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NEW YORK STATE SENATE
THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD
ALBANY, NEW YORK
JUNE 6, 2016
3:56 P.M.
REGULAR SESSION
SENATOR JOSEPH GRIFFO, ACTING PRESIDENT
FRANCIS W. PATIENCE, SECRETARY
P R O C E E D I N G SACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER.
I ASK EVERYONE PRESENT TO PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
(WHEREUPON, THE ASSEMBLAGE RECITED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.)
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE OFFERED BY PASTOR DALE WALKER, OF REDEEMER CHURCH.
PASTOR.
PASTOR WALKER:THOSE WHO WISH TO PRAY WITH ME, PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS.
DEAR GOD, YOU CREATED EVERY SOUL IN THIS CHAMBER. AND I PRAY THAT YOU'D VISIT US TODAY WITH YOUR VERY REAL AND HOLY PRESENCE, PRAY THAT WE WOULD HEAR YOUR VOICE TODAY AND KNOW THAT YOU DESIRE TO BE A DEEP PART OF OUR LIVES.
PLEASE REMOVE FROM OUR MINDS THE NONSENSICAL IDEA THAT WE DO NOT NEED YOU, THAT WE CAN LIVE OUR LIVES INDEPENDENTLY FROM YOU, MAKE UP OUR OWN RULES ABOUT HOW OUR LIVES SHOULD BE LIVED AND HOW THE UNIVERSE SHOULD BE RUN.
O LORD, WE DO NEED YOU. WE NEED YOU MORE THAN WE EVER KNOW. I PRAY THAT YOU'D BREAK THROUGH THE CLUTTER OF OUR BUSY LIVES, OUR COMINGS AND OUR GOINGS, AND HELP US ALL TO FIND YOU, TO KNOW YOU IN A REAL AND A PERSONAL WAY.
PLEASE OPEN OUR HEARTS AND OUR MINDS TO YOUR HOLY INFLUENCE. PLEASE TOUCH US WITH YOUR HOLY SPIRIT. PLEASE DRAW US TO YOURSELF AND SO UNITE US WITH YOURSELF, THAT YOU CAN USE US TO DO YOUR WILL AT THIS CRITICAL HOUR IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY AND OUR STATE'S HISTORY.
I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD AWAKEN ALL OF US TO SEE THAT THIS LIFE WE'VE BEEN GIVEN IS A GIFT, THAT WE OWE IT TO YOU, AND WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHY YOU'VE GIVEN THIS GIFT AND HOW YOU WOULD LIKE US TO USE OUR GIFTS AND TALENTS FOR YOUR GLORY AND THE BLESSINGS AND BENEFIT OF OTHERS.
PLEASE SHINE DOWN UPON US AS A LIVING REALITY, AS OUR CREATOR AND BENEFACTOR, THE ONE WHO KNOWS THE ANSWER TO ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS AND THOSE OF OUR NATION, AND THAT WE CAN DO OUR PRIVILEGED POSITIONS OF SERVICE AND THE HIGH CALLING YOU'VE GIVEN US TO YOUR GLORY, TO STEER OUR SOCIETY AND OUR STATE AND OUR NATION IN A PROPER DIRECTION.
BUT MOST OF ALL, I PRAY THAT WE WOULD NOT LEAVE THIS LIFE WITHOUT COMING TO KNOW YOU AS OUR LORD AND THE ONE WHO HOLDS THE KEYS TO ETERNITY, TO OUR FUTURES NOT ONLY IN THIS LIFE BUT IN THE NEXT. HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE LIVE AND BREATHE AND LIVE OUR LIVES BY YOUR PERMISSION AND THAT TOMORROW IS NEVER GUARANTEED TO ANY ONE OF US.
THEREFORE, O GOD, PLEASE INVADE OUR LIVES, REVEAL YOURSELF TO US IN A REAL, UNMISTAKABLE AND LIFE-CHANGING WAY, FOR WE WERE ALL CREATED TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. O GOD, HELP US TO KNOW YOU MORE, TO LOVE YOU MORE, TO SERVE YOU MORE. AND I PRAY THIS INVITING ALL TO PRAY AS YOU PRAY.
I PRAY THIS WAY IN THE NAME OF MY LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, THAT ALL OF YOU MAY BE BLESSED IN ALL OF THESE WAYS.
AMEN.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THANK YOU, PASTOR.
THE READING OF THE JOURNAL.
THE SECRETARY:IN SENATE, SUNDAY, JUNE 5TH, THE SENATE MET PURSUANT TO ADJOURNMENT. THE JOURNAL OF SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH, WAS READ AND APPROVED. ON MOTION, SENATE ADJOURNED.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE JOURNAL WILL STAND APPROVED AS READ.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS.
MESSAGES FROM THE ASSEMBLY.
THE SECRETARY WILL READ.
CAN I HAVE SOME ORDER IN THE HOUSE, PLEASE.
THE SECRETARY WILL READ.
THE SECRETARY:ON PAGE 34, SENATOR HANNON MOVES TO DISCHARGE, FROM THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, ASSEMBLY BILL NUMBER 9891A AND SUBSTITUTE IT FOR THE IDENTICAL SENATE BILL 7306A, THIRD READING CALENDAR 675.
ON PAGE 45, SENATOR GALLIVAN MOVES TO DISCHARGE, FROM THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ASSEMBLY BILL NUMBER 9323 AND SUBSTITUTE IT FOR THE IDENTICAL SENATE BILL 7165, THIRD READING CALENDAR 891.
ON PAGE 54, SENATOR KENNEDY MOVES TO DISCHARGE, FROM THE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM, ASSEMBLY BILL NUMBER 7853 AND SUBSTITUTE IT FOR THE IDENTICAL SENATE BILL 5898, THIRD READING CALENDAR 1079.
ON PAGE 61, SENATOR ORTT MOVES TO DISCHARGE, FROM THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, ASSEMBLY BILL NUMBER 9117 AND SUBSTITUTE IT FOR THE IDENTICAL SENATE BILL 6622, THIRD READING CALENDAR 1177.
AND ON PAGE 31, SENATOR LARKIN MOVES TO DISCHARGE, FROM THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND HOMELAND SECURITY, ASSEMBLY BILL NUMBER 3379A AND SUBSTITUTE IT FOR THE IDENTICAL SENATE BILL 2210B, THIRD READING CALENDAR 623.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE SUBSTITUTIONS ARE SO ORDERED.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES.
COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS OF STATE OFFICERS.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:YES, I WISH TO CALL UP SENATOR YOUNG'S BILL, PRINT NUMBER 6005, RECALLED FROM THE ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS NOW AT THE DESK.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE SECRETARY WILL READ.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1005, BY SENATOR YOUNG, SENATE PRINT 6005, AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:I NOW MOVE TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE BILL WAS PASSED.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE SECRETARY WILL CALL THE ROLL ON RECONSIDERATION.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 50.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:I NOW OFFER THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:I WISH TO CALL UP SENATOR FARLEY'S BILL, PRINT 2448, RECALLED FROM THE ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS NOW AT THE DESK.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE SECRETARY WILL READ.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 907, BY SENATOR FARLEY, SENATE PRINT 2448, AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:I NOW MOVE TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE BILL WAS PASSED.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL ON RECONSIDERATION.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 50.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:I NOW OFFER THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:I NOW WISH TO CALL UP SENATOR LAVALLE'S BILL, PRINT NUMBER 1485, RECALLED FROM THE ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS NOW AT THE DESK.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE SECRETARY WILL READ.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 962, BY SENATOR LAVALLE, SENATE PRINT 1485, AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:I NOW MOVE TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE BILL WAS PASSED.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL ON RECONSIDERATION.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 50.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:I NOW OFFER THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:NEXT I WISH TO CALL UP SENATOR BOYLE'S BILL, SENATE PRINT 6739, RECALLED FROM THE ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS NOW AT THE DESK.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE SECRETARY WILL READ.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 333, BY SENATOR BOYLE, SENATE PRINT 6739, AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:I NOW MOVE TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE BILL WAS PASSED.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL ON RECONSIDERATION.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 50.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:I NOW OFFER THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:ALSO, ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS, AMENDMENTS ARE OFFERED TO THE FOLLOWING THIRD READING CALENDAR BILLS:
A BILL BY SENATOR LAVALLE, PAGE 19, CALENDAR 69, SENATE PRINT 789;
ANOTHER BILL BY SENATOR LAVALLE, PAGE 21, CALENDAR 169, SENATE PRINT 2926A;
A BILL BY SENATOR MARCHIONE, PAGE 36, CALENDAR 726, SENATE PRINT 4420;
A BILL BY SENATOR MURPHY, PAGE 45, CALENDAR 886, SENATE PRINT 6448;
SENATOR MARCELLINO'S BILL, PAGE 51, CALENDAR 1045, SENATE PRINT 7626;
A BILL BY SENATOR SEWARD, PAGE 49, CALENDAR 1013, SENATE PRINT 7536;
A BILL BY SENATOR ORTT, PAGE 41, CALENDAR 793, PRINT NUMBER 7132.
