Regular Session - May 5, 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 May 5, 2022
11 11:27 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: Reading
14 of the Journal.
15 THE SECRETARY: In Senate,
16 Wednesday, May 4, 2022, the Senate met pursuant
17 to adjournment. The Journal of Tuesday, May 3,
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 Kavanagh
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1 moves to discharge, from the Committee on
2 Higher Education, Assembly Bill Number 9279A and
3 substitute it for the identical Senate Bill
4 5027C, Third Reading Calendar 262.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: So
6 ordered.
7 THE SECRETARY: Senator Hinchey
8 moves to discharge, from the Committee on Energy
9 and Telecommunications, Assembly Bill Number 7696
10 and substitute it for the identical Senate Bill
11 7122, Third Reading Calendar 524.
12 Senator Lanza moves to discharge,
13 from the Committee on Environmental Conservation,
14 Assembly Bill Number 9510 and substitute it for
15 the identical Senate Bill 8357, Third Reading
16 Calendar 774.
17 Senator Mattera moves to discharge,
18 from the Committee on Local Government, Assembly
19 Bill Number 8254 and substitute it for the
20 identical Senate Bill 7395, Third Reading
21 Calendar 780.
22 Senator Kennedy moves to discharge,
23 from the Committee on Energy and
24 Telecommunications, Assembly Bill Number 3768A
25 and substitute it for the identical Senate Bill
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1 8327A, Third Reading Calendar 920.
2 And Senator Kaplan moves to
3 discharge, from the Committee on Commerce,
4 Economic Development and Small Business, Assembly
5 Bill Number 8620 and substitute it for the
6 identical Senate Bill 7913, Third Reading
7 Calendar 926.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: So
9 ordered.
10 Messages from the Governor.
11 Reports of standing committees.
12 Reports of select committees.
13 Communications and reports from
14 state officers.
15 Motions and resolutions.
16 Senator Liu.
17 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President,
18 amendments are offered to the following Third
19 Reading Calendar bills:
20 On page 23, Senate Print 1078A,
21 Calendar Number 412, by Senator Gounardes.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
23 amendments are received, and the bill will retain
24 its place on the Third Reading Calendar.
25 Senator Liu.
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1 SENATOR LIU: Also, sponsored by
2 Senator Rivera, on page 38, Calendar Number 762,
3 Senate Print Number 5299.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
5 amendments are received, and the bill will also
6 retain its place on the Third Reading Calendar.
7 SENATOR LIU: And sponsored by
8 Senator Mayer, on page 43, Calendar Number 814,
9 Senate Print Number 240A.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
11 amendments are received, and the bill will retain
12 its place on the Third Reading Calendar.
13 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, I now
14 move that these bills retain their place on the
15 order of third reading.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: So
17 ordered.
18 Senator Liu.
19 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, I wish
20 to call up Senator May's bill, Senate Print
21 Number 954, recalled from the Assembly, which is
22 now at the desk.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
24 Secretary will read.
25 (Pause.)
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
2 Liu.
3 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, let me
4 correct myself. Previously I said Number 954.
5 It's Print Number 554, recalled from the
6 Assembly, which is now at the desk.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
8 Secretary will read.
9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
10 584, Senate Print 554, by Senator May, an act to
11 amend the Elder Law and the Economic Development
12 Law.
13 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, I now
14 move to reconsider the vote by which this bill
15 was passed.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
17 roll.
18 (The Secretary called the roll.)
19 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
20 is restored to its place on the Third Reading
21 Calendar.
22 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, I now
23 offer the following amendments.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
25 amendments are received, and the bill will retain
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1 its place on the Third Reading Calendar.
2 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President --
3 Mr. President, I wish to call up a bill by
4 Senator Sanders, Print Number 3178, recalled from
5 the Assembly, which is now at the desk.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
7 Secretary will read.
8 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
9 208, Senate Print 3178, by Senator Sanders, an
10 act to amend the Social Services Law.
11 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, I now
12 move to reconsider the vote by which this bill
13 was passed.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
15 roll.
16 (The Secretary called the roll.)
17 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
18 is restored to its place on the Third Reading
19 Calendar.
20 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, I now
21 offer the following amendments.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
23 amendments are received, and the bill will retain
24 its place on the Third Reading Calendar.
