Session Calendar

The 2025 session calendar is winding down fast as members hurry to advance their priority legislation. On the Senate side there are 7 session days left. In the Assembly there are at least 9 session days left as Speaker Heastie has extended the calendar through June 17 to make up for the late budget. Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins has said the Senate will stick to the regularly scheduled calendar and plans to end on June 12.

Final Legislative Push

With only a handful of legislative session days left, there is a push to pass key legislation before the session calendar concludes. Extended producer responsibility legislation, also known as the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act by Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Deborah Glick (S.1464/A.1749), seeks to require companies to reduce their packaging while also investing in local recycling infrastructure was recently passed the Senate. It remains uncertain as to whether or not the Assembly will take up the vote this year.

After the recent deaths of two incarcerated individuals, there is urgency to pass corrections reforms. Legislation sponsored by Senator Julia Salazar and Assemblymember Emily Gallagher would increase the number of members on the State Commission of Correction from 6 to 9 (S.856/A.2315). This bill has passed the Senate, but not the Assembly. There is a large slate of other corrections-related bills that are currently being conferenced in each house, but it is unclear how many and which ones will make the cut this year.

Another bill that has been recently introduced is the Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable (FAIR) Business Practices Act by Assemblymember Micah Lasher (A.8427), which is also an Attorney General program bill. This legislation broadly aims to outlaw abusive and unfair trade practices and expands New York’s consumer protection laws. While this bill currently does not have a Senate companion, it was reported from the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection committee to the Codes committee this week.