I NOW MOVE THAT THESE BILLS RETAIN THEIR PLACE ON THE ORDER OF THIRD READING.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE AMENDMENTS, AS ADVANCED, ARE RECEIVED, AND ALL BILLS SHALL RETAIN THEIR PLACE ON THIRD READING.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:COULD YOU NOW CALL ON SENATOR GIANARIS, PLEASE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:SENATOR GIANARIS.
SENATOR GIANARIS:THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
ON BEHALF OF SENATOR HOYLMAN, ON PAGE 35 I OFFER THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO CALENDAR 710, SENATE 7303, AND ASK THAT SAID BILL RETAIN ITS PLACE ON THIRD READING CALENDAR.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED, AND THE BILL SHALL RETAIN ITS PLACE ON THIRD READING.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:YES, COULD WE NOW TAKE UP PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED RESOLUTION NUMBER 4452, PLEASE READ THE RESOLUTION IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND CALL ON SENATOR CARLUCCI TO SPEAK FIRST ON THE FIRST ONE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE SECRETARY WILL READ.
COULD I HAVE SOME ORDER IN THE HOUSE, PLEASE.
THE SECRETARY:LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 4452, BY SENATOR CARLUCCI, MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM JUNE 6, 2016, AS ITALIAN-AMERICAN DAY IN NEW YORK STATE.
"WHEREAS, IT IS THE SENSE OF THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY, IN KEEPING WITH ITS TIME-HONORED TRADITIONS, TO RECOGNIZE CELEBRATIONS WHICH FOSTER ETHNIC PRIDE AND ENHANCE THE PROFILE OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY WHICH STRENGTHENS THE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITIES OF NEW YORK STATE; AND
"WHEREAS, ATTENDANT TO SUCH CONCERN, AND IN FULL ACCORD WITH ITS LONG-STANDING TRADITIONS, THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY IS JUSTLY PROUD TO MEMORIALIZE GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM JUNE 6, 2016, AS ITALIAN-AMERICAN DAY IN NEW YORK STATE; AND
"WHEREAS, ITALIAN-AMERICAN DAY IS A JOYOUS CELEBRATION OF CULTURE, CIVIC CONVIVIALITY AND OTHER MERRIMENT, HELD ANNUALLY THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY 'FESTA DELLA REPUBBLICA ITALIANA,' ITALY'S FOURTH OF JULY; AND
"WHEREAS, FESTA DELLA REPUBBLICA ITALIANA, A NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN ITALY, MARKS THE DAY WHEN ITALY VOTED, AFTER WORLD WAR II AND FASCISM, TO BECOME A DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; AND
"WHEREAS, ITALIAN-AMERICAN DAY CELEBRATES 43 YEARS OF THE HERITAGE OF ITALY'S GLORIOUS HISTORICAL PAST, THE WEALTH OF ITS PRESENT, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES OF ITS FUTURE; AND
"WHEREAS, THIS AUSPICIOUS DAY PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF ITALIAN-AMERICANS SO THAT ALL PEOPLE MAY KNOW AND APPRECIATE ITALIAN HISTORY AND TRADITIONS, AND OF THE ROLE ITALIAN-AMERICANS HAVE PLAYED, AND WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY, IN OUR SOCIETY; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
"RESOLVED, THAT THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY PAUSE IN ITS DELIBERATIONS TO MEMORIALIZE GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM JUNE 6, 2016, AS ITALIAN-AMERICAN DAY IN NEW YORK STATE; AND BE IT FURTHER
"RESOLVED, THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION, SUITABLY ENGROSSED, BE TRANSMITTED TO THE HONORABLE ANDREW M. CUOMO, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK."
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:SENATOR DEFRANCISCO.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:YES, MR. PRESIDENT, BEFORE YOU CALL ON SENATOR CARLUCCI, COULD YOU READ THE TITLE ONLY TO THE NEXT TWO RESOLUTIONS, 5403 AND 5404.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE SECRETARY WILL READ, TITLE ONLY, RESOLUTIONS 5403 AND 5404.
THE SECRETARY:LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 4503, BY SENATOR CARLUCCI, COMMENDING LEE MAZZILLI UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS DESIGNATION AS THE 2016 ITALIAN-AMERICAN OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK CONFERENCE OF ITALIAN-AMERICAN STATE LEGISLATORS.
AND LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 5404, BY SENATOR CARLUCCI, COMMENDING TORREY JOEL DEVITTO UPON THE OCCASION OF HER DESIGNATION AS THE 2016 ITALIAN-AMERICAN OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK CONFERENCE OF ITALIAN-AMERICAN STATE LEGISLATORS.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:SENATOR CARLUCCI.
SENATOR CARLUCCI:THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
IT'S AN ABSOLUTE HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO RISE ON BEHALF OF THE ITALIAN-AMERICAN LEGISLATORS CONFERENCE TO SPEAK ON PROCLAIMING JUNE 6TH AS ITALIAN-AMERICAN DAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
AND AS WE HONOR ITALIAN-AMERICANS, WE THINK ABOUT THE MILLIONS OF IMMIGRANTS THAT EMIGRATED FROM ITALY, THE BRAVERY THAT THEY BESTOWED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THE CULTURE, SHARE WHAT WE ALL KNOW IS SOMETHING THAT ITALIAN-AMERICANS HOLD DEAR. THAT'S THEIR COMMITMENT TO FAMILY, THE FAITH IN GOD AND THE PASSION FOR LIFE. AND THAT'S REALLY CONTRIBUTED TO ALL FACETS OF SOCIETY AND CULTURE HERE IN NEW YORK AND AROUND OUR WONDERFUL COUNTRY.
AND WHETHER IT'S MUSIC, FOOD, SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT, POLITICS -- THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. AND ITALIAN-AMERICANS HAVE MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO ALL OF THOSE GREAT THINGS. AND WE KNOW THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS A STRONGER AND A FINER NATION BECAUSE OF THE INFLUENCE OF ITALIAN-AMERICANS.
AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE TWO HONOREES HERE WITH US IN THE SENATE CHAMBER TODAY: LEE MAZZILLI AND TORREY DEVITTO.
TORREY DEVITTO IS AN ACTRESS, MODEL, SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN IN MANY DIFFERENT MOVIES AND SHOWS, SHOWS LIKE CSI MIAMI, SCRUBS, DRAKE AND JOSH, CHICAGO MED, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. BUT NOT ONLY HAS SHE HAD A DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN MODELING AND ACTING, BUT ALSO HAS DEDICATED HER TIME TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE PETA, THE HUMANE SOCIETY, AND IS CURRENTLY AN AMBASSADOR FOR HOSPICE.
SO WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY IN MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE ALL WE CAN TO SOCIETY AS ITALIAN-AMERICANS. SO WE HONOR YOU.
OUR NEXT HONOREE IS LEE MAZZILLI, WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN NEW YORK FROM ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS -- HIS PARENTS EMIGRATED FROM ITALY -- AND IN HIGH SCHOOL WAS A CHAMPION SPEED SKATER AND BASEBALL PLAYER. AND I DON'T THINK I HAVE TO TELL YOU WHICH PASSION HE PURSUED.
BUT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL HE WAS RECRUITED BY THE NEW YORK METS -- THERE WE GO -- AND WENT ON TO GO TO A FEW OTHER TEAMS AND MAKE IT BACK TO THE NEW YORK METS AND LED THEM IN THE 1986 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP, WHERE OBVIOUSLY THE METS WON. AND LEE MAZZILLI AVERAGED A .400 BATTING AVERAGE DURING THAT WORLD SERIES. AND DURING HIS CAREER, LEE MAZZILLI HIT 93 HOME RUNS AND IS CURRENTLY AN ADVISOR TO THE NEW YORK YANKEES AFTER SERVING AS A COACH FOR MANY YEARS.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT LEE HAS DONE IN HIS OFF TIME -- UNFORTUNATELY, HE LOST HIS BROTHER FRED A FEW YEARS AGO TO LUNG CANCER. AND IN MEMORY OF HIS BROTHER FRED, THEY STARTED THE FRED MAZZILLI FOUNDATION, WHERE THEY GIVE FREE LUNG SCREENINGS TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE BROOKLYN.
