Relates to the staffing and operations of a cancer research institute and a related not-for-profit corporation
This bill transfers the Buffalo Division of Health Research, Inc. to the Roswell Park Cancer Research Corporation to streamline the management of cancer research services. The change moves employees from a state-linked entity to a private, tax-exempt not-for-profit organization while ensuring they keep their current job titles, benefits, and union representation. Key provisions require that all financial grants and leave balances be transferred alongside the staff, and they guarantee that no one will be fired immediately as a result of the move. Additionally, the new corporation will assume the existing collective bargaining agreement until its expiration in March 2028 and will operate under an independent board of directors rather than as a public employer.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jun 1, 2026
Signed Jun 26, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2026 · Assembly Jun 4, 2026
How they voted
60–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
Jun 4, 2026
D
Democratic41
92% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jun 26, 2026
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.156
lower
Jun 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 4, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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