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Votes at a glance: Senate clears a string of bills as budget talks continue
Summary
During the March 30 floor session the Senate passed multiple bills on the consent and regular calendars; most were approved unanimously or by large margins with limited floor debate.
The New York State Senate on March 30 completed reading and passed a number of bills on the third-reading and supplemental calendars with little or no floor debate. Those measures address a range of subjects, including public authorities, public officers, public health, real property tax law, education law, volunteer firefighter benefits and other matters. A number of the bills were recorded as passed by voice vote or roll call with the tallies noted on the floor.
Key bills and results recorded on the floor include:
- Senate print 2556 (Calendar 201) by Senator Comrie — enacts provisions in the Public Authorities Law; Section 4 takes effect immediately. Vote recorded: ayes 53; bill passed.
- Senate print 1787 (Calendar 245) by Senator Hinchey — enactment noted; Section 2 takes effect immediately. Vote recorded: ayes 53; bill passed.
- Senate print (reported by Senator Rivera, Calendar 353) — amendments and last section read; Section 9 effective on the ninetieth day after becoming law. Vote recorded: ayes 53; bill passed.
- Senate print 688a (Calendar 373) by Senator Martinez — amends Real Property Tax Law; Section 2 takes effect immediately. Vote recorded: ayes 53; bill passed.
- Senate print 2590 (education-related, calendar reading) — Section 2 takes effect 07/01/2026. Vote recorded: ayes 53; bill passed.
- Senate print 190 (volunteer firefighter benefits law) by Senator Martinez — Section 3 takes effect immediately. Vote recorded: ayes 56; bill passed.
- Senate print 947 (carry-on, by Senator Jackson) — amend Real Property Law; vote recorded: ayes 51, nays 5 (Senators Ashby, Barolo, Palumbo, Rhodes and White); bill passed.
Many of these items were taken up on the consent or supplemental calendars and recorded as passed by the secretary after brief readings of the last sections. Where the transcript did not provide additional sponsor detail or full bill titles on the floor, the entry above uses the bill number and the subject as read during the session; missing sponsor names or fuller descriptions are noted as not specified on the record.
These calendar votes occurred while senators debated short-term budget funding and a separate open-government bill later in the session.
