Assembly advances broad consent calendar and adopts numerous bills and resolutions

The New York State Assembly convened for a floor session on Jan. 21, 2026, advanced an eight-calendar and took up a series of resolutions and consent-calendar items. The clerk read resolutions and bills from the calendar and multiple measures were advanced from the Rules report and passed by voice or recorded votes. Members also laid aside several bills for later consideration.

Resolutions adopted included Assembly No. 859 (memorializing Gov. Kathy Hochul to proclaim Jan. 18–24, 2026, Enrolled Agent Week), Assembly No. 860 (memorializing the governor to proclaim January 2026 Firefighter Cancer Prevention Month), and Assembly No. 861 (Thyroid Disease Awareness Month); the clerk put these resolutions to voice votes and announced their adoption.

On the consent calendar and Rules-reported items, the clerk announced many bills were advanced, read to the last section, and recorded votes were taken where required. Sponsors named on the floor included Rosenthal, Cruz, Genowitz, Dinowitz, Pollan, Weprin, Kellis, Glick, Heinemann, Magnarelli, Zaccaro, Bronson, Steck, Otis and others. Where members provided explanations of their votes on the floor, those explanations were recorded (for example, Miss Walsh explained a negative vote on a chapter amendment involving Medicaid reimbursement transparency; Mister Zampolinski explained his affirmative vote on a chapter amendment after changes addressed prior objections).

The clerk announced recorded tallies as the floor progressed; examples as announced on the record included: Ayes 139, Nays 0 (for several Rules-reported measures), and other recorded tallies where announced by the clerk at the time of the vote. Multiple items were noted as "laid aside" for further consideration (the clerk read the list). After the day's business, the assembly adopted a slate of resolutions together by voice vote and agreed to adjourn until Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, with a later reconvening scheduled for Monday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m.

Because many consent-calendar items were routine and were advanced on large majorities or laid aside, the Assembly did not take extensive floor debate on the majority of individual bills during this session.