Regular Session - June 7, 2006

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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                     June 7, 2006

        11                      11:05 a.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                  THE PRESIDENT:    The Senate will

         3       please 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                  THE PRESIDENT:    In the absence of

        10       clergy, may we bow our heads in a moment of

        11       silence, please.

        12                  (Whereupon, the assemblage

        13       respected a moment of silence.)

        14                  THE PRESIDENT:    Reading of the

        15       Journal.

        16                  THE SECRETARY:    In Senate,

        17       Tuesday, June 6, the Senate met pursuant to

        18       adjournment.  The Journal of Monday, June 5,

        19       was read and approved.  On motion, Senate

        20       adjourned.

        21                  THE PRESIDENT:    Without

        22       objection, the Journal stands approved as

        23       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 Morahan.

         8                  SENATOR MORAHAN:    Thank you,

         9       Madam President.

        10                  On page 38 I offer the following

        11       amendments, on behalf of Senator Farley, to

        12       Calendar Number 943, Print Number 5948, and I

        13       ask that said bill retain its place on the

        14       Third Reading Calendar.

        15                  THE PRESIDENT:    The amendments

        16       are received, and the bill will retain its

        17       place on the Third Reading Calendar.

        18                  SENATOR MORAHAN:    On behalf of

        19       Senator Skelos, on page 35 I offer the

        20       following amendments to Calendar Number 880,

        21       Senate Bill 7450, and I ask that said bill

        22       retain its place on the Third Reading

        23       Calendar.

        24                  THE PRESIDENT:    The amendments

        25       are received, and that bill will also retain


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         1       its place on the Third Reading Calendar.

         2                  SENATOR MORAHAN:    Madam

         3       President, on page 18, Calendar Number 518,

         4       Senate Bill 3645, I offer the following

         5       amendments on behalf of Senator Young and ask

         6       that said bill retain its place on the Third

         7       Reading Calendar.

         8                  THE PRESIDENT:    The amendments

         9       are received, and the bill will retain its

        10       place on the Third Reading Calendar.

        11                  SENATOR MORAHAN:    Madam

        12       President, I wish to call up a bill on behalf

        13       of Senator Johnson, Senate Bill 6851, having

        14       passed both houses and not delivered to the

        15       Governor.

        16                  THE PRESIDENT:    The Secretary

        17       will read.

        18                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        19       725, by Senator Johnson, Senate Print 6851, an

        20       act to authorize.

        21                  SENATOR MORAHAN:    Madam

        22       President, I now move to reconsider the vote

        23       by which the bill was passed and ask that the

        24       bill be restored to the order of third

        25       reading.


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         1                  THE PRESIDENT:    The Secretary

         2       will call the roll upon reconsideration.

         3                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         4                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 41.

         5                  SENATOR MORAHAN:    Madam

         6       President, I now offer the following

         7       amendments.

         8                  THE PRESIDENT:    The amendments

         9       are received, and the bill is restored to the

        10       Third Reading Calendar.

        11                  SENATOR MORAHAN:    Madam

        12       President, I wish to call up, on behalf of

        13       Senator Maziarz, Bill Number 5849B, having

        14       passed both houses and not delivered to the

        15       Governor.

        16                  THE PRESIDENT:    The Secretary

        17       will read.

        18                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        19       432, by Senator Maziarz, Senate Print 5849B,

        20       an act to amend the Parks, Recreation and

        21       Historic Preservation Law.

        22                  SENATOR MORAHAN:    Madam

        23       President, I now move to reconsider the vote

        24       by which the bill passed and ask that the bill

        25       be restored to the order of third reading.


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         1                  THE PRESIDENT:    The Secretary

         2       will call the roll upon reconsideration.

         3                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         4                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 41.

         5                  SENATOR MORAHAN:    Madam

         6       President, I now offer up the following

         7       amendments.

         8                  THE PRESIDENT:    The amendments

         9       are received and the bill is restored to its

        10       place on the Third Reading Calendar.

        11                  SENATOR MORAHAN:    Madam

        12       President, I wish to call up, on behalf of

        13       Senator Farley, Senate Bill 5947, having

        14       passed both houses and not yet delivered to

        15       the Governor.

        16                  THE PRESIDENT:    The Secretary

        17       will read.

        18                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        19       337, by Senator Farley, Senate Print 5947, an

        20       act to amend Chapter 355 of the Laws of 2005.

        21                  SENATOR MORAHAN:    Madam

        22       President, I now move to reconsider the vote

        23       by which this bill was passed and ask that the

        24       bill be restored to the order of third

        25       reading.


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         1                  THE PRESIDENT:    The Secretary

         2       will call the roll upon reconsideration.

         3                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         4                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 41.

         5                  SENATOR MORAHAN:    Madam

         6       President, I now offer up the following

         7       amendments.

         8                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

         9       restored, and the amendments are received.

        10                  SENATOR MORAHAN:    Thank you,

        11       Madam President.

        12                  THE PRESIDENT:    You're welcome.

        13                  Senator Bonacic.

        14                  SENATOR BONACIC:    Good morning,

        15       Madam President.

        16                  On behalf of Senator Balboni, on

        17       page number 17 I offer the following

        18       amendments to Calendar Number 469, Senate

        19       Print Number 6914, and ask that said bill

        20       retain its place on the Third Reading

        21       Calendar.

        22                  THE PRESIDENT:    The amendments

        23       are received, and the bill will retain its

        24       place on the Third Reading Calendar.

        25                  SENATOR BONACIC:    Thank you.


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         1                  THE PRESIDENT:    Senator Meier.

         2                  SENATOR MEIER:    Good morning,

         3       Madam President.

         4                  THE PRESIDENT:    Good morning,

         5       Senator.

         6                  SENATOR MEIER:    Madam President,

         7       I wish to call up Senator Marcellino's bill,

         8       Print Number 6862, recalled from the Assembly,

         9       which is now at the desk.

        10                  THE PRESIDENT:    The Secretary

        11       will read.

