Gaveled in 11:20 AM · Albany, New York · 2013–14 session
NEW YORK STATE SENATE
THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD
ALBANY, NEW YORK
March 25, 2013
11:20 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION
SENATOR MICHAEL F. NOZZOLIO, Acting President
FRANCIS W. PATIENCE, Secretary
P R O C E E D I N G SACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:The Senate will come to order.
I ask everyone present to please rise and repeat with me the Pledge of Allegiance.
(Whereupon, the assemblage recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:In the absence of clergy, may we please bow our heads in a moment of silence.
(Whereupon, the assemblage respected a moment of silence.)
SENATOR LIBOUS:Mr. President.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Senator Libous.
SENATOR LIBOUS:Was that a practice run, or was that the real thing?
(Laughter.)
SENATOR LIBOUS:It's the real thing. Okay, proceed.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Reading of the Journal.
THE SECRETARY:In Senate, Sunday, March 24th, the Senate met pursuant to adjournment. The Journal of Saturday, March 23rd, was read and approved. On motion, Senate adjourned.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Without objection, the Journal stands approved as read.
Presentation of petitions.
Messages from the Assembly.
Messages from the Governor.
Reports of standing committees.
Reports of select committees.
Communications and reports from state officers.
Motions and resolutions.
Senator Libous.
SENATOR LIBOUS:Thank you, Mr. President.
At this time could we please adopt the Resolution Calendar, with the exception of Senate Resolution Number 968.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:All in favor of adopting the Resolution Calendar, with the exception of Resolution 968, signify by saying aye.
(Response of "Aye.")
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Opposed, nay.
(No response.)
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:The Resolution Calendar is adopted.
Senator Libous.
SENATOR LIBOUS:Thank you, Mr. President.
I believe there's a resolution at the desk by Senator Tkaczyk. It's Number 968. Could we please have the title read and ask for its immediate adoption after you call on the Senator, please.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:The Secretary will read.
THE SECRETARY:Legislative Resolution Number 968, by Senator Tkaczyk, memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2013 as Autism Awareness Month in the State of New York.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Senator Tkaczyk.
SENATOR TKACZYK:Thank you, Mr. President.
As ranking member of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee, I'm very proudly standing today as a sponsor of this resolution.
I know there are many in this chamber who know someone who has an autism spectrum disorder. I know several in my family who deal with this issue. One in 88 children in the United States is affected by the autism, Asperger's or a pervasive developmental disorder not other specified. This are statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It is critically important that people who suffer from autism or autism spectrum disorders get noticed early and get intervention early, because that helps them have a much better trajectory in life.
So I am very happy to be sponsoring this resolution and encourage my colleagues to join me.
Thank you.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Thank you.
Senator Gipson.
SENATOR GIPSON:Thank you, Mr. President.
I rise today to echo Senator Tkaczyk's comments on Autism Awareness Month here in the State of New York.
Autism is one of the fastest-growing developmental disabilities we are facing today. More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with cancer, diabetes, Down syndrome, and AIDS combined. Recent estimates from the national Centers of Disease Control point out that one in every -- that out of every 110 Americans that are 8 years old, many, many, many of them -- one out of every 110 Americans will possibly have autism disorder.
It is a crisis which affects over one million kids today in this country. In my district alone, there are over 4,000 children with autism disorder. There are many, many facilities in my district that are advocating for these children and these adults.
It's important that we use this month to really recognize that we are not prepared to deal with the crisis that is facing us in regards to autism. We need more funding to help research and study this disease and to help those families and those children who are trying so hard to do their very best and to try to be active members of the society.
So again, I want to echo Senator Tkaczyk's opportunity to bring this to the floor and hope that my colleagues will join me in continuing to fight this effort.
Thank you.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Thank you.
Senator Fuschillo.
SENATOR FUSCHILLO:Thank you very much, Mr. President.
I rise to support this resolution and appreciate the Senator bringing it to the floor. It's extremely important because of the prevalence of autism throughout New York State.