25 SENATOR LIU: I wish to call up a
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1 bill by Senator Comrie, Print Number 3150,
2 recalled from the Assembly, which is now at the
3 desk.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
5 Secretary will read.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 238, Senate Print 3150, by Senator Comrie, an act
8 to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
9 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, I now
10 move to reconsider the vote by which the bill was
11 passed.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
13 roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
16 is restored to its place on the Third Reading
17 Calendar.
18 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, I now
19 offer the following amendments.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
21 amendments are received, and the bill will retain
22 its place on the Third Reading Calendar.
23 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, I wish
24 to call up a bill by Senator Kennedy, Print
25 Number 3468A, recalled from the Assembly, which
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1 is now at the desk.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
3 Secretary will read.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 259, Senate Print 3468A, by Senator Kennedy, an
6 act to amend the Executive Law.
7 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, I now
8 move to reconsider the vote by which this bill
9 was passed.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
11 roll.
12 (The Secretary called the roll.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
14 is restored to its place on the Third Reading
15 Calendar.
16 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, I now
17 offer the following amendments.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
19 amendments are received, and the bill will retain
20 its place on Third Reading Calendar.
21 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, I wish
22 to call up Senator Krueger's bill, Senate Print
23 Number 7278B, which is now at the desk.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
25 Secretary will read.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
2 451, Senate Print 7278B, by Senator Krueger, an
3 act to amend the Real Property Law.
4 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, I now
5 move to reconsider the vote by which this bill
6 was passed and ask that the bill be restored to
7 the order of third reading.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
9 roll.
10 (The Secretary called the roll.)
11 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
12 the results.
13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
15 is restored to its place on the Third Reading
16 Calendar.
17 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, I now
18 move to discharge, from the Committee on
19 Judiciary, Assembly Print Number 8185B and
20 substitute it for this identical bill.
21 The Senate bill on first passage was
22 voted unanimously. I now move that the
23 substituted Assembly bill have its third reading
24 at this time.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
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1 Secretary will read.
2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
3 451, Assembly Print Number 8185B, by
4 Assemblymember Rozic, an act to amend the
5 Real Property Law.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
7 roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Announce
10 the results.
11 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The bill
13 is restored to its place on the Third Reading
14 Calendar. The bill is passed.
15 Senator Liu.
16 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, please
17 call on Senator Persaud for an introduction.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
19 Persaud for the purposes of an introduction.
20 SENATOR PERSAUD: Thank you,
21 Mr. President.
22 Mr. President and my colleagues, it
23 gives me great pleasure, as a member of the
24 world's largest volunteer organization, the Lions
25 group, to introduce to you today and to welcome
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1 to our chamber Lions Club International President
2 Douglas Alexander.
3 First I'll tell you about us as
4 Lions. Our motto is "We Serve." When caring
5 people join together, we roll up our sleeves and
6 we take action to make our communities better,
7 and that's what we are.
8 The benefits of being a Lion: When
9 you become a Lion, you become a part of a global
10 network of volunteers working together to make a
11 difference. And what do you do? You join a
12 community of good. There are 40,000 Lions Clubs
13 around the world, and each is filled with people
14 who have decided to take action and serve others.
15 And we have a number of global
16 causes, but amongst them are diabetes,
17 environment, hunger, vision and childhood cancer.
18 We're also known because we received a charge
19 from Helen Keller to be Knights of the Blind.
20 So, Mr. President, Lion Doug
21 Alexander, or as we say, Lion Doug -- but
22 officially, Lion Douglas X. Alexander -- is a
23 family man. He comes from a very large family,
24 and Lionism is about being a global family and
25 one in which the only requirement is pure and
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1 simple: A heart for service. These are the
2 feelings of our 105th International President,
3 Lion Douglas X. Alexander.
4 Lion Alexander is from Brooklyn. As
5 we all know, Brooklyn is everywhere. He has been
6 serving as the International President since
7 2021. He was nominated and confirmed at the
8 convention on June 25th through June 29th, 2021.
9 President Alexander is a retired
10 vice president from JPMorgan Chase Bank. He's a
11 member of the Brooklyn Bedford Stuyvesant Lions
12 Club. He's been a member since 1984. He has
13 held many offices within the association -- and
14 I'm going to name them for you, because many of
15 us wish that we can become -- go through all of
16 these levels in Lionism because, again, our motto
17 is "We Serve."
