MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2022 5:34 P.M.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE HOUSE WILL COME

TO ORDER.

THE REVEREND DR. AMAURY TAÑÓN-SANTOS WILL OFFER A

PRAYER.

REVEREND DR. AMAURY TAÑÓN-SANTOS: A

LESSON FROM THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET MICAH, 6:8: GOD HAS SHOWN YOU,

HUMAN ONE, WHAT IS GOOD. WHAT THE DIVINE REQUIRES FROM YOU, TO DO

JUSTICE, EMBRACE FAITHFUL LOVE, AND WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR GOD.

WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN PRAYER: WE COME BEFORE YOU

EVERYTHING THAT IS HOLY AS WE SET OUR MINDS, HEARTS, AND STRENGTH IN

SERVICE TO TODAY'S SESSION OF THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY.

(SPEAKING SPANISH). WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN CHOSEN

BY THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE TO THIS SERVICE, AND WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

PROVIDE EACH MEMBER OF THIS LEGISLATIVE HOUSE WITH WISDOM IN THEIR

ANALYSIS, FORTITUDE IN THEIR COMMITMENTS, LOVE IN THEIR SERVICE, AND

GOODNESS IN THEIR PRESENCE WITH, FOR, AND AMONG EACH OTHER. (SPEAKING

SPANISH). WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE OFFICERS OF THIS LEGISLATIVE HOUSE,

FOR THE SPEAKER AND FOR OTHERS THAT STEWARD THE CHAIR OF THE SPEAKER,

FOR MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS AND FOR CHAIRS OF COMMITTEES. FOR

EACH ONE OF THEM WE ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE WISDOM AND FORTITUDE IN

THEIR SERVICE. (SPEAKING SPANISH). WE ARE THANKFUL AND ASK THESE

THINGS BECAUSE WE KNOW WE WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO SERVE AS A

COMMUNITY OF LEADERS GUIDED AND EMPOWERED BY EVERYTHING THAT IS

TRUE, HOLY, JUST, PURE, LOVELY, AND WORTHY OF PRAISE. IN THE NAME OF ALL

THAT IS EXCELLENT, ADMIRABLE, AND GOOD WE PRAY, (SPEAKING SPANISH)

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 SUNDAY, APRIL 24TH.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

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

24TH AND ASK THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

ORDERED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, SIR. I JUST

CERTAINLY WANT TO WELCOME COLLEAGUES AND GUESTS BACK INTO THE

CHAMBERS. I HOPE EVERYBODY ENJOYED THEIR COUPLE WEEKS REPRIEVE AS

WE CELEBRATED HIGH HOLIDAY TIME. I DO HAVE A QUOTE I WOULD LIKE TO

SHARE WITH YOU ALL TODAY. THIS ONE IS FROM ARIANNA HUFFINGTON. SHE'S

A GREEK-AMERICAN AUTHOR, SYNDICATED COLUMNIST, AND A BUSINESS

WOMAN. SHE'S THE CO-AUTHOR OF HUFFINGTON POST, AND FOUNDER AND CEO

OF THRIVE GLOBAL, AND HAS AUTHORED 15 BOOKS. HER WORDS FOR US TODAY,

WE NEED TO ACCEPT WHAT WE WON'T ALWAYS MAKE IT RIGHT. WE WON'T

ALWAYS MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS, THAT WE'LL SCREW-UP ROYALLY

SOMETIMES, UNDERSTANDING THAT FAILURE IS NOT THE OPPOSITE OF SUCCESS,

FAILURE IS A PART OF SUCCESS. AGAIN, MR. SPEAKER, THESE WORDS ARE FROM

ARIANNA HUFFINGTON.

COLLEAGUES SHOULD KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR DESKS

AN A-CALENDAR -- A MAIN CALENDAR AS WELL AS AN A-CALENDAR. MR.

SPEAKER, I WOULD NOW LIKE TO ADVANCE THE A-CALENDAR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MRS.

PEOPLES-STOKES, THE A-CALENDAR IS ADVANCED.

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

SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES, AFTER YOU HAVE DONE ANY HOUSEKEEPING AND

INTRODUCTIONS THAT YOU NEED TO DO, AND CLEARLY WE HAVE SOME TODAY, WE

WILL TAKE UP RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3 AND THEN WE WILL CONSENT THE

A-CALENDAR, BEGINNING WITH RULES REPORT NO. 80 BY MR. ZEBROWSKI.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR DAY, WE WILL TAKE UP A PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION

BY MS. MCMAHON COMMEMORATING EARTH DAY.

THAT IS A GENERAL OUTLINE, MR. SPEAKER. AS YOU KNOW,

THERE COULD BE SOME CHANGES HERE AND THERE, BUT FOR RIGHT NOW THAT'S

WHERE WE'RE GOING. IF THERE'S HOUSEKEEPING AND MULTIPLE

INTRODUCTIONS, NOW IS A PERFECT TIME, SIR. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE -- CERTAINLY, MRS.

PEOPLES-STOKES. WE HAVE AN INTRODUCTION BY MR. BARCLAY.

