MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2024 2:48 P.M.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE HOUSE WILL COME

TO ORDER.

THE REVEREND ELIA WILL OFFER A PRAYER.

REVEREND DONNA ELIA: LET US PRAY. WISE AND

HOLY GOD, WE ASK YOU IN WHOM GOODNESS DWELLS TO POUR OUT A LARGE

MEASURE OF YOUR WISDOM AND LOVE UPON THIS ASSEMBLY. FILL THEM

WITH HOPE THAT THEY MAY MEET THIS NEW SESSION WITH ANTICIPATION AS

THEY MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES, STATE AND NATION MORE JUST PLACES FOR ALL.

THANK YOU FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE BODY AND FOR EVERY STAFF PERSON.

THANK YOU FOR THEIR ENERGY AND COMMITMENT, THEIR INTELLIGENCE AND

WISDOM. RENEW THEIR DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE, AND CALL THEM TO

BRING OUT THE BEST IN ONE ANOTHER AS THEY STRATEGIZE AND PROBLEM-SOLVE

AND LEGISLATE. BLESS THEIR LOVED ONES. STRENGTHEN ANY WHO ARE WEARY,

GRANT HEALING TO ANY IN NEED OF HEALING, AND GIVE ENCOURAGEMENT TO

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

THOSE THAT NEED TO SEE PROMISE AND NEW POSSIBILITY. AS WE APPROACH

THE COMING BIRTHDAY OF THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., FILL

ALL OF US WITH THE RESOLVE TO ERADICATE RACISM, TO LIFT COMMUNITIES OUT

OF POVERTY AND TO END ALL MANNER OF OPPRESSION.

IN YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.

MEMBERS: AMEN.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: VISITORS ARE INVITED

TO JOIN THE MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

(WHEREUPON, ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY LED VISITORS AND

MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.)

A QUORUM BEING PRESENT, THE CLERK WILL READ THE

JOURNAL OF FRIDAY, JANUARY 5TH.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

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

5TH AND THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO

ORDERED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER. I WANT TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUES THAT ARE IN THE CHAMBERS

TODAY, THOSE THAT ARE WITH US REMOTELY, AS WELL AS ALL OUR GUESTS AND

VISITORS THAT ARE HERE WITH US AS WELL. WELCOME TO THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE

TO THE VISITORS.

THERE IS A QUOTE I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE TODAY, MR.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

SPEAKER. THIS ONE IS FROM AMANDA GORMAN. AMANDA, YOU ALL MAY

REMEMBER, IS THE YOUNGEST INAUGURAL POET IN THE UNITED STATES' HISTORY,

AS WELL AS AN AWARD-WINNING WRITER AND A CUM LAUDE -- LAUDE GRADUATE

FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY. HER WORDS FOR US TODAY, THERE IS ALWAYS

LIGHT, IF ONLY WE'RE BRAVE ENOUGH TO SEE IT, IF ONLY WE'RE BRAVE ENOUGH

TO BE IT. AGAIN, THESE WORDS FROM YOUNG POET LAUREATE AMANDA

GORMAN.

MR. SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES, YOU HAVE ON YOUR DESK A

CALENDAR. IT HAS 210 BILLS IN IT, AND I SHOULD REMIND MEMBERS THAT THE

CALENDAR REPRESENTS THOSE BILLS THAT WERE PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY LAST

YEAR, BUT NOT THE SENATE, AS WELL AS THOSE BILLS THAT DIED ON THE

CALENDAR. TODAY I'M GOING TO FORMALLY INTRODUCE TO THE CHAMBER OUR

NEWEST AND YOUNGEST MEMBER, SAM BERGER FROM THE 27TH ASSEMBLY

DISTRICT. WE ARE THEN GOING TO BEGIN CONSENT ON THE MAIN CALENDAR,

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH CALENDAR NO. 1, THAT'S ON PAGE 4, AND WE'LL BE

CALLING THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES OFF THE FLOOR TODAY: ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES, AND INSURANCE.

SO MR. SPEAKER, THAT'S A GENERAL OUTLINE OF WHERE

WE'RE GOING. IF YOU HAVE INTRODUCTIONS OR HOUSEKEEPING, NOW WOULD

BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, MRS.

PEOPLES-STOKES, AND WE DO HAVE HOUSEKEEPING AND INTRODUCTIONS.

WE'LL START WITH THE HOUSEKEEPING.

ON BEHALF OF MR. JONES, THE FOLLOWING BILL IS

RECOMMITTED BACK, CALENDAR NO. 80, BILL NO. A.2816 TO THE

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.

ON A MOTION BY MR. DINOWITZ, PAGE 8, CALENDAR 27,

BILL NO. A.837, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

ON A MOTION BY MR. COLTON, PAGE 17, CALENDAR NO.

75, BILL NO. A.2570, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

ON A MOTION BY MR. JONES, PAGE 19, CALENDAR NO. 86,

BILL NO. A.3119, THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

ON A MOTION BY MS. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, PAGE 23,

CALENDAR NO. 104, BILL NO. A.3978, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND

ADOPTED.

ON A MOTION BY MS. PAULIN, PAGE 24, CALENDAR NO.

110, BILL NO. A.4060, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

ON A MOTION BY MS. PAULIN, PAGE 29, CALENDAR NO.

138, BILL NO. A.4927, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

ON A MOTION BY MS. PAULIN, PAGE 34, CALENDAR NO.

165, BILL NO. A.5848-B, THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

ON A MOTION BY MR. WEPRIN, PAGE 36, CALENDAR NO.

174, BILL NO. A.6100, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

ON A MOTION BY MR. EACHUS, PAGE 38, CALENDAR NO.

