Regular Session - May 18, 2015
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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 May 18, 2015
11 3:48 p.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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18 SENATOR THOMAS D. CROCI, 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 CROCI: The
3 Senate will come to order.
4 I ask everyone present to please
5 rise and repeat with me the Pledge of
6 Allegiance.
7 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
8 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
9 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Today's
10 invocation will be given by the Reverend Peter
11 G. Young, from Mother Teresa Community in
12 Albany.
13 REVEREND YOUNG: Thank you,
14 Senator.
15 Let us pray.
16 Assembled today as Senators, we are
17 proud of all of those elected, as were those who
18 went on to be Presidents of the United States --
19 Van Buren, Fillmore, Arthur, Cleveland, Theodore
20 and Franklin Roosevelt. May we continue in the
21 greatness of their dedicated public service to
22 all of our citizens.
23 May we follow in the rich tradition
24 of the Senators that met here in Kingston in
25 this session for the representation of being a
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1 Senator five days after the Declaration of
2 Independence.
3 You, O God, have provided our
4 Senators in this room with outstanding examples
5 to inspire them. In New York City, on
6 April 30th of 1789, President George Washington
7 placed his hand on the Bible to serve with
8 integrity his nation.
9 Our Senators are called to
10 leadership as Your elected and dedicated public
11 servants. Therefore, we call upon You, O God,
12 to bless them in their work and their name and
13 in the good work that they can carry on in this
14 most important work for all of our New York
15 State citizens.
16 Amen.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The
18 reading of the Journal.
19 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, Sunday,
20 May 17th, the Senate met pursuant to
21 adjournment. The Journal of Saturday, May 16th,
22 was read and approved. On motion, Senate
23 adjourned.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Without
25 objection, the Journal stands approved as read.
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1 Presentation of petitions.
2 Messages from the Assembly.
3 The Secretary will read.
4 THE SECRETARY: On page 23,
5 Senator Stewart-Cousins moves to discharge, from
6 the Committee on Cities, Assembly Bill Number
7 1309 and substitute it for the identical Senate
8 Bill Number 3463, Third Reading Calendar 196.
9 On page 31, Senator Ritchie moves
10 to discharge, from the Committee on Agriculture,
11 Assembly Bill Number 5155A and substitute it for
12 the identical Senate Bill 3669, Third Reading
13 Calendar 370.
14 On page 33, Senator Marcellino
15 moves to discharge, from the Committee on
16 Finance, Assembly Bill Number 1163 and
17 substitute it for the identical Senate Bill
18 Number 1622, Third Reading Calendar 402.
19 On page 33, Senator Bonacic moves
20 to discharge, from the Committee on Finance,
21 Assembly Bill Number 2132 and substitute it for
22 the identical Senate Bill Number 1866, Third
23 Reading Calendar 404.
24 On page 35, Senator Amedore moves
25 to discharge, from the Committee on Crime
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1 Victims, Crime and Correction, Assembly Bill
2 Number 6527 and substitute it for the identical
3 Senate Bill Number 4518, Third Reading Calendar
4 423.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The
6 substitutions are ordered.
7 Messages from the Governor.
8 Reports of standing committees.
9 Reports of select committees.
10 Communications and reports from
11 state officers.
12 Motions and resolutions.
13 Senator DeFrancisco.
14 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
15 Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Marchione, I
16 move that the following bill be discharged from
17 its respective committee and be recommitted with
18 instructions to strike the enacting clause.
19 That's Bill Number 3896.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: So
21 ordered.
22 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: I also move
23 that the following bills be discharged from their
24 respective committees and be recommitted with
25 instructions to strike the enacting clause.
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1 That's Bill Numbers 3008, 3434, and 4275, on
2 behalf of Senator Young.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: So
4 ordered.
5 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: On behalf of
6 Senator Little, on page 20 I offer the following
7 amendments to Calendar Number 161, Senate Print
8 Number 817, and ask that said bill retain its
9 place on Third Reading Calendar.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: So
11 ordered.
12 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Also, on
13 behalf of Senator Golden, on page 29 I offer the
14 following amendments to Calendar Number 339,
15 Senate Print Number 4141, and ask that said bill
16 retain its place on the Third Reading Calendar.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: So
18 ordered.
19 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: On behalf of
20 Senator Martins, on page 32 I offer the following
21 amendments to Calendar Number 390, Senate Print
22 Number 4649, and ask that said bill retain its
23 place on the Third Reading Calendar.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: So
25 ordered.
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1 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: And finally,
2 on behalf of Senator Croci, on page 44 I offer
3 the following amendments to Calendar Number 524,
4 Senate Print Number 4278, and ask that said bill
5 retain its place on the Third Reading Calendar.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: So
7 ordered.
8 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: And I'd ask
9 that you'd recognize Senator Valesky.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
11 Valesky.
12 SENATOR VALESKY: Thank you,
13 Mr. President.
14 On behalf of Senator Klein, on
15 page 18 I offer the following amendments to
16 Calendar 82, Senate Bill 1947, and ask that said
17 bill retain its place on the Third Reading
18 Calendar.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: So
20 ordered.
