MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2019 3:21 P.M.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE HOUSE WILL COME

TO ORDER.

BEFORE OUR PRAYER, LET US PAUSE FOR A MOMENT OF

SILENCE IN HONOR OF OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE, THOMAS HANNA, OF MONROE

COUNTY WHO PASSED AWAY ON FRIDAY. WHILE WE HONOR HIM AND OTHER

COLLEAGUES WHO WE HAVE LOST DURING OUR TRADITIONAL MEMORIAL LATER IN

THIS SESSION, IT IS FITTING TO DEDICATE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AS A

REMEMBRANCE OF HIS DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND OUR LOSS AND OUR

SENSE OF LOSS. WE WILL ALSO DEDICATE THIS MOMENT OF SILENCE TO THE

VICTIMS IN SAN DIEGO.

(WHEREUPON, A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED.)

PASTOR MELANIE OLLET WILL SAY A PRAYER.

PASTOR MELANIE OLLET: PLEASE JOIN ME IN

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

WHATEVER POSTURE OF PRAYER FEELS MOST NATURAL TO YOU. HOLY ONE, WE

COME BEFORE YOU THIS AFTERNOON WITH JOY FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE IN OUR

LIVES. YOU HAVE BROUGHT US SAFELY HERE TODAY FROM OUR HOMES ALL

ACROSS THIS GREAT STATE. YOU HAVE CALLED US INTO LEADERSHIP. YOU HAVE

MOVED US FROM THE COMFORT OF OUR FORMER LIVES INTO LIVES DEDICATED TO

JUSTICE AND HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS. YOU HAVE PROTECTED OUR FAMILIES AS

WE HAVE TRAVELED BACK AND FORTH TO SERVE YOUR PEOPLE HERE IN NEW

YORK. TODAY, HOLY ONE, WE PAUSE TO GIVE YOU THANKS BEFORE WE

UNDERTAKE THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT LIES BEFORE US. WE RECOGNIZE YOU

AS THE GIVER OF ALL OUR MANY BLESSINGS. HELP US TO REMEMBER OUR MANY

BLESSINGS AS WE GO ABOUT OUR WORKDAY THIS WEEK AND INTO A NEW

MONTH. WE ADMIT THAT SOMETIMES IT CAN BE EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THE

BUSYNESS OF OUR WORK EACH DAY AND NOT TAKE THE TIME TO GIVE YOU

THANKS. WE ADMIT THAT IT CAN BE EASY FOR US TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THE

BUSYNESS OF OUR WORK EACH DAY AND NOT TAKE TIME TO PRAY FOR OUR

NEIGHBORS AROUND US WHO ARE HURTING. IN THIS MOMENT, WE TAKE A HOLY

PAUSE TO REMEMBER WHY WE ARE CALLED TO THIS WORK. WE TAKE A MOMENT

TO THINK OF THOSE WHOM WE SEEK TO HELP. WE TAKE A BREATH TO THINK OF

THOSE WHO ARE IN PAIN TODAY. WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR THE JEWISH

COMMUNITY AND THE MEMBERS OF THE CHABAD SYNAGOGUE IN CALIFORNIA

WHO MOURN HATRED AND LOSS AT THE END OF THE MOST HOLY WEEK OF

PASSOVER. GIVE ALL THOSE SUFFERING DUE TO HATRED AND VIOLENCE

ANYWHERE YOUR PEACE. GRANT US HERE POWER OF SELF-REFLECTION ENOUGH

TO RECOGNIZE WHERE WE MIGHT HOLD UNSEEN PREJUDICE IN OUR OWN HEARTS

SO THAT WE CAN CONFRONT IT AND ELIMINATE IT AS WE SEEK TO SERVE ALL OF

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

OUR CONSTITUENTS IN OUR GREAT DIVERSE STATE. AS WE PREPARE TO DO THE

WORK SET BEFORE US ON OUR BUSY AGENDAS, ENDOW US WITH WISDOM SO

THAT WE WOULD MAKE DECISIONS THAT BETTER THE LIVES OF ALL OUR NEIGHBORS.

HELP US TO BE GOOD LISTENERS TO THOSE WHO SHARE THEIR CONCERNS WITH US.

ALLOW US THE STRENGTH TO PUT THE NEEDS OF OTHERS BEFORE OUR OWN SO THAT

WE MIGHT BRING YOU HONOR IN ALL THAT WE DO. WE PRAY ALL THIS TOGETHER,

RECOGNIZING THAT WE MIGHT KNOW YOU BY DIFFERENT NAMES, BUT ALL SEEK

TO SERVE THE HOLY ONE AS ONE BODY.

AMEN.

MEMBERS: 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 SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING OF THE JOURNAL OF SATURDAY, APRIL

27TH AND THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WITHOUT OBJECTION,

SO ORDERED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, I CERTAINLY

WANT TO WELCOME OUR COLLEAGUES, STAFF AND ALL BACK INTO THE CHAMBERS.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

READY TO FINISH DOING THE WORK OF THE PEOPLE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE

A QUOTE TODAY. MR. SPEAKER, THIS QUOTE ACTUALLY COMES THROUGH OUR

ASPIRE TO INSPIRE, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE SPEAKER'S WEBSITE IN THE LEFT-

HAND CORNER, AND IT COMES FROM A LINDA LAMBERT, WHO IS FROM

WATERFORD, NEW YORK AND SHE'S A CONSTITUENT OF ASSEMBLYMAN

MCDONALD. AND LINDA SENDS US THIS QUOTE FROM JAMES BRYANT CONANT.

JAMES WAS A -- AN AMERICAN CHEMIST, A TRANSFORMATIVE PRESIDENT OF

HARVARD UNIVERSITY, AND THE FIRST UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO WEST

GERMANY. HIS QUOTE IS -- MR. SPEAKER, IF I COULD HAVE THE ATTENTION OF

THE COLLEAGUES IN THE CHAMBER -- "BEHOLD THE TURTLE. HE MAKES

PROGRESS ONLY WHEN HE STICKS HIS NECK OUT." AGAIN, THAT'S FROM JAMES

BRYANT CONANT. HE WAS THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

MR. SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE ON OUR CAL -- ON

OUR DESKS A MAIN CALENDAR. IT HAS 37 NEW BILLS IN IT, BEGINNING WITH

CALENDAR NO. 174. AND AFTER THERE ARE ANY INTRODUCTIONS AND/OR

HOUSEKEEPING, WE WILL TAKE UP RESOLUTIONS BEGINNING WITH PAGE 3, AND

BEGIN OUR CONSENT ON THE NEW BILLS ON PAGE 4. AT THE CONCLUSION, MR.

SPEAKER, OF OUR DAY, THE MINORITY WILL BE OFFERING UP A MOTION TO

DISCHARGE. I WOULD ASK OUR COLLEAGUES TO STAY IN AND AROUND THE

CHAMBER SO WE CAN GIVE DUE DILIGENCE TO THAT MOTION. AND PERHAPS

THERE WILL BE A MAJORITY CONFERENCE AND, OF COURSE, WE WILL ALWAYS

CONSULT WITH OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE TO SEE WHAT

THEIR NEEDS WILL BE AS WELL.

SO WITH THAT, MR. SPEAKER, THAT'S A GENERAL OUTLINE OF

WHERE WE'RE GOING TODAY, AND IF THERE ARE ANY INTRODUCTIONS AND/OR

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

HOUSEKEEPING, IT WOULD BE A GREAT TIME TO DO THAT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY, MRS.

PEOPLES-STOKES. WE WILL START WITH MR. STERN FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN

INTRODUCTION.

MR. STERN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND GOOD

AFTERNOON TO ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES. IT IS AN HONOR TO WELCOME PASTOR

MELANIE OLLET, THE INSPIRATIONAL LEADER OF THE WEST HILLS UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH. YESTERDAY, PASTOR OLLET LED THE CELEBRATION OF THE

CHURCH'S 175TH ANNIVERSARY ON LONG ISLAND. THE WEST HILLS UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH IS A TRUE TREASURE, PRESERVING THE TRADITIONS AND

HISTORY OF THE PAST 175 YEARS. AND DURING THAT TIME, THE FAMILIES OF THE

CONGREGATION HAVE GATHERED IN A SMALL WHITE CHURCH TO WORSHIP IN FAITH

AND FELLOWSHIP IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD, AND HAVE STOOD AS A BEACON OF

LIGHT, SHINING THEIR MESSAGE OF HOPE AND LOVE FOR OUR ENTIRE

COMMUNITY. LATER TODAY, THIS ASSEMBLY WILL BE PRESENTED FOR ITS

CONSIDERATION A RESOLUTION WHICH WILL SERVE TO CONGRATULATE THE

CONGREGATION OF THE WEST HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON THIS VERY

SPECIAL OCCASION.

MR. SPEAKER, WOULD YOU KINDLY WELCOME PASTOR

MELANIE OLLET TO THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE AND EXTEND ALL OF THE CORDIALITIES

OF THE HOUSE AND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. PASTOR

MELANIE, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR

PATIENCE THIS MORNING AND FOR THEIR PRAYER. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

PASTOR OLLET: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THANK

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

YOU, MR. STERN.

(APPLAUSE)

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: FOR THE PURPOSES OF

AN INTRODUCTION, MS. BUTTENSCHON.

MS. BUTTENSCHON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES IN THE ASSEMBLY, ASSEMBLYMEMBERS

MILLER, FINCH, HUNTER, BARCLAY, SALKA, STIRPE AND MAGNARELLI, THIS

OPPORTUNITY TODAY IS TO INTERRUPT OUR PROCEEDINGS IS TO WELCOME A

VIBRANT GROUP FROM THE JOE NIEKRO FOUNDATION TO THE ASSEMBLY

CHAMBER. JOE NIEKRO FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING PATIENTS

AND FAMILIES, RESEARCH AND TREATMENT AND AWARENESS OF BRAIN

ANEURYSMS, AVMS AND STROKES. THEY PROVIDE EDUCATION AND THE RISK

FACTORS CAUSING -- AND THE TREATMENT OF THESE CONDITIONS WHILE

PROVIDING FUNDING AND ADVANCEMENT IN THE FIELD OF NEUROLOGY. AS AN

ASSEMBLY, WE WILL BE PASSING A RESOLUTION THIS WEEK FOR THIS GROUP.

ATTENDING FOR THIS FOUNDATION IS THE ROME SUPPORT GROUP, AS WELL AS A

GROUP FROM SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. WE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT FAMILIES:

THE WOZNICKI FAMILY, THE BOLTON FAMILY, THE RIKERS, THE SYAKOWSKIS,

THE D'AMICOS, THE DUFOURS, THE COSIMENOS, THE COOKS, THE TUCCIS, THE

AUBURNS, THE NASHES, THE FOSTERS, THE LUCASES. AND WE WERE ALSO

LUCKY TO HAVE WITH US CROUSE HOSPITAL NEUROLOGICAL DIRECTOR, CLINICAL

DIRECTOR, JAMESON CRUMB. AT THIS TIME, WOULD YOU PROVIDE THE

PLEASURES OF THE ASSEMBLY AND WELCOME THEM, PLEASE?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MS. BUTTENSCHON, THE SYRACUSE DELEGATION, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

MEMBERS, WE WELCOME THESE TREMENDOUS FAMILIES HERE TO THE NEW

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

HOPE THAT YOUR TRIP HERE TO ALBANY HAS BEEN BENEFICIAL. KNOW THAT WE

ADMIRE YOU AND SUPPORT YOU IN THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU

FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OTHERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. WEPRIN FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. WEPRIN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I AM

HONORED TO INTRODUCE A GROUP OF EDUCATORS AND OUTSTANDING STUDENTS

FROM PS 131, THE ABIGAIL ADAMS SCHOOL IN MY DISTRICT IN JAMAICA

ESTATES. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE PRINCIPAL VERONICA DEPAOLO FOR

ORGANIZING THIS VISIT ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL. PS 131 SERVES ABOUT 800

STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE. PS 131 OPENED 93

YEARS AGO, AND HAS FAITHFULLY SERVED THE EVER-CHANGING COMMUNITY. IT

IS AN OUTSTANDING SCHOOL IN OUR STATE WITH GREAT LEADERSHIP. AS A

RESULT, 71 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS MEET PROFICIENCY STANDARDS IN ENGLISH

LANGUAGE ARTS, AND 73 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS MEET THE PROFICIENCY

STANDARDS IN MATHEMATICS. I'M GLAD THAT THESE YOUNG STUDENTS ARE HERE

TO OBSERVE THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, BECAUSE THEY ARE -- THEY ARE OUR

STATE'S FUTURE LEADERS. EACH OF THESE STUDENTS IS A PARTICIPANT IN

GOVERNMENT. THEY ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOL, EXERCISE AT PUBLIC PARKS AND

UTILIZE OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES. WE MAKE -- WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT

THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD WHEN WE MAKE CHANGES TO THESE PROGRAMS. AND

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE THE RESOURCES FOR THEM SO THAT WE CAN

HELP DEVELOP OUR NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS. I'M GLAD TO REPRESENT

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

THEM. PLEASE EXTEND YOUR USUAL CORDIAL WELCOME TO THE PEOPLE'S

HOUSE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. WEPRIN, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME ABIGAIL

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

THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. WE ARE SO PROUD THAT YOU HAVE COME AND

SHARED WITH US. TO THE PRINCIPAL, TO THE PARENTS AND TO THE TEACHERS

ASSOCIATION, ALL WHO ARE HERE, THANK YOU. I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE HAD A

GREAT DAY AND THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS COME BACK AND VISIT US BECAUSE YOU

ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. CAHILL FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. CAHILL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY

FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION OF SOME VERY FINE YOUNG PEOPLE

FROM THE PIONEER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL IN WAYNE, NEW

JERSEY WHICH, I GUESS, WOULD BE THE CLOSEST WE HAVE TO A REPRESENTATIVE

WOULD BE MR. CUSICK, BEING THAT IT'S NEW JERSEY. THEY ARE HERE TODAY

TO CONTINUE THE CELEBRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LANGUAGE

AND CULTURE, WHICH INCLUDED STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. IN FACT,

THERE WERE 70 STUDENTS FROM 20 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED

SATURDAY IN NEW YORK CITY AT THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LANGUAGE

AND CULTURE COLORS OF THE WORLD FESTIVAL. THIS FESTIVAL ORIGINATED IN

2003 IN THE COUNTRY OF TURKEY, AND HAS BEEN CARRIED ON FOR 17 YEARS.

UNFORTUNATELY, UNDER THE STATE -- CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS IN TURKEY, THIS

FESTIVAL IS ACTUALLY BANNED THERE. HOWEVER, THE TRADITION IS BEING

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

CARRIED ON IN MANY COUNTRIES, IN MANY CITIES. ACROSS NEW YORK STATE,

WE ARE VERY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN THE HOST COMMUNITY FOR ONE OF THE

MOST RECENT VERSIONS OF THAT FESTIVAL. WE HAVE WITH US TODAY SOME OF

THE PARTICIPANTS FROM THAT FESTIVAL. I INTRODUCE TO YOU FROM BOSNIA A

10TH GRADER NAMED HALIMA -- AND EXCUSE MY PRONUNCIATIONS --

KONJHODZIC; FROM EGYPT, SALMA SAAD; AND FROM MONTENEGRO AND

POLAND, IZABELLA - HERE'S WHERE I'M REALLY GOING TO GET MYSELF IN TROUBLE

- BAJRAKTAREVIC. THESE FINE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE BEEN JOINING US TODAY

AS WE ALSO CONTINUE OUR LONG TRADITION OF CELEBRATING TURKISH CULTURE

WITH THESE OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE WITH US TODAY. AND IT STARTED OUT WITH A

LUNCHEON TODAY, HOSTED IN PART BY MY GOOD COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND STEVE

CYMBROWITZ, AND ALSO ROBIN SCHIMMINGER, CHAIR OF THE TURKISH

AMERICAN -- FRIENDS OF TURKISH AMERICANS LEGISLATORS ASSOCIATION.

I ASK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, TO EXTEND THE CORDIALITIES OF

THE HOUSE TO THIS FINE GROUP OF PEOPLE, AND IN PARTICULAR, TO THE

STUDENTS FROM WAYNE, NEW JERSEY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. CAHILL, MR. CYMBROWITZ, MR. SCHIMMINGER, THE SPEAKER AND ALL

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

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

HOUSE, SO YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME, EVEN IF YOU'RE FROM NEW JERSEY.

AND I'M SURE YOU NOTICED HOW DIVERSE SCHOOLS WE HAVE IN OUR STATE,

AND IT JUST GOES TO SPEAK TO THE NEED FOR DIVERSITY AND UNDERSTANDING

BETWEEN PEOPLE, AND THAT I'M SURE YOU'RE ALSO DEVELOPING. THANK YOU

SO VERY MUCH. KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE. THANK YOU.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

(APPLAUSE)

MR. RAMOS.

MR. RAMOS: MR. SPEAKER, IT WAS ON THE SAME

SUBJECT, AND I -- I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME MY FRIENDS HERE FROM

TURKISH CULTURAL CENTER AND THE YOUNG -- YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF

THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. I SAW THEIR

PERFORMANCE. THEY TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TRYING TO PROMOTE

MULTICULTURALISM, THEY TRY AND PROMOTE UNITY BETWEEN -- AND THAT WE

SHOULD CELEBRATE OUR DIFFERENCES. TOGETHER WITH OUR TURKISH FRIENDS

HERE WHO ARE PART OF A MOVEMENT THAT ALSO CELEBRATES OUR DIFFERENCES

AND THAT BELIEVES -- BELIEVES IN A MOVEMENT OF THE MUSLIM PEOPLE THAT

PROMOTING GOOD FAITH AND FOUNDATIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND EXTENDING

A HAND IS THE WAY TO CREATE A BETTER CONDITION FOR MUSLIMS THROUGHOUT

THE WORLD. AND THEIR FOUNDATIONS HAVE IMPROVED CONDITIONS IN OTHER

COUNTRIES AS WELL.

SO, MR. SPEAKER, I JOIN YOU IN GIVING THEM THAT WARM

WELCOME AND EXTENDING ALL THOSE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ALSO, ON

BEHALF OF MR. RAMOS, WE WELCOME YOU HERE AND HOPE THAT YOUR TRIP

HAS BEEN BENEFICIAL AND THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS KNOW THAT YOU'RE

WELCOME AND CAN COME BACK. THANK YOU AGAIN.

(APPLAUSE)

WE DO HAVE SOME HOUSEKEEPING.

ON A MOTION BY MR. ENGLEBRIGHT, PAGE 6, CALENDAR

NO. 186, BILL NO. A02477-A, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

ON A MOTION BY MR. ZEBROWSKI, PAGE 6, CALENDAR NO.

189, BILL NO. A03408, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

ALSO ON A MOTION BY THE SAME MEMBER, PAGE 12,

CALENDAR NO. 26, BILL NO. A01973, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND

ADOPTED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

COULD NOW GO TO PAGE 3 AND TAKE UP THE RESOLUTIONS WITH THE EXCEPTION

OF 296.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: PAGE 3, RESOLUTIONS,

THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 294, MR.

MAGNARELLI.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM APRIL 21-27, 2019, AS ABUSIVE HEAD

TRAUMA/SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME AWARENESS 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 RESOLUTION NO. 295, MR.

LAVINE.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM MAY 3, 2019, AS PRESS FREEDOM DAY IN

THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OBSERVANCE OF WORLD

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

PRESS FREEDOM DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

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

ADOPTED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: IF WE COULD NOW GO TO

PAGE 4 BEGINNING WITH CALENDAR NO. 174 AND TAKE UP THESE BILLS ON

CONSENT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00652, CALENDAR NO.

174, BRONSON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, IN

RELATION TO THE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BY DEAF OR HARD-OF-HEARING

DRIVERS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00950, CALENDAR NO.

175, CUSICK, COLTON, ZEBROWSKI, RAMOS, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, CAHILL,

GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI, THIELE, LIFTON, WEPRIN, MOSLEY, ROZIC,

SANTABARBARA, OTIS, BLAKE, STECK, BUCHWALD, SEAWRIGHT, LUPARDO,

SIMON, CARROLL, D'URSO. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND

ASSEMBLY PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE 2 OF THE

CONSTITUTION, IN RELATION TO QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01047, CALENDAR NO.

176, SIMOTAS, COLTON, SEAWRIGHT, BLAKE, OTIS, ORTIZ, WALLACE,

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

BRONSON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, IN RELATION TO A FAIR,

NON-BIASED COMPENSATION STRUCTURE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01119, CALENDAR NO.

177, SIMOTAS, JAFFEE, M.G. MILLER, L. ROSENTHAL, ABINANTI, WEPRIN,

BLAKE, ORTIZ, SIMON, COLTON, STECK, SEAWRIGHT, MOSLEY, GALEF. AN ACT

TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO ALLOWING A PRIVATE

RIGHT OF ACTION FOR IMPROPER DEBT COLLECTION.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01370-A, CALENDAR

NO. 178, ABINANTI, THIELE, WEPRIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE MENTAL

HYGIENE LAW, IN RELATION TO DUTIES OF PROVIDERS OF SERVICE TO PEOPLE

WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01510-A, CALENDAR

NO. 179, RICHARDSON, L. ROSENTHAL, JAFFEE, HYNDMAN, EPSTEIN, SAYEGH,

BLAKE, SIMON, BARRON, GOTTFRIED. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL

PROCEDURE LAW, IN RELATION TO A JUDICIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN

FELONY OFFENDERS.

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.)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, THIS IS OUR

FIRST VOTE OF THE DAY. I WOULD ASK MEMBERS WHO ARE IN AND AROUND THE

CHAMBERS TO PLEASE COME IN AND CAST YOUR VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS

LEGISLATION BY MS. RICHARDSON.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: FIRST VOTE OF THE DAY,

MEMBERS. IF YOU ARE IN YOUR SEATS, PLEASE VOTE. IF YOU ARE IN THE SOUND

OF OUR VOICE, COME TO THE CHAMBER AND CAST YOUR VOTE.

MS. RICHARDSON TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

MS. RICHARDSON: MR. SPEAKER, I JUST WANT TO

TAKE A [SIC] OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK

STATE ASSEMBLY AND THE LEADERSHIP FOR ALLOWING THIS BILL TO COME TO THE

FLOOR. YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THAT ANY OF US BELIEVE THAT CRIME SHOULD

BE COMMITTED, BUT WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE

GIVING SECOND CHANCES TO FIRST-TIME OFFENDERS OR INDIVIDUALS WHO

DESERVE JUDICIAL DIVERGENCE. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS BILL DOES. I

KNOW THAT WE WILL BE HELPING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEOPLE RESTART

AGAIN.

AND SO WITH THAT, I VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. JUST THANK

YOU, AGAIN.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. RICHARDSON IN

THE AFFIRMATIVE.

MS. MALLIOTAKIS TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

MS. MALLIOTAKIS: IF I MAY, MR. SPEAKER. IF I

MAY, MR. SPEAKER, JUST A MOMENT --

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ONE MINUTE.

SHH.

THANK YOU.

MS. MALLIOTAKIS: THANK YOU. IF I MAY, MR.

SPEAKER, JUST A FEW MOMENTS TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE. A COUPLE OF YEARS

AGO WE HAD A POLICE OFFICER NAMED RANDOLPH HOLDER, WHO WAS

ASSASSINATED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO USED THIS DIVERSION PROGRAM TO GET

OUT OF JAIL AND INSTEAD GO TO TREATMENT, CLAIMING THAT HE WAS AN ADDICT.

HE HAD FOUR FELONY DRUG CONVICTIONS, HE HAD 24 PRIOR ARRESTS, AND HE

WAS RELEASED AS A RESULT. HE NEVER COMPLIED WITH THIS DIVERSION

PROGRAM AND, INSTEAD, HE WAS ON THE STREET WHERE HE WAS LOOKED FOR

BECAUSE HE HAD A WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST FOR AN ILLEGAL FIREARM AND HE

SHOT AND KILLED POLICE OFFICER RANDOLPH HOLDER. THAT PERSON IS NOW IN

PRISON, HOPEFULLY FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. BUT AT THE TIME, MAYOR BILL DE

BLASIO HAD SAID THAT THERE WAS A LOOPHOLE IN THE LAW THAT NEEDED TO BE

CHANGED BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO HAD MULTIPLE FELONIES WERE GOING TO

DIVERSION INSTEAD OF JAIL WHERE THEY BELONGED. OUR COMMISSIONER,

POLICE COMMISSIONER BRATTON AT THE TIME, SAID THAT HE ALSO SHOULD NOT

BEEN ON THE STREET, BUT BECAUSE OF THE LOOPHOLE IN THE LAW, THAT WAS

WHY HE WAS ALLOWED TO BE OUT IN THE STREET AND KILL OUR POLICE OFFICER.

SO WHAT I WOULD SAY IS WE SHOULDN'T BE EXPANDING THIS AND ALLOWING

MORE INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN A DIVERSION PROGRAM. THE DIVERSION

PROGRAM IS MEANT TO BE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE A FIRST, MAYBE EVEN A

SECOND-TIME OFFENDER OF A SMALL CRIME, COMMITTING A SMALL CRIME TO

FEED THEIR HABIT. AND, YES, WE SHOULD HAVE COMPASSION AND TRY TO HELP

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

THEM THROUGH THE DIVERSION PROGRAM. BUT TO HAVE PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE

FELONY CONVICTIONS QUALIFY FOR THE DIVERSION PROGRAM, I THINK THAT IS

VERY PROBLEMATIC AND IT COULD LEAD TO MORE LIVES BEING TAKEN FROM US,

AS WAS WITH POLICE OFFICER RANDOLPH HOLDER.

SO IN MEMORY OF POLICE OFFICER RANDOLPH HOLDER, I'LL

BE VOTING NO AND I URGE THE REST OF YOU TO DO THE SAME.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. MALLIOTAKIS IN

THE NEGATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01779, CALENDAR NO.

180, PEOPLES-STOKES, L. ROSENTHAL, COLTON, OTIS, GALEF, MOSLEY,

HUNTER, GOTTFRIED, THIELE, DE LA ROSA, WILLIAMS, WEPRIN, GLICK,

D'URSO, CRESPO, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, REYES. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO HIGH LOCAL

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT COMMUNITIES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02064, CALENDAR NO.

181, ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, SANTABARBARA, ORTIZ, DINOWITZ, COLTON,

LIFTON, GLICK, FAHY, ABINANTI, OTIS, JEAN-PIERRE, LAVINE, MOSLEY,

SIMON, GALEF, JAFFEE, COOK, RIVERA, D'URSO, HUNTER, STECK,

PEOPLES-STOKES, WILLIAMS, BICHOTTE, RAMOS, WEPRIN, TITUS, HYNDMAN,

SEAWRIGHT, LUPARDO, L. ROSENTHAL, BARRON, WALKER, CARROLL, BARRETT,

DE LA ROSA, CAHILL, THIELE, REYES, GUNTHER, DAVILA. CONCURRENT

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO

ARTICLE 1 OF THE CONSTITUTION, IN RELATION TO THE RIGHT TO CLEAN AIR AND

WATER AND A HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02118, CALENDAR NO.

182, HUNTER, WEPRIN, BLAKE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE REAL PROPERTY LAW,

IN RELATION TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES BEING ABLE TO TERMINATE THEIR

LEASES WHEN MOVING TO A RESIDENCE OF A FAMILY MEMBER OR ENTERING

CERTAIN 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.

(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. A02286, CALENDAR NO.

183, HUNTER, COLTON, THIELE, L. ROSENTHAL, ROZIC, QUART, LIFTON,

DINOWITZ, LUPARDO, ZEBROWSKI, PAULIN, GOTTFRIED, MOSLEY, GALEF,

JEAN-PIERRE, ORTIZ, STECK, ABINANTI, DE LA ROSA, WEPRIN, CARROLL,

SOLAGES, GLICK, LAVINE, SEAWRIGHT, EPSTEIN, PEOPLES-STOKES,

RODRIGUEZ. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN

RELATION TO WATER-SAVING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02333, CALENDAR NO.

184, OTIS, BRABENEC, THIELE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

LAW, IN RELATION TO THE DEFINITION OF AN ACCUSATORY INSTRUMENT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02405, CALENDAR NO.

185, GLICK, LUPARDO, COLTON, GRIFFIN, EPSTEIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

EDUCATION LAW, IN RELATION TO ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR

GRADUATE-LEVEL TEACHER AND EDUCATIONAL LEADER PROGRAMS.

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.)

ACTING SPEAKER SIMON: ARE THERE ANY OTHER

VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02477-A, CALENDAR

NO. 186 HAS BEEN AMENDED ON THIRD READING.

ASSEMBLY NO. A02902, CALENDAR NO. 187, PHEFFER

AMATO, JONES, ORTIZ, COOK, CRESPO, M.L. MILLER, DIPIETRO, WALLACE.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO HOMEOWNERS

INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLES TRIGGERS.

ACTING SPEAKER SIMON: THE CLERK WILL READ.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY --

ACTING SPEAKER SIMON: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

SORRY.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03360, CALENDAR NO.

188, CARROLL, ORTIZ, D'URSO, SEAWRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, BLAKE. AN ACT TO

AMEND THE ELECTION LAW, IN RELATION TO FIRST-CLASS MAILING OF

COMPLIANCE UNIT NOTICES.

ACTING SPEAKER SIMON: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT DECEMBER

15TH.

ACTING SPEAKER SIMON: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: MADAM SPEAKER, I APOLOGIZE FOR

INTERRUPTING. I ASK THAT YOU WITHDRAW THE ROLL CALL AND LAY THIS BILL

ASIDE.

ACTING SPEAKER SIMON: THE ROLL CALL IS

WITHDRAWN. THE BILL WILL BE LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03408, CALENDAR NO.

189 HAS BEEN AMENDED ON THIRD READING.

ASSEMBLY NO. A03801, CALENDAR NO. 190,

ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, ABINANTI, MAGNARELLI, BUCHWALD, WEPRIN,

MCDONOUGH. AN ACT TO AMEND THE UNIFORM JUSTICE COURT ACT, IN

RELATION TO ESTABLISHING MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

TOWN AND VILLAGE JUSTICES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04538, CALENDAR NO.

191, GLICK, HEVESI, STIRPE, WALLACE, LIFTON, COLTON, GRIFFIN, EPSTEIN.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW, IN RELATION TO THE CUMULATIVE

GRADE POINT AVERAGE ADMISSION REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATE-LEVEL TEACHER

AND EDUCATIONAL LEADER PROGRAMS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04766-B, CALENDAR

NO. 192, BUCHWALD. AN ACT TO AMEND THE LIEN LAW, IN RELATION TO

DISCLOSING IF THE PROPERTY SUBJECT TO LIEN IS REAL PROPERTY IMPROVED OR TO

BE IMPROVED WITH A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING.

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. A05187, CALENDAR NO.

193, THIELE, COOK, GALEF, JAFFEE, RAIA, SANTABARBARA, ZEBROWSKI,

MCDONOUGH, ROZIC, L. ROSENTHAL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL

BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO ZONE PRICING OF GASOLINE, AND TO AMEND

CHAPTER 579 OF THE LAWS OF 2008, AMENDING THE GENERAL BUSINESS

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

LAW RELATING TO ZONE PRICING OF GASOLINE, IN RELATION TO ZONE PRICING FOR

RETAIL MOTOR FUEL BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05246, CALENDAR NO.

194, BUCHWALD, PAULIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE TAX LAW, IN RELATION TO

EXTENDING THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS IS

AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE AN ADDITIONAL SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAX.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: HOME RULE MESSAGE

IS AT THE DESK.

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.)

MR. LALOR TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. LALOR: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. YOU KNOW,

MY DISTRICT IS RIGHT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, INTERSTATE 84. WE'RE ABOUT

35 MINUTES FROM THE CONNECTICUT BORDER, 35 MINUTES FROM THE

PENNSYLVANIA BORDER. AS A RESULT, IN THE TOWN OF FISHKILL THERE ARE

DOZENS OF HOTELS. THEY'RE GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS. IT'S A BIG

INDUSTRY IN OUR AREA. AND THESE HOTEL AND OCCUPANCY TAX BILLS HAVE

COME UP OVER TIME, AND FOR TWO REASONS I'VE ALWAYS OPPOSED THEM.

NUMBER ONE, AS A STATE WE SUBSIDIZE TOURISM. WE TAKE TAX DOLLARS OUT

OF HARDWORKING NEW YORKERS' POCKETS AND WE SAY, HERE, LET'S GIVE THIS

TO THE TOURISM INDUSTRY. LET'S PROMOTE TOURISM. OKAY, AND THERE IS

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

SOME MERIT TO THAT. AND NOW TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TURN AROUND AND

SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE GOING TO TAX TOURISM. WE'RE GOING TO TAX

PEOPLE WHO ARE FROM OUT OF TOWN. WHO CARES IF THEY PAY THE TAX, IT

DOESN'T GO TO OUR RESIDENTS. THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE REASON. NUMBER

TWO, EVEN IF A HOTEL HAS A BIG BRAND NAME, HILTON OR A NATIONAL CHAIN

ON THERE, IT'S PROBABLY OWNED BY A SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OR A SMALL

FAMILY OF HOTEL OWNERS, AND THEY DON'T PAY THIS TAX DIRECTLY. BUT YOU

KNOW WHAT? WHEN THE MUNICIPALITY AND THE COUNTY NEED MONEY, YOU

KNOW WHAT THEY DO? THEY COME IN AND THEY AUDIT THESE HOTELS. AND

THEN THIS LITTLE SMALL BUSINESS, BECAUSE OF WHAT WE DID HERE TODAY, HAS

TO HIRE ACCOUNTANTS, LAWYERS, AND EVEN IF THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING BY

THE BOOKS, THEY INCUR A REALLY BIG COST OF COMPLYING WITH THIS TAX.

SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I'LL BE VOTING AGAINST THIS TAX AND

ALL SIMILAR TAXES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. LALOR IN THE

NEGATIVE.

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, WILL YOU

RECOGNIZE MR. MORINELLO FOR A MOTION TO DISCHARGE?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. MORINELLO.

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

MOVE TO DISCHARGE THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS FROM FURTHER

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

CONSIDERATION OF ASSEMBLY BILL NO. A04177, 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.

NEW YORK STATE WAS AN EARLY IMPLEMENTER OF THE

STATE EITC, WHICH IS THE STATE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT PROGRAM AND

OFFERS ONE OF THE LARGEST FULLY-REFUNDABLE SUPPLEMENT CREDITS IN THE

NATION. INITIALLY, IT WAS SET AT 7.5 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL CREDIT IN 1994.

THE NEW YORK STATE SUPPLEMENT TO THE FEDERAL EITC HAS BEEN RAISED

SIX TIMES SINCE THEN, REACHING 30 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL EITC IN 2003.

EXPANDING THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THE

PREVIOUSLY-ENACTED MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, AND IT WOULD ADD

ADDITIONAL MONEY IN THE TAXPAYER'S POCKETS, BOOST THE ECONOMY AND

CREATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE UNEMPLOYED. A 2008 REPORT

PERSONALLY FUNDED BY THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY

ASSISTANCE FOUND THAT EXPANDING THE NEW YORK'S EARNED INCOME TAX

CREDIT TO 45 PERCENT IS ESTIMATED TO POTENTIALLY INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OF

SINGLE MOTHERS BY MORE THAN 21,000 INTO THE LABOR FORCE. THE SAME

REPORT STATES THAT EXPANDING THE -- THE EITC TO 45 PERCENT WOULD

REDUCE POVERTY BY BETWEEN 6,800 -- 68,000 AND 98,000 PERSONS. THE

EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT IS AN EFFECTIVE ANTIPOVERTY TOOL THAT DOES

NOT RESULT IN NEGATIVE EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CREDIT

HAS NOT BEEN INCREASED IN NEW YORK STATE SINCE 2003. THIS LEGISLATION

IS NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT

TO 45 PERCENT BEGINNING JANUARY 2020.

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

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

THIS LEGISLATION.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY.

MR. MORINELLO: THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: NOT TO GET BEFORE

OURSELVES, HOWEVER, THE MOTION IS IN ORDER.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES ON THE MOTION.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, I JUST WANT

TO RAISE A COUPLE OF ISSUES AS IT RELATES TO THE MOTION. I WILL REMIND OUR

COLLEAGUES THAT THIS IS THE HONORABLE BODY THAT ACTUALLY CREATED THE

STATE'S EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT, AND SINCE 1994 IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN

INCREASED SIX TIMES. AND WHILE I DO, YOU KNOW, THINK THAT WE ALWAYS

SHOULD BE LOOKING TOWARDS INCREASES, WHICH IS WHY IN 2016 THIS

HONORABLE BODY AGAIN INCREASED THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $15 AN HOUR

AND I FULLY SUSPECT THAT SHOULD BE STATEWIDE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

AND SO I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE ALREADY PUT SPECIFIC EFFORTS ON TO THIS

POPULATION, INTO THIS POPULATION. I AM CONFIDENT THERE WILL BE MORE.

THE COST TO THE PROPOSAL THAT MR. MORINELLO RAISES TODAY WOULD CAUSE

US TO REVISIT OUR BUDGET AND NEGATE SOME THINGS THAT WE'VE ALREADY

APPROVED.

AND SO WITH THAT, MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD ASK MY

COLLEAGUES TO BE CONSIDERATE OF THE BUDGET PROCESS WE JUST WENT

THROUGH, HOLD IN HIGH REGARDS THE -- THE, I GUESS, THE EFFORT THAT OUR

COLLEAGUES HAVE, BUT KEEP IT MINDFUL THAT WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED A

BUDGET, AND FOR US TO GO IN IN NEGATIVE $500 MILLION OUT OF A BUDGET

JUST COMPLETED WOULD BE A BIT OF A CHALLENGE. AND I'M NOT SURE WHICH

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

AREA FOLKS WOULD WANT TO START IN, BUT I CAN'T THINK OF NOT ONE FOR ME,

PERSONALLY.

SO, MR. SPEAKER, WITH THAT I WOULD URGE MY

COLLEAGUES TO BE PRUDENT AND VOTE AGAINST THIS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. MEMBERS

ARE REMINDED THAT THE MOTION BEFORE THE HOUSE IS A PROCEDURAL

QUESTION, NOT A VOTE ON THE MERITS OF THE BILL.

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

VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE MOTION IS LOST.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

HAVE ANY FURTHER HOUSEKEEPING OR RESOLUTIONS?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE HAVE

HOUSEKEEPING AND RESOLUTIONS, MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

ON BEHALF OF MR. ABINANTI, ASSEMBLY BILL RECALLED

FROM THE SENATE. THE CLERK WILL READ THE TITLE OF THE BILL.

THE CLERK: AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL

OBLIGATIONS LAW.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MOTION TO RECONSIDER

THE VOTE BY WHICH THE BILL PASSED THE HOUSE. THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE

VOTE.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2019

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

THE CLERK WILL ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE

RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

ON A MOTION BY MR. PERRY, PAGE 13, CALENDAR NO. 50,

BILL NO. A00927, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

WE HAVE NUMEROUS FINE RESOLUTIONS 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. 297-316

WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

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

30TH, TOMORROW BEING A SESSION DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE ASSEMBLY STANDS

ADJOURNED.

(WHEREUPON, AT 4:45 P.M., THE HOUSE STOOD ADJOURNED

UNTIL TUESDAY, APRIL 30TH AT 2:00 P.M., THAT BEING A SESSION DAY.)