187, BILL NO. 6517, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

FOR THE PURPOSES OF A INTRODUCTION, MRS.

PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER. IT IS WITH PLEASURE THAT I INTRODUCE TO THE CHAMBERS AND ALL OF

THE MEMBERS OUR NEWEST AND YOUNGEST MEMBER, SAM BERGER.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

ASSEMBLYMEMBER BERGER.

(APPLAUSE)

ASSEMBLYMEMBER SAM BERGER WAS ELECTED TO

REPRESENT THE 27TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES POMONOK,

ELECTCHESTER, KEW GARDENS HILLS, COLLEGE POINT AND WHITESTONE. BORN

AND RAISED IN KEW GARDEN HILLS, SAM WAS INSPIRED BY HIS FAMILY WHO

THEMSELVES HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE DISTRICT. SAM'S FATHER

SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND HIS MOTHER,

A TEACHER, ALSO ACTS AS A LOCAL DISTRICT LEADER. SAM IS A PRODUCT OF THE

VERY COMMUNITY THAT HE NOW SERVES. AFTER STUDYING ABROAD IN ISRAEL,

HE RETURNED TO HIS ROOTS, EARNING HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND THEN

STUDYING LAW AT ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY OF LAW IN QUEENS. SAM'S

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE INCLUDES EXTERN -- EXTERNSHIPS WITH KINGS

COUNTY SURROGATE COURT AND QUEENS COUNTY SUPREME COURT. SAM

LIVES IN KEW GARDENS WITH HIS WIFE SHAINA AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS,

SHOSHANA AND RACHEL.

PLEASE JOIN ME AGAIN, COLLEAGUES, IN WELCOMING THE

NEWEST AND YOUNGEST ASSEMBLYMEMBER, SAM BERGER.

(APPLAUSE)

SPEAKER HEASTIE: SO SAM, IT'S REALLY YOUR FIRST

DAY AT WORK, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. AND I SEE YOUR DAD AND YOUR --

YOUR WIFE AND YOUR TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS ARE HERE. AS I PROMISED

HER ON -- ON ELECTION NIGHT, I PROMISED YOUR WONDERFUL WIFE I PROMISED

TO TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF HIM. WE'LL MAKE SURE AND SEND HIM HOME SO

HE CAN MAKE SURE THAT HE'S DOING THE RIGHT THING BY YOU AND -- AND TWO

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

BEAUTIFUL GIRLS. AND IT'S JUST YOU'VE BECOME PART OF THIS WONDERFUL,

AMAZING FAMILY. WE HAVE TWO SIDES OF THE AISLE, BUT WE ALL STAND UP

FOR THE SAME THING; WANTING TO DO RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF

NEW YORK. ONE SIDE IS RIGHT MORE THAN THE OTHER SIDE --

(LAUGHTER)

-- BUT WE'RE ALL STILL -- YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE ONE

BIG HAPPY FAMILY EVEN THOUGH WE MAY HAVE POLITICAL DIFFERENCES. SO

OFFICIALLY WELCOME TO YOU AND TO YOUR FAMILY. I HOPE THIS IS THE

BEGINNING OF AN EXTRAORDINARY CAREER FOR YOU.

(APPLAUSE)

SO I ALSO, BEFORE WE CONTINUE OUR BUSINESS, I KNOW

THAT WE HAVE OUR INTERN CLASS IS HERE, SO WE WANT TO GIVE THEM AN

OFFICIAL WELCOME AS WELL.

(APPLAUSE)

AND I'M SURE YOU WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR CHAIR OF

HIGHER EDUCATION, PAT FAHY AND OUR WONDERFUL INTERN TEAM THAT'S HERE

AS WELL. BUT WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OFFICIAL WELCOME.

WELCOME. AND I STOPPED DOWN AT THE LUNCHEON TO SAY HELLO TO ALL OF

YOU. AND AGAIN, I HOPE YOU GET A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. THESE ARE

GREAT MEMBERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE. AGAIN, ONE SIDE IS BETTER

THAN THE OTHER --

(LAUGHTER)

-- BUT YOU'LL LEARN -- YOU'LL LEARN WORKING WITH THESE

GREAT ASSEMBLYMEMBERS FROM BOTH PARTIES, IN ALL HONESTY. THIS IS AN

EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCE AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU DECIDED TO TAKE UP

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE INTERNS IN, TO ME, IN THE GREATEST LEGISLATIVE BODY

IN THE COUNTRY, IN RIGHT HERE IN THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY.

SO AGAIN, WELCOME TO OUR INTERNS.

(APPLAUSE)

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: FOR THE PURPOSES OF A

INTRODUCTION, MS. LEVENBERG.

MS. LEVENBERG: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. AUBRY,

AND I AM PROUD TO INTRODUCE MY MOTHER, LORE BAER, WHO IS HERE TODAY

FROM FLORIDA. BEFORE I INTRODUCE HER, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK MY

COLLEAGUE ASSEMBLYMAN ZEBROWSKI FOR LETTING ME SIT IN HIS SEAT SO THAT

I COULD BE CLOSER TO MY MOM.

MY MOM'S NAME IS LORE BAER. SHE WAS BORN IN

AMSTERDAM IN HOLLAND IN 1938, I THINK I'M RIGHT, AND -- YEAH, I HAD TO

SAY THAT --

(LAUGHTER)

-- BECAUSE SHE LOOKS -- NOBODY WOULD HAVE GUESSED IT

-- NOBODY WOULD GUESS IT, BUT SHE -- SHE LOOKS FABULOUS AND SHE IS

FABULOUS. AND SHE WAS ACTUALLY -- SHE WAS BORN IN AMSTERDAM. HER

FATHER OWNED A BUTCHER SHOP. YES, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE WHOLE

STORY SO SIT BACK AND RELAX.

