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1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE 2 3 4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD 5 6 7 8 9 ALBANY, NEW YORK 10 June 8, 2009 11 3:15 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 recite with 5 me the Pledge of Allegiance. 6 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 7 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.) 8 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: In the 9 absence of clergy, may we bow our heads for a 10 moment of silence. 11 (Whereupon, the assemblage 12 respected a moment of silence.) 13 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 14 reading of the Journal. 15 The Secretary will read. 16 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, 17 Sunday, June 7, the Senate met pursuant to 18 adjournment. The Journal of Saturday, June 6, 19 was read and approved. On motion, Senate 20 adjourned. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 22 Without objection, the Journal stands approved 23 as read. 24 Presentation of petitions.
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(518) 371-8910 1 Messages from the Assembly. 2 Messages from the Governor. 3 Reports of standing committees. 4 Senator Klein. 5 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, I 6 believe there's a report of the Finance 7 Committee at the desk. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 9 Senator Klein, there is a report of the 10 Finance Committee here at the desk. 11 The Secretary will read. 12 THE SECRETARY: Senator Kruger, 13 from the Committee on Finance, reports the 14 following nominations. 15 As chair and member of the State 16 Board of Parole, Andrea Evans, of Jamaica. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 18 Senator Kruger. 19 SENATOR CARL KRUGER: Please move 20 the nomination. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Are 22 there any other Senators wishing to be heard? 23 Senator Hassell-Thompson. 24 SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON: Thank
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(518) 371-8910 1 you, Mr. President. 2 I rise to congratulate the Governor 3 on this choice of the chair of the Board of 4 Parole. 5 We had the opportunity in our 6 committee today to talk with and to share 7 concerns that those of us have who are a part 8 of the Crime Victims, Crime and Corrections 9 Committee. And I think to the satisfaction of 10 all, Ms. Evans was more than able to answer 11 our concerns. 12 Her lifelong support of a safe 13 community as well as a just one is 14 commendable, and I'm very pleased to place her 15 name in nomination and support the Governor in 16 his choice for someone that I think will bring 17 a breath of fresh air to a system that needs 18 to be really looked at seriously and 19 carefully. 20 Thank you, Mr. President. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Thank 22 you, Senator Hassell-Thompson. 23 Are there any other Senators 24 wishing to be heard?
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(518) 371-8910 1 The question, then, is on the 2 motion to confirm the nomination of Andrea 3 Evans. All those in favor please signify by 4 saying aye. 5 (Response of "Aye.") 6 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 7 Opposed, nay. 8 (No response.) 9 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 10 motion carries. 11 The nomination is hereby confirmed. 12 Andrea Evans is in the gallery. 13 Congratulations. 14 (Applause.) 15 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 16 Secretary will continue to read. 17 THE SECRETARY: As members of the 18 Mental Health Services Council, Mantosh J. 19 Dewan, M.D., of Syracuse; Mark H. Fuller, of 20 LeRoy; Diane Lang, of Massapequa; Steven J. 21 Miccio, of Fishkill; Grant Mitchell, M.D., of 22 Goldens Bridge, and Stephanie Orlando, of 23 Albany. 24 As a member of the Board of
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(518) 371-8910 1 Visitors of the Bernard M. Fineson 2 Developmental Disabilities Services Office, 3 Marla L. Litvin, of Douglaston. 4 As a member of the Board of 5 Visitors of the Metro New York Developmental 6 Disabilities Services Office, Willie Mae 7 Goodman, of New York City. 8 And as a member of the Board of 9 Visitors of the St. Lawrence Psychiatric 10 Center, Edward J. Knight, of Colton. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 12 Senator Kruger. 13 SENATOR CARL KRUGER: Please move 14 these nominations. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Are 16 there any other Senators wishing to be heard 17 on the nominations? 18 The question is on the motion to 19 confirm the nomination of Mantosh J. Dewan, 20 M.D., Mark H. Fuller, Diane Lang, Steven J. 21 Miccio, Grant Mitchell, M.D., Stephanie 22 Orlando, Marla L. Litvin, Willie Mae Goodman, 23 and Edward J. Knight. 24 All those in favor please signify
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(518) 371-8910 1 by saying aye. 2 (Response of "Aye.") 3 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 4 Opposed, nay. 5 (No response.) 6 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 7 motion carries. The nominations are hereby 8 confirmed. 9 Reports of select committees. 10 Communications and reports from 11 state officers. 12 Motions and resolutions. 13 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 15 Senator Libous. 16 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you, 17 Mr. President. 18 Mr. President, I've just handed up 19 a privileged resolution at the desk, and I ask 20 that it be read in its entirety and this body 21 move to adopt it. 22 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 23 Secretary will read. 24 THE SECRETARY: By Senators
