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Assembly opens session, waives journal reading and schedules floor items
Summary
The Assembly convened in Albany on May 18, 2026, waived the reading of the journal, announced several calendar items and committees to meet off the floor, recognized visiting community groups, and recessed for an immediate majority conference.
The Assembly convened in Albany on May 18, 2026, and the presiding Speaker called the house to order, announced a quorum and the day’s calendar, and moved quickly into procedural and recognition business.
The day's work began with a motion by a Lawmaker to dispense with the further reading of the May 18 journal — a motion the Speaker approved 'without objection.' The Lawmaker who opened the session offered an opening reflection, quoting Lao Tzu: 'He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.'
The session's early business focused on scheduling. The Lawmaker listed the day’s calendar and debate items, saying the floor would begin with calendar item 03:30 (by Miss Pollan) on the consent calendar and then take up, among others, Calendar 142 (Miss Lucas), Calendar 333 (Mister Delon), Calendar 137 (Miss Reyes) and Calendar 113 (Mister Bronson), along with rules reports noted for floor action.
The Speaker announced multiple committees would meet off the floor later in the day, naming Corrections; Economic Development; Energy; Governmental Employees; Governmental Operations; Health; Higher Education; Mental Health; and Rural Property Taxation. The Lawmaker cautioned members that additional floor activity might be announced later and said majority members would be advised as appropriate.
The Speaker recognized members for introductions. Miss Torres introduced family members visiting from the Bronx — Gerald Mooney, her daughter Soraya and her three‑year‑old Zaid — and requested that they be granted the privileges of the floor. Miss Heinemann introduced members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., describing 'social action and awareness' as core to those organizations and noting the mayor of Albany was present and a member of Delta Sigma Theta.
Later in the opening, Miss Clark announced 'Immediate conference in the Speaker's conference room.' The chamber then went into a brief recess: the Speaker recorded that, 'At Mister Levine's motion, the house stands at ease,' and members proceeded to the majority conference.
No formal roll-call vote tallies or bill enactments were recorded in the transcript excerpt; the session's announcements set the stage for scheduled debate and committee activity later in the day.
