Regular Session - January 22, 2015
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4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD
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9 ALBANY, NEW YORK
10 January 22, 2015
11 11:22 a.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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18 SENATOR DAVID J. VALESKY, 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 VALESKY: The
3 Senate will come to order.
4 I ask everyone to please rise and
5 recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
6 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
7 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
8 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: In the
9 absence of clergy, may we bow our heads in a
10 moment of silence.
11 (Whereupon, the assemblage
12 respected a moment of silence.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: The
14 reading of the Journal.
15 THE SECRETARY: In Senate,
16 Wednesday, January 21st, the Senate met pursuant
17 to adjournment. The Journal of Tuesday,
18 January 20th, was read and approved. On motion,
19 Senate adjourned.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: Without
21 objection, the Journal stands approved as read.
22 Presentation of petitions.
23 Messages from the Assembly.
24 Messages from the Governor.
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1 receipt of the Governor's State of the State
2 message. I hand it down and ask that it be
3 filed in the Journal.
4 Reports of standing committees.
5 Reports of select committees.
6 Communications and reports from
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8 Motions and resolutions.
9 Senator DeFrancisco.
10 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes, it's
11 nice to see a Central New Yorker presiding.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: Thank
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14 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: May we
15 please adopt the Resolution Calendar, with the
16 exception of Resolution 276.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: All in
18 favor of adopting the Resolution Calendar, with
19 the exception of Resolution 276, signify by
20 saying aye.
21 (Response of "Aye.")
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23 Opposed, nay.
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1 Resolution Calendar is adopted.
2 Senator DeFrancisco.
3 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: If we could
4 remain at ease, there's going to be some handups
5 to the chair. But there's going to be no other
6 business being performed today, so the members
7 do not have to be here unless they would like to
8 wait for the handup.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: The
10 Senate will stand at ease.
11 (Whereupon, the Senate stood at
12 ease at 11:24 a.m.)
13 (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened
14 at 2:43 p.m.)
15 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: The
16 Senate will come to order.
17 Senator Lanza.
18 SENATOR LANZA: Mr. President,
19 Senator Skelos hands up the following committee
20 assignments.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: The
22 committee assignments will be filed in the
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24 SENATOR LANZA: Mr. President,
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1 Stewart-Cousins, hands up the Democratic
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3 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: Those
4 assignments will also be filed in the Journal.
5 SENATOR LANZA: Mr. President, is
6 there any further business before the desk?
7 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: There is
8 no further business before the desk.
9 SENATOR LANZA: Mr. President, the
10 Senate stands adjourned until Monday,
11 January 26th, at 3:00 p.m., intervening days
12 being legislative days.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT VALESKY: On
14 motion, the Senate stands adjourned until Monday,
15 January 26th, at 3:00 p.m., intervening days
16 being legislative days.
17 (Whereupon, at 2:43 p.m., the Senate
18 adjourned.)
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