Last November I was proud to sponsor a new law that took effect -- myself and Assemblyman Joe Morelle, with the unanimous support of my colleagues here -- that for the first time in New York State provided reimbursement for the diagnosis, treatment and therapy.
But our work needs to be continued, because in that bill we conform with ABA through a national certification board. And the Department of Financial Services and the State Education Department changed the intent of that law, which created barriers. And right now individuals who have autism who are going through diagnosis, treatment and therapy are being denied by the insurance provider. That certainly was not the intent of the law.
I'm currently working on an amendment to that law which I'm going to present to this house shortly with Assemblyman Morelle. We need to pass that amendment soon because we need to retain the intent of that law. Nobody should be denied insurance reimbursement.
And the regulations that DFS has put forth, in conjunction with the State Health Department and the State Education Department, is creating barriers, and we need to break down those barriers.
I support the resolution.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Thank you, Senator Fuschillo.
Senator Rivera.
SENATOR RIVERA:Thank you, Mr. President.
As many in this chamber have heard me before talk about this in years past, my older brother, who turns 43 this year, Jose Mañuel Rivera, Jr. -- affectionately known as Papotín in our family -- was diagnosed with autism when he was young, back in the early '70s. He obviously -- if he was diagnosed a little bit later, he would have been diagnosed probably with Asperger's. He graduated from high school, has a degree in philosophy, and currently works in Puerto Rico translating books into Braille.
This is somebody that is in my family, somebody that I'm extremely proud of. And it is why I join my colleagues, certainly Senator Tkaczyk and all the other folks that have spoken -- Senator Fuschillo as well, who I thank for his leadership on this over the last couple of years -- and Senator McDonald, former Senator, who was also a leader for the last couple of years.
Because the situation that happened in my family where, through a lot of hard work from my parents, sometimes impatience on my brother and my behalf -- we had many instances in which we didn't really understand the situation of my brother.
But I'm very glad to have grown up with him, to have really gotten the experience of seeing someone like this and knowing that when it is diagnosed correctly, when it has enough -- when you have enough assistance both in your family and in programs that you have access to, then you can be successful in life.
We want to make sure that we can bring attention to this disease so that we can find it earlier, so that we can intervene in the situations where we can make people be successful.
My brother's story is one that I would love to be able to say is an example for many people across the State of New York and across the country. And I hope that not only by bringing attention and awareness to it, but, just as Senator Fuschillo said, making sure that the correct funding is allocated for it, that we can provide the right treatment for it so that folks that have this disease or are on the spectrum, as we say, can be successful in life. My brother Papotín has demonstrated it, and I know that many others have demonstrated it across the state.
So I am proud to join my colleague Senator Tkaczyk and the rest of my colleagues in being very supportive of this resolution.
Thank you, Mr. President.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Thank you, Senator Rivera.
Senator Hoylman.
SENATOR HOYLMAN:Thank you, Mr. President.
I would like to commend my colleague Senator Tkaczyk for her thoughtful resolution and also note to my colleagues the importance of early intervention in dealing with young people who have the condition of autism.
The science has shown time and time again how key it is, when we intercede early, before the age of one year, that that can have a profound effect on a person who has the condition of autism for the rest of their life.
And as we hurtle through, Mr. President, to the conclusion of our budget process, we should keep in mind that the OPWDD budget itself, there is some concern that it will cut early intervention. So, Mr. President, I would heed to my colleagues to keep that in mind as we support Senator Tkaczyk in her efforts on autism today.
Thank you very much.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Thank you, Senator Hoylman.
Senator DeFrancisco.
SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Yes, I rise to support this resolution, but more importantly to support further efforts in the area of autism by this Senate and the entire Legislature.
It's pretty obvious when you hear people speak that many of us have personal knowledge of individuals that are close to us that do fall somewhere in the autism spectrum.
And what's amazing over the last few years, sometimes we get criticized -- well, a lot of times we get criticized for a lot of things. But as far as the movement to provide for early diagnosis and proper programs for people with this condition, and how important that is to further development and their life in the future, the better off this state is going to be.
