MONDAY, MAY 9, 2022 4:47 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 SUNDAY, MAY 8TH. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO 1 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING OF THE JOURNAL OF SUNDAY, MAY THE 8TH AND ASK THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, SIR. COLLEAGUES AND GUESTS THAT ARE IN THE CHAMBER, I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH A QUOTE TODAY. THIS ONE AGAIN IS FROM MAYA ANGELOU AND IT SAYS, AS YOU GROW OLDER, YOU WILL DISCOVER THAT YOU HAVE TWO HANDS, ONE FOR HELPING YOURSELF AND THE OTHER ONE FOR HELPING OTHERS. THAT MIGHT SEEM A LITTLE SIMPLISTIC, MR. SPEAKER, BUT IT'S APTLY APPROPRIATE, PARTICULARLY IN A HOUSE WHERE WE DO A LOT OF HELPING OTHERS. COLLEAGUES HAVE ON THEIR DESK A MAIN CALENDAR. IT HAS 59 NEW BILLS ON IT, AND WE ALSO HAVE A DEBATE LIST. AND AFTER THERE IS HOUSEKEEPING AND INTRODUCTIONS, MR. SPEAKER, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3. OUR PRINCIPAL WORK FOR TODAY WILL BE TO TAKE UP NEW BILLS ON CONSENT BEGINNING WITH CALENDAR NO. 586 AND GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH TO CALENDAR NO. 644. THERE MAY BE A NEED, MR. SPEAKER, FOR FURTHER ADDITIONAL FLOOR ACTIVITY. SHOULD THAT BE THE CASE, I WILL BE ALERTING FOLKS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT. THAT'S A GENERAL OUTLINE OF WHERE WE'RE GOING RIGHT NOW, SIR. NOW IS A GREAT TIME FOR HOUSEKEEPING. THANK YOU. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE HOUSEKEEPING. ON A MOTION BY MR. MCDONALD, PAGE 6, CALENDAR NO. 2 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 594, BILL NO. 5411-B, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED. ON A MOTION BY MS. CLARK, PAGE 9, CALENDAR NO. 609, BILL NO. 8105-A, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED. ON A MOTION BY MR. EICHENSTEIN, PAGE 11, CALENDAR NO. 619, BILL NO. A8869-A, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED. FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION, MR. BURDICK. MR. BURDICK: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING INTRODUCTIONS OF FOUR OF MY CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE HERE TODAY, AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND SO WE MAY RECOGNIZE YOU. WE HAVE 14-YEAR-OLD JARED SAIONTZ, HIS MOTHER, STACEY SAIONTZ, AND HIS GRANDPARENTS SAMMY AND JEAN FELDMAN ALSO ARE HERE. AND JUST A VERY BRIEF WORD ABOUT JARED. JARED IS A 14-YEAR-OLD CONSTITUENT OF THE TOWN OF NEW CASTLE WITH OVER 26 LIFE-THREATENING FOOD ALLERGIES WHO CONTACTED ME A FEW WEEKS BACK WITH A HEARTFELT PLEA THAT I SPONSOR A RESOLUTION, WHICH WE WILL BE TAKING UP TODAY, WHICH IS TO MEMORIALIZE GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL TO DECLARE MAY 9TH THROUGH 14TH, 2022 AS FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS WEEK, AND THAT'S IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS WEEK. SO I WANTED TO INTRODUCE MY CONSTITUENTS, MR. SPEAKER. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF OF MR. BURDICK, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME THIS WONDERFUL FAMILY HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING NOT JUST FOR YOURSELF, BUT OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO SUFFER THE SAME MALADY. WE HOPE THAT THIS WORK IS SUCCESSFUL AND THAT WE ARE ABLE TO 3 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 PROTECT OUR POPULATION AND HAVE THEM UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTIES THAT YOU HAVE FACED IN YOUR LIFE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, AND WE'RE REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE YOU, SIR. HAVE A GREAT LIFE. (APPLAUSE) MS. LUPARDO FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INTRODUCTION. MS. LUPARDO: YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TO INTRODUCE LIEUTENANT COLONEL FRANK BIRT WHO IS VISITING US FROM THE BROOME COUNTY/CHENANGO COUNTY AREA. HE IS THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ADVISOR TO THE NEW YORK WING OF THE CIVIL AIR PATROL. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON WITH ALMOST 40 MEMBERS, AND MR. BIRT, LIEUTENANT COLONEL BIRT IS OUR LIAISON. SO WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE HIM A WELCOME, MR. FRANK BIRT. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY, SIR. ON BEHALF OF MS. LUPARDO, 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, HOPE THAT YOUR TIME HERE WILL BE BENEFICIAL. CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE, SIR. THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE) MR. JENSEN FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION, SIR. MR. JENSEN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TO INTRODUCE AND WELCOME THREE CONSTITUENTS OF MINE, MS. SANTII PATEL, AND HER PARENTS REBECCA JASON AND SHIV PATEL. SANTII, IN FOLLOWING THE WORDS OF THE MAJORITY LEADER TODAY, HAS TRULY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. THROUGH HER NOT-FOR-PROFIT 4 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 ORGANIZATION, SANTII'S SMILES, SHE SAW THAT YOUNG PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT ABILITIES IN THE TOWN OF GREECE MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY WITH THEIR FRIENDS AS OTHER CHILDREN, AND SO SHE RAISED OVER $10,000 TO HELP MAKE ONE OF OUR TOWN'S PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS MORE HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE. IN THAT MODEL AND IN THAT VEIN, SHE JUST DOESN'T WANT TO STOP WITH ONE PARK. HER GOAL IS TO MAKE EVERY PARK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND WORLDWIDE AVAILABLE SO THAT ALL CHILDREN CAN PLAY. IN THE ROCHESTER AREA, SHE IS THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE VERY PRESTIGIOUS ESL JEFFERSON AWARDS, WHICH RECOGNIZES EXEMPLARY PEOPLE AND CITIZENS IN THE ROCHESTER AREA. AND I'M PROUD TO CALL HER MY CONSTITUENT AND MY NEIGHBOR, AND I'D ASK YOU TO WELCOME HER AND HER FAMILY TO THE FLOOR. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF OF MR. JENSEN, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME THE PATEL FAMILY HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, AND WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR AND OUR APPRECIATION AND PRIDE IN YOU, MY YOUNG FRIEND, FOR THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO HELP OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE. WE HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE THAT INTO YOUR ADULT YEARS BECAUSE THAT WILL MAKE THIS STATE AND THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. CONTINUE YOUR GREAT WORK. (APPLAUSE) MR. ANGELINO FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INTRODUCTION. MR. ANGELINO: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TO INTRODUCE TWO -- TWO MEN WHO ARE FORMER MEMBERS OF THIS HOUSE. 5 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 THEY MADE THE BUMPY, LONG JOURNEY UP INTERSTATE 88 TO BE WITH US TODAY. FIRST, A MAN WHO SERVED FROM 1993 TO 2004 REPRESENTING THE 123RD ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, BOB WARNER. THE NEXT, A MAN WHO NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION INTO THIS HOUSE, BUT DID SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THE 122ND ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, THE DISTRICT I CURRENTLY REPRESENT. HE SERVED FROM 1995 TO 2020, MY MENTOR, ASSEMBLYMAN CLIFF CROUCH. AND I FURTHER ASK THAT THE SERGEANT-OF-ARMS BE LENIENT TO THEIR COMBINED PRESENCE HERE TODAY. (LAUGHTER) THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF OF MR. ANGELINO, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, ONCE A MEMBER, ALWAYS A MEMBER. SO GREAT TO SEE THE BOTH OF YOU. HAPPY THAT YOU HAVE HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN AND SHARE A NIGHT WITH US. WE HOPE THAT LIFE IS GOOD FOR BOTH OF YOU. AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR HISTORY HERE IN THE CHAMBER REQUIRES NO DELINEATION. YOU BOTH SERVED WITH DISTINGUISHMENT AND WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE COME BACK AND SHARED THIS MOMENT WITH US. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. (APPLAUSE) MR. BYRNE FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION. MR. BYRNE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION TO INTRODUCE A FRIEND AND PREDECESSOR OF MINE, THE HONORABLE WILL STEPHENS, JR., WHO SERVED IN THIS CHAMBER FROM 1996 TO 2006, TEN YEARS. HE IS A LEGACY OF THIS CHAMBER, RIGHT, NOT ONLY HIS FATHER, WILL STEPHENS, SR., BUT D. MALLORY STEPHENS ALSO 6 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 SERVED IN THIS CHAMBER. WILL IS ALSO -- WAS DISTINGUISHED WHILE HE SERVED HERE BY SERVING AS THE MINORITY LEADER PRO TEM, HE SERVED AS THE FLOOR LEADER FOR THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE, WAS A MEMBER OF MANY DIFFERENT COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS, CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE AND THIS CHAMBER IN THOSE ROLES, AND HE CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY THAT HE LIVES IN, THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHEAST, BY SERVING AS TOWN ATTORNEY. I KNOW HE'S HERE FOR SOME FESTIVITIES THIS EVENING AND JUST TO MEET WITH SOME OLD COLLEAGUES. AND IF YOU COULD, MR. SPEAKER, PLEASE EXTEND THE CORDIALITIES OF THE FLOOR. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF OF MR. BYRNE, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WILL, GOOD TO SEE YOU, MY FRIEND. GLAD THAT YOU HAVE COME BACK TO JOIN US TODAY FOR THIS OCCASION. BRINGS BACK GREAT MEMORIES OF THOSE TIMES THAT WE SERVED TOGETHER. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. I HOPE LIFE IS BEING GOOD TO YOU AND YOU ARE BEING REWARDED FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DID HERE IN THIS CHAMBER. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. (APPLAUSE) RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3, THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 837, RULES AT THE REQUEST OF MS. JACKSON. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 28, 2022 AS TAKE OUR DAUGHTERS AND SONS TO WORK DAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL 7 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 838, RULES AT THE REQUEST OF MS. JOYNER. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MAY 9, 2022 AS WOMEN'S CHECKUP 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. 839, RULES AT THE REQUEST OF MS. SOLAGES. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MAY 4-10, 2022 AS LATE ONSET HEARING LOSS 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. 840, RULES AT THE REQUEST OF MS. GLICK. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MAY 15-21, 2022 AS FAMILY PHYSICIAN WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. GLICK ON THE RESOLUTION. 8 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 MS. GLICK: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY PHYSICIANS, THE NEW YORK STATE ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS REPRESENTS 7,000 BOARD CERTIFIED FAMILY PHYSICIANS, RESIDENTS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS, AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE HOLDING THEIR 74TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THEIR CONGRESS OF DELEGATES NEXT WEEK. AND THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE THEY FOCUS ON THE ENTIRE FAMILY, COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH MAINTENANCE REGARDLESS OF AGE OR SEX. THEY ARE BROADLY EDUCATED ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND DRAW ON A WIDE RANGE OF DISCIPLINES FROM PEDIATRICS, INTERNAL MEDICINE, OB/GYN, AND IT'S -- THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US. AND, YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, I REMEMBER OUR FAMILY PHYSICIAN, DR. COLEMAN, WHO ACTUALLY MADE HOUSE CALLS. THAT DATES ME, I KNOW, BUT FAMILY PHYSICIANS ARE IMPORTANT IN OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND I JUST WOULD APPRECIATE IF WE COULD RECOGNIZE THEM AND CALL ON THE GOVERNOR TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM DURING THEIR WEEK WHEN THEY WILL BE HAVING THEIR 74TH CONGRESS OF DELEGATES. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, MS. GLICK. ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 841, RULES AT THE REQUEST OF MRS. GUNTHER. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MAY 6-12, 2022 AS NURSES WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 9 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 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. 842, RULES AT THE REQUEST OF MR. BURDICK. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MAY 9-14, 2022 AS FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. BURDICK ON THE RESOLUTION. MR. BURDICK: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND AS I WAS MENTIONING WHEN I MADE THE INTRODUCTIONS OF JARED SAIONTZ, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ISSUE. AND THE REASON THAT IT'S IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE SO MANY AMERICANS, 22 MILLION AMERICANS WHO HAVE FOOD ALLERGIES. SOME FIVE TO SIX MILLION ARE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18. AND SO BY CREATING GREATER AWARENESS ACROSS THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WE LITERALLY ARE SAVING LIVES. AND SO IT IS MY URGING OF ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE IN THIS BODY THAT WE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION TO IMPROVE THE AWARENESS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK SO THAT PEOPLE'S LIVES TRULY CAN BE SAVED. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU. ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR -- OH, I'M SORRY. MS. LUNSFORD ON THE RESOLUTION. MS. LUNSFORD: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THE SPONSOR. AS A MOTHER OF A CHILD WITH FOOD 10 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 ALLERGIES THAT ARE LIFE-THREATENING, INCLUDING SESAME, WHICH IS NOT A COMMONLY KNOWN ALLERGY, IT'S ACTUALLY THE 9TH MOST COMMON ALLERGY FOR FOOD FOR CHILDREN. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE SPONSOR AND THANK THE SAIONTZ FAMILY, GRANDPARENTS WHO LIVE IN MY DISTRICT, SO THANK YOU. AND THANK EVERYONE FOR BRINGING AWARENESS TO THIS ISSUE. HAVE A GOOD DAY. 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. 844, RULES AT THE REQUEST OF MR. DURSO. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MAY 2022 AS AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. DURSO ON THE RESOLUTION. MR. D'URSO: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND I THANK EVERYBODY FOR SUPPORTING THIS -- EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU EVERYBODY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS RESOLUTION. ALS, ALSO KNOWN AS LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE, IS A PROGRESSIVE, NEURODEGENERATE DISEASE THAT ATTACKS MOTOR NEURONS IN THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD. THIS RESULTS IN THE WASTING AWAY OF MUSCLE, LOSS OF MOVEMENT, AND EVENTUAL PARALYSIS. THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 30,000 PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALS IN THE UNITED STATES AT ANY GIVEN TIME. EVERY 90 MINUTES, SOMEONE IS DIAGNOSED WITH ALS. ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF ALL ALS CASES ARE SPORADIC. ALS CAN 11 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 AFFECT ANYONE AT ANY AGE, GENDER OR RACE; HOWEVER, FOR THE MOST PART, ALS AFFECTS PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 40 AND 70 WITH NO KNOWN HISTORY OF THE DISEASE IN THE FAMILY. THE REMAINING TEN PERCENT OF CASES ARE KNOWN AS FAMILIAL ALS. MOST PEOPLE LIVE ABOUT THREE TO FIVE YEARS AFTER THEY EXPERIENCE THEIR FIRST SIGN OF THE DISEASE, WITH ONE AND TEN PEOPLE SURVIVING ONLY TEN YEARS. THE VARIABLE RATE OF THIS DISEASE PROGRESSION MAKES PROGNOSIS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT, AND THERAPIES CHALLENGING TO DEVELOP. CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO EFFECTIVE CURES OR TREATMENTS TO STOP THIS DISEASE. ALS IS A COMPLEX DISEASE WHICH VARIES FROM PERSON TO PERSON. FAR MORE RESEARCH IS NECESSARY TO DISCOVER THE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR EACH PERSON LIVING WITH ALS, BUT THANKFULLY THERE ARE MANY LOCAL AGENCIES, VOLUNTEERS, NON-FOR-PROFITS THAT HAVE MADE SOME AMAZING STRIDES AND FUNDRAISING AND RESEARCH AS THEIR PRIORITIES FOR SUCH A GROUP. ALS RIDE FOR LIFE IS ONE OF THESE SUCH GROUPS. RIDE FOR LIFE WAS FOUNDED IN 1997 BY CHRISTOPHER PENDERGAST AND HIS SUPPORTERS. CHRIS WAS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS ORGANIZATION, SERVING AS ITS PRESIDENT. HE RAN THE DAILY OPERATIONS WITH HELP FROM HIS SMALL BUT MIGHTY STAFF OF VOLUNTEERS UNTIL HIS PASSING IN OCTOBER OF 2020. CHRIS DEFIED THE ODDS, LIVING WITH ALS FOR 28 YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION IS CONTINUING HIS LEGACY AND CELEBRATING ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU AND ALL THE MEMBERS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON THIS RESOLUTION, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN SOMEHOW FIND A WAY TO CURE THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE. AND I WANT 12 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 TO THANK THE MANY GROUPS LIKE RIDE FOR LIFE FOR THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT AND EFFORTS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WITH ALS. THANK YOU, SIR. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU. ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE -- SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 845, RULES AT THE REQUEST OF MS. BUTTENSCHON. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JULY 2022 AS ICE CREAM 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. 846, RULES AT THE REQUEST OF MR. BYRNE. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MARCH 20, 2022 AS ORAL HEALTH 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. PAGE 5, CALENDAR NO. 586, THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00204, CALENDAR NO. 586, GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND 13 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 THE SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT, IN RELATION TO RESTORING MEDICAL FUTILITY AS A BASIS FOR BOTH SURROGATE CONSENT TO A DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER AND FOR A DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER FOR A PATIENT WITHOUT A SURROGATE. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00233-A, CALENDAR NO. 587, L. ROSENTHAL, NIOU, SEAWRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, CRUZ, EPSTEIN, JACOBSON, QUART, PAULIN, GONZÁLEZ-ROJAS, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, MAMDANI, DINOWITZ, SIMON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, IN RELATION TO THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ACTIONS BASED UPON UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE IN EMPLOYMENT. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS. ROSENTHAL, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED AND THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00948, CALENDAR NO. 588, PHEFFER AMATO, DINOWITZ, GALEF, BRAUNSTEIN, SOLAGES, GOTTFRIED, BARNWELL, FAHY. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING WARNINGS ON CERTAIN LITHIUM BATTERIES AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING SUCH BATTERIES. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01539, CALENDAR NO. 589, LUPARDO, BARRETT, SCHMITT, WOERNER, STIRPE, STECK, THIELE, KELLES, HAWLEY, BRABENEC, DESTEFANO, MONTESANO, ANGELINO, LEMONDES, MCDONOUGH, B. MILLER, MORINELLO, TAGUE, SIMON, BUTTENSCHON, JONES. AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW, IN RELATION TO ELIGIBILITY AND 14 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 AWARDS FOR THE NEW YORK STATE YOUNG FARMERS LOAN FORGIVENESS INCENTIVE PROGRAM. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS. LUPARDO, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED. READ THE LAST SECTION. THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 90TH DAY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE ON SENATE PRINT 4082. 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.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03510, CALENDAR NO. 590, O'DONNELL, ENGLEBRIGHT, PAULIN, COLTON, GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI, PEOPLES-STOKES, STECK, JACOBSON, WEPRIN, SIMON, KELLES, OTIS, THIELE, BURDICK. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONVERSATION LAW, IN RELATION TO ENACTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03998, CALENDAR NO. 591, ABINANTI, JACOBSON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO CLARIFYING THE DEFINITION OF "IMITATION WEAPON." ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MR. 15 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 ABINANTI, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED. READ THE LAST SECTION. THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 90TH DAY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE ON SENATE PRINT 687. 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.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04017, CALENDAR NO. 592, ABINANTI, GALEF. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES TO CONVEY REAL PROPERTY IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY TO THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MR. ABINANTI, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED. HOME RULE MESSAGE IS AT THE DESK. READ THE LAST SECTION. THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE ON SENATE PRINT 1138. 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.) 16 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05045, CALENDAR NO. 593, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, JOYNER, ABINANTI, QUART, L. ROSENTHAL, STECK, SOLAGES, WALKER, WEPRIN, VANEL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, IN RELATION TO ESTABLISHING THE NEW YORK ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PRIVACY ACT ("NYECPA"). ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05411-B, CALENDAR NO. 594 WAS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED ON THIRD READING. ASSEMBLY NO. A05455, CALENDAR NO. 595, PAULIN, SEAWRIGHT. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING POLICE OFFICER TO TAKE TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF FIREARMS WHEN RESPONDING TO REPORTS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05557, CALENDAR NO. 596, BARNWELL, GOTTFRIED, GRIFFIN, COLTON, PHEFFER AMATO, ENGLEBRIGHT, STERN, MANKTELOW. AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION TO BE KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK SEAWALL STUDY COMMISSION;" AND PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF SUCH PROVISIONS UPON EXPIRATION 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 ASSEMBLY PRINT 5557. THIS IS A FAST ROLL CALL. ANY MEMBER 17 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 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.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05746, CALENDAR NO. 597, GLICK, ENGLEBRIGHT, SIMON, JACKSON, GONZÁLEZ-ROJAS, EPSTEIN, O'DONNELL, L. ROSENTHAL, MCMAHON, KELLES, FAHY, BURDICK, GOTTFRIED, LAVINE, STERN, COLTON, HEVESI, DINOWITZ, J. RIVERA. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO MAKING CONTESTS, COMPETITIONS, TOURNAMENTS AND DERBYS TO TAKE WILDLIFE UNLAWFUL. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06367, CALENDAR NO. 598, BARCLAY, HAWLEY, NORRIS, MORINELLO, SALKA, LEMONDES, DESTEFANO, J. M. GIGLIO, BLANKENBUSH, JENSEN, BRABENEC. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO FLOOD INSURANCE NOTICE IN COMMUNITIES BORDERING LAKE ONTARIO. 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 6367. 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.) 18 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06579, CALENDAR NO. 599, GOTTFRIED, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, CAHILL, SIMON, CARROLL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO A REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF REIMBURSEMENT ADEQUACY AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO EARLY INTERVENTION. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06770, CALENDAR NO. 600, WEINSTEIN, DINOWITZ, ZEBROWSKI, LAVINE, L. ROSENTHAL, AUBRY, PAULIN, COLTON, HYNDMAN, ABINANTI, WEPRIN, JOYNER, SANTABARBARA, TAYLOR, GRIFFIN, CARROLL, SAYEGH, FRONTUS, JACOBSON, BURKE, STECK, SIMON, DILAN, FALL, JEAN-PIERRE, DICKENS, DARLING, SOLAGES, WALLACE, NIOU, CRUZ, COOK, RAJKUMAR, BENEDETTO, BURGOS, STERN, MITAYNES, LUNSFORD, WALCZYK, HUNTER, SILLITTI, HEVESI, MAMDANI, STIRPE, GIBBS, FERNANDEZ. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ESTATES, POWERS AND TRUSTS LAW, IN RELATION TO THE PAYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF DAMAGES IN WRONGFUL DEATH ACTIONS. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07219-A, CALENDAR NO. 601, L. ROSENTHAL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING THE REQUIREMENT THAT A COURT PROCEEDING HAS BEEN INITIATED AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL IN ORDER FOR SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO QUALIFY FOR A RENT ARREARS GRANT OR ONGOING RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 19 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07228, CALENDAR NO. 602, THIELE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, IN RELATION TO AUDITS BY THE LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY. 