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(518) 371-8910 1 Libous, Monserrate and Maziarz, providing for 2 the election of Pedro Espada, Jr., as 3 Temporary President of the Senate and Dean G. 4 Skelos as Vice President Pro Tem and Majority 5 Leader. 6 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President -- 7 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 8 Senator Klein. 9 SENATOR KLEIN: -- I move that we 10 stand at ease. 11 SENATOR LIBOUS: Excuse me, 12 Mr. President. I believe I have the floor, 13 and the Senate cannot stand at ease at this 14 point in time. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 16 Senate will stand at ease. 17 SENATOR LIBOUS: Immediate vote 18 on the motion to stand at ease, Mr. President. 19 By a show of hands, an immediate vote. 20 I have the floor, and you cannot 21 stand at ease. I ask for an immediate vote, 22 Mr. President, by a show of hands, on those 23 people who wish to stand at ease. 24 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: --
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(518) 371-8910 1 Senator Libous. 2 Senator Klein. 3 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, I 4 move that we stand at ease. 5 SENATOR LIBOUS: By a show of 6 hands, I would like to move for a vote on that 7 motion. 8 SENATOR KLEIN: Let's ring the 9 bell and get everybody in here. 10 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 11 the bell does not need to be rung. I have the 12 floor. I have the floor. You cannot move to 13 adjourn. You cannot move to be at ease. 14 Let's take the motion to an immediate vote. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: A 16 moment, please, Senator. 17 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 18 are we going to vote on the motion on the 19 floor? 20 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Again, 21 one moment, Senator Libous. 22 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 23 the house is not at ease. The house is not in 24 recess. There's a motion by Senator Libous on
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(518) 371-8910 1 the floor, and I would like to take that 2 motion to a vote. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: We 4 will address the motion in due course, Senator 5 Libous. 6 SENATOR LIBOUS: It's very 7 simple, Mr. President. We just need to take 8 it to the vote. 9 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 10 Senator Libous, we are discussing what the 11 motion was, whether it was privileged or not. 12 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I 13 just want to remind you, sir, as I'm sure 14 you're aware, that the motion is before the 15 body at this time. 16 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 17 Senator Libous -- 18 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President -- 19 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: -- the 20 privileged motion is out of order. 21 SENATOR LIBOUS: No, 22 Mr. President -- 23 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 24 Senator Libous.
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(518) 371-8910 1 SENATOR LIBOUS: I appeal the 2 ruling of the chair, Mr. President. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 4 Senator Klein. 5 SENATOR KLEIN: Appeal the ruling 6 of the chair, Mr. President. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: The 8 question before the house is whether the 9 decision of the chair shall stand as the 10 judgment of the Senate. 11 SENATOR LIBOUS: I want an 12 immediate vote on the appeal of the ruling of 13 the chair by a show of hands. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: All 15 those in favor of overruling the decision of 16 the chair please signify by raising your 17 hands. 18 (Pause.) 19 SENATOR LIBOUS: Results? 20 Mr. President, may we have the 21 results? 22 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: One 23 minute, Senator Libous. 24 SENATOR LIBOUS: Clerk, announce
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(518) 371-8910 1 the results. 2 Mr. President, there are a majority 3 of votes, 32, on the floor, to be exact. May 4 we please have a ruling, an announcement on 5 the vote. The requested one minute has been 6 beyond one minute. 7 (Pause.) 8 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President. 9 Mr. President, there are 32 votes before the 10 house. 11 (Pause.) 12 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 13 we are not at ease, and there are 32 votes. 14 And I would ask you to read the results, 15 please, or step away from the chair. 16 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: One 17 moment, Senator Libous. Another moment. 18 (Pause.) 19 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 20 I've waited patiently for several minutes. 21 It's only a matter of counting, sir. The 22 votes are on the floor to override the ruling 23 of the chair. We need to go to the motion. 24 (Pause.)