(LAUGHTER)

AND -- AND ANYWAY, THEY WERE OBVIOUSLY THERE DURING

THE WAR. DURING THE WAR, MY -- MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER WAS TAKEN AWAY

AND THROUGH THE UNDERGROUND, MY MOTHER WAS ACTUALLY HIDDEN IN A

HOME IN -- IN THE COUNTRYSIDE IN HOLLAND. TURNED OUT TO BE ABOUT EIGHT

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

MILES FROM HER PARENTS WHO WERE ALSO IN -- IN HIDING. AND THANKFULLY,

THEY ALL SURVIVED. MY MOM LIVED ON A FARM, SHE WAS HIDDEN. I KNOW

MANY OF YOU'VE HEARD THIS A LITTLE BIT BEFORE, BUT SHE WAS HIDDEN UNDER

HAY BALES WHEN THE NAZIS WOULD COME TO LOOK FOR HER, BUT SHE DID GO

TO SCHOOL, SO SHE WAS RAISED CATHOLIC FOR TWO YEARS UNTIL THE WAR ENDED

WHEN SHE WAS REUNITED WITH HER PARENTS, WHO SHE DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO

GO TO BECAUSE SHE HAD FORMED A RELATIONSHIP FROM WHEN SHE WAS FIVE

UNTIL WHEN SHE WAS SEVEN WITH THIS WONDERFUL FAMILY OF RIGHTEOUS

CHRISTIANS WHO TOOK HER IN AND MANY OTHERS WHO CAME THROUGH AS

WELL, AND PUT THEIR OWN LIVES AT RISK. SO OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS

SYMBOLIC, OF COURSE, TODAY AS WE SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THE

WORLD.

BUT MY MOM IS A SURVIVOR, AS SHE REMINDED ME TODAY

WHEN SHE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE MARBLE HALLS OF THIS GREAT STATE

CAPITOL AND LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING. AND SHE MANAGED TO SURVIVE

THAT WALK FROM END TO END AND LOOKING AT ALL THE WONDERFUL ART. SHE --

WHEN SHE CAME TO THIS COUNTRY IN 1947, SHE GREW UP I THINK IN THE

BRONX FIRST, THEN IN QUEENS. SHE WENT -- GRADUATED FROM FOREST HILLS

HIGH SCHOOL, WENT ON TO STUDY ART AND GRAPHIC DESIGN AT PRATT INSTITUTE.

LATER ON, SHE BECAME AN ART THERAPIST, SHE STUDIED AT NYU, AND SHE HAS

BEEN LIVING HAPPILY ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE AND FLORIDA, AND ALSO THEY

HAVE A LOVELY PLACE IN THE POCONOS. SO THEY GET AROUND. SHE STARTED --

I THINK SHE STARTED WELDING LARGE SCULPTURES AT -- WHEN YOU WERE --

MRS. BAER: WHEN I RETIRED AT THE AGE OF 65.

MS. LEVENBERG: SIXTY-FIVE. PRIOR TO THAT, SHE DID

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

RUN THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON. I THINK THAT WAS AT AGE 65.

EVERYTHING HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE 65. SO IF ANYBODY THINKS THAT, YOU

KNOW, YOU CAN'T DO IT, YOU CAN.

OKAY, I'M CONCLUDING. OKAY, I KNOW. JOHN GAVE ME

A THUMBS DOWN. OKAY.

(LAUGHTER)

THE CANE, ET CETERA.

BUT IN ANY CASE, MY MOTHER IS AN AMAZING PERSON. IF

YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO MEET HER, PLEASE DO. SHE SETS A WONDERFUL

EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF US, AND I HOPE THAT SHE WILL CONTINUE MANY, MANY

YEARS OF BEING ABLE TO COME VISIT ME HERE IN THE STATE ASSEMBLY.

(APPLAUSE)

MS. BAER: IT'S REALLY AN HONOR TO BE HERE. THANK

YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. BAER, ON BEHALF

OF THE SPEAKER, YOUR DAUGHTER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU

HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. WE EXTEND TO YOU THE

PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. YOU ARE FAMILY, YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE

PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. AND I'M REMINDED OF WHY THEY CALL YOUR

GENERATION THE GREATEST GENERATION. WHAT YOU HAVE ENDURED, WHAT

YOU HAVE BUILT IN YOUR LIFE IS REMARKABLE, A STORY THAT ALL OF US SHOULD

KNOW HERE AND REMEMBER. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. GOODELL FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND IT'S

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

GREAT TO SEE YOU AND MY COLLEAGUES, I WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY NEW

YEAR.

AND JOINING US TODAY IS A SPECIAL GUEST COMING OUT OF

CORNING, NEW YORK, A HOT BED OF ACTIVISM IN FAVOR OF CHILDREN IN THE

CONGO. PLEASE WELCOME SAM PALMESANO, THE SON OF PHIL PALMESANO.

(LAUGHTER/APPLAUSE)

SAM -- SAM IS A -- IS A STUDENT AT BUFFALO STATE

UNIVERSITY AND, AS YOU KNOW, OUR MAJORITY LEADER AND MR. GIGLIO,

AMONGST OTHERS, WERE GRADUATES FROM THAT INSTITUTION. HE PLAYS ON THE

FOOTBALL TEAM, AND THEIR SEASON THIS YEAR WAS SUBSTANTIALLY BETTER THAN

LAST YEAR.

