Regular Session - May 24, 2016

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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 24, 2016

11                     3:27 p.m.

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14                  REGULAR SESSION

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18  LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR KATHLEEN C. HOCHUL, 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   come to order.

 4                I ask everyone to please rise and 

 5   repeat with me the Pledge of Allegiance.

 6                (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 

 7   the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)

 8                THE PRESIDENT:   Father Lewis Brown 

 9   is with us this afternoon to give the 

10   invocation.  He's from All Saints Parish in 

11   Corning, New York.

12                REVEREND BROWN:   Good afternoon.

13                Mother Teresa would daily say the 

14   prayer of St. Francis:  "Lord, make me a channel 

15   of your peace."  In thinking about this prayer, 

16   she composed a like-minded one:  "Persevere."

17                "People are often unreasonable, 

18   illogical and self-centered; forgive them 

19   anyway.

20                "If you are kind, people may accuse 

21   you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind 

22   anyway.

23                "If you are successful, you will 

24   win some false friends and some true enemies; 

25   succeed anyway.


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 1                "If you are honest and frank, 

 2   people may cheat you; be honest and frank 

 3   anyway.

 4                "What you spend years building, 

 5   someone could destroy overnight; build anyway.

 6                "If you find serenity and 

 7   happiness, they may be jealous; be happy anyway.

 8                "The good you do today, people will 

 9   often forget tomorrow; do good anyway.

10                "Give the world the best you have, 

11   and it may never be enough; give the world the 

12   best you've got anyway.

13                "You see, in the final analysis, it 

14   is between you and God; it was never about you 

15   and them anyway."

16                And today I add this:  Lord, guide 

17   our legislators in deliberating the issues that 

18   contribute to the welfare of our citizens, 

19   protect the environment, and unite us so that we 

20   all may become better -- Excelsior!  

21                Amen.

22                THE PRESIDENT:   Reading of the 

23   Journal.

24                THE SECRETARY:   In Senate, Monday, 

25   May 23th, the Senate met pursuant to 


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 1   adjournment.  The Journal of Sunday, May 22nd, 

 2   was read and approved.  On motion, Senate 

 3   adjourned.

 4                THE PRESIDENT:   Without objection, 

 5   the Journal stands approved as read.

 6                Presentation of petitions.

 7                Messages from the Assembly.

 8                The Secretary will read.

 9                THE SECRETARY:   On page 20, 

10   Senator Croci moves to discharge, from the 

11   Committee on Veterans and Homeland Security --

12                THE PRESIDENT:   Can I have order, 

13   please.  

14                The Secretary will read.

15                THE SECRETARY:   On page 20, 

16   Senator Croci moves to discharge, from the 

17   Committee on Veterans and Homeland Security, 

18   Assembly Bill Number 7967B and substitute it for 

19   the identical Senate Bill 3137C, Third Reading 

20   Calendar 360.

21                THE PRESIDENT:   So ordered.

22                THE SECRETARY:   On page 38, 

23   Senator Young moves to discharge, from the 

24   Committee on Finance, Assembly Bill Number 1407B 

25   and substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 


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 1   3014A, Third Reading Calendar 806.

 2                THE PRESIDENT:   So ordered.

 3                THE SECRETARY:   On page 40, Senator 

 4   Ranzenhofer moves to discharge, from the 

 5   Committee on Local Government, Assembly Bill 6182 

 6   and substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 

 7   6731, Third Reading Calendar 824.

 8                THE PRESIDENT:   So ordered.

 9                Messages from the Governor.

10                Reports of standing committees.

11                Reports of select committees.

12                Communications and reports from 

13   state officers.

14                Motions and resolutions.

15                Mr. Floor Leader.

16                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Madam 

17   President, I move that the following bill by 

18   Senator Flanagan be discharged from its 

19   respective committee and be recommitted with 

20   instructions to strike the enacting clause.  

21   That's Senate Print 4215.

22                THE PRESIDENT:   So ordered.

23                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   I also have, 

24   on page 30, the following amendments to 

25   Calendar 674, Senate Print 6835A, by 


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 1   Senator Lanza, and ask that said bill retain its 

 2   place on the Third Reading Calendar.

 3                THE PRESIDENT:   So ordered.

 4                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Next, on 

 5   page 40 I offer the following amendments to 

 6   Calendar 830, Senate Print 7258, by 

 7   Senator Nozzolio, and ask that said bill retain 

 8   its place on the Third Reading Calendar.

 9                THE PRESIDENT:   So ordered.

10                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   On page 45, I 

11   offer the following amendments to Calendar 900, 

12   Senate Print 5582A, by Senator O'Mara, and ask 

13   that said bill retain its place on the 

14   Third Reading Calendar.

15                THE PRESIDENT:   So ordered.

16                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Excuse me.  

17   Can you shut that door?  

18                Also, on page 50, I offer the 

19   following amendments to Calendar 963, 

20   Senate Print 1603, a bill by Senator Bonacic, and 

21   ask that said bill retain its place on the 

22   Third Reading Calendar.

23                THE PRESIDENT:   So ordered.

24                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Thank you.

25                Can you now recognize Senator 


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 1   Gianaris.

 2                THE PRESIDENT:   Senator Gianaris is 

 3   recognized.

 4                SENATOR GIANARIS:   Madam President, 

 5   on behalf of Senator Stewart-Cousins, on page 55 

 6   I offer the following amendments to Calendar 

 7   1009, Senate Print 6884, and ask that said bill 

 8   retain its place on Third Reading Calendar.

 9                THE PRESIDENT:   So ordered.

10                Mr. Floor Leader.

11                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Now I would 

12   like to hand up committee assignments.  I believe 

13   they're at the desk.

14                THE PRESIDENT:   The assignments are 

15   received and filed in the Journal.

16                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Thank you.  

17                I now would like to move to adopt 

18   the Resolution Calendar, with the exception of 

19   Resolutions 5762, 5948, and 5950.

20                THE PRESIDENT:   All in favor 

21   signify by saying aye.

22                (Response of "Aye.")

23                THE PRESIDENT:   Opposed?  

24                (No response.)

25                THE PRESIDENT:   The Resolution 


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 1   Calendar is adopted, with the exception of 

 2   Resolutions 5762, 5948 and 5950.

 3                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Thank you.

 4                Can we now take up Resolution 5948, 

 5   by Senator Kennedy, read the title only, and call 

 6   on Senator Kennedy to speak.

 7                THE PRESIDENT:   The Secretary will 

 8   read.

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Legislative 

10   Resolution Number 5948, by Senator Kennedy, 

11   honoring Lukas Alvira upon the occasion of his 

12   designation as recipient of the 2016 Youth of the 

13   Year award by the Boys and Girls Club of Buffalo.

14                THE PRESIDENT:   Senator Kennedy.

15                SENATOR KENNEDY:   Thank you very 

16   much, Madam President.  

17                I rise today to honor a fine young 

18   man from my district, Lukas Alvira, who is the 

19   recipient of the 2016 Youth of the Year Award by 

20   the Boys and Girls Club of Buffalo, the highest 

21   honor given by the club.  Lukas joins us here 

22   today on the floor of the Senate with his mentor, 

23   Joe Scarsella, who is the director of the John F. 

24   Beecher Boys and Girls Club of Buffalo.

25                Lukas is well-deserving of this 


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 1   award.  He's served as a role model for younger 

 2   children his entire life -- first, as the oldest 

 3   to his two younger brothers, Nathan and Nicholas, 

 4   and second to the Boys and Girls Club of Buffalo.  

 5   He's been a member of the Boys and Girls Club for 

 6   the past four years, starting with the summer 

 7   work program.  His work ethic was recognized 

 8   immediately.  On many days he would be one of the 

 9   first to arrive and one of the last to leave when 

10   cleaning up.  

11                The first thing you'll notice about 

12   Lukas is his positive attitude.  It's contagious 

13   to those around him.  He uses this positivity to 

14   bring out the best in people, including younger 

15   members of the Boys and Girls Club.

16                At the Boys and Girls Club, Lukas 

17   has set up monthly visits with younger members to 

18   local nursing homes to interact with the 

19   residents, and he's been instrumental in 

20   organizing school supply and book bag drives over 

21   the course of the last few years.

22                As proof of this dedication to the 

23   membership of the Boys and Girls Club, Lukas was 

24   elected by his peers as Keystone Club president.  

25   As president, Lukas has helped to organize 


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 1   several neighborhood cleanup initiatives, helping 

 2   to give back to our community.

 3                In addition to his service to the 

 4   Boys and Girls Club, Lukas is an outstanding 

 5   student, maintaining a 90 GPA at Hutch Tech High 

 6   School in Buffalo, where he's also a member of 

 7   the varsity baseball team.

