Monday, March 11, 1996

1958 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALBANY, NEW YORK 10 MARCH 11, 1996 11 3:05 p.m. 12 13 14 REGULAR SESSION 15 16 17 18 LT. GOVERNOR BETSY McCAUGHEY ROSS, President 19 STEPHEN F. SLOAN, Secretary 20 21 22 23 1959 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 THE PRESIDENT: The Senate 3 will come to order. 4 Would everyone please rise and 5 join me in the Pledge of Allegiance to the 6 Flag. 7 (The assemblage repeated the 8 Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.) 9 May we bow our heads for a 10 moment of silence. 11 (A moment of silence was 12 observed.) 13 Reading of the Journal, 14 please. 15 THE SECRETARY: In Senate 16 Sunday, March 10, the Senate met pursuant to 17 adjournment. Senator Hoblock in the chair. 18 The Journal of Saturday, March 9th, was read and 19 approved. On motion, the Senate adjourned. 20 THE PRESIDENT: Without 21 objection, the Journal stands approved as 22 read. 23 Presentation of petitions. 1960 1 Messages from the Assembly. 2 Messages from the Governor. 3 Reports of standing 4 committees. 5 The Secretary will read. 6 THE SECRETARY: Senator Trunzo, 7 from the Committee on Civil Service and 8 Pensions, offers up the following bills: 9 Senate Print 1976, by Senator 10 Levy, act to amend the Education Law and the 11 Local Finance Law, in relation to refinancing 12 of payments by certain employers; 13 4131A, by Senator Trunzo, an 14 act to amend the Education Law, in relation to 15 World War II military service credit for 16 certain members; 17 5072A, by Senator Holland, an 18 act to permit the reopening of the optional 19 20-year retirement plan; 20 5440, by Senator Lack, an act 21 to amend the Retirement and Social Security Law 22 in relation to membership in a public 23 retirement system. 1961 1 All bills directly for third 2 reading. 3 THE PRESIDENT: Without 4 objection, all bills will go directly to third 5 reading. 6 Reports of select committees. 7 Communications and reports from 8 state officers. 9 Motions and resolutions. 10 Senator Farley. 11 SENATOR FARLEY: Thank you, 12 Madam President. 13 On behalf of Senator Cook, on 14 page 18, I offer the following amendments to 15 Calendar Number 362, Senate Print 4246A, and I 16 ask that that bill retain its place on the 17 Third Reading Calendar. 18 THE PRESIDENT: Amendments 19 received. 20 Senator Bruno, are you ready to 21 go to the calendar? 22 SENATOR BRUNO: Madam 23 President, in the absence of Senator Wright, I 1962 1 would like to inform the members that there 2 will be a meeting of his committee, Alcohol and 3 Substance Abuse, at 3:15 in Room 332, 3:15, 4 p.m., Senator Gold. 5 SENATOR GOLD: Thank you, sir. 6 SENATOR BRUNO: Thank you. 7 THE PRESIDENT: We have some 8 substitutions, Senator Bruno. 9 The Secretary will read. 10 THE SECRETARY: Senator Volker 11 moves to discharge from the Committee on 12 Education, Assembly Bill 7801A and substitute 13 it for the identical Senate Bill, 5209A. 14 THE PRESIDENT: The 15 substitution has been ordered. 16 THE SECRETARY: Senator Babbush 17 moves to discharge from the Committee on 18 Education, Assembly Bill 3438 and substitute it 19 for the identical Senate Bill 2234. 20 THE PRESIDENT: The 21 substitution has been ordered. 22 Senator Farley. 23 SENATOR FARLEY: Thank you, 1963 1 Madam President. 2 On behalf of Senator Seward, I 3 move that the following bill be discharged from 4 its respective committee and be recommitted 5 with instructions to strike the enacting 6 clause, that's Senate Number 5345A. 7 THE PRESIDENT: Enacting 8 clause will be struck. 9 Senator Santiago. 10 SENATOR SANTIAGO: Madam 11 President, I move that the following bill be 12 discharged from its respective committee and be 13 recommitted with instructions to strike the 14 enacting clause, and it's Senate Number 6327. 15 THE PRESIDENT: The enacting 16 clause will be struck. 17 Senator Bruno, are you ready 18 for the noncontroversial calendar? 19 SENATOR BRUNO: Madam 20 President, can we at this time take up the non 21 controversial calendar. 22 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary 23 will read. 1964 1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 2 237, by Senator Rath, Senate Print 1535, an act 3 to amend the General Municipal Law, in relation 4 to authorizing - 5 SENATOR PATERSON: Lay it 6 aside. 7 THE PRESIDENT: Lay it aside, 8 please. 9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 10 239, by Senator Leibell, Senate Print 3384A, an 11 act to amend the General Municipal Law, in 12 relation to participation in certain health 13 insurance plans. 14 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last 15 section. 16 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. 17 This act shall take effect immediately. 18 THE PRESIDENT: Call the 19 roll. 20 (The Secretary called the 21 roll.) 22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 46. 23 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 1965 1 passed. 2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar 260, 3 by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 2136, an act 4 to amend the Education Law, in relation to 5 registration of a pharmacy. 6 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last 7 section, please. 8 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. 9 This act shall take effect on the first day of 10 November. 11 THE PRESIDENT: Call the 12 roll. 13 (The Secretary called the 14 roll.) 15 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 46. 16 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 17 passed. 