Regular Session - June 19, 2018
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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 June 19, 2018
11 1:51 p.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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18 SENATOR JOSEPH GRIFFO, Acting President
19 FRANCIS W. PATIENCE, Secretary
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1 P R O C E E D I N G S
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
3 Senate will come to order.
4 I ask all present to please rise and
5 join with me as we recite the Pledge of
6 Allegiance to our Flag.
7 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
8 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: In the
10 absence of clergy, I ask all present to please
11 bow their heads in a moment of silent reflection
12 and/or prayer.
13 (Whereupon, the assemblage respected
14 a moment of silence.)
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
16 reading of the Journal.
17 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, Monday,
18 June 18th, the Senate met pursuant to
19 adjournment. The Journal of Sunday, June 17th,
20 was read and approved. On motion, Senate
21 adjourned.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Without
23 objection, the Journal will stand approved as
24 read.
25 Presentation of petitions.
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1 Messages from the Assembly.
2 The Secretary will read.
3 THE SECRETARY: Senator Golden
4 moves to discharge, from the Committee on Rules,
5 Assembly Bill Number 7070A and substitute it for
6 the identical Senate Bill 5438A, Third Reading
7 Calendar 613.
8 Senator Little moves to discharge,
9 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill Number
10 5784B and substitute it for the identical Senate
11 Bill 2606B, Third Reading Calendar 1239.
12 Senator Helming moves to discharge,
13 from the Committee on Mental Health, Assembly
14 Bill Number 249C and substitute it for the
15 identical Senate Bill 2565C, Third Reading
16 Calendar 1336.
17 Senator Marcellino moves to
18 discharge, from the Committee on Education,
19 Assembly Bill Number 10471 and substitute it for
20 the identical Senate Bill 8325, Third Reading
21 Calendar 1462.
22 Senator Hannon moves to discharge,
23 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill Number
24 10781A and substitute it for the identical Senate
25 Bill 7521A, Third Reading Calendar 1497.
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1 Senator Marchione moves to
2 discharge, from the Committee on Rules,
3 Assembly Bill Number 716 and substitute it for
4 the identical Senate Bill 219, Third Reading
5 Calendar 1810.
6 Senator Bailey moves to discharge,
7 from the Committee on Commerce, Economic
8 Development and Small Business, Assembly Bill
9 Number 2805 and substitute it for the identical
10 Senate Bill 3804, Third Reading Calendar 1828.
11 Senator DeFrancisco moves to
12 discharge, from the Committee on Rules,
13 Assembly Bill Number 8704A and substitute it for
14 the identical Senate Bill 6856A, Third Reading
15 Calendar 1850.
16 Senator Boyle moves to discharge,
17 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill Number
18 10198A and substitute it for the identical Senate
19 Bill 7829A, Third Reading Calendar 1860.
20 Senator Murphy moves to discharge,
21 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill Number
22 11026 and substitute it for the identical Senate
23 Bill 8653, Third Reading Calendar 1884.
24 And Senator Ranzenhofer moves to
25 discharge, from the Committee on Rules,
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1 Assembly Bill Number 11051 and substitute it for
2 the identical Senate Bill 8831, Third Reading
3 Calendar 1887.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
5 substitutions are so ordered as read and
6 presented.
7 Presentation of petitions.
8 Messages from the Governor.
9 Reports of standing committees.
10 Reports of select committees.
11 Communications and reports from
12 state officers.
13 Motions and resolutions.
14 Senator DeFrancisco.
15 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
16 Mr. President, I would like to move to adopt the
17 Resolution Calendar, with no exceptions.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: All in
19 favor of adopting the Resolution Calendar as
20 presented indicate by saying aye.
21 (Response of "Aye.")
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Opposed?
23 (No response.)
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
25 Resolution Calendar is adopted.
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1 Senator DeFrancisco.
2 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
3 Mr. President, now can we call up previously
4 adopted Resolution 5754, by Senator Sanders, read
5 the title only, and call on Senator Sanders to
6 speak.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
8 Secretary will read.
9 THE SECRETARY: Legislative
10 Resolution Number 5754, by Senator Sanders,
11 congratulating Ulyses Jackson upon the occasion
12 of celebrating his 103rd birthday.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
14 Sanders.
15 SENATOR SANDERS: Thank you,
16 Mr. President.
17 This is a day and age where, if we
18 live 10 years, we've done well; 20 years, we're
19 ahead of the loop; 30, 40, 50, around average.
20 But if we live to 103 years, we've seen some
21 things. We've seen a nation that has fought
22 several wars. We've seen a nation that has had a
23 black president. We've seen some things on that
24 journey.
25 And today we are saluting Ulyses
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1 Jackson for living to 103 years. Now, I just
2 want to know what his secret is, and I'm trusting
3 that before long, someone is able to tell me.
4 But --
5 (Baby cries out.)
6 SENATOR SANDERS: I agree with you
7 totally.
8 (Laughter.)
9 SENATOR SANDERS: You've heard the
10 secret of 103 years just then.
11 But not simply to live 103 years,
12 but to participate. Mr. Jackson was a veteran,
13 and that means something in this hall -- a
14 veteran of the U.S. armed forces, where he stood
15 against tyranny and had his moment to say that we
16 would not go backwards. And that should be
17 applauded.
18 I could say some things about
19 Mr. Jackson and his love -- and his brother and
20 his love of Cab Calloway and the dancing that
21 they did. But I'm scared that it may inspire
22 Mr. Jackson to get out there and start dancing
23 again. Though that might be interesting to see,
24 at 103 we might not want that.
25 Now, today we are joined by several
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1 generations of Jacksons. We're really -- and I'm
2 hoping that you figure out how to take these
3 103 years, the 103 years where he showed that he
4 was not simply an American citizen, but an
5 American citizen of an outstanding nature.
6 I hope that he inspires every
7 generation. I'm glad that you brought the
8 youngest Jackson. Is this a young Jackson too?
9 Oh, all right, I'm glad that you brought her here
10 to this great place where we are honoring her
11 grandfather, I believe, in a day like this. I
12 see her shaking, shaking. You know, I'll turn
13 over this way, then.
14 I hope that she understands that in
15 the State of New York, we honor such heroes,
16 heroes that have done amazing things not simply
17 for the country, but for family too, which is
18 also an important trait, where we want to
19 ensure -- now, sadly, Mr. Jackson was not allowed
20 to come out here today. We might have -- that
21 would have been interesting, but some other minds
22 said that they wanted to make sure that he is
23 safe and secure.
24 But his family came out in big time.
25 His daughter, I suspect granddaughter -- and
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1 great granddaughter? My goodness. We have
2 several generations.
3 Just one question for the youngest,
4 and then I'll stop. Are you going to join the
5 Army?
6 (Laughter.)
7 SENATOR SANDERS: Tell me that you
8 want to be a good Marine. I'll take that as a
9 yes.
10 (Laughter.)
11 SENATOR SANDERS: You heard it
12 first, my friends.
13 So, Mr. President, I am really glad
14 that we were able to grab the generation of
15 Ulyses, a name surrounded by mythology itself,
16 that we were able to bring them out to this great
17 place, Albany, and stand before this entire body
18 and understand that we honor the 103 years --
19 (Baby cries out.)
20 SENATOR SANDERS: Yes, we do. We
21 honor the 103 years. And not only that, we want
22 him to have another 103 years. Mr. President, I
23 don't know if you can order that, that he can
24 have another 103 years. But if you can, I would
25 appreciate not only you doing that, but giving
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1 them the honor and the recognition that they
2 deserve from this body.
3 And I thank you very much,
4 Mr. President.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank
6 you, Senator Sanders.
7 I think if we just lifted our heads
8 and looked up, we might ask for those blessings
9 for another 103 years, that they be bestowed upon
10 Mr. Jackson.
11 I think I heard the young lady also
12 say "Air Force," Mr. Sanders, so I'm not sure.
13 (Laughter.)
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: We want
15 to congratulate Mr. Jackson on the celebration of
16 his 103rd birthday. It's truly a milestone.
17 We extend our best wishes to the
18 family who are assembled here today. Thank you
19 for being here. We extend the privileges of the
20 house to you. We also extend our best wishes for
21 good health, continued health, and God's
22 blessings. Thank you very much.
23 Let's acknowledge the family who are
24 here today.
25 (Standing ovation.)
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: I may
2 add, Senator Sanders, that my dad is celebrating
3 95 today, and I'm here with you.
4 Senator DeFrancisco.
5 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Would you
6 like to get on with business, Mr. President?
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Yes.
8 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Our next
9 resolution is previously adopted Resolution 5812,
10 by Senator Sepúlveda. Could you please read the
11 title only and call on Senator Sepúlveda to
12 speak, please.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
14 previous resolution, adopted on June 14th, has
15 been opened for cosponsorship, at the request of
16 Senator Sanders. If you choose to be a
17 cosponsor, notify the desk.
18 The Secretary will read.
19 THE SECRETARY: Legislative
20 Resolution Number 5812, by Senator Sepúlveda,
21 congratulating Ignazio Terranova upon the
22 occasion of his retirement after many years of
23 dedicated service to the New York City Department
24 of Sanitation.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
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1 Sepúlveda.
2 SENATOR SEPÚLVEDA: Thank you,
3 Mr. President.
4 Today I stand to celebrate the
5 retirement of a person who embodies what a true
6 public servant should be. He dedicated 20 years
7 of his life to the City of New York, dedicated
8 20 years of his life to the Department of
9 Sanitation, and rose through the ranks of
10 different capacities.
11 Iggy Terranova -- as we call him
12 Iggy -- was born in Ribera, Italy. And because
13 his parents didn't know very well, they raised
14 him in Queens rather than the Bronx.
15 (Laughter.)
16 SENATOR SEPÚLVEDA: But Iggy, as I
17 said, has been a great public servant and the
18 pinnacle of his career was when, in 2005, he rose
19 to the rank of supervisor in the Department of
20 Sanitation, where he became one of the heads of
21 the Community Affairs Office.
22 In that capacity, Iggy has helped so
23 many public officials, has helped so many
24 communities, has created engagements and events
25 for our youth, for our community, has helped
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1 myself, and I know there are other people on this
2 floor who he has helped, throughout his years of
3 service, with minimal or large issues involving
4 sanitation in the City of New York.
5 At one point Iggy was a supervisor
6 to my son, who is here today, who came to
7 celebrate this momentous occasion for
8 Mr. Terranova. His wife is also here today to
9 celebrate this recognition and this
10 congratulations.
11 Iggy, you are a true great American.
12 You are a true great person. You will be sorely
13 missed in the Department of Sanitation and as a
14 public servant in the City of New York. You will
15 be sorely missed by myself, my family. Please
16 remain engaged in community service, and I hope
17 to see you in community service in other
18 capacities in the future.
19 So I want to congratulate you today,
20 and I want to ask the President to offer him the
21 cordialities of the house and congratulate him
22 for the wonderful work that he's done in that
23 illustrious 20-year career that he provided for
24 the City of New York.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank
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1 you, Senator Sepúlveda.
2 Senator Klein.
3 SENATOR KLEIN: Thank you,
4 Mr. President.
5 I want to join my colleague
6 Senator Sepúlveda in congratulating Ignazio --
7 otherwise known as Iggy -- Terranova on his
8 20-year service to the New York City Department
9 of Sanitation.
10 You know, when someone does public
11 service well, it has an impact on so many people.
12 And over the years I came to rely on Iggy to help
13 my constituents on a whole array of various
14 issues. No problem was too big or no problem was
15 too small.
16 We also share a fondness for the
17 same restaurant in the Morris Park section of the
18 Bronx, in my district. And I see Iggy so much in
19 the Bronx doing his job, I actually thought he
20 lived in the Bronx. I didn't know that he
21 actually lives in Astoria, Queens.
22 But he's somebody that's very
23 special. The only thing is I wish he could stay
24 on another 10 years and retire a 30-year career.
25 But we're going to miss him, and we congratulate
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1 him for a job well done for the New York City
2 Department of Sanitation, as sort of the
3 ambassador to elected officials in the community.
4 Thank you, Iggy, for your service.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
6 Comrie.
7 SENATOR COMRIE: Thank you,
8 Mr. President.
9 I wanted to lend my voice to those
10 members that are celebrating and applauding Iggy
11 Terranova on his 20-year retirement. I just
12 found out when I walked in the chambers that he
13 is retiring.
14 But everything that my colleagues
15 have said is true. He was a person that you
16 could depend on to defuse hostility at a
17 community meeting. His gregarious attitude, his
18 love of the job, his ability to express his
19 opinion on exactly what was going on so that
20 people understood it was infectious. It made a
21 hostile meeting a simple meeting. It made a
22 difficult issue an issue that everybody could
23 understand. It made problems with snow removal
24 in Queens go away, because he was focused on
25 getting solutions done and being honest with
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1 people.
2 He will be missed as a public
3 servant. His style and his manner is infectious.
4 And I would hope that we have other people that
5 serve as well in public service, and especially
6 in the Department of Sanitation, which can be
7 contentious, such as Iggy Terranova.
8 So I wish him a happy, healthy, long
9 retirement, but I need him to stay in Queens. I
10 don't want him to go anywhere. You've got to
11 stay here in the borough so that you can continue
12 to show the next generation of people how to be
13 good public servants.
14 Congratulations.
15 Thank you, Mr. President.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank
17 you, Senator Comrie.
18 Senator Gianaris.
19 SENATOR GIANARIS: Thank you,
20 Mr. President.
21 New York City is full of
22 distinguished characters and people that leave an
23 impression. Iggy Terranova is certainly one of
24 them. I think any of us that have dealt with the
25 Department of Sanitation and have been fortunate
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1 enough to have him represent that agency have
2 been impressed by not only his skill and his
3 ability but by his outsized personality as well.
4 And the fact that he lives in
5 Astoria and is within my district is something
6 I'm also proud of.
7 I would just say while there are
8 great restaurants in Morris Park and other parts
9 of the city, there's no place like Astoria for
10 good eating. And I think I'll have to ask Iggy
11 where his favorite restaurant is in his home
12 neighborhood so we can go there together.
13 Thank you, Mr. President.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank
15 you, Senator Gianaris.
16 As noted, the resolution was
17 previously adopted today.
18 On behalf of the Senate, we want to
19 extend a warm welcome to your entire family,
20 Mr. Terranova, for being here today. I think the
21 youngest member was really excited about being in
22 the chamber.
23 And we want to extend again our
24 congratulations on a distinguished career of
25 public service to the citizens of the City of
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1 New York in a very challenging field. But from
2 everything we've heard today, you've done that in
3 an extraordinary manner with great dedication and
4 commitment to the people that you served
5 throughout your career.
6 So we extend our best wishes to you
7 and your family. We welcome you to the chamber.
8 And we hope that you have many, many happy,
9 healthy years in retirement. God bless you.
10 Let's acknowledge them, please.
11 (Standing ovation.)
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
13 DeFrancisco.
14 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes, could we
15 now take up previously adopted Resolution 5813,
16 by Senator Rivera, read the title only, and call
17 on Senator Rivera to speak, please.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
19 Secretary will read.
20 THE SECRETARY: Legislative
21 Resolution Number 5813, by Senator Rivera,
22 memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to
23 proclaim June 2018 as Immigrant Heritage Month in
24 the State of New York.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
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1 Rivera.
2 SENATOR RIVERA: Thank you,
3 Mr. President.
4 As I've said many times on the floor
5 of the Senate before, I have a very diverse and
6 beautiful district. I have individuals in my
7 district -- I represent probably more Dominicans
8 than any other state legislator in the country.
9 I have a growing Mexican community. I have some
10 Bangladeshis, some folks from Ghana and other
11 West African countries, the Garifuna community.
12 This diversity makes my district
13 beautiful. And it is -- every day, when folks
14 come into my office, whether it's to ask for
15 assistance or whether it's just to pay us a
16 visit, I see the rainbow, if you will, of
17 humanity coming into my district office. And I
18 thank them for being there. I thank them for
19 making the Bronx a little bit better and the
20 United States a little bit better.
21 And so this resolution today is to
22 celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month. But I would
23 be remiss if I did not at this time that we are
24 saying that we stand here -- I stand here to
25 celebrate immigrant communities that are in my
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1 district that make our state and my district
2 great, it would be intolerable for me not to
3 mention the horrors that happened, that are
4 happening right this second within our country.
5 If we are here to celebrate
6 immigrant heritage in this country, immigrant
7 heritage in our state, we must at the same time
8 acknowledge what the administration of this -- in
9 DC is doing against immigrant communities.
10 What's happening right now is a moral test of our
11 character as a nation. If we're going to stand
12 on this floor and say that we celebrate all the
13 immigrants that make our particular districts
14 great, then we should also stand up and say, in a
15 loud voice, in a clear voice, that right now in
16 our name this country is ripping families apart.
17 It is destroying them.
18 This is your moment. This is our
19 moment. We stand and celebrate the folks that
20 are parts of our districts, certainly, but we
21 also must remember those who we don't see often.
22 They're not in air-conditioned Senate rooms,
23 they're in the desert running away from death
24 squads. And what are we doing as a country? In
25 the State Senate, we're celebrating these folks
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1 with this resolution. And across the country,
2 thousands of miles from us, families are being
3 ripped apart.
4 This is a moral test as individuals,
5 as elected officials, as a country. And so I ask
6 all of you to not only support this resolution --
7 which is easy enough to do. It's in the
8 abstract, just signing a piece of paper and
9 saying that we celebrate those folks who live in
10 our districts who are -- who make our districts
11 and our country and our state great. But I ask
12 you to take an extra step and say very clearly
13 that what this country is doing in our name is
14 criminal, it is cruel, it is inhumane, it is
15 unjust. We must ask it to stop.
16 Thank you, Mr. President.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
18 Sepúlveda.
19 SENATOR SEPÚLVEDA: Thank you,
20 Mr. President.
21 I too want to rise to speak -- first
22 of all, to congratulate Senator Rivera on this
23 resolution.
24 But I too would be remiss if I
25 didn't discuss or mention the heartless
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1 atrocities, the ripping of families, the behavior
2 of our federal government destroying families
3 that have come here looking for a better life.
4 Individuals that are looking for nothing but for
5 asylum because they fear death squads in their
6 country.
7 And to see mothers, fathers suffer,
8 and to see children, to hear audio recordings of
9 children crying in desperate fear because their
10 parents are being taken away from them, to see
11 mothers crying because their children are being
12 yanked away from them.
13 We are in a period now in this
14 country where we are testing our morality. We
15 are in a period of our country where people will
16 look at us, where generations in the future will
17 look at us and say, How did we allow this to
18 happen?
19 We have people that are criticizing
20 this policy -- a policy that our current
21 president can put at rest in five minutes, but is
22 trying to blame others -- a policy that an
23 attorney general and the head of homeland
24 security are pushing to try to get a better deal
25 in terms of an immigration bill at the federal
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1 level. And it's a shame. It is heartless.
2 When you have religious leaders like
3 the pope, the cardinal, bishops, people of all
4 walks of life, First Ladies from Mrs. Bush to
5 Mrs. Obama to even, to some degree, Melania
6 Trump, criticizing a policy that no matter how
7 you look at it, no matter how you try to justify
8 it, at the end of the day is cruel and heartless.
9 It is something that I think in the annals of
10 history will be compared to decisions by the
11 Supreme Court like Dred Scott, Plessy, and
12 certainly the internment camps during the
13 Korematsu decision.
14 This is not what this country should
15 be about. This country was built on the backs of
16 immigrants, and we should be celebrating their
17 contributions to this country and not trying to
18 rip families apart the way we've been seeing for
19 the last couple of weeks. It is a shame that we
20 are allowing this to happen. We should all stand
21 up and protest against this, be it Republican, be
22 it Democrat, regardless of race, color and creed.
23 This is inhumane, and we should all stand up
24 against it and take a strong stand, because that
25 is not what the United States of America is
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1 about.
2 Thank you.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
4 Bailey.
5 SENATOR BAILEY: Thank you,
6 Mr. President --
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
8 DeFrancisco.
9 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: I'm just -- I
10 just would like to stand up, I know there's a
11 couple more speakers, and this could get into a
12 debate that is going to consume the balance of
13 the two days of the session.
