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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 4, 2012

11                     12:35 p.m.

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14                   REGULAR SESSION

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18  LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ROBERT J. DUFFY, President

19  FRANCIS W. PATIENCE, Secretary

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 1              P R O C E E D I N G S

 2                THE PRESIDENT:   The Senate will 

 3   now come to order.

 4                Please rise and repeat after me 

 5   the Pledge of Allegiance.

 6                (Whereupon, the assemblage 

 7   recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the 

 8   Flag.)

 9                THE PRESIDENT:   Can we please 

10   all bow our heads in a moment of silence.

11                (Whereupon, the assemblage 

12   respected a moment of silence.)

13                THE PRESIDENT:   Next we'll have 

14   the reading of the Journal.

15                THE SECRETARY:   In Senate, 

16   Monday, January 2nd, the Senate met pursuant 

17   to adjournment.  The Journal of Friday, 

18   December 30th, was read and approved.  On 

19   motion, Senate adjourned.

20                THE PRESIDENT:   Without 

21   objection, the Journal stands approved as 

22   read.

23                Next, presentation of petitions.

24                Any messages from the Assembly.  

25                Messages from the Governor.

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 1                Reports of standing committees.

 2                Reports of select committees.

 3                Communications and reports from 

 4   state officers.

 5                Motions and resolutions.

 6                Senator Skelos.

 7                SENATOR SKELOS:   Mr. President, 

 8   in consultation with Senator Sampson, we hand 

 9   up the following committee assignments and 

10   ask that they be filed in the Journal.

11                THE PRESIDENT:   So ordered.

12                SENATOR SKELOS:   Mr. President, 

13   I believe there's a resolution at the desk.  

14   I ask that it be read in its entirety and 

15   move for its immediate adoption.

16                THE PRESIDENT:   The Secretary 

17   will read.

18                THE SECRETARY:   By Senator 

19   Skelos, Concurrent Resolution of the Senate 

20   and Assembly relative to the adjournment 

21   sine die of the 2011 session of the 

22   Legislature.  

23                "RESOLVED, That the 2011 session 

24   of the Legislature adjourn sine die on 

25   Wednesday, January 4, 2012, simultaneously 

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 1   with the commencement of the 2012 legislative 

 2   session."

 3                THE PRESIDENT:   The question is 

 4   on the resolution.  All those in favor 

 5   signify by saying aye.

 6                (Response of "Aye.")

 7                THE PRESIDENT:   Opposed, nay.

 8                (No response.)  

 9                THE PRESIDENT:   The resolution 

10   is adopted.

11                The 234th Legislative Session is 

12   now adjourned sine die.

13                (Whereupon, at 12:37 p.m., the 

14   Senate adjourned.)

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