18 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 19 294, by Senator Johnson, Senate Print 6010, an 20 act to amend Chapter 492 of the Laws of 1993, 21 amending the Local Finance Law relating to 22 installment loans. 23 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last 1966 1 section, please. 2 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. 3 This act shall take effect immediately. 4 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll, 5 please. 6 (The Secretary called the 7 roll.) 8 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 46. 9 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 10 passed. 11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 12 317, by Senator Farley, Senate Print 1378, an 13 act to amend the Penal Law, in relation to 14 restitution reparation. 15 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last 16 section, please. 17 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. 18 This act shall take effect on the first day of 19 November. 20 THE PRESIDENT: Call the 21 roll. 22 (The Secretary called the 23 roll.) 1967 1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 48. 2 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 3 passed. 4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 5 318, by Senator Saland, Senate Print 1417, an 6 act to amend the Criminal Procedure Law and the 7 Family Court Act, in relation to access to 8 records. 9 SENATOR PATERSON: Lay it 10 aside. 11 THE PRESIDENT: Lay it aside, 12 please. 13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 14 320, by Senator DeFrancisco, Senate Print 15 1966A, an act to amend the Criminal Procedure 16 Law in relation to application for bail. 17 SENATOR PATERSON: Lay it 18 aside. 19 THE PRESIDENT: Lay it aside, 20 please. 21 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 22 321, by Senator Defrancisco, Senate Print 1971, 23 an act to amend the Criminal Procedure Law, in 1968 1 relation to compliance with orders of fixing 2 bail. 3 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last 4 section. 5 SENATOR PATERSON: Lay it 6 aside. 7 THE PRESIDENT: Oh, lay it 8 aside, please. 9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 10 322, by Senator Saland, Senate Print 2335A, an 11 act to amend the Criminal Procedure Law, in 12 relation to expanding the limited list of 13 offenses concerning which a vulnerable child 14 witness may testify. 15 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last 16 section, please. 17 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. 18 This act shall take effect on the first day of 19 the calendar month next succeeding the 30th 20 day. 21 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll, 22 please. 23 (The Secretary called the 1969 1 roll.) 2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 50. 3 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 4 passed. 5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 6 324, by Senator Volker, Senate Print 3132A, 7 an act to amend the Criminal Procedure Law, in 8 relation to peace officers employed by Canisius 9 College. 10 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last 11 section, please. 12 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 13 act shall take effect immediately. 14 THE PRESIDENT: Call the 15 roll. 16 (The Secretary called the 17 roll.) 18 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 50, nays 19 1, Senator Leichter recorded in the negative. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 21 The bill is passed. 22 THE SECRETARY: Calendar 23 Number 325, by Senator Volker, Senate Print 1970 1 3180A, an act to amend the Civil Practice Law 2 and Rules and the Public Authorities Law, in 3 relation to personal service upon public 4 authorities and commissions. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 6 Read the last section. 7 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. 8 This act shall take effect on the 90th day. 9 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 10 Call the roll. 11 (The Secretary called the 12 roll.) 13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 53. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 15 The bill is passed. 16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 17 335, by Senator Libous, Senate Print 3858, an 18 act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law in relation 19 to conversion of already admitted patients for 20 involuntary status. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 22 Read the last section. 23 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. 1971 1 This act shall take effect immediately. 2 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 3 Call the roll. 4 (The Secretary called the 5 roll.) 6 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 53. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 8 The bill is passed. 9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 10 337, by Senator Libous, Senate Print 4630, an 11 act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law, in 12 relation to limiting the use of state funds for 13 payment of compensation. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 15 Read the last section. 16 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. 17 This act shall take effect immediately. 18 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 19 Call the roll. 20 (The Secretary called the 21 roll.) 22 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 53. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 1972 1 The bill is passed. 2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 3 340, by Senator Velella, Senate Print 2764C, an 4 act to amend the Insurance Law, in relation to 5 reciprocal insurers. 