Regular Session - March 27, 2014
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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 27, 2014
11 12:01 p.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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18 SENATOR CARL L. MARCELLINO, 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 MARCELLINO: The
3 Senate will come to order.
4 I ask everyone present to please
5 rise and repeat with me the Pledge of Allegiance.
6 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
7 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
8 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: In
9 the absence of clergy, may we please bow our
10 heads for a moment of silence.
11 (Whereupon, the assemblage respected
12 a moment of silence.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
14 reading of the Journal.
15 The Secretary will read.
16 THE SECRETARY: In Senate,
17 Wednesday, March 26th, the Senate met pursuant to
18 adjournment. The Journal of Tuesday, March 25th,
19 was read and approved. On motion, Senate
20 adjourned.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
22 Without objection, the Journal stands approved as
23 read.
24 Presentation of petitions.
25 Messages from the Assembly.
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1 The Secretary will read.
2 THE SECRETARY: On page 22, Senator
3 Valesky moves to discharge, from the Committee on
4 Agriculture, Assembly Bill Number 5564 and
5 substitute it for the identical Senate Bill
6 Number 5064, Third Reading Calendar 251.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
8 Substitution so ordered.
9 THE SECRETARY: On page 26, Senator
10 Bonacic moves to discharge, from the Committee on
11 Local Government, Assembly Bill Number 8962 and
12 substitute it for the identical Senate Bill
13 Number 6751, Third Reading Calendar 317.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
15 Substitution so ordered.
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 Senator Libous.
23 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, at
24 this time I would like to adopt the
25 Resolution Calendar, with the exception of
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1 Resolution 4263.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: All
3 in favor of adopting the Resolution Calendar,
4 with the exception of Resolution 4263, signify by
5 saying aye.
6 (Response of "Aye.")
7 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
8 Opposed, nay.
9 (No response.)
10 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
11 Resolution Calendar is adopted.
12 Senator Libous.
13 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, in
14 the Resolution Calendar, Resolution 4256 has to
15 do with memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to
16 proclaim May 6, 2014, Police Memorial Day in the
17 State of New York. And Senator Nozzolio would
18 like to open it up to all members.
19 And if a member does not want to
20 join the resolution, they should let the desk
21 know. But that's why I read it, because I felt
22 people would like to know what their name would
23 be added to.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
25 Resolution 4256 is open for cosponsorship.
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1 Anyone not wishing to be on that resolution,
2 please notify the desk.
3 Senator Libous.
4 SENATOR LIBOUS: And I believe
5 there's a resolution at the desk by
6 Senator Grisanti, Number 4263. I ask that the
7 resolution be read in its entirety and we move
8 for its adoption after Senator Grisanti and
9 anyone else would wish to speak on it.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
11 Secretary will read.
12 THE SECRETARY: Legislative
13 Resolution Number 4263, by Senators Grisanti,
14 Gallivan and Kennedy, celebrating the life and
15 accomplishments of legendary Buffalo Bills
16 founder and owner Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.
17 "WHEREAS, It is the sense of this
18 Legislative Body to pay tribute to the lives of
19 those esteemed individuals of world renown who
20 distinguished themselves through their life's
21 work; and
22 "WHEREAS, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.,
23 founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills, died on
24 Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Grosse Pointe,
25 Michigan, at the age of 95; and
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1 "WHEREAS, In 1959, along with seven
2 other men, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., started the
3 American Football League at a time in America
4 when baseball was the number-one sport and the
5 country's self-described national pastime; and
6 "WHEREAS, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.,
7 chose Buffalo for the home of the Bills for
8 having good attendance in the All-America
9 Conference, a league which played from 1946 until
10 1949; he believed it was a good football city, an
11 industrial city similar to Detroit on a smaller
12 scale, and because Buffalo had been without
13 football for 10 years and wanted it back; and
14 "WHEREAS, In 2009, Ralph C. Wilson,
15 Jr., was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of
16 Fame; of the eight original Foolish Club members,
17 Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., was the only one who kept
18 his team in its original city; remaining true to
19 Buffalo, his dedication to the city is one reason
20 why he was inducted into the Hall of Fame; and
21 "WHEREAS, Born in Columbus, Ohio,
22 on October 17, 1918, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., moved
23 to Detroit when he was a youngster; he attended
24 the University of Virginia and later attended
25 law school at the University of Michigan; and
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1 "WHEREAS, He served his country as a
2 member of the United States Navy during
3 World War II; within a year, he earned his
4 commission and served aboard minesweepers in both
5 the Atlantic and Pacific theaters; and
6 "WHEREAS, After the war, Ralph C.
