Thursday, March 27, 2014

THE SECRETARY:On page 26, Senator Bonacic moves to discharge, from the Committee on Local Government, Assembly Bill Number 8962 and substitute it for the identical Senate Bill Number 6751, Third Reading Calendar 317.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Substitution so ordered.

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:Mr. President, at this time I would like to adopt the Resolution Calendar, with the exception of Resolution 4263.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:All in favor of adopting the Resolution Calendar, with the exception of Resolution 4263, signify by saying aye.

(Response of "Aye.")

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Opposed, nay.

(No response.)

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The Resolution Calendar is adopted.

Senator Libous.

SENATOR LIBOUS:Mr. President, in the Resolution Calendar, Resolution 4256 has to do with memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 6, 2014, Police Memorial Day in the State of New York. And Senator Nozzolio would like to open it up to all members.

And if a member does not want to join the resolution, they should let the desk know. But that's why I read it, because I felt people would like to know what their name would be added to.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Resolution 4256 is open for cosponsorship. Anyone not wishing to be on that resolution, please notify the desk.

Senator Libous.

SENATOR LIBOUS:And I believe there's a resolution at the desk by Senator Grisanti, Number 4263. I ask that the resolution be read in its entirety and we move for its adoption after Senator Grisanti and anyone else would wish to speak on it.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The Secretary will read.

THE SECRETARY:Legislative Resolution Number 4263, by Senators Grisanti, Gallivan and Kennedy, celebrating the life and accomplishments of legendary Buffalo Bills founder and owner Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.

"WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to pay tribute to the lives of those esteemed individuals of world renown who distinguished themselves through their life's work; and

"WHEREAS, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills, died on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, at the age of 95; and

"WHEREAS, In 1959, along with seven other men, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., started the American Football League at a time in America when baseball was the number-one sport and the country's self-described national pastime; and

"WHEREAS, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., chose Buffalo for the home of the Bills for having good attendance in the All-America Conference, a league which played from 1946 until 1949; he believed it was a good football city, an industrial city similar to Detroit on a smaller scale, and because Buffalo had been without football for 10 years and wanted it back; and

"WHEREAS, In 2009, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; of the eight original Foolish Club members, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., was the only one who kept his team in its original city; remaining true to Buffalo, his dedication to the city is one reason why he was inducted into the Hall of Fame; and

"WHEREAS, Born in Columbus, Ohio, on October 17, 1918, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., moved to Detroit when he was a youngster; he attended the University of Virginia and later attended law school at the University of Michigan; and

"WHEREAS, He served his country as a member of the United States Navy during World War II; within a year, he earned his commission and served aboard minesweepers in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters; and

"WHEREAS, After the war, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., took over his father's successful insurance business and invested in Michigan-area mines and factories; eventually he purchased several manufacturing outlets, construction firms and radio stations, and founded Ralph Wilson Industries; and

"WHEREAS, Although he was an extremely successful businessman, the Buffalo Bills were always Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.'s number-one love; for most of his tenure as owner, he attended all of the games, home and away; and

"WHEREAS, During the AFL years, Ralph C. Wilson was one of the most influential men in the league; not only did he build one of its strongest teams, he also played a vital role behind the scenes in some of the most important of pro football's history-shaping events, such as helping the AFL procure its first big-time television contract in 1964, a deal in which NBC paid each club $900,000 annually; and

"WHEREAS, The NFL began to consider a merger with the AFL and, in 1970, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.'s dream of owning an NFL franchise was realized when the Buffalo Bills and the other seven AFL teams began playing in the NFL; and

"WHEREAS, Over the next forty years, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., was an active member of the ownership group, and he chaired committees relating to issues on pensions, labor, Super Bowl sites, expansion and realignment; and

"WHEREAS, Voted by The Buffalo News as Western New York's 'Top Sports Figure' in the past millennium, and described once by a writer as the 'conscience of the NFL,' Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., leaves behind a legacy nearly unrivaled in professional sports franchise ownership; and

"WHEREAS, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., successfully operated the Bills out of Buffalo, New York, for more than 50 years, even when the economic climate in the league, as well as the country, made it difficult; and

"WHEREAS, During his ownership, the franchise won two American Football League championships (1964-1965) and, after the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, four consecutive American Football Conference championships (1990-1993); and

"WHEREAS, Today, the Buffalo Bills continue to draw sellout crowds to the stadium in Orchard Park which bears Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.'s name; and

"WHEREAS, A valued and involved member of his community, this remarkable man established the Ralph Wilson Medical Research Foundation, which has contributed to high-risk/high-impact biomedical research; contributed to the development of Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., Athletic Field for the NFL Youth Education Town Center in Detroit; and helped procure grants for Buffalo-area athletics fields; and

"WHEREAS, Ralph C. Wilson's selfless humanitarian spirit benefited food banks of Buffalo and Rochester, Ronald McDonald House, the United Way, the S.P.C.A., the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Shea's Performing Arts Center and the Hospice Center of Western New York; and

"WHEREAS, Furthermore, his generosity supported education by establishing scholarship programs at a number of colleges such as St. John Fisher College, home of the Bills' summer training camp since 2000, where he helped fund a building that houses the College of Education which is named in his honor; and

"WHEREAS, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., is survived by his wife, the former Mary McLean; his three daughters, two of whom became involved in team business: -- the late Linda Bogdan, who was pro football's first female scout and the franchise's corporate vice president until her death in 2009, and Christy Wilson Hofmann, who currently serves as a merchandising consultant to the team -- and Edith 'Dee Dee' Wilson; and

"WHEREAS, Armed with a humanistic spirit and imbued with a sense of compassion, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.'s life was a portrait of service, a legacy which will long endure the passage of time and will remain as a comforting memory to all he served and befriended; now, therefore, be it

"RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to celebrate the life and accomplishments of legendary Buffalo Bills founder and owner Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.; and be it further

"RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to the family of Ralph C. Wilson, Jr."

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Senator Grisanti.

SENATOR GRISANTI:Thank you, Mr. President.

You know, it was hard to actually condense all those accomplishments in that resolution. It could have been probably a lot longer.

But, my colleagues, it's a sad time for Buffalo, a sad time for New York State, the professional football community. Ralph Wilson, Jr., a man who by today's standards invested a small amount of money in essence to create what is known as the Buffalo Bills. The Buffalo Bills, which is truly New York State's only team. New York State's only team.

Ralph is Buffalo. Ralph is Western New York. And he stuck by Buffalo, the Western New York region, since 1959, with a team that had good times, a team that had bad times. The only team to go to four consecutive Super Bowls, which is a feat in and of itself.

And even though we didn't win any of those Super Bowls, Ralph Wilson, Jr., was a champion, he created champions, he himself a Hall of Famer. He invested in the community, numerous charitable organizations, as was just read to you. But let's not forget as well he was also a World War II Navy veteran who passed at the age of 95 years old.

Ralph Wilson's truly going to be missed in Buffalo and New York. And I ask my colleagues that you send your thoughts and prayers to his wife, Mary, his daughters Edith and Christy, and also remember his daughter who passed away in 2009, Linda.

To me, Ralph Wilson, Jr., always will be a legend, not only to professional football, but to the great City of Buffalo and to this great State of New York. I appreciate the opportunity to talk on him, Mr. President.

Thank you.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Thank you, Senator Grisanti.

Senator Ranzenhofer on the resolution.

SENATOR RANZENHOFER:Thank you, Mr. President. I'd also like to add my comments on the passing of Mr. Wilson.

Everybody who knew Mr. Wilson called him Mr. Wilson. And he really was a class act and a renaissance man for Buffalo. We are deeply indebted him because he kept the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo.

And I'm probably one of the few people who actually had the opportunity to meet him, and he was just a wonderful human being. He was one of the few owners who actually has his name on the stadium. Many stadiums are named after different corporations or different enterprises, but the stadium bears his name as really a tribute to his foresight and his perseverance in keeping the Bills in Buffalo.

One of the things that I recollect in my dealings with Mr. Wilson is when they were renegotiating Bills leases, and the fear was always that he was going to go to a more glamorous or a larger city. But he was convinced and he was insistent that as long as he was alive, he was going to keep the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo.

And he may have had better opportunities elsewhere, better financial opportunities if they moved the team, but he insisted that this was the Buffalo Bills and it was going to stay the Buffalo Bills. He kept his word. And he is appreciated by all of Buffalo and all of Western New York for that.

It's a sad time, but it's also a time to celebrate his lifelong accomplishments and what he brought to the City of Buffalo, Erie County, all of Western New York, upstate New York and the entire state.

Thank you, Mr. President.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Senator Maziarz on the resolution.

SENATOR MAZIARZ:Thank you very much, Mr. President.

I rise along with my colleagues. It's really a sad day in Western New York and in Buffalo.

As Senator Ranzenhofer said, you know that in Western New York when you referred to "Mr. Wilson," everybody knew exactly who you were talking about. Wilson is a very common name, but in Western New York when you said "Mr. Wilson" -- and everybody, by the way, said "Mr. Wilson." The newspaper wouldn't print his name, they would say "Mr. Wilson," and everyone knew who you were talking about.

He truly was an iconic individual. He stuck by Western New York and Buffalo more than many people who had been born and raised and lived there all their lives. He believed in our community. We're going to miss him a whole lot.

Again, as my colleagues have said, the value of an NFL franchise today is, you know, as they say in that commercial, probably priceless. But you know, there are a lot of glamorous markets out there, growing markets out there both in the United States and in Canada that would love to have an NFL franchise. And Mr. Wilson said that as long as he was alive, that franchise would stay in Buffalo.

He started there in 1959, he believed in that community, and he said he would believe in that community as long as he was on this earth.

Again, as was stated in the resolution, you know, the Bills went to four consecutive Super Bowls, a record-making run, if you will. We actually did win the first one; the Giants stole it from us. But that's another story for another day.

(Laughter.)

SENATOR MAZIARZ:Thank you very much, Mr. President.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Thank you, Senator Maziarz, for part of those comments.

Senator Gallivan on the resolution.

SENATOR GALLIVAN:Thank you, Mr. President.

I too rise to honor the legacy and the life of Ralph Wilson, who bought the Buffalo Bills in the year that I was born. And I, like many in Western New York, grew up with them.

But we have all heard of his accomplishments and we've heard much in the way of the accomplishment of the Buffalo Bills and his commitment to keeping the Bills in Western New York. We also heard of his involvement in the community, his generosity. There were several paragraphs that listed organization after organization that he was so supportive of, very generous, very philanthropic.

And we know of this now. People involved in the organizations knew it then, but the people in the community didn't, because he helped people very quietly. He did not ask for or seek recognition. He lived the life of a good citizen, the type of individual that we all should strive to emulate.

One of the things that was not listed in the resolution that I would like to point to is that during my time as the sheriff of Erie County I saw firsthand and engaged with Mr. Wilson on a number of occasions. But he went back to his childhood and his respect for law enforcement, he went back to his days when he was serving his country and defending our way of life. But he indicated to me on numerous occasions that he really had a special place in his heart for the people that stood up to protect others: police officers across the nation.

And he was very, very generous to the numerous law enforcement foundations around Western New York. And in Detroit, there's an organization called the 100 Club. And the 100 Club was started years ago in Detroit, it was an organization to help the widows and orphans of law enforcement officers fallen in the line of duty. And Ralph Wilson was very integral in its beginning and its growth and was one of the individuals who ultimately helped to bring it to Buffalo.

Very simply, he was a very good man. Western New York is suffering a great loss. My prayers, like my colleagues', are with his family, and we offer them our condolences. And it really is an honor that we as a body honor his legacy today.

Thank you, Mr. President.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Are there any other members wishing to be heard on the resolution?

Seeing none, the question is on the resolution. All in favor signify by saying aye.

(Response of "Aye.")

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Opposed, nay.

(No response.)

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The resolution is adopted.

Senator Libous.

SENATOR LIBOUS:Mr. President, could the body just stand for a moment of silence in honor of Mr. Wilson.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The Senate will stand for a moment of silence.

(Whereupon, the assemblage respected a moment of silence.)

SENATOR LIBOUS:Thank you, Mr. President.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Senator Libous.

SENATOR LIBOUS:Mr. President, if at this time we could go to the reading of the noncontroversial calendar.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:First, Senator Libous, we have an indication that the sponsor might wish to open the resolution. Would you like to do that at this point in time?

SENATOR LIBOUS:Would the sponsor like to open up the resolution?

SENATOR GRISANTI:Yes.

SENATOR LIBOUS:So the resolution is open for cosponsorship.

If for some reason you wish not to go on the resolution, let the desk know.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The resolution is open for cosponsorship. If you do not wish to be a cosponsor, please notify the desk.

The Secretary will proceed with the noncontroversial reading of the calendar.

THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 40, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 3059B, an act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Read the last section.

THE SECRETARY:Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Call the roll.

(The Secretary called the roll.)

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Announce the result when you have it.

THE SECRETARY:In relation to Calendar Number 40, those recorded in the negative are Senators Gipson, Hoylman, Krueger and Serrano.

Ayes, 54. Nays, 4.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The bill is passed.

THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 91, by Senator Addabbo, Senate Print 3746A, an act to amend the Tax Law.

SENATOR SERRANO:Lay the bill aside for the day.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The bill is laid aside for the day.

THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 104, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 6477B, an act to amend the Public Health Law.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Read the last section.

THE SECRETARY:Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Call the roll.

(The Secretary called the roll.)

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Senator Gipson, would you like to explain your vote?

SENATOR GIPSON:I'd like to explain my vote.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Senator Gipson to explain his vote.

SENATOR GIPSON:Thank you, Mr. President.

I'd like to thank the sponsor for bringing this legislation to the floor. This legislation will save hundreds of lives throughout New York State.

Heroin and opiate addiction is something that is not affecting just a small part of our state, but the entire state. In my small rural district alone we've had over 50 deaths just last year.

And I have spoken to mothers who have lost their sons and daughters, I've spoken to families who have lost their loved ones. And this is an epidemic that we must absolutely do everything we can to try to stop.

So I want to thank the sponsor again for introducing this legislation. It will save lives. And I will be voting yes.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Thank you, Senator Gipson.

Senator Boyle to explain his vote.

SENATOR BOYLE:To explain my vote.

I too would like to thank the sponsor of this legislation, Senator Hannon. By making naloxone and Narcan products more readily accessible to New York State citizens, we are going to save lives.

Last year, in Suffolk County, 563 people received treatment from naloxone during the heroin epidemic. This is just in Suffolk County. There's no question it's going to save lives on a statewide basis.

As a former EMT, I was able to see this what I call a miracle drug. I saw one young man who was at death's door. His lips were purple, not breathing, he was just about to be dead. They gave him Narcan, and within two minutes he was awake, alert and having a normal conversation with me.

It truly is a miracle drug, and we need to make it available as far and wide as possible in the State of New York to save lives and to stave off this heroin epidemic.

I vote aye.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Thank you, Senator.

Senator Savino to explain her vote.

SENATOR STAVISKY:Thank you, Mr. President.

I also want to thank Senator Hannon for bringing this bill through. I was happy to vote on it in the Health Committee.

You know, Staten Island has a lot of distinctions about it that I'm very happy and very proud of, but one of them that we are unfortunately very sad about is Staten Island right now is leading the way in the sharpest increase in heroin overdose deaths between 2010 and 2012. We have the highest death rates for heroin, and we have the highest usage rate. We also have one of the highest rates of prescription drug abuse.

Senator Lanza, my colleague from the other side of the aisle, was the chief sponsor of the I-STOP bill here in the New York State Legislature, along with Assemblyman Mike Cusick, to try and address this problem. But we all knew that one of the unintended consequences of I-STOP was going to be an increase in heroin use. Heroin is much cheaper than Oxycontin and the other opoids that unfortunately too many people have become addicted to.

And as a result of that, we are seeing heroin abuse spike on Staten Island, and heroin overdoses. This bill will go a long way towards providing the tools for our EMTs and our paramedics and other first responders to prevent a heroin overdose from becoming a heroin death.

So I am very happy to support this piece of legislation, and I want to thank Senator Hannon and the members of the Health Committee for bringing this forward.

Thank you.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Senator Savino will be recorded in the affirmative.

Senator Libous to explain his vote.

SENATOR LIBOUS:Thank you, Mr. President.

And I too want to rise, as my colleagues have, to compliment Senator Hannon.

Two weeks ago in Broome County a sheriff's deputy was called in on a call, and it was a heroin overdose. And it was I believe a young man in his twenties. And the sheriff's deputy applied the drug and saved this person's life.

The heroin problem that we experience in this country and in this state and in our communities has gotten tremendously out of hand. It seems to be centered around, from the little knowledge that I have and the little research that I've done, around younger people in their twenties, between 18 and 28. And predominantly heavily among young women, and that's based on some of the research.

So this bill goes a long way in hopefully saving lives and, once those lives are saved, getting people into the treatment that they need so that they can stop this horrible, horrible addiction.

It's something that this body will continue to deal with. I applaud Senator Hannon for stepping up front. I know that Senator Boyle and others will be leading the charge on having some hearings as to this heroin situation that we're going to face in New York State.

So I just want to say that I vote aye and that it's unfortunate and very sad that we have to pass legislation like this, but very necessary.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Senator Libous will be recorded in the affirmative.

Senator Hassell-Thompson to explain her vote.

SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON:Thank you, Mr. President.

I rise to commend Senator Hannon on this bill. One of my deep concerns has been in this chamber that when we approach the issue of substance abuse that we approach it from a therapeutic model and not always from a punitive model. So I commend him for the work and the research that he has done to ensure that when we come across an overdose, that there is a remedy like naloxone that's available to us, and to ensure that our EMS and others are totally prepared and equipped to be able to administer it in a very timely manner.

So thank you, Senator Hannon.

And thank you, Mr. President.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Senator Hassell-Thompson will be recorded in the affirmative.

Announce the results.

THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 58.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The bill is passed.

THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 137, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 2942, an act to amend the Penal Law.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Read the last section.

THE SECRETARY:Section 10. This act shall take effect on the 90th day.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Call the roll.

(The Secretary called the roll.)

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Announce the results.

THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 59.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The bill is passed.

THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 199, by Senator Gallivan, Senate Print 4343A, an act to amend the Correction Law.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Read the last section.

THE SECRETARY:Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Call the roll.

(The Secretary called the roll.)

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Announce the results.

THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 59.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The bill is passed.

THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 242, by Senator Seward, Senate Print 6706, an act to amend the Insurance Law.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Read the last section.

THE SECRETARY:Section 9. This act shall take effect immediately.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Call the roll.

(The Secretary called the roll.)

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Announce the results.

THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 59.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The bill is passed.

THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 251, substituted earlier today by Member of the Assembly Magee, Assembly Print Number 5564, an act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Read the last section.

THE SECRETARY:Section 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Call the roll.

(The Secretary called the roll.)

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Senator Gipson to explain his vote.

SENATOR GIPSON:Thank you, Mr. President.

I just want to commend the sponsor for bringing this piece of legislation to the floor. This is exactly the type of creative thinking we need to market our agricultural products here in New York State.

New York State grows some of the finest agricultural products in the world, and we should take great pride in that. Many of those products are grown right in the Hudson Valley, which I proudly represent.

This piece of legislation will allow those products to be marketed and sold much more locally than they are now, and we should continue to try to find ways to encourage our farmers to be able to sell their goods locally to New York State buyers.

And once again, I want to thank the sponsor for bringing this to the floor, and I will be voting yes.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Senator Gipson will be recorded in the affirmative.

Announce the results.

THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 59.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The bill is passed.

THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 286, by Senator Felder, Senate Print 5202A, an act to amend the Family Court Act.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Read the last section.

THE SECRETARY:Section 8. This act shall take effect on the 90th day.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Call the roll.

(The Secretary called the roll.)

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Announce the results.

THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 59.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The bill is passed.

THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 317, substituted earlier today by Member of the Assembly Gunther, Assembly Print Number 8962, an act to amend the Town Law.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Read the last section.

THE SECRETARY:Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Call the roll.

(The Secretary called the roll.)

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Announce the results.

THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 58. Nays, 1. Senator Ball recorded in the negative.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The bill is passed.

THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 331, by Senator Avella, Senate Print 731, an act to amend the Religious Corporation Law.

SENATOR AVELLA:Lay it aside for the day.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Lay the bill aside for the day.

Senator Libous, that completes the noncontroversial reading.

SENATOR LIBOUS:Mr. President, before we adjourn, I would ask you to call on Senator LaValle for the purposes of a conference announcement.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Senator LaValle.

SENATOR LaVALLE: Mr. President, the Republican Conference will conference at 3:00 o'clock in Room 332.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The Republican Conference will conference at 3:00 o'clock in Room 332.

Senator Libous.

SENATOR LIBOUS:Mr. President, I think Senator LaValle would -- I gave him bad information. So if you would call on him again.

(Laughter.)

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:Shame on you, sir.

Senator LaValle.

SENATOR LaVALLE: Mr. President, the Republican conference will be at 4:00 o'clock in Room 332.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:We preferred his --

(Laughter.)

SENATOR LIBOUS:It only shows, Mr. President, that everything here is fluid by the second.

(Laughter.)

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The Republican Conference will meet at 4:00 o'clock this afternoon.

SENATOR LIBOUS:Is there any further business at the desk?

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:The desk is clear.

SENATOR LIBOUS:Okay. There being no further business, I move that the Senate will adjourn subject to the call of the Majority Leader, intervening days being legislative days.

ACTING PRESIDENT MARCELLINO:On motion, the Senate stands adjourned subject to the call of the Majority Leader, intervening days being legislative days.

Senate is adjourned.

(Whereupon, the Senate adjourned at 12:32 p.m.)