MR. BARCLAY: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE FOR

AN INTRODUCTION OF A NEW MEMBER. I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE ERIC "ARI"

BROWN, WHO IS A NEW ASSEMBLYMEMBER FROM THE 20TH ASSEMBLY

DISTRICT. ARI BROWN WAS ELECTED TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY IN A

SPECIAL ELECTION ON APRIL 7TH, 2022. HIS DISTRICT INCLUDES THE TOWNS

AND VILLAGES OF CEDARHURST, EAST ROCKAWAY, HEWLETT, WOODMERE,

INWOOD, ISLAND PARK, LAWRENCE, AND OCEANSIDE, ALONG WITH A BARRIER

ISLAND FROM THE ATLANTIC BEACH TO POINT LOOKOUT. HAVING A

LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE, ARI SERVED ON THE BOARD

OF TRUSTEES IN THE VILLAGE OF CEDARHURST FOR TWO DECADES, AND MOST

RECENTLY SERVED AS CEDARHURST DEPUTY MAYOR. PRIOR TO BECOMING AN

ASSEMBLYMAN, ARI WAS A MEMBER OF THE VILLAGE ZONING BOARD AND

BECAME CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW IN 2019. HE

IS CURRENTLY THE PRESIDENT OF R. BROWN REALTY CORPORATION, IT'S A

DESIGN/BUILD FIRM.

ARI IS A PROUD FATHER OF SEVEN, I REPEAT, SEVEN CHILDREN

AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN, AND IS A 30-YEAR RESIDENT OF CEDARHURST. AS

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

ASSEMBLYMAN, ARI PLANS TO SUPPORT MEASURES THAT MAKE

NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES SAFER, AND SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE

INCREASE IN HATE CRIMES AND ACTS OF ANTI-SEMITISM. HE IS OPPOSED TO

THE "DEFUND THE POLICE" MOVEMENT, AND SUPPORTS ALL FIRST RESPONDERS

AND THEIR SELFLESS DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS OF NEW

YORK STATE. ARI BELIEVES IN COMMON SENSE POLICIES THAT BENEFIT ALL

NEW YORKERS, IMPROVES OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, WILL STAND UP FOR PARENTAL

RIGHTS, AND FIGHT FOR LOWER TAXES AND MAKE NEW YORK MORE AFFORDABLE.

SO MR. SPEAKER, PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING ARI

BROWN TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY.

(APPLAUSE)

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ASSEMBLYMEMBER

BROWN, WELCOME TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. YOU ARE NOW PART

OF THIS FAMILY, AS YOU HAVE OBVIOUSLY SHOWN THAT YOU CAN HANDLE

FAMILY. WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE JOINED US, WE HOPE THAT

YOUR TIME HERE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL AND THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS KNOW THAT

THE ASSEMBLY WILL BE YOUR HOME FOREVER. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH,

SIR, FOR BEING HERE.

(APPLAUSE)

AND AS I ALWAYS TELL EVERY NEW MEMBER, THIS WILL BE

THE LAST TIME THEY GET UP AND CHEER FOR YOU.

(LAUGHTER)

MR. STECK FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. STECK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER.

AND THANK YOU TO THE REVEREND DR. AMAURY TAÑÓN-SANTOS FOR HIS

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

INSPIRATIONAL WORDS. DR. TAÑÓN-SANTOS IS A CONSTITUENT OF MY

COLLEAGUE, PAT FAHY; HOWEVER, HE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO

OF THE SCHENECTADY COMMUNITY MINISTRIES, ALSO KNOWN AS SICM,

WHICH HOSTS THE LARGEST FOOD PANTRY IN SCHENECTADY COUNTY, AND I HAVE

WORKED WITH HIM IN THAT CAPACITY. THEY PROVIDE OVER 60 PERCENT OF THE

TEMPORARY AND EMERGENCY FOOD GIVEN OUT TO PEOPLE IN NEED OF OUR

COMMUNITY. SICM IS AN INTERFAITH PARTNERSHIP OF 52 FAITH GROUPS

FOUNDED IN 1967. SICM UNDERTAKES PROGRAMS OF JOINT SERVICE AND

WITNESS WITH AND ON BEHALF OF FAITH GROUPS IN THE AREAS OF BOTH SOCIAL

SERVICE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. THE -- MOST RECENTLY, REVEREND DR. AMAURY

TAÑÓN-SANTOS WAS A NETWORKER FOR THE SYNOD OF THE NORTHEAST, THE

REGION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH THAT SERVES 1,100 GOSPEL

COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTHEAST. DR. TAÑÓN-SANTOS HAS DEGREES IN

SPANISH, CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY FROM LA UNIVERSIDAD

DE PUERTO RICO EN CAYEY; IN RELIGION AND SOCIETY FROM PRINCETON

THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY; AND IN URBAN STUDIES AND INTERCULTURAL

ENGAGEMENT FROM NEW BRUNSWICK THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. HE IS ALSO

AN ALUMNUS OF DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL'S FOUNDATION OF CHRISTIAN

LEADERSHIP, AND PART OF THE GLEAN NETWORK THROUGH ITS SHIFT AND

START PROGRAMS. DR. TAÑÓN-SANTOS AND HIS WIFE LIVE IN THE CAPITAL

DISTRICT AND ARE THE PARENTS TO TWO CHILDREN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR

JOINING US TODAY, AND APOLOGIZE, AGAIN, FOR THE LONG WAIT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. REVEREND

DR., WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE JOINED US. YOU ARE EXTENDED THE

PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR AND ALWAYS WELCOMED BACK. THANK YOU SO VERY

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. BROWN FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. A. BROWN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER AND

EVERYBODY FOR WELCOMING ME INTO YOUR HOME. I JUST WANTED TO

RECOGNIZE MY FAMILY WHO IS HERE: MY DAUGHTER ELIZA, AND DAVID, AND

MY GRANDCHILDREN THAT WERE HERE, ASHLEY AND AUSTIN, MY SON ZACH,

JAKE, NINA, EZRA, EMILY - THERE'S A FEW MORE - CALEB, ADELE -- FRIENDS

ADELE AND MYA, MY FRIEND STEVEN AND CHRIS, LESLIE AND ALAN, ALL WHO

ARE LIKE MY FAMILY AND ARE MY FAMILY, AND I THANK YOU FOR SPENDING THE

DAY, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS BIG DELAY IN BETWEEN, SO THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE)