18 Lion Doug has been club president,
19 zone chair, region chair, vice district governor,
20 district governor, cabinet secretary, cabinet
21 treasurer, and district governor elect group
22 leader.
23 He's also served as a Lions Eye Bank
24 transporter, a member of the District and
25 Multiple District Past District Governors
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1 Association, and a trustee of the New York State
2 and Bermuda Lions Foundation, and was appointed
3 as a Lions representative to UNICEF-New York from
4 2012 to 2014. He has served on the USA/Canada
5 Lions Leadership Forum Planning and Host
6 Committees and has been a presenter at several
7 USA/Canada Forums.
8 In recognition of his service to the
9 association he has received numerous awards, many
10 of them too numerous for us to mention, but they
11 are high awards within Lionism. He has been a
12 Dr. Franklin G. Mason Fellow, a W.P. Woods
13 Fellow, and a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.
14 We all aspire, as Lions, to receive all of those
15 fellowships.
16 In addition to his Lions activities,
17 President Alexander is active in numerous
18 professional and community organizations. He has
19 served as chairperson of the advisory board for
20 the New York Urban League and as a board member
21 of the St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf.
22 He is also a recipient of the Congressional
23 Record Award.
24 President Alexander has two
25 daughters, and his partner in service is
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1 Shabiki Cazabon, who is also a Lion and a
2 Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.
3 Mr. President, in Lion Douglas
4 Alexander's term, his motto -- every club has a
5 motto, every president has a motto, every
6 governor has a motto. And his theme for his
7 Lionistic term is "Service from the Heart."
8 We serve with love and compassion in
9 communities around the world. The selfless
10 giving of our time and effort is precisely what
11 makes Lions special. When we give, we expect
12 nothing in return -- yet we gain so much. Our
13 service offers hope and connection in the face of
14 great need and also extends an invitation to the
15 world to join us. We embrace the joy that comes
16 with "Service from the Heart."
17 Mr. President, please welcome Lion
18 Douglas X. Alexander, Lions Club International
19 President, and accord him all the cordialities of
20 the house.
21 Thank you.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Thank
23 you, Senator Persaud.
24 To our guest, I welcome you on
25 behalf of the Senate. And indeed, Brooklyn is in
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1 the house! We extend to you all of the
2 privileges and courtesies of this house.
3 Please rise and be recognized.
4 (Standing ovation.)
5 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
6 Liu.
7 SENATOR LIU: Mr. President, please
8 take up the reading of the calendar.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
10 Secretary will read.
11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
12 262, Assembly Print Number 9279A, by
13 Assemblymember Englebright, an act to amend the
14 Environmental Conservation Law.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Read the
16 last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
18 act shall take effect immediately.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Call the
20 roll.
21 (The Secretary called the roll.)
22 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
23 Rath to explain his vote.
24 SENATOR RATH: Mr. President, I
25 rise to explain my vote.
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1 To start, I'm going to quote Yogi
2 Berra: It is deja vu all over again. Last week
3 I stood here and addressed numerous concerns and
4 points as to why this bill is problematic, not
5 only for businesses but, as well, for consumers
6 across New York State.
7 I am disappointed but not surprised
8 to see that none of those concerns were addressed
9 in this amended bill today. Neither the original
10 print nor the A, B or C prints addresses the fact
11 that this bill will increase costs for consumers
12 to renovate their homes in New York.
13 During a period of skyrocketing
14 inflation, this bill will only exacerbate prices
15 for residents in the State of New York. New
16 Yorkers at the lower end of the earning spectrum
17 will undoubtedly be hit the hardest. Instead,
18 savvy buyers in New York will turn to alternative
19 flooring -- ironically, leaving the proposed
20 collection system to be supported by fewer and
21 fewer consumers.
22 For these reasons and many more I
23 will skip for the sake of brevity, I will be
24 voting in the negative and I urge all of my
25 colleagues to do the same.