(LAUGHTER)

THEY HAVE A LITTLE WAYS TO GO BEFORE THEY WIN THE

CHAMPIONSHIP. BUT HE'S STUDYING POLITICAL SCIENCE, AND WELCOME, IF

YOU WOULD, SAM PALMESANO.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY.

(APPLAUSE)

SAM, ON BEHALF OF YOUR -- MR. GOODELL, THE SPEAKER,

YOUR FATHER AND THE REST OF THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE

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

FLOOR. AS A FAMILY MEMBER, YOU ARE ALWAYS EXTENDED THAT, AND WE

WISH YOU WELL IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS, AND HOPE THAT YOU HAVE

INHERITED YOUR FATHER'S STICK-TO-ITIVENESS.

(LAUGHTER)

THE BEST WORD I CAN CALL IT.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

(APPLAUSE)

MR. RAMOS FOR THE PURPOSES OF A INTRODUCTION.

MR. RAMOS: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE FOR THE PURPOSE OF

AN INTRODUCTION. TODAY, I HAVE A DISTINGUISHED GROUP, AS I DO EVERY

YEAR FOR THE PAST 21 YEARS, FROM MY DISTRICT THAT I -- I BRING OUT TO GET

ENGAGED IN GOVERNMENT. AS I SAW THE INTRODUCTION OF OUR NEW

MEMBER, I COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK BACK 21 YEARS AGO WHEN I STOOD UP

HERE AND I WAS -- I MADE A COMMITMENT TO TRY AND GET OUR COMMUNITY

ENGAGED IN -- IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. THEY WERE TOTALLY OUT OF THE

LOOP. AND I BROUGHT PEOPLE HERE, AND THERE WERE FOUR ORGANIZATIONS IN

MY -- MY COMMUNITY AT THAT TIME. THAT'S THE EXTENT OF THE ACTIVISM.

TODAY, I NEVER THOUGHT A DAY 21 YEARS LATER, WE HAVE FILLED THE SEATS

HERE AND WE HAVE FILLED THE RAFTERS. WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE, WE HAVE

PEOPLE ALL WALKS OF -- OF LIFE WHO ARE ALL CONTRIBUTING TO -- TO THE

BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

HERE WE HAVE THE -- FROM THE TAIWAN [SIC] CULTURAL

CENTER, MR. FU YUN [PHONETIC], WHO HELPED US DURING THE COVID --

DURING THE COVID CRISIS WITH THOUSANDS OF ITEMS OF PPE FOR OUR

COMMUNITY. WE HAVE STRONG, INCORPORATED, WHICH IS -- OR SERGIO

ARGUETA, WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH GANG MEMBERS,

CONVERTS GANG MEMBERS INTO PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, GOING ON

TO COLLEGE, DOES WONDERFUL WORK. NEW HOUR'S ORGANIZATION, SERENA

LIGUORI, WORKS WITH WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE CORRECTIONAL

INSTITUTIONS AND HELPS THEM ASSIMILATE. HOUSING HELP, WE HAVE PILAR

MOYA, AN ADVOCATE FOR THAT. WE HAVE THE JADE SOCIETY, TOM JOY AND

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

EDWIN HUGH, WHO ARE POLICE OFFICERS WHO HAVE FORMED AN

ORGANIZATION OF ASIAN POLICE OFFICERS. WE HAVE THE STUDENT ADVOCATES,

ANDRES RODRIGUEZ WITH A WHOLE GROUP OF STUDENTS. HE LEADS THEM IN

MANY CIVIC -- A LOT OF CIVIC ACTION IN OUR COMMUNITY. MY BROTHER'S

KEEPER, DR. TAYLOR AND MARISOL PAGAN, WHO TEACH OUR CHILDREN THAT IT'S

MORE THAN JUST EDUCATION COMING TO SCHOOL, THAT YOUR CHARACTER MEANS

SOMETHING. THAT WHEN YOU SHAKE SOMEBODY'S HAND IT MEANS

SOMETHING. WHEN YOU GIVE SOMEBODY YOUR WORD, IT MEANS SOMETHING.

AND WE CAN COUNT ON MY BROTHER'S KEEPER THROUGHOUT NEW YORK

STATE TO -- TO PUT THAT INTO OUR STUDENTS AND BUILD THEIR CHARACTERS. WE

HAVE PETER SIDOTE FROM THE BRENTWOOD REDEMPTION CENTER, WHO PUT

SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS OF MONEY WHEN -- WHEN PEOPLE COME IN AND GET

THE DEPOSITS, HE PUTS THAT INTO OUR COMMUNITY AS A RESULT OF THE SYSTEM

AND THE "BOTTLE BILL" THAT -- THAT WE PASSED HERE AND WE'RE HOPING TO

BUILD ON THAT. BRENTWOOD ROTC, VICTOR ROSADO. AND WE HAVE GIRLS,

INCORPORATED, MIRIAM ESMATE [PHONETIC], AND WE HAVE BRENTWOOD

COPA, HECTOR MARTINEZ.

SO MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE GIVE THIS

DISTINGUISHED GROUP A WARM WELCOME, AND PLEASE EXTEND THEM ALL THE

COURTESIES OF THE HOUSE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON BEHALF OF MR.

RAMOS, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME THIS

EXTRAORDINARY GROUP HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. WE

EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR, ASSURE YOU THAT YOU HAVE

EXCELLENT REPRESENTATION IN MR. RAMOS, AND HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HERE TO

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

SUPPORT THEM AND BE WITH US ON THIS FIRST DAY OF ACTIVE SESSION.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

(APPLAUSE)

MS. BUTTENSCHON.

