MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2023 1:52 P.M.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE HOUSE WILL COME

TO ORDER.

RABBI BUTMAN WILL OFFER A PRAYER.

RABBI SHMUEL BUTMAN: (SPEAKING HEBREW).

OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, PLEASE BESTOW YOUR BLESSINGS ON THE MEMBERS

OF THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. THEY HAVE GATHERED HERE TODAY, AND

TODAY THEY ARE GOING TO PASS A RESOLUTION HONORING THE REBBE FOR

121 YEARS. IT'S GOING TO BE THE BIRTHDAY OF THE REBBE, AND THE

RESOLUTION WILL BE FOR 121 DAYS OF EDUCATION. AND INDEED, THAT IS VERY,

VERY BEFITTING, FOR THE WHOLE WORLD IS WORRIED. THE PEOPLE IN CROWN

HEIGHTS ARE WORRIED, THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK ARE WORRIED,

THE PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK ARE WORRIED, THE PEOPLE IN THE

UNITED STATES, THE PEOPLE IN EUROPE, IN ISRAEL. WHAT IS THE WORRY?

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

THE NUMBER ONE WORRY IS SAFETY AND SECURITY. AND THE REBBE SAYS

THROUGHOUT THE YEARS THAT THERE'S ONE WAY THAT WE CAN TAKE OF THAT, AND

THAT IS BY EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN. ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF RACE AND

RELIGION, ALL CHILDREN. BUT NOT TO WAIT WHEN THE CHILD IS 20 YEARS OLD,

BUT BECAUSE WHEN HE IS 20 YEARS OLD AND SHE IS 20 YEARS OLD IT MAY BE

A LITTLE TOO LATE. LET'S START WHEN THEY ARE VERY, VERY YOUNG. THE

EDUCATION OF EVERY SINGLE CHILD WHEN THEY ARE VERY, VERY YOUNG. THE

REBBE SAID MANY, MANY TIMES THAT HE WANTS A CHILD, ANY CHILD, TO

KNOW THAT THERE IS AN EAR THAT HEARS, THERE IS AN EYE THAT SEES, AND THAT

THE WORLD IS NOT A JUNGLE.

IN 1991 I WENT TO WASHINGTON TO OPEN THE UNITED

STATES SENATE. BEFORE THAT, I WENT TO THE REBBE AND I ASKED FOR A

BERAKAH. A BERAKAH MEANS A BLESSING. SO HE SAYS TO ME, WHEN YOU

ARE GOING TO BE IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE IN WASHINGTON, TAKE WITH

YOU A PUSHKA. A PUSHKA IS A CHARITY BOX. AND WHILE YOU'RE OFFERING

THE PRAYER YOU SHOULD GIVE A DOLLAR IN THE PUSHKA AND THEY SHOULD SEE

WHAT YOU ARE DOING SO THEY SHOULD KNOW WHAT MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT

FOR. HERE WE ARE EVERY -- EVERY YEAR, AND WE ARE GOING TO ASK YOU TO

GIVE $1 INTO THE PUSHKA. DON'T GET SCARED, I TELL YOU THIS EVERY YEAR.

THIS IS NOT A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN, BECAUSE IF IT WOULD BE WE WOULD

ASK YOU FOR MORE -- MORE THAN $1.

(LAUGHTER)

ALTHOUGH I KNOW YOU WORRY, THAT'S THE BUDGET, YOU

DON'T WANT TO BREAK THE BUDGET, WE ONLY WANT $1 BECAUSE IT'S AN ACT OF

GOODNESS AND KINDNESS, AND THAT'S WHAT I AM GOING TO DO. I'M GOING TO

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

PUT IN $1 AS THE REBBE TOLD ME, INTO THE PUSHKA AS AN ACT OF GOODNESS

AND KINDNESS. IF YOU NOTICE, THIS PUSHKA THIS YEAR IS NEW. IT'S

TRANSPARENT, BECAUSE I HEARD THAT IN ALBANY YOU LIKE TRANSPARENCY.

(LAUGHTER)

SO, THEREFORE, WHEN YOU PUT IN THE PUSHKA, THE DOLLAR,

WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT. I ALSO WANT TO TELL YOU THAT EVERY CHABBAS,

EVERY SABBATH, WE SAY A PRAYER FOR YOU IN OUR SYNAGOGUES. AND WE

ASK FOR ALL THOSE (SPEAKING HEBREW), WHICH MEANS ALL THOSE WHO SERVE

THE PUBLIC FAITHFULLY, AS YOU DO, WE ASK FOR A PRAYER, YOU'RE SURE TO BE

HEALTHY AND YOU SHOULD HAVE A LOT OF SUCCESS IN ALL YOUR ENDEAVORS, IN

YOUR COMMUNAL ENDEAVORS AND IN YOUR PRIVATE ENDEAVORS.

