Monday, April 26, 1993

2678 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALBANY, NEW YORK 10 April 26, 1993 11 2:57 p.m. 12 13 14 REGULAR SESSION 15 16 17 18 SENATOR JOHN R. KUHL, JR., Acting President 19 STEPHEN F. SLOAN, Secretary 20 21 22 23 2679 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senate 3 will come to order. Senators please take their 4 seats. 5 If you will all rise for the 6 Pledge of Allegiance. 7 (Whereupon, the Senate joined in 8 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ) 9 In that there is no visiting 10 rector today, we will take a moment of silence. 11 (Whereupon, there was a moment of 12 silence. ) 13 Reading of the Journal. 14 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, 15 Sunday, April 25. The Senate met pursuant to 16 adjournment. Senator Bruno in the chair upon 17 designation of the Temporary President. The 18 Journal of Saturday, April 24, was read and 19 approved. On motion, Senate adjourned. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Hearing 21 no objection, the Journal stands approved as 22 read. 23 The order of business: 2680 1 Presentation of petitions. 2 Messages from the Assembly. 3 Messages from the Governor. 4 Reports of standing committees. 5 Reports of select committees. 6 Communications and reports from 7 state officers. 8 Motions and resolutions. 9 Clerk will read substitutions. 10 THE SECRETARY: On page 10 of 11 today's calendar, Senator Seward moves to 12 discharge the Committee on Energy from Assembly 13 Bill Number 562 and substitute it for the 14 identical Calendar Number 446. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Without 16 objection, substitutions are ordered. 17 Senator Present. 18 SENATOR PRESENT: Will you 19 recognize Senator Larkin, please. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 21 Larkin. 22 SENATOR LARKIN: Mr. President. 23 There will be an immediate meeting of Local 2681 1 Government Committee in Majority Leader's 2 Conference Room 332. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: There 4 will be an immediate meeting of Local 5 Governments Committee in Room 332, Senate 6 Majority Conference Room. 7 SENATOR PRESENT: Mr. President. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 9 Present. 10 SENATOR PRESENT: Take up the 11 non-controversial calendar. 12 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Clerk 13 will read the non-controversial calendar. 14 THE SECRETARY: On page 14, 15 Calendar Number 106, by Senator Padavan, Senate 16 Bill Number 1208A, an act to amend the State 17 Finance Law and the General Municipal Law, in 18 relation to the authority of the state agencies. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Read the 20 last section. 21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 22 act shall take effect immediately. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Call the 2682 1 roll. 2 (The Secretary called the roll. ) 3 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Announce 4 the vote. 5 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 32. 6 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The bill 7 is passed. 8 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 9 128, by member of the Assembly Friedman, 10 Assembly Bill Number 2127. 11 SENATOR PRESENT: Lay it aside. 12 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Lay the 13 bill aside. 14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 15 132, by Senator Mega, Senate Bill Number 1938, 16 an act to amend the Judiciary Law, the 17 Not-For-Profit Corporation Law and the Public 18 Officers Law. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Read the 20 last section. 21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 22 act shall take effect immediately. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Call the 2683 1 roll. 2 (The Secretary called the roll. ) 3 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 34. 4 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The bill 5 is passed. 6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 7 178, by Senator Sears, Senate Bill Number 1129. 8 SENATOR GOLD: Can we have one 9 day on this. 10 SENATOR PRESENT: Lay it aside. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Lay the 12 bill aside. 13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 14 291, by Senator Padavan, Senate Bill Number 15 25 - 16 SENATOR GOLD: Lay it aside. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Lay the 18 bill aside. 19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar number 20 324, by Senator Holland. 21 SENATOR PRESENT: Lay it aside, 22 please. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Lay that 2684 1 bill aside. 2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 3 339, by Senator Sears, Senate Bill Number 3452A, 4 an act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law, 5 in relation to manufacturer's information. 6 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Read the 7 last section. 8 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 9 act shall take effect immediately. 10 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Call the 11 roll. 12 (The Secretary called the roll. ) 13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 35, nays 1. 14 Senator Kuhl recorded in the negative. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The bill 16 is passed. 17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 18 341, by Senator Lack, Senate Bill Number 3389, 19 an act to amend the Workers' Compensation Law, 20 in relation to teaching activities of referees. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Read the 22 last section. 