        12                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        13       788, by Senator Marcellino, Senate Print 6862,

        14       an act to authorize.

        15                  SENATOR MEIER:    Madam President,

        16       I now move to reconsider the vote by which

        17       this bill was passed.

        18                  THE PRESIDENT:    The Secretary

        19       will call the roll upon reconsideration.

        20                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        21                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 41.

        22                  SENATOR MEIER:    Madam President,

        23       I now offer the following amendments.

        24                  THE PRESIDENT:    The amendments

        25       are received.


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         1                  Senator Morahan.

         2                  SENATOR MORAHAN:    Good morning,

         3       Madam President.

         4                  THE PRESIDENT:    Good morning,

         5       Senator.  It is a good morning.

         6                  SENATOR WRIGHT:    Madam President,

         7       do we have substitutions at the desk?

         8                  THE PRESIDENT:    The Secretary

         9       will read.

        10                  THE SECRETARY:    On page 16,

        11       Senator DeFrancisco moves to discharge, from

        12       the Committee on Judiciary, Assembly Bill

        13       Number 8109 and substitute it for the

        14       identical Senate Bill Number 5530, Third

        15       Reading Calendar 440.

        16                  On page 22, Senator Robach moves to

        17       discharge, from the Committee on Civil Service

        18       and Pensions, Assembly Bill Number 10155 and

        19       substitute it for the identical Senate Bill

        20       Number 7084, Third Reading Calendar 617.

        21                  On page 40, Senator Volker moves to

        22       discharge, from the Committee on Local

        23       Government, Assembly Bill Number 10176 and

        24       substitute it for the identical Senate Bill

        25       Number 6799, Third Reading Calendar 972.


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         1                  On page 45, Senator Libous moves to

         2       discharge, from the Committee on

         3       Transportation, Assembly Bill Number 10139 and

         4       substitute it for the identical Senate Bill

         5       Number 7512, Third Reading Calendar 1072.

         6                  On page 47, Senator Farley moves to

         7       discharge, from the Committee on Commerce,

         8       Economic Development and Small Business,

         9       Assembly Bill Number 10293A and substitute it

        10       for the identical Senate Bill Number 7019A,

        11       Third Reading Calendar 1093.

        12                  On page 48, Senator DeFrancisco

        13       moves to discharge, from the Committee on

        14       Local Government, Assembly Bill Number 9167

        15       and substitute it for the identical Senate

        16       Bill Number 7457, Third Reading Calendar 1114.

        17                  On page 54, Senator Balboni moves

        18       to discharge, from the Committee on Consumer

        19       Protection, Assembly Bill Number 10005 and

        20       substitute it for the identical Senate Bill

        21       Number 7210, Third Reading Calendar 1195.

        22                  On page 70, Senator Volker moves to

        23       discharge, from the Committee on Codes,

        24       Assembly Bill Number 10913 and substitute it

        25       for the identical Senate Bill Number 6754,


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         1       Third Reading Calendar 1392.

         2                  On page 81, Senator Leibell moves

         3       to discharge, from the Committee on

         4       Investigations and Government Operations,

         5       Assembly Bill Number 9284A and substitute it

         6       for the identical Senate Bill Number 7172,

         7       Third Reading Calendar 1500.

         8                  On page 89, Senator Bruno moves to

         9       discharge, from the Committee on Rules,

        10       Assembly Bill Number 11496A and substitute it

        11       for the identical Senate Bill Number 8076,

        12       Third Reading Calendar 1582.

        13                  And on page 89, Senator Bruno moves

        14       to discharge, from the Committee on Rules,

        15       Assembly Bill Number 11497A and substitute it

        16       for the identical Senate Bill Number 8077,

        17       Third Reading Calendar 1583.

        18                  THE PRESIDENT:    Substitutions

        19       ordered.

        20                  Senator Wright.

        21                  SENATOR WRIGHT:    Madam President,

        22       may we have the noncontroversial reading of

        23       the calendar.

        24                  THE PRESIDENT:    The Secretary

        25       will read.


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         1                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         2       440, substituted earlier by Member of the

         3       Assembly Weinstein, Assembly Print Number

         4       8109, an act to amend the General Obligations

         5       Law.

         6                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

         7       section.

         8                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

         9       act shall take effect on the 30th day.

        10                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        11                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        12                  THE SECRETARY:    In relation to

        13       Calendar Number 440:  Ayes, 40.  Nays, 1.

        14       Senator Winner recorded in the negative.

        15                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        16       passed.

        17                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        18       453, by Senator Maziarz, Senate Print 2373A,

        19       an act to amend the Penal Law and the

        20       Agriculture and Markets Law.

        21                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        22       section.

        23                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 3.  This

        24       act shall take effect on the first of

        25       November.


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         1                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

         2                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         3                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 41.

         4                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

         5       passed.

         6                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         7       505, by Senator Seward, Senate Print 2633C, an

         8       act to amend the Insurance Law.

         9                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        10       section.

        11                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 3.  This

        12       act shall take effect immediately.

        13                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        14                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        15                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 44.

        16                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        17       passed.

        18                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        19       617, substituted earlier by Member of the

        20       Assembly Abbate, Assembly Print Number 10155,

        21       an act to repeal paragraph (e) of subdivision

        22       4 of Section 209 of the Civil Service Law.

        23                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        24       section.

        25                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This


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         1       act shall take effect immediately.

         2                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

         3                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         4                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 44.

         5                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

         6       passed.

         7                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         8       713, by Senator Andrews, Senate Print 3386, an

         9       act to amend the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering

        10       and Breeding Law.

        11                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        12       section.

        13                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        14       act shall take effect on the 120th day.

        15                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        16                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        17                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 44.

        18                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        19       passed.

        20                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        21       790, by Senator Marcellino, Senate Print

        22       6932A, an act to authorize the Town of Oyster

        23       Bay in the County of Nassau.

        24                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        25       section.


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         1                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

         2       act shall take effect immediately.

         3                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

         4                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         5                  THE SECRETARY:    Those recorded in

         6       the negative on Calendar Number 790 are

         7       Senators Bonacic and Larkin.  Ayes, 45.  Nays,

         8       2.

