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 1                NEW YORK STATE SENATE

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 4               THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD

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 9                  ALBANY, NEW YORK

10                    June 4, 2018

11                      3:32 p.m.

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14                   REGULAR SESSION

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18  SENATOR JOSEPH GRIFFO, Acting President

19  FRANCIS W. PATIENCE, Secretary

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 1                P R O C E E D I N G S

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

 3   Senate will come to order.

 4                I ask all present to please rise and 

 5   join with me as we recite the Pledge of 

 6   Allegiance to our Flag.

 7                (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 

 8   the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Today's 

10   invocation will be offered by the Reverend 

11   Dr. Daniel DeJesus, senior pastor of The Ark of 

12   Salvation Family Worship Center, and General 

13   Presbyter for the Spanish Eastern District 

14   Assemblies of God in Oceanside.

15                Reverend.

16                REVEREND DeJESUS:   Good afternoon, 

17   everyone.  

18                As a pastor who was born and raised 

19   here in the great State of New York, I'm honored 

20   and privileged to have been invited by Senator 

21   Kaminsky to lead today's session in prayer.  

22                So please join me as we come before 

23   He who sits on the throne high and lifted up.  

24   Let us pray.  

25                Heavenly Father, we humbly come 


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 1   before Your throne of grace and mercy.  And Lord, 

 2   we thank You, for we know that Your eyes are open 

 3   and Your ears are attentive to the prayer that is 

 4   made from this chamber.  

 5                Lord, we thank You for the privilege 

 6   You have given us to serve the people of New York 

 7   for such a time as this.  Your word exhorts us to 

 8   offer prayers for all that are in authority, that 

 9   we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all 

10   godliness and honesty, for this is good and 

11   acceptable in Your sight.  

12                And so today we pray for the work of 

13   this legislative body, every Senator and their 

14   support staff.  God, we ask that You bless them 

15   with good health and prosperity.  Give them the 

16   strength to walk before You in faithfulness, in 

17   righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward 

18   You.  

19                Give them an understanding mind to 

20   govern Your people, that they may discern between 

21   good and evil so that Your people can perceive 

22   that the wisdom of God is in them to do justice.  

23                Give them the courage that they need 

24   to make the decisions they've been empowered to 

25   make for the betterment of each community.  And 


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 1   help us understand that whatever we do for one of 

 2   the least of our brothers and sisters, we do it 

 3   for You.

 4                Unite us, and tear down the 

 5   strongholds that divide us, so that this season 

 6   be one of great prosperity for our state.  

 7                Respectfully, I ask these things in 

 8   Jesus' name.  Amen.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

10   reading of the Journal.

11                THE SECRETARY:   In Senate, Sunday, 

12   June 3rd, the Senate met pursuant to adjournment.  

13   The Journal of Saturday, June 2nd, was read and 

14   approved.  On motion, Senate adjourned.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Without 

16   objection, the Journal will stand approved as 

17   read.

18                Presentation of petitions.  

19                Messages from the Assembly.

20                The Secretary will read.

21                THE SECRETARY:   On page 37, Senator 

22   Bonacic moves to discharge, from the Committee on 

23   Racing, Gaming and Wagering, Assembly Bill Number 

24   9687 and substitute it for the identical Senate 

25   Bill 7602, Third Reading Calendar 406.


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 1                On page 45, Senator Golden moves to 

 2   discharge, from the Committee on Corporations, 

 3   Authorities and Commissions, Assembly Bill Number 

 4   7015 and substitute it for the identical Senate 

 5   Bill 5265, Third Reading Calendar 587.

 6                On page 50, Senator Ritchie moves to 

 7   discharge, from the Committee on Agriculture, 

 8   Assembly Bill Number 8083A and substitute it for 

 9   the identical Senate Bill 6339A, Third Reading 

10   Calendar 668.

11                On page 55, Senator Ritchie moves to 

12   discharge, from the Committee on Transportation, 

13   Assembly Bill Number 6926A and substitute it for 

14   the identical Senate Bill 2904A, Third Reading 

15   Calendar 759.

16                On page 57, Senator LaValle moves to 

17   discharge, from the Committee on Transportation, 

18   Assembly Bill Number 7715B and substitute it for 

19   the identical Senate Bill 6072B, Third Reading 

20   Calendar 796.

21                On page 58, Senator Valesky moves to 

22   discharge, from the Committee on Environmental 

23   Conservation, Assembly Bill Number 9778 and 

24   substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 7573, 

25   Third Reading Calendar 802.


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 1                On page 58, Senator Golden moves to 

 2   discharge, from the Committee on Higher 

 3   Education, Assembly Bill Number 9915 and 

 4   substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 7594, 

 5   Third Reading Calendar 806.

 6                On page 68, Senator LaValle moves to 

 7   discharge, from the Committee on Higher 

 8   Education, Assembly Bill Number 

 9   10377 and substitute it for the identical Senate 

10   Bill 8215, Third Reading Calendar 973.

11                On page 73, Senator Little moves to 

12   discharge, from the Committee on Corporations, 

13   Authorities and Commissions, Assembly Bill Number 

14   10309 and substitute it for the identical Senate 

15   Bill 8059, Third Reading Calendar 1014.

16                On page 75, Senator Comrie moves to 

17   discharge, from the Committee on Alcoholism and 

18   Drug Abuse, Assembly Bill Number 7470 and 

19   substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 8318, 

20   Third Reading Calendar 1073.

21                On page 78, Senator Golden moves to 

22   discharge, from the Committee on Finance, 

23   Assembly Bill Number 8511 and substitute it for 

24   the identical Senate Bill 6807, Third Reading 

25   Calendar 1106.


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 1                On page 78, Senator Young moves to 

 2   discharge, from the Committee on Finance, 

 3   Assembly Bill Number 8355B and substitute it for 

 4   the identical Senate Bill 6821A, Third Reading 

 5   Calendar 1107.

 6                On page 82, Senator Serino moves to 

 7   discharge, from the Committee on Civil Service 

 8   and Pensions, Assembly Bill Number 8227A and 

 9   substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 

10   6333B, Third Reading Calendar 1162.

11                On page 84, Senator Ritchie moves to 

12   discharge, from the Committee on Local 

13   Government, Assembly Bill Number 10057 and 

14   substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 8067, 

15   Third Reading Calendar 1195.

16                And on page 99, Senator Addabbo 

17   moves to discharge, from the Committee on 

18   Transportation, Assembly Bill Number 5305B and 

19   substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 

20   4013B, Third Reading Calendar 1341.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

22   substitutions are so ordered.

23                Messages from the Governor.

24                Reports of standing committees.

25                Reports of select committees.


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 1                Communications and reports from 

 2   state officers.  

 3                Motions and resolutions.

 4                Senator DeFrancisco.

 5                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   I'd like to 

 6   call up Senator Helming's bill, Print 7582A, 

 7   recalled from the Assembly, which is now at the 

 8   desk.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

10   Secretary will read.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

12   725, by Senator Helming, Senate Print 7582A, an 

13   act to amend the Correction Law.

14                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   I now move to 

15   reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

17   roll on reconsideration.

18                (The Secretary called the roll.)

19                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 55.

20                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   I now offer 

21   the following amendments.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

23   amendments are received.

24                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   I'd now like 

25   to call up Senator Marchione's bill, Print 200A, 


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 1   recalled from the Assembly, which is now at the 

 2   desk.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

 4   Secretary will read.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 6   1171, by Senator Marchione, Senate Print 200A, an 

 7   act to amend the Executive Law.

 8                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   I now move to 

 9   reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

11   roll on reconsideration.

12                (The Secretary called the roll.)

13                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 55.

14                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   I now offer 

15   the following amendments.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

17   amendments are received.

18                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   I'd now like 

19   to call up {coughing} -- think this is easy?  

20                (Laughter.)

21                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   You think 

22   this is easy, huh?  

23                (Laughter.)

24                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   I wish to 

25   call up Senator Marchione's bill, Print 1124A, 


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 1   recalled from the Assembly, which is now at the 

 2   desk.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

 4   Secretary will read.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 6   1173, by Senator Marchione, Senate Print 1124A, 

 7   an act to amend the Executive Law.

 8                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   I now move to 

 9   reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

11   roll on reconsideration.

12                (The Secretary called the roll.)

13                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 55.

14                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   I now offer 

15   the following amendments.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

17   amendments are received.

18                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   On page 95, I 

19   offer the following amendments to Calendar 1305, 

20   Senate Print 8761, by Senator Griffo, and ask 

21   that the bill retain its place on the Third 

22   Reading Calendar.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

24   amendments are received.  The bill shall retain 

25   its place on third reading.


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 1                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Can you 

 2   please take up the noncontroversial reading of 

 3   the calendar.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

 5   DeFrancisco, we'll return to motions and 

 6   resolutions.

 7                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Okay, before 

 8   we get on to the noncontroversial calendar, 

 9   there's a bunch of other bills.  

