Regular Session - March 4, 2009
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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 March 4, 2009
11 3:19 p.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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18 SENATOR DAVID J. VALESKY, Acting President
19 ANGELO J. APONTE, Secretary
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1 P R O C E E D I N G S
2 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: The
3 Senate will please come to order.
4 I ask everyone present to please
5 rise and recite with me the Pledge of
6 Allegiance.
7 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
8 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
9 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY:
10 Today's invocation will be delivered by Father
11 Peter G. Young, of Mother Theresa Community
12 here in Albany.
13 REVEREND YOUNG: Let us pray.
14 Almighty and Eternal God, You have
15 revealed Your glory to all nations. God of
16 power and might, wisdom and justice comes to
17 our Senators in this chamber through Your
18 authority, with the prayer that our laws are
19 enacted and our judgments are decreed with our
20 citizens, benefitting them and helping them
21 from the dedication of our session today.
22 We ask You this now and forever.
23 Amen.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY:
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1 Reading of the Journal.
2 The Secretary will read.
3 THE SECRETARY: In Senate,
4 Tuesday, March 3, the Senate met pursuant to
5 adjournment. The Journal of Monday, March 2,
6 was read and approved. On motion, Senate
7 adjourned.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY:
9 Without objection, the Journal stands approved
10 as read.
11 Presentation of petitions.
12 Messages from the Assembly.
13 Messages from the Governor.
14 Reports of standing committees.
15 Reports of select committees.
16 Communications and reports from
17 state officers.
18 Motions and resolutions.
19 Senator Klein.
20 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President,
21 would you recognize Senator Stavisky, please.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY:
23 Senator Stavisky.
24 SENATOR STAVISKY: Mr. President,
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1 on page 9 I offer the following amendments to
2 Calendar Number 48, Senate Print Number 1538,
3 and I ask that the bill retain its place on
4 third reading.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: So
6 ordered.
7 SENATOR STAVISKY: Thank you.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY:
9 Senator Klein.
10 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President,
11 may we at this time go to the reading of the
12 noncontroversial calendar.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: The
14 Secretary will proceed with the
15 noncontroversial reading of the calendar.
16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
17 21, by Senator Fuschillo, Senate Print 41, an
18 act to amend the Judiciary Law, in relation to
19 practicing or appearing.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: Read
21 the last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
23 act shall take effect on the 60th day.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: Call
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1 the roll.
2 (The Secretary called the roll.)
3 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 56.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: The
5 bill is passed.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 26, by Senator Sampson, Senate Print --
8 SENATOR ROBACH: Lay it aside.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: The
10 bill is laid aside.
11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
12 66, by Senator Huntley, Senate Print 2362, an
13 act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law, in
14 relation to defense and indemnification.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: Read
16 the last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
18 act shall take effect immediately.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: Call
20 the roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 55. Nays,
23 1. Senator Duane recorded in the negative.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: The
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1 bill is passed.
2 Senator Klein, that completes the
3 noncontroversial reading of the calendar.
4 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, at
5 this time can we move to the reading of the
6 controversial calendar.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: The
8 Secretary will please ring the bells.
9 Members are asked to come to the
10 chamber so that we can proceed with the
11 controversial reading of the calendar.
12 The Secretary will proceed with the
13 controversial reading of the calendar.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 26, by Senator Sampson, Senate Print 142, an
16 act to amend the Executive Law.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY:
18 Senator Sampson, why do you rise?
19 SENATOR SAMPSON: I would like to
20 lay aside that bill for the day.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: The
22 bill is laid aside for the day.
23 Senator Klein.
24 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President,
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1 can we please recognize Senator Ruth
2 Hassell-Thompson for an announcement.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY:
4 Senator Hassell-Thompson.
5 SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON: Thank
6 you, Mr. President.
7 I would like to announce that at
8 6:00 o'clock there will be a meeting of the
9 Majority in the Majority Conference Room,
10 Room 332, 6:00 o'clock sharp.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: The
12 Senate Majority will meet in Room 332 at
13 6:00 p.m.
14 Senator Klein.
15 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President,
16 before we adjourn, I have some announcements
17 for next week.
18 Prudent to Section 202 of the
19 Education Law, there will be a joint session
20 of the Legislature next Tuesday, March 10th,
21 at noon, in the Assembly chamber, for the
22 purpose of electing four Regents of the
23 University of the State of New York. There
24 will be a Regent from the 3rd District, a
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1 Regent from the 13th, and two
2 Regents-at-large.
3 Again, that will be a joint session
4 next Tuesday, March 10th, at noon in the
5 Assembly chamber, for the purpose of electing
6 Regents.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: So
8 noted.
9 Senator Klein.
10 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, is
11 there any further business at the desk?
12 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: There
13 is none.
14 SENATOR KLEIN: There being none,
15 I move that we adjourn until Thursday,
16 March 5th, at 11:00 a.m.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: On a
18 motion by Senator Klein, and there being no
19 further business to come before the Senate,
20 the Senate stands adjourned until Thursday,
21 March 5th, at 11:00 a.m.
22 (Whereupon, at 3:25 p.m., the
23 Senate adjourned.)
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