WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2023                                12:13 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 TUESDAY, JANUARY 17TH.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

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

                    THE 17TH 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 CHAMBERS, I WANT TO BEGIN AGAIN

                    TODAY WITH A QUOTE HONORING THE MAN THAT WE'VE BEEN CELEBRATING FOR

                    THE VAST MAJORITY OF THIS MONTH AND SHOULD CELEBRATE EVERY DAY OF THE

                    YEAR, REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING.  HIS WORDS FOR US TODAY:  THE

                    ULTIMATE MEASURE OF A MAN IS NOT WHERE HE STANDS IN MOMENTS OF

                    COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE, BUT WHERE HE STANDS AT TIMES OF CHALLENGE

                    AND CONTROVERSY.  AGAIN, MR. SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES, THOSE WORDS ARE

                    FROM THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING.

                                 AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO AS WELL

                    SHARE WITH THE COLLEAGUES, MR. SPEAKER, THAT THEY HAVE ON THEIR DESKS A

                    MAIN CALENDAR, AND AFTER YOU HAVE ANY INTRODUCTIONS - I BELIEVE THERE

                    ARE SOME - AS WELL AS HOUSEKEEPING, WE ARE GOING TO CALL THE FOLLOWING

                    COMMITTEES AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE MEETING OFF THE FLOOR.  THESE

                    COMMITTEES WILL BE IN THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.  IT WILL BE

                    WAYS AND MEANS AND RULES.  THESE COMMITTEES WILL PRODUCE AN

                    A-CALENDAR WHICH WE WILL TAKE UP TODAY.  WHILE THE COMMITTEES ARE

                    MEETING WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONSENT WHERE WE LEFT OFF ON YESTERDAY.

                    WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH RULES NO. 14 BY MS. ROSENTHAL.  IT'S ON

                    PAGE 4 OF THE MAIN CALENDAR.  THAT IS GENERALLY WHERE WE'RE GOING

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                    TODAY, MR. SPEAKER.  IT'S A SMALL OUTLINE.  IT'S PRETTY MUCH WE'LL BE

                    STAYING RIGHT WITH THAT ONE TODAY.

                                 IF THERE ARE ANY INTRODUCTIONS, NOW WOULD BE A GREAT

                    TIME TO DO SO.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THANK YOU, MRS.

                    PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION, MS. SEAWRIGHT.

                                 MS. SEAWRIGHT:  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.  ON

                    BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMAN FRED THIELE AND MYSELF WE HAVE A VERY

                    SPECIAL GUEST WITH US TODAY, MICHAEL PITSINOS.  HE IS A GLOBAL STRATEGIC

                    ADVISOR OF PAVILION INVESTMENT GROUP, AN ECONOMIC, AN ENTREPRENEUR

                    BASED IN NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND.  WITH VAST EXPERIENCE IN

                    ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT, BANKING AND HOSPITALITY, HE PROVIDES STRATEGIC

                    ADVISORY SERVICES TO INVESTMENT GROUPS IN A BROAD RANGE OF INDUSTRIES

                    INCLUDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS, OIL, HOTEL AND F&B.  HE CURRENTLY

                    SERVES AS THE GLOBAL ADVISOR FOR PAVILION INVESTMENT GROUP

                    HEADQUARTERED IN SEOUL, KOREA, AND IS A PARTNER IN THE GRACE

                    HOSPITALITY GROUP WITH OFFICES IN LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK.  HE

                    PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE SECRETARIAT OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN THE

                    DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION, WHERE HE REPORTED ON THE DAILY

                    ACTIVITIES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE SECURITY COUNCIL.  HE'S THE

                    OWNER OF THE CAPRI HOTEL AND NAIA RESTAURANT IN SOUTH HAMPTON AND

                    IS ALSO ON THE BOARD OF LUV MICHAEL.  HIS HOTEL EMPLOYS PEOPLE WITH

                    DISABILITIES, AND WE'RE VERY HONORED AND PLEASED TO HAVE HIM IN THE

                    CHAMBER.