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 7228. 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.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07285-A, CALENDAR NO. 603, WEINSTEIN, CUSICK, CYMBROWITZ, HYNDMAN, PAULIN, COLTON, ABINANTI, SEAWRIGHT, SANTABARBARA, ZEBROWSKI, TAYLOR, CARROLL, DINOWITZ, WEPRIN, JACOBSON, GOTTFRIED, SIMON, GRIFFIN, SOLAGES, ZINERMAN, GONZÁLEZ-ROJAS, DICKENS, ANDERSON, LUNSFORD, GLICK, FERNANDEZ. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO UNFAIR CLAIM SETTLEMENT PRACTICES. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07325-C, CALENDAR NO. 604, PEOPLES-STOKES, REYES, OTIS, GALEF. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO PREVENTION AND SCREENING FOR 20 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 ELEVATED LEAD LEVELS IN CHILDREN. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES, 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 5024-D. 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.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07648, CALENDAR NO. 605, PALMESANO, BYRNES, J. M. GIGLIO. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, IN RELATION TO PERMITTING THE ELECTRONIC APPEARANCE OF A DEFENDANT IN THE COUNTY OF STEUBEN. 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 7646 [SIC]. 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.) 21 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07968, CALENDAR NO. 606, PALMESANO, FRIEND. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, IN RELATION TO PERMITTING CERTAIN DEFENDANTS IN A CRIMINAL ACTION IN CHEMUNG, SCHUYLER, OR YATES COUNTY TO APPEAR ELECTRONICALLY, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COURT. 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 7968. 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.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. MR. GOODELL FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION. MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. IT'S A GREAT PLEASURE OF MINE TO INTRODUCE BOB OAKS BACK TO THE ASSEMBLY. AS YOU KNOW, MR. OAKS WAS FIRST ELECTED IN 1992. FOR MANY YEARS, HE SAT AT THE CHAIR IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME, AS HE IS IN RIGHT NOW, WHICH MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M GOING RIGHT BACK IN TIME. BOB DID A PHENOMENAL JOB FOR US HERE IN THE ASSEMBLY AS THE RANKER 22 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 ON THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, AND SERVED FOR 26 YEARS IN THIS CHAMBER. SO PLEASE WELCOME MR. OAKS BACK. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE A DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE MAKE IT BACK TO THE ASSEMBLY. THANK YOU, SIR. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF MR. GOODELL, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, BOB, WELCOME BACK. ONCE A MEMBER, ALWAYS A MEMBER. ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU. HOPE YOU'RE ENJOYING LIFE APART FROM THIS WONDERFUL INSTITUTION - HA HA HA - AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO ENJOY LIFE. GLAD THAT YOU COULD JOIN US AGAIN, AND YOU AND MR. RA ARE STARTING TO LOOK ALIKE TO ME SO I GUESS IT MUST BE MY EYESIGHT, BUT A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU BACK. ALWAYS KNOW YOU CAN COME BACK. (APPLAUSE) THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07989-A, CALENDAR NO. 607, JACOBSON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW, IN RELATION TO A LICENSE TO SELL LIQUOR AT RETAIL FOR CONSUMPTION ON CERTAIN PREMISES. 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 7989-A. 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. 23 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 (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. A08018, CALENDAR NO. 608, LAVINE. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH TO RETROACTIVELY APPLY FOR REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MR. LAVINE, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED. READ THE LAST SECTION. THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE ON SENATE PRINT 6317. 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.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08105-A, CALENDAR NO. 609 WAS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED ON THIRD READING. ASSEMBLY NO. A08136-B, CALENDAR NO. 610, PAULIN, ASHBY, JENSEN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO CHILDREN'S NON-REGULATED CAMPS. 24 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 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 ON 8136-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.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08334, CALENDAR NO. 611, SALKA. AN ACT TO AMEND THE TAX LAW, IN RELATION TO AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY OF MADISON TO IMPOSE A TAX ON REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: HOME RULE MESSAGE IS AT THE DESK. READ THE LAST SECTION. THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE ON ASSEMBLY PRINT 8334. 