TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2021 3:26 P.M.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE HOUSE WILL COME

TO ORDER.

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

SILENCE.

(WHEREUPON, A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED.)

VISITORS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE

OF ALLEGIANCE.

(WHEREUPON, ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY LED VISITORS AND

MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.)

A QUORUM BEING PRESENT, THE CLERK WILL READ THE

JOURNAL OF MONDAY, JANUARY 11TH.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING OF THE JOURNAL OF MONDAY, JANUARY

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THE 11TH AND ASK THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WITHOUT OBJECTION,

SO ORDERED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER. AS WE ALL KNOW, WE ARE IN THE FIRST MONTH OF THE -- 2021. A

LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN THIS MONTH. ONE OF THEM IS NEW YEARS DAY,

THE OTHER ONE IS THE CELEBRATION OF THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER

KING'S BIRTHDAY. AND SO, MR. SPEAKER, IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU AND THE

MEMBERS, MY QUOTES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH FOR JANUARY WILL

COME FROM THE HONORABLE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING. THE

QUOTE TODAY, WHEN EVIL MEN PLOT, WHEN EVIL MEN BURN AND BURN, GOOD

MEN MUST BUILD AND BIND. WHEN EVIL MEN SHOUT UGLY WORDS OF HATRED,

GOOD MEN MUST COMMIT THEMSELVES TO THE GLORIES OF LOVE. AGAIN, MR.

SPEAKER, REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, AN AMERICAN BAPTIST

MINISTER AND AN ACTIVIST WHO BECAME ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE, SPOKEN

PERSONS, LEADER AND CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT FROM 1955 UNTIL HE WAS

ASSASSINATED IN 1968.

MR. SPEAKER, I WELCOME ALL WHO ARE WITHIN OUR

CHAMBERS AND THOSE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY. I WOULD LIKE TO

OUTLINE OUR SCHEDULE FOR TODAY. WE'VE HAD 18 COMMITTEE MEETINGS

EARLIER TODAY PRODUCING OUR FIRST CALENDAR OF THE SESSION, WHICH IS ON

THE MEMBERS' DESKS. MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE NOW TO ADVANCE THAT

CALENDAR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON MRS.

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PEOPLES-STOKES' MOTION, THE CALENDAR NO. 1 IS ADVANCED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER, AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT CALENDAR UP DIRECTLY, BUT BEFORE

WE DO SO I'D LIKE TO ALSO REMIND MEMBERS THAT WE'LL BE OPERATING UNDER

SIMILAR RULES AS WE HAVE DURING REMOTE PROCEDURES AS WE DID YESTERDAY

AND LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. JUST AS A REMINDER, THOSE

PARTICIPATING BY ZOOM SHOULD USE THE ZOOM "RAISE HAND" FUNCTION - WE

NEEDED TO USE THAT TODAY DURING THESE COMMITTEE MEETINGS - WHEN

SEEKING TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR DEBATE PURPOSES AND/OR TO EXPLAIN YOUR

VOTE. AS IN OUR PREVIOUS REMOTE SESSIONS, WHEN WE ARE ON A FAST ROLL

CALL OR A PARTY VOTE, MEMBERS WISHING TO BE AN EXCEPTION SHOULD

CONTACT THEIR RESPECTIVE MAJORITY OR MINORITY OFFICES TO INFORM.

WITH THAT, MR. SPEAKER, I THINK WE'RE READY TO BEGIN

THE CALENDAR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU VERY

MUCH.

BILL NO. 953, RULES REPORT NO. 1, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00953, RULES REPORT

NO. 1, ENGLEBRIGHT. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING CERTAIN USES OF TRICHLOROETHYLENE; AND TO

AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2020, AMENDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL

CONSERVATION LAW RELATING TO PROHIBITING CERTAIN USES OF

TRICHLOROETHYLENE, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S. 6829-B

AND A. 8829-A, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

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ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. -- READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE ON CALENDAR NO. 1 -- RULES REPORT NO. 1. THIS IS A FAST

ROLL CALL. ANY MEMBER WHO WISHES TO BE RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE IS

REMINDED TO CONTACT THE MAJORITY OR MINORITY LEADER AT THE NUMBER

PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, JUST TO --

TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE. THIS PARTICULAR BILL IS AN AMENDMENT TO A BILL THAT

PASSED LAST YEAR. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE NEGATIVE VOTES LAST YEAR

BECAUSE IT BANNED TRICHLOROETHYLENE. TRICHLOROETHYLENE IS A CHEMICAL

THAT'S USED IN MANY APPLICATIONS INCLUDING AN INGREDIENT IN MANY OTHER

PRODUCTS. BUT OF PARTICULAR CONCERN, TRICHLOROETHYLENE IS USED AS A

DEGREASER IN MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. AND FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE

FAMILIAR, IF YOU'RE ENGAGED IN MILLING WORK OR DRILLING OR LATHES OR

CNC, A LOT OF TIMES THEY WILL SPRAY OIL ON THE DRILLING BITS TO KEEP THEM

LUBRICATED DURING THE PROCESS. AND WHEN THEY'RE DONE AND THEY

ASSEMBLE THE METAL COMPONENT OR METAL PRODUCT, THEY THEN HAVE TO

DEGREASE IT IN ORDER FOR THE PAINT TO STICK ON IT. AND THIS IS NOT

SOMETHING YOU THROW IN A BATH OF WATER WITH SOME DAWN SOAP,

BECAUSE THAT WOULD CAUSE IT TO RUST. AND SO, TRICHLOROETHYLENE IS A

VERY, VERY EFFECTIVE DEGREASER AND THE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE WRESTLING

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WITH IS TRICHLOROETHYLENE ITSELF IS VERY TOXIC AND HAS TO BE HANDLED WITH

GREAT CARE. AND IN THE PAST, IT WAS NOT HANDLED WITH GREAT CARE WHICH

WAS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE PROBLEMS ON LONG ISLAND, BUT THE REGULATIONS

ARE VERY STRINGENT NOW, INCLUDING EXISTING STRINGENT NEW YORK STATE

REGULATIONS.

THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT THE ALTERNATIVES, BY AND

LARGE, ARE MORE TOXIC. AND SOME OF THE ALTERNATIVES BREAK DOWN INTO

TRICHLOROETHYLENE; IT'S ONE OF THE BY-PRODUCTS. SO, THERE'S A GREAT DEAL

OF TENSION BETWEEN HOW DO WE RESPOND TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

WHILE BEING SENSITIVE TO THE COST. AND THIS AMENDMENT TODAY WILL

EXTEND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF A COMPLETE BAN BY ABOUT A YEAR TO ALLOW

THE US EPA TO COMPLETE ITS EVALUATION, INCLUDING THE EVALUATION OF

ALTERNATIVES, SO THAT WE MAKE THE BEST DECISION WE CAN. THERE WILL BE A

NUMBER OF US WHO MAY HAVE VOTED AGAINST THE FIRST BILL, BUT SUPPORT THE

EXTENSION. THERE MAY BE SOME MEMBERS WHO WILL BE VOTING AGAINST

THE EXTENSION BECAUSE THEY WANT TO ADDRESS TRICHLOROETHYLENE TODAY.

SO, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE

AMENDMENT. THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, SIR.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, I'D LIKE TO

REMIND OUR COLLEAGUES THAT THIS IS -- WE'RE ON A FAST ROLL CALL AND IF THERE

ARE MEMBERS WISHING TO CAST THEIR VOTE IN THE NEGATIVE, THEY SHOULD

CONTACT MY OFFICE AND YOUR VOTES WILL BE DULY NOTED.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, MRS.

PEOPLES-STOKES.

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MR. GOODELL: LIKEWISE, IF THERE ARE REPUBLICANS

THAT WOULD LIKE TO VOTE AGAINST THIS AMENDMENT, PLEASE CONTACT THE

MINORITY LEADER'S OFFICE RIGHT AWAY. THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, MR.

GOODELL.

MR. MONTESANO TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

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

WANT TO ADD MY COMMENT THAT I'LL BE VOTING IN THE NEGATIVE ON THIS BILL

BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR CHEMICAL HAS HAD A LARGE IMPACT ON THE

BETHPAGE PLUME, SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING, YOU KNOW, TO

CORRECT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND FINALLY WE'VE GOTTEN ACTION,

CORRECTIVE ACTION IS BEING TAKEN RIGHT NOW DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE

GOVERNOR'S PASSING OF SOME LEGISLATION WITH US. SO, THERE'S WELLS

BEING PUT IN, HEAVY DUTY TREATMENTS BEING CONDUCTED TO FINALLY

ERADICATE THIS CHEMICAL AND MANY OTHERS FROM THE BETHPAGE PLUME.

