Monday, May 11, 2009

1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE 2 3 4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD 5 6 7 8 9 ALBANY, NEW YORK 10 May 11, 2009 11 3:26 p.m. 12 13 14 REGULAR SESSION 15 16 17 18 SENATOR NEIL D. BRESLIN, Acting President 19 ANGELO J. APONTE, Secretary 20 21 22 23 24

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(518) 371-8910 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 3 Senate will please come to order. 4 I ask all to rise and repeat with 5 me the Pledge of Allegiance. 6 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 7 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.) 8 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 9 invocation today will be delivered by the 10 Reverend Peter G. Young, from Mother Theresa 11 Community. 12 REVEREND YOUNG: As we gather on 13 this beautiful May day, when we meet in 14 session sometimes we stop listening and use 15 our communication skills to advocate for only 16 our own constituents' agenda. 17 God, You want us to communicate 18 with respect and care for each of the Senators 19 in this chamber, and all of their 20 constituents, so we might show our New York 21 State citizens and our constituents our 22 example of togetherness and the common good of 23 New York State. 24 Help us to have open ears and

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(518) 371-8910 1 hospitality in our mind as we listen, share, 2 and build community instead of disunity for 3 our citizens. 4 Amen. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Thank 6 you, Father Young. 7 The reading of the Journal. 8 The Secretary will read. 9 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, 10 Friday, May 8, the Senate met pursuant to 11 adjournment. The Journal of Thursday, May 7, 12 was read and approved. On motion, Senate 13 adjourned. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 15 Without objection, the Journal stands approved 16 as read. 17 Presentation of petitions. 18 Messages from the Assembly. 19 Messages from the Governor. 20 Reports of standing committees. 21 Reports of select committees. 22 Communications and reports from 23 state officers. 24 Motions and resolutions.

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(518) 371-8910 1 Senator Klein. 2 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, on 3 behalf of Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson, I 4 move that the following bill be discharged 5 from its committee and be recommitted with 6 instructions to strike the enacting clause: 7 Senate Bill 5257. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: So 9 ordered. 10 Senator Libous. 11 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you, 12 Mr. President. 13 Mr. President, on behalf of Senator 14 DeFrancisco, I move that the following bill be 15 discharged from its respective committee and 16 be recommitted with instructions to strike the 17 enacting clause: Senate Print Number 2394. 18 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: So 19 ordered, Senator Libous. 20 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 22 Senator Klein. 23 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, I 24 believe there are a few resolutions at the

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(518) 371-8910 1 desk. I ask that they be taken up at this 2 time and move for their immediate adoption and 3 allow Senator Nozzolio to speak on his 4 resolution first. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 6 Secretary will read. 7 THE SECRETARY: By Senator 8 Nozzolio, Legislative Resolution Number 1884, 9 congratulating the Newark High School Varsity 10 Girls' Basketball Team upon the occasion of 11 capturing the 2008-2009 New York State Class A 12 Championship. 13 "WHEREAS, Excellence and success in 14 competitive sports can be achieved only 15 through strenuous practice, team play and team 16 spirit, nurtured by dedicated coaching and 17 strategic planning; and 18 "WHEREAS, Athletic competition 19 enhances the moral and physical development of 20 the young people of this state, preparing them 21 for the future by instilling in them the value 22 of teamwork, encouraging a standard of healthy 23 living, imparting a desire for success, and 24 developing a sense of fair play and

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(518) 371-8910 1 competition; and 2 "WHEREAS, On Saturday, March 21, 3 2009, in the title game held at Hudson Valley 4 Community College in Troy, New York, the 5 Newark High School Varsity Girls' Basketball 6 Team captured the New York State Class A 7 Championship by defeating Albertus Magnus by a 8 score of 75-68; and 9 "WHEREAS, The 'Reds' of Newark High 10 School were led by their Head Coach Diane 11 Kirnie, a skilled and inspirational mentor, 12 respected for her ability to develop potential 13 into excellence; and 14 "WHEREAS, The 2008-2009 Newark High 15 School Varsity Girls' Basketball Team overall 16 record is outstanding, and the team members 17 were loyally and enthusiastically supported by 18 family, fans, friends and the community at 19 large; and 20 "WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the 21 2008-2009 Newark High School Varsity Girls' 22 Basketball Team, from the opening game of the 23 season to participation in league play and 24 winning the Class A Championship, were a

