Regular Session - March 12, 2025
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1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE
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9 ALBANY, NEW YORK
10 March 12, 2025
11 3:32 p.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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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, Tuesday,
16 March 11, 2025, the Senate met pursuant to
17 adjournment. The Journal of Monday, March 10,
18 2025, 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 Messages from the Governor.
25 Reports of standing committees.
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1 Reports of select committees.
2 Communications and reports from
3 state officers.
4 Motions and resolutions.
5 Senator Gianaris.
6 SENATOR GIANARIS: Good afternoon,
7 Mr. President.
8 We have a number of resolutions to
9 take up today. Let's begin with three
10 resolutions we're going to take up together,
11 previously adopted Resolutions 457, 458 and 459,
12 all by Senator May. Please read their titles and
13 recognize Senator May.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: The
15 Secretary will read.
16 THE SECRETARY: Senate Resolution
17 457, by Senator May, congratulating the
18 Marcellus Girls Varsity Soccer Team upon the
19 occasion of winning the New York State
20 Public High School Athletic Association Class B
21 Championship on November 17, 2024.
22 Resolution 458, also by Senator May,
23 honoring the Syracuse Central School District's
24 first ever Girls Wrestling Team for being
25 trailblazers in the sport of wrestling.
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1 Resolution 459, by Senator May,
2 congratulating Coach Edward Curle upon the
3 occasion of being named the Section 1
4 Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year by the
5 National Federation of State High School
6 Associations.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT BAILEY: Senator
8 May on the resolutions.
9 SENATOR MAY: Thank you,
10 Mr. President.
11 I am very proud that we're joined
12 today by the Marcellus Mustangs Girls Varsity
13 Soccer Team.
14 Not only did they win the state
15 championship with a 4-0 win over Cold Spring
16 Harbor; not only was this Marcellus's first
17 championship in 20 years; not only were they the
18 top-ranked team in state standings all season
19 long; not only did they not allow a single goal
20 in the postseason -- but they also had the team's
21 first undefeated season, and their head coach,
22 Laurie Updike, was inducted into the New York
23 State High School Girls Soccer Hall of Fame.
24 Big congratulations to this
25 unbeatable team from Marcellus. I ask that we
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1 give them all of the privileges and courtesies of
2 the house.
3 Should I do all three? Okay.
4 I also get to honor a different sort
5 of team. I'll put on my pink instead of my green
6 and black. This team doesn't have decades of
7 history or sparkling row of trophies, but they
8 have heart and courage and a beautiful team
9 spirit. We are joined by the Syracuse City
10 School District's Titans Girls Wrestling Team.
11 Coach Heather Niver was inspired by
12 her late son's love of wrestling to start a team
13 for Syracuse girls. She has inspired these young
14 ladies to try something they never imagined
15 doing, and to overcome all obstacles to become
16 successful wrestlers.
17 They started out practicing in socks
18 before the community rallied around and raised
19 funds for wrestling shoes.
20 They won their inaugural match this
21 winter and are making big plans to travel to
22 Virginia Beach this May. I have no doubt these
23 dedicated, diverse and caring teammates and their
24 beloved coach will have plenty of trophies to
25 show off before long.
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1 And finally, I am proud to recognize
2 Syracuse City School District Swimming and Diving
3 Coach Edward Curle for being named
4 National Federation of State High School
5 Associations Division 1 Swimming and Diving
6 Coach of the Year.
7 Coach Curle started out as a
8 lifeguard for the Syracuse City School District
9 in 1993 and worked his way up to head coach.
10 His philosophy is to give everyone a
11 chance to learn and grow. He welcomes everyone,
12 from nonswimmers to accomplished swimmers and
13 divers. And through discipline, teamwork and
14 perseverance, he inspired inspires them to excel.
15 Syracuse City School District has
16 one consolidated swim team for all five high
17 schools, but Coach Curle has been able to
18 overcome the rivalries and develop strong team
19 spirit among kids from all across the city.
20 Please join me in congratulating
21 this inspiring leader on his national
22 recognition.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Thank you,
24 Senator May.
25 To our guests from the Marcellus
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1 Girls Soccer Team, the Syracuse Central
2 School District's Girls Wrestling Team, and
3 Coach Edward Curle, we welcome you to the Senate.
4 We extend to you all the privileges and
5 courtesies of the house.
6 Please rise and be recognized.
7 (Standing ovation.)