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1 Thank you, Madam President.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Senator
3 Rath to be recorded in the negative.
4 Announce the results.
5 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
6 Calendar 262, those Senators voting in the
7 negative are Senators Akshar, Borrello, Cooney,
8 Felder, Griffo, Helming, Lanza, Oberacker, Rath,
9 Ritchie, Stec, Tedisco and Weik. Also
10 Senator Serino. Also Senator Boyle.
11 Ayes, 47. Nays, 15.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
13 is passed.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 524, Assembly Print Number 7696, by
16 Assemblymember Barrett, an act to amend the
17 Public Authorities Law.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
19 last section.
20 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
21 act shall take effect immediately.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
23 roll.
24 (The Secretary called the roll.)
25 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Senator
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1 Borrello to explain his vote.
2 SENATOR BORRELLO: Thank you,
3 Madam President.
4 I rise to speak on the Hinchey bill.
5 I want to thank the sponsor, the chairman of the
6 Ag Committee, as well for this bill.
7 I will be honest with you: I
8 struggled a little bit with this bill because it
9 is, in the essence, telling farmers what they can
10 and cannot do with their land. But not really,
11 actually, because if a farmer feels that they
12 would like to bring renewable energy onto their
13 land, they may do so. It just won't be with this
14 bill-ready program here in New York State.
15 And I think that's appropriate,
16 because quite frankly New York State is filled
17 with brownfields, with closed landfill cells and
18 even fallow farmland that hasn't been productive
19 in years. If we're going to do this
20 irresponsible blanketing of our land with
21 renewables, we should at least do it in places
22 that are not going to be used for anything else,
23 like closed landfills and former toxic waste
24 dumps.
25 The reality is right now we have a
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1 whole lot of charlatans and con artists that have
2 come from all over the world to try and blanket
3 us with solar panels in particular, in order to
4 make a quick buck courtesy of the taxpayers.
5 Because you see, folks, Wall Street figured out a
6 long time ago this is guaranteed return. You
7 will not lose, thanks to the taxpayers of
8 New York State. You will make a profit,
9 guaranteed.
10 And that's exactly what's going on.
11 This is nothing more than an investment scam.
12 And in New York we are losing productive farmland
13 at a dramatic rate. We are losing our ability to
14 feed ourselves. And quite frankly, there are a
15 lot of farmers that are only growing wind
16 turbines and solar panels and not the food that
17 we need to sustain ourselves and to ensure that
18 our food supply chain is strong here in New York
19 State.
20 So I am certainly in favor of
21 anyone's right to do what they wish with their
22 land, but not with a subsidy that is encouraging
23 the loss of productive farmland at an alarming
24 rate.
25 So Madam President, I vote aye.
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1 Thank you.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Senator
3 Borrello to be recorded in the affirmative.
4 Announce the results.
5 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
6 Calendar 524, those Senators voting in the
7 negative are Senators Akshar, Boyle, Gallivan,
8 Griffo, Martucci, Mattera, Oberacker, Ortt,
9 Palumbo, Rath, Ritchie, Stec, Weik. Also
10 Senator O'Mara. Also Senator Serino.
11 Ayes, 47. Nays, 15.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
13 is passed.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 774, Assembly Print Number 9510, by
16 Assemblymember Cusick, an act to amend
17 Chapter 306 of the Laws of 2011.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
19 last section.
20 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
21 act shall take effect immediately.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
23 roll.
24 (The Secretary called the roll.)
25 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
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1 the results.
2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
4 is passed.
5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
6 780, Assembly Print Number 8254, by
7 Assemblymember Fitzpatrick, an act in relation to
8 authorizing the assessor of the Town of
9 Smithtown, County of Suffolk, to accept from the
10 New Horizons Counseling Center an application for
11 exemption from real property taxes.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
13 last section.
14 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
15 act shall take effect immediately.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
17 roll.
18 (The Secretary called the roll.)
19 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
20 the results.
21 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
22 Calendar Number 780, voting in the negative:
23 Senators Akshar and O'Mara.
24 Ayes, 60. Nays, 2.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
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1 is passed.
2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
3 782, Senate Print 8497, by Senator Kaminsky, an
4 act to amend the Real Property Tax Law.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
6 last section.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
8 act shall take effect immediately.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
10 roll.
11 (The Secretary called the roll.)
12 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
13 the results.
14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
16 is passed.
17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
18 808, Senate Print 286A, by Senator Myrie, an act
19 to amend the Election Law.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
21 last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
23 act shall take effect immediately.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
25 roll.