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(518) 371-8910 1 sisterhood of athletic ability, of good 2 sportsmanship, of honor and of scholarship, 3 demonstrating that these team players are 4 second to none; and 5 "WHEREAS, Athletically and 6 academically, the team members have proven 7 themselves to be an unbeatable combination of 8 talents, reflecting favorably on their school 9 and community; and 10 "WHEREAS, Head Coach Diane Kirnie 11 has done a superb job in guiding, molding and 12 inspiring the members of the 2008-2009 Newark 13 High School Varsity Girls' Basketball Team 14 toward their goals; and 15 "WHEREAS, Sports competition 16 instills the values of teamwork, pride, and 17 accomplishment; and Head Coach Diane Kirnie 18 and the 2008-2009 Newark High School Varsity 19 Girls' Basketball Team's outstanding athletes 20 have clearly made a contribution to the spirit 21 of excellence which is a tradition of their 22 school; now, therefore, be it 23 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 24 Body pause in its deliberations to

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(518) 371-8910 1 congratulate the 2008-2009 Newark High School 2 Varsity Girls' Basketball Team, its members -- 3 Alyssa Fenyn, Sarah Tanea, Kira Lauer, 4 Shakista Woolfolk, Heather Virts, Marissa 5 Bunce, Maddy Amo, Rachel MacBride, Jessica 6 Graham, Nikki Clark, Maggie Van Kouwenberg, 7 Amanda Robson, Brynn Lauer, Allison Miller, 8 and Sabrina Macaulay -- and Head Coach Diane 9 Kirnie on their New York State Class A 10 Championship, outstanding season, and overall 11 team record; and be it further 12 "RESOLVED, That copies of this 13 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted 14 to the members and head coach of the 2008-2009 15 Newark High School Varsity Girls' Basketball 16 Team." 17 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 18 Senator Nozzolio. 19 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Thank you, 20 Mr. President. On the resolution. 21 Mr. President, many issues will be 22 discussed in this chamber and in the State 23 Capitol today, but this particular resolution 24 celebrates the excellence of all that is great

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(518) 371-8910 1 in this state. 2 Congratulations to a group of fine 3 young women who together fought tremendous 4 odds to become state champions -- the Newark 5 Reds Women's Basketball Team, state champions 6 for the first time in their history, led by a 7 great group of players, a tremendous coach, 8 and an outstanding community supporting their 9 school. 10 That I appreciate the resolution 11 and the reading of the individual players who 12 make up this championship team. I'm also very 13 pleased that this team, to win the Section V 14 title, beat Pittsford Mendon, which is 15 represented by Senator Alesi. And it was very 16 good that we could see Newark overcome that 17 team from Section V. 18 And better yet, by beating Albertus 19 Magnus as a team in Senator Morahan's 20 district. And we couldn't certainly beat a 21 better squad, and one that I'm very pleased 22 that Senator Morahan, who is a good sport 23 generally, took the defeat with the grace and 24 good spirit.

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(518) 371-8910 1 Alyssa Fenyn was by far the most 2 valuable player I believe in the history of 3 Section V basketball. She finished her career 4 scoring well over 2000 points, almost 2500 5 points, placing her in one of the numerous 6 All-Star teams at the local, regional and 7 state level. 8 She's going on to Virginia Tech 9 next year, and we wish her well. We only hope 10 that she comes back to New York State after 11 being educated away from us in college. 12 Kira Lauer also receiving the 13 Sportsmanship Award. 14 But the entire team, as you heard 15 their names mentioned, worked very hard 16 together. They pursued their goals, goals 17 that were many years in the making. 18 That a few years ago I saw this 19 team lose at the buzzer of the state semifinal 20 championships. That, I believe, only made 21 this state championship sweeter than ever in 22 terms of being able to come from defeat and a 23 few years later ensure, by many players who 24 were on that team, ensure victory.