10                Amendments are offered to the 

11   following Third Reading Calendar bills:  

12                Senator Ritchie, page 36, Calendar 

13   398, Senate Print 7166B;

14                Senator Ritchie, page 36, Calendar 

15   401, Senate Print 5860; 

16                Senator Marchione, page 41, Calendar 

17   489, Senate Print 177B; 

18                Senator Murphy, page 47, Calendar 

19   616, Senate Print 7821; 

20                Senator Funke, page 50, Calendar 

21   672, Senate Print 7878; 

22                Senator Ortt, page 66, Calendar 941, 

23   Senate Print 7053; 

24                Senator Little, page 66, Calendar 

25   946, Senate Print 7868; 


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 1                Senator O'Mara, page 70, Calendar 

 2   985, Senate Print 7747; 

 3                Senator Funke, page 79, Calendar 

 4   1113, Senate Print 4375; 

 5                Senator Seward, page 54, Calendar 

 6   728, Senate Print 4241B; 

 7                Senator Marcellino, page 56, 

 8   Calendar 785, Senate Print 2587D; 

 9                Senator Griffo, page 66, Calendar 

10   949, Senate Print 8019.  

11                I now move that these bills retain 

12   their place on the order of third reading.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

14   amendments are received, and all the bills listed 

15   will retain their place on third reading.

16                Senator DeFrancisco.

17                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Now can we do 

18   the noncontroversial reading, please.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

20   Secretary will read.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

22   108, by Senator Ranzenhofer, Senate Print 2318A, 

23   an act to amend the Education Law.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

25   last section.


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 1                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

 2   act shall take effect immediately.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 4   roll.

 5                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 56.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 8   is passed.

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

10   115, by Senator Marcellino, Senate Print 4832, an 

11   act to amend the Education Law.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

13   last section.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

15   act shall take effect immediately.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

17   roll.

18                (The Secretary called the roll.)

19                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 56.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

21   is passed.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

23   148, by Senator Hoylman, Senate Print 92A, an act 

24   to amend the Tax Law.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 


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 1   last section.

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 3   act shall take effect on the first of January.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 5   roll.

 6                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 56.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 9   is passed.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

11   169, by Senator Hamilton, Senate Print 6323, an 

12   act to amend the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

14   last section.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

16   act shall take effect immediately.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

18   roll.

19                (The Secretary called the roll.)

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

21   Hamilton to explain his vote.

22                SENATOR HAMILTON:   Yes, sir, 

23   Mr. Chairman, I'd like to explain my vote.  

24                The Amistad Commission was created 

25   in 2005, and it addresses the slavery in the 


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 1   United States and the State of New York.  

 2   Previously the commission was not meeting, and 

 3   I'm glad today we have changed that so that the 

 4   Secretary of State would not be in charge of the 

 5   commission, but the New York Department of 

 6   Education.  

 7                Next year we will hit a historical 

 8   landmark in this country.  In 2019, it will 

 9   represent the 400 years of slavery, when slavery 

10   started in this country.  

11                So I just want to thank my 

12   colleagues in the New York State Senate for 

13   voting for this Amistad bill.  

14                Thank you very much.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

16   Hamilton will be recorded in the affirmative.

17                Announce the results.

18                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 56.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

20   is passed.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

22   260, by Senator Young, Senate Print 515, an act 

23   to amend the General Municipal Law.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

25   last section.


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 1                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 2   act shall take effect immediately.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 4   roll.

 5                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 56.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 8   is passed.

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

10   272, by Senator Funke, Senate Print 6101B, an act 

11   in relation to.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   There is 

13   a home-rule message at the desk.

14                The Secretary will read the last 

15   section.

16                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  This 

17   act shall take effect immediately.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

19   roll.

20                (The Secretary called the roll.)

21                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 55.  Nays, 1.  

22   Senator Hoylman recorded in the negative.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

24   is passed.

25                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 


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 1   Calendar 272:  Ayes, 54.  Nays, 2.  Senators 

 2   Hoylman and Kavanagh recorded in the negative.  

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 4   is passed.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 6   275, by Senator Brooks, Senate Print 6757A, an 

 7   act to authorize.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 9   last section.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

11   act shall take effect immediately.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

13   roll.

14                (The Secretary called the roll.)

15                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 52.  Nays, 4.  

16   Senators Akshar, Funke, Larkin and O'Mara 

17   recorded in the negative.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

19   is passed.

20                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

21   277, by Senator Little, Senate Print 6941, an act 

22   to amend the Town Law.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

24   last section.

25                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 


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 1   act shall take effect immediately.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 3   roll.

 4                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 56.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 7   is passed.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 9   280, substituted earlier by Member of the 

10   Assembly Fahy, Assembly Print 8806, an act to 

11   amend the Real Property Tax Law.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

13   last section.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

15   act shall take effect immediately.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

17   roll.

18                (The Secretary called the roll.)

19                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 56.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

21   is passed.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

23   284, by Senator Gallivan, Senate Print 7000, an 

24   act to amend the County Law.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 


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 1   last section.

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

 3   act shall take effect immediately.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 5   roll.

 6                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 56.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 9   is passed.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

11   285, by Senator Young, Senate Print 7219A, an act 

12   to amend the Village Law.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

14   last section.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  This 

16   act shall take effect immediately.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

18   roll.

19                (The Secretary called the roll.)

20                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 56.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

22   is passed.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

24   328, by Senator Felder, Senate Print 6113, an act 

25   to amend the Administrative Code of the City of 


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 1   New York.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 3   last section.

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 5   act shall take effect on the 90th day.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 7   roll.

 8                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 56.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

11   is passed.

12                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

13   368, by Senator Rivera, Senate Print 169B, an act 

14   to amend the Public Health Law.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

16   last section.

17                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

18   act shall take effect on the 180th day.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

20   roll.

21                (The Secretary called the roll.)

22                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 55.  Nays, 1.  

23   Senator Little recorded in the negative.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

25   is passed.


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 1                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 2   396, by Senator Ranzenhofer, Senate Print 3878, 

 3   an act to amend the Real Property Tax Law.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 5   last section.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 7   act shall take effect on the 180th day.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 9   roll.

10                (The Secretary called the roll.)

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

12   Krueger to explain her vote.

13                SENATOR KRUEGER:   Thank you, 

14   Mr. President.

15                You know, this bill is very similar 

16   to a law that was in the press in the last week 

17   or two involving 485-a.  This would be an 

18   expansion of 485-r.  And what we learned with 

19   485-a was that in the City of Syracuse, 

20   40 properties were approved under a similar 

21   program and cost the city I think $50 million in 

22   lost tax revenue for incredibly minor adjustments 

23   to the property.

24                This is a bit different, and again 

25   it's at local option.  But my concern is it would 


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 1   actually allow people to buy a house that had 

 2   perhaps almost no value, tear it down, and then 

 3   get 25 years tax-free on the increased value of 

 4   the land from building a house.

 5                Now, I understand why localities 

 6   would want old homes that are no longer sellable 

 7   to be torn down.  But the concept of a 

 8   100 percent tax exemption for 25 years translates 

 9   into other people in the area having to pay more 

10   property tax for 25 years to make up for that 

11   lost property tax.

12                So I think it goes too far.  This 

13   would take an existing law that applies to one 

14   small town and apply it to the entire state -- 

15   again, at local option.  I'm hoping most 

16   localities will think through this carefully if 

17   it becomes law.  

18                But I'll vote no, Mr. President.  

19   Thank you.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

21   Krueger recorded in the negative.  

22                Announce the results.

23                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

24   Calendar 396, those recorded in the negative are 

25   Senators Alcantara, Hoylman, Krueger, Rivera and 


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 1   Sanders.

 2                Ayes, 53.  Nays, 5.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 4   is passed.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 6   403, substituted earlier by Member of the 

 7   Assembly Gunther, Assembly Print 9019A, an act to 

 8   amend the Public Health Law.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

10   last section.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

12   act shall take effect immediately.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

14   roll.

15                (The Secretary called the roll.)

16                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 58.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

18   is passed.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

20   405, by Senator Bonacic, Senate Print 7601, an 

21   act to amend Chapter 473 of the Laws of 2010.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

23   last section.

24                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

25   act shall take effect immediately.


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 1                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 2   roll.

 3                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 58.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 6   is passed.

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 8   406, substituted earlier by Member of the 

 9   Assembly Pretlow, Assembly Print 9687, an act to 

10   amend the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and 

11   Breeding Law.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

13   last section.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

15   act shall take effect immediately.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

17   roll.

18                (The Secretary called the roll.)

19                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 58.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

21   is passed.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

23   440, by Senator Seward, Senate Print 696, an act 

24   to amend the Financial Services Law.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 


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 1   last section.

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 3   act shall take effect immediately.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 5   roll.

 6                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Announce 

 8   the results.  

 9                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

10   Calendar 440, those recorded in the negative are 

11   Senators DeFrancisco, Hoylman, Kavanagh, Krueger 

12   and Sanders.

13                Ayes, 53.  Nays, 5.

14                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

15   is passed.