21 Senator DeFrancisco.
22 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
23 Mr. President, Senator Gianaris is very anxious
24 to present his motion.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
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1 Gianaris.
2 SENATOR GIANARIS: Thank you,
3 Mr. President.
4 On behalf of Senator Kennedy, I move
5 that the following bill be discharged from its
6 respective committee and be recommitted with
7 instructions to strike the enacting clause:
8 Senate 760.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: So
10 ordered.
11 Senator DeFrancisco.
12 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
13 Mr. President, I now hand up Senator Flanagan's
14 committee assignments, the following committee
15 assignments, and ask that they be filed in the
16 Journal.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: So
18 ordered.
19 Senator DeFrancisco.
20 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: I'd like to
21 now call an immediate meeting of the Rules
22 Committee in Room 332.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The
24 assignments are accepted and will be filed in the
25 Journal.
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1 There will be an immediate meeting
2 of the Rules Committee in Room 332.
3 The Senate will stand at ease.
4 (Whereupon, the Senate stood at ease
5 at 3:55 p.m.)
6 (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened at
7 4:17 p.m.)
8 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
9 DeFrancisco.
10 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes,
11 Mr. President. If we could return to the order
12 of reports of standing committees for the report
13 of the Rules Committee.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Reports of
15 standing committees.
16 The Secretary will read.
17 THE SECRETARY: Senator Flanagan,
18 from the Committee on Rules, reports the
19 following bills:
20 Senate Print 165, by Senator Díaz,
21 an act to amend the State Finance Law;
22 Senate 415, by Senator Marcellino,
23 an act to amend the Education Law;
24 Senate 424, by Senator Marcellino,
25 an act to amend the Penal Law;
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1 Senate 449, by Senator Marcellino,
2 an act to amend the Executive Law;
3 Senate 513, by Senator Nozzolio, an
4 act to amend the Penal Law;
5 Senate 862, by Senator Robach, an
6 act to amend the Domestic Relations Law;
7 Senate 871, by Senator Robach, an
8 act to amend the Penal Law;
9 Senate 932, by Senator Avella, an
10 act to amend the Public Housing Law;
11 Senate 1051, by Senator Ranzenhofer,
12 an act to amend the Education Law;
13 Senate 1121, by Senator Squadron, an
14 act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law;
15 Senate 1440, by Senator O'Mara, an
16 act to amend the Penal Law;
17 Senate 1478, by Senator Libous, an
18 act to amend the Highway Law;
19 Senate 1581, by Senator Seward, an
20 act to amend the Public Authorities Law;
21 Senate 1696, by Senator Bonacic, an
22 act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law;
23 Senate 1974, by Senator Griffo, an
24 act to amend the Penal Law;
25 Senate 2203, by Senator Larkin, an
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1 act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law;
2 Senate 2318, by Senator Young, an
3 act to amend the Civil Rights Law;
4 Senate 2546, by Senator Lanza, an
5 act to amend Chapter 306 of the Laws of 2011;
6 Senate 2698, by Senator Felder, an
7 act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law;
8 Senate 2819, by Senator Lanza, an
9 act to amend the Penal Law;
10 Senate 3306, by Senator Ritchie, an
11 act to amend the Correction Law;
12 Senate 3317, by Senator Lanza, an
13 act to amend the Penal Law;
14 Senate 3694A, by Senator Serino, an
15 act to amend the Penal Law;
16 Senate 3725, by Senator Lanza, an
17 act to establish;
18 Senate 4266A, by Senator Carlucci,
19 an act relating to;
20 Senate 4467A, by Senator Griffo, an
21 act to amend the Education Law;
22 Senate 4777, by Senator Venditto, an
23 act to amend the Penal Law;
24 And Senate 5056A, by Senator Young,
25 an act to amend the Real Property Tax Law.
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1 All bills ordered direct to third
2 reading.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
4 DeFrancisco.
5 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: I move to
6 accept the report of the Rules Committee.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: All in
8 favor of accepting the report of the
9 Rules Committee signify by saying aye.
10 (Response of "Aye.")
11 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Opposed,
12 nay.
13 (No response.)
14 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The report
15 is accepted.
16 Senator DeFrancisco.
17 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
18 Mr. President, may we now have the
19 noncontroversial reading of the calendar.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The
21 Secretary will read.
22 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
23 182, by Senator Lanza, Senate Print 3326, an act
24 to amend the New York City Health and Hospitals
25 Corporation Act.
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1 SENATOR GIANARIS: Lay it aside.
2 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Lay the bill
3 aside for the day.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
5 is laid aside for the day.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 186, by Senator Lanza, Senate Print 3855, an act
8 to amend the Administrative Code of the City of
9 New York.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
11 last section.
12 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
13 act shall take effect immediately.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
15 roll.
16 (The Secretary called the roll.)
17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
19 is passed.
20 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
21 196, substituted earlier by Member of the
22 Assembly Pretlow, Assembly Print 1309, an act to
23 amend the Local Finance Law.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: There is a
25 home-rule message at the desk.
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1 The Secretary will read the last
2 section.
3 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
4 act shall take effect immediately.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
6 roll.
7 (The Secretary called the roll.)
8 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
10 is passed.