14 So I would just request that if
15 you're going to speak on the bill, to confine it
16 to the topic of the bill. And the more -- the
17 least political it is, the better, so we don't
18 have responses and sur-responses and go on ad
19 infinitum.
20 So I'm just making a plea. You're
21 all Senators, you've all got the right to speak.
22 But hopefully we can follow a rule similar to
23 what I just tried to express.
24 Thank you.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
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1 Bailey.
2 SENATOR BAILEY: Thank you,
3 Mr. President.
4 "The ultimate measure of a man is
5 not where he stands in moments of comfort and
6 convenience, but where he stands at times of
7 challenge and controversy." Martin Luther King,
8 somebody who we like to quote on both sides of
9 the aisle.
10 And I commend Senator Rivera for
11 this resolution. Immigrants are incredibly
12 important, and we are a nation of immigrants.
13 Immigrants are what make my district incredible.
14 From the West Africans in the western portion of
15 my district, to the Caribbean-Americans in the
16 Northeast Bronx, to the folks from Latin America
17 and South America and everywhere else in the
18 world, in the 36th Senatorial District immigrants
19 make my district great.
20 And I understand the concern about
21 making this overly political. But I must say, as
22 a father and as a Senator, I found it incredibly
23 difficult to listen to those recordings with
24 those children pleading for their families.
25 The ball is in our court. This
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1 isn't about politics. This isn't where you stand
2 on what side of the aisle. This is about doing
3 what's right. Immigrants are people like anybody
4 else. I will say nothing further.
5 Thank you, Mr. President.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
7 Alcantara.
8 SENATOR ALCANTARA: Thank you,
9 Mr. President.
10 I want to thank my colleague Senator
11 Rivera for bringing this resolution. As an
12 immigrant from Latin America, for me it's an
13 honor to be here celebrating the contributions
14 that immigrants have made to this country -- not
15 just to the State of New York, but to the entire
16 country.
17 I wear this shawl quite often on the
18 Senate floor, and that was made in Mexico, in
19 Michoacán, Mexico, to remind myself and my
20 colleagues of the contributions that
21 immigrants have made to the United States. And
22 at a time that immigrant communities from Mexico,
23 Central America, and Muslim immigrants I feel are
24 under attack by our current administration, I
25 wear this with pride. Because anyone that sees
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1 this shawl, you can see that this was made in
2 Latin America by indigenous people.
3 And I hope that as we sit here and
4 we celebrate the contribution of immigrants that
5 came before us, whether they were the first
6 African slaves that were forced into immigration
7 here, or they were Jewish fleeing the European
8 regime, or Italians and Irish that came because
9 of economic reasons, I would like to remind my
10 colleagues that Latin American immigrants, or
11 immigrants from anywhere, they come to America
12 for the same reasons that your parents did: To
13 work, and for a better life.
14 And as we are celebrating Immigrant
15 Month, let's celebrate -- also let's remember the
16 123,000 farmworkers that pick the food that we
17 eat every day in the State of New York, that make
18 the thriving agricultural economy in New York
19 what it is. And let's remember that our
20 farmworkers also need justice, that the car wash
21 workers -- who are immigrants -- also need
22 justice.
23 And I would like us to remember,
24 like my colleagues have said before, that right
25 now the Statute of Liberty sits there welcoming
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1 everyone. Unfortunately, under our current
2 administration, if you are a black or brown
3 immigrant or a Muslim, you don't feel welcome in
4 this country. And we should remember that this
5 country was built on the backs of African slaves
6 that were brought here in forced immigration, and
7 that this country today thrives on the poor and
8 cheap labor that is provided by immigrant
9 workers.
10 Immigrants don't come here to commit
11 crimes, like some of us like to pretend.
12 Immigrants come here to do the job that a lot of
13 people in this country don't do. Immigrants come
14 here for the same reason that some of your
15 ancestors did, to work and make a better life.
16 In the name of all the immigrants in
17 the State of New York, we should celebrate
18 them -- not just by standing here and speaking on
19 Immigrant Month, but by doing justice, by passing
20 laws and bills that affect everyday Americans,
21 especially American immigrants. {In Spanish}
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
23 Krueger.
24 SENATOR KRUEGER: Thank you,
25 Mr. President.
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1 I also rise to commend my colleague
2 Senator Gustavo Rivera for bringing this
3 important resolution today, and to remind
4 everyone pretty much all of us are immigrants or
5 the children or grandchildren or
6 great-grandchildren of immigrants in this room
7 today.
8 And this country can never forget
9 that an open policy of welcoming immigrants
10 fleeing danger in their homeland, fleeing abuse,
11 fleeing war, is in fact the entire history of
12 this country. I am the grandchild of people who
13 fled the pogroms in Eastern Europe pre- and
14 post-czars, I am the relative of people who fled
15 the Nazis before World War II, and I am the
16 relative of family who survived the Nazis and got
17 here after the war.
18 It is fundamental to this country to
19 remember our history of being the refuge for
20 immigrants from around the world, and it is the
21 only guarantee of a successful and democratic
22 future for this country. So thank you for the
23 resolution and reminding us all about the role of
24 immigration and immigrants in all our lives.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
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1 resolution was previously adopted as indicated.
2 On several of these resolutions that
3 I have had before the house, if you choose to be
4 a cosponsor, please notify the desk and you'll be
5 added.
6 And Senator DeFrancisco to close on
7 this.
8 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
9 Mr. President, I think everybody basically said
10 what was in their heart and on their minds.
11 And I think that one thing that's
12 extremely important, no matter where you stand on
13 this issue or what's happening today in America,
14 is that the laws have to be changed. The laws
15 have to be workable laws. You can't have laws on
16 the books and then say that law enforcement
17 cannot enforce them. So this is not one
18 political party or another. This issue has been
19 an issue for 20 years. And it's incumbent for
20 both Republicans and Democrats in Congress to
21 change the law so it's workable and fairer to all
22 parties.
23 And I think enough has been enough;
24 now it's time for action. And hopefully the
25 recent efforts that are being reported, anyway,
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1 are supported in some compromise bill that
2 becomes law that will resolve some of these very
3 critical issues that everyone is talking about
4 today.
5 Thank you, Mr. President.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
7 DeFrancisco.
8 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: We have a
9 hand-up from Senator Flanagan, committee
10 assignments. Do you have that at the desk?
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: It is at
12 the desk. It's received and shall be filed.
13 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: I'd like to
14 call an immediate meeting of the Rules Committee
15 in Room 332.
16 And when we get back, there's going
17 to be a Judiciary Committee meeting called
18 thereafter.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There's
20 an immediate meeting of the Rules Committee in
21 Room 332.
22 The Senate will stand at ease.
23 (Whereupon, the Senate stood at ease
24 at 2:23 p.m.)
25 (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened at
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1 2:44 p.m.)
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
3 Senate will return to order.
4 Senator DeFrancisco.
5 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Is there a
6 report of the Rules Committee at the desk?
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
8 a Committee on Rules report at the desk, and the
9 Secretary will read.
10 THE SECRETARY: Senator Flanagan,
11 from the Committee on Rules, reports the
12 following bills:
13 Senate Print 383, by Senator Robach,
14 an act to amend the State Finance Law;
15 Senate 768A, by Senator
16 Stewart-Cousins, an act to amend the
17 Executive Law;
18 Senate 785, by Senator Carlucci, an
19 act to amend the Correction Law;
20 Senate 1298, by Senator Avella, an
21 act to amend the Public Authorities Law;
22 Senate 1323B, by Senator LaValle, an
23 act to amend the Education Law;
24 Senate 1542A, by Senator Avella, an
25 act establishing;
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1 Senate 1698B, by Senator Parker, an
2 act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law;
3 Senate 1737, by Senator Parker, an
4 act to amend the Education Law --
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Excuse
6 me.
7 Senator DeFrancisco.
8 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes, before
9 we continue on the reading of the Rules Committee
10 report, there will be an immediate meeting of the
11 Judiciary Committee in Room 124 of the Capitol.
12 Immediate meeting of the Judiciary Committee,
13 Room 124 of the Capitol.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: All
15 members on the Judiciary Committee should report
16 to Room 124 in the Capitol for the consideration
17 of nominations, all Judiciary Committee members
18 report to Room 124.
19 And the Secretary will continue
20 reading the Committee on Rules report.
21 THE SECRETARY: -- Senate 1779, by
22 Senator Avella, an act to amend the Domestic
23 Relations Law;
24 Senate 2202, by Senator Parker, an
25 act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law;
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1 Senate 2340C, by Senator Alcantara,
2 an act to amend the Education Law;
3 Senate 2496B, by Senator Hannon, an
4 act to amend the Public Health Law;
5 Senate 2829A, by Senator Parker, an
6 act to amend the Tax Law;
7 Senate 3374, by Senator Sanders, an
8 act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law;
9 Senate 3422, by Senator Parker, an
10 act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law;
11 Senate 4359, by Senator Valesky, an
12 act to amend the Penal Law;
13 Senate 4567, by Senator Golden, an
14 act to amend the Real Property Tax Law;
15 Senate 5372, by Senator Valesky, an
16 act to amend the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law;
17 Senate 5896, by Senator Bailey, an
18 act in relation to permitting;
19 Senate 6246A, by Senator Comrie, an
20 act to amend the Parks, Recreation and Historic
21 Preservation Law;
22 Senate 6315A, by Senator Brooks, an
23 act to authorize;
24 Senate 6435B, by Senator Flanagan,
25 an act to amend the Retirement and Social
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1 Security Law;
2 Senate 6644, by Senator Breslin, an
3 act to authorize;
4 Senate 6660, by Senator Bailey, an
5 act to amend the Penal Law;
6 Senate 6664A, by Senator Gallivan,
7 an act in relation to granting;
8 Senate 6697B, by Senator Jacobs, an
9 act in relation to granting;
10 Senate 6916, by Senator Jacobs, an
11 act to amend the State Administrative Procedure
12 Act;
13 Senate 6927A, by Senator Addabbo, an
14 act to establish;
15 Senate 7047, by Senator Kaminsky, an
16 act to authorize;
17 Senate 7228, by Senator Parker, an
18 act to amend the Education Law;
19 Senate 7622A, by Senator Alcantara,
20 an act to amend the Public Health Law;
21 Senate 7710, by Senator Breslin, an
22 act to amend the Public Health Law;
23 Senate 7765B, by Senator Golden, an
24 act to amend the Public Health Law;
25 Senate 7793A, by Senator Valesky, an
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1 act to amend the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law;
2 Senate 7894, by Senator Ranzenhofer,
3 an act to amend the Public Service Law;
4 Senate 7981, by Senator Helming, an
5 act to amend the Judiciary Law;
6 Senate 8011, by Senator Seward, an
7 act to authorize;
8 Senate 8051, by Senator Gallivan, an
9 act to authorize;
10 Senate 8130, by Senator Comrie, an
11 act to amend the Public Authorities Law;
12 Senate 8251, by Senator Robach, an
13 act to amend the General Municipal Law;
14 Senate 8276, by Senator Griffo, an
15 act granting;
16 Senate 8335, by Senator Brooks, an
17 act authorizing;
18 Senate 8351, by Senator Golden, an
19 act to amend the Civil Practice Law and Rules;
20 Senate 8353A, by Senator Hannon, an
21 act to amend the Social Services Law;
22 Senate 8380A, by Senator Funke, an
23 act to amend the Workers' Compensation Law;
24 Senate 8501B, by Senator Murphy, an
25 act to amend the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law;
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1 Senate 8533, by Senator Serino, an
2 act to direct;
3 Senate 8579, by Senator Hoylman, an
4 act to amend the Public Authorities Law;
5 Senate 8636A, by Senator Marcellino,
6 an act to amend the Environmental Conservation
7 Law;
8 Senate 8669, by Senator Hannon, an
9 act to amend the Public Health Law;
10 Senate 8757, by Senator Hannon, an
11 act to amend Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2015;
12 Senate 8784B, by Senator Kavanagh,
13 an act to authorize;
14 Senate 8802, by Senator O'Mara, an
15 act in relation to legalizing, validating,
16 ratifying and confirming;
17 Senate 8815, by Senator Ortt, an act
18 to amend the Public Authorities Law;
19 Senate 8822, by Senator Hannon, an
20 act to amend Chapter 384 of the Laws of 1998;
21 Senate 8832, by Senator Brooks, an
22 act authorizing;
23 Senate 8834, by Senator Young, an
24 act to amend Chapter 451 of the Laws of 2012;
25 Senate 8837A, by Senator Golden, an
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1 act to amend the Civil Service Law;
2 Senate 8907, by Senator Hannon, an
3 act to amend the Public Health Law;
4 Senate 8916, by Senator Gallivan, an
5 act to amend the Criminal Procedure Law;
6 Senate 8943, by Senator Hannon, an
7 act to amend the Public Health Law;
8 Senate 8952, by Senator Hannon, an
9 act to amend Chapter 602 of the Laws of 1993;
10 Senate 8965, by Senator Seward, an
11 act to amend the General Municipal Law;
12 Senate 8972B, by Senator Valesky, an
13 act to amend the Real Property Tax Law;
14 Senate 8977, by Senator Hannon, an
15 act to amend the Public Health Law;
16 Senate 8990, by Senator Young, an
17 act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law;
18 Senate 8991A, by Senator Flanagan,
19 an act to amend the Tax Law;
20 Senate 8995, by Senator Seward, an
21 act to amend Chapter 589 of the Laws of 2015;
22 Senate 9006, by Senator DeFrancisco,
23 an act to authorize;
24 Senate 9029, by Senator Phillips, an
25 act to amend the Tax Law;
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1 Senate 9030A, by Senator O'Mara, an
2 act to amend the Tax Law;
3 Senate 9039B, by Senator Hoylman, an
4 act to amend Chapter 592 of the Laws of 1998;
5 Senate 9052, by Senator Flanagan, an
6 act to amend the Tax Law;
7 Senate 9070A, by Senator Lanza, an
8 act to amend the Penal Law;
9 Senate 9074A, by Senator Tedisco, an
10 act to amend the Education Law;
11 Senate 9078, by Senator Hannon, an
12 act to amend the Public Health Law;
13 Senate 9082, by Senator Carlucci, an
14 act to amend the Village Law;
15 And Senate 9096, by Senator Addabbo,
16 an act to amend the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering
17 and Breeding Law.
18 All bills reported direct to third
19 reading.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
21 DeFrancisco.
22 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Move to
23 accept the report of the Rules Committee, please.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: All in
25 favor of accepting the Committee on Rules report
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1 say aye.
2 (Response of "Aye.")
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Opposed?
4 (No response.)
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
6 Rules Committee report is accepted and before the
7 house.
8 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Could we now
9 go back to messages from the Assembly.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: We will
11 return to messages from the Assembly.
12 The Secretary will read.
13 THE SECRETARY: Senator Hoylman
14 moves to discharge, from the Committee on Rules,
15 Assembly Bill Number 10685 and substitute it for
16 the identical Senate Bill 8579, Third Reading
17 Calendar 1966.
18 Senator Hannon moves to discharge,
19 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
20 Number 11020 and substitute it for the identical
21 Senate Bill 8757, Third Reading Calendar 1969.
22 Senator Ortt moves to discharge,
23 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill 10674
24 and substitute it for the identical Senate Bill
25 8815, Third Reading Calendar 1972.
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1 Senator Young moves to discharge,
2 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
3 Number 10615 and substitute it for the identical
4 Senate Bill 8834, Third Reading Calendar 1975.
5 Senator Gallivan moves to discharge,
6 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
7 Number 985 and substitute it for the identical
8 Senate Bill 8916, Third Reading Calendar 1980.
9 Senator Hannon moves to discharge,
10 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
11 Number 11006 and substitute it for the identical
12 Senate Bill 8952, Third Reading Calendar 1982.
13 Senator Hannon moves to discharge,
14 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
15 Number 8401C and substitute it for the identical
16 Senate Bill 8977, Third Reading Calendar 1985.
17 Senator Young moves to discharge,
18 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
19 Number 11121 and substitute it for the identical
20 Senate Bill 8990, Third Reading Calendar 1986.
21 Senator Seward moves to discharge,
22 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
23 Number 11014 and substitute it for the identical
24 Senate Bill 8995, Third Reading Calendar 1988.
25 Senator Lanza moves to discharge,
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1 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
2 Number 11125A and substitute it for the identical
3 Senate Bill 9070A, Third Reading Calendar 1992.
4 Senator Carlucci moves to discharge,
5 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
6 Number 10816A and substitute it for the identical
7 Senate Bill 9082, Third Reading Calendar 1995.
8 Senator Robach moves to discharge,
9 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
10 Number 2022 and substitute it for the identical
11 Senate Bill 383, Third Reading Calendar 1920.
12 Senator Parker moves to discharge,
13 from the Committee on Investigations and
14 Government Operations, Assembly Bill Number 5333A
15 and substitute it for the identical Senate Bill
16 2829A, Third Reading Calendar 1932.
17 Senator Golden moves to discharge,
18 from the Committee on Aging, Assembly Bill
19 Number 6037 and substitute it for the identical
20 Senate Bill 4567, Third Reading Calendar 1935.
21 Senator Comrie moves to discharge,
22 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
23 Number 6868A and substitute it for the identical
24 Senate Bill 6246A, Third Reading Calendar 1937.
25 Senator Flanagan moves to discharge,
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1 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
2 Number 8402A and substitute it for the identical
3 Senate Bill 6435B, Third Reading Calendar 1939.
4 Senator Jacobs moves to discharge,
5 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
6 Number 9935A and substitute it for the identical
7 Senate Bill 6697B, Third Reading Calendar 1943.
8 Senator Jacobs moves to discharge,
9 from the Committee on Commerce and Economic
10 Development, Assembly Bill Number 9643 and
11 substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 6916,
12 Third Reading Calendar 1944.
13 Senator Addabbo moves to discharge,
14 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
15 Number 8686A and substitute it for the identical
16 Senate Bill 6927A, Third Reading Calendar 1945.
17 Senator Golden moves to discharge,
18 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
19 Number 8819B and substitute it for the identical
20 Senate Bill 7765B, Third Reading Calendar 1950.
21 Senator Valesky moves to discharge,
22 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
23 Number 10128A and substitute it for the identical
24 Senate Bill 7793A, Third Reading Calendar 1951.
25 Senator Ranzenhofer moves to
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1 discharge, from the Committee on Corporations,
2 Authorities and Commissions, Assembly Bill
3 Number 9616 and substitute it for the identical
4 Senate Bill 7894, Third Reading Calendar 1952.
5 Senator Golden moves to discharge,
6 from the Committee on Judiciary, Assembly Bill
7 Number 5837 and substitute it for the identical
8 Senate Bill 8351, Third Reading Calendar 1961.
9 And Senator Hannon moves to
10 discharge, from the Committee on Rules,
11 Assembly Bill Number 10459A and substitute it for
12 the identical Senate Bill 8353A, Third Reading
13 Calendar 1962.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
15 substitutions are so ordered as read and
16 presented.
17 Senator DeFrancisco.
18 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Now can we
19 take up the reading of the noncontroversial
20 active list for today.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
22 Secretary will read the active list before the
23 house, noncontroversial.
24 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
25 119, by Senator Avella, Senate Print 1511, an act
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1 to amend the Correction Law.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
3 last section.
4 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
5 act shall take effect immediately.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
7 roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
11 is passed.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 214, by Senator Klein, Senate Print 6953A, an act
14 to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
16 last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
18 act shall take effect on the 30th day.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
20 roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
24 passes.
25 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Can we go to
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1 1773B and lay it aside temporarily, please.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Calendar
3 Number 266 will be laid aside temporarily.
4 The Secretary will continue.
5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
6 460, by Senator Valesky, Senate Print 1236, an
7 act to amend the General Business Law.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
9 last section.
10 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
11 act shall take effect on the 180th day.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
13 roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
17 is passed.
18 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
19 497, by Senator Klein, Senate Print 7674, an act
20 to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
22 last section.