7 Wilson, Jr., took over his father's successful
8 insurance business and invested in Michigan-area
9 mines and factories; eventually he purchased
10 several manufacturing outlets, construction
11 firms and radio stations, and founded
12 Ralph Wilson Industries; and
13 "WHEREAS, Although he was an
14 extremely successful businessman, the
15 Buffalo Bills were always Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.'s
16 number-one love; for most of his tenure as owner,
17 he attended all of the games, home and away; and
18 "WHEREAS, During the AFL years,
19 Ralph C. Wilson was one of the most influential
20 men in the league; not only did he build one of
21 its strongest teams, he also played a vital role
22 behind the scenes in some of the most important
23 of pro football's history-shaping events, such
24 as helping the AFL procure its first big-time
25 television contract in 1964, a deal in which NBC
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1 paid each club $900,000 annually; and
2 "WHEREAS, The NFL began to consider
3 a merger with the AFL and, in 1970, Ralph C.
4 Wilson, Jr.'s dream of owning an NFL franchise
5 was realized when the Buffalo Bills and the other
6 seven AFL teams began playing in the NFL; and
7 "WHEREAS, Over the next forty years,
8 Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., was an active member of the
9 ownership group, and he chaired committees
10 relating to issues on pensions, labor, Super Bowl
11 sites, expansion and realignment; and
12 "WHEREAS, Voted by The Buffalo News
13 as Western New York's 'Top Sports Figure' in the
14 past millennium, and described once by a writer
15 as the 'conscience of the NFL,' Ralph C. Wilson,
16 Jr., leaves behind a legacy nearly unrivaled in
17 professional sports franchise ownership; and
18 "WHEREAS, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.,
19 successfully operated the Bills out of Buffalo,
20 New York, for more than 50 years, even when the
21 economic climate in the league, as well as the
22 country, made it difficult; and
23 "WHEREAS, During his ownership, the
24 franchise won two American Football League
25 championships (1964-1965) and, after the 1970
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1 AFL-NFL merger, four consecutive American
2 Football Conference championships (1990-1993);
3 and
4 "WHEREAS, Today, the Buffalo Bills
5 continue to draw sellout crowds to the stadium in
6 Orchard Park which bears Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.'s
7 name; and
8 "WHEREAS, A valued and involved
9 member of his community, this remarkable man
10 established the Ralph Wilson Medical Research
11 Foundation, which has contributed to
12 high-risk/high-impact biomedical research;
13 contributed to the development of Ralph C.
14 Wilson, Jr., Athletic Field for the NFL Youth
15 Education Town Center in Detroit; and helped
16 procure grants for Buffalo-area athletics fields;
17 and
18 "WHEREAS, Ralph C. Wilson's selfless
19 humanitarian spirit benefited food banks of
20 Buffalo and Rochester, Ronald McDonald House,
21 the United Way, the S.P.C.A., the Buffalo
22 Philharmonic, the Shea's Performing Arts Center
23 and the Hospice Center of Western New York; and
24 "WHEREAS, Furthermore, his
25 generosity supported education by establishing
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1 scholarship programs at a number of colleges such
2 as St. John Fisher College, home of the Bills'
3 summer training camp since 2000, where he helped
4 fund a building that houses the College of
5 Education which is named in his honor; and
6 "WHEREAS, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., is
7 survived by his wife, the former Mary McLean; his
8 three daughters, two of whom became involved in
9 team business: -- the late Linda Bogdan, who was
10 pro football's first female scout and the
11 franchise's corporate vice president until her
12 death in 2009, and Christy Wilson Hofmann, who
13 currently serves as a merchandising consultant to
14 the team -- and Edith 'Dee Dee' Wilson; and
15 "WHEREAS, Armed with a humanistic
16 spirit and imbued with a sense of compassion,
17 Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.'s life was a portrait of
18 service, a legacy which will long endure the
19 passage of time and will remain as a comforting
20 memory to all he served and befriended; now,
21 therefore, be it
22 "RESOLVED, That this
23 Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
24 celebrate the life and accomplishments of
25 legendary Buffalo Bills founder and owner
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1 Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.; and be it further
2 "RESOLVED, That a copy of this
3 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to
4 the family of Ralph C. Wilson, Jr."
