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NEW YORK STATE SENATE
THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD
ALBANY, NEW YORK
April 1, 2025
11:15 a.m.
REGULAR SESSION
SENATOR SHELLEY B. MAYER, Acting President
ALEJANDRA N. PAULINO, ESQ., Secretary
P R O C E E D I N G SACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senate will come to order.
I ask everyone to please rise and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
(Whereupon, the assemblage recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:In the absence of clergy, let us bow our heads in a moment of silent reflection or prayer.
(Whereupon, the assemblage respected a moment of silence.)
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Reading of the Journal.
THE SECRETARY:In Senate, Monday, March 31, 2025, the Senate met pursuant to adjournment. The Journal of Friday, March 28, 2025, was read and approved. On motion, the Senate adjourned.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Without objection, the Journal stands approved as read.
Presentation of petitions.
Messages from the Assembly.
Messages from the Governor.
Reports of standing committees.
Reports of select committees.
Communications and reports from state officers.
Motions and resolutions.
Senator Gianaris.
SENATOR GIANARIS:Good morning, Madam President.
On behalf of Senator Cleare, I wish to call up Senate Print 115, recalled from the Assembly, which is now at the desk.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 276, Senate Print 115, by Senator Cleare, an act to amend the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law.
SENATOR GIANARIS:I move to reconsider the vote by which this bill was passed.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Secretary will call the roll on reconsideration.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 53.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The bill is restored to its place on the Third Reading Calendar.
SENATOR GIANARIS:I offer the following amendments.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The amendments are received.
SENATOR GIANARIS:Amendments are also offered to the following Third Reading Calendar bills.
By Senator Jackson, page 10, Calendar 260, Senate Print 1892A;
Senator Hoylman-Sigal, page 12, Calendar 327, Senate Print 2706;
Senator Gianaris, page 13, Calendar 338, Senate Print 2462;
Senator May, page 20, Calendar 479, Senate Print 879;
And Senator Hinchey, page 26, Calendar 563, Senate Print 600.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The amendments are received, and the bills will retain their place on the Third Reading Calendar.
Senator Gianaris.
SENATOR GIANARIS:Madam President, we're going to simultaneously call a meeting of the Rules Committee in Room 332 and take up the calendar at this time.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:There will be an immediate meeting of the Rules Committee in Room 332.
The Secretary will read.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 201, Senate Print 2556, by Senator Comrie, an act to amend the Public Authorities Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Announce the results.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 53.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 239, Senate Print 349, by Senator Skoufis, an act to amend the Public Officers Law.
SENATOR LANZA:Lay it aside.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The bill is laid aside.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 245, Senate Print 1787, by Senator Hinchey, an act to amend the State Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Announce the results.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 53.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 353, Senate Print 1855, by Senator Rivera, an act to amend the Public Health Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 9. This act shall take effect on the 90th day after it shall have become a law.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Announce the results.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 53.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 373, Senate Print 688A, by Senator Martinez, an act to amend the Real Property Tax Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Announce the results.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 53.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 451, Senate Print 2590, by Senator Mayer, an act to amend the Education Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Announce the results.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 53.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 562, Senate Print 190, by Senator Martinez, an act to amend the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Announce the results.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 56.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 590, Senate Print 947, by Senator Jackson, an act to amend the Real Property Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Announce the results.
THE SECRETARY:In relation to Calendar 590, voting in the negative are Senators Ashby, Borrello, Palumbo, Rhoads and Weik.
Ayes, 51. Nays, 5.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The bill is passed.
Senator Serrano, that completes the reading of today's calendar.
SENATOR SERRANO:At this time the Senate will stand at ease.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senate will stand at ease.
(Whereupon, the Senate stood at ease at 11:20 a.m.)
(Whereupon, the Senate reconvened at 11:22 a.m.)
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senate will return to order.
Senator Gianaris.
SENATOR GIANARIS:Madam President, there's a report of the Rules Committee at the desk. Please take that up.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Secretary will read.
THE SECRETARY:Senator Stewart-Cousins, from the Committee on Rules, reports the following bill:
Senate Print 7070, by Senator Krueger, an act making appropriations for the support of government.
The bill reports directly to third reading.
SENATOR GIANARIS:Move to accept the report of the Rules Committee.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:All those in favor of accepting the report of the Rules Committee please signify by saying aye.
(Response of "Aye.")
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Opposed, nay.
(No response.)
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The report of the Rules Committee is accepted.
Senator Gianaris.
SENATOR GIANARIS:Please take up the supplemental calendar.
SENATOR LANZA:Lay it aside.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Secretary will read.
(Laughter.)
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 620, Senate Print 7070, by Senator Krueger, an act making appropriations for the support of government.
SENATOR GIANARIS:Madam President, is there a message of necessity and appropriation at the desk?