         9                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        10       passed.

        11                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        12       830, by Senator DeFrancisco, Senate Print

        13       6930, Concurrent Resolution of the Senate and

        14       Assembly.

        15                  THE PRESIDENT:    The Secretary

        16       will call the roll.

        17                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        18                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 47.

        19                  THE PRESIDENT:    The resolution is

        20       passed.

        21                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        22       832, by Senator DeFrancisco, Senate Print

        23       7197, an act to amend the General Obligations

        24       Law.

        25                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last


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         1       section.

         2                  SENATOR WRIGHT:    Lay it aside for

         3       the day.

         4                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is laid

         5       aside for the day.

         6                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         7       876, by Senator Maziarz, Senate Print 5719B,

         8       an act to amend the General Business Law.

         9                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        10       section.

        11                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        12       act shall take effect on the first of April.

        13                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        14                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        15                  THE PRESIDENT:    Senator Maziarz,

        16       to explain your vote.

        17                  SENATOR MAZIARZ:    Thank you very

        18       much, Madam President.  To explain my vote.

        19                  This bill has been in negotiation

        20       for a couple of years now, and we have an

        21       agreement with the Assembly.

        22                  But I want to make it as clear as

        23       possible that the practice of certain -- of a

        24       certain well-known national magazine to give

        25       you a free six-month trial period during which


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         1       you can cancel and not receive any more

         2       magazines, who then turn around and charge you

         3       for the months you have not received when you

         4       cancel, will be prohibited under this

         5       legislation as well.

         6                  In no way should a consumer at the

         7       end of a free trial offer have to pay for

         8       services or magazines that they have received

         9       or -- have received or have not yet received.

        10                  This bill was also negotiated with

        11       the Attorney General, Madam President, who is

        12       on board with it.  Thank you very much.

        13                  THE PRESIDENT:    The Secretary

        14       will announce the results.

        15                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 46.  Nays,

        16       1.  Senator Maltese recorded in the negative.

        17                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        18       passed.

        19                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        20       972, substituted earlier today by Member of

        21       the Assembly Schimminger, Assembly Print

        22       Number 10176, an act to amend the Local

        23       Finance Law.

        24                  THE PRESIDENT:    There is a

        25       home-rule message at the desk.


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         1                  Read the last section.

         2                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

         3       act shall take effect immediately.

         4                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

         5                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         6                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 47.

         7                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

         8       passed.

         9                  And Senator Maziarz will be

        10       recorded as voting in the affirmative on

        11       S5719B.

        12                  The Secretary will continue to

        13       read.

        14                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        15       977, by Senator Skelos, Senate Print 7179A, an

        16       act to authorize.

        17                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        18       section.

        19                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        20       act shall take effect immediately.

        21                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        22                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        23                  THE SECRETARY:    Those recorded in

        24       the negative on Calendar Number 977 are

        25       Senators Bonacic, Larkin and Rath.


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         1                  Ayes, 44.  Nays, 3.

         2                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

         3       passed.

         4                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         5       978, by Senator Skelos, Senate Print 7180B, an

         6       act to authorize.

         7                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

         8       section.

         9                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        10       act shall take effect immediately.

        11                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        12                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        13                  THE SECRETARY:    Those recorded in

        14       the negative on Calendar Number 978 are

        15       Senators Bonacic, Larkin and Rath.

        16                  Ayes, 44.  Nays, 3.

        17                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        18       passed.

        19                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        20       989, by Senator Little, Senate Print 7754, an

        21       act to amend the Real Property Tax Law.

        22                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        23       section.

        24                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 3.  This

        25       act shall take effect immediately.


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         1                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

         2                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         3                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 48.

         4                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

         5       passed.

         6                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         7       1022, by Senator Young, Senate Print 7572, an

         8       act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law.

         9                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        10       section.

        11                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        12       act shall take effect immediately.

        13                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        14                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        15                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 48.

        16                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        17       passed.

        18                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        19       1066, by Senator Larkin, Senate Print 7111, an

        20       act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

        21                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        22       section.

        23                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        24       act shall take effect on the first of

        25       November.


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         1                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

         2                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         3                  THE SECRETARY:    Those recorded in

         4       the negative on Calendar Number 1066 are

         5       Senators Farley, Little, Maziarz, Seward and

         6       Winner.

         7                  Ayes, 43.  Nays, 5.

         8                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

         9       passed.

        10                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        11       1067, by Senator Larkin, Senate Print 7143A,

        12       an act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

        13                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        14       section.

        15                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        16       act shall take effect one year after it shall

        17       have become a law.

        18                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        19                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        20                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 48.

        21                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        22       passed.

        23                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        24       1072, substituted earlier today by Member of

        25       the Assembly Gantt, Assembly Print Number


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         1       10139, an act to amend Chapter 268 of the Laws

         2       of 1989.

         3                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

         4       section.

         5                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

         6       act shall take effect immediately.

         7                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

         8                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         9                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 48.

        10                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        11       passed.

        12                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        13       1093, substituted earlier today by Member of

        14       the Assembly McEneny, Assembly Print Number

        15       10293A, an act to amend the State

        16       Administrative Procedure Act.

        17                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        18       section.

        19                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        20       act shall take effect on the 90th day.

        21                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        22                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        23                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 48.

        24                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        25       passed.


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         1                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         2       1114, substituted earlier today by Member of

         3       the Assembly Christensen, Assembly Print

         4       Number 9167, an act to amend the Real Property

         5       Tax Law.

         6                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

         7       section.

         8                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

         9       act shall take effect immediately.

        10                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        11                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        12                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 47.  Nays,

        13       1.  Senator Larkin recorded in the negative.

        14                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        15       passed.

        16                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        17       1115, by Senator Trunzo, Senate Print 7536, an

        18       act in relation to authorizing.

        19                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        20       section.

        21                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        22       act shall take effect immediately.