SO THAT'S JUST A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF OUR HONOREES, OF THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY DO. THEY USE THEIR FAME, THEIR STAR POWER, FOR GOOD -- AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL APPRECIATE AND WE COMMEND.
IN ADDITION TO OUR HONOREES, WE ALSO HAVE OUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS THAT ARE HERE, SOME OF THEM ARE HERE WITH US TODAY. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF, THE ITALIAN-AMERICAN LEGISLATORS CONFERENCE, TO RAISE MONEY AND TO GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ITALIAN-AMERICAN; IT'S OPEN TO ANYONE TO APPLY.
BUT OUR HONOREES, OUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS, SOME OF THEM ARE HERE WITH US TODAY. WE HAVE AARON DIMEZZO, WHO'S A CONSTITUENT OF SENATOR GRIFFO. WE HAVE, FROM SENATOR DEFRANCISCO'S DISTRICT, JACOB DEPALMA. WE HAVE TYLER CONZONE, WHO'S A CONSTITUENT OF MINE IN OSSINING. AND WE HAVE ROSE PEDRETTI, WHO IS A CONSTITUENT OF SENATOR MARCELLINO. AND THEY HAVE ALL RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS THAT THEY'LL BE USING TOWARDS COLLEGE COME NEXT YEAR.
SO, MR. PRESIDENT, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE THIS RESOLUTION ON THE FLOOR TODAY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVERYONE CELEBRATING WITH US. I KNOW THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR HAS BEEN GRACIOUS IN OPENING UP HER OFFICE, WHERE THE HONOREES WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE PHOTOS WITH THE MEMBERS AND STAFF AFTER THIS RESOLUTION IS COMPLETED.
AND WE WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US TONIGHT AT THE ITALIAN-AMERICAN CENTER IN TROY, WHERE WE'LL BE HAVING OUR FESTA. AND THAT STARTS AT 6 P.M., AND WE HOPE EVERYONE CAN JOIN US.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THANK YOU, SENATOR CARLUCCI.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO TO CLOSE.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:YES, I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK VERY BRIEFLY AS AN ITALIAN-AMERICAN.
TODAY WHEN WE HAD THE CEREMONY AT NOON -- SENATOR CARLUCCI DID A WONDERFUL JOB -- ONE THEME THAT WAS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT, AND ALSO SPOKEN ABOUT BY THE HONOREES, IS FAMILY. AND THAT'S WHAT BEING AN ITALIAN-AMERICAN IS, FAMILY. EACH RECOGNIZED THEIR FAMILIES. EACH THANKED THEIR FAMILIES. EACH REMEMBERED THINGS THAT THEY DID AS YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THEIR FAMILIES. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN ITALIAN-AMERICAN.
AND I'M SO PROUD THAT WE HAVE THIS DAY EVERY YEAR. I'M SO PROUD THAT WE HAVE TWO WONDERFUL HONOREES. AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW IMPRESSED THE BROTHER OF MY SCHOLARSHIP WINNER WAS TO TOUCH THE WORLD SERIES RING OF LEE MAZZILLI AND TO TAKE A PICTURE, TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE BEAUTIFUL VIVACIOUS, TALENTED AND ANYTHING ELSE I CAN THINK OF, TORREY DEVITTO, WHO IS MARVELOUS.
SO IT'S A WONDERFUL DAY. CONGRATULATIONS.
AND SENATOR CARLUCCI MENTIONED THEY BOTH WILL BE IN THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FOR PHOTOS. I JUST HAVE ONE REQUEST. WE HAVE SOME BUSINESS TO DO TODAY SO WE CAN GET TO THE EVENT TONIGHT. SO IF THERE IS A LINE THERE, PLEASE LET THE MEMBERS GO TO THE FRONT SO THEY CAN GET BACK IN HERE AND VOTE AND WE HAVE A QUORUM.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THANK YOU, SENATOR DEFRANCISCO.
AS NOTED, THE RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOPTED IN MARCH AND MAY OF THIS YEAR, HONORING THE RECIPIENTS.
THE RESOLUTIONS ARE OPEN FOR COSPONSORSHIP. SHOULD YOU CHOOSE NOT TO BE A COSPONSOR, PLEASE NOTIFY THE DESK.
AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ASK MR. LEE MAZZILLI AND MS. TORREY DEVITTO TO PLEASE RISE AND BE RECOGNIZED. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE AND YOUR MANY CONTRIBUTIONS.
(STANDING OVATION.)
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:WE THANK THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FOR THE HOSPITALITY OF HER OFFICE, AND THEY WILL BE ESCORTED THERE.
WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MANY RECIPIENTS WHO ARE STILL WITH US -- I KNOW AARON DIMEZZO IS HERE. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH, AND CONGRATULATIONS.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:YES, EACH OF THOSE RESOLUTIONS IS OPEN FOR COSPONSORSHIP.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:SO NOTED.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:SO I ASSUME THAT EVERYONE IS A COSPONSOR UNLESS THEY ASK NOT TO BE. IS THAT CORRECT?
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CORRECT.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:ALL RIGHT. CAN WE TAKE UP PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED RESOLUTION 6028, BY SENATOR MONTGOMERY, TITLE ONLY, AND CALL ON SENATOR MONTGOMERY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE SECRETARY WILL READ.
THE SECRETARY:LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 6028, BY SENATOR MONTGOMERY, COMMENDING THOMAS F. SCHUTTE, PH.D., UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AS PRESIDENT OF PRATT INSTITUTE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:SENATOR MONTGOMERY.
SENATOR MONTGOMERY:THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO HONOR DR. THOMAS SCHUTTE, WHO IS THE RETIRING PRESIDENT OF PRATT INSTITUTE.
SINCE 1993, WHEN PRESIDENT SCHUTTE FIRST ARRIVED AT PRATT INSTITUTE AS THEIR PRESIDENT, THAT INSTITUTION HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY TRANSFORMED IN ITS SIZE AS WELL AS IN ITS PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.
PRATT INSTITUTE IS A NEIGHBOR OF MINE, THE CAMPUS IS, IN ANY EVENT, AND IT HAS BEEN BECAUSE OF THE WORK OF DR. SCHUTTE. IT HAS GONE FROM BEING A RELATIVELY SMALL INSTITUTION WITH PRIMARILY A COMMUTER STUDENT BODY OF LOCAL STUDENTS, FROM 2700 IN SIZE TO NOW A MAJOR ARTS INSTITUTION OF 4700 STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. AT THIS POINT, THE FRESHMEN CLASS OF PRATT INSTITUTE, 90 PERCENT OF THEM NOW LIVE ON CAMPUS.
PART OF THE REASON THAT THE SCHOOL CAN ACCOMMODATE THIS INCREASE IN NUMBERS AS WELL AS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FRESHMEN STUDENTS CAN LIVE ON CAMPUS, IS BECAUSE OF THE EXPANSION OF THAT SCHOOL UNDER DR. SCHUTTE'S ADMINISTRATION. HE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR INCREASING THE NUMBER OF ACADEMIC BUILDINGS BY FIVE AND, EXTREMELY IMPORTANTLY, CREATING A CAMPUS THAT IS AN OASIS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT SITS, WITH A COLLECTION OF MAJOR ART AND SCULPTURE, INCLUDING SEVERAL BY CALDER.
DR. SCHUTTE HAS TRANSFORMED, AS I SAID, THIS INSTITUTION INTO ONE OF THE MAJOR LEADING COLLEGES OF ART, DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE, AND IT HAS BEEN PRAISED FOR A SERIES OF SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATIONAL, FISCAL AND ACADEMIC INITIATIVES THAT HAVE CATAPULTED PRATT INSTITUTE INTO THE VERY TOP ECHELONS OF ART AND DESIGN IN OUR NATION.
SO IT IS WITH PLEASURE THAT I ACKNOWLEDGE DR. SCHUTTE AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO PRATT INSTITUTE. WHILE I REGRET THAT WE WILL LOSE HIS LEADERSHIP, I DO BELIEVE THAT HE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AS AN INFLUENCE IN THAT COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT IS ONE THAT HE HAS GROWN TO, I BELIEVE, LOVE; HE'S LIVED THERE FOR 20 YEARS. AND HE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE US CONTINUE WITH THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED IN THAT COMMUNITY FOR SO MANY YEARS.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AND I COMMEND DR. THOMAS SCHUTTE FOR HIS SERVICE, HIS WORK, AND I CELEBRATE HIS RETIREMENT. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO DO THAT IN THIS CHAMBER.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THANK YOU, SENATOR MONTGOMERY.
AS NOTED, THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED ON JUNE 2ND OF THIS YEAR.