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:There is a message of necessity and appropriation at the desk.
SENATOR GIANARIS:I move to accept the message.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:All those in favor of accepting the message please signify by saying aye.
(Response of "Aye.")
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Opposed?
(No response.)
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The message is accepted, and the bill is before the house.
SENATOR LANZA:Lay it aside.
(Laughter.)
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Senator Lanza, the bill is laid aside.
Senator Gianaris, that completes the reading of the supplemental calendar.
SENATOR GIANARIS:Can we move to the controversial calendar and begin with Senate Bill 7070, please.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Secretary will ring the bell.
The Secretary will read.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 620, Senate Print 7070, by Senator Krueger, an act making appropriations for the support of government.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Senator O'Mara, why do you rise?
SENATOR O'MARA:Thank you, Madam President.
I was wondering if Senator Krueger would answer a few questions.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Senator Krueger, do you yield?
SENATOR KRUEGER:I do, Madam President.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR O'MARA:Thank you.
So we're here with an extender on April 1st. The budget was due to be done midnight last night. How long does this extender extend the operations of state government?
SENATOR KRUEGER:Through you, Madam President, till Thursday.
SENATOR O'MARA:Through you, Madam President, if the Senator will continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR KRUEGER:I do.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR O'MARA:What is the status of the budget discussions at this point? We're really not hearing much of anything other than rumor and innuendo in the media.
Can you give us and New Yorkers a sense of where we are in the budget and when you expect us to see budget bills and actually vote on an actual budget?
SENATOR KRUEGER:Through you, Madam President, I would love to be able to answer the question "When will we see budget bills?" I too read the press. So apparently the Director of Budget for the Governor has said that until such time as she resolves a number of key policy issues for herself, we're not continuing discussions about the actual budget.
So personally, that's quite frustrating to me. I think we can do both things at once, but apparently that is not in the cards, so I do not know the answer when we will actually get to the budget bills.
SENATOR FELDER:(No mic.) 2027.
SENATOR KRUEGER:I missed that.
SENATOR O'MARA:Through you, Madam President, if the Senator will yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Does the Senator continue to yield?
SENATOR KRUEGER:Just this Senator, right?
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Yes, just that Senator.
SENATOR KRUEGER:Yes, Senator O'Mara, I yield to you.
SENATOR O'MARA:What are the policy issues, in your understanding, that are out there?
I've heard of discovery reform and I've heard of involuntary commitment being the hang-ups. Are there others that you're aware of?
SENATOR KRUEGER:I believe that cell-to-cell -- excuse me. Cellphones bell-to-bell is continuing in discussion as well.
So I think those three things.
SENATOR O'MARA:Thank you.
Madam President, if the Senator will continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR KRUEGER:Yes.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Senator Krueger yields to Senator O'Mara.
SENATOR O'MARA:Late last week or maybe it was even over the weekend I saw in the news Speaker Heastie saying they were waiting on the Governor to deliver language on these policy issues.
Do you know if any language on these various issues has even been presented to the leadership of either the Assembly or the Senate?
SENATOR KRUEGER:So I have no idea what materials have gone back and forth in the Assembly. Obviously I'm in the Senate.
I know I had a meeting with the Governor's people on Friday and asked for written proposals and was told they were not available. I don't know whether anything since then has been submitted to either house's leadership.
SENATOR O'MARA:Thank you.
Madam President, if the Senator will continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR KRUEGER:Yes.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR O'MARA:Since these policy issues are holding up all the other discussions, as you said, I assume there are no table targets yet, is that correct?
SENATOR KRUEGER:Yes, Madam President, I believe that that is correct.
SENATOR O'MARA:Thank you.
Madam President, if the Senator will continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR KRUEGER:Yes.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR O'MARA:When do you anticipate us seeing budget bills?
SENATOR KRUEGER:Madam President, it's April Fool's Day, so I don't want to give any hypotheticals that could then perhaps be used as a way of accusing me of making a joke.
So absent the fact that I don't know the answer, I'll just say I don't know the answer.
SENATOR O'MARA:Thank you.
Madam President, if the Senator will continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR KRUEGER:Yes.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR O'MARA:Thank you, Senator. And I'd be the last one to call you a fool even if it is April Fools' Day. No -- no --
SENATOR KRUEGER:Madam President, through you, thank you very much, Senator O'Mara.
SENATOR O'MARA:-- no worries -- no worries there.
On the extender itself, what is the total amount of dollars being allocated here?
SENATOR KRUEGER:The bill provides $1.7 billion in appropriation authority to meet payroll costs to allow certain payments for the Department of Health, the Medical Assistance Administration Program, the Department of Labor, the Office of Mental Health, and the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
SENATOR O'MARA:Thank you, Madam President. If the Senator will continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR KRUEGER:Indeed.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR O'MARA:My understanding of that total 1.7 billion is that 1.1 billion of that is for Medicaid expenditures. Can you tell us what period of time that's covering?