11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
12 303, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 4298A, an
13 act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
15 last section.
16 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
17 act shall take effect immediately.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
19 roll.
20 (The Secretary called the roll.)
21 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
23 is passed.
24 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
25 307, by Senator Amedore, Senate Print 3217, an
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1 act to amend the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
3 last section.
4 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
5 act shall take effect immediately.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
7 roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
11 is passed.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 370, substituted earlier by Member of the
14 Assembly Magee, Assembly Print 5155A, an act to
15 amend the Agriculture and Markets Law.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
17 last section.
18 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
19 act shall take effect on the 30th day.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
21 roll.
22 (The Secretary called the roll.)
23 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Announce
24 the result.
25 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 58. Nays, 1.
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1 Senator Espaillat recorded in the negative.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
3 is passed.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 373, by Senator Ritchie, Senate Print 4545, an
6 act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
8 last section.
9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
10 act shall take effect immediately.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
12 roll.
13 (The Secretary called the roll.)
14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
16 is passed.
17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
18 387, by Senator Young, Senate Print 3423, an act
19 to amend the Highway Law.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
21 last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
23 act shall take effect immediately.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
25 roll.
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1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
4 is passed.
5 The Secretary will read.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 394, by Senator Young, Senate Print 4182A, an act
8 to amend the Public Health Law.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
10 last section.
11 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
12 act shall take effect on the same date and in the
13 same manner as Section 2 of Chapter 6 of the Laws
14 of 2015.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
16 roll.
17 (The Secretary called the roll.)
18 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
20 is passed.
21 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
22 397, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 251, an act
23 to amend the Public Health Law.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
25 last section.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
2 act shall take effect immediately.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
4 roll.
5 (The Secretary called the roll.)
6 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
8 is passed.
9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
10 400, by Senator Carlucci, Senate Print 1227, an
11 act to amend the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
12 SENATOR GIANARIS: Lay it aside.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
14 is laid aside.
15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
16 402, substituted earlier by Member of the
17 Assembly Paulin, Assembly Print 1163, an act to
18 amend the Executive Law.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
22 act shall take effect on the first of April.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
3 is passed.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 403, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 1656, an act
6 to amend the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
8 last section.
9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
10 act shall take effect immediately.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
12 roll.
13 (The Secretary called the roll.)
14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
16 is passed.
17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
18 404, substituted earlier by Member of the
19 Assembly Pretlow, Assembly Print 2132, an act to
20 amend the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and
21 Breeding Law.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
23 last section.
24 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
25 act shall take effect immediately.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
2 roll.
3 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
6 is passed.
7 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
8 422, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 4153, an
9 act to amend the Correction Law.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
11 last section.
12 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
13 act shall take effect immediately.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
15 roll.
16 (The Secretary called the roll.)
17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 57. Nays, 2.
18 Senators Montgomery and Perkins recorded in the
19 negative.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
21 is passed.
22 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
23 423, substituted earlier by Member of the
24 Assembly Steck, Assembly Print 6527, an act to
25 amend the Correction Law.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
2 last section.
3 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
4 act shall take effect immediately.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
6 roll.
7 (The Secretary called the roll.)
8 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
10 is passed.
11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
12 430, by Senator Ranzenhofer, Senate Print 3300,
13 an act to amend the Not-for-Profit Corporation
14 Law.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
16 last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
18 act shall take effect immediately.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
20 roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
24 is passed.
25 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
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1 487, by Senator Serrano, Senate Print 705, an act
2 to amend the Parks, Recreation and Historic
3 Preservation Law.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
5 last section.
6 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
7 act shall take effect January 1, 2017.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
9 roll.
10 (The Secretary called the roll.)
11 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Announce
12 the result.
13 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
14 Calendar Number 487, those recorded in the
15 negative are Senators Amedore, Croci,
16 DeFrancisco, Funke, Griffo, Marchione, Murphy,
17 Ortt and Serino.
18 Ayes, 50. Nays, 9.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
20 is passed.
21 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
22 566, by Senator Avella, Senate Print 3580, an act
23 to amend the Executive Law.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
25 last section.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
2 act shall take effect on the first of January.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
4 roll.
5 (The Secretary called the roll.)
6 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
8 is passed.
9 Senator DeFrancisco, that completes
10 the noncontroversial reading of the calendar.
11 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes, I
12 understand there is a supplemental calendar,
13 Number 41A, at the desk. And I would request
14 that you do the noncontroversial reading of just
15 one of those bills. That's Calendar Number 703.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The
17 Secretary will read.
18 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
19 703, by Senator Nozzolio, Senate Print 513, an
20 act to amend the Penal Law.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Read the
22 last section.
23 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
24 act shall take effect on the 180th day.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
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1 roll.
2 (The Secretary called the roll.)
3 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
4 Montgomery to explain her vote.
5 SENATOR MONTGOMERY: Thank you,
6 Mr. President.
7 I believe this bill is labeled as
8 the Domestic Violence Prevention Act --
9 protection, Domestic Violence Protection Act.
10 But the fact of the matter is it is extremely
11 broad in its implication.