 8                He's been recognized for his work by 

 9   being awarded the Angelo Del Toro Scholarship, 

10   awarded by the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth 

11   Leadership Institute of New York State.

12                Next year Lukas will attend Medaille 

13   College, staying close to home in Buffalo.  He 

14   hopes to study sports management and wants to 

15   continue playing baseball.  His dream is to one 

16   day play for the New York Yankees.  

17                And I'd like to recognize Lukas's 

18   father, Hector, who's not with us here in the 

19   chamber today.  Lukas's strong work ethic is 

20   attributed to his father, who has raised three 

21   sons as a single parent.  

22                Congratulations, Lukas.  Your 

23   achievements are already outstanding.  We salute 

24   you for your support of Buffalo, your desire to 

25   stay in the community after graduating from high 


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 1   school and to go on in achieving your higher 

 2   education.  We know that you'll keep focused on 

 3   helping yourself and helping others, and we 

 4   certainly know that you'll go far.  And we look 

 5   forward to the many more accomplishments that are 

 6   yet to come.

 7                Madam President, I'd like to ask 

 8   that this resolution be opened up for 

 9   cosponsorship of this body, and please extend the 

10   honor of the house to Lukas Alvira.  

11                Congratulations, young man.

12                THE PRESIDENT:   The question is on 

13   the resolution.  All those in favor signify by 

14   saying aye.

15                (Response of "Aye.")

16                THE PRESIDENT:   Opposed, nay.

17                (No response.)

18                THE PRESIDENT:   The resolution is 

19   adopted.

20                Mr. Floor Leader.

21                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Yes, Madam 

22   President, would you please recognize 

23   Senator Griffo for an introduction of a very 

24   interesting person.

25                THE PRESIDENT:   Senator Griffo.


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 1                SENATOR GRIFFO:   Thank you, Madam 

 2   President.

 3                We're very fortunate today to have 

 4   some guests here.  I want to start by introducing 

 5   an individual who is a friend of mine whose 

 6   grandfather, in 1929, as a 19-year-old in Utica, 

 7   New York, invested his life savings to start a 

 8   business.  His name was Joe Carbone.  

 9                And today his grandson is with me, 

10   Alex Carbone.  

11                And this is a family from our 

12   community who are not only successful 

13   businesspeople, but they truly believe in service 

14   to the community.  They are very philanthropic 

15   and generous, and we appreciate all the good work 

16   that they do on behalf of Central New York and 

17   the Capital District.  

18                Thank you for your service to our 

19   community, Alex.

20                And I had the opportunity to meet, 

21   through Alex, a friend who is not originally from 

22   New York, but I think we may be able to convince 

23   Barbara to maybe look at New York.  So today we 

24   are very fortunate to have with us Barbara and 

25   Jonathan Goldsmith.  


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 1                Jonathan may be a little familiar.  

 2   We'll show him when he stands up; you'll be able 

 3   to see him better.

 4                Jonathan has had an extraordinary 

 5   career in television.  But I think beyond that, 

 6   what I was very impressed with is the causes that 

 7   he has really believed in.  He talked about not 

 8   only landing the role that he has had as The Most 

 9   Interesting Man in the World, but some of the 

10   other things that he has done throughout his 

11   career that have been so important -- whether 

12   it's looking at the S.A.B.R.E. Foundation and 

13   their mission to protect and preserve the 

14   Siberian tiger, whether it is trying to fight 

15   drug abuse and work in the correctional 

16   facilities to be an advocate and to help educate.  

17                He truly is someone who is not only 

18   interesting from his career path, but from a life 

19   perspective.

20                And I think that really today we are 

21   fortunate to have this individual as our guest.  

22   He was born on September 28th -- is that your 

23   birthday?  Senator Little shares the same 

24   birthday as you, Jonathan.

25                So I want to say today that he is 


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 1   quoted as saying that the role that he is most 

 2   well-known for is largely inspired by himself.

 3                (Laughter.)

 4                SENATOR GRIFFO:   So if opportunity 

 5   knocks and he's not home, opportunity waits.  

 6   Right, Jonathan?

 7                So his words carry weight that would 

 8   break a less interesting man's jaw.  

 9                I'd like to present to you today, 

10   and welcome him to the New York State Capitol, 

11   Jonathan Goldsmith and his wife Barbara.  Thank 

12   you for being here today.  Please stand and be 

13   recognized.

14                (Applause.)

15                SENATOR GRIFFO:   Simply put, he is 

16   The Most Interesting Man in the World.  And he 

17   will be available to meet some of the members and 

18   staff, thanks to the courtesy of the Lieutenant 

19   Governor, in her offices here at the Capitol.  

20   Thank you.  

21                Thank you, Senator DeFrancisco.

22                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Thank you.  

23   All I can say is stay thirsty, Madam President.  

24                (Laughter.)

25                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Would you 


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 1   please recognize Senator Peralta.

 2                THE PRESIDENT:   Senator Peralta.

 3                SENATOR PERALTA:   Thank you.  I 

 4   can't miss this opportunity.  Thank you, Madam 

 5   Speaker.

 6                So the agency's rationale for the 

 7   brand strategy was defined as he is a man rich in 

 8   stories and experiences, much the way the 

 9   audience hopes to be in the future.  

10                So I want to thank Jonathan 

11   Goldsmith for being here today.  And I told him 

12   when I saw him in the back that I am a huge fan.  

13   In fact, I stop what I'm doing when these 

14   commercials come on because I need to hear what 

15   The Most Interesting Man has to say.  And I want 

16   to leave you with some of his best quotes.

17                His business card simply says:  

18   "I'll call you."  

19                When he went to Spain, he chased the 

20   bulls.  

21                He can speak French and Russian.  

22                He gave his father "the talk."  

23                His passport requires no picture.  

24                When he drives a car off a lot, its 

25   price increases in value.  


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 1                Once a rattlesnake bit him, and 

 2   after five days of excruciating pain, the snake 

 3   finally died.  

 4                (Laughter.)

 5                SENATOR PERALTA:   His Cinco de Mayo 

 6   party starts on the 8th of March.  

 7                His feet don't get blisters, but his 

 8   shoes do.  

 9                He once went to a psychic to warn 

10   her.  

11                If he were to punch you in the face, 

12   you would have to fight off a strong urge to 

13   thank him.

14                Superman has pajamas with his logo.  

15                His tears can cure cancer.  Too bad 

16   he never cries.

17                The circus ran away to join him.  

18                He once brought a knife to a 

19   gunfight just to even the odds.  

20                He once won a staring contest with 

21   his own reflection.  

22                He can kill two stones with one 

23   bird.

24                Sharks have a week dedicated to him.  

25                He lives vicariously through 


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 1   himself.  

 2                He bowls overhand.

 3                Bigfoot is trying to get pictures of 

 4   him.  

 5                He once had an awkward moment just 

 6   to see what it feels like.

 7                Mosquitos refuse to bite him, purely 

 8   out of respect.  

 9                His shadow has been on the Best 

10   Dressed List twice.

11                When in Rome, they do as he does.  

12                His pillow is cool on both sides.

13                Presidents take his birthday off.  

14                His shirts never wrinkle.  

15                If he were to pat you on the back, 

16   you would list it on your resume.  

17                He has inside jokes with people he 

18   never met.  

19                His enemies put his name down in 

20   case of an emergency.

21                (Laughter.)

22                SENATOR PERALTA:   So all I have to 

23   say, with that, is thank you, Jonathan Goldsmith.  

24                Stay thirsty, my friends.  Stay 

25   thirsty.


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 1                (Laughter; applause.)

 2                THE PRESIDENT:   Mr. Floor Leader.

 3                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Yes, we have 

 4   one other introduction, I believe.  Senator 

 5   Savino, would you please call on her.

 6                THE PRESIDENT:   Senator Savino.

 7                SENATOR SAVINO:   Thank you, Madam 

 8   President.  

 9                I would like all of my colleagues to 

10   join me in welcoming a very special young lady 

11   here to the chamber today.  She's not just 

12   special because she comes from Staten Island -- 

13   and she does, born and raised in Staten Island.  

14   She is special for many reasons, not just because 

15   she has a crown on her head.  Miss New York is 

16   joining us here today, Jamie Lynn Macchia.  

17                As I said, she is a lifelong Staten 

18   Islander.  She won the Miss New York contest last 

19   June 6th, so she's approaching the end of her 

20   reign.  She has spent the better part of her time 

21   fighting for raising awareness for pediatric 

22   cancer and leukemia, and she's dedicated most of 

23   her time to raising awareness of childhood 

24   cancers.  