8 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Senator
9 Gianaris.
10 SENATOR GIANARIS: Next let's take
11 up previously adopted Resolution 466, by
12 Senator Ryan, read that resolution's title and
13 recognize Senator Ryan. Sean Ryan.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The
15 Secretary will read.
16 THE SECRETARY: Resolution 466, by
17 Senator Sean Ryan, commemorating the
18 150th Anniversary of the Buffalo Zoo.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Senator
20 Ryan on the resolution.
21 SENATOR SEAN RYAN: Thank you,
22 Madam President.
23 I rise to celebrate the
24 150th anniversary of the Buffalo Zoo, which I
25 know you visited as a former Buffalo resident.
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1 The Buffalo Zoo has been one of
2 Western New York's greatest cultural touchstones
3 for over a generation. It opened in 1875. It's
4 one of the oldest zoos in the country. It's been
5 a fixture throughout most of our Buffalo history.
6 It's an indelible part of our community.
7 Everyone has memories of being at the
8 Buffalo Zoo.
9 It also is a big contributor to our
10 economy. People come to see the zoo from all
11 over Western New York and around the globe. It's
12 one of our most popular attractions. And I'm
13 happy to report that we have Lisa Smith, the
14 zoo's president and CEO, with us here today.
15 She took over that role in 2023, and
16 with over two decades of institutional knowledge,
17 she's been doing this Buffalo institution proud.
18 Lisa and her team care deeply about
19 the work. It's important work. Zoos have
20 changed a lot in the last 150 years. The Buffalo
21 Zoo is involved in all sorts of breeding
22 programs. Whether it's working with the
23 Seneca Nation to breed the hellbender salamander
24 or working on the black rhino recovery program,
25 Buffalo Zoo has become a contributor to the
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1 national conservation movement.
2 Big focus on educating visitors
3 about animals, habitat and conservation
4 initiatives. So they're providing a service to
5 our citizens but also helping our patrons become
6 better global citizens.
7 So as we celebrate this milestone, I
8 applaud Lisa and her team and everyone who works
9 so hard every day to make the Buffalo Zoo the
10 regional treasure that it is.
11 Thank you, Madam President.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Thank you,
13 Senator Ryan.
14 Senator Baskin on the resolution.
15 SENATOR BASKIN: Thank you,
16 Madam President.
17 I too rise in support and
18 celebration of the Buffalo Zoo and the hard work
19 of Ms. Smith.
20 The Buffalo Zoo is something that's
21 very important to the constituents that I serve.
22 As a mother raising school-age children, there is
23 nothing more fabulous than spending a weekend at
24 our Buffalo Zoo any time of the year. And it
25 brings such joy -- and, like my colleague says,
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1 such economic value to the City of Buffalo and
2 the Erie County region.
3 I want to also point out the
4 Buffalo Zoo's most recent efforts in equity and
5 inclusion when it comes to providing
6 accessibility for residents across the City of
7 Buffalo and our surrounding areas who do not
8 always have the means or the finances to be able
9 to have cultural excursions as working-class
10 families.
11 Lisa has made it a point to make
12 sure that the zoo is accessible to all residents
13 across Buffalo and Erie County. And for that, I
14 am extremely grateful.
15 So again, congratulations to the
16 Buffalo Zoo on 150 years of service to our
17 region, and to Ms. Smith for her commitment to
18 the residents of Buffalo and Erie County.
19 Thank you.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Thank you,
21 Senator Baskin.
22 Senator Gallivan on the resolution.
23 SENATOR GALLIVAN: (Rushing to
24 seat.) Thank you, Madam President. I too rise
25 to --
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Take your
2 time.
3 SENATOR GALLIVAN: -- thank you and
4 congratulate you --
5 (Laughter.)
6 SENATOR GALLIVAN: -- on being here
7 and for all the work that you and your
8 predecessors have done at the zoo.
9 That is among the earliest memories
10 I have of growing up in Buffalo: Going to the
11 zoo. The smell of the elephants --
12 (Laughter.)
13 SENATOR GALLIVAN: -- and then that
14 great big Sampson, Sampson the Gorilla, who was
15 like one of the best things. And the turtle was
16 bigger than life.
17 But nonetheless, it really is -- it
18 adds to the fabric of Buffalo and Western
19 New York. And there are not many people who have
20 grown up in Western New York who haven't enjoyed
21 it over time.
22 And you'll be happy to know that
23 we've continued the process -- or we've continued
24 the tradition. I have two new grandchildren, and
25 their families at Christmastime were gifted a
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2 all well.
