Regular Session - January 9, 2007
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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 9, 2007
11 11:16 a.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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18 LT. GOVERNOR DAVID A. PATERSON, 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 would ask all present to rise and
5 recite with me the Pledge of Allegiance.
6 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
7 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
8 THE PRESIDENT: In the absence of
9 clergy, may we bow our heads in silence for a
10 moment.
11 (Whereupon, the assemblage
12 respected a moment of silence.)
13 THE PRESIDENT: The reading of
14 the Journal.
15 THE SECRETARY: In Senate,
16 Monday, January 8, the Senate met pursuant to
17 adjournment. The Journal of Friday, January
18 5, was read and approved. On motion, Senate
19 adjourned.
20 THE PRESIDENT: Hearing no
21 objection, the Journal stands approved.
22 Presentation of petitions.
23 Messages from the Assembly.
24 Messages from the Governor.
25 Reports of standing committees.
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1 Reports of select committees.
2 Communications and reports from
3 state officers.
4 Motions and resolutions.
5 The chair recognizes Senator
6 Libous.
7 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President,
8 may we please adopt the Resolution Calendar.
9 THE PRESIDENT: So ordered. But
10 not until we find out if we're all in favor.
11 All those in favor of adopting the
12 Resolution Calendar please signify by saying
13 aye.
14 (Response of "Aye.")
15 THE PRESIDENT: Opposed, nay.
16 (No response.)
17 THE PRESIDENT: The Resolution
18 Calendar is adopted.
19 Senator Libous.
20 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President,
21 could we call a Rules meeting in the Majority
22 Conference Room.
23 And that at the end of the Rules
24 Committee meeting, the Rules report will be
25 read and then taken up next week, and that
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1 there will be no further business that will be
2 before the Senate today.
3 THE PRESIDENT: There will be an
4 immediate meeting of the Rules Committee in
5 Room 332.
6 The Rules report will be read and
7 then taken up next week.
8 Senator Libous.
9 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President,
10 the Senate will stand at ease.
11 THE PRESIDENT: The Senate will
12 stand at ease.
13 (Whereupon, the Senate stood at
14 ease at 11:18 a.m.)
15 (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened
16 at 11:24 a.m.)
17 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President.
18 THE PRESIDENT: The chair
19 recognizes Senator Libous.
20 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President,
21 can we move to reports of standing committees.
22 I believe there is a Rules report at the desk.
23 THE PRESIDENT: Reports of
24 standing committees.
25 The Secretary will read.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Senator Bruno,
2 from the Committee on Rules, reports the
3 following bills:
4 Senate Print Number 2, by Senator
5 Bruno, an act to amend the State Finance Law;
6 Senate Print Number 3, by Senator
7 Bruno, Concurrent Resolution of the Senate and
8 Assembly proposing amendments to Article 7 of
9 the Constitution;
10 And Senate Print Number 4, by
11 Senator Bruno, an act to amend the State
12 Finance Law.
13 All bills ordered direct to third
14 reading.
15 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Libous.
16 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I
17 move that we accept the report of the Rules
18 Committee.
19 THE PRESIDENT: All those in
20 favor of accepting the Rules Committee report
21 please indicate by saying aye.
22 (Response of "Aye.")
23 THE PRESIDENT: Opposed, nay.
24 (No response.)
25 THE PRESIDENT: The report is
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1 accepted.
2 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President,
3 is there any other business at the desk?
4 THE PRESIDENT: None that I'm
5 aware of, Mr. Leader.
6 SENATOR LIBOUS: Then,
7 Mr. President, there being no further
8 business, I move that we adjourn until
9 Tuesday, January 16th, at 3:00 p.m.,
10 intervening days being legislative days.
11 THE PRESIDENT: The Senate will
12 reconvene on Tuesday, January 16th, at
13 3:00 p.m. All days intervening will be
14 legislative.
15 Senate is adjourned.
16 (Whereupon, at 11:26 a.m., the
17 Senate adjourned.)
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