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         7                       ALBANY, NEW YORK

         8                       January 11, 1993

         9                         3:13 p.m.

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        12                       REGULAR SESSION

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        16       SENATOR DEAN G. SKELOS, Acting President

        17       STEPHEN F. SLOAN, Secretary

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         1                      P R O C E E D I N G S

         2                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:  The

         3       Senate will come to order.  Senators will find

         4       their seats.

         5                      Will you please rise and join me

         6       in the salute to the flag.

         7                      (The assemblage repeated the

         8       Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. )

         9                      In the absence of clergy, may we

        10       bow our heads in a moment of silence.

        11                      (A moment of silence was

        12       observed.)

        13                      Thank you.

        14                      Reading of the Journal.

        15       Secretary will read.

        16                      THE SECRETARY:  In Senate,

        17       Sunday, January 10th.  The Senate met pursuant

        18       to adjournment, Senator Farley in the Chair upon

        19       designation of the Temporary President.  The

        20       Journal of Saturday, January 9th, was read and

        21       approved.  On motion, Senate adjourned.

        22                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:  Hearing

        23       no objection, the Journal stands approved as











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         1       read.

         2                      Senator Stafford.

         3                      SENATOR STAFFORD:  Mr. President,

         4       on behalf of Senator Marino, I hand up the

         5       following notice and ask that it be read.

         6                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:

         7       Secretary will read.

         8                      THE SECRETARY:  Senator Stafford

         9       hands up the following notice on behalf of

        10       Senator Marino:

        11                      Committee on Rules: Senator

        12       Marino, Chairman.  Members: Senators Marchi,

        13       Stafford, Present, Goodman, Levy, Johnson,

        14       Padavan, Trunzo, Volker, Ohrenstein ranking,

        15       Connor, Gold, Halperin, Masiello, Mendez and

        16       Nolan.

        17                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:  To be

        18       filed in the Journal.

        19                      Senator Stafford.

        20                      SENATOR STAFFORD:  Thank you, Mr.

        21       President.

        22                      I would announce, on behalf of

        23       Senator Marino, an immediate meeting of the











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         1       Committee on Rules in Room 332.

         2                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:

         3       Immediate meeting of the Rules Committee.

         4                      SENATOR STAFFORD:  And ask that

         5       the Senate stand in recess or stand at ease

         6       please.

         7                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:  The

         8       Senate will stand at ease.

         9                      (Whereupon at 3:15 the Senate

        10       stood at ease until 3:35 p.m.)

        11                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:  Senator

        12       Stafford.

        13                      SENATOR STAFFORD:  Could we

        14       please return to reports of standing

        15       committees.

        16                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:

        17       Secretary will read.

        18                      THE SECRETARY:  Senator Marino,

        19       from the Committee on Rules, reports the

        20       following bill directly for third reading:

        21       Senate Bill Number 430, by the Committee on

        22       Rules, an act to amend the Insurance Law, in

        23       relation to the creation of a special advisory











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         1       review panel, reported directly for third

         2       reading.

         3                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:  Last

         4       section.  Without objection, third reading.

         5                      SENATOR GOLD:  Last section.

         6                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:  Read

         7       the last section.

         8                      THE SECRETARY:  Section 11.  This

         9       act shall take effect immediately.

        10                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:  Call

        11       the roll.

        12                      (The Secretary called the roll. )

        13                      THE SECRETARY:  Ayes -- ayes 46.

        14                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:  The

        15       bill is passed.

        16                      SENATOR STAFFORD:  Thank you, Mr.

        17       President.

        18                      I believe there's three

        19       resolutions we would like to consider, two -

        20       four, four.  I'm sorry.

        21                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:

        22       Secretary will read the titles individually.

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         1       Resolution, by Senator Marino, commending Jerri

         2       Asher upon the occasion of his designation for

         3       special honor by the town of Huntington Youth

         4       Board and member agencies on Wednesday, January

         5       the 27th, 1993.

         6                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:  On the

         7       resolution, all in favor say aye.

         8                      (Response of "Aye.")

         9                      Opposed nay.

        10                      (There was no response.)

        11                      The resolution is adopted.

        12                      THE SECRETARY:  Also Legislative

        13       Resolution, by Senator Marino, commending Rose

        14       Guido upon the occasion of her 90th birthday on

        15       Sunday, January 17th.

        16                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:  On the

        17       resolution, all in favor say aye.

        18                      (Response of "Aye.")

        19                      Opposed nay.

        20                      (There was no response.)

        21                      The resolution is adopted.

        22                      THE SECRETARY:  Legislative

        23       Resolution, by Senator Marino, commemorating the











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         1       50th Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph

         2       Golden.

         3                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:  On the

         4       resolution, all in favor say aye.

         5                      (Response of "Aye.")

         6                      Opposed nay.

         7                      (There was no response.)

         8                      The resolution is adopted.

         9                      THE SECRETARY:  Legislative

        10       Resolution, by Senator Marino, commemorating the

        11       New York Chiropractic Council's Second Annual

        12       Hope Day on February 12th, 1993.

        13                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:  On the

        14       resolution all in favor say aye.

        15                      (Response of "Aye.")

        16                      Opposed nay.

        17                      (There was no response.)

        18                      The resolution is adopted.

        19                      Senator Stafford.

        20                      SENATOR STAFFORD:  Thank you, Mr.

        21       President.

        22                      There being no further business,

        23       I move that we adjourn until tomorrow at 3:00











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         1       p.m., and may all of our sessions be as

         2       efficient.

         3                      ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS:  The

         4       Senate stands adjourned.

         5                      (Whereupon at 3:37 p.m., the

         6       Senate adjourned.)

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