12 And as a matter of fact, as is often
13 the case, we utilize the name of a person that is
14 involved in one situation, perhaps, that may or
15 may not be a common occurrence, and introducing
16 legislation that becomes law covering many, many,
17 many, many, many thousands and thousands of
18 people even though they do not fit the particular
19 situation.
20 And I must say that when we
21 establish a registry that in fact includes people
22 who may or may not -- and very, very frequently
23 not -- fit the category of the situation that we
24 claim to address, we then eliminate any
25 possibility of a second chance, which we claim
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1 that we want to support in this Legislature, as
2 well as eliminating the possibility of people
3 being able to work basically ever again in life.
4 And so I am voting negative on this
5 legislation, and I invite my colleagues to join
6 me, because we're not really talking about
7 domestic violence protection. We are talking
8 about creating a registry which in its ultimate
9 sense will leave so, so many people without ever
10 the possibility of being able to work, being able
11 to attend school, attend college, to do so many
12 things that will make it possible for them to
13 have a life after perhaps one -- one instance
14 where they may have done something that would be
15 classified broadly as a violent offense but may
16 not result in injury to any, any person, any
17 individual.
18 So I'm going to vote no on this
19 because it is too broad and it endangers the
20 state of becoming the absolute wall against
21 anyone being able to work again, so many people.
22 So I'm going to vote no and I invite
23 my colleagues to join me in voting no on this
24 legislation.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
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1 Montgomery to be recorded in the negative.
2 Senator Squadron.
3 SENATOR SQUADRON: Thank you,
4 Mr. President.
5 And to follow up on what Senator
6 Montgomery was saying, you know, I think we need
7 to be very careful in this house. This bill
8 claims to do one thing but actually does
9 something else entirely.
10 Of course, what it claims to do is
11 something that we all care about on both sides of
12 the aisle an enormous amount -- cracking down on
13 domestic violence, on abuse in the home.
14 In fact, I carried a bill for a long
15 time that was passed with a Republican sponsor in
16 2012 out of both houses of the Legislature, and
17 signed by Governor Cuomo, that created an
18 aggravated family offense, which would mean that
19 multiple misdemeanors in a certain definition
20 become felonies if they're really, truly related
21 to domestic violence.
22 That bill was named after NYPD
23 Officer Alain Schaberger, who was killed while
24 responding to a domestic dispute, and it passed
25 with bipartisan support.
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1 The idea of cracking down on
2 domestic violence and abuse, even increasing
3 penalties, is something that we have bipartisan
4 support for. Unfortunately, when you slap that
5 issue on a bill like this, what you end up doing
6 is undermining --
7 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: We'll
8 suspend.
9 Can we have some order in the house,
10 please. Thank you.
11 Senator Squadron.
12 SENATOR SQUADRON: When you attach
13 an issue to a bill like this, what you end up
14 doing is undermining the entire cause. And
15 that's what this does. This bill has nothing to
16 do with that issue. This bill creates a registry
17 for certain kinds of offenders in a broad, broad,
18 broad range, as Senator Montgomery said, for
19 their entire lives. Broader than most other
20 states in the country do. Oklahoma, Indiana,
21 Kansas and Montana don't have registries as broad
22 as this one.
23 If you set off fireworks indoors and
24 you hurt someone, you're going to be on this
25 registry for the rest of your life. If you steal
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1 a car, you're going to be on the registry for the
2 rest of your life. If you commit burglary,
3 you're going to be on the registry the rest of
4 your life.
5 Now, that's a debate we can have.
6 Do you think folks who commit those crimes for
7 the rest of their lives should be on a publicly
8 available registry that makes it very difficult
9 or impossible to find housing, education, jobs?
10 That's a debate we can have.
11 Unfortunately, we're not having that
12 debate, because instead this bill is named after
13 a tragedy and a victim who does need justice and
14 whose cause we should take up in this house, is
15 linked to the issue of domestic violence, which
16 is one that we should continue to take up and try
17 to stop everywhere we can in this house.
18 And as a result, it's a one-house
19 bill that's going to go nowhere. It's a bill
20 that's that much harder to vote against because
21 those issues are so important to all of us on
22 both sides of this aisle. And I really think
23 it's a shame that that's been done.
24 So I'm going to vote no,
25 Mr. President, despite the fact that the title
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1 and the goal, the stated goal of this bill are
2 one that I share and in fact have personally
3 fought for and been successful in a bipartisan
4 way in moving forward.
5 Because the idea of a permanent
6 registry for folks who set off fireworks indoors
7 and happen to injure someone is not something
8 that I am convinced is good policy for this
9 state, and I think an honest debate would show a
10 majority of the house agrees.
11 I'll vote no, Mr. President.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
13 Squadron to be recorded in the negative.
14 Senator Young.
15 SENATOR YOUNG: Thank you,
16 Mr. President.
17 I rise in strong and avid support of
18 this legislation, because the bottom line is that
19 it has the potential to save lives.
20 I'd like to correct some of the
21 remarks made by my colleagues. Senator Squadron,
22 this is not a one-house bill. In fact, it has a
23 majority sponsor in the other house.
24 And it is crucial, because knowledge
25 is power. And it is named after a victim. And
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1 there are family members of that victim joining
2 us here today, in addition to the family members
3 of a victim from my district who, if she had had
4 the background information on her boyfriend and
5 had known how violent he was, she would have run
6 in the other direction.