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                                 IF YOU COULD PLEASE EXTEND TO HIM THE COURTESIES OF

                    THE HOUSE.  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  CERTAINLY.  ON BEHALF

                    OF MS. SEAWRIGHT, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU

                    HERE, SIR, TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, THE HOUSE -- THE PEOPLE'S

                    HOUSE.  WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR, CONGRATULATE YOU

                    ON ALL OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT YOU'VE HAD AND THE MANY ACTIVITIES

                    THAT YOU SEEM TO BE INVOLVED IN.  KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.  CONTINUE TO

                    MAKE NEW YORK STATE A STRONG STATE.  THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

                    HAVE ALL COLLEAGUES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE WAYS AND MEANS

                    COMMITTEE TO PROCEED TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM FOR THE

                    PURPOSES OF THAT MEETING BEING HELD.

                                 THANK YOU.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THANK YOU VERY

                    MUCH.

                                 WAYS AND MEANS, SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM

                    IMMEDIATELY.  THANK YOU.

                                 (PAUSE)

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  RESOLUTION, PAGE 3,

                    THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 38, MS.

                    LUPARDO.

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                                 LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

                    KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 2023 AS RADON AWARENESS MONTH

                    IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  MS. LUPARDO ON THE

                    RESOLUTION.

                                 MS. LUPARDO:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  THANK YOU,

                    COLLEAGUES.  I JUST WANTED TO JUST TAKE A QUICK SECOND TO POINT OUT

                    SOMETHING YOU WILL FIND INTERESTING, I HOPE.  A RECENT REPORT BY THE

                    AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION SHOWED THAT 14 PERCENT OF HOMES TESTED IN

                    NEW YORK STATE HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF RADON.  IT'S THE SECOND-LEADING

                    CAUSE OF LUNG CANCER.  I ALSO WANTED TO REMIND YOU THAT A FEW YEARS

                    AGO WE PASSED A BILL CREATING A TASK FORCE OUT OF THE HEALTH

                    DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE RECOMMENDATIONS.  WE HAVE A DRAFT REPORT AND

                    I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU RECEIVES THE FINAL

                    REPORT SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON ADDRESSING THE OBVIOUS NEED

                    FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OTHER CHANGES IN LAW.

                                 SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME TAKE A

                    MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING RADON AWARENESS

                    IN THIS MONTH.  THANK YOU.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  ON THE RESOLUTION,

                    ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIMPLIFY -- SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO.  THE

                    RESOLUTION IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 39, MS.

                    BUTTENSCHON.

                                 LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                    KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 2023 AS FIREFIGHTER CANCER

                    PREVENTION MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  MS. BUTTENSCHON ON

                    THE RESOLUTION.

                                 MS. BUTTENSCHON:  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

                    THIS RESOLUTION IS ONE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US.  AS WE KNOW, NOT

                    ONLY DO FIREFIGHTERS COME TO US IN OUR TIME OF NEED, BUT THE

                    OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS WITH CANCER LOOMING OVER THEM AS THEY ENTER ANY

                    BUILDING WITH THE UNKNOWNS THAT THEY WOULD ENDURE.  SO CLEARLY, WITH

                    THIS RESOLUTION IT'S JUST A TIME TO STOP AND THINK HOW THOSE FIREFIGHTERS,

                    ALL THAT THEY DO FOR US, AND CLEARLY THE OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS THAT COME

                    WITH THIS PROFESSION.  NOW, AM I BIASED?  I AM.  MY SON IS A FIREFIGHTER,

                    AND HE IN HIS TIME HAS ENDURED, AGAIN, MANY SITUATIONS WHERE IT'S VERY

                    CONCERNING.  SO I WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE AND I REQUEST THAT ALL OF MY

                    COLLEAGUES IN THE ASSEMBLY DO THE SAME.  THAT WE REMEMBER OUR

                    FIREFIGHTERS, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS THAT THEY

                    FACE, AND AS THIS MONTH WE SPEND THE MONTH REFLECTING THE IMPORTANCE

                    OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES WHEN WE DISCUSS THAT OF CANCEROUS HAZARDS.

                                 THANK YOU.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  MS. SHIMSKY ON THE

                    RESOLUTION.

                                 MS. SHIMSKY:  THANK YOU.  I'VE HEARD FROM FIRST

                    RESPONDERS, ESPECIALLY FIREFIGHTERS IN MY OWN LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT, THAT

                    NOT ONLY ARE VARIOUS CANCERS AN OCCUPATIONAL THREAT, BUT THERE IS A LACK

                    OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG THE COMMUNITY AND EVEN AMONG THE MEDICAL

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                    PROFESSION ABOUT THE DANGERS INVOLVED AND THE NEED FOR, FOR EXAMPLE,

                    MORE EXTENSIVE TESTING OF PEOPLE WHO WORK AS FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRST

                    RESPONDERS FOR CANCER AT AN EARLIER AGE.