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(518) 371-8910 1 I cannot say enough about Head 2 Coach Diane Kirnie. Her record of 3 accomplishment as a leader of young people is 4 outstanding. A tremendous community asset. 5 We are so pleased that she continues to labor 6 and work and mentor the young people of 7 Newark. 8 Last year, this house recognized 9 her for capturing her 300th career victory. 10 She's well on the road to 400 now, and we hope 11 we'll be celebrating that milestone in the 12 very near future. 13 Also with us today is Coach Justin 14 Fladd and the administration of Newark High 15 School -- Kevin Whitaker, the high school 16 principal, and Greg Herbst, assistant 17 principal and director of athletics. 18 We thank these leaders from Newark 19 and the Newark school system for bringing up 20 such a fine group of young people. 21 State champions certainly. Those 22 who understand excellence know what it's like 23 to win a state championship. Only a handful 24 of teams each year win such an accolade.

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(518) 371-8910 1 Newark, by far, shone the brightest of all the 2 teams in that excellence category this year. 3 And with that, I'd like to ask this 4 body to pause and to congratulate the 5 administration, the coaches, the faculty, and 6 especially the players who brought the state 7 championship of girls' basketball to Newark, a 8 great community in the center of Wayne County. 9 Congratulations, members of the 10 Newark Basketball Squad, and thank you, 11 Mr. President, for the opportunity to 12 introduce them here and to recognize them as 13 true state champions. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Thank 15 you, Senator Nozzolio. 16 Are there any other Senators 17 wishing to be heard on this resolution? 18 The question is on the resolution. 19 All those in favor say aye. 20 (Response of "Aye.") 21 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 22 Opposed, nay. 23 (No response.) 24 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The

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(518) 371-8910 1 resolution is adopted. 2 Congratulations to the Newark 3 Basketball Team for their Class A State 4 Championship. 5 (Applause.) 6 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 7 Secretary will continue to read. 8 THE SECRETARY: By Senator 9 Ranzenhofer, Legislative Resolution Number 10 1885, paying tribute to the life and 11 accomplishments of former New York State 12 Congressman and Buffalo Bills quarterback Jack 13 Kemp. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 15 Senator Ranzenhofer. 16 SENATOR RANZENHOFER: Thank you, 17 Mr. President. 18 It's with a great deal of sadness, 19 especially after talking about the great 20 accomplishment of the Newark Basketball Team, 21 that I rise to talk about the passing of Jack 22 Kemp. 23 As many of you know, Congressman 24 Kemp served the Western New York area for

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(518) 371-8910 1 18 years, was a great representative for our 2 area, very eloquent, a great communicator. 3 He's also known to Western New Yorkers not so 4 much for his Congressional accomplishments but 5 for his accomplishments as the quarterback of 6 the Buffalo Bills and the only quarterback 7 that led our city to a championship many, many 8 years ago. 9 Congressman Kemp served our area, 10 as I said, for many years. He served as 11 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 12 under President George Bush, was also the 13 Republican nominee for vice president in 1996. 14 In addition to his accomplishments 15 as a Congressman, as a quarterback, I think 16 most people know him for his later 17 accomplishments, later in life, as I said, for 18 just being very approachable, very open, a 19 very, very warm individual. 20 And not only will Western New York 21 and all of New York but our country will miss 22 his presence, his quick wit, and his good 23 charm. 24 Thank you, Mr. President.

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(518) 371-8910 1 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Thank 2 you, Senator Ranzenhofer. 3 Senator Volker. 4 SENATOR VOLKER: Mr. President, 5 Jack Kemp was a close and personal friend of 6 mine who I have known for some forty years. 7 In fact, the second person he hired 8 in his office after Ed Rutkowski, a close 9 personal friend, was my wife. And she 10 remained his office secretary until she became 11 quite pregnant with my first son, Marty. 12 He was a gentleman, he was a great 13 orator. He was a man who loved this country. 14 He loved football and loved sports. And he 15 loved Western New York, even though he was 16 initially a Californian, he graduated from 17 Occidental College. He spent a lot of time in 18 Western New York. 19 I had asked him to come in on a 20 number of occasions to do fundraisers, as did 21 many people. And he always agreed when 22 whenever he could. 23 At one point I suggested that it 24 would be good if he would put his name in for