25                And in fact when she ends her reign, 


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 1   she is going to go back to Staten Island; she's 

 2   going to be working at Staten Island University 

 3   Hospital, helping to raise money for childhood 

 4   cancer.  

 5                She's a remarkable young woman.  

 6   She's an example of the best of Staten Island and 

 7   the best of New York.  And we welcome you to the 

 8   chamber, Jamie Lynn Macchia.

 9                (Applause.)

10                THE PRESIDENT:   Welcome, Jamie.

11                Mr. Floor Leader.

12                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Would you now 

13   please take up Resolution 5950, by Senator 

14   Flanagan, read it in its entirety, and call on 

15   Senator Flanagan.

16                THE PRESIDENT:   The Secretary will 

17   read.

18                THE SECRETARY:   Legislative 

19   Resolution Number 5950, by Senators Flanagan, 

20   Klein and Stewart-Cousins, honoring the 

21   distinguished veterans of the State of New York 

22   upon the occasion of their induction into the 

23   New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame, to 

24   be celebrated on May 24, 2016.  

25                "WHEREAS, Members of the Armed 


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 1   Services from the State of New York, who have 

 2   served so valiantly and honorably in wars in 

 3   which this country's freedom was at stake, as 

 4   well as in the preservation of peace in 

 5   peacetime, deserve a special salute from this 

 6   Legislative Body; and 

 7                "WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, 

 8   and in full accord with long-standing tradition, 

 9   this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor 

10   the distinguished veterans from the State of 

11   New York upon the occasion of their induction 

12   into the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of  

13   Fame, to be celebrated on May 24, 2016; and 

14                "WHEREAS, The New York State Senate 

15   Veterans Hall of Fame inductees are members of 

16   any branch of the United States Armed Forces 

17   which include Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, 

18   and Marine Corps; these exceptional men and women 

19   are chosen for this prestigious honor based on 

20   either service in combat or notable work 

21   performed after discharge from the service; and 

22                "WHEREAS, The 2016 inductees 

23   include:  William B. Allendorph, Ronald Bassham, 

24   Walter Bridgers, Joe Robert Brown, Eugene 'Gene' 

25   Burch, Rosetta Burke, Willie Burks, Julixa  


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 1   Campusano, Clayton Carpenter, Sidney T. Clark, 

 2   Pete Colombo, Douglas Condit, Jr., John Condon,  

 3   George S. Delianites, Rocco V. D'onofrio, Johon 

 4   Dulisse, Buddy Epstein, Lawrence Fisher, Joseph 

 5   S. Forte, Father Mortiz Fuchs, Diana B. Gaetano, 

 6   Joseph Gallant, Jr., Luke Gasparre, P. Earl 

 7   Gleason, Tom Hoare, Tom Horn, Walter Hughes, 

 8   William 'Bill' Hughes, James Irwin, Andrew 

 9   Jackson, Leslie Lewis, Dr. Lewis Licht, Donald 

10   Marshall, Robert Francis McLean, Phyllis Mills, 

11   Jim Mullarkey, Frank Nicolazzo, Joseph A. 

12   Panzardi, Sr., Arthur Pearlman, Vito Pinto, Frank 

13   J. Pullano, Samuel L. Reddic, Carlton Richardson, 

14   Paul Rieckhoff, Keith Rivera, Paul 'Rizzo' Russo, 

15   Maria del Pilar Ryan, Raymond A. Salvie, John B. 

16   Sampson, Wendell H. Schillinger, Ed Springer, 

17   John Stiegler, Michael Sulsona, Kinda Thomas, 

18   Carmen S. Turchiarelli, Richard Warren, Frederick 

19   Wedin, John White, Thomas R. Wood, Sr., William 

20   Charles Wood III, and Jewish War Veterans; and 

21                "WHEREAS, The banner of freedom will 

22   always wave over our beloved New York and all of 

23   America, the Land of the Free and the Home of the 

24   Brave; and 

25                "WHEREAS, The freedoms and security 


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 1   we cherish as Americans comes at a very high 

 2   price for those serving in the military in times 

 3   of conflict; it is fitting and proper that we who 

 4   are the beneficiaries of those who risk their 

 5   lives must never forget the courage with which 

 6   these men and women served their country; and 

 7                "WHEREAS, Our nation's veterans 

 8   deserve to be recognized, commended and thanked 

 9   by the people of the State of New York for their 

10   service and for their dedication to their 

11   communities, their state and their nation; now, 

12   therefore, be it 

13                "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 

14   Body pause in its deliberations to honor the 

15   distinguished veterans from the State of New York 

16   upon the occasion of their induction into the 

17   New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame, to 

18   be celebrated on May 24, 2016; and be it further 

19                "RESOLVED, That copies of this 

20   resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to 

21   the 2016 inductees."

22                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Senator 

23   Flanagan.

24                SENATOR FLANAGAN:   Thank you, 

25   Mr. President.  I rise to speak on behalf of this 


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 1   resolution.  

 2                And, you know, we have interesting 

 3   days here in the New York State Senate.  Today we 

 4   run the gamut.  We start with The Most 

 5   Interesting Man in the World -- but I have to 

 6   tell you, parenthetically, when Senator Peralta 

 7   was reading off all those lines from the various 

 8   commercials, it would be virtually impossible not 

 9   to have an inflated ego.  And I was watching poor 

10   Mrs. Goldsmith sitting there thinking, I've got 

11   to deal with this guy when I get home?  Can you 

12   imagine what that's like?  

13                (Laughter.)

14                SENATOR FLANAGAN:   And then we come 

15   to Miss New York from Staten Island, Senator 

16   Savino's constituent.  

17                And now we're at the root of things 

18   that are all-important and things that made us 

19   proud, and it gives us an opportunity to pay 

20   respect to our veterans here in the State of 

21   New York.

22                Today we celebrated this year's 

23   version of the Veterans Hall of Fame induction.  

24   And for those of you who were able to attend, as 

25   usual, it was a wonderful ceremony.  And I want 


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 1   to highlight several aspects of what we did today 

 2   but speak very briefly at the same time.  

 3                I want to thank our -- really our 

 4   ambassador, in so many ways, to the military.  We 

 5   certainly have members on both sides of the aisle 

 6   who have served with distinction on behalf of our 

 7   country.  But I want to thank Senator Colonel 

 8   Larkin for his yeomanlike effort every single 

 9   day, every session, every year.  He never 

10   forgets.  He's always there.  And we should be 

11   grateful for that.

12                I also want to add I want to thank 

13   our M.C. for today, the gentleman who is 

14   presiding over our session, and that is Senator 

15   Tom Croci, for doing an excellent job 

16   spearheading our effort, and then switch gears to 

17   talk about our veterans here in the State of 

18   New York.  

19                I was gratified and humbled to have 

20   a gentleman, Ed Springer, who served for four 

21   years, because a sergeant in the United States 

22   Army, and of course he happens to be a 

23   constituent from my area.  He obviously served 

24   with distinction.  

25                But what I found as a consistent 


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 1   theme, whether it's Mike Gianaris or me or 

 2   Senator Krueger or Senator Farley, if you look at 

 3   the people that we highlighted today, they not 

 4   only distinguished themselves in terms of their 

 5   military service, but I find a remarkable -- and 

 6   I repeat, remarkable -- consistency that when 

 7   they get home, they don't disappear.  These are 

 8   people who have decades and decades of commitment 

 9   and active service in their communities:  

10   Not-for-profits, firefighters, volunteers in 

11   every way, shape or form.  They are the backbone 

12   of our communities.  And a lot of that ingrained 

13   in them in their service to our country.  

14                And let's remember that a lot of the 

15   people who are here today were not compelled to 

16   serve on behalf of their country but volunteered 

17   to do so.

18                So I think it's fitting tribute to 

19   all of those individuals that we take a moment 

20   and reflect on the fact that, as I said earlier 

21   today, we're allowed to deliberate in here.  

22   We're allowed to agree, we're allowed to 

23   disagree.  We're allowed free speech.  We're 

24   allowed to exercise our religion and our faith, 

25   and in large part because of all the people that 


                                                               2802

 1   we honor today.

 2                So, Mr. President, I would like to 

 3   add my voice and just say thank you.  We want to 

 4   make sure that we're always paying respect to our 

 5   veterans.  And I'll tell you this.  I'm going to 

 6   close on this point.  I know in my own 

 7   community -- and it's not every place, but in my 

 8   own community we have a facility called the 

 9   New York State Veterans Home at Stony Brook.  It 

10   is a state-run veterans home in the State of 

11   New York.  

12                And I'm so grateful and eternally 

13   proud of the work that they do, because it's not 

14   just Stony Brook, it's all across the State of 

15   New York.  We fund that with the federal 

16   government.  It's an exemplary institution.  What 

17   we do on behalf of our veterans during their 

18   service is important.  What we do on behalf of 

19   our veterans after they leave the armed forces is 

20   far more important.  