23 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
24 act shall take effect immediately.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
4117
1 roll.
2 (The Secretary called the roll.)
3 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
5 passes.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 501, by Senator Avella, Senate Print 4836, an act
8 to amend the Family Court Act.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
10 last section.
11 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
12 act shall take effect immediately.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
14 roll.
15 (The Secretary called the roll.)
16 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
18 passes.
19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
20 603, by Senator Young, Senate Print 518B, an act
21 to amend the Education Law.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
23 last section.
24 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
25 act shall take effect immediately.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
2 roll.
3 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
6 passes.
7 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
8 613, substituted earlier by Member of the
9 Assembly Abbate, Assembly Print 7070A, an act to
10 amend the Public Officers Law.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
12 last section.
13 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
14 act shall take effect immediately.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
16 roll.
17 (The Secretary called the roll.)
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Announce
19 the results.
20 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
21 Calendar 613, those recorded in the negative are
22 Senators Comrie, Hoylman, Krueger, Montgomery,
23 Parker, Persaud, Rivera, Sanders and Sepúlveda.
24 Ayes, 52. Nays, 9.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
4119
1 passes.
2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
3 614, by Senator Klein, Senate Print 6735, an act
4 to direct.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
6 last section.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
8 act shall take effect immediately.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
10 roll.
11 (The Secretary called the roll.)
12 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
13 Calendar 614, those recorded in the negative are
14 Senators Akshar, Ortt and Ranzenhofer. Also
15 Senator Helming. Also Senator Griffo.
16 Ayes, 56. Nays, 5.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
18 is passed.
19 Calendar Number 943 is high;
20 therefore, it's ineligible for consideration.
21 We'll move on to Calendar Number 945.
22 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
23 945, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 7853A, an
24 act to amend the Town Law.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
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1 last section.
2 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
3 act shall take effect immediately.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
5 roll.
6 (The Secretary called the roll.)
7 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
9 passes.
10 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
11 1129, by Senator Flanagan, Senate Print 8235A, an
12 act to amend Subpart H of Part C of Chapter 20 of
13 the Laws of 2015.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
15 last section.
16 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
17 act shall take effect immediately.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
19 roll.
20 (The Secretary called the roll.)
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Announce
22 the results.
23 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
24 Calendar 1129, those recorded in the negative are
25 Senators Addabbo, Alcantara, Avella, Benjamin,
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1 Breslin, Carlucci, Comrie, Gianaris, Hamilton,
2 Hoylman, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Mayer,
3 Montgomery, Parker, Peralta, Persaud, Rivera,
4 Sanders, Sepúlveda, Stewart-Cousins and Valesky.
5 Ayes, 38. Nays, 23.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
7 passes.
8 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
9 1239, substituted earlier by Member of the
10 Assembly Jones, Assembly Print 5784B, an act to
11 amend the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
13 last section.
14 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
15 act shall take effect immediately.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
17 roll.
18 (The Secretary called the roll.)
19 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59. Nays, 2.
20 Senators Akshar and DeFrancisco recorded in the
21 negative. Also Senator Griffo.
22 Ayes, 58. Nays, 3.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
24 passes.
25 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
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1 1243, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 6861A, an
2 act to amend the Public Authorities Law.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
4 last section.
5 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
6 act shall take effect immediately.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
8 roll.
9 (The Secretary called the roll.)
10 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
12 passes.
13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
14 1264, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 6353A, an
15 act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
17 last section.
18 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
19 act shall take effect June 1, 2019.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
21 roll.
22 (The Secretary called the roll.)
23 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
25 passes.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
2 1289, by Senator Griffo, Senate Print 5549C, an
3 act in relation to maintaining.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
5 last section.
6 THE SECRETARY: Section 5. This
7 act shall take effect immediately.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
9 roll.
10 (The Secretary called the roll.)
11 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
13 passes.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 1334, by Senator Serino, Senate Print 2158C, an
16 act to amend the Social Services Law.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
18 last section.
19 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
20 act shall take effect one year after it shall
21 have become a law.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
23 roll.
24 (The Secretary called the roll.)
25 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
2 passes.
3 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
4 1336, substituted earlier by Member of the
5 Assembly Santabarbara, Assembly Print 249C, an
6 act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
8 last section.
9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
10 act shall take effect on the 180th day.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
12 roll.
13 (The Secretary called the roll.)
14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
16 passes.
17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
18 1389, by Senator Seward, Senate Print 8147, an
19 act to amend the Insurance Law.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
21 last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
23 act shall take effect immediately.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
25 roll.
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1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
4 passes.
5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
6 1401, by Senator Golden, Senate Print 8270B, an
7 act to amend the Civil Service Law.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
9 last section.
10 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
11 act shall take effect immediately.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
13 roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
17 passes.
18 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
19 1403, by Senator Golden, Senate Print 8859, an
20 act to amend the Retirement and Social Security
21 Law.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
23 last section.
24 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
25 act shall take effect immediately.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
2 roll.
3 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
5 Senator Krueger recorded in the negative.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
7 passes.
8 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
9 1444, by Senator Lanza --
10 SENATOR KLEIN: Lay it aside.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Lay it
12 aside.
13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
14 1462, substituted earlier by Member of the
15 Assembly Nolan, Assembly Print 10471, an act to
16 amend Section 4 of Part M of Chapter 56 of the
17 Laws of 2012.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
19 last section.
20 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
21 act shall take effect immediately.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
23 roll.
24 (The Secretary called the roll.)
25 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
2 passes.
3 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
4 1497, substituted earlier by Member of the
5 Assembly Gottfried, Assembly Print 10781A, an act
6 to amend the Public Health Law.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
8 last section.
9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
10 act shall take effect immediately.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
12 roll.
13 (The Secretary called the roll.)
14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
16 passes.
17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
18 1503, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 8473A, an
19 act to amend the Public Health Law.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
21 last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
23 act shall take effect immediately.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
25 roll.
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1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
4 passes.
5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
6 1504, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 8474, an
7 act to amend the Public Health Law.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
9 last section.
10 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
11 act shall take effect immediately.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
13 roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
17 passes.
18 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
19 1505, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 8609A, an
20 act to amend the Public Health Law.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
22 last section.
23 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
24 act shall take effect immediately.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
4129
1 roll.
2 (The Secretary called the roll.)
3 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
5 passes.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 1514, substituted earlier by Member of the
8 Assembly Gunther, Assembly Print 398A, an act to
9 amend the Tax Law.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
11 last section.
12 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
13 act shall take effect immediately.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
15 roll.
16 (The Secretary called the roll.)
17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
19 passes.
20 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
21 1528, by Senator Funke, Senate Print 1042, an act
22 to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
24 a home-rule message present at the desk.
25 The Secretary will read the last
4130
1 section.
2 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
3 act shall take effect immediately.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
5 roll.
6 (The Secretary called the roll.)
7 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
9 is passed.
10 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
11 1561, by Senator Persaud, Senate Print 5823A, an
12 act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
14 last section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
16 act shall take effect immediately.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
21 Senator Akshar recorded in the negative.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
23 passes.
24 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
25 1603, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 8254A, an
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1 act to amend the Town Law.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
3 last section.
4 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
5 act shall take effect immediately.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
7 roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
11 passes.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 1610, by Senator Ritchie, Senate Print 8536, an
14 act to amend Chapter 349 of the Laws of 2015.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
16 a home-rule message present at the desk.
17 The Secretary will read the last
18 section.
19 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
20 act shall take effect immediately.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
22 roll.
23 (The Secretary called the roll.)
24 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
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1 passes.
2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
3 1732, by Senator Murphy, Senate Print --
4 SENATOR KLEIN: Lay it aside.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Lay it
6 aside.
7 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
8 1810, substituted earlier by Member of the
9 Assembly Gunther, Assembly Print 716, an act to
10 amend the Tax Law.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
12 last section.
13 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
14 act shall take effect immediately.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
16 roll.
17 (The Secretary called the roll.)
18 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
19 Senator Griffo recorded in the negative.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
21 is passed.
22 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
23 1825, by Senator Boyle, Senate Print 3557, an act
24 to amend the Tax Law.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
4133
1 last section.
2 THE SECRETARY: Section 5. This
3 act shall take effect immediately.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
5 roll.
6 (The Secretary called the roll.)
7 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
9 passes.
10 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
11 1827, by Senator Griffo, Senate Print 3660A, an
12 act authorizing.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
14 last section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
16 act shall take effect immediately.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
21 Senator Robach recorded in the negative.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
23 passes.
24 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
25 1828, substituted earlier by Member of the
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1 Assembly Thiele, Assembly Print 2805, an act to
2 amend the Economic Development Law.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
4 last section.
5 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
6 act shall take effect immediately.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
8 roll.
9 (The Secretary called the roll.)
10 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
12 passes.
13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
14 1833, by Senator Ranzenhofer, Senate Print 4623A,
15 an act to amend the Tax Law.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
17 last section.
18 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
19 act shall take effect immediately.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
21 roll.
22 (The Secretary called the roll.)
23 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
24 Senator Felder recorded in the negative.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
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1 passes.
2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
3 1837, by Senator Griffo, Senate Print 5584B, an
4 act to amend the Education Law.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
6 last section.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 5. This
8 act shall take effect 18 months after it shall
9 have become a law.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
11 roll.
12 (The Secretary called the roll.)
13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
15 passes.
16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
17 1841, by Senator Golden, Senate Print 5886, an
18 act to amend the Administrative Code of the City
19 of New York.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
21 last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
23 act shall take effect immediately.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
25 roll.
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1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Announce
3 the results.
4 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
5 Calendar 1841, those recorded in the negative are
6 Senators Alcantara, Benjamin, Comrie, Gianaris,
7 Hoylman, Kavanagh, Krueger, Montgomery, Parker,
8 Peralta, Persaud, Rivera, Sanders and Sepúlveda.
9 Also Senator Serrano. Also Senator Dilan.
10 Ayes, 45. Nays, 16.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
12 passes.
13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
14 1843, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 5992B, an
15 act to amend the Education Law.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
17 last section.
18 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
19 act shall take effect on the 90th day.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
21 roll.
22 (The Secretary called the roll.)
23 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
25 passes.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
2 1844, by Senator Larkin, Senate Print 6269A, an
3 act to amend the Real Property Tax Law.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
5 last section.
6 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
7 act shall take effect immediately.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
9 roll.
10 (The Secretary called the roll.)
11 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
13 is passed.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 1846, by Senator DeFrancisco, Senate Print 6455,
16 an act to amend the Insurance Law.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
18 last section.
19 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
20 act shall take effect on the 120th day.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
22 roll.
23 (The Secretary called the roll.)
24 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
4138
1 is passed.
2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
3 1848, by Senator Ortt, Senate Print 6663, an act
4 to amend the Insurance Law.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
6 last section.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 5. This
8 act shall take effect on the first of January.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
10 roll.
11 (The Secretary called the roll.)
12 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
14 is passed.
15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
16 1850, substituted earlier by Member of the
17 Assembly Magnarelli, Assembly Print 8704A, an act
18 to amend the State Law.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
22 act shall take effect immediately.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
2 Hoylman to explain his vote.
3 SENATOR HOYLMAN: Thank you,
4 Mr. President.
5 I rise to oppose this legislation
6 because I believe it violates the First
7 Amendment's Establishment Clause, which prohibits
8 government from making any law respecting an
9 establishment of religion, not only from
10 establishing an official religion, but also
11 prohibiting government taking actions that favor
12 one religion over the other.
13 This hymn -- and I don't know if my
14 colleagues on the other side of the aisle have
15 read the words -- specifically makes reference to
16 Christ by noting "the King and blessed One,"
17 "Thou David's royal Son," "Thee, Redeemer, King,"
18 and even more.
19 The point being that this is not
20 just a religious hymn, this is not just now
21 making a state hymn official, but it's also
22 making a state hymn a Christian hymn. And for
23 those reasons, I will be voting in the negative.
24 Thank you.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
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1 Hoylman to be recorded in the negative.
2 Senator Krueger to explain her vote.
3 SENATOR KRUEGER: Thank you,
4 Mr. President.
5 I would simply like to rise to
6 support Senator Hoylman's objection. I think
7 it's very clear that a legislative body should
8 not be recognizing any given religious
9 identification with something that is an official
10 hymn or song for the State of New York.
11 The separation of church and state
12 might be as important to the history and future
13 of democracy as our earlier discussion about
14 openness to immigration. I also urge a no vote.
15 Thank you.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
17 Krueger in the negative.
18 Announce the results.
19 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
20 Calendar 1850, those recorded in the negative are
21 Senators Alcantara, Hoylman, Krueger, Sanders,
22 Sepúlveda and Stavisky. Also Senator Rivera.
23 Ayes, 54. Nays, 7.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
25 is passed.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
2 1857, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 7596, an
3 act to amend the State Finance Law.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
5 last section.
6 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
7 act shall take effect one year after it shall
8 have become a law.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
10 roll.
11 (The Secretary called the roll.)
12 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
14 passes.
15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
16 1860, substituted earlier by Member of the
17 Assembly Pellegrino, Assembly Print 10198A, an
18 act directing.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
22 act shall take effect immediately.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
3 passes.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 1861, by Senator Larkin, Senate Print 7860B, an
6 act to authorize.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
8 a home-rule message at the desk.
9 The Secretary will read the last
10 section.
11 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
12 act shall take effect immediately.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
14 roll.
15 (The Secretary called the roll.)
16 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
18 is passed.
19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
20 1862, by Senator Funke, Senate Print 7893, an act
21 to amend the Parks, Recreation and Historic
22 Preservation Law.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
24 last section.
25 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
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1 act shall take effect immediately.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
3 roll.
4 (The Secretary called the roll.)
5 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
7 is passed.
8 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
9 1869, by Senator Helming, Senate Print 8060A, an
10 act to amend the Parks, Recreation and Historic
11 Preservation Law.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
13 last section.
14 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
15 act shall take effect immediately.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
17 roll.
18 (The Secretary called the roll.)
19 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
21 is passed.
22 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
23 1870, by Senator O'Mara, Senate Print 8102, an
24 act to authorize.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
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1 a home-rule message at the desk.
2 The Secretary will read the last
3 section.
4 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
5 act shall take effect immediately.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
7 roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
11 is passed.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 1871, by Senator Tedisco, Senate Print 8118, an
14 act to amend the General Municipal Law.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
16 last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
18 act shall take effect immediately.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
20 roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
24 passes.
25 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
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1 1878, by Senator Serino, Senate Print 8540, an
2 act to amend the Penal Law.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
4 last section.
5 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
6 act shall take effect on the first of November.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
8 roll.
9 (The Secretary called the roll.)
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Announce
11 the results.
12 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
13 Calendar 1878, those recorded in the negative are
14 Senators Bailey, Hoylman, Krueger and Montgomery.
15 Ayes, 57. Nays, 4.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
17 passes.
18 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
19 1881, by Senator Ranzenhofer, Senate Print 8599A,
20 an act to amend the Social Services Law.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
22 last section.
23 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
24 act shall take effect on the 180th day.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
4146
1 roll.
2 (The Secretary called the roll.)
3 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
5 is passed.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 1884, substituted earlier by the Assembly
8 Committee on Rules, Assembly Print 11026, an act
9 to amend Chapter 831 of the Laws of 1981.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
11 last section.
12 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
13 act shall take effect immediately.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
15 roll.
16 (The Secretary called the roll.)
17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
19 is passed.
20 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
21 1886, by Senator Funke, Senate Print 8807, an act
22 to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
24 last section.
25 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
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1 act shall take effect immediately.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
3 roll.
4 (The Secretary called the roll.)
5 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
6 Senator Krueger recorded in the negative.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
8 is passed.
9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
10 1887, substituted earlier by the Assembly
11 Committee on Rules, Assembly Print 11051, an act
12 to amend the Tax Law.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
14 last section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
16 act shall take effect immediately.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
22 is passed.
23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
24 1888, by Senator Jacobs, Senate Print 8838, an
25 act authorizing.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
2 a home-rule message at the desk.
3 The Secretary will read the last
4 section.
5 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
6 act shall take effect immediately.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
8 roll.
9 (The Secretary called the roll.)
10 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
12 is passed.
13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
14 1889, by Senator Helming, Senate Print 8840, an
15 act to amend the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
17 last section.
18 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
19 act shall take effect immediately.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
21 roll.
22 (The Secretary called the roll.)
23 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
25 is passed.
4149
1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
2 1890, by Senator Griffo, Senate Print 8868, an
3 act to amend the Executive Law.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
5 last section.
6 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
7 act shall take effect immediately.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
9 roll.
10 (The Secretary called the roll.)
11 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
13 passes.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 1896, by Senator Flanagan, Senate Print 8930, an
16 act authorizing.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
18 a home-rule message at the desk.
19 The Secretary will read the last
20 section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
22 act shall take effect immediately.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4150
1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
3 passes.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 1900, by Senator Phillips, Senate Print 8986, an
6 act to amend the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and
7 Breeding Law.
8 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Lay it aside
9 temporarily, please.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Lay it
11 aside temporarily.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 1904, by Senator Little, Senate Print 9005 --
14 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Lay it aside
15 for the day, please.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Lay it
17 aside for the day.
18 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
19 1907, by Senator Gallivan, Senate Print 9032, an
20 act to amend the Highway Law.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
22 last section.
23 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
24 act shall take effect immediately.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
4151
1 roll.
2 (The Secretary called the roll.)
3 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
5 is passed.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 1910, by Senator Gallivan, Senate Print 9048, an
8 act to amend the Highway Law.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
10 last section.
11 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
12 act shall take effect immediately.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
14 roll.
15 (The Secretary called the roll.)
16 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
18 passes.
19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
20 1912, by Senator Gallivan, Senate Print 9057, an
21 act to amend the Highway Law.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
23 last section.
24 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
25 act shall take effect immediately.
4152
1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
2 roll.
3 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
6 is passed.
7 Senator DeFrancisco, that completes
8 the current noncontroversial reading of the
9 active list.
10 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes,
11 Mr. President, could we take off the general
12 calendar an add-on, a Senator Carlucci bill,
13 Senate Print 8345A, please.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
15 Secretary will read.
16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
17 1547, by Senator Carlucci, Senate Print 8345A, an
18 act to amend Chapter 420 of the Laws of 2013.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
20 a home-rule message present at the desk.
21 Read the last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
23 act shall take effect immediately.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
25 roll.
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1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
4 is passed.
5 Senator DeFrancisco.
6 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
7 Mr. President, can we stand at ease until the
8 desk is ready.
9 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
10 Calendar 1547, those recorded in the negative are
11 Senators Akshar, Lanza, Ortt and Ranzenhofer.
12 Ayes, 57. Nays, 4.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
14 passes.
15 Senator DeFrancisco.
16 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
17 Mr. President, can we return to reports of
18 standing committees, please.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: We will
20 now return to reports of standing committees.
21 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Is there a
22 report of the Judiciary Committee at the desk?
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
24 a report at the desk, and the Secretary can read.
25 Do you prefer -- are you going to do
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1 this individually or as a group?
2 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: It's up to
3 the chairman of the committee what his preference
4 is. But why don't we read them all at once, and
5 he can make his comments.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
7 Secretary will read.
8 THE SECRETARY: Senator Bonacic,
9 from the Committee on Judiciary, reports the
10 following nominations to serve as judges of the
11 Court of Claims: Ellen Biben; Glen Bruening;
12 Mark Cohen; Judith Hard; Albert Lorenzo; Roger
13 McDonough; Juan Merchan; John Michalski; Robert
14 Schwartz; and Maxwell Wiley.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
16 DeFrancisco.
17 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes,
18 Mr. President, I move to accept the report of
19 Judiciary Committee.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: All in
21 favor of accepting the report of the Committee on
22 Judiciary say aye.
23 (Response of "Aye.")
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Opposed?
25 (No response.)
4155
1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
2 committee report has been accepted.
3 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
4 Mr. President, it's my understanding that
5 Senator Bonacic would like to move the group
6 together but then individually, after his motion,
7 discuss each individual and introduce their
8 families.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: It is so
10 directed.