16                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

17   450, by Senator Serrano, Senate Print 3108, an 

18   act to amend the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

20   last section.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  This 

22   act shall take effect on the 120th day.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

24   roll.

25                (The Secretary called the roll.)


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 1                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 58.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 3   is passed.

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 5   452, by Senator Golden, Senate Print 223, an act 

 6   to amend the Election Law.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 8   last section.

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

10   act shall take effect immediately.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

12   roll.

13                (The Secretary called the roll.)

14                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 57.  Nays, 1.  

15   Senator DeFrancisco recorded in the negative.  

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

17   is passed.

18                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

19   455, by Senator Funke, Senate Print 1445, an act 

20   to amend the Election Law.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

22   last section.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

24   act shall take effect on the 120th day.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 


                                                               3154

 1   roll.

 2                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 58.  

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 5   is passed.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 7   472, by Senator Little, Senate Print 2582, an act 

 8   to amend the Penal Law.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

10   last section.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

12   act shall take effect on the first of November.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

14   roll.

15                (The Secretary called the roll.)

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

17   Little to explain her vote.

18                SENATOR LITTLE:   Thank you, 

19   Mr. President.  

20                This is a bill that we've had and 

21   have passed in the Senate a number of times, but 

22   I think it's all the more important as we hear 

23   about sexual harassment, sexual abuse occurring 

24   within our communities and even within our 

25   schools.  


                                                               3155

 1                This bill says that whether a 

 2   student has reached the age of 17 or 18 where 

 3   they would have consent, that it is not allowed 

 4   to have a relationship with any employee of the 

 5   school who can be in a position of trust or a 

 6   position of authority or a position of being able 

 7   to bargain with that student.

 8                And I thank my colleagues for once 

 9   again voting for this bill.  I look forward to it 

10   becoming law.  Thank you.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

12   Little in the affirmative.

13                Announce the results.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 58.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

16   is passed.

17                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

18   500, by Senator Parker, Senate Print 3263, an act 

19   to amend the Domestic Relations Law.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

21   last section.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Section 6.  This 

23   act shall take effect on the first of November.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

25   roll.


                                                               3156

 1                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 58.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 4   is passed.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 6   562, by Senator Golden, Senate Print 4564, an act 

 7   to amend the General Municipal Law.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 9   last section.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

11   act shall take effect immediately.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

13   roll.

14                (The Secretary called the roll.)

15                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 58.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

17   is passed.

18                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

19   567, by Senator Brooks, Senate Print 7187, an act 

20   to authorize.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

22   last section.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

24   act shall take effect immediately.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 


                                                               3157

 1   roll.

 2                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Announce 

 4   the results.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

 6   Calendar 567, those recorded in the negative are 

 7   Senators Akshar, Bonacic, O'Mara, Ortt and 

 8   Ranzenhofer.  Also Senator Tedisco.  Also 

 9   Senator Larkin.  Also Senator Murphy.  

10                Ayes, 51.  Nays, 8.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

12   is passed.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

14   569, substituted earlier by Member of the 

15   Assembly Schimminger, Assembly Print 9711, an act 

16   to amend the Local Finance Law.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

18   last section.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

20   act shall take effect immediately.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

22   roll.

23                (The Secretary called the roll.)

24                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 


                                                               3158

 1   is passed.

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 3   578, by Senator Hamilton, Senate Print 5454B, an 

 4   act to amend the Education Law.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 6   last section.

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 8   act shall take effect immediately.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

10   roll.

11                (The Secretary called the roll.)

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

13   Hamilton to explain his vote.

14                SENATOR HAMILTON:   Mr. President, I 

15   rise to vote in favor of this bill, which was 

16   passed last year unanimously by this chamber.

17                And it all started when a young lady 

18   came to Albany and asked me:  "Senator Hamilton, 

19   why is black history only about slavery, 

20   Dr. Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman, and 

21   Frederick Douglass?"  

22                In Brownsville I took some young 

23   ladies from Brownsville to Medgar Evers College 

24   for a hackathon, and I asked the young ladies, 

25   "Where are you?"  And they said, "We're at Medgar 


                                                               3159

 1   Evers College."  And I asked them, "Who was 

 2   Medgar Evers?"  And no one knew who Medgar Evers 

 3   was.  There was only one young lady who knew 

 4   about Medgar Evers -- who wasn't born in this 

 5   country, but she knew that Medgar Evers was a 

 6   freedom fighter.  

 7                And I said, How come black history 

 8   is only taught one month a year, the shortest 

 9   month of the year?  So what this bill does, it 

10   would incorporate black history into our 

11   curriculum from kindergarten through the 

12   12th grade, to liberate the young minds of boys 

13   and girls who have to see more positive images 

14   about themselves, to learn more about the Harlem 

15   Renaissance, to learn more about the Buffalo 

16   anti-slavery movement, to learn more about 

17   African-American Long Islanders' fight for 

18   suffrage.  

19                So today I am happy and delighted 

20   that this chamber has voted again unanimously for 

21   this bill.  But unfortunately, when the bill 

22   passed last year, I was excited, I was encouraged 

23   to do more, and I started getting hate mail to my 

24   office, calling me the N word:  How dare you want 

25   to introduce this N history to our boys and girls 


                                                               3160

 1   in New York State?  

 2                And so we can't let ignorance and 

 3   bias and bigotry control the history of this 

 4   state and this country.  African-Americans have 

 5   contributed so much to this country and this 

 6   state that the history has to be recorded.  And 

 7   it helps all people, all boys and girls to know 

 8   that people of color in this country have made a 

 9   difference.  

10                So today I stand here honored again 

11   that this chamber has voted to make sure that 

12   history, black history, African-American history, 

13   be incorporated into our curriculum.  And 

14   hopefully this year I won't get hate mail, I 

15   won't be called the N word for trying to have 

16   diversity within the state's curriculum.  

17                Thank you, Mr. President.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

19   Hamilton in the affirmative.  

20                Announce the results.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

23   is passed.

24                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

25   582, by Senator Ranzenhofer, Senate Print 2523A, 


                                                               3161

 1   an act to repeal Chapter 154 of the Laws of 1921.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 3   last section.

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Section 33.  This 

 5   act shall take effect upon the enactment into law 

 6   by the State of New Jersey.  

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 8   roll.

 9                (The Secretary called the roll.)

10                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

12   is passed.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

14   586, by Senator Hamilton, Senate Print 5204B, an 

15   act to amend the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

17   last section.

18                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

19   act shall take effect immediately.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

21   roll.

22                (The Secretary called the roll.)

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

24   Hamilton to explain his vote.

25                SENATOR HAMILTON:   Yes, 


                                                               3162

 1   Mr. President, I rise for this bill.  

 2                Right now in my district we are 

 3   facing one of the most severe homeless 

 4   populations in the state.  In some parts of my 

 5   district I have over 51 percent of the children 

 6   coming from homeless shelters.  I have five new 

 7   hotels in my district, in the Brownsville 

 8   section, which is for homeless shelters.  

 9                Homeless shelters are a place that 

10   breaks down your spiritual, your physical and 

11   your moral mindset.  And so what this bill is 

12   trying to do is to have more land banks to have 

13   more affordable housing in the Borough of 

14   Brooklyn, in the City of New York, and throughout 

15   the State of New York.  

16                So I thank my colleagues again for 

17   voting to establish more land banks in the State 

18   of New York for populations more than a million 

19   people.  

20                Thank you, Mr. President.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

22   Hamilton in the affirmative.

23                Announce the results.

24                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 


                                                               3163

 1   is passed.

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 3   587, substituted earlier by Member of the 

 4   Assembly Cymbrowitz, Assembly Print 7015, an act 

 5   to amend Chapter 376 of the Laws of 1998.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 7   last section.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 9   act shall take effect immediately.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

11   roll.

12                (The Secretary called the roll.)

13                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 58.  Nays, 2.  

14   Senators Brooks and Mayer recorded in the 

15   negative.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

17   is passed.

18                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

19   588, by Senator Ranzenhofer, Senate Print 6506, 

20   an act to amend the Business Corporation Law.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

22   last section.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Section 5.  This 

24   act shall take effect immediately.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 


                                                               3164

 1   roll.

 2                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 5   is passed.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 7   624, by Senator Hamilton, Senate Print 2657, an 

 8   act to amend the Penal Law.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

10   last section.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

12   act shall take effect on the first of November.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

14   roll.

15                (The Secretary called the roll.)

16                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

17   Calendar 624:  Ayes, 58.  Nays, 2.  Senators 

18   Comrie and Montgomery recorded in the negative.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

20   is passed.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

22   627, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 3857, an 

23   act to amend the Penal Law.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

25   last section.


                                                               3165

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 2   act shall take effect on the 90th day.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 4   roll.

 5                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 57.  Nays, 3.  

 7   Senators DeFrancisco, Kavanagh and Montgomery 

 8   recorded in the negative.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

10   is passed.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

12   668, substituted earlier by Member of the 

13   Assembly Magee, Assembly Print 8083A, an act to 

14   amend the Agriculture and Markets Law.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

16   last section.