                                 I SALUTE ASSEMBLYWOMAN BUTTENSCHON FOR THIS

                    RESOLUTION, AND INCREASING PUBLIC EDUCATION IS THE FIRST STEP TO

                    PROTECTING OUR FIREFIGHTERS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  ON THE RESOLUTION,

                    ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED?  THE RESOLUTION IS

                    ADOPTED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 40, MR.

                    DESTEFANO.

                                 LEGISLATIVE -- LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING

                    GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 2023 AS THYROID DISEASE

                    AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  MR. DESTEFANTO

                    [SIC] ON THE RESOLUTION.

                                 DO I OWE YOU A COFFEE?  I APOLOGIZE.

                                 MR. DESTEFANO:  NO PROBLEM.  THANK YOU, MR.

                    SPEAKER, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS RESOLUTION.  THE MONTH OF

                    JANUARY IS THYROID AWARENESS MONTH.  THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE

                    THYROID IS TO CREATE HORMONES AND SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE BODY AND

                    AFFECT ORGANS SUCH AS THE BRAIN, LIVER, HEART, KIDNEYS AND THE SKIN.  THE

                    HORMONES PROVIDED ALSO HELP CONTROL THE METABOLISM, DIGESTION,

                    REGULATION OF BODY TEMPERATURE AND MANY OTHER FUNCTIONS THE BODY

                    NEEDS TO SURVIVE.  THYROID DISORDERS ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                    CONDITIONS KNOWS AS HYPERTHYROIDISM, COMMONLY KNOWN AS OVERACTIVE

                    THYROID DISEASE, HYPOTHYROIDISM, ALSO CALLED UNDERACTIVE THYROID, AND

                    FOUR TYPES OF THYROID CANCER.  ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN THYROID

                    ASSOCIATION, ONE IN TEN PEOPLE SUFFER FROM A THYROID DISORDER, MEANING

                    THAT IN THE UNITED STATES 30 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY

                    ONE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DISORDERS.  GIVEN THAT SUCH A LARGE PORTION

                    OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SUFFER FROM ONE OF THESE SILENT DISEASES, IT IS

                    CRUCIAL THAT WE ENSURE THAT THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE ARE AWARE OF THE

                    DANGERS THAT CAN COME FROM THESE DISORDERS.  FORTUNATELY, TREATMENT IS

                    POSSIBLE IN MANY OF THESE CASES BUT THE PUBLIC MUST REMAIN ALERT,

                    ESPECIALLY OUR SENIOR CITIZENS WHO ARE AT HUGE RISK AT DEVELOPING ONE

                    OR MORE OF THESE AILMENTS.  IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SENIORS OVER 60

                    BEGIN TAKING THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE TESTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE

                    RECEIVING THYROID-STIMULATING TESTS EVERY SO OFTEN AND TO ENSURE THAT

                    THEY ARE RECEIVING THE PROPER CARE THEY NEED IF THEY ARE DIAGNOSED WITH

                    ONE OF THESE DISORDERS.

                                 THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  ON THE RESOLUTION,

                    ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED?  THE RESOLUTION IS

                    PASSED.

                                 MAIN CALENDAR, ON CONSENT, PAGE 4, RULES REPORT NO.

                    14, THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00988, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 14, L. ROSENTHAL.  AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION 1 OF A CHAPTER OF THE

                    LAWS OF 2022 RELATING TO DETERMINING WHETHER THE STATE CAN CLAIM

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                    FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION FOR COVERAGE OF A PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN

                    PRESCRIPTION DIGITAL THERAPEUTICS, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS

                    NUMBERS S.559 AND A.3642, IN RELATION TO PRESCRIPTION DIGITAL

                    THERAPEUTICS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  READ THE LAST

                    SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  THE CLERK WILL

                    RECORD THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

                                 THIS IS THE FIRST VOTE OF THE DAY.  PLEASE MAKE YOUR

                    WAY TO THE CHAMBER.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  MR. SPEAKER.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  MRS. PEOPLES-

                    STOKES, PLEASE.

