WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2023 10:05 A.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 31ST.
MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.
MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO
DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING OF THE JOURNAL OF TUESDAY, JANUARY
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31ST AND ASK THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO
ORDERED.
MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.
MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, SIR. IT WOULD
BE MY HONOR AND PLEASURE TO SHARE WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AND GUESTS THAT
ARE IN THE CHAMBERS A QUOTE TODAY. THIS ONE COMES FROM THURGOOD
MARSHALL WHO AS YOU KNOW WAS AN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY AND
SERVED IN THE US SUPREME COURT FROM 1967 UNTIL 1991. HE WAS
AMERICA'S FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN JURIST JUSTICE. HIS WORDS FOR US
TODAY MR. SPEAKER: "THE PROCESS OF DEMOCRACY IS ONE OF CHANGE. OUR
LAWS ARE NOT FROZEN INTO IMMUTABLE FORM, THEY ARE CONSTANTLY IN THE
PROCESS OF REVISION IN RESPONSES TO THE NEEDS OF A CHANGING SOCIETY."
AGAIN, MR. SPEAKER, THESE WORDS FROM THURGOOD MARSHALL. AND BY
THE WAY, TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF HOW AMERICA AND CANADA RECOGNIZES
AFRICAN-AMERICANS' HISTORY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD AND SO IT'S
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH. I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT BECAUSE
CANADA AND UNITED STATES RECOGNIZE THAT THE PEACE BRIDGE WILL BE LIT
FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH IN THE COLORS OF RED, BLACK AND GREEN, WHICH AS
YOU KNOW, MR. SPEAKER, ARE THE LIBERATION COLORS. SO THANK YOU ALL SO
MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I WOULD SAY HAPPY WEDNESDAY BUT I WON'T
SAY HAPPY WEDNESDAY BECAUSE PEOPLE WEREN'T HAPPY ON MONDAY BUT
I'M HAPPY ON WEDNESDAY. AND I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE ON
YOUR DESK A MAIN CALENDAR. AND AFTER MR. SPEAKER TAKES CARE OF ANY
INTRODUCTIONS OR HOUSEKEEPING WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONSENT THESE BILLS
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WHERE WE LEFT OFF ON YESTERDAY. THEY'RE GOING TO BEGIN ON PAGE 4 WITH
RULES REPORT NO. 64 BY MR. O'DONNELL. IF THERE IS A NEED FOR
ADDITIONAL FLOOR ACTIVITY I'LL BE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE IT LATER, MR.
SPEAKER. WITH THAT GENERAL OUTLINE OF WHERE WE'RE GOING, IF THERE'S ANY
INTRODUCTIONS OR HOUSEKEEPING, NOW WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE HAVE NO
HOUSEKEEPING AND NO INTRODUCTIONS IN CELEBRATION OF THE FIRST OF
FEBRUARY.
(APPLAUSE)
ON PAGE 4, CALENDAR -- RULES REPORT NO. 64, THE
CLERK WILL READ.
THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01326, RULES REPORT
NO. 64, O'DONNELL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO
APPLYING COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS AND
POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS TO PREVENT HIV IN MEDICAL, MAJOR MEDICAL,
OR COMPREHENSIVE-TYPE COVERAGE, AND REPEALING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF
SUCH LAW RELATING THERETO; AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2022
AMENDING THE INSURANCE LAW RELATING TO REQUIRING INSURANCE COVERAGE
FOR PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS AND POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS TO
PREVENT HIV INFECTION, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S. 688
AND A. 807, IN RELATION TO EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MR.
O'DONNELL, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS
ADVANCED.
READ THE LAST SECTION.
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THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD
THE VOTE.
(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)
MR. O'DONNELL TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.
MR. O'DONNELL: GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THIS IS A CHAPTER AMENDMENT WHICH I WAS NOT SURE WAS
REQUIRED. THERE WAS SOME CONCERN FROM THE SECOND FLOOR THAT SMALLER
INSURANCE PROGRAMS MAY HAVE A DIFFICULTY COMPLYING WITH IT. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS DOES NOT CHANGE THE RULES REGARDING WHAT
KIND OF DRUGS A DOCTOR CAN ORDER. AND SO IT HAS TURNED OUT THAT PREP
AND PEP ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE VERY AFFORDABLE MANNER, $40 A
MONTH I BELIEVE IS WHAT THE COST ESTIMATE IS. AND I WILL BEGIN LOOKING
INTO WHETHER OR NOT THIS CHAPTER AMENDMENT IS REQUIRED AT ALL BECAUSE
SO FEW PEOPLE ARE COVERED BY THE INSURANCE PROGRAM THAT WERE NOT
COVERED BY THE BILL-IN-CHIEF. SO I'LL BE VOTING IN THE FAVOR AND I THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. O'DONNELL IN THE
AFFIRMATIVE.
