MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2018 2:32

P.M.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE HOUSE WILL COME

TO ORDER.

IN THE ABSENCE OF CLERGY, LET US PAUSE FOR A MOMENT OF

SILENCE.

(WHEREUPON, A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED.)

VISITORS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE

OF ALLEGIANCE.

(WHEREUPON, ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY LED VISITORS AND

MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.)

A QUORUM BEING PRESENT, THE CLERK WILL READ THE

JOURNAL OF FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH.

MR. MORELLE.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

MR. MORELLE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I MOVE

TO DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING OF THE JOURNAL OF FRIDAY, APRIL

20TH, AND ASK THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO

ORDERED.

MR. MORELLE.

MR. MORELLE: YES, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. SPEAKER,

COLLEAGUES. BEFORE I DESCRIBE AND OUTLINE OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE

AFTERNOON, LET ME NOTE THAT ON THIS DAY IN 1954, HENRY AARON HIT HIS

FIRST CAREER HOME RUN AGAINST, SAD TO SAY, THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS, THE

TEAM WHICH I ADORE. HAMMERIN' HANK 20 YEARS LATER WOULD BREAK

BABE RUTH'S LONGSTANDING RECORD OF 714 HOME RUNS. AARON FINISHED

WITH 755, WHICH STOOD AS THE RECORD UNTIL BARRY BONDS FINISHED WITH

762. I'M SURE, MR. SPEAKER, YOU AND MANY AND MYSELF AND MANY

OTHERS REMEMBER THAT FAMOUS HOME RUN HIT OFF OF AL DOWNING OF THE

LOS ANGELES DODGERS.

I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT LONG-TIME LISTENER RICHARD

GOTTFRIED INDICATES TO ME THAT TODAY IS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHDAY.

THE -- THE ENGLISH BARD WAS BORN ON APRIL 23, 1564, WHICH MARKS

TODAY THE 454TH BIRTHDAY OF WHAT IS ARGUABLY ONE OF THE ENGLISH

LANGUAGE'S GREATEST POETS AND PLAYWRIGHTS.

AND UNDER THE HEADING OF "DID YOU KNOW," DID YOU

KNOW THAT FOREST HILLS STADIUM HAS HOUSED MULTIPLE HISTORIC EVENTS

SINCE OPENING IN 1923? THE FOREST HILLS STADIUM IS LOCATED IN THE

28TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY OUR FRIEND, MR. HEVESI. THE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

14,000-SEAT CAPACITY STADIUM WAS ONE OF THE FIRST HOMES OF THE

LEGENDARY U.S. OPEN AND DAVIS CUP TENNIS TOURNAMENTS. IT'S ALSO BEEN

THE VENUE FOR ENTERTAINERS SUCH AS FRANK SINATRA, THE BEATLES AND JIMI

HENDRIX.

SO, WITH THAT, MR. SPEAKER, LET ME DESCRIBE OUR

SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY. MEMBERS HAVE ON THEIR DESKS A MAIN CALENDAR.

IT HAS 42 NEW BILLS WHICH YOU'LL SEE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THE FIRST TIME.

MEMBERS ALSO HAVE ON THEIR DESKS A DEBATE LIST. AFTER ANY

INTRODUCTIONS AND HOUSEKEEPING, WE WILL TAKE UP THE NEW BILLS ON

CONSENT BEGINNING WITH CALENDAR NO. 733. WE WILL ALSO BE TAKING UP

OTHER BILLS FROM THE DEBATE LIST, INCLUDING OUR CRIME VICTIMS PACKAGE,

AND WE WILL BE CALLING THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES TO MEET OFF THE FLOOR:

SO, MEMBERS OF THE CODES COMMITTEE OR THE RULES COMMITTEE, PLEASE

PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO NOTICES FROM THE DESK. THOSE COMMITTEES WILL

PRODUCE AN A-CALENDAR, WHICH WILL HAVE ONE BILL ON IT THAT IS PART OF

OUR CRIME VICTIMS PACKAGE. MEMBERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT AT THE END

OF SESSION TODAY THERE WILL BE A MOTION TO DISCHARGE EFFORT BY OUR

FRIENDS IN THE MINORITY. AND ALTHOUGH I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE

CONFERENCES SCHEDULED YET ON EITHER SIDE, I WILL CERTAINLY UPDATE

MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON IF THE NEED FOR ANY PARTY

CONFERENCES BECOME NECESSARY.

SO, WITH THAT, MR. SPEAKER, INTRODUCTIONS -- I KNOW

WE HAVE A FEW -- IF THERE'S ANY HOUSEKEEPING AS WELL, THIS WOULD BE THE

TIME TO TAKE THOSE TASKS UP.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

HOUSEKEEPING FIRST.

ON A MOTION BY MS. PAULIN, THE FOLLOWING BILL

CURRENTLY ON THIRD READING IS RECOMMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE ON

CODES. BILL NO. A.980, CALENDAR NO. 67, PAGE NUMBER 19.

FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INTRODUCTION, MS. MELISSA

MILLER.

MS. MILLER: THANK YOU. I RISE FOR THE PURPOSE OF

AN INTRODUCTION. STAND UP. PLEASE WELCOME SYDNEY BRETT. SYDNEY IS

A STUDENT FROM MY DISTRICT WHO ATTENDS LONG BEACH HIGH SCHOOL.

SYDNEY IS QUITE A REMARKABLE YOUNG LADY. SHE STARTED A NON-PROFIT

ORGANIZATION CALLED "SYDNEY'S SMILES" AS A RESULT OF HER OWN

EXPERIENCES OF BEING A VICTIM OF BULLYING BY HER PEERS AND TEACHERS.

SYDNEY'S SMILES IS DEDICATED TO BRINGING AWARENESS TO DIFFERENT TYPES

OF BULLYING AND THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS THAT IT CAN HAVE ON CHILDREN. IT

PROVIDES KIDS THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO PUT AN END TO BULLYING IN THEIR

SCHOOL, TOWN OR OTHER PLACES THAT ARE TOO OFTEN AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE.

BY TEACHING SELF-ADVOCACY, EMPATHY AND HOW TO BE AN UP-STANDER

INSTEAD OF A BYSTANDER, SYDNEY'S SMILES IS DEDICATED TO THE IDEA THAT

EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO BE RESPECTED FOR WHO THEY ARE, AND EVERYONE

CAN PLAY A ROLE IN CREATING A CULTURE OF INCLUSION AND ACCEPTANCE.

SYDNEY, THIS BEAUTIFUL GIRL, INSIDE AND OUT BRINGS THIS MESSAGE OF

ACCEPTANCE, EMPOWERMENT AND KINDNESS TO THE COMMUNITY BY OFFERING

TEEN EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

SHE EMPOWERS THEM WITH A KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO BUILD THEIR

SELF-ESTEEM, TO HAVE SELF-RESPECT AND TO LOVE WHO THEY ARE. THEY CAN

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

THEN USE THIS INFORMATION TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO BE SELF-ACCEPTING, AS

WELL AS BEING NONJUDGMENTAL AND ACCEPTING OF OTHERS AND THEIR

DIFFERENCES.

SO PLEASE WELCOME SYDNEY AND HER MOM AND

GRANDPARENTS TO THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, AND OFFER THEM ALL THE

CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MS. MILLER, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, SYDNEY AND YOUR --

YOUR FAMILY, WE WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY.

WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE

WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO HELP OTHERS. KEEP THAT GOOD WORK UP, AND

KNOW THAT WE ARE VERY HAPPY AND PROUD TO HAVE YOU WITH US. THANK

YOU SO VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. MONTESANO FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. MONTESANO: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE

TODAY TO INTRODUCE SOME STUDENTS FROM THE WESTBROOK PREPARATORY

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, CELEBRATING THEIR SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY. THIS

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL IS A NEW YORK STATE REGENTS HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S ONE

OF THE FIRST ONES FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS, FOR STUDENTS WITH ASPERGER'S

SYNDROME, HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM AND RELATED CONDITIONS. THE

STUDENTS OF THIS SCHOOL, MR. SPEAKER, HAVE A PHENOMENAL 99 PERCENT

REGENTS PASSING RATE. AND THEY BASICALLY ALL GRADUATE WITH A REGENTS

DIPLOMA. I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE ARE SOME PARENTS WITH

THEM TODAY, BUT ESPECIALLY THEIR PRINCIPAL, MR. PAUL WALIA, WHO'S LED

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

THE SCHOOL TO THE GREAT SUCCESS THAT IT ENJOYS TODAY FOR THESE STUDENTS,

AS WELL AS KAROLINA VEPREK, WHO IS THE SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER FOR

SCO. THEY DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB. THEY'RE ENGAGED IN THE

COMMUNITY. MANY OF THE STUDENTS HAVE JOBS, AND THEY HAVE A WHOLE

LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS. SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM, AND I HAVE BEEN

PROUD TO VISIT THEIR SCHOOL, AND I'M VERY HAPPY THEY'RE HERE WITH US

TODAY TO VISIT THE CAPITOL, TO SEE HOW GOVERNMENT OPERATES ON A DAILY

BASIS.