THE RESOLUTION IS OPEN FOR COSPONSORSHIP. SHOULD YOU CHOOSE NOT TO BE A COSPONSOR, PLEASE NOTIFY THE DESK.
SENATOR MARCELLINO.
SENATOR MARCELLINO:YES, MR. PRESIDENT, CAN WE TAKE UP PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED RESOLUTION NUMBER 5977, BY SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON, READ IT IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND CALL ON THE SENATOR TO SPEAK ON THE RESOLUTION.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE SECRETARY WILL READ.
THE SECRETARY:LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 5977, BY SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON, COMMEMORATING THE 103RD ANNIVERSARY OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.
"WHEREAS, IT IS THE SENSE OF THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK STATE ARE REFLECTIVE OF THE CONCERNED AND DEDICATED EFFORTS OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE DEVOTED TO THE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND ITS CITIZENRY; AND
"WHEREAS, ATTENDANT TO SUCH CONCERN, AND IN FULL ACCORD WITH ITS LONG-STANDING TRADITIONS, THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY IS JUSTLY PROUD TO COMMEMORATE THE 103RD ANNIVERSARY OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC., TO BE CELEBRATED AT ITS 53RD NATIONAL CONVENTION IN JULY OF 2017, IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA; AND
"WHEREAS, DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC., WAS ESTABLISHED ON JANUARY 13, 1913, BY 22 COLLEGIATE WOMEN AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY WHO WANTED TO USE THEIR COLLECTIVE STRENGTH TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS IN NEED, WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE BLACK COMMUNITY; AND
"WHEREAS, THE FIRST PUBLIC ACT PERFORMED BY THE DELTA FOUNDERS INVOLVED THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MARCH IN WASHINGTON, D.C., IN MARCH OF 1913; AND
"WHEREAS, TODAY, DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC., IS THE SINGLE LARGEST PREDOMINANTLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN, COLLEGE-EDUCATED WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD; ITS PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT THROUGH ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE; AND
"WHEREAS, A SISTERHOOD OF MORE THAN 200,000 PREDOMINANTLY BLACK, COLLEGE-EDUCATED WOMEN, THE SORORITY CURRENTLY HAS OVER 900 CHAPTERS LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES, ENGLAND, JAPAN (TOKYO AND OKINAWA), GERMANY, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, BERMUDA, THE BAHAMAS AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA; AND
"WHEREAS, THE MAJOR INITIATIVES OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY ARE BASED UPON THE ORGANIZATION'S FIVE POINT PROGRAMMATIC THRUST: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT; PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; AND POLITICAL AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT; AND
"WHEREAS, IN ADDITION, THIS ESTEEMED SORORITY OFFERS NUMEROUS PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING FINANCIAL FORTITUDE, THE DR. BETTY SHABAZZ DELTA ACADEMY; DELTA GEMS, EMPOWERING MALES TO BUILD OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING INDEPENDENCE, AND DELTA DAY AT THE NATIONAL AND STATE CAPITOLS; AND
"WHEREAS, THE MEMBERS OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC., REPRESENT A UNIQUE SEGMENT OF THE NATION'S DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE; DELTA WOMEN HOLD POLITICAL OFFICES, OWN BUSINESSES AND ARE INFLUENTIAL IN A RANGE OF FIELDS FROM MEDICINE TO LAW TO EDUCATION; THEY ARE WELL-EDUCATED, EARN COMPETITIVE INCOMES, AND MAINTAIN POSITIONS OF INFLUENCE AND RESPECT WITHIN THE GREATER COMMUNITY; AND
"WHEREAS, NEW YORK STATE HAS BEEN HOME TO MANY NOTABLE DELTAS, INCLUDING THE LATE UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE SHIRLEY CHISHOLM, NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY DEPUTY SPEAKER EARLENE HOOPER, NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLYWOMAN ANNETTE ROBINSON, NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLYWOMAN RODNEYSE BICHOTTE, AND NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLYWOMAN ALICIA HYNDMAN; AND
"WHEREAS, UNDER THE LUMINOUS GUIDANCE OF DR. PAULETTE C. WALKER, THE 25TH NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC., THIS ILLUSTRIOUS ORGANIZATION WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE ITS COMMUNITY AND FOSTER CONSTRUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME; AND
"WHEREAS, IT IS THE SENSE OF THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY THAT WHEN ORGANIZATIONS OF SUCH NOBLE AIMS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, THEY SHOULD BE CELEBRATED AND RECOGNIZED BY ALL THE CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT EMPIRE STATE; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
"RESOLVED, THAT THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY PAUSE IN ITS DELIBERATIONS TO COMMEMORATE THE 103RD ANNIVERSARY OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.; AND BE IT FURTHER
"RESOLVED, THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION, SUITABLY ENGROSSED, BE TRANSMITTED TO DR. PAULETTE C. WALKER, PRESIDENT, DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC."
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:SENATOR RUTH HASSELL-THOMPSON.
SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON:THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
I AM SO PLEASED AND HONORED TO BE THE PERSON CARRYING THIS RESOLUTION TODAY. AND I THANK THIS BODY FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE DELTA SIGMA THETA.
YOU'VE HEARD THE HISTORY, AND THERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO LIFT FROM THIS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AN ORGANIZATION THAT BEGAN IN 1913. AND IT BECAME ITS NATIONAL FOCUS IN 1919 WITH ITS FIRST PRESIDENT, DR. SADIE T.M. ALEXANDER, AND ONE OF ITS MOST NOTABLE PRESIDENTS -- AND LONGEST-SERVING -- DR. IRENE HEIGHT, TO TODAY'S PRESIDENT, DR. PAULETTE C. WALKER.
THE DELTAS ARE AN EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF WOMEN. AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER SORORITIES THAT ARE REPRESENTED HERE IN THIS BODY, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE WEAR THE CRIMSON. AND I'M JUST HONORING THEM BY WEARING MY CRIMSON TODAY. I'M NOT A DELTA, I'M WHAT I CALL A DELTA WANNABE.
(LAUGHTER.)
SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON:BUT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS I HAVE WATCHED SO MANY OF OUR YOUNG WOMEN BECOME A PART OF THE DELTA ORGANIZATION, AND THEY HAVE BECOME SUCH LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, NOT ONLY BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BELONG TO A SISTERHOOD THAT IS THE HOME OF OVER 200,000 WOMEN ACROSS THIS COUNTRY AND ACROSS THE WORLD -- LITERALLY, AS YOU HEARD THAT THERE ARE CHAPTERS IN OKINAWA AS WELL AS IN TOKYO, IN GERMANY, AND CERTAINLY THROUGHOUT THE BAHAMAS AND IN THE UNITED STATES. BUT THE REALITY IS THAT THEY WANT TO BE OF HELP AND THEY DO NOT THINK IT ROBBERY THAT GOD HAS GIFTED THEM WITH TALENT AND SKILLS THAT THEY SHARE AND GIVE BACK TO OTHER WOMEN.
AND ONE OF THEIR NATIONAL -- I BECAME VERY INVOLVED WITH THEM ONCE THEY TOOK ON, AS A NATIONAL FOCUS, REENTRY, WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE RETURNING FROM PRISON AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE ACCLIMATED BACK INTO THIS SOCIETY. AND IT IS NOT THE KIND OF THING THAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY THINK A SOPHISTICATED SORORITY WOULD DO, BUT THAT'S WHY THEY'RE SO SPECIAL, BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE, HAVE NOT HAD THE ADVANTAGES OR OPPORTUNITIES OR HAVE BEEN MISREPRESENTED IN OUR SOCIETY. AND SO THEY TAKE IT UPON THEMSELVES TO TAKE ON THESE CAUSES AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY LIFT AS THEY CLIMB.
SO I AM SO PLEASED TODAY TO RECOGNIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE WOMEN WHO ARE HERE WHO HAVE STARTED FROM 22 WOMEN IN HOWARD UNIVERSITY AND WHO HAVE GONE ON TO CREATE AN ORGANIZATION WHERE 200,000 WOMEN ACROSS THE WORLD ARE WORKING TO MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THANK YOU, SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON.
SENATOR MONTGOMERY.
SENATOR MONTGOMERY:THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
I RISE TO FIRST OF ALL THANK MY COLLEAGUE SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON FOR INTRODUCING THIS RESOLUTION, AND TO COMMEND THE DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, MANY OF WHOSE MEMBERS ARE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE THEIR 103RD ANNIVERSARY. THIS IS A GROUP THAT REPRESENTS THE BEST OF WOMEN, THE BEST OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, AND THE BEST OF THE COMMUNITY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN PEOPLE ACROSS THIS NATION.