SO, I CANNOT VOTE FOR AN EXTENSION OF THIS AND WAIT FOR THE EPA TO DO

THE JOB IT SHOULD'VE DONE IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. SO BECAUSE OF THAT

AND THIS TOXIC CHEMICAL CONTINUES TO POSE A DANGER TO MY CONSTITUENTS,

I'LL BE VOTING IN THE NEGATIVE. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU. MR.

MONTESANO IN THE NEGATIVE.

MR. CAHILL TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. CAHILL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. USING

SIMILAR REASONING THAT WAS JUST ASSERTED BY MY COLLEAGUE, I FULLY

RESPECT AND UNDERSTAND THE SPONSOR'S GOAL TO GET THE GOVERNOR TO SIGN A

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BILL AND HIS WILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THAT;

HOWEVER, I AGREE THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS CHEMICAL THAT NEEDS

IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. ANY FURTHER EXTENSIONS I BELIEVE WOULD FURTHER

ENDANGER POPULATIONS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE, SO I JOIN MY COLLEAGUE

IN VOTING IN THE NEGATIVE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. CAHILL IN THE

NEGATIVE.

MR. MCDONOUGH TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. MCDONOUGH: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. CAN

YOU HEAR ME?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: YES, SIR.

MR. MCDONOUGH: CAN YOU HEAR ME?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: YES, WE CAN.

MR. MCDONOUGH: OKAY. BEING FROM LONG

ISLAND AND THE BETHPAGE PLUME AFFECTS THE AREA WHERE I'M FROM AND

WHERE MY CONSTITUENTS ARE FROM, I ALSO JOIN MY COLLEAGUE IN VOTING

AGAINST THIS BILL, IN THE NEGATIVE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. MCDONOUGH IN

THE NEGATIVE.

MR. LAVINE TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. LAVINE: AND I WILL ALSO BE VOTING IN THE

NEGATIVE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. LAVINE IN THE

NEGATIVE.

MR. MIKULIN TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

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MR. MIKULIN: TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE. I JUST WANT TO

SAY THAT AS A RESIDENT OF BETHPAGE MYSELF, SOMEBODY WHO REPRESENTS

THE BETHPAGE AREA AND ALSO LIVES WITHIN THE BETHPAGE WATER DISTRICT,

WHICH IS COMPLETELY AFFECTED BY THE NORTHROP GRUMMAN NAVY PLUME

I, TOO, MUST CAST MY VOTE IN THE NEGATIVE. WE CANNOT DELAY. IT IS, YOU

KNOW, WE HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO JUST GET THE BETHPAGE GRUMMAN

PLUME CLEANED UP THAT IN ORDER TO DELAY RIGHT NOW WHEN OTHER PARTS OF

THE STATE COULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS CHEMICAL, IT'S JUST WRONG. SO I

MYSELF AM GOING TO VOTE IN THE NEGATIVE AND I ENCOURAGE MY

COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. MIKULIN IN THE

NEGATIVE.

MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR. IN ADDITION TO

THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN AND EXPLAINED THEIR VOTE, PLEASE RECORD

THE FOLLOWING REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLYMEMBERS IN THE NEGATIVE: MR.

FRIEND, MR. TAGUE, MR. DURSO, MS. MILLER, MS. GIGLIO AND MR. RA.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, MR.

GOODELL. ALL THOSE MEMBERS WILL BE RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE.

MR. LAWLER TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. LAWLER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I WILL JOIN

MY COLLEAGUES IN VOTING NO ON THIS LEGISLATION. I THINK GIVEN THE

EXPLANATION BY MY COLLEAGUES OUT ON LONG ISLAND AND OTHER PARTS OF

THE HUDSON VALLEY, OBVIOUSLY I THINK IT'S TIME WE MOVE FORWARD WITH

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THIS -- WITH THIS LEGISLATION AND NOT DELAY ANY FURTHER. SO, I WILL BE

VOTING NO.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. LAWLER IN THE

NEGATIVE.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER. IF WE COULD RECORD OUR COLLEAGUE, YUH-LINE NIOU, AS A

NEGATIVE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GANDOLFO TO

EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. GANDOLFO: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I WILL

JOIN MY COLLEAGUES FROM LONG ISLAND AND ECHO THE SAME CONCERNS THAT

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS BAN TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. WE'VE HAD A LOT

OF TROUBLE WITH HARMFUL CHEMICALS LEACHING INTO OUR WATER SUPPLY. WE

CAN'T DELAY ANY LONGER. THE SOONER WE HAVE SAFER WATER, THE BETTER. I'LL

BE CASTING MY VOTE IN THE NEGATIVE AND I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO

DO THE SAME. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. MR.