SO, MR. SPEAKER, IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND TO EXTEND TO

THEM A WELCOME AND THE CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. MONTESANO, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME THIS

EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF STUDENTS AND PRINCIPAL AND TEACHERS HERE TO THE

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE

FLOOR. CONTINUE ON IN YOUR EDUCATION. WE ARE VERY PROUD TO HAVE YOU

HERE WITH US TODAY, AND ENJOY YOUR TRIP TO ALBANY. THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. SANTABARBARA.

MR. SANTABARBARA: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

TODAY I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE LUIS ROSARIO FROM THE CITY OF

AMSTERDAM, WHO HAS BEEN NAMED NEW YORK STATE DIRECT PROFESSIONAL

OF THE YEAR BY THE AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND

RESOURCES. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH

DISABILITIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, ENJOY GREATER ACCESSIBILITY, AND

THRIVE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. EACH YEAR, THIS RECOGNITION IS GIVEN

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

TO AN INDIVIDUAL THAT EXEMPLIFIES THESE VALUES, AND CARING FOR

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. THROUGH HIS WORK AT LIBERTY ARC IN

MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, LUIS HAS UNEQUI --

UNEQUIVOCALLY EMBODIED THESE VALUES. EACH DAY, HE GOES ABOVE AND

BEYOND TO HELP THE INDIVIDUALS HE CARES FOR ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS, LEADING

FULFILLING, INDEPENDENT LIVES. LUIS HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE

LIVES OF PEOPLE HE HAS HELPED OVER THE YEARS. HE IS AN INSPIRATION TO

HIS COWORKERS, AND HAS ALWAYS DEMONSTRATED BOTH PROFESSIONALISM AND

COMPASSION. DIRECT CARE WORKERS ARE SOME OF NEW YORK'S MOST

UNSUNG HEROES, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SUPPORTS AND SERVICES THAT MAKE A

DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES. AS A FATHER OF A

CHILD WITH AUTISM, I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THE STAFF THAT WORK WITH MY

SON, MICHAEL, ARE TO HIS SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. FROM GIVING A VOICE TO

THOSE WHO CANNOT SPEAK TO LENDING A HELPING HAND IN ACHIEVING DAILY

TASKS WITH AS MUCH INDEPENDENCE AS POSSIBLE, PEOPLE LIKE LUIS DEVOTE

THEMSELVES TO OTHERS. THEY ARE SELFLESS, HARD-WORKING AND KIND, AND

SERVE AS A LIFELINE TO THE FAMILIES THAT DEPEND ON THEM. AND TODAY I'M

SO VERY PLEASED TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS ACHIEVEMENT, AND VERY

THANKFUL FOR THE WORK THAT HE IS DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY. MR. SPEAKER,

HE IS JOINED HERE TODAY BY SHARON HOLBROOK-RYAN, WHO IS THE

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT AT -- AT

LIBERTY ARC.

IF YOU WOULD WELCOME THEM BOTH TO THE CHAMBER AND

EXTEND TO THEM ALL THE CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

OF MR. SANTABARBARA, MRS. GUNTHER, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS,

WE WELCOME YOU FINE INDIVIDUALS HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE

ASSEMBLY. WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU

FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING IN YOUR COMMUNITIES. CONTINUE THAT

WORK, AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE IN THE PEOPLE'S

HOUSE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. DIPIETRO FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. DIPIETRO: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'D LIKE

TO WELCOME TRISH TURNER, RENEE ZENO AND SLAGANA AVRAMOSKA -- I

THINK I HAVE PRONOUNCED THAT SOMEWHAT. I HOPE THEY'RE STANDING -- ARE

THEY STANDING UP BACK THERE? STAND UP. THERE THEY ARE. THEY'RE JUST

SORT OF WANDERING AROUND, MR. SPEAKER. SO, IF YOU WOULD -- IT'S NOT

OFTEN I GET VISITORS, ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE. BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT,

THEY'RE ACTUALLY NOT HERE TO VISIT ME, BUT I DID DRAG THEM DOWN TODAY.

SO IF YOU WOULD GIVE THEM ALL THE CORDIALITIES OF THE

HOUSE, WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. DIPIETRO, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, LADIES, WE WELCOME

YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. WE EXTEND TO YOU THE

PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR, AND OUR GRATITUDE FOR BRIGHTENING UP MR.

DIPIETRO'S DAY. AND MAYBE THAT WILL MAKE HIM MORE AGREEABLE

THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. IT WAS WELCOME

TO HAVE YOU.

(APPLAUSE)

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

MR. MORELLE.

MR. MORELLE: YES. THANK YOU, SIR. IF WE COULD

GO TO PAGE 3 AND OUR RESOLUTIONS AND BEGIN WITH ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION

NO. 989 BY MS. LUPARDO.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. 989, MS. LUPARDO.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM APRIL 8-14, 2018 AS CRIME VICTIMS'

RIGHTS WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE

OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS

ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. 1024, MR. THIELE.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM APRIL 23-27, 2018 AS EVERY KID

HEALTH WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS

ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. 1025, MS. JOYNER.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM APRIL 2018 AS ORAL CANCER AWARENESS

MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS

ADOPTED.

MR. MORELLE.

MR. MORELLE: YES, THANK YOU, SIR. BEFORE WE GO

TO BILLS TO CONSENT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MEMBERS OF THE CODES

COMMITTEE TO JOIN THE CHAIR, MR. LENTOL, IN THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE

ROOM. CODES IN THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CODES, SPEAKER'S

CONFERENCE ROOM. JOIN MR. LENTOL, PLEASE, IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU.

SIR.

MR. MORELLE: YES, THANK YOU. AND AS I INDICATED

EARLIER, I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH CALENDAR NO. 733, WHICH IS ON PAGE 4

BY MR. DINOWITZ SO WE CAN BEGIN CONSENTING.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00633, CALENDAR NO.

733, DINOWITZ, M.G. MILLER, COLTON, OTIS, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON,

WILLIAMS, ORTIZ, JOYNER, COOK, D'URSO, CRESPO, NIOU, MAGNARELLI,

ABINANTI, BLAKE, BARRON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELDER LAW, IN RELATION

TO CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING A DRUG GUIDE FOR SENIOR CONSUMERS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT SEPTEMBER

1ST.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

MR. MORELLE.

MR. MORELLE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. LADIES

AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS OUR FIRST VOTE OF THE DAY, SO I HOPE YOU'LL CAST

YOUR VOTES QUICKLY. THOSE WHO ARE NOT YET TO THE CHAMBER, PLEASE DO

SO WITH ALL -- POST-HASTE, I THINK, AS THEY SAY, MR. SPEAKER. FIRST VOTE

OF THE DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: POST-HASTE IT IS. FIRST

VOTE OF THE DAY, MEMBERS. PLEASE, IF YOU'RE IN YOUR SEATS, CAST YOUR

BALLOT NOW. MEMBERS ON THE WAY, PLEASE HURRY UP.

(PAUSE)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01228, CALENDAR NO.

734, WEINSTEIN, ZEBROWSKI, DINOWITZ, PEOPLES-STOKES, COLTON, JAFFEE,

CYMBROWITZ, ABINANTI, TITONE, PERRY, BRINDISI, THIELE, RODRIGUEZ,

M.G. MILLER, SKOUFIS, STIRPE, SEPULVEDA, SEAWRIGHT. AN ACT TO AMEND

THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING ALL MOTOR VEHICLE INSURERS

TO FILE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND DETAILED CLAIM DATA WITH THE

SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01906, CALENDAR NO.

735, O'DONNELL, SEPULVEDA. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CORRECTION LAW, IN

RELATION TO RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS FOR SEX OFFENDERS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02242-A, CALENDAR

NO. 736, PEOPLES-STOKES, MOSLEY, SKOUFIS, LUPARDO, L. ROSENTHAL,

COLTON, SEPULVEDA, WILLIAMS, OTIS, JEAN-PIERRE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO ESTABLISHING A PAINT

STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02528, CALENDAR NO.

737, DENDEKKER, SEAWRIGHT. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS

LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING THAT ADVERTISEMENTS WHICH INCLUDE A

DISCOUNT OR REBATE IN THE ADVERTISED PRICE ALSO INCLUDE THE ACTUAL

SELLING PRICE PRIOR TO ANY DEDUCTIONS IN THE SAME FONT AND SIZE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03185, CALENDAR NO.

738, COOK, GLICK, ENGLEBRIGHT, D'URSO, PEOPLES-STOKES. AN ACT TO

AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO THE

SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF FISHING, HUNTING AND TRAPPING LICENSES

PURSUANT TO THE INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

MR. MORELLE.

MR. MORELLE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I WOULD

LIKE TO ASK MEMBERS OF THE RULES COMMITTEE TO JOIN THE SPEAKER IN THE

SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: COMMITTEE ON RULES,

SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04402, CALENDAR NO.

