Senate approves a package of bills across insurance, labor, public health, finance, technology, environment and veterans services

The New York State Senate advanced a batch of bills on Jan. 20, recording roll‑call votes on items spanning insurance, labor, public health, state finance, technology, environmental conservation and veterans services.

The chamber moved through its calendar, with the clerk reading titles and calling the roll on each item. The transcript records the following notable outcomes (descriptions are from the recorded titles and sponsor lines):

Votes at a glance - Calendar 19 (Senate Print 8772, sponsor: Senator Bailey) — insurance law; roll called and the clerk recorded passage (ayes reported as 56). - Calendar 20 (Senate Print 8774, sponsor: Senator Ramos) — labor law; roll called and the bill passed. - Calendar 27 (Senate Print 8795, sponsor: Senator Comer) — enactment (text references to 2025 chapter); roll called and passed. - Calendar 29 (Senate Print 8800, sponsor: Senator Bailey) — insurance law; roll called and passed (ayes 56). - Calendar 32 (Senate Print 8804, sponsor: Senator Rivera) — public health; roll called and passed (ayes 56). - Calendar 34 (Senate Print 8807, sponsor: Senator Cooper) — insurance law; roll called and the transcript records several negative votes by named senators in the record, though portions of the transcript rendered some names unclearly; the clerk nevertheless reported the measure as passed. - Calendar 37 (Senate Print 8814, sponsor: Senator Fahey) — public health; roll called and passed with at least one recorded negative vote (Senator Ashby was recorded as voting in the negative). - Calendar 38 (Senate Print 8818, sponsor: Senator May) — state finance law; roll called and passed. - Calendar 46 (Senate Print 8831, sponsor: Senator Gonzales) — state technology law; roll called and passed. - Calendar 47 (Senate Print 8832, sponsor: Senator Kavanaugh) — environmental conservation law; roll called and recorded 51 ayes and 5 nays in the transcript, and the bill passed. - Calendar 61 (Senate Print 8758, sponsor: Senator Fernandez) — public health; roll called and passed (ayes 53, nays 3). - Calendar 62 (Senate Print 8763, sponsor line in transcript unclear) — criminal procedure law; Senator Murray explained his vote on the floor, praising expansion of victim notifications and suggesting adding a requirement to confirm that emailed notifications were received; clerk recorded passage (ayes reported as 56). - Calendar 65 (Senate Print 8769, sponsor: Senator Scoop) — executive law; roll called and passed (ayes reported as 56). - Calendar 68 (Assembly 9436 by Assembly member Simon, substitute for identical Senate bill after discharge) — environmental conservation law; roll called and passed. - Calendar 74 (Senate Print 8785, sponsor: Senator Martinez) — veterans services law; roll called and passed.

Floor procedure and a brief floor comment: Senator Murray said, “Any bill that we, that we pass that keeps crime victims informed of the process is a good thing, but I do have a suggestion that perhaps could make it a little bit better. If we're going to expand the notification process to include emails and things of that nature, might we add a provision in there that requires confirmation that the victims actually did receive the notification?” The comment was recorded during the floor explanation for calendar 62.

Several vote tallies were read aloud by the clerk. In a few instances the transcript renders names or fragments unclearly when listing individual negative votes; where specific names were listed in the record they are noted in the official journal and roll call sheets rather than this transcript excerpt.

The chamber concluded the calendar and accepted majority conference committee assignments for filing in the journal. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m., with intervening days to be legislative days.