21                Senator Croci, your lead as chairman 

22   of the Homeland Security and Veterans Committee 

23   gives us a good direction in terms of what we 

24   should do.  So I just, again, want to thank all 

25   of our veterans and to all of my colleagues for 


                                                               2803

 1   choosing people and participating in our ceremony 

 2   today.

 3                Mr. President, thank you.  

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Thank you, 

 5   Senator Flanagan.  

 6                Senator Addabbo.

 7                SENATOR ADDABBO:   Thank you, 

 8   Mr. President.  

 9                I too, on behalf of the Democratic 

10   Conference, want to congratulate all of the 

11   inductees in today's Senate Veterans Hall of 

12   Fame.  Every year I'm so impressed with their -- 

13   not only their service, and proud of their 

14   service, but certainly of their background and, 

15   again, their contributions to our society.

16                All these veterans really are truly 

17   indicative and reflective of our state.  They 

18   come from many different backgrounds, different 

19   genders, different ages.  But as Colonel Lee 

20   Schiller, Jr., said at the ceremony, different on 

21   the outside.  On the inside they're all the same.  

22   The unwavering commitment to serve our country 

23   makes them all the same and binds them all, and 

24   for that we are forever grateful.

25                As Democratic ranker of the Senate 


                                                               2804

 1   Veterans Committee, I want to thank our chair, 

 2   credibly served by Senator Croci, and of course 

 3   being the M.C. today, and for your service to our 

 4   country as well.  

 5                And I think as a government we have 

 6   to show our gratitude in what we do for our 

 7   veterans.  I believe it's our obligation as 

 8   elected officials to make sure that these 

 9   veterans have quality healthcare, have access to 

10   housing, education, employment.  I think this is 

11   what we need to do.  It is our obligation.

12                Our veterans have paid it forward 

13   for us in risking their lives.  And I want to say 

14   that we should obviously pay it back to them, as 

15   elected officials.  

16                So to our inductees today, I want to 

17   say congratulations.  May God bless them.  We 

18   thank them for their service.  May God bless our 

19   great state and our great country.  

20                Thank you, Mr. President.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The 

22   question is on the resolution.  All in favor 

23   please signify by saying aye.

24                (Response of "Aye.")

25                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Opposed, 


                                                               2805

 1   nay.

 2                (No response.)

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The 

 4   resolution is adopted.

 5                Senator DeFrancisco.

 6                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:    

 7   Mr. President, could we please open it up for 

 8   cosponsorship.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The 

10   resolution will be open for cosponsorship.  If 

11   you do not wish to be a cosponsor, please notify 

12   the desk.

13                Senator DeFrancisco.

14                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Can we now 

15   take up previously adopted Resolution 5454, by 

16   Senator Serino, and read it in its entirety and 

17   then call on Senator Serino.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Very well.  

19                The Secretary will read.

20                THE SECRETARY:   Legislative 

21   Resolution Number 5454, by Senator Serino, 

22   memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to 

23   proclaim May 2016 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month 

24   in the State of New York.

25                "WHEREAS, The health and well-being 


                                                               2806

 1   of the citizens of the State of New York are of 

 2   paramount importance to this Legislative Body; 

 3   and 

 4                "WHEREAS, Lyme Disease is a common 

 5   but frequently misunderstood illness that, if not 

 6   caught early and treated properly, can cause 

 7   serious health problems; and 

 8                "WHEREAS, According to the federal 

 9   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

10   and the New York State Department of Health,  

11   Lyme disease was identified and named in 1977, 

12   when arthritis was observed in a cluster of 

13   children in and around Lyme, Connecticut; and 

14                "WHEREAS, The Council of State and 

15   Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) designated 

16   Lyme disease as a nationally notifiable disease 

17   in January of 1991; and 

18                "WHEREAS, Lyme disease, found in 

19   approximately 65 countries worldwide, is caused 

20   by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is 

21   transmitted to humans and animals through the 

22   bite of an infected black-legged tick, Ixodes 

23   scapularis, commonly called the deer tick; and 

24                "WHEREAS, There are more than a 

25   dozen tick-borne illnesses in the United States, 


                                                               2807

 1   in addition to Lyme disease; one tick may carry 

 2   more than one disease, resulting in people 

 3   receiving more than one co-infection from a 

 4   single tick bite; and 

 5                "WHEREAS, It is difficult to 

 6   diagnose co-infections because symptoms are very 

 7   common, but co-infections generally result in a 

 8   more severe illness, with more symptoms and a 

 9   longer recovery period; and 

10                "WHEREAS, Those with Lyme and other 

11   tick-borne diseases can present symptoms that 

12   mimic and can sometimes be misdiagnosed as mental 

13   illness, depression, nutritional deficiencies or 

14   Alzheimer's disease; and 

15                "WHEREAS, Infected ticks normally 

16   live on deer and mice and the majority of tick 

17   bites occur in the summer months when ticks are 

18   most active, and when more people are enjoying 

19   the outdoors; and 

20                "WHEREAS, According to the CDC, Lyme 

21   disease is found most frequently in the 

22   Upper Midwest and Northeast United States; in 

23   2014, 96 percent of Lyme disease cases were  

24   reported from 14 states:  Connecticut, Delaware, 

25   Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, 


                                                               2808

 1   New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, 

 2   Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, 

 3   and Wisconsin; and 

 4                "WHEREAS, In 2013, the federal CDC 

 5   estimated that 300,000 people are diagnosed with 

 6   Lyme disease each year, while only 30,000 cases 

 7   of the disease are actually reported; and 

 8                "WHEREAS, Since Lyme disease became 

 9   reportable in 1986, there have been over 95,000 

10   confirmed cases in New York; and 

11                "WHEREAS, Over a 13-year period, 

12   Lyme disease was the listed cause of death of 

13   nine New York residents outside of New York City, 

14   with five victims from the mid-Hudson Valley 

15   region; and 

16                "WHEREAS, The current method of 

17   diagnosis recommended by the CDC is a two-tiered 

18   testing approach, however, it will only test 

19   correctly 85-100 percent of the time, resulting 

20   in roughly 20 percent false negative results; and 

21                "WHEREAS, Lyme disease is hard to 

22   diagnose because the most common sign individuals 

23   and doctors look for when determining if one 

24   contracted Lyme disease is a red bulls-eye rash 

25   surrounding the tick bite (erythema migrans); 


                                                               2809

 1   however, this rash does not appear in a quarter 

 2   of Lyme disease cases; the other indications of  

 3   this disease are common flu-like symptoms and 

 4   joint pain, which often lead to misdiagnosis; and 

 5                "WHEREAS, The Senate Majority 

 6   Coalition created the Task Force on Lyme and 

 7   Tick-Borne Diseases to examine state and federal 

 8   efforts to combat the continued spread of these 

 9   diseases and make recommendations for a plan to 

10   improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment; and 

11                "WHEREAS, With the arrival of 

12   spring, more people will enjoy the outdoors and 

13   come into contact with ticks; the observance of 

14   Lyme Disease Awareness Month provides an 

15   opportunity for the State of New York to focus on 

16   and bring awareness of Lyme disease and other 

17   tick-borne diseases to its citizens; and 

18                "WHEREAS, Lyme Disease Awareness 

19   Month provides an opportunity to focus on this 

20   significant and complex disease, to provide 

21   information on and raise public awareness of its 

22   causes, effects and treatments, and to underscore 

23   important education and research efforts 

24   surrounding Lyme and tick-borne diseases; now, 

25   therefore, be it 


                                                               2810

 1                "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 

 2   Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize 

 3   Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2016 as  

 4   Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the State of 

 5   New York; and be it further 

 6                "RESOLVED, That a copy of this 

 7   resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to 

 8   the Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the  

 9   State of New York."

10                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Senator 

11   Serino.

12                SENATOR SERINO:   Thank you, 

13   Mr. President.

14                As many of you know, I hail from 

15   Hyde Park in the Hudson Valley, and our area in 

16   particular has been especially affected by Lyme.  

17   As the mother of a son who has suffered the 

18   debilitating symptoms, I have a personal 

19   connection to this issue and I've experienced the 

20   frustration and the anxiety that come along with 

21   this disease firsthand.

22                Back home, I've heard story after 

23   devastating story of people whose lives have been 

24   forever changed by Lyme disease.  And in the 

25   resolution you heard about the people that have 


                                                               2811

 1   passed away due to Lyme disease.  I actually just 

 2   met one of the parents a few weeks ago -- didn't 

 3   realize that I knew them, and their son was one 

 4   of the children that died from Lyme disease.

