Gaveled in 11:16 AM · Albany, New York · 2007–08 session
1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE 2 3 4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD 5 6 7 8 9 ALBANY, NEW YORK 10 January 9, 2007 11 11:16 a.m. 12 13 14 REGULAR SESSION 15 16 17 18 LT. GOVERNOR DAVID A. PATERSON, President 19 STEVEN M. BOGGESS, Secretary 20 21 22 23 24 25
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(518) 371-8910 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 THE PRESIDENT: The Senate will 3 please come to order. 4 I would ask all present to rise and 5 recite with me the Pledge of Allegiance. 6 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 7 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.) 8 THE PRESIDENT: In the absence of 9 clergy, may we bow our heads in silence for a 10 moment. 11 (Whereupon, the assemblage 12 respected a moment of silence.) 13 THE PRESIDENT: The reading of 14 the Journal. 15 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, 16 Monday, January 8, the Senate met pursuant to 17 adjournment. The Journal of Friday, January 18 5, was read and approved. On motion, Senate 19 adjourned. 20 THE PRESIDENT: Hearing no 21 objection, the Journal stands approved. 22 Presentation of petitions. 23 Messages from the Assembly. 24 Messages from the Governor. 25 Reports of standing committees.
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(518) 371-8910 1 Reports of select committees. 2 Communications and reports from 3 state officers. 4 Motions and resolutions. 5 The chair recognizes Senator 6 Libous. 7 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 8 may we please adopt the Resolution Calendar. 9 THE PRESIDENT: So ordered. But 10 not until we find out if we're all in favor. 11 All those in favor of adopting the 12 Resolution Calendar please signify by saying 13 aye. 14 (Response of "Aye.") 15 THE PRESIDENT: Opposed, nay. 16 (No response.) 17 THE PRESIDENT: The Resolution 18 Calendar is adopted. 19 Senator Libous. 20 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 21 could we call a Rules meeting in the Majority 22 Conference Room. 23 And that at the end of the Rules 24 Committee meeting, the Rules report will be 25 read and then taken up next week, and that
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(518) 371-8910 1 there will be no further business that will be 2 before the Senate today. 3 THE PRESIDENT: There will be an 4 immediate meeting of the Rules Committee in 5 Room 332. 6 The Rules report will be read and 7 then taken up next week. 8 Senator Libous. 9 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 10 the Senate will stand at ease. 11 THE PRESIDENT: The Senate will 12 stand at ease. 13 (Whereupon, the Senate stood at 14 ease at 11:18 a.m.) 15 (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened 16 at 11:24 a.m.) 17 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President. 18 THE PRESIDENT: The chair 19 recognizes Senator Libous. 20 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 21 can we move to reports of standing committees. 22 I believe there is a Rules report at the desk. 23 THE PRESIDENT: Reports of 24 standing committees. 25 The Secretary will read.
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(518) 371-8910 1 THE SECRETARY: Senator Bruno, 2 from the Committee on Rules, reports the 3 following bills: 4 Senate Print Number 2, by Senator 5 Bruno, an act to amend the State Finance Law; 6 Senate Print Number 3, by Senator 7 Bruno, Concurrent Resolution of the Senate and 8 Assembly proposing amendments to Article 7 of 9 the Constitution; 10 And Senate Print Number 4, by 11 Senator Bruno, an act to amend the State 12 Finance Law. 13 All bills ordered direct to third 14 reading. 15 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Libous. 16 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I 17 move that we accept the report of the Rules 18 Committee. 19 THE PRESIDENT: All those in 20 favor of accepting the Rules Committee report 21 please indicate by saying aye. 22 (Response of "Aye.") 23 THE PRESIDENT: Opposed, nay. 24 (No response.) 25 THE PRESIDENT: The report is
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(518) 371-8910 1 accepted. 2 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 3 is there any other business at the desk? 4 THE PRESIDENT: None that I'm 5 aware of, Mr. Leader. 6 SENATOR LIBOUS: Then, 7 Mr. President, there being no further 8 business, I move that we adjourn until 9 Tuesday, January 16th, at 3:00 p.m., 10 intervening days being legislative days. 11 THE PRESIDENT: The Senate will 12 reconvene on Tuesday, January 16th, at 13 3:00 p.m. All days intervening will be 14 legislative. 15 Senate is adjourned. 16 (Whereupon, at 11:26 a.m., the 17 Senate adjourned.) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
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