J 1327 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 18, 2026, as Thesaurus Day in the State of New York

This bill is a ceremonial resolution requesting Governor Hochul to officially designate January 18, 2026, as "Thesaurus Day" in New York State. It commemorates the birthday of Peter Mark Roget, creator of the thesaurus, and encourages New Yorkers to expand their vocabulary. The resolution has no legal effect - it is purely symbolic, urging the governor to recognize the day to promote language awareness. (Procedural resolution; summary limited to 2 sentences as specified.)
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
ADOPTED
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Roxanne Persaud
Roxanne Persaud
DDemocratic
NY
19