6 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 7 Read the last section. 8 THE SECRETARY: Section 7. 9 This act shall take effect on the 180th day. 10 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 11 Call the roll. 12 (The Secretary called the 13 roll.) 14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 53. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 16 The bill is passed. 17 Senator Skelos, that - 18 SENATOR SKELOS: Mr. 19 President, can we take up the controversial 20 calendar? 21 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 22 Yes, we can. 23 Secretary will read. 1973 1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 2 318, by Senator Saland, Senate Print 1417, an 3 act to amend the Criminal Procedure Law and the 4 Family Court Act, in relation to access to 5 records. 6 SENATOR SKELOS: Lay it aside 7 temporarily. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 9 Lay it aside temporarily. 10 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 11 320, by Senator DeFrancisco, Senate Print 12 1966A, an act to amend the Criminal Procedure 13 Law, in relation to application for bail. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 15 Senator DeFrancisco, an explanation has been 16 asked for by Senator Paterson. 17 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes. 18 Calendar Bill 238 is a bill that basically 19 authorizes the court to have a defendant submit 20 information to the court upon which the court 21 can determine whether - 22 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 23 Excuse me, Senator. 1974 1 Ladies and gentlemen, we can 2 just about hear this. Can we, please? 3 Thank you very much. I'm 4 sorry, Senator. 5 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: It 6 authorizes the court to obtain information from 7 a defendant in order to determine whether bail 8 is appropriate in the circumstance where bail 9 is applied for. 10 The present statute indicates 11 that the court has to determine -- in 12 determining bail, has to determine whether the 13 person -- has to determine questions about 14 character, reputation, habits and mental 15 condition but there's no provision presently 16 for the court to actually obtain information 17 about the individual's mental condition if the 18 defendant does not choose to participate in 19 such an examination. 20 What this does is basically 21 allow the court to order a mental examination 22 so the factors upon which the court has to 23 decide bail will be based upon information 1975 1 rather than speculation, and that's the purpose 2 of the statute. 3 And it's important to note that 4 there's a protection here. Any of the 5 information that's obtained concerning the 6 individual's mental condition cannot be used 7 against the defendant in the criminal 8 proceeding, it is only permissible to be used 9 in a determination on the question of bail. 10 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 11 Senator Paterson, why do you rise? 12 SENATOR PATERSON: Mr. 13 President, if Senator DeFrancisco would yield 14 for a question. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 16 Senator DeFrancisco, would you yield for a 17 question from Senator Paterson. 18 THE SECRETARY: Yes, I would. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 20 Senator yields. 21 SENATOR PATERSON: Senator, 22 although the information derived from a 23 psychiatric evaluation may not be used in the 1976 1 actual criminal proceeding, could it be used in 2 a determination of the defendant's fitness for 3 trial, since basically the information that 4 would be derived out of that proceeding which 5 would determine whether or not this individual 6 would make themself available for trial or 7 would leave the jurisdiction, would, in a 8 sense, be connected with whether or not they 9 actually would be capable of assisting their 10 attorney in their defense. 11 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: It 12 cannot be used for that purpose. The statute 13 -- the bill specifically states, "Any evidence 14 derived from the defendant's compliance with 15 such order shall not be used against him in any 16 criminal action or proceeding, other than a 17 proceeding commenced pursuant to the provisions 18 of this section for purposes of fixing bail." 19 So that would not -- it could not be used for 20 that purpose, either. 21 SENATOR PATERSON: So, 22 therefore, Senator, the only information that 23 the evaluation would enlighten us is to 1977 1 determine whether or not the defendant would be 2 available for the trial or would, in any way, 3 be harm to themself preventing the trial from 4 occurring. 5 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: It only 6 has to do -- the only purpose for the 7 information, and it's specifically limited by 8 the bill, is so the court can determine whether 9 or not this individual should be released on 10 bail, it can be used for no other purpose. 11 SENATOR PATERSON: Okay, thank 12 you. The only other concerns I may have had 13 were actually amended in your bill this 14 particular year, and so thank you for the 15 response. 16 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 17 Read the last section -- I'm sorry, Senator 18 Leichter. 19 SENATOR LEICHTER: Yes, Mr. 20 President, if Senator DeFrancisco would yield. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 22 Senator, do you yield to Senator Leichter? 23 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes. 1978 1 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 2 Senator yields. 