        23                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        24                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        25                  THE SECRETARY:    Those recorded in


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         1       the negative on Calendar Number 1115 are

         2       Senators Bonacic and Larkin.

         3                  Ayes, 46.  Nays, 2.

         4                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

         5       passed.

         6                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         7       1119, by Senator Morahan, Senate Print 7252,

         8       an act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law.

         9                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        10       section.

        11                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        12       act shall take effect immediately.

        13                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        14                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        15                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 48.

        16                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        17       passed.

        18                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        19       1189, by Senator Fuschillo, Senate Print 2601,

        20       an act to amend the General Business Law and

        21       the Executive Law.

        22                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        23       section.

        24                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 3.  This

        25       act shall take effect on the 120th day.


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         1                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

         2                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         3                  THE PRESIDENT:    Senator

         4       Marcellino, to explain your vote.

         5                  SENATOR MARCELLINO:    Thank you,

         6       Madam President.

         7                  I rise to commend my colleague

         8       Senator Fuschillo for this bill.  Recently a

         9       2-year-old boy in my district was found dead

        10       in a pool that he had gotten into.  No one

        11       knew it, no one heard it, and a young child is

        12       dead.

        13                  It is absolutely an imperative that

        14       we take whatever precautions, put on whatever

        15       devices should be put onto the pools, fences,

        16       gates, to make sure that should a tragedy like

        17       this happen, the family's neighbors are

        18       warned.  At least somebody might have been

        19       able to reach that child before he expired.

        20                  This is a good bill.  Thank you,

        21       Senator Fuschillo.  I vote aye.

        22                  THE PRESIDENT:    You will be

        23       recorded as voting in the affirmative, Senator

        24       Marcellino.

        25                  The Secretary will announce the


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         1       results.

         2                  THE SECRETARY:    Those recorded in

         3       the negative on Calendar Number 1189 are

         4       Senators Coppola, Little, Meier and Savino.

         5       Also Senator Seward.  Also Senator Winner.

         6       Also Senator Robach.

         7                  Ayes, 44.  Nays, 7.

         8                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

         9       passed.

        10                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        11       1194, by Senator Fuschillo, Senate Print

        12       7192A, an act to amend the General Business

        13       Law.

        14                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        15       section.

        16                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        17       act shall take effect immediately.

        18                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        19                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        20                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 51.

        21                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        22       passed.

        23                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        24       1195, substituted earlier today by Member of

        25       the Assembly Paulin, Assembly Print Number


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         1       10005, an act to amend the General Business

         2       Law.

         3                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

         4       section.

         5                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

         6       act shall take effect immediately.

         7                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

         8                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         9                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 51.

        10                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        11       passed.

        12                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        13       1201, by Senator Saland, Senate Print 7630, an

        14       act to amend the General Business Law.

        15                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        16       section.

        17                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 5.  This

        18       act shall take effect immediately.

        19                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        20                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        21                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 51.

        22                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        23       passed.

        24                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        25       1225, by Senator Marcellino, Senate Print


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         1       3569A, an act to amend the Environmental

         2       Conservation Law and others.

         3                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

         4       section.

         5                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 16.  This

         6       act shall take effect on the 180th day.

         7                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

         8                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         9                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 51.

        10                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        11       passed.

        12                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        13       1228, by Senator Bonacic, Senate Print 5264B,

        14       an act to amend the Environmental Conservation

        15       Law.

        16                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        17       section.

        18                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        19       act shall take effect immediately.

        20                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        21                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        22                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 51.

        23                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        24       passed.

        25                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number


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         1       1229, by Senator Little, Senate Print 5288, an

         2       act to amend the Environmental Conservation

         3       Law and the County Law.

         4                  THE PRESIDENT:    There is a local

         5       fiscal impact note at the desk.

         6                  Read the last section.

         7                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 3.  This

         8       act shall take effect immediately.

         9                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        10                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        11                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 51.

        12                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        13       passed.

        14                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        15       1259, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 5791, an

        16       act to amend the Civil Service Law.

        17                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        18       section.

        19                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 3.  This

        20       act shall take effect immediately.

        21                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        22                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        23                  THE PRESIDENT:    Senator Duane, to

        24       explain your vote.

        25                  SENATOR DUANE:    Thank you, Madam


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         1       President.

         2                  Well-intentioned and needed though

         3       this commission on increasing diversity in

         4       state government is, I cannot vote for it.

         5       And I just want my colleagues -- actually on

         6       both sides of the aisle, but particularly this

         7       side of the aisle, to know why I'm not voting

         8       for it.

         9                  There is no minority party

        10       representation on this commission, and I don't

        11       really think that's a way to do business.  I

        12       think that we need to make sure that all

        13       parties who play a role in state government

        14       should be a part of a commission such as this.

        15                  And so I would recommend to my

        16       colleagues that we vote no on this, because

        17       commissions such as this, particularly

        18       independent commissions -- of course you would

        19       hope most commissions would be independent,

        20       but when they're actually called "independent

        21       commissions," they should have representation

        22       from the minority parties of both houses of

        23       the Legislature.

        24                  So I would suggest that my

        25       colleagues here today -- on both sides of the


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         1       aisle, of course, would be welcome to vote

         2       no -- but particularly on this side of the

         3       aisle vote no on this particular bill.

         4                  Thank you, Madam President.  I'll

         5       be voting no.

         6                  THE PRESIDENT:    And you will be

         7       so recorded as voting in the negative,

         8       Senator.

         9                  The Secretary will announce the

        10       results.

        11                  Would those members voting in the

        12       negative please raise your hand.

        13                  Senator Breslin, to explain your

        14       vote.

        15                  SENATOR BRESLIN:    Thank you,

        16       Madam President, to explain my vote.

        17                  I commend Senator Robach for

        18       proposing legislation, because anytime we

        19       increase diversity in state government it's a

        20       benefit.

        21                  But I have to totally agree with my

        22       fellow Senator, Senator Duane, who talks about

        23       the participation in government that make

        24       those decisions.