MS. BUTTENSCHON: ON BEHALF OF

ASSEMBLYMEMBER MCDONALD AND I, AS THE MOTHER OF A PROUD

FIREFIGHTER, I AM HONORED TO BE JOINED TODAY BY THE FIREFIGHTER

ASSOCIATION STATE OF NEW YORK [SIC] SECRETARY, JOHN D'ALESSANDRO, AS

WE VOTE LATER TODAY TO MARK JANUARY AS FIREFIGHTERS CANCER PREVENTION

MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECRETARY D'ALESSANDRO IS A

FIREFIGHTER FOR THE C.S. HAWKEY -- OR HAWLEY CHEMICAL COMPANY, AND

A COMMISSIONER OF THE HALFMOON-WATERFORD FIRE DISTRICT IN SARATOGA

COUNTY.

THE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE OF NEW

YORK, KNOWN AS FASNY, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1872 TO INFORM, EDUCATE

AND TRAIN OUR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS. IN ADDITION TO THE TRAINING, THEY

REPRESENT OVER 110,000 FIREFIGHTERS HERE IN ALBANY AND NATIONALLY, TO

HAVE LAWS TO PROTECT THEM, THAT PROVIDE CANCER SCREENING THAT IS

NECESSARY TO ALL OF THEM.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING SECRETARY D'ALESSANDRO

AND ALL FIREFIGHTERS ACROSS THIS GREAT STATE OF NEW YORK THAT PROTECT US

DAILY. THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR YOUR SERVICE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MS. BUTTENSCHON, MR. MCDONALD, SIR, WE WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, COMMEND YOU ON THE WORK THAT YOU'RE

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

DOING TO PROTECT THOSE WHO PROTECT US. PLEASE CONTINUE THAT GREAT WORK

AND KNOW THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR IN THE

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. CONGRATULATIONS.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. MCDONALD.

MR. MCDONALD: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND TO ALL MY COLLEAGUES. AS MANY OF YOU

KNOW, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE AND IN BOTH HOUSES, WE, NEW YORK

STATE LEGISLATURE, BELONG TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE LEGISLATORS

[SIC], OTHERWISE KNOWN AS NCSL. AND TODAY, OUR OUTREACH MANAGER,

SYDNE ENLUND, IS VISITING US, WHO IS A LIAISON FOR A HANDFUL OF STATES

AND PARTNERS WITH NCSL'S COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ON OUTREACH AND

ENGAGEMENT WITH ALL STATE LEGISLATURES.

NOW, MR. SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD KNOW SHE HAS MULTIPLE

STATES, BUT SHE CHOSE NEW YORK TO BE HER FIRST THIS YEAR AND WE'RE

HONORED TO HAVE HER. PREVIOUSLY, BEFORE SHE JOINED NCSL ABOUT

EIGHT YEARS AGO, LINDSAY [SIC] WORKED FOR THE COLORADO GENERAL

ASSEMBLY AS A POLICY ANALYST, AND ALSO FOR THE ENERGY AND COMMERCE

COMMITTEE IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. SHE ENJOYS

WORKING WITH LEGISLATORS AND THEIR STAFFS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ACHIEVE

NSCL'S [SIC] MISSION, BUT ALSO OUR PRIORITIES IN OUR RESPECTIVE HOUSES.

LATER TODAY WE WILL BE OFFERING UP A PRIVILEGED

RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF NCSL BUT, MR.

SPEAKER, TODAY AT THIS TIME I'D ASK THAT YOU KINDLY EXTEND THE

CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. MCDONALD, LINDSAY [SIC], WE WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW

YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. ON BEHALF OF THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS,

WE APPRECIATE BOTH THE WORK THAT YOU DO INDIVIDUALLY, BUT CERTAINLY THE

WORK THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION DOES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PROVIDING MANY

OF US LEGISLATORS WITH SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH

FOR YOUR WORK.

(APPLAUSE)

MS. SEAWRIGHT FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

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

BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMAN FRED THIELE AND MYSELF, I'M PLEASED TO

WELCOME TO THE CHAMBER TODAY A VERY DEAR FRIEND, MICHAEL STEIFMAN.

HE'S A GRADUATE OF PENN, A 1986 WHARTON UNDERGRADUATE, NEW YORK

LAW SCHOOL. HE'S THE FATHER OF FOUR CHILDREN LIVING IN ISRAEL. THREE OF

HIS OLDER CHILDREN HAVE SERVED IN THE IDF. HIS YOUNGEST SON, ADAM, IS

CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE IDF ENGINEERING DIVISION. HE AND HIS LIFE

PARTNER, AIESHA CHRISTIAN, ARE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN MANY

PHILANTHROPIES, INCLUDING THE SOUTHAMPTON AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM

WHERE AIESHA SITS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MICHAEL IS A LAWYER AND

BUSINESSMAN IN NEW YORK, WORKING WITH MANY NON-FOR-PROFIT

ORGANIZATIONS AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AS THE CEO OF UTILISAVE.

PLEASE WELCOME HIM TO THE CHAMBER TODAY.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MS. SEAWRIGHT, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, GENTLEMEN, WE

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, EXTEND TO YOU THE

PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. CONTINUE TO DO THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO.

YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. STERN FOR THE PURPOSES OF A INTRODUCTION.

MR. STERN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND GOOD

AFTERNOON TO ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND TO OUR GUESTS, I WANT TO WISH

EVERYBODY A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR

FAMILIES.