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1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
3 the results.
4 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
5 Calendar 808, those Senators voting in the
6 negative are Senators Akshar, Borrello, Gallivan,
7 Griffo, Helming, Jordan, Lanza, Martucci,
8 Mattera, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rath,
9 Ritchie, Serino, Stec, Tedisco and Weik.
10 Ayes, 43. Nays, 19.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
12 is passed.
13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
14 831, Senate Print 3345, by Senator Felder, an act
15 to amend the Education Law.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
17 last section.
18 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
19 act shall take effect on the first of September.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
21 roll.
22 (The Secretary called the roll.)
23 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
24 the results.
25 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
2 is passed.
3 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
4 879, Senate Print 5355A, by Senator Breslin, an
5 act to amend the Education Law.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
7 last section.
8 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
9 act shall take effect two years after it shall
10 have become a law.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
12 roll.
13 (The Secretary called the roll.)
14 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Senator
15 Borrello to explain his vote.
16 SENATOR BORRELLO: Thank you,
17 Madam Chair. I lost my place, I apologize.
18 Which bill are we on? Anybody? Anybody?
19 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Senator
20 Breslin.
21 SENATOR BORRELLO: Oh, thank you
22 very much.
23 I rise -- I'm in favor of this bill,
24 Madam President, but I have a concern, and that
25 concern is we're creating another licensing here
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1 in New York State.
2 Anyone who has had issues trying to
3 get a new member of healthcare -- a surgeon, a
4 doctor, a nurse -- to move from another state
5 into New York State has probably experienced the
6 tremendous bottleneck we have in our licensing
7 here in New York State.
8 I've spoken with the folks over
9 there at SED, and they've told me that they are
10 understaffed and overworked and that's why we
11 have such a tremendous backlog.
12 And it takes, in some cases, months
13 if not years to get someone, a life-saving person
14 like a doctor, a surgeon -- who wants to actually
15 practice in rural parts of New York -- approved,
16 even though they have experience in other
17 states -- for many years, in many cases --
18 conducting surgery. But because it was another
19 state, we have a very lengthy process here in
20 New York.
21 And so now we're adding one more
22 onto the pile, one more thing that we're going to
23 license.
24 And I'm told also by some of the
25 folks at SED that we license a lot of unnecessary
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1 things here in New York State, a lot of
2 professions that quite frankly don't need to be
3 licensed. And that has further exacerbated the
4 backlog.
5 So while I'm in favor of this, I am
6 very concerned about the concerns that have been
7 expressed to me by those folks who are in charge
8 of licensing new professionals here in New York
9 State. So I'm a reluctant aye on this one.
10 Thank you.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Senator
12 Borrello to be recorded in the affirmative.
13 Announce the results.
14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
16 is passed.
17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
18 895, Senate Print 3049, by Senator Rivera, an act
19 to amend the Civil Practice Law and Rules.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
21 last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
23 act shall take effect immediately.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
25 roll.
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1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
3 the results.
4 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
5 Calendar Number 895, those Senators voting in the
6 negative are Senators Akshar, Griffo, Helming,
7 Jordan, Lanza, Martucci, Oberacker, Ortt,
8 Palumbo, Rath, Stec and Tedisco.
9 Ayes, 50. Nays, 12.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
11 is passed.
12 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
13 907, Senate Print 3959A, by Senator Kennedy, an
14 act to amend the Public Authorities Law.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
16 last section.
17 THE SECRETARY: Section 9. This
18 act shall take effect on the 90th day after it
19 shall have become a law.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
21 roll.
22 (The Secretary called the roll.)
23 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
24 the results.
25 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
2 is passed.
3 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
4 919, Senate Print 8204A, by Senator Mannion, an
5 act to amend the Canal Law.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
7 last section.
8 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
9 act shall take effect immediately.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
11 roll.
12 (The Secretary called the roll.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
14 the results.
15 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
17 is passed.
18 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
19 920, Assembly Print Number 3768A, by
20 Assemblymember Cusick, an act to amend the
21 Public Service Law.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
23 last section.
24 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
25 act shall take effect immediately.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
2 roll.
3 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
5 the results.
6 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
8 is passed.