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON BEHALF OF

ASSEMBLYMEMBER BROWN, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE

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

YOU'RE A PART OF THIS FAMILY AS YOU WILL ALWAYS BE. WE HOPE THAT YOU

WILL ENJOY THESE PROCEEDINGS AND ALSO THE FACT THAT YOUR FATHER, YOUR

HUSBAND, AND YOUR RELATIVES WILL ENJOY THE FACT THAT HE WILL SERVE THIS

STATE ADMIRABLY WE'RE SURE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. SAYEGH FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. SAYEGH: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR THE

OPPORTUNITY TO DO AN INTRODUCTION. TODAY IS VERY SPECIAL. THIS PAST

WEEK AND TODAY WE'VE WITNESSED THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE 52ND

ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY, AN INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION, AND ALSO THE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF PARTICIPATION AND WORLD PEACE, AND TODAY A VERY

SPECIAL GATHERING HERE IN THE CAPITOL HOSTED BY THE GOVERNOR TO

CELEBRATE THE BREAKING OF FAST FOR MUSLIM-AMERICANS, IFTAR.

AND TODAY I HAVE WITH ME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE FOUR

GENTLEMEN WHO HAVE BEEN PILLARS AND EXTREMELY INSTRUMENTAL IN THE

MOVEMENT OF GLOBAL PEACE AND THE MOVEMENT OF EXPANDING

ISLAMIC-AMERICAN RELATIONS, AND ALSO IN THE MOVEMENT OF CELEBRATING

EARTH DAY. AND I'D LIKE TO START OFF WITH ALL DEAR FRIENDS, GURU GURUJI,

WHO IS DR. DILEEPKUMAR THANKAPPAN, WHO IS THE GLOBAL CHAIRMAN OF

WORLD YOGA COMMUNITY, INVOLVED IN PATH TO PEACE, A GLOBAL

ORGANIZATION, AND OF COURSE GENERATED EXTENSIVE CONFERENCES ON WORLD

EARTH DAY; JOINED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE 12TH GATE FOUNDATION, THE

REVEREND DR. FRANK KAUFMAN; AND ALSO JOINED BY IMAN DR. SHAMSI

ALI, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE JAMAICA MUSLIM CENTER; AND ALSO

JOINED BY IMAN MUHAMMAD SHAHIDULLA, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE

INTERFAITH CENTER OF THE USA.

MR. SPEAKER, THESE FOUR GENTLEMEN HAVE PLAYED A

CRUCIAL ROLE NOT ONLY LOCALLY AND STATEWIDE, BUT INTERNATIONALLY IN SOME

OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CAUSES, AND I'M JOINED TODAY BY MY COLLEAGUE

ASSEMBLYMAN DAVID WEPRIN WHO REPRESENTS THE BRONX AND THESE

GENTLEMEN TO REALLY WISH THEM THE VERY BEST AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO

CONTINUE THEIR WORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. SAYEGH, MR. WEPRIN, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE

WELCOME YOU GENTLEMEN HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. WE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR, AND OUR CONGRATULATIONS ON

THE TREMENDOUS WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND AN EXPECTATION THAT THAT

WORK WILL CONTINUE AS YOU GO ON IN YOUR LIVES. THANK YOU SO VERY

MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. RA FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. RA: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'M HAPPY TO

WELCOME TO THE CHAMBER TODAY, OR WELCOME BACK TO THE CHAMBER

TODAY, A FORMER MEMBER, GEORGE MADISON. NOW, IT'S NOT EVERY DAY

THAT YOU GET TO SAY YOU'RE WELCOMING A PERSON THAT KIND OF WAS YOUR

FIRST START IN POLITICS. GEORGE WAS THE ASSEMBLYMAN IN MY LOCAL AREA

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID, AND THE FIRST POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT I EVER HAD IN

ANYTHING WAS MYSELF AND MY SIBLINGS BEING PHOTOGRAPHED FOR

CAMPAIGN MATERIALS FOR GEORGE MADISON WHEN I WAS AN INFANT. HE

WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF MY FATHER'S WHO WORKED ON MANY OF HIS EARLY

CAMPAIGNS. GEORGE SERVED IN THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY FROM

1978 TO 1993. DURING HIS TIME HERE, HE WAS, LIKE I AM, CURRENTLY

SERVING AS, HE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK STATE CONFERENCE OF

ITALIAN-AMERICAN STATE LEGISLATORS. AND THEN WHEN HE LEFT THE

ASSEMBLY, HE WORKED IN THE LEADER'S OFFICE FOR MINORITY LEADER

RAPPLEYEA, AND THEN SERVED IN GOVERNOR PATAKI'S CABINET AFTER THAT.

HE'S JOINED TODAY BY HIS SON-IN-LAW WHO SERVES AS THE

YORKTOWN SUPERVISOR, MATT SLATER, AND MATT HIMSELF IS NO STRANGER TO

ALBANY, HAVING PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS CHIEF-OF-STAFF TO SENATOR

MURPHY, AND PRIOR TO THAT ACTUALLY ON STAFF IN OUR ASSEMBLY MINORITY

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

REGIONAL OFFICE. SO IF YOU COULD WELCOME BOTH MR. MADISON AND MR.

SLATER TO THE CHAMBER, I'D APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE)

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY -- CERTAINLY.

ON BEHALF OF MR. RA, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, ASSEMBLYMAN,

WE WELCOME YOU BACK. AS A MEMBER, YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE,

YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR AND, MATT, WE EXTEND THOSE

TO YOU AS YOU COME TODAY AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL HAVE A GREAT DAY AND

ENJOY THE PROCEEDINGS THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO. THANK YOU SO VERY

MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MRS. GRIFFIN FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MRS. GRIFFIN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR

PERMITTING TO ME TO MAKE THIS INTRODUCTION. IT IS MY HONOR TO

INTRODUCE MAUREEN MCCORMICK, SPECIAL ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY

FOR LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES FOR SUFFOLK DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAY TIERNEY.

SHE IS THE FORMER EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DA FOR THE MAJOR CASE DIVISION

AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS FOR FORMER DISTRICT ATTORNEY

MADELINE SINGAS, AND THE ACTING DA JOYCE SMITH, FORMER CHIEF OF

VEHICULAR CRIMES AT THE NASSAU COUNTY DAS OFFICE. PRIOR TO HER 15

YEARS IN NASSAU COUNTY, SHE SPENT 20 YEARS IN THE BROOKLYN DAS

OFFICE AND FOUNDED THE FIRST VEHICULAR CRIMES BUREAU IN NEW YORK

CITY AND NASSAU COUNTY. SHE HAS EXPERTISE FOR VEHICULAR CRIMES AND

HAS BEEN THE CO-CHAIR OF THE DAS ASSOCIATION VEHICULAR CRIME:

LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

EARLIER THIS MONTH, MAUREEN RECEIVED THE MAUREEN

MCCORMICK LEADER OF EXCELLENCE AWARD AT THE MOTHERS AGAINST

DRUNK DRIVING LUNCHEON FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT RECOGNITION HERE IN

ALBANY. SHE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HER INSPIRATION, TIRELESS EFFORTS,

CONSIDERABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY BY HER

EFFORTS TO REDUCE IMPAIRED DRIVING ON NEW YORK'S ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

DURING HER STELLAR CAREER. I AM GRATEFUL FOR HER INVALUABLE GUIDANCE,

CONCERN, AND WILLINGNESS TO WEIGH-IN AND ADVISE ON ISSUES REGARDING

VEHICULAR SAFETY, DRUNK DRIVING, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM. PLEASE

WELCOME MAUREEN TO THE FLOOR.

(APPLAUSE)

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

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

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

FLOOR TO YOU, AS WELL AS IN AWE OF WHAT A CAREER YOU HAVE ALREADY HAD

AND HOPE THAT YOU CONTINUE CONTRIBUTING TO OUR STATE, BECAUSE WE NEED

THAT KIND OF INFORMATION. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. BYRNE FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. BYRNE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR THE

PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION. I RISE TO INTRODUCE CLOSE TO 30 DIFFERENT

MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE TOWN CLERKS ASSOCIATION. I HAD A LIST

OF ALL THEIR NAMES, BUT THERE ARE JUST FAR TOO MANY AND THE GREAT THING

ABOUT OUR TOWN CLERKS, THEY'RE PROBABLY THE MOST BELOVED GOVERNMENT

OFFICIALS IN ALL OF GOVERNMENT. SO THEY WERE SO KIND ENOUGH THAT THEY

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

SAID, MR. BYRNE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO MESS UP PRONOUNCING ALL OUR

NAMES, YOU CAN JUST SAY WHAT COUNTY WE'RE FROM.

SO WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY, PUTNAM

COUNTY, GREENE COUNTY, CAYUGA COUNTY, STEUBEN COUNTY, CAYUGA

COUNTY, WARREN COUNTY, CLINTON, CATTARAUGUS, FRANKLIN, MONROE,

WILTON, NIAGARA, I'M SURE I'M MISSING SOME, BUT I ALSO WAS GIVEN THIS

VERY NICE MAGNETIC PEN WHICH TELLS ME THAT WHILE THEY'RE HERE FOR THEIR

CONVENTION OF TOWN CLERKS, IT SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN EDUCATING OUR PEERS

FOR 40 YEARS, THAT MEANS THEY WERE FOUNDED IN 1982 AND THIS YEAR,

2022, IS THEIR 40TH YEAR. SO THIS CONVENTION IS 40 YEARS OF EDUCATING

OUR GREAT TOWN CLERKS THAT WE APPRECIATE. THIS INTRODUCTION IS ON

BEHALF OF MYSELF, BILLY JONES, MATT SIMPSON, AND ALL THE OTHER

MEMBERS OF THE COUNTIES REPRESENTED THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER. SO

PLEASE, MR. SPEAKER, WOULD YOU EXTEND THE CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

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

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

FLOOR. OUR THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO MAKING SURE THAT

INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO CLERKS ACROSS THIS STATE, AND WE KNOW

YOU'RE CONTINUING TO DO A GREAT JOB. PLEASE KNOW YOU'RE ALWAYS

WELCOME HERE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

WE WILL MOVE TO RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3, ASSEMBLY

NO. 735, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 735, MS.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

ZINERMAN.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 25TH, 2022 AS DNA 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. 736, MS.

WOERNER.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 24-30, 2022 AS CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS

WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. WOERNER ON THE

RESOLUTION.

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

ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON THIS RESOLUTION. EVERY CRIMINAL ACT HAS A

VICTIM, SOMEONE AFFECTED IN WAYS LARGE AND SMALL. VICTIM ASSISTANCE

UNFORTUNATELY HAS BECOME A GROWTH BUSINESS AND IN NEW YORK, OVER

200 FORMAL VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE NEW

YORK STATE OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES. NOW, VICTIM ASSISTANCE COMES

IN A VARIETY OF FORMS, FROM VOLUNTEERS AND PROFESSIONALS ACROSS A

SPECTRUM OF ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES, FROM SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO

PAROLE OFFICERS, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO CLERGY. VICTIMS NEED AND

ARE PROVIDED A SHOULDER TO CRY ON, RESTORATION OF DIGNITY AND TRUST,

ACCESS TO RESTITUTION, HEALING OF BODY AND MIND. VICTIMS RECEIVE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

PROTECTION, COMPASSION, COMPENSATION, AND THEIR DAY IN COURT.

