Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged patience on the remaining agenda items, saying that rent control for New York City must be resolved as soon as possible.

Outstanding issues include same-sex marriage, a tax cap, a SUNY tuition increase and his pension reform bill.

Cuomo also said there were enough religious exemptions in his same-sex marriage bill, adding that what he’s seeking a civil matter, not a spiritual one.

“I happen to be a Catholic and that’s my business and that’s my religion. This has nothing to do with my beliefs as a Catholic. This is marriage in a civil context. Marriage defined by government, not be a religion,” Cuomo said.

Here’s video from his press gaggle (which, after a temporary rent control measure was approve, is now a little dated):

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