Commending Richard Macheda upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New York State Senate

This bill is a Senate resolution that formally commends Richard Macheda, a volunteer first responder from Cazenovia, New York, for receiving the New York State Senate Liberty Medal. The resolution recognizes Macheda's 25 years of service with the Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps and his heroic actions on December 26, 2025, when he and a police officer performed CPR on a woman injured in a housefire, helping restore her pulse before emergency services arrived. The document serves as an official acknowledgment of his contributions to community safety and does not create new laws or change existing policies.