2025 Regular Session

Committees

Committees decide which bills get a hearing. 79% of referrals this session never got one, and Codes reported out just 3% of the bills sent to it.

Committee referrals

16,428

across 41 committees

Heard

3,403

21% of referrals

Reported out

3,403

100% of those heard

Busiest committee

Finance

3,597 referrals

Committee workload and gatekeeping

Bills referred to each standing committee and how many it heard and reported out. The lightest band is legislation that died without a hearing.

ReferredHeardReported outReport rateMedian days

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Committee workload
Committee	Chamber	Referred	Heard	Reported	Report rate	Median days to report
Finance	Senate	3597	2324	2324	65%	6
Rules	Senate	2466	103	103	4%	285
Codes	Senate	864	22	22	3%	336
Transportation	Senate	850	36	36	4%	110
Health	Senate	722	79	79	11%	81
Investigations and Government Operations	Senate	651	27	27	4%	107
Judiciary	Senate	555	31	31	6%	35
Local Government	Senate	518	26	26	5%	103.5
Education	Senate	470	26	26	6%	82.5
Civil Service and Pensions	Senate	415	118	118	28%	39
Environmental Conservation	Senate	400	39	39	10%	70
Energy and Telecommunications	Senate	390	58	58	15%	47.5
Higher Education	Senate	376	13	13	3%	91
Insurance	Senate	374	27	27	7%	101
Consumer Protection	Senate	333	13	13	4%	117
Budget and Revenue	Senate	319	31	31	10%	63
Housing, Construction and Community Development	Senate	317	54	54	17%	30.5
Labor	Senate	309	32	32	10%	86.5
Crime Victims, Crime and Correction	Senate	254	32	32	13%	90
Cities 1	Senate	188	38	38	20%	47.5
Elections	Senate	185	12	12	6%	59.5
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions	Senate	182	16	16	9%	67
Children and Families	Senate	175	21	21	12%	74
Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs	Senate	173	21	21	12%	89
Agriculture	Senate	129	17	17	13%	58
Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business	Senate	119	17	17	14%	128
Procurement and Contracts	Senate	117	16	16	14%	97
Social Services	Senate	115	21	21	18%	27
Internet and Technology	Senate	108	17	17	16%	62
Mental Health	Senate	103	9	9	9%	51
Aging	Senate	96	24	24	25%	50.5
Banks	Senate	96	10	10	10%	29.5
Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation	Senate	88	7	7	8%	104
Disabilities	Senate	77	14	14	18%	66.5
Racing, Gaming and Wagering	Senate	65	9	9	14%	71
Women's Issues	Senate	59	13	13	22%	62
Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders	Senate	53	19	19	36%	90
New York City Education	Senate	41	6	6	15%	139
Ethics and Internal Governance	Senate	37	1	1	3%	32
Cities 2	Senate	21	1	1	5%	39
Libraries	Senate	21	3	3	14%	46

Not shown, with no referrals this session: Administrative Regulations Review Commission, Rural Resources Legislative Commission, Select Majority Task Force on Diversity in the Judiciary, Select Majority Task Force on Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises, Senate Opioids, Addiction and Overdose Prevention Task Force, State-Native American Relations.