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

                    COULD ENCOURAGE OUR COLLEAGUES IN AND AROUND THE CHAMBERS, PRESS

                    YOUR BUTTON FOR A VOTE.  IF YOU'RE JUST AT THE LOUNGE AND YOU KNOW YOU

                    LEFT A COUPLE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES IN THERE, IF YOU DON'T MIND TEXTING

                    THEM OR CALLING THEM SO THAT THEY MIGHT COME IN AND TAKE THEIR VOTE AS

                    WELL.  THIS IS THE FIRST VOTE OF THE DAY AND MEMBERS HAVE TO BE IN THEIR

                    SEAT TO VOTE.

                                 THANK YOU.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  ARE THERE ANY OTHER

                    VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00996, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 15, GONZÁLEZ-ROJAS.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE TAX LAW, IN RELATION TO

                    AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN REPORTS DETAILING SALES OF OPIOIDS IN THIS STATE.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  ON A MOTION BY THE

                    SPONSOR, GONZÁLEZ-ROJAS, 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 TAYLOR:  THE CLERK WILL

                    RECORD THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

                                 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00997, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 16, FORREST.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, IN RELATION

                    TO LIMITING AVAILABILITY AND COVERAGE FOR NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL TESTING

                    FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS BASED ON AGE IF SUCH LIMITS ARE RECOMMENDED BY

                    THE UNITED STATED FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, THE CENTERS FOR

                    MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES OR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

                    HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  READ THE LAST

                    SECTION.

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  THE CLERK WILL

                    RECORD THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

                                 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  MR. SPEAKER, THE WAYS

                    AND MEANS COMMITTEE HAS COMPLETED THEIR WORK.  COULD WE NOW ASK

                    THE MEMBERS OF RULES TO PROCEED TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM

                    FOR THE PURPOSES OF A RULES COMMITTEE MEETING.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  RULES IN THE

                    SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.  THANK YOU.

                                 BILL NO. 998, RULES REPORT NO. 17, THE CLERK WILL

                    READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00998, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 17, L. ROSENTHAL.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW AND

                    THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING THE RELEASE OF

                    INDIVIDUALS FROM UTILITY, PHONE AND TELEVISION CONTRACTS IN INSTANCES OF

                    DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2022

                    AMENDING THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW AND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW

                    RELATING TO REQUIRING THE RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS FROM UTILITY, PHONE AND

                    TELEVISION CONTRACTS IN INSTANCES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AS PROPOSED IN

                    LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S.7157-A AND A.6207-B, IN RELATION TO THE

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                    EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  READ THE LAST

                    SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  THE CLERK WILL

                    RECORD THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

                                 MR. GOODELL TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

                                 MR. GOODELL:  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.  WHAT

                    THIS BILL DOES IS ELIMINATE ANY REQUIREMENT THAT A PERSON WHO CLAIMS TO

                    BE THE VICTIM OF A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT ACTUALLY ATTESTS TO THAT

                    FACT WHEN USING THAT EXPLANATION TO CANCEL THEIR CELL PHONE CONTRACT,

                    THEIR TELEPHONE CONTRACT OR THEIR CABLE TV CONTRACT OR THEIR UTILITY

                    CONTRACT.  AND SO UNDER THE CURRENT LAW -- BEFORE THIS AMENDMENT,

                    UNDER THE CURRENT LAW, IF YOU'RE THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND

                    YOU ATTEST TO THAT FACT, MEANING YOU MAKE THAT STATEMENT UNDER

                    PENALTIES OF PERJURY, YOU CAN CANCEL YOUR CELL PHONE CONTRACT OR YOUR

                    UTILITY CONTRACT OR YOUR CABLE TV CONTRACT.  I VOTED AGAINST THE ORIGINAL

                    BILL BECAUSE THERE WAS NO NEXUS BETWEEN CANCELING THOSE CONTRACTS AND

                    THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.  SO IN OTHER WORDS, EVEN UNDER THE EXISTING LAW

                    YOU DON'T HAVE TO CERTIFY IN ANY WAY THAT JUST GETTING A NEW CELL

                    NUMBER IS SUFFICIENT RATHER THAN CANCELING YOUR CONTRACT WITH AT&T

                    AND GOING WITH VERIZON, OR VICE VERSA.  AND THERE WAS NO NEXUS UNDER

                    THE CURRENT LAW THAT YOU SHOW THAT -- YOU WANTED TO CHANGE FROM DISH

                    TO DIRECTV OR -- OR SOME OTHER CABLE COMPANY BECAUSE OF DOMESTIC

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                    VIOLENCE.  SO THE CURRENT LAW IS A WIDE-OPEN STATEMENT THAT SAYS IF

