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Key outcomes (committee action):
- S.550 (Brisport): Amend Social Services Law re administration of the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment. Moved by Senator Bailey; seconded by Senator John Liu. Committee recorded ayes; bill moves to the floor.
- S.8556 (Salazar): Amend Correction Law re membership of the State Commission of Correction. Moved by Senator Bailey; seconded by Senator Luce. Bill moves to the floor.
- S.1026 (Kavanaugh): Establish voluntary waiver of right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns (amend Executive Law). Moved by Senator Bailey; seconded by Senator Lou. Bill moves to the floor after voice vote.
- S.1368 (Serrano): Create a temporary state commission to study pesticides in cities of 1,000,000 or more. Moved by Senator Bailey; seconded by Senator Lou. Bill moves to the floor.
- S.3106 (Cooney): Amend State Finance Law to allow donation of state personal property to certain nonprofits. (See separate article.)
- S.4152A (Sanders): Establish September 22 as Veteran Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day (amend Executive Law). Moved by Senator Bailey; seconded by Senator Hinchey. Bill moves to the floor.
- S.4529 (Scarcellus Spadden): Amend Military Law and State Finance Law regarding legal assistance for military families. Moved by Senator Barela; seconded by Senator O'Mara. Bill moves to the floor.
- S.4773 (Ryan C): Amend Civil Service Law to prevent outsourcing during a hiring freeze. Moved by Senator Bailey; seconded by Senator Liu. Bill moves to the floor; one member recorded as \"without recommendation.\"
- S.5142 (Myri): Amend Tax Law and Social Services Law to exempt income earned by election inspectors, poll clerks, and election coordinators from federal AGI and public assistance calculations. A motion by Senator Hellman; Senator Hinchey seconded. Bill moves to the floor.
- S.5211 (Scarcellus Spannan): Enact the New York State Teleworking Expansion Act (Civil Service Law). Committee voice vote recorded (ayes; one nay and several without recommendation were noted). Bill moves to the floor.
- S.5227 (Parkham): Concurrent resolution proposing a constitutional amendment related to Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex (Article 14). Moved by Senator Bailey; seconded by Senator Lu. Bill moves to the floor.
- S.6286 (Kinchee): Establish Agrivoltaics Viability Pilot Program (amend Public Authorities Law). Moved by Senator Bailey; seconded by Senator Liu. Bill moves to the floor.
- S.6702 (Jackson): Amend Retirement and Social Security Law relating to the automotive 25-year/age-50 pension plan for certain members. Committee moved the bill to the floor; no roll-call recorded in transcript.

Why it matters: The committee cleared a broad set of bills that touch on criminal justice oversight, veterans' recognition, employee protections, election worker pay treatment, teleworking policy for state employees, and energy/agriculture pilot programs. Most measures advanced with minimal debate; a few items (notably S.3106) elicited more substantive committee questions and follow-up requests.

Votes and procedure: The committee used voice votes for most items; many motions were recorded as \"aye\" and several members were recorded as \"without recommendation\" on the record for specific bills. The transcript does not include a complete roll-call tally for each measure; where a mover and seconder were spoken on the record, those names are recorded below.

The committee chair closed the meeting after moving the final item and indicated members would reconvene on the Senate floor later that day.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Standing Committee on Finance - 05/13/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Finance Committee advanced a package of bills to the Senate floor on May 13, using voice votes to move measures on topics including child-abuse reporting, corrections commission membership, a firearms waiver, pesticide study, and teleworking expansion.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NY, New York","taxId",77685,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6557933,"Senate finance members press for guardrails, liability limits on bill to donate state property to nonprofits",236,164000,400000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3281231-434e5ed124c6250d54cd9936c17122fd&start=164&end=400","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3281231-434e5ed124c6250d54cd9936c17122fd/thumbnail_164000.jpg","/articles/6557933/New-York/Senate-finance-members-press-for-guardrails-liability-limits-on-bill-to-donate-state-property-to-nonprofits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6557933-c4db7e38ebe82f262f1ff7a8813360eb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771109450&Signature=ckpggQP9qSbZ0LDEpN~BYQZquS7m01dMEjhot5FoE2eMYXUa2mcg-tZr6ywPrCRiDgOrPCSs~3qZmd-moTX6-x6Wn20ReLeVYPw2~uQWR9gPeNJQDbxjeG23V1KAKLBtWmmk5Hjj2LZSTwRzAksAmt2K2cGmDvCaAiPgg9fwrlUaEqkgn8ku8PWhp88Zdc-c3dj~mpvhtJ18WBXX24NYjnj63HWZ44iUxoVFltXN35JGwMxug8FFv73-eqKHill9-kZOgIeHU-y7dlWAvffIL901A8kX3hTxkNeqcqSPIyGQJqDNoOKoRQLUoFxOnhaM2pGrSmFpJxwDpOIi4QFyag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Finance Committee advanced S.3106 (Cooney), a bill to amend the State Finance Law to allow donation of state personal property to certain nonprofit organizations, after members raised questions about value limits and liability protections.

Chair Liz Krueger convened the Tuesday, May 13 committee meeting and called for discussion after the bill title was read. Senator Brown said he supported the concept but expressed concern that the bill lacked “guardrails” to limit the value of property that could be donated and lacked clear indemnification language. Brown gave the example of a donated vehicle with heavy mileage and asked whether the state would be liable for a catastrophic failure. He also noted a recent Office of the State Comptroller report showing roughly $450,000,000 spent on durable medical equipment during the COVID response and asked whether the statute would allow donation of items such as CPAP machines or ventilators that remain in state warehouses.

Krueger and other members responded that the committee would follow up with the bill sponsor and staff to clarify how the state would control which items could be donated and how liability would be handled. A committee speaker said the bill could allow donation of items such as durable medical equipment to counties or nonprofits, but Krueger said she would confirm the legal details with staff and the sponsor. Committee members agreed to advance the bill to the Senate floor while seeking those clarifications.

Why it matters: The bill would allow the state to redistribute surplus property to nonprofits and local governments, which committee members said could put unused medical equipment into community use. At the same time, members warned that without statutory limits or contractual protections the program could expose taxpayers to risk if high‑value or hazardous items were donated without oversight.

Committee action and next steps: Senator Bailey moved S.3106 and Senator Lewis seconded the motion. The committee recorded a voice vote (ayes; some members recorded as \"without recommendation\" on the record) and moved the bill to the floor. Committee members requested staff follow up with the sponsor on specific questions about limits on donated items and liability/indemnification provisions; Krueger said she would pursue those clarifications.

The committee did not adopt text amendments on the floor of the Finance Committee; members indicated they would confer with the sponsor and staff about drafting guardrails before the bill proceeds on the Senate floor.

Members quoted (verbatim):
\"It doesn't seem to be any guardrails on this bill, as far as limitations on value, and also indemnification of liability. That concerns me as well,\" — Senator Brown.

\"But I will follow-up just for you because I understand the question and also on liability. I believe there's some good Samaritan laws that factor into liability when you donate, but I will also double check those.\" — Chair Liz Krueger.

The committee record shows the sponsor (Senator Cooney) as the bill's author; the sponsor did not offer substantive floor answers in the committee and members asked staff to follow up for specifics.","A bill (S.3106) to allow donation of state personal property to nonprofits advanced out of the Senate Finance Committee May 13 after members pressed the sponsor for limits and clarity on liability and the possible reuse of durable medical equipment.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate Finance Committee advances a package of bills to the floor; many moved by voice vote

Senate finance members press for guardrails, liability limits on bill to donate state property to nonprofits