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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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,
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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,
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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);
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.)
2851
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.
2852
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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