And I thank Senator Fuschillo for continuing the fight in this area, and I look forward to his bill so that we can continue the efforts to help those who truly need our help. And the results are phenomenal if we get the early diagnosis and the required programs.
So thank you, Mr. President.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Thank you, Senator DeFrancisco.
Any other members who wish to be heard on the resolution?
Hearing none, the question is on the resolution memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2013 as Autism Awareness Month in the State of New York.
All in favor of the resolution signify by saying aye.
(Response of "Aye.")
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Opposed, nay.
(No response.)
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:The resolution is adopted.
Senator Libous.
SENATOR LIBOUS:Mr. President, I believe the Senator would like to open this up for all members to go on it. So if someone wishes not to go on it, to please let the desk know.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:So noted, Senator Libous.
SENATOR LIBOUS:And I believe, as we are already on motions and resolutions, that Senator Gianaris has a motion.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Senator Gianaris.
SENATOR GIANARIS:Thank you, Mr. President.
On behalf of Senator Squadron, on page number 18 I offer the following amendments to Calendar Number 249, Senate Print Number 3644, and ask that said bill retain its place on Third Reading Calendar.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:So ordered.
Senator Libous.
SENATOR LIBOUS:Thank you, Mr. President.
At this time could we have the reading of the noncontroversial calendar, sir.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:The Secretary will read the noncontroversial calendar.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 102, by Senator Maziarz, Senate Print 3806B, an act to amend the Energy Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Senator Maziarz.
SENATOR MAZIARZ:Thank you, Mr. President, to explain my vote.
I just want to encourage my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation, which was put together to encourage more renewable energy on our farms and require the State Energy Planning Board to consider the needs of agriculture when developing our state's energy blueprint.
First, I do want to acknowledge Senator Patty Ritchie, the chair of the Ag Committee, and the staff from her office and my office who did the work in putting this together.
This will actually cut significantly the cost of, first, the permitting process for farmers to construct and to permit renewable energy projects on farms throughout New York State. This is an excellent bill that is supported wholeheartedly on the priority list of the New York State Farm Bureau.
So, Mr. President, I vote in the affirmative. Thank you very much.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Senator Maziarz in the affirmative.
Announce the result.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 54.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 156, by Senator Marcellino, Senate Print 3046B, an act to amend the Legislative Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 2. This act shall take effect on the 120th day.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Senator Hoylman, why do you rise?
SENATOR HOYLMAN:To explain my vote, sir.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Senator Hoylman to explain his vote.
SENATOR HOYLMAN:Mr. President, I wanted to congratulate Senator Marcellino for his thoughtful introduction of this bill.
I do want to point out, sir, that I think we have to do more to increase the transparency of this chamber and its committees, in particular in connection with proxy voting -- empty-seat voting, as we call it among good government groups.
Sir, there's really no rationale why some bills go to one committee and not another. Some of our committees, sir, last only five minutes or less. And bills of major import, I think my colleagues know, sometimes skip committees altogether.
So this is a very important first step, I hope, in reforming our committee process in this chamber. Thank you.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Thank you, Senator Hoylman.
Announce the result.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 54.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 189, by Senator Maziarz, Senate Print 1079, an act to amend the Penal Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Senator Maziarz.
SENATOR MAZIARZ:Thank you very much, Mr. President. To explain my vote once again.
This bill has passed this Senate on numerous occasions, and it didn't go anywhere, shamefully didn't go anywhere in the other house.
In 2011, a very brave police dog in the line of duty, seeking out a drug dealer in the City of Niagara Falls on a building where the police officers would not normally have been able to get to in an area of a building, and the roof of that building collapsed and Rocky was killed.
And I know that recently, very close to here, just a few miles from this very building just two weeks ago, another police dog was killed. And I think Senator Seward is going to talk about that tragedy.
But clearly I think the positive news is that after these two tragedies we had more calls from our colleagues in the other house wanting to know what they had to do to get on this bill.
And we had a meeting, Senator Seward and I and Senator Griffo, just last week with Assemblyman Joe Lentol, the chair of the Assembly Codes Committee, who has been a strong supporter of this particular legislation, and Assemblyman Lentol promised us that this bill would see the light of day and would be on the floor in the Assembly. I think that's great news.
