New York Senate Bill J00268

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/24/25
• Refer: 1/24/25
• Report Pass: 1/28/25
• Passed: 1/28/25

Caption

Honoring Amber Lee Forrester upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition at the Young, Gifted, and Black Entrepreneurial Awards 20th Anniversary Gala on February 26, 2025

Summary

This resolution honors Amber Lee Forrester on the occasion of her special recognition at the Young, Gifted, and Black Entrepreneurial Awards 20th Anniversary Gala on February 26, 2025. It recites her background as the founder of the Quartz Wellness Collective, an organization focused on helping women improve their mental, physical, emotional, financial, and social well-being through events, workshops, retreats, and online content. The resolution also highlights her prior work in apparel and entrepreneurship, including her dog apparel company Kane & Couture, which secured a deal on ABC’s Shark Tank. It describes her transition from business ownership into wellness, coaching, and motivational speaking, along with her creation of IPower, a young women’s empowerment camp, and The Glow Up Retreat in Grenada. The measure is purely ceremonial and does not create, amend, or repeal any state law or statute.

Impact

This resolution has no direct legal or regulatory effect on New York law. It does not alter any statutes, impose obligations, appropriate funds, or change agency authority; instead, it serves as a formal legislative commendation recognizing an individual’s achievements and community contributions.

Sentiment

The sentiment around the resolution is strongly positive and celebratory. The text praises Amber Lee Forrester’s entrepreneurship, wellness advocacy, and community leadership, and the absence of any recorded opposition, committee controversy, or vote history suggests the measure was noncontroversial and likely intended as a unanimous or near-unanimous honorific resolution.

Contention

There is no notable policy contention in the bill itself because it is a ceremonial resolution rather than substantive legislation. The only potentially debatable aspect is the broad praise of the honoree’s business and wellness work, but no objections, dissenting views, or competing positions appear in the provided materials.