Votes at a glance: April Assembly floor — resolutions and consent bills pass; two contested measures approve

The New York State Assembly's floor session on April 29 included a series of ceremonial resolutions, several consent-calendar bills taken up on the A calendar, and roll-call votes on two contested measures.

Clerk-read resolutions adopted on voice votes included proclamations for Student Empowerment Day, Legislative Disabilities Awareness Day, Fentanyl Awareness Day, Adverse Childhood Experiences Awareness Day and other commemorative observances. Sponsors used brief floor remarks to explain the purpose of the resolutions; the Assembly adopted each by voice vote as reflected in the floor transcript.

Several consent-calendar bills were read and passed. Examples recorded on the floor include enactments read for Assembly number 58 93-a (sponsor Hevesy) where the clerk recorded the result in the transcript, and consent items by Miss Pollan, Mr. Burdick, and Miss Lunsford which were read and passed during the session. The floor record shows consistent "Aye" responses for those items as the clerk announced passage.

Two debated bills on the calendar drew extended floor discussion and recorded roll-call tallies. Calendar 02/22 (Assembly number 8436) — extending binding arbitration to subsidiaries of regional transportation authorities — passed as announced on the floor. Calendar 2 57 (Assembly number 8017) — allowing certain propane-, hydrogen- or battery-powered vehicles to exceed statutory weight limits by up to 2,000 pounds — also passed after prolonged debate; the clerk recorded the roll-call result as Ayes 85, Nays 48.

The Assembly was placed at ease for conference following the votes.