3 SENATOR LEICHTER: Senator 4 DeFrancisco, I'm somewhat surprised that the 5 authority does not presently exist or is not 6 being exercised because I can remember a number 7 of cases reading where the defendant in a high 8 profile case has been brought in and the court 9 has directed that a mental examination be 10 conducted. So, you know, I see no harm in 11 having this provision, but I wonder whether, in 12 point of fact, judges, maybe they didn't have 13 the specific statutory authority or they felt 14 that it was implied or inferred authority, but 15 I do believe they've been doing this. 16 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Is that 17 a question? I don't believe -- I don't know 18 each specific case, but I do know that, number 19 one, they may be ordering it for the purposes 20 of determining whether or not the individual is 21 capable of standing trial. 22 Some judges in my jurisdiction 23 will not do it because there's no specific 1979 1 statutory authorization. A defendant will say, 2 "You can't make me, there's no court -- there's 3 no procedure to require me to take a mental 4 examination or my client to take one, either," 5 and some judges are reluctant to do it, and 6 that was the reason I put the bill in. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 8 Senator Paterson. 9 SENATOR PATERSON: Senator, 10 just as a matter of clarification. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 12 Senator, do you yield to Senator Paterson? 13 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes. 14 SENATOR PATERSON: On the 15 issue of parole, is there any case law 16 determining whether or not there has been a 17 psychiatric evaluation before parole is granted 18 by a court? 19 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Parole 20 is granted by a court? 21 SENATOR PATERSON: No, I'm 22 sorry. I meant probation. I'm sorry. 23 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: You 1980 1 know, I'm not certain of that at all. It would 2 depend -- I imagine it would be under the 3 control of the probation department whether or 4 not -- that would be part of the pre-sentence 5 report that the probation department would put 6 together as to whether or not -- what they 7 recommend as far as probation, whether they 8 recommend it or not. They would go into their 9 own investigation, but I don't believe they can 10 require a defendant to undergo a mental 11 examination if they think one is necessary. 12 What happens, the way 13 I understand the process and having been part 14 of it on both sides is that the judge will 15 order, after a plea, a presentence report, and 16 the pre-sentence report will be an investigation 17 by the probation department. 18 I don't believe that the 19 probation department can require a defendant to 20 take a mental examination in the course of that 21 process. The probation department might not 22 recommend probation, but I don't think there's 23 any provision that will allow the probation 1981 1 department to require that or the court to 2 require it, either. 3 SENATOR PATERSON: I feel the 4 same way, Senator, that's why I was wondering 5 that in view of that, if the court has any 6 jurisdiction, because I was trying to see if 7 your legislation matched up with anything else 8 in any other type of proceeding that would have 9 been similar, and that was the one that came to 10 mind, that in these types of situations where 11 you're having probation being granted and there 12 is a report, that without the examination, if 13 the court as a last remedy would want to 14 examine them, that's something that we may look 15 into later. 16 Thank you. 17 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes, I'm 18 sure we could. The only -- as I say, the 19 reason that this struck me is the fact that one 20 of the -- one of the factors the court has to 21 determine in setting bail is mental condition, 22 and there's no way that they could, up to this 23 point in time, legally inquire into that mental 1982 1 condition if the defendant said that the 2 defendant did not want to, because in this 3 case, the defendant is initiating the 4 proceeding by requesting to be put out on bail 5 and that's why it makes it different, I think, 6 than the probation situation; but, I will 7 definitely research that. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 9 Read this last section, please. 10 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. 11 This act shall take effect on the 30th day. 12 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 13 Call the roll. 14 (The Secretary called the 15 roll.) 16 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 56. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 18 The bill is passed. 19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 20 321, by Senator DeFrancisco, Senate Print 1971, 21 an act to amend the Criminal Procedure Law, in 22 relation to compliance with orders regarding 23 fixing bail. 1983 1 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 2 Read the last section. 3 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. 4 This act shall take effect immediately. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 6 Call the roll. 7 (The Secretary called the 8 roll.) 9 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 56. 10 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 11 The bill is passed. 12 Senator Skelos. 13 SENATOR SKELOS: Can we take 14 up Senator Saland's bill, Calendar Number 318, 15 Senate 1417. 