11 Senator Bonacic, you may be heard.
12 SENATOR BONACIC: Thank you,
13 Mr. President.
14 Just about an hour ago, the
15 Judiciary Committee met and we considered the
16 reappointment of ten judges to the Court of
17 Claims.
18 I want to thank Governor Cuomo for
19 putting forth an impressive list of nominees for
20 the court. They've all been approved by the
21 Judicial Nominating Commission. They always have
22 shown exemplary temperament and dedication to the
23 bench. I'm confident that the nominees before
24 the State Senate Judiciary Committee today, and
25 before the body, will hold themselves to such
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1 standards.
2 What I'd like to do now, they're up
3 in the gallery now, many with friends and family.
4 And pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 of
5 Article VI of the Constitution and the provisions
6 of Section 2 of the Court of Claims Act, and
7 pursuant to the provisions of Section 21 of
8 Article VI of the Constitution, the Judiciary
9 Committee has reported all of the nominations to
10 the floor for Senate consideration.
11 I will introduce each judge and
12 their family members, and then we'll move all ten
13 to be confirmed by the Senate.
14 The first is the Honorable Ellen
15 Biben. I'd ask each judge to stand as I announce
16 your name, as well as your honored guests. And
17 accompanying Judge Biben is her staff, Dana Levin
18 Gosnell and Rachel Bigio. Okay?
19 Our second judge is the Honorable
20 Glen Bruening. He's accompanied by his bride,
21 Katie, and sons Dylan and Carson. Okay? There
22 they are in the corner.
23 The next judge is the Honorable Mark
24 Cohen, with his bride, Jill Cohen. All right.
25 All right, Jill, I wanted to see you stand up
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1 there. That's it.
2 The next is the Honorable Judith
3 Hard, with her friend Steve Beanan. Okay. Are
4 you hiding -- oh, he's behind a pole. All right,
5 Judy.
6 Then is the Honorable Albert
7 Lorenzo. Is Judge Lorenzo here? He was at the
8 Judiciary meeting. He has permission to go be at
9 his son's graduation at Byram Hills High School
10 at 5:30. We said no problem.
11 The next is the Honorable Roger
12 McDonough. Roger, welcome.
13 The next is the Honorable Juan
14 Merchan, with his girlfriend, Claudia Roman, and
15 their daughter, Catalina Merchan.
16 All right. Next is the Honorable
17 John Michalski. There he is, with the bow tie.
18 I said that in Judiciary.
19 The next is the Honorable Robert
20 Schwartz, with his bride, Joy Chin. Welcome.
21 And last but not least is the
22 Honorable Maxwell Wiley, with his wife and bride,
23 Ellen Rosenthal.
24 We welcome you all.
25 And at this time, Mr. President, I'd
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1 like to move all the nominations to the floor for
2 Senate confirmation, and I ask you to recognize
3 any Senator who wishes to speak.
4 Thank you, Mr. President.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Before we
6 call the question, I'd ask is there any member
7 that wishes to be heard? Okay, the motion is
8 before the house. All in favor of --
9 Senator Sanders.
10 SENATOR SANDERS: I wanted to
11 explain my vote.
12 Without casting any aspersions on
13 these fine people here, I am concerned about the
14 Governor's selection of -- the greatness of
15 New York is not being shown in his selections, so
16 I'm going to vote no, not simply to this but to
17 following procedures, but it has absolutely
18 nothing to do with these great people up here
19 today.
20 Thank you very much. Thank you.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank
22 you, Senator Sanders.
23 Senator DeFrancisco.
24 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes, I'd just
25 like to mention that each of these appointments
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1 are all reappointments and have served on the
2 bench. And traditionally it's been the practice
3 of this house to reappoint those individuals if
4 they've served in an exemplary fashion. And
5 obviously they have, or the Governor wouldn't
6 have submitted them again, nor would the Senate
7 have confirmed them.
8 And just as a point of parliamentary
9 procedure, this is my 26th year. You may not
10 believe this, but this is probably the fastest
11 process of any judges in the history of the
12 Senate, from Judiciary Committee to a two-bill
13 interruption to confirmation. And I don't know
14 if that says anything, but I thought someone
15 should know that.
16 So congratulations to all of you.
17 Thank you.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Is there
19 any other member that wishes to be heard?
20 Seeing none, the question before the
21 house is on the nomination of the names as they
22 have been read and presented before the house for
23 the position of judge of the Court of Claims.
24 All in favor signify by saying aye.
25 (Response of "Aye.")
4160
1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Opposed?
2 (No response.)
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Therefore
4 all the names that have been read and the
5 individuals identified have hereby been confirmed
6 as judges of the Court of Claims in the State of
7 New York.
8 Congratulations. Please rise and be
9 recognized.
10 (Standing ovation.)
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
12 DeFrancisco.
13 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: We now have a
14 supplemental calendar, Senate Supplemental
15 Calendar 57A. If we could please take up the
16 noncontroversial reading of that calendar.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: We refer
18 the members to Senate Supplemental Calendar 57A,
19 and the Secretary will begin reading.
20 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
21 1919, by Senator Sanders, Senate Print 3374, an
22 act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
24 last section.
25 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
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1 act shall take effect immediately.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
3 roll.
4 (The Secretary called the roll.)
5 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
7 passes.
8 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
9 1920, substituted earlier by Member of the
10 Assembly Bronson, Assembly Print 2022, an act to
11 amend the State Finance Law.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
13 last section.
14 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
15 act shall take effect on the 90th day.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
17 roll.
18 (The Secretary called the roll.)
19 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
20 Senator Ranzenhofer recorded in the negative.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
22 passes.
23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
24 1921, by Senator Stewart-Cousins, Senate Print
25 768A, an act to amend the Executive Law.
4162
1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
2 last section.
3 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
4 act shall take effect on the 90th day.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
6 roll.
7 (The Secretary called the roll.)
8 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
10 is passed.
11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
12 1922, by Senator Carlucci, Senate Print 785, an
13 act to amend the Correction Law.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
15 last section.
16 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
17 act shall take effect on the 90th day.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
19 roll.
20 (The Secretary called the roll.)
21 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
23 is passed.
24 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
25 1923, by Senator Avella, Senate Print 1298, an
4163
1 act to amend the Public Authorities Law.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
3 last section.
4 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
5 act shall take effect immediately.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
7 roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59. Nays, 2.
10 Senators Akshar and Ranzenhofer recorded in the
11 negative.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
13 is passed.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 1924, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 1323B, an
16 act to amend the Education Law.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
18 last section.
19 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
20 act shall take effect two years after it shall
21 have become a law.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
23 roll.
24 (The Secretary called the roll.)
25 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
4164
1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
2 is passed.
3 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
4 1925, by Senator Avella, Senate Print 1542A, an
5 act establishing.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
7 last section.
8 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
9 act shall take effect immediately.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
11 roll.
12 (The Secretary called the roll.)
13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 58. Nays, 3.
14 Senators Akshar, Griffo and Ranzenhofer recorded
15 in the negative.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
17 is passed.
18 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
19 Calendar 1925, Senator Marchione also in the
20 negative.
21 Ayes, 57. Nays, 4.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
23 passes.
24 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
25 1926, by Senator Parker, Senate Print 1698B, an
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1 act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
3 last section.
4 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
5 act shall take effect on the 90th day.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
7 roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
11 is passed.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 1927, by Senator Parker, Senate Print 1737, an
14 act to amend the Education Law.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
16 last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
18 act shall take effect December 1, 2017.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
20 roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
23 Calendar 1927, those recorded in the negative are
24 Senators Akshar, DeFrancisco, Funke, Ranzenhofer
25 and Robach.
4166
1 Ayes, 56. Nays, 5.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
3 is passed.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 1928, by Senator Avella, Senate Print 1779, an
6 act to amend the Domestic Relations Law.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
8 last section.
9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
10 act shall take effect immediately.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
12 roll.
13 (The Secretary called the roll.)
14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
15 Senator Ranzenhofer recorded in the negative.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
17 passes.
18 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
19 1929, by Senator Parker, Senate Print 2202, an
20 act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
22 last section.
23 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
24 act shall take effect immediately.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
4167
1 roll.
2 (The Secretary called the roll.)
3 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
4 Senator Ranzenhofer recorded in the negative.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
6 passes.
7 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
8 1930, by Senator Alcantara, Senate Print 2340C,
9 an act to amend the Education Law.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
11 last section.
12 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
13 act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
15 roll.
16 (The Secretary called the roll.)
17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
19 passes.
20 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
21 1931, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 2496B, an
22 act to amend the Public Health Law.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
24 last section.
25 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
4168
1 act shall take effect on the 90th day.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
3 roll.
4 (The Secretary called the roll.)
5 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
7 passes.
8 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
9 1932, substituted earlier by Member of the
10 Assembly Weprin, Assembly Print 5333A, an act to
11 amend the Tax Law.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
13 last section.
14 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
15 act shall take effect immediately.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
17 roll.
18 (The Secretary called the roll.)
19 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
21 passes.
22 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
23 1933, by Senator Parker, Senate Print 3422, an
24 act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
4169
1 last section.
2 THE SECRETARY: Section 5. This
3 act shall take effect immediately.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
5 roll.
6 (The Secretary called the roll.)
7 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
9 passes.
10 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
11 1934, by Senator Valesky, Senate Print 4359, an
12 act to amend the Penal Law.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
14 last section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
16 act shall take effect immediately.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
22 is passed.
23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
24 1935, substituted earlier by Member of the
25 Assembly Lupardo, Assembly Print 6037, an act to
4170
1 amend the Real Property Tax Law.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
3 last section.
4 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
5 act shall take effect immediately.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
7 roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
11 passes.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 1936, by Senator Valesky, Senate Print 5372, an
14 act to amend the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
16 last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
18 act shall take effect immediately.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
20 roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
24 passes.
25 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
4171
1 1937, substituted earlier by Member of the
2 Assembly Dickens, Assembly Print 6868A, an act to
3 amend the Parks, Recreation and Historic
4 Preservation Law.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
6 last section.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
8 act shall take effect on the 120th day.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
10 roll.
11 (The Secretary called the roll.)
12 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
14 is passed.
15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
16 1938, by Senator Brooks, Senate Print 6315A, an
17 act to authorize.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
19 last section.
20 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
21 act shall take effect immediately.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
23 roll.
24 (The Secretary called the roll.)
25 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
4172
1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
2 passes.
3 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
4 1939, substituted earlier by Member of the
5 Assembly Abbate, Assembly Print 8402A, an act to
6 amend the Retirement and Social Security Law.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
8 last section.
9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
10 act shall take effect immediately.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
12 roll.
13 (The Secretary called the roll.)
14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
16 is passed.
17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
18 1940, by Senator Breslin, Senate Print 6644, an
19 act to authorize.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
21 last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
23 act shall take effect immediately.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
25 roll.
4173
1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
4 is passed.
5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
6 1941, by Senator Bailey --
7 SENATOR KLEIN: Lay it aside
8 temporarily.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Lay it
10 aside temporarily.
11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
12 1942, by Senator Gallivan, Senate Print 6664A, an
13 act in relation to granting.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
15 a home-rule message at the desk.
16 The Secretary will read the last
17 section.
18 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
19 act shall take effect immediately.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
21 roll.
22 (The Secretary called the roll.)
23 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
25 is passed.
4174
1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
2 1943, substituted earlier by Peoples-Stokes,
3 Assembly Print 9935A, an act in relation to
4 granting.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
6 last section.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
8 act shall take effect immediately.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
10 roll.
11 (The Secretary called the roll.)
12 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
14 is passed.
15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
16 1944, substituted earlier by Member of the
17 Assembly Walsh, Assembly Print 9643, an act to
18 amend the State Administrative Procedure Act.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
22 act shall take effect immediately.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4175
1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
3 is passed.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 1945, substituted earlier by Member of the
6 Assembly Barnwell, Assembly Print 8686A, an act
7 to establish.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
9 last section.
10 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
11 act shall take effect immediately.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
13 roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
16 Senator Ranzenhofer recorded in the negative.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
18 passes.
19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
20 1946, by Senator Kaminsky, Senate Print 7047, an
21 act to authorize.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
23 last section.
24 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
25 act shall take effect immediately.
4176
1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
2 roll.
3 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
6 is passed.
7 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
8 1947, by Senator Parker, Senate Print 7228, an
9 act to amend the Education Law.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
11 last section.
12 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
13 act shall take effect immediately.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
15 roll.
16 (The Secretary called the roll.)
17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
18 Senator Ortt recorded in the negative.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
20 is passed.
21 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
22 1948, by Senator Alcantara, Senate Print 7622A,
23 an act to amend the Public Health Law.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
25 last section.
4177
1 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
2 act shall take effect on the 90th day.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
4 roll.
5 (The Secretary called the roll.)
6 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
7 Senator Little recorded in the negative.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
9 is passed.
10 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
11 1949, by Senator Breslin, Senate Print 7710, an
12 act to amend the Public Health Law.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
14 last section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
16 act shall take effect on the 120th day.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
22 is passed.
23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
24 1950, substituted earlier by Member of the
25 Assembly Rosenthal, Assembly Print 8819B, an act
4178
1 to amend the Public Health Law.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
3 last section.
4 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
5 act shall take effect on the 120th day.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
7 roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
11 is passed.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 1951, substituted earlier by Member of the
14 Assembly Schimminger, Assembly Print 10128A, an
15 act to amend the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
17 last section.
18 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
19 act shall take effect on the 60th day.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
21 roll.
22 (The Secretary called the roll.)
23 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
25 is passed.
4179
1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
2 1952, substituted earlier by Member of the
3 Assembly Dinowitz, Assembly Print 9616, an act to
4 amend the Public Service Law.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
6 last section.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
8 act shall take effect on the 180th day.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
10 roll.
11 (The Secretary called the roll.)
12 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
14 is passed.
15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
16 1953, by Senator Helming, Senate Print 7981, an
17 act to amend the Judiciary Law.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
19 last section.
20 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
21 act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
23 roll.
24 (The Secretary called the roll.)
25 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
4180
1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
2 is passed.
3 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
4 1954, by Senator Phillips, Senate Print 9029, an
5 act to amend the Tax Law.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
7 last section.
8 THE SECRETARY: Section 5. This
9 act shall take effect immediately.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
11 roll.
12 (The Secretary called the roll.)
13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
15 passes.
16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
17 1955, by Senator Seward, Senate Print 8011, an
18 act to authorize.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
22 act shall take effect immediately.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4181
1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
3 is passed.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 1956, by Senator Gallivan, Senate Print 8051, an
6 act to authorize.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
8 a home-rule message at the desk.
9 The Secretary will read the last
10 section.
11 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
12 act shall take effect immediately.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
14 roll.
15 (The Secretary called the roll.)
16 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
18 is passed.
19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
20 1957, by Senator Comrie, Senate Print 8130, an
21 act to amend the Public Authorities Law.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
23 last section.
24 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
25 act shall take effect immediately.
4182
1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
2 roll.
3 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
5 Senator Ranzenhofer recorded in the negative.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
7 is passed.
8 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
9 1958, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 8251, an
10 act to amend the General Municipal Law.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
12 last section.
13 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
14 act shall take effect on the first of January.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
16 roll.
17 (The Secretary called the roll.)
18 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
20 is passed.
21 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
22 1959, by Senator Griffo, Senate Print 8276, an
23 act granting.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
25 a home-rule message present at the desk.
4183
1 Read the last section.
2 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
3 act shall take effect immediately.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
5 roll.
6 (The Secretary called the roll.)
7 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
9 is passed.
10 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
11 1960, by Senator Brooks, Senate Print 8335, an
12 act authorizing.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
14 last section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
16 act shall take effect immediately.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59. Nays, 2.
21 Senators Akshar and Bonacic recorded in the
22 negative.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
24 is passed.
25 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
4184
1 1961, substituted earlier by Member of the
2 Assembly Lentol, Assembly Print 5837, an act to
3 amend the Civil Practice Law and Rules.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
5 last section.
6 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
7 act shall take effect immediately.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
9 roll.
10 (The Secretary called the roll.)
11 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
12 Senator Ranzenhofer recorded in the negative.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
14 is passed.
15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
16 1962, substituted earlier by Member of the
17 Assembly Lupardo, Assembly Print 10459A, an act
18 to amend the Social Services Law.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
22 act shall take effect immediately.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4185
1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
3 is passed.
4 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
5 Mr. President.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
7 DeFrancisco.
8 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Can we
9 temporarily halt the calling of the
10 noncontroversial calendar.
11 And I'd like to call an immediate
12 meeting of the Corporations Committee in
13 Room 332.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There
15 will be an immediate meeting of the Corporations
16 Committee in Room 332. There will be an
17 immediate meeting of the Corporations Committee
18 in Room 332.
19 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Now can we
20 continue with the noncontroversial reading.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
22 Secretary will continue reading,
23 noncontroversial, Senate Supplemental Calendar
24 57A.
25 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
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1 1963, by Senator Funke, Senate Print 8380A, an
2 act to amend the Workers' Compensation Law.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
4 last section.
5 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
6 act shall take effect immediately.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
8 roll.
9 (The Secretary called the roll.)
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
11 Funke to explain his vote.
12 SENATOR FUNKE: Thank you,
13 Mr. President.
14 I just wanted to take a moment to
15 thank my colleagues for supporting this amendment
16 to the Paid Family Leave Act to include
17 bereavement. This I believe was an oversight
18 when we first passed the paid family leave
19 legislation, and it was brought to my attention
20 by a former colleague and constituent, Jennifer
21 Johnson, who lost her daughter Grace at the age
22 of a year and a half.
23 I want to thank Assembly Majority
24 Leader Morelle for his leadership on this as
25 well. Leader Morelle and I share something in
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1 common, as do our wives, Mary Beth and Pat,
2 something that we would not wish on any parent.
3 Joe lost his daughter Lauren last year; I lost my
4 son Rich.
5 Those who have suffered similar
6 tragedy in their lives understand that there's no
7 timetable on grief. Everyone is different. I
8 went back to work right away. I tried to be
9 strong for my family at the time, and that's how
10 I thought I was going to get through this. About
11 a month later I was crushed by the emotion of it
12 all.
13 This amendment is going to give
14 people the time and the flexibility that they
15 need to grieve. It will not add time to the Paid
16 Family Leave Act; it will not cost more money.
17 But it will help people heal and regain their
18 strength and their focus as employees after the
19 loss of a loved one.
20 So I vote aye, and I thank my
21 colleagues very much for passing this important
22 bill.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
24 Funke to be recorded in the affirmative.
25 Announce the results.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
2 Senator Ortt recorded in the negative.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
4 is passed.
5 Calendar Number 1964 has been
6 amended and is high and accordingly ineligible,
7 so it will be laid aside.
8 Calendar Number 1965.
9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
10 1965, by Senator Serino, Senate Print 8533, an
11 act to direct.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
13 last section.
14 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
15 act shall take effect immediately.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
17 roll.
18 (The Secretary called the roll.)
19 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
21 passes.
22 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
23 1966, substituted earlier by Member of the
24 Assembly Gottfried, Assembly Print 10685, an act
25 to amend the Public Authorities Law.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
2 last section.
3 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
4 act shall take effect immediately.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
6 roll.
7 (The Secretary called the roll.)
8 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
10 passes.
11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
12 1967, by Senator Marcellino, Senate Print 8636A,
13 an act to amend the Environmental Conservation
14 Law.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
16 last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
18 act shall take effect immediately.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
20 roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
24 is passed.
25 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
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1 1968, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 8669, an
2 act to amend the Public Health Law.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
4 last section.
5 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
6 act shall take effect immediately.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
8 roll.
9 (The Secretary called the roll.)
10 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
12 is passed.
13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
14 1969, substituted earlier by the Assembly
15 Committee on Rules, Assembly Print 11020, an act
16 to amend Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2015.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
18 last section.
19 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
20 act shall take effect immediately.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
22 roll.
23 (The Secretary called the roll.)
24 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
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1 is passed.
2 Calendar Number 1970 has also been
3 amended; it is high and ineligible for
4 consideration and will be laid aside.
