New York Assembly approves multiple bills on consent, including amendment to real property tax law

The New York State Assembly on April 28, 2025, approved a series of resolutions and bills on voice and recorded votes in Albany, advancing measures on the consent calendar and passing an amendment to the Real Property Tax Law.

The package included several ceremonial legislative resolutions asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to issue proclamations for observances and awareness weeks, and multiple bills enacted to amend state laws on the consent calendar. One recorded roll-call vote showed Assembly number 355c (rules report 108), sponsored by Assemblymember Barrett, an act to amend the Real Property Tax Law, passed 142-0; the bill included language that “this section will take effect immediately.”

Why it matters: The measures passed on the consent calendar amend state statutes and set proclamations that affect statewide observances and administrative law; the Real Property Tax Law amendment passed by recorded vote was enacted with unanimous support at the time of the vote and was read to take immediate effect.

Most important actions

- Assembly number 355c (rules report 108). Sponsor: Assemblymember Barrett. Title (as read on the floor): “An act to amend the Real Property Tax Law.” The clerk read the final section indicating immediate effect. Vote: Ayes 142, Nays 0. Outcome: approved.

- Consent calendar bundle (calendar numbers 98–104). Sponsors (as read): Assemblymember Weprin (calendar 98, Assembly number 1673), Assemblymember Colton (calendar 99, Assembly number 1994), Assemblymember Burdick (calendar 100, Assembly number 47258 / senate bill advanced), Assemblymember Otis (calendar 101, Assembly number 6285), Assemblymember People Stokes (calendar 102, Assembly number 6346), Assemblymember Barrett (calendar 103, Assembly number 706303), and Assemblymember Levine (calendar 104, Assembly number 7683). Several of these items were laid aside during initial consideration and then taken up on the consent calendar. A roll-call covering the consent-calendar measures was recorded with Ayes 144, Nays 0. Outcome: approved (laid aside earlier; advanced and passed on consent).

- Calendar 105, Assembly number 7793. Sponsor: Assemblymember McDonald. Title (as read): “An act to amend chapter 837 of the laws of 2022.” The clerk read the final action indicating immediate effect. Vote: Ayes 145, Nays 0. Outcome: approved.

Resolutions adopted by voice vote

The Assembly adopted several legislative resolutions by voice vote asking the governor to proclaim observances, including: - Assembly number 364 (sponsor: Assemblymember Jackson) — request to proclaim April 24, 2025, as Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day in New York State. Outcome: adopted. - Assembly number 365 (sponsor: Assemblymember Williams) — request to proclaim April 27, 2025, as Children of the Holocaust Remembrance Day in New York State. Outcome: adopted. - Assembly number 366 (sponsor: Assemblymember Magnarelli) — request to proclaim April 20–26, 2025, as Abusive Head Trauma/Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week in New York State. Outcome: adopted. - Assembly number 367 (sponsor: Assemblymember Slater) — request to proclaim April 21–25, 2025, as Work Zone Awareness Week in New York State. Outcome: adopted. - Assembly number 368 (sponsor: Assemblymember Smith) — request to proclaim April 2025 as Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month. Outcome: adopted.

Procedure and next steps

Several bills were initially “laid aside” when introduced and were later advanced and passed on the consent calendar or by recorded roll call during the same floor session; where the clerk read a final section the Assembly recorded that the act would take effect immediately. The session adjourned with a majority conference scheduled immediately following session and with plans to reconvene at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Votes at a glance

- Assembly 355c (rules report 108) — An act to amend the Real Property Tax Law. Sponsor: Assemblymember Barrett. Vote: 142–0. Approved; immediate effect stated. - Calendar 98 / Assembly 1673 — Enact to amend Vehicle and Traffic Law. Sponsor: Assemblymember Weprin. Laid aside; passed on consent as part of bundle. Vote: 144–0. Approved. - Calendar 99 / Assembly 1994 — Enact to amend Vehicle and Traffic Law. Sponsor: Assemblymember Colton. Laid aside; passed on consent as part of bundle. Vote: 144–0. Approved. - Calendar 100 / Assembly 47258 (senate bill advanced) — Enact to amend Environmental Conservation Law. Sponsor: Assemblymember Burdick. Laid aside; passed on consent as part of bundle. Vote: 144–0. Approved. - Calendar 101 / Assembly 6285 — Enact to amend the Public Service Law. Sponsor: Assemblymember Otis. Laid aside; passed on consent as part of bundle. Vote: 144–0. Approved. - Calendar 102 / Assembly 6346 — An act to amend the Executive Law. Sponsor: Assemblymember People Stokes. Laid aside; passed on consent as part of bundle. Vote: 144–0. Approved. - Calendar 103 / Assembly 706303 — An act to amend the Public Service Law. Sponsor: Assemblymember Barrett. Read last section; passed as part of bundle. Vote: 144–0. Approved; Clerk read immediate effect language for some items. - Calendar 104 / Assembly 7683 — An act to amend the Executive Law. Sponsor: Assemblymember Levine. Passed as part of bundle. Vote: 144–0. Approved. - Calendar 105 / Assembly 7793 — An act to amend chapter 837 of the laws of 2022. Sponsor: Assemblymember McDonald. Vote: 145–0. Approved; immediate effect stated.

No substantive floor debate amending the text of the bills was recorded in the transcript provided; several items were advanced on the consent calendar with unanimous or voice adoption. The Assembly scheduled its next session day for 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2025.