                    YOU'RE THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR CLAIM TO BE, YOU CAN WALK

                    AWAY FROM ANY WRITTEN CONTRACT THAT YOU SIGNED THAT INVOLVES YOUR

                    PHONE, YOUR TV OR YOUR UTILITIES.  THIS AMENDMENT TAKES IT ONE STEP

                    FURTHER AND NOW SAYS YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO ATTEST UNDER OATH THAT

                    YOU'RE EVEN A VICTIM.  ALL YOU HAVE TO ATTEST NOW IS THAT YOU WANT TO

                    SWITCH YOUR CELL PHONE PROVIDER OR YOUR TV PROVIDER OR YOUR UTILITY

                    PROVIDER, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ATTEST ANYMORE UNDER PENALTIES OF

                    PERJURY THAT YOU'RE THE VICTIM.

                                 AND FOR THAT REASON I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT

                    AND WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT TO MY COLLEAGUES.  THANK YOU, SIR.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  MR. GOODELL IN THE

                    NEGATIVE.

                                 MS. GIGLIO TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

                                 MS. GIGLIO:  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.  ON THE BILL,

                    I WANT TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE.  SO, I ATTENDED A LOT OF MEETINGS OVER THE

                    SUMMER AND UP UNTIL JANUARY 1ST, AND WE DID HAVE MANY DISCUSSIONS

                    ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.  AND I'VE ALSO SPOKEN TO A LOT OF LAW

                    ENFORCEMENT THAT ARE CALLED TO PEOPLE'S HOUSES WHEN THERE IS DOMESTIC

                    VIOLENCE AND THEY BRING THE PERSON THAT COMMITTED THE DOMESTIC

                    VIOLENCE, THEY BRING THEM INTO THE PRECINCT AND THEN THEY LET THEM GO

                    AND THEY GO RIGHT BACK TO THE HOUSES.  UNLESS THE PERSON THAT IS

                    SUFFERING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FILLS OUT AN ORDER OF PROTECTION, THEY

                    CANNOT DO ANYTHING WITH THAT PERSON AND THAT PERSON JUST KEEPS

                    REPEATING THE SAME CYCLE OVER AND OVER AGAIN.  SO I COULDN'T AGREE WITH

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                    MY COLLEAGUE MORE THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE AN ORDER OF PROTECTION IF YOU

                    WANT TO GET OUT OF THESE BILLS.  BECAUSE AS WE SAW WITH THE PANDEMIC

                    AND COVID WHERE UTILITY BILLS WERE FORGIVEN, WE SEE OUR RATES GOING

                    UP FOR UTILITY BILLS ALL THROUGHOUT THE STATE.  AND BY CANCELING THIS DEBT

                    FOR A PERSON WHO DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE A

                    VICTIM OF DOMESTIC -- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS REALLY GOING TO PUT THE

                    BURDEN BACK ON THE RATEPAYERS.  SO I REALLY THINK THAT AN ORDER OF

                    PROTECTION IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THESE DEBTS AND THESE

                    CONTRACTS.

                                 AND SO FOR THAT REASON, I WILL BE VOTING IN THE

                    NEGATIVE.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER TAYLOR:  MS. GIGLIO IN THE

                    NEGATIVE.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ARE THERE ANY OTHER

                    VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A01004, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 18, RIVERA.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, IN

                    RELATION TO TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  READ THE LAST SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE CLERK WILL RECORD

                    THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                                 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, MEMBERS

                    HAVE ON THEIR DESKS NOW AN A-CALENDAR.  I WOULD LIKE TO ADVANCE THAT

                    A-CALENDAR SO THAT WE MIGHT TAKE IT UP IMMEDIATELY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON MRS. PEOPLES-

                    STOKES' MOTION, THE A-CALENDAR IS ADVANCED.