AND BEFORE WE FINISH, I WANT TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER

BLESSING. YOU SHOULD PASS THE BUDGET SUCCESSFULLY TODAY.

(APPLAUSE)

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: I THINK WE'VE GOT TO

MAKE IT A LITTLE WIDER. ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO.

RABBI BUTMAN: HEY, WE MADE IT, BELIEVE IT OR

NOT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: VISITORS ARE INVITED

TO JOIN THE MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

(WHEREUPON, ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY LED MEMBERS AND

VISITORS IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.)

A QUORUM BEING PRESENT, THE CLERK WILL READ THE

JOURNAL OF FRIDAY, MARCH THE 10TH.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

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

THAT WE DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING OF THE JOURNAL OF FRIDAY,

MARCH THE 10TH AND ASK THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO

ORDERED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, COLLEAGUES

AND GUESTS THAT ARE IN THE CHAMBERS, I WANT TO OFFER A QUOTE TODAY.

THIS ONE COMES FROM SUSAN BROWNELL ANTHONY. MANY OF YOU MAY

HAVE KNOWN OF HER WORK, BUT HER WORDS FOR US TODAY, THERE SHALL NEVER

BE ANOTHER SEASON OF SILENCE UNTIL WOMEN HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS MEN

ON THIS GREEN EARTH [SIC]. AGAIN, THOSE WORDS, MR. SPEAKER, ARE FROM

SUSAN B. ANTHONY.

COLLEAGUES HAVE ON THEIR DESK A MAIN CALENDAR. IT

HAS 13 NEW BILLS ON IT. AND AFTER THERE'S ANY INTRODUCTIONS OR

HOUSEKEEPINGS [SIC] WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN OUR WORK ON THE FLOOR BY

TAKING UP RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3. AFTER THAT WE WILL TAKE UP CALENDAR

NO. 23, WHICH IS ON PAGE 11. THAT ONE IS BY MR. VANEL. THEN WE WILL

BEGIN TO CONSENT THE NEW BILLS ON PAGE 4, BEGINNING WITH CALENDAR NO.

45. AS WE PROCEED, MR. SPEAKER, THERE MAY BE A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL

LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY ON THE FLOOR; IF SO, I WILL ANNOUNCE AT THE

APPROPRIATE TIME. HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR COLLEAGUES

UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY A NEED FOR A MAJORITY CONFERENCE

FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF OUR WORK HERE TODAY. AND OF COURSE, WE

WILL ALWAYS CONFER WITH OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE TO DETERMINE

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE.

THAT'S A GENERAL OUTLINE, MR. SPEAKER. IF THERE ARE ANY

INTRODUCTIONS AND/OR HOUSEKEEPING, NOW WOULD BE A GREAT TIME, SIR.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, MRS.

PEOPLES-STOKES. WE DO HAVE AN INTRODUCTION BY MR. WEPRIN.

MR. WEPRIN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I AM

PLEASED ONCE AGAIN TO INTRODUCE RABBI SHMUEL BUTMAN HERE TODAY.

RABBI BUTMAN IS A LONGSTANDING FRIEND OF THE WEPRIN FAMILY. HE WAS

A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF MY LATE FATHER, SAUL WEPRIN, AND MY LATE UNCLE,

JACK WEPRIN. HE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LUBAVITCH YOUTH

ORGANIZATION, HEADQUARTERED IN CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN. I'M VERY

PROUD TO SPONSOR A RESOLUTION ONCE AGAIN WHICH COMMEMORATES THE

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE, RABBI MENACHEM

MENDEL SCHNEERSON'S, 121ST BIRTHDAY. AND AS A RESULT, THE RESOLUTION

CALLS FOR 121 DAYS OF EDUCATION IN HONOR OF RABBI MENACHEM MENDEL

SCHNEERSON, WHO SERVED FOR OVER 44 YEARS OF DEDICATED LEADERSHIP OF

THE CHABAD MOVEMENT. RABBI SCHNEERSON ESTABLISHED OVER 1,500

LUBAVITCH CENTERS, HELPING PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE THROUGHOUT THE

WORLD, FROM AUSTRALIA TO AFRICA, FROM HOLLAND TO ARGENTINA, AND FROM

MOSCOW TO JERUSALEM. WHEREAS, RABBI SCHNEERSON'S EDUCATIONAL

ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE HAVE ENRICHED AND STRENGTHENED THE

RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, MORAL AND ETHICAL FIBERS OF ALL CITIZENS

OF THE WORLD, AND WHEREAS HE WAS A REMARKABLE AND HOLY MAN WHO

INSPIRED MILLIONS OF JEWS AND NON-JEWS ALIKE TO GREATER DEDICATION,

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

LOYALTY AND COMMITMENT IN ALL MATTERS BETWEEN MAN AND GOD, AND

BETWEEN MAN AND MAN. AND WOMAN, AS WELL.

SO WHEREAS RABBI SCHNEERSON PROCLAIMED THE

REDEMPTION WAS ON ITS WAY AND HE CALLED UPON ALL CITIZENS OF THE WORLD

TO PREPARE WITH A PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO INCREASE ALL ACTIVITIES OF

GOODNESS AND KINDNESS. AND COMMEMORATING THIS BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR

WILL BE -- CORRESPOND TO APRIL 12TH, WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE 11TH DAY

OF NISAN, WHICH IS ON THE EVE OF THE HIGH HOLIDAY OF PASSOVER. WE WILL

CELEBRATE 121 DAYS OF EDUCATION, AND IT IS A GREAT PLEASURE FOR ME TO

WELCOME RABBI SHMUEL BUTMAN HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS MOMENTOUS

OCCASION AND THE PASSING OF THIS RESOLUTION FOR THE 121ST BIRTHDAY OF

THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE. WE WILL BE VOTING ON THAT RESOLUTION TODAY.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. WEPRIN, MS. WEINSTEIN, MR. LAVINE, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE

MEMBERS, RABBI BUTMAN, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING HERE TO THE NEW

YORK STATE ASSEMBLY AND BLESSING US WITH A PRAYER. YOU WILL ALWAYS

HAVE THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR, YOU ARE PART OF OUR FAMILY. THANK

YOU, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN.

RABBI BUTMAN: NICE FAMILY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: NICE FAMILY; I SAY

THAT EVERY DAY.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. BRONSON FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. BRONSON: YES, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TO ASK THE

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

HOUSE TO RECOGNIZE SOME STUDENTS NOT ONLY FROM THE ROCHESTER AREA,

BUT ALSO FROM THE BINGHAMTON AND SYRACUSE AREA. AND ON BEHALF OF

MYSELF, ASSEMBLYMEMBERS MEEKS, CLARK, JENSEN, MAGNARELLI AND

LUPARDO, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THESE FINE STUDENTS WHO ARE PART OF THE

HILLSIDE WORK SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTION. THE HILLSIDE WORK

SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTION IS A TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAM, HELPING STUDENTS

REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH A UNIQUE WORK-STUDY APPROACH THAT

PARTNERS EACH STUDENT WITH A DEDICATED ADVOCATE TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC

AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB TRAINING AND

PLACEMENT. HILLSIDE WORK SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTION IS IMPROVING

GRADUATION OUTCOMES, INDEED, CLOSE TO 100 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS

ULTIMATELY GRADUATE. AND ALSO, OVER 90 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS ARE

FROM THE BIPOC COMMUNITY. THESE STUDENTS ARE AMAZING. THEY HAVE

WORKED SO HARD AND TIRELESSLY. WE ARE SO PROUD OF THEIR HARD WORK AND

EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE THEIR SUCCESS.

MR. SPEAKER, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE PRESENT TO THEM THE

CORDIALITY OF THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. BRONSON, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU

HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF

THE FLOOR. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO WATCH THE PROCEEDINGS HERE IN

ALBANY, AND ENCOURAGING YOU TO CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'RE

DOING AS STUDENTS TO BOTH ENHANCE YOURSELF AND YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT WORK. THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE)

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

MR. RAMOS FOR THE PURPOSES OF A INTRODUCTION.

MR. RAMOS: MR. SPEAKER, I RISE FOR AN

INTRODUCTION. TODAY, AS I HAVE DONE FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS AS BEING

CHAIRMAN OF THE ANGELO DEL TORO YOUTH CONFERENCE, I HAVE THE

DISTINCT HONOR OF INTRODUCING A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE. THIS IS A LONG

ISLAND DELEGATION OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE COME UP HERE TO BE ABLE TO

CONDUCT A MOCK SESSION. THIS CONFERENCE TAKES STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER

NEW YORK STATE -- THIS IS JUST THE -- THE LONG ISLAND DELEGATION, BUT

THERE'S HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER NEW YORK STATE WHO

CONVERGE HERE THIS WEEKEND AND THEY STUDY NOT ONLY IN THEIR DISTRICTS,

BUT WHILE -- THEY HAVE INTENSIVE TRAINING FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS HERE AND

IT CULMINATES WITH A MOCK SESSION IN WHICH THEY SIT IN OUR SEATS. MANY

OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE PROBABLY HAD VISITS FROM THEM WHILE THEY WERE

PREPARING TO DEBATE FOR THIS MOCK SESSION.

THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS THE SHINING STARS.

YOU KNOW, AND IT IS SAD WHEN WE SEE THE PEOPLE IN OUR -- COMMUNITIES

SUCH AS MINE, A LARGE HISPANIC COMMUNITY, THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE, THE

PUBLIC DISCOURSE THAT WE HEAR ABOUT YOUNG HISPANIC STUDENTS AND

STUDENTS OF COLOR IN GENERAL. I MEAN, WE -- WE SEE -- WE SEE SO MUCH

NEGATIVITY, BUT YET THERE'S HUNDREDS OF YOUNG STUDENTS HERE TRYING TO

MAKE SOMETHING IN THEIR LIFE, ABOUT TO GO TO COLLEGE, WANTING TO BE

LEADERS, WANTING TO BE LEARNED ABOUT THAT. WE DON'T READ TOO MUCH

ABOUT THAT. THESE ARE THE FACES OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE PARENTS WHO

LOVE THEM THE SAME WAY WE LOVE OUR CHILDREN. THESE ARE THE FACES OF

HOPE. THESE ARE THE FACES OF FAITH. THESE ARE THE FACES OF OVERCOMING

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

OBSTACLES. THESE ARE THE FACES OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE IN THE

SPIRIT OF THE AMERICAN DREAM TO BE AMERICAN. AND NOT JUST BECAUSE

THEY WERE BORN HERE, BUT BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING TO

OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO BE -- BE AMERICAN, AND TO ME, THAT -- THAT IS

WHAT THE AMERICAN DREAM IS ABOUT.

MR. SPEAKER, I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE GIVE THIS YOUNG

GROUP OF LEADERS HERE A WARM WELCOME, AND PLEASE EXTEND THEM ALL THE

COURTESIES OF THE HOUSE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. RAMOS, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU

HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. WE COMMEND YOU ON THE WORK

THAT YOU'VE DONE IN THIS PAST WEEKEND. WE HOPE THAT IT HAS GIVEN YOU A

TASTE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LEGISLATOR, AND HAVE THAT DRIVE YOU IN

YOUR AMBITIONS ONE DAY TO TAKE ONE OF THESE SEATS. AND THAT YOU ARE

FROM LONG ISLAND IS AN ADDED BENEFIT. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK IT TAKES

TO GET ALL THE WAY FROM LONG ISLAND UP HERE TO ALBANY. THANK YOU FOR

THAT JOURNEY, HOPE THAT YOU WILL TRAVEL HOME SAFE AND BE WELL. THANK

YOU VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

LET US GO TO RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3. THE CLERK WILL

READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 174, MS.

JACKSON.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MARCH 3, 2023 AS EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

DAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS

ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 175, MR.

BENEDETTO.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MARCH 10, 2023 AS SOCIAL EMOTIONAL

LEARNING DAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS

ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 176, MR.

SANTABARBARA.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MARCH 13, 2023 AS K9 VETERANS DAY IN THE

STATE OF NEW YORK.

MR. SANTABARBARA ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. SANTABARBARA: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER,

FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS RESOLUTION. MILITARY AND LAW

ENFORCEMENT K9 UNITS HOLD A RICH PART IN AMERICAN HISTORY. IT WAS ON

THIS DATE IN 1942 WHEN THE ARMY BEGAN TRAINING FOR ITS NEW WAR DOG

-- WAR DOG PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS THE K9 CORPS, MAKING IT THE FIRST

TIME DOGS WERE OFFICIALLY USED AS PART OF THE U.S. ARMED FORCES.

SINCE THEN, K9 PARTNERS HAVE SERVED OUR NATION IN WARS ABROAD AND

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

HERE AT HOME. WHETHER SERVING IN THE U.S. SECRET SERVICE, LOCAL POLICE

DEPARTMENTS, OR IN SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS, DOGS HAVE BEEN CALLED

UPON TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN THE FIELD WHO SERVE OUR COUNTRY

AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE. THAT'S WHY I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE

THIS RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE TODAY, MARCH 13TH, AS K9 VETERANS DAY

HERE IN NEW YORK STATE, A DAY TO HONOR OUR MILITARY AND LAW

ENFORCEMENT'S K9 COMPANIONS. EARLIER TODAY, WE HAD SOME LOCAL K9

UNITS FROM MY ASSEMBLY DISTRICT JOINING US HERE AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

I'D LIKE TO THANK SCHENECTADY POLICE DEPARTMENT K9 OFFICER DOUGLAS

SMITH WITH HIS K9 MYNDERSE, NAMED AFTER JAMES A. MYNDERSE, A

PATROLMAN WHO WAS LOST -- WHO LOST -- WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN THE CITY OF

SCHENECTADY BACK IN 1900. ALSO, WE HAD FROM THE CITY OF -- FROM THE

SCHENECTADY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT K9 HANDLER SEAN CLIFFORD

WITH HIS K9 RAMO, AND DAN DIBLASIO WITH HIS K9 MAIZEY. FROM

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, WE HAD JASON NARE

AND HIS K9 GINGER, AND CORRECTIONS OFFICER JASON -- ERIK KRUG WITH

HIS K9 SAM.

WE ALL KNOW HOW THESE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN IN

UNIFORM PROTECT OUR FAMILIES AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE, AND

TODAY WE'RE ALSO RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF THEIR K9 PARTNERS, AN

IMPORTANT UNIT IN MANY POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND MILITARY REGIMENTS.

POLICE K9 UNITS SERVE AS AMBASSADORS BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITY AND LAW

ENFORCEMENT, AND ARE SOME OF OUR GREATEST ASSETS IN BREAKING DOWN

BARRIERS. THESE DOGS EARN RESPECT FROM OFFICERS, OFTEN GRANTED

RETIREMENT CEREMONIES, AWARDS, MEDALS, MEMORIAL SERVICES. AND WHEN

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

THEY ARE INJURED OR LOST IN A LINE OF DUTY, THEY ARE TREATED WITH GREAT

REVERENCE. THIS RESOLUTION GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW OUR RESPECT

FOR THESE K9S THAT SERVE IN VITAL ROLES HERE IN NEW YORK STATE, ACROSS

OUR COUNTRY AND OVERSEAS, AND I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE'RE TAKING IT UP

HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. MANKTELOW ON

THE RESOLUTION.

MR. MANKTELOW: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE SPONSOR FOR BRINGING THIS

FORWARD. AS A VETERAN, IT'S -- IT'S PROUD TO TALK ABOUT THESE DOGS AND

WHAT THEY'VE DONE, AND I'D LIKE TO JUST SHARE TWO OF THE WHEREAS'S IN

THIS RESOLUTION. THE FIRST ONE BEING, TO THIS DAY, DOGS CONTINUE TO

SERVE ON OUR BORDERS AND ABROAD EVERY DAY, ON BOTH LAND AND SEA.

MANY NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN AND ENGAGE IN

K9 TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO ASSIST THE UNITED STATES

MILITARY. AND THE SECOND WHEREAS, DUE TO THE CURRENT WAR ON TERROR,

SUCH DOGS AS CUSTOMS DOGS, SEARCH AND RESCUE DOGS, BORDER CONTROL

DOGS, POLICE DOGS, SECRET SERVICE DOGS AND MANY MORE WILL BE

INCLUDED WITH THE MILITARY WORKING DOGS IN THIS RECOGNITION AS THEY

ALSO HELP PROTECT AND SERVE OUR COUNTRY.

AND, MR. SPEAKER, AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE SPONSOR

FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. NOT ONLY IN COMBAT, NOT ONLY IN EVERY DAY,

BUT WHEN THESE SPECIAL DOGS RETIRE, THEY ARE STILL PART OF THE LIVES OF

MANY OF THE MILITARY PERSONNEL AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. SO AGAIN,

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

ASSEMBLYMAN, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD, AND I JUST WANT TO

SAY THANK YOU AND THANK ALL THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED WITH THESE K9S

