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Assembly advances dozens of consent-calendar bills; lawmaker cites Legionnaires outbreak in vote explanation
Summary
On the consent calendar the Assembly advanced and passed multiple bills (many by unanimous voice or recorded tallies); Assembly Member Wright explained his affirmative vote on an administrative-code amendment by citing recent Legionnaires disease outbreaks and six local deaths.
The New York State Assembly advanced dozens of bills on its consent calendar and recorded several final votes after sponsors read titles and effect dates on the floor.
Clerk Lorie read a sequence of bills beginning with calendar number 288. Several measures were laid aside for later action; others were read for the last section and recorded as passed with announced tallies (examples recorded during the session include votes reported as "Ayes 137" or "Ayes 143" with no recorded nos). Some acts included specified effective dates (for example, one bill was read to take effect on the 547th day; others were set to take effect immediately or on the 30th or 90th day).
Assembly Member Wright offered a floor explanation for his affirmative vote on Assembly Bill 9058-A (announced on the calendar as an act to amend the administrative code of the City of New York). Wright cited recent Legionnaires disease outbreaks and the deaths they caused, saying, “We had 6 people pass away, and that was 6 people too many,” and urged colleagues to vote in the affirmative because outbreaks can affect any community. The clerk then announced the bill as passed with the announced tally.
The session included several other recorded passings on the consent calendar and the Speaker reminded members of a majority conference immediately following session. The House adjourned to reconvene at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17.
Votes at a glance (examples recorded on the floor): - Assembly Bill 7001-A (calendar 291): read the last section; clerk recorded vote; announced "Ayes 137, Noes 0" (bill passed); effective date listed in reading. - Assembly Bill 8424 (calendar 294): read last section; announced "Ayes 140, Noes 0" (bill passed); effective date immediate. - Assembly Bill 9058-A (calendar 297): act to amend administrative code of the City of New York; sponsor Wright explained his vote referencing Legionnaires outbreaks; announced "Ayes 143, Noes 0" (bill passed).
The clerk’s on-floor tally announcements and sponsor explanations are the record of passage and rationale for votes taken during this session.