MR. GOODELL TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.
MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER AND THANK
YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE FOR CLARIFYING THAT. LAST YEAR THERE WERE 17 NO
VOTES OVER OUR CONCERN ON THE PRICE AND THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON
INSURANCE RATES. AND THAT WAS BECAUSE THE BRAND NAME DRUGS THAT ARE
MOST COMMONLY USED CAN RUN $2,000 A MONTH PLUS ALL THAT ASSOCIATED
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MEDICAL COST. BUT AS MY COLLEAGUE POINTED OUT, THERE'S NON-GENERIC
VERSIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT JUST $40 A MONTH AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THE LOW COST OF A GENERIC BRAND COMPARED TO THE HIGH BENEFIT THAT --
THAT DRUG CAN PROVIDE IN AVOIDING EVEN HIGHER TREATMENT COSTS IT MAKES
A LOT OF SENSE TO SUPPORT IT. SO ALTHOUGH I VOTED LAST YEAR AGAINST THIS
BILL BASED ON THE CONCERNS OF THE COST, I SUPPORT IT THIS YEAR BASED ON
MY COLLEAGUE'S COMMENTS. THANK YOU, SIR.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GOODELL IN THE
AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.
(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)
THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01706, RULES REPORT
NO. 65, SIMON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO
SPECIFYING PROCEDURES FOR THE CLOSURE AND/OR DECERTIFICATION OF ASSISTED
LIVING RESIDENCES.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS.
SIMON, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS
ADVANCED. AND THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.
THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01708, RULES REPORT
NO. 66, CRUZ. AN ACT TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2022 ENACTING
THE LORENA BORJAS TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NON-BINARY (TGNB)
WELLNESS AND EQUITY FUND ACT, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS
NUMBERS S. 8884-A AND A. 9418-A, THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND THE
STATE FINANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS THERETO.
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ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS.
CRUZ, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED.
AND THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.
THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01975, RULES REPORT
NO. 67, BRONSON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES REQUIRED TO BE COVERED BY CERTAIN INSURANCE
POLICIES.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 1ST.
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. A02198, RULES REPORT
NO. 68, DINOWITZ. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW AND THE CHAPTER
OF THE LAWS OF 2022 RELATING TO PROVIDING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR
COLORECTAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS
NUMBERS S. 906-B AND A. 2085-A, IN RELATION TO COVERAGE FOR
PREVENTIVE SCREENINGS AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS; AND TO REPEAL CERTAIN
PROVISIONS OF THE INSURANCE LAW AND OF SUCH CHAPTER RELATING THERETO.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MR.
DINOWITZ, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS
ADVANCED. READ THE LAST SECTION.
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THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD
THE VOTE.
(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)
ACTING SPEAKER LEE: ARE THERE ANY OTHER
VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.
(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)
THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02199, RULES REPORT
NO. 69, STERN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO
ANNUITY BENEFITS.
ACTING SPEAKER LEE: ON A MOTION BY MR.
STERN, 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 LEE: 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. A02200, RULES REPORT
NO. 70, MCDONALD. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW AND THE
PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO PATIENT PRESCRIPTION PRICING
TRANSPARENCY; AND TO REPEAL CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE INSURANCE LAW
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THERETO.
ACTING SPEAKER LEE: READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 180TH
DAY.
ACTING SPEAKER LEE: 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. A02201, RULES REPORT
NO. 71, CRUZ. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW AND THE PUBLIC
HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO DIRECTING THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH TO
PROMULGATE A LIST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR WHICH AN EMERGENCY
THIRTY-DAY SUPPLY CANNOT BE OBTAINED.
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. A02202, RULES REPORT
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NO. 72, HUNTER. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO
CLARIFYING THE EXCESS LINE INSURANCE PLACEMENT AFFIDAVIT REQUIREMENTS.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS.
HUNTER, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS
ADVANCED. READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD
THE VOTE.
(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. A02205, RULES REPORT
NO. 73, CRUZ. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW AND THE PUBLIC
HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO CERTAIN HEALTH CARE CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS;
AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2022 AMENDING THE INSURANCE
LAW RELATING TO CERTAIN PROHIBITED CONTRACT PROVISIONS, AS PROPOSED IN
LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S. 7199-A AND A. 8169-A, IN RELATION TO THE
EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS.
CRUZ, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED.
READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD
THE VOTE.
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(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. A02207, RULES REPORT
NO. 74, EICHENSTEIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION
TO INSURANCE FOR VICTIMS OF A HATE CRIME; AND TO REPEAL CERTAIN
PROVISIONS OF SUCH LAW RELATING THERETO.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 90TH
DAY.
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. A02208, RULES REPORT
NO. 75, WILLIAMS. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2022
AUTHORIZING THE BAIS TORAH U'TEFILLAH TO RECEIVE REAL PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPT STATUS, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S. 9196 AND A.
10419, IN RELATION TO MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS THERETO.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS.
WILLIAMS, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS
ADVANCED. READ THE LAST SECTION.
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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. A02209, RULES REPORT
NO. 76, CHANDLER-WATERMAN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS
LAW, IN RELATION TO CLARIFYING THE DEFINITION OF "IMITATION WEAPON".
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS.
CHANDLER-WATERMAN, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE
BILL IS ADVANCED. READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 90TH
DAY.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD
THE VOTE.
(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)
MS. CHANDLER-WATERMAN TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.
MS. CHANDLER-WATERMAN: THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I'VE SPENT 20 YEARS ADVOCATING FOR ANTI-VIOLENCE AND GUN
REFORM LEGISLATIONS AND POLICY. I ATTENDED FUNERALS AND MEMORIALS AND
COMFORTED THE MOTHERS, FATHERS, WIVES, HUSBANDS AND CHILDREN OF
PEOPLE KILLED DUE TO GUNS. SO WHEN I CAMPAIGNED TO BECOME THE
ASSEMBLYWOMAN REPRESENTING 58 ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, I PROMISED
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130,000 PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY I WOULD DO EVERYTHING I COULD TO
ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF GUNS IN OUR CITY AND STATE. THIS AMENDMENT CAN
MAKE TO CONVENE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CHILD GOING HOME OR LOSING
THEIR LIFE LIKE 12-YEAR-OLD TAMIR RICE. TAMIR WAS DOING WHAT CHILDREN
DO. HE WAS PLAYING WITH A TOY. SINCE 1994 THERE'S BEEN 63 SHOOTINGS
IN NEW YORK STATE BECAUSE FAKE OR TOY GUNS WERE MISTAKEN FOR REAL
FIREARMS. AND YES, TOY GUNS HAVE BEEN USED TO COMMIT CRIMES
INCLUDING ROBBERY AND INTIMIDATION. THIS AMENDMENT MAKES THE
NECESSARY TECHNICAL CHANGES TO ENSURE TOYS LOOK LIKE TOYS, NOT REAL
GUNS. IT ALSO BRINGS STATE LAW IN ALIGN WITH NEW YORK CITY LAW THAT
MAKES TOY GUNS EVEN MORE IDENTIFIABLE. IF WE CAN'T GET LITTLE TOY GUNS,
WE LEGISLATORS HAVE TO ENSURE TOYS ARE NOT MISTAKEN FOR REAL FIREARMS. I
FORMED THE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 58 PUBLIC SAFETY TASK FORCE WHEN I TOOK
OFFICE. I WAS INTENTIONAL ABOUT GATHERING RESIDENTS FROM MY DISTRICT
WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE (INAUDIBLE) JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS, MOTHERS
WHO LOST THEIR CHILDREN AND INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE VICTIMS THEMSELVES.
THIS ENSURES THAT THEIR VITAL VOICE IS HEARD THROUGH RESOURCES AND
LEGISLATION. I WILL BE VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS.
CHANDLER-WATERMAN IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.
(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)
THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02353, RULES REPORT
NO. 77, FALL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, IN RELATION
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TO EXEMPTING REAL PROPERTY OF AN APPLICABLE BATTERY PARK CITY PROPERTY
FROM PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES; TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF
2022 RELATING TO DIRECTING THE BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY TO EXTEND ITS
LEASE WITH THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS
NUMBERS S. 9032-B AND A.10414-A, IN RELATION TO DIRECTING THE BATTERY
PARK CITY AUTHORITY TO EXTEND ITS RESTATED AND AMENDED MASTER LEASE BY
AT LEAST FIFTY YEARS; AND TO REPEAL CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE REAL
PROPERTY TAX LAW RELATING THERETO.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MR.
FALL, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED.
READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD
THE VOTE.
(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)
WHILE WE ARE WAITING FOR THIS VOTE TO COME IN WE -- A
CLERICAL ERROR WAS MADE. THAT WAS MS. CHANDLER-WATERMAN'S FIRST BILL.