GANDOLFO IN THE NEGATIVE.

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

COULD CAST A NEGATIVE VOTE FOR OUR COLLEAGUES MR. STERN, MS. GRIFFIN,

AND MS. SILLITTI.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE FOLLOWING

MEMBERS WILL BE RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 12, 2021

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00954, RULES REPORT

NO. 2, WALLACE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW, IN

RELATION TO THE USE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTIFYING TECHNOLOGY; AND TO REPEAL

CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE EDUCATION LAW RELATING THERETO.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE ON RULES REPORT NO. 954. THIS IS A FAST ROLL CALL. ANY

MEMBER WHO WISHES TO BE RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE IS REMINDED TO

CONTACT THE MAJORITY OR MINORITY LEADER AT THE NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY

PROVIDED.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR. BY WAY OF

BACKGROUND FOR SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES WHO QUICKLY -- OUR NEW

COLLEAGUES WHO WEREN'T HERE LAST YEAR, THE BILL-IN-CHIEF BANNED THE USE

OF BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY TO IDENTIFY THREATS TO SCHOOLS. THOSE WHO

SUPPORT THE ORIGINAL BILL NOTED THAT THIS BIOTECHNOLOGY HAS SOME

TECHNICAL WEAKNESSES AND THERE ARE ISSUES ON PRIVACY AND ACCURACY.

THOSE WHO WERE OPPOSED TO BANNING IT - AND BY BANNING IT, IT WAS

MORE OF A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS - BUT THOSE WHO

WERE OPPOSED TO THE MORATORIUM FELT THAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHOULD

HAVE THE DISCRETION TO USE WHATEVER TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE TO THEM TO

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MAXIMIZE THE SAFETY OF THEIR SCHOOLS, EVEN IF THE TECHNOLOGY WAS NOT

FOOLPROOF.

SO, THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL DEBATE, AND THE BILL PASSED

AND THERE WERE 24 NO VOTES. WHEN THE BILL PASSED, IT BANNED -- I'M

SORRY. WHEN THE BILL PASSED, IT PLACED A MORATORIUM ON ALL BIOMETRIC

TECHNOLOGY AND INADVERTENTLY BANNED THE USE OF BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY

FOR FINGERPRINTING, WHICH IS USED BY ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS TO IDENTIFY

PEDOPHILES AND THOSE WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD WHO SHOULDN'T BE ON

SCHOOL GROUNDS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. AND SO, THIS IS A TECHNICAL

AMENDMENT THAT LIFTS ANY INADVERTENT MORATORIUM ON THE USE OF

BIOTECHNOLOGY TO DO FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION. AND IT ALSO SPECIFICALLY

INCLUDES THE OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING THE

FEASIBILITY AND ACCURACY OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY. ALTHOUGH I VOTED

AGAINST THE ORIGINAL BILL, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT AND

RECOMMEND IT TO MY COLLEAGUES, AS WELL. THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU. MR.

GOODELL IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A FAST

ROLL CALL. MEMBERS WISHING TO BE RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE SHOULD

CONTACT MY OFFICE RIGHT AWAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR. AND IF THERE ARE

REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES THAT WOULD LIKE TO VOTE IN THE NEGATIVE, PLEASE

CONTACT THE MINORITY OFFICE RIGHT AWAY. THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ARE THERE ANY OTHER

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VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00955, RULES REPORT

NO. 3, THIELE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO

INSURERS PROVIDING AN ACTUARIALLY APPROPRIATE REDUCTION OF PREMIUMS

FOR YACHT OR BOATING LIABILITY INSURANCE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GOODELL.

THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE ON A955. THIS IS A FAST

ROLL CALL. ANY MEMBER WHO WISHES TO BE RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE IS

REMINDED TO CONTACT THE MAJORITY OR MINORITY LEADER AT THE NUMBERS

PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I HAVE

GREAT SYMPATHY FOR THE SPONSOR OF THIS BILL. HE HAD DRAFTED THIS BILL

THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO OFFER A DISCOUNT ON BOATER

LIABILITY INSURANCE IF THE OPERATORS PASS A SAFETY COURSE. IT WAS AN

OPTIONAL DISCOUNT AT THE OPTION OF THE INSURANCE COMPANY AS PART OF

THEIR PRIVATE MARKETING PLAN. IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SENATE, THE

