A836

A labor law amendment sponsored by Assemblymember Dinowitz was laid aside on the Senate floor at the request of Sen. Lanza. The measure, designated as Calendar Number 259 and Assembly Print Number 836, did not proceed to debate or a vote.

The Senate passed A836, a Labor Law amendment, after rejecting an attempt to restore protections for police officers, firefighters, and correction officers. The bill received 43 votes in favor and 18 opposed. Sen. Ashby appealed the presiding officer's ruling that an amendment was nongermane, arguing it would restore the bill to a version that passed 61-1 in March and citing Public Employees Federation support for employee protections regarding private communications on personal equipment. The appeal was defeated on a show of hands vote of 20-0. The bill takes effect immediately. Senators Ashby, Borrello, Gallivan, Griffo, Helming, Martins, Mattera, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Rolison, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk, Weber and Weik voted against the bill.