TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2019 2:37 P.M. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER. IMAM TAHIR KUKAJ WILL OFFER A PRAYER. IMAM KUKAJ: (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE). ALL PRAISE BE TO ALMIGHTY GOD, THE CREATOR, THE TREASURER OF THE WORLD. HIS PEACE AND BLESSINGS BE UPON OUR PROPHET MUHAMMAD AND UPON PROPHETS PROCEEDING WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS AND UPON ALL THOSE THEY FOLLOW HIM WITH THE RIGHTEOUSNESS TO THE DAY OF JUDGMENT. MAY GOD'S BLESSINGS AND PEACE BE UPON THIS ASSEMBLY. BLESS YOUR EFFORT, GUIDE YOUR MIND TO RIGHTEOUSNESS AND WHAT IS BENEFIT FOR OUR STATE. IT'S AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS OF OUR BELOVED STATE. I BRING GREETINGS FROM STATEN ISLAND, FROM ALBANIAN COMMUNITY, MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN STATEN ISLAND. 1 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 BRING GREETINGS FOR OUR ELECTED OFFICERS, IN PARTICULAR FROM STATEN ISLAND ASSEMBLYMEMBERS NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS, MICHAEL CUSICK, MICHAEL REILLY AND OUR BELOVED RECENTLY-ELECTED CHARLES FALL. WE PRAY TO ALMIGHTY GOD THAT OPEN YOUR EARS TO HEAR GOD'S VOICE, THE TRUTH. WE PRAY TO ALMIGHTY GOD TO OPEN AND BLESS YOUR EYES TO SEE GOD'S BLESSINGS AND BOUNTIES. WE PRAY TO ALMIGHTY GOD TO OPEN YOUR MINDS TO RECEIVE GOD'S ETERNAL WISDOM. WE PRAY TO ALMIGHTY GOD TO BLESS YOUR SPIRIT TO FIND THE TRUTH. WE PRAY TO ALMIGHTY GOD TO BLESS YOUR HEARTS TO RECEIVE GOD'S LOVE. ALMIGHTY GOD, WE ASK YOU TO BLESS OUR ASSEMBLYMEMBERS WITH A PATRONIZE OF PROFIT ABRAHAM, FATHER OF ALL PROPHETS, FATHER OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS AND MUSLIMS. WE PRAY TO ALMIGHTY GOD THAT GIVE YOU THE WISDOM AND LEADERSHIP OF PROPHET MOSES WHO LED HIS PEOPLE TO THEIR LAND OF FREE FROM SLAVERY. WE PRAY TO ALMIGHTY GOD TO GIVE MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY THE SPIRIT OF STATEMENT OF PROPHET DAVID AND SOLOMON TO GIVE YOUR HEARTS AND HUMBLENESS AND NOBLENESS OF JESUS PEACE BE UPON HIM AND MERCY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD, PEACE BE UPON HIM. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. HONORED TO BE HERE AGAIN. THANK YOU. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: AMEN. VISITORS ARE INVITED TO JOIN 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 2 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 JOURNAL OF MONDAY, MAY 6. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING OF THE JOURNAL OF MONDAY, MAY 6TH, AND ASK THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, TO OUR COLLEAGUES AND STAFF AND GUESTS IN THE CHAMBERS, IF I COULD HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE. TODAY'S QUOTE IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM -- ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: IT'S NOT A TIME FOR CONVERSATION, PLEASE. WE WANT TO LISTEN TO THE MAJORITY LEADER. PROCEED. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. OUR QUOTE TODAY COMES FROM MRS. JOYCE MEYER. AND JOYCE SAYS, "WE CAN IMPROVE OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS IF WE BECOME ENCOURAGERS INSTEAD OF CRITICS." AGAIN, "ENCOURAGERS INSTEAD OF CRITICS." THAT IS BY JOYCE MEYER. MR. SPEAKER, MEMBERS DO ALSO HAVE ON THEIR DESK A MAIN CALENDAR WHICH WE'RE GOING TO WORK FROM TODAY. AFTER ANY HOUSEKEEPING AND INTRODUCTIONS ARE DONE, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO CONSENT FROM THE MAIN CALENDAR, STARTING WITH CALENDAR NO. 242, WHICH IS ON 3 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 PAGE 22. WE ALSO HAVE A FEW BILLS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP ON DEBATE. THE MEMBERS OF THE RULES COMMITTEE SHOULD BE READY TO GO FOR A RULES COMMITTEE MOMENTARILY. AND THEN THERE ALSO WILL BE A NEED FOR A GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES COMMITTEE MEETING AS WELL, MR. SPEAKER, OFF THE FLOOR. I WOULD ALSO REMIND MEMBERS THAT WE WILL BE FINISHING TODAY IN A PRETTY TIMELY MANNER BECAUSE OUR STAR INTERNS WILL BE HOLDING THEIR MOCK SESSION THIS EVENING AT 5:00. SO WITH THAT AS A GENERAL OUTLINE, MR. SPEAKER, IF THERE ARE ANY INTRODUCTIONS OR HOUSEKEEPING, NOW WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: HOUSEKEEPING FIRST, MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. ON A MOTION BY MS. JACOBSON -- MR. JACOBSON, PAGE 27, CALENDAR NO. 269, BILL A-7080, THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED. FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION, MR. FALL. MR. FALL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK IMAM TAHIR FOR GIVING THE INVOCATION ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN. IMAM TAHIR IS ALSO JOINED HERE BY HIS SON ADAM, AND MUSTAPHA. PLEASE. I -- I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE IT'S NOT EASY TRAVELING A DISTANCE, A FAR DISTANCE DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN, SO I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT THE IMAM WAS ABLE TO COME OUT HERE AND MAKE IT. NOW, IMAM TAHIR IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF THE AMAZING COMMUNITY LEADERS WE HAVE OUT HERE IN A GREAT BOROUGH IN STATEN ISLAND. HE OFTEN BRINGS THE DIVERSE COMMUNITY TOGETHER ON MANY OCCASIONS, WHETHER 4 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 IT'S HOLIDAYS OR TO BRING COMMUNITIES OF FAITH TOGETHER TO CONDEMN ANY VIOLENCE THAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED TO, WHETHER IT'S IN A MOSQUE, A SYNAGOGUE OR IN A CHURCH. HE'S ALSO ONE OF THE MAIN IMAMS THAT WERE BEHIND THE MUSLIM HOLIDAYS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE ITEMS I PLAN TO MAKE A REALITY HERE IN THE STATE WITH THE SUPPORT OF MY COLLEAGUES. HE RECEIVED HIS PHD AT THE GRADUATE THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF INDIANA. HE STUDIED AT ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN EGYPT, AND HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS AN ADVISOR FOR THE NYPD MUSLIM ADVISORY COUNCIL, A CHAPLAIN FOR THE NYPD MUSLIM OFFICERS SOCIETY AND A BOARD MEMBER OF THE BUILDING BRIDGES COALITION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE IMAM OFTEN HIGHLIGHTS IS HOW HATE CAN BE DEFEATED IN OUR GREAT SOCIETY THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION. IN ADDITION TO INTRODUCING THE IMAM, YOU KNOW, I -- I THINK AS A FIRST STATEN ISLAND STATE REPRESENTATIVE OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND OF MUSLIM FAITH, I REALLY WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEFLY DESCRIBE WHAT RAMADAN TEACHES US. IT TEACHES US TO GIFT, CHARITY; PURIFYING ONE'S BEHAVIOR; DOING GOOD DEEDS; BRINGING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY TOGETHER OF DIFFERENT FAITHS TO BREAK FAST; AND EXPRESS THANKFULNESS AND APPRECIATION FOR ALL WE HAVE. MR. SPEAKER, CAN YOU KINDLY EXTEND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR AND TODAY'S CORDIALITIES TO IMAM TAHIR, HIS SON ADAM, AND MUSTAPHA. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF OF MR. FALL, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, IMAM, WE WELCOME YOU 5 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, THANK YOU FOR -- IMAM KUKAJ: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: -- OFFERING PRAYERS. IMAM KUKAJ: THANK YOU. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: -- WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT TIME. AND TO BOTH YOUR SON AND GUEST, YOU ALSO ARE EXTENDED THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING WITH THE IMAM AND KEEPING HIM COMPANY ON THIS WONDERFUL DAY. THANK YOU AND PLEASE KNOW YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE. THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE) FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION, MS. BUTTENSCHON. MS. BUTTENSCHON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERRUPT OUR PROCEEDINGS TO INTRODUCE THE FAMILY OF FALLEN OFFICER KEVIN F. CROSSLEY, A MEMBER OF THE WHITESBORO POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS THE ADMINISTRATION AND FRIENDS THAT ARE HERE TODAY. FALLEN OFFICER KEVIN CROSSLEY'S PARENTS ARE HERE; GEORGE AND LINDA CROSSLEY; HIS AUNT AND UNCLE, HIS BROTHER MIKE AND GIRLFRIEND NATALIE; THE WINAN (PHONETIC) FAMILY; WHITESBORO MAYOR AND DEPUTY MAYOR FRIEDLANDER AND DAVIAU; CHIEF HIFFA; SERGEANT BULEY AND OFFICERS RUSZKOWSKI, SCARAFILE, JACON, BULEY, JONES AND SOBEL. WHITESBORO POLICE OFFICER KEVIN CROSSLEY WAS KILLED IN THE LINE-OF-DUTY ON APRIL 11, 2018 IN THE VILLAGE OF WHITESBORO. KEVIN LOVED HIS JOB AND THE PEOPLE THAT HE SERVED. HE ALSO 6 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 VOLUNTEERED AS A FIREFIGHTER AND SUPPORTED MANY EVENTS THAT SERVED THOSE IN NEED THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. OFFICER CROSSLEY IS DEARLY MISSED BY HIS COMMUNITY, HIS COWORKERS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY. TODAY OFFICER CROSSLEY WAS REMEMBERED AT THE ANNUAL POLICE OFFICERS MEMORIAL CEREMONY TO REMEMBER ALL 63 FALLEN OFFICERS ACROSS THE STATE OF NEW YORK. AND TODAY I WILL BE INTRODUCING A RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE OF FALLEN OFFICER CROSSLEY ON THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS PASSING. PLEASE WELCOME THE CROSSLEY FAMILY, FRIENDS, POLICE OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION HERE TO THE ASSEMBLY TODAY AS WE HONOR OFFICER KEVIN F. CROSSLEY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON BEHALF OF MS. BUTTENSCHON, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS HERE FROM WHITESBORO, TO THE CROSSLEY FAMILY, TO FRIENDS, ALL WHO HAVE TRAVELED HERE FOR THIS DAY, WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR, OUR CONDOLENCES ON YOUR LOSS AND OUR COMMITMENT TO WORK WITH YOU TO IMPROVE THE LIFE AND PEOPLE OF THIS STATE AND SO THAT SUCH THINGS WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE AND SPENDING THIS TIME WITH US. THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE) FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION, MR. SMITH. MR. SMITH: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR ALLOWING ME TO INTERRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INTRODUCTION. I HAVE THE DISTINCT HONOR TODAY TO INTRODUCE EVELYN AND QUINN VOLGRAF AND THEIR DAUGHTER LAURIE. TODAY EVELYN VOLGRAF IS BEING HONORED AS ONE OF 63 WOMEN OF DISTINCTION ACROSS THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR THE 7 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 GREAT WORK SHE'S DONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AS SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE VOLGRAF FAMILY VERY WELL, EVELYN HAS LED A GREAT EFFORT IN OUR COMMUNITY TO CLEAN UP LAKE RONKONKOMO, WHICH IS ONE OF THE -- WHICH IS THE LARGEST FRESHWATER LAKE ON LONG ISLAND. AT A TIME WHEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - THIS LAKE SPANS THREE TOWNS AND HAS COUNTY PROPERTY - AT THE TIME WHERE OUR GOVERNMENT HAD NEGLECTED CLEANING THIS GREAT NATURAL RESOURCE AND GREAT BEAUTY OF OUR TOWN, EVELYN AND HER FAMILY STOOD UP WITH OVER 80 MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO TAKE ON THE JOB THEMSELVES. AND FOR THAT REASON IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF, CITIZEN LEADERS IN OUR STATE THAT TAKE INITIATIVE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR COMMUNITY. SHE'S ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. SHE'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE LAKE RONKONKOMO HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WHICH WORKS VERY HARD TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN APPRECIATE LONG ISLAND'S GREAT AND RICH HISTORY. NOW, ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUE ASSEMBLYWOMAN MONICA WALLACE, WHO, WE BOTH PERSONALLY KNOW THE VOLGRAF FAMILY AND CONSIDER THEM KIND OF PART OF OUR EXTENDED FAMILY, WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR COMING AND ASK THAT YOU EXTEND TO THEM THE CORDIALITIES OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF OF MR. SMITH, MS. WALLACE, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. WE COMMEND YOU ON THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECT YOUR COMMUNITIES. 8 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 CONTINUE TO DO THAT GREAT WORK AND WE WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL. THANK YOU, YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE. (APPLAUSE) MS. SOLAGES FOR AN INTRODUCTION. MS. SOLAGES: THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO INTERRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION. TODAY WE WILL PASS A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 5-12 FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS MONTH -- WEEK. AND SO I'M HERE WITH THE FIBROMYALGIA TASK FORCE THAT WAS DEVELOPED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN EMPOWERMENT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SUE SHIPE, PHD, IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE INEQUALITIES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF FIBROMYALGIA PATIENTS DUE TO THE LACK OF EDUCATION OF PHYSICIANS REGARDING THIS ILLNESS. SO, THIS YEAR, THE TASK FORCE WISHES TO HONOR BETH - I HAVE TO PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME - YOXTHIMER, PT, WHO FOUNDED THE INTEGRAL [SIC] PAIN PROGRAM AT ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL. WE THANK THEM FOR PROVIDING INNOVATIVE AND OUTSTANDING PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR OVER 20 YEARS FOR MANY PATIENTS LIVING WITH THIS CHRONIC PAIN. AND SO SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE ARE HERE INCLUDING SUE SHIPE, BRIAN HART, LISA HOUCK. WE ALSO HAVE DR. PHIL ALBRECHT. WE ALSO HAVE VOLUNTEER MICHELLE MCCARTHY, WHO IS HERE TO RECOGNIZE THIS RESOLUTION AND ALSO TO ADVOCATE FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR OUR PATIENTS AND ADDITIONAL AWARENESS REGARDING THIS AILMENT. SO PLEASE, CAN YOU EXTEND THEM THE CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE AND THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR GREAT WORK. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF 9 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 OF MS. SOLAGES, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE. WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. OUR THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR INDIVIDUALS AFFLICTED BY THIS DISEASE. CONTINUE THAT GREAT WORK. IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU CAN CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF SOMEONE'S LIFE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. CONTINUE THAT GREAT WORK. THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE) RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3. THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 354, MR. CUSICK. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM MAY 7, 2019, AS POLICE MEMORIAL DAY 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. 355, MR. STIRPE. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM MAY 5-11, 2019, AS SMALL BUSINESS WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. STIRPE ON THE RESOLUTION. MR. STIRPE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY 10 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 TO SPEAK ON THIS RESOLUTION. AS CHAIR OF THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE AND A FORMER SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, IT IS MY HONOR TO SPONSOR THIS RESOLUTION CELEBRATING SMALL BUSINESS WEEK. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR ECONOMY IN NEW YORK. THERE ARE MORE THAN 600,000 BUSINESSES WITH FEWER THAN 100 EMPLOYEES IN OUR STATE. THAT'S OVER 98 PERCENT OF ALL BUSINESSES IN NEW YORK. THESE BUSINESSES EMPLOY 54 PERCENT OF THE STATE WORKFORCE OR MORE THAN 4.1 MILLION PEOPLE. THESE ARE THE ENTREPRENEURS, THE MOM AND POP SHOPS AND THE FAMILY RESTAURANTS THAT LINE OUR MAIN STREETS AND BRING GROWTH TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. I GREW UP IN MY PARENTS' SMALL FAMILY RESTAURANT IN CLYDE, NEW YORK, STARTING THE DAY AT 4:30 A.M. EVERY WEEKEND, SCHOOL VACATION AND ALL SUMMER LONG. THAT'S WHERE I LEARNED ABOUT HARD WORK AND GIVING BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY. AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO DO THAT EVERY DAY IN OUR GREAT STATE. WITH THIS RESOLUTION, WE HONOR THEM ALL AND WE SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NAY. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 356, MS. SOLAGES. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM MAY 5-12, 2019, AS FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL 11 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 357, MS. HUNTER. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM MAY 2019, AS BUILDING SAFETY 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. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 358, MS. MALLIOTAKIS. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM APRIL 30, 2019, AS THERAPY ANIMAL DAY 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. 359, MR. THIELE. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM MAY 2019, AS LUPUS AWARENESS 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 12 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 ADOPTED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 360, MS. REYES. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM MAY 2019, AS WORKERS AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. REYES ON THE RESOLUTION. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS NOT A -- THIS IS NOT CONVERSATION TIME. MS. REYES: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I AM PROUD TO INTRODUCE THIS RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 2019 AS WORKERS AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OBSERVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY. THIS DAY HONORS THE HARDWORKING MEN AND WOMEN OF NEW YORK STATE. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT PAYS HOMAGE TO THE STRONG UNION TRADITIONS OF OUR GREAT STATE. MAY DAY IS AN OFFICIAL HOLIDAY IN 66 COUNTRIES. THE ROOTS OF MAY DAY, HOWEVER, ARE DEEPLY AMERICAN AND DATE BACK TO MAY 1ST OF 1886 WHERE MORE THAN 300,000 WORKERS AND 13,000 BUSINESSES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WALKED OFF THEIR JOBS IN DEMAND OF AN EIGHT-HOUR WORKDAY. IT IS THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE OVER PROFIT RALLY CALL. SINCE THEN, ORGANIZED LABOR HAS FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF ALL WORKERS. FROM THIS ORGANIZING AND THEIR SACRIFICES WE NOW HAVE CHILD LABOR LAWS, 40 HOUR WORK WEEKS, LIVING WAGE LAWS, THE MINIMUM WAGE, HEALTH BENEFITS, PENSION BENEFITS, SOCIAL SECURITY, ALL OF WHICH BENEFIT 13 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO CALL AMERICA HOME. I MAY BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, BUT I'M ALSO A PROUD RANK AND FILE UNION MEMBER. IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT WE BELIEVE THAT UNITED WE BARGAIN AND DIVIDED WE BEG. IT IS MY FIRM HOPE THAT WE WILL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO NOT JUST RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WORKERS, BUT STRIVE TO PROTECT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ALL WE DO. THANK YOU. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. EPSTEIN ON THE RESOLUTION. MR. EPSTEIN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS RESOLUTION. I WANT TO THANK THE SPONSOR FOR PRESENTING THIS RESOLUTION BEFORE US TODAY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT MAY DAY AND THE STRUGGLE OF WORKERS FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE DID NOT COME EASY. IT CAME OVER MONTHS AND YEARS OF STRUGGLE. THINKING ABOUT THE -- THE IDEA OF AN EIGHT-HOUR WORKDAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK. WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD NOW RECOGNIZE MAY DAY AS A DAY OF SOLIDARITY, DAY OF MOVEMENT. AS A FORMER SHOP STEWARD, AS A SON OF A LABOR LEADER, AS A UNION PRESIDENT, THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN SYMBOLIZING WHAT WE DO FOR WORKERS ALL OVER THE STATE. I WANT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS RESOLUTION AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT BEFORE US TODAY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU. ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR. 14 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 SPEAKER. BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, IF WE COULD INTERRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS TO ANNOUNCE A GUEST IN OUR CHAMBERS. HE IS ENGAGED RIGHT NOW WITH ONE OF HIS CONSTITUENTS. HE IS THE CURRENT SPEAKER OF THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL, COREY JOHNSON. HE, AS YOU KNOW, MR. SPEAKER, HAS BEEN ELECTED NOT TOO LONG AGO. HE IS ACTUALLY ELECTED TO SERVE THE 3RD CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT IN NEW YORK CITY, BUT HE'S BEEN ELECTED BY HIS COLLEAGUES TO SERVE AS A LEADER. SO, IF YOU COULD, MR. SPEAKER, WELCOME HIM TO OUR CHAMBERS. ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE HIM HERE. AND GIVE HIM THE CORDIALITIES OF OUR FLOOR. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF OF MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES, THE SPEAKER TO THE SPEAKER, WE WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. WE DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU'VE TAKEN TIME TO COME AND VISIT ALBANY AND WORK WITH US IN ORDER TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. (APPLAUSE) MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: WE CAN GO TO PAGE 22 NOW, MR. SPEAKER, STARTING WITH CALENDAR NO. 222 -- 242. SORRY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: PAGE... MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: 22. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: -- 22, CALENDAR -- MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: 242. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: -- 242. THE CLERK 15 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 WILL READ. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04615, CALENDAR NO. 242, BICHOTTE, GANTT, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED, BLAKE, WALKER, COOK, PERRY, PRETLOW, ORTIZ, DINOWITZ, LIFTON, PEOPLES-STOKES, HEVESI, L. ROSENTHAL, REYES, ZEBROWSKI. AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION TO ETHNIC OR RACIAL PROFILING. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04734, CALENDAR NO. 253, PRETLOW. AN ACT TO AMEND THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW, IN RELATION TO CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO THE HORSEMEN'S ORGANIZATION. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MR. PRETLOW, 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.) MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THIS IS OUR FIRST VOTE OF THE DAY, MR. SPEAKER, SO IF YOU COULD ASK OUR COLLEAGUES IN AND AROUND THE CHAMBERS TO PLEASE COME IN AND CAST THEIR VOTES, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. FIRST VOTE OF TODAY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: FIRST VOTE OF THE DAY, MEMBERS. PLEASE, IF YOU ARE IN YOUR SEATS, VOTE NOW. IF YOU ARE IN THE 16 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 SOUND OF OUR VOICE, PLEASE COME TO THE CHAMBER AND CAST YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, IF YOU COULD... ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD ASK OUR COLLEAGUES TO CAST THEIR VOTE. FOR THOSE OF THEM THAT ARE ON THE RULES COMMITTEE, IF THEY COULD VOTE AND THEN HEAD TOWARDS THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM FOR RULES COMMITTEE MEETING. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: AGAIN, MEMBERS, IF YOU ARE IN YOUR SEATS, CAST YOUR VOTE. IF YOU NEED TO GO TO RULES, CAST IT NOW. AND RULES COMMITTEE IN THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM IMMEDIATELY. ACTING SPEAKER D. ROSENTHAL: 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. A05000, CALENDAR NO. 244, GUNTHER, D'URSO. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, IN RELATION TO PERMITTING THE ENLARGED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MIDDLETOWN TO ESTABLISH AN INSURANCE RESERVE FUND. ACTING SPEAKER D. ROSENTHAL: ON A MOTION BY MRS. GUNTHER, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED. 17 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 READ THE LAST SECTION. THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. ACTING SPEAKER D. ROSENTHAL: THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE. (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.) ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR ALLOWING THE INTERRUPTION OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO INTRODUCE GUESTS OF OUR COLLEAGUES, JUDY GRIFFIN AND TAYLOR RAYNOR. THEY ARE MOMS WHO DEMAND ACTION, THIS -- THE WHOLE ENTIRE NEW YORK STATE CHAPTER, MR. SPEAKER. SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE WELCOME THEM TO OUR CHAMBERS AND PROVIDE FOR THEM THE CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF OF MS. GRIFFIN AND MS. RAYNOR, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE. WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SHARING THIS DAY WITH US IN ALBANY. WE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN PROFITABLE AND HAVE EXERCISED YOUR FREE SPEECH RIGHTS. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. ALWAYS CONTINUE TO COME VISIT US. (APPLAUSE) MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. 18 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, IF YOU COULD PLEASE CALL THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM, MR. ABBATE IS AWAITING. HE'S ON HIS WAY THERE. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM IMMEDIATELY. THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05164, CALENDAR NO. 245, MOSLEY, HEASTIE, GOTTFRIED, GANTT, COOK, PERRY, PRETLOW, DINOWITZ, LIFTON, L. ROSENTHAL, CRESPO, WEPRIN, RODRIGUEZ, KIM, PICHARDO, WALKER, BARRON, SEAWRIGHT, JOYNER, BLAKE, HYNDMAN, JAFFEE, JEAN-PIERRE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, IN RELATION TO GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05175, CALENDAR NO. 246, BLAKE, BARRON, COOK, CRESPO, DE LA ROSA, GOTTFRIED, HYNDMAN, MOSLEY, ORTIZ, PHEFFER AMATO, PICHARDO, RICHARDSON, SEAWRIGHT, TAYLOR, WALKER, ARROYO. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRONIC AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR APPLICATIONS AND WAITING LISTS, AND TO DEVELOP A WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR APPLICANT SELECTION AND REJECTION. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION. THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 60TH DAY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD 19 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 THE VOTE. (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.) ACTING SPEAKER BLAKE: ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WE HAVE SOME DISTINGUISHED GUESTS IN OUR CHAMBERS, THEY'RE FROM THE UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL. THESE ARE 62 STUDENTS, THERE ARE FOUR EDUCATORS WITH THEM. THEY ARE GRADES 10 THROUGH 12. THEY ARE STUDYING GOVERNMENTAL SECTIONS, THEY HAVE A MOCK TRIAL -- I'M SORRY, MR. SPEAKER, I... ACTING SPEAKER BLAKE: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CAN YOU BE QUIET IN THE CHAMBER, PLEASE. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU. MR. SPEAKER, I DO BELIEVE THAT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM MEMBER BLAKE'S DISTRICT ARE WORTHY TO SOME QUIET WHILE THEY ARE INTRODUCED. AGAIN, MR. SPEAKER, THESE STUDENTS ARE FROM THE UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL. THERE ARE 62 OF THEM IN GRADES 10 THROUGH 12. THEY ARE STUDYING GOVERNMENT, THEY HAVE A MOCK TRIAL, A US HISTORY AND A MOCK CONGRESSIONAL HEARING GROUP. EACH OF THESE STUDENTS DOES FOUR-- FOUR RESEARCH PAPERS TO ARGUE THE CLAIMS IN THEIR THESIS VIA WRITING AND ORAL EXPLANATIONS FOR REGENTS EXAMS. MR. SPEAKER, I THINK WE SHOULD WELCOME THESE WONDERFUL STUDENTS FROM 20 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 MR. BLAKE'S DISTRICT AND CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE THEM IN THEIR EFFORTS AND HOPE THAT THEY WILL ENJOY THEMSELVES HERE TODAY AND ONE DAY THEY MIGHT ACTUALLY BE IN ONE OF THESE SEATS. WITH THAT, MR. SPEAKER, IF YOU WOULD WELCOME THESE FINE STUDENTS TO OUR CHAMBERS. ACTING SPEAKER BLAKE: THANK YOU, MADAM LEADER. ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME THESE REMARKABLE STUDENTS HERE, INCLUDING THERE ARE SEVERAL WHO HAVE ALREADY TOLD US THAT THEY WANT TO RUN FOR OFFICE AND ARE HAVING A MOCK HEARING AS WELL NEXT WEEK. WE WELCOME THEM TO THE FLOOR, WE WELCOME THEM TO THE CHAMBER. WE EXTEND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR AND, OF COURSE, THIS HOUSE. AND WE HOPE THAT THEY ENJOY THE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THEY'RE ABOUT TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD AND HEAD BACK TO THE SOUTH BRONX RIGHT NOW. BUT THEY ARE REMARKABLE STUDENTS THAT WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF AND WE THANK THEM ALL FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. (APPLAUSE) THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05176, CALENDAR NO. 247, COOK, ORTIZ, D'URSO, OTIS, BLAKE, GUNTHER, SAYEGH, ENGLEBRIGHT, ARROYO, TITUS. AN ACT TO AMEND THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, IN RELATION TO CREATING AN ADVISORY BOARD ON FOOD SAFETY PROTECTION AND INSPECTION PROGRAMS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS. ACTING SPEAKER BLAKE: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05268-A, CALENDAR NO. 248, SANTABARBARA. AN ACT TO AMEND THE HIGHWAY LAW, IN RELATION 21 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 TO DESIGNATING A PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AS THE "SERGEANT JEREMY J. VANNOSTRAND MEMORIAL HIGHWAY." ACTING SPEAKER BLAKE: ON A MOTION BY THE SENATE -- ON A MOTION BY MR. SANTABARBARA, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED. READ THE LAST SECTION. THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL -- SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. ACTING SPEAKER BLAKE: THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE. (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.) ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05607, CALENDAR NO. 249, WEINSTEIN, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT, COLTON, ABINANTI, WEPRIN, M.G. MILLER, ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, D'URSO, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, TAYLOR. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, IN RELATION TO CLAIMS RELATING TO CONSUMER GOODS. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05619, CALENDAR NO. 250, WEINSTEIN, PERRY, HYNDMAN, COLTON, ABINANTI, TAYLOR, WRIGHT. AN ACT TO AMEND THE REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS LAW, IN RELATION TO THE FAILURE TO RAISE THE DEFENSE OF LACK OF STANDING IN A 22 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACTION. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05701-B, CALENDAR NO. 251, BUTTENSCHON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE HIGHWAY LAW, IN RELATION TO DESIGNATING A PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN ONEIDA COUNTY AS THE "OFFICER KEVIN F. CROSSLEY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY." ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION. THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 30TH DAY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE. (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. MS. BUTTENSCHON, YOUR FIRST. CONGRATULATIONS. (APPLAUSE) THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05776-A, CALENDAR NO. 252, DINOWITZ, REYES, SAYEGH, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, D'URSO, STIRPE, ARROYO, SIMON, STECK, CRUZ, GLICK, ZEBROWSKI, ORTIZ, WEPRIN, FERNANDEZ. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN EMPLOYERS THAT DIRECTLY RESTRICT THE CURRENT OR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT OF ANY EMPLOYEE. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. 23 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05937, CALENDAR NO. 253, GALEF, CUSICK, D'URSO. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, IN RELATION TO A "PROBLEM SOLVING COURT." ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS. GALEF, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED. THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06023, CALENDAR NO. 254, PERRY, BARRON, COLTON, COOK, TAYLOR, WEPRIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS TO OBTAIN THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL ATTENDED BY SCHOOL-AGED PATIENTS AND INCLUDE THIS INFORMATION IN THEIR ADMISSION REGISTRATION FORMS. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06163, CALENDAR NO. NO. 255, MOSLEY. AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, IN RELATION TO MANDATORY SEAT BELT USE. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06184, CALENDAR NO. 256, PRETLOW. AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 472 OF THE LAWS OF 2010 AMENDING THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW RELATING TO THE NEW YORK STATE THOROUGHBRED BREEDING AND DEVELOPMENT FUND, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MR. PRETLOW, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED. 24 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 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. A06277, CALENDAR NO. 257, WALKER, AUBRY, DICKENS, PERRY, BARRON, WILLIAMS, SIMOTAS, COLTON, ORTIZ, ARROYO, WRIGHT, DENDEKKER, NIOU, DE LA ROSA, SIMON, COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, JEAN-PIERRE, TAYLOR, BLAKE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING CORPORATION GRANTS. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06292, CALENDAR NO. 258, MOSLEY, D'URSO. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO ENACTING THE PENSION POACHING PREVENTION ACT. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION. THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 120TH DAY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE. (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. 25 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06344-A, CALENDAR NO. 259, GUNTHER, M.L. MILLER. AN ACT IN RELATION TO MAKING AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO OBTAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES OFFERED BY THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. 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.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06358, CALENDAR NO. 260, CRUZ, ARROYO, DENDEKKER, D'URSO, EPSTEIN, CRESPO, M.G. MILLER, GOTTFRIED, COOK, SAYEGH, DICKENS, WILLIAMS, ORTIZ, SIMON, BLAKE, MCMAHON, GALEF, GRIFFIN, MCDONOUGH, LAWRENCE, GLICK, HYNDMAN, MOSLEY, JAFFEE, FRONTUS, COLTON, JEAN-PIERRE, FERNANDEZ, OTIS, L. ROSENTHAL, THIELE. AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 670 OF THE LAWS OF 2007 AMENDING THE EDUCATION LAW RELATING TO DIRECTING THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS LIMITING THE ENGINES OF SCHOOL VEHICLES TO REMAIN IDLING WHILE PARKED OR STANDING ON SCHOOL GROUNDS, 26 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF. 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. CRUZ TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE. MS. CRUZ: IN -- THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. IN COMMUNITIES LIKE MINE WHERE WE HAVE A HIGH INCIDENCE OF ASTHMA, THIS BILL'S PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT. SO, I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES WHO SIGNED ON TO CO-SPONSORING WHO WILL BE VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, WHICH I WILL BE DOING AS WELL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. CRUZ IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ON HER BILL. ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. MS. CRUZ, YOUR FIRST. CONGRATULATIONS. (APPLAUSE) MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, IF WE COULD ADVANCE THE A-CALENDAR. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES' MOTION, THE A-CALENDAR IS ADVANCED. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: HOWEVER, BUT BEFORE WE 27 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 TAKE THAT UP, WE WANT TO GO TO TWO BILLS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY AMENDED. ONE IS ON PAGE 6, IT'S CALENDAR NO. 22. AND THE OTHER ONE IS ON PAGE 16, IT'S CALENDAR NO. 189. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01104-A, CALENDAR NO. 22, ABINANTI, WEPRIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, IN RELATION TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS. 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. A03408-A, CALENDAR NO. 189, ZEBROWSKI, KIM, RODRIGUEZ, WEPRIN, NIOU, PERRY, MONTESANO. AN ACT TO AMEND THE FINANCIAL SERVICES LAW, IN RELATION TO STUDENT DEBT CONSULTANTS. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION. THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 180TH DAY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE. (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.) 28 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 MR. ZEBROWSKI TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE. QUIET, PLEASE. MR. ZEBROWSKI: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. TO EXPLAIN MY -- MY VOTE. IT'S NO SECRET TO MY COLLEAGUES AND TO NEW YORKERS THAT WE HAVE A STUDENT LOAN -- A STUDENT DEBT CRISIS. MAKING MATTERS WORSE OFTENTIMES, IS WHEN BORROWERS ARE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF EITHER BY THE SERVICERS OR, IN OTHER INSTANCES, BY WHAT ARE KNOWN AS STUDENT DEBT CONSULTANTS. WHEN FOLKS ARE IN DEBT, WHEN THEY HAVE MAYBE MISSED A PAYMENT, OFTENTIMES THEY ARE APPROACHED BY, OR THEY SEE ADVERTISEMENTS BY COMPANIES THAT SUGGEST THAT THEY CAN HELP GET THEM OUT OF DEBT. TOO OFTEN THESE UNREGULATED COMPANIES WILL THEN TAKE FEES ON THE FRONT END, WILL ACTUALLY SERVE TO PUT THESE STUDENTS FURTHER INTO DEBT, FURTHER BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL AND EXACERBATE THE SITUATION. SO, WHAT THIS BILL WOULD DO WOULD BE TO ESTABLISH A REGULATORY STRUCTURE FOR THESE CONSULTANTS, ESTABLISH PROHIBITED PRACTICES, ESTABLISH WHAT CAN AND CANNOT BE IN A CONTRACT SO THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET A HANDLE ON THIS. AND IF THERE ARE COMPANIES THAT TRULY HELP STUDENT BORROWERS, THAT WE ARE SURE THAT IF THEY ARE OPERATING IN OUR STATE, THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY THE BORROWERS END UP BETTER OFF, AND NOT WORSE OFF, BY CONTRACTING WITH THESE COMPANIES. I'LL BE VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND I ASK ALL MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME. THANK YOU. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. ZEBROWSKI IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. 