MR. SPEAKER, IT IS MY GREAT HONOR TO INTRODUCE SUFFOLK

COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAYMOND A. TIERNEY TO THE CHAMBER. DA

TIERNEY IS A CAREER PROSECUTOR AND PRIDES HIMSELF ON HIS INDEPENDENCE

AND IS COMMITTED TO ENFORCING THE LAW IN AN ETHICAL AND ACCOUNTABLE

MANNER TO PROTECT ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF SUFFOLK COUNTY. HE'S RECEIVED

NUMEROUS AWARDS, INCLUDING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION

PROSECUTOR OF THE YEAR, AND FEDERAL AGENT'S TRUE AMERICAN HERO

AWARD. DISTRICT ATTORNEY TIERNEY IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO FIGHTING THE

OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY FROM

DEALERS WHO LACE THEIR DRUGS WITH DEADLY FENTANYL. HE'S A PASSIONATE

ADVOCATE FOR THE FAMILIES OF VICTIMS WHOSE ANGUISH IS PROFOUND AND

PALPABLE, AND IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING THAT JUSTICE IS SERVED ON BEHALF

OF THEIR LOVED ONES. HE'S A GRADUATE OF BROWN UNIVERSITY AND ST.

JOHN'S LAW SCHOOL, AND IS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF SUFFOLK COUNTY WITH

HIS WIFE, ERICA, AND THEIR FOUR CHILDREN. DISTRICT ATTORNEY TIERNEY IS

JOINED TODAY BY CHIEF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY ALLEN BODE;

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

TIMOTHY GENTZ, SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR, AND DIVISION CHIEF MEGAN

O'DONNELL.

MR. SPEAKER, ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND ALL OF MY

COLLEAGUES FROM SUFFOLK COUNTY, WOULD YOU KINDLY EXTEND TO THE

DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF SUFFOLK COUNTY ALL OF THE CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE

AND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. STERN, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS AND THE ENTIRE SUFFOLK

COUNTY DELEGATION, AS WELL AS YOUR STAFF, DISTRICT ATTORNEY TIERNEY, WE

WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, EXTEND TO YOU

AND YOUR STAFF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS

WELCOME HERE, AND WE THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR TIME WITH US TODAY.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

WE WILL NOW GO TO RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3, THE CLERK

WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 722, MS.

BUTTENSCHON.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 2024 AS FIREFIGHTER CANCER

PREVENTION 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.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

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

PLEASE CALL THE EN CON -- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO THE

SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM FOR THE PURPOSES OF A COMMITTEE MEETING?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT, SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE.

WE WILL GO TO PAGE 4, CALENDAR NO. 1 FOR THE YEAR

2024. THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00043-C, CALENDAR

NO. 1, L. ROSENTHAL, LEE, SEAWRIGHT, MAHER, THIELE, PAULIN. AN ACT TO

AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO LABELING OF INGREDIENTS

IN DIAPERS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00045, CALENDAR NO.

2, WEPRIN, BURDICK, SIMON, AUBRY, SEAWRIGHT, DARLING, MEEKS. AN

ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING THE

DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES FROM DISCLOSING PENDING ORDERS

OF ADJOURNMENT IN CONTEMPLATION OF DISMISSAL ON CIVIL RECORDS OF

ARRESTS AND PROSECUTIONS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00048-B, CALENDAR

NO. 3, L. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, GLICK, SIMON, EPSTEIN, MCMAHON,

COLTON, WEPRIN, TAYLOR, RAGA. AN ACT TO AMEND THE MULTIPLE

DWELLING LAW AND THE MULTIPLE RESIDENCE LAW, IN RELATION TO THE USE

OF SMART ACCESS SYSTEMS AND THE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE GATHERED

FROM SUCH SYSTEMS.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00061, CALENDAR NO.

4, SAYEGH, SEAWRIGHT, GALLAGHER, SILLITTI, LEMONDES, STIRPE,

SANTABARBARA, BUTTENSCHON, GUNTHER, BORES. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING BUSINESSES WHICH

PROVIDE FOR SOMEONE TO SPOOF A TELEPHONE NUMBER TO KEEP CERTAIN

RECORDS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00076, CALENDAR NO.

5, L. ROSENTHAL, BRONSON, SEAWRIGHT. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC

HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING PREADMISSION NOTIFICATION OF

POLICIES AUTHORIZING THE REFUSAL TO FOLLOW DIRECTIVES IN HEALTH CARE

PROXIES THAT ARE CONTRARY TO A HOSPITAL'S OPERATING PRINCIPLES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00079, CALENDAR NO.

6, SAYEGH. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW AND THE MULTIPLE

-- PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING THE RESULTS OF ANY

OUTAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STRESS TEST CONDUCTED IN THE STATE BY A

UTILITY COMPANY TO BE POSTED ONLINE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

(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, IF YOU

WOULD PLEASE CALL MEMBERS TO THE GOVERNMENT [SIC] EMPLOYEES

COMMITTEE IN THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: GOVERNMENT [SIC]

EMPLOYEES, SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00106-A, CALENDAR

NO. 7, L. ROSENTHAL, DE LOS SANTOS, SEAWRIGHT, CUNNINGHAM, RAGA.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTION ACT OF 1974 AND

THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, IN RELATION TO

PENALTIES FOR OWNERS OF PROPERTY WHO FAIL TO FILE A PROPER OR TIMELY RENT

REGISTRATION STATEMENT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00116, CALENDAR NO.

8, CRUZ, KELLES, EPSTEIN, BURDICK. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CORRECTION

LAW, IN RELATION TO FAILURE TO COMPLETE A PROGRAM FOR TIME ALLOWANCES

DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND AN INDIVIDUAL'S CONTROL.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00117-A, CALENDAR

NO. 9, PAULIN, SILLITTI, SAYEGH, EPSTEIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR APPLICATIONS FOR

A LICENSE TO OPERATE A BANK OR STORAGE FACILITY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00118, CALENDAR NO.