SENATE SPONSOR WANTED IT TO BE A MANDATORY DISCOUNT, WHICH RAISED

SOME CONCERNS IN THE INDUSTRY, AMONGST OTHERS. AND WHEN THE BILL

WENT TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK HE SAID, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT REALLY SHOULD

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BE OPTIONAL. AND SO, I WANT TO COMMEND THE SPONSOR. WE'RE BACK TO

HIS ORIGINAL DRAFT WITH A LOT OF INPUT FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND I THINK

IT'S GREAT THE SPONSOR IS LISTENING TO EVERYONE AND TRYING TO COME UP

WITH THE MOST APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE. SO, I WILL BE SUPPORTING IT AND

RECOMMEND IT TO MY COLLEAGUES, AS WELL. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU. MR.

GOODELL IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

MR. SMITH TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. SMITH: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'M PROUD TO

SUPPORT THIS BILL TODAY. I HAVE A -- JUST A QUICK PROCEDURAL QUESTION.

I'M SITTING IN THE LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING TO RESPECT THE FEELINGS

THAT WE HAVE NO MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE IN THE CHAMBER, HOPING THAT IT

COULD BE CONSIDERED THAT WE CAN GET A CAMERA ON THE ACTUAL VOTING

BOARD BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE SITTING IN THE ACTUAL CHAMBER YOU

CAN HAVE THE BENEFIT OF SEEING HOW VOTES ARE BEING RECORDED SO THAT WE

MAY PROPERLY COMMUNICATE REMOTELY IF WE WANT TO BE EITHER IN THE

OPPOSITION OF THE PARTY LINE VOTE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, IF A PARTY IS

VOTING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I THINK IT WOULD REALLY HELP WITH JUST THE

COMMUNICATION, IF WE COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE BOARD RIGHT NOW ON THE

DISPLAY THAT WE, THE LEGISLATORS, CAN SEE. WE CAN SEE THE TITLE OF THE

BILL, AS WELL, BUT IT WOULD REALLY SAVE TIME ON THAT. SO, IF THAT CAN BE

CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, AND I DO

SUPPORT THE BILL.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. SMITH IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE AND WE WILL LOOK INTO THE TECHNOLOGY FOR YOU, SIR.

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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. A00956, RULES REPORT

NO. 4, JEAN-PIERRE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL

LAW AND THE TAX LAW, IN RELATION TO CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY NUMBERS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE ON BILL NO. A956. THIS IS A FAST ROLL CALL. ANY MEMBER

WHO WISHES TO BE RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE IS REMINDED TO CONTACT THE

MAJORITY OR MINORITY LEADER AT THE NUMBER PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR. THIS IS A VERY

TECHNICAL AMENDMENT THAT JUST CHANGES THE ENTITY THAT LISTS THE

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY NUMBERS FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSES. THESE

NUMBERS ARE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE AND

WITH THIS AMENDMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE WILL

MAINTAIN THE DATABASE, RATHER THAN THE ABC BOARD. IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT

FASTER AND A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFICIENT AND A LITTLE BIT MORE ADEQUATE, BUT IT

ACCOMPLISHES THE SAME PURPOSE. THE ORIGINAL BILL PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

AND I ANTICIPATE THE AMENDMENT WILL, AS WELL. THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GOODELL

AFFIRMATIVE ON THIS BILL.

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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. A00959, RULES REPORT

NO. 5, HYNDMAN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW AND THE VEHICLE

AND TRAFFIC LAW, IN RELATION TO PREMIUM REDUCTIONS OF COMMERCIAL RISK

INSURANCE POLICIES COVERING FOR-HIRE VEHICLES AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER

OF THE LAWS OF 2020 AMENDING THE INSURANCE LAW RELATING TO

ESTABLISHING THE FOR-HIRE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY PROGRAM AS PROPOSED

IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S. 7881 AND A. 9763-A, IN RELATION TO THE

EFFECTIVENESS OF SUCH CHAPTER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GOODELL TO

EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR. LAST YEAR WE HAD

CONSIDERABLE DEBATE ON THIS BILL, THAT IT'S KIND OF A CASCADING EFFECT.

FIRST THE LEGISLATURE REQUIRED A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN INSURANCE

PREMIUMS OR COMMERCIAL BUSES THAT CARRIED MORE THAN EIGHT

PASSENGERS. ONCE WE INCREASED THE INSURANCE REQUIREMENT THEN, OF

COURSE, THE LEGISLATURE HEARD THE PAINS OF ANGUISH FROM EVERYONE WHO

HAD TO PAY THE HIGHER PREMIUM FOR THE HIGHER COVERAGE. THAT

PROMPTED ANOTHER BILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL

SERVICES TO PUT TOGETHER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH DMV, A SAFETY TRAINING

COURSE AND MANDATE THAT INSURANCE COMPANIES GIVE A PRICE BREAK. AND

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THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT HOW WE WERE MANIPULATING THE MARKET

AND THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON INSURANCE COMPANIES.