29 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, IF WE CAN NOW GO TO RULES REPORT NO. A -- THAT WE ALREADY ADVANCED WE'RE -- RULES REPORT NO. 61 ON PAGE 3. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06865-A, RULES REPORT NO. 61, DICKENS. AN ACT AUTHORIZING COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES TO TRANSFER AND CONVEY CERTAIN LANDS IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK CITY, CITY OF NEW YORK, TO THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; AND PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS UPON EXPIRATION THEREOF. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: AN EXPLANATION IS REQUESTED, MS. DICKENS. MS. DICKENS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE HISTORY ON THE ORGANIZATION, THE NON-FOR-PROFIT THAT IS PURCHASING THIS -- THIS -- THIS LAND. THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE WAS FOUNDED IN 1910 IN HARLEM EMERGING AT A TIME WHEN IT WAS BADLY NEEDED TO HELP THE IMPROVEMENT OF, AND THE FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL ASSISTANCE FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS. THE MISSION OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO SECURE ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE, PARITY, POLITICAL POWER, ECONOMIC POWER AND CIVIL RIGHTS. THE FIGHT CONTINUES. DURING THE DISTINGUISHED TENURE OF THE RENOWNED WHITNEY YOUNG, THE LEAGUE HELD MEETINGS WITH A. PHILIP RANDOLPH, MARTIN LUTHER KING AND OTHERS TO DEVELOP LANDS FOR THE 1963 MARCH ON WASHINGTON AND INITIATED PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE SPEED ACADEMY AS AN 30 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS FOR PREPARATION TO EVENTUALLY GO TO COLLEGE. TODAY, UNDER THE FORM -- FORMER MAYOR OF NEW ORLEANS, MARC MORIAL, THE LEAGUE CONTINUES TO SERVE IN 36 STATES AND WASHINGTON D.C. WITH 90 AFFILIATES PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICE IN EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, HOUSING, JOBS AND JUSTICE, INCLUDING THE COALITION TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE. THIS DEVELOPMENT IS BEING -- THE STRUCTURE OF IT IS EDC AND OGS, THAT'S THE NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. AND THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES WILL CONVEY THE PARCEL AND HEIR RIGHTS TO ESD, THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WILL CONVEY THE LAND TO THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE THROUGH A 99-YEAR LEASE. THIS IS A PRIVATE MIXED-USE PROJECT THAT WILL BENEFIT THIS COMMUNITY THROUGH JOB ENHANCEMENTS. WITH A COMMUNITY THAT HAS 40 PERCENT BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL IN THE 13TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, THERE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 630 FULL-TIME PERMANENT JOBS AT THE SITE, WITH 500 DIRECT CONSTRUCTION JOBS. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU. MR. GOODELL. MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WOULD THE SPONSOR YIELD? ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. DICKENS, WILL YOU YIELD? AND WE WILL ASK FOR SOME QUIET, FOLKS, WE ARE ON DEBATE NOW. SO YOU'VE HAD -- MS. DICKENS: MR. GOODELL, YOU'RE ASKING ME TO YIELD? ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: YES. 31 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 MS. DICKENS: YES, I WILL. MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, MS. DICKENS. I -- I NOTE THE PURPOSE OF THIS BILL IS TO TRANSFER TITLE FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK OF THE 125TH STREET PROJECT OVER TO THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. AND AS YOU NOW MENTIONED, THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN TURN IS PLANNING TO LEASE IT UNDER A 99-YEAR LEASE TO THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE. MY QUESTION IS: THE PURCHASE PRICE SET FORTH IN THIS LEGISLATION IS $1 MILLION. THE PROPERTY HAS 160,000 SQUARE FEET SO THAT'S $6, $6.25 PER SQUARE FOOT. IS THAT A FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THIS BUILDING OR WHAT IS THE FAIR MARKET VALUE? MS. DICKENS: ALL RIGHT. LET ME JUST BREAK SOMETHING DOWN JUST FOR A MINUTE WHICH YOU MENTIONED. THERE WILL BE 170 AFFORDABLE UNITS, HOUSING UNITS RANGING FROM 40 PERCENT AMI TO 80 PERCENT AMI, SOMETHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN SOME TIME IN THAT COMMUNITY. PLUS, THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL 30 PERCENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS. THERE WILL BE 20,000 IN CULTURAL SPACE FOR A CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM. SIXTY-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET THAT THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE WILL OCCUPY AS ITS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, AS WELL AS HAVE A CONFERENCE CENTER. THERE WILL BE 68,000 SQUARE FEET OF CLASS A OFFICE SPACE THAT CAN BE UTILIZED BY THE COMMUNITY. THERE'S 4,500 SQUARE FEET, THAT'S A COMMUNITY-FACILITY HOUSING THE 100 BLACK MEN AND THE JAZZ MOBILE RENT-FREE IN PERPETUITY AND 83,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL, WHICH WILL SUBSIDIZE THE MUSEUM'S OPERATIONS. NOW, THE -- THERE WAS A -- AN APPRAISAL THAT WAS GOTTEN BY OGS AT -- AT SOME POINT. THE -- THE APPRAISAL WAS BASED UPON THE 32 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 ANNUAL RENT, AND THIS IS WHAT WAS ARRIVED AT, HOW THEY ARRIVED AT THAT $1 MILLION. IT WAS BASED UPON THE ANNUAL RENT THAT WAS AND WILL BE PAID TO THE 125TH STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND. EDC WAS RECEIVING THE $1 MILLION YEARLY THAT WAS PUT INTO THE FUND, AND THAT IS HOW THEY ARRIVED AT THAT -- THAT PRICE OF $1 MILLION THAT WOULD BE PUT INTO THE FUND. THE -- I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS FROM THE ACTUAL OGS APPRAISAL, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE 125TH STREET FUND WAS DERIVED WHEN I WAS A CITY COUNCILPERSON AND WE DID THE 125TH STREET REZONING. WE CREATED THIS FUND TO ASSIST FINANCIALLY SMALL BUSINESSES ALONG THAT ECONOMIC CORRIDOR THAT MAY BE DISPLACED AND/OR IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. MR. GOODELL: NOW, I NOTE THAT THE PURCHASE PRICE OF $1 MILLION WAS TO BE DEPOSITED WITH THE 125TH STREET IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND. IS THAT CORRECT? MS. DICKENS: IMPROVEMENT FUND, YES. MR. GOODELL: AND HOW IS IT THAT WHEN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SELLS PROPERTY, THE SALES PRICE GOES INTO A TRUST FUND? DOESN'T THAT REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT? MS. DICKENS: I -- I DON'T KNOW ABOUT WHETHER THAT REQUIRES A BUDGET AMENDMENT, AND I -- I -- TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT DOES NOT. MR. GOODELL: AND CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT IS THE 125TH STREET IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND? MS. DICKENS: THAT'S THE FUND THAT WAS SET UP DURING THE 125TH STREET REZONING. THAT WAS A FUND THAT WAS SET UP TO ASSIST THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT MIGHT BE DISPLACED BECAUSE OF THE 33 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 GROWING -- THE ECONOMIC FAIR THAT WAS COMING ABOUT. AND THE SMALL BUSINESSES NEEDED ASSISTANCE FINANCIALLY IN ORDER TO STEP UP THEIR -- THEIR PRODUCTS THAT THEY WERE SELLING AND/OR TO ASSIST IN DISPLACEMENT. MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. DICKENS. ON THE BILL, SIR. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE BILL, MR. GOODELL. MR. GOODELL: I APPRECIATE THE COMMENT OF MY COLLEAGUE. CERTAINLY THIS TRANSFER OF PROPERTY IS PART OF A MUCH, MUCH LARGER PROJECT THAT HAS A LOT OF BENEFICIAL IMPACT ON THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, INCLUDING OVER 100 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, PLUS THE FUNDS ARE GOING INTO A TRUST FUND TO HELP THAT AREA OF THE CITY AS WELL WITH NUMEROUS OTHER PROJECTS. SO, I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE OVERALL PROJECT AND THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, THINK IT'S A VERY POSITIVE THING. I AM CONCERNED THAT WE'RE ASKED TO APPROVE A TRANSFER OF LAND WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THE APPRAISED VALUE IS, SO THAT WITHOUT -- AND WITHOUT THAT INFORMATION, WE DON'T KNOW REALLY THE FULL EXTENT THAT THE STATE OF NEW YORK IS INVESTING IN THIS PROJECT. BUT I THINK THE EXPLANATION AS TO THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IS COMPELLING AND I WILL BE VOTING FOR THIS BILL, NOTWITHSTANDING THE LACK OF A FORMAL APPRAISAL. THANK YOU, SIR. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, SIR. MR. BARRON. MR. BARRON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TO 34 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 SOLICIT SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL BECAUSE HARLEM LIKE MANY OTHER BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES IS BEING GENTRIFIED, AND WE DON'T GET A WHOLE LOT OF RESISTANCE WHEN WHITE DEVELOPERS COME INTO HARLEM OR BED-STUY AND GENTRIFY THE NEIGHBORHOODS BY BRINGING IN HOUSING THAT IS WAY OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD AREA MEDIAN INCOME. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AREA MEDIAN INCOME IN MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES, IT'S LIKE 35- $45,000 FOR A FAMILY OF THREE. SO, IF A WHITE DEVELOPER THAT GETS LAND DIRT CHEAP FROM THE STATE AND FROM THE CITY, WHEN THEY GET THAT LAND AND SAY THEY'RE BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE SAY AFFORDABLE TO WHO? AFFORDABLE FOR WHO? SO, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FINDING AFFORDABILITY, WE SHOULD LOOK AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AMI, AND NOT HUD'S DEFINITION OF AFFORDABILITY IS 80 PERCENT OF NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AMI, WHICH IS $93,000 FOR A FAMILY OF THREE. SO, 80 PERCENT OF THAT WOULD BE LIKE 70,000 FOR A FAMILY OF THREE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHOSE AREA MEDIAN INCOME MIGHT BE 45,000 OR 35,000. SO, THIS BILL ALLOWS FOR THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO LEASE THE PROPERTY, STATE PROPERTY FOR 99-YEARS THROUGH THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE AND PROVIDE THE KIND OF THINGS AS THE SPONSOR OF THIS BILL SAID. IT'S A GOOD BILL. IT GETS US TO MAINTAIN LAND. IT HAS RETAIL ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF IT, RETAIL SO THAT PEOPLE CAN DO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND ALSO, IT GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE CULTURAL CENTERS AND SPACE FOR COMMUNITIES TO MEET. IT IS TIME FOR THE LAND IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO BE OWNED BY THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY, BY BLACK PEOPLE, BY LATINO PEOPLE. IT'S TIME FOR THE STATE AND THE CITY TO LET US OWN LAND IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SO WE CAN PUT A HALT ON GENTRIFICATION. SO, I WANT TO 35 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 RISE TO JUST SUPPORT THIS BILL 100 PERCENT AND THANK THE SPONSOR FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. 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.) MR. O'DONNELL TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE. MR. O'DONNELL: I STAND HERE TODAY TO THANK THE SPONSOR FOR THIS WONDERFUL PIECE OF LEGISLATION AND I AGREE ONE WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH MR. BARRON. IT MAY COME AS A SURPRISE TO SOME OF YOU THAT I REPRESENT PART OF 125TH STREET, BUT I DO. AND THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PRESERVE THE HISTORICAL NATURE AND THE CHARACTER OF 125TH STREET IS NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND IT NEEDS ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE GOVERNMENT. AND SO, I DON'T REALLY CARE WHAT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE WILL BE IF WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THAT MANY HOUSING UNITS TO PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE HEART, IN THE HEART OF BLACK AMERICA, WHICH IS HARLEM USA. SO, THANK YOU TO THE SPONSOR, IT'S A WONDERFUL BILL, I'LL BE VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. O'DONNELL IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. MR. RODRIGUEZ. MR. RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE. AND I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK THE SPONSOR. AS THE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE EAST SIDE OF 36 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 125TH STREET AND -- AND THE NEIGHBOR TO THE EAST, WE RECOGNIZE THAT 125TH STREET IS IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION, WHETHER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WEST, CENTRAL OR EAST HARLEM AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE NEED TO SEE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHERE, YOU KNOW, STATE PROPERTY IS CONVEYED FOR A PROJECT THAT HAS NUMEROUS BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING CULTURAL COMMUNITY SPACE, INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND WE ALL KNOW IN NEW YORK CITY WITH THE SCARCITY OF LAND, PARTICULARLY CITY OR STATE-OWNED PROPERTY, THAT WE DON'T HAVE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE AND PUT TOGETHER PROJECTS OF THIS SCOPE, SCALE AND -- AND VISION. AND I WANT TO PERSONALLY SAY THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN TERMS OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT WE WILL HOPE WILL BE A BEACON AND A MODEL FOR CENTRAL HARLEM, BUT WILL BE CERTAINLY ENJOYED BY THE RESIDENTS OF EAST AND WEST HARLEM AS WELL. SO, THANK YOU, AND AS A RESULT, I WILL BE VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. RODRIGUEZ IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. MS. HYNDMAN. MS. HYNDMAN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR ALLOWING ME TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE. I WANT TO COMMEND THE SPONSOR ON THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION WHICH I HOPE TO DUPLICATE IN OTHER PARTS OF NEW YORK CITY, PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHEAST QUEENS AS WE UNDERGO DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENT FROM THE OUTSIDE COME INTO COMMUNITIES, AND WE DON'T WANT THE DISPLACEMENT. ONE OF THE NUMBER ONE REQUESTS IN 37 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 MY OFFICE IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND THIS -- THIS BILL WILL CREATE THAT IN HARLEM. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE USE THESE -- THESE IDEAS TO -- AND DUPLICATE THEM AROUND THE CITY. WE HAVE BEEN A CONFERENCE THAT HAS FOUGHT FOR SUSTAINABLE HOUSING AND THAT IS ALSO TAKING PLACE IN THIS BILL. SO, I WANT TO COMMEND THE SPONSOR. I'LL BE VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. AND LET'S SEE HOW WE CAN DO THIS IN QUEENS. THANK YOU. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. HYNDMAN IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. MR. FALL. MR. FALL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I WANT TO COMMEND MY COLLEAGUE FOR INTRODUCING THIS LEGISLATION THAT WILL ASSIST THE 125TH STREET IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND TO BRING ABOUT DEVELOPMENT FOR A HEADQUARTERS FOR THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE, A CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM, A RETAIL AND OFFICE SPACE. AND I THINK ALSO THIS BILL KIND OF FITS INTO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AS A BODY IN TERMS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, COMMUNITY ADVOCACY TO ASSIST OUR RESIDENTS AND PERMANENT AND STABLE JOBS. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. FALL IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. MR. BLAKE. MR. BLAKE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. FIRST, TO OF COURSE COMMEND THE SPONSOR OF THIS BILL AND -- AND OF COURSE BE VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. IN PARTICULAR, WE'VE TALKED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM WHICH IS ESSENTIAL. WE TALKED ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT. I WANT TO MAKE 38 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 SURE IN PARTICULAR TO HIGHLIGHT THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE LED BY MARC MORIAL AS MENTIONED, THE FORMER MAYOR OF NEW ORLEANS, A DEAR FRIEND, A DEAR FRATERNITY BROTHER AND A DEAR ALLY. JUST YESTERDAY, SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES, IT WAS RELEASED THE ANNUAL STATE OF BLACK AMERICA REPORT THAT NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE PRODUCES WHICH CONVEYED THAT THE ATTACKS ON VOTER SUPPRESSION ON THE BLACK COMMUNITY IS AT LEVELS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE THE EARLY 1960S, WHICH MARC MORIAL MADE IT A POINT TO CONVEY THAT WE ARE DOING A DISSERVICE TO THOSE THAT CAME BEFORE US IF WE ARE NOT TAKING CLEAR ACTIONS AGAINST THEM. AND SO, THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT LOOKING BACK AT WHAT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT IT'S DEMONSTRATING HOW WE MOVE FORWARD. THE URBAN LEAGUE HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS VOTER ACTIVITY AND FOR ANY OF US THAT HAVE A CORE IN TERMS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH OUR BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES, WE HAVE TO SUPPORT OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN HARLEM. SO, AGAIN TO THE SPONSOR, WE THANK HER FOR HER LEADERSHIP. AND, OF COURSE, I'LL BE SPONSORING [SIC] THIS BILL IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. BLAKE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. MR. TAYLOR. MR. TAYLOR: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TO CONGRATULATE MY COLLEAGUE ON SUBMITTING THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION AND I HOPE IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE EMULATED ACROSS THIS STATE BECAUSE IT SPEAKS TO WHAT THIS BODY HAS COME TOGETHER TO DO TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND MAINTAINING A HISTORY. I 39 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 RECALL AS A KID BEING ON 125TH STREET. I WATCHED THE LIGHTS GO OUT ON 125TH STREET BECAUSE OF THE DRUGS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT THIS AMOUNTED TO THAT. AND THEN WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME UP, IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THE HARLEM AND 125TH STREET THAT I GREW UP ON. AND SO I THINK THIS BRINGS BACK STABILITY, IT BRINGS BACK AN OPPORTUNITY, AS WAS MENTIONED BY MY COLLEAGUES AND NATIONAL -- THE URBAN LEAGUE WILL BE THERE. THERE'S HOUSING FOR 170 UNITS WHICH MEANS IT'S GOING TO BE NEIGHBORHOOD AMI, AS OPPOSED TO SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS AND MY COLLEAGUE POINTED OUT EARLIER, TYPICALLY WHEN YOU SAY "AFFORDABLE" THE QUESTION IS TO WHOM? AND I THINK THIS IS A GAME-CHANGER AND AGAIN, I WANT TO URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE THIS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, BUT ALSO CONGRATULATE MY COLLEAGUE FOR PUTTING THIS ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND I'LL BE VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. TAYLOR IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. MS. DICKENS. MS. DICKENS: PERMISSION TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: YES, MA'AM. MS. DICKENS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT THAT'S OCCURRING IN -- IN MY COMMUNITY. BUT IT'S NOT JUST MINE, IT'S OURS. IT'S DANNY O'DONNELL'S, IT'S -- IT'S AL TAYLOR'S, IT'S BOBBY RODRIGUEZ. IT'S ALL OF US. THIS IS A -- A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT THAT ALL OF US WILL BE DOING AND IT -- THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE WILL BE THE OCCUPANT, BUT THE PARTNERSHIP IS WITH BRP, WHICH IS A MINORITY DEVELOPER, L&M PARTNERS AND TACONIC INVESTMENT. THIS IS 40 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 GOING TO BE A GREAT AND BADLY-NEEDED DEVELOPMENT THAT IS NOT ONLY GOING TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND I MEAN TRULY AFFORDABLE FOR MY COMMUNITY, BUT THE RETAIL SPACE WILL ALLOW THE ECONOMIC DOLLARS TO CIRCULATE WHICH HELPS THE COMMUNITY TO SURVIVE. SO I THANK ALL THAT HAVE SPOKEN IN SUPPORT OF THIS AND I ASK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. I VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. DICKENS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. MS. ARROYO. MS. ARROYO: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR ALLOWING ME TO SUPPORT THIS BILL AND TO CONGRATULATE MS. DICKENS AND THE SPEAKER FOR BRINGING THIS BILL TO THE FLOOR. AND TO ALL MY COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE MINORITIES COMMUNITIES, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW BECAUSE IF WE WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN PRESERVE OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE GROUPS THAT FOR YEARS AND YEARS ARE SUFFER TO STAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO ENJOY THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE FUTURE. MY CONGRATULATION TO THE SPEAKER AND TO MS. DICKENS AND TO THE SUPPORTERS OF -- AND THE PEOPLE OF HARLEM FOR WHAT THEY ARE DOING. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. ARROYO IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. 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, DO WE 41 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 HAVE ANY FURTHER HOUSEKEEPING OR RESOLUTIONS? ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE HAVE BOTH, MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. ON BEHALF OF MS. PAULIN, THE ASSEMBLY BILL RECALLED FROM THE SENATE, BILL NO. 7318. THE CLERK WILL READ THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE BILL PASSED THE HOUSE. THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE. (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.) THE CLERK WILL ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED. ON BEHALF OF MR. MAGNARELLI, BILL NO. 4950-A, ASSEMBLY BILL RECALLED FROM THE SENATE. THE CLERK WILL READ THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE BILL PASSED THE HOUSE. THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE. (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.) 42 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2019 THE CLERK WILL ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED. WE HAVE NUMEROUS FINE RESOLUTIONS. WE WILL TAKE THEM UP IN ONE VOTE. ON THE RESOLUTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED. (WHEREUPON, ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NOS. 361-367 WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.) MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, COLLEAGUES SHOULD BE AWARE THAT OUR CHAMBERS ARE GETTING READY TO BE USED FOR INTERNS' MOCK SESSION, SO IF YOU HAVE SOME THINGS ON YOUR DESK AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THEM, PUT THEM INSIDE YOUR DRAWERS, PLEASE. OTHERWISE, THE STAFF WILL COME THROUGH AND CLEAN AND IT MAY NOT BE THERE. MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL 10:00 A.M., WEDNESDAY, MAY THE 8TH. TOMORROW BEING A SESSION DAY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE ASSEMBLY STANDS ADJOURNED AFTER YOU CLEAN YOUR DESK. (LAUGHTER) (WHEREUPON, AT 4:43 P.M., THE ASSEMBLY STOOD ADJOURNED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH AT 10:00 A.M., WEDNESDAY BEING A SESSION DAY.) 43