SENATOR KRUEGER:One second.
Approximately one week, Madam President.
SENATOR O'MARA:Through you, Madam President, if the Senator will continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR KRUEGER:Yes.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR O'MARA:So that is extending payments beyond the length of this extender, which is Thursday. What -- or when do you expect us to see the next extender bill? Would it be Thursday?
Because, you know, in my experience here, even if there was a complete agreement on the budget this afternoon, we wouldn't be done, finished with it, printing and debating, by Thursday anyway.
So what's your expectation of having to do another extender, and when will we do that?
SENATOR KRUEGER:Senator O'Mara and I have both been in this town a long time. I think we have the same analysis. Even if somehow we finished all the agreements and disagreements in the budget by this afternoon, we would not have budget bills ready and in print and able to be voted on.
So yes, I believe we will do another extender on Thursday.
SENATOR O'MARA:Thank you, Madam President. That's all.
SENATOR KRUEGER:Thank you.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Are there any other Senators wishing to be heard?
Seeing and hearing none, the debate is closed. The Secretary will ring the bell.
Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 12. This act shall take effect immediately.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Senator Murray to explain his vote.
SENATOR MURRAY:Thank you, Madam President.
I just want to point out as part of this extender the portion here, the 350,000 for state employee MTA mobility tax offset. If this is for three days, according to my calculations, that means the state's paying about 117,000 per day to the MTA here.
As the budget negotiations continue, I urge you to resist the urge to impose more of an MTA payroll tax all across the region, as we are paying -- as many feel -- more than enough. In fact, rather than filling the supposed gap with more money from New Yorkers, and out of their pockets, perhaps maybe some fiscal oversight and proper management might be the way to go.
Over the past five years we lost almost $4 billion to toll and fare evasion. Last year set a record in overtime: $1.42 billion. That's not on the workers; they're just doing their job. That's on management. That's mismanagement.
So we pay in so many different ways. Local governments pay. Community colleges pay. Hospitals pay. This is all the MTA payroll tax right now. Anyone with a cellphone right now is paying every single month. They're already paying state and local subsidies, fares and tolls, New York Mansion Tax, internet marketplace tax, for-hire vehicle surcharges, federal aid -- it goes on and on.
My point? We're giving them enough money. It's time they clean up their act. So as we're putting together the final budget, please keep that in mind. Give New Yorkers a break. Give Long Islanders a break.
Thank you, Madam President.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Senator Murray, how do you vote?
SENATOR MURRAY:I'm voting aye on the extension.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:You're voting aye on the extension.
SENATOR MURRAY:Yeah.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Announce the results.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 57.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The bill is passed.
THE SECRETARY:Calendar Number 239, Senate Print 349, by Senator Skoufis, an act to amend the Public Officers Law.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Senator Walczyk, why do you rise?
SENATOR WALCZYK:Madam President, would the sponsor yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Senator Skoufis, do you yield?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Of course.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR WALCZYK:What budget bill are we on?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Through you, Madam President, we're not on a budget bill.
SENATOR WALCZYK:Through you, Madam President, would the --
SENATOR SKOUFIS:We're on Bill 349, I believe it is.
SENATOR WALCZYK:Through you, Madam President, would the sponsor continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Yes.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR WALCZYK:What is the purpose of this bill?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Through you, Madam President. The purpose of this bill is very straightforward. I'll note it's a bill that you voted for a couple of years ago.
And it simply extends the types of entities that are subjected to FOIL, specifically those entities -- and I'm quoting from the bill language here, it's just a one-clause bill: "Entities created by an agency that are governed by a board of directors or similar body, a majority of which is designated by one or more state or local government officials."
SENATOR WALCZYK:Through you, Madam President, would the sponsor continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Yes.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR WALCZYK:Was there a particular problem with any of those entities that your bill looks to address that created the concern and this legislation came out of that?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Through you, Madam President. This has been, I would argue, a pervasive problem both at the state government level as well as the local government level.
There's an Empire Center report -- an organization I know you're familiar with, Senator Walczyk -- that outlines how the Department of Health, effectively off-budget, sends about a fifth, one-fifth of their budget to a quasi-government organization called the Health Research, Inc., that the Department of Health commissioner typically leads, that is not subject to FOIL, for example.
In your own district, the Watertown Local Development Corporation. There are many LDCs around the state that are not subject to FOIL but facilitate millions -- if not many more dollars than millions -- of taxpayer funds to local projects that are not subjected to FOIL.
And so I'm actually surprised you have not heard that this is an issue or problem from your taxpayers, in your district and every district that wants to know where their money is going.