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(518) 371-8910 1 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 2 are you going to read the results? 3 Mr. President, if you do not read 4 the results, we may choose to remove you from 5 the chair. According to Mason's, when the 6 presiding officer refuses to put a motion 7 which is properly before the body -- are you 8 going to give us the results, Mr. President? 9 The proper procedure is to select 10 at once a temporary presiding officer to put 11 the motion to a vote. 12 (Pause.) 13 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 14 you have had ample time to make a decision. 15 According to Mason's, I am asking that you are 16 removed from the chair. 17 And at this point in time, I would 18 appoint Senator George Winner to go to the 19 chair. 20 All in favor of Senator Winner 21 going to the chair, stand and raise your 22 hands. As the Temporary President. 23 SENATOR PARKER: I don't 24 recognize --
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(518) 371-8910 1 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President -- 2 Mr. President, I have the -- Mr. President, I 3 have the floor. You have been removed from 4 the chair. 5 As a vote of 32, Senator George 6 Winner will now take the chair. 7 SENATOR PARKER: May I ask a 8 question? 9 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: 10 Senator Libous, the Secretary will read the 11 results. 12 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you, 13 Mr. President. 14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 32. Nays, 15 30. 16 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I 17 ask -- 18 (Uproar.) 19 ACTING PRESIDENT BRESLIN: Wait a 20 minute. Wait a minute. Be quiet. 21 SENATOR LIBOUS: I have the 22 floor, Mr. President. 23 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, I 24 move we adjourn. The resolution is not
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(518) 371-8910 1 germane -- 2 SENATOR LIBOUS: Immediate vote 3 on adjournment. The resolution is pending. 4 MULTIPLE REPUBLICAN SENATORS: 5 Roll call. Roll call. 6 SENATOR LIBOUS: Roll call on the 7 vote. 8 (Uproar.) 9 (The Majority Democrats left the 10 chamber and the public address system was 11 disconnected at 3:38.) 12 SENATOR LIBOUS: I now make the 13 motion that Senator George Winner serve as the 14 president of this body. All in favor of the 15 motion. Second the motion? 16 MULTIPLE REPUBLICAN SENATORS: 17 Second. 18 SENATOR LIBOUS: All in favor of 19 the motion indicate by raising their hands. 20 (Hands raised.) 21 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thirty-two 22 votes; the motion is passed. Senator Winner 23 will take the chair. 24 Mr. President, is there a quorum in
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(518) 371-8910 1 the house? Can I ask for a quorum call? 2 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: The 3 Secretary will read the quorum call. The 4 Secretary will read for the quorum call. 5 THE SECRETARY: Senator Adams. 6 (No response.) 7 THE SECRETARY: Senator Addabbo. 8 (No response.) 9 THE SECRETARY: Senator Alesi. 10 SENATOR ALESI: Here. 11 THE SECRETARY: Senator 12 Aubertine. 13 (No response.) 14 THE SECRETARY: Senator Bonacic. 15 SENATOR BONACIC: Here. 16 THE SECRETARY: Senator 17 DeFrancisco. 18 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Here. 19 THE SECRETARY: Senator Farley. 20 SENATOR FARLEY: Here. 21 THE SECRETARY: Senator Flanagan. 22 SENATOR FLANAGAN: Here. 23 THE SECRETARY: Senator 24 Fuschillo.
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(518) 371-8910 1 SENATOR FUSCHILLO: Here. 2 THE SECRETARY: Senator Foley. 3 (No response.) 4 THE SECRETARY: Senator Espada. 5 SENATOR ESPADA: Here. 6 THE SECRETARY: Senator Duane. 7 (No response.) 8 THE SECRETARY: Senator Dilan. 9 (No response.) 10 THE SECRETARY: Senator Diaz. 11 (No response.) 12 THE SECRETARY: Senator Golden. 13 SENATOR GOLDEN: Here. 14 THE SECRETARY: Senator Griffo. 15 SENATOR GRIFFO: Here. 16 THE SECRETARY: Senator Hannon. 17 SENATOR HANNON: Here. 18 THE SECRETARY: Senator 19 Hassell-Thompson. 20 (No response.) 21 THE SECRETARY: Senator Huntley. 22 (No response.) 23 THE SECRETARY: Senator C. 24 Johnson.