These dogs do a remarkable job. And in the instance of Rocky in 2011, and in the instance as Senator Seward is going to cite and Senator Griffo is going to cite, police officers went home to their spouses, to their children, because these dogs gave their lives in the pursuit of criminals. Police officers went home that night to their wives and their children. They were not killed because these dogs did things that many years ago the officers themselves would have been doing.
So I know that Senator Diaz's daughter is a police officer, my daughter is a police officer -- I hope all your daughters are police officers. But we want to protect all of them, particularly one police officer in the city of Lockport.
Thank you, Mr. President.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Senator Maziarz in the affirmative.
Senator Seward.
SENATOR SEWARD:Yes, Mr. President, to explain my vote.
On the morning of Wednesday, March 13th, just a couple of weeks ago, an individual by the name of Kurt Myers went on an unprovoked shooting spree in both the small villages of Mohawk and Herkimer not far from here in the Mohawk Valley. And the result was that there were four dead victims and two seriously injured.
And following that rampage, the shooter, Kurt Myers, holed up for some 19 hours in a standoff in an abandoned building several stories high in downtown Herkimer. And on the morning of March 14th, the FBI and other agents entered that building led by an FBI dog named Ape who had a camera mounted on him and the FBI tactical personnel behind him able to identify, because of the efforts of this police dog, Ape, the room where the shooter was holed up and able to identify where he was.
Now, Myers shot the dog. When the agents returned fire, Myers was killed, ending the standoff. And of course a huge sigh of relief throughout that community that the community was once again safe.
Now, Ape's actions that morning saved lives and showed how important these police dogs are in apprehending criminals.
And so I believe this is the right thing to do, to place in the law, to recognize in the law through tougher penalties that would come from a felony conviction for harming or killing a police dog or animal, that would recognize the unique contributions that these animals play in providing public safety and recognizing them as full partners with other law enforcement officials in efforts to keep our communities safe.
Mr. President, I vote aye.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Senator Seward in the affirmative.
Announce the result.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 56.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 195, by Senator Klein, Senate Print 2253, an act to amend the Penal Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Announce the result.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 56.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 210, by Senator Larkin, Senate Print 947, an act to amend the General Municipal Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Announce the result.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 56.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 224, by Senator Carlucci, Senate Print 3800, an act to amend Chapter 373 of the Laws of 1998.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Announce the result.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 56.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 225, by Senator Bonacic, Senate Print 3792, an act to amend the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Announce the result.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 55. Nays, 1. Senator Diaz recorded in the negative.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 227, by Senator Ritchie, Senate Print 3968, an act to amend the Education Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Announce the result.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 56.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 247, by Senator Gallivan, Senate Print 1698A, an act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Senator Gallivan, why do you rise?
SENATOR GALLIVAN:To explain my vote, Mr. President.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Senator Gallivan to explain his vote.
SENATOR GALLIVAN:Thank you, Mr. President.
This bill is named in the memory of 18-year-old Alix Rice of Amherst, New York, a resident of Senator Ranzenhofer's district.
On Friday, July 8th, 2011, around 11:30 p.m., Alix was hit by a drunk driver and left on the roadside. In the resulting trial, the individual who struck and killed her was found guilty of driving while intoxicated, yet not guilty of leaving the scene of the accident. It was really beyond belief, beyond common sense.
This law closes a dangerous loophole that allowed a seemingly unjust verdict -- a young, vibrant Alix dead and a drunk driver not held accountable for the death he caused.
I thank this body for supporting this legislation last year, and again today, for recognizing the alarming rash of tragedies that continue to take lives and tear apart communities across our state.
The story of Alix Rice attracted significant attention in Western New York, and her life has inspired a great many people to take up different causes in her name. An organization called Rocking for Rice has put on a number of concerts in the Western New York area with the ultimate goal of raising enough money to construct a permanent skate park in Alix's hometown, aptly named the Alix Rice Peace Park. This is a fitting tribute and a lasting memory to a young woman who continues to have a great impact on the friends and community she left behind.
