Gaveled in 11:15 AM · Albany, New York · 2011–12 session
1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE 2 3 4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD 5 6 7 8 9 ALBANY, NEW YORK 10 March 3, 2011 11 11:15 a.m. 12 13 14 REGULAR SESSION 15 16 17 18 SENATOR JOSEPH E. ROBACH, Acting President 19 FRANCIS W. PATIENCE, Secretary 20 21 22 23 24 25
Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: The 3 Senate will come to order. 4 I ask everyone present to please 5 stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. 6 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 7 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.) 8 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: In the 9 absence of clergy, may we now please bow our 10 heads for a moment of silence. 11 (Whereupon, the assemblage 12 respected a moment of silence.) 13 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: Reading 14 of the Journal. 15 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, 16 Wednesday, March 2, the Senate met pursuant to 17 adjournment. The Journal of Tuesday, March 1, 18 was read and approved. On motion, Senate 19 adjourned. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: Without 21 objection, the Journal stands approved as 22 read. 23 Presentation of petitions. 24 Messages from the Assembly. 25 Messages from the Governor.
Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Reports of standing committees. 2 Reports of select committees. 3 Communications and reports from 4 state officers. 5 Motions and resolutions. 6 Senator Libous. 7 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you, 8 Mr. President. 9 There's a privileged resolution at 10 the desk, I believe by Senator Zeldin. Could 11 we have the title read and then move for its 12 immediate adoption. 13 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: The 14 Secretary will read. 15 THE SECRETARY: By Senator 16 Zeldin, legislative resolution congratulating 17 Loretta Cesman upon the occasion of 18 celebrating her 100th Birthday. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: The 20 question is on the resolution. All those in 21 favor signify by saying aye. 22 (Response of "Aye.") 23 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: 24 Opposed, nay. 25 (No response.)
Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: The 2 resolution is adopted. 3 Senator Libous. 4 SENATOR LIBOUS: Could we have 5 the reading of the noncontroversial calendar 6 at this time. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: The 8 Secretary will read. 9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 10 75, by Senator Grisanti, Senate Print 1406, an 11 act to amend the Public Authorities Law. 12 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: Read 13 the last section. 14 THE SECRETARY: Section 9. This 15 act shall take effect immediately. 16 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: Call 17 the roll. 18 (The Secretary called the roll.) 19 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 53. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: The 21 bill is passed. 22 THE SECRETARY: In relation to 23 Calendar Number 100, Senator O'Mara moves to 24 discharge, from the Committee on Elections, 25 Assembly Bill Number 5698 and substitute it
Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 for the identical Senate Bill Number 3500, 2 Third Reading Calendar 100. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: 4 Substitution ordered. 5 The Secretary will read. 6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 7 100, by Member of the Assembly Millman, 8 Assembly Print Number 5698, an act to amend 9 the Public Officers Law and the Election Law. 10 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: Read 11 the last section. 12 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 13 act shall take effect immediately. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: Call 15 the roll. 16 (The Secretary called the roll.) 17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 53. 18 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: The 19 bill is passed. 20 Senator Libous. 21 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you, 22 Mr. President. 23 I know we moved quite quickly; I 24 believe Senator Grisanti wanted to make a 25 statement on the bill of his that passed, and
Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 for whatever reason the desk did not recognize 2 him. If I could have unanimous consent for 3 him to be recognized at this time. 4 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: Without 5 objection. 6 Senator Grisanti. 7 SENATOR GRISANTI: Thank you, 8 Mr. President. 9 The reason why I wanted to stand is 10 I wanted to again thank my colleagues and 11 friends for allowing a piece of history that 12 is sitting smack dab in the middle of Buffalo. 13 For the last 40 years, it's been vacant, with 14 no electricity, no running water. It's a 15 building designed by Richardson, the 16 landscaping was done by Olmsted, the same two 17 individuals that have designed this building 18 that we stand in here today. And it's a 19 complete shame at the mess that it's become. 20 And I appreciate the support on 21 both sides -- from Senator Kennedy, once 22 again, to help out Buffalo and to make sure 23 that this gets done. I appreciate it. 24 And I don't have anything else 25 today, until next week, so then we'll see what
Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 happens at that point. 2 (Laughter.) 3 SENATOR GRISANTI: Thank you very 4 much. Thank you, Mr. President. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: Thank 6 you, Senator Grisanti. 7 Senator Libous. 8 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you, 9 Mr. President. A couple of points. 10 I want to recognize for the house 11 that Senator O'Mara has just passed his first 12 piece of legislation. 13 (Applause.) 14 SENATOR LIBOUS: And, 15 Mr. President, if I could ask all the members 16 to rise, I'd like to have a moment of silence. 17 There were two U.S. airmen killed 18 senselessly in an act of violence that 19 occurred yesterday, March 2nd, over in 20 Frankfurt, Germany. If I could ask all the 21 members and the folks in the gallery to stand 22 so that we could have a moment of silence in 23 honor of them. 24 (Whereupon, the assemblage 25 respected a moment of silence.)
Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you, 2 Mr. President. 3 Mr. President, is there any further 4 business at the desk? 5 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: There 6 is none. 7 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 8 there being no further business, I move that 9 the Senate adjourn until Monday, March 7th, at 10 3:00 p.m., intervening days being legislative 11 days. 12 ACTING PRESIDENT ROBACH: On 13 motion, the Senate stands adjourned until 14 Monday, March 7th, at 3:00 p.m., intervening 15 days being legislative days. 16 Thank you, Senator Libous. 17 (Whereupon, at 11:21 a.m., the 18 Senate adjourned.) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
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