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Sponsored by Liz Krueger D

An act to amend the Legislative Law — 2026-03-09 · Calendar #340

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Senate Print 2304, sponsored by Sen. Krueger, was laid aside during floor consideration. The bill would amend the Legislative Law but did not proceed to a vote.

Debate Summary

No debate occurred on this bill.

An act to amend the Legislative Law — 2026-03-09 · Calendar #340

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The New York State Senate passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Krueger that would streamline the legislative amendment process, allowing bills passed by both houses to be negotiated and modified without requiring full re-passage. The bill passed 42-17 on a roll call vote. Supporters argued the measure would mirror congressional procedures and prevent the cumbersome situation where multiple versions of the same bill pass in different chambers. Sen. May noted the Legislature currently lacks such a procedure, while Sen. Krueger said the bill would enable faster negotiations and prevent redundant legislative efforts. The measure was restored to the noncontroversial calendar before passage. An amendment by Sen. Rolison proposing a utility bill tax holiday was ruled nongermane by the presiding officer and defeated when senators voted 22-0 on a show of hands to sustain the chair's ruling.
Passed Senate Ayes: 42 · Nays: 17

Debate Summary

Sen. Krueger's bill would streamline the legislative process for amending bills passed by both houses, allowing for negotiated agreements similar to congressional procedures rather than requiring full re-passage. Sen. May praised the bill as smart policy that would reduce cumbersome procedures. Sen. Krueger argued the bill would enable faster bill negotiations and prevent situations where multiple versions of the same bill pass in different houses.

Transcript Mentions

These votes were extracted from the floor transcript by AI. NYS Senate roll calls are read in full, but AI extraction may not capture every senator — so this list is incomplete and skews toward named dissenting votes. Use the Official API Data table above for the complete roll call.

Senator Vote Party
Ashby nay Republican
Borrello nay Republican
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick nay Republican
Chan nay Republican
Gallivan nay Republican
Helming nay Republican
Martins nay Republican
Mattera nay Republican
Murray nay Republican
O'Mara nay Republican
Oberacker nay Republican
Ortt nay Republican
Rhoads nay Republican
Stec nay Republican
Tedisco nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican
Weik nay Republican

Amendments

Sponsor Description Outcome
Sen. Rolison Amendment containing language from S8463 providing a one-year utility bill tax and surcharge holiday and a two-year green energy tax holiday, suspending gross receipts tax, sales tax, systems benefit charge, and renewable portfolio standard charge. defeated

An act to amend the Legislative Law — 2025-05-14 · Calendar #247

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The New York State Senate passed Senate Print 2304, a bill to amend the Legislative Law, on a vote of 44-13. The measure, which takes effect immediately, received support from a majority of the chamber. Thirteen senators voted in opposition: Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Chan, Gallivan, Helming, Martins, Murray, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Rhoads, Stec, Tedisco and Walczyk. No floor debate was recorded on the bill prior to the vote.
Passed Senate Ayes: 44 · Nays: 13

Debate Summary

No debate was recorded on this bill. The measure was called to a vote immediately after the last section was read.

Roll Call — Official API Data

Full roll call from the Open Legislation API. Every senator's recorded vote is shown.

Senator Vote Party District
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. AYE Democrat SD-15
Jamaal Bailey AYE Democrat SD-36
April Baskin AYE Democrat SD-63
George Borrello AYE Republican SD-57
Jabari Brisport AYE Democrat SD-25
Siela Bynoe AYE Democrat SD-6
Cordell Cleare AYE Democrat SD-30
Leroy Comrie AYE Democrat SD-14
Jeremy Cooney AYE Democrat SD-56
Patricia Fahy AYE Democrat SD-46
Nathalia Fernandez AYE Democrat SD-34
Kristen Gonzalez AYE Democrat SD-59
Andrew Gounardes AYE Democrat SD-26
Joseph A. Griffo AYE Republican SD-53
Pete Harckham AYE Democrat SD-40
Michelle Hinchey AYE Democrat SD-41
Brad Hoylman-Sigal AYE Democrat SD-47
Robert Jackson AYE Democrat SD-31
Brian Kavanagh AYE Democrat SD-27
Liz Krueger AYE Democrat SD-28
Andrew J. Lanza AYE Republican SD-24
John Liu AYE Democrat SD-16
Monica Martinez AYE Democrat SD-4
Mario Mattera AYE Republican SD-2
Rachel May AYE Democrat SD-48
Shelley Mayer AYE Democrat SD-37
Anthony H. Palumbo AYE Republican SD-1
Kevin S. Parker AYE Democrat SD-21
Roxanne J. Persaud AYE Democrat SD-19
Jessica Ramos AYE Democrat SD-13
Gustavo Rivera AYE Democrat SD-33
Robert Rolison AYE Republican SD-39
Christopher Ryan AYE Democrat SD-50
Sean Ryan AYE Democrat SD-61
Julia Salazar AYE Democrat SD-18
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton AYE Democrat SD-23
Luis R. Sepúlveda AYE Democrat SD-32
José M. Serrano AYE Democrat SD-29
James Skoufis AYE Democrat SD-42
Toby Ann Stavisky AYE Democrat SD-11
Andrea Stewart-Cousins AYE Democrat SD-35
Lea Webb AYE Democrat SD-52
William Weber AYE Republican SD-38
Alexis Weik AYE Republican SD-8
Jake Ashby EXC Republican SD-43
Samra Brouk EXC Democrat SD-55
Michael Gianaris EXC Democrat SD-12
Zellnor Myrie EXC Democrat SD-20
James Sanders Jr. EXC Democrat SD-10
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick NAY Republican SD-9
Stephen T. Chan NAY Republican SD-17
Patrick M. Gallivan NAY Republican SD-60
Pamela Helming NAY Republican SD-54
Jack M. Martins NAY Republican SD-7
Dean Murray NAY Republican SD-3
Thomas F. O'Mara NAY Republican SD-58
Peter Oberacker NAY Republican SD-51
Robert Ortt NAY Republican SD-62
Steve Rhoads NAY Republican SD-5
Dan Stec NAY Republican SD-45
James Tedisco NAY Republican SD-44
Mark Walczyk NAY Republican SD-49

Transcript Mentions

These votes were extracted from the floor transcript by AI. NYS Senate roll calls are read in full, but AI extraction may not capture every senator — so this list is incomplete and skews toward named dissenting votes. Use the Official API Data table above for the complete roll call.

Senator Vote Party
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick nay Republican
Chan nay Republican
Gallivan nay Republican
Helming nay Republican
Martins nay Republican
Murray nay Republican
O'Mara nay Republican
Oberacker nay Republican
Ortt nay Republican
Rhoads nay Republican
Stec nay Republican
Tedisco nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican