MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020                                                              2:46 P.M.



                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE HOUSE WILL COME

                    TO ORDER.

                                 RABBI MENDY WILL OFFER A PRAYER.

                                 RABBI MENDY MIROCZNIK:  I WILL HAVE TRAVELED

                    FOR OVER THREE HOURS TO COME TO ALBANY TODAY TO DELIVER AN INVOCATION

                    LASTING NO MORE THAN SEVERAL MINUTES, AND THEN AGAIN TO TRAVEL OVER

                    THREE HOURS TO RETURN HOME.  YET, I FIND MYSELF DEEPLY HONORED AND

                    PRIVILEGED TO ADDRESS YOU IN THESE HALLOWED CHAMBERS, AND TO

                    PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU, AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY, DO FOR THE

                    PEOPLE OF NEW YORK.  I AM REMINDED OF THE -- OF THE TALMUDIC PASSAGE

                    WHICH RELATES THE STORY OF A STUDENT WHO WOULD TRAVEL THREE MONTHS TO

                    AND FROM THE YESHIVAH AND WAS CALLED A ONE-DAY RABBINICAL STUDENT.

                    SINCE BY THE TIME HE ARRIVED HE COULD STAY ONLY ONE DAY FOR HAVING TO

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                    TURN AROUND AND HEAD HOME.  YET HE UNDERSTOOD THAT IT WAS WORTHWHILE

                    TO TRAVEL BASED ON THE VALUE AS TO WHAT ONE CAN ACCOMPLISH IN A SINGLE

                    DAY IN A YESHIVAH.  YOU SEE, FRIENDS, I STAND BEFORE YOU AS A SON OF

                    HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS.  MY PARENTS WITNESSED THE EXTERMINATION OF THEIR

                    FAMILY AND ENDURED UNSPEAKABLE HORRORS DURING THE WAR.  ONCE

                    LIBERATED, MY PARENTS IMMIGRATED TO THESE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                    WHERE THEY REESTABLISHED THEMSELVES AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, REBUILT THE

                    FAMILY WHILE REMAINING FAITHFUL TO THEIR TRADITIONS AND HERITAGE.  MY

                    PARENTS ARE PROUD THAT THEIR SON IS A -- HAS BEEN INVITED TO DELIVER THE

                    INVOCATION OPENING THIS SESSION OF THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY.  I

                    AM CERTAIN THAT DURING THE WAR YEARS THEY NEVER WOULD HAVE IMAGINED

                    SUCH A REALITY.  IF FOR NO OTHER REASON, I EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO

                    ASSEMBLYMAN CHARLES FALL, ASSEMBLYMAN MICHAEL CUSICK FOR INVITING

                    ME TO PRAY WITH YOU TODAY AND TO HUMBLY REFLECT TO YOU THE IMPORTANCE

                    OF YOUR ROLE IN BEING PART OF THE FREEDOM, TOLERANCE AND DEMOCRACY

                    WHICH WE CHERISH AND WHICH WE SHOULD NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED.

                                 DEAR GOD OF THE UNIVERSE, WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSINGS

                    UPON THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, HIS LEADERS, AND UPON ITS MEMBERS AND

                    HARDWORKING STAFF.  MAY HE BLESS THEM WITH THY GUIDANCE, INSIGHT AND

                    WISDOM TO DO THE WORK FOR THE GOOD AND BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF OUR

                    STATE, ESPECIALLY NOW WHEN WE FACE AND CONFRONT THE RISE OF HATE,

                    BIGOTRY AND ANTI-SEMITISM.  MAY ALL THE MEMBERS AND THEIR

                    HARDWORKING STAFF WORK TOGETHER AND HAVE THE HEART AND MIND TO

                    ACCOMPLISH YOUR WILL TO MAKE OUR STATE A BETTER PLACE FOR PEOPLE.  MAY

                    GOD EMPOWER ALL OF YOU AND YOUR HARDWORKING STAFF TO CARRY OUT YOUR

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                    GOOD INTENTIONS AND PRONOUNCE LAWS THAT WILL SAFEGUARD OUR LIVES AND

                    THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN.  AND FOR ALL THOSE WHO OCCUPY THEMSELVES

                    FAITHFULLY WITH COMMUNAL AFFAIRS, MAY THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE,

                    GIVE THEM THEIR REWARD, REMOVE FROM THEM AND THEIR LOVED ONES ALL

                    SICKNESS, HEAL THEIR ENTIRE BODY, PARDON ALL THEIR -- ALL OF THEIR SINS AND

                    SEND BLESSINGS AND SUCCESS TO ALL THEIR ENDEAVORS.

                                 LET'S ALL SAY AMEN.

                                 MEMBERS AND GUESTS:  AMEN.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  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, JANUARY 31ST.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO

                    DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING OF THE JOURNAL OF JANUARY THE 31ST

                    AND ASK THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  WITHOUT OBJECTION,

                    SO ORDERED.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  THANK YOU, MR.

                    SPEAKER.  THE QUOTE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH COLLEAGUES AND

                    GUESTS THAT ARE IN THE CHAMBERS IS FROM A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF

                    SANTOSH KALWAR.  HE IS A POET, A WRITER AND A YOUNG RESEARCHER.  HE IS

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                    A SELF-PUBLISHED NEPALESE WRITER WHO WRITES IN ENGLISH ABOUT TRUTH,

                    LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS.  MR. KALWAR IS SHARING WITH US TODAY, "WE ARE

                    ADDICTED TO OUR THOUGHTS.  WE CANNOT CHANGE ANYTHING IF WE CANNOT

                    CHANGE OUR THINKING."

                                 MR. SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES, MEMBERS HAVE ON THEIR

                    DESK A MAIN CALENDAR.  AFTER ANY INTRODUCTIONS AND/OR HOUSEKEEPING

                    WE WILL BE WORKING OFF OF THE MAIN CALENDAR INCLUDING BEGINNING TO

                    CONSENT 37 NEW BILLS, WHICH WE'LL BEGIN WITH CALENDAR NO. 352.  THAT'S

                    ON PAGE 4.  WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE CONSENTING FROM THE MAIN CALENDAR

                    WHERE WE LEFT OFF LAST WEEK ON CALENDAR 240.  IT'S ON PAGE 49.  FOR SURE

                    THERE WILL BE A NEED FOR A MAJORITY CONFERENCE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING

                    SESSION TODAY.  AND AS ALWAYS, WE WILL CHECK WITH OUR COLLEAGUES ON

                    THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE TO SEE WHAT THEIR NEEDS MAY BE.

                                 WITH THAT AS A GENERAL OUTLINE, MR. SPEAKER, IF THERE

                    ARE INTRODUCTIONS AND/OR HOUSEKEEPING, NOW WOULD BE A GREAT TIME.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THANK YOU, MRS.

                    PEOPLES-STOKES.  WE DO HAVE HOUSEKEEPING AND THEN WE WILL HAVE

                    INTRODUCTIONS.

                                 ON A MOTION BY MR. O'DONNELL, PAGE 48, CALENDAR

                    NO. 236, BILL NO. 6432, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

                                 ON A MOTION BY MS. WALLACE, PAGE 50, CALENDAR NO.

                    245, BILL NO. A.6887-B, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

                                 ON A MOTION BY MR. SCHIMMINGER, PAGE 53, CALENDAR

                    NO. 265, BILL NO. A.7312, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

                                 ON A MOTION BY MS. WALKER, PAGE 63, CALENDAR NO.

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                    322, BILL NO. A.8280-A, THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

                                 ON A MOTION BY MR. STECK, PAGE 12, CALENDAR NO. 12,

                    BILL NO. A.292-A, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

                                 FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION, MR. FALL.

                                 MR. FALL:  THANK -- THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.  ON

                    BEHALF OF MEMBERS CUSICK, MALLIOTAKIS AND REILLY, I HAVE THE GREAT

                    OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME AND THANK RABBI MENDY AND HIS WIFE, IRIT, FOR

                    TRAVELING TO ALBANY AND GIVING AN INSPIRATIONAL INVOCATION.  RABBI

                    MENDY IS ALSO A CONSTITUENT OF MEMBER CUSICK AND ALSO VERY GOOD

                    FRIENDS WITH THE FAMILY.  I KNOW THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF GOOD WORK

                    TOGETHER.  RABBI MENDY IS NOT ONLY AN IMPORTANT SPIRITUAL ADVISOR TO

                    THE COMMUNITY OF STATEN ISLAND.  HE HAS ALSO BEEN A COMMUNITY LEADER

                    BY HEADING UP THE COUNCIL OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS OF STATEN ISLAND.

                    RABBI MENDY HAS WORKED HANDS-ON WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS,

                    LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COMBAT THE INCREASE OF RELIGIOUS HATE CRIMES

                    AGAINST ALL DENOMINATIONS AND KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE.  RABBI

                    MENDY HAS ALSO ADDRESSED THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE

                    CONSEQUENCES WE ALL FACE IF NOT ADDRESSED TODAY RATHER THAN TOMORROW.

                                 MR. SPEAKER, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING RABBI

                    MENDY FOR DOING THE INVOCATION.  CAN YOU PLEASE EXTEND THE

                    CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE FLOOR.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  CERTAINLY.  ON BEHALF

                    OF MR. FALL, MR. CUSICK, MS. MALLIOTAKIS, MR. REILLY, RABBI MENDY,

                    WELCOME HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY.  THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S

                    HOUSE.  WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR ON BEHALF OF THE

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                    SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS.  PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS

                    WELCOME HERE.  THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION, MS. ROZIC.

                                 MS. ROZIC:  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER AND MADAM

                    MAJORITY LEADER.  TODAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING A GROUP OF

                    YOUNG WOMEN IN -- FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN INTO

                    LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.  UWIL IS A COMPETITIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND

                    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT SEEKS TO PREPARE MORE WOMEN

                    FROM THE -- FROM THE STATE'S FLAGSHIP PUBLIC UNIVERSITY FOR PUBLIC

                    LEADERSHIP AFTER GRADUATION.  BY INTRODUCING THESE YOUNG WOMEN TO OUR

                    PUBLIC LEADERS HERE TODAY AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO SEE

                    FIRSTHAND THE BENEFITS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, UWIL PROVIDES MODELS AND

                    PATHWAYS INTO POSITIONS OF POWER, ALL WHILE HELPING TO ADDRESS THE

                    GENDER GAP IN POLITICS AND CREATING A PIPELINE FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION TO

                    PUBLIC SERVICE.

                                 IT'S MY HONOR TODAY TO WELCOME THIS GROUP TODAY AND

                    ASK IF WE CAN EXTEND THE CORDIALITIES, WELCOME THE WOMEN OF UMASS

                    WOMEN INTO LEADERSHIP TO THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE.  THANK YOU.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  CERTAINLY.  ON BEHALF

                    OF MS. ROZIC, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME THESE

                    REMARKABLE YOUNG WOMEN HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, THE

                    PEOPLE'S HOUSE.  WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR.  WE

                    LOOK WITH GREAT ANTICIPATION FOR THE FUTURES THAT YOU WILL CARVE OUT IN

                    YOUR WORLD.  WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE THE PATH TOWARDS

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                    IMPROVING THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT.  PLEASE KNOW THAT

                    YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE.  IF THERE ARE NEW YORKERS AMONG YOU,

                    COME BACK HOME.  IF NOT, COME HERE ANYWAY.  THANK YOU SO VERY

                    MUCH.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN

                    INTRODUCTION.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  THANK YOU, MR.

                    SPEAKER, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE THESE FINE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO

                    ARE IN OUR CHAMBERS TODAY.  THIS IS A GROUP OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE CORO

                    FELLOWS PROGRAM.  IT'S A PROGRAM THAT DEVELOPS EMERGING LEADERS

                    ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS AND INDUSTRIES THROUGHOUT A COHORT STRUCTURE IN A

                    REAL-WORLD SETTING.  THEY ARE VISITING ALBANY AS A PART OF THEIR STATE

                    GOVERNMENT WEEK AND ARE MEETING WITH VARIOUS LEADERS AND

                    CHANGE-MAKERS AT THE STATE LEVEL.  THE CORO FELLOWSHIP, MR. SPEAKER,

                    IS A NINE-MONTH-LONG PROGRAM THAT EXPOSES THESE PARTICIPANTS TO

                    DIFFERENT TYPES OF ASPECTS OF NEW YORK CITY CIVIC LIFE, INCLUDING

                    GOVERNMENT AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

                                 MR. SPEAKER, IF YOU CAN WELCOME THESE FINE YOUNG

                    PEOPLE TO OUR CHAMBERS AND WELCOME THEM, PROVIDE THEM THE

                    CORDIALITIES OF THE FLOOR, WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  CERTAINLY.  ON BEHALF

                    OF MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME

                    YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, EXTEND TO YOU THE

                    PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR.  HOPE THAT YOUR TIME BOTH IN COROS [SIC] AND

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                    HERE IN ALBANY WILL PROVE BENEFICIAL TO YOU, AND ALSO IN YOUR ENDEAVOR

                    TO BE -- PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICE.  WE HOPE YOU CONTINUE THAT WORK.  I

                    HAVE KNOWN MANY CORO FELLOWS WHO HAVE GONE ON TO GREAT HEIGHTS,

                    AND WE EXPECT NOTHING LESS FROM YOU.  THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION, MR. BARRON.

                                 MR. BARRON:  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.  TO MY

                    COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO A VERY SPECIAL GUEST COMING ALL

                    THE WAY FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MS. IMANI JABALI.  SHE HAS BEEN A

                    TEACHER IN THE GEORGIA SYSTEM FOR OVER 30 YEARS.  SHE'S A LINGUIST.  SHE

                    KNOWS FIVE LANGUAGES - I'M GOING TO GET THEM RIGHT - SPANISH, FRENCH,

                    ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, AND SHE DOES PRETTY GOOD WITH ENGLISH.

                                 (LAUGHTER)

                                 SHE'S ALSO A FUL -- FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR.  SHE TRAVELED TO

                    STUDY RACISM IN CHILE AND THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF BLACK CHILEANS.

                    AND NOW SHE'S BRINGING THAT AROUND TO EDUCATE US MORE ON THAT.  IN

                    ADDITION TO THAT, SHE DID WORK WITH THE MALCOLM X GRASS ROOT

                    ORGANIZATION IN ATLANTA, AND SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE SHRINE OF THE BLACK

                    MADONNA, A CHURCH THAT HIGHLY BELIEVES IN BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY.

                    SHE'S THE MOTHER OF OUR GODDAUGHTER, INEZ, AND OUR GODDAUGHTER,

                    MALAIKA JABALI.  MALAIKA IS A GRADUATE FROM COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL,

                    PASSED THE BAR EXAMINATION IN NEW YORK, IS A PRACTICING LAWYER.

                    WORKS IN THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALSO IS THE CO-CHAIR OF OPERATION

                    POWER, A LOCAL BROOKLYN ORGANIZATION.  IN ADDITION TO THAT, TODAY,

                    MALAIKA HAS A SHORT FILM COMING OUT ON YOUTUBE CALLED "LEFT OUT."

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                    HOW THE LEFT LEFT OUT AND OTHERS LEFT OUT THE IMPORTANT BLACK VOTE IN

                    MILWAUKEE WHERE, BY THE WAY, THE DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE IS GOING TO

                    BE.  SO MALAIKA'S FILM WILL BE PUTTING A HIGHLIGHT ON WHY THE BLACK

                    VOTE WAS NEGLECTED IN MILWAUKEE AND OTHER PLACES AROUND.

                                 SO, I ASK YOU THAT YOU GRANT THE CORDIALITY OF THIS

                    HOUSE TO MS. IMANI JABALI.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  CERTAINLY.  ON BEHALF

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

                    TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE

                    FLOOR.  OUR CONGRATULATIONS ON THE EXCELLENT ACADEMIC WORK THAT YOU

                    HAVE DONE.  FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR IS NO SMALL MATTER.  WE UNDERSTAND THAT,

                    WE KNOW THAT IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF CONCENTRATION.  AND THE GIFT

                    FOR LANGUAGE WHICH MANY OF US DON'T POSSESS.  THANK YOU SO VERY

                    MUCH.  CONTINUE THAT.  AND ALSO TO YOUR DAUGHTER, CONTINUED SUCCESS

                    FOR HER.  THANK YOU, VISIT US AGAIN.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 MRS. BARRETT.

                                 MRS. BARRETT:  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.  GIVEN

                    THE GUESTS THAT WE'VE HAD TODAY, I THINK THAT WE CAN SAY THAT THE FUTURE

                    IS FEMALE.  AND I AM HAPPY TO ADD TO THAT BY INTRODUCING ANOTHER

                    WONDERFUL GROUP OF YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE GUESTS TODAY OF THE

                    LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S CAUCUS, AND THESE ARE THE -- AND I WOULD LIKE TO

                    ASK THEM ALL TO STAND AS A GROUP -- THE SHADOW DAY FELLOWS FROM THE

                    WOMEN IN POLICY LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AT THE CENTER FOR WOMEN IN

                    GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY AT ROCKEFELLER COLLEGE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

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                    AND POLICY RIGHT HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBANY.  SO, IF YOU ALL WOULD

                    PLEASE STAND, THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE IN TODAY.  I KNOW WE HAD EIGHT

                    WOMEN -- EIGHT YOUNG WOMEN WHO WERE HERE TODAY, AND SOME OF THEM

                    MAY HAVE HAD TO LEAVE.  BUT I WOULD ASK YOU TO EXTEND TO THEM THE

                    CORDIALITIES OF THE FLOOR AND WELCOME THIS GROUP OF WONDERFUL YOUNG

                    WOMEN LEADERS TO OUR HOUSE TODAY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  CERTAINLY.  ON BEHALF

                    OF MRS. BARRETT, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU

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

                    PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR, OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING

                    HERE TODAY.  WE KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN SOME EXCELLENT

                    LEGISLATORS TO SHADOW.  WE HOPE THAT IT LEADS YOU INTO A FUTURE OF PUBLIC

                    SERVICE.  WE'RE ALWAYS HOPEFUL THAT THAT PROCESS BEGIN.  AND LET ME

                    ALSO THANK THE WOMEN'S LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS FOR HOSTING THAT EVENT, ALL

                    OF THOSE MEMBERS, TOO.  THANK YOU, AND RETURN TO US REAL SOON.  THANK

                    YOU.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  THANK YOU, MR.

                    SPEAKER, FOR THE -- (INAUDIBLE) OPPORTUNITY TO INTERRUPT OUR PROCEEDINGS

                    TO INTRODUCE ONE OF OUR FORMER COLLEAGUES, THE ESTEEMED MEMBER FROM

                    THE BRONX, MR. PETER RIVERA.  HE'S STANDING RIGHT OVER IN THE SAME

                    SECTION WHERE HE USED TO STAND HOLDING CONVERSATIONS.

                                 SO, MR. SPEAKER, IF YOU WOULD WELCOME OUR COLLEAGUE

                    BACK TO THE CHAMBERS AND OFFER HIM THE CORDIALITIES OF THE FLOOR.

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                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  CERTAINLY.  ON BEHALF

                    OF MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES, THE SPEAKER, ALL THE MEMBERS AND MYSELF,

                    PETER, IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU.  AS A FORMER MEMBER YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE

                    PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR.  OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE LIVING THE GOOD LIFE.  YOU

                    LOOK TANNER THAN I AM, AND THAT'S BAD.  SO, PLEASE -- OH, RIGHT, AND NO

                    TIE, GOD LORD.

                                 WAYNE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?  YOU'RE FALLING DOWN ON

                    YOUR JOB.

                                 PETER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING BY.  WE'RE

                    ALWAYS PLEASED TO SEE YOU, AND WE HOPE THAT LIFE IN PUERTO RICO IS AS

                    GOOD AS IT CAN BE FOR YOU.  THANK YOU.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 MR. GOODELL FOR AN INTRODUCTION, SIR.

                                 MR. GOODELL:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.

                    SPEAKER.  IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE ON BEHALF OF MINORITY

                    LEADER WILL BARCLAY, VISITING FROM OSWEGO COUNTY, BRIAN CHETNEY,

                    WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OSWEGO COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU,

                    AND STUDENTS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATION OF

                    YOUTH BUREAU CONFERENCE UP HERE.  AND AS YOU KNOW, IS IT A GREAT

                    OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR YOUTH TO SEE HOW WE ADDRESS AND MOVE FORWARD ON

                    IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.

                                 AND SO, IF YOU WOULD EXTEND OUR GREETINGS AND EXTEND

                    THE PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR TO BRIAN CHETNEY AND THE OSWEGO COUNTY

                    YOUTH BUREAU STUDENTS WHO ARE UP HERE PARTICIPATING IN THAT

                    CONFERENCE.  THANK YOU, SIR.

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                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  CERTAINLY.  ON BEHALF

                    OF MR. BARCLAY AND ALL OF THE MEMBERS -- THE SPEAKER AND ALL OF THE

                    MEMBERS, WE WELCOME THE OSWEGO YOUTH BUREAU HERE TO THE NEW

                    YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR.  AND

                    MY OWN WELCOME AS MY SISTER WENT TO OSWEGO UNIVERSITY AND IT'S THE

                    FIRST TIME I HAD EVER SEEN SNOW TO THE TOP OF A BUILDING WHEN SHE WAS

                    IN COLLEGE.  SO, I KNOW THE LAND THAT YOU ARE AND THE COUNTY THAT YOU'RE

                    IN.  THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.  KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.

                    THANK YOU.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  MR. SPEAKER, IF WE

                    COULD NOW GO TO PAGE 3 AND TAKE UP RESOLUTIONS BY MR. CUSICK.

                    IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT, WE'LL GO TO PAGE 4, BEGINNING WITH

                    CALENDAR NO. 352.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THANK YOU, MRS.

                    PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 733, MR.

                    CUSICK.  LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR ANDREW M.

                    CUOMO TO PROCLAIM -- PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 2020, AS TEEN DATING

                    VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH 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.

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                                 THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00624-C, CALENDAR

                    NO. 352, PAULIN, MCDONOUGH, SEAWRIGHT, DINOWITZ, FAHY, GOTTFRIED,

                    WEPRIN, PHEFFER AMATO, SIMON, LAWRENCE.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE

                    GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING THE SALE OF INFANT

                    WALKERS AND RESTRICTING THE USE OF SUCH INFANT WALKERS IN CERTAIN

                    SETTINGS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00723, CALENDAR NO.

                    353, GLICK, O'DONNELL, COLTON, ENGLEBRIGHT, L. ROSENTHAL, PERRY,

                    ZEBROWSKI, BYRNE, JACOBSON, EPSTEIN, MOSLEY.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE

                    INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING INSURERS FROM CANCELING,

                    REFUSING TO ISSUE OR RENEW, OR CHARGING HIGHER PREMIUMS FOR

                    HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE BASED ON THE BREED OF DOG OWNED.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A02377, CALENDAR NO.

                    354, GANTT.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO

                    PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION IN THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF HOMEOWNERS'

                    INSURANCE POLICIES AND TO THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF RISK OF CERTAIN

                    POLICIES.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A04398-A, CALENDAR

                    NO. 355, ABINANTI, D'URSO, L. ROSENTHAL, ORTIZ, GRIFFIN, GOTTFRIED,

                    THIELE, STECK, FAHY, WEPRIN.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL

                    CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING SUPERMARKETS TO MAKE

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                    EXCESS FOOD AVAILABLE TO QUALIFYING ENTITIES.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A05410-A, CALENDAR

                    NO. 356, CYMBROWITZ, BLAKE.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HOUSING

                    LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING THAT THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING

                    AUTHORITY INCLUDE A NOTICE INFORMING A PROSPECTIVE TENANT OR TENANT OF

                    THE ABILITY TO ADD LEGAL OCCUPANTS TO THE LEASE OR RENEWAL LEASE, AND

                    PROVIDE, UPON REQUEST, A TENANT WITH A FORM TO ADD ADDITIONAL LEGAL

                    OCCUPANTS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  READ THE LAST SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 90TH

                    DAY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE CLERK WILL

                    RECORD THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.  THEY'RE ANTICIPATING YOU, MRS.

                    PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  THANK YOU, MR.

                    SPEAKER.  THIS IS THE FIRST VOTE OF THE FIRST DAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF THE

                    243RD LEGISLATIVE SESSION OF THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY.

                    MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES WITH SOME SPEED SO THAT WE MIGHT

                    CARRY ON.  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  FIRST VOTE OF THE DAY.

                    MEMBERS IN YOUR SEATS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE NOW.  IN THE SOUND OF OUR

                    VOICE, PLEASE COME TO THE CHAMBER AND CAST YOUR VOTE.

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                                 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A07183-A, CALENDAR

                    NO. 357, DINOWITZ, WEPRIN, WALKER.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE CIVIL

                    PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, IN RELATION TO EXPEDITING ACTIONS INVOLVING

                    INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM A STATE DISASTER

                    EMERGENCY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A07759-B, CALENDAR

                    NO. 358, PAULIN, BUCHWALD, OTIS, FAHY.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC

                    SERVICE LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING STIR/SHAKEN AUTHENTICATION

                    FRAMEWORK.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A07839, CALENDAR NO.


                    NO. 35 -- ASSEMBLY NO. A07759 -- WHERE AM I?


                                 ASSEMBLY NO. A07839, CALENDAR NO. 359, GOTTFRIED,

                    ENGLEBRIGHT, JAFFEE, THIELE, REYES, ORTIZ, COLTON, L. ROSENTHAL,

                    MOSLEY, CARROLL, DINOWITZ, GRIFFIN, D'URSO, STECK, LIFTON, JACOBSON,

                    MCMAHON, CRUZ, GALEF.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN

                    RELATION TO ESTABLISHING A LIST OF EMERGING CONTAMINANTS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A08947, CALENDAR NO.

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

                    TO HOME HEATING SYSTEM CONVERSION.

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              FEBRUARY 3, 2020

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MR.

                    LAVINE, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE.  THE SENATE BILL IS

                    ADVANCED.  READ THE LAST SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 90TH

                    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.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A08955, CALENDAR NO.

                    361, ENGLEBRIGHT, D'URSO, OTIS.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL

                    CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING HOUSEHOLD CLEANSING

                    PRODUCTS, COSMETIC PRODUCTS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN

                    1,4-DIOXANE.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MR.

                    ENGLEBRIGHT, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE.  THE SENATE BILL IS

                    ADVANCED.  READ THE LAST SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT DECEMBER

                    31ST, 2022.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE CLERK WILL

                    RECORD THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

                                 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              FEBRUARY 3, 2020

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A08957, CALENDAR NO.

                    362, HUNTER, BLAKE D'URSO.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN

                    RELATION TO REPORTS BY THE WOMEN VETERANS COORDINATOR.

                                 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.)

                                 MS. WALSH TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

                                 MS. WALSH:  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, JUST BRIEFLY

                    TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE.  THIS BODY WAS UNANIMOUS LAST YEAR IN SUPPORTING

                    THE -- THE BILL-IN-CHIEF AND THIS IS A CHAPTER AMENDMENT.  THIS IS ONE OF

                    THOSE EXAMPLES, THOUGH, I THINK, OF A CHAPTER AMENDMENT THAT DOES A

                    DISSERVICE TO THE ORIGINAL INTENTION OF THE BILL.  IT -- WHAT IT DOES IS IT

                    SAYS IN PART THAT THE VETERANS -- WOMEN VETERANS COORDINATOR --

                    ORIGINALLY, IN THE BILL MEMO IT SAID THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE

                    COORDINATOR WAS GOING TO DO WAS TO PREPARE REPORTS ON TOPICS

                    INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEMOGRAPHICS OF WOMEN VETERANS, THE

                    NUMBER OF WOMEN VETERANS LISTED BY COUNTY, AND THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF

                    THE WOMEN VETERANS POPULATION.  BUT NOW WITH THE CHAPTER AMENDMENT

                    IT'S SAYING THAT THERE'S NO NEED TO DO ANY KIND OF RAW DATA OR TO DO ANY

                    KIND OF STUDIES.  THEY'RE JUST GOING TO BE REPACKAGING INFORMATION

                    THAT'S ALREADY GOING TO BE AVAILABLE.  SO I JUST THINK THAT IF YOU'RE GOING

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                    TO JUST BE REPACKAGING EXISTING DATA, IT'S JUST NOT REALLY WHAT WE ALL

                    SUPPORTED LAST YEAR.

                                 BUT -- SO I'M GOING TO VOTE NO ON IT JUST BECAUSE I

                    DON'T LIKE THE CHAPTER AMENDMENT.  I DO SUPPORT THE PURPOSE OF THE BILL,

                    THOUGH.  THANK YOU.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  MS. WALSH IN THE

                    NEGATIVE.

                                 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A08959, CALENDAR NO.

                    363, GLICK, BLAKE.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION TO

                    ELIGIBILITY OF DOMESTIC PARTNERS FOR COMPENSATION FROM THE OFFICE OF

                    VICTIM SERVICES; TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2019 AMENDING

                    THE EXECUTIVE LAW RELATING TO THE ELIGIBILITY OF DOMESTIC PARTNERS FOR

                    COMPENSATION FROM THE CRIME VICTIMS' BOARD, AS PROPOSED IN

                    LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S.4958 AND A.2566, IN RELATION TO THE

                    APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS THEREOF; AND TO REPEAL CERTAIN

                    PROVISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW RELATING THERETO.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MS.

                    GLICK, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE.  THE SENATE BILL IS

                    ADVANCED.  READ THE LAST SECTION.

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

                    DAY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE CLERK WILL

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                    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.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  MR. SPEAKER, THANK YOU

                    FOR ALLOWING ME TO INTERRUPT OUR PROCEEDINGS TO INTRODUCE ONE OF THE --

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  SHH.  ONE MINUTE.

                    WE NEED A LITTLE QUIET, PLEASE, FOR THE INTRODUCTION.  THANK YOU.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  MR. SPEAKER, AS WE

                    CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH BEGINNING WITH THE 1ST OF FEBRUARY,

                    WE'RE ACTUALLY CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY IN THE LIVING.  HERE WE HAVE IN

                    OUR CHAMBERS, MR. SPEAKER, QUINCY MAGWOOD, JR.  HE IS THE REGIONAL

                    PRESIDENT OF THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, INCORPORATED.  HE ACTUALLY RUNS AND

                    ADMINISTERS A FLIGHT SCHOOL IN -- AT THE STEWART AIR FORCE BASE WHERE

                    THEY'RE TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN TO FLY.  MR. SPEAKER, I THINK IT'S

                    ALSO APPROPRIATE TO MENTION THAT COLONEL CHARLES MCGEE, WHO IS 100

                    YEARS OLD ACTUALLY TOSSED THE GAME -- TOSSED THE COIN AT THE SUPER BOWL

                    GAME YESTERDAY, WHO WAS ALSO A TUSKEGEE AIRMAN.  SO, THE HISTORY

                    AND THE LEGACY OF TUSKEGEE AIRMEN LIVES ON.

                                 WOULD YOU PLEASE WELCOME THIS GENTLEMAN TO OUR

                    CHAMBERS AND OFFER HIM THE CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  CERTAINLY.  ON BEHALF

                    OF MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, SIR, WE

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              FEBRUARY 3, 2020

                    WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, EXTEND TO YOU THE

                    PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR.  THIS HOUSE HAS A LONG HISTORY WITH THE

                    ORGANIZATION BECAUSE WE HAVE HONORED THOSE WHO ARE LIVING AND THOSE

                    WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY YEARS BEFORE.  BUT ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE PROUD TO

                    STAND WITH YOU AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS STATE AND YOU A REPRESENTATIVE

                    OF THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN.  AND WE ALL ENJOYED SEEING THE GENTLEMAN

                    TOSS THE COIN LAST NIGHT AND SO PROUD OF HIM AND THE OTHER VETERANS.

                    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A08960, CALENDAR NO.

                    364, PEOPLES-STOKES, D'URSO, OTIS.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE

                    ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO ESTABLISHING A

                    PERMANENT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVISORY GROUP AND AN

                    ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.

                                 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. A08961, CALENDAR NO.

                    365, ENGLEBRIGHT, D'URSO.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL

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                    CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO THE CENTRAL PINE BARRENS AREA AND THE

                    CORE PRESERVATION AREA.

                                 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.

                                 MR. GOODELL FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

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

                    ALLOWING ME TO INTERRUPT OUR PROCEEDINGS.  IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE ON

                    BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMAN DAVE DIPIETRO TO INTRODUCE TO THE CHAMBER

                    RANDY REICHART.  MR. REICHART IS VISITING US TODAY.  HE'S A FORMER

                    TOWN OF MARILLA COUNCILMAN.  HE'S TRAVELING ON BUSINESS, BUT HE'S

                    ALWAYS WANTED TO VISIT US HERE IN ALBANY.  I -- HE'S A GREAT SUPPORTER OF

                    EDUCATION, AND -- AND I KNOW HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING OUR

                    DEBATES AND DISCUSSIONS TODAY.

                                 IF YOU WOULD WELCOME MR. REICHART, WE'D CERTAINLY

                    APPRECIATE IT.  THANK YOU, SIR.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  CERTAINLY.  ON BEHALF

                    OF MR. -- MR. GOODELL, MR. DEPETRI -- MR. DIPIETRO, WELCOME, SIR, TO

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

                    FLOOR, PLEASED THAT YOU COULD TAKE TIME OUT FROM YOUR BUSINESS TO SPEND

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                    SOME TIME WITH US.  THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE, YOU ARE ALWAYS

                    WELCOME.  HOPEFULLY YOU WILL ENJOY A DEBATE TODAY.  THANK YOU SO

                    VERY MUCH.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A08962, CALENDAR NO.

                    366, ENGLEBRIGHT, D'URSO, OTIS.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL

                    CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO ESTABLISHING THE MARINE MAMMAL AND

                    SEA TURTLE PROTECTION AREA; AND TO REPEAL CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SUCH

                    LAW RELATED THERETO.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MR.

                    ENGLEBRIGHT, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE.  THE SENATE BILL IS

                    ADVANCED.  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. A08963, CALENDAR NO.

                    367, ENGLEBRIGHT, D'URSO, OTIS.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL

                    CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO THE REQUIRED CRITERIA TO BE DESIGNATED

                    AS A VULNERABLE SPECIES; AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2019,

                    AMENDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW RELATING TO DESIGNATING

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                    CERTAIN SPECIES AS VULNERABLE SPECIES AND PROHIBITING THE SALE OF

                    ARTICLES MADE FROM SUCH VULNERABLE SPECIES, IN RELATION TO THE

                    EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MR.

                    ENGLEBRIGHT, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE.  THE SENATE BILL IS

                    ADVANCED.  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. A08964, CALENDAR NO.

                    368, ENGLEBRIGHT, D'URSO, OTIS.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL

                    CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO POST-CONSUMER PAINT COLLECTION.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MR.

                    ENGLEBRIGHT, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE.  THE SENATE BILL IS

                    ADVANCED.  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.)

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                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A08965, CALENDAR NO.

                    369, ENGLEBRIGHT, D'URSO, OTIS.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL

                    CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO THE REDUCTION OF MERCURY IN

                    MERCURY-ADDED LAMPS.

                                 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. A08966, CALENDAR NO.

                    370, HUNTER, OTIS, D'URSO.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL

                    CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO WATER-SAVING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MS.

                    HUNTER, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE.  THE SENATE BILL IS

                    ADVANCED.  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.)

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                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A08968, CALENDAR NO.

                    371, STERN, D'URSO.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION TO

                    REQUIRING LOCAL VETERANS' SERVICE AGENCIES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE

                    DIVISION OF VETERANS' SERVICES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MR.

                    STERN, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE.  THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED.

                    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. A08969, CALENDAR NO.

                    372, ROZIC, D'URSO.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION TO

                    A REPORT ON HOMELESS VETERANS; AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF

                    2019 AMENDING THE EXECUTIVE LAW RELATING TO THE PERFORMANCE OF A

                    STUDY REGARDING HOMELESS PERSONS WHO ARE VETERANS IN THE STATE OF

                    NEW YORK, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILL NUMBERS S.4049-A AND

                    A.5660, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MS.

                    ROZIC, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE.  THE SENATE BILL IS

                    ADVANCED.  READ THE LAST SECTION.

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                                 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. A08978, CALENDAR NO.

                    373, RYAN, OTIS, D'URSO.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL

                    CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO LABELING REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN

                    JEWELRY CONTAINING LEAD.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MR.

                    RYAN, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE.  THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED.

                    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. A08979, CALENDAR NO.

                    374, STECK, THIELE, COLTON, EPSTEIN, ORTIZ, GALEF, GLICK, L. ROSENTHAL.

                    AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW AND THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL

                    LAW, IN RELATION TO REDUCING THE USE OF PFAS CHEMICALS IN FIREFIGHTING

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                    ACTIVITIES; TO REPEAL CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW RELATING

                    THERETO; AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2019, AMENDING THE

                    EXECUTIVE LAW RELATING TO REDUCING THE USE OF PFAS CHEMICALS IN

                    FIREFIGHTING ACTIVITIES, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILL NUMBERS S.439-A

                    AND A.445-A, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MR.

                    PHILLIP STECK, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE.  THE SENATE BILL IS

                    ADVANCED.  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. A08981, CALENDAR NO.

                    375, JAFFEE.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE LABOR LAW, IN RELATION TO THE

                    SEVERABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MS.

                    JAFFEE, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE.  THE SENATE BILL IS

                    ADVANCED.  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A08983, CALENDAR NO.

                    376, CARROLL.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, IN RELATION

                    TO EVIDENCE OF LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTAINING A

                    DRIVER'S LICENSE.

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                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MR.

                    -- NO, EXCUSE ME.  MR. CARROLL'S BILL, 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. A08984, CALENDAR NO.

                    377, RODRIGUEZ.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION TO THE

                    AUTHORITY OF THE NEW YORK BLACK CAR OPERATORS' INJURY COMPENSATION

                    FUND, INC.; AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2019, AMENDING THE

                    EXECUTIVE LAW RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE NEW YORK BLACK CAR

                    OPERATORS' INJURY COMPENSATION FUND, INC., AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE

                    BILLS NUMBERS S.6239-A AND A.8129-A, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS

                    THEREOF.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MR.

                    RODRIGUEZ, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE.  THE SENATE BILL IS

                    ADVANCED.  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.

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                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A08999, CALENDAR NO.

                    378, GALEF.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELECTION LAW, IN RELATION TO

                    CERTIFICATES OF ACCEPTANCE.

                                 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. A09001, CALENDAR NO.

                    379, SEAWRIGHT.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELECTION LAW, IN RELATION TO THE

                    ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE ELECTRONIC FILING.

                                 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.)

                                 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              FEBRUARY 3, 2020

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  MR. SPEAKER, DO WE

                    HAVE ANY FURTHER HOUSEKEEPING AND/OR RESOLUTIONS?

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  WE HAVE ONLY

                    RESOLUTIONS, MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES, WHICH WE WILL TAKE UP WITH ONE

                    VOTE.

                                 ON THE RESOLUTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

                    AYE; OPPOSED, NO.  THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED.

                                 (WHEREUPON, ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NOS. 734-739

                    WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.)

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  I NOW MOVE THAT THE

                    ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY, 3:00 P.M, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY

                    THE 4TH, TOMORROW BEING A SESSION DAY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE ASSEMBLY STANDS

                    ADJOURNED.

                                 (WHEREUPON, AT 4:30 P.M., THE ASSEMBLY STOOD

                    ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH AT 3:00 P.M., THAT BEING A

                    SESSION DAY.)















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