3 Thank you very much,
4 Madam President.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Thank you
6 Senator.
7 To our guest Lisa Smith, we welcome
8 you on behalf of the Senate. Congratulations on
9 the anniversary of the Buffalo Zoo. We extend to
10 you the privileges and courtesies of the house.
11 (Standing ovation.)
12 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Senator
13 Gianaris.
14 SENATOR GIANARIS: Thank you,
15 Madam President.
16 I want to pause in our normal course
17 of business to recognize that today is
18 Senator Lanza's birthday.
19 (Reaction from members.)
20 (Cheers; standing ovation.)
21 SENATOR GIANARIS: And
22 Senator Rhoads grabbed me earlier and pointed out
23 that yesterday was the 144th anniversary, to the
24 day, of this chamber being open, and he wanted me
25 to make sure to ask Senator Lanza how it was on
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2 (Laughter.)
3 SENATOR LANZA: Better.
4 (Laughter.)
5 SENATOR GIANARIS: The resolutions
6 we took up are open for cosponsorship,
7 Madam President.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The
9 resolutions are open for cosponsorship.
10 Should you choose not to be a
11 cosponsor on the resolutions, please notify the
12 desk.
13 Senator Gianaris.
14 SENATOR GIANARIS: Please take up
15 the calendar.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The
17 Secretary will read.
18 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
19 264, Senate Print 2067, by
20 Senator Scarcella-Spanton, an act to amend the
21 Veterans' Services Law.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Read the
23 last section.
24 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
25 act shall take effect on the 120th day after it
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2 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Call the
3 roll.
4 (The Secretary called the roll.)
5 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Announce
6 the results.
7 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 56.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The bill
9 is passed.
10 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
11 295, Senate Print 2050, by Senator Webb, an act
12 to amend the Election Law.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Read the
14 last section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
16 act shall take effect immediately.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Announce
21 the results -- oh. (Pause.)
22 Announce the results.
23 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
24 Calendar 295, voting in the negative are
25 Senators Borrello, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Martins
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1 and Rhoads.
2 Ayes, 52. Nays, 4.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The bill
4 is passed.
5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
6 402, Senate Print 1194A, by Senator Addabbo, an
7 act to amend the Public Service Law.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Read the
9 last section.
10 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
11 act shall take effect immediately.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Call the
13 roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Announce
16 the results.
17 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
18 Calendar Number 402, voting in the negative:
19 Senator Walczyk.
20 Ayes, 55. Nays, 1.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The bill
22 is passed.
23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
24 419, Senate Print 4850, by Senator Chris Ryan, an
25 act to amend the Insurance Law.
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Read the
2 last section.
3 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
4 act shall take effect on the 60th day after it
5 shall have become a law.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Call the
7 roll.
8 (The Secretary called the roll.)
9 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Senator
10 Chris Ryan to explain his vote.
11 SENATOR CHRIS RYAN: Thank you,
12 Madam President.
13 I just want to say that I am
14 tremendously proud to carry this legislation
15 today. This bill will add preventive care and
16 expand access to breast cancer screenings for
17 women who are from families that have already
18 suffered from this horrible, horrible disease
19 called cancer.
20 This bill ensures that when a doctor
21 believes you should have a screening for breast
22 cancer because your second-degree relative was
23 affected by this disease, the screening will be
24 covered.
25 Women will no longer be hit with
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1 exorbitant costs and forced to dip into their
2 pockets to cover the cost of a screening that
3 potentially could save their lives.
4 Breast cancer remains a significant
5 health concern in both our nation and our state.
6 Nationally, the American Cancer Society estimates
7 that in 2025, approximately 280,000 new cases of
8 invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among
9 women, and about -- unfortunately -- 43,000 women
10 will lose their lives to this terrible disease.
11 In New York State alone, we
12 anticipate over 17,000 new cases this year, with
13 nearly 2500 deaths.
14 Family history is a well-established
15 risk factor for breast cancer. While
16 first-degree relatives have always been
17 long-covered, evidence indicates that if you have
18 a second-degree relative who had breast cancer,
19 then you are also at increased risk as well, and
20 you should be screened. You should definitely,
21 definitely be screened.
22 By broadening the screening
23 criteria, doctors can catch the disease earlier
24 and save more lives.