5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
6 1971, by Senator O'Mara, Senate Print 8802, an
7 act in relation to legalizing, validating,
8 ratifying and confirming.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
10 last section.
11 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
12 act shall take effect immediately.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
14 roll.
15 (The Secretary called the roll.)
16 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
18 is passed.
19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
20 1972, substituted earlier by Member of the
21 Assembly Gunther, Assembly Print 10674, an act to
22 amend the Public Authorities Law.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
24 last section.
25 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
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1 act shall take effect immediately.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
3 roll.
4 (The Secretary called the roll.)
5 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
7 is passed.
8 THE SECRETARY: Senator Hannon
9 moves to discharge, from the Committee on Rules,
10 Assembly Bill Number 10813 and substitute it for
11 the identical Senate Bill 8822, Third Reading
12 Calendar 1973.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
14 substitution is so ordered.
15 The Secretary will read.
16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
17 1973, by Member of the Assembly Rodriguez,
18 Assembly Print 10813, an act to amend Chapter 384
19 of the Laws of 1998.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
21 last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
23 act shall take effect immediately.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
25 roll.
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1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
4 is passed.
5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
6 1974, by Senator Brooks, Senate Print 8832, an
7 act authorizing.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
9 last section.
10 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
11 act shall take effect immediately.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
13 roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
16 Bonacic to explain his vote.
17 SENATOR BONACIC: Yes, thank you,
18 Mr. --
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Can I
20 have some order, please. Hang on, Senator
21 Bonacic.
22 Can I have some order in the house,
23 please.
24 Senator Bonacic to explain his vote.
25 SENATOR BONACIC: Thank you,
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1 Mr. President.
2 I'm sure members have noticed that
3 any tax-exempt retroactive bill, I vote no on.
4 And the reason I do that is to highlight a
5 growing problem in the State of New York. Back
6 in 2003, Senator Little and I did a report to the
7 Senate on tax-exempt lands in the State of
8 New York. At the time the amount of tax-exempt
9 lands was $340 billion. Today, 15 years later,
10 it's over $800 billion tax-exempt lands.
11 And why is that? Whenever you allow
12 something to be tax-exempt, the burden moves to
13 people who are paying the taxes on their homes.
14 What has happened over the last
15 30 years is that the courts have made very
16 liberal interpretations that any organization can
17 get easily tax-exempt status. And there's many
18 abuses. We're running now about one out of three
19 parcels are partially or all tax-exempt. It's
20 rising exponentially. It's not sustainable.
21 And when we try to do things to give
22 relief to property tax owners, we do it through
23 the STAR and enhanced STAR, but we're not paying
24 attention with respect to legislation. We've put
25 six bills together to bring in the reins of
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1 abuses to the tax-exempt. New York City will not
2 touch it, the Assembly will not touch it because
3 tax-exempt problems are not a problem in New York
4 City. The problem is to the rest of the state.
5 I vote no, Mr. President. Thank
6 you.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
8 Bonacic in the negative.
9 Announce the results.
10 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 58. Nays, 3.
11 Senators Akshar, Bonacic and O'Mara recorded in
12 the negative.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
14 is passed.
15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
16 1975, substituted earlier by Member of the
17 Assembly Titus, Assembly Print 10615, an act to
18 amend Chapter 451 of the Laws of 2012.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
22 act shall take effect immediately.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
3 passes.
4 Calendar Number 1976 has been
5 amended; it is high and ineligible for
6 consideration and will be laid aside.
7 Calendar Number 1977.
8 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
9 1977, by Senator O'Mara, Senate Print 9030A, an
10 act to amend the Tax Law.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
12 last section.
13 THE SECRETARY: Section 5. This
14 act shall take effect immediately.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
16 roll.
17 (The Secretary called the roll.)
18 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
20 passes.
21 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
22 1979, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 8907, an
23 act to amend the Public Health Law.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
25 last section.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
2 act shall take effect immediately.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
4 roll.
5 (The Secretary called the roll.)
6 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
8 passes.
9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
10 1980, substituted earlier by Member of the
11 Assembly Gantt, Assembly Print 985, an act to
12 amend the Criminal Procedure Law.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
14 last section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
16 act shall take effect on the 30th day.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
21 Calendar 1980, those recorded in the negative are
22 Senators Bailey, Dilan, Krueger, Montgomery,
23 Parker, Rivera and Sepúlveda.
24 Ayes, 54. Nays, 7.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
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1 passes.
2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
3 1981, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 8943, an
4 act to amend the Public Health Law.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
6 last section.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
8 act shall take effect November 1, 2018.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
10 roll.
11 (The Secretary called the roll.)
12 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
14 passes.
15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
16 1982, substituted earlier by Member of the
17 Assembly Otis, Assembly Print 11006, an act to
18 amend Chapter 602 of the Laws of 1993.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
22 act shall take effect immediately.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4199
1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
3 passes.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 1983, by Senator Seward, Senate Print 8965, an
6 act to amend the General Municipal Law.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
8 last section.
9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
10 act shall take effect immediately.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
12 roll.
13 (The Secretary called the roll.)
14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
16 passes.
17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
18 1984, by Senator Valesky, Senate Print 8972B, an
19 act to amend the Real Property Tax Law.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
21 last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
23 act shall take effect immediately.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
25 roll.
4200
1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
4 is passed.
5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
6 1985, substituted earlier by Member of the
7 Assembly Simotas, Assembly Print 8401C, an act to
8 amend the Public Health Law.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
10 last section.
11 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
12 act shall take effect on the 180th day.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
14 roll.
15 (The Secretary called the roll.)
16 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
18 is passed.
19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
20 1986, substituted earlier by the Assembly
21 Committee on Rules, Assembly Print 11121, an act
22 to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
24 last section.
25 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
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1 act shall take effect immediately.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
3 roll.
4 (The Secretary called the roll.)
5 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
7 is passed.
8 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
9 1987, by Senator Flanagan, Senate Print 8991A, an
10 act to amend the Tax Law.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
12 last section.
13 THE SECRETARY: Section 8. This
14 act shall take effect immediately.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
16 roll.
17 (The Secretary called the roll.)
18 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
19 Calendar 1987, those recorded in the negative are
20 Senators Hoylman, Krueger and Rivera.
21 Ayes, 58. Nays, 3.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
23 is passed.
24 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
25 1988, substituted earlier by the Assembly
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1 Committee on Rules, Assembly Print 11014, an act
2 to amend Chapter 589 of the Laws of 2015.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
4 last section.
5 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
6 act shall take effect immediately.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
8 roll.
9 (The Secretary called the roll.)
10 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 1.
11 Senator Griffo recorded in the negative.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
13 is passed.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 1989, by Senator DeFrancisco, Senate Print 9006,
16 an act to authorize.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
18 a home-rule message at the desk.
19 The Secretary will read the last
20 section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
22 act shall take effect immediately.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4203
1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
3 is passed.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 1990, by Senator Bailey, Senate Print 5896, an
6 act in relation to permitting.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
8 last section.
9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
10 act shall take effect immediately.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
12 roll.
13 (The Secretary called the roll.)
14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59. Nays, 2.
15 Senators Akshar and Bonacic recorded in the
16 negative.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
18 is passed.
19 Calendar Number 1991 has been
20 amended; it is high and ineligible for
21 consideration and will be laid aside.
22 Calendar Number 1992.
23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
24 1992, substituted earlier by the Assembly
25 Committee on Rules, Assembly Print 11125A, an act
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1 to amend the Penal Law.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
3 last section.
4 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
5 act shall take effect on the 60th day.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
7 roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
11 passes.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 1993, by Senator Tedisco, Senate Print 9074A, an
14 act to amend the Education Law.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
16 last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
18 act shall take effect immediately.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
20 roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
23 Hoylman to explain his vote.
24 SENATOR HOYLMAN: Thank you.
25 I wanted to thank the sponsor for
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1 introducing this bill that would require school
2 administrators to contact the parents or
3 guardians of students when bullying or harassment
4 has occurred. And it comes from the best
5 intentions.
6 Unfortunately, I'm going to have to
7 vote no, because I believe that this bill still
8 opens the possibility of outing, outing LGBT
9 students to their school administrators, to their
10 principals and, worst, to their parents. The
11 reason that's of great concern is that when
12 you're outed as a kid in a family, your family
13 may not be accepting. And in many instances,
14 sadly, those youth are more likely to be kicked
15 out of their homes than their heterosexual peers.
16 In fact, statistics show that LGBTQ youth are
17 120 percent more likely than their heterosexual
18 peers to experience homelessness.
19 So while I thank the sponsor again
20 for his efforts, I think that greater
21 consideration is needed on this very, very
22 complicated effort, and I'm regretfully voting in
23 the negative.
24 Thank you, Mr. President.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
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1 Hoylman to be recorded in the negative.
2 Senator Tedisco to explain his vote.
3 SENATOR TEDISCO: Yeah, on the
4 bill.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Well, to
6 explain your vote.
7 SENATOR TEDISCO: To explain my
8 vote, yeah.
9 I just want to point out -- maybe
10 you might have read this article in the Post
11 yesterday. This is a woman who's purported --
12 her son was bullying another individual who, in
13 terms of diversity, identified himself as gay.
14 This is from the Bronx in New York. Now, her son
15 was stabbed several times, stabbed to death. And
16 she says: "'Myself and other parents didn't know
17 about all these cover-ups,' Ms. Dennis said. 'If
18 it was to be reported, we would have known what
19 steps to take as far as protecting our kids.'"
20 This is a gay child whose parents
21 were not notified of the bullying that took
22 place. So he took it into his own hands. The
23 bullier, also the parents weren't identified as
24 the one who was bullying.
25 So we want to protect all of our
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1 children. And I don't know, I asked this in the
2 Assembly when I was in there trying to promote
3 this bill. Is there anybody in this room -- just
4 raise your hand, because I'd like to know that as
5 I explain my vote -- who would not want to know
6 if their child was being bullied in school or was
7 a bullier in the school? Just raise your hand so
8 we can identify who you are. I'd just like to
9 know that.
10 Thank you, Mr. President. I vote
11 yes.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
13 Tedisco in the affirmative.
14 Senator Krueger to explain her vote.
15 SENATOR KRUEGER: Thank you.
16 I also wanted to thank the sponsor
17 for his efforts but highlight that, despite his
18 question, there are any number of scenarios where
19 perhaps none of us in this room face them, but in
20 real life people do face them.
21 What if you are a bullier who's an
22 abused child? And the school knows about that
23 and yet has not been able to accomplish anything
24 to resolve it, so knows that doing a mandatory
25 report to the parents of the bullier will
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1 probably result in violence towards the child.
2 They may have to balance that against trying to
3 deal with the problem in other ways rather than
4 notifying the parent.
5 There are any number of scenarios
6 where one wants perfect families with perfect
7 children coming out of them who can talk about
8 anything and parents always have the right
9 responses. But in real life, we all know that
10 isn't the story.
11 And if this bill had broader
12 flexibility for the schools to not simply do a
13 mandatory report in to the parents of the bullier
14 and bullied, but rather a broader set of options
15 that in fact could result in the best options for
16 both children or multiple children, I would be
17 much more open to it.
18 So I do appreciate the sponsor's
19 efforts. I know it comes from a place of concern
20 for children. But sometimes we look through only
21 the prism of our own lives where we imagine we
22 would of course always do the right thing and all
23 parents would always do the right thing -- and we
24 don't live in a world where that's the story.
25 So I vote no, Mr. President.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
2 Krueger in the negative.
3 Announce the results.
4 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 59. Nays, 2.
5 Senators Hoylman and Krueger recorded in the
6 negative.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
8 is passed.
9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
10 1994, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 9078, an
11 act to amend the Public Health Law.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
13 last section.
14 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
15 act shall take effect on the 120th day.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
17 roll.
18 (The Secretary called the roll.)
19 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
21 is passed.
22 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
23 1995, substituted earlier by Member of the
24 Assembly Jaffee, Assembly Print 10816A, an act to
25 amend the Village Law.
4210
1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
2 last section.
3 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
4 act shall take effect immediately.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
6 roll.
7 (The Secretary called the roll.)
8 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
10 is passed.
11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
12 1996, by Senator Addabbo, Senate Print 9096, an
13 act to amend the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and
14 Breeding Law.
15 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Lay it aside
16 temporarily.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: This bill
18 will be laid aside temporarily.
19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
20 1997, by Senator Flanagan, Senate Print 9052, an
21 act to amend the Tax Law.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
23 last section.
24 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
25 act shall take effect immediately.
4211
1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
2 roll.
3 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
5 Calendar 1997, those recorded in the negative are
6 Senators Hoylman, Krueger and Rivera. Also
7 Senator Sepúlveda.
8 Ayes, 57. Nays, 4.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
10 is passed.
11 Senator DeFrancisco, that concludes
12 the current reading of the Senate Supplemental
13 Calendar 57A, noncontroversially.
14 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Can we now go
15 back to the active list. I believe the bill
16 we're going to go to first is Senate Print Number
17 1444, by Senator Lanza, and take up the
18 controversial reading of that bill.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Okay,
20 we'll return to the active list calendar before
21 the house from today, June 19th, and we are going
22 to take up Calendar Number 1444, by
23 Senator Lanza.
24 The Secretary will ring the bell,
25 and the Secretary will read.
4212
1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
2 1444, by Senator Lanza, Senate Print 8567, an act
3 directing.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
5 Krueger.
6 SENATOR KRUEGER: Would the sponsor
7 please yield for some questions.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
9 Lanza, will you yield?
10 SENATOR LANZA: Yes, Mr. President.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
12 Senator yields.
13 And I'm going to ask for some quiet
14 in the house so we can allow the members to hear
15 each other.
16 Senator Krueger.
17 SENATOR KRUEGER: Thank you.
18 So as I read this bill, the
19 legislation would reduce New York City's general
20 property tax revenue by approximately $5 billion
21 annually. What would you suggest we cut out of
22 the city's budget, since we'd be cutting their
23 revenue by $5 billion annually?
24 SENATOR LANZA: Through you,
25 Mr. President. So I don't think that number is
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1 even close to being correct.
2 Over the last 17 years, 16 years
3 since this has been implemented, it has resulted
4 in $4 billion of additional property tax revenue.
5 Divide that by 16, and you come up to something
6 less than $300 million a year.
7 But I think it's important,
8 Mr. President, in answering the question, that I
9 give the background to this legislation. And to
10 do that, I need to take you back to 2001 --
11 September, specifically, of 2001. And of course
12 we all know that was the month, the day, that
13 New York City was attacked by terrorists. Nearly
14 3,000 people lost their lives that day. A
15 disproportionate number of those were my
16 neighbors on Staten Island.
17 Only weeks, months later, that
18 tragedy, that attack was used as part of a
19 narrative to raise property taxes in New York
20 City. And in fact while I was there in the
21 City Council, the City Council enacted an
22 18 percent increase in property taxes, the
23 largest increase in the history of the City of
24 New York.
25 Now, the argument being made then
4214
1 was that it was necessary as an emergency
2 measure -- notwithstanding the fact,
3 Mr. President, that George W. Bush, the president
4 at the time, immediately pledged more than
5 $20 billion in federal aid to the City of
6 New York. Which I might add, more than that
7 actually was delivered to the City of New York to
8 deal with the emergency.
9 I then in the City Council was one
10 of three members who voted no. The reason is
11 because even at that early age, life had taught
12 me to be a cynic. First, I thought the increase
13 was far more than was necessary to meet the
14 emergency. In fact, not even close, given the
15 $20 billion in federal emergency aid.
16 Second, I listened as member after
17 member in the City Council got up to explain
18 their vote. Some of those members are right here
19 in the chamber now. The mayor of New York City
20 right now, Mayor de Blasio, was one of those
21 councilmembers. And each member got up and said
22 that the only reason they were voting for this
23 historic increase in property taxes was because
24 it was an emergency and, more importantly, a
25 temporary measure.
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1 Now, sadly, I didn't believe it
2 then, and the 16 years has proven me right. The
3 emergency has passed. Sixteen years is far
4 longer than any interpretation of the word
5 "temporary." And in fact, New York City has a
6 huge tax surplus. Which, to explain to the
7 people back home, means that the money you work
8 hard for every year to support your family, a
9 chunk of which the city takes from you, well,
10 they've taken too much.
11 So I think after 16 years it's time
12 to make the City Council and New York City an
13 honest group of people. And that's the purpose
14 for this legislation. The emergency has passed.
15 For all those who said it was temporary, I'm
16 trying to make honest people out of you.
17 SENATOR KRUEGER: Through you,
18 Mr. President, if the sponsor would continue to
19 yield.
20 SENATOR LANZA: Yes, Mr. President.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
22 sponsor yields.
23 SENATOR KRUEGER: So why doesn't he
24 simply lobby the City Council to address this
25 themselves? Why are we here in the State
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1 Legislature ordering a reduction to the City of
2 New York in their only tax that they control?
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: One
4 second before you answer that, Senator Lanza.
5 Senator DeFrancisco has an announcement.
6 Senator DeFrancisco.
7 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Excuse me.
8 I'm sorry to interrupt, but we want to keep
9 things moving. And there will be an immediate
10 meeting of the Higher Ed Committee in Room 332.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There
12 will be an immediate meeting of the Higher
13 Education Committee in Room 332, an immediate
14 meeting of the Higher Ed Committee in Room 332,
15 for the purposes of the consideration of
16 nominations.
17 SENATOR KRUEGER: Walk slowly,
18 because I have to be at Higher Ed and complete
19 this debate.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Okay. So
21 Senator Lanza, be succinct.
22 SENATOR LANZA: Mr. President, the
23 answer -- through you -- is very simple. As my
24 esteemed colleague knows, the power to tax is a
25 power vested in the State of New York, this body,
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1 through the Constitution. And so it was
2 necessary for the State Legislature to vote that
3 increase, and it's necessary for the State
4 Legislature to remove that temporary emergency
5 measure that was passed 16 years ago.
6 SENATOR KRUEGER: Through you,
7 Mr. President -- you know what, on the bill,
8 Mr. President.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
10 Krueger on the bill.
11 SENATOR KRUEGER: I would like to
12 continue to debate Senator Lanza, but now my
13 brain is going to the Higher Ed Committee, where
14 we're supposed to be interviewing people.
15 Here's my position. We say we
16 respect local rule. We say we respect the
17 concept that municipalities and counties have
18 certain rights that are provided to them under
19 state law. Except, it seems, when it comes to
20 this tiny little town called New York City, which
21 apparently is incapable of using their own City
22 Council, mayor, borough presidents, public
23 process, to make their own decisions for
24 themselves.
25 I wasn't in the City Council in
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1 2001. I wasn't in any elected office. But the
2 fact that something was done in 2001 and called
3 an emergency doesn't mean that 30, 40, 50 other
4 things didn't happen between 2001 and 2018 that
5 have resulted in the City of New York needing the
6 amount of revenue they receive from their
7 property taxes.
8 Trust me, everybody yells about
9 their property taxes at home, and local elected
10 officials know that. But the concept that Albany
11 would say, We're going to order you to reduce the
12 one source of revenue you actually, in theory,
13 have control of yourselves and we're going to use
14 as an argument that back in 2001 a couple of us
15 didn't think it was a great idea when it was
16 passed by the City Council, and we're not in the
17 City Council anymore, but maybe we can use our
18 authority up here in Albany to dictate to the
19 City Council and the mayor what they ought to do
20 in 2018 and going forward, I think is a violation
21 of what we are sent to Albany to do.
22 I'm also pretty sure that New York
23 City doesn't really have that big a revenue
24 surplus from their taxes. In fact, they've just
25 completed their -- or they're working on their
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1 new proposed budget. And we think rainy day
2 funds are a really great idea until somebody
3 thinks, ah, I'll claim it's a surplus and I'll
4 say give it back. Well, that's not actually the
5 fact about the city budget and the position
6 they're in. And shockingly, we, the State of
7 New York, keep reducing the revenue they can
8 receive in a variety of ways. The federal
9 government actually creates emergencies for our
10 localities and the states because they keep
11 cutting the money they provide.