7 The perpetrator who beat her into
8 a coma and nearly bit her lips off and broke so
9 many bones in her body had a record. And if we
10 had this registry, she would have been able to
11 look up that record and know that she should have
12 protected herself.
13 That situation not only happens with
14 domestic violence victims every single day, it
15 happens with all sorts of victims who have
16 experienced violence. And the fact remains that
17 perpetrators who create and commit violence are
18 repeat offenders in so many cases. The
19 statistics bear it out.
20 So I want to welcome to the chamber
21 my constituents Linda Randolph from Cuba,
22 New York, and her husband, Tom, who have joined
23 us, who believe in this so strongly in Shannon's
24 memory. And I want to thank you for coming all
25 this way to join us.
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1 And as Linda said to me earlier
2 today, she will continue to fight for the passage
3 of Brittany's Law until she has no breath left in
4 her body, because she believes with all her heart
5 it's that important.
6 And I also want to thank Brittany's
7 two grandmas for coming today. Our hats are off
8 to you for your courage, for your advocacy. It
9 will make a difference.
10 I vote aye.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
12 Young to be recorded in the affirmative.
13 Seeing no other Senators who wish to
14 address the bill, Senator Nozzolio to explain his
15 vote.
16 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Thank you,
17 Mr. President and my colleagues.
18 I first and foremost wish to thank
19 those who have joined in support of this measure.
20 I want to thank Senator Griffo, who
21 first thought of the idea of establishing a
22 registry because of a tragedy which occurred in
23 his district.
24 I wish to address some of the
25 comments of Senator Montgomery regarding the
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1 incidents, as she calls them, of those who
2 qualify for placement on this registry.
3 Those incidents that Senator
4 Montgomery talks about are those who are
5 convicted of crimes such as murder, manslaughter,
6 criminal sexual assault, aggravated sexual abuse,
7 kidnapping, burglary, aggravated criminally
8 negligent homicide, sexual abuse in the second
9 degree, as well as the attack on police officers,
10 those firemen and those other professionals
11 designed to provide emergency services, as well
12 as soliciting or providing support for an act of
13 terrorism.
14 Those, my colleagues, are not small
15 incidences. These are serious violent felonies.
16 And that's who is to be placed on this registry.
17 I too wish to thank those who have
18 supported this measure, especially the paternal
19 and maternal grandparents -- grandmothers of
20 Brittany Passalacqua. My heart's out to both
21 Dale Driscoll and Joan, who are here today,
22 Joan Tandle, who traveled -- as they have been
23 traveling the state, they traveled here today
24 because they wanted to enact this -- see this
25 measure enacted in Brittany's memory.
2611
1 I also ask Senator Montgomery, as
2 she said that having your name on this registry
3 may be a deterrent to your future, where is your
4 compassion for Brittany Passalacqua, who at the
5 age of 12 was murdered by a violent felon who was
6 convicted? Did Brittany have the option of ever
7 finishing high school, of ever attending college,
8 of ever getting married, of ever having a child?
9 No. Her options were terminated by the act of a
10 heinous violent felon.
11 And, Mr. President, we need to do
12 all we can to prevent domestic violence. We need
13 to ensure that victims are taken care of, that
14 shelters, that orders of protection, that the
15 kinds of things that are necessary and that this
16 house has supported time and time again are
17 continued.
18 However, we need to focus more on
19 the prevention of domestic violence before it
20 happens. Because once it happens, there is a
21 victim. And once there is a victim, that victim
22 is victimized for their entire lives. As are the
23 grandparents of Brittany Passalacqua.
24 Mr. President, thank you for
25 allowing me to explain my vote. You can tell
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1 this is a very important matter that will
2 hopefully prevent domestic violence victims from
3 occurring in the future. And we need to do all
4 we possibly can to achieve that objective. And
5 not just those who have been convicted of
6 domestic violence, but those who have committed
7 serious violent acts.
8 Thank you, Mr. President. I
9 enthusiastically vote aye, in Brittany's memory,
10 in support of this measure.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
12 Nozzolio to be recorded in the affirmative.
13 Announce the result.
14 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
15 Calendar 703, those recorded in the negative are
16 Senators Comrie, Hamilton, Hoylman, Krueger,
17 Montgomery, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Rivera,
18 Sanders, Serrano and Squadron.
19 Ayes, 49. Nays, 11.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
21 is passed.
22 THE SECRETARY: Also Senator
23 Hassell-Thompson.
24 Ayes, 48. Nays, 12.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
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1 is passed.
2 THE SECRETARY: Also Senator
3 Sampson.
4 Ayes, 47. Nays, 13.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
6 is passed.