        25                  And when you exclude the minorities


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         1       in each house from that process -- and

         2       ironically, in a bill when you're creating

         3       diversity -- and no one has more diversity

         4       than the Senate minority.  So it speaks for

         5       itself that we should be involved, and

         6       accordingly I vote nay.

         7                  THE PRESIDENT:    You will be

         8       recorded, Senator Breslin, as voting in the

         9       negative on this bill.

        10                  The Secretary will announce the

        11       results.

        12                  THE SECRETARY:    Those recorded in

        13       the negative on Calendar Number 1259 are

        14       Senators Breslin, Dilan, Duane,

        15       Hassell-Thompson, L. Krueger, Oppenheimer,

        16       Parker, Paterson, Sabini, Savino, M. Smith,

        17       Stachowski and Stavisky.  Also Senator

        18       Onorato.

        19                  Ayes, 39.  Nays, 14.

        20                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        21       passed.

        22                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        23       1283, by Senator Winner, Senate Print 7289, an

        24       act to ratify, legalize and validate certain

        25       acts and proceedings.


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         1                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

         2       section.

         3                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 5.  This

         4       act shall take effect immediately.

         5                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

         6                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         7                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 53.

         8                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

         9       passed.

        10                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        11       1286, by Senator Wright, Senate Print 7518, an

        12       act in relation to authorizing.

        13                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        14       section.

        15                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        16       act shall take effect immediately.

        17                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        18                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        19                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 53.

        20                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        21       passed.

        22                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        23       1359, by Senator Flanagan, Senate Print 3709,

        24       an act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

        25                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last


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         1       section.

         2                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

         3       act shall take effect immediately.

         4                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

         5                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         6                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 53.

         7                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

         8       passed.

         9                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        10       1360, by Senator Johnson, Senate Print 6852A,

        11       an act to amend the Tax Law.

        12                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        13       section.

        14                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        15       act shall take effect on the first day of the

        16       quarterly period.

        17                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        18                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        19                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 53.

        20                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        21       passed.

        22                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        23       1375, by Senator Volker, Senate Print 192, an

        24       act to repeal the closing paragraph of

        25       subdivision 4 of Section 2.10 of the Criminal


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         1       Procedure Law.

         2                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

         3       section.

         4                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

         5       act shall take effect immediately.

         6                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

         7                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         8                  THE SECRETARY:    Those recorded in

         9       the negative on Calendar Number 1375 are

        10       Senators Duane, L. Krueger and Parker.

        11                  Ayes, 50.  Nays, 3.

        12                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        13       passed.

        14                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        15       1377, by Senator Nozzolio, Senate Print 503A,

        16       an act to amend the Criminal Procedure Law.

        17                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        18       section.

        19                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        20       act shall take effect immediately.

        21                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        22                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        23                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 52.  Nays,

        24       1.  Senator Duane recorded in the negative.

        25                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is


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         1       passed.

         2                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         3       1384, by Senator Spano, Senate Print 3139, an

         4       act to amend the Penal Law.

         5                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

         6       section.

         7                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

         8       act shall take effect on the first of

         9       November.

        10                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        11                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        12                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 53.

        13                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        14       passed.

        15                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        16       1389, by Senator Young, Senate Print 6237, an

        17       act to amend the Criminal Procedure Law.

        18                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        19       section.

        20                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        21       act shall take effect on the first of

        22       November.

        23                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        24                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        25                  THE PRESIDENT:    Senator Duane, to


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         1       explain your vote.

         2                  SENATOR DUANE:    Thank you, Madam

         3       President.

         4                  I'm going to vote against this

         5       bill, which denies youthful offender treatment

         6       to persons convicted of Class B violent felony

         7       offenses.

         8                  And I actually believe that we

         9       should be adding more categories to the

        10       youthful offender status, not taking away

        11       youthful offender status.  And I also think

        12       that we need to make sure that there's

        13       discretion in all of these cases.

        14                  I think it's a tragedy that we seem

        15       to be so much more interested, in this body,

        16       in locking up our at-risk children.  I think

        17       it's more important that we look at each case

        18       on an individual basis, because usually the

        19       circumstances are quite unique.

        20                  And at the very least, we should

        21       have a hearing on this whole issue of youthful

        22       offender status.

        23                  You know, I have to think and I

        24       believe that mental health experts and

        25       criminal justice experts would probably agree


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         1       that children who commit violent crimes might

         2       in fact be deterred from committing violent

         3       crimes if they got the proper mental health

         4       treatment.  But of course many New York

         5       families can't afford mental health treatment

         6       for their families because we have yet to pass

         7       Timothy's Law in this body.

         8                  With the passage of Timothy's Law,

         9       more New York families would be able to pay

        10       for chemical and addiction treatment, other

        11       kinds of mental health problems.  But instead,

        12       we want to just throw away the key on young

        13       people rather than try to get them the

        14       professional help that they need.

        15                  I don't know why we're so afraid of

        16       trying to help young people.  I don't know why

        17       we're so afraid of passing Timothy's Law.

        18                  Another week has gone by; more

        19       families are still lacking in mental health

        20       care treatment because they can't afford it.

        21       And what are we doing about?  Absolutely

        22       nothing.

        23                  Now we have two weeks left.  Are we

        24       going to really be the disgrace of the

        25       New York State Legislature by not passing


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         1       Timothy's Law in the State Senate?  I hope

         2       not.  I hope not.  Come on.  It's time to do

         3       the right thing.  It's time to make sure that

         4       all families are able to get the mental health

         5       care that they need and deserve.  Let's get

         6       Timothy's Law on the floor of the Senate here,

         7       and let's get it passed.

         8                  Thank you, Madam President.

         9                  THE PRESIDENT:    You will be

        10       recorded as voting in the negative on this

        11       bill, Senator.

        12                  Senator Young, to explain your

        13       vote.

        14                  SENATOR YOUNG:    Thank you, Madam

        15       President, to explain my vote.

        16                  I sponsored this bill for many

        17       reasons.  But basically what it does, it

        18       changes the youthful offender status for

        19       teenage criminals age 16 to 18 so that all who

        20       are convicted under Class B violent felonies

        21       would be included and not be able to get

        22       youthful offender status any longer.

        23                  And this is so important because

        24       we're talking about serious crimes.  These are

        25       dangerous crimes committed by dangerous


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         1       people.  Among the crimes that would be added

         2       so that they could no longer get youthful

         3       offender status are attempted second-degree

         4       murder, first-degree manslaughter,

         5       first-degree robbery and burglary if no

         6       firearm is used, second-degree arson, and

         7       kidnapping.

         8                  And that's why this is so

         9       important.  Because when a teenager commits

        10       this level of violent crime, there should be

        11       consequences.  We should protect society from

        12       dangerous people.

        13                  And I want to thank my colleagues

        14       for voting for this particular bill, and I

        15       vote in the affirmative.

        16                  THE PRESIDENT:    You will be

        17       recorded as voting in the affirmative, Senator

        18       Young.

        19                  The Secretary will soon announce

        20       the results.

        21                  THE SECRETARY:    Those recorded in

        22       the negative on Calendar Number 1389 are

        23       Senators Duane, Hassell-Thompson, L. Krueger,

        24       Parker and Schneiderman.

        25                  Ayes, 49.  Nays, 5.


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         1                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

         2       passed.

         3                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         4       1392, substituted earlier today by Member of

         5       the Assembly Titus, Assembly Print Number

         6       10913, an act to amend the Civil Rights Law.

         7                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

         8       section.

         9                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 3.  This

        10       act shall take effect on the 30th day.

        11                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        12                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        13                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 54.

        14                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        15       passed.

        16                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        17       1393, by Senator DeFrancisco, Senate Print

        18       6838, an act to amend the Penal Law.

        19                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        20       section.

        21                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        22       act shall take effect on the first of

        23       November.

        24                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        25                  (The Secretary called the roll.)


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         1                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 54.

         2                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

         3       passed.

         4                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         5       1395, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 7117A,

         6       an act to amend the Penal Law.

         7                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

         8       section.

         9                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 32.  This

        10       act shall take effect on the first of

        11       November.

        12                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        13                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        14                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 54.

        15                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        16       passed.

        17                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        18       1410, by Senator Winner, Senate Print 6940, an

        19       act to amend the Highway Law.

        20                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        21       section.

        22                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        23       act shall take effect immediately.

        24                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        25                  (The Secretary called the roll.)


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         1                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 54.

         2                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

         3       passed.

         4                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         5       1419, by Senator Johnson, Senate Print 7447B,

         6       an act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

         7                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

         8       section.

         9                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        10       act shall take effect on the 120th day.

        11                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        12                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        13                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 53.  Nays,

        14       1.  Senator Duane recorded in the negative.

        15                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        16       passed.

        17                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        18       1421, by Senator Young, Senate Print 7777, an

        19       act to amend the Highway Law, in relation to

        20       designating a portion of Route 16 within the

        21       County of Cattaraugus as the "Senator Patricia

        22       K. McGee Memorial Highway."

        23                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        24       section.

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         1       act shall take effect immediately.

         2                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

         3                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         4                  THE PRESIDENT:    Senator Young, to

         5       explain your vote.

         6                  SENATOR YOUNG:    Thank you, Madam

         7       President, to explain my vote.

         8                  I think it's very fitting that we

         9       have this tribute to Senator Patricia K. McGee

        10       pass today in the Legislature.  This morning

        11       there was a very moving ecumenical service in

        12       memory of the deceased members of the

        13       Legislature who have passed away over the past

        14       year.

        15                  And I want to thank my colleague

        16       Senator Dale Volker for his dedication to

        17       making sure that memorial service happens

        18       every single year.  And that's wonderful,

        19       Dale, and thank you so much for doing that.

        20                  Senator Pat McGee was many things,

        21       but she most of all was a dedicated public

        22       servant who spent 10 years in the Cattaraugus

        23       County Legislature, 14 years in the State

        24       Assembly, and then six years in the State

        25       Senate.  And unfortunately we lost her, she


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         1       passed away on April 2nd of 2005.  But in our

         2       district, her memory lives on.

         3                  This is a great tribute to Senator

         4       McGee, because it's Route 16, which starts at

         5       the Pennsylvania border and winds all the way

         6       up north through Cattaraugus County and ends

         7       up in Delevan, where Pat McGee was born.

         8                  Pat McGee, however, lived in

         9       Franklinville.  And this particular roadway

        10       goes through her beloved town where she lived

        11       for many, many years.  And she drove on this

        12       road every single day.

        13                  So this is why it's so important.

        14       We'll be doing a dedication ceremony in my

        15       district later on this year.  But again, I

        16       want to thank my colleagues for passing this

        17       legislation today.

        18                  I vote yes.

        19                  THE PRESIDENT:    And you will be

        20       so recorded, Senator Young.

        21                  Senator Hassell-Thompson, to

        22       explain your vote.

        23                  SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON:    Yes,

        24       thank you, Madam President.

        25                  Six years ago, when I first came to


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         1       the State Senate, one of the first people that

         2       I found to be very open and friendly and

         3       supportive was Pat McGee.

         4                  You always commented to the fact

         5       that she was the person who made sure that

         6       your resolutions were seconded.  Well, she

         7       just was that way for all of us, and certainly

         8       for me.

         9                  And she and I became personal

        10       friends, and she gave me a lot of guidance.

        11       And I really miss that.  And I thank you,

        12       Senator Young, for this tribute and the

        13       opportunity to vote on something very special

        14       for someone that I think is a very special

        15       woman.

        16                  THE PRESIDENT:    You will be

        17       recorded as voting in the affirmative, Senator

        18       Hassell-Thompson.

        19                  Senator Volker, to explain your

        20       vote.

        21                  SENATOR VOLKER:    Madam President,

        22       I just want to comment quickly.

        23                  The memorial service this morning

        24       probably was one of the more difficult ones

        25       for me, because there were so many people who


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         1       were really close to me who died in the past

         2       year, with the recent death of Betty Connelly

         3       and obviously Pat McGee and Sandra Lee Wirth

         4       and so many.

         5                  But let me just say I want to thank

         6       Senator Young for working this out.  The

         7       interesting part of it is that there were so

         8       many highways that people wanted to name after

         9       Senator McGee -- part of 219, if I remember

        10       right, 352, and all sorts of things.  I think

        11       that's one of the reasons why it took a little

        12       time to finally come up with Route 16, which I

        13       think really, really a fitting tribute for

        14       her.  I thank you for doing that.

        15                  And one of the things that I firmly

        16       believe is that people do not realize the

        17       value and the importance of the people who

        18       have been in this chamber and in the other

        19       chamber to the lives of the people of this

        20       state.

        21                  And one of the things is -- and

        22       when I go down to Long Island and I get on the

        23       expressway down there -- and in the middle of

        24       the night one night I was driving along, and

        25       there was the Norman Levy Expressway.  And it


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         1       kind of just jars you when you see that and

         2       realize that it's someone that you knew so

         3       well.

         4                  So thank you, Senator Young, and I

         5       vote in the affirmative.

         6                  THE PRESIDENT:    You will be

         7       recorded as voting in the affirmative, Senator

         8       Volker.

         9                  The Secretary will announce the

        10       results.

        11                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 54.

        12                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        13       passed.

        14                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        15       1430, by Senator Rath, Senate Print 6423, an

        16       act to amend the Real Property Tax Law.

        17                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        18       section.

        19                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        20       act shall take effect immediately.

        21                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        22                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        23                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 54.

        24                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        25       passed.


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         1                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         2       1474, by Senator Flanagan, Senate Print 7911,

         3       an act to amend Chapter 237 of the Laws of

         4       2005 amending the Election Law.

         5                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

         6       section.

         7                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

         8       act shall take effect immediately.

         9                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        10                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        11                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 54.

        12                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        13       passed.

        14                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        15       1477, by Senator Morahan, Senate Print 7063,

        16       an act authorizing the Greenwood Lake Union

        17       Free School District.

        18                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        19       section.

        20                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        21       act shall take effect immediately.

        22                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        23                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        24                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 54.

        25                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is


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         1       passed.

         2                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         3       1481, by Senator Saland, Senate Print 7696, an

         4       act to amend the Education Law.

         5                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

         6       section.

         7                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 5.  This

         8       act shall take effect September 1, 2006.

         9                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        10                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        11                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 54.

        12                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        13       passed.

        14                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        15       1486, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 4803,

        16       an act --

        17                  SENATOR WRIGHT:    Lay it aside for

        18       the day, please.

        19                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is laid

        20       aside for the day.

        21                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        22       1500, substituted earlier today by Member of

        23       the Assembly Destito, Assembly Print Number

        24       9284A, an act --

        25                  SENATOR WRIGHT:    Lay it aside for


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         1       the day, please.

         2                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is laid

         3       aside for the day.

         4                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         5       1528, by Senator Larkin, Senate Print 7156, an

         6       act to authorize the City of Kingston.

         7                  THE PRESIDENT:    There is a

         8       home-rule message at the desk.

         9                  Read the last section.

        10                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 3.  This

        11       act shall take effect immediately.

        12                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        13                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        14                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 54.

        15                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        16       passed.

        17                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        18       1582, substituted earlier today by Member of

        19       the Assembly Silver, Assembly Print Number

        20       11496A, an act to amend the Public Health Law.

        21                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        22       section.

        23                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        24       act shall take effect immediately.

        25                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.


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         1                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         2                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 54.

         3                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

         4       passed.

         5                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

         6       1583, substituted earlier today by Member of

         7       the Assembly Silver, Assembly Print Number

         8       11497A, an act to amend the Public Health Law.

         9                  THE PRESIDENT:    Read the last

        10       section.

        11                  THE SECRETARY:    Section 2.  This

        12       act shall take effect immediately.

        13                  THE PRESIDENT:    Call the roll.

        14                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

        15                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 54.

        16                  THE PRESIDENT:    The bill is

        17       passed.

        18                  Senator Wright, that completes the

        19       reading of the calendar.

        20                  SENATOR WRIGHT:    Thank you, Madam

        21       President.

        22                  I'd like to announce an immediate

        23       meeting of the Rules Committee to be convened

        24       in the Majority Conference Room.

        25                  THE PRESIDENT:    There will be an


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         1       immediate meeting of the Rules Committee in

         2       the Majority Conference Room.

         3                  SENATOR WRIGHT:    And for the

         4       members' information, we anticipate that upon

         5       completion of the Rules Committee meeting we

         6       will accept a Rules report for Monday and then

         7       we will adjourn.

         8                  THE PRESIDENT:    Senator

         9       Fuschillo.

        10                  SENATOR FUSCHILLO:    Madam

        11       President, on behalf of Senator Golden, on

        12       page number 68 I offer the following

        13       amendments to Calendar Number 1372, Senate

        14       Print Number 6622, and ask that said bill

        15       retain its place on Third Reading Calendar.

        16                  THE PRESIDENT:    The amendments

        17       are received, and the bill will retain its

        18       place on the Third Reading Calendar.

        19                  The Senate will stand at ease.

        20                  (Whereupon, the Senate stood at

        21       ease at 11:53 a.m.)

        22                  (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened

        23       at 12:09 p.m.)

        24                  SENATOR BALBONI:    Madam

        25       President.


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         1                  ACTING PRESIDENT LITTLE:    Senator

         2       Balboni.

         3                  SENATOR BALBONI:    May we please

         4       return to the reports of standing committees.

         5                  I believe there's a report of the

         6       Rules Committee at the desk.

         7                  ACTING PRESIDENT LITTLE:    Reports

         8       of standing committees.

