The New York State Senate on March 10 advanced and passed a package of bills covering elder justice, tenant protections, labor law changes, public-health measures and election-related items, according to the chamber’s calendar and roll-call announcements.

Key items approved included a bill establishing an interagency elder-justice task force, an amendment to the Emergency Tenant Protection Act, changes to labor and public-health laws, and several administrative and public-authority measures. Most measures were read on the calendar and approved with brief roll calls or voice announcements; only a handful drew floor explanation from members.

Votes at a glance (as recorded on the Senate floor transcript):
- Senate Print 1202 (Calendar No. 195) — enactment in the elder law: establishes an interagency elder-justice task force that must request input from stakeholders, meet at least monthly, hold five public hearings within one year of the bill’s effective date and report findings within two years. Recorded vote: Aye 61. Effective: immediately. Sponsor: Senator Clear.
- Senate Print 240 (Calendar No. 167) — amendment to the Emergency Tenant Protection Act. Recorded vote: Aye 60, Nay 1. Effective: 60th day after becoming law. Sponsor: Senator Krueger.
- Senate Print 1848 (Calendar No. 136) — enactment in the public service law. Recorded vote: Aye 60, Nay 1. Effective: 90th day after becoming law. Sponsor: Senator Harckham.
- Senate Print 2091 (Calendar No. 215) — amend the executive law. Recorded vote: Aye 61. Effective: immediately. Sponsor: Senator Kavanaugh.
- Senate Print 365 (Calendar No. 240) — enactment relating to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Recorded vote: Aye 60, Nay 1. Effective: 30th day after becoming law. Sponsor: listed as Senator "Scoop" in the transcript.
- Senate Print 496 (Calendar No. 252) — amend the labor law. Recorded vote: Aye 61. Effective: immediately. Sponsor: Senator Fernandez.
- Senate Print 1786 (Calendar No. 275) — enactment in the public health law. Recorded vote: Aye 61. Effective: immediately. Sponsor: Senator Hinchey.
- Senate Print 1377 (Calendar No. 280) — create a legislative task force on outdoor environmental education. Recorded vote: Aye 61. Effective: immediately. Sponsor: Senator Serrano.
- Senate Print 1842 (Calendar No. 294) — enactments amending election laws. Recorded vote: Aye 61. Effective: immediately. Sponsor: Senator Hoylman (transcript spelling ambiguous).
- Senate Print 202505 (Calendar No. 303) — enactment in the public authorities law. Recorded vote: Aye 60, Nay 1. Effective: immediately. Sponsor: Senator Comrie.
- Senate Print 5326 (Calendar No. 0426) — enactment in the insurance law. Recorded vote: Aye 61. Effective: one year after becoming law. Sponsor: Senator Bailey.

Several bills were read and then laid aside for the day; one bill (Senate Print 4925 by Senator Ramos) was explicitly laid aside and not acted on during this session.

Floor discussion was limited. Senator Clear spoke in favor of the elder-justice task force bill, describing the need for an interagency response to fraud and abuse affecting older New Yorkers and outlining the bill’s reporting and public-hearing requirements. Senator Borrello also spoke in support and noted the role of local elder-law organizations in outreach. Where specific roll-call tallies were announced in the transcript, they are listed above; several items were adopted by voice vote or with the clerk’s announcement "I 61" without a breakdown in the transcript.

What it means: The measures implement administrative changes, create task forces, and amend statutes; many take effect immediately or within specified time frames. The transcript does not show extended floor debate or recorded roll-call detail for every vote, so additional detail on amendments or legislative history should be sought in the official legislative record or bill text.