THEY HAVE MULTIPLIED THEMSELVES MANY TIMES, OVER 250,000 OF THEM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, IN EVERY STATE IN OUR UNION. THEY'RE THERE, THEY HAVE ORGANIZED ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES, THEY REPRESENT -- THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT THIS SORORITY, AND SORORITIES AND FRATERNITIES, IS THAT THEY REPRESENT A GENERATIONAL SPAN OF PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE CAPACITY TO CHANGE AMERICA. AND THAT'S WHAT DELTA SIGMA THETA REPRESENTS FOR US TODAY. THEY HAVE USED THEIR ORGANIZATION AND THEIR EXPERTISE IN ALL OF THE DIFFERENT FACETS OF OUR SOCIETY TO ACTUALLY CHANGE AMERICA AND CREATE A HIGHWAY OF PROGRESS FOR SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS NATION.
SO I THANK THEM, AND IT IS SUCH A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO JUST STAND HERE AND SAY, AS AN HONORARY DELTA SIGMA THETA SISTER TODAY, A SOROR TODAY, THAT I'M HONORED THAT YOU'RE HERE. AND IT IS JUST SO INSPIRING -- 103 YEARS, A CENTURY PLUS THREE.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I COMMEND THEM AND I COMMEND MY COLLEAGUE FOR INTRODUCING THIS RESOLUTION, WHICH GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL THIS ORGANIZATION IS.
THANK YOU.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:SENATOR HAMILTON.
SENATOR HAMILTON:YES, MR. PRESIDENT. I RISE ALSO TO CONGRATULATE THE SORORITY OF DELTA SIGMA THETA. AND I WANT TO THANK SENATOR RUTH HASSELL-THOMPSON FOR BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION.
DELTA SIGMA THETA, INC., IS A SORORITY THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME AND HAS PLAYED AN IMPACT IN MY LIFE. I BELIEVE THIS MORNING WE SAT TOGETHER FOR BREAKFAST AND I ENJOYED YOUR COMPANY. AND THE REASON THAT I SAY THAT, BECAUSE IN 1981 I MET MY WIFE, LORNA MCALLISTER, IN PHILADELPHIA. SHE WAS A DELTA, AND I WAS A MEMBER OF OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, FOUNDED ALSO AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY, IN 1911. AND FROM THE FIRST TIME I MET HER, IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. AND WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER 34 YEARS EVER SINCE. SO I CAN SAY I GET A LOT OF DELTA LOVE ALL THE TIME.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE SORORITY, THE DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC., FOR BEING FOUNDED IN 1913 AND NOW HAVING ITS 103RD ANNIVERSARY. AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, YOU HAVE WOMEN WHO WERE EDUCATED IN 1913, NOT TOO FAR ALONG AFTER SLAVERY -- THERE WAS NO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, THERE WERE STILL JIM CROW LAWS, BUT THESE WOMEN HAD THE FORTITUDE AND INSIGHT TO GET EDUCATED -- AND NOT ONLY EDUCATE THEMSELVES, BUT TO HELP OTHERS WHO WEREN'T EDUCATED. BECAUSE NOT TOO LONG AGO IN THIS COUNTRY AND THIS STATE, PEOPLE OF COLOR WERE NOT ALLOWED TO READ AND WRITE. AND SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN SOCIETY, WE FORGET THE YEARS PAST AND WHAT WE HAD TO OVERCOME TO GET TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.
AND WHEN YOU THINK OF THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT, YOU THINK OF SENECA FALLS, UPSTATE NEW YORK. BUT THE BLACK WOMEN PLAYED A LARGE ROLE IN THAT ALSO TO MAKE SURE WOMEN HAD THE RIGHT TO VOTE. AND WE'RE STILL FIGHTING BATTLES TODAY.
I'M JUST FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE MET SUCH WOMEN OF THE DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC., AS SHIRLEY CHISHOLM. SHE LIVED TWO BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE. SHE WAS A PIONEERING WOMAN. SHE ONE OF THE FIRST WOMEN OF COLOR TO SERVE IN THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. AND SHE, TO ME, WAS THE EPITOME OF A BLACK WOMAN WITH EDUCATION. YOU'RE UNBOSSED AND UNBOUGHT.
THE NEXT WOMAN FROM DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY WHO INFLUENCED ME WAS ANNETTE ROBINSON, WHO SERVES IN THE ASSEMBLY RIGHT NOW. AND SHE WAS THE WOMAN WHO SIGNED MY APPLICATION FOR LAW SCHOOL. AND I'M AN ATTORNEY TODAY, AND I HAVE TO THANK HER FOR THAT.
SCHOLARSHIP, SISTERHOOD AND SERVICE IS WHAT DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY EMBRACES. YOU HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL, THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TODAY, AND MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:SENATOR COMRIE.
SENATOR COMRIE:THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I RISE TODAY TO ALSO RECOGNIZE DELTA SIGMA THETA ON THEIR DAY HERE TODAY.
AND I WANT TO THANK SENATOR RUTH HASSELL-THOMPSON AND ASSEMBLYWOMEN BICHOTTE AND HYNDMAN IN THE ASSEMBLY FOR CREATING DELTA DAY TODAY SO THAT THEY COULD COME AND HONOR US WITH THEIR PRESENCE, BOTH IN THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER AND HERE IN THE SENATE CHAMBER. WE WELCOME YOU HERE.
AS YOU HEARD, THE DELTA STARTED IN 1913, AND THEIR FIRST ACT OF SOCIAL ACTIVISM --
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:EXCUSE ME, SENATOR COMRIE. EXCUSE ME.
CAN I HAVE SOME ORDER IN THE HOUSE, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
SENATOR COMRIE, PLEASE CONTINUE.
SENATOR COMRIE:THANK YOU.
THEIR FIRST ACT OF SOCIAL ACTIVISM WAS THE SAME YEAR, AS THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT IN WASHINGTON, D.C., IN 1913.
AND AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID PREVIOUSLY, DELTA SIGMA THETA IS A GROUP THAT HAS CONSISTENTLY WORKED TO GIVE BACK TO PEOPLE, WORKING THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT MEANS AND MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO REACH BACK AND BRING OTHER PEOPLE.
I'M HONORED TO HAVE WORKED CLOSELY OVER THE YEARS WITH THE QUEENS ALUMNAE CHAPTER, WHICH EVERY YEAR PROVIDES MORE THAN $20,000 IN ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF QUEENS. THEY ORGANIZE COLLEGE PREP AND TUTORING SESSIONS, MENTORING VOTER EDUCATION AND REGISTRATION, SOCIAL ACTION FORUMS, AND OTHER IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICES FOR QUEENS.
THIS IS IN KEEPING WITH THE SORORITY'S NATIONAL FIVE-POINT PROGRAMMATIC THRUST: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND POLITICAL AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT.
THE QUEENS CHAPTER WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1955. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT OF THE QUEENS CHAPTER, HOW IT DESCRIBES ITSELF. "THE STRUGGLE OF OUR PEOPLE, THE PUSH FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, AND THE SURVIVAL OF OUR RACE COMPEL US TO COMMIT OURSELVES TO THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE AND EQUALITY AS INCORPORATED IN OUR FIVE-POINT PROGRAMMATIC THRUST. WE ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS BY PROVIDING LOVE, MUTUAL RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING, ACTIVE PARTICIPATION, WORKING TOGETHER AND ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER. THE MEMBERS OF THE QUEENS ALUMNAE CHAPTER CONTRIBUTE RESOURCES AND ESPECIALLY TIME AND TALENT TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS THAT ESTABLISH OUR SISTERHOOD WHILE FULFILLING OUR PLEDGE TO A LIFETIME COMMITMENT OF SERVICE TO DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY."
I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT THE QUEENS ALUMNAE CHAPTER DOES WHERE THEY GIVE BACK EVERY YEAR. AND THESE ARE WOMEN THAT DON'T HAVE TO GIVE BACK, THEY'VE ALREADY -- SOME OF THEM HAVE ALREADY COMMITTED AND FINISHED THEIR WORKING CAREERS. BUT THEY'RE DETERMINED TO REACH BACK AND PAY IT FORWARD AND PULL OTHER PEOPLE FORWARD.
I'M HONORED ALSO THAT THE DELTA ACADEMY WAS WORKING IN MY OFFICE TUTORING YOUNG PEOPLE THIS YEAR, AND I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE SELVENA BROOKS AND KISHSHANA PALMER FOR ORGANIZING THE DELTA ACADEMY THAT MET IN MY OFFICE ON SATURDAYS WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, GETTING THEM READY FOR THE NEXT LEVEL OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS.