25 So thank you for the support of this
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1 bill. You know, and I'll say from somebody who
2 lost a loved one -- I lost my mother to cancer
3 early, far, far too early in her life. And I
4 know this terrible disease touches so many. But,
5 you know, what we do here matters. It matters
6 deeply. And if we can take a step forward to
7 beat breast cancer in this great New York State,
8 I believe we should.
9 Thank you.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Senator
11 Chris Ryan to be recorded in the affirmative.
12 Senator Mattera to explain his vote.
13 SENATOR MATTERA: Yes, thank you,
14 Madam President.
15 And I just want to commend
16 Senator Ryan for bringing this forward. This is
17 so, so important.
18 For somebody that became a new
19 Senator, and I had the screening units that would
20 go out into our neighborhoods that people didn't
21 have any insurance, to save lives. And it meant
22 so much to me. And then to find out that my
23 beautiful wife two years ago was diagnosed with
24 breast cancer.
25 And when I received that phone call,
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1 I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe what I
2 heard. There I am, I have the mammogram buses
3 and the mobile units, and doing all this. And I
4 said, Let's get a second opinion, this and that.
5 No. And there was my beautiful wife who would go
6 every year to get tested, and to find out that
7 she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
8 It was one of the hardest two years
9 of our lives as a family member, with my family
10 and my daughters -- and as a husband, to be
11 there, to show support all that time. That I
12 love my wife very dearly, 31 years, and a family
13 member.
14 So please, please, this is so, so
15 important. This shouldn't be even a question.
16 This is very, very important for our families and
17 our loved ones.
18 So again, Senator Ryan, thank you so
19 much for bringing this forward. And I gladly say
20 vote yes on this very, very important bill.
21 Thank you.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Thank you.
23 Senator Mattera to be recorded in
24 the affirmative.
25 Announce the results.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 56.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The bill
3 is passed.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 458, Senate Print 4892, by Senator Stavisky, an
6 act to amend the Education Law.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Read the
8 last section.
9 SENATOR GIANARIS: Lay it aside for
10 the day.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The bill
12 is laid aside for the day.
13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
14 463, Senate Print 4907, by Senator Fahy, an act
15 to amend the Mental Hygiene Law.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Read the
17 last section.
18 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
19 act shall take effect on the 20th day after it
20 shall have become a law.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Call the
22 roll.
23 (The Secretary called the roll.)
24 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Announce
25 the results.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 56.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The bill
3 is passed.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 465, Senate Print 257, by Senator Martinez, an
6 act in relation to authorizing a study on
7 lithium-ion battery fires and prevention.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Read the
9 last section.
10 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
11 act shall take effect immediately.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Call the
13 roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Senator
16 Rhoads to explain his vote.
17 SENATOR RHOADS: Thank you,
18 Madam President.
19 I want to thank Senator Martinez and
20 I want to thank the members of this chamber for
21 voting for this important legislation.
22 We all -- and I think it's a
23 recognition of the fact that we all recognize
24 that lithium-ion batteries are a true concern.
25 We see the news reports on a continuing basis,
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1 and we see the devastation that these lithium-ion
2 fires create. Getting to the root cause of these
3 fires is incredibly important.
4 But as we recognize that there's an
5 issue, I do want to note for everyone here in the
6 chamber and for those watching at home, we
7 continue to push our climate-change goals, which
8 are requiring the full electrification, for
9 example, of vehicles. We have a school bus
10 mandate that's requiring the full electrification
11 of every school bus. And we are literally
12 playing with fire.
13 Lithium-ion battery fires occur
14 because there are fuels and oxidizers in a
15 confined space. You see many of those fires in
16 very small areas, even though small fires are
17 very difficult to contain. But when you're
18 talking about larger batteries, which are simply
19 bundles of these small lithium-ion batteries
20 bundled together in larger units -- that's all a
21 larger battery is -- the danger of those fires
22 only becomes worse and more intense.
23 And when it's a small fire -- for
24 example, in a household appliance -- you have the
25 ability to remove one of the elements of what
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1 they call a fire triangle. Fires occur only when
2 there's fuel, when there's heat, and when there's
3 oxygen. And so in a smaller fire, like for
4 example on an airplane, if they have something
5 charged with a lithium-ion battery, you have the
6 opportunity to fully submerge it.
7 You can't do that with a car
8 battery. You can't do that with an electric bus
9 battery to power that electric bus. That makes
10 those fires very dangerous. It makes those fires
11 very intense. And it makes those fires very
12 quick, as you see on some of those videos.