 5                Raising awareness for Lyme and 

 6   tick-borne diseases is one of the single most 

 7   important things we can do to stop their spread.  

 8   The more people know, the better they can protect 

 9   themselves and their families.  

10                Since being named chair of the Task 

11   Force on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases, my focus 

12   has really been on education and prevention, for 

13   the simple reason that awareness works.  And how 

14   I know this is we all go to the senior picnics.  

15   I had a couple of seniors come up to me and tell 

16   me that they were diagnosed with dementia.  And 

17   because of coming to my forums, they learned that 

18   they actually have Lyme disease.  

19                And my own personal story, I know 

20   many of you know I had a brother who died by 

21   suicide five and a half years ago.  And not 

22   knowing, you know, until I became the chair of 

23   the Lyme Task Force did I delve into it.  My 

24   brother was undiagnosed with Lyme disease for 

25   almost 10 years.  So it really makes you wonder, 


                                                               2812

 1   because it does affect your mental health 

 2   capabilities.  

 3                So this year, to further awareness, 

 4   we're bringing back the "Take a Bite out of Lyme" 

 5   challenge.  And I thank my colleagues that have 

 6   done it.  And if other people would like to do 

 7   it, I have the limes and we can take the bite out 

 8   of Lyme.  It's a social media event that is 

 9   raising unprecedented awareness around the world.  

10   I've got a bagful of limes here with me today, so 

11   I invite you to come and join me.  It's such a 

12   small thing that can have an incredible impact.  

13                I thank all of you here today for 

14   giving me the opportunity to recognize May as 

15   Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and I hope that you 

16   will join us in spreading the word.  It's time to 

17   end Lyme in our state and beyond.  

18                Thank you.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Senator 

20   Little.

21                SENATOR LITTLE:   Thank you, 

22   Mr. President.  

23                And I'd like to thank Senator Serino 

24   for this resolution, because Lyme disease is 

25   affecting a tremendous number of people in 


                                                               2813

 1   New York State.  And the areas where Lyme disease 

 2   is possible because of the ticks is certainly 

 3   moving even more north as we go along.

 4                I'd like to talk about and share a 

 5   personal story.  And my chief of staff, Dan, who 

 6   many of you know, was bitten by a tick in June of 

 7   2013.  He posted his story on Facebook the other 

 8   day, because it is Lyme Disease Week, and 

 9   recognizing it.  And I'd like to just quote him 

10   for a moment.  I have witnessed what he went 

11   through for all these years, two years, two and a 

12   half years.

13                According to Dan:  "My story is like 

14   those of many Lyme patients.  Numerous doctors 

15   appointments, first diagnosis was Epstein-Barr, 

16   mono, then depression/anxiety, then B12 

17   deficiency.  Blood tests for the bacteria that 

18   causes Lyme came back negative, which was all the 

19   doctors needed to rule it out.  Six months in, 

20   the diagnosis was multiple sclerosis."  

21                Prior to the tick bite, he had had 

22   none of the symptoms that he started to 

23   experience once he had the tick bite.  And those 

24   symptoms included severe fatigue, muscle 

25   weakness, loss of balance, brain fog, horizontal 


                                                               2814

 1   nystagmus, thousands of muscle twitches an hour, 

 2   the sensation of vibration under his skin, like a 

 3   cellphone going off and on for hours, hypnic 

 4   jerks, inability to sleep, eye floaters, loss of 

 5   hand dexterity, difficulty walking, muscle 

 6   cramping, extreme sensitivity to cold, and 

 7   anxiety.  

 8                Fortunately, Dan found treatment and 

 9   is 90 to 98 percent, he feels, recovered.  By 

10   putting this on Facebook, he has already received 

11   calls from people, and messages, because he wants 

12   to help other people.  

13                Not everyone has the kind of Lyme 

14   disease that he contracted.  But it is so serious 

15   and it affects your life in so many ways.  And at 

16   our forums, we have seen people who have gone 

17   into rheumatoid arthritis, people who have had 

18   paralysis, people who just have had their entire 

19   lives altered because of a tick.

20                So very, very important.  We have 

21   some great Lyme brochures that we have 

22   distributed.  And I think that through education, 

23   as Senator Serino says, we can make people more 

24   aware to check themselves also, and to try to 

25   prevent getting bitten by a tick and having Lyme 


                                                               2815

 1   disease.  

 2                So thank you for doing this 

 3   resolution.  Thank you.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Senator 

 5   LaValle.

 6                SENATOR LaVALLE:   Thank you, 

 7   Mr. President.

 8                I rise in part to thank Senator 

 9   Serino, as our leader, our chair, for moving us 

10   forward.  And as you heard in her own words, this 

11   is something that is very, very important to her 

12   and important to other members on the task force.

13                I also want to thank Senator Hannon, 

14   who was the chair before, because under the task 

15   force at that time, a very important bill was 

16   passed to ensure that all treatment modalities 

17   are on the table for treatment for patients.  And 

18   at one point in time there was a raging debate as 

19   to what was a good treatment and what was a bad 

20   treatment.  Doctors who prescribed one treatment 

21   may have been called kooks at the time, but now 

22   we have legitimized all modalities of treatment.

23                In the First Senate District that 

24   has six townships, this is a big problem.  On 

25   Shelter Island -- and that's the island that sits 


                                                               2816

 1   between the North Fork and the South Fork of 

 2   Long Island -- one individual said to me, and he 

 3   actually runs the South Ferry, just going out his 

 4   door and walking for just a few steps, he was 

 5   literally covered in ticks.  And so it's a big 

 6   problem on Long Island and regardless of where 

 7   you are.  And it's a problem for our animals as 

 8   well.

 9                So the work that we do on this task 

10   force has been really terrific and produced a 

11   really, really good brochure that our 

12   constituents appreciate, because it gives them 

13   the kinds of information that they need in 

14   dealing with this issue.

15                And, well, I think we have to thank 

16   our Majority Leader for moving this forward, this 

17   task force, another great task force that is 

18   doing great work.  

19                Senator Serino, thank you for your 

20   leadership and the passion that you bring to this 

21   issue.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Senator 

23   DeFrancisco.

24                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Yes, I 

25   believe this should be open for cosponsorship.


                                                               2817

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The 

 2   resolution will be open for cosponsorship.  If 

 3   anyone chooses not to be a cosponsor, please 

 4   notify the desk.

 5                Senator DeFrancisco.

 6                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Yes, could 

 7   you now take up Resolution 5762, by Senator 

 8   Montgomery, read the title only, and call on 

 9   Senator Montgomery.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The 

11   Secretary will read.

12                THE SECRETARY:   Legislative 

13   Resolution Number 5762, by Senator Montgomery, 

14   commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 

15   Municipal Credit union on October 15, 2016.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Senator 

17   Montgomery.

18                SENATOR MONTGOMERY:   Thank you, 

19   Mr. President.

20                I rise to thank my colleagues for 

21   joining me in adopting this resolution, which 

22   celebrates the one-century anniversary of the 

23   Municipal Credit Union in the State of New York.

24                As we all know, that a credit union 

25   is a non-for-profit financial institution that is 


                                                               2818

 1   cooperatively owned by its members.  Credit 

 2   unions focus on serving members rather than on 

 3   maximizing profit.  In doing so, the earnings go 

 4   back to members in the form of more affordable 

 5   rates and fewer and lower fees for products and 

 6   services.  

 7                Credit unions offer many of the same 

 8   products and services offered by other financial 

 9   institutions, including checking and savings 

10   accounts, personal, auto and mortgage loans, 

11   credit cards, direct deposit, online and mobile 

12   banking, and ATM networks.  In fact, a member may 

13   join a credit union for as little as $5.  It is 

14   truly affordable.

15                So today we are recognizing one of 

16   our own credit unions in the State of New York, 

17   the Municipal Credit Union, which has been 

18   serving the financial needs of the members that 

19   it represents since 1916.  MCU was chartered in 

20   response to the concern of a New York City mayor, 

21   Mayor John Purroy Mitchel, who wanted city 

22   employees to have a way to save at reasonable 

23   rates and a low-cost borrowing alternative to 

24   loan sharks.

25                Thus the Municipal Credit Union 


                                                               2819

 1   started out with one branch, which was located in 

 2   the Municipal Building in the City of New York, 

 3   using handwritten ledgers.  At the end of the 

 4   first year, 19 charter account holders, or 

 5   members, had combined deposits of $570.  Today, 

 6   100 years later, we have 20 branches, more than 

 7   400,000 members, and over $2.1 billion in assets.