VICTIMS ARE TREATED WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT, KINDNESS AND THEY GET THE

CHANCE TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD.

THIS WEEK AS WE CELEBRATE OR HONOR CRIME VICTIMS'

WEEK, WE CELEBRATE THE RESILIENCE, THE PERSISTENCE AND DILIGENCE OF

CRIME VICTIMS AND OF CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS WHO WORK SO

HARD TO ADDRESS AND OVERCOME THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL IMPACT OF A

CRIME WITH RESPECT AND COMPASSION. THANK YOU, MY COLLEAGUES, FOR

SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION AND FOR SUPPORTING CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS

WEEK. THANK YOU.

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. 737, MR.

BYRNE.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 25-29, 2022 AS WORK ZONE

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. 738, MS.

CLARK.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 24-30, 2022 AS MEDICAL LABORATORY

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

PROFESSIONALS 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. 739, MR.

SAYEGH.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 2022 AS ARAB AMERICAN HERITAGE

MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. SAYEGH ON THE

RESOLUTION.

MR. SAYEGH: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, ON THE

RESOLUTION. I RISE TO JOIN AND THANK MY COLLEAGUES IN SPONSORING THIS

RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THIS MONTH, APRIL, OF EVERY YEAR AS ARAB

HERITAGE MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. OVER A CENTURY,

ARAB-AMERICANS HAVE BEEN MAKING VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO EVERY

ASPECT OF AMERICAN SOCIETY, IN MEDICINE, LAW, BUSINESS, CIVIC

ENGAGEMENT, GOVERNMENT, AND CULTURE. AND SINCE ARAB-AMERICANS

BEGAN THEIR MIGRATION HERE TO THE UNITED STATES, THEY CAME AND SHARED

THEIR RICH CULTURE AND TRADITIONS WITH NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS, SETTING A

FINE EXAMPLE OF MODEL -- MODEL CITIZENSHIP AND RESPECT.

ARAB-AMERICANS HAVE BROUGHT WITH THEM TO AMERICA

RESILIENT FAMILY VALUES, STRONG WORK ETHICS, DEDICATION TO EDUCATION AND

DIVERSITY IN FAITH AND CREED, AND HAVE ADDED STRENGTH TO OUR

DEMOCRACY. WRITER AMEEN RIHANI BACK IN 1911 HAD A MASTERPIECE,

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

THE BOOK OF KHALID, THE FIRST ARAB-AMERICAN NOVEL, AND IT WAS AN

IMPORTANT RECORD OF ARAB IMMIGRATION TO WHAT IS -- WHAT WAS KNOWN

AS LITTLE SYRIA, A COMMUNITY OF LOWER MANHATTAN, AND TODAY IS A

POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF THE POTENTIAL THE U.S. HAS IN STRENGTHENING TIES.

ARAB-AMERICAN POET KAHLIL GIBRAN'S MASTERPIECE, THE PROFIT, WAS A

TRANSFORMATIVE PIECE OF LITERATURE WITH OVER 100 TRANSLATIONS, MAKING IT

ONE OF THE MOST TRANSLATED BOOKS IN HISTORY, AND DISCUSSES TOPICS OF

HUMAN CONDITIONS IN THE MOST ELOQUENT OF WAYS BY HIGHLIGHTING

INCLUSION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PEOPLE. AND THE FIRST ARABIC

SPEAKER TO THIS LAND, TO THE NORTH AMERICA, ARRIVED AS AN ENSLAVED

PERSON FROM MOROCCO IN 1528, AND HE WAS AN IMPORTANT EXPLORER OF

THE PRESENT DAY AMERICAN SOUTHWEST.

AS ARAB-AMERICANS IN THE USA, THAT NUMBER

APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILLION PEOPLE, RIGHT HERE IN NEW YORK STATE,

250,000 PEOPLE, PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN BUSINESS AND EVERY AREA OF

LAW AND GOVERNMENT AND MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE, AND THEY ARE A

PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY PROUD OF THEIR AMERICAN TRADITIONAL VALUES. THEY

ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY PROUD OF EXPLAINING AND JUSTIFYING THE

IMPORTANCE OF GLOBAL AWARENESS AND MULTI-CULTURALISM.

SO TODAY I JOIN WITH MY MANY COLLEAGUES IN

SPONSORING THIS LEGISLATION AND ASK THAT THIS BODY RESPECTS AND

RECOGNIZES, AS WE DO ALL CULTURAL GROUPS, ARAB-AMERICAN HERITAGE IN

NEW YORK STATE. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, SIR.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

ON THE A-CALENDAR, PAGE 3, RULES REPORT NO. 80, THE

CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00344-B, RULES

REPORT NO. 80, ZEBROWSKI, SIMON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC

AUTHORITIES LAW, IN RELATION TO DIRECTING THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO PREPARE A REPORT REGARDING THE

REPLACEMENT OF DECOMMISSIONED OR DORMANT ELECTRIC GENERATING SITES

WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND ENERGY STORAGE OPPORTUNITIES.