17                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

18   act shall take effect on the 90th day.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

20   roll.

21                (The Secretary called the roll.)

22                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

24   is passed.

25                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 


                                                               3166

 1   674, by Senator Ortt, Senate Print 402, an act 

 2   relating to.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   There's a 

 4   home-rule message at the desk.

 5                The Secretary will read the last 

 6   section.

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 8   act shall take effect immediately.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

10   roll.

11                (The Secretary called the roll.)

12                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

14   is passed.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

16   681, by Senator Ritchie, Senate Print 6635, an 

17   act to allow.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

19   last section.

20                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

21   act shall take effect immediately.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

23   roll.

24                (The Secretary called the roll.)

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Announce 


                                                               3167

 1   the results.

 2                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

 3   Calendar 681, those recorded in the negative are 

 4   Senators Alcantara, Bailey, Brooks, Dilan, 

 5   Hoylman, Kavanagh, Krueger, Mayer, Rivera, 

 6   Sanders, Sepúlveda and Serrano.

 7                Ayes, 48.  Nays, 12.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 9   is passed.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

11   684, substituted earlier by Member of the 

12   Assembly Magnarelli, Assembly Number 10348, an 

13   act to amend Chapter 719 of the Laws of 1980.

14                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

15   last section.

16                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

17   act shall take effect immediately.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

19   roll.

20                (The Secretary called the roll.)

21                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

23   is passed.

24                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

25   685, substituted earlier by Member of the 


                                                               3168

 1   Assembly Magnarelli, Assembly Print 10349, an act 

 2   to amend the Local Finance Law.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 4   last section.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 6   act shall take effect immediately.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 8   roll.

 9                (The Secretary called the roll.)

10                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

12   is passed.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

14   716, substituted earlier by Member of the 

15   Assembly Walker, Assembly Print 6255, an act to 

16   authorize.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

18   last section.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

20   act shall take effect immediately.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

22   roll.

23                (The Secretary called the roll.)

24                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 


                                                               3169

 1   is passed.

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 3   731, by Senator Seward, Senate Print 7746A, an 

 4   act to amend the Insurance Law.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 6   last section.

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

 8   act shall take effect immediately.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

10   roll.

11                (The Secretary called the roll.)

12                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

14   is passed.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

16   754, by Senator Ortt, Senate Print 1212, an act 

17   in relation to authorizing.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   There's a 

19   home-rule message at the desk.

20                The Secretary will read the last 

21   section.  

22                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

23   act shall take effect immediately.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

25   roll.


                                                               3170

 1                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 4   is passed.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 6   759, substituted earlier by Member of the 

 7   Assembly Magnarelli, Assembly Print 6926A, an act 

 8   to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

10   last section.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

12   act shall take effect on the 60th day.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

14   roll.

15                (The Secretary called the roll.)

16                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

18   is passed.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

20   766, by Senator Helming, Senate Print 6746, an 

21   act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

23   last section.

24                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

25   act shall take effect on the 90th day.


                                                               3171

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 2   roll.

 3                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.  Nays, 1.  

 5   Senator Hoylman recorded in the negative.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 7   is passed.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 9   772, by Senator Golden, Senate Print 228, an act 

10   to amend the Executive Law.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

12   last section.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

14   act shall take effect on the first of January.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

16   roll.

17                (The Secretary called the roll.)

18                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

20   is passed.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

22   773, by Senator Golden, Senate Print 230, an act 

23   to amend the Executive Law.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

25   last section.


                                                               3172

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 2   act shall take effect on the first of January.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 4   roll.

 5                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 8   is passed.

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

10   790, by Senator Murphy, Senate Print 4243A, an 

11   act to amend the Executive Law.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

13   last section.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

15   act shall take effect immediately.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

17   roll.

18                (The Secretary called the roll.)

19                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

21   is passed.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

23   792, by Senator Griffo, Senate Print 4575, an act 

24   to amend the State Finance Law.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 


                                                               3173

 1   last section.

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 3   act shall take effect on the 30th day.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 5   roll.

 6                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 9   is passed.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

11   796, substituted earlier by Member of the 

12   Assembly Thiele, Assembly Print 7715B, an act to 

13   amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

14                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

15   last section.

16                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  This 

17   act shall take effect on the 180th day.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

19   roll.

20                (The Secretary called the roll.)

21                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

23   is passed.

24                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

25   797, substituted earlier by Member of the 


                                                               3174

 1   Assembly Jones, Assembly Print 8723A, an act to 

 2   amend the Executive Law.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 4   last section.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 6   act shall take effect immediately.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 8   roll.

 9                (The Secretary called the roll.)

10                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

12   is passed.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

14   802, substituted earlier by Member of the 

15   Assembly Magee, Assembly Print 9778, an act to 

16   amend the Executive Law.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

18   last section.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

20   act shall take effect immediately.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

22   roll.

23                (The Secretary called the roll.)

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

25   Montgomery to explain her vote.


                                                               3175

 1                SENATOR MONTGOMERY:   Yes, thank 

 2   you, Mr. President.  

 3                I am certainly voting to support 

 4   this bill because I think it's important for us 

 5   to designate our waterways for -- as they relate 

 6   to development in the different areas of our 

 7   state.  

 8                But I just want to mention that I 

 9   also have waterfront in my own district, and I 

10   have legislation that would allow us in my 

11   district and other communities in the City of 

12   New York to be eligible for support for exactly 

13   what this bill will do for Senator Valesky's 

14   district.

15                So I just want to say that I think 

16   this is the time for us to consider our state as 

17   a whole.  It's not north, south, east, or west; 

18   it is New York State, as one of our former 

19   presidents would say about America.

20                So I want to make sure that this 

21   body considers the bill that I have introduced, 

22   which would allow New York City, the community 

23   boards in the City of New York, to be eligible 

24   for the same program that Senator Valesky's bill 

25   will do.


                                                               3176

 1                So with that, I vote aye, 

 2   Mr. President.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

 4   Montgomery in the affirmative.

 5                Announce the results.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 8   passes.

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

10   806, substituted earlier by Member of the 

11   Assembly Glick, Assembly Print 9915, an act to 

12   amend Chapter 537 of the Laws of 2008.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

14   last section.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

16   act shall take effect immediately.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

18   roll.

19                (The Secretary called the roll.)

20                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

22   passes.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

24   807, substituted earlier by Member of the 

25   Assembly Bichotte, Assembly Print 10174, an act 


                                                               3177

 1   to amend Chapter 497 of the Laws of 2016.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 3   last section.

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 5   act shall take effect immediately.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 7   roll.

 8                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

11   passes.

12                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

13   808, by Senator Little, Senate Print 2041, 

14   Concurrent Resolution of the Senate and Assembly.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

16   roll on the resolution.

17                (The Secretary called the roll.)

18                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

20   resolution is adopted.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

22   816, by Senator Robach, Senate Print 297, an act 

23   to amend the Penal Law.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

25   last section.


                                                               3178

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Section 5.  This 

 2   act shall take effect on the first of November.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 4   roll.

 5                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 8   passes.

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

10   873, by Senator Jacobs, Senate Print 5884A, an 

11   act to amend the Public Health Law.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

13   last section.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  This 

15   act shall take effect immediately.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

17   roll.

18                (The Secretary called the roll.)

19                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.  

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

21   passes.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

23   904, by Senator Serrano, Senate Print 3198, an 

24   act to amend the Parks, Recreation and Historic 

25   Preservation Law.


                                                               3179

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 2   last section.

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 4   act shall take effect immediately.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 6   roll.

 7                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

10   passes.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

12   908, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 7762, an 

13   act to amend the Parks, Recreation and Historic 

14   Preservation Law.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

16   last section.

17                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

18   act shall take effect immediately.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

20   roll.

21                (The Secretary called the roll.)

22                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

24   passes.

25                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 


                                                               3180

 1   917, by Senator Kennedy, Senate Print 2779, an 

 2   act to amend the Highway Law.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 4   last section.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 6   act shall take effect immediately.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   There was 

 8   a home-rule message at the desk.  

 9                The Secretary has read the last 

10   section; now he will call the roll.

11                (The Secretary called the roll.)

12                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.  Nays, 2.  

13   Senators Funke and Marchione recorded in the 

14   negative.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

16   passes.

17                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

18   921, by Senator Parker, Senate Print 3270A, an 

19   act to amend the Economic Development Law.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

21   last section.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

23   act shall take effect immediately.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

25   roll.


                                                               3181

 1                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 4   passes.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 6   930, by Senator Kavanagh, Senate Print 7031, an 

 7   act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 9   last section.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

11   act shall take effect on the 90th day.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

13   roll.

14                (The Secretary called the roll.)

15                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

17   passes.

18                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

19   938, by Senator Helming, Senate Print 2571, an 

20   act to amend the General Municipal Law.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

22   last section.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

24   act shall take effect immediately.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 


                                                               3182

 1   roll.

 2                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 5   passes.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 7   939, by Senator Sanders, Senate Print 4092, an 

 8   act to amend the General Municipal Law.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

10   last section.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

12   act shall take effect on the 30th day.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

14   roll.

15                (The Secretary called the roll.)

16                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

18   passes.

19                Calendar Number 941 has been amended 

20   and is high and ineligible for consideration 

21   today.

22                Calendar Number 942, the Secretary 

23   will read.

24                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

25   942, by Senator Ortt, Senate Print 7120, an act 


                                                               3183

 1   relating to.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 3   last section.

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

 5   act shall take effect immediately.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 7   roll.

 8                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

11   is passed.

12                And Calendar Number 946 has also 

13   been amended today and accordingly is high and 

14   ineligible for consideration.  

15                The Secretary will read Calendar 

16   Number 948.

17                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

18   948, substituted earlier by Member of the 

19   Assembly Oaks, Assembly Print 10044A, an act to 

20   amend the Town Law.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

22   last section.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

24   act shall take effect immediately.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 


                                                               3184

 1   roll.

 2                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 5   passes.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 7   953, by Senator Lanza, Senate Print 2636B, an act 

 8   to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

10   last section.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

12   act shall take effect immediately.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

14   roll.

15                (The Secretary called the roll.)

16                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

18   passes.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

20   954, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 5133A, an 

21   act to amend the Highway Law.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

23   last section.

24                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

25   act shall take effect immediately.


                                                               3185

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 2   roll.

 3                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 6   passes.

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 8   958, by Senator Larkin, Senate Print 8246, an act 

 9   to amend the Public Authorities Law.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

11   last section.

12                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

13   act shall take effect immediately.

14                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

15   roll.

16                (The Secretary called the roll.)

17                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

19   passes.

20                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

21   965, by Senator Marcellino, Senate Print 8175, an 

22   act to amend Chapter 507 of the Laws of 1974.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

24   last section.

25                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 


                                                               3186

 1   act shall take effect immediately.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 3   roll.

 4                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 7   passes.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 9   966, by Senator Marcellino, Senate Print 8234, an 

10   act to amend the Education Law.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

12   last section.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

14   act shall take effect on the 180th day.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

16   roll.

17                (The Secretary called the roll.)

18                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

20   passes.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

22   968, by Senator Felder, Senate Print 1110A, an 

23   act to amend the Education Law.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

25   last section.


                                                               3187

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

 2   act shall take effect on the first of April.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 4   roll.

 5                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.  Nays, 2.  

 7   Senators DeFrancisco and Ranzenhofer recorded in 

 8   the negative.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

10   passes.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

12   973, substituted earlier by Member of the 

13   Assembly Glick, Assembly Print 10377, an act to 

14   amend Chapter 381 of the Laws of 2012.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

16   last section.

17                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

18   act shall take effect immediately.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

20   roll.

21                (The Secretary called the roll.)

22                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.  Nays, 1.  

23   Senator Krueger recorded in the negative.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

25   passes.


                                                               3188

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 2   974, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 8217, an 

 3   act to amend Chapter 534 of the Laws of 1993.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 5   last section.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 7   act shall take effect immediately.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 9   roll.

10                (The Secretary called the roll.)

11                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.  Nays, 1.  

12   Senator Akshar recorded in the negative.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

14   passes.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

16   980, substituted earlier by Member of the 

17   Assembly Ortiz, Assembly Print 10236, an act to 

18   amend Chapter 890 of the Laws of 1982.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

20   last section.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

22   act shall take effect immediately.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

24   roll.

25                (The Secretary called the roll.)


                                                               3189

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 3   passes.

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 5   983, by Senator Hannon, Senate Print 8093A, an 

 6   act to amend Chapter 426 of the Laws of 1983.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 8   last section.

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Section 7.  This 

10   act shall take effect immediately.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

12   roll.

13                (The Secretary called the roll.)

14                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

16   passes.

17                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

18   984, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 5924A, an 

19   act to amend Chapter 378 of the Laws of 2014.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

21   last section.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

23   act shall take effect immediately.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

25   roll.


                                                               3190

 1                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.  Nays, 1.  

 3   Senator Ranzenhofer recorded in the negative.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 5   passes.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 7   989, by Senator O'Mara, Senate Print 7951, an act 

 8   to amend the Environmental Conservation Law.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

10   last section.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

12   act shall take effect immediately.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

14   roll.

15                (The Secretary called the roll.)

16                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.  Nays, 1.  

17   Senator Serrano recorded in the negative.  

18                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

19   passes.

20                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

21   990, by Senator O'Mara, Senate Print 7952, an act 

22   to amend the Environmental Conservation Law.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

24   last section.

25                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  This 


                                                               3191

 1   act shall take effect immediately.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 3   roll.

 4                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Announce 

 6   the results.

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.  Nays, 1.  

 8   Senator Serrano recorded in the negative.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

10   is passed.

11                The Secretary will read 992.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Calendar 

13   Number 992, by Senator Boyle, Senate Print 7996, 

14   an act to amend the Environmental Conservation 

15   Law.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Calendar 

17   Number 992, the Secretary will read the last 

18   section.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

20   act shall take effect immediately.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

22   roll.

23                (The Secretary called the roll.)

24                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.  Nays, 1.  

25   Senator LaValle recorded in the negative.


                                                               3192

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 2   is passed.

 3                Senator DeFrancisco.

 4                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:    

 5   Mr. President, if we can hold the 

 6   noncontroversial reading for a moment, there have 

 7   been people in the chambers for some time now, 

 8   and I'd like to have two Senators make two very 

 9   brief introductions because of how busy we are 

10   today.

11                The first is Senator Tedisco.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

13   Tedisco.

14                SENATOR TEDISCO:   Thank you, 

15   Mr. President.

16                On behalf of Senator Amedore and 

17   myself, we're truly honored and privileged to 

18   today to have with us members of the Schenectady 

19   County Human Rights Commission and the Martin 

20   Luther King Coalition.

21                Earlier this year I was proud to 

22   join with my colleagues in adopting a resolution 

23   commemorating the observance of the 33rd annual 

24   Martin Luther King, Jr., Day in the State of 

25   New York.


                                                               3193

 1                Our guests who are here with us 

 2   today are members of a nonpartisan organization 

 3   that works with everyone to help build and 

 4   strengthen our communities.  The purpose of the 

 5   Martin Luther King Coalition is to advance the 

 6   teachings, principles and doctrines of Dr. King 

 7   through activism in the City of Schenectady and 

 8   Schenectady County.

 9                The coalition also coordinates and 

10   facilitates educational programs and awareness 

11   events in the community to promote the ideals of 

12   Dr. King, which stood for equality, tolerance, 

13   acceptance, unity and humanity.

14                Last year was the 30th anniversary 

15   of the Martin Luther King Coalition, which was 

16   founded by the late Reverend Eloise Frazier.  The 

17   Schenectady County Human Rights Commission and 

18   Martin Luther King Coalition ceremonially renamed 

19   lower portions of Albany Street in Schenectady as 

20   Martin Luther King, Jr., Way.

21                This ceremony marked a historical 

22   moment and milestone in the coalition's 30-year 

23   history, and the unveiling of the street sign was 

24   performed at the corner of Craig and Albany 

25   Street in Schenectady.


                                                               3194

 1                This year they commemorated the 

 2   fiftieth anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 

 3   death, a great American who was taken from us too 

 4   soon because of an act of violence.  I was proud 

 5   to attend that fiftieth anniversary event to not 

 6   only remember the life of Dr. King, but also to 

 7   ensure his dream of equality becomes a reality.

 8                I would ask those individuals who 

 9   we're honored to have here to stand up, please.  

10   With us today are Ange Morris, executive director 

11   of the Schenectady County Human Rights 

12   Commission; Randy McGough, a leader in the Martin 

13   Luther King Coalition; and Karim Adeen Hasan.  

14                Mr. President, I would ask you to 

15   welcome them to this house and afford them all 

16   the cordialities of this august body.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Thank 

18   you, Senator Tedisco.  

19                We welcome the Schenectady 

20   Commission on Human Rights and the Martin Luther 

21   King, Jr., Coalition to the chamber today.  We 

22   thank you for your work, we appreciate you here, 

23   and we extend all the privileges and courtesies 

24   of the house to you today.  Thank you for being 

25   here.  


                                                               3195

 1                Let's recognize our guests. 

 2                (Standing ovation.)

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

 4   DeFrancisco.

 5                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Yes, please 

 6   recognize Senator Jacobs for a briefer 

 7   introduction.

 8                (Laughter.)

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

10   Jacobs.

11                SENATOR JACOBS:   Thank you, 

12   Mr. President.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Some 

14   order in the house, please.

15                SENATOR JACOBS:   Thank you, 

16   Mr. President, for allowing me the opportunity to 

17   introduce our guests from Western New York in the 

18   balcony today.  

19                Today we have with us the Frontier 

20   High School advanced placement United States 

21   history class and members of the Frontier student 

22   government, accompanied by their teacher, Jean 

23   Baker, Frontier High School Principal Daniel 

24   Charland, Board Member Dave Podkulski, and 

25   Superintendent Dr. Richard Hughes.  


                                                               3196

 1                I wanted to thank them all for 

 2   coming all the way from Western New York today, 

 3   getting up early.  And I hope you've found 

 4   experiencing the work of the legislative body 

 5   here very interesting, and learning what we do 

 6   here on a daily basis.  Maybe one of these days 

 7   some of you will be down here doing the people's 

 8   work.  

 9                I apologize I was not able to be 

10   with you at the luncheon in my office for pizza.  

11   I would have loved to talk to you a little more, 

12   and I rarely like to miss an opportunity for 

13   pizza.  But please enjoy your stay here.  

14                Thank you, Mr. President.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Thank 

16   you, Senator Jacobs.  

17                We also want to extend the 

18   privileges of the house to our guests from 

19   Frontier High School, the students, the teachers 

20   and administrators who are with us today.  You 

21   appear to be very engaged and still awake, so 

22   that's a good sign.  

23                Please stand and be recognized.

24                (Standing ovation.)

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 


                                                               3197

 1   DeFrancisco.

 2                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Would you 

 3   please resume the reading of the noncontroversial 

 4   calendar.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Calendar 

 6   Number 994, the Secretary will read.

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 8   994, by Senator O'Mara, Senate Print 8101, an act 

 9   to amend the Environmental Conservation Law.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

11   last section.

12                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

13   act shall take effect immediately.

14                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

15   roll.

16                (The Secretary called the roll.)

17                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.  Nays, 2.  

18   Senators Kaminsky and LaValle recorded in the 

19   negative.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

21   is passed.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

23   995, by Senator O'Mara, Senate Print 8103, an act 

24   to amend the Environmental Conservation Law.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 


                                                               3198

 1   last section.

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 3   act shall take effect immediately.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 5   roll.

 6                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.  Nays, 2.  

 8   Senators Kaminsky and LaValle recorded in the 

 9   negative.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

11   is passed.

12                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

13   1014, substituted earlier by Member of the 

14   Assembly Stec, Assembly Print 10309, an act to 

15   amend the Public Authorities Law.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Some 

17   order in the house, please.

18                Read the last section.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

20   act shall take effect immediately.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

22   roll.

23                (The Secretary called the roll.)

24                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.  Nays, 1.  

25   Senator Mayer recorded in the negative.


                                                               3199

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 2   is passed.

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 4   1015, by Senator Ortt, Senate Print 8074, an act 

 5   to amend Chapter 373 of the Laws of 1998.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 7   last section.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

 9   act shall take effect immediately.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

11   roll.

12                (The Secretary called the roll.)

13                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

14                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

15   is passed.

16                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

17   1020, by Senator Persaud, Senate Print 1199A, an 

18   act to amend the Penal Law.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

20   last section.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

22   act shall take effect immediately.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

24   roll.

25                (The Secretary called the roll.)


                                                               3200

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 3   passes.

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 5   1021, by Senator Kennedy, Senate Print 1832, an 

 6   act to amend the Highway Law.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   There is 

 8   a home-rule message at the desk.

 9                The Secretary will read the last 

10   section.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

12   act shall take effect immediately.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

14   roll.

15                (The Secretary called the roll.)

16                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.  Nays, 2.  

17   Senators Funke and Marchione recorded in the 

18   negative.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

20   is passed.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

22   1022, by Senator Addabbo, Senate Print 3067A, an 

23   act in relation to.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

25   last section.


                                                               3201

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Section 6.  This 

 2   act shall take effect immediately.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 4   roll.

 5                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 8   passes.

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

10   1032, by Senator Kavanagh, Senate Print 7065, an 

11   act to amend the Penal Law.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

13   last section.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Section 11.  This 

15   act shall take effect immediately.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

17   roll.

18                (The Secretary called the roll.)

19                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

21   passes.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

23   1036, substituted earlier by Member of the 

24   Assembly Fahy, Assembly Print 10342, an act to 

25   amend Chapter 141 of the Laws of 2014.


                                                               3202

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 2   last section.

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 4   act shall take effect immediately.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 6   roll.

 7                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.  Nays, 1.  

 9   Senator Serrano recorded in the negative.  

10                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

11   passes.

12                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

13   1051, by Senator Seward, Senate Print 7626, an 

14   act to amend Chapter 630 of the Laws of 1988.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

16   last section.

17                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

18   act shall take effect immediately.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

20   roll.

21                (The Secretary called the roll.)

22                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

24   passes.

25                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 


                                                               3203

 1   1073, substituted earlier by Member of the 

 2   Assembly Davila, Assembly Print 7470, an act to 

 3   amend the Mental Hygiene Law.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 5   last section.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

 7   act shall take effect on the 120th day.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 9   roll.

10                (The Secretary called the roll.)

11                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

13   passes.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

15   1082, substituted earlier By Member of the 

16   Assembly Woerner, Assembly Print 9851, an act to 

17   amend the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

19   last section.

20                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

21   act shall take effect immediately.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

23   roll.

24                (The Secretary called the roll.)

25                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.


                                                               3204

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 2   passes.

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 4   1085, by Senator Jacobs, Senate Print 8317, an 

 5   act to amend Chapter 656 of the Laws of 2002.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 7   last section.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 9   act shall take effect immediately.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

11   roll.

12                (The Secretary called the roll.)

13                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

14                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

15   passes.

16                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

17   1094, by Senator Marcellino, Senate Print 1311, 

18   an act relating to legalizing, validating, 

19   ratifying and confirming.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

21   last section.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

23   act shall take effect immediately.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

25   roll.  


                                                               3205

 1                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 4   passes.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 6   1101, by Senator Seward, Senate Print 5434A, an 

 7   act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 9   last section.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Section 8.  This 

11   act shall take effect immediately.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

13   roll.

14                (The Secretary called the roll.)

15                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

17   passes.

18                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

19   1104, by Senator Phillips, Senate Print 6309, an 

20   act to amend the Public Authorities Law.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

22   last section.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

24   act shall take effect immediately.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 


                                                               3206

 1   roll.

 2                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 3                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

 4   Calendar 1104, those recorded in the negative are 

 5   Senators DeFrancisco, Hoylman and Krueger.

 6                Ayes, 58.  Nays, 3.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 8   passes.

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

10   1106, substituted earlier by Member of the 

11   Assembly Dinowitz, Assembly Print 8511, an act to 

12   amend the Executive Law.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

14   last section.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

16   act shall take effect immediately.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

18   roll.

19                (The Secretary called the roll.)

20                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

22   passes.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

24   1107, substituted earlier by Member of the 

25   Assembly Giglio, Assembly Print 8355B, an act to 


                                                               3207

 1   amend the Executive Law.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 3   last section.

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 5   act shall take effect immediately.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 7   roll.

 8                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

10   Montgomery to explain her vote.

11                SENATOR MONTGOMERY:   Yes, thank 

12   you, Mr. President.

13                I rise to just remind my colleagues 

14   that here is one more opportunity -- Senator 

15   Young will be designating one of the waterways in 

16   her district as an inland waterway, and therefore 

17   that particular community is eligible to 

18   participate in the consolidated funding 

19   application process as a local waterfront 

20   revitalization program.

21                So just about every member on the 

22   other side has been able to apply for this 

23   program, based on their legislation which 

24   designates a particular body of water as an 

25   inland waterway, yet the people in my district 


                                                               3208

 1   and in other communities in the City of New York 

 2   are not eligible for this because they are not 

 3   designated as being eligible as a community 

 4   board, which in fact represents all of the 

 5   planning that goes on around waterfront 

 6   revitalization.

 7                So Mr. President, I'm just saying 

 8   yes, I'm voting for Senator Young's bill.  I want 

 9   her constituents to have access to this.  But I 

10   hope that my legislation, which does this for 

11   people in my district, will be considered in this 

12   particular --

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

14   Montgomery to be recorded in the affirmative.

15                SENATOR MONTGOMERY:   -- 

16   legislation.  I vote yes.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Announce 

18   the results.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

21   is passed.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

23   1108, by Senator Serino, Senate Print 7170A, an 

24   act to amend the Executive Law.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 


                                                               3209

 1   last section.

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 3   act shall take effect on the 90th day.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 5   roll.

 6                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 9   passes.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

11   1138, by Senator Serino, Senate Print 6650, an 

12   act to amend the Banking Law.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

14   last section.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

16   act shall take effect immediately.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

18   roll.

19                (The Secretary called the roll.)

20                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

22   passes.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

24   1144, by Senator Hoylman, Senate Print 6322, an 

25   act to direct.


                                                               3210

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 2   last section.

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  This 

 4   act shall take effect immediately.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 6   roll.

 7                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 59.  Nays, 2.  

 9   Senators Amedore and Murphy recorded in the 

10   negative.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

12   passes.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

14   1145, by Senator Helming, Senate Print 8092, an 

15   act to amend the Correction Law.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

17   last section.

18                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

19   act shall take effect immediately.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

21   roll.