12 It's simply unacceptable,
13 Mr. President, for us up here, sitting up here
14 dealing with our own budget, to suddenly announce
15 we're going to radically reduce the city's budget
16 and you figure out what you're cutting, what
17 schools are you closing, what parks aren't you
18 funding, what human services aren't you going to
19 provide anymore, what public transportation
20 commitments aren't you going to deliver on,
21 because we're telling you you have to reduce the
22 revenue because we decided that we didn't like a
23 decision that was made in 2001.
24 I can't even imagine what the State
25 Budget would look like if we went back and tried
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1 to revisit every imaginable action that took
2 place in a previous legislative body and said
3 strike all that, we're starting again from
4 scratch.
5 And maybe we would decide to do that
6 on the State Budget. But frankly, if you want to
7 rewrite the city budget or rewrite how the City
8 of New York decides what it's doing with its tax
9 revenue and how it's spending, I would encourage
10 you to run for a city elected office, not a state
11 elected office.
12 I strenuously vote no. And now I'm
13 leaving to go to committee; you can decide to
14 count my vote or not. Thank you.
15 Thank you.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank
17 you.
18 Senator Lanza.
19 SENATOR LANZA: On the bill.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
21 Lanza on the bill.
22 SENATOR LANZA: Mr. President, I
23 don't need to run for the City Council to
24 represent the people back home in Staten Island.
25 The power to tax is a power that
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1 belongs to the Legislature in Albany, plain and
2 simple.
3 I'll tell you what's outrageous,
4 Mr. President, is that too often politicians say
5 something and either they're not careful about
6 what they're saying or they're downright lying
7 when they say it.
8 Senator Krueger mentioned some of
9 the things that may have happened between then
10 and now in 16 years. Let me tell you, there's
11 only one thing that happened. The passage of
12 time has proved one thing, that politicians get
13 up and lie too often to the people they
14 represent.
15 This is not about a decision I
16 didn't like -- which I didn't. I voted against
17 it. This is about the fact that one after the
18 other of my colleagues on the City Council said:
19 I am only voting for this, my constituents,
20 because it's temporary, because it's an
21 emergency, and it will go away.
22 Sixteen years later, it's still
23 there. So we're either going to be true to what
24 we say or we're not. And this is your
25 opportunity to choose which one you're going to
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1 be.
2 And by the way, can anyone argue
3 that property taxes in the City of New York, the
4 most regressive of all taxes -- the less your
5 family earns, the more it hurts you. It is a
6 regressive tax. Can anyone argue that property
7 taxes in New York City are not too high, that
8 they are not hurting our seniors, hurting our
9 lower-income families, that they're not raising
10 the cost of rent, the cost of homeownership, that
11 they're not driving working people out of
12 New York City?
13 But put all that aside. When you
14 say something is temporary and you say it's an
15 emergency, when the emergency has passed and
16 16 years later, it's time to keep your word and
17 remove that tax.
18 Mr. President, I obviously support
19 my legislation.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank
21 you, Mayor Lanza -- Senator Lanza.
22 Senator DeFrancisco.
23 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes. By
24 unanimous consent, I believe we can move from
25 controversial to the noncontroversial calendar
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1 with this bill for purposes of voting.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: And upon
3 your motion and without objection, it is so
4 ordered.
5 So the Secretary will now read the
6 last section, noncontroversial.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
8 act shall take effect immediately.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
10 Secretary will call the roll.
11 (The Secretary called the roll.)
12 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
13 Calendar 1444, those recorded in the negative are
14 Senators Hoylman, Kavanagh, Krueger and Sanders.
15 Also Senator Benjamin. Also Senator Peralta.
16 Ayes, 55. Nays, 6.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
18 is passed.
19 Senator DeFrancisco.
20 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: May we stand
21 at ease, hopefully very temporarily.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
23 Senate will stand temporarily at ease.
24 (Whereupon, the Senate stood at ease
25 at 4:23 p.m.)
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1 (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened at
2 4:24 p.m.)
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
4 Senate will return to order.
5 Senator DeFrancisco.
6 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: We will be
7 calling right now a Finance Committee meeting for
8 5:00 p.m. in Room 332. And we will continue
9 working on other bills, voting. Five p.m.,
10 Room 332. In the meantime, the Senate will stand
11 at ease.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There
13 will be a Senate Committee on Finance meeting in
14 Room 332 at 5:00 p.m. The Senate Finance
15 Committee will meet at 5:00 p.m. in Room 332.
16 Until such time, the Senate will
17 stand at ease.
18 (Whereupon, the Senate stood at ease
19 at 4:24 p.m.)
20 (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened at
21 6:01 p.m.)
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
23 Senate will return to order.
24 Senator DeFrancisco.
25 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes. We are
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1 going to have a meeting of the Senate Republican
2 Conference at 6:15, and then we are going to come
3 back into session at 8:00 p.m. to pass,
4 hopefully, the remainder of the bills and also
5 deal with another Rules Committee meeting.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There
7 will be a Republican conference at 6:15 in
8 Room 332.
9 The Senate will stand at ease until
10 approximately 8:00 p.m., when it will take up
11 remaining business that is at the desk and the
12 potential of another Rules Committee meeting.
13 So the Senate will stand --
14 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: No, it's not
15 potential, there will be a Rules Committee
16 meeting.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There
18 will be another Rules Committee meeting.
19 And Senate will stand temporarily at
20 ease.
21 (Whereupon, the Senate stood at ease
22 at 6:01 p.m.)
23 (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened at
24 8:39 p.m.)
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
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1 Senate will return to order.
2 Senator DeFrancisco.
3 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes, is there
4 a report from the Finance Committee at the desk?
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
6 a Finance Committee report at the desk.
7 And the Secretary will read.
8 THE SECRETARY: Senator Young, from
9 the Committee on Finance, reports the following
10 nominees:
11 As a member of the Allegany State
12 Park and Historic Preservation Commission: Mark
13 W. Holt.
14 As a member of the Battery Park City
15 Authority: Martha J. Gallo.
16 As members of the Public Employment
17 Relations Board: Anthony Zumbolo and Monte A.
18 Klein.
19 As members of the State Council on
20 the Arts: Mahnaz Moinian; Janet Kagan; Joan B.
21 Hornig; Lisa Baker; and Scott Eberle, Ph.D.
22 As members of the State Athletic
23 Commission: Donald Patterson; James A.
24 Vosswinkel, M.D.; and Phillip E. Stieg, M.D.,
25 Ph.D.
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1 As a member of the Finger Lakes
2 State Park, Recreation and Historic Preservation
3 Commission: Harriet Neville.
4 As a member of the Niagara Frontier
5 State Park, Recreation and Historic Preservation
6 Commission: Budd Termin.
7 As a member of the Saratoga-Capital
8 District State Park, Recreation and Historic
9 Preservation Commission: Nancy E. Dwyer.
10 As a member of the State Park,
11 Recreation and Historic Preservation Commission
12 for the City of New York: Rosemonde
13 Pierre-Louis.
14 As members of the Board of Trustees
15 of the New York State Higher Education Services
16 Corporation: Victor G. Alicea, Ph.D.; Abraham M.
17 Lackman; David Chamberlain; Anthony G. Collins,
18 Ph.D.; Gabriella Naomi Felipe; Marc Matthew
19 Jerome; and Colleen Wright.
20 And as a member of the
21 City University of New York Board of Trustees,
22 Dr. Una S.T. Clark, C.D.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
24 DeFrancisco.
25 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: I move to
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1 accept the report of the Finance Committee.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
3 Committee on Finance report is before the house.
4 All in favor say aye.
5 (Response of "Aye.")
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Opposed?
7 (No response.)
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
9 report is accepted.
10 I'll entertain a motion.
11 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: A motion, no.
12 I think we've got to stand at ease for a moment.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
14 Senate will stand temporarily at ease.
15 (Whereupon, the Senate stood at ease
16 at 8:42 p.m.)
17 (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened at
18 8:44 p.m.)
19 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
20 Mr. President, could you please recognize
21 Senator Young.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
23 Senate is returned to order.
24 Senator Young.
25 SENATOR YOUNG: Thank you,
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1 Mr. President.
2 I'd like to move all the nominees
3 that were in the report.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Would
5 anyone like to speak on any of the nominees
6 before I call the question before the house?
7 Senator Kavanagh.
8 SENATOR KAVANAGH: Thank you,
9 Mr. President. I'll be brief, given the late
10 hour.
11 But I rise to speak of the
12 nomination of Martha Gallo to the Battery Park
13 City Authority board. Ms. Gallo is a great and
14 respected member of our community and a great
15 business leader who really has already had much
16 distinguished service in our community, including
17 to the Battery Park City Authority itself.
18 But most importantly for our
19 purposes tonight, Ms. Gallo is a resident of
20 Battery Park City. And we recently in this
21 chamber passed a law requiring that this board of
22 seven have at least two residents. It's
23 something that my predecessor, Daniel Squadron,
24 worked on for many years and just got enacted
25 recently. My community and my colleagues in the
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1 Assembly who represent that community had asked
2 the Governor to act promptly in compliance with
3 that law to name two residents.
4 The Battery Park City Authority has
5 many governance functions, and so it's very
6 important for us that we have local
7 representation on that board. So it's great to
8 see that Ms. Gallo is being nominated tonight. I
9 will be voting in favor of her nomination, along
10 with the other distinguished nominations that are
11 before us tonight.
12 I would also note that there is a
13 second nomination to this very board that is
14 before this house, and I think it might be
15 something we can take up tomorrow. And I would
16 urge my colleagues to join me in trying to get
17 that done as well.
18 But it's a great night for local
19 representation, a great night for Lower
20 Manhattan.
21 Thank you for the opportunity to
22 speak.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Are there
24 any other members wishing to be heard?
25 The question, then, before the house
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1 is on the names read and presented for the
2 positions so designated. All in favor signify by
3 saying aye.
4 (Response of "Aye.")
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Opposed?
6 (No response.)
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
8 individuals that have been read and voted on are
9 hereby approved and confirmed for the positions
10 designated.
11 Senator DeFrancisco.
12 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: I would like
13 to call an immediate meeting of the Rules
14 Committee in Room 332, please.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There's
16 an immediate meeting of the Rules Committee in
17 Room 332.
18 The Senate will stand at ease.
19 (Whereupon, the Senate stood at ease
20 at 8:46 p.m.)
21 (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened at
22 8:59 p.m.)
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
24 Senate will return to order.
25 Senator DeFrancisco.
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1 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes, is there
2 a report of the Rules Committee at the desk?
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
4 a Rules Committee report at the desk.
5 And the Secretary will read.
6 THE SECRETARY: Senator Flanagan,
7 from the Committee on Rules, reports the
8 following bills:
9 Senate Print 1196, by Senator
10 Avella, an act to amend the Environmental
11 Conservation Law;
12 Senate 1647, by Senator Carlucci, an
13 act to amend the Correction Law;
14 Senate 3431, by Senator Parker, an
15 act to amend the Executive Law;
16 Senate 3437, by Senator Parker, an
17 act to establish;
18 Senate 4267A, by
19 Senator DeFrancisco, an act to amend the
20 State Finance Law;
21 Senate 4530A, by Senator Murphy, an
22 act to amend the Education Law;
23 Senate 5039, by Senator Parker, an
24 act to direct;
25 Senate 6761B, by Senator Alcantara,
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1 an act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law;
2 Senate 7888, by Senator Avella, an
3 act to amend the Domestic Relations Law;
4 Senate 8140A, by
5 Senator DeFrancisco, an act to amend the
6 Education Law;
7 Senate 8413A, by Senator Seward, an
8 act directing;
9 Senate 8465, by Senator Golden, an
10 act to amend the Tax Law --
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Can I
12 have some order, please.
13 The Secretary will continue.
14 THE SECRETARY: -- Senate 8598, by
15 Senator Ranzenhofer, an act granting;
16 Senate 8705, by Senator Kennedy, an
17 act to amend the Public Health Law;
18 Senate 8869, by Senator Amedore, an
19 act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law;
20 Senate 8874, by Senator Lanza, an
21 act to amend the General Business Law;
22 Senate 8876, by Senator Carlucci, an
23 act to amend the Public Officers Law;
24 Senate 8884, by Senator Alcantara,
25 an act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law;
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1 Senate 8905, by Senator Hannon, an
2 act to amend the Social Services Law;
3 Senate 8915, by Senator Murphy, an
4 act to amend Chapter 511 of the Laws of 2016;
5 Senate 8963A, by the Senate
6 Committee on Rules, an act to amend the
7 Nassau County Administrative Code;
8 Senate 8971, by Senator Lanza, an
9 act to amend the Real Property Tax Law;
10 Senate 8985A, by Senator Phillips,
11 an act to amend the Public Authorities Law;
12 Senate 9013, by Senator Phillips, an
13 act to establish;
14 Senate 9080, by Senator Hamilton, an
15 act to amend the Executive Law;
16 Senate 9087, by Senator Little, an
17 act approving;
18 Senate 9100, by Senator Hannon, an
19 act to amend the Public Health Law;
20 And Senate 9106, by Senator O'Mara,
21 an act to amend the Environmental Conservation
22 Law.
23 All bills reported direct to third
24 reading.
25 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: I move to
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1 accept the report of the Rules Committee.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: All in
3 favor of accepting the Committee on Rules report
4 say aye.
5 (Response of "Aye.")
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Opposed?
7 (No response.)
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
9 Rules Committee report is accepted and before the
10 house.
11 Senator DeFrancisco.
12 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: We now have
13 Senate Supplemental Calendar 57B.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
15 DeFrancisco, would you object if we returned to
16 messages from the Assembly so we can substitute
17 bills?
18 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: I not only
19 would not object, I think it's preferable to what
20 I was about to do.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
22 Secretary will read the substitutions.
23 THE SECRETARY: Senator Murphy
24 moves to discharge, from the Committee on Rules,
25 Assembly Bill Number 5618A and substitute it for
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1 the identical Senate Bill 4530A, Third Reading
2 Calendar 2002.
3 Senator DeFrancisco moves to
4 discharge, from the Committee on Rules,
5 Assembly Bill Number 9966A and substitute it for
6 the identical Senate Bill 8140A, Third Reading
7 Calendar 2006.
8 Senator Golden moves to discharge,
9 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
10 Number 10768 and substitute it for the identical
11 Senate Bill 8465, Third Reading Calendar 2008.
12 Senator Amedore moves to discharge,
13 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
14 Number 219A and substitute it for the identical
15 Senate Bill 8869, Third Reading Calendar 2011.
16 Senator Lanza moves to discharge,
17 from the Committee on Codes, Assembly Bill
18 Number 10425A and substitute it for the identical
19 Senate Bill 8874, Third Reading Calendar 2012.
20 Senator Carlucci moves to discharge,
21 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
22 Number 10815 and substitute it for the identical
23 Senate Bill 8876, Third Reading Calendar 2013.
24 Senator Flanagan moves to discharge,
25 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
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1 Number 11216 and substitute it for the identical
2 Senate Bill 8963A, Third Reading Calendar 2017.
3 Senator Lanza moves to discharge,
4 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
5 Number 10410 and substitute it for the identical
6 Senate Bill 8971, Third Reading Calendar 2018.
7 Senator Phillips moves to discharge,
8 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
9 Number 11213 and substitute it for the identical
10 Senate Bill 8985A, Third Reading Calendar 2019.
11 Senator Phillips moves to discharge,
12 from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill
13 Number 8783B and substitute it for the identical
14 Senate Bill 9013, Third Reading Calendar 2020.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
16 substitutions are so ordered as read and put
17 forth before the house.
18 Senator DeFrancisco.
19 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Before we go
20 further, I want to give my kudos to the Senate
21 desk. I don't know how you keep these bills
22 flying back and forth between the chambers of the
23 Assembly --
24 (Applause.)
25 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Okay, that's
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1 enough, that's enough.
2 (Laughter.)
3 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Now I would
4 like to direct everybody's attention to Senate
5 Supplemental Calendar 57B, which are the bills
6 that just came out of Rules. And I would request
7 the noncontroversial reading.
8 And while you're preparing, I would
9 like to wish Senator Serrano a happy birthday.
10 (Cheers, applause.)
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Happy
12 birthday, Senator Serrano.
13 So we will begin the
14 noncontroversial reading of Senate Supplemental
15 Calendar 57B. The Secretary will begin.
16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
17 1978, by Senator Avella, Senate Print 1196, an
18 act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
22 act shall take effect on the 120th day.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 2.
2 Senators DeFrancisco and Gallivan recorded in the
3 negative.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
5 is passed.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 1998, by Senator Carlucci, Senate Print 1647, an
8 act to amend the Correction Law.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
10 last section.
11 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
12 act shall take effect on the 60th day.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
14 roll.
15 (The Secretary called the roll.)
16 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61. Nays, 1.
17 Senator Montgomery recorded in the negative.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
19 passes.
20 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
21 1999, by Senator Parker, Senate Print 3431, an
22 act to amend the Executive Law.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
24 last section.
25 THE SECRETARY: Section 7. This
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1 act shall take effect immediately.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
3 roll.
4 (The Secretary called the roll.)
5 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61. Nays, 1.
6 Senator Lanza recorded in the negative.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
8 passes.
9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
10 2000, by Senator Parker, Senate Print 3437, an
11 act to establish.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
13 last section.
14 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
15 act shall take effect on the 180th day.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
17 roll.
18 (The Secretary called the roll.)
19 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
21 passes.
22 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
23 2001, by Senator DeFrancisco, Senate Print 4267A,
24 an act to amend the State Finance Law.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
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1 last section.
2 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
3 act shall take effect immediately.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
5 roll.
6 (The Secretary called the roll.)
7 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
9 passes.
10 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
11 2002, substituted earlier by Member of the
12 Assembly Abinanti, Assembly Print 5618A, an act
13 to amend the Education Law.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
15 last section.
16 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
17 act shall take effect immediately.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
19 roll.
20 (The Secretary called the roll.)
21 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
23 passes.
24 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
25 2003, by Senator Parker, Senate Print 5039, an
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1 act to direct.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
3 last section.
4 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
5 act shall take effect immediately and shall
6 expire and be deemed repealed January 1, 2019.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
8 roll.
9 (The Secretary called the roll.)
10 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61. Nays, 1,
11 Senator Little recorded in the negative.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
13 passes.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 2004, by Senator Alcantara, Senate Print 6761B,
16 an act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
18 last section.
19 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
20 act shall take effect immediately.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
22 roll.
23 (The Secretary called the roll.)
24 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
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1 passes.
2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
3 2005, by Senator Avella, Senate Print 7888, an
4 act to amend the Domestic Relations Law.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
6 last section.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 5. This
8 act shall take effect on the 90th day.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
10 roll.
11 (The Secretary called the roll.)
12 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
14 passes.
15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
16 2006, substituted earlier by Member of the
17 Assembly Magnarelli, Assembly Print 9966A, an act
18 to amend the Education Law.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
22 act shall take effect immediately.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
3 passes.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 2007, by Senator Seward, Senate Print 8413A, an
6 act directing.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
8 last section.
9 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
10 act shall take effect immediately.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
12 roll.
13 (The Secretary called the roll.)
14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
16 passes.
17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
18 2008, substituted earlier by Member of the
19 Assembly Morelle, Assembly Print 10768, an act to
20 amend the Tax Law.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
22 last section.
23 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
24 act shall take effect immediately.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
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1 roll.
2 (The Secretary called the roll.)
3 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 2.
4 Senators Akshar and Ortt recorded in the
5 negative.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
7 is passed.
8 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
9 2009, by Senator Ranzenhofer, Senate Print 8598,
10 an act granting.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
12 a home-rule message present at the desk.
13 The Secretary will read the last
14 section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
16 act shall take effect immediately.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
22 is passed.
23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
24 2010, by Senator Kennedy, Senate Print 8705, an
25 act to amend the Public Health Law.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
2 last section.
3 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
4 act shall take effect immediately.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
6 roll.
7 (The Secretary called the roll.)
8 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
10 is passed.
11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
12 2011, substituted earlier by Member of the
13 Assembly Santabarbara, Assembly Print 219A, an
14 act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
16 last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
18 act shall take effect immediately.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
20 roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
24 is passed.
