Regular Session - January 13, 2003
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NEW YORK STATE SENATE
THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD
ALBANY, NEW YORK
January 13, 2003
3:08 p.m.
REGULAR SESSION
LT. GOVERNOR MARY O. DONOHUE, President
STEVEN M. BOGGESS, Secretary
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P R O C E E D I N G S
THE PRESIDENT: The Senate will
please come to order.
I ask everyone present to please
rise and repeat with me the Pledge of
Allegiance.
(Whereupon, the assemblage recited
the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
THE PRESIDENT: In the absence of
clergy, may we all bow our heads in a moment
of silence, please.
(Whereupon, the assemblage
respected a moment of silence.)
THE PRESIDENT: Reading of the
Journal.
THE SECRETARY: In Senate,
Saturday, January 11, the Senate met pursuant
to adjournment. The Journal of Friday,
January 10, was read and approved. On motion,
Senate adjourned.
THE PRESIDENT: Without
objection, the Journal stands approved as
read.
Presentation of petitions.
Messages from the Assembly.
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Messages from the Governor.
Reports of standing committees.
Reports of select committees.
Communications and reports from
state officers.
Motions and resolutions.
Senator Bruno.
SENATOR BRUNO: Madam President,
I'd like to hand up temporary assignments for
the Majority committees, so that we can go
forward with the meetings, and ask that they
be filed in the Journal.
THE PRESIDENT: To be filed in
the Journal.
Senator Bruno again.
SENATOR BRUNO: And, Madam
President, in consultation with Senator
Paterson, we're handing up the Minority
assignments for temporary assignments to the
committees. I ask that they also be filed in
the Journal.
THE PRESIDENT: The notice will
be filed in the Journal, Senator.
Senator Bruno.
SENATOR BRUNO: And I would ask
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that there be an immediate meeting of the
Finance Committee in the Majority Conference
Room.
THE PRESIDENT: There will be an
immediate meeting of the Finance Committee in
the Majority Conference Room.
SENATOR BRUNO: And the Senate
will stand at ease for just a few moments
while the committee is meeting.
THE PRESIDENT: The Senate stands
at ease.
(Whereupon, the Senate stood at
ease at 3:10 p.m.)
(Whereupon, the Senate reconvened
at 3:21 p.m.)
ACTING PRESIDENT FUSCHILLO:
Senator Alesi.
SENATOR ALESI: There will be an
immediate meeting of the Codes Committee in
the Senate Majority Conference Room.
ACTING PRESIDENT FUSCHILLO:
Thank you. There will be an immediate meeting
of the Codes Committee in the Senate Majority
Conference Room.
SENATOR ALESI: And the Senate
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will stand at ease.
ACTING PRESIDENT FUSCHILLO:
Before we do that, Senator Meier.
SENATOR MEIER: Thank you, Mr.
President. On behalf of Senator Volker, I
move that Senate Bill 197 be discharged from
committee and be recommitted with instructions
to strike the enacting clause.
ACTING PRESIDENT FUSCHILLO: So
ordered.
The Senate will stand at ease.
(Whereupon, the Senate stood at
ease at 3:22 p.m.)
(Whereupon, the Senate reconvened
at 3:41 p.m.)
ACTING PRESIDENT FUSCHILLO:
Senator Kuhl.
SENATOR KUHL: Yes, Mr.
President. We'd like to announce an immediate
meeting of the Local Governments Committee in
the Majority Conference Room, Room 332.
ACTING PRESIDENT FUSCHILLO:
Thank you. There will be an immediate meeting
of the Local Governments Committee in the
Majority Conference Room.
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SENATOR KUHL: Thank you. The
Senate will continue to stand at ease.
ACTING PRESIDENT FUSCHILLO: The
Senate will stand at ease.
(Whereupon, the Senate stood at
ease at 3:42 p.m.)
(Whereupon, the Senate reconvened
at 3:55 p.m.)
SENATOR SKELOS: Mr. President.
ACTING PRESIDENT FUSCHILLO:
Senator Skelos.
SENATOR SKELOS: If we could
return to reports of standing committees, I
believe there are several reports at the desk.
I ask that they be read at this time.
ACTING PRESIDENT FUSCHILLO:
Reports of standing committees.
The Secretary will read.
THE SECRETARY: Senator Johnson,
from the Committee on Finance, reports the
following bills:
Senate Print Number 1, by Senator
Bruno, Concurrent Resolution of the Senate and
Assembly proposing amendments to Article 7 of
the Constitution;
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And Senate Print Number 2, by
Senator Bruno, an act to amend the State
Finance Law.
Senator Volker, from the Committee
on Codes, reports:
Senate Print 37, by Senator
Padavan, an act to amend the Penal Law;
46, by Senator Alesi, an act to
amend the Penal Law;
59, by Senator Alesi, an act to
amend the Penal Law;
89, by Senator Maltese, an act to
amend the Penal Law;
99, by Senator Velella, an act to
amend the Penal Law;
180, by Senator Hoffmann, an act to
amend the Penal Law;
181, by Senator Hoffmann, an act to
amend the Penal Law;
215, by Senator Saland, an act to
amend the Penal Law;
236, by Senator Volker, an act to
amend the Criminal Procedure Law;
237, by Senator Volker, an act to
amend the Criminal Procedure Law;
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240, by Senator Volker, an act to
amend the Penal Law;
241, by Senator Volker, an act to
amend the Penal Law;
242, by Senator Volker, an act to
amend the Penal Law;
243, by Senator Volker, an act to
amend the Criminal Procedure Law;
246, by Senator Skelos, an act to
amend the Correction Law;
And Senate Print 277, by Senator
Skelos, an act to amend the Penal Law.
Senator Little, from the Committee
on Local Government, reports:
Senate Print 18, by Senator
Padavan, an act to amend the General Municipal
Law;
50, by Senator Padavan, an act to
amend the County Law and others;
136, by Senator Maltese, an act to
amend the Municipal Home Rule Law;
203, by Senator Kuhl, an act to
authorize;
259, by Senator Skelos, an act
authorizing the assessor of the County of
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Nassau;
261, by Senator Skelos, an act to
authorize the assessor of the County of
Nassau;
And Senate Print 328, by Senator
DeFrancisco, an act to amend the Town Law.
All bills reported direct to third
reading.
ACTING PRESIDENT FUSCHILLO:
Without objection, all bills reported to third
reading.
Senator Skelos.
SENATOR SKELOS: Mr. President,
on behalf of Senator Bruno, I hand up the
following committee chair assignments and ask
that they be filed in the Journal.
ACTING PRESIDENT FUSCHILLO:
Notice will be filed in the Journal.
Senator Skelos.
SENATOR SKELOS: Mr. President,
in consultation with Senator Paterson, Senator
Bruno hands up the following Minority ranking
member appointments and asks that it be filed
in the Journal.
ACTING PRESIDENT FUSCHILLO:
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Notice will be filed in the Journal.
Senator Skelos.
SENATOR SKELOS: On behalf of
Senator Bruno, at this time I'd like to hand
up a notice of his intent to amend the Senate
Rules and ask that it be filed in the Journal.
ACTING PRESIDENT FUSCHILLO:
Notice will be filed in the Journal.
Senator Skelos.
SENATOR SKELOS: Mr. President,
there being no further business, I move we
adjourn until Tuesday, January 14th, at
12:30 p.m.
ACTING PRESIDENT FUSCHILLO: On
motion, the Senate stands adjourned until
Tuesday, January 14th, at 12:30.
(Whereupon, at 3:59 p.m., the
Senate adjourned.)