S2997
An act to amend the Civil Practice Law and Rules — 2023-03-15 · Calendar #409
The New York State Senate passed S2997, sponsored by Sen. Rivera, which amends the Civil Practice Law and Rules. The bill received 50 affirmative votes and 13 negative votes. Voting against the measure were Sens. Ashby, Griffo, Helming, Martins, Oberacker, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk, Weber, and Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick. The legislation takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 50
· Nays: 13
Debate Summary
No substantive debate is recorded in this transcript segment. The bill proceeded directly to a roll call vote following the reading of the final section.
Recorded Votes
Individual vote records shown here are captured from roll call mentions in floor transcripts. Because most bills pass with unanimous or near-unanimous ayes, only dissenting (nay) votes are typically read into the record — so the table below skews toward no votes. The full tally (ayes/nays above) reflects the official count.
| Senator | Vote | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Ashby | nay | Republican |
| Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | nay | Republican |
| Griffo | nay | Republican |
| Helming | nay | Republican |
| Martins | nay | Republican |
| Oberacker | nay | Republican |
| Ortt | nay | Republican |
| Palumbo | nay | Republican |
| Rhoads | nay | Republican |
| Stec | nay | Republican |
| Tedisco | nay | Republican |
| Walczyk | nay | Republican |
| Weber | nay | Republican |