739, PRETLOW. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, IN

RELATION TO REQUIRING A NEW YORK STATE LEGEND ON ALL BELL JAR TICKETS

SOLD IN NEW YORK STATE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 1ST.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ACTING SPEAKER ROZIC: ARE THERE ANY OTHER

VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05112-A, CALENDAR

NO. 740, L. ROSENTHAL, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, GOTTFRIED, CAHILL, PERRY,

WEPRIN, COLTON, ABINANTI. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW, IN

RELATION TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING.

ACTING SPEAKER ROZIC: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07183-A, CALENDAR

NO. 741, ZEBROWSKI, FAHY. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW,

IN RELATION TO REQUIRING WATER WORKS CORPORATIONS AND MUNICIPAL WATER

SYSTEMS TO ANNUALLY CALCULATE AND SUBMIT TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE

COMMISSION THEIR WATER COST INDEX.

ACTING SPEAKER ROZIC: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER ROZIC: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ARE THERE ANY OTHER

VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.

SPEAKER, FOR ALLOWING ME TO INTERRUPT OUR PROCEEDINGS FOR JUST A

MOMENT. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TODAY TO HAVE WITH US ONE OF OUR GREAT

FORMER LEGISLATORS, JANET DUPREY. YOU MAY RECALL, JANET REPRESENTED

MUCH OF THE NORTH COUNTRY AND DID A GREAT JOB FOR MANY YEARS HERE ON

THE FLOOR OF THE ASSEMBLY. AND PLEASE JOIN MYSELF AND MR. STEC AND

MR. CARROLL AND OTHERS IN -- IN WELCOMING MS. JANET DUPREY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

MR. GOODELL: AND MR. JONES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: -- OF MR. GOODELL,

MR. STEC, MR. JONES AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY AND THE SPEAKER, LET ME

WELCOME YOU HERE, JANET. YOU ARE A FORMER MEMBER, SO YOU ALWAYS

ARE EXTENDED THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. WE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE HAD A

-- A MEMORABLE DAY HERE IN ALBANY TO GO ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER GREAT

MEMORIES YOU HAVE BROUGHT US. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, AND WE

HOPE THINGS ARE GOING WELL.

(APPLAUSE)

THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07740, CALENDAR NO.

742, ZEBROWSKI, ABINANTI, SEPULVEDA, PERRY, BLAKE, RICHARDSON,

WEPRIN, SEAWRIGHT, BICHOTTE, FAHY. AN ACT TO AMEND THE BANKING

LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO NOTIFY A CUSTOMER

PRIOR TO CHARGING A FEE BASED ON ACCOUNT INACTIVITY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08288-B, CALENDAR

NO. 743, PAULIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW AND THE

PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING COMBINATION GAS AND

ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS, THE NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY AND THE LONG

ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL TRANSPARENCY STATEMENT TO

CUSTOMERS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

MR. MORELLE.

MR. MORELLE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR

ALLOWING A -- AN INTERRUPTION SO I COULD ACKNOWLEDGE A LARGE GROUP OF

DISTINGUISHED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE JOINED US IN THE CHAMBER TODAY.

THEY'RE GUESTS OF MR. BENEDETTO, AND THEY ARE FROM AROUND THE STATE.

THEY'RE THE NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS NEW YORK

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 2018. THESE OUTSTANDING MEN AND WOMEN ARE,

AS MR. BENEDETTO DESCRIBED THEM, THE "CREAM OF THE CROP" OF REALTORS

AROUND THE STATE. THEY'VE ALL ASSEMBLED IN ALBANY TO -- TO ENHANCE

THEIR PROFESSION, AND A PART OF THEIR TIME HERE IS SPENT IN OUR CHAMBER

OBSERVING THE PROCEEDINGS, AND WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE THEM. I WANT

TO WISH THEM CONTINUED SUCCESS.

AND IF YOU WOULD PLEASE EXTEND ALL THE CORDIALITIES OF

THE HOUSE TO THIS FINE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. BENEDETTO, THE SPEAKER, ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU HERE

TO THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE, THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, EXTEND TO YOU

THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. HOPE THAT YOU HAVE ENJOYED OUR

PROCEEDINGS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO, AND ALSO THAT YOUR TIME IN

ALBANY WILL BE BENEFICIAL. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

(APPLAUSE)

MR. MORELLE.

MR. MORELLE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AS I

INDICATED EARLIER, WE HAVE A PACKAGE OF BILLS, OUR CRIME VICTIMS

PACKAGE, AND I'D LIKE TO JUST DIRECT EVERYONE'S ATTENTION TO THE FIRST

THREE BILLS I'D LIKE TO TAKE UP. BEGIN WITH CALENDAR NO. 69, WHICH IS ON

PAGE 19 OF THE CALENDAR BY MS. PAULIN. FOLLOW THAT WITH CALENDAR NO.

238 BY MR. LAVINE, WHICH IS ON PAGE 33 OF THE CALENDAR. AND THEN

FINALLY FOR THIS GROUPING, ON PAGE 40 WE'LL FIND CALENDAR NO. 257 BY

MR. LENTOL.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01030, CALENDAR NO.

69, PAULIN, MOSLEY, M.G. MILLER, CROUCH, GOTTFRIED. AN ACT TO AMEND

THE EXECUTIVE LAW AND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, IN RELATION TO THE

DEFINITION OF "DESIGNATED OFFENDER."

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: AN EXPLANATION IS

REQUESTED, MS. PAULIN. BUT BEFORE YOU START, LET US PREPARE THE HOUSE

TO RECEIVE YOUR INFORMATION. SO THAT MEANS MEMBERS, PLEASE TAKE YOUR

SEATS. CONVERSATIONS WILL CEASE AROUND THE HALL. SHH.

I THINK WE'RE READY.

MS. PAULIN: WE'RE READY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: GO RIGHT AHEAD.

MS. PAULIN: WITH PLEASURE. THIS BILL WILL EXEMPT

VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING FROM THE REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE A DNA

SAMPLE FOR INCLUSION IN THE STATE DNA IDENTIFICATION INDEX. UNDER

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CURRENT LAW, ANY PERSON CONVICTED OF A FELONY OR A MISDEMEANOR

DEFINED IN THE PENAL LAW, WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS, AND IS SENTENCED --

AND SENTENCED IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A SAMPLE. THIS LEGISLATION IS

CONSISTENT WITH LEGISLATION SIGNED INTO LAW THAT RECOGNIZES THAT

SEXUALLY-EXPLOITED PERSONS SHOULD BE TREATED AS VICTIMS AND NOT

CRIMINALS, SUCH AS LEGISLATION REQUIRING COURTS TO WAIVE PAYMENT BY SEX

TRAFFICKING VICTIMS OF A MANDATORY SURCHARGE, CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE

FEE AND DNA DATA BANK FEE WHERE THE SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIM IS

CONVICTED OF A MISDEMEANOR OR A VIOLATION.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. PALUMBO.

MR. PALUMBO: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WOULD

THE SPONSOR YIELD FOR A FEW QUESTIONS, PLEASE?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WILL YOU YIELD, MS.

PAULIN?

MS. PAULIN: I WILL.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE SPONSOR YIELDS.

MR. PALUMBO: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AMY. I

WOULD LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION, IF I MAY, FOR OUR COLLEAGUES, THAT

THIS EXEMPTS -- REALLY CHARACTERIZES THREE NEW DESIGNATED OFFENDER

CATEGORIES; PEOPLE CONVICTED OF LOITERING FOR THE PURPOSES OF ENGAGING

IN PROSTITUTION AND PERSONS CONVICTED OF PROSTITUTION ARE THE FIRST TWO.

IS THAT ACCURATE?

MS. PAULIN: IT IS.

MR. PALUMBO: AND IS THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL

CONVICTED OF THOSE TWO CRIMES, OR IS IT JUST PEOPLE WHO ARE DEEMED TO

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BE VICTIMS UNDER THE SEX -- SEX TRAFFICKING ACT?

MS. PAULIN: WELL, I THINK I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE

HEADING, AND I WOULD ARGUE THAT THOSE CONVICTED OF PROSTITUTION ARE

ACTUALLY VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING, WITH OR WITHOUT THE DESIGNATION

MADE IN THE THIRD CATEGORY THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

MR. PALUMBO: OKAY. AND REGARDING THAT THIRD

SECTION, UNDER THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT, IF SOMEONE IS

DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN A VICTIM UNDER THAT PARTICULAR ACT, DOES THAT

INVOLVE ALL CRIMES THAT THEY'RE CONVICTED OF? SO ANYTHING OVER AND

ABOVE THOSE TWO THAT WERE MENTIONED IN THE FIRST TWO CATEGORIES.

MS. PAULIN: I'M NOT SURE I -- I UNDERSTAND THE

QUESTION COMPLETELY, BUT IT'S FOR THE THREE CATEGORIES THAT WE'RE TALKING

ABOUT. IF THEY'RE CONVICTED OF THOSE THREE. IF THEY'RE CONVICTED OF A --

OF A DIFFERENT CRIME, THEN THEY WOULD BE OBLIGATED TO -- TO PROVIDE THE

DNA SAMPLE.