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. PLEASE RECORD MY COLLEAGUE MR. NORRIS AND MR. TANNOUSIS IN THE NEGATIVE. THANK YOU, 25 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 SIR. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: SO NOTED. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: PLEASE RECORD OUR COLLEAGUES MR. BARNWELL, MR. STIRPE, AND MR. SANTABARBARA IN THE NEGATIVE ON THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: SO NOTED, THANK YOU MUCH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08346, CALENDAR NO. 612, PAULIN, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, MCDONALD, SALKA, MCDONOUGH. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING THE SALE OF INFANT LOUNGERS AND RESTRICTING THE USE OF SUCH INFANT LOUNGERS IN CERTAIN SETTINGS. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08375, CALENDAR NO. 613, ZEBROWSKI. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, IN RELATION TO PERMITTING THE ELECTRONIC APPEARANCE OF A DEFENDANT IN THE COUNTY OF ROCKLAND. 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 8375. THIS IS A FAST ROLL CALL. ANY MEMBER 26 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 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.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08510, CALENDAR NO. 614, GUNTHER, BURDICK. AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION TO INCLUDING WHITE LAKE IN THE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN AS AN INLAND WATERWAY FOR THE PURPOSES OF WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION. 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 8510. 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.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08578, CALENDAR NO. 615, GUNTHER. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, IN RELATION TO PERMITTING THE ELECTRONIC APPEARANCE OF A DEFENDANT IN THE COUNTY OF SULLIVAN. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION. 27 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE ON ASSEMBLY PRINT 8578. 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.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08641, CALENDAR NO. 616, GOTTFRIED, SAYEGH. AN ACT IN RELATION TO DIRECTING THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08642, CALENDAR NO. 617, JACKSON, GIBBS, SEAWRIGHT, TAYLOR, AUBRY, MCMAHON, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, DICKENS, SIMON, DESTEFANO, LAWLER, LEMONDES, DAVILA, DE LOS SANTOS, SILLITTI, FORREST, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, L. ROSENTHAL, ABINANTI. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO HOSPITAL CARE FOR MASTECTOMY, LUMPECTOMY, AND LYMPH NODE DISSECTION PATIENTS. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION. THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 1ST. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD 28 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 THE VOTE ON ASSEMBLY PRINT 8642. 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.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08868, CALENDAR NO. 618, FAHY, SEAWRIGHT, REYES, DICKENS, JACOBSON, COLTON, SILLITTI, SIMON, HEVESI, LUNSFORD, CRUZ, PAULIN. AN ACT DIRECTING THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE PARTICIPATION IN ADULT EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF SUCH PROVISIONS UPON EXPIRATION THEREOF. 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. A08869-A, CALENDAR NO. 619 WAS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED ON THIRD READING. ASSEMBLY NO. A09079, CALENDAR NO. 620, BURDICK, THIELE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING THE APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES TO CERTAIN LOCAL FRESHWATER WETLANDS. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09080-A, CALENDAR 29 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 NO. 621, HEVESI, CRUZ, SOLAGES, GOTTFRIED, GALEF. AN ACT IN RELATION TO A STUDY OF THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WHO HAVE A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. 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 9080. 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.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09088, CALENDAR NO. 622, HUNTER, MCDONALD, THIELE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO SIMPLIFYING THE EXCESS LINE INSURANCE PLACEMENT AFFIDAVIT REQUIREMENTS. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS. HUNTER, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED. READ THE LAST SECTION. THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE ON SENATE PRINT 8127. 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. 30 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.) ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS. (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.) THE BILL IS PASSED. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, DO YOU HAVE FURTHER HOUSEKEEPING OR RESOLUTIONS? ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE HAVE BOTH. ON BEHALF OF MS. PAULIN, BILL NO. A00266, ASSEMBLY BILL RECALLED FROM THE SENATE, THE CLERK WILL READ THE TITLE OF THE BILL. THE CLERK: AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS 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 AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED. RESOLUTION NO. 860, THE CLERK WILL READ. THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 860, MR. TAGUE. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MOURNING THE DEATH OF LARRY SHARPE, DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN AND DEVOTED MEMBER OF HIS COMMUNITY. 31 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE HAVE A MEMBER GETTING READY TO SPEAK ON A RESOLUTION, MEMBERS. WE HAVEN'T LEFT YET. PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS AND BE QUIET. MR. TAGUE ON THE RESOLUTION. MR. TAGUE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. LARRY SHARPE TRULY PERSONIFIED WHAT IT MEANT TO BE A GOOD PERSON, A GOOD NEIGHBOR, AND A PUBLIC SERVANT. THROUGHOUT HIS 80-YEAR LIFE, LARRY ALWAYS SOUGHT TO SERVE THOSE AROUND HIM IN ANY WAY HE COULD. BEGINNING HIS CAREER WITH THE SCHOHARIE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AS A YOUNG MAN AND CLIMBING ALL THE WAY TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT, DURING THAT TIME AND BEYOND IT, LARRY ALSO CONTRIBUTED MUCH OF HIS TIME OUTSIDE OF WORK TO THE COMMUNITY, STRONGLY SUPPORTING LOCAL SPORTS BOOSTER CLUBS, SERVING AS A LITTLE LEAGUE COACH IN SCHOHARIE, WHICH HE WAS MY LITTLE LEAGUE COACH, AND ALSO AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY THAT ACQUIRED LAND FOR AND THEN BUILT TWO LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS IN SCHOHARIE. LARRY HAS SERVED IN THREE DIFFERENT FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND ALSO AS A LEADER TO LOCAL CUB SCOUTS AND BOY SCOUTS. LARRY WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FIRST 11 DARE OFFICERS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHEN THE PROGRAM WAS FIRST INSTITUTED. HE WAS ALSO THE FIRST DARE OFFICER FOR LOCAL AREA SCHOOLS AND FOR MANY YEARS, HE EDUCATED CHILDREN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THE DRUGS AND INSPIRED THEM TO LEAD THEIR LIVES WITH INTEGRITY. WHILE DOING ALL OF THIS, IN HIS FREE TIME LARRY ALSO SERVED AS THE ESPERANCE TOWN JUSTICE, AND LATER MOVED ON TO TAKE A POSITION WITHIN THE TOWN BOARD. ALL OF THIS IS TO SAY THAT LARRY SHARPE 32 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 WAS A TRULY DRIVEN, SELFLESS AND EXCEPTIONAL CITIZEN, AND THE DEDICATION HE DISPLAYED TO HIS COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALL ASPIRE TO EMULATE. AS WE GATHER HERE TODAY, I INVITE YOU ALL TO JOIN ME IN HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF LARRY SHARPE AND THE IMPACT HE'S MADE ON HIS COMMUNITY AND ALL WHO HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM. IF WE HAD MORE PEOPLE LIKE LARRY SHARPE IN OUR TOWNS, VILLAGES AND CITIES, OUR STATE WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE FOR ALL OF US. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, SIR. MR. ANGELINO ON THE RESOLUTION. MR. ANGELINO: ON THE RESOLUTION, MR. SPEAKER. FROM TIME TO TIME, THIS BODY RECOGNIZES THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE EVERYTHING THAT IS RIGHT AND GOOD ABOUT NEW YORK STATE, AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES AND LARRY SHARPE IS ONE OF THESE PEOPLE. AFTER YEARS OF BEING A DEPUTY SHERIFF AND BEING A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE DARE PROGRAM, A PROGRAM THAT HELPS GUIDE YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS ON THE RIGHT PATH, CONTINUING ON IN HIS PUBLIC SERVICE, MR. SHARPE BUILT LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS, COACHED LITTLE LEAGUE TEAMS, SERVED AS A TOWN JUSTICE AND A MEMBER OF MORE THAN ONE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS EXCEPTIONAL MAN DESERVES OUR PRAISE, AND I'M SURE HIS FAMILY HAS FOND MEMORIES OF THEIR TIME ON EARTH WITH HIM. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, SIR. ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. 33 NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 9, 2022 WE HAVE NUMEROUS OTHER FINE RESOLUTIONS, WE WILL TAKE UP WITH ONE VOTE. ON THE RESOLUTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED. (WHEREUPON, ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NOS. 850-859 AND 861-863 WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.) MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES. MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: I NOW MOVE THAT THE ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL 4 P.M., TUESDAY, MAY THE 10TH, TOMORROW BEING A SESSION DAY. ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE ASSEMBLY STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL 4 P.M. TUESDAY. THE ASSEMBLY STANDS ADJOURNED. (WHEREUPON, AT 6:08 P.M., THE ASSEMBLY STOOD ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY, MAY 10TH AT 4:00 P.M., TUESDAY BEING A SESSION DAY.) 34