         9                  The Secretary will read.

        10                  THE SECRETARY:    Senator Bruno,

        11       from the Committee on Rules, reports the

        12       following bills:

        13                  Senate Print 198, by Senator

        14       Trunzo, an act to amend the Public Authorities

        15       Law;

        16                  1029, by Senator Sampson, an act to

        17       amend the Penal Law;

        18                  1263, by Senator Padavan, an act to

        19       amend the Criminal Procedure Law;

        20                  1373, by Senator Seward, an act to

        21       amend the Real Property Tax Law;

        22                  1977, by Senator Nozzolio, an act

        23       to amend the Executive Law and the Military

        24       Law;

        25                  2369A, by Senator Marcellino, an


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         1       act to require;

         2                  2431B, by Senator Padavan, an act

         3       to amend the Tax Law;

         4                  3304C, by Senator Winner, an act to

         5       amend the Education Law;

         6                  3332B, by Senator Seward, an act

         7       authorizing;

         8                  3335, by Senator Maziarz, an act in

         9       relation to authorizing;

        10                  3704, by Senator Alesi, an act to

        11       amend the Executive Law;

        12                  3927A, by Senator Rath, an act to

        13       amend the Tax Law;

        14                  4169A, by Senator Skelos, an act to

        15       amend the Tax Law;

        16                  4674C, by Senator Spano, an act to

        17       authorize;

        18                  4722, by Senator Leibell, an act to

        19       amend the Public Authorities Law;

        20                  4912B, by Senator Little, an act to

        21       grant;

        22                  4936A, by Senator Rath, an act to

        23       amend the Correction Law;

        24                  5180, by the Senate Committee on

        25       Rules, an act authorizing;


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         1                  5231A, by Senator Flanagan, an act

         2       to amend the Correction Law;

         3                  5681A, by Senator Volker, an act to

         4       amend the Tax Law;

         5                  5772, by Senator Duane, an act to

         6       amend the Criminal Procedure Law;

         7                  6008, by Senator Larkin, an act to

         8       amend the Social Services Law and the Real

         9       Property Tax Law;

        10                  6430, by Senator Volker, an act in

        11       relation to granting;

        12                  6515, by Senator Leibell, an act to

        13       amend the Real Property Tax Law;

        14                  6658, by Senator Rath, an act to

        15       amend the Tax Law;

        16                  6681, by Senator Wright, an act to

        17       amend the Social Services Law;

        18                  6688, by Senator Young, an act to

        19       authorize;

        20                  6719, by Senator Padavan, an act to

        21       amend the Retirement and Social Security Law;

        22                  6785A, by Senator Johnson, an act

        23       to authorize;

        24                  6816, by Senator Winner, an act to

        25       amend the New York State Urban Development


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         1       Corporation Act;

         2                  6819, by Senator Young, an act to

         3       amend the Tax Law;

         4                  6856, by Senator Larkin, an act to

         5       authorize;

         6                  6953A, by Senator Bonacic, an act

         7       to amend the Real Property Tax Law;

         8                  7003, by Senator Morahan, an act to

         9       authorize;

        10                  7016, by Senator Young, an act to

        11       exempt;

        12                  7022, by Senator Wright, an act

        13       authorizing;

        14                  7309, by Senator Flanagan, an act

        15       to authorize;

        16                  7333A, by Senator Marcellino, an

        17       act to authorize;

        18                  And Senate Print 7843, by Senator

        19       Morahan, an act to amend the Penal Law and

        20       others.

        21                  All bills ordered direct to third

        22       reading.

        23                  ACTING PRESIDENT LITTLE:    Senator

        24       Balboni.

        25                  SENATOR BALBONI:    Yes, Madam


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         1       President.  I move that we accept the report

         2       of the Rules Committee.

         3                  ACTING PRESIDENT LITTLE:    All

         4       those in favor of accepting the report of the

         5       Rules Committee say aye.

         6                  (Response of "Aye.")

         7                  ACTING PRESIDENT LITTLE:    Those

         8       opposed?

         9                  (No response.)

        10                  ACTING PRESIDENT LITTLE:    The

        11       report is accepted.

        12                  SENATOR BALBONI:    Madam

        13       President, I'd like to at this time call up my

        14       bill, Print Number 184, recalled from the

        15       Assembly, which is now at the desk.

        16                  ACTING PRESIDENT LITTLE:    Thank

        17       you.

        18                  The Secretary will read.

        19                  THE SECRETARY:    Calendar Number

        20       464, by Senator Balboni, Senate Print 184, an

        21       act to amend the Executive Law.

        22                  SENATOR BALBONI:    Madam

        23       President, I now move to reconsider the vote

        24       by which this bill passed the house.

        25                  ACTING PRESIDENT LITTLE:    The


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         1       Secretary will call the roll to reconsider the

         2       vote.

         3                  (The Secretary called the roll.)

         4                  THE SECRETARY:    Ayes, 54.

         5                  SENATOR BALBONI:    Madam

         6       President, I now offer the following

         7       amendments.

         8                  ACTING PRESIDENT LITTLE:    The

         9       amendments are received.

        10                  SENATOR BALBONI:    Madam

        11       President, I wish to note that on page number

        12       82 I offer the following amendments, on behalf

        13       of Senator Volker, to Calendar Number 1512,

        14       Senate Print 5124A, and ask that the said bill

        15       retain its place on the Third Reading

        16       Calendar.

        17                  ACTING PRESIDENT LITTLE:    The

        18       amendments are received, and the bill will

        19       retain its place on the Third Reading

        20       Calendar.

        21                  SENATOR BALBONI:    And with that,

        22       Madam President, is there any other

        23       housekeeping at the desk?

        24                  ACTING PRESIDENT LITTLE:    No,

        25       there is not, Senator Balboni.


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         1                  SENATOR BALBONI:    There being no

         2       further business, I move we adjourn until

         3       Monday, June 12th, at 3:00 o'clock,

         4       intervening days being legislative days.

         5                  ACTING PRESIDENT LITTLE:    On

         6       motion, the Senate stands adjourned until

         7       Monday, June 12th, at 3:00 p.m., intervening

         8       days being legislative days.

         9                  (Whereupon, at 12:14 p.m., the

        10       Senate adjourned.)

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