                                 PAGE 3, RULES REPORT NO. 19, THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00609, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 19, DINOWITZ.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION TO

                    REQUIRING A PLAN FOR THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND MEDICATIONS

                    TO PHARMACIES, HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES IN AFFECTED AREAS DURING A

                    STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  READ THE LAST SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE CLERK WILL RECORD

                    THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

                                 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00610, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 20, PAULIN.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, IN RELATION

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                    TO PROHIBITING AGENCIES FROM CHARGING A FEE FOR RECORDS WHERE AN

                    ELECTRONIC COPY IS ALREADY AVAILABLE FROM A PREVIOUS REQUEST MADE

                    WITHIN THE PAST SIX MONTHS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  READ THE LAST SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE CLERK WILL RECORD

                    THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

                                 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY -- ASSEMBLY NO. A00611,

                    RULES REPORT NO. 21, PAULIN.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN

                    RELATION TO REQUIRING THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES TO

                    MAINTAIN A LIST OF ALL STATE BOARDS AND REQUIRING EACH STATE BOARD TO

                    MAINTAIN A PUBLICALLY-ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE; AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF

                    THE LAWS OF 2022 AMENDING THE EXECUTIVE LAW RELATING TO INFORMATION

                    ON STATE BOARDS, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S.8145 AND

                    A.843-A, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  READ THE LAST SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE CLERK WILL RECORD

                    THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

                                 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

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                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00613, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 22, GUNTHER.  AN ACT IN RELATION TO REQUIRING MONTHLY STATUS REPORTS

                    OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS AND THE IMPACT ON INPATIENT CENSUS; AND TO

                    REPEAL CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE 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.

                                 (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. A00616, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 23, JEAN-PIERRE.  AN ACT TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2022

                    AMENDING THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW, RELATING TO REQUIRING

                    CURRICULUM RELATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS TO BE INCLUDED IN

                    ALCOHOL TRAINING AWARENESS PROGRAMS, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS

                    NUMBERS S.7360 AND A.9821, IN RELATION O THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  READ THE LAST SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE CLERK WILL RECORD

                    THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                                 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, IF WE COULD

                    NOW CALL OUR ATTENTION TO RULES REPORT NO. 38, IT'S ON PAGE 7 BY MR.

                    LAVINE.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A01003, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 38, LAVINE, PHEFFER AMATO.  AN ACT IN RELATION TO TERMS AND

                    CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN NONJUDICIAL OFFICERS AND

                    EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM; TO AMEND CHAPTER 400 OF THE

                    LAWS OF 2014 RELATING TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OF

                    CERTAIN NONJUDICIAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIFIED COURT

                    SYSTEM, IN RELATION TO ANNUAL LONGEVITY PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN

                    EMPLOYEES; AND TO REPEAL CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SUCH CHAPTER

                    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.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

                                 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

                    CLOSE TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO -- ADJOURN FOR TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE

                    NOTICE THAT ON OR BEFORE MONDAY, JANUARY THE 23RD THE MAJORITY WILL BE

                    -- MAY BE MOVE -- MOVING TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO OUR EXISTING RULES

                    ON OR BEFORE MONDAY, JANUARY THE 23RD.

                                 MR. SPEAKER, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER RESOLUTIONS OR

                    HOUSEKEEPING?

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  WE HAVE TWO

                    RESOLUTIONS.  RESOLUTION NO. 41, THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 41, MR.

                    KIM.

                                 LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE

                    ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY'S CELEBRATION OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, THE

                    YEAR OF THE RABBIT, ON JANUARY 22, 2023.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  MS. LEE ON THE

                    RESOLUTION.

                                 MS. LEE:  THIS RESOLUTION CELEBRATES ASIAN CULTURE

                    AND HISTORY AND RECOGNIZES THE INCREDIBLE DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL

                    CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN-AMERICANS IN NEW YORK.  LUNAR NEW YEAR IS

                    ONE OF THE ASIAN COMMUNITY'S MOST CHERISHED, TRADITIONAL HOLIDAYS AND

                    IS CELEBRATED BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD.  THIS HOLIDAY

                    MARKS A TIME FOR RENEWAL, PROSPERITY, HAPPINESS AND HEALTH, AS WELL AS

                    A TIME TO REFLECT AND GET TOGETHER WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.  THIS YEAR IS

                    THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT.  IN CHINESE CULTURE, THE RABBIT REPRESENTS PEACE

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                    AND LONGEVITY AND IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE LUCKIEST OF THE CHINESE

                    ZODIAC ANIMALS.  SO THIS YEAR IN 2023 WE ARE PREDICTED TO HAVE A YEAR

                    OF HOPE, WHICH WE ALL NEED RIGHT NOW.

                                 THANK YOU.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THANK YOU.

                                 MR. MAMDANI.

