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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 February 7, 2007
11 10:15 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 come to order.
4 I would ask all those assembled to
5 please join with me in reciting the Pledge of
6 Allegiance.
7 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
8 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
9 THE PRESIDENT: Our invocation
10 today will be given by the Reverend Peter G.
11 Young, of Mother Theresa Community right here
12 in Albany.
13 REVEREND YOUNG: Let us pray.
14 In New York City, at George
15 Washington's inauguration as president, he
16 placed his hand on the Bible, on a very warm
17 and friendly day, April the 30th, 1789, to
18 serve with integrity this nation.
19 Our Senators today are called, on
20 this frigid day here in Albany, to leadership
21 as Your elected and dedicated public servants.
22 So we bless them in Your name so that they can
23 carry out their most important work for all of
24 our citizens in New York State, and ask God to
25 protect them and their goodwill.
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1 Amen.
2 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Father
3 Young.
4 No one could ever forget his name.
5 Reading of the Journal.
6 THE SECRETARY: In Senate,
7 Tuesday, February 6, the Senate met pursuant
8 to adjournment. The Journal of Monday,
9 February 5, was read and approved. On motion,
10 Senate adjourned.
11 THE PRESIDENT: Without
12 objection, the Journal stands approved as
13 read.
14 Presentation of petitions.
15 Messages from the Assembly.
16 Messages from the Governor.
17 Reports of standing committees.
18 Reports of select committees.
19 Communications and reports from
20 state officers.
21 Motions and resolutions.
22 The chair recognizes Senator
23 Farley.
24 SENATOR FARLEY: Thank you,
25 Mr. President.
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1 I move that the following bill be
2 discharged from its respective committee and
3 be recommitted with instructions to strike the
4 enacting clause. That's Senate 761, by
5 Senator Saland.
6 THE PRESIDENT: So ordered.
7 Senator Duane.
8 SENATOR DUANE: Thank you,
9 Mr. President.
10 On behalf of Senator Diaz, I move
11 that the following bills be discharged from
12 their respective committees and be recommitted
13 with instructions to strike the enacting
14 clause: Senate Numbers 493 and 766.
15 THE PRESIDENT: Senate Numbers
16 493 and 766 will be discharged from committee.
17 So ordered.
18 SENATOR BRUNO: Mr. President,
19 can we at this time have the noncontroversial
20 reading of the calendar.
21 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary
22 will read the calendar.
23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
24 75, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 1595, an
25 act to amend the Civil Service Law, in
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1 relation to reports.
2 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary
3 will read the last section.
4 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
5 act shall take effect immediately.
6 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary
7 will call the roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary
10 will announce the results.
11 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 42.
12 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is
13 passed.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 80, by Senator Marcellino, Senate Print 627,
16 an act to amend the Labor Law, in relation to
17 waiting periods.
18 THE PRESIDENT: Last 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, 42.
24 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is
25 passed.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
2 81, by Senator Trunzo, Senate Print 889, an
3 act to amend the Labor Law, in relation to
4 requiring signs at airports.
5 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last
6 section.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
8 act shall take effect on the 120th day.
9 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll.
10 (The Secretary called the roll.)
11 THE PRESIDENT: Results.
12 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 43. Nays,
13 1. Senator DeFrancisco recorded in the
14 negative.
15 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is
16 passed.
17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
18 82, by Senator Fuschillo, Senate Print 1537,
19 an act to amend the Labor Law, in relation to
20 providing.
21 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last
22 section.
23 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
24 act shall take effect one year after it shall
25 have become a law.
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1 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll.
2 (The Secretary called the roll.)
3 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 44.
4 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is
5 passed.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 86, by Senator Maziarz, Senate Print 1627, an
8 act to amend the Workers' Compensation Law, in
9 relation to disqualifying.
10 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last
11 section.
12 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
13 act shall take effect on the first of July.
14 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll.
15 (The Secretary called the roll.)
16 THE PRESIDENT: Results.
17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 45.
18 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is
19 passed.
20 Senator Bruno, that completes the
21 reading of the calendar.
22 SENATOR BRUNO: Mr. President, is
23 there any other business at the desk that
24 should come before the Senate at this time?
25 THE PRESIDENT: No, there is not,
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1 Senator.
2 SENATOR BRUNO: Well, that being
3 the case, then I would move that we adjourn
4 until Monday, February 12th, at 3:00 p.m.,
5 intervening days to be legislative days.
6 And it's my understanding we will
7 reconvene at 2 o'clock in joint session with
8 the Assembly.
9 Thank you, Mr. President.
10 THE PRESIDENT: On motion, the
11 Senate stands adjourned until Monday,
12 February 12th, at 3:00 p.m., all intervening
13 days being legislative.
14 (Whereupon, at 10:22 a.m., the
15 Senate adjourned.)
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