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(518) 371-8910 1 (No response.) 2 THE SECRETARY: Senator O. 3 Johnson. 4 SENATOR OWEN JOHNSON: Here. 5 THE SECRETARY: Senator Klein. 6 (No response.) 7 THE SECRETARY: Senator 8 L. Krueger. 9 (No response.) 10 THE SECRETARY: Senator C. 11 Kruger. 12 (No response.) 13 THE SECRETARY: Senator Lanza. 14 SENATOR LANZA: Right here. 15 THE SECRETARY: Senator Larkin. 16 SENATOR LARKIN: Here. 17 THE SECRETARY: Senator LaValle. 18 SENATOR LaVALLE: Here. 19 THE SECRETARY: Senator Leibell. 20 SENATOR LEIBELL: Here. 21 THE SECRETARY: Senator Libous. 22 SENATOR LIBOUS: Here. 23 THE SECRETARY: Senator Little. 24 SENATOR LITTLE: Here.
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(518) 371-8910 1 THE SECRETARY: Senator 2 Marcellino. 3 SENATOR MARCELLINO: Here. 4 THE SECRETARY: Senator Maziarz. 5 SENATOR MAZIARZ: Here. 6 THE SECRETARY: Senator McDonald. 7 SENATOR McDONALD: Here. 8 THE SECRETARY: Senator 9 Monserrate. 10 SENATOR MONSERRATE: Here. 11 THE SECRETARY: Senator 12 Montgomery. 13 (No response.) 14 THE SECRETARY: Senator Morahan. 15 SENATOR MORAHAN: Here. 16 THE SECRETARY: Senator Nozzolio. 17 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Here. 18 THE SECRETARY: Senator Onorato. 19 (No response.) 20 THE SECRETARY: Senator 21 Oppenheimer. 22 (No response.) 23 THE SECRETARY: Senator Padavan. 24 SENATOR PADAVAN: Here.
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(518) 371-8910 1 THE SECRETARY: Senator Parker. 2 (No response.) 3 THE SECRETARY: Senator Perkins. 4 (No response.) 5 THE SECRETARY: Senator 6 Ranzenhofer. 7 SENATOR RANZENHOFER: Here. 8 THE SECRETARY: Senator Robach. 9 SENATOR ROBACH: Here. 10 THE SECRETARY: Senator Saland. 11 SENATOR SALAND: Here. 12 THE SECRETARY: Senator Sampson. 13 (No response.) 14 THE SECRETARY: Senator Savino. 15 (No response.) 16 THE SECRETARY: Senator 17 Schneiderman. 18 (No response.) 19 THE SECRETARY: Senator Serrano. 20 (No response.) 21 THE SECRETARY: Senator Seward. 22 SENATOR SEWARD: Here. 23 THE SECRETARY: Senator Skelos. 24 SENATOR SKELOS: Here.
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(518) 371-8910 1 THE SECRETARY: Senator Smith. 2 (No response.) 3 THE SECRETARY: Senator Squadron. 4 (No response.) 5 THE SECRETARY: Senator 6 Stachowski. 7 (No response.) 8 THE SECRETARY: Senator Stavisky. 9 (No response.) 10 THE SECRETARY: Senator 11 Stewart-Cousins. 12 (No response.) 13 THE SECRETARY: Senator Thompson. 14 (No response.) 15 THE SECRETARY: Senator Valesky. 16 (No response.) 17 THE SECRETARY: Senator Volker. 18 SENATOR VOLKER: Here. 19 THE SECRETARY: Senator Winner. 20 SENATOR WINNER: Here. 21 THE SECRETARY: Senator Young. 22 SENATOR YOUNG: Here. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: The 24 Secretary will announce the results of the
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(518) 371-8910 1 quorum call. 2 SENATOR CARL KRUGER: Present. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: Senator 4 Diaz, are you present? 5 SENATOR DIAZ: I'm here but not 6 voting. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: Let the 8 record reflect that Senator Diaz is present. 9 SENATOR LIBOUS: Is there a 10 quorum, Mr. President? 11 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: A 12 quorum is present, Senator Skelos. 13 Senator Libous. 14 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 15 the motion to adjourn was never properly voted 16 on. We need now to take up that motion 17 whether or not this body should adjourn or 18 not. 19 So if you could take that up. And 20 I would like it to show by a show of hands 21 whether or not this body should adjourn. 22 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: There 23 is a motion pending on the floor to adjourn. 24 All those in favor of adjourning signify by
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(518) 371-8910 1 raising your hand. 2 (No hands raised.) 3 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: The 4 motion fails. 5 The Senate is not adjourned. The 6 Senate is in session. 7 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I 8 have a resolution before the desk. I ask that 9 it be read in its entirety and that this body 10 take it up for an immediate vote. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: The 12 Secretary will read. 13 THE SECRETARY: By Senators 14 Libous, Monserrate and Maziarz, providing for 15 the election of Pedro Espada, Jr., as 16 Temporary President of the Senate and Dean G. 17 Skelos as Vice President Pro Tem and Majority 18 Leader for the years 2009-2010. 19 "RESOLVED, That Senator Pedro 20 Espada, Jr., be, and he hereby is elected 21 Temporary President of the Senate for the 22 remainder of the years 2009-2010 and will 23 designate the authority to appoint members of 24 the Rules Committee to the Vice President; and
