ayes 38, nays 23. The bill passed.
- Count No. 380 (Assembly 4159a, identical to Senate bill): An amendment to the correction law to prevent certified or licensed peer advocates from being barred from providing support in correctional facilities because of prior incarceration. Senator Fernandez explained the vote in support, saying peer advocates offer trust and lived experience that strengthen recovery. Vote announced: ayes 55, nays 6 (nays listed: Chan, Helming, Ort, Steck, Wozick, and White). The bill passed.
- Title No. 502 (Senate 2295, Bailey): An amendment to the executive law. Vote announced: ayes 61. The bill passed.
- Calendar No. 568 (Senate 2484, Parker): Study by the state energy planning board on replacement/upgrade time frames for battery energy storage systems. Vote announced: ayes 57, nays 4. The bill passed.
- Counter No. 597 / Press 6244 (Sponsor: Scofus): The Lieutenant Joseph Banish Mental Health Act, establishing a confidential peer‑to‑peer support program for police officers. Sponsors cited suicide statistics among first responders and referenced existing peer programs. Vote announced: ayes 61. The bill passed.
- Count No. 636 (Senate Print 5278, Pulpita): An amendment to the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act. Vote announced: ayes 44, nays 17. The bill passed.
- Count No. 664 (Senate Print 4722, Fahey): Amendment to the arts and cultural affairs law. Vote announced: ayes 45, nays 16. The bill passed.
- Count No. 682 (Assembly 355c / Senate substitution): An amendment to the property tax law. Vote announced: ayes 49, nays 12. The bill passed.
- Count No. 683 (Assembly 6770 / Senate substitution): An additional property tax law amendment. Vote announced: ayes 59, nays 2. The bill passed.
The clerk announced each roll call and the presiding officer declared the calendar concluded. Several bills had named senators recorded voting in the negative where noted above.
The Senate also adopted resolutions honoring local leaders and proclaiming April 2025 as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in New York state; those resolutions were adopted without recorded roll calls.
