Monday, January 11, 1993

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ALBANY, NEW YORK 8 January 11, 1993 9 3:13 p.m. 10 11 12 REGULAR SESSION 13 14 15 16 SENATOR DEAN G. SKELOS, Acting President 17 STEPHEN F. SLOAN, Secretary 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: The 3 Senate will come to order. Senators will find 4 their seats. 5 Will you please rise and join me 6 in the salute to the flag. 7 (The assemblage repeated the 8 Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. ) 9 In the absence of clergy, may we 10 bow our heads in a moment of silence. 11 (A moment of silence was 12 observed.) 13 Thank you. 14 Reading of the Journal. 15 Secretary will read. 16 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, 17 Sunday, January 10th. The Senate met pursuant 18 to adjournment, Senator Farley in the Chair upon 19 designation of the Temporary President. The 20 Journal of Saturday, January 9th, was read and 21 approved. On motion, Senate adjourned. 22 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: Hearing 23 no objection, the Journal stands approved as 1 read. 2 Senator Stafford. 3 SENATOR STAFFORD: Mr. President, 4 on behalf of Senator Marino, I hand up the 5 following notice and ask that it be read. 6 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: 7 Secretary will read. 8 THE SECRETARY: Senator Stafford 9 hands up the following notice on behalf of 10 Senator Marino: 11 Committee on Rules: Senator 12 Marino, Chairman. Members: Senators Marchi, 13 Stafford, Present, Goodman, Levy, Johnson, 14 Padavan, Trunzo, Volker, Ohrenstein ranking, 15 Connor, Gold, Halperin, Masiello, Mendez and 16 Nolan. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: To be 18 filed in the Journal. 19 Senator Stafford. 20 SENATOR STAFFORD: Thank you, Mr. 21 President. 22 I would announce, on behalf of 23 Senator Marino, an immediate meeting of the 1 Committee on Rules in Room 332. 2 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: 3 Immediate meeting of the Rules Committee. 4 SENATOR STAFFORD: And ask that 5 the Senate stand in recess or stand at ease 6 please. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: The 8 Senate will stand at ease. 9 (Whereupon at 3:15 the Senate 10 stood at ease until 3:35 p.m.) 11 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: Senator 12 Stafford. 13 SENATOR STAFFORD: Could we 14 please return to reports of standing 15 committees. 16 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: 17 Secretary will read. 18 THE SECRETARY: Senator Marino, 19 from the Committee on Rules, reports the 20 following bill directly for third reading: 21 Senate Bill Number 430, by the Committee on 22 Rules, an act to amend the Insurance Law, in 23 relation to the creation of a special advisory 1 review panel, reported directly for third 2 reading. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: Last 4 section. Without objection, third reading. 5 SENATOR GOLD: Last section. 6 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: Read 7 the last section. 8 THE SECRETARY: Section 11. This 9 act shall take effect immediately. 10 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: Call 11 the roll. 12 (The Secretary called the roll. ) 13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes -- ayes 46. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: The 15 bill is passed. 16 SENATOR STAFFORD: Thank you, Mr. 17 President. 18 I believe there's three 19 resolutions we would like to consider, two - 20 four, four. I'm sorry. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: 22 Secretary will read the titles individually. 23 THE SECRETARY: Legislative 1 Resolution, by Senator Marino, commending Jerri 2 Asher upon the occasion of his designation for 3 special honor by the town of Huntington Youth 4 Board and member agencies on Wednesday, January 5 the 27th, 1993. 6 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: On the 7 resolution, all in favor say aye. 8 (Response of "Aye.") 9 Opposed nay. 10 (There was no response.) 11 The resolution is adopted. 12 THE SECRETARY: Also Legislative 13 Resolution, by Senator Marino, commending Rose 14 Guido upon the occasion of her 90th birthday on 15 Sunday, January 17th. 16 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: On the 17 resolution, all in favor say aye. 18 (Response of "Aye.") 19 Opposed nay. 20 (There was no response.) 21 The resolution is adopted. 22 THE SECRETARY: Legislative 23 Resolution, by Senator Marino, commemorating the 1 50th Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph 2 Golden. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: On the 4 resolution, all in favor say aye. 5 (Response of "Aye.") 6 Opposed nay. 7 (There was no response.) 8 The resolution is adopted. 9 THE SECRETARY: Legislative 10 Resolution, by Senator Marino, commemorating the 11 New York Chiropractic Council's Second Annual 12 Hope Day on February 12th, 1993. 13 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: On the 14 resolution all in favor say aye. 15 (Response of "Aye.") 16 Opposed nay. 17 (There was no response.) 18 The resolution is adopted. 19 Senator Stafford. 20 SENATOR STAFFORD: Thank you, Mr. 21 President. 22 There being no further business, 23 I move that we adjourn until tomorrow at 3:00 1 p.m., and may all of our sessions be as 2 efficient. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT SKELOS: The 4 Senate stands adjourned. 5 (Whereupon at 3:37 p.m., the 6 Senate adjourned.) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23