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         1                 NEW YORK STATE SENATE

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         4                THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD

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         9                   ALBANY, NEW YORK

        10                   January 19, 2005

        11                      12:04 p.m.

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        14                    REGULAR SESSION

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        18  LT. GOVERNOR MARY O. DONOHUE, President

        19  STEVEN M. BOGGESS, Secretary

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

         2                  ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:    The

         3       Senate will come to order.

         4                  I ask everyone present to please

         5       rise and repeat with me the Pledge of

         6       Allegiance.

         7                  (Whereupon, the assemblage recited

         8       the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)

         9                  ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:    In

        10       the absence of clergy, may we bow our heads in

        11       a moment of silence.

        12                  (Whereupon, the assemblage

        13       respected a moment of silence.)

        14                  ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:

        15       Reading of the Journal.

        16                  THE SECRETARY:    In Senate,

        17       Tuesday, January 18, the Senate met pursuant

        18       to adjournment.  The Journal of Sunday,

        19       January 16, was read and approved.  On motion,

        20       Senate adjourned.

        21                  ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:

        22       Without objection, the Journal stands approved

        23       as read.

        24                  Presentation of petitions.

        25                  Messages from the Assembly.



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         1                  Messages from the Governor.

         2                  Reports of standing committees.

         3                  Reports of select committees.

         4                  Communications and reports from

         5       state officers.

         6                  Motions and resolutions.

         7                  Senator Skelos.

         8                  SENATOR SKELOS:    Mr. President, I

         9       move that we adopt the Resolution Calendar in

        10       its entirety.

        11                  ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:    All

        12       in favor of adopting the Resolution Calendar

        13       signify by saying aye.

        14                  (Response of "Aye.")

        15                  ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:

        16       Opposed, nay.

        17                  (No response.)

        18                  ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:    The

        19       Resolution Calendar is adopted.

        20                  Senator Skelos.

        21                  SENATOR SKELOS:    Mr. President,

        22       there will be an immediate meeting of the

        23       Finance Committee in the Majority Conference

        24       Room.

        25                  And the Senate will stand at ease



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         1       pending the report of the Finance Committee.

         2                  ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:

         3       Immediate meeting of the Senate Finance

         4       Committee.

         5                  The Senate will stand at ease.

         6                  (Whereupon, the Senate stood at

         7       ease at 12:07 p.m.)

         8                  (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened

         9       at 12:12 p.m.)

        10                  THE PRESIDENT:    Senator Skelos.

        11                  SENATOR SKELOS:    Madam President,

        12       if we could return to reports of standing

        13       committees, I believe there's a report of the

        14       Finance Committee at the desk.  I ask that it

        15       be read.

        16                  THE PRESIDENT:    Reports of

        17       standing committees.

        18                  The Secretary will read.

        19                  THE SECRETARY:    Senator Johnson,

        20       from the Committee on Finance, reports the

        21       following bill direct to third reading:

        22                  Senate Print 500, by Senator Bruno,

        23       an act making certain findings and

        24       determinations.

        25                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is



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         1       ordered direct to third reading.

         2                  Senator Skelos.

         3                  SENATOR SKELOS:    Madam President,

         4       if we could take up that Senate 500 at this

         5       time.

         6                  THE PRESIDENT:    The Secretary

         7       will read.

         8                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         9       3, by Senator Bruno, Senate Print 500, an act

        10       making certain findings and determinations

        11       with respect to a bond anticipation note and

        12       renewal.

        13                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        14       section.

        15                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 5.  This

        16       act shall take effect immediately.

        17                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        18                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        19                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 50.

        20                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        21       passed.

        22                  Senator Skelos.

        23                  SENATOR SKELOS:    Madam President,

        24       is there any housekeeping at the desk?

        25                  THE PRESIDENT:    No, there isn't,



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         1       Senator.

         2                  SENATOR SKELOS:    There being no

         3       further business to come before the Senate, I

         4       move we stand adjourned until Monday,

         5       January 24th, at 3:00 p.m., intervening days

         6       being legislative days.

         7                  THE PRESIDENT:    On motion, the

         8       Senate now stands adjourned until Monday,

         9       January 24th, 3:00 p.m., intervening days

        10       being legislative days.

        11                  (Whereupon, at 12:13 p.m., the

        12       Senate adjourned.)

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