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 ASSEMBLY PRINT 340-B. 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. WALCZYK TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. WALCZYK: YEAH, THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER TO

EXPLAIN MY VOTE. WE PUSH A LOT ON THE -- NYSERDA, ON THE AUTHORITY

THAT WE KNOW AS THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, BUT I THINK IT'S LOST ON MANY OF THE MEMBERS

OF THIS BODY THAT THEY DON'T REALLY ACTUALLY DO MUCH RESEARCH OVER IN

THAT AUTHORITY. THEY FARM THEIR PROJECTS OUT TO THE LOWEST BIDDER OFTEN,

AND OFTEN THAT BIDDER IS NOT LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

SO HERE WE ARE OUTSIDE OF THE BUDGETARY PROCESS

SAYING WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FISCAL IMPACT IS GOING TO BE ON THIS

AUTHORITY; THERE'S NO ALLOCATION ALONG WITH THIS BILL. THERE'S ALSO NO

GUARANTEE THAT ANYBODY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL BE DOING THE

RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

AUTHORITY, AND OFTEN THESE CONTRACTS ARE GIVEN TO COMPANIES THAT ARE

OUTSIDE OF THE STATE, OFTEN IN CALIFORNIA, SOMETIMES OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

SO THIS IS JUST ONE MORE TIME THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED

IN THE NEW YORK STATE BUDGET, BUT THIS IS ONE MORE TIME THAT WE'RE

TAKING NEW YORK STATE TAXPAYER DOLLARS, SENDING THEM OUTSIDE TO

REALLY DO WHAT SHOULD BE THE WORK OF THIS HOUSE AND OUR CENTRAL STAFFS,

MAYBE THIS AUTHORITY IF WE ALLOCATE THE FUNDS FOR IT, BUT THAT'S WHY, MR.

SPEAKER, I'LL BE VOTING NO TODAY AND ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO DO THE

SAME. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. WALCZYK IN THE

NEGATIVE.

MR. ZEBROWSKI TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. ZEBROWSKI: THANKS, MR. SPEAKER. IT'S MY

PLEASURE TO OFFER THIS BILL BEFORE THE HOUSE TODAY AS WE KICK OFF OUR

EARTH DAY PACKAGE. THIS BILL WOULD REQUIRE NYSERDA TO DO A STUDY

OF DORMANT ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITY SITES THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT BEEN

DECOMMISSIONED, AND THOSE THAT MAY BE DECOMMISSIONED. AS WE

ATTEMPT TO REACH OUR CLIMATE GOALS, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT ALL THE

DIFFERENT SITES OUT THERE. AND CERTAINLY, THESE SITES COULD BE

PARTICULARLY ADVANTAGEOUS BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

ARE HOOKED INTO THE GRID AND CAN ALREADY PROVIDE SOME OF THE THINGS

THAT ARE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO GET THEM UP AND RUNNING.

BUT IT'S ALSO DOUBLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE TO A LOT OF THE

COMMUNITIES OUT THERE THAT HOST DECOMMISSIONED SITES, THEY TOOK YEARS

OF POLLUTION FROM THE SITES, BUT MANY TIMES GOT SOME ECONOMIC

BENEFITS. WHEN THESE SITES WERE DECOMMISSIONED, THEY WERE LEFT WITH

ALL THE VESTIGES OF THAT POLLUTION AND LOST, IN MANY CASES, VERY REAL

ECONOMIC BENEFITS, TAX FUNDS, AND SAW THEIR PROPERTY TAXES SHOOT UP.

SO THIS WILL HAVE THE ADDED BENEFIT OF PERHAPS GOING INTO THESE

COMMUNITIES AND ASSESSING THESE SITES AND GETTING THEM UP AND

RUNNING, NOT WITH FOSSIL FUEL BURNING ENERGY, BUT WITH RENEWABLE

ENERGY, BOTH THEREBY HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO HELPING THESE --

THESE COMMUNITIES.

SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS BILL

BEFORE THE HOUSE, MR. SPEAKER. 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.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02103-D, RULES

REPORT NO. 81, PRETLOW, LAVINE, THIELE, ANDERSON, REYES, SIMON, L.

ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED, GLICK, SEPTIMO, NIOU, ZINERMAN, TAYLOR, RAMOS,

HUNTER, STIRPE, BURGOS, HEVESI, SOLAGES, COLTON, JACOBSON, QUART,

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

MAMDANI, EPSTEIN, GONZÁLEZ-ROJAS, LUPARDO, DICKENS, WALKER,

SAYEGH, MITAYNES, BURDICK, ABINANTI, FORREST, JEAN-PIERRE, FERNANDEZ,

AUBRY, DAVILA, GIBBS, LUNSFORD, CUNNINGHAM. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO THE LOCATION OF

ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MR.

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

ADVANCED AND THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02412-B, RULES

REPORT NO. 82, FAHY, WOERNER, GOTTFRIED, SIMON, EPSTEIN, GALEF,

DICKENS, CARROLL, THIELE, COLTON, ENGLEBRIGHT, KELLES, DINOWITZ,

SILLITTI, STERN, SANTABARBARA, LUNSFORD, GLICK, OTIS, L. ROSENTHAL,

MCDONALD, SEAWRIGHT, LUPARDO. AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW,

IN RELATION TO THE PURCHASE OF LEASE OF ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES FOR

STATE-OWNED VEHICLE FLEETS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS.