WHAT WE DIDN'T REALIZE AT THE TIME, I DON'T THINK

ANYONE DID, WAS THAT ONCE THAT LEGISLATION WENT INTO PLACE, THERE WERE

SOME PEOPLE THAT WOULD TAKE MULTIPLE DRIVING SAFETY COURSES AND THEN

SEEK A MULTIPLE DISCOUNT, AND THAT WAS NEVER THE INTENT OF ANYONE

WHETHER THEY SUPPORTED OR OPPOSED THE ORIGINAL BILL. AND SO THIS

LEGISLATION MAKES IT CLEAR THAT IF YOU TAKE ONE OF THOSE DRIVING SAFETY

COURSES, YOU ONLY GET ONE DISCOUNT. YOU CAN'T TAKE MULTIPLE COURSES

AND GET MULTIPLE DISCOUNTS. SO, IT'S A CLARIFICATION ON UNINTENDED

CONSEQUENCE THAT WE DIDN'T REALIZE FLOWED FROM THE PREVIOUS BILL. SO, I

WILL RECOMMEND TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT THEY SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE ON ASSEMBLY PRINT A959. THIS IS A FAST ROLL CALL. ANY

MEMBER WHO WISHES TO BE RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE IS REMINDED TO

CONTACT THE MAJORITY OR MINORITY LEADER AT THE NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY

PROVIDED.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MS. HYNDMAN TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

MS. HYNDMAN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR

ALLOWING ME TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE. I'M GLAD THAT MY COLLEAGUES REALIZE

THAT THIS DOUBLE DISCOUNT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. WE WANTED TO

MAKE SURE THAT THESE OPERATORS WHO OPERATE THESE VEHICLES AS A SMALL

BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY OPERATING DURING THIS PANDEMIC, WOULD BE ABLE TO

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CONTINUE OPERATING AND ALSO NOT DOUBLE DIP BETWEEN THEIR BUSINESS AND

THEIR PERSONAL DRIVING ABILITIES. SO, I'M GLAD THAT MY COLLEAGUES AGREE

WITH ME AND I WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS BILL AND ENCOURAGE MY

COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE SPONSOR OF THE

BILL WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE BILL.

(LAUGHTER)

THANK YOU, MS. HYNDMAN.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00965, RULES REPORT

NO. 6, ZEBROWSKI. AN ACT TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2020,

RELATING TO AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES TO

TRANSFER AND CONVEY CERTAIN UNAPPROPRIATED STATE LAND TO ROCKLAND

RECOVERY HOMES, INC., AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S.5948

AND A.7821, IN RELATION TO THE PURPOSE OF LANDS TRANSFERRED, TO THE

REVERTER INTEREST OF LANDS TRANSFERRED AND 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 ON BILL NO. A956. THIS IS A FAST ROLL CALL. ANY MEMBER

WHO WISHES TO BE RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE IS REMINDED TO CONTACT THE

MAJORITY OR MINORITY LEADER AT THE NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

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MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR. I WILL NOT MAKE IT

A PRACTICE TO SPEAK ON EVERY BILL, BUT THESE ARE CHAPTER AMENDMENTS SO

IT'S HELPFUL FOR OUR NEW MEMBERS. THE ORIGINAL BILL HAD NO OPPOSITION.

IT'S A LOCAL BILL. IT AUTHORIZES THE TRANSFER OF STATE PROPERTY WHICH

REQUIRES LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL. THIS IS A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT THAT

DOESN'T CHANGE THE NATURE OR INTENT OF THE ORIGINAL

UNANIMOUSLY-APPROVED BILL. AND SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING IT AND

RECOMMEND THE SAME. THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GOODELL IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00966, RULES REPORT

NO. 7, SOLAGES. AN ACT TO AMEND THE LABOR LAW, IN RELATION TO

REGULATIONS PROMULGATED FOR SYSTEMATIC AND SUSTAINED EFFORTS TO FIND

WORK FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

WE ARE TAKING BILL NO. 966 UP ON DEBATE.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER. IF WE COULD HAVE MEMBER SOLAGES REMOTELY BROUGHT UP SO

THAT WE CAN TAKE UP NO. 966 ON DEBATE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. SOLAGES FOR AN

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EXPLANATION OF THE BILL.

