Bill Text: NY J01542 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending former Senator Terrence P. Murphy for his illustrious service as a dedicated political leader and strong advocate for the people of New York State

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-06 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [J01542 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J01542-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1542

BY: Senator ORTT

        COMMENDING  former  Senator Terrence P. Murphy for
        his illustrious service  as  a  dedicated  political
        leader  and  strong  advocate  for the people of the
        State of New York

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  recognize  and
commend those individuals of distinguished purpose whose lives have been
committed to public service and the pursuit of excellence in the conduct
of  the  legislative  process  in  this  noble Empire State; Terrence P.
Murphy is one such individual; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commend former Senator Terrence P. Murphy for his illustrious service as
a dedicated political leader and strong advocate for the people  of  the
State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  A  member  of  the  Yorktown Town Board from 2010 to 2015,
Terrence P. Murphy was appointed to the Statewide Task Force  to  combat
the Heroin and Prescription Opioid Crisis; and

  WHEREAS, Senator Terrence P. Murphy was elected in 2014 to represent
the Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester County residents of the 40th Senate
District,  where  he  served  with honor and distinction from 2015 until
2018; and

  WHEREAS, In this capacity, Senator Terrence P.  Murphy  authored  46
pieces  of legislation which passed in both the Senate and the Assembly,
and secured $1.2 million for Stuart's Farm, the largest working farm  in
his district; and

  WHEREAS,  He  continued  the fight in the Senate against opioids and
heroin as the co-Chair of the  Joint  Task  Force  on  Heroin  &  Opioid
Addiction; and

  WHEREAS,  Senator  Terrence P. Murphy was named to the New York Farm
Bureau's Circle of Friends for three  consecutive  years  from  2015  to
2017, and received the 2017 Humane Legislator of the Year Award from the
Humane  Society  of  the United States; he was also the recipient of the
2017 Man of the Year Award by the Supreme  Court  Officers  Association;
and

  WHEREAS,  Terrence  P.  Murphy  resides  in in Jefferson Valley, New
York, with his wife, Caroline, and together they are the  proud  parents
of three children; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is the custom of this Legislative Body to reflect upon
those outstanding individuals who have made everlasting contributions on
behalf of their fellow man and have truly left their mark on this  great
Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
recognize  and  applaud  the  many  accomplishments  of  former  Senator

Terrence  P.  Murphy,  and to wish him well in all his future endeavors;
and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to former New York State Senator Terrence P. Murphy.