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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 January 3, 2024
11 12:42 p.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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18 SENATOR SHELLEY B. MAYER, Acting President
19 ALEJANDRA N. PAULINO, ESQ., Secretary
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1 P R O C E E D I N G S
2 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The Senate
3 will come to order.
4 I ask everyone present to please
5 rise and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
6 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
7 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
8 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: In the
9 absence of clergy, let us bow our heads in a
10 moment of silent reflection or prayer.
11 (Whereupon, the assemblage respected
12 a moment of silence.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Reading of
14 the Journal.
15 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, Tuesday,
16 January 2, 2024, the Senate met pursuant to
17 adjournment. The Journal of Saturday,
18 December 30, 2023, was read and approved. On
19 motion, the Senate adjourned.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Without
21 objection, the Journal stands approved as read.
22 Presentation of petitions.
23 Messages from the Assembly.
24 Messages from the Governor.
25 Reports of standing committees.
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1 Reports of select committees.
2 Communications and reports from
3 state officers.
4 Motions and resolutions.
5 Senator Gianaris.
6 SENATOR GIANARIS: Happy New Year,
7 Madam President, and to all my colleagues.
8 I believe there is a resolution at
9 the desk. I ask that it be read in its entirety
10 and move for its immediate adoption.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The
12 Secretary will read.
13 THE SECRETARY: Senate Resolution
14 1457, Concurrent Resolution of the Senate and
15 Assembly relative to the adjournment sine die of
16 the 2023 Session of the Legislature.
17 "RESOLVED, That the two thousand
18 twenty-three Session of the Legislature adjourn
19 sine die on Wednesday, January third, two
20 thousand twenty-four, simultaneously with the
21 commencement of the two thousand twenty-four
22 Legislative Session."
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24 "RESOLVED, That the two thousand
25 twenty-three Session of the Legislature adjourn
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1 sine die on Wednesday, January third, two
2 thousand twenty-four, simultaneously with the
3 commencement of the two thousand twenty-four
4 Legislative Session."
5 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The
6 question is on the resolution. All those in
7 favor please signify by saying aye.
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9 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: Opposed?
10 (No response.)
11 ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER: The
12 resolution is adopted.
13 The 2023 legislative session is
14 adjourned sine die.
15 (Whereupon, at 12:45 p.m., the
16 Senate adjourned.)
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