 8                MCU is the oldest credit union in 

 9   the State of New York and one of the largest in 

10   the country.  We have now branches in New York 

11   City, all five boroughs, as well as in 

12   Westchester, as well as Long Island.  In addition 

13   to the main office, which is in Cortlandt Street 

14   in New York City, the branches include Bronx, 

15   149th Street, Brooklyn Postal, Co-Op City, 

16   Coney Island, East Side, East Meadow, Elmont, 

17   Flatbush, Harlem, Melville, Nyack, Oceanside, 

18   Rego Park, Ralph Avenue, Springfield, 

19   Staten Island and Yonkers.  And by the way, my 

20   branch is in Brooklyn.

21                So many of us represent this 

22   wonderful credit union, which has served so many 

23   hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers for 

24   100 years.

25                So I join with the board of 


                                                               2820

 1   directors, who the chair is the Honorable Sylvia 

 2   Ash, along with the second vice chair, Richard 

 3   Wagner, the first vice chair, James Durrah, the 

 4   third vice chair, Loretta Jones -- and I also 

 5   want to take this minute to recognize Kam Wong, 

 6   who is the president and chief executive officer 

 7   of the Municipal Credit Union -- for the fine 

 8   work that they have done in making sure that we 

 9   have a financial institution that is sound, that 

10   is secure, and that serves working people in the 

11   City of New York, all five boroughs, as well as 

12   the counties that I mentioned earlier.

13                So thank you, Mr. Chairman, for 

14   allowing me this opportunity to recognize one of 

15   the premier financial institutions in the 

16   State of New York, the Municipal Credit Union, 

17   and their 100th anniversary.  Thank you.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Senator 

19   Savino.

20                SENATOR SAVINO:   Thank you, 

21   Mr. President.

22                I want to thank Senator Montgomery 

23   for bringing this resolution in recognition of 

24   the 100th anniversary of the Municipal Credit 

25   Union.  


                                                               2821

 1                I have been a member of the 

 2   Municipal Credit Union for about a quarter of 

 3   their century.  As a young city employee I joined 

 4   the Municipal Credit Union, like thousands of 

 5   other New York City employees.  It was the place 

 6   for us to be able to save our money, to have it 

 7   come directly out of our paychecks, to be able to 

 8   put money away for the down payment on a house or 

 9   the down payment on a car.  And in fact when the 

10   time came to make that major purchase in our 

11   life, we were offered the opportunity to get the 

12   best possible loan guarantee, the best possible 

13   rate in the safest environment.  

14                Credit unions have provided that 

15   environment for thousands and thousands of 

16   New York City employees.  In the State of 

17   New York, we have SEFCU.  Credit unions provide a 

18   vital service for their members, and we would 

19   love to see them all over the place.  We have one 

20   on Staten Island, we have one more to come.  We 

21   look forward to opening more MCU branches in the 

22   second centennial year.  

23                Thank you, Senator Montgomery.  

24                Thank you, Mr. President.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Senator 


                                                               2822

 1   Hamilton.

 2                SENATOR HAMILTON:   Yes, I rise, 

 3   Mr. Chairman, to praise MCU for its 100th 

 4   anniversary and to thank Senator Montgomery for 

 5   recognizing MCU.  I've been a member of MCU now 

 6   for 31 years.  It has given me many loans for me 

 7   and my family to buy many several items.  It's a 

 8   great resource in the community.  

 9                I remember when I first started 

10   working for the City of New York, we got paid and 

11   we had to wait on line for about a half an hour 

12   to cash our checks.  MCU was the first bank that 

13   I joined up to to become a member.  And MCU has 

14   been working with my office in Central Brooklyn 

15   giving financial resource seminars to people in 

16   our community, letting them know that they can 

17   become financially literate.  

18                And also they provide free tickets 

19   to the games at MCU Park for our young 

20   underprivileged children in our community.  So 

21   there is a connection with MCU and giving back to 

22   the community.  

23                And I also want to thank a good 

24   friend of mind, Sylvia Ash, for doing a 

25   phenomenal job in extending and leading MCU.  


                                                               2823

 1                And I wish one day we could have 

 2   more credit unions in Brownsville, my section.  

 3   We have 60,000 people and only one bank.  That is 

 4   a financial tragedy.  So hopefully one day credit 

 5   unions will be able to get municipal deposits to 

 6   go to areas where banks don't go.

 7                Thank you very much.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The 

 9   question is on the resolution.  All in favor 

10   signify by saying aye.

11                (Response of "Aye.")

12                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Opposed, 

13   nay.

14                (No response.)

15                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The 

16   resolution is adopted.

17                Senator DeFrancisco.

18                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Would you 

19   please open it up for cosponsorship.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The 

21   resolution will be open for cosponsorship.  If 

22   you do not wish to cosponsor, please notify the 

23   desk.

24                Senator DeFrancisco.

25                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Yes, during 


                                                               2824

 1   the course of the session we've been joined by a 

 2   bunch of guests, organized by the League of Women 

 3   Voters, to actually see what happens here.  

 4                There's an additional group from 

 5   Senator Murphy's district, the Sleepy Hollow 

 6   School District, the Advanced Placement in 

 7   Government class has been up here watching.  And 

 8   I want to thank them for coming.  

 9                And I just wanted to mention to all 

10   of you that we actually do do bills here.  

11                (Laughter.)

12                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   We don't just 

13   introduce people and do resolutions, and we're 

14   going to prove it right now.

15                Would you please take up the 

16   noncontroversial calendar.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Very well.  

18                The Secretary will read.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 81, 

20   by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 5094A, an act to 

21   amend the Public Health Law.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

23   last section.

24                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

25   act shall take effect two years after it shall 


                                                               2825

 1   have become a law.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

 3   roll.

 4                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 55.  Nays, 4.  

 6   Senators Croci, Hoylman, Krueger and Rivera 

 7   recorded in the negative.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

 9   is passed.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 93, 

11   by Senator Young, Senate Print 5265, an act to 

12   direct.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

14   last section.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

16   act shall take effect immediately.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

18   roll.

19                (The Secretary called the roll.)

20                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

22   is passed.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 96, 

24   by Senator Murphy, Senate Print 5951A, an act to 

25   amend the Workers' Compensation Law.


                                                               2826

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

 2   last section.

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 4   act shall take effect on the 60th day.

 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   116, by Senator Marchione, Senate Print 3897A, an 

13   act to amend the County 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   182, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 6003, an act 


                                                               2827

 1   to amend the Public Health Law.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

 3   last section.

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 5   act shall take effect the first day of the month 

 6   commencing after the 180th day.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

 8   roll.

 9                (The Secretary called the roll.)

10                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

12   is passed.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

14   225, by Senator Marcellino, Senate Print 5795A, 

15   an act to amend the Education Law.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

17   last section.

18                THE SECRETARY:   Section 6.  This 

19   act shall take effect on the first of July.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

21   roll.

22                (The Secretary called the roll.)

23                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

25   is passed.


                                                               2828

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 2   344, by Senator Marcellino, Senate Print 1909B, 

 3   an act to amend the Legislative Law.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

 5   last section.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 7   act shall take effect on the 120th day.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

 9   roll.

10                (The Secretary called the roll.)

11                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

13   is passed.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

15   360, substituted earlier by Member of the 

16   Assembly DenDekker, Assembly Print 7967B, an act 

17   to amend the Executive Law.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

19   last section.

20                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

21   act shall take effect immediately.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

23   roll.

24                (The Secretary called the roll.)

25                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.


                                                               2829

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

 2   is passed.

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 4   536, by Senator Lanza, Senate Print 6931C, an act 

 5   to amend the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

 7   last section.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  This 

 9   act shall take effect on the 90th day.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

11   roll.

12                (The Secretary called the roll.)

13                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Announce 

14   the results.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

17   is passed.

18                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

19   590, by Senator Murphy, Senate Print 6577A, an 

20   act to amend the Tax Law.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

22   last section.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  This 

24   act shall take effect immediately.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 


                                                               2830

 1   roll.

 2                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

 5   is passed.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 7   624, by Senator Carlucci, Senate Print 2245C, an 

 8   act to amend the Real Property Tax Law.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

10   last section.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Section 6.  This 

12   act shall take effect immediately.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

14   roll.

15                (The Secretary called the roll.)

16                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

18   is passed.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

20   651, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 4298B, an 

21   act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

23   last section.

24                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

25   act shall take effect on the 90th day.


                                                               2831

 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   679, by Senator Marchione, Senate Print 1200A, an 

 9   act to amend the Executive Law.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

11   last section.

12                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  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   747, by Senator Ortt, Senate Print 3408, an act 

22   to amend the Education Law.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

24   last section.

25                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 


                                                               2832

 1   act shall take effect immediately.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

 3   roll.