22                (The Secretary called the roll.)

23                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

25   passes.


                                                               3211

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 2   1147, by Senator Serino, Senate Print 2621A, an 

 3   act to amend the Public Health Law.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 5   last section.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 7   act shall take effect immediately.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 9   roll.

10                (The Secretary called the roll.)

11                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

13   passes.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

15   1162, substituted earlier by Member of the 

16   Assembly Barrett, Assembly Print 8227A, an act to 

17   authorize.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

19   last section.

20                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

21   act shall take effect immediately.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

23   roll.

24                (The Secretary called the roll.)

25                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.


                                                               3212

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 2   passes.

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 4   1177, by Senator Ranzenhofer, Senate Print 3879B, 

 5   an act to amend the Executive Law.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 7   last section.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 9   act shall take effect immediately.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

11   roll.

12                (The Secretary called the roll.)

13                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

14                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

15   is passed.

16                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

17   1185, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 6278, an 

18   act to amend Chapter 699 of the Laws of 1947.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

20   last section.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Section 15.  This 

22   act shall take effect immediately.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

24   roll.

25                (The Secretary called the roll.)


                                                               3213

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.  

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 3   passes.

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 5   1188, by Senator Breslin, Senate Print 6903B, an 

 6   act to amend the Real Property Tax Law.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   There is 

 8   a home-rule message at the desk.

 9                The Secretary will read the last 

10   section.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

12   act shall take effect immediately.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

14   roll.

15                (The Secretary called the roll.)

16                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

18   passes.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

20   1193, by Senator Larkin, Senate Print 7861A, an 

21   act in relation to.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   There is 

23   a home-rule message at the desk.

24                The Secretary will read the last 

25   section.


                                                               3214

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Section 7.  This 

 2   act shall take effect immediately.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 4   roll.

 5                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 8   passes.

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

10   1195, substituted earlier by Member of the 

11   Assembly Magee, Assembly Print 10057, an act to 

12   amend the Real Property Tax Law.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

14   last section.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

16   act shall take effect immediately.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

18   roll.

19                (The Secretary called the roll.)

20                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

22   passes.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

24   1197, by Senator Little, Senate Print 8180, an 

25   act to amend the General Municipal Law.


                                                               3215

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   There is 

 2   a home-rule message present at the desk.

 3                The Secretary will read the last 

 4   section.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 6   act shall take effect immediately.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 8   roll.

 9                (The Secretary called the roll.)

10                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

12   passes.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

14   1203, by Senator Murphy, Senate Print 7906, an 

15   act to amend Chapter 118 of the Laws of 2012.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

17   last section.

18                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

19   act shall take effect immediately.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

21   roll.

22                (The Secretary called the roll.)

23                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

25   passes.


                                                               3216

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 2   1207, by Senator Amedore, Senate Print 889, an 

 3   act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 5   last section.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Section 5.  This 

 7   act shall take effect on the first of November.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 9   roll.

10                (The Secretary called the roll.)

11                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

13   passes.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

15   1210, by Senator Ritchie, Senate Print 1914A, an 

16   act to amend the Highway Law.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

18   last section.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

20   act shall take effect immediately.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

22   roll.

23                (The Secretary called the roll.)

24                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 


                                                               3217

 1   passes.

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 3   1222, by Senator Avella, Senate Print 1930, an 

 4   act to amend the Executive Law.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 6   last section.

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 8   act shall take effect immediately.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

10   roll.

11                (The Secretary called the roll.)

12                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

14   passes.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

16   1226, by Senator Phillips, Senate Print 2492A, an 

17   act to amend the State Finance Law.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

19   last section.

20                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

21   act shall take effect immediately.

22                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

23   roll.

24                (The Secretary called the roll.)

25                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 


                                                               3218

 1   Calendar 1226, those recorded in the negative are 

 2   Senators Hoylman, Krueger, Montgomery, Rivera, 

 3   Sanders and Sepúlveda.  

 4                Ayes, 55.  Nays, 6.  

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 6   passes.

 7                THE SECRETARY:   On page 88, Senator 

 8   Hannon moves to discharge, from the Committee on 

 9   Rules, Assembly Bill Number 587C and substitute 

10   it for the identical Senate Bill 2816B, Third 

11   Reading Calendar 1230.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

13   substitution is so ordered.

14                The Secretary will read.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

16   1230, by Member of the Assembly Rosenthal, 

17   Assembly Print 587C, an act to amend the Public 

18   Health Law.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

20   last section.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

22   act shall take effect immediately.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

24   roll.

25                (The Secretary called the roll.)


                                                               3219

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 3   passes.

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 5   1235, substituted earlier by Member of the 

 6   Assembly Hunter, Assembly Print 8789, an act to 

 7   amend the Executive Law.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 9   last section.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

11   act shall take effect immediately.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

13   roll.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

16   passes.

17                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

18   1243, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 6861, an 

19   act to amend the Public Authorities Law.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

21   last section.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

23   act shall take effect immediately.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

25   roll.


                                                               3220

 1                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 4   passes.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 6   1245, by Senator Comrie, Senate Print 7912A, an 

 7   act to amend the New York State Urban Development 

 8   Corporation Act.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

10   last section.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Section 5.  This 

12   act shall take effect immediately.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

14   roll.

15                (The Secretary called the roll.)

16                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

18   passes.

19                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

20   1251, by Senator Sanders, Senate Print 4091, an 

21   act to amend the Public Authorities Law.  

22                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

23   last section.

24                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

25   act shall take effect immediately.


                                                               3221

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 2   roll.

 3                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 6   passes.

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 8   1264, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 6353, an 

 9   act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

11   last section.

12                THE SECRETARY:   Section 7.  This 

13   act shall take effect on the 60th day.

14                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

15   roll.

16                (The Secretary called the roll.)

17                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

19   passes.

20                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

21   1266, by Senator Little, Senate Print 7939, an 

22   act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

24   last section.

25                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 


                                                               3222

 1   act shall take effect immediately.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 3   roll.

 4                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 5                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 7   passes.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 9   1268, by Senator Young, Senate Print 440A, an act 

10   to amend the Criminal Procedure Law.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

12   last section.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

14   act shall take effect immediately.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

16   roll.

17                (The Secretary called the roll.)

18                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

19   Calendar 1268, those recorded in the negative are 

20   Senators Bailey, Comrie, Dilan, Krueger, 

21   Montgomery, Rivera and Sanders.  Also Senator 

22   Kavanagh.  Also Senator Sepúlveda.

23                Ayes, 52.  Nays, 9.

24                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

25   is passed.


                                                               3223

 1                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 2   1278, by Senator Addabbo, Senate Print 3681, an 

 3   act to amend the Penal Law.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 5   last section.

 6                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

 7   act shall take effect on the first of November.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 9   roll.

10                (The Secretary called the roll.)

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

12   Murphy to explain his vote.

13                SENATOR MURPHY:   Thank you, 

14   Mr. President.

15                I would just like to --

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Can I 

17   have order, please.

18                SENATOR MURPHY:   Thank you, 

19   Mr. President.  

20                I would just like to thank Senator 

21   Addabbo for putting this great piece of 

22   legislation, protecting our first responders that 

23   are set up to be murdered by criminals that don't 

24   ever belong walking out ever again, they belong 

25   in jail.  A great piece of legislation.  


                                                               3224

 1                Thank you.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

 3   Murphy to be recorded in the affirmative.

 4                Announce the results.

 5                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

 6   Calendar 1278, those recorded in the negative are 

 7   Senators Bailey, Benjamin, Comrie, Kavanagh, 

 8   Krueger, Montgomery, Rivera, Sanders and 

 9   Sepúlveda.

10                Ayes, 52.  Nays, 9.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

12   passes.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

14   1284, by Senator Young, Senate Print 7218, an act 

15   to amend the Criminal Procedure Law.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

17   last section.

18                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

19   act shall take effect immediately.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

21   roll.

22                (The Secretary called the roll.)

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   If you're 

24   in the negative, put your hands up, please.  

25   Thank you.


                                                               3225

 1                Announce the results.

 2                THE SECRETARY:   In relation to 

 3   Calendar 1284, those recorded in the negative are 

 4   Senators Bailey, Comrie, Dilan, Krueger, 

 5   Montgomery, Rivera, Sanders and Sepúlveda.

 6                Ayes, 53.  Nays, 8.

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 8   passes.

 9                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

10   1295, by Senator Gallivan, Senate Print 1980, an 

11   act to amend the Highway Law.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

13   last section.

14                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  This 

15   act shall take effect immediately.

16                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

17   roll.

18                (The Secretary called the roll.)

19                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

21   passes.

22                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

23   1296, by Senator Helming, Senate Print 2578, an 

24   act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 


                                                               3226

 1   last section.

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 3   act shall take effect immediately.

 4                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 5   roll.

 6                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

 9   passes.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

11   1337, by Senator Little, Senate Print 2613A, an 

12   act to amend the Real Property Tax Law.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

14   last section.

15                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

16   act shall take effect immediately.