An equally fitting tribute would be to enact Alix's Law, legislation that would ensure individuals who act with reckless disregard for the law and the safety of others be held accountable for their crimes, so that others who may find themselves on the verge of making a dangerous decision may take a moment of pause, reflect upon the story of Alix Rice, and may they know that reckless and illegal behavior will have real consequences in this state.
I vote aye, Mr. President.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Thank you, Senator Gallivan.
Senator Gallivan in the affirmative.
Senator Kennedy.
SENATOR KENNEDY:Thank you, Mr. President.
We stand here today passing Alix's Law once again. I thank my colleagues for bringing this important law, this important reform to the floor for a vote. And I urge our colleagues across the hall in the Assembly to do the same.
If an individual under the influence flees the scene of an accident, there should be serious consequences. Oftentimes when drivers flee the scene of an accident to avoid punishment, there are individuals left dying in the street. That's exactly what happened in Western New York.
This bill closes that loophole that exists in the law and holds those committing these heinous acts responsible. I urge my colleagues in this chamber and once again across the hall to do the same: Support Alix's Law.
Thank you, Mr. President. And I vote aye.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Thank you, Senator Kennedy.
Senator Kennedy in the affirmative.
Announce the result.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 57.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 259, by Senator Ball, Senate Print 2559, an act to amend the Penal Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 2. This act shall take effect on the 90th day.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Senator Ball.
SENATOR BALL:Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to explain my vote quickly on this.
This legislation will restrict a convicted felony sex offender or a violent sex offender from utilizing any social network site during the duration of the offender's time.
And then, quickly, I'd just like to read from a letter that came to my district office -- to speak a little bit towards the genesis of this piece of legislation -- from a constituent.
"My husband and I have been homeowners for twenty years. In January 2007, our 11-year-old daughter and her 12-year-old friend were taken by a Internet predator. They were taken from our hometown. The FBI issued an Amber Alert for both of the children."
The letter goes into details which I'm not going to dig into on this atrocity that was committed.
The mother states: "The reason I am writing to you is this. This man has been in prison for four and a half years. Each month, as a mother, I check the status online of the man that raped our daughter. As a mother, I must be certain that he is still in the correctional facility on the VINE program.
"Then, each month, faithfully I type his name into Google and look on the sex offenders list for New York State. To my shock and disappointment, he is still not posted on the New York State Sex Offenders website, even though four years have passed since his atrocious crimes were committed.
"However, this time, when I entered just his name into Google, I nearly choked. I found him so easily. There he was, the man who raped and assaulted my daughter, seeking women on a kind of porn pen pal site for Outlaws Online. His address, his picture, and his information are all included on his website. The most disturbing part to me was that he states he wants kids.
"He has created this profile on the Internet while in prison. So my question is this. Are we in New York State allowing sex predators who rape and steal our children to be on the Internet?"
And sadly, until the Assembly moves forward, we are. And even if you even go on Google today, this scumbag is still out there soliciting women and children.
That's why this piece of legislation was brought to the Senate, and I hope the Assembly will move forward as well.
Thank you very much.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Thank you, Senator Ball.
Senator Ball in the affirmative.
Announce the result.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 56. Nays, 1. Senator Perkins recorded in the negative.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:The bill is passed.
Senator Libous, that completes the noncontroversial reading of the calendar.
SENATOR LIBOUS:Mr. President, if that completes the controversial reading of the calendar, I would ask you if there's any further business at the desk.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:There being no other business at the desk --
SENATOR LIBOUS:There is no further business at the desk, Mr. President?
(Laughter.)
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:Yes, Mr. Floor Leader.
SENATOR LIBOUS:Thank you, Mr. President.
Therefore, there being no further business at the desk, I move that we adjourn until Tuesday, March 26th, at 5:00 p.m.
ACTING PRESIDENT NOZZOLIO:On motion, the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, March 26th, at 5:00 p.m.
(Whereupon, at 11:50 a.m., the Senate adjourned.)
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