7 Senator DeFrancisco.
8 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes, can we
9 go back to today's active list and do the
10 controversial reading, please.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The
12 Secretary will ring the bell.
13 The Secretary will read.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 400, by Senator Carlucci, Senate Print 1227, an
16 act to amend the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
17 SENATOR KRUEGER: Explanation.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
19 Krueger.
20 SENATOR KRUEGER: I asked for an
21 explanation.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
23 Carlucci, an explanation has been requested.
24 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Thank you,
25 Mr. President.
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1 This piece of legislation sets up a
2 mechanism, a regulatory mechanism to allow
3 wineries, farms to set up a home winemaking
4 center. Unfortunately, in New York we don't have
5 any guidelines right now. This is permissible by
6 the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Bureau. And
7 other states like Washington, Oregon, are already
8 doing this, and we're losing market share in
9 terms of the wine industry to those states.
10 States like New Jersey, right down the road from
11 us, are already allowing this to be done.
12 In fact, I have a winery right in
13 Rockland County. Unfortunately, we only have
14 one. And we're trying to make sure that they do
15 well. They're right on the banks of the
16 Ramapo River, right by Exit 15A if you're
17 traveling south on the Thruway. And right there,
18 they're just a few miles from New Jersey, where
19 they allow for home winemaking centers to
20 operate.
21 This is another revenue generator
22 for farms, for vineyards, for wineries here in
23 New York State. So we want to make sure that
24 this passes and allows our farms and our wineries
25 to flourish.
2615
1 Thank you, Mr. President.
2 SENATOR KRUEGER: Through you,
3 Mr. President, if the sponsor would please yield.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Will the
5 sponsor yield?
6 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Yes.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
8 Krueger.
9 SENATOR KRUEGER: Thank you for
10 your explanation.
11 So as I'm reading the bill -- and
12 you just described we're losing market share. So
13 who's going to the -- under this law, it will
14 allow who to go to the farms and wineries to do
15 what? I was still confused.
16 SENATOR CARLUCCI: So what this
17 legislation would do, it would allow for a farm
18 or a winery to set up, to have a mechanism where
19 they would be able to be permitted to do a home
20 winemaking center.
21 What that would do is allow for
22 private individuals to be able to make their own
23 wine under the supervision of a regulated winery.
24 So they would be able to pool these resources,
25 like fermenting tanks, being able to use that
2616
1 equipment, and also get technical guidance from
2 the professionals in how to make the best wine.
3 What you could do is you could
4 envision groups like a Senator's office could
5 team up and they could say, Hey, we want to make
6 our own wine. They would pick the blend, they'd
7 say we want a certain amount of merlot and a
8 certain amount of cab, and they would buy those
9 grapes. They would then be able to make them and
10 go through that process.
11 What is good about this -- this is
12 what we would call wine tourism. And we would
13 allow for people to go back to this facility over
14 and over again, from the process of picking out
15 the grapes that they'd like to then going back
16 and changing the barrels. So it gives us the
17 opportunity to sell to these consumers more and
18 also allows the farmers and the vineyards to sell
19 more grapes, as well as allows for the vineyard
20 or the home winemaking center to then lease the
21 equipment and make another source of revenue for
22 that business.
23 SENATOR KRUEGER: Through you,
24 Mr. President, if the sponsor would continue to
25 yield.
2617
1 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Will the
2 sponsor continue to yield?
3 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Yes.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
5 Krueger.
6 SENATOR KRUEGER: So I understand a
7 winery has the production equipment for making
8 wine so it would allow other people to come in
9 and make wine using their equipment.
10 Do farms currently have the
11 equipment to make wine? And how are they
12 different than a winery?
13 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Well, I thank
14 the Senator for the question.
15 Right now, under this bill, what it
16 would do is allow for a winery, a vineyard, a
17 farm to set up an establishment like this. If a
18 farm doesn't currently possess that equipment,
19 they could purchase that and set up their own
20 home winemaking center. If you could envision,
21 it could be an apple farm, it could be a
22 vineyard. But they would be able to do this to
23 help make sure that they could keep that farm
24 operational and stay here in business in
25 New York.
2618
1 So again, it gives a business, a
2 farm maybe that wasn't in this business, the
3 opportunity to get into this business, to
4 generate revenue, give a pastime to people to
5 participate in, and another reason to visit
6 New York and other regions around our great
7 state.
8 SENATOR KRUEGER: Through you,
9 Mr. President, if the sponsor would continue to
10 yield.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Will the
12 sponsor yield?
13 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Yes.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
15 Krueger.
16 SENATOR KRUEGER: So a vineyard
17 that makes wine is in the business of making
18 wine -- I guess that's the meaning of "winery" in
19 the law -- and this would allow them to have
20 other people come in and use their equipment.
21 But are farms currently licensed to
22 make wine?
23 SENATOR CARLUCCI: So what this
24 legislation does is -- yes, a vineyard grows
25 grapes, a winery makes wine. A farm would then
2619
1 grow whatever type of fruit that someone would
2 like to make the wine with. Right now what this
3 does is sets up the permitting process to allow
4 them to do it.
5 Under the federal rules, they allow
6 for farms and other establishments to do this
7 around the country. Unfortunately, in New York
8 it's not permissible right now. So what we're
9 doing is creating the framework, creating the
10 regulatory procedure to allow farms to enter into
11 this market.
12 SENATOR KRUEGER: Through you,
13 Mr. President, if the sponsor will continue to
14 yield.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Will the
16 sponsor continue to yield?