23 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 2685 1 act shall take effect immediately. 2 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Call the 3 roll. 4 (The Secretary called the roll. ) 5 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 36. 6 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The bill 7 is passed. 8 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 9 369, by Senator Farley, Senate Bill Number 2424, 10 an act to amend the Banking Law, Estate, Powers 11 and Trusts Law. 12 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Read the 13 last section. 14 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 15 act shall take effect immediately. 16 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Call the 17 roll. 18 (The Secretary called the roll. ) 19 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 36. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The bill 21 is passed. 22 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 23 373, by Senator Velella, Senate Bill Number 2686 1 1579, an act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic 2 Law and the Criminal Procedure Law. 3 SENATOR GOLD: Lay it aside. 4 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Lay the 5 bill aside. 6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 7 417, by Senator Cook, Senate Bill Number 2274, 8 an act to grant permanent competitive Civil 9 Service status. 10 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: There is 11 a home rule message at the desk. 12 Read the last section. 13 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 14 act shall take effect immediately. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Call the 16 roll. 17 (The Secretary called the roll. ) 18 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 36. Excuse 19 me. Ayes 35, nays 1. Senator Gold recorded in 20 the negative. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The bill 22 is passed. 23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 2687 1 418, by Senator Trunzo, Senate Bill Number 3518, 2 an act to amend the Education Law, in relation 3 to World War II military service credit. 4 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Read the 5 last section. 6 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 7 act shall take effect immediately. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Call the 9 roll. 10 (The Secretary called the roll. ) 11 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 38. 12 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The bill 13 is passed. 14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 15 419, by Senator Trunzo, Senate Bill Number 3523, 16 an act to amend the Education Law, in relation 17 to disability retirements. 18 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Read the 19 last section. 20 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 21 act shall take effect immediately. 22 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Call the 23 roll. 2688 1 (The Secretary called the roll. ) 2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 38. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The bill 4 is passed. 5 SENATOR DALY: Mr. President. 6 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 7 Daly. 8 SENATOR DALY: Could I be 9 registered voting in the negative on Senate Bill 10 3452, Calendar 339? 11 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Without 12 objection. 13 SENATOR VOLKER: Mr. President. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 15 Volker. 16 SENATOR VOLKER: Mr. President. 17 Can I go to motions and resolutions, please? 18 On behalf of Senator Sears, on 19 page 16, Calendar Number 178, Senate Print 1129, 20 would you please star that bill, please. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The bill 22 is starred. 23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 2689 1 4 - 2 SENATOR SALAND: Mr. President. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 4 Saland. 5 SENATOR SALAND: Under 6 housekeeping, if I may? 7 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 8 Saland, we've got one more bill on the 9 non-controversial calendar. Can we do that 10 first - 11 SENATOR SALAND: Sure. 12 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: -- and 13 then we'll go back to motions and resolutions. 14 Thank you. 15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 16 464, by Senator Nozzolio. 17 SENATOR GOLD: Lay it aside. 18 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The bill 19 is laid aside. 20 Senator Saland, motions and 21 resolutions? 22 SENATOR SALAND: Mr. President. 23 On behalf of Senator Holland, on page 19, 2690 1 Calendar 324, would you please place a sponsor 2 star on that. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Calendar 4 Number 324, a sponsor's star. 5 Senator Present. That completes 6 the non-controversial calendar, sir. What is 7 your pleasure? 8 SENATOR PRESENT: Mr. President. 9 Let's take up the controversial calendar, 10 please. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: 12 Controversial calendar. Clerk will read. 13 THE SECRETARY: On page 14, 14 Calendar Number - 15 SENATOR PRESENT: Lay it aside. 16 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Calendar 17 Number 128 is laid aside. 18 THE SECRETARY: On page 17, 19 Calendar Number 291, by Senator Padavan, Senate 20 Bill Number 2516A, New York City charter. 21 SENATOR GOLD: Hold on one 22 second. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Home rule 2691 1 message is at the desk. 2 SENATOR GOLD: Last section. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Read the 4 last section. 5 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 6 act shall take effect immediately. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Call the 8 roll. 9 (The Secretary called the roll. ) 10 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 38. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The bill 12 is passed. 13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 14 373, by Senator Velella, Senate Bill Number 15 1579, an act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic 16 Law and the Criminal Procedure Law. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Read the 18 last section. 19 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 20 act shall take effect immediately. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Call the 22 roll. 23 (The Secretary called the roll. ) 2692 1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 38. 2 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The bill 3 is passed. 4 SENATOR PRESENT: Mr. President. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 6 Present. 7 SENATOR PRESENT: Would you 8 recognize Senator Johnson, please. 9 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 10 Johnson. 11 SENATOR JOHNSON: Mr. President. 12 I have a privileged resolution honoring Dorothy 13 Pezzoli. I would like to have it called up and 14 acted upon at this time. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Ask the 16 clerk to read the title. 17 THE SECRETARY: Legislative 18 Resolution by Senator Johnson, honoring Dorothy 19 A. Pezzoli, Clinical Nurse Specialist at the 20 Newport V.A. Medical Center, upon the occasion 21 of her designation as recipient of the 1993 New 22 York State Legislature's Nurse of Distinction 23 Award. 2693 1 SENATOR JOHNSON: I would like to 2 have it acted upon at this time, Mr. President. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 4 Johnson. 5 SENATOR JOHNSON: I ask that it 6 be acted upon at this time. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The 8 question is on the resolution. All those in 9 favor, signify by saying aye. 10 (Response of "Aye.") 11 Opposed, nay. 12 (There was no response. ) 13 The ayes have it. The resolution 14 is adopted. 15 Clerk will continue to read the 16 controversial calendar. 17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 18 464, by Senator Nozzolio, Senate Bill Number 19 4195A, an act to amend the Election Law, in 20 relation to requiring the disclosure of receipts 21 and expenditures of persons seeking appointment 22 to a vacancy. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 2694 1 Gold. 2 SENATOR GOLD: Yes. Will Senator 3 yield to a question? 4 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Yes. 5 Senator Nozzolio, do you yield? 6 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Yes, Mr. 7 President. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: He does. 9 SENATOR GOLD: Senator, it's my 10 understanding that a similar bill, similar in 11 that it deals with the same subject matter and 12 some of the terms are similar, has already 13 passed the Assembly. Am I correct, sir? 14 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: No, you're 15 incorrect, Mr. Gold. 16 SENATOR GOLD: All right. Are 17 you aware of any bills dealing with this sub - 18 I withdraw it. 19 Mr. President. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 21 Gold. 22 SENATOR GOLD: I would like to 23 enlighten Senator Nozzolio. Because it's my 2695 1 understanding that there is one that has 2 passed. We are also having an amendment 3 prepared at the present time, and Bill Drafting 4 has not turned it out yet. 5 I don't know what procedures you 6 want to use. I don't want to stand and talk for 7 five or ten minutes. We can either wait for it, 8 or put this over until tomorrow, whatever the 9 pleasure is of the Majority. 10 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Mr. Gold. Mr. 11 President. 12 SENATOR GOLD: Excuse me, sir? 13 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Mr. 14 President. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 16 Gold. Senator Nozzolio. 17 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Will Mr. Gold 18 yield? 19 SENATOR GOLD: Pardon me? 20 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Will you 21 yield? 22 SENATOR GOLD: Be my pleasure, 23 sir. 2696 1 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Senator, my 2 comment to your question was whether or not - 3 if I can recount your question, whether or not a 4 bill had passed in similar fashion or similar 5 form to this one in the Assembly. A bill did 6 pass the Assembly, but it is not similar in the 7 sense that there are no contribution limits 8 established in the Assembly bill as there are in 9 the one before us today. 10 SENATOR GOLD: All right. Well, 11 Mr. President. I'm glad Senator Nozzolio was 12 gracious enough to make that clarification. I 13 don't play games. I didn't say exact bill. I 14 said similar in that it deals with the subject 15 matter. 16 The point is, Senator, that we've 17 asked Bill Drafting to basically take the 18 Assembly bill. I would like to offer that as a 19 substitution. Then we could actually wind up 20 with a law, and I'm told that it is not yet 21 concluded from Bill Drafting. 22 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Senator Gold. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 2697 1 Nozzolio. 2 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Mr. 3 President. I have no objections to Senator 4 Gold's request of laying aside the bill 5 temporarily but would like to have it concluded 6 today. 