Regular Session - July 10, 1996
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9 ALBANY, NEW YORK
10 July 10, 1996
11 11:50 p.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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18 SENATOR ROBERT A. DiCARLO, Acting President
19 STEPHEN F. SLOAN, Secretary
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1 P R O C E E D I N G S
2 ACTING PRESIDENT DiCARLO: The
3 Senate will come to order. Will everyone please
4 rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.
5 (The assemblage repeated the
6 Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
7 In the absence of clergy, will
8 everyone please bow their heads in a moment of
9 silence.
10 (A moment of silence was
11 observed. )
12 Reading of the Journal.
13 THE SECRETARY: In Senate,
14 Tuesday, July 9th. The Senate met pursuant to
15 adjournment, Senator Hoblock in the Chair. The
16 Journal of Monday, July 8th, was read and
17 approved. On motion, Senate adjourned.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT DiCARLO:
19 Hearing no objection, the Journal stands
20 approved as read.
21 Senator Bruno.
22 SENATOR BRUNO: Mr. President,
23 can we ask for an immediate meeting of the Rules
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1 Committee in Room 332.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT DiCARLO: There
3 will be an immediate meeting of the Rules
4 Committee in Room 332.
5 On the order of business:
6 Presentation of petitions.
7 Messages from the Assembly.
8 Messages from the Governor.
9 Reports of standing committees.
10 Reports from select committees.
11 Communication and reports from
12 state officers.
13 Motions and resolutions.
14 Senator Libous.
15 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you, Mr.
16 President.
17 On behalf of Senator DeFrancisco,
18 I wish to call up his bill Print Number 7571
19 recalled from the Assembly which is now at the
20 desk.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT DiCARLO:
22 Secretary will read.
23 THE SECRETARY: By Senator
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1 DeFrancisco, Senate Bill 7571, an act
2 authorizing the extension of the Geddes Fire
3 Protection District.
4 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I
5 now move to reconsider the vote by which this
6 bill was passed.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT DiCARLO: Call
8 the roll on reconsideration.
9 (The Secretary called the roll on
10 reconsideration. )
11 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 41.
12 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I
13 now offer up the following amendments.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT DiCARLO:
15 Amendments are received and adopted.
16 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, on
17 behalf of Senator Alesi, I wish to call up his
18 bill 6852, recalled from the Assembly which is
19 now at the desk.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT DiCARLO: So
21 ordered. Secretary will read.
22 THE SECRETARY: By Senator Alesi,
23 Senate Print 6852, an act to amend the Social
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1 Services Law.
2 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I
3 now move to reconsider the vote by which this
4 bill was passed.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT DiCARLO: Call
6 the roll on reconsideration.
7 (The Secretary called the roll on
8 reconsideration. )
9 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 41.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT DiCARLO:
11 Amendments received and adopted.
12 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President,
13 on behalf of Senator Stafford, I wish to call up
14 his bill, Senate Print 7749, recalled from the
15 Assembly which is now at the desk.
16 THE SECRETARY: By Senator
17 Stafford, Senate Print 7749, an act approving
18 the exchange of certain lands.
19 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I
20 now move to reconsider the vote by which this
21 bill was passed.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT DiCARLO: Call
23 the roll.
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1 (The Secretary called the roll on
2 reconsideration. )
3 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 41.
4 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I
5 now offer up the following amendments.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT DiCARLO:
7 Amendments are received and adopted.
8 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President,
9 on behalf of Senator Johnson, I wish to call up
10 his bill 1728, recalled from the Assembly which
11 is now at the desk.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT DiCARLO:
13 Secretary will read.
14 THE SECRETARY: By Senator
15 Johnson, Senate Print 1728, an act to amend the
16 Penal Law.
17 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I
18 now move to reconsider the vote by which this
19 bill was passed.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT DiCARLO: Call
21 the roll.
22 (The Secretary called the roll on
23 reconsideration.)
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 41.