                                 MR. MAMDANI:  THANK YOU.  YOU KNOW, AS OUR

                    COLLEAGUE ASSEMBLYWOMAN LEE AND MYSELF ARE THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE

                    ASIAN-AMERICAN TASK FORCE, AND WE HOPE THAT AS WE COMMEMORATE

                    THIS LUNAR NEW YEAR TODAY IN SYMBOLISM IN OUR CHAMBER THAT WE ALSO

                    CONTINUE TO FIGHT TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS A HOLIDAY THAT IS RECOGNIZED BY

                    EVERY INSTITUTION ACROSS THIS STATE TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE GIVEN THE

                    TIME THAT THEY DESERVE TO CELEBRATE THIS WITH THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR

                    FRIENDS AND THAT IT BE REFLECTED IN OUR SCHOOL CALENDARS AND OUR

                    GOVERNMENT CALENDARS.

                                 THANK YOU.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THANK YOU.

                                 MR. CHANG.

                                 MR. CHANG:  THANK YOU.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  I

                    JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE CHINESE NEW YEAR ALL OVER THE WORLD.  IT'S

                    PROBABLY MOST PREVALENT IN CHINA, TAIWAN, KOREA, JAPAN.  VERY

                    RECOGNIZED, AND ALSO EXTENDS TO MUSLIM COUNTRIES SUCH AS INDONESIA

                    AND MALAYSIA.  SO IT'S A WELL WORLDWIDE CELEBRATION.  IN NEW YORK WE

                    HAVE ABOUT 600 -- CLOSE TO 700,000 ETHNIC CHINESE.  IN THE ASIAN

                    COMMUNITY, ABOUT 1.1 MILLION IN NEW YORK CITY ALONE.  SO IT'S A BIG

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                    CELEBRATION TO US.  THIS IS OUR THANKSGIVING.  ALMOST TEN DAYS OF

                    THANKSGIVING.  THAT'S IF WE FOLLOW THE TRADITION.  AND THE COLOR RED

                    SYMBOLIZES LUCK, PROSPERITY.  AND WE HAVE A -- A CHINESE LETTER CALLED

                    (INAUDIBLE) THAT MEANS ALSO LUCK AS WELL.  SO THESE RED COLOR MEANS

                    VERY SYMBOLIC FOR US.  JUST TO HAVE THIS BODY KNOW ABOUT THAT.  AND

                    ALSO, THE CHINESE HAS BEEN PERSECUTED FOR ABOUT ALMOST 41 YEARS FOR

                    THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT, STARTING IN -- IN 1820 WHEN THE FIRST BUNCH

                    OF -- GROUP OF IMMIGRANTS WENT TO THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH IN -- IN

                    1820.  ABOUT 300, AND SINCE, THE POPULATION HAS GROWN.  AND THE

                    CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT IS THE ONLY IMMIGRANTS THAT WAS EXCLUDED FROM

                    IMMIGRATION BACK IN 1882 AND LASTED UNTIL WORLD WAR II IN 1943.  THE

                    ONLY GROUP THAT WAS EXCLUDED TO IMMIGRATING TO THE UNITED STATES.  SO

                    JUST BE MINDFUL OF THAT.  WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.  AND ASIAN HATE,

                    SEMITIC HATE, SO IT'S STILL PREVALENT IN US.  BUT I CHOOSE TO AT THIS NEW --

                    LUNAR NEW YEAR IS OUR CELEBRATION AND IT'S INVITED TO ALL.  AND -- AND I

                    WISH THIS BODY TO RECOGNIZE IT AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS TIME

                    AND OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THAT.

                                 THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THANK YOU, SIR.

                                 MS. MITAYNES.

                                 MS. MITAYNES:  AS WE FACE HARD ECONOMIC TIMES,

                    IT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE HONOR OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR CULTURE.

                    I WAS LUCKY TO GROW UP IN A COMMUNITY VIBRANT IN THE HOLIDAYS AND

                    TRADITIONS OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, REMINDING ME OF THE BRIGHT CULTURAL

                    FABRIC OF NEW YORK.  SUNSET PARK AND ITS INTERTWINED CULTURES ARE

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                    REPRESENTATIVE OF HOW THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES MUST SUPPORT EACH

                    OTHER, AND THE SHARED EXPERIENCE OF DISCRIMINATION.  HOLIDAYS LIKE

                    LUNAR NEW YEAR REMIND ME OF HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO STAND UP FOR YOUR

                    NEIGHBOR, AND THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHY I'M HERE.  TO PROVE TO OUR

                    CONSTITUENTS THAT GOVERNMENT CAN DELIVER AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL

                    WORKING-CLASS IMMIGRANTS.  I WISH EVERYONE GOOD FORTUNES GOING INTO

                    THE NEW YEAR AND I WISH PROSPERITY FOR OUR STATE, FOR ABUNDANCE OF

                    SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.