10, PAULIN, L. ROSENTHAL, COLTON, SEAWRIGHT. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, IN RELATION TO LIMITED LIABILITY OF PERSONS

JOINTLY LIABLE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00128, CALENDAR NO.

11, SOLAGES, HEVESI, JACOBSON, WALLACE, SIMON, DESTEFANO, BICHOTTE

HERMELYN, SEAWRIGHT, SILLITTI, DINOWITZ, ZINERMAN, L. ROSENTHAL,

DAVILA, BARRETT, CRUZ, OTIS, GONZ�LEZ-ROJAS, KELLES. AN ACT TO AMEND

THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING VIRGINITY

EXAMINATIONS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00171, CALENDAR NO.

12, PAULIN, DINOWITZ, WEPRIN, JACKSON, SILLITTI, BICHOTTE HERMELYN,

BRABENEC. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO

REQUIRING OWNERS OF MULTIPLE-DWELLING PROPERTIES TO DEVELOP,

IMPLEMENT AND DISTRIBUTE SMOKING POLICIES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00175, CALENDAR NO.

13, PAULIN, OTIS, SAYEGH. AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 154 OF THE LAWS OF

1921 RELATING TO THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, IN

RELATION TO PORT AUTHORITY ORGANIZATION, APPEARANCE AND NOTICE.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

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.)

ACTING SPEAKER BRAUNSTEIN: 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 YOU

COULD PLEASE CALL OUR LAST COMMITTEE FOR TODAY TO THE SPEAKER'S

CONFERENCE ROOM, WHICH WILL BE INSURANCE. PLEASE CALL THE INSURANCE

COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

ACTING SPEAKER BRAUNSTEIN: THANK YOU.

THERE WILL BE AN IMMEDIATE MEETING OF THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE IN

THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00222, CALENDAR NO.

14, L. ROSENTHAL, BURDICK, EPSTEIN. AN ACT TO REPEAL PARAGRAPH 9 OF

SUBDIVISION A OF SECTION 26-405 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE

CITY OF NEW YORK, RELATING TO HEARINGS REGARDING BIENNIAL MAXIMUM

BASE RENT ADJUSTMENTS.

ACTING SPEAKER BRAUNSTEIN: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER BRAUNSTEIN: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ARE THERE ANY OTHER

VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00252, CALENDAR NO.

15, MAGNARELLI, COOK, STECK, PEOPLES-STOKES, LUPARDO, FAHY,

SEAWRIGHT. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELECTION LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING

THAT ALL PRINTED POLITICAL CAMPAIGN MAILING PIECES, CONTAINING OR MADE

OF RECYCLABLE MATERIAL, INCLUDE A MESSAGE ABOUT RECYCLING THE PRINTED

MATERIALS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00295-B, CALENDAR

NO. 16, CARROLL, SHRESTHA, DICKENS, LUPARDO, REYES, RIVERA,

ANDERSON, JACKSON, L. ROSENTHAL, THIELE, ARDILA, SEAWRIGHT, GUNTHER,

SANTABARBARA, KELLES. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, IN

RELATION TO ADJUSTMENT OF ELECTRIC RESIDENTIAL FIXED CHARGES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

ONE MINUTE. PLEASE, WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE QUIET.

IT'S HARD TO HEAR THE LAY-ASIDES. IF YOU MUST TALK, PLEASE GO OUTSIDE OF

THE CHAMBER.

PROCEED.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00325, CALENDAR NO.

17, PAULIN, MCDONOUGH, SEAWRIGHT, DINOWITZ, FAHY, WEPRIN, SIMON.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING

THE SALE OF INFANT WALKERS AND RESTRICTING THE USE OF SUCH INFANT WALKERS

IN CERTAIN SETTINGS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00329-B, CALENDAR

NO. 18, WALKER, SEAWRIGHT, ZINERMAN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE

LAW, IN RELATION TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NOTARIES PUBLIC AND

COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS RELATING TO CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS AFFECTING REAL

PROPERTY; AND TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW, IN RELATION TO FORGERY AND THE

OFFERING OF FALSE DOCUMENTS CONCERNING RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00352, CALENDAR NO.

19, BRONSON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, IN

RELATION TO DESIGNATING AS PEACE OFFICERS CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE

MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SERVING AS COURT SECURITY DEPUTIES AT

MONROE COUNTY COURT FACILITIES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00507, CALENDAR NO.

20, HUNTER, MAMDANI, EPSTEIN, AUBRY, SIMON, KELLES. AN ACT TO

AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW AND THE PENAL LAW, IN RELATION TO

ABOLISHING CITIZEN'S ARRESTS; AND TO REPEAL CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW AND THE FAMILY COURT ACT RELATING THERETO.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00517, CALENDAR NO.

21, L. ROSENTHAL, OTIS, SIMON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW,

IN RELATION TO PRIVACY OF ELECTRONIC FARE AND TOLL RECORDS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00530-A, CALENDAR

NO. 22, WEPRIN, OTIS, PAULIN, ZINERMAN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELECTION

LAW, IN RELATION TO WATCHERS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00725, CALENDAR NO.