5 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
6 Senator Grisanti.
7 SENATOR GRISANTI: Thank you,
8 Mr. President.
9 You know, it was hard to actually
10 condense all those accomplishments in that
11 resolution. It could have been probably a lot
12 longer.
13 But, my colleagues, it's a sad time
14 for Buffalo, a sad time for New York State, the
15 professional football community. Ralph Wilson,
16 Jr., a man who by today's standards invested a
17 small amount of money in essence to create what
18 is known as the Buffalo Bills. The Buffalo
19 Bills, which is truly New York State's only team.
20 New York State's only team.
21 Ralph is Buffalo. Ralph is Western
22 New York. And he stuck by Buffalo, the Western
23 New York region, since 1959, with a team that had
24 good times, a team that had bad times. The only
25 team to go to four consecutive Super Bowls, which
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1 is a feat in and of itself.
2 And even though we didn't win any of
3 those Super Bowls, Ralph Wilson, Jr., was a
4 champion, he created champions, he himself a Hall
5 of Famer. He invested in the community, numerous
6 charitable organizations, as was just read to
7 you. But let's not forget as well he was also a
8 World War II Navy veteran who passed at the age
9 of 95 years old.
10 Ralph Wilson's truly going to be
11 missed in Buffalo and New York. And I ask my
12 colleagues that you send your thoughts and
13 prayers to his wife, Mary, his daughters Edith
14 and Christy, and also remember his daughter who
15 passed away in 2009, Linda.
16 To me, Ralph Wilson, Jr., always
17 will be a legend, not only to professional
18 football, but to the great City of Buffalo and to
19 this great State of New York. I appreciate the
20 opportunity to talk on him, Mr. President.
21 Thank you.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Thank
23 you, Senator Grisanti.
24 Senator Ranzenhofer on the
25 resolution.
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1 SENATOR RANZENHOFER: Thank you,
2 Mr. President. I'd also like to add my comments
3 on the passing of Mr. Wilson.
4 Everybody who knew Mr. Wilson called
5 him Mr. Wilson. And he really was a class act
6 and a renaissance man for Buffalo. We are deeply
7 indebted him because he kept the Buffalo Bills in
8 Buffalo.
9 And I'm probably one of the few
10 people who actually had the opportunity to meet
11 him, and he was just a wonderful human being. He
12 was one of the few owners who actually has his
13 name on the stadium. Many stadiums are named
14 after different corporations or different
15 enterprises, but the stadium bears his name as
16 really a tribute to his foresight and his
17 perseverance in keeping the Bills in Buffalo.
18 One of the things that I recollect
19 in my dealings with Mr. Wilson is when they were
20 renegotiating Bills leases, and the fear was
21 always that he was going to go to a more
22 glamorous or a larger city. But he was convinced
23 and he was insistent that as long as he was
24 alive, he was going to keep the Buffalo Bills in
25 Buffalo.
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1 And he may have had better
2 opportunities elsewhere, better financial
3 opportunities if they moved the team, but he
4 insisted that this was the Buffalo Bills and it
5 was going to stay the Buffalo Bills. He kept his
6 word. And he is appreciated by all of Buffalo
7 and all of Western New York for that.
8 It's a sad time, but it's also a
9 time to celebrate his lifelong accomplishments
10 and what he brought to the City of Buffalo,
11 Erie County, all of Western New York, upstate
12 New York and the entire state.
13 Thank you, Mr. President.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
15 Senator Maziarz on the resolution.
16 SENATOR MAZIARZ: Thank you very
17 much, Mr. President.
