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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