(APPLAUSE)
WHILE THE APPLAUSE WAS DELAYED IT IS AS HEARTFELT AS IF
IT HAPPENED ON TIME AND IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.
(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)
THE BILL IS PASSED.
THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02377, RULES REPORT
NO. 78, EACHUS. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND THE
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SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, IN RELATION TO SUPPORT OF LIVING ORGAN DONATION.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.
THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT APRIL 1ST.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD
THE VOTE.
(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)
MR. EACHUS TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.
MR. EACHUS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO
THANK THE CONFERENCE FOR SELECTING ME TO CARRY THIS CHAPTER
AMENDMENT BILL FOR THIS VERY CRUCIAL LEGISLATION. AS MANY OF YOU
ALREADY KNOW, NEW YORK RANKS LAST IN THE NATION IN REGARD TO THE
PERCENT OF RESIDENTS REGISTERED AS ORGAN DONORS. AND WHEN IT'S NOT LAST
OVER THE LAST DECADE IT'S BEEN SECOND TO LAST. HERE IN NEW YORK IN
PURE NUMBERS WE HAVE 35 PERCENT OF THE NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS ARE
REGISTERED AS ORGAN DONORS AS COMPARED TO 56 PERCENT ACROSS THE REST OF
THE UNITED STATES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 8,161 PEOPLE ON THE TRANSPLANT
WAIT LISTS HERE IN NEW YORK. OF THAT 7,125 ARE AWAITING A KIDNEY
TRANSPLANT. THOSE ON THESE LISTS WILL EXPECT TO WAIT BETWEEN THREE TO
FIVE YEARS BEFORE THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ORGAN TRANSPLANT COMPARED TO
ONE TO TWO YEARS NATIONALLY. SOMETIMES THE GRIM REALITY OF SITUATIONS
CAN BE LOST IN THESE STATISTICS. TO TRANSLATE, WHAT IT MEANS IS EVERY 18
HOURS A RESIDENT IN NEW YORK STATE DIES WAITING FOR AN ORGAN. LET THAT
SINK IN. EVERY 18 HOURS. ALMOST ONCE A DAY A FAMILY IN THIS STATE FACES
A TRAGIC LOSS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF MORE DONORS WERE
SIMPLY AVAILABLE. IN A STATE THAT IS KNOWN FOR ITS EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY
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TO WORK TOGETHER IN THE FACE OF TRAGEDIES IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES THIS
IS A DAUNTING AND UNACCEPTABLE STATISTIC FOR US. THIS BILL WILL REMOVE
MANY OF THE FINANCIAL BARRIERS AND WORK TOWARDS EDUCATING THE PUBLIC
ABOUT LIVING DONATIONS. IT WOULD PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR LIVING
DONORS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF NEW YORK AND WHO MAKE A LIVING
DONATION IN WHICH THE ULTIMATE RECIPIENT IS ALSO A NEW YORK RESIDENT.
THIS WILL ONLY WORK TOWARDS INCREASING AVAILABILITY IN DONORS AND IN
TURN SAVE LIVES. I AM BEYOND PROUD TO HAVE THIS BE MY FIRST OF
HOPEFULLY MANY BILLS I WILL BE PASSING IN THIS CHAMBER. IT IS AN HONOR
TO BE PASSED THE BATON OF THIS LEGISLATION FROM THE ORIGINAL BILL SPONSOR
FORMER ASSEMBLYMEMBER GOTTFRIED WHO I KNOW WAS A MODEL
STATESMAN AND RELENTLESS CHAMPION ON THIS ISSUE AND MANY OTHERS TO
MAKE SURE THAT THIS BILL GOT SIGNED INTO LAW. I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS ISSUE AND MANY
OTHERS THAT FACE THE STATE. I WILL BE VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, MR.
EACHUS. MR. EACHUS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. JIM CONTE IS LISTENING TO US
TODAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.
MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE. I CERTAINLY DO RISE TO COMMEND
THE SPONSOR OF THIS LEGISLATION. THE DATA THAT HE HAS LAID OUT FOR US
TODAY IS CRITICALLY TRUE AND UNFORTUNATELY AS THE EMPIRE STATE THAT WE
PROFESS TO BE WE DON'T SHOW UP THAT WAY IN TERMS OF BEING WILLING TO BE
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A DONOR -- LIVING OR CADAVER. AND SO I ACTUALLY WANT TO COMMEND HIM
FOR THIS AND HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, AS WE LISTEN TO THE FACTS THAT HE GAVE
US, ACTUALLY MY COLLEAGUE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE IF HE WERE HERE
TODAY WOULD GIVE US THOSE SAME FACTS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN SAYING IT FOR
A WHILE. IT'S ACTUALLY TRUE. AND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US CAN BEGIN
DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. GOD FORBID WE EVER GET IN A POSITION
WHERE WE NEED TO HAVE ACCESS TO SOMEONE ELSE'S ORGAN IN ORDER TO
CONTINUE LIVING, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE PEOPLE NOT ONLY TO BE
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION BUT TO TAKE ACTION AND TRY TO SEE
SOME RESULTS FOR THE GREAT STATE OF NEW YORK. THANK YOU, SIR.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU. MRS.