18 I rise along with my colleagues.
19 It's really a sad day in Western New York and in
20 Buffalo.
21 As Senator Ranzenhofer said, you
22 know that in Western New York when you referred
23 to "Mr. Wilson," everybody knew exactly who you
24 were talking about. Wilson is a very common
25 name, but in Western New York when you said
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1 "Mr. Wilson" -- and everybody, by the way, said
2 "Mr. Wilson." The newspaper wouldn't print his
3 name, they would say "Mr. Wilson," and everyone
4 knew who you were talking about.
5 He truly was an iconic individual.
6 He stuck by Western New York and Buffalo more
7 than many people who had been born and raised and
8 lived there all their lives. He believed in our
9 community. We're going to miss him a whole lot.
10 Again, as my colleagues have said,
11 the value of an NFL franchise today is, you know,
12 as they say in that commercial, probably
13 priceless. But you know, there are a lot of
14 glamorous markets out there, growing markets out
15 there both in the United States and in Canada
16 that would love to have an NFL franchise. And
17 Mr. Wilson said that as long as he was alive,
18 that franchise would stay in Buffalo.
19 He started there in 1959, he
20 believed in that community, and he said he would
21 believe in that community as long as he was on
22 this earth.
23 Again, as was stated in the
24 resolution, you know, the Bills went to four
25 consecutive Super Bowls, a record-making run, if
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1 you will. We actually did win the first one; the
2 Giants stole it from us. But that's another
3 story for another day.
4 (Laughter.)
5 SENATOR MAZIARZ: Thank you very
6 much, Mr. President.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Thank
8 you, Senator Maziarz, for part of those comments.
9 Senator Gallivan on the resolution.
10 SENATOR GALLIVAN: Thank you,
11 Mr. President.
12 I too rise to honor the legacy and
13 the life of Ralph Wilson, who bought the Buffalo
14 Bills in the year that I was born. And I, like
15 many in Western New York, grew up with them.
16 But we have all heard of his
17 accomplishments and we've heard much in the way
18 of the accomplishment of the Buffalo Bills and
19 his commitment to keeping the Bills in
20 Western New York. We also heard of his
21 involvement in the community, his generosity.
22 There were several paragraphs that listed
23 organization after organization that he was so
24 supportive of, very generous, very philanthropic.
25 And we know of this now. People
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1 involved in the organizations knew it then, but
2 the people in the community didn't, because he
3 helped people very quietly. He did not ask for
4 or seek recognition. He lived the life of a good
5 citizen, the type of individual that we all
6 should strive to emulate.
7 One of the things that was not
8 listed in the resolution that I would like to
9 point to is that during my time as the sheriff of
10 Erie County I saw firsthand and engaged with
11 Mr. Wilson on a number of occasions. But he went
12 back to his childhood and his respect for
13 law enforcement, he went back to his days when he
14 was serving his country and defending our way of
15 life. But he indicated to me on numerous
16 occasions that he really had a special place in
17 his heart for the people that stood up to protect
18 others: police officers across the nation.
19 And he was very, very generous to
20 the numerous law enforcement foundations around
21 Western New York. And in Detroit, there's an
22 organization called the 100 Club. And the
23 100 Club was started years ago in Detroit, it was
24 an organization to help the widows and orphans of
25 law enforcement officers fallen in the line of
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1 duty. And Ralph Wilson was very integral in its
2 beginning and its growth and was one of the
3 individuals who ultimately helped to bring it to
4 Buffalo.
5 Very simply, he was a very good man.
6 Western New York is suffering a great loss. My
7 prayers, like my colleagues', are with his
8 family, and we offer them our condolences. And
9 it really is an honor that we as a body honor his
10 legacy today.
11 Thank you, Mr. President.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Are
13 there any other members wishing to be heard on
14 the resolution?
15 Seeing none, the question is on the
16 resolution. All in favor signify by saying aye.
17 (Response of "Aye.")
18 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
19 Opposed, nay.
20 (No response.)
