Tuesday, February 6, 2007

1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE 2 3 4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD 5 6 7 8 9 ALBANY, NEW YORK 10 February 6, 2007 11 10:11 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 come to order. 4 I would ask all of you assembled to 5 please rise and recite with me the Pledge of 6 Allegiance. 7 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 8 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.) 9 THE PRESIDENT: In the absence of 10 clergy, we will observe a moment of silence. 11 (Whereupon, the assemblage 12 respected a moment of silence.) 13 THE PRESIDENT: Reading of the 14 Journal. 15 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, 16 Monday, February 5, the Senate met pursuant to 17 adjournment. The Journal of Friday, February 18 2, was read and approved. On motion, Senate 19 adjourned. 20 THE PRESIDENT: The Journal 21 stands approved as read. 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. I'm 2 going to see about those select committees. 3 Communications and reports from 4 state officers. 5 Motions and resolutions. 6 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President. 7 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Libous. 8 SENATOR LIBOUS: Could we please 9 adopt the Resolution Calendar. 10 THE PRESIDENT: All in favor 11 please signify by saying aye. 12 (Response of "Aye.") 13 THE PRESIDENT: Opposed, nay. 14 (No response.) 15 THE PRESIDENT: The Resolution 16 Calendar is adopted. 17 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President. 18 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Libous. 19 SENATOR LIBOUS: Could we please 20 have the noncontroversial reading of the 21 calendar, please. 22 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary 23 will read. 24 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 25 72, by Senator Golden, Senate Print 1301, an

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(518) 371-8910 1 act to amend the Civil Service Law, in 2 relation to negotiability. 3 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary 4 will read the last section, please. 5 THE SECRETARY: Section 4. This 6 act shall take effect immediately. 7 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary 8 will call the roll, please. 9 (The Secretary called the roll.) 10 THE PRESIDENT: Results. 11 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 39. 12 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 13 passed. 14 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 15 73, by Senator Farley, Senate Print 1513, an 16 act to amend Chapter 729 of the Laws of 1994 17 relating to affecting health insurance 18 benefits. 19 THE PRESIDENT: Last section. 20 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 21 act shall take effect May 15, 2007. 22 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll. 23 (The Secretary called the roll.) 24 THE PRESIDENT: Results. 25 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 41.

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(518) 371-8910 1 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 2 passed. 3 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 4 76, by Senator Bruno, Senate Print 1596, an 5 act to amend Chapter 695 of the Laws of 1994 6 amending the Civil Service Law. 7 THE PRESIDENT: Read the last 8 section. 9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 10 act shall take effect immediately. 11 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll. 12 (The Secretary called the roll.) 13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 43. 14 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 15 passed. 16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 17 77, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 1597, an 18 act to amend the Civil Service Law, in 19 relation to extending. 20 THE PRESIDENT: Last section. 21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 22 act shall take effect immediately. 23 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll. 24 (The Secretary called the roll.) 25 THE PRESIDENT: Results.

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(518) 371-8910 1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 43. 2 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 3 passed. 4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 5 78, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 1632, an 6 act to amend Chapter 677 of the Laws of 1977, 7 amending the Civil Service Law and others. 8 THE PRESIDENT: Last section. 9 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 10 act shall take effect immediately. 11 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll. 12 (The Secretary called the roll.) 13 THE PRESIDENT: Results. 14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 43. 15 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 16 passed. 17 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President. 18 THE PRESIDENT: Well, that 19 concludes the reading of the noncontroversial 20 calendar, Senator Libous. 21 SENATOR LIBOUS: Is there any 22 other business at the desk, Mr. President? 23 THE PRESIDENT: No, there isn't, 24 Senator. 25 SENATOR LIBOUS: Well, in the

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(518) 371-8910 1 order of efficiency, Mr. President, I would 2 say that we would adjourn until Wednesday, 3 February 7th, at 10:00 a.m. 4 THE PRESIDENT: That sounds very 5 efficient, Senator Libous. 6 The Senate is adjourned until 7 February 7th, Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. That's 8 10:00 a.m. 9 (Whereupon, at 10:15 a.m., the 10 Senate adjourned.) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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