PEOPLES-STOKES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
MS. FORREST.
MS. SOUFFRANT FORREST: I RISE TO AGAIN THANK
THE SPONSOR. THIS IS YOUR FIRST BILL, CONGRATULATIONS. BUT THIS IS A VERY
IMPORTANT FIRST BILL BECAUSE I WILL SAY AS A MOTHER IT IS THE GREATEST
ACHIEVEMENT OF MY LIFE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE LIFE TO MY SON DAVID, BUT
IMAGINE AN ORGAN DONOR CAN GIVE UP -- CAN GIVE LIFE UP TO SEVEN
PEOPLE. THAT'S A NEW CHANCE, THAT'S A START FOR OTHERS, AND SO I
ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES IN THIS ROOM BUT ALSO ALL NEW YORKERS TO
TAKE THE CHANCE, GIVE LIFE TO SOMEONE ELSE, AND -- AND BRING FORTH SOME
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ANOTHER FAMILY, ANOTHER -- AND THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO SIGN UP, YOU KNOW, BE AN ORGAN DONOR AND REALLY, REALLY GIVE
SOMETHING GREAT TO SOMEONE ELSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SPONSOR, FOR
THIS ACHIEVEMENT.
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ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. FORREST IN THE
AFFIRMATIVE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.
(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)
THE BILL IS PASSED. AND AS MR. EACHUS HAS INFORMED
US IT IS HIS FIRST BILL. CONGRATULATIONS, WONDERFUL BILL TO CARRY, SIR.
(APPLAUSE)
MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.
MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU. MR.
SPEAKER, I ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO INTERRUPT OUR PROCEEDINGS FOR THE
PURPOSES OF INTRODUCING SOMEONE WHO HAS JOINED OUR CHAMBERS. ON
BEHALF OF OUR COLLEAGUES MR. BORES AS WELL AS MS. SEAWRIGHT WE HAVE
MR. ANDREW FINE. MR. FINE IS AN ENTREPRENEUR, INNOVATOR AND A
COMMUNITY ACTIVIST. HE WRITES ABOUT NEIGHBORHOODS AND HAS BEEN
DESCRIBED AS THE VOICE OF THE EAST SIDE. AS VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE EAST
86TH ST. ASSOCIATION, HE ORGANIZES TRASH CLEANUPS AND OTHER
BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS. MR. SPEAKER, WOULD YOU PLEASE WELCOME THIS
GENTLEMAN TO OUR CHAMBERS.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF
OF MR. BORES, MS. SEAWRIGHT, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, SIR, WE
WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. WE EXTEND TO
YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. WE'RE PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE COME AND
JOINED US TODAY AND THAT YOU HAVE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT OF YOUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE CITY AND STATE OF NEW
YORK. THANK YOU AGAIN. YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE, SIR.
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(APPLAUSE)
MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.
MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR WHAT I THINK WAS
A VERY PRODUCTIVE DAY AND WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE START EARLY, WE CAN
ACTUALLY END EARLY. SO, MR. SPEAKER, DO YOU HAVE ANY RESOLUTIONS
AND/OR FURTHER HOUSEKEEPING?
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: I AM INFORMED THAT
WE HAVE ONE SIGNIFICANT RESOLUTION. WE WILL TAKE IT UP WITH ONE VOTE.
ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED,
NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
(WHEREUPON, ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 82 WAS
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.)
MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.
MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, I NOW
MOVE THAT THE ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY THE
2ND, TOMORROW BEING A LEGISLATIVE DAY AND THAT WE WILL RECONVENE AT
2:00 P.M., ON FEBRUARY THE 6TH, MONDAY BEING A SESSION DAY.
ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE ASSEMBLY STANDS
ADJOURNED. HAPPY FEBRUARY.
(WHEREUPON, AT 11:21 A.M. THE HOUSE STOOD
ADJOURNED UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, THAT BEING A LEGISLATIVE DAY,
AND TO RECONVENE AT 2:00 P.M. ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, THAT BEING A
SESSION DAY.)
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