13 And so for both firefighter safety
14 and, more importantly, for the safety of those
15 who are in that vehicle, and for the safety of
16 the kids that are in the school bus, while we
17 recognize that there's a need to conduct a study
18 to try and figure out why these are occurring and
19 trying to figure out what safety measures we can
20 have to prevent them from occurring, perhaps we
21 should pump the brakes on some of these mandates
22 so that we can put safety first.
23 We may be able to get to the fully
24 electrical --
25 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Excuse me,
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1 Senator Rhoads. How do you vote?
2 SENATOR RHOADS: Sure. I vote in
3 the affirmative.
4 I was just going to finish up that
5 we may be able to get there, but let's get there
6 at a time when safety and technology has caught
7 up with where we need to be.
8 Thank you, Madam President.
9 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Senator
10 Rhoads to be recorded in the affirmative.
11 Senator Murray to explain his vote.
12 SENATOR MURRAY: Thank you,
13 Madam President.
14 I'd like to add my voice to those
15 and echo the sentiments of my colleagues to thank
16 Senator Martinez for bringing this forward.
17 But I'd also like to say that yes,
18 maybe we do have to pump the brakes. There are
19 quite a few battery storage facilities now being
20 proposed for my district, and every area I hear
21 back from the constituents saying, Whoa, we're
22 not ready for this.
23 Just as important, I'm hearing from
24 our firefighters, who are very concerned, saying
25 we really are not ready for this. These fires
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1 are extremely hot, extremely dangerous, and we
2 really don't know yet exactly how to handle them.
3 So I would add my voice to the
4 concerns of maybe we pump the brakes on such
5 facilities until we have a little more
6 information.
7 I know the Governor has put together
8 a task force, but they really haven't met yet,
9 really haven't come to any conclusions. The
10 training isn't there yet. So I'd really suggest
11 that we pump the brakes.
12 With that said, I support this bill.
13 Thank you.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Senator
15 Murray to be recorded in the affirmative.
16 Senator Harckham to explain his
17 vote.
18 SENATOR HARCKHAM: Thank you very
19 much, Madam President.
20 I want to thank the Senator for
21 bringing this legislation to the floor. I'll be
22 voting in the affirmative.
23 I just would like to state for the
24 record that in New York and nationally, there are
25 far more gasoline automobile and school bus fires
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2 fires.
3 And if you look at the amount of
4 homes and apartment buildings and businesses
5 destroyed by natural gas explosions versus
6 battery fires, the number is not close.
7 So I'll be voting aye. Thank you.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Senator
9 Harckham to be recorded in the affirmative.
10 Announce the results.
11 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 57.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The bill
13 is passed.
14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
15 466, Senate Print 381, by Senator Brouk, an act
16 to amend the Labor Law.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Read the
18 last section.
19 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
20 act shall take effect on the 180th day after it
21 shall have become a law.
22 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Call the
23 roll.
24 (The Secretary called the roll.)
25 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Announce
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1 the results.
2 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
3 Calendar 466, voting in the negative are
4 Senators Borrello, Gallivan and Walczyk.
5 Ayes, 54. Nays, 3.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The bill
7 is passed.
8 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
9 469, Senate Print 1075, by Senator Serrano, an
10 act to create a temporary state commission to
11 study and make recommendations concerning the
12 incidence of asthma in the Borough of the Bronx.
13 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Read the
14 last section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
16 act shall take effect immediately.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Call the
18 roll.
19 (The Secretary called the roll.)
20 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Announce
21 the results.
22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 57.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The bill
24 is passed.
25 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
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1 478, Senate Print Number 5397, by
2 Senator Scarcella-Spanton, an act to amend the
3 Veterans' Services Law.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Read the
5 last section.
6 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This
7 act shall take effect immediately.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Call the
9 roll.
10 (The Secretary called the roll.)
11 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Announce
12 the results.
13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 57.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The bill
15 is passed.
16 Senator Gianaris, that completes the
17 reading of today's calendar.
18 SENATOR GIANARIS: Is there any
19 further business at the desk?
20 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: There is
21 no further business at the desk.
22 SENATOR GIANARIS: I move to
23 adjourn until tomorrow, Thursday, March 13th, at
24 11:00 a.m.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: On motion,
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1 the Senate stands adjourned until Thursday,
2 March 13th, at 11:00 a.m.
3 (Whereupon, the Senate adjourned at
4 3:56 p.m.)
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