16 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 17 Secretary will read. 18 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 19 318, by Senator Saland, Senate Print 1417, an 20 act to amend the Criminal Procedure Law and the 21 Family Court Act, in relation to access to 22 records. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 1984 1 Senator Saland, an explanation has been asked 2 for by Senator Paterson. 3 SENATOR SALAND: Thank you, 4 Mr. President. 5 Mr. President, the purpose of 6 this bill is relatively simple. It's intended 7 to provide the Crime Victims Board with the 8 ability to access information that would 9 otherwise be sealed as part and parcel of their 10 doing their investigation for purposes of 11 providing an award to a victim. Those 12 records -- the seal would be removed, the 13 records contained in those files would continue 14 to remain confidential, would not be used for 15 any other purpose other than permitting the 16 Crime Victims Board to do the job that it's 17 been designated to do and determine whether or 18 not, under the circumstances in a particular 19 case, someone claiming some type of 20 compensation for their crime-related injuries 21 is, in fact, entitled to that compensation. 22 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 23 Senator Paterson. 1985 1 SENATOR PATERSON: Senator, 2 I'm just really trying to establish, did 3 this - 4 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 5 Excuse me, Senator. Senator, do you yield to 6 Senator Paterson? 7 SENATOR SALAND: Yes, Mr. 8 President. 9 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 10 Senator yields. 11 SENATOR PATERSON: I'm really 12 just trying to make sure that there's a limited 13 purpose to the strength of your law, that it 14 doesn't actually wind up being abused, and so 15 it would be fair to say it's just limited to 16 the proceedings that you've described and would 17 not go beyond that, because there would be 18 somewhat of a danger of abuse of these types of 19 records becoming too public. 20 SENATOR SALAND: I believe 21 that the bill is specific, and it certainly is 22 not my intention, in drafting this legislation, 23 to expand it beyond the parameters defined in 1986 1 the bill. It talks about certain YO 2 proceedings; it talks about, I believe, certain 3 PINS and JD proceedings. 4 The bill, again, is specific. 5 SENATOR PATERSON: In the 6 spirit that it will limit itself to crime 7 victims' compensation, I want to thank Senator 8 Saland for his response. 9 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 10 Read the last section, please. 11 THE SECRETARY: Section 5. 12 This act shall take effect immediately. 13 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 14 Call the roll. 15 (The Secretary called the 16 roll.) 17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes 57. 18 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 19 The bill is passed. 20 SENATOR SKELOS: Mr. President, 21 is there any housekeeping at the desk? 22 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 23 Senator Skelos, at this point in time, we are 1987 1 waiting for a committee report, but we do have 2 Senator Kuhl behind you. 3 May we recognize Senator Kuhl. 4 SENATOR KUHL: Thank you, Mr. 5 President. I'd like to have unanimous consent 6 to be recorded in the negative on Calendar 7 Number 260, Senator LaValle's bill, Senate 8 2136. 9 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 10 Without objection, Senator Kuhl will be held in 11 the negative for Calendar Number 260. 12 SENATOR KUHL: Thank 13 you, Mr. President. 14 SENATOR SKELOS: Mr. President, 15 we'll just stand at ease pending the report of 16 the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 18 The Senate will be at ease pending the report 19 from the Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. 20 (The Senate stood at ease.) 21 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 22 Senator Saland. 23 SENATOR SALAND: For purposes 1988 1 of housekeeping, Mr. President, I'd like to 2 place a sponsor's star on Calendar 391, Senate 3 2595, and similarly, Calendar 392, Senate 3596. 4 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 5 The bills are starred. 6 (The Senate continued to stand 7 at ease.) 8 SENATOR SKELOS: Mr. 9 President. 10 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 11 Senator Skelos. 12 SENATOR SKELOS: I believe 13 there is a report of the Alcoholism and 14 Substance Abuse Committee at the desk; I ask 15 that it be read. 16 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 17 Secretary will read. 18 THE SECRETARY: Senator Wright 19 from the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug 20 Abuse, offers up the following bills: 21 Senate Print 6299, an act to 22 amend the Mental Hygiene Law, in relation to 23 creating a single advisory council on 1989 1 alcoholism and substance abuse; 2 Also Senate Bill 6300, by 3 Senator Wright, an act to amend the Mental 4 Hygiene Law, In relation to the provision of 5 chemical dependent services. 6 All bills directly for third 7 reading. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 9 Without objection, all bills will be reported 10 directly to third reading. 11 Senator Skelos. 12 SENATOR SKELOS: Is there any 13 other housekeeping at the desk? 14 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 15 No, sir. 16 SENATOR SKELOS: There being 17 no further business, I move we adjourn until 18 Tuesday, March 12, 1996 at 3 p.m. Sharp. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO: 20 Without objection, the Senate stands adjourned 21 until Tuesday, March 12 at 3 p.m. Sharp. 22 (Whereupon, at 3:35 p.m., the 23 Senate adjourned.)