Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 16-22, 2025, as Surveyors Week in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National Surveyors Week

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Toby Stavisky

Urges the Governor to proclaim March 16–22, 2025 as Surveyors Week in New York to recognize and raise awareness of professional surveying.

ADOPTED

Summary: Bill J 444 — Memorializing Governor Hochul to Proclaim March 16–22, 2025 as Surveyors Week (New York)

Overview

Bill J 444 is a ceremonial resolution that urges the Governor of New York to issue a proclamation designating March 16–22, 2025 as Surveyors Week in the state, aligning with National Surveyors Week observances. The resolution is memorializing in nature and does not authorize spending or create new statutory requirements.

Purpose and Intent

Recognizes the contributions of professional surveyors to New York’s infrastructure, land management, and public safety.

Aligns New York with National Surveyors Week by urging an official state proclamation.

Serves to raise public awareness about the importance of surveying work, education, and professional standards in the field.

Key Provisions

The primary action urged by the bill: the Governor proclaims March 16–22, 2025 as Surveyors Week in New York, in conjunction with National Surveyors Week.

The bill functions as a formal request to the executive branch (the Governor) and does not create new duties for state agencies beyond the ceremonial designation.

No appropriation or statutory changes are included in the bill; it is a ceremonial/observance declaration.

Who or What Would Be Affected

The official proclamation would be issued by the Governor.

Professional surveying organizations, state agencies involved in land management, public works, and infrastructure planning, and the general public would be the indirect beneficiaries through increased recognition and awareness.

No direct fiscal impact on state or local governments is anticipated by the resolution itself.

Procedural and Timeline Details

Introduced: March 5, 2025.

Legislative actions: Referred to Finance on March 5, 2025; subsequently reported to the calendar for consideration and adopted on March 11, 2025.

Status: ADOPTED as a memorializing resolution.

Primary sponsor: Senator Toby Ann Stavisky.

Remarks

As a memorializing resolution, J 444 is primarily symbolic, aiming to honor the surveying profession and encourage an official state acknowledgment without imposing new policies or funding. If adopted, the Governor would be requested to issue a proclamation recognizing Surveyors Week in New York.