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(518) 371-8910 1 "RESOLVED, That Senator Dean G. 2 Skelos be, and he hereby is elected the Vice 3 President Pro Tempore for the remainder of the 4 years 2009-2010; and who shall also assume the 5 duties of the Majority Leader for the 6 remainder of the years 2009-2010 upon the 7 passage of a resolution approving new rules of 8 the Senate." 9 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: The 10 question is on the resolution. 11 SENATOR LIBOUS: I ask that there 12 be a vote by a show of hands on the 13 resolution, Mr. President. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: All 15 those in favor of the resolution please 16 signify by raising your hand. 17 In relation to the resolution 18 before the house, the clerk will announce the 19 results. 20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 32. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: The 22 resolution is adopted. 23 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I 24 now ask that Senator DeFrancisco swear in the
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(518) 371-8910 1 new Temporary President, Pedro Espada, and the 2 new Vice President, Majority Leader Dean 3 Skelos. 4 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: First, 5 Senator: I, Pedro Espada, Jr. -- 6 SENATOR ESPADA: I, Pedro Espada, 7 Jr. -- 8 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: -- do 9 solemnly swear -- 10 SENATOR ESPADA: -- do solemnly 11 swear -- 12 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: -- that I 13 will support the Constitution of the United 14 States -- 15 SENATOR ESPADA: -- that I will 16 support the Constitution of the United 17 States -- 18 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: -- and the 19 Constitution of the State of New York -- 20 SENATOR ESPADA: -- and the 21 Constitution of the State of New York -- 22 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: -- and that 23 I will faithfully discharge the duties of the 24 office of the Temporary President --
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(518) 371-8910 1 SENATOR ESPADA: -- and that I 2 will faithfully discharge the office of the 3 duties of the Temporary President -- 4 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: -- of the 5 Senate, according to the best of my 6 abilities -- 7 SENATOR ESPADA: -- of the 8 Senate, according to the best of my 9 abilities -- 10 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: -- so help 11 me God. 12 SENATOR ESPADA: -- so help me 13 God. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: 15 Congratulations. 16 (Applause.) 17 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Senator 18 Skelos. 19 I, Dean Skelos -- 20 SENATOR SKELOS: I, Dean G. 21 Skelos -- 22 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: -- do 23 solemnly swear -- 24 SENATOR SKELOS: -- do solemnly
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(518) 371-8910 1 swear -- 2 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: -- that I 3 will support the Constitution of the United 4 States -- 5 SENATOR SKELOS: -- that I will 6 support the Constitution of the United 7 States -- 8 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: -- and the 9 Constitution of the State of New York -- 10 SENATOR SKELOS: -- and the 11 Constitution of the State of New York -- 12 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: -- and that 13 I will faithfully discharge the duties -- 14 SENATOR SKELOS: -- and that I 15 will faithfully discharge the duties -- 16 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: -- of the 17 offices of Vice President Pro Tem and Majority 18 Leader -- 19 SENATOR SKELOS: -- of the 20 offices of Vice President Pro Tem and Majority 21 Leader -- 22 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: -- of the 23 Senate -- 24 SENATOR SKELOS: -- of the
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(518) 371-8910 1 Senate -- 2 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: -- 3 according to the best of my abilities -- 4 SENATOR SKELOS: -- according to 5 the best of my abilities -- 6 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: -- so help 7 me God. 8 SENATOR SKELOS: -- so help me 9 God. 10 (Applause.) 11 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 12 would you please call on Senator Espada, 13 please. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: Senator 15 Espada. 16 SENATOR ESPADA: Thank you, 17 Mr. President. 18 Mr. President, I hereby appoint 19 Senator Winner as the presiding officer and 20 designate that the Vice President appoint the 21 members of the Rules Committee. I believe 22 that he has new assignments that he will now 23 hand up, sir. 24 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: Thank
