Regular Session - February 9, 2022
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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 February 9, 2022
11 11:37 a.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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18 SENATOR JAMAAL T. BAILEY, Acting President
19 ALEJANDRA N. PAULINO, ESQ., Secretary
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1 P R O C E E D I N G S
2 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
3 Senate will come to order.
4 I ask everyone present to please
5 rise and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
6 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
7 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
8 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: In the
9 absence of clergy, let us bow our heads in a
10 moment of silent reflection or prayer.
11 (Whereupon, the assemblage respected
12 a moment of silence.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
14 reading of the Journal.
15 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, Tuesday,
16 February 8, 2022, the Senate met pursuant to
17 adjournment. The Journal of Monday, February 7,
18 2022, was read and approved. On motion, the
19 Senate adjourned.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Without
21 objection, the Journal stands approved as read.
22 Presentation of petitions.
23 Messages from the Assembly.
24 The Secretary will read.
25 THE SECRETARY: Senator Hinchey
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1 moves to discharge, from the Committee on Health,
2 Assembly Bill Number 8788 and substitute it for
3 the identical Senate Bill 7839, Third Reading
4 Calendar 197.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: So
6 ordered.
7 THE SECRETARY: Senator Kennedy
8 moves to discharge, from the Committee on Rules,
9 Assembly Bill Number 8704 and substitute it for
10 the identical Senate Bill 7849, Third Reading
11 Calendar 205.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: So
13 ordered.
14 THE SECRETARY: Senator Breslin
15 moves to discharge, from the Committee on Health,
16 Assembly Bill Number 7916A and substitute it for
17 the identical Senate Bill 6921A, Third Reading
18 Calendar 408.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: So
20 ordered.
21 Messages from the Governor.
22 Reports of standing committees.
23 Reports of select committees.
24 Communications and reports from
25 state officers.
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1 Motions and resolutions.
2 Senator Gianaris.
3 SENATOR GIANARIS: Mr. President,
4 on behalf of Senator Hinchey, I move to commit
5 Senate Print 8084, Calendar Number 431 on the
6 Third Reading Calendar, to the Committee on
7 Rules.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: So
9 ordered.
10 SENATOR GIANARIS: Can we take up
11 the reading of the calendar now, please.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
13 Secretary will read.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 108, Senate Print 6500, by Senator Ryan, an act
16 to amend the State Finance Law.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
18 last section.
19 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
20 act shall take effect immediately.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
22 roll.
23 (The Secretary called the roll.)
24 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
25 the results.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 63.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
3 is passed.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 197, Assembly Print Number 8788, by
6 Assemblymember Woerner, an act to amend the
7 Public Health Law.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
9 last section.
10 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
11 act shall take effect immediately.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
13 roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
16 the results.
17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 63.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
19 is passed.
20 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
21 205, Assembly Print Number 8704, by
22 Assemblymember Lupardo, an act to amend the
23 Vehicle and Traffic Law.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
25 last section.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
2 act shall take effect on the same date and in the
3 same manner as a chapter of the Laws of 2021.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
5 roll.
6 (The Secretary called the roll.)
7 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
8 the results.
9 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
10 Calendar Number 205, voting in the negative:
11 Senator Skoufis.
12 Ayes, 62. Nays, 1.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
14 is passed.
15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
16 258, Senate Print 2992, by Senator Harckham, an
17 act to amend the Executive Law.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
19 last section.
20 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
21 act shall take effect immediately.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
23 roll.
24 (The Secretary called the roll.)
25 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
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1 the results.
2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 63.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
4 is passed.
5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
6 305, Senate Print 345, by Senator Kaplan, an act
7 to amend the Mental Hygiene Law.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
9 last section.
10 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
11 act shall take effect immediately.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
13 roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
16 the results.
17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 63.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
19 is passed.
20 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
21 314, Senate Print 7851, by Senator Addabbo, an
22 act to amend Chapter 473 of the Laws of 2010.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
24 last section.
25 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
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1 act shall take effect immediately.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
3 roll.
4 (The Secretary called the roll.)
5 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
6 the results.
7 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 63.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
9 is passed.
10 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
11 345, Senate Print 815, by Senator Biaggi, an act
12 to amend the Insurance Law and the Public Health
13 Law.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
15 last section.
16 THE SECRETARY: Section 7. This
17 act shall take effect on the 180th day after it
18 shall have become a law.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
20 roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
23 the results.
24 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 63.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
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1 is passed.
2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
3 360, Senate Print 6317, by Senator Gaughran, an
4 act authorizing the Faith Evangelical Lutheran
5 Church to retroactively apply for a real property
6 tax exemption.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
8 last section.
9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
10 act shall take effect immediately.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
12 roll.
13 (The Secretary called the roll.)
14 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
15 the results.
16 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
17 Calendar 360, those Senators voting in the
18 negative are Senators Akshar and O'Mara.
19 Ayes, 61. Nays, 2.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
21 is passed.
22 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
23 387, Senate Print 4609, by Senator Hoylman, an
24 act to amend the Executive Law.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
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1 last section.
2 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
3 act shall take effect immediately.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
5 roll.
6 (The Secretary called the roll.)
7 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
8 the results.
9 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 63.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
11 is passed.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 408, Assembly Print Number 7916A, by
14 Assemblymember Peoples-Stokes, an act to amend
15 the Public Health Law.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
17 last section.
18 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
19 act shall take effect immediately.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
21 roll.
22 (The Secretary called the roll.)
23 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
24 the results.
25 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 63.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
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3 Senator Gianaris, that completes the
4 reading of today's calendar.
5 SENATOR GIANARIS: Is there any
6 further business at the desk today?
7 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: There is
8 no further business at the desk.
9 SENATOR GIANARIS: I move to
10 adjourn until Monday, February 14th, at
11 3:00 p.m., intervening days being legislative
12 days.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: On
14 motion, the Senate stands adjourned until Monday,
15 February 14th, at 3:00 p.m., with the intervening
16 days being legislative.
17 (Whereupon, at 11:43 a.m., the
18 Senate adjourned.)
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