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(518) 371-8910 1 Governor of New York. His response was: "I'm 2 not a state guy. You're a state guy. I'm a 3 national guy. I'm not into that state stuff. 4 I want to make policy on a national level. I 5 want to help change this country." 6 He was a great man. His wife, by 7 the way, Joanne, was just a peach, a great 8 person. Carol and I spent a lot of time with 9 the both of them. And we will miss him 10 deeply, although I haven't seen him as much in 11 the last few years. 12 I ran his campaign at the 13 convention in New Orleans for vice president. 14 And there are some people like myself and some 15 others who believe that had George Bush, Sr., 16 picked Jack Kemp instead of Dan Quayle, he 17 might have been a lot more successful in the 18 years to come. 19 But -- I could give you some idea 20 of why that happened, but it would be better 21 not to get into it. 22 But Jack Kemp was a true American, 23 a true American athlete, a true American 24 statesman, a true New Yorker, a true Western

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(518) 371-8910 1 New Yorker, and a man who will be greatly 2 missed in this land and will not be forgotten. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Thank 4 you, Senator Volker. 5 Senator Nozzolio. 6 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Mr. President, 7 I rise to share my condolences to the Kemp 8 family, to support this resolution, and to 9 mention that Jack Kemp's picture has been in 10 my office for the 26 years that I've been a 11 state legislator. 12 Jack Kemp was a mentor of mine. I 13 met him while I was still in college, when he 14 was a newly elected Congressman and I was 15 working in my very first position in 16 government and politics as an intern in 17 Washington, D.C. 18 And I met him because of the fact 19 that he was the quarterback of my favorite 20 football team, the Buffalo Bills. But in so 21 doing, I got to know the fact that he -- more 22 than anyone else, I believe, in the last 23 generation -- had conveyed the spirit of what 24 it was like to be a Republican in the true

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(518) 371-8910 1 spirit of what the Republican Party should be 2 doing. 3 And that's a spirit of keeping the 4 principles of opportunity that America so 5 greatly has cherished throughout its history 6 but maybe had lost its way. And that through 7 less taxes, through better support of 8 enterprise and letting enterprise be free in 9 this state and in this nation, Jack Kemp 10 preached a political philosophy that guided 11 many. 12 And I agree with Senator Volker 13 that -- I was with Senator Volker in 14 New Orleans in 1988, had run in New York as a 15 Kemp delegate, had worked with other state 16 legislators who also supported Jack Kemp to 17 put Jack Kemp as our vice presidential nominee 18 in 1988. 19 Jack Kemp cared about Western 20 New York. His district went well into the 21 district that I now serve, in Ontario County. 22 And that he is, though, an icon for not just 23 the past, but for the principles that he 24 espoused of growth, opportunity, progress,

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(518) 371-8910 1 individual initiative. Those are the 2 hallmarks of the American way, and they're the 3 guiding lights of a great leader like former 4 Congressman, former HUD Secretary Jack Kemp. 5 We mourn his passing, and we extend 6 our sympathies, our deep sympathies to his 7 family. 8 Thank you, Mr. President. 9 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Thank 10 you, Senator Nozzolio. 11 Senator Stachowski. 12 SENATOR STACHOWSKI: Thank you, 13 Mr. President. I too would like to rise to 14 share condolences on Jack Kemp's passing. 15 I met Jack Kemp when I was a senior 16 in high school. He was a quarterback at the 17 Buffalo Bills, and I was a high school 18 quarterback, and we took a picture in the 19 paper and that laid. 20 And then I ended up representing -- 21 when I got elected to the Senate, Jack and I, 22 our districts overlapped. And we would sit 23 together a lot at different functions. In 24 particular, usually a League of Women Voters

