Wednesday, January 6, 2010

1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE 2 3 4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD 5 6 7 8 9 ALBANY, NEW YORK 10 January 6, 2010 11 12:32 p.m. 12 13 14 REGULAR SESSION 15 16 17 18 19 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR RICHARD RAVITCH, President 20 ANGELO J. APONTE, Secretary 21 22 23 24

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 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 ask everyone present to rise and 5 recite with me again the Pledge of Allegiance 6 to our Flag. 7 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 8 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.) 9 THE PRESIDENT: May we bow our 10 heads for a moment of silence. 11 (Whereupon, the assemblage 12 respected a moment of silence.) 13 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. 14 The reading of the Journal. 15 The Secretary will read. 16 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, 17 Tuesday, January 5, the Senate met pursuant to 18 adjournment. The Journal of Saturday, 19 January 2, was read and approved. On motion, 20 Senate adjourned. 21 THE PRESIDENT: Without 22 objection, the Journal stands approved as 23 read. 24 Presentation of petitions.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Messages from the Assembly. 2 Messages from the Governor. 3 Reports of standing committees. 4 Reports of select committees. 5 Communications and reports from 6 state officers. 7 Motions and resolutions. 8 Senator Klein. 9 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, on 10 behalf of Senator Sampson, I wish to call up 11 Senate Print Number 1759, recalled from the 12 Assembly, which is now at the desk. 13 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary 14 will read. 15 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 16 70, by Senator Sampson, Senate Print 1759, an 17 act to amend the City Civil Court Act. 18 THE PRESIDENT: Senator Klein. 19 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, I 20 now move to reconsider the vote by which the 21 bill was passed. 22 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll on 23 reconsideration. 24 (The Secretary called the roll.)

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 55. 2 THE PRESIDENT: The bill is 3 restored to its place on the Third Reading 4 Calendar. 5 Senator Klein. 6 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, I 7 now move to recommit the bill to the Committee 8 on Judiciary. 9 THE PRESIDENT: So ordered. 10 Senator Klein. 11 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, on 12 behalf of Senator Diaz, I move to take from 13 the table the motion to reconsider the vote by 14 which Senate Bill Number 2550A was lost on 15 September 10, 2009. I further move that said 16 bill be recommitted to the Committee on Rules. 17 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary 18 will read. 19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 20 964, by Senator Diaz, Senate Print 2550A, an 21 act to amend the Tax Law. 22 THE PRESIDENT: Call the roll on 23 reconsideration. 24 (The Secretary called the roll.)

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 57. 2 THE PRESIDENT: Order that said 3 bill will be recommitted to the Committee on 4 Rules. 5 Senator Klein. 6 SENATOR KLEIN: Mr. President, I 7 believe there's a concurrent resolution at the 8 desk. I ask that the resolution be read in 9 its entirety and move for its immediate 10 adoption. 11 THE PRESIDENT: The Secretary 12 will read the substitution. 13 THE SECRETARY: The Assembly sent 14 for concurrence Assembly Concurrent Resolution 15 Number 819. 16 Senator Sampson moved to substitute 17 Senate Concurrent Resolution Number 3543 for 18 Assembly Concurrent Resolution Number 819. 19 THE PRESIDENT: Substitution 20 ordered. 21 The Secretary will read the 22 resolution. 23 THE SECRETARY: Concurrent 24 resolution of the Senate and Assembly relative

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 to the adjournment sine die of the 2009 2 session of the Legislature. 3 "RESOLVED, That the 2009 session of 4 the Legislature adjourn sine die on Wednesday, 5 January 6, 2010, simultaneously with the 6 commencement of the 2010 legislative session." 7 THE PRESIDENT: The question is 8 on the concurrent resolution. All those in 9 favor please indicate by saying aye. 10 (Response of "Aye.") 11 THE PRESIDENT: Any opposed? 12 (No response.) 13 THE PRESIDENT: The concurrent 14 resolution is adopted. 15 This regular session is adjourned 16 sine die. 17 (Whereupon, at 12:36 p.m., the 18 Senate adjourned.) 19 20 21 22 23 24

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