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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 18, 2023

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00996, RULES REPORT

NO. 15, GONZ�LEZ-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, GONZ�LEZ-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.

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

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

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 18, 2023

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

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 18, 2023

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.)

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

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.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 18, 2023

(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.)

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.

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

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 18, 2023

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

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

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

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 18, 2023

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.

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.)