21 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
22 resolution is adopted.
23 Senator Libous.
24 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President,
25 could the body just stand for a moment of silence
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1 in honor of Mr. Wilson.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
3 Senate will stand for a moment of silence.
4 (Whereupon, the assemblage respected
5 a moment of silence.)
6 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you,
7 Mr. President.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
9 Senator Libous.
10 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, if
11 at this time we could go to the reading of the
12 noncontroversial calendar.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
14 First, Senator Libous, we have an indication that
15 the sponsor might wish to open the resolution.
16 Would you like to do that at this point in time?
17 SENATOR LIBOUS: Would the sponsor
18 like to open up the resolution?
19 SENATOR GRISANTI: Yes.
20 SENATOR LIBOUS: So the resolution
21 is open for cosponsorship.
22 If for some reason you wish not to
23 go on the resolution, let the desk know.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
25 resolution is open for cosponsorship. If you do
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1 not wish to be a cosponsor, please notify the
2 desk.
3 The Secretary will proceed with the
4 noncontroversial reading of the calendar.
5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 40,
6 by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 3059B, an act to
7 amend the Environmental Conservation Law.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Read
9 the last section.
10 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
11 act shall take effect immediately.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Call
13 the roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
16 Announce the result when you have it.
17 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
18 Calendar Number 40, those recorded in the
19 negative are Senators Gipson, Hoylman, Krueger
20 and Serrano.
21 Ayes, 54. Nays, 4.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
23 bill is passed.
24 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 91,
25 by Senator Addabbo, Senate Print 3746A, an act to
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1 amend the Tax Law.
2 SENATOR SERRANO: Lay the bill
3 aside for the day.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
5 bill is laid aside for the day.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 104, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 6477B, an
8 act to amend the Public Health Law.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Read
10 the last section.
11 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
12 act shall take effect immediately.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Call
14 the roll.
15 (The Secretary called the roll.)
16 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
17 Senator Gipson, would you like to explain your
18 vote?
19 SENATOR GIPSON: I'd like to
20 explain my vote.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
22 Senator Gipson to explain his vote.
23 SENATOR GIPSON: Thank you,
24 Mr. President.
25 I'd like to thank the sponsor for
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1 bringing this legislation to the floor. This
2 legislation will save hundreds of lives
3 throughout New York State.
4 Heroin and opiate addiction is
5 something that is not affecting just a small part
6 of our state, but the entire state. In my small
7 rural district alone we've had over 50 deaths
8 just last year.
9 And I have spoken to mothers who
10 have lost their sons and daughters, I've spoken
11 to families who have lost their loved ones. And
12 this is an epidemic that we must absolutely do
13 everything we can to try to stop.
14 So I want to thank the sponsor again
15 for introducing this legislation. It will save
16 lives. And I will be voting yes.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Thank
18 you, Senator Gipson.
19 Senator Boyle to explain his vote.
20 SENATOR BOYLE: To explain my vote.
21 I too would like to thank the
22 sponsor of this legislation, Senator Hannon. By
23 making naloxone and Narcan products more readily
24 accessible to New York State citizens, we are
25 going to save lives.
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1 Last year, in Suffolk County,
2 563 people received treatment from naloxone
3 during the heroin epidemic. This is just in
4 Suffolk County. There's no question it's going
5 to save lives on a statewide basis.
6 As a former EMT, I was able to see
7 this what I call a miracle drug. I saw one young
8 man who was at death's door. His lips were
9 purple, not breathing, he was just about to be
10 dead. They gave him Narcan, and within
11 two minutes he was awake, alert and having a
12 normal conversation with me.
13 It truly is a miracle drug, and we
14 need to make it available as far and wide as
15 possible in the State of New York to save lives
16 and to stave off this heroin epidemic.
17 I vote aye.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Thank
19 you, Senator.
20 Senator Savino to explain her vote.
21 SENATOR STAVISKY: Thank you,
22 Mr. President.
23 I also want to thank Senator Hannon
24 for bringing this bill through. I was happy to
25 vote on it in the Health Committee.