MR. PALUMBO: CERTAINLY. SO I -- I THINK IT READS

-- AND I'LL GIVE AN EXAMPLE. A PERSON WHOSE PARTICIPATION IN THE

OFFENSE IS DETERMINED BY A COURT TO HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF HAVING BEEN A

VICTIM OF SEX TRAFFICKING UNDER SECTION 230.34 OF THE PENAL LAW OR

TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UNDER THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT,

THEN THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO PROVIDE A DNA SAMPLE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE,

IF SOMEONE IS IN A VEHICLE INVOLVED IN, SAY, A FELONY MURDER. IF

EVERYONE GOES TO A 7-ELEVEN, SOMEONE GOES IN, KILLS THE CLERK. THEY

ALL, UNDER NEW YORK STATE LAW, WOULD BE GUILTY OF FELONY MURDER

BECAUSE DURING THE COURSE AND COMMISSION OR FLIGHT OF A FELONY THEY'RE

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NOW -- WHICH WOULD BE THE ROBBERY NOW -- THEY'RE ALL GUILTY OF MURDER.

IN THAT CIRCUMSTANCE, IF THIS INDIVIDUAL IS IN THAT CAR WITH HER CAPTOR OR

SOMEONE WHO IS DEEMED TO BE A PIMP, SO-TO-SPEAK, UNDER THE SEX

TRAFFICKING ACT, THEY WOULD NOT -- THAT WOMAN WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED

TO PROVIDE A DNA SAMPLE IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES?

MS. PAULIN: IT -- IT DEPENDS. REMEMBER, THIS IS FOR

A CONVICTION. AND THEY WOULD -- IF THEY WERE CONVICTED OF THAT HIGHER

OFFENSE, THEN THEY WOULD. IF THEY WERE CONVICTED OF LOITERING UNDER THE

THREE PROVISIONS THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THIS BILL, THEN THEY WOULDN'T.

MR. PALUMBO: I -- I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE

SAYING, BUT UNDER THAT THIRD SUBSECTION, LINE 14 ON PAGE 1, A PERSON

CONVICT -- WHOSE PARTICIPATION IN THE OFFENSE IS DETERMINED BY A COURT.

SO, I THINK THAT -- DOES THAT APPLY TO ANY OFFENSE, OR JUST THOSE LOITERING

AND PROSTITUTION OFFENSES?

MS. PAULIN: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LOITERING AND

PROSTITUTION OFFENSES.

MR. PALUMBO: OH, I SEE. BECAUSE THAT WASN'T

CLEAR. AND IN THE EVENT -- AND JUST ONE LAST AREA OF INQUIRY, THAT -- THAT

SOMEONE WHO IS A VICTIM AND IS AFRAID, TYPICALLY, TO SPEAK OUT AS A

RESULT OF THEIR VICTIM STATUS AS -- AS SOMEONE WHO IS BEING SEXUALLY-

TRAFFICKED, WOULDN'T IT BE COUNTERINTUITIVE TO NOT HAVE THEM IN A DATA

BASE? BECAUSE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THEIR INFORMATION OR THE -- AN

UNSOLVED CRIME COULD ACTUALLY BE IN THE DATA BASE -- WHICH, BY THE

WAY, OF COURSE, IS CONFIDENTIAL -- THAT THERE, SAY, WERE SOME FLUIDS AT A

SCENE OF A RAPE, AND DUE TO HER FEARS OF RETALIATION, THIS PARTICULAR

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VICTIM DID NOT SAY ANYTHING, BUT THE DNA WOULD THEN SPEAK ON HER

BEHALF AND ULTIMATELY LINK IT TO HERSELF AS WELL AS THE PERPETRATOR OF THAT

OTHER CRIME.

MS. PAULIN: WELL, WE DON'T USUALLY PUNISH VICTIMS

BY REQUIRING THEM TO PROVIDE A DNA SAMPLE. SO, YOU KNOW, AS YOU'RE

SUGGESTING, SHE, THEN, IN THIS CASE WOULD BE THE VICTIM, AND WHAT YOU'RE

SUGGESTING IS THEN IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO HAVE ALL VICTIMS UNDER THOSE

SAME CIRCUMSTANCES PROVIDE DNA SAMPLES. BUT IT'S NOT WHAT WE DO,

AND WE DON'T DO IT BECAUSE WE DON'T PUNISH THE VICTIMS IN TRYING TO

PUNISH THE PERPETRATORS. SO, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT, YOU KNOW, MOST, IF

NOT ALL, SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMS ARE -- IN FACT, ALL SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMS

ARE SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMS UNDER DURESS, UNDER FORCE, AND THEY SHOULD

NOT BE, THEREFORE, ADDITIONALLY PUNISHED BY BEING SEEN IN THE EYES OF

THE LAW AS A PERPETRATOR NECESSARY TO COLLECT A DNA SAMPLE. AND SO

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BILL IS TO, AGAIN, REMIND OURSELVES THAT SEX

TRAFFICKING VICTIMS SHOULDN'T BE TREATED AS PROSTITUTES, WHICH IS A CRIME,

AND INSTEAD SHOULD BE TREATED AS THE VICTIM THEY ARE.

MR. PALUMBO: OKAY. THANK YOU, AMY.

ON THE BILL PLEASE, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE BILL, MR.

PALUMBO.

MR. PALUMBO: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND,

AGAIN, OF COURSE EVERYONE HAS SYMPATHY FOR SOMEONE WHO IS -- IS A

VICTIM OF SEX TRAFFICKING. I JUST THINK THE CLARIFICATIONS IN THIS BILL

MIGHT BE -- HAVE SOME COUNTERINTUITIVE ASPECTS, WHERE WAIVING THE FEE

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IS CERTAINLY THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT. IT'S A GOOD IDEA. BUT, ULTIMATELY,

WHEN SOMEONE PROVIDES A DNA SAMPLE, IT'S SIMPLY A BUCCAL SWAB IN

YOUR CHEEK. IT'S ESSENTIALLY A LONG Q-TIP THAT IS A FEW SCRATCHES IN YOUR

CHEEK AREA, AND THAT COULD ULTIMATELY BE THE VOICE FOR THESE VICTIMS

WHO, UNDER THESE REALLY LOW-LEVEL CRIMES -- THESE ARE LOW-LEVEL

MISDEMEANORS, THESE LOITERING AND THE -- AND THE GENERAL PROSTITUTION

STATUTE. SO, THIS COULD BE SOMEONE WHO IS A VICTIM OF A SERIOUS VIOLENT

FELONY OFFENSE, AND IS UNABLE TO BE IN THIS CONFIDENTIAL DATA BASE AND

ULTIMATELY HAVE THAT CRIME SOLVED, BECAUSE THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT TOOL

FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE ABILITY TO USE DNA.

SO, I -- I DO APPRECIATE AND -- AND I THINK WE ALL

APPRECIATE THE GENERAL INTENTIONS OF THIS BILL, BUT I THINK WE MIGHT WANT

TO CLARIFY TO AN EXTENT THAT MAYBE IN THE EVENT THAT A VICTIM WANTED TO

VOLUNTARILY BE IN THE BASE, IN THE DATA BASE AND GIVE A DNA SAMPLE

BECAUSE IT'S SO NOMINALLY INTRUSIVE, THAT WE COULD WAIVE THE FEE, AT

LEAST, FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS. AND LASTLY, REGARDING ANY DURESS DEFENSE

OR EMERGENCY DOCTRINE, THOSE ARE ALL PARTS OF THE COURT PROCESS, THAT IF

SOMEONE WAS FORCED TO COMMIT A CRIME, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE THE

APPROPRIATE MENTAL STATE AND WOULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN AN ACQUITTAL.

SO, I APPRECIATE THIS INFORMATION FROM THE SPONSOR,

AND I WILL BE VOTING IN THE NEGATIVE. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02919, CALENDAR NO.

238, LAVINE, WEINSTEIN, LUPARDO, WEPRIN, L. ROSENTHAL, MOSLEY,

BRONSON, PEOPLES-STOKES, TITUS, ABINANTI, FAHY, WALKER, ZEBROWSKI,

RAIA, SEPULVEDA, SEAWRIGHT, STECK, SKOUFIS, JAFFEE, GALEF, SOLAGES.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW, IN RELATION TO THE RIGHT TO CALL

FOR POLICE AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND PROVIDING VICTIM PROTECTIONS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03223-A, CALENDAR

NO. 257, LENTOL, HEVESI, O'DONNELL, BENEDETTO, JAFFEE, OTIS,

PEOPLES-STOKES, STECK, BICHOTTE, M.G. MILLER, FAHY, SEPULVEDA,

PICHARDO. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW AND THE SOCIAL SERVICES

LAW, IN RELATION TO PROSTITUTION OFFENSES AND SERVICES TO HUMAN

TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

MR. MORELLE.

MR. MORELLE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THE NEXT

THREE BILLS I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE UP, CALENDAR NO. 277 ON PAGE 43 BY

MR. ENGLEBRIGHT, FOLLOWED BY CALENDAR NO. 296 ON PAGE 44 BY MS.

