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Votes at a glance: Judiciary Committee reports multiple bills to the floor, refers one to finance
Summary
On March 18, 2026, the New York State Senate Judiciary Committee moved several bills to the floor and referred one to finance, including measures on employee claim releases, elder-abuse inheritance restrictions, court data reporting, lien notices for self-storage, judicial numbers, ADR reporting, and a multi-law parentage bill.
The New York State Senate Judiciary Committee met March 18, 2026, and moved a series of bills out of committee, while referring one measure to the Senate Finance Committee.
Key actions recorded in committee (as read in the transcript):
- Senate Print 4-13 (sponsor recorded as Senator Cunardis): motion recorded by the clerk and reported to the floor.
- Senate Print 10-15 (sponsor recorded as Senator Bridal): committee member praised the bill and the committee moved it to the floor; a committee member said they will introduce related legislation addressing parental abandonment and inheritance.
- Senate Print 18-49 (sponsor recorded as Senator Mayer): a data-reporting bill for the unified court system; moved in committee and referred to the Finance Committee.
- Senate Print 36-90a (sponsor recorded as Senator Sanders): amendments to lien law for self-storage enforcement notices; moved and reported to the floor.
- Senate Print 38-16 (sponsor recorded as Senator Kovita): debated at length (see separate article) and reported to the floor.
- Senate Print "8 81 92" (sponsor recorded as Senator Clear): concerning sufficiency of judges and justices; moved and reported to the floor.
- Senate Print 92-86a (sponsor recorded as Senator Holmgren): amendments addressing court-annexed ADR reporting; moved and reported to the floor.
- Senate Print 93-16 (sponsor recorded as Senator Sapoka): omnibus amendments across numerous statutes including Family Court Act and education law; moved and recorded in the transcript as "reported to the states."
The transcript records motions, seconders and voice votes in committee but does not include numeric roll-call tallies in the excerpt provided. Where the transcript names movers and seconders, those names are included above in the order rendered. The committee adjourned with no further business.
What happens next: Bills reported to the floor will be eligible for further action by the full Senate; the measure referred to finance will be considered by that committee.