17                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

18   roll.

19                (The Secretary called the roll.)

20                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

22   passes.

23                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

24   1340, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 3828A, an 

25   act to amend the Tax Law.


                                                               3227

 1                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 2   last section.

 3                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 4   act shall take effect September 1, 2018.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

 6   roll.

 7                (The Secretary called the roll.)

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

10   passes.

11                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

12   1341, substituted earlier by Member of the 

13   Assembly Miller, Assembly Print 5305B, an act to 

14   amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

16   last section.

17                THE SECRETARY:   Section 4.  This 

18   act shall take effect on the 180th day.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

20   roll.

21                (The Secretary called the roll.)

22                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

24   passes.

25                And Senator DeFrancisco, that 


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 1   completes the noncontroversial reading of today's 

 2   active-list calendar before the house.

 3                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   If we could 

 4   go back to motions and resolutions, please.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   We will 

 6   return to motions and resolutions.

 7                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   On page 18, I 

 8   offer the following amendments to Calendar 1415, 

 9   Senate Print 5343B, by Senator Lanza, and ask 

10   that said bill retain its place on the Third 

11   Reading Calendar.

12                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

13   amendments are received.  The bill shall retain 

14   its place on third reading.

15                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   There will be 

16   an immediate meeting of the Rules Committee in 

17   Room 332.

18                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   There 

19   will be an immediate meeting of the Rules 

20   Committee in Room 332.  

21                The Senate will stand temporarily at 

22   ease.

23                (Whereupon, the Senate stood at ease 

24   at 4:42 p.m.)

25                (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened at 


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 1   4:56 p.m.)

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

 3   Senate will return to order.

 4                Senator DeFrancisco.

 5                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Yes, is there 

 6   a report of the Rules Committee at the desk?  

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   There is 

 8   a Committee on Rules report at the desk, and the 

 9   Secretary will read.

10                THE SECRETARY:   Senator Flanagan, 

11   from the Committee on Rules, reports the 

12   following bills:  

13                Senate Print 6019C, by Senator 

14   Kaminsky, an act authorizing;

15                Senate 6863A, by Senator Marcellino, 

16   an act to amend the Tax Law; 

17                Senate 7525, by Senator Ritchie, an 

18   act to amend the Retirement and Social Security 

19   Law; 

20                Senate 8582, by Senator Mayer, an 

21   act to amend the Tax Law; 

22                Senate 8716, by Senator Sepúlveda, 

23   an act to amend the Public Health Law; 

24                Senate 8898, by the Senate Committee 

25   on Rules, an act to amend the Executive Law;


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 1                Senate 8899, by Senator DeFrancisco, 

 2   an act to amend the Public Health Law; 

 3                Senate 8900, by Senator DeFrancisco, 

 4   an act to amend the State Finance Law; 

 5                Senate 8901, by Senator DeFrancisco, 

 6   an act to amend the Election Law; 

 7                Senate 8902, by Senator DeFrancisco, 

 8   an act to amend the Executive Law; 

 9                Senate 8903, by Senator DeFrancisco, 

10   an act to amend the Public Officers Law;

11                And Senate 8904, by Senator 

12   DeFrancisco, an act to amend the Executive Law.

13                All bills reported direct to third 

14   reading.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Do you 

16   want to move the DeFrancisco Rules report?

17                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   That's 

18   exactly what I was going to do.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   All in 

20   favor of accepting the Committee on Rules report 

21   say aye.

22                (Response of "Aye.")

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Opposed?  

24                (No response.)

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The Rules 


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 1   report is accepted and before the house.  

 2                Senator DeFrancisco.

 3                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Can we go 

 4   back to messages from the Assembly, please.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   We will 

 6   return to messages from the Assembly.

 7                The Secretary will read.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Senator Mayer moves 

 9   to discharge, from the Committee on 

10   Investigations and Government Operations, 

11   Assembly Bill Number 398A and substitute it for 

12   the identical Senate Bill 8582, Third Reading 

13   Calendar 1514.

14                Senator Sepúlveda moves to 

15   discharge, from the Committee on Health, 

16   Assembly Bill Number 4426 and substitute it for 

17   the identical Senate Bill 8716, Third Reading 

18   Calendar 1515.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

20   substitutions are so ordered.

21                Senator DeFrancisco.

22                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Yes, there's 

23   a Supplemental Calendar 48A at the desk, and I'd 

24   like to just pull two bills off of that calendar, 

25   noncontroversial.  


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 1                The first one, 1531, Calendar 1531.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:    

 3   Supplemental Calendar 48A is on your desks.

 4                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   1513, I mean.

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   And 1513, 

 6   the Secretary will read.

 7                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 8   1513, by Senator Ritchie, Senate Print 7525, an 

 9   act to amend the Retirement and Social Security 

10   Law.

11                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

12   last section.

13                THE SECRETARY:   Section 3.  This 

14   act shall take effect immediately.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

16   roll.

17                (The Secretary called the roll.)

18                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 60.  Nays, 1.  

19   Senator Krueger recorded in the negative.

20                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The bill 

21   passes.

22                Senator DeFrancisco.

23                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Can we now 

24   take up 1515 on that supplemental calendar.

25                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 


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 1   Secretary will read 1515 on the calendar.

 2                THE SECRETARY:   Calendar Number 

 3   1515, substituted earlier by Member of the 

 4   Assembly Cusick, Assembly Print 4426, an act to 

 5   amend the Public Health Law.

 6                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Read the 

 7   last section.

 8                THE SECRETARY:   Section 2.  This 

 9   act shall take effect immediately.

10                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Call the 

11   roll.

12                (The Secretary called the roll.)

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

14   Klein to explain his vote.

15                SENATOR KLEIN:   No, I just want to 

16   congratulate -- this is Senator Sepúlveda's first 

17   bill to pass in the New York State.  

18                (Applause.)

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

20   DeFrancisco.

21                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Yes, I would 

22   also like to congratulate Senator Sepúlveda on 

23   making his first bill a brilliant bill, an 

24   absolutely brilliant bill that I carried for 

25   years in the Senate.  


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 1                (Laughter.)

 2                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:    

 3   Unfortunately, the Governor vetoed it every time 

 4   we got it passed by both houses.  So I wish you 

 5   better luck than I had.  

 6                Thank you.  

 7                (Laughter.)

 8                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Senator 

 9   Sepúlveda, congratulations on the bill.

10                And the bill has passed -- announce 

11   the results.

12                THE SECRETARY:   Ayes, 61.

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   I was so 

14   anxious to get your bill passed.

15                The bill passes.

16                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:    

17   Mr. President, can we now take up a privileged 

18   resolution by you, title only.

19                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

20   Secretary will read.

21                THE SECRETARY:   Legislative 

22   resolution by Senator Griffo, commending 

23   Joe Torre upon the occasion of his designation as 

24   recipient of the 2018 Italian American of the 

25   Year Award by the New York Conference of 


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 1   Italian American State Legislators.

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   All in 

 3   favor of the resolution signify by saying aye.

 4                (Response of "Aye.")

 5                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Opposed?  

 6                (No response.)

 7                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

 8   resolution is adopted.

 9                Senator DeFrancisco.

10                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Yes, that 

11   resolution is open for cosponsorship.  I'll -- 

12   well, there's Mets fans, so I'd better not say 

13   automatic.  If you want to be on the resolution, 

14   please notify the desk.

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The reso 

16   is open for cosponsorship.  Please notify the 

17   desk if you'd like to be a cosponsor.

18                Senator DeFrancisco.

19                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Is there any 

20   further business at the desk?

21                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   We have 

22   one more resolution.  

23                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Oh, there's 

24   another -- excuse me, there is another piece of 

25   business.  Senator Griffo, you have a second 


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 1   privileged resolution, title only, and --

 2                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

 3   Secretary will read.

 4                THE SECRETARY:   Legislative 

 5   resolution by Senator Griffo, memorializing 

 6   Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 4, 

 7   2018, as Italian American Day in the State of 

 8   New York.

 9                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

10   question is on the resolution.  All in favor 

11   signify by saying aye.

12                (Response of "Aye.")

13                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   Opposed?  

14                (No response.)

15                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   The 

16   resolution is adopted and open for cosponsorship.  

17   Should you choose to be a cosponsor, please 

18   notify the desk.

19                Senator DeFrancisco.

20                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   Now, 

21   Mr. President, is there any further business at 

22   the desk?

23                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   There is 

24   no further business before the desk.

25                SENATOR DeFRANCISCO:   In that case, 


                                                               3237

 1   I move to adjourn until Tuesday, June 5th, 2018, 

 2   at 12:00 noon.  High noon.

 3                ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:   On 

 4   motion, the Senate will stand adjourned until 

 5   Tuesday, June 5th, at 12:00 noon.  

 6                On motion, the Senate will stand 

 7   adjourned, again, until Tuesday, June 5th, at 

 8   12:00 noon.  

 9                The Senate is adjourned.

10                (Whereupon, at 5:02 p.m., the Senate 

11   adjourned.)

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