GLICK, AND WE'LL FINISH THIS GROUP WITH CALENDAR NO. 299 BY MR.

PRETLOW, WHICH IS FOUND ON PAGE 45 OF THE MAIN CALENDAR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03555, CALENDAR NO.

277, ENGLEBRIGHT. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW AND THE

EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION TO THE DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 60TH

DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03920, CALENDAR NO.

296, GLICK, JAFFEE, PERRY, GOTTFRIED, AUBRY, M.G. MILLER, SEAWRIGHT,

COLTON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION TO ELIGIBILITY

OF DOMESTIC PARTNERS FOR COMPENSATION FROM THE CRIME VICTIMS'

BOARD.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: AN EXPLANATION IS

REQUESTED, MS. GLICK.

MS. GLICK: CERTAINLY, MR. SPEAKER. THIS BILL ADDS

DOMESTIC PARTNERS TO THE LIST OF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN RECEIVE

SUPPORT FROM THE CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION BOARD WHEN THERE IS A

HOMICIDE COMMITTED AGAINST THEIR DOMESTIC PARTNER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WOULD

THE SPONSOR YIELD?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WILL YOU YIELD, MS.

GLICK?

MS. GLICK: SURE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE SPONSOR YIELDS.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. GLICK.

I SEE THAT THIS BILL EXPANDS THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE BY THREE CATEGORIES,

AND IF IT'S ALL RIGHT, I MIGHT TAKE THEM IN REVERSE ORDER. THE THIRD

CATEGORY IS A PERSON WHO'S DEPENDENT OR MUTUALLY-INTERDEPENDENT ON

THE OTHER PERSON FOR SUPPORT. HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT THAN THE EXISTING

LAW THAT ALREADY PROVIDES BENEFITS TO, QUOTE, "ANY OTHER PERSON

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DEPENDENT FOR PRINCIPAL SUPPORT ON THE VICTIM"?

MS. GLICK: WELL, IT'S NOT A DIFFERENT CATEGORY.

WHAT IT IS IS A DIFFERENT DEFINITION BECAUSE THERE -- IF YOU LOOK AT THE

FIRST CATEGORY, AS YOU CHARACTERIZE IT -- IT'S THE FIRST DEFINITION -- IN

MANY PLACES THERE ARE NO REGISTRIES. PEOPLE MAY NOT BE EMPLOYED, SO

THERE'S NO PLACE FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY REGISTER, AS IT WERE. AND THIS

DEFINITION "C" -- WHICH YOU REFERRED TO AS A CATEGORY AND I SAY IS A

DEFINITION -- HAS BEEN PART OF STATE LAW FOR SOME TIME.

MR. GOODELL: SO YOUR -- YOUR VIEW IS CATEGORY C

IS BASICALLY THE SAME AS WHAT'S ALREADY CON -- CONTAINED WITHIN SECTION

624(1)(C) OF THE EXISTING LAW?

MS. GLICK: WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT SECTION OF

LAW IS. I'M SIMPLY SAYING THAT IT IS A CONSISTENT DEFINITION THAT HAS BEEN

USED IN A NUMBER OF STATUTES. THE -- WHEN IT COMES TO THE DISPOSITION

OF CREMATED REMAINS OR OTHER SECTIONS OF LAW, WE USED A STANDARD

DEFINITION FOR SOME TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN RELATION TO THE 9/11

ATTACKS. MANY OF THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO DIED THAT DAY WERE NOT MARRIED

BUT HAD BEEN IN RELATIONSHIPS. AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH

BENEFITS, THERE WAS A DESIRE -- MANY OF THESE WERE INDIVIDUALS WHO

PERHAPS COULD HAVE GOTTEN MARRIED BUT HAD NOT YET OR HAD CHOSEN NOT

TO, BUT WERE IN THESE RELATIONSHIPS. AND SO THIS BODY, THAT MANY YEARS

AGO, CAME TO REALIZE THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT

RELATIONSHIP SPECIFICALLY AS SOMEBODY WHO WAS IN, FOR LACK OF A BETTER

TERM, A COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP.

MR. GOODELL: SURE. LOOKING AT CATEGORY B, THIS

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WOULD EXTEND THE BENEFITS TO ANYONE WHO'S NAMED AS A BENEFICIARY

UNDER ANOTHER PERSON'S EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OR HEALTH INSURANCE.

PRESUMABLY, EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WOULD INCLUDE LIFE INSURANCE?

MS. GLICK: WELL, I DON'T KNOW. SO, NOT EVERYBODY

CARRIES -- NOT EVERY EMPLOYER OFFERS THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEES TO

HAVE LIFE INSURANCE.

MR. GOODELL: BUT FOR THOSE WHO DO, IT WOULD

INCLUDE A LIFE INSURANCE BENEFICIARY WITHIN THIS CATEGORY?

MS. GLICK: I -- I SUPPOSE SO.

MR. GOODELL: AND, OF COURSE, A LIFE INSURANCE

BENEFICIARY MAY BE SOMEONE WHO'S NOT DEPENDENT ON YOU AT ALL, RIGHT?

I MEAN, IT COULD BE A FRIEND OR A RELATIVE OF SOME SORT.

MS. GLICK: IT IS INTENDED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT WAYS

IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE IN RELATIONSHIPS FOR THAT -- IT SAYS A DOMESTIC

PARTNER COULD MEAN -- AND THIS IS A WAY IN WHICH ONE COULD PROVIDE THE

MARKER FOR WHICH THE CRIME VICTIMS' BOARD COULD IDENTIFY THEM AS

DOMESTIC PARTNERS.

MR. GOODELL: LOOKING AT THE CRIME VICTIM

COMPENSATION FUND AS A WHOLE, ARE YOU AWARE OF WHAT THEIR FINANCIAL

STATUS IS?

MS. GLICK: NO, BUT I CERTAINLY DON'T THINK THAT WE

WOULD SAY IN -- IN THE CASE OF A SPOUSE, WELL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO

PROVIDE ANY OF THE OUT-OF-POCKET SUPPORTS FROM CRIME VICTIMS NOW THAT

YOU'VE LOST YOUR WIFE OR HUSBAND THROUGH A MURDER. WE ARE SIMPLY

SAYING THAT DOMESTIC PARTNERS, IN THIS INSTANCE, SHOULD LIKEWISE BE

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PROVIDED WITH WHATEVER IS THE SUPPORT, HOWEVER LITTLE THAT MIGHT BE.

MR. GOODELL: HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU ESTIMATE

WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THIS BILL?

MS. GLICK: I DON'T HAVE THAT FIGURE BECAUSE WE

DON'T HAVE A -- A CONCISE RECORD OF WHO IS A DOMESTIC PARTNER. THERE

ISN'T A REG -- THERE ISN'T A STATE REGISTRY. THERE ARE SOME EMPLOYMENT --

I'VE -- I'VE -- YOU KNOW, THE ASSEMBLY HAS THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE TO LIST

THEMSELVES AS DOMESTIC PARTNERS. I DON'T EVEN HAVE THAT FIGURE.

MR. GOODELL: I SEE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS.

GLICK. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

ON THE BILL.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE BILL, MR.

GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: AS WAS NOTED BY MY COLLEAGUE,

ABOUT 17 YEARS AGO WE AMENDED THE CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION

BOARD GUIDELINES TO ALLOW FOR AN AWARD TO ANYONE WHO IS FINANCIALLY-

DEPENDENT ON THE VICTIM. THAT -- THAT DEPENDENT RELATIONSHIP IS NOT

DEFINED UNDER EXISTING LAW, BY WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE ON A REGISTRY OR

WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE NAMED AS A BENEFICIARY UNDER A LIFE INSURANCE

POLICY OR A HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY. IT'S JUST VERY CLEAR. IF YOU'RE

DEPENDENT FOR YOUR PRINCIPAL SUPPORT ON A VICTIM, UNDER CURRENT LAW,

YOU'RE ELIGIBLE. WHAT THIS LAW DOES IS GOES ONE STEP FURTHER AND SAYS

EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT FINANCIALLY-DEPENDENT ON THE VICTIM AND YOU'RE NOT

FALLING IN WITHIN ANY OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES -- MEANING YOU'RE NOT

RELATED, YOU'RE NOT MARRIED, WHETHER IT'S A GAY OR A STRAIGHT MARRIAGE --

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IT REMOVES THE REQUIREMENT THAT YOU'RE FINANCIALLY-DEPENDENT AND IT

TAKES THAT NET AND CASTS IT OUT ON A MUCH BROADER BASIS. AND OF COURSE,

ALL OF US ARE SYMPATHETIC TO VICTIMS OF CRIME, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO BE

SENSITIVE THAT THE FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE UNDER THE CRIME VICTIM

COMPENSATION BOARD IS ALSO LIMITED. AND SO, IF WE EXTEND BENEFITS TO

PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON THE VICTIM FOR ANY FINANCIAL SUPPORT

OR OTHERWISE RELATED TO THE VICTIM IN ANY WAY, WE RUN THE RISK THAT

THOSE PEOPLE THAT MOST OF US CONSIDER TO BE THE MOST NEEDY OF

ASSISTANCE WON'T HAVE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE CRIME VICTIMS

COMPENSATION BOARD TO PROVIDE THE FUNDING. AND FOR THAT REASON --

BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD IN ANY WAY SHORT-CHANGE ANYONE WHO'S

CURRENTLY IN THE SYSTEM. ABSENT OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS THAT SHOWS THAT

WE CAN ACTUALLY PROVIDE FULL BENEFITS, I'D BE RELUCTANT TO SUPPORT THIS,

AGAIN, WITHOUT ANY FUNDING OR ANY FINANCIAL ANALYSIS THAT WE CAN MEET

OUR OBLIGATIONS TO THE EXISTING COVERED PARTIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER, AND THANK YOU

VERY MUCH TO THE SPONSOR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. GLICK.