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

AND THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06328-A, CALENDAR --

RULES REPORT NO. 83, CRUZ, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, BURGOS. AN ACT TO

AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION

BASED ON CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07389-C, RULES

REPORT NO. 84, KELLES, LUPARDO, ENGLEBRIGHT, THIELE, GLICK,

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

MAGNARELLI, EPSTEIN, BURDICK, STECK, J. D. RIVERA, CLARK, NIOU, FAHY,

WALLACE, BARRETT, CARROLL, L. ROSENTHAL, SEAWRIGHT, GALLAGHER,

GONZÁLEZ-ROJAS, BURKE, STIRPE, MAMDANI, SIMON, GRIFFIN, ANDERSON,

MCMAHON, MITAYNES, OTIS, MCDONALD, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, DINOWITZ,

PRETLOW, PAULIN, FORREST, ZINERMAN, SILLITTI, ZEBROWSKI, QUART, BURGOS,

BICHOTTE HERMELYN, ABINANTI, JACOBSON, LAVINE, SAYEGH. AN ACT TO

AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO

ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING OPERATIONS THAT

USE PROOF-OF-WORK AUTHENTICATION METHODS TO VALIDATE BLOCKCHAIN

TRANSACTIONS; AND TO REQUIRE A COMPREHENSIVE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL

IMPACT STATEMENT REVIEW.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07429-A, CALENDAR --

RULES REPORT NO. 85, ENGLEBRIGHT, GRIFFIN, BURDICK, THIELE, PAULIN,

EPSTEIN, BARNWELL, SIMON, FORREST, GOTTFRIED, STECK, L. ROSENTHAL,

DICKENS, JACKSON, DINOWITZ, OTIS, SILLITTI, GLICK, ZINERMAN, JACOBSON,

COLTON, STERN, NIOU, KELLES, GALLAGHER, FAHY, RAJKUMAR, ABINANTI,

MAMDANI, GONZÁLEZ-ROJAS, CYMBROWITZ, ANDERSON, LAVINE, REYES,

BURGOS, CARROLL, SEAWRIGHT, PHEFFER AMATO, BURKE, HEVESI, CLARK. AN

ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO

ENACTING THE BIRDS AND BEES PROTECTION ACT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07703, RULES REPORT

NO. 86, MCMAHON, ENGLEBRIGHT, ZINERMAN, GUNTHER, THIELE, SIMON,

COLTON, GOTTFRIED, L. ROSENTHAL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

LAW, IN RELATION TO ALLOWING CERTAIN CUSTOMER-GENERATORS WHO GENERATE

SOLAR ELECTRICITY TO DONATE CREDIT FOR SUCH ELECTRICITY TO LOW-INCOME

FAMILIES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS.

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

ADVANCED. THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08143-A, RULES

REPORT NO. 87, FAHY, CUSICK, MCDONALD, L. ROSENTHAL, BURKE, STECK,

SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, JACOBSON, DAVILA, GALEF, KELLES, THIELE, FORREST,

GONZÁLEZ-ROJAS, CARROLL, HEVESI, PAULIN, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALLAGHER,

STERN, SILLITTI, LUNSFORD, MEEKS, BURDICK, ABINANTI, OTIS, STIRPE,

MITAYNES, DILAN, MCMAHON, J. D. RIVERA, GLICK, PRETLOW, NIOU. AN

ACT TO AMEND THE ENERGY LAW, THE EXECUTIVE LAW AND THE STATE

FINANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO ESTABLISHING THE "ADVANCED BUILDING

CODES, APPLIANCE AND EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCY STANDARDS ACT OF 2022."

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08327-A, RULES

REPORT NO. 88, ENGLEBRIGHT, EPSTEIN, MCDONALD, BURDICK, KELLES,

GOTTFRIED, O'DONNELL, BURGOS, FAHY, GRIFFIN, ZEBROWSKI, DARLING,

SIMON, THIELE, STECK, SEPTIMO, LUNSFORD, OTIS, GONZÁLEZ-ROJAS, L.

ROSENTHAL, JEAN-PIERRE, PAULIN, SEAWRIGHT. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC

AUTHORITIES LAW, IN RELATION TO ESTABLISHING THE ELECTRIC LANDSCAPING

EQUIPMENT REBATE PROGRAM; AND PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF SUCH

PROVISIONS UPON EXPIRATION THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MR.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

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

ADVANCED. THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08792, RULES REPORT

NO. 89, REYES. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE LAW, IN

RELATION TO THE HOUSING OUR NEIGHBORS WITH DIGNITY PROGRAM.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS.

REYES, 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 ON SENATE PRINT 7772. 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. MONTESANO, YOU HAVE INFORMATION FOR US?

MR. MONTESANO: CAN YOU RECORD OUR COLLEAGUE

MR. DIPIETRO IN THE NEGATIVE, PLEASE?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ARE THERE ANY OTHER

VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09279-A, RULES

REPORT NO. 90, ENGLEBRIGHT, KELLES, GRIFFIN, LUNSFORD, L. ROSENTHAL,

BURDICK, GLICK, THIELE, COLTON, ABINANTI, JEAN-PIERRE, RAMOS. AN ACT

TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

ESTABLISHING A CARPET COLLECTION PROGRAM.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09601-B, RULES

REPORT NO. 91, LUCAS, MEEKS. AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN

RELATION TO PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON STATUS AS A VICTIM OF

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

HAVE FURTHER RESOLUTIONS OR HOUSEKEEPING?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE HAVE BOTH, MRS.

PEOPLES-STOKES. WE'LL TAKE THE HOUSEKEEPING FIRST.

ON BEHALF OF MS. SEAWRIGHT, ASSEMBLY BILL RECALLED

FROM THE SENATE, THIS IS BILL NO. A08631, THE CLERK WILL READ THE TITLE

OF THE BILL.

THE CLERK: AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC

AUTHORITIES LAW.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THERE IS A 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 AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE

RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

WE HAVE TWO RESOLUTIONS, RESOLUTION NO. 740, THE

CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 740, MS.

MCMAHON.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 52ND

ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY ON APRIL 22, 2022.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. MCMAHON ON THE

RESOLUTION.

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

ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON THE RESOLUTION. IT HAS BEEN 52 YEARS SINCE WE,

AS A NATION, FIRST COMMEMORATED EARTH DAY ON APRIL 22ND, 1970. IN

THE MORE THAN FIVE DECADES THAT HAVE FOLLOWED, TWO GENERATIONS HAVE

LEARNED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING OUR LAND, AIR, AND WATER.