9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
10 924, Senate Print 556, by Senator May, an act to
11 amend the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
13 last section.
14 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
15 act shall take effect on the 30th day after it
16 shall have become a law.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Senator
21 May to explain her vote.
22 SENATOR MAY: Thank you,
23 Madam President.
24 New York is home to some of the
25 greatest apple-growing concerns anywhere in the
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1 world. My district is home to Beak & Skiff
2 Orchards, which was founded in 1911, and they
3 took that fact and turned it into the
4 1911 Established cider concern that they have
5 that produces some of the best hard cider that
6 you can get here in New York State.
7 There are other cideries in my
8 district as well, and across the state we make
9 some of the best hard cider anywhere.
10 This bill would allow cider shipment
11 within the state and direct to consumers and also
12 interstate cider shipment, putting cider on a par
13 with wine in New York State and enabling the
14 development of this really important industry.
15 So we've passed this twice before.
16 I hope the third time is the charm and this time
17 it will actually get to the Governor's desk.
18 I am proud to vote aye. Thank you.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Senator
20 May to be recorded in the affirmative.
21 Announce the results.
22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
24 is passed.
25 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
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1 926, Assembly Print Number 8620, by
2 Assemblymember Barrett, an act to amend the
3 Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
5 last section.
6 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
7 act shall take effect immediately.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
9 roll.
10 (The Secretary called the roll.)
11 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
12 the results.
13 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
14 Calendar Number 926, voting in the negative:
15 Senator Ramos.
16 Ayes, 61. Nays, 1.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
18 is passed.
19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
20 941, Senate Print 7609, by Senator Kaminsky, an
21 act authorizing the Chabad of Oceanside, Inc., to
22 receive retroactive real property tax exempt
23 status.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
25 last section.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
2 act shall take effect immediately.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
4 roll.
5 (The Secretary called the roll.)
6 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
7 the results.
8 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
9 Calendar Number 941, voting in the negative:
10 Senators Akshar and O'Mara.
11 Ayes, 60. Nays, 2.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
13 is passed.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 944, Senate Print 8247, by Senator Thomas, an act
16 in relation to authorizing the County of Nassau
17 assessor to accept an application for a
18 retroactive real property tax exemption.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
22 act shall take effect immediately.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
2 the results.
3 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
4 Calendar Number 944, voting in the negative:
5 Senators Akshar and O'Mara.
6 Ayes, 60. Nays, 2.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
8 is passed.
9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
10 945, Senate Print 8248, by Senator Thomas, an act
11 in relation to authorizing the County of Nassau
12 assessor to accept an application for a
13 retroactive real property tax exemption.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
15 last section.
16 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
17 act shall take effect immediately.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
19 roll.
20 (The Secretary called the roll.)
21 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
22 the results.
23 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
24 Calendar Number 945, voting in the negative:
25 Senators Akshar and O'Mara.
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1 Ayes, 60. Nays, 2.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
3 is passed.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 949, Senate Print 8717, by Senator Gaughran, an
6 act to amend Chapter 308 of the Laws of 2012.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
8 last section.
9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
10 act shall take effect immediately.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
12 roll.
13 (The Secretary called the roll.)
14 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
15 the results.
16 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
18 is passed.
19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
20 950, Senate Print 8718, by Senator Gaughran, an
21 act to amend Chapter 122 of the Laws of 2015.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
23 last section.
24 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
25 act shall take effect immediately.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
2 roll.
3 (The Secretary called the roll.)
4 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
5 the results.
6 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
8 is passed.
9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
10 970, Senate Print 1273A, by Senator Brooks, an
11 act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
13 last section.
14 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
15 act shall take effect on the 120th day after it
16 shall have become a law.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
21 the results.
22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
24 is passed.
25 Senator Liu, that completes the
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2 SENATOR LIU: Madam President, is
3 there any further business at the desk?
4 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: There is
5 no further business at the desk.
6 SENATOR LIU: Then, Madam
7 President, I move to adjourn until Monday,
8 May 9th, at 3:00 p.m., intervening days being
9 legislative days.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: On
11 motion, the Senate stands adjourned until Monday,
12 May 9th, at 3:00 p.m., intervening days being
13 legislative days.
14 (Whereupon, at 11:57 a.m., the
15 Senate adjourned.)
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