                                 THANK YOU.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THANK YOU.

                                 ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

                    AYE; OPPOSED?  THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.


                                 ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 42, THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 42, MR.

                    SLATER.

                                 LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MOURNING THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN

                    KENNETH SGROI OF THE YORK -- YORKTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  MR. SLATER ON THE

                    RESOLUTION.

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

                    RESOLUTION.  I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION AS

                    WE REMEMBER CAPTAIN KENNETH SGROI OF THE YORKTOWN POLICE

                    DEPARTMENT.  EARLIER THIS YEAR CAPTAIN SGROI SUDDENLY PASSED FROM AN

                    ILLNESS.  CAPTAIN SGROI WAS 37.  I KNEW HIM PERSONALLY.  AS THE

                    SUPERVISOR OF THE TOWN OF YORKTOWN I WAS HONORED TO PROMOTE HIM TO

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                    THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT.  HE WAS A MEMBER OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT

                    SINCE 2009.  AND HE'S SURVIVED TODAY BY HIS WIFE ANNE AND HIS TWO

                    CHILDREN, GABRIELLA AND JOE.  HE WAS TRULY PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF THE

                    YORKTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT.  HE WAS A VALUED MEMBER OF THE TOWN

                    OF YORKTOWN AND OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND HIS LOSS IS A GREAT ONE NOT

                    JUST FOR THE TOWN OF YORKTOWN IN MY DISTRICT, BUT FOR THIS STATE OVERALL.

                                 AND SO AGAIN, TO MY COLLEAGUES, I THANK YOU FOR THE

                    TIME TO RECOGNIZE THIS WONDERFUL INDIVIDUAL AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO

                    OUR STATE.  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THANK YOU, SIR.

                                 MS. LEVENBERG.

                                 MS. LEVENBERG:  I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK

                    ASSEMBLYMEMBER SLATER FOR RECOGNIZING CAPTAIN SGROI FOR ALL OF HIS

                    WORK.  I HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING THE FUNERAL, AND I'M HEARING THIS

                    FINE, YOUNG CAPTAIN EULOGIZED BY SO MANY OF THOSE WHO LOVED HIM AND

                    WHO HE SERVED WITH.  AND SEEING SO MANY OF THE MANY -- OF THE MANY

                    POLICE DEPARTMENTS WHO CAME OUT TO PAY THEIR LAST RESPECTS WAS TRULY

                    INCREDIBLE, AND IT IS A TRAGEDY TO SEE SUCH YOUNG FOLKS, ESPECIALLY WHO

                    PUT THEMSELVES OUT IN THE LINE OF SERVICE, PASS AT THIS YOUNG AGE FROM

                    WHAT WE NOW ARE SEEING AS ALL OF THESE DISEASES; FLU, STREP, NOROVIRUS,

                    ET CETERA.

                                 SO I JUST WANTED TO AGAIN THANK -- THANK

                    ASSEMBLYMEMBER SLATER FOR INTRODUCING THIS RESOLUTION, AND THANK YOU

                    TO MY COLLEAGUES.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THANK YOU.

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                              JANUARY 18, 2023

                                 ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

                    AYE; OPPOSED, NO.  THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES, WE HAVE NUMEROUS OTHER FINE

                    RESOLUTIONS, WE WILL TAKE THEM UP WITH ONE VOTE.

                                 ON THESE RESOLUTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY

                    SAYING AYE; OPPOSED NO.  THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED.

                                 (WHEREUPON, ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NOS. 43-45 WERE

                    UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.)

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

                    THAT WE -- THE ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL THURSDAY, JANUARY THE

                    19TH, A LEGISLATIVE DAY, AND THAT WE RECONVENE ON MONDAY, JANUARY THE

                    23RD BEING A SESSION DAY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE ASSEMBLY STANDS

                    ADJOURNED.

                                 (WHEREUPON, AT 2:24 P.M., THE HOUSE STOOD ADJOURNED

                    UNTIL THURSDAY, JANUARY 19TH, THAT BEING A LEGISLATIVE DAY, AND TO

                    RECONVENE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 23RD.)















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