Regular Session - March 31, 2011
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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 31, 2011
11 11:07 a.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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18 SENATOR JOSEPH ROBACH, Acting President
19 FRANCIS W. PATIENCE, Secretary
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1 P R O C E E D I N G S
2 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: The
3 Senate will come to order.
4 I ask everyone present to please
5 rise and join with me in the Pledge of
6 Allegiance.
7 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
8 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
9 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: In the
10 absence of clergy, may we now bow our heads in
11 a moment of silence.
12 (Whereupon, the assemblage
13 respected a moment of silence.)
14 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: The
15 reading of the Journal.
16 THE SECRETARY: In Senate,
17 Wednesday, March 30th, the Senate met pursuant
18 to adjournment. The Journal of Tuesday,
19 March 29th, was read and approved. On motion,
20 Senate adjourned.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: Without
22 objection, the Journal stands approved as
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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 Libous.
8 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President,
9 can we now take up the reading of the
10 noncontroversial calendar.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: The
12 Secretary will read.
13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
14 104, by Senator McDonald, Senate Print 2351,
15 an act to amend the Environmental Conservation
16 Law.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: Read
18 the last section.
19 THE SECRETARY: Section 9. This
20 act shall take effect upon receipt by the
21 Commissioner of Environmental Conservation.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: Call
23 the roll.
24 (The Secretary called the roll.)
25 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 47.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: The
2 bill is passed.
3 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
4 174, by Senator Sampson, Senate Print 1618, an
5 act to amend the Penal Law.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: Read
7 the last section.
8 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
9 act shall take effect immediately.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: Call
11 the roll.
12 (The Secretary called the roll.)
13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 47.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: The
15 bill is passed.
16 Senator Libous, that completes the
17 noncontroversial reading of the calendar.
18 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President,
19 is there any further business at the desk?
20 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: That
21 completes our work. There is none.
22 SENATOR LIBOUS: Then,
23 Mr. President, at this time I want to hand up
24 a letter from Majority Leader Skelos and
25 Speaker of the House Silver to the Comptroller
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1 that states that the budget has been complete.
2 And this is in accordance with Section 5 of
3 the Legislative Law.
4 And I will have counsel hand that
5 up at this time and ask that it be filed.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: So
7 ordered.
8 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President,
9 there being no further business to come before
10 the Senate today, I move that we adjourn until
11 Monday, April 4th, at 3:00 p.m., intervening
12 days being legislative days.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: There
14 being no further business to come before the
15 Senate, I move we adjourn until Monday,
16 April 4th, at 3:00 p.m., intervening days
17 being legislative days.
18 (Whereupon, at 11:10 a.m., the
19 Senate adjourned.)
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