MS. GLICK: THANK YOU.

ON THE BILL, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE BILL, MS.

GLICK.

MS. GLICK: THE BILL INDICATES THAT AN INDIVIDUAL

REPRESENTS THEMSELVES AS A DOMESTIC PARTNER. PEOPLE DO NOT COMMIT

FRAUD IN RELATION TO A -- ASSERTING THAT THEY ARE A DOMESTIC PARTNER. THE

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NOTION THAT THIS COULD BE SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T REALLY NEED THE MONEY

COULD, IN FACT, RELATE TO ANY OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES WHICH WE CHOOSE TO

RECOGNIZE. WE DO NOT ASK PEOPLE WHO ARE SPOUSES OR GRANDPARENTS

WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE TO -- DO NOT HAVE TO SUBMIT ANY TAX FORMS

FOR US TO MAKE SOME DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY REALLY

NEED THE MONEY. THIS ADDS DOMESTIC PARTNERS TO THAT LIST. AND

BECAUSE THIS SOCIETY HAS NOT BEEN ENLIGHTENED ENOUGH TO PROVIDE WAYS

IN WHICH PEOPLE CAN SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATE THEMSELVES AS DOMESTIC

PARTNERS, WE USE A VARIETY OF WAYS OF ASCERTAINING WHETHER OR NOT

SOMEONE IS A DOMESTIC PARTNER IN ORDER TO GIVE THOSE PEOPLE A WAY IN

WHICH TO POINT TO SOMETHING THAT SAYS, THIS IS WHY I AM THE DOMESTIC

PARTNER. THERE ARE NOT PEOPLE WHO ARE LINING UP TO SAY, YOU KNOW,

HEY, YOU KNOW, I KNOW JOE. HE GOT KILLED. MAYBE I CAN GET SOME

MONEY FROM THE VICTIMS COMPENSATION BOARD. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO

HAVE LOST SOMEBODY WHO WAS MEANINGFUL AND IMPORTANT TO THEM IN

THEIR LIVES.

SO I WOULD URGE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO ENTER THE 21ST

CENTURY WITH US AND VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MRS. ARROYO.

(PAUSE)

ARE THERE -- READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 180TH

DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03936, CALENDAR NO.

299, PRETLOW, ABBATE, SEAWRIGHT. AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE

LAW, IN RELATION TO ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE AWARDS FROM THE CRIME

VICTIMS BOARD.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: AN EXPLANATION IS

REQUESTED, MR. PRETLOW.

MR. PRETLOW: YES, MR. -- MR. GOODELL, I'LL GLADLY

GIVE AN EXPLANATION. WHAT THIS BILL DOES IS IT AMENDS SECTION 631 OF

THE EXECUTIVE LAW TO AUTHORIZE BOARDS -- BOARDS OF -- CRIME VICTIM --

CRIME VICTIMS BOARDS THE AUTHORITY TO INCREASE MONIES PAID OUT TO

VICTIMS WITHOUT THE VICTIM HAVING TO PREPARE OR HAVE A POLICE REPORT.

MR. GOODELL: WOULD THE SPONSOR YIELD?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WILL YOU YIELD, MR.

PRETLOW?

MR. PRETLOW: ABSOLUTELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. PRETLOW YIELDS.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, MR. PRETLOW. UNDER

CURRENT LAW, FOR AN INDIVIDUAL -- INDIVIDUAL TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CRIME

VICTIM COMPENSATION THEY MUST MAKE A REPORT -- IT SAYS "PROMPTLY" --

TO THE -- TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, CORRECT?

MR. PRETLOW: YES.

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MR. GOODELL: AND PROMPTLY IS DEFINED AS WITHIN

ONE WEEK. THAT'S UNDER CURRENT LAW.

MR. PRETLOW: YES.

MR. GOODELL: WHY IS IT THAT CRIME VICTIMS, IN

ORDER TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION UNDER CURRENT LAW, HAVE TO MAKE THE

REPORT WITHIN ONE WEEK?

MR. PRETLOW: WELL, THIS -- THIS PROPOSAL IS

BASICALLY FOR VICTIMS OF RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, CHILD ABUSE OR DOMESTIC

VIOLENCE. AND PEOPLE THAT ARE SUBJECTED TO THOSE CRIMES GENERALLY

HAVE A STIGMA ATTACHED TO THEM AND DON'T AUTOMATICALLY RUN TO THE

POLICE AND MAKE REPORTS, BUT THEY ARE STILL VICTIMS OF CRIME.

MR. GOODELL: BUT THE CURRENT BILL ALSO APPLIES TO

VICTIMS OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY AND A NUMBER OF OTHER SERIOUS OFFENSES,

WHICH MAY ACTUALLY LAND THEM IN A HOSPITAL, PRESUMABLY.

MR. PRETLOW: YES.

MR. GOODELL: YET THEY'RE STILL REQUIRED TO MAKE A

POLICE REPORT WITHIN ONE WEEK. WHY DO WE WANT A ONE-WEEK STANDARD

FOR EVERYONE ELSE?

MR. PRETLOW: BECAUSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN

SUBJECTED TO THE HORRIFIC CRIMES OF RAPE OR SEXUAL ABUSE SOMETIMES

AREN'T IN A HURRY TO RUN TO THE POLICE AND REPORT IT. AS I SAID EARLIER,

THERE'S A STIGMA ATTACHED TO IT THAT MANY INDIVIDUALS, MEN AND WOMEN

WHO ARE VICTIMS OF THESE CRIMES, DON'T ADHERE TO GO INTO THE POLICE

WITHIN A WEEK. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A YEAR. WITH THE RECENT CASES OF

CHILD ABUSE, IT TOOK 20 YEARS FOR SOME OF THE VICTIMS TO COME FORWARD.

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MR. GOODELL: SO IS IT THEN YOUR BELIEF THAT THIS

BILL WOULD ALLOW SOMEONE TO APPLY FOR CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION

EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T FILE A CLAIM FOR 20 YEARS LATER, AS THE EXAMPLE

YOU USED?

MR. PRETLOW: IF THEY DIDN'T FILE A POLICE REPORT,

THEY STILL WOULD HAVE HAD SOME OTHER FORM OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION, A

SWORN AFFIDAVIT OR SOMETHING FROM A MANDATORY REPORTER, LIKE A SCHOOL

TEACHER OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.

MR. GOODELL: BUT YOU INDICATED THAT A REASONABLE

TIME FOR A CHILD VICTIM MIGHT BE AS LONG AS 20 YEARS?

MR. PRETLOW: I JUST SAID IT HAS BEEN 20 YEARS

WHERE CHILDREN OF ABUSE HAVEN'T COME FORWARD FOR 20 YEARS.

MR. GOODELL: AND THIS, IF I'M CORRECT, ELIMINATES

ANY REQUIREMENT FOR ANY POLICE REPORT OF ANY KIND. IS THAT CORRECT?

MR. PRETLOW: YES.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU. I -- I APPRECIATE YOUR

COMMENTS, MR. PRETLOW.

MR. PRETLOW: OKAY.

MR. GOODELL: ON THE BILL.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE BILL, MR.

GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS,

GOOD REASONS, WHY WE WANT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SEEKING COMPENSATION

FROM THE CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION BOARD TO MAKE A QUICK REPORT.

THOSE REASONS INCLUDE THE FACT THAT WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO

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PROMPTLY FILE A POLICE REPORT SO THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN PROMPTLY

BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION. BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT THE ABILITY OF LAW

ENFORCEMENT TO CATCH A PERPETRATOR IS DRAMATICALLY ENHANCED IF THE

REPORT IS MADE QUICKLY. AND THE LONGER WE DELAY MAKING A REPORT, THE

MORE DIFFICULT IT IS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO CATCH, STOP ANY FURTHER

ABUSE AND PUNISH THE PERPETRATOR. SO WE, AS A SOCIETY, WANT QUICK

REPORTS SO WE CAN STOP THE ABUSE, STOP THE CRIME FROM REOCCURRING, AND

HAVE AN EFFECTIVE INVESTIGATION. THIS BILL SAYS YOU DON'T HAVE TO REPORT

ANY CRIME RIGHT AWAY. IN FACT, YOU COULD WAIT YEARS TO REPORT THE

CRIME. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO REPORT THE CRIME TO ANY LAW

ENFORCEMENT. ISN'T THAT SENDING THE WRONG MESSAGE? DON'T WE WANT TO

HAVE FAST, EFFECTIVE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS SO THAT WE CAN STOP THIS

TYPE OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR? AND SO, MY FRIENDS, IF WE WANT FAST,

EFFECTIVE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS WHILE THE EVIDENCE IS FRESH, WHEN

MEMORIES ARE CLEAR, WHEN THE EVIDENCE CAN BE GATHERED SO THAT WE CAN

STOP THIS TYPE OF ABUSE, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE TO REPORT QUICKLY AND NOT

SAY IT'S OKAY TO NEVER, EVER REPORT IT AT ALL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND

THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL DOES.