 4                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

 7   is passed.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 9   767, by Senator Marcellino, Senate Print 460, an 

10   act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

12   last section.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  This 

14   act shall take effect on the first of November.

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   781, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 1847, an act 

23   to amend the Public Health Law.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

25   last section.


                                                               2833

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  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, 58.  Nays, 1.  

 7   Senator Perkins recorded in the negative.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

 9   is passed.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

11   805, by Senator Griffo, Senate Print 2263, an act 

12   to amend the Education Law.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

14   last section.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

16   act shall take effect on the first of July.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

18   roll.

19                (The Secretary called the roll.)

20                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

22   is passed.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

24   806, substituted earlier by Member of the 

25   Assembly Paulin, Assembly Print Number 1407B, an 


                                                               2834

 1   act to amend the Education 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   821, by Senator Avella, Senate Print 5807A, an 

14   act to amend the Real Property Tax Law.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

16   last section.

17                THE SECRETARY:   Section 5.  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 


                                                               2835

 1   824, substituted earlier by Member of the 

 2   Assembly Russell, Assembly Print 6182, an act to 

 3   amend the General Municipal Law.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

 5   last section.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 7   act shall take effect immediately.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

 9   roll.

10                (The Secretary called the roll.)

11                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

13   is passed.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

15   845, by Senator Savino, Senate Print 5506A, an 

16   act to amend the Personal Property Law.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

18   roll.

19                (The Secretary called the roll.)

20                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

21   last section.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

23   act shall take effect on the first of January.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

25   roll.


                                                               2836

 1                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 58.  Nays, 1.  

 3   Senator Croci recorded in the negative.  

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

 5   is passed.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 7   902, by Senator Young, Senate Print 6368, an act 

 8   to amend the Highway Law.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

10   last section.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

12   act shall take effect immediately.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

14   roll.

15                (The Secretary called the roll.)

16                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

18   is passed.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

20   904, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 523, an act 

21   to amend the Education Law.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

23   last section.

24                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

25   act shall take effect immediately.


                                                               2837

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

 2   roll.

 3                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Senator 

 5   Hamilton to explain his vote.

 6                SENATOR HAMILTON:   Yes, I rise to 

 7   vote yes, and I wanted to thank Senator LaValle 

 8   for introducing this bill.  It's a great bill for 

 9   our state, it's a great bill for our young 

10   children.

11                As you know, we have a shortage of 

12   STEM teachers in the State of New York.  And as 

13   we spoke yesterday in the Education Committee, 

14   with Chair Marcellino, that we have to have more 

15   people teaching STEM and technology in our 

16   schools, and we do have a shortage.  

17                So this bill will have the top 

18   10 percent of the students in high schools get a 

19   free scholarship for STEM in SUNY.  So I want to 

20   thank Senator LaValle for introducing this bill 

21   and I want to thank Senator Marcellino for being 

22   the advocate on getting technology into our 

23   schools in New York State.

24                Thank you.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Thank you 


                                                               2838

 1   for rising, Senator Hamilton.

 2                The Secretary will announce the 

 3   result.

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

 6   is passed.

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 8   905, by Senator Little, Senate Print 602, an act 

 9   to amend the Tax Law.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

11   last section.

12                THE SECRETARY:   Section 6.  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   907, by Senator Farley, Senate Print 2448, an act 

22   to amend the General Municipal Law.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

24   last section.

25                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 


                                                               2839

 1   act shall take effect immediately.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

 3   roll.

 4                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

 7   is passed.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 9   910, by Senator Funke, Senate Print 2978, an act 

10   to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

12   last section.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  This 

14   act shall take effect immediately.

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   911, by Senator Ranzenhofer, Senate Print 3328, 

23   an act to amend the Public Authorities Law.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

25   last section.


                                                               2840

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  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, 58.  Nays, 1.  

 7   Senator Murphy recorded in the negative.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

 9   is passed.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

11   920, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 486A, an 

12   act to amend the Education Law.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

14   last section.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  This 

16   act shall take effect on the first of July.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

18   roll.

19                (The Secretary called the roll.)

20                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

22   is passed.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

24   921, by Senator Ranzenhofer, Senate Print 2645, 

25   an act to amend the Education Law.


                                                               2841

 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                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Senator 

 9   Hamilton to explain his vote.

10                SENATOR HAMILTON:   Yes, Mr. Chair, 

11   I rise to thank Senator Ranzenhofer for 

12   introducing this bill.  It's a great idea.  

13                Right now we have in our schools, in 

14   our colleges, math, science, English.  But we 

15   don't have technology.  And Senator Ranzenhofer 

16   sees this need in our state schools.  And so I'm 

17   voting yes on this bill, yes, yes again, because 

18   computer technology is a key area that we're 

19   lacking in middle schools, high schools, and 

20   colleges.

21                So I thank Senator Ranzenhofer for 

22   the foresight in putting this bill forward.  

23                Thank you very much.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Announce 

25   the result.


                                                               2842

 1                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

 2   Calendar 921, those recorded in the negative are 

 3   Senators Croci, Hoylman, Kaminsky, Krueger, 

 4   Perkins, Rivera and Stavisky.  

 5                Ayes, 52.  Nays, 7.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

 7   is passed.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 9   923, by Senator Funke, Senate Print 3126, an act 

10   to amend the Education Law.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

12   last section.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

14   act shall take effect on the 90th day.

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   925, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 4969A, an 

23   act to amend the Education Law.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

25   last section.


                                                               2843

 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   926, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 5113A, an 

11   act to amend the Education Law.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

13   last section.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  This 

15   act shall take effect immediately.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

17   roll.

18                (The Secretary called the roll.)

19                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 58.  Nays, 1.  

20   Senator Perkins recorded in the negative.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

22   is passed.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

24   948, by Senator Gallivan, Senate Print 397A, an 

25   act to amend the Penal Law.


                                                               2844

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

 2   last section.

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Section 6.  This 

 4   act shall take effect on the first of January.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

 6   roll.

 7                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Senator 

 9   Hamilton to explain his vote.

10                SENATOR HAMILTON:   Yes, Mr. Chair.  

11                I rise to vote no on this bill, 

12   because it does not take into effect postpartum 

13   depression in many women who have children in our 

14   country and in our state.  

15                Postpartum depression is something 

16   that many women experience; 12 percent of women 

17   in New York State will experience postpartum 

18   depression in having a child.  It's something 

19   that women do not want to talk about.  It's hard 

20   to relate to your spouse or anyone else that "I 

21   have thoughts of maybe harming my child."

22                As we move forward, we need to take 

23   away the stigma of postpartum depression and we 

24   need to embrace young mothers and fathers when 

25   they do have children and something does go 


                                                               2845

 1   wrong.  Every woman who has a child wants to love 

 2   their child, but this postpartum depression is a 

 3   serious issue.  And no mother should be sent to 

 4   prison for having an illness that, when she does 

 5   go to a doctor, which is misdiagnosed, they can't 

 6   diagnose it.  

 7                So we need to protect young mothers 

 8   so they can feel that they can talk to someone in 

 9   getting help.

10                Recently a young woman came to my 

11   office and she identified that she did have 

12   postpartum depression, but we could not find 

13   anyone to advocate on her behalf.  But we finally 

14   did find someone, and now we're starting an 

15   organization to address postpartum depression.  I 

16   did introduce a resolution that May be 

17   Postpartum Depression Month and we need to 

18   embrace young mothers when they do have children 

19   and do have difficulties.

20                So I cannot vote for any bill that 

21   will send a young mother to jail who has 

22   postpartum depression.  

23                Thank you.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Announce 

25   the result.


                                                               2846

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 57.  Nays.  

 2   2.  Senators Hamilton and Montgomery recorded in 

 3   the negative.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

 5   is passed.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 7   953, by Senator Ranzenhofer, Senate Print 870, an 

 8   act to amend the Real Property Tax Law.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

10   last section.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

12   act shall take effect immediately.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

14   roll.

15                (The Secretary called the roll.)

16                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

18   is passed.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

20   954, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 871A, an act 

21   to amend the Penal Law.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

23   last section.

24                THE SECRETARY:   Section 5.  This 

25   act shall take effect on the first of November.


                                                               2847

 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   956, by Senator Little, Senate Print 1026, an act 

 9   to amend the Town Law.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

11   last section.

12                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  this 

13   act shall take effect on the first of January.

14                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

15   roll.

16                (The Secretary called the roll.)

17                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Announce 

18   the result.

19                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

20   Calendar 956, those recorded in the negative are 

21   Senators Breslin, Comrie, Espaillat, Gianaris, 

22   Hassell-Thompson, Hoylman, Kaminsky, Krueger, 

23   Latimer, Montgomery, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, 

24   Persaud, Rivera, Sanders, Serrano, Stavisky and 

25   Stewart-Cousins.  Also Senator Squadron.  


                                                               2848

 1                Ayes, 39.  Nays, 20.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

 3   is passed.