25 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
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1 2012, substituted earlier by Member of the
2 Assembly Paulin, Assembly Print 10425A, an act to
3 amend the General Business Law.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
5 last section.
6 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
7 act shall take effect on the 60th day.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
9 roll.
10 (The Secretary called the roll.)
11 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
13 is passed.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 2013, substituted earlier by Member of the
16 Assembly Zebrowski, Assembly Print 10815, an act
17 to amend the Public Officers Law.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
19 last section.
20 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
21 act shall take effect immediately.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
23 roll.
24 (The Secretary called the roll.)
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Announce
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1 the results.
2 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
3 Calendar 2013, those recorded in the negative are
4 Senators Bailey, Comrie, Dilan, Krueger, Rivera,
5 Sanders and Sepúlveda. Also Senator Montgomery.
6 Ayes, 54. Nays, 8.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
8 passes.
9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
10 2014, by Senator Alcantara, Senate Print 8884, an
11 act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
13 last section.
14 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
15 act shall take effect on the 180th day.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
17 roll.
18 (The Secretary called the roll.)
19 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 2.
20 Senators Helming and Marchione recorded in the
21 negative.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
23 passes.
24 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
25 2015, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 8905, an
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1 act to amend the Social Services Law.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
3 last section.
4 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
5 act shall take effect on the 90th day.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
7 roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
11 passes.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 2016, by Senator Murphy, Senate Print 8915, an
14 act to amend Chapter 511 of the Laws of 2016.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
16 last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
18 act shall take effect immediately.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
20 roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
23 Calendar 2016, those recorded in the negative are
24 Senators Brooks, Kaminsky and Lanza.
25 Ayes, 59. Nays, 3.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
2 is passed.
3 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
4 2017, substituted earlier by the Assembly
5 Committee on Rules, Assembly Print 11216, an act
6 to amend the Nassau County Administrative Code.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
8 a home-rule message at the desk.
9 The Secretary will read the last
10 section.
11 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
12 act shall take effect immediately.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
14 roll.
15 (The Secretary called the roll.)
16 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61. Nays, 1.
17 Senator Rivera recorded in the negative.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
19 is passed.
20 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
21 2018, substituted earlier by Member of the
22 Assembly Carroll, Assembly Print 10410, an act to
23 amend the Real Property Tax Law.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
25 last section.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
2 act shall take effect immediately.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
4 roll.
5 (The Secretary called the roll.)
6 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
8 passes.
9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
10 2019, substituted earlier by the Assembly
11 Committee on Rules, Assembly Print 11213, an act
12 to amend the Public Authorities Law.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
14 last section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
16 act shall take effect immediately.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
22 is passed.
23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
24 2020, substituted earlier by Member of the
25 Assembly Vanel, Assembly Print 8783B, an act to
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1 establish.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
3 last section.
4 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
5 act shall take effect immediately.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
7 roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
11 is passed.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 2021, by Senator Hamilton, Senate Print 9080, an
14 act to amend the Executive Law.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
16 last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
18 act shall take effect on the 120th day.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
20 roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
24 passes.
25 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
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1 2022, by Senator Little, Senate Print 9087, an
2 act approving.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
4 last section.
5 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
6 act shall take effect immediately.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
8 roll.
9 (The Secretary called the roll.)
10 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
12 passes.
13 Calendar Numbers 2023 and 2024 have
14 been amended, are high and ineligible for
15 consideration. (Pause.)
16 Could I have some order, please.
17 Senator DeFrancisco.
18 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: As far as the
19 Hannon bill, why don't we lay it aside
20 temporarily and we'll get back to it.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Calendar
22 Number 2023 will be laid aside temporarily, as we
23 are reviewing some information at the desk right
24 now.
25 Calendar Number 2024 is high.
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1 Senator DeFrancisco, that would
2 complete the noncontroversial reading of the
3 Senate Supplemental Calendar 57B.
4 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Okay.
5 There's also a supplemental active list, 57-1,
6 beginning with Calendar Number 127, by
7 Senator Avella. And I would request that we do
8 the noncontroversial reading of that supplemental
9 active list beginning with Calendar 127.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: I'd
11 instruct members to review the supplemental
12 active list for Tuesday, June 19th, with
13 Calendar Number 127.
14 And the Secretary will begin
15 reading, noncontroversial.
16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
17 127, by Senator Avella, Senate Print 1301A, an
18 act to amend the Family Court Act.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
22 act shall take effect on the 60th day.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
3 is passed.
4 THE SECRETARY: On page 8, Senator
5 Bonacic moves to discharge, from the Committee on
6 Rules, Assembly Bill Number 1050A and substitute
7 it for the identical Senate Bill 2059A, Third
8 Reading Calendar 191.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
10 substitution is ordered.
11 The Secretary will read.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 191, by Member of the Assembly Stirpe, Assembly
14 Print 1050A, an act to amend the Judiciary Law.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
16 last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
18 act shall take effect immediately.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
20 roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61. Nays, 1.
23 Senator Avella recorded in the negative.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
25 is passed.
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1 THE SECRETARY: On page 11, Senator
2 Bonacic moves to discharge, from the Committee on
3 Judiciary, Assembly Bill Number 6047 and
4 substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 4867,
5 Third Reading Calendar 319.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
7 substitution is so ordered.
8 The Secretary will read.
9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
10 319, by Member of the Assembly Titone, Assembly
11 Print 6047, an act to amend the Civil Practice
12 Law and Rules.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
14 last section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
16 act shall take effect immediately.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
22 is passed.
23 THE SECRETARY: On page 11, Senator
24 Bonacic moves to discharge, from the Committee on
25 Judiciary, Assembly Bill Number 6048 and
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1 substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 4869,
2 Third Reading Calendar 321.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
4 substitution is ordered.
5 The Secretary will read.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 321, by Member of the Assembly Zebrowski,
8 Assembly Print 6048, an act to amend the Civil
9 Practice Law and Rules.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
11 last section.
12 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
13 act shall take effect on the first of January.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
15 roll.
16 (The Secretary called the roll.)
17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
19 passes.
20 THE SECRETARY: On page 13,
21 Senator Tedisco moves to discharge, from the
22 Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill Number 8684B
23 and substitute it for the identical Senate
24 Bill 7388B, Third Reading Calendar 354.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
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1 substitution is so ordered.
2 The Secretary will read.
3 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
4 354, by Member of the Assembly Rosenthal,
5 Assembly Print 8684B, an act to amend the
6 Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
8 last section.
9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
10 act shall take effect immediately.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
12 roll.
13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
15 passes.
16 THE SECRETARY: On page 15,
17 Senator Little moves to discharge, from the
18 Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill Number 2954B
19 and substitute it for the identical Senate
20 Bill 367B, Third Reading Calendar 387.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
22 substitution is ordered.
23 The Secretary will read.
24 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
25 387, by Member of the Assembly McDonald,
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1 Assembly Print 2954B, an act to amend the
2 General Municipal Law.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
4 last section.
5 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
6 act shall take effect immediately.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
8 roll.
9 (The Secretary called the roll.)
10 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
12 passes.
13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
14 748, by Senator Golden, Senate Print 8070, an act
15 granting.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
17 last section.
18 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
19 act shall take effect immediately.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
21 roll.
22 (The Secretary called the roll.)
23 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
25 is passed.
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1 THE SECRETARY: On page 49, Senator
2 Ranzenhofer moves to discharge, from the
3 Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill Number 10105
4 and substitute it for the identical Senate Bill
5 7961, Third Reading Calendar 1253.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
7 substitution is ordered.
8 The Secretary will read.
9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
10 1253, by Member of the Assembly Schimminger,
11 Assembly Print 10105, an act to amend the
12 Urban Development Corporation Act.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
14 last section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
16 act shall take effect immediately.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
22 passes.
23 THE SECRETARY: On page 61,
24 Senator Serino moves to discharge, from the
25 Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill Number 8382B
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1 and substitute it for the identical Senate
2 Bill 6597B, Third Reading Calendar 1455.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
4 substitution is ordered.
5 The Secretary will read.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 1455, by Member of the Assembly Galef, Assembly
8 Print 8382B, an act to amend the Education Law.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
10 last section.
11 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
12 act shall take effect immediately.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
14 roll.
15 (The Secretary called the roll.)
16 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
18 passes.
19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
20 1485, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 2271, an
21 act to amend the Public Health Law.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
23 last section.
24 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
25 act shall take effect on the 90th day.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
2 roll.
3 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
6 passes.
7 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
8 1611, by Senator Serino, Senate Print 8538, an
9 act to amend Chapter 348 of the Laws of 2012.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
11 a home-rule message present at the desk.
12 The Secretary will read the last
13 section.
14 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
15 act shall take effect immediately.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
17 roll.
18 (The Secretary called the roll.)
19 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
21 passes.
22 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
23 1875, by Senator Seward, Senate Print 8310, an
24 act directing.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
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1 last section.
2 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
3 act shall take effect immediately.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
5 roll.
6 (The Secretary called the roll.)
7 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
9 passes.
10 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
11 1909, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 9045, an
12 act to authorize.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
14 last section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
16 act shall take effect immediately.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. Nays, 2.
21 Senators Akshar and Bonacic recorded in the
22 negative.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
24 is passed.
25 And Senator DeFrancisco, that
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1 completes the noncontroversial reading of the
2 supplemental active list that was before the
3 house.
4 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Can we now go
5 to the original active list and take up the
6 noncontroversial reading of a bill that was laid
7 aside; namely, Calendar Number 1732, by Senator
8 Murphy. Can we do it controversial, please.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
10 Secretary will ring the bell.
11 We will go to the original active
12 list of today, June 19th. And we are reviewing
13 Calendar Number 1732, Senate Print 8326.
14 The Secretary will read.
15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
16 1732, by Senator Murphy, Senate Print 8326, an
17 act to amend the Public Service Law.
18 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Read the last
19 section.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Seeing
21 and hearing no Senator that wishes to be heard --
22 Okay, Senator Parker.
23 SENATOR PARKER: Can I get an
24 explanation of the bill, please.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
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1 Parker has requested an explanation, Senator
2 Murphy.
3 Let me ask, there are a lot of
4 individuals in the chamber tonight in addition to
5 the members. So if you can take your
6 conversations outside the chamber, please, so we
7 can allow the members to hear each other as they
8 exchange and debate here. It's getting loud.
9 Please. Thank you.
10 Senator Murphy, could you please
11 provide an explanation.
12 SENATOR MURPHY: Yeah, sure. Thank
13 you, Mr. President.
14 What this bill does is on January 9,
15 2017, there was a major announcement in my
16 district, and for the State of New York, the
17 closure of Indian Point. We have roughly 1200
18 workers at Indian Point. What this bill does is
19 put money aside to allow the workers to be
20 retrained in the possible decommissioning work.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
22 Parker.
23 SENATOR PARKER: Mr. President, may
24 the sponsor yield for a question.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
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1 Murphy, do you yield?
2 SENATOR MURPHY: Yes,
3 Mr. President.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
5 Murphy yields.
6 SENATOR PARKER: Through you,
7 Mr. President.
8 Can the sponsor explain the
9 Cessation Mitigation Fund in the 2018-2019
10 budget, what it's used for?
11 SENATOR MURPHY: Yeah, roughly --
12 through you, Mr. President, roughly -- we fought
13 tooth and nail in order to try and get any type
14 of money in the cessation fund with regards to,
15 in my eyes -- we fought tooth and nail to get
16 $24 million. I believe we just forgot a zero on
17 top of that. It should have been $240 million,
18 because of what's going to happen over there in
19 the community. This alone -- Hendrick Hudson
20 School District is going to lose $25 million
21 overnight when this happens.
22 So the idea is to put a fund
23 aside -- it's like having your reserve fund -- to
24 make sure that the community doesn't get blighted
25 and doesn't fall, quote, unquote, into blight
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1 hands. Thank you.
2 SENATOR PARKER: Mr. President, may
3 the sponsor continue to yield.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
5 Murphy, do you continue to yield?
6 SENATOR MURPHY: Sure.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
8 sponsor yields.
9 SENATOR PARKER: Through you,
10 Mr. President. Where is this funding supposed to
11 come from in your bill, this additional
12 $15 million.
13 SENATOR MURPHY: So my funding, I
14 would like it to come from NYSERDA.
15 SENATOR PARKER: Mr. President,
16 through you, will the sponsor continue to yield?
17 SENATOR MURPHY: Through you,
18 Mr. President, yes, sir.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
20 sponsor yields.
21 SENATOR PARKER: So that additional
22 $15 million from NYSERDA, does that include the
23 money from Entergy as well?
24 SENATOR MURPHY: No. Through you,
25 Mr. President.
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1 In January 2017, it was a shock to
2 all of us. So what we had was Entergy actually
3 put $15 million into a community fund. Entergy
4 put that money in there. I'm asking NYSERDA to
5 put in more money for the reeducation of the
6 workers, the 1200 workers up at Indian Point, for
7 the decommissioning. And where we get that money
8 is through the Clean Energy Fund. There's
9 supposed to be $2.5 billion over the next
10 10 years. There's a market development portfolio
11 that specifically puts it in for workforce
12 training.
13 So I would like to, at a minimum,
14 the state to put in another $15 million for the
15 retraining of these workers.
16 SENATOR PARKER: Mr. President --
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
18 Parker.
19 SENATOR PARKER: -- will the
20 sponsor continue to yield?
21 SENATOR MURPHY: Sure.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
23 sponsor yields.
24 SENATOR PARKER: Through you,
25 Mr. President. So you're looking for a total of
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1 15. So my sense is that there's actually a
2 number of $15 million pots rolling around here.
3 SENATOR MURPHY: No, I can clear
4 that up if you'd like.
5 SENATOR PARKER: No, let me -- let
6 me -- through you, Mr. President, if I can ask a
7 question that reveals my understanding of where
8 we are, and I would love to hear an explanation
9 of my understanding from the sponsor, if that's
10 okay.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Proceed.
12 SENATOR PARKER: My understanding
13 is that in the last budget we actually put
14 $15 million into the budget for a similar
15 program. And then there's supposed to be an
16 additional $15 million provided by Entergy, and
17 then this bill would be a third $15 million, all
18 going towards essentially the same cessation and
19 mitigation-type work in that community. Is that
20 correct? Through you, Mr. President.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
22 Murphy.
23 SENATOR MURPHY: No. No, Senator
24 Parker, that is incorrect.
25 What is -- what is -- we had
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1 actually $24 million in this year's budget, not
2 $15 million. So that 24 is in a special fund.
3 On top of Entergy originally put in $15 million
4 for a community fund. We, as the state, in this
5 year's budget put in another $24 million in the
6 cessation fund, where I believe we're going to
7 need to be up to -- close to about $400 million,
8 not $24 million.
9 Now we have this -- I'm asking for
10 another $15 million to match Entergy's funding so
11 we can have the retraining of the 1200 workers
12 that are up at Indian Point to get retrained in
13 the decommissioning work of Indian Point. So you
14 not only have 1200 workers, but what we're trying
15 to do is make sure that they -- these people stay
16 in New York State.
17 Over the past eight years, we've
18 lost close to a million people in the State of
19 New York. What we're doing here is we are
20 exporting our people and importing energy.
21 Because the energy that's supposed to be coming
22 to Indian Point is supposed to be coming from
23 Cricket Valley and supposed to be coming from
24 CPV -- which is an entire another story -- and
25 also coming from Bayonne, New Jersey. So we are
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1 now importing energy and exporting jobs in the
2 State of New York.
3 This is another reason why people
4 have left and we're ranked 50th, dead last in
5 America, as a business-friendly state.
6 SENATOR PARKER: Mr. President,
7 will the sponsor continue to yield for a
8 question.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
10 sponsor yields.
11 SENATOR PARKER: Thank you.
12 Through you, Mr. President, the
13 $24 million that was put into the budget, was
14 that money provided by NYSERDA as well?
15 SENATOR MURPHY: I believe so. I
16 believe so. I would have to check on that. I'm
17 not sure.
18 SENATOR PARKER: So through you,
19 Mr. President, does that mean that we're now
20 looking at $39 million out of NYSERDA? And do we
21 know what pool of funds that this money is coming
22 from out of NYSERDA?
23 SENATOR MURPHY: I'm sorry, what
24 was the question?
25 SENATOR PARKER: Do we know where
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1 this pool of money -- so now we're talking about
2 $39 million coming out of NYSERDA. Through you,
3 Mr. President, do we know what specific, you
4 know, bucket of money that this $39 million, the
5 24 in the budget and now the 15 that you're
6 saying are going to come out of NYSERDA, do we
7 know where it's going to come from in NYSERDA?
8 SENATOR MURPHY: Through you,
9 Mr. President, yes, sir. It's going to come from
10 the Clean Energy Fund, that's supposed to have
11 $2.5 billion in it.
12 SENATOR PARKER: Mr. President,
13 will the sponsor continue to yield for a
14 question?
15 SENATOR MURPHY: Sure.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
17 sponsor yields.
18 SENATOR PARKER: Does the sponsor
19 know what the Clean Energy Fund is supposed to be
20 used for, the money out of the Clean Energy Fund,
21 what it's supposed to be used for?
22 SENATOR MURPHY: Yeah.
23 Specifically what I'm asking for, in -- what was
24 it, in April just of this year, the Governor put
25 $35 million out of that fund into a worker -- a
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1 workforce training program. So that could be
2 part of it.
3 SENATOR PARKER: Mr. President,
4 does the sponsor continue to yield for a
5 question?
6 SENATOR MURPHY: Of course.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
8 sponsor yields.
9 SENATOR PARKER: So I'm trying to
10 understand where the sponsor connects clean
11 energy and the closing of a nuclear power plant
12 and why we'd spend $39 million of the state's
13 clean energy money to go to train people out of a
14 nuclear power plant.
15 SENATOR MURPHY: If I got the
16 question right, the money will be used to retrain
17 some of the 1200 people up there in the
18 decommissioning work. Because what has happened
19 in Vermont Yankee, they had a company come in and
20 do the decommissioning work up there. So they
21 lost all the jobs up there.
22 The idea here is to try and keep
23 these families in our neighborhoods and in our
24 district. So the -- to have them there --
25 remember, we're talking about workers here. Now
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1 they have a wife, they have kids that go to the
2 school districts. So they're going to have to
3 get up and move when this closes.
4 SENATOR PARKER: Mr. President,
5 does the sponsor continue to yield for a
6 question?
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
8 sponsor yields.
9 SENATOR PARKER: Through you,
10 Mr. President. Are you aware that the Governor
11 has offered those workers to stay on at
12 Indian Point through the decommissioning process?
13 SENATOR MURPHY: Through you,
14 Mr. President, I sit on the Governor's task
15 force. No. Has not even been offered. I
16 haven't missed a meeting.
17 SENATOR PARKER: We have different
18 understandings of that. Because that's not
19 what --
20 SENATOR MURPHY: I'm sitting in the
21 meetings, Senator Parker.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: I'm going
23 to ask the members to direct through the chair,
24 please.
25 SENATOR PARKER: Yes,
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1 Mr. President. Will the sponsor continue to
2 yield for a question?
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Do you
4 yield, Senator Murphy?
5 SENATOR MURPHY: Of course.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
7 Senator yields.
8 SENATOR PARKER: Can the sponsor
9 explain why this bill asks and requires health
10 screenings for the workers but in the past the
11 same sponsor has defended Indian Point and says
12 that it should not be closed? And so on one hand
13 you're saying we should have health screenings
14 and we should be testing for health screenings,
15 but simultaneously arguing that Indian Point
16 should stay open. So is it safe or is it not
17 safe?
18 SENATOR MURPHY: Through you,
19 Mr. President, it's simple. Why wouldn't you
20 want to find a baseline on someone when they're
21 going to have -- when they're an employee of
22 Entergy and now they're going to be closing and
23 you want to make sure that they're in good health
24 in order to do a different task of the
25 decommissioning now?
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1 So you've got to have a baseline of
2 where you start in case they get sick. So this
3 would be the baseline as far as physicals are
4 concerned. And I think that's what you're
5 asking.