EARTH DAY HAS BECOME A WORLDWIDE CELEBRATION OF BEAUTY OF THE

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND A CALL TO ACTION TO RECOMMIT TO THOSE

MEASURES NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE PLANET AND ITS RESOURCES.

SADLY IN THE 52 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST EARTH DAY, ACTION

HAS BEEN DOMINATED BY RHETORIC AND OUR PLANET HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO

THE CONTINUING BURDENS OF POLLUTION, POPULATION, OVER-DEVELOPMENT,

OZONE DEPLETION, DEFORESTATION, AND SPECIES EXTINCTION. WHILE WE HAVE

COME TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS THREATENING THE PLANET AND, BY

EXTENSION, OUR SURVIVAL ON IT, WE AS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY HAVE FAILED TO

TAKE MEANINGFUL STEPS TO SHIFT OUR BEHAVIOR AND CHANGE COURSE.

AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY, WE HAVE PARTICULAR

RESPONSIBILITY TO RECOGNIZE THE URGENCY OF OUR CLIMATE CRISIS AND TO

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

CRAFT POLICY SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS IT. BUT THE ACTIONS WE TAKE HERE BE

NEARLY THE FIRST STEPS IN A PROCESS TOWARD RECOVERY, NOT A FINAL

DESTINATION. AND WHILE WE RECOGNIZE EARTH DAY 2022, LET'S NOT FORGET

TO HONOR OUR MOTHER EARTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND COMMIT OURSELVES

TO A CLEANER, HEALTHIER, AND SAFER PLANET. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

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

ADOPTED.

THE CLERK WILL READ, RESOLUTION NO. 742.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 742, MR.

REILLY.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MOURNING THE DEATH OF PHILIP

CAROLLO, BELOVED PRINCIPAL, DEVOTED HUSBAND AND FATHER, AND

DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF HIS COMMUNITY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. REILLY ON THE

RESOLUTION.

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

TO ASK YOU TO HONOR WITH ME A DEAR FRIEND, A COLLEAGUE, AND SOMEONE

FROM THE COMMUNITY OF STATEN ISLAND THAT WE HOLD NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR

HEARTS, PHILIP CAROLLO. PHIL WAS THE PRINCIPAL OF PS 56 IN THE ROSSVILLE

SECTION OF STATEN ISLAND. HE RESIDED IN TOTTENVILLE. HE WAS TRULY A

REMARKABLE MAN. WE LOST HIM ON MARCH 1ST OF THIS YEAR. THIS FRIDAY,

APRIL 29TH, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN 50 YEARS OLD.

PHIL WAS A BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER, SON, BROTHER,

UNCLE. HE WAS BORN ON APRIL 29TH, 1972 IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. HE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

ATTENDED XAVERIAN HIGH SCHOOL. HE HELD A MASTER'S DEGREE IN

EDUCATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX AND A MASTER'S DEGREE IN

ADMINISTRATION FROM THE COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND. HE ALSO HELD A

BACHELOR'S OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY FROM ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY.

PHIL BEGAN HIS CAREER IN TEACHING IN 2001 AT PS 44 IN

MARINERS HARBOR. AFTER A DECADE AS A TEACHER, HE SERVED AS THE

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF PS 22 IN GRANITEVILLE, FOR SEVEN YEARS BEFORE

TAKING ON THE ROLE OF PRINCIPAL OF PS 56 IN ROSSVILLE. I REMEMBER THE

DAY PHIL WAS APPOINTED TO PS 56. HE WAS SO PROUD, WE WERE ALL SO

PROUD. PHIL'S MOTHER, PIETRA, WALKED HIM TO SCHOOL THAT DAY.

LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PHIL THAT GOES WELL

BEYOND HIS ROLE AS PRINCIPAL, HIS ROLE AS FATHER, HIS ROLE AS UNCLE. HE

CARED ABOUT THOSE KIDS DEEPLY. WHEN COVID STRUCK AND SCHOOLS WERE

CLOSED DOWN, PHIL BEGAN TO READ STORIES, BEDTIME STORIES TO ALL THE

STUDENTS AT PS 56 VIA THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE. EVERY NIGHT HE TOOK THE

OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH THOSE KIDS. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE,

ERIN; HIS DAUGHTER, SOPHIA; HIS SON, GIOVANNI; HIS FATHER, GIOVANNI; HIS

MOTHER, PIETRA; HIS SISTER, MARIA CONCETTA CIPRIANO, AND THE ENTIRE

CIPRIANO FAMILY.

THIS FRIDAY ON HIS BIRTHDAY, PS 56 WILL HOLD A DAY FOR

PHIL. HIS FAMILY STARTED A HASHTAG, #LIVELIKEPHIL. HE TRULY IS AN

INSPIRATION TO OUR COMMUNITY AND AN INSPIRATION TO HUMANITY. HIS

KINDNESS, HIS DEVOTION, AND HIS UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND KIND WORDS FOR

EVERYONE HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH WILL FOREVER LIVE ON. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 25, 2022

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

ADOPTED.

WE HAVE NUMEROUS OTHER FINE RESOLUTIONS, WE WILL

TAKE THEM UP WITH ONE VOTE. ON THE RESOLUTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED.

(WHEREUPON, ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NOS. 741,

743-748 WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: I NOW MOVE THAT THE

ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED AND THAT WE RECONVENE AT 3 P.M. ON

TUESDAY, APRIL THE 26TH, TOMORROW BEING A SESSION DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE ASSEMBLY STANDS

ADJOURNED.

(WHEREUPON, AT 6:23 P.M., THE ASSEMBLY STOOD

ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY, APRIL 26TH AT 3:00 P.M., TUESDAY BEING A

SESSION DAY.)