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1 You know, Staten Island has a lot of
2 distinctions about it that I'm very happy and
3 very proud of, but one of them that we are
4 unfortunately very sad about is Staten Island
5 right now is leading the way in the sharpest
6 increase in heroin overdose deaths between 2010
7 and 2012. We have the highest death rates for
8 heroin, and we have the highest usage rate. We
9 also have one of the highest rates of
10 prescription drug abuse.
11 Senator Lanza, my colleague from the
12 other side of the aisle, was the chief sponsor of
13 the I-STOP bill here in the New York State
14 Legislature, along with Assemblyman Mike Cusick,
15 to try and address this problem. But we all knew
16 that one of the unintended consequences of I-STOP
17 was going to be an increase in heroin use.
18 Heroin is much cheaper than Oxycontin and the
19 other opoids that unfortunately too many people
20 have become addicted to.
21 And as a result of that, we are
22 seeing heroin abuse spike on Staten Island, and
23 heroin overdoses. This bill will go a long way
24 towards providing the tools for our EMTs and our
25 paramedics and other first responders to prevent
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1 a heroin overdose from becoming a heroin death.
2 So I am very happy to support this
3 piece of legislation, and I want to thank
4 Senator Hannon and the members of the
5 Health Committee for bringing this forward.
6 Thank you.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
8 Senator Savino will be recorded in the
9 affirmative.
10 Senator Libous to explain his vote.
11 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you,
12 Mr. President.
13 And I too want to rise, as my
14 colleagues have, to compliment Senator Hannon.
15 Two weeks ago in Broome County a
16 sheriff's deputy was called in on a call, and it
17 was a heroin overdose. And it was I believe a
18 young man in his twenties. And the sheriff's
19 deputy applied the drug and saved this person's
20 life.
21 The heroin problem that we
22 experience in this country and in this state and
23 in our communities has gotten tremendously out of
24 hand. It seems to be centered around, from the
25 little knowledge that I have and the little
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1 research that I've done, around younger people in
2 their twenties, between 18 and 28. And
3 predominantly heavily among young women, and
4 that's based on some of the research.
5 So this bill goes a long way in
6 hopefully saving lives and, once those lives are
7 saved, getting people into the treatment that
8 they need so that they can stop this horrible,
9 horrible addiction.
10 It's something that this body will
11 continue to deal with. I applaud Senator Hannon
12 for stepping up front. I know that Senator Boyle
13 and others will be leading the charge on having
14 some hearings as to this heroin situation that
15 we're going to face in New York State.
16 So I just want to say that I vote
17 aye and that it's unfortunate and very sad that
18 we have to pass legislation like this, but very
19 necessary.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
21 Senator Libous will be recorded in the
22 affirmative.
23 Senator Hassell-Thompson to explain
24 her vote.
25 SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON: Thank
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1 you, Mr. President.
2 I rise to commend Senator Hannon on
3 this bill. One of my deep concerns has been in
4 this chamber that when we approach the issue of
5 substance abuse that we approach it from a
6 therapeutic model and not always from a punitive
7 model. So I commend him for the work and the
8 research that he has done to ensure that when we
9 come across an overdose, that there is a remedy
10 like naloxone that's available to us, and to
11 ensure that our EMS and others are totally
12 prepared and equipped to be able to administer it
13 in a very timely manner.
14 So thank you, Senator Hannon.
15 And thank you, Mr. President.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
17 Senator Hassell-Thompson will be recorded in the
18 affirmative.
19 Announce the results.
20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 58.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
22 bill is passed.
23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
24 137, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 2942, an act
25 to amend the Penal Law.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Read
2 the last section.
3 THE SECRETARY: Section 10. This
4 act shall take effect on the 90th day.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Call
6 the roll.
7 (The Secretary called the roll.)
8 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
9 Announce the results.
10 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
12 bill is passed.
13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
14 199, by Senator Gallivan, Senate Print 4343A, an
15 act to amend the Correction Law.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Read
17 the last section.
18 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
19 act shall take effect immediately.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Call
21 the roll.
22 (The Secretary called the roll.)