SO, WHILE I'M SYMPATHETIC TO VICTIMS, I WANT TO STOP

THESE CRIMINALS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN, AND THE CURRENT PROCESS

ENCOURAGES FAST REPORTING AND THIS CHANGE ALLOWS REPORTS TO BE MADE

YEARS LATER TO FAMILY COURT WITHOUT ANY CRIMINAL REFERRAL AT ALL. I DON'T

THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT MESSAGE THAT WE, AS THE LEGISLATURE, WANT TO SEND,

SO I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER, AND THANKS TO MY

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COLLEAGUE FOR HIS COMMENTS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 30TH

DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

MR. MORELLE.

MR. MORELLE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

MEMBERS HAVE ON THEIR DESKS AN A-CALENDAR. I NOW MOVE TO ADVANCE

THE A-CALENDAR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON MR. MORELLE'S

MOTION, THE A-CALENDAR IS ADVANCED.

MR. MORELLE.

MR. MORELLE: YES, SIR. IF WE COULD TAKE UP THE

FOLLOWING THREE BILLS IN THIS ORDER: BEGIN WITH CALENDAR NO. 322 ON

PAGE 48 BY MS. SIMOTAS; FOLLOW THAT WITH CALENDAR NO. 496 BY MR.

TITONE, WHICH IS ON PAGE 69 OF THE MAIN CALENDAR; AND THEN THE LAST

BILL IN THIS GROUP WOULD BE RULES REPORT NO. 28, WHICH IS ON PAGE 3 OF

THE A-CALENDAR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04249-A, CALENDAR

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

NO. 322, SIMOTAS, COLTON, AUBRY, ENGLEBRIGHT, BRAUNSTEIN,

DENDEKKER, BRINDISI, MORELLE, JAFFEE, PERRY, COOK, HOOPER, WEPRIN,

SANTABARBARA, SKOUFIS, ROZIC, HEVESI, QUART, LIFTON, OTIS, SEPULVEDA,

MOSLEY, HAWLEY, FAHY. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW, THE CRIMINAL

PROCEDURE LAW, THE CORRECTION LAW, THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, THE

VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, THE FAMILY COURT ACT, THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW,

THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW,

THE JUDICIARY LAW AND THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW, IN RELATION TO SEX

OFFENSES; AND TO REPEAL CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE PENAL LAW RELATING

THERETO

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: AN EXPLANATION IS

REQUESTED, MS. SIMOTAS.

MS. SIMOTAS: THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION, KNOWN AS

THE "RAPE IS RAPE" BILL, AMENDS THE PENAL CODE AND SEVERAL OTHER

SECTIONS -- PROVISIONS OF THE LAW TO DO TWO THINGS: FIRST, IT AMENDS THE

LAW TO REDEFINE RAPE TO INCLUDE FORCED SEXUAL INTERCOURSE AND FORCED

ORAL AND FORCED ANAL SEX. SECOND, THE BILL CHANGES THE PENETRATION

ELEMENT THAT IS CURRENTLY NEEDED TO PROVE RAPE TO A CONTACT STAN --

STANDARD. AS YOU MAY RECALL, SEVERAL YEARS AGO A TEACHER NAMED LYDIA

CUOMO, WHO WAS FORCED AT GUNPOINT TO ENGAGE IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF

SEXUAL ACTS, CAME TO ALBANY TO TELL HER STORY. THE CRIMINAL -- THE

CRIMINAL WHO VIOLATED HER SO BRUTALLY WAS ACQUITTED OF RAPE, BUT WAS

CONVICTED OF VARIOUS COUNTS OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACT, WHICH IS CURRENTLY

DEFINED AS FORCED ORAL AND ANAL SEX. LYDIA CAME TO ALBANY AND SPOKE

TO MANY OF US ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE AND BELIEF THAT WE NEED TO REDEFINE

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RAPE IN NEW YORK TO INCLUDE ALL OF THESE CRIMES. SHE BELIEVES THAT

CALLING RAPE WHAT IT IS WOULD HELP SURVIVORS BECAUSE IT WOULD VALIDATE

THEIR EXPERIENCE AND TRAUMA. ALSO, WHEN YOU GROUP THESE CRIMES

TOGETHER, THE INCONSISTENCIES IN THE LAW COMES TO LIGHT. CURRENTLY, TO

PROVE RAPE IN NEW YORK, A PROSECUTOR NEEDS TO PROVE PENETRATION

BETWEEN GENITALS. HOWEVER, TO PROVE CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACT OR FORCED

ORAL OR ANAL SEX, A PROSECUTOR ONLY NEEDS TO PROVE CONTACT BETWEEN

GENITALS AND A MOUTH OR ANUS. THIS CHANGE WOULD BRING OUR LAW

UP-TO-DATE WITH 2012 CHANGES IN FEDERAL REPORTING STANDARDS. THE FBI

CURRENTLY DEFINES ALL OF THESE ACTS AS RAPE, AND SO SHOULD NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. RA.

MR. RA: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WILL THE SPONSOR

YIELD?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. SIMOTAS?

MS. SIMOTAS: OF COURSE I YIELD.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. SIMOTAS YIELDS.

MR. RA: THANK YOU. I -- I THINK YOU -- YOU'RE AWARE

OF WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT. AS WE'VE DONE THIS BILL IN THE PAST,

THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS RAISED BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION,

IN PARTICULAR WITH REGARD TO THE ALONZO DECISION. BASICALLY, WE

CURRENTLY HAVE, YOU KNOW, ACTS THAT ARE DEFINED AS DIFFERENT -- DEFINED

UNDER DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE PENAL LAW. THIS WILL PUT THEM UNDER

THE SAME SECTIONS AS THE PENAL LAW, AND I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT, YOU

KNOW, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH LED RISE TO THIS BILL, IT'S

APPROPRIATE THAT A RAPE BE -- BE CHARGED AND A CONVICTION OF RAPE BE

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RETURNED AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS DESIGNED TO, YOU KNOW, ALLOW TO

HAPPEN. BUT THE CONCERN THAT THEY'RE RAISING UNDER THIS ALONZO CASE IS

THAT IF IT'S ALL UNDER ONE SECTION OF THE PENAL LAW, THAT THE JUDGE MIGHT

BE LESS INCLINED TO IMPOSE CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES.

MS. SIMOTAS: I BELIEVE THAT THE CONCERNS ABOUT

CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES ARE MISPLACED. AS THE LAW STANDS RIGHT NOW, SEX

OFFENDERS ARE REGULARLY TRIED AND CONVICTED AND RECEIVE CONSECUTIVE

SENTENCES UNDER THE CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACT STATUTE. THE CONVICTED SEX

OFFENDER IN LYDIA'S CASE CERTAINLY RECEIVED CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES. ALL

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS NEED TO DO IS MAKE SURE THEY BRING SPECIFIC

PLEADINGS. AND SINCE YOU BRING UP THE ALONZO CASE, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT

TO NOTE THAT THAT CASE WAS A GROPING CASE. IT WASN'T ABOUT SEXUAL

ABUSE. AND THERE'S BEEN NO REPORTED CASES IN THE PAST FEW YEARS THAT

HAS -- THAT HAVE APPLIED THE ALONZO CASE TO THE STATUTE THAT'S AT ISSUE

HERE, THE CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACT STATUTE. SO, AGAIN, SO LONG AS DISTRICT

ATTORNEYS DO BRING SPECIFIC PLEADINGS, I DON'T SEE THAT THAT'S AN ISSUE.

THAT'S JUST A RED HERRING.

MR. RA: OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MR. SPEAKER, ON THE BILL.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE BILL, MR. RA.

MR. RA: I -- I -- I THANK THE SPONSOR FOR BRINGING THIS

BILL FORWARD AGAIN AND FOR -- FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTION. THIS IS -- THIS

IS A SITUATION, OBVIOUSLY, AND IT'S GOTTEN PRETTY STRONG SUPPORT IN THE

PAST, THIS BILL, THAT BASICALLY, AS THE SPONSOR SAID, THAT A RAPE IS A RAPE.