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(518) 371-8910 1 you, Senator Espada. 2 Senator Skelos. 3 SENATOR SKELOS: Mr. President, 4 if we could have the immediate meeting of the 5 Rules Committee in the well of the Senate 6 chamber right here. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: The 8 list of the members of the Rules Committee has 9 been handed up. 10 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 11 could you please read the members of the Rules 12 Committee. 13 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: Thank 14 you, Senator Libous. 15 A list of the members of the Rules 16 Committee has been handed up to the Secretary 17 for filing with the Journal clerk. 18 The Secretary will read the names 19 of the members of the Rules Committee. 20 THE SECRETARY: Appointments to 21 the Rules Committee. 22 Chairperson: Skelos. 23 Members: Espada, Stachowski, 24 Montgomery, Duane, Hassell-Thompson,
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(518) 371-8910 1 L. Krueger, Parker, Dilan, Klein, Valesky, 2 Monserrate, DeFrancisco, O. Johnson, Padavan, 3 Volker, Farley, LaValle, Seward, Hannon, 4 Larkin, Saland, Flanagan and Bonacic. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: Senator 6 Libous. 7 SENATOR LIBOUS: There will be an 8 immediate meeting of the Rules Committee in 9 the front of the chamber, the well of the 10 Senate chamber. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: The 12 Rules Committee will meet immediately in the 13 well in the front of the chamber. 14 (Pause.) 15 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I 16 believe there's a report of the Rules 17 Committee at the desk. I ask that it be read 18 and adopted. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: The 20 Secretary will read. 21 THE SECRETARY: By Senator 22 Skelos, resolution to adopt the rules of the 23 Senate for the remainder of the 2009-2010 24 session.
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(518) 371-8910 1 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 2 can we have some order so that we can hear the 3 Secretary. 4 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: The 5 Senate will come to order. 6 Senator Libous, is there a motion 7 to accept the Rules report? 8 SENATOR LIBOUS: I move for the 9 acceptance of the Rules report. 10 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: All 11 those in favor of accepting the Rules report 12 signify by saying aye. 13 (Response of "Aye.") 14 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: 15 Opposed, nay. 16 (No response.) 17 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: The 18 Rules report is adopted. 19 SENATOR LIBOUS: There's a 20 resolution at the desk. I ask that you read 21 its title and move for immediate adoption, 22 please. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: The 24 Secretary will read.
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(518) 371-8910 1 THE SECRETARY: By Senator 2 Skelos, legislative resolution to adopt the 3 rules of the Senate for the remainder of the 4 years 2009-2010 session. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: Senator 6 Libous. 7 SENATOR LIBOUS: Let's vote on 8 the motion, Mr. President. 9 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: There's 10 a resolution before the house. All those in 11 favor of adopting the resolution signify by 12 saying aye. 13 (Response of "Aye.") 14 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: 15 Opposed, nay. 16 (No response.) 17 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: The 18 resolution is adopted. 19 Senator Libous. 20 SENATOR LIBOUS: Was it adopted? 21 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: Yes, 22 the resolution has been adopted. 23 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I 24 now ask that we lay aside the entire active
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(518) 371-8910 1 list for the day. 2 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: So 3 ordered. 4 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 5 I'm handing up a statement that all committee 6 appointments are hereby revoked and that all 7 new assignments will be made on Wednesday. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: So 9 ordered. 10 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I 11 move for adjournment. 12 Oh, and also committee assignments 13 and leadership assignments be revoked. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: So 15 ordered and entered into the Journal. 16 SENATOR LIBOUS: I move that we 17 adjourn until Wednesday, June 10th, at 18 3:00 p.m., intervening days being legislative 19 days. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT WINNER: The 21 Senate stands adjourned till Wednesday at 22 3:00 p.m., intervening days being legislative 23 days. 24 Thank you, Senator Libous.
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(518) 371-8910 1 (Whereupon, at 3:55 p.m., the 2 Senate adjourned.) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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