23 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
24 Announce the results.
25 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
2 bill is passed.
3 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
4 242, by Senator Seward, Senate Print 6706, an act
5 to amend the Insurance Law.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Read
7 the last section.
8 THE SECRETARY: Section 9. This
9 act shall take effect immediately.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Call
11 the roll.
12 (The Secretary called the roll.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
14 Announce the results.
15 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
17 bill is passed.
18 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
19 251, substituted earlier today by Member of the
20 Assembly Magee, Assembly Print Number 5564, an
21 act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Read
23 the last section.
24 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
25 act shall take effect on the first of January.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Call
2 the roll.
3 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
5 Senator Gipson to explain his vote.
6 SENATOR GIPSON: Thank you,
7 Mr. President.
8 I just want to commend the sponsor
9 for bringing this piece of legislation to the
10 floor. This is exactly the type of creative
11 thinking we need to market our agricultural
12 products here in New York State.
13 New York State grows some of the
14 finest agricultural products in the world, and we
15 should take great pride in that. Many of those
16 products are grown right in the Hudson Valley,
17 which I proudly represent.
18 This piece of legislation will allow
19 those products to be marketed and sold much more
20 locally than they are now, and we should continue
21 to try to find ways to encourage our farmers to
22 be able to sell their goods locally to New York
23 State buyers.
24 And once again, I want to thank the
25 sponsor for bringing this to the floor, and I
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1 will be voting yes.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
3 Senator Gipson will be recorded in the
4 affirmative.
5 Announce the results.
6 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
8 bill is passed.
9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
10 286, by Senator Felder, Senate Print 5202A, an
11 act to amend the Family Court Act.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Read
13 the last section.
14 THE SECRETARY: Section 8. This
15 act shall take effect on the 90th day.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Call
17 the roll.
18 (The Secretary called the roll.)
19 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
20 Announce the results.
21 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
23 bill is passed.
24 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
25 317, substituted earlier today by Member of the
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1 Assembly Gunther, Assembly Print Number 8962, an
2 act to amend the Town Law.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Read
4 the last section.
5 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
6 act shall take effect immediately.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Call
8 the roll.
9 (The Secretary called the roll.)
10 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
11 Announce the results.
12 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 58. Nays, 1.
13 Senator Ball recorded in the negative.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
15 bill is passed.
16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
17 331, by Senator Avella, Senate Print 731, an act
18 to amend the Religious Corporation Law.
19 SENATOR AVELLA: Lay it aside for
20 the day.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Lay
22 the bill aside for the day.
23 Senator Libous, that completes the
24 noncontroversial reading.
25 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President,
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1 before we adjourn, I would ask you to call on
2 Senator LaValle for the purposes of a conference
3 announcement.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:
5 Senator LaValle.
6 SENATOR LaVALLE: Mr. President,
7 the Republican Conference will conference at
8 3:00 o'clock in Room 332.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
10 Republican Conference will conference at
11 3:00 o'clock in Room 332.
12 Senator Libous.
13 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I
14 think Senator LaValle would -- I gave him bad
15 information. So if you would call on him again.
16 (Laughter.)
17 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: Shame
18 on you, sir.
19 Senator LaValle.
20 SENATOR LaVALLE: Mr. President,
21 the Republican conference will be at 4:00 o'clock
22 in Room 332.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: We
24 preferred his --
25 (Laughter.)
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1 SENATOR LIBOUS: It only shows,
2 Mr. President, that everything here is fluid by
3 the second.
4 (Laughter.)
5 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
6 Republican Conference will meet at 4:00 o'clock
7 this afternoon.
8 SENATOR LIBOUS: Is there any
9 further business at the desk?
10 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: The
11 desk is clear.
12 SENATOR LIBOUS: Okay. There being
13 no further business, I move that the Senate will
14 adjourn subject to the call of the Majority
15 Leader, intervening days being legislative days.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: On
17 motion, the Senate stands adjourned subject to
18 the call of the Majority Leader, intervening days
19 being legislative days.
20 Senate is adjourned.
21 (Whereupon, the Senate adjourned at
22 12:32 p.m.)
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