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NY J00255

NY J00255
Commending Brandon Gruttemeyer 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

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Introduced
01/22/2025
In Committee
01/28/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
01/28/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
01/28/2025

Introduced Session

2025-2026 General Assembly

Bill Summary

Commending Brandon Gruttemeyer 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

AI Summary

This resolution commends Brandon Gruttemeyer for receiving the Liberty Medal, the New York State Senate's highest individual honor, in recognition of his heroic actions during a water rescue on the night of August 1, 2024. During the incident, Gruttemeyer, a Lake George Club sailing instructor, responded quickly when a non-swimming coworker dove into water and began struggling, working with another employee, Eric VanAuken, to locate the victim underwater and pull him to safety. The two rescuers then administered CPR, which, along with subsequent medical intervention including the use of an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine, helped stabilize the victim and ultimately improve his condition. The resolution praises Gruttemeyer for demonstrating extraordinary courage, compassion, and selflessness by risking his own safety to save another person, embodying the spirit of community service and heroism. As part of the resolution, the New York State Senate officially commends Gruttemeyer and will transmit a copy of the resolution to him as a formal recognition of his life-saving efforts.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (63)

Bill Weber (R)*,  Joe Addabbo (D),  Jake Ashby (R),  Jamaal Bailey (D),  April Baskin (D),  George Borrello (R),  Jabari Brisport (D),  Samra Brouk (D),  Siela Bynoe (D),  Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (R),  Stephen Chan (R),  Cordell Cleare (D),  Leroy Comrie (D),  Jeremy Cooney (D),  Patricia Fahy (D),  Simcha Felder (D),  Nathalia Ferna´ndez (D),  Patrick Gallivan (R),  Michael Gianaris (D),  Kristen Gonzalez (D),  Andrew Gounardes (D),  Joe Griffo (R),  Pete Harckham (D),  Pam Helming (R),  Michelle Hinchey (D),  Brad Hoylman (D),  Robert Jackson (D),  Brian Kavanagh (D),  Liz Krueger (D),  Andrew Lanza (R),  John Liu (D),  Monica Martinez (D),  Jack Martins (R),  Mario Mattera (R),  Rachel May (D),  Shelley Mayer (D),  Dean Murray (R),  Zellnor Myrie (D),  Tom O'Mara (R),  Peter Oberacker (R),  Rob Ortt (R),  Tony Palumbo (R),  Kevin Parker (D),  Roxanne Persaud (D),  Jessica Ramos (D),  Steve Rhoads (R),  Gustavo Rivera (D),  Rob Rolison (R),  Christopher Ryan (D),  Sean Ryan (D),  Julia Salazar (D),  James Sanders (D),  Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D),  Luis Sepúlveda (D),  Jose Serrano (D),  James Skoufis (D),  Toby Stavisky (D),  Dan Stec (R),  Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D),  Jim Tedisco (R),  Mark Walczyk (R),  Lea Webb (D),  Alexis Weik (R), 

Last Action

ADOPTED (on 01/28/2025)

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