Committee refers 10 bills — tax, alcohol, executive law and labor measures sent to committees
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Summary
At its March 24, 2026 meeting the Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations considered 10 bills; most were referred to Finance, while measures altering alcohol law, executive law, and county law were referred to Local Government, Ethics or Labor as read into the record.
The New York State Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations considered a 10‑bill agenda on March 24, 2026 and referred each item to the committee listed on the record.
Clerk read sponsors and short descriptions for each item; the committee handled them mostly by voice vote and referral. The clerk read bill numbers and sponsor lines into the record and the chair called for motions and votes. Outcomes recorded in the committee transcript are summarized below (the transcript provides sponsor names and bill descriptions as read into the record; some sponsor name spellings in the transcript are unclear and are noted as "as read in transcript").
Votes at a glance (as read to the committee and outcome): - S 334 (sponsor read in transcript as "Senator Scoofus") — described as amending the Public Officers Law to publish records of public interest; referred to Finance. - S 348 (sponsor read in transcript as "Senator Scoofus") — amendment to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (repass); referred to Local Government. - S 407 (sponsor read in transcript as "Senator Scoopis") — amendment to the Executive Law; referred to Ethics. - S 646 (sponsor read in transcript as "Senator Scoofus") — act to amend chapter 396 of the laws of 2010; reported/referred as noted in transcript. - S 1572 (sponsor read in transcript as "Sandy Recruger") — act to amend the Tax Law; referred to Finance. - S 3145 (sponsor read in transcript as "Senator Cooney") — act to amend the Tax Law; referred to Finance. - S 3836 (sponsor read in transcript as "Senator Hinchey") — amendment to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; bill reported out. - S 4693 (sponsor read in transcript as "Senator Cleary/Clear") — Taxpayer Access to Publicly Funded Research Act; discussed and referred to Finance (see separate article for details of discussion). - S 7880 (sponsor read in transcript as "Senator Krueger") — act to amend the Tax Law; referred to Finance. - S 7990 (sponsor read in transcript as "Senator Mayor") — acts to amend the Executive Law and County Law; referred to Labor.
The committee took no recorded roll‑call vote listing individual member votes in the provided transcript; outcomes are reported as the clerk and chair announced them (voice vote/referral). The meeting adjourned after handling the listed agenda items.