6 SENATOR PARKER: Mr. President,
7 will the sponsor continue to yield for a
8 question?
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
10 sponsor yields.
11 SENATOR MURPHY: Of course.
12 SENATOR PARKER: Through you,
13 Mr. President. Can the sponsor explain the
14 ramifications of nullifying contracts if DPS
15 fails to meet notice requirements?
16 SENATOR MURPHY: I don't --
17 rephrase the question?
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Can you
19 ask the question again, Senator Parker?
20 SENATOR PARKER: Through you,
21 Mr. President. The bill essentially requires
22 that if notifications aren't met, that contracts
23 that are related to this closing will be
24 nullified, they won't be valid. And what the
25 impacts on the community will be if that in fact
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1 happens.
2 SENATOR MURPHY: Well, the whole
3 idea is to keep the workers right there and to
4 keep them working within the plant themselves.
5 So we're going to go through attrition, you're
6 going to have, out of the 1200 workers, you're
7 going to have some nuclear physicists that are
8 not going to be involved in the decommissioning
9 process right there. You're going to have other
10 people that are going to leave through attrition.
11 So hopefully this won't be 1200
12 people, it would be roughly 400 or 500 people.
13 SENATOR PARKER: Mr. President,
14 will the sponsor continue to yield for a
15 question?
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
17 sponsor yields.
18 SENATOR MURPHY: Of course.
19 SENATOR PARKER: Through you,
20 Mr. President. Can the sponsor explain why we
21 are sweeping RGGI money and Clean Energy money
22 rather than putting Entergy on the hook for the
23 costs?
24 SENATOR MURPHY: Yeah. Yup, very
25 simply, Mr. President. Entergy already put in
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1 $15 million. This is the Governor's problem. We
2 should step up to the plate and make sure that
3 the state takes care of the 1200 people. I'd
4 like to see a plant close in your district, 1200
5 people overnight gone, worried about you come
6 home, Honey, are you going to have a job in a
7 year or two? Are our kids going to go to school
8 here?
9 I'm going to do whatever I can to
10 make sure that these workers are protected over
11 there, both physically, mentally and financially.
12 SENATOR PARKER: Mr. President,
13 does the sponsor continue to yield for a
14 question?
15 SENATOR MURPHY: Of course.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
17 Senator yields.
18 SENATOR PARKER: Through you,
19 Mr. President. Didn't the Governor already step
20 up when he put $24 million in the budget for --
21 through the --
22 SENATOR MURPHY: Through you,
23 Mr. President, that is a drop in the bucket.
24 There's over $25 million to Hendrick Hudson
25 School District the next day, once it closes.
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1 You think $24 million is going to do that? The
2 comptroller in Cortlandt estimated it to be
3 roughly about $400 million.
4 SENATOR PARKER: Mr. President,
5 through you -- I'm sorry, Mr. President, does the
6 sponsor continue to yield for a question?
7 SENATOR MURPHY: Of course. Of
8 course.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
10 sponsor yields.
11 SENATOR PARKER: Does the sponsor
12 have any idea about what the specific allocations
13 of that $400 million that he's claiming will be
14 needed to kind of make this community whole --
15 like what the itemization of that $400 million
16 is?
17 SENATOR MURPHY: Oh, I can get that
18 for you. But it's -- the massive thing is going
19 to be taxes, are you kidding me, overnight. Like
20 I said to you, the school district is $25 million
21 a year. You have Entergy that was doing a bunch
22 of civic stuff, buying fire engines, there's
23 special districts over there, sewer districts,
24 fire districts that are -- now the taxes are
25 going to go through the roof.
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1 This is to try and mitigate some of
2 that impact that's going to happen. The old
3 proverbial -- what happened, it's what New York
4 does great, is they shoot and then aim. And
5 that's what happened over there.
6 SENATOR PARKER: Mr. President, on
7 the bill.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
9 Parker on the bill.
10 SENATOR PARKER: Thank you,
11 Mr. President.
12 First let me thank Senator Murphy
13 for his indulgence and for answering my questions
14 so thoroughly.
15 I appreciate the predicament that
16 he's in and the predicament that his community is
17 in, and in fact the state is in, with losing an
18 asset like Indian Point and then having to figure
19 out, you know, everything from school taxes to
20 employment, you know, of some specially skilled
21 workers, you know, from the community.
22 I think that the state has, I think,
23 come up with a plan. They have certainly tried
24 to fund that plan. I certainly have some
25 sympathy and think that, you know, the plan could
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1 be worked a little bit differently. And
2 certainly I think the timing could have been done
3 a little bit better as well.
4 But it certainly seems to me that in
5 the last budget, with the $24 million that was
6 put into the budget by the Governor, that we have
7 kind of done what we needed to do as it relates
8 to this specific instance. I certainly would
9 like to see itemization of where the sponsor
10 believes $400 million needs to be spent in this
11 particular stead. I know all about districts
12 that could probably use an extra $400 million in
13 terms of workers who need to be trained and
14 retrained, regardless of, you know, different
15 circumstances.
16 But I don't think that in this
17 particular case that there is enough in the bill
18 memo or the information that I've seen, as the
19 ranker on the committee, that justifies another
20 $15 million from the state to go into this
21 specific program.
22 And I also think that, you know,
23 we're already talking about $39 million, or
24 $24 million that's been put in by the state and
25 the $15 million that has been put up by Entergy.
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1 And so you have both the state and the company
2 coming together, partnering to in fact, you know,
3 create an adjustment period and some significant
4 compensation for the workers in that community.
5 And so because of those reasons, I'm
6 unfortunately going to vote no on this bill and
7 I'm going to ask my colleagues to follow my lead
8 and also vote no.
9 Thank you, Mr. President.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank
11 you, Senator Parker.
12 Seeing and hearing no other Senator
13 that wishes to be heard, debate is closed.
14 The Secretary will ring the bell.
15 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
16 Mr. President, by unanimous consent could we put
17 this bill back on the noncontroversial calendar.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: It has
19 been requested to return to the noncontroversial
20 calendar. Without objection, it is so ordered.
21 The Secretary will read the last
22 section.
23 THE SECRETARY: Section 11. This
24 act shall take effect immediately.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
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1 roll.
2 (The Secretary called the roll.)
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
4 Murphy to explain his vote.
5 SENATOR MURPHY: Thank you,
6 Mr. President.
7 Senator Parker, thank you for the
8 debate here.
9 This is incredibly important,
10 because this is just the first of many of what
11 New York State is trying to do. Nuclear energy
12 is the cleanest energy that you can get. And I
13 know the Governor has a plan by 2030 to go
14 50 percent reduction in CO2 emissions. These are
15 the plants that are going to take over for Indian
16 Point: Cricket Valley; CPV, Competitive Power
17 Venture, and now Bayonne, New Jersey. This is
18 the report from ISO, it's not my report, that has
19 changed numerous times, because the original plan
20 was coming down from Champlain, from Quebec. We
21 had a big extension cord, a hydro line.
22 I think we're all up for hydro,
23 solar, wind, even geothermal, no problem. But
24 this in itself -- New York City gets 25 percent
25 of their energy from Indian Point. So does
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1 Westchester County. I asked NYSERDA, Can you
2 guarantee me that these rates are not going to go
3 up -- not double, not triple, but quadruple? And
4 I got a blank stare, not even a "No" or "I'll
5 check into it."
6 It's very, very concerning. And it
7 should be very concerning to the people in
8 New York City too. And three years from now when
9 it closes, you're going to have your people
10 coming to you telling you their electricity bill
11 is through the roof, I can't afford it. I don't
12 want to tell you I told you so, but this is
13 something that we should all be paying attention
14 to.
15 I think we're all open to green
16 energy, no problem. But this is the cleanest
17 energy. And it doesn't make sense, when the
18 Governor has his ambition to go from 20 to 30, a
19 50 percent reduction, when we're going to natural
20 gas. You can only go up. ISO came in -- it's
21 2200 megawatts Indian Point puts out. ISO came
22 in and told me they can come up with 1700 from
23 the three plants. The other 500 are going to be
24 renewable energy. We don't have the storage
25 capacity to carry that. 500 megs? Come on.
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1 This is something that has to be
2 addressed. Twenty-four million dollars, thank
3 you, Governor, for putting it in this year's
4 budget. I appreciate that. I just think we're
5 missing a zero on the end of that. Maybe
6 $240 million might have been nice in order to
7 make the people okay over in my district.
8 There's families, there's kids, the houses.
9 Mr. President, I vote aye.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
11 Murphy to be recorded in the affirmative.
12 Senator Flanagan to explain his
13 vote.
14 SENATOR FLANAGAN: Yes, thank you,
15 Mr. President.
16 You know, I listened to our
17 colleague Senator Parker who asked some poignant
18 questions. And I want to associate my remarks
19 with what he said and what he offered, but I also
20 want to add my voice to that of Senator Murphy.
21 Earlier today this body was kind
22 enough to pass a bill that was very important to
23 Senator LaValle, Senator Kaminsky, and me. And
24 it had to do with very similar issues. It wasn't
25 about a plant closing, but it was about a
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1 potential six to $700 million hit for a power
2 plant in the community that I represent, along
3 with Senator Marcellino, and the plant is
4 physically in his district.
5 I want to correct both of my
6 colleagues. And they're going to appreciate this
7 correction. Because I pay attention to how we
8 say things, so when people listen, they
9 understand. The Governor did not do this by
10 executive fiat. It was not the Governor. It was
11 Senator Parker. It was Senator Murphy as an
12 advocate and someone fighting, fighting and
13 clawing for the people of his district.
14 This is the proverbial rug being
15 pulled out from under a community with no plan.
16 And he'll appreciate me saying this. Fifteen
17 million? I know Senator Murphy. I'm surprised
18 he didn't ask for $150 million. And I would have
19 supported that.
20 These issues involving energy, it's
21 just like so many other things. If it affects
22 Senator Murphy's district, it's going to affect
23 Senator Sanders and Senator Addabbo, Senator
24 Comrie, Senator Golden. So these things never
25 happen in isolation.
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1 And when you take something of that
2 magnitude off the grid, by God we better come up
3 with some real plan that not only provides energy
4 to the City of New York and the rest of the
5 state, but protects real people.
6 Senator Murphy, nicely done.
7 I vote in the affirmative.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
9 Flanagan in the affirmative.
10 Announce the results.
11 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
12 Calendar 1732, those recorded in the negative are
13 Senators Addabbo, Alcantara, Avella, Benjamin,
14 Breslin, Comrie, Dilan, Gianaris, Hamilton,
15 Hoylman, Kaminsky, Kavanagh, Klein, Krueger,
16 Montgomery, Parker, Peralta, Persaud, Rivera,
17 Sanders and Sepúlveda. Also Senators Bailey,
18 Brooks and Kennedy.
19 Ayes, 38. Nays, 24.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
21 is passed.
22 Senator DeFrancisco.
23 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
24 Mr. President, can we go back to Senate
25 Supplemental Calendar 57B. There was a bill laid
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1 aside by Senator Hannon, 2023, because it was
2 high. It's my understanding there's a
3 substitution at the desk.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
5 DeFrancisco, the bill was inaccurately designated
6 as high. So it's not high, it is eligible for
7 consideration.
8 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Oh, okay.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: And we
10 will return, at your request, to Calendar 2023,
11 and the Secretary will read.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 2023, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 9100, an
14 act to amend the Public Health Law.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
16 last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 5. This
18 act shall take effect on the 180th day.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
20 roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
24 passes.
25 Senator DeFrancisco.
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1 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Could we now
2 return to motions and resolutions.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: We will
4 return to motions and resolutions.
5 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: There's a
6 resolution at the desk dealing with public
7 protection, CBD 96122-04-8. Could we take that
8 up.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
10 Secretary will read.
11 THE SECRETARY: Senate resolution
12 by Senator Flanagan, establishing a plan setting
13 forth an itemized list of grantees.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: All in
15 favor of the resolution say aye.
16 (Response of "Aye.")
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Opposed?
18 (Response of "Nay.")
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
20 resolution is adopted.
21 Senator DeFrancisco.
22 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Next could we
23 take up a resolution dealing with women's health,
24 LBD 96150-03-8.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
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1 Secretary will read.
2 THE SECRETARY: Senate resolution
3 by Senator Flanagan, establishing a plan setting
4 forth a methodology.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
6 question is on the resolution. All in favor
7 signify by saying aye.
8 (Response of "Aye.")
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Opposed?
10 (Response of "Nay.")
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
12 resolution is adopted.
13 Senator DeFrancisco.
14 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Can we now
15 take up a Lyme and tick resolution, LBD
16 96142-03-8.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
18 Secretary will read.
19 THE SECRETARY: Senate resolution
20 by Senator Flanagan, establishing a plan setting
21 forth a methodology.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
23 question is on the resolution. All in favor say
24 aye.
25 (Response of "Aye.")
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Opposed?
2 (Response of "Nay.")
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
4 resolution is adopted.
5 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Next can we
6 take up a base retention resolution, LBD
7 96147-01-8.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
9 Secretary will read.
10 THE SECRETARY: Senate resolution
11 by Senator Flanagan, establishing a plan setting
12 forth an itemized list of grantees.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
14 question is on the resolution. All in favor say
15 aye.
16 (Response of "Aye.")
17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Opposed?
18 (Response of "Nay.")
19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
20 resolution is adopted and approved.
21 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Next we have
22 a resolution, a cleanup resolution, LBD
23 96925-03-8. Could we take that up.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
25 Secretary will read.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Senate resolution
2 by Senator Flanagan, amending Senate Resolution
3 R3068 of 2017 establishing a plan setting forth
4 an itemized list of grantees.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
6 question is on the resolution. All in favor say
7 aye.
8 (Response of "Aye.")
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Opposed?
10 (Response of "Nay.")
11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
12 resolution is adopted.
13 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
14 Mr. President, could we please temporarily stand
15 at ease.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The
17 Senate will stand at ease temporarily.
18 (Whereupon, the Senate stood at ease
19 at 9:52 p.m.)
20 (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened at
21 10:00 p.m.)
22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senate
23 will return to order.
24 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:
25 Mr. President, could we please go back to the
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1 original active list.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Can I
3 have some order, please, in the house.
4 We will return to the original
5 active list.
6 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Calendar
7 1900, Senator Phillips' bill, 8986, controversial
8 reading.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Do you
10 want it noncontroversial?
11 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Oh, no,
12 noncontroversial.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Okay,
14 we're going to return to the -- just bear with us
15 for a minute. We're going to return to the
16 original active list. We're turning to
17 Calendar 1900, noncontroversial.
18 So the Secretary will read.
19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
20 1900, by Senator Phillips, Senate Print 8986, an
21 act to amend the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and
22 Breeding Law.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read the
24 last section.
25 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
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1 act shall take effect immediately.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call the
3 roll.
4 (The Secretary called the roll.)
5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
6 Phillips to explain her vote.
7 SENATOR PHILLIPS: -- deciding
8 who's going first. So thank you --
9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Can we
10 show some respect for the members speaking,
11 please.
12 And I remind everyone that this is
13 explanation of votes.
14 Senator Phillips.
15 SENATOR PHILLIPS: Yes, thank you,
16 Mr. President. So I rise to explain my vote.
17 So this is a community task force
18 for the Belmont NYRA racetrack that has been not
19 in place for many years, even though the other
20 racing -- Saratoga has it.
21 And the concept behind this task
22 force was to make sure that we had local
23 representation. So the way it's configured is
24 that the Senate will have five appointees, the
25 Assembly has five appointees, and NYRA has five
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1 appointees. And let me clearly state that we
2 always envisioned making sure that both the
3 Minority and the Majority in the Senate have
4 representation.
5 The one thing that I can say with
6 the utmost clarity is Senator Kaminsky, Senator
7 Comrie and I have been working collaboratively on
8 an issue that's pretty complicated down there. I
9 don't think it's been easy for any of us. There
10 are constituent bases that we're all dealing with
11 that are for the development that's happening at
12 Belmont, and there are constituents that are
13 against it. But we have stayed together as a
14 team.
15 And I thank Senator Comrie and
16 Senator Kaminsky for their support and their
17 collaborative work here. So the Minority will
18 have two; I hope it will be Senator Comrie,
19 Senator Kaminsky who will be giving us
20 recommendations for who they believe.
21 And I think the other thing to
22 highlight, too, is everyone on this working
23 committee either has to reside, work or own a
24 business within five miles of Belmont, so you
25 truly have local representation.
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1 So I thank my colleagues for voting
2 for this. If anyone has any questions, obviously
3 I'm willing to answer it. And thank you,
4 Mr. President, for allowing me to explain my
5 vote.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
7 Phillips to be recorded in the affirmative.
8 And again, I remind you that we will
9 not have an opportunity to exchange because this
10 is on explanation of votes.
11 Senator Kaminsky to explain his
12 vote.
13 SENATOR KAMINSKY: I'm voting in
14 the affirmative.
15 I want to thank Senator Phillips for
16 working collaboratively across the aisle on this
17 issue.
18 Belmont's racetrack, possibly arena,
19 the complex is at the heart of the intersection
20 of a number of our districts. It's critically
21 important what happens there. All residents need
22 a voice. So I appreciate the Senator
23 understanding that and coming to a resolution of
24 this important matter so that it can pass today.
25 It's an important bill.
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1 On behalf of Senator Comrie, thanks
2 for your understanding and for getting some work
3 done across the aisle. It's been a bizarre
4 couple of weeks, but it's been nice to work
5 together. So thank you.
6 I vote in the affirmative.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
8 Kaminsky in the affirmative.
9 Senator Comrie to explain his vote.
10 SENATOR COMRIE: Thank you,
11 Mr. President.
12 I want to echo what Senator Phillips
13 and Senator Kaminsky said about Belmont Park. I
14 want to thank Senator Phillips for understanding
15 that there was a technical glitch in the language
16 that did not show that we had unity on this
17 issue, which we truly do.
18 Belmont Park is, as you know, a
19 jewel in this state that needs to be updated,
20 that needs to be preserved. Right now they don't
21 have heat in the main building. They can't work
22 there in the wintertime. Belmont Park, which is
23 the third leg of the crown jewel, needs to be
24 updated, needs to be modernized, needs to be made
25 sure that it can last for another thousand years
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1 as a preeminent facility in our state, where we
2 can hopefully have other Triple Crown winners and
3 have an opportunity to make sure that
4 Belmont Park can still be a park where people
5 want to attend and people would use year-round.
6 So I'm glad that we have come to an
7 agreement on this. I'm glad that we were able to
8 make sure that we can still work together. I am
9 proud of the relationship that Senator Phillips
10 and Senator Kaminsky and I have had dealing with
11 the issues around Belmont Park, and hope to
12 continue that. And this acknowledgment by
13 Senator Phillips will make sure that that
14 happens.
15 Thank you, Mr. President.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
17 Comrie in the affirmative.
18 Announce the results.
19 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 61. Nays, 1.
20 Senator Avella recorded in the negative.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The bill
22 wins and passes.
23 (Laughter.)
24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator
25 DeFrancisco.
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1 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: I'd like to
2 lay all remaining bills aside for the day.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: All
4 remaining bills that are before the house will be
5 laid aside for the day.
6 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Is there any
7 further business at the desk?
8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There is
9 no further business at the desk.
10 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: I move to
11 adjourn until Wednesday, June 20th, at 10:00 a.m.
12 Republican conference in Room 332 at
13 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There
15 will be a Republican conference tomorrow at
16 9:30 a.m. in Room 332.
17 Senator Klein.
18 SENATOR KLEIN: There will be a
19 Democratic conference --
20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Can
21 I have -- excuse me, Senator Klein. Could I have
22 some order, please.
23 Senator Klein.
24 SENATOR KLEIN: There will be a
25 Democratic conference at 9:30 a.m. as well.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There
2 will be a Democratic conference at 9:30 in the
3 Democratic Conference Room tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.
4 Republican conference, Democrat conference at
5 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning.
6 On motion, the Senate will stand
7 adjourned until Wednesday, June 20th, at
8 10:00 a.m.
9 The Senate is adjourned.
10 (Whereupon, at 10:07 p.m., the
11 Senate adjourned.)
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