S2459
Sponsored by Leroy Comrie D
An act to repeal subdivision 6 of Section 51 of the Public Authorities Law — 2026-02-11 · Calendar #121
The New York State Senate passed Senate Print 2459, sponsored by Sen. Comrie, which repeals subdivision 6 of Section 51 of the Public Authorities Law. The bill received 43 votes in favor and 16 opposed. Senators Ashby, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Chan, Helming, Lanza, Mattera, Murray, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Stec, Walczyk, Weber and Weik voted against the measure. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 43
· Nays: 16
Debate Summary
No debate was recorded on this bill. The measure proceeded directly to a roll call vote.
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 |
| Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | nay | Republican |
| Chan | nay | Republican |
| Helming | nay | Republican |
| Lanza | nay | Republican |
| Mattera | nay | Republican |
| Murray | nay | Republican |
| O'Mara | nay | Republican |
| Oberacker | nay | Republican |
| Ortt | nay | Republican |
| Palumbo | nay | Republican |
| Rhoads | nay | Republican |
| Stec | nay | Republican |
| Walczyk | nay | Republican |
| Weber | nay | Republican |
| Weik | nay | Republican |
An act to repeal subdivision 6 of Section 51 of the Public Officers Law — 2025-02-25 · Calendar #199
The Senate passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Comrie to repeal subdivision 6 of Section 51 of the Public Officers Law on a 44-16 vote. The bill, Calendar Number 199 (S2459), took effect immediately upon passage. Sixteen senators voted in opposition: Ashby, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Chan, Helming, Lanza, Mattera, Murray, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Stec, Tedisco, Weber and Weik. No floor debate was recorded on the measure.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 44
· Nays: 16
Debate Summary
No debate was recorded in this transcript segment. The bill proceeded directly to a roll call vote.
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 |
| Samra Brouk | AYE | Democrat | SD-55 |
| Siela Bynoe | AYE | Democrat | SD-6 |
| Cordell Cleare | AYE | Democrat | SD-30 |
| Jeremy Cooney | AYE | Democrat | SD-56 |
| Patricia Fahy | AYE | Democrat | SD-46 |
| Simcha Felder | AYE | Democrat | SD-22 |
| Nathalia Fernandez | AYE | Democrat | SD-34 |
| Patrick M. Gallivan | AYE | Republican | SD-60 |
| Michael Gianaris | AYE | Democrat | SD-12 |
| 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 |
| John Liu | AYE | Democrat | SD-16 |
| Monica Martinez | AYE | Democrat | SD-4 |
| Jack M. Martins | AYE | Republican | SD-7 |
| Rachel May | AYE | Democrat | SD-48 |
| Shelley Mayer | AYE | Democrat | SD-37 |
| Zellnor Myrie | AYE | Democrat | SD-20 |
| Kevin S. Parker | AYE | Democrat | SD-21 |
| Roxanne J. Persaud | AYE | Democrat | SD-19 |
| 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 |
| James Sanders Jr. | AYE | Democrat | SD-10 |
| 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 |
| James Tedisco | AYE | Republican | SD-44 |
| Lea Webb | AYE | Democrat | SD-52 |
| Leroy Comrie | EXC | Democrat | SD-14 |
| Jessica Ramos | EXC | Democrat | SD-13 |
| Jake Ashby | NAY | Republican | SD-43 |
| Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | NAY | Republican | SD-9 |
| Stephen T. Chan | NAY | Republican | SD-17 |
| Pamela Helming | NAY | Republican | SD-54 |
| Andrew J. Lanza | NAY | Republican | SD-24 |
| Mario Mattera | NAY | Republican | SD-2 |
| 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 |
| Anthony H. Palumbo | NAY | Republican | SD-1 |
| Steve Rhoads | NAY | Republican | SD-5 |
| Dan Stec | NAY | Republican | SD-45 |
| Mark Walczyk | NAY | Republican | SD-49 |
| William Weber | NAY | Republican | SD-38 |
| Alexis Weik | NAY | Republican | SD-8 |
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 |
| Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | nay | Republican |
| Chan | nay | Republican |
| Helming | nay | Republican |
| Lanza | nay | Republican |
| Mattera | nay | Republican |
| Murray | nay | Republican |
| O'Mara | nay | Republican |
| Oberacker | nay | Republican |
| Ortt | nay | Republican |
| Palumbo | nay | Republican |
| Rhoads | nay | Republican |
| Stec | nay | Republican |
| Tedisco | nay | Republican |
| Weber | nay | Republican |
| Weik | nay | Republican |