7 SENATOR GOLD: Senator, I really 8 don't have a problem, either. I'm told that it 9 will be out of Bill Drafting in 9 minutes and 10 38-1/2 seconds, so whatever. 11 Is that the last order of 12 business we have? 13 So I understand there is a 14 committee report. I don't anticipate a long 15 debate after that. I don't anticipate slow roll 16 calls because I assume that if the house goes 17 along with my amendment we will have to lay it 18 aside for reprinting anyway. So if you want to 19 stand at ease or whatever you want to do. 20 SENATOR PRESENT: At ease. 21 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Thank you, Mr. 22 Gold -- Senator. 23 Mr. President. Lay aside this 2698 1 bill temporarily, please. 2 SENATOR HOLLAND: Mr. President. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 4 Holland, why do you rise? 5 SENATOR HOLLAND: With unanimous 6 consent, I would like to be recorded in the 7 negative on Calendar 132, please. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: If there 9 are no objections, Senator Holland will be 10 recorded in the negative on Calendar Number 132. 11 Senator Spano. 12 SENATOR SPANO: Mr. President. 13 I'd also like to be recorded in the negative on 14 Calendar 132. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 16 Spano, without objection, recorded in the 17 negative on Calendar Number 132. 18 SENATOR SOLOMON: Mr. President. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 20 Solomon, why do you rise? 21 SENATOR SOLOMON: I'd like to be 22 recorded in the negative on Calendar 132. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Without 2699 1 objection, Senator Solomon will be recorded in 2 the negative on Calendar Number 132. 3 Senator Present, how do you wish 4 to proceed? 5 SENATOR PRESENT: Mr. President. 6 Let us stand at ease and await the report of the 7 Local Governments Committee. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The 9 Senate will stand at ease and await the report 10 of the Local Governments Committee. 11 (Whereupon, at 3:14 p.m., the 12 Senate was at ease. ) 13 (Whereupon, at 3:30 p.m., the 14 Senate reconvened. ) 15 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senate 16 will come to order. Senators and staff please 17 take your seats. 18 I would like to return to reports 19 of standing committees, report of Local 20 Governments Committee. 21 Clerk will read. 22 THE SECRETARY: Senator Larkin, 23 from the Committee on Local Government, reports 2700 1 the following bill directly for third reading: 2 Senate Bill Number 4597, by 3 Senators Larkin and Levy, an act to amend the 4 Real Property Tax Law and the Transportation 5 Law, in relation to railroad real property. 6 Reported directly for third 7 reading. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Without 9 objection, the bills are reported third reading, 10 tomorrow's calendar. 11 Senator Present. 12 SENATOR PRESENT: Mr. President. 13 Will you take up Calendar 464, and would you 14 recognize Senator Nozzolio, please. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Clerk 16 will read Calendar 464. 17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 18 464, by Senator Nozzolio, Senate Bill Number 19 4195A, an act to amend the Election Law, in 20 relation to requiring disclosure of receipts and 21 expenditures of persons seeking appointment to a 22 vacancy in any elected public office. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 2701 1 Nozzolio. 2 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Yes, Mr. 3 President. I ask permission to explain the 4 bill. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Please 6 proceed. 7 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Thank you. 8 Mr. President and my colleagues. With the 9 resignation of Comptroller Regan, we are faced 10 with the prospect because of our state 11 Constitution with an election of a Comptroller, 12 an election to be held by an electorate not of 13 those citizens in this state in the direct 14 election in the ballot box but by a different 15 process, that of the Legislature deciding who 16 the next Comptroller will be. 17 Our bill requires that special 18 candidates in this special circumstance conform 19 to the contribution and disclosure requirements 20 as other candidates who have to go through that 21 same elective process must do, also. 22 Currently, because of a loophole 23 in the law, candidates for the office of 2702 1 Comptroller can secretly raise enormous sums of 2 money and can use it any way they choose without 3 any requirement that they be compelled to 4 disclose where they obtained that money or what 5 they are spending that money on. 6 Candidates are raising huge sums 7 of money, using it for a variety of reasons as 8 reported in the New York Times today. Some are 9 even contributing to the election campaigns of 10 candidates, of legislators, who are designed to 11 actually choose and vote on the Comptroller next 12 week; that our bill is designed to close this 13 loophole, to put to rest and to allow the public 14 to have full access as to what monies are being 15 raised, how much is being raised, and what that 16 money is being spent on. 17 Without these limits, without the 18 bill that is before us today, Comptroller 19 candidates will be allowed through the loophole 20 that exists in the law to stockpile their war 21 chests for the 1994 general election, giving 22 them an unfair advantage. For example, some 23 candidates have raised high into the six 2703 1 figures. Those limits that exist in law for 2 those candidates declaring their candidacy after 3 the selection takes place, in effect, will be 4 significantly hampered. Thus we're asking for 5 disclosure. We're asking for meaningful 6 contribution limits, and that's what this bill 7 is designed to do. 8 SENATOR GOLD: Mr. President. 