MS. SOLAGES: WHEN A WORKER LOSES THEIR JOB

THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN, THEY MAY ALSO LOSE THEIR ABILITY TO

FINANCE SAFE AND AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THEIR

FAMILIES. LAST YEAR, WE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED LEGISLATION TO ENSURE THAT

CHILD CARE NEEDS ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE

COLLECTING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS COMPLETE THEIR WORK SEARCH

REQUIREMENTS. THE ISSUE HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT OR TIMELY

GIVEN THE CHALLENGES OF COVID-19, AND AS SCHOOLS AND DAY CARES ARE

FORCED TO CLOSE FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WITH LITTLE OR NO NOTICE, MANY

PARENTS ARE LEFT SCRAMBLING LOOKING FOR AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE.

SO, THIS BILL WOULD AMEND CHAPTER 252 OF THE LAWS OF

2020 TO MAKE CLEAR THAT UI CLAIMANTS WHO HAVE PROVEN CARE FOR THEIR

CHILDREN -- EXCUSE ME, WHO HAVE PROVIDED CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN WILL

NOT BE EXEMPT FROM ANY WORK SEARCH REQUIREMENTS, BUT RATHER THAT THEY

FACTOR INTO THE CONSIDERATION WHEN THEY SHOW PROOF FOR WORK SEARCH

REQUIREMENTS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU TO THE SPONSOR. JUST, I

WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR ON THE RECORD AND I THINK YOU ALREADY SAID THAT, SO

IF I'M ASKING YOU TO REPEAT YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT, I APOLOGIZE. SO, THE

ORIGINAL LANGUAGE SAID THAT THE REGULATION SHALL ENSURE THAT SUCH

CLAIMANTS ARE ABLE TO SATISFY THE STANDARDS FOR PROOF OF WORK, MEANING

IT WAS AN AUTOMATIC WAIVER, BASICALLY, IF YOU HAD CHILD CARE ISSUES.

AND AS I UNDERSTAND THE AMENDMENT, THE AMENDMENT SAYS THE

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SHALL CONSIDER THE NEEDS FOR CHILD CARE, BUT IT'S

NOT AN AUTOMATIC WAIVER OF ANY WORK SEARCH EFFORTS; IS THAT AN ACCURATE

SUMMARY OF THE INTENT OF THIS AMENDMENT?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: YOU HAVE ASKED MS.

SOLAGES TO YIELD, I PRESUME?

MR. GOODELL: I HAVE. THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: OKAY. LET'S NOT --

WE'RE STILL IN PROCEDURE. THANK YOU. MS. SOLAGES, YOU WILL RESPOND?

MS. SOLAGES: YES, AND I WILL YIELD. AND THE

INTENT OF THE BILL WAS NEVER TO EXEMPT INDIVIDUALS FOR WORK SEARCH

REQUIREMENT, BUT RATHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, YOU KNOW, THAT UI AND

THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROMULGATE RULES TO INCLUDE CHILD CARE IN THEIR

CONSIDERATION, IF SOMEONE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND CHILD CARE FOR THAT WEEK.

AND ESPECIALLY NOW WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH COVID-19, WE HAVE

CHILD CARE DESERTS AND WE'VE SEEN THE STATISTICS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF

LABOR THAT THE BURDEN OF CHILD CARE FALLS ON WOMEN AND THAT PRACTICALLY

ALL THE JOB LOSSES THAT HAPPENED IN DECEMBER WAS BECAUSE -- ALL THE JOB

LOSSES THAT HAPPENED IN DECEMBER WAS BECAUSE OF WOMEN HAD TO LEAVE

OR WERE FIRED FROM THE WORKFORCE.

SO THIS BILL IS JUST REALLY ENSURING THAT WE HAVE

CONFORMITY TO THE FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT LAWS, AND IT'S A TECHNICAL

FIX, REALLY TECHNICAL FIX TO ENSURE THAT NO UI CLAIMANT WILL BE EXEMPT

FROM WORK SEARCH REQUIREMENTS.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS.

SOLAGES.

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ON THE BILL, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE BILL, MR.

GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE

SPONSOR'S EXPLANATION AND THAT EXPLANATION ADDRESSED A CONCERN THAT

WAS RAISED LAST YEAR, AND I'M GLAD THAT THIS AMENDMENT MAKES IT CLEAR

THAT WE EXPECT THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LAID OFF TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR

WORK. AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL

FINANCIALLY IF YOU'RE INVOLVED IN THE WORKFORCE IS TO GET OFF OF

UNEMPLOYMENT AND GET A JOB. NO ONE MAXIMIZES THEIR FINANCIAL

SUCCESS WHILE ON UNEMPLOYMENT. AND WE ALSO RECOGNIZE, OF COURSE,

THAT THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET A JOB IS TO LOOK FOR IT. SO, JOB SEARCH

EFFORTS ARE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL. AND AS THE SPONSOR RECOGNIZED, IN THIS

LEGISLATION THERE ARE A LOT OF CHALLENGES TO GETTING JOBS, INCLUDING CHILD

CARE, AND OTHERS LIKE TRANSPORTATION AND A NUMBER OF OTHERS IN THIS

COVID SITUATION, BUT WE ALL WANT THE VERY BEST FOR THOSE WHO ARE

UNEMPLOYED, AND THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN GET BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE

AND MAXIMIZE THEIR PERSONAL OPPORTUNITIES IS TO LOOK FOR WORK.

AND SO, I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE'S EXPLANATION, AND

WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE EXPECT EVERYONE TO BE LOOKING FOR

WORK, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE CHALLENGES WITH CHILD CARE, BUT THAT

WE NEED TO BE SENSITIVE TO THOSE CHALLENGES. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE

AMENDMENT AND RECOMMEND THE SAME TO MY COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU,

SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, SIR.

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READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE ON A966. THIS IS A FAST ROLL CALL. ANY MEMBER WHO

WISHES TO BE RECORDED IN THE NEGATIVE IS REMINDED TO CONTACT THE

MAJORITY OR MINORITY LEADER AT THE NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, IF I CAN

REMIND COLLEAGUES THAT WE ARE ON FAST ROLL CALL AND THOSE WHO WOULD

LIKE TO VOTE IN THE NEGATIVE, PLEASE CONTACT THE RESPECTIVE OFFICE AND I

WILL BE HAPPY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR VOTE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. SOLAGES TO

EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

MS. SOLAGES: JUST TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE. CLAIMANTS

ARE REQUIRED TO ACTIVELY SEARCH FOR WORK AND KEEP A RECORD OF THEIR

SEARCH FOR WORK EACH WEEK IN ORDER TO CLAIM THEIR BENEFITS, AND THEY

HAVE TO CERTIFY TO CLAIM THEIR BENEFITS. SO, IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS NOT

LOOKING FOR WORK, THEY ARE THEN NOT ENTITLED TO UNEMPLOYMENT AND,

HENCE, THEY'RE GOING TO GET KICKED OFF. SO THIS IS NOT TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO

LANGUISH AND LAVISH ON UNEMPLOYMENT, NOT AT ALL. THIS IS JUST ALLOWING

US TO CONSIDER THAT CHILD CARE IS IN AN UNSTABLE STATE AND WE NEED TO JUST

BE SENSITIVE TO THAT, THAT CHILD CARE DESERTS AND CHILD CARE CLOSINGS ARE

EXISTING IN THIS UNPREDICTABLE TIME. AND SO THIS BILL IS JUST ALLOWING US

TO DO AND IN NO WAY POSSIBLE ARE WE ALLOWING PEOPLE JUST TO SIT ON

UNEMPLOYMENT WITHOUT LOOKING FOR WORK OR SEARCHING FOR WORK.

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ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, MS.

SOLAGES.

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, ARE THERE

RESOLUTIONS AND/OR HOUSEKEEPING?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE HAVE ONE FINE

RESOLUTION, WHICH WE WILL TAKE UP WITH ONE VOTE. ON THE RESOLUTIONS,

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE - OH,

LOUDER THAN THAT - AYE. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

(WHEREUPON, ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 12 WAS

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

MOVE THAT THE ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY THE

13TH, TOMORROW BEING A LEGISLATIVE DAY, AND WE WILL RECONVENE AT 2

P.M. ON TUESDAY, JANUARY THE 19TH, THAT BEING A SESSION DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE ASSEMBLY STANDS

ADJOURNED.

(WHEREUPON, AT 4:11 P.M., THE ASSEMBLY STOOD

ADJOURNED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13TH, WEDNESDAY BEING A

LEGISLATIVE DAY, AND TO RECONVENE ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 19TH AT 2:00

P.M., TUESDAY BEING A SESSION DAY.)