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(518) 371-8910 1 dinner they had in Hamburg, we would always 2 sit at the same table and chitchat. 3 So when he retired from Congress, I 4 had an extra copy of that picture that he had 5 autographed for me when I was a senior in high 6 school. So I signed it to him: "Long way 7 from the rock pile -- State Senator Bill 8 Stachowski." 9 And years later, when they 10 celebrated some anniversary team for the 11 Bills, Jack came up to me and said, "You know, 12 in my office I have two Democrats. I have 13 Thomas Jefferson and you." And so it was kind 14 of a funny story that he kept. 15 But I think the most striking thing 16 about Jack Kemp -- and obviously everybody 17 spoke about all the things he accomplished and 18 the incredible person he was. But his human 19 rights beliefs were as strong as anybody's 20 from any party. And he showed that when he 21 was an AFL All-Star and they went down to 22 New Orleans again. 23 And that was the year that they 24 went to New Orleans to do an All-Star game,

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(518) 371-8910 1 and when they got there all the 2 African-American players were told they 3 couldn't stay in the same hotel with the other 4 guys. 5 So Jack and a bunch of people 6 approached the people running the game and 7 said, "Well, we just want you to know that 8 we're not going to play if they can't stay in 9 the same hotel." 10 And they ended up moving that game 11 to Miami, and the rest is history. And then 12 things started changing. 13 But that's the kind of person Jack 14 Kemp was, a stand-up guy. Very interesting 15 man. If he was your friend, he was always 16 your friend and it didn't matter which party 17 you were from. 18 So it's a great loss for everybody. 19 Jack was an interesting individual. He left a 20 legacy of all kinds of friends and teammates, 21 et cetera, all over Western New York and 22 obviously everywhere else that he traveled. 23 So we'll miss Jack Kemp. Our 24 condolences to his family.

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(518) 371-8910 1 And the interesting thing is when 2 you read all the obituaries, although politics 3 is everything most people remember about him, 4 football was his real vocation. And his sons 5 were the ones that pointed that out. That was 6 one of the central things to the whole family, 7 was football and that participation. 8 So it's a good day to celebrate the 9 life of Jack Kemp, but it will always be a 10 great loss for everybody that knew him. 11 Thank you, Mr. President. 12 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Thank 13 you, Senator Stachowski. 14 Are there any other Senators 15 wishing to be heard on the resolution? 16 The question is on the resolution. 17 All those in favor signify by saying aye. 18 (Response of "Aye.") 19 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 20 Opposed, nay. 21 (No response.) 22 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 23 resolution is adopted. 24 At the request of the sponsor, the

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(518) 371-8910 1 resolution is open for multisponsorship by the 2 entire house. Any member wishing not to be a 3 multisponsor of the resolution should so 4 inform the desk. 5 Senator DeFrancisco. 6 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes. I 7 would just request the privilege of the floor 8 to welcome a very important constituent of 9 mine who was just honored in the Assembly on 10 this Disability Awareness Day that they have 11 every year. 12 His name is Andrew Bowman, and he 13 received the State Assembly's Excelsior Award 14 for Excellence. He is a swimmer. He won the 15 Special Olympics gold medal last year. I've 16 got a picture of him with other gold medals 17 that he's holding and other medals that he's 18 holding. He's just a special young man who 19 has done special things. 20 He's an 8th-grader. And he's here 21 with his father, Chris Bowman, his mother, 22 Susan Bowman, and his brother Peter. 23 And they're here, if they'd just 24 stand up. Andrew, give a wave to everybody.

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(518) 371-8910 1 (Applause.) 2 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Thank you 3 very much, Mr. President. 4 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Thank 5 you, Senator DeFrancisco. 6 And congratulations to the Bowman 7 family and in particular Andrew. 8 Senator Klein. 9 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, 10 may we at this time move to a reading of 11 Senate Calendar Number 44. 12 First, are there any substitutions 13 at the desk? 14 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Yes, 15 there are, Senator Klein. 16 The Secretary will read. 17 THE SECRETARY: On page 19, 18 Senator Stewart-Cousins moves to discharge, 19 from the Committee on Local Government, 20 Assembly Bill Number 7505 and substitute it 21 for the identical Senate Bill Number 3743, 22 Third Reading Calendar 218. 23 And on page 22, Senator 24 Schneiderman moves to discharge, from the