THEY ALSO, WHILE THEY HAVE THE DR. BETTY SHABAZZ DELTA ACADEMY PROMOTING SISTERHOOD, SCHOLARSHIP AND SERVICE, THEY DID DELTA DAYS AT THE UNITED NATIONS; THEY HAVE THE GEMS INSTITUTE, GROWING AND EMPOWERING MYSELF SUCCESSFULLY; THE EMBODI PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS MALES TO BUILD OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING INDEPENDENCE; FINANCIAL FORTITUDE WORKSHOPS; HEALTH TASK FORCE; PROJECT CHERISH AND THE LEWIS LATIMER HOUSE FUND WHICH THEY DONATE MONEY TO, THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROGRAM WHICH I MENTIONED EARLIER, WHERE THEY GIVE OVER $20,000 TO YOUNG PEOPLE; THE TEEN LIFT PROGRAM AND THE ANNUAL HBCU TOURS; THE ANNUAL TUTORIAL PROGRAM, AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THE DELTAS STATEWIDE FOR THEIR CONTINUED POLITICAL AND CIVIC AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY. I'M SORRY I'M NOT IN MY FULL VOICE, AND I'M SORRY THAT THE HOUSE IS BEING DISRESPECTFUL. BUT CONGRATULATIONS FOR BEING HERE, GOD BLESS YOU ON YOUR SERVICE, AND CONTINUE TO GIVE IT BACK AND PAY IT FORWARD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:SENATOR SANDERS.
SENATOR SANDERS:THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I TOO HAVE TO RISE TOO; SUCH AN ILLUSTRIOUS GROUP NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED.
MY COLLEAGUES BEHIND ME SPOKE OF THEY WERE DELTA WANNABES. WELL, I TOO WOULD LOVE TO BE A DELTA WANNABE, BUT YOU WOULDN'T ACCEPT ME SO I HAD TO JOIN THE MARINE CORPS INSTEAD.
I SAY THIS ABOUT YOU ON A VERY SERIOUS NOTE. YOU'VE HEARD FROM MY COLLEAGUES OF THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT YOU ARE DOING, AND I COMMEND YOU. FROM 1913 TO THIS TIME, TO KEEP GOING IS AMAZING. BUT IF YOU COULD TAKE DR. WALKER A MESSAGE FROM ME, IF YOU WOULD JUST BE KIND ENOUGH TO DO THAT.
YOU HAVE DONE SOME GREAT THINGS IN TERMS OF SUFFRAGE AND OTHER MOVEMENTS. CONTINUE, BUT CONTINUE AND BROADEN THAT, BECAUSE THERE'S OTHER MOVEMENTS THAT HAVE COME OUT. THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT HAS COME OUT. THEY NEED THE GUIDANCE OF THE DELTAS. THEY NEED THE DIRECTION.
WHEN YOU SPEAK OF THE ECONOMICS OF THESE COMMUNITIES, I WOULD CONTEND THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE THE MATTER THAT WE WILL EITHER MAKE IT OR BREAK IT. AND YOU'VE HIT IT ON THE HEAD, WE MUST FIGURE OUT HOW TO OWN THESE COMMUNITIES OR TO BE VICTIMS OF GENTRIFICATION. WE WILL EITHER OWN IT OR WE WILL SPEAK OF IT WISTFULLY, OF HOW YOU USED TO BE SOMEPLACE AND NOW YOU ARE NOT.
IF ANYONE CAN FIGURE THIS ONE OUT, THE DELTAS CAN. IF ANYONE HAS THE INTELLIGENCE, THE BRIGHTNESS, THE BEAUTY, THE BOLDNESS TO FIGURE THIS ONE, THE DELTAS CAN.
SO I APPLAUD YOU FOR COMING TO ALBANY. I APPLAUD THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING. BUT DON'T GET TIRED YET; WE HAVE JUST A FEW MORE MILES TO GO TILL WE GET TO THAT BELOVED CITY THAT WE SPEAK OF. JUST A FEW MORE MILES BEFORE WE HONOR THOSE 22 WOMEN, BOLD, GATHERING AT HOWARD U., WHO SAID THAT THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD BY CHANGING THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
SO I APPLAUD YOUR CHANGE. I APPLAUD THE CHANGE THAT YOU HAVE DONE. I APPLAUD THE CHANGE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO. AND I APPLAUD THE NEXT GENERATIONS THAT YOU ARE PREPARING TO CHANGE THIS VERY WORLD AROUND US.
GO ON, DELTAS.
(APPLAUSE FROM GALLERY.)
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THANK YOU, SENATOR SANDERS.
AS NOTED, THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED ON JUNE 2ND OF THIS YEAR.
THE RESOLUTION IS OPEN FOR COSPONSORSHIP. SHOULD YOU CHOOSE NOT TO BE A COSPONSOR, PLEASE NOTIFY THE DESK.
AT THIS TIME WE'D LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE FROM DELTA SIGMA THETA TO PLEASE RISE AND BE RECOGNIZED. WE EXTEND THE COURTESIES OF THE HOUSE TO YOU, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY.
(STANDING OVATION.)
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE AND YOUR WORK.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:CAN WE NOW TAKE UP SENATE RESOLUTION 5984. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED, AND IT'S BY SENATOR KAMINSKY. IF YOU'D READ THE TITLE ONLY AND RECOGNIZE SENATOR KAMINSKY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE SECRETARY WILL READ.
THE SECRETARY:LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 5984, BY SENATOR KAMINSKY, CONGRATULATING DOLORES M. HOFMAN UPON THE OCCASION OF BEING CROWNED MS. NEW YORK SENIOR AMERICA ON APRIL 3, 2016.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:SENATOR KAMINSKY.
MAY I HAVE SOME ORDER IN THE HOUSE AGAIN, PLEASE.
SENATOR KAMINSKY.
SENATOR KAMINSKY:THANK YOU.
MR. PRESIDENT, I'M DELIGHTED TO HAVE HERE WITH US IN CHAMBER DOLORES HOFMAN, OF ISLAND PARK, NEW YORK, A CONSTITUENT OF MINE WHO IS THE REIGNING MS. NEW YORK SENIOR AMERICA. SHE WAS CROWNED IN A CEREMONY THIS APRIL.
SHE IS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH IN OUR COMMUNITY. SHE'S NEVER LET BARRIERS GET IN HER WAY. SHE IS ON RECORD AS THE FIRST WOMAN TO EVER OPERATE A FORKLIFT AT KENNEDY AIRPORT. SHE IS A VOLUNTEER OF MANY IMPORTANT CAUSES LOCALLY. AND SHE IS THE PERFECT STANDARD BEARER FOR THE MESSAGE THAT MS. NEW YORK SENIOR AMERICA TRIES TO PUT OUT THERE, WHICH IS THAT AGE IS NOT A BARRIER, THAT PEOPLE AT ANY AGE CAN ACCOMPLISH WHATEVER THEY SET THEIR MINDS TO AND CAN DO TREMENDOUS THINGS. AND DOLORES REPRESENT JUST THAT.
SO, MR. PRESIDENT, PLEASE EXTEND HER ALL THE COURTESIES OF THE HOUSE, AND PLEASE WELCOME HER HERE, AS WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE HER.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THANK YOU, SENATOR KAMINSKY.
SENATOR COMRIE.
SENATOR COMRIE:I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE DOLORES HOFMAN AS MS. USA, MRS. USA. I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH HER THROUGH HER ENDEAVORS AT KENNEDY AIRPORT, WHERE SHE'S TRULY BEEN A DYNAMO AND HAS WORKED HARD TO BE INCLUSIVE AND GRACIOUS TO EVERYONE THAT CAME TO THE AIRPORT IN HER VARIOUS CAPACITIES.
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HER OPERATING THE FORKLIFT, BUT IT'S NOT A SURPRISE, BECAUSE DOLORES HAS NEVER HESITATED TO BE INVOLVED IN MANY ACTIVITIES.
HER PHILANTHROPIC ATTITUDE, HER GRACIOUS PERSONALITY AND HER WONDERFUL DEMEANOR IS SOMETHING TO BE RECKONED WITH. AND I'M TRULY GLAD TO SEE THAT THEY GOT IT RIGHT IN NEW YORK STATE TO CROWN HER MRS. NEW YORK. THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:SENATOR SANDERS.
SENATOR SANDERS:I TOO MUST RISE FOR OUR ESTEEMED MS. NEW YORK.
BUT I FEAR THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE DONE. SHE WAS TELLING ME THAT SHE WAS 21 YEARS OLD. AND I BELIEVE EVERY WORD OF IT.