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 5   958, by Senator Ranzenhofer, Senate Print 1293A, 

 6   an act to amend the Tax Law.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

 8   last section.

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  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   960, by Senator O'Mara, Senate Print 1440, an act 

19   to amend the Penal Law.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

21   last section.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Section 6.  This 

23   act shall take effect on the first of November.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

25   roll.


                                                               2849

 1                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Announce 

 3   the result.

 4                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

 5   Calendar 960, those recorded in the negative are 

 6   Senators Comrie, Hamilton, Hassell-Thompson, 

 7   Hoylman, Krueger, Montgomery, Perkins and 

 8   Serrano.  

 9                Ayes, 51.  Nays, 8.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

11   is passed.

12                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

13   962, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 1485, an 

14   act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

16   last section.

17                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

18   act shall take effect on the 180th day.

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                Calendar Number 963, the bill has 


                                                               2850

 1   been amended today.  The bill is high.

 2                The Secretary will continue.

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 4   964, by Senator Carlucci, Senate Print 1736, an 

 5   act to amend the Real Property Tax Law.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

 7   last section.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 9   act shall take effect on the 120th day.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

11   roll.

12                (The Secretary called the roll.)

13                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

14                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

15   is passed.

16                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

17   965, by Senator Ritchie, Senate Print 1798A, an 

18   act to amend the Tax Law.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

20   last section.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

22   act shall take effect immediately.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

24   roll.

25                (The Secretary called the roll.)


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 1                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Senator 

 2   Espaillat to explain his vote.

 3                SENATOR ESPAILLAT:   Thank you, 

 4   Mr. President.

 5                I have voted against bills like this 

 6   one over 60 times that provide special benefits 

 7   to the agriculture industry.  I do it because I 

 8   believe that an industry that does not provide 

 9   basic rights and protection for the workers does 

10   not deserve these subsidies.  

11                While 100,000 farmworkers work hard 

12   to feed all of us, they lack basic protections 

13   and rights afforded to just about every single 

14   worker in our state.  To be sure, we are not 

15   talking about extravagant benefits -- a weekly 

16   day off, workers' compensation, overtime pay, the 

17   right to organize, and better working conditions.

18                The bill that I sponsored has now 

19   29 sponsors in this chamber and passed the Labor 

20   Committee 12 to 4.  Farmworkers are marching 

21   right now from Long Island to Albany.  They will 

22   be here on June 1st.  The best way to greet them 

23   when they come here is by putting this bill, the 

24   Farmworkers Fair Labor Practice Act, on the 

25   floor.


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 1                Thank you, Mr. President.  I'll be 

 2   voting in the negative.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Senator 

 4   Espaillat to be recorded in the negative.

 5                Announce the results.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 58.  Nays, 1.  

 7   Senator Espaillat recorded in the negative.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

 9   is passed.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

11   979, by Senator Stavisky, Senate Print 3154, an 

12   act to amend the Criminal Procedure Law.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

14   last section.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

16   act shall take effect immediately.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

18   roll.

19                (The Secretary called the roll.)

20                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

22   is passed.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

24   982, by Senator DeFrancisco, Senate Print 3345A, 

25   an act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.


                                                               2853

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

 2   last section.

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 4   act shall take effect on the first of January.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

 6   roll.

 7                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 58.  Nays, 1.  

 9   Senator Perkins recorded in the negative.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

11   is passed.

12                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

13   983, by Senator Young, Senate Print 3505A, an act 

14   to authorize.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

16   last section.

17                THE SECRETARY:   Section 6.  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 


                                                               2854

 1   985, by Senator Seward, Senate Print 4038, an act 

 2   to amend the Environmental Conservation Law.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

 4   last section.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 6   act shall take effect immediately.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

 8   roll.

 9                (The Secretary called the roll.) 

10                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Announce 

11   the result.

12                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

13   Calendar 985, those recorded in the negative are 

14   Senators Carlucci, Comrie, Espaillat, Gianaris, 

15   Hassell-Thompson, Hoylman, Krueger, Montgomery, 

16   Parker, Perkins, Rivera, Sanders, Serrano, 

17   Squadron and Stavisky.

18                Ayes, 44.  Nays, 15.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

20   is passed.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

22   987, by Senator Avella, Senate Print 4260, an act 

23   to amend the Penal Law.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

25   last section.


                                                               2855

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 2   act shall take effect on the first of November.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

 4   roll.

 5                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Announce 

 7   the result.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

 9   Calendar 987, those recorded in the negative are 

10   Senators Comrie, Espaillat, Gianaris, 

11   Hassell-Thompson, Hoylman, Krueger, Montgomery, 

12   Parker, Perkins, Persaud, Sanders, Serrano and 

13   Squadron.

14                Ayes, 46.  Nays, 13.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

16   is passed.

17                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

18   989, by Senator Hamilton, Senate Print 4351, an 

19   act to amend the Penal Law.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

21   last section.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

23   act shall take effect on the first of November.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

25   roll.


                                                               2856

 1                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

 4   is passed.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 6   990, by Senator Martins, Senate Print 4376A, an 

 7   act to amend the Tax Law.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

 9   last section.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Section 5.  This 

11   act shall take effect immediately.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

13   roll.

14                (The Secretary called the roll.)

15                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

17   is passed.

18                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

19   1000, by Senator O'Mara, Senate Print 5794, an 

20   act to amend the Transportation law.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

22   last section.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

24   act shall take effect immediately.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 


                                                               2857

 1   roll.

 2                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

 5   is passed.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 7   1002, by Senator Ortt, Senate Print 5888, an act 

 8   to amend the Penal Law.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

10   last section.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

12   act shall take effect immediately.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

14   roll.

15                (The Secretary called the roll.)

16                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Announce 

17   the result.

18                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

19   Calendar 1002, those recorded in the negative are 

20   Senators Comrie, Krueger, Montgomery, Perkins, 

21   Persaud, Rivera and Sanders.

22                Ayes, 52.  Nays, 7.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

24   is passed.

25                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 


                                                               2858

 1   1006, by Senator Seward, Senate Print 6562, an 

 2   act to amend the Insurance Law.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

 4   last section.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 6   act shall take effect immediately.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

 8   roll.

 9                (The Secretary called the roll.)

10                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

12   is passed.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

14   1007, by Senator Venditto, Senate Print 6745, an 

15   act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

17   last section.

18                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

19   act shall take effect on the first of November.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

21   roll.

22                (The Secretary called the roll.)

23                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

25   is passed.


                                                               2859

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 2   1010, by Senator Parker, Senate Print 6996, an 

 3   act to amend the Public Health Law.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

 5   last section.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 7   act shall take effect immediately.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

 9   roll.

10                (The Secretary called the roll.)

11                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 

13   is passed.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

15   1014, by Senator Klein, Senate Print --

16                SENATOR AVELLA:   Lay it aside for 

17   the day.   

18                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Calendar 

19   Number 1014 has been laid aside for the day.  

20                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

21   1018, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 7879, an 

22   act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Read the 

24   last section.

25                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 


                                                               2860

 1   act shall take effect immediately.  

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Call the 

 3   roll.

 4                (The Secretary called the roll.) 

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Senator 

 6   Krueger to explain her vote.

 7                SENATOR KRUEGER:   Thank you, 

 8   Mr. President.

 9                I know that someday we may get to 

10   the point of having driverless cars, but we're 

11   not there yet, and we should all make sure we 

12   keep our hands on the steering wheel when the car 

13   is turned on at all times.  That's the reason for 

14   my no vote.  

15                Thank you, Mr. President.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   Senator 

17   Krueger to be recorded in the negative.

18                Announce the result.

19                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

20   Calendar 1018, those recorded in the negative are  

21   Senators Comrie, Espaillat, Hoylman, Krueger, 

22   Montgomery, Peralta, Perkins, Rivera, Serrano and 

23   Squadron.

24                Ayes, 49.  Nays, 10.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   The bill 


                                                               2861

 1   is passed.

 2                Senator Ortt, that completes the 

 3   reading of the noncontroversial calendar.

 4                SENATOR ORTT:   Mr. President, is 

 5   there any further business at the desk?  

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   There is 

 7   no further business before the desk.

 8                SENATOR ORTT:   There being no 

 9   further business before the desk, I move that we 

10   adjourn until Wednesday, May 25th, at 10:00 a.m.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT CROCI:   On motion, 

12   the Senate stands adjourned until Wednesday, 

13   May 25th, at 10:00 a.m.

14                (Whereupon, at 4:48 p.m., the Senate 

15   adjourned.)

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