2 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I
3 now offer up the following amendments.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT DiCARLO:
5 Amendments received and adopted.
6 The Senate will stand at ease.
7 Senator Bruno.
8 SENATOR BRUNO: Mr. President, we
9 can stand at ease awaiting the Rules Committee's
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11 ACTING PRESIDENT DiCARLO: The
12 Senate will stand at ease.
13 (The Senate stood at ease
14 briefly.)
15 ACTING PRESIDENT LIBOUS: Senator
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17 SENATOR BRUNO: Mr. President,
18 can we return to reports of standing
19 committees. I believe there's a report there
20 from the Rules Committee. We might ask it be
21 read at this time.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT LIBOUS:
23 Secretary will read the report of the Rules
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1 Committee.
2 THE SECRETARY: Senator Bruno,
3 from the Committee on Rules, offers up the
4 following bill directly for third reading:
5 By the Committee on Rules, Senate
6 Print 7924, an act to amend Chapter 905 of the
7 Laws of 1986.
8 SENATOR BRUNO: Move to accept.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT LIBOUS: All in
10 favor of accepting the Rules report signify by
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12 (Response of "Aye.")
13 Nay, opposed.
14 (There was no response. )
15 The report is accepted.
16 Senator Bruno.
17 SENATOR BRUNO: Is there a
18 message at the desk, Mr. President?
19 ACTING PRESIDENT LIBOUS:
20 Secretary will read Calendar Number 1710.
21 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
22 1710, Senator Bruno moves to discharge from the
23 Committee on Rules Assembly Bill Number 11298-A
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3 ACTING PRESIDENT LIBOUS:
4 Substitution ordered.
5 Secretary will read.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 1710, by the Assembly Committee on Rules,
8 Assembly Print Number 11298-A, an act to amend
9 Chapter 905 of the Laws of 1986.
10 Senator Bruno.
11 SENATOR BRUNO: Is there a
12 message at the desk, Mr. President?
13 ACTING PRESIDENT LIBOUS: Yes,
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15 SENATOR BRUNO: Move we accept
16 the message.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT LIBOUS: All in
18 favor of accepting the message of necessity say
19 aye.
20 (Response of "Aye.")
21 Opposed nay.
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23 The message is accepted. Read
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2 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
3 act shall take effect immediately.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT LIBOUS: Call
5 the roll.
6 (The Secretary called the roll. )
7 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 41.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT LIBOUS: The
9 bill is passed.
10 Senator Bruno. Senator Bruno.
11 SENATOR BRUNO: Mr. President, I
12 would like to inform our members that we will
13 have a conference of the Majority in Room 332
14 tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and there being no
15 further business to come before the Senate, I
16 would move that we stand adjourned subject to
17 Senator Paterson, who is on his feet making a
18 comment and an observation that I think we want
19 to hear, Mr. President, before we conclude.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT LIBOUS: Senator
21 Paterson, your comment and observation.
22 SENATOR PATERSON: Well,
23 actually, Mr. President, I just wanted to make
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2 not believe that I'm here. They think I'm
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4 ACTING PRESIDENT LIBOUS: Senator
5 Gold, why do you rise?
6 SENATOR GOLD: Thank you for
7 mentioning my name too.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT LIBOUS: Senator
9 Paterson, you have the floor, sir.
10 SENATOR PATERSON: Mr. President,
11 there will be a meeting of the Minority in the
12 Minority Conference Room tomorrow morning at
13 10:00 a.m.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT LIBOUS: There
15 will be, tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m., a
16 meeting of the Senate Majority in the Majority
17 Conference Room and tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.,
18 there will be a meeting of the Senate Minority
19 in the Minority Conference Room.
20 Senator Bruno.
21 SENATOR BRUNO: And now, Mr.
22 President, there being no further business to
23 come before the Senate on this morning, we will
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2 Leader.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT LIBOUS: The
4 Senate stands adjourned at the call of the
5 Majority Leader.
6 (Whereupon at 12:08 a.m., July
7 11, 1996, the Senate adjourned. )
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