17 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Yes.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
19 Krueger.
20 SENATOR KRUEGER: So I have the
21 equipment at my farm or my winery or my vineyard.
22 I can produce the products myself now.
23 But under this law, somebody could
24 come in and use my equipment, perhaps even buy
25 the grapes from me and use the equipment to make
2620
1 their own wines. Can they then sell it?
2 SENATOR CARLUCCI: So this
3 legislation would make sure that the person
4 making the wine in the home winemaking centers is
5 not allowed to sell the wine. They'd be able to
6 enter it into contests, but they would not be
7 able to sell the wine.
8 It would have to be in a separate
9 room, actually, from current winemaking
10 operations. So if there was wine being made for
11 sale through that winery, it would have to be
12 kept in a separate location that couldn't
13 commingle.
14 SENATOR KRUEGER: Through you,
15 Mr. President, if the sponsor would continue to
16 yield.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Will the
18 Senator continue to yield?
19 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Yes.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
21 Krueger.
22 SENATOR KRUEGER: Thank you.
23 So my understanding is we don't
24 really have a law that doesn't permit this now.
25 So is this happening already in New York State?
2621
1 SENATOR CARLUCCI: I mean, not that
2 I'm formally aware of in New York State. I think
3 there might be some organizations that are trying
4 to do it. And right now that I think it is a
5 problem with our State Liquor Authority, because
6 we have conflicting views on it.
7 The federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
8 Bureau allows for this to be done as long as it's
9 set up, the regulatory procedures are set up in
10 that state. And that's why you see this
11 happening in other states, particularly the
12 leaders when it comes to wine production in terms
13 of economic output.
14 But in New York we don't have that
15 pathway, so we don't allow, really, for these
16 organizations to set up this kind of revenue
17 generating.
18 SENATOR KRUEGER: Through you,
19 Mr. President, if the sponsor would continue to
20 yield.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Does the
22 sponsor continue to yield?
23 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Yes.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
25 Krueger.
2622
1 SENATOR KRUEGER: So the economics
2 of the proposal interest me. Because if I am a
3 winery now and I have vineyards, wouldn't I
4 just rather make the wine you want and sell it to
5 you rather having you come in, do it yourself,
6 and then not buy my wine again because you've
7 made your own wine?
8 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Well, of course
9 this is something that each individual farmer and
10 vineyard owner would have to decide if it made
11 economic sense for them.
12 I do have a memo of support from the
13 Farm Bureau, as they believe this would be a
14 complement to the already thriving vineyard
15 industry in New York State.
16 We have over 1600 vineyards in
17 New York, over 400 wineries, and we want that to
18 continue to grow in New York State. It's
19 something that we've seen great success with,
20 because regulations have been promulgated through
21 Ag & Markets. This body has passed laws to let
22 our wineries thrive. So we've seen that market
23 really take off in New York State, and this will
24 be a complement to it.
25 So I think that what will happen is
2623
1 in some of these wineries they'll be able to
2 continue to sell their product, but they'll also
3 have another revenue generator. They'll have
4 people coming in that are learning the process of
5 winemaking, will be given some technical
6 assistance, will be able to use the equipment,
7 that then this winery will be able to profit off
8 of.
9 In many of the places where we have
10 these wineries, we want to attract people to go
11 to those wineries, and this is another way to do
12 it.
13 Personally, I got involved in the
14 issue because my house being so close to
15 New Jersey, my family for years has participated
16 in making their own wine, and they do it in a
17 vineyard in New Jersey.
18 Being that we have a new vineyard in
19 Rockland County, and working with them in finding
20 ways that we can make sure they're profitable,
21 this is another way to do it. So we want to keep
22 that business here in New York State.
23 SENATOR KRUEGER: Through you,
24 Mr. President, if the sponsor would continue to
25 yield.
2624
1 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Does the
2 sponsor continue to yield?
3 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Yes.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
5 Krueger.
6 SENATOR KRUEGER: Thank you.
7 In the bill on page 3, lines 28
8 through 39, it states that the State Liquor
9 Authority shall determine whether the applicant
10 for a permit complies with the provisions of the
11 federal law, rules and regulations of the federal
12 Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau relating
13 to home winemaking centers.
14 So the SLA will have to permit the
15 home winery, farm winery for each individual who
16 comes to make wine or give them some kind of
17 blanket permit to participate in this activity?
18 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Right. This
19 would be a permit given to the actual home
20 winemaking center. And that's where the permit
21 would -- the owner of that establishment would be
22 responsible for obtaining the permit.
23 SENATOR KRUEGER: Through you,
24 Mr. President, if the sponsor would continue to
25 yield.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Will the
2 sponsor continue to yield?
3 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Yes.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
5 Krueger.
6 SENATOR KRUEGER: And so we're
7 going to leave it up to the -- with this law,
8 then, the SLA has to determine their
9 understanding of what the federal requirements
10 are and apply those in giving permits; is that
11 understanding correct?
12 SENATOR CARLUCCI: That's correct.
13 The State Liquor Authority will have the ultimate
14 say. They're going to have to work within the
15 confines of the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
16 Bureau.
17 So there are regulations already in
18 place. We're not reinventing the wheel. Many
19 other states already have, through their alcohol
20 control mechanisms, regulations on the books.
