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Senate adopts resolutions honoring farmworkers and World Behavior Analysis Day; students welcomed to chamber
Summary
The New York State Senate unanimously adopted resolutions recognizing Farm Workers Day and World Behavior Analysis Day on March 30, 2026, hearing tributes from Senators Ramos and Zellner and welcoming farm worker organizers and visiting students to the chamber.
The New York State Senate on March 30 adopted two ceremonial resolutions recognizing the contributions of farm workers and marking World Behavior Analysis Day. Senator Ramos opened the floor on resolution 18-21 by recounting the central role farm workers play in the state's food system and recalling the history of farmworker organizing. "There is no food system without farm workers," Ramos said, and he asked the chamber to welcome organizers Maria Martinez and Preejeanette Flores to the gallery.
Senator May echoed that praise and called attention to dairy and year-round farm workers in her district, saying some workers are fearful and that supporting those employees is a priority.
The chamber then took up resolution 18-23, offered by Senator Zellner, to recognize March 20 as World Behavior Analysis Day. Senator Zellner described applied behavior analysis (ABA) as a research-based approach used across education, health care and human services, and noted training programs at Daemen University in her district.
Both resolutions were adopted by voice vote and sponsors opened them for cosponsorship. Senator Comrie used time on the floor to introduce visiting students and several Assembly members; the Senate extended privileges and courtesies to the students from Queens and invited members to greet them during the day.
Why it matters: The resolutions are ceremonial acknowledgments of labor and professional fields that senators said are important to constituent communities and public services. The welcoming of students underscores the chamber’s civic outreach.
Next steps: The resolutions are adopted and open for cosponsorship as announced on the floor; the Senate reconvened for other business and adjourned until April 1 at 11:00 a.m.
