Provides for the appointment of a standing committee on conference to resolve differences between similar, but not identical, bills and resolutions

Latest action Apr 20, 2026

Provides for the appointment of a standing committee on conference to resolve differences between similar, but not identical bills and resolutions; provides that such committee may refer bills and resolutions to sub-committees for disposition; provides for appointment of a non-partisan counsel to make referrals to such standing committee on similar bills and resolutions.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A11014, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Legislative Law.

Committee

Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Investigations And Government Operations · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To create a standing committee on conference consisting of Senators and Members of the Assembly to produce a single bill and explanatory report when each house has passed a separate bill accomplishing the same purpose.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 9, 2026Result: passed
(43) (17) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Investigations And Government Operations
Senate Investigations And Government OperationsFeb 10, 2026Result: passed
(6) (1) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 14, 2025Result: passed
(44) (13) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Investigations And Government Operations
Senate Investigations And Government OperationsFeb 3, 2025Result: passed
(6) (1) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Jamaal Bailey, John Liu and 4 more on Agora

Democratic6

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Liz Krueger says this is needed

Currently, Conference Committees are rarely utilized to deal with simi- lar legislation which passes in each house. As a result, the responsi- bility for resolving such issues falls informally to the sponsors, the Leaders or their staffs or some combination thereof. Under this system a multitude of reasons can often needlessly delay or prevent passage of needed legislation. Even when compromise solutions are reached under the current practice, it is often done totally removed from the scrutiny of the public and even the membership, with the amended bills being reported directly to the floor of the Senate and Assembly without committee review. The Congress of the United States and 45 of the 49 bicameral state legislatures have long employed Conference Committees as an efficient and democratic means of dealing with differences over legislation between the two Houses. This proposal is adapted from Rule XXVIII of the Standing Rules of the United States Senate and is similar to the rules governing Conference Committees in most state legislatures.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Apr 20, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Mar 9, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 9, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 9, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Feb 24, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Feb 11, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 10, 2026
1ST Report CAL.340
1ST REPORT CAL.340
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Feb 5, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 4, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 3, 2025
1ST Report CAL.247
1ST REPORT CAL.247
NY Senate
Jan 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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