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Votes at a glance: key bills the Assembly passed April 1, 2026
Summary
The Assembly took up multiple calendar items and passed a package of bills on April 1, including a one‑week state operations extender, a chapter amendment delaying the 100‑foot gas hookup repeal, shield‑law technical changes, lead‑hazard review directives, an EBT surcharge ban, a PAH (coal‑tar) pavement prohibition, an LDC transparency measure, and mandates to expand certain insurance coverages and protections.
The Assembly's floor on April 1 produced a number of passed measures. Highlights and recorded outcomes follow.
• State operations extender (Assembly No. 10760): Passed unanimously, Ayes 141‑0. One‑week appropriation to maintain payments through April 7.
• Chapter amendment delaying repeal of the "100‑foot rule" for residential gas hookups (sponsor: Miss Simon): Passed, Ayes 80, Nays 61 (discussed at length; sponsor cited $600 million in annual savings when implemented; opponents raised affordability and labor concerns).
• Shield law / health‑care protections (Senate bill, rules report 69): Chapter amendment made technical changes to notice timelines, expanded liability protections to professional liability policies, and adjusted penalties; passed, Ayes 95, Nays 50.
• Lead hazards / DEC & DOH review (Assembly 3682A): Bill directs state environmental and health agencies to review dust, soil and ambient air lead standards and adopt updates within 180 days; passed, Ayes 109, Nays 37.
• Ban on EBT ATM surcharges (Assembly 3304B): Prohibits state‑chartered financial institutions from charging consumer‑facing surcharges when EBT cardholders access benefits; passed, Ayes 101, Nays 45.
• Prohibition on pavement products with high PAH (Assembly 1388A): Prohibits sale of pavement products containing PAHs above 1,000 ppm; sponsors noted alternatives are commercially available; passed, Ayes 101, Nays 45.
• Insurance coverage and mandates: Several insurance‑related bills passed, including a remover of a lead‑based paint exclusion in liability coverage and a mandate requiring large‑group insurers to cover acupuncture when prescribed by a health‑care provider (acupuncture bill passed with recorded votes reported in the transcript).
• Not‑for‑profit / LDC transparency (Assembly 173A): Increased FOIL/open‑meeting transparency and extended public notice windows for local development corporations; passed, Ayes 99, Nays 47.
Most items were debated, with sponsors and opponents using floor time to record questions and explanations of vote. Several measures were described as chapter amendments (changes to effective dates or technical edits) rather than substantive policy rewrites. Members were repeatedly reminded the debate for chapter amendments must be germane to the change being proposed.
