S1425

The New York State Senate passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Liu to amend the Public Health Law, with a vote of 51-8 on Friday. The bill addresses airplane noise and its health impacts on residents of Long Island and New York City boroughs. Sen. Martins, voting in favor, highlighted the measure as an important step to protect communities affected by airport noise approaches. He noted that prior legislation from 2022 (Chapter 92 of the Laws of 2022) required the state to conduct environmental studies measuring noise on airport approaches and their health effects, but those studies remain incomplete nearly two years past their April 1, 2024 deadline. Martins called on the Governor to fulfill that requirement while supporting Liu's bill as an additional protective measure. Eight senators voted against the measure: Borrello, Chan, O'Mara, Palumbo, Rolison, Stec, Walczyk, and Weber.

The Senate passed S1425, sponsored by Sen. Liu, an act to amend the Public Health Law, on a roll call vote of 48-11. The bill, which takes effect immediately, received support from a strong majority of the chamber. Eleven senators voted in opposition: Borrello, Chan, Gallivan, Griffo, Oberacker, O'Mara, Palumbo, Rolison, Stec, Walczyk and Weber. No floor debate on the measure was recorded in the transcript.