Wednesday, March 2, 1994

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ALBANY, NEW YORK 9 March 2, 1994 10 11:39 a.m. 11 12 13 REGULAR SESSION 14 15 16 17 SENATOR MICHAEL F. NOZZOLIO, Acting President 18 STEPHEN F. SLOAN, Secretary 19 20 21 22 23 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Senate will 3 come to order. Please join with me in the 4 Pledge of Allegiance. 5 (Whereupon, the Senate joined in 6 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.) 7 In the absence of clergy, may we 8 bow our heads in a moment of silence. 9 (Whereupon, there was a moment of 10 silence.) 11 Thank you. 12 Secretary will read the Journal. 13 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, 14 Tuesday, March 1. The Senate met pursuant to 15 adjournment. Senator Farley in the chair upon 16 designation of the Temporary President. The 17 Journal of Monday, February 28, was read and 18 approved. On motion, Senate adjourned. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: 20 Hearing no objection, the Journal stands 21 approved as read. 22 Order of business: 23 Presentation of petitions. 1 Messages from the Assembly. 2 Messages from the Governor. 3 Reports of standing committees. 4 Reports of selects committees. 5 Communications and reports from 6 state officers. 7 Motions and resolutions. 8 Secretary will read. 9 THE SECRETARY: On page 7 of 10 today's calendar, Senator Maltese moves to 11 discharge the Committee on Education from 12 Assembly Bill Number 1020A and substitute it for 13 the identical Calendar Number 275. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: 15 Substitution ordered. 16 Any other motions? 17 Senator Present. 18 SENATOR PRESENT: Mr. President. 19 Can we take up the noncontroversial calendar, 20 please. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: The 22 Secretary will read the noncontroversial 23 calendar. 1 THE SECRETARY: On page 12, 2 Calendar Number 13, by Senator Levy. 3 SENATOR GOLD: Lay it aside. 4 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: The 5 bill is laid aside. 6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 7 88, by Senator Levy. 8 SENATOR GOLD: Lay it aside. 9 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: The 10 bill is laid aside. 11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 12 122, by Senator Maltese, Senate Bill Number 13 1936, an act to amount the Court of Claims Act, 14 in relation to inmate claims for recovery of 15 damages for injury to personal property. 16 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: Read 17 the last section. 18 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 19 act shall take effect immediately. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: Call 21 the roll. 22 (The Secretary called the roll.) 23 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 32. 1 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: The 2 bill is passed. 3 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 4 168, by Senator Levy. 5 SENATOR GOLD: Lay it aside, 6 please. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: The 8 bill is laid aside. 9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 10 195, by Senator Johnson, Senate Bill Number 11 3367A. 12 SENATOR PRESENT: Lay it aside 13 for the day, please. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: The 15 bill is laid aside for the day. 16 Senator Present. 17 SENATOR PRESENT: Take up the 18 controversial calendar please. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: 20 Secretary will read the controversial calendar. 21 THE SECRETARY: On page 12, 22 Calendar Number 13, by Senator Levy, Senate Bill 23 Number 1313, an act to amend the Penal Law, in 1 relation to including the theft - 2 SENATOR GOLD: Lay it aside. 3 SENATOR PRESENT: Lay it aside. 4 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: The 5 bill is laid aside. 6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 7 88, by Senator Levy, Senate Bill Number 191, an 8 act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law, in 9 relation to criminal history checks on school 10 bus attendants. 11 SENATOR GOLD: Explanation. 12 SENATOR PRESENT: Lay it aside. 13 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: The 14 bill is laid aside. 15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 16 168, by Senator Levy, Senate Bill Number 5435B. 17 SENATOR GOLD: Explanation. 18 SENATOR PRESENT: Lay it aside. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: The 20 bill is laid aside. 21 Senator Present. 22 SENATOR PRESENT: Any house 23 keeping bills or language? No? 1 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: No. 2 SENATOR PRESENT: Mr. President. 3 There being no further business, I move that we 4 adjourn until Monday, March 7, at 3:00 p.m., 5 intervening days to be legislative days. 6 ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO: 7 Senate is adjourned. 8 (Whereupon, at 11:44 a.m., Senate 9 adjourned.) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16