21 We'll make sure that the State Liquor Authority
22 has the ultimate control to make sure that these
23 permits are done in a way that complements our
24 industry here in New York.
25 SENATOR KRUEGER: Through you,
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1 Mr. President, one more question.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Will the
3 sponsor yield for one more question?
4 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Yes.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
6 Krueger.
7 SENATOR KRUEGER: Thank you.
8 How does this law apply to the
9 issues of liability? I know when there's an
10 alcohol producer or a wine producer, there's
11 certain liability that goes along with the
12 product. Who has liability in this situation,
13 the wine center or the individuals coming to make
14 their own wine?
15 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Well, the center
16 would certainly have to meet certain protocol and
17 be up to certain standards. And that's why we
18 want to make sure that we allow the State Liquor
19 Authority to promulgate these regulations, to
20 make sure that it's not popping up unregulated
21 throughout the state, to make sure that we have
22 full recourse to know who's liable in each
23 situation.
24 So ultimately the home winemaking
25 center would be liable, like any other business
2627
1 that operates in New York. When people are on
2 your premises, you have the responsibility to
3 make sure things are compliant. And that would
4 happen in this legislation as well.
5 SENATOR KRUEGER: And through you,
6 Mr. President, I said that was my last question,
7 but I just thought of another one.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: You did,
9 Senator.
10 (Laughter.)
11 SENATOR KRUEGER: If the sponsor
12 would yield.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Will the
14 sponsor yield for another question?
15 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Yes.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
17 Krueger.
18 SENATOR KRUEGER: You mentioned in
19 one of your earlier answers that this might
20 include products beyond grapes. So the
21 definition of wine, for purposes of this bill,
22 can include other base products for making
23 alcohol?
24 SENATOR CARLUCCI: We don't try to
25 define what wine is in the bill, but we do put in
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1 what other types of things would be permissible.
2 On page 3, line 48, we mention some
3 of the purposes about fruit and other things that
4 have been successful in New York State. It can
5 range from honey to flowers to vegetables which
6 have been added to make great wines in New York
7 State. And that would be permissible under this
8 legislation.
9 SENATOR KRUEGER: Through you,
10 Mr. President, one follow-up question to that, if
11 the sponsor doesn't mind.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Will the
13 sponsor continue to yield?
14 SENATOR CARLUCCI: Yes.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
16 Krueger.
17 SENATOR KRUEGER: So if my
18 definition of wine was brandy or other stronger
19 alcoholic beverages --
20 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: We'll
21 suspend.
22 May we have order in the house,
23 please. Thank you.
24 Senator Krueger.
25 SENATOR KRUEGER: Thank you.
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1 So could this bill be interpreted to
2 allow a home winemaker going to one of these
3 centers producing alcoholic beverages that
4 usually are defined as other kinds of alcohol
5 under the law beyond wine?
6 SENATOR CARLUCCI: So this
7 legislation would mirror our Alcohol and Beverage
8 Control. Like I said, we're not defining wine in
9 this legislation, it's already defined by Alcohol
10 and Beverage Control. So that's who would define
11 this -- pertaining to this legislation.
12 SENATOR KRUEGER: Thank you.
13 On the bill, Mr. President.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
15 Krueger on the bill.
16 SENATOR KRUEGER: I appreciate the
17 sponsor's answers.
18 I don't think I'm opposed to the
19 concept of allowing vineyards and wineries and
20 perhaps farms to open themselves up for others to
21 come in and use their equipment and maximize
22 their return.
23 I am concerned with some of the
24 things that I think the bill doesn't answer
25 clearly enough. And I'm concerned that -- the
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1 SLA I think also may have some concerns that it's
2 a little vague as to what their authority is for
3 interpreting the federal alcohol and tobacco and
4 trade laws.
5 But I am going to vote for this bill
6 and expect that if the agency has problems,
7 they'll let us all know at some time before the
8 Governor is either signing or vetoing the bill.
9 But I think that this bill might need some
10 clarifications before it actually can become law
11 in the state.
12 Thank you, Mr. President. I'll vote
13 yes.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Senator
15 Krueger to be recorded in the affirmative.
16 Are there any other members wishing
17 to be heard?
18 Seeing none, debate is closed.
19 I'll ask the Secretary to ring the
20 bell.
21 Read the last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
23 act shall take effect on the first of January.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: Call the
25 roll.
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1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: The bill
4 is passed.
5 Senator DeFrancisco.
6 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: May we return
7 to motions and resolutions.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: So
9 ordered.
10 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: On behalf of
11 Senator Seward, on page 28 I offer the following
12 amendments to Calendar Number 323, Senate Print
13 3513, and ask that said bill retain its place on
14 the Third Reading Calendar.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: So
16 ordered.
17 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Is there any
18 further business at the desk?
19 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: That
20 completes the reading. There is no further
21 business at the desk.
22 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Then in that
23 case I move we adjourn till tomorrow, Tuesday,
24 May 19th, at 3:00 p.m.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI: On motion,
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1 the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday,
2 May 19th, at 3:00 p.m.
3 (Whereupon, at 5:01 p.m., the Senate
4 adjourned.)
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