AND UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF -- OF THE CASE THAT -- THAT WAS RAISED,

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THE PERSON WOULD HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF RAPE, BUT FOR THAT -- THAT

DEFINITION THAT IS UNDER CURRENT LAW. SO, I -- I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S

IMPORTANT THAT WE DISCUSS ANY CONCERNS THAT COME BEFORE US WHEN --

WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CHANGING THE PENAL LAW, BUT AT THE SAME

TIME, I THINK THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION AND I'M GOING

TO BE SUPPORTING IT.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 1ST,

2019.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07034-A, CALENDAR

NO. 496, TITONE, PAULIN, BARRETT, ORTIZ, GOTTFRIED, COLTON, MOSLEY,

GALEF, HOOPER, JAFFEE, OTIS, PEOPLES-STOKES, STECK, M.G. MILLER,

SEAWRIGHT. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO

EMPLOYEE HUMAN TRAFFICKING RECOGNITION TRAINING IN GAMING FACILITIES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ACTING SPEAKER PICHARDO: ARE THERE ANY

OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06834-B, RULES

REPORT NO. 28, PAULIN, TITONE, HUNTER, RICHARDSON, DE LA ROSA,

CRESPO, SIMON, JAFFEE, GALEF, D'URSO, BLAKE, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED,

ABBATE, ORTIZ, RIVERA, CROUCH, GIGLIO, MCDONOUGH, SEPULVEDA,

QUART, BICHOTTE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN

RELATION TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND TRAINING FOR CERTAIN

LODGING FACILITY EMPLOYEES.

ACTING SPEAKER PICHARDO: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 60TH

DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER PICHARDO: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RISE AND EXPLAIN WHY I THINK -- WHY I

VOTED FOR THIS BILL AND WHY I THINK IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. MR.

SPEAKER, I KNOW THAT MOST OF US IN THIS ROOM UNDERSTAND THE

SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND HOW FAST IT'S GROWING. HOW

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CHILDREN ARE MISSING FROM COMMUNITIES, YOUNG GIRLS ARE MISSING FROM

THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND SO, I THINK THIS AND THE OTHER LEGISLATION WE

PASSED EARLIER IS GOING TO A LONG WAY TOWARDS TURNING THAT AROUND. IT'S

LIKE A $32 BILLION INDUSTRY, AND THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR PEOPLE TO

PURSUE AND -- AND VIOLATING AND USING THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUNG

LADIES, AND EVEN YOUNG MEN IN THIS AREA, MR. SPEAKER. SO, I THINK IT'S

IMPORTANT FOR US TO BEGIN TRAINING PEOPLE WHO WORK IN INDUSTRIES THAT

MAY SEE THEM, AND MAY BE ABLE TO HELP THEM GET AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE

WHO ARE -- HAVE THEM IN THIS HORRIBLE CONDITION WHERE THEY'RE BEING

TRAFFICKED FOR THESE SEXUAL REASONS.

SO, I REALLY DO WANT TO COMMEND THE SPEAKER FOR

BRINGING THIS TO THE FLOOR, AND CERTAINLY TO COMMEND THE SPONSOR FOR

PUTTING THIS LEGISLATION FORWARD, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE MOST

IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO ABOUT ISSUES IS EDUCATE EVERYBODY; PEOPLE

WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON, AND MAKE IT CLEAR THAT

EVERYBODY HAS A ROLE IN SAVING YOUNG PEOPLE, MEN AND WOMEN, FROM

HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER PICHARDO: MRS. PEOPLES-

STOKES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

MR. MORELLE.

MR. MORELLE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AS I

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

INDICATED AT THE OUTSET OF THE DAY, THERE'S A MOTION TO DISCHARGE BY THE

MINORITY. I UNDERSTAND IT'S -- MR. WALTER IS HANDLING THAT. IF WE COULD

TAKE THAT UP AT THIS POINT, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. WALTER TO OFFER A

MOTION.

MR. WALTER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I MOVE TO

DISCHARGE THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS FROM FURTHER

CONSIDERATION OF ASSEMBLY BILL NO. A05423, SPONSORED BY MINORITY

LEADER KOLB, FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING THE SAME BEFORE THE HOUSE

FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND REQUEST PERMISSION TO EXPLAIN IT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE MOTION IS IN

ORDER.

ON THE MOTION, MR. WALTER.

MR. WALTER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACCORDING TO THE TAX FOUNDATION, NEW YORK STATE HAS THE SECOND-

WORST BUSINESS TAX CLIMATE IN THE NATION. AND ACCORDING TO THE MOST

RECENT UPSTATE NEW YORK BUSINESS LEADER SURVEY BY SIENA COLLEGE,

64 PERCENT OF UPSTATE BUSINESSES BELIEVE NEW YORK IS DOING A POOR

JOB AT CREATING A BUSINESS CLIMATE IN WHICH COMPANIES CAN SUCCEED, A 9

PERCENT INCREASE FROM 2012. SIXTY-ONE PERCENT OF UPSTATE BUSINESS

LISTED TAXATION AND GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION AS AREAS OF CONCERN.

EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF UPSTATE BUSINESSES HAVE LITTLE TO NO CONFIDENCE

THAT STATE GOVERNMENT WILL IMPROVE THE CLIMATE FOR BUSINESS OVER THE

NEXT YEAR. WHEN ASKED TO CONSIDER ALL THE FACTORS THAT GO INTO LOCATING

A BUSINESS IN NEW YORK, 56 PERCENT OF UPSTATE BUSINESSES SAID THEY

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WOULD HAVE LOCATED SOMEWHERE ELSE IF THEY HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.

HIGH TAXES COMBINED WITH ALBANY'S TOPDOWN APPROACH TO JOB CREATION

AND NEW MANDATES SUCH AS RECENTLY-ENACTED $15 MINIMUM WAGE, HAVE

MADE IT DIFFICULT TO START OR GROW A BUSINESS IN NEW YORK. NO OTHER

GROUP OF EMPLOYERS IS MORE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY NEW YORK'S HARSH

BUSINESS CLIMATE THAN SMALL BUSINESSES. A FEBRUARY REPORT BY THE

EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT POINTS OUT THAT 98 PERCENT OF NEW YORK

BUSINESSES HAVE FEWER THAN 100 EMPLOYEES, AND OVER 40 PERCENT OF THE

WORKFORCE IS EMPLOYED BY THESE FIRMS. THE SAME REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

THAT SMALL BUSINESSES -- SMALL BUSINESS REVENUE GROWTH SLOWED OVER

THE LAST YEAR, AND THERE WAS A DECREASE AMONG SMALL BUSINESSES THAT

HIRED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.

UNFORTUNATELY, EVEN AS WE KNOW THE DIFFICULTIES FACED

BY SMALL BUSINESSES, THE RECENTLY-ENACTED BUDGET PROVIDES NO TAX OR

REGULATORY RELIEF TO SMALL BUSINESSES WHATSOEVER. THIS LEGISLATION

PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WILL

LOWER TAXES, CREATE A DIVISION OF REGULATORY REVIEW AND ECONOMIC

GROWTH TO REDUCE JOB KILLING REGULATIONS, ALLOW SMALL BUSINESSES TO

REMEDY RULE VIOLATIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER WITHOUT PENALTY, AND

PROVIDE INCENTIVES TO HIRE OR RETAIN EMPLOYEES. THE SMALL BUSINESS

FULL EMPLOYMENT ACT IS DESIGNED TO HELP OUR SMALL BUSINESSES REALIZE

IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS.

FOR THESE REASONS, I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE YES ON

THIS LEGISLATION. MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THE MOTION.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, SIR.

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MEMBERS ARE REMINDED THAT THE MOTION BEFORE THE HOUSE IS A

PROCEDURAL QUESTION, AND NOT -- NOT A VOTE ON THE MERITS OF THE BILL.

ON MR. WALTER'S MOTION, THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE

VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ANNOUNCE THE RESULT.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULT.)

THE MOTION IS LOST.

MR. MORELLE.

MR. MORELLE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WHILE I

DON'T -- I WOULD NOT ASK YOU TO CALL ON MR. OTIS THIS EVENING, I WOULD

ASK YOU TO CALL ON MR. CROUCH FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. CROUCH FOR THE

PURPOSES OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

MR. CROUCH: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THERE'LL

BE AN IMMEDIATE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS-ONLY CONFERENCE IN THE PARLOR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: REPUBLICAN

MEMBERS-ONLY CONFERENCE IN THE PARLOR.

MR. MORELLE.

MR. MORELLE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I

UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE SOME RESOLUTIONS THAT WE COULD TAKE UP.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. WE WILL

TAKE THEM UP WITH ONE VOTE.

ON THE RESOLUTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 23, 2018

(WHEREUPON, ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NOS. 1026-1034

WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.)

MR. MORELLE.

MR. MORELLE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I NOW

MOVE THAT THE ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL 2:00 P.M., TUESDAY

APRIL 24TH. TOMORROW IS A SESSION DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE ASSEMBLY WILL

STAND ADJOURNED.

(WHEREUPON, AT 5:02 P.M., THE HOUSE STOOD ADJOURNED

UNTIL TUESDAY, APRIL 24TH AT 2:00 P.M., THAT BEING A SESSION DAY.)