Establishes a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for certain appropriations for the 2025-26 state fiscal year for grants or reimbursement of certain expenses by local governments
Senate Resolution 1251 establishes a required itemized list of grantees for 2025-26 state funding allocated to local governments and community-based nonprofits providing legal services (including domestic violence survivor support and indigent client representation) and violence prevention programs across upstate New York. The resolution mandates that all funding distribution plans - detailing exact grant amounts for specific organizations - must be approved by a majority of the full Senate via roll call vote. It specifically lists recipients like Albany Law School ($87,500), Legal Aid Society of Rochester ($218,750), and others, formalizing prior resolutions (R2704, R1406, R2693) for these programs. This procedural resolution ensures transparency in how state funds are distributed for criminal/civil legal aid and community safety initiatives.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Governor
Introduced Jun 12, 2025
Last action Jun 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025
How they voted
44–15
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Jun 12, 2025
D
Democratic41
92% Yea
R
Republican22
68% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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1
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0
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
ADOPTED
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
DDemocratic/Working Families
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