On September 9, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) held a press conference to announce the creation of new Speaker Task Forces to address several policy areas. During prior legislative sessions, Speaker Vos has created such task forces, which hold public hearings and meetings to examine specific policy areas with the ultimate goal of drafting related legislation. He indicated that the Assembly will likely vote on such legislation in January and February 2026.

Speaker Vos created the following Speaker Task Forces:

• Protecting Children

• Government Efficiency and Modernization

• Replacing outdated, redundant processes with modern tools.
• Reducing administrative overhead through automation.
• Integrating systems across agencies to avoid duplicate work.
• Using data to predict demand and allocate resources more effectively.

• Elder Services

• Rulemaking