SENATOR WALCZYK:Through you, Madam President, would the sponsor continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Yes.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR WALCZYK:The question was about the onus of this legislation. Where did the idea come from, and what problem, when it was introduced, were we trying to address? This has been around since 2015, '17, somewhere in there, right?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Through you, Madam President, I believe it's been around since 2013. This chamber has passed it many times.
And for myself, the instance that comes to mind that prompted me to take some action on this particular problem, is in Orange County there was an LDC formed by the county government to skirt the Freedom of Information Law as they sought to sell off a I believe century-old public county-owned nursing home. That effort ultimately did fail.
But, you know, we all have, if you're paying attention, we all have local instances vis-a-vis LDCs or other types of workaround entities that we can likely all speak to.
And then more recently the Committee on Open Government specifically recommended that we take this action as well.
SENATOR WALCZYK:Through you, Madam President, will the sponsor continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Yes.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR WALCZYK:My understanding is that the onus for the original introduction of this bill had to do with nonprofits that were set up as real estate arms for things like SUNY Polytechnic Institute, and that the Cuomo administration had awarded contracts, there were campaign donations in question. There was a lot of reporting about it.
Would the legislation still impact those types of situations?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Through you, Madam President. Broadly, yes.
You know, you made reference to I think SUNY Poly, which obviously dealt with -- this is going back a decade or so ago -- a series of alleged corrupt acts. And yes, this bill would broadly apply to entities like that.
SENATOR WALCZYK:And through you, Madam President, would the sponsor continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Yes.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR WALCZYK:I know it's going back a decade, but many will remember the headlines. The U.S. Attorney was actually investigating some of these things when it came to improper bidding, bid rigging, members of boards not having any accountability. And Governor Andrew Cuomo at the time said, "I don't have any control over any of these boards."
Would this bill still address those situations?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Through you, Madam President. If the entity is established by an existing agency or government, state or local, and the state or local government is appointing a majority of the board members to that entity, then yes.
SENATOR WALCZYK:And through you, Madam President, would the sponsor continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Yes.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR WALCZYK:You said state or local. So Governor Cuomo is now running for mayor of New York City. This will also impact New York City as well?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Through you, Madam President, yes.
SENATOR WALCZYK:And through you, Madam President, would the sponsor continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Yes.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR WALCZYK:Does this continue to be a pervasive problem with the Hochul administration in a lot of these instances?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Through you, Madam President. I don't think this is a new problem that any administration is creating. This is a decades-long, very longstanding issue.
And look, some would likely argue this is not a problem. I am arguing that it is, and that's why we're taking up this bill.
SENATOR WALCZYK:Through you, Madam President, would the sponsor continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Yes.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR WALCZYK:You know, at the start of this debate you reminded us that we've passed this many times. I've voted for it in the past, and I hope that it does become law. I think it's very important to have that accountability.
We've passed this the last four years in this chamber. What's going on in the other house? Why hasn't this been taken up in the Assembly at all?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Through you, Madam President, I think that's a wonderful question and I would love to know the answer as well.
SENATOR WALCZYK:Through you, Madam President, would the sponsor continue to yield.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Do you continue to yield?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Yes.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The Senator yields.
SENATOR WALCZYK:Well, I was hoping to get some kind of feedback.
As you're the sponsor of it, I'm sure that you have some interest in seeing it get through the other house. Is there something we can do in a bipartisan fashion to assist? Or are there some issues with the Assembly over there?
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Through you, Madam President. Broadly, I believe that there are some in the Assembly that don't want to lose the ability for local governments to have access to these workaround entities.
And again, I would argue that is a problem that we should all be seeking to address. And so I certainly welcome your or anyone's support with the other chamber in an effort to try and get them to take up this bill.
SENATOR WALCZYK:Thank you, Madam President.
SENATOR SKOUFIS:Thank you.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Are there any other Senators wishing to be heard?
Seeing and hearing none, debate is closed. The Secretary will ring the bell.
Read the last section.
THE SECRETARY:Section 2. This act shall take effect on the 90th day after it shall have become a law.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Call the roll.
(The Secretary called the roll.)
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:Announce the results.
THE SECRETARY:Ayes, 57.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:The bill is passed.
Senator Gianaris, that completes the reading of today's calendar.
SENATOR GIANARIS:Is there any further business at the desk?
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:There is no further business at the desk.
SENATOR GIANARIS:I move to adjourn until tomorrow, Wednesday, April 2nd, at 3:00 p.m.
ACTING PRESIDENT MAYER:On motion, the Senate stands adjourned until Wednesday, April 2nd, at 3:00 p.m.
(Whereupon, at 11:40 a.m., the Senate adjourned.)
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