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(518) 371-8910 1 Committee on Mental Health and Developmental 2 Disabilities, Assembly Bill Number 1801 and 3 substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 4 Number 4058, Third Reading Calendar 246. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 6 Substitution ordered. 7 Senator Klein. 8 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, 9 can we now go to a reading of Senate Calendar 10 Number 44. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 12 Secretary will read. 13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 14 75, by Senator Breslin, Senate Print 738A, an 15 act to amend the Executive Law, in relation to 16 records. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Read 18 the last section. 19 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 20 act shall take effect immediately. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Call 22 the roll. 23 (The Secretary called the roll.) 24 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN:

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(518) 371-8910 1 Announce the results. 2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 4 bill is passed. 5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 6 97, by Member of the Assembly Lopez, Assembly 7 Print Number 5567A, an act to amend the 8 Private Housing Finance Law, in relation to 9 tax exemptions. 10 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Read 11 the last section. 12 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 13 act shall take effect immediately. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Call 15 the roll. 16 (The Secretary called the roll.) 17 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 18 Announce the results. 19 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 21 bill is passed. 22 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 23 167, by Senator Klein, Senate Print 1865A, an 24 act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law, in

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(518) 371-8910 1 relation to stopping. 2 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: There 3 is a home-rule message at the desk. 4 Read the last section. 5 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 6 act shall take effect immediately. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Call 8 the roll. 9 (The Secretary called the roll.) 10 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 11 Announce the results. 12 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62. 13 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 14 bill is passed. 15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 16 171, by Senator Savino, Senate Print 3512, an 17 act to amend the Education Law, in relation to 18 mandated payment. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Read 20 the last section. 21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 22 act shall take effect immediately. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Call 24 the roll.

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(518) 371-8910 1 (The Secretary called the roll.) 2 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 3 Announce the results. 4 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 6 bill is passed. 7 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 8 182, by Senator Adams, Senate Print 2782, an 9 act to amend the Surrogate's Court Procedure 10 Act, in relation to confirmation. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Read 12 the last section. 13 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 14 act shall take effect immediately. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Call 16 the roll. 17 (The Secretary called the roll.) 18 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 19 Announce the results. 20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 22 bill is passed. 23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 24 183, by Senator Espada, Senate Print 2871A, an

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(518) 371-8910 1 act to amend the Real Property Actions and 2 Proceedings Law, in relation to new owners. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Read 4 the last section. 5 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This 6 act shall take effect immediately. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Call 8 the roll. 9 (The Secretary called the roll.) 10 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 11 Announce the results. 12 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62. 13 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 14 bill is passed. 15 Senator Klein, that completes the 16 reading of the noncontroversial calendar. 17 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, 18 can we please recognize Senator Ruth 19 Hassell-Thompson at this time for an 20 announcement. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 22 Senator Hassell-Thompson. 23 SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON: Thank 24 you, Mr. President.

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(518) 371-8910 1 I would like to announce that 2 immediately following session there will be a 3 meeting of the Majority in Room 332. 4 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: There 5 will be a meeting of the Senate Majority 6 immediately following session in Room 332. 7 Senator Klein. 8 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, is 9 there any further business at the desk? 10 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: No, 11 Senator Klein, the desk is clear. 12 SENATOR KLEIN: There being none, 13 I move that we adjourn until Tuesday, 14 May 12th, at 3:00 p.m. 15 I want to remind everyone that 16 tomorrow is going to be the time we take our 17 Senate photographs. So we're starting 18 promptly at 3:00 p.m. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 20 Senator Volker. 21 SENATOR VOLKER: I'm sorry, could 22 I just remind everybody that tomorrow is the 23 Senate Club, tomorrow evening at 6 o'clock at 24 the Jack's Restaurant, because a lot of people

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(518) 371-8910 1 tend to forget it. I'm sorry, I forgot to 2 mention it before. 3 And we appreciate anybody that can 4 come to it. We're going to have a lot of the 5 older Senators from before are going to be 6 coming. 7 Thank you. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 9 annual Senate Club dinner will be tomorrow 10 night at Jack's at 6:00 p.m. 11 There being no further business to 12 come before the Senate, on motion, the Senate 13 stands adjourned until Tuesday, May 12th, at 14 3:00 p.m. 15 (Whereupon, at 3:54 p.m., the 16 Senate adjourned.) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

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