HOWEVER, SHE HAS INFORMED ME JUST NOW THAT SHE IS VERY PROUD OF BEING HER AGE. AND I THINK IT IS ONE OF YOUR BLESSINGS. IT'S ONE OF YOUR BLESSINGS THAT YOU ARE NOT ONLY ABLE TO SEE SO MANY YEARS BUT ABLE TO GIVE BACK SO MANY YEARS.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP ON GIVING, KEEP ON BEING A BLESSING, QUIT TELLING PEOPLE YOU'RE 21, AND SHARE YOUR BLESSING WITH THE WORLD. GOD BLESS YOU.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THANK YOU, SENATOR SANDERS.
THE RESOLUTION WAS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED, AS NOTED.
WE WOULD LIKE NOW TO WELCOME DOLORES HOFMAN, MS. NEW YORK. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE HERE. WE EXTEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS AND ALL THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE.
(APPLAUSE.)
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:SENATOR DEFRANCISCO.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:I'D LIKE TO CALL AN IMMEDIATE MEETING OF THE RULES COMMITTEE IN ROOM 332. BRING YOUR TABLETS. AND WE WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE EVERYONE COME IMMEDIATELY SO WE CAN MOVE THE AGENDA.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE MEETING OF THE RULES COMMITTEE IN ROOM 332. PLEASE BRING YOUR TABLETS WITH YOU, AND PLEASE BRING THEM BACK TO THE CHAMBER. BRING YOUR TABLETS WITH YOU AND RETURN THEM TO THE CHAMBER. AN IMMEDIATE MEETING OF THE RULES COMMITTEE IN ROOM 332.
THE SENATE WILL STAND AT EASE.
(WHEREUPON, THE SENATE STOOD AT EASE AT 4:43 P.M.)
(WHEREUPON, THE SENATE RECONVENED AT 5:03 P.M.)
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:MR. PRESIDENT, CAN WE RETURN TO REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES FOR A REPORT OF THE RULES COMMITTEE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:WE WILL RETURN TO REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
THERE IS A COMMITTEE ON RULES REPORT AT THE DESK, AND THE SECRETARY WILL READ.
THE SECRETARY:SENATOR FLANAGAN, FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, REPORTS THE FOLLOWING BILLS:
SENATE PRINT 17B, BY SENATOR LAVALLE, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW;
SENATE 448, BY SENATOR MARCELLINO, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW;
SENATE 770, BY SENATOR KENNEDY, AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW;
SENATE 841, BY SENATOR ROBACH, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW;
SENATE 865, BY SENATOR RANZENHOFER, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW;
SENATE 1327, BY SENATOR BRESLIN, AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW;
SENATE 1838, BY SENATOR DILAN, AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW;
SENATE 1871A, BY SENATOR LAVALLE, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW;
SENATE 2112A, BY SENATOR LAVALLE, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW;
SENATE 2246A, BY SENATOR LAVALLE, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW;
SENATE 2268, BY SENATOR GOLDEN, AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW;
SENATE 2302, BY SENATOR HANNON, AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW;
SENATE 2403, BY SENATOR LAVALLE, AN ACT TO AMEND THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW;
SENATE 2471, BY SENATOR FELDER, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW;
SENATE 2723, BY SENATOR GRIFFO, AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW;
SENATE 3130A, BY SENATOR FUNKE, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW;
SENATE 3160A, BY SENATOR STAVISKY, AN ACT TO AMEND THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW;
SENATE 3187, BY SENATOR STAVISKY, AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW;
SENATE 3489, BY SENATOR LANZA, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW;
SENATE 3490, BY SENATOR LANZA, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW;
SENATE 3494, BY SENATOR LANZA, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW;
SENATE 3651D, BY SENATOR ORTT, AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW;
SENATE 3755, BY SENATOR LANZA, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW;
SENATE 3852, BY SENATOR LANZA, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW;
SENATE 4198, BY SENATOR RANZENHOFER, AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW;
SENATE 4407, BY SENATOR YOUNG, AN ACT TO VALIDATE;
SENATE 4513A, BY SENATOR LANZA, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW;
SENATE 4522C, BY SENATOR AVELLA, AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW;
SENATE 4699, BY SENATOR GOLDEN, AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW;
SENATE 5485A, BY SENATOR KLEIN, AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW;
SENATE 5755A, BY SENATOR FELDER, AN ACT RELATING TO GRANTING;
SENATE 5906, BY SENATOR O'MARA, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW;
SENATE 5926, BY SENATOR MARCHIONE, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC LANDS LAW;
SENATE 5943A, BY SENATOR ORTT, AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW;
SENATE 5950, BY SENATOR RITCHIE, AN ACT TO AUTHORIZING;
SENATE 6229, BY SENATOR CARLUCCI, AN ACT TO AMEND THE TAX LAW;
SENATE 6358, BY SENATOR BOYLE, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW;
SENATE 6573, BY SENATOR DEFRANCISCO, AN ACT TO AMEND THE STATE FINANCE LAW;
SENATE 6585, BY SENATOR CROCI, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW;
SENATE 6614, BY SENATOR RITCHIE, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW;
SENATE 6683, BY SENATOR BONACIC, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW;
SENATE 6701B, BY SENATOR GOLDEN, AN ACT TO AMEND THE ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LAW;
SENATE 6806, BY SENATOR MONTGOMERY, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW;
SENATE 7051, BY SENATOR SEWARD, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW;
SENATE 7056, BY SENATOR LAVALLE, AN ACT TO PROVIDE;
SENATE 7063, BY SENATOR GOLDEN, AN ACT TO ESTABLISH;
SENATE 7155, BY SENATOR SEWARD, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW;
SENATE 7161, BY SENATOR SAVINO, AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELDER LAW;
SENATE 7290, BY SENATOR ROBACH, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW;
SENATE 7338, BY SENATOR SAVINO, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW;
SENATE 7416, BY SENATOR YOUNG, AN ACT TO LEGALIZE, VALIDATE AND RATIFY;
SENATE 7522, BY SENATOR LITTLE, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW;
SENATE 7645, BY SENATOR MARCHIONE, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW;
SENATE 7654, BY SENATOR BONACIC, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW;
SENATE 7664, BY SENATOR GOLDEN, AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 507 OF THE LAWS OF 1974;
SENATE 7852, BY SENATOR MARCHIONE, AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 486 OF THE LAWS OF 1964;
SENATE 7862, BY SENATOR GALLIVAN, AN ACT TO AMEND THE CORRECTION LAW;
SENATE 7914, BY SENATOR RANZENHOFER, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW;
SENATE 7938, BY SENATOR VALESKY, AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW;
SENATE 7999, BY SENATOR MARTINS, AN ACT IN RELATION TO;
AND SENATE 8015, BY SENATOR GOLDEN, AN ACT TO AMEND THE RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW.
ALL BILLS REPORTED DIRECT TO THIRD READING.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE REPORT OF THE RULES COMMITTEE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:SENATOR DEFRANCISCO HAS MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE ON RULES REPORT. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
(RESPONSE OF "AYE.")
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:OPPOSED?
(NO RESPONSE.)
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE RULES REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:YES, MR. PRESIDENT, COULD YOU NOW TAKE UP THE NONCONTROVERSIAL READING OF THE CALENDAR.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE SECRETARY WILL BEGIN TODAY'S ACTIVE-LIST READING, NONCONTROVERSIAL, WITH CALENDAR NUMBER 97.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 97, BY SENATOR RITCHIE, SENATE PRINT 6225, AN ACT TO AMEND THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 60. NAYS, 1. SENATOR PANEPINTO RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 112, BY SENATOR BONACIC, SENATE PRINT 1607, AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:IN RELATION TO CALENDAR 112: AYES, 60. NAYS, 1. SENATOR AVELLA RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 194, BY SENATOR O'MARA, SENATE PRINT 4926C, AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 243, BY SENATOR RITCHIE, SENATE PRINT 6224, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 270, BY SENATOR RITCHIE, SENATE PRINT 6756A, AN ACT AUTHORIZING.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THERE IS A HOME-RULE MESSAGE PRESENT AT THE DESK.
THE SECRETARY WILL READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 6. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 283, BY SENATOR KLEIN, SENATE PRINT 6466B, AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 180TH DAY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 400, BY SENATOR FARLEY, SENATE PRINT 6819, AN ACT RELATING TO.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 530, BY SENATOR SERINO, SENATE PRINT 6803A, AN ACT AUTHORIZING.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THERE IS A HOME-RULE MESSAGE PRESENT AT THE DESK.
THE SECRETARY WILL READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 5. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 552, BY SENATOR AKSHAR, SENATE PRINT 6817, AN ACT TO AMEND THE RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 60. NAYS, 1. SENATOR KRUEGER RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 565, BY SENATOR SERINO, SENATE PRINT 5802A, AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 90TH DAY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 580, BY SENATOR GRIFFO, SENATE PRINT 2295, AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.