23, HUNTER, JACOBSON, SILLITTI, WALLACE, REYES. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

ELECTION LAW, IN RELATION TO THE ORDER IN WHICH CANDIDATES APPEAR ON

THE BALLOT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00733-A, CALENDAR

NO. 24, ROZIC, REYES, STIRPE, CARROLL, SIMON, GONZ�LEZ-ROJAS, FAHY,

HEVESI, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT, JACOBSON, AUBRY, WALLACE, KELLES,

STECK, GLICK, L. ROSENTHAL, BARRETT, OTIS, SOLAGES, GALLAGHER, ARDILA,

RAGA, EPSTEIN, BURGOS, LAVINE, CUNNINGHAM, BORES, SHIMSKY,

WOERNER, SANTABARBARA, DICKENS, SIMONE, HUNTER. AN ACT TO AMEND

THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO PROVIDING

INFORMATION TO PATIENTS AND THE PUBLIC ON POLICY-BASED EXCLUSIONS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00742, CALENDAR NO.

25, JOYNER, KELLES, SHIMSKY, ALVAREZ, EPSTEIN, AUBRY, REYES, FORREST,

TAYLOR, WALKER, GIBBS. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW,

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

IN RELATION TO YOUTHFUL OFFENDER DETERMINATIONS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00779-B, CALENDAR

NO. 26, DINOWITZ, L. ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN, OTIS, SEAWRIGHT, REYES,

TAYLOR, SAYEGH, EPSTEIN, STIRPE, HYNDMAN, STECK, COOK, GLICK, CRUZ,

ZEBROWSKI, WALLACE, FALL, DARLING, ZINERMAN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING THE DISCLOSURE OR USE

OF A PERSON'S CONSUMER CREDIT HISTORY TO AN EMPLOYER, LABOR

ORGANIZATION, EMPLOYMENT AGENCY OR AGENT THEREOF FOR PURPOSES OF

EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00837, CALENDAR NO.

27 WAS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED ON THIRD READING.

ASSEMBLY NO. A00848, CALENDAR NO. 28, MCDONALD,

ZINERMAN, HUNTER, STIRPE, BENDETT, K. BROWN, MCDONOUGH,

NOVAKHOV, JACKSON, BUTTENSCHON, KELLES. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC

HEALTH LAW AND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING PROVIDERS

TO SHARE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS WITH PLANS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00856, CALENDAR NO.

29, DINOWITZ, REYES, SAYEGH, SIMON, STIRPE, STECK, GLICK, ZEBROWSKI,

WEPRIN, CRUZ, KELLES, JACKSON, L. ROSENTHAL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING EMPLOYERS FROM

REQUIRING CERTAIN CONDITIONS OR PRECONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00888-B, CALENDAR

NO. 30, JACOBSON, SHRESTHA, SANTABARBARA, EACHUS, SHIMSKY. AN ACT

TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, IN RELATION TO PERMITTING THE

RENDERING OF AN ESTIMATED BILL FROM A UTILITY CORPORATION OR

MUNICIPALITY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00892, CALENDAR NO.

31, JACOBSON, OTIS, SAYEGH, GUNTHER, GIBBS, LEVENBERG. AN ACT TO

AMEND THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, IN RELATION TO THE DEFINITION OF

"POPULATION" FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL WEIGHT FOR

THE POPULATION OF THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE ALLOCATION OF

REPRESENTATION IN THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00925, CALENDAR NO.

32, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT, STIRPE, BRONSON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CIVIL

PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, IN RELATION TO GROUNDS FOR VACATING AN

ARBITRATION AWARD ON THE BASIS OF PARTIALITY OF THE ARBITRATOR.

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 8, 2024

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

HAVE ANY FURTHER HOUSEKEEPING OR RESOLUTIONS?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE HAVE RESOLUTIONS

AND A PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION BY MR. MCDONALD.

THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 728, MR.

MCDONALD.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING

THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

IN 2025.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. MCDONALD ON

THE RESOLUTION.

MR. MCDONALD: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. NCSL

IS MARKING ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN THE PERIOD OF 2024-2025, AS WE

TALKED ABOUT EARLIER TODAY. CELEBRATIONS WILL OFFICIALLY KICK OFF AT THE

LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT IN LOUISVILLE THIS SUMMER AND CONCLUDE IN 2025 AT

THEIR SUMMIT IN BOSTON. FOR OVER 50 -- FOR 50 YEARS, NCSL HAS SERVED

TO ADVANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS, THE INDEPENDENCE AND INTEGRITY OF

LEGISLATURES WHILE ADVOCATING AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL IN SUPPORT OF STATE

INTERESTS. NCSL'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THE

INDISPENSABLE VALUE OF STATE LEGISLATURES IN THE AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC

SYSTEM. WE ARE A MODEL OF CIVILITY. STATE LEGISLATORS KNOW HOW TO

DISAGREE WITHOUT BEING DISAGREEABLE. LEGISLATURES ARE THE PROOF THAT

PARTISAN POLITICS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SYNONYMOUS WITH GRIDLOCK.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 8, 2024

I WANT TO THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR ALLOWING THIS

PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION. AS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, IT'S

AN HONOR TO SERVE ON THAT BOARD, BUT I ALSO WANT TO DO A SPECIAL

RECOGNITION TO OUR COLLEAGUE, MEMBER SOLAGES, WHO JUST FINISHED A

TERM AS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION,

IT'S THE MEMBERS' ORGANIZATIONS, PLEASE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH NCSL TO

BENEFIT THE PUBLIC GOOD. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

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 WHICH WE WILL TAKE 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. 723-727 AND

729-737 WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

MOVE THAT THE ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED AND THAT WE RECONVENE AT 12

NOON, TUESDAY, JANUARY THE 9TH, TOMORROW BEING A SESSION DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE ASSEMBLY STANDS

ADJOURNED.

(WHEREUPON, AT 4:10 P.M., THE HOUSE STOOD ADJOURNED

UNTIL TUESDAY, JANUARY 9TH AT 12:00 NOON, THAT BEING A SESSION DAY.)