9 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 10 Gold, why do you rise? 11 SENATOR GOLD: It seemed like a 12 good idea. Is the gentleman concluded? Have 13 you concluded your remarks? 14 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Yes. 15 SENATOR GOLD: Mr. President. 16 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 17 Gold on the bill. 18 SENATOR GOLD: Yes. I want to 19 offer the following amendment which has been 20 served, ask for the opportunity to briefly 21 explain it, waive its reading and go from 22 there. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Proceed. 2704 1 SENATOR GOLD: Mr. President. 2 This can be really very brief. There is no 3 argument between the Democratic Party and the 4 Republican Party as to whether or not there 5 should be disclosure by the candidates. That's 6 really not a problem. 7 And as far as the issue of there 8 being a different kind of process, I would just 9 remind Senator Nozzolio and everyone else this 10 is a constitutional process, so it's not like we 11 got caught in some kind of a bind. Our 12 forefathers created a Constitution, and this is 13 the process. 14 The only difference really, I 15 think, between the two bills is that there is an 16 attempt in this bill, the one before us now, to 17 somehow inhibit the election process which will 18 take place -- what is it, next year? -- when the 19 next election comes up for Comptroller by 20 putting some kind of a formula in place which 21 would account for monies being spent in this 22 particular type of an election this year. 23 Whereas, the bill I'm offering 2705 1 has already passed the Assembly, by the way, and 2 could be the law instantaneously, does not do 3 that, and that's what it is about. 4 There is right now competition 5 for the Comptroller's seat. There should be, 6 and that is an election, and at some future 7 point in time, whoever is elected may or may not 8 run for reelection. There will be other 9 candidates who may or may not run for 10 reelection. And to start channeling money from 11 one to another -- or, excuse me, not channeling 12 but counting money spent on one election against 13 another is something we don't do to ourselves. 14 There are people in this house 15 who run for office and run for reelection, and 16 there is no bill that I've seen that says, well, 17 if you spent so much money this year, two years 18 from now we're going to cancel it off. I mean 19 one election is one election, and the next 20 election is the next election. 21 That's all my bill does. 22 Otherwise, the disclosure portions are 23 identical, and there is no argument between 2706 1 Senator Nozzolio and I and the Speaker of the 2 Assembly as to whether or not there should be 3 disclosure. Everybody is in agreement on that 4 issue. 5 So I would offer this amendment 6 and hope that it passes and we can have one law. 7 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Mr. President. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senator 9 Nozzolio. 10 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Mr. President, 11 on the amendment. 12 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: On the 13 amendment. 14 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Mr. President 15 and my colleagues. The amendment has what I 16 view as a fatal flaw. It takes a step backwards 17 in terms of the expenditure limitations. That, 18 in effect, this bill will allow those candidates 19 seeking the office of Comptroller now to double 20 the amount of contribution limit that they can 21 receive. That is not Election Law reform. 22 Election Law reform is not to allow candidates 23 seeking office today to spend twice as much than 2707 1 they would be allowed to do during an election 2 cycle. That I believe the Minority's amendment 3 steps backwards in terms of seeking Election Law 4 reform and expenditure contribution limits, and 5 that's why I oppose the amendment. 6 SENATOR GOLD: Party vote. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: On the 8 question of the amendment. All those in favor, 9 signify by saying aye. 10 SENATOR PRESENT: Party vote in 11 the negative. 12 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Party 13 vote in the affirmative; party vote in the 14 negative. 15 The nays have it. The amendment 16 is defeated. 17 We will have to back step. Call 18 the roll, first. 19 (The Secretary called the roll. ) 20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 19, nays 21 33. Party vote. 22 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The 23 amendment is defeated. On the bill. 2708 1 SENATOR GOLD: Last section. 2 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Read the 3 last section. 4 THE SECRETARY: Section 8. This 5 act shall take effect immediately and shall 6 apply to contributions made on or after February 7 18, 1993. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Call the 9 roll. 10 (The Secretary called the roll. ) 11 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 50, nays 2. 12 Senators Gold and Waldon recorded in the 13 negative. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: The bill 15 is passed. 16 Senator Present. 17 SENATOR PRESENT: Mr. President. 18 There being no further business, I move we 19 adjourn until tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT KUHL: Senate 21 stands adjourned until tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. 22 (Whereupon, at 3:40 p.m., the 23 Senate adjourned. )