THE SECRETARY:IN RELATION TO CALENDAR 580, THOSE RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE ARE SENATORS COMRIE, HAMILTON, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HOYLMAN, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY, PERKINS, RIVERA, SANDERS, SERRANO, SQUADRON AND STAVISKY.
AYES, 49. NAYS, 12.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 623, SUBSTITUTED EARLIER BY MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY CUSICK, ASSEMBLY PRINT 3379A, AN ACT TO AMEND THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 626, BY SENATOR ORTT, SENATE PRINT 6917, AN ACT TO AMEND THE MILITARY LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 675, SUBSTITUTED EARLIER BY MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY GOTTFRIED, ASSEMBLY PRINT 9891A, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 703, BY SENATOR YOUNG, SENATE PRINT 7310, AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL CITY LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THERE IS A HOME-RULE MESSAGE PRESENT AT THE DESK.
THE SECRETARY WILL READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 30TH DAY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 720, BY SENATOR LANZA, SENATE PRINT 3781, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 30TH DAY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.
THE SECRETARY:IN RELATION TO CALENDAR 720, THOSE RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE ARE SENATORS HASSELL-THOMPSON, HOYLMAN AND KRUEGER.
AYES, 58. NAYS, 3.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 722, BY SENATOR RANZENHOFER, SENATE PRINT 6906, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 5. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 180TH DAY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 59. NAYS, 2. SENATORS HASSELL-THOMPSON AND KRUEGER RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 745, BY SENATOR GOLDEN, SENATE PRINT 7421, AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 811, BY SENATOR MARCHIONE, SENATE PRINT 6328, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 831, BY SENATOR CARLUCCI, SENATE PRINT 7277A, AN ACT IN RELATION TO PERMITTING.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 60. NAYS, 1. SENATOR BONACIC RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 834, BY SENATOR YOUNG, SENATE PRINT 7402, AN ACT TO AMEND THE TOWN LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 838, BY SENATOR DEFRANCISCO, SENATE PRINT --
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:LAY THE BILL ASIDE FOR THE DAY, PLEASE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE FOR THE DAY.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 872, BY SENATOR GOLDEN, SENATE PRINT 3949B, AN ACT TO AMEND THE RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THERE IS A HOME-RULE MESSAGE AT THE DESK.
THE SECRETARY WILL READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
CALENDAR NUMBER 886 HAS BEEN AMENDED EARLIER TODAY AND IS HIGH AND THEREFORE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
THE SECRETARY WILL READ CALENDAR 887.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 887, BY SENATOR SERINO, SENATE PRINT 6588, AN ACT TO AMEND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 4. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 891, SUBSTITUTED EARLIER BY MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY RYAN, ASSEMBLY PRINT 9323, AN ACT TO AMEND THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 59. NAYS, 2. SENATORS PERSAUD AND SANDERS RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 988, BY SENATOR LITTLE, SENATE PRINT 4317A, AN ACT TO AMEND THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THERE IS A HOME-RULE MESSAGE PRESENT AT THE DESK.
THE SECRETARY WILL READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 60. NAYS, 1. SENATOR SANDERS RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 996, BY SENATOR HANNON, SENATE PRINT 5396, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 10. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 90TH DAY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1009, BY SENATOR STEWART-COUSINS, SENATE PRINT 6884B, AN ACT TO AMEND THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
CALENDAR NUMBER 1013 HAS BEEN AMENDED EARLIER AND IS ACCORDINGLY HIGH AND INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION, SO WE MOVE ON TO CALENDAR 1027.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1027, BY SENATOR FARLEY, SENATE PRINT 7358, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1079, SUBSTITUTED EARLIER BY MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY PEOPLES-STOKES, ASSEMBLY PRINT 7853, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1119, BY SENATOR SERINO, SENATE PRINT 6956, AN ACT TO AMEND THE FAMILY COURT ACT.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 90TH DAY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1177, SUBSTITUTED EARLIER BY MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY O'DONNELL, ASSEMBLY PRINT 9117, AN ACT TO AMEND THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1186, BY SENATOR AVELLA, SENATE PRINT 5443B, AN ACT TO AMEND THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1204, BY SENATOR VALESKY, SENATE PRINT 622A, AN ACT TO AMEND THE CANAL LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 4. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1220, BY SENATOR GIANARIS, SENATE PRINT 2435, AN ACT TO AMEND THE NEW YORK CIVIL COURT ACT.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 5. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE FIRST OF JANUARY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1229, BY SENATOR LANZA, SENATE PRINT 3811, AN ACT TO AMEND THE CORRECTION LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 90TH DAY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 60. NAYS, 1. SENATOR MONTGOMERY RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1232, BY SENATOR SAVINO, SENATE PRINT 3996, AN ACT TO AMEND THE BANKING LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1241, BY SENATOR SAVINO, SENATE PRINT 4748A, AN ACT TO AMEND THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 7. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1244, BY SENATOR MARCELLINO, SENATE PRINT 4977, AN ACT TO AMEND THE NAVIGATION LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 8. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE FIRST OF JANUARY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1246, BY SENATOR CARLUCCI, SENATE PRINT 5119, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 90TH DAY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1248, BY SENATOR DEFRANCISCO, SENATE PRINT 5227A, AN ACT TO AMEND THE SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 90TH DAY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1254, BY SENATOR VALESKY, SENATE PRINT 5635A, AN ACT TO AMEND THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE FIRST OF APRIL.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1258, BY SENATOR COMRIE, SENATE PRINT 5923, AN ACT TO AMEND THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1265, BY SENATOR MARCELLINO, SENATE PRINT 6512, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 4. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:IN RELATION TO CALENDAR 1265, THOSE RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE ARE SENATORS HOYLMAN, MONTGOMERY, PERKINS AND SQUADRON.
AYES, 57. NAYS, 4.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1270, BY SENATOR AVELLA, SENATE PRINT 7036A, AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 60. NAYS, 1. SENATOR PERKINS RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO, THAT COMPLETES THE NONCONTROVERSIAL READING OF TODAY'S ACTIVE-LIST CALENDAR.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:WE ALSO HAVE CALENDAR NUMBER 49A, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE REPORT OF THE RULES COMMITTEE. WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE ONE BILL OFF OF THAT CALENDAR, AND THAT IS CALENDAR NUMBER 1461, SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR 49A.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:WE ARE ON SUPPLEMENTAL SENATE CALENDAR 49A, CALENDAR NUMBER 1461, BY SENATOR ROBACH.
THE SECRETARY WILL READ.
THE SECRETARY:CALENDAR NUMBER 1461, BY SENATOR ROBACH, SENATE PRINT 7290, AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE SECRETARY:SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:CALL THE ROLL.
(THE SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLL.)
THE SECRETARY:AYES, 61.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BILL IS PASSED.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO, THAT COMPLETES THE NONCONTROVERSIAL READING OF SENATE SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR 49A, THE SPECIFIC BILL DESIGNATED CALENDAR NUMBER 1461.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:CAN YOU NOW LAY THE BALANCE OF SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR 49A ASIDE FOR THE DAY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE BALANCE OF THE CALENDAR WILL BE LAID ASIDE FOR THE DAY.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:AND NOW COULD YOU RETURN TO MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS, PLEASE.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:WE WILL RETURN TO MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:ON PAGE 59, I OFFER THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO SENATOR HANNON'S BILL, CALENDAR 1143, SENATE PRINT 5522B, AND ASK THAT SAID BILL RETAIN ITS PLACE ON THE THIRD READING CALENDAR.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED, AND THE BILL SHALL RETAIN ITS PLACE ON THIRD READING.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:COULD YOU NOW PLEASE RECOGNIZE SENATOR VALESKY.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:SENATOR VALESKY.
SENATOR VALESKY:THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
ON BEHALF OF SENATOR KLEIN, ON PAGE 56 I OFFER THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO CALENDAR 1106, SENATE BILL 4311, AND ASK THAT SAID BILL RETAIN ITS PLACE ON THE THIRD READING CALENDAR.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED, AND THE BILL SHALL RETAIN ITS PLACE ON THIRD READING.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS AT THE DESK?
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS AT THE DESK.
SENATOR DEFRANCISCO:THERE BEING NONE, I MOVE TO ADJOURN UNTIL TUESDAY, JUNE 7TH, AT 1:30 P.M.
ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:ON MOTION, THE SENATE STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY, JUNE 7TH, AT 1:30 P.M.
THE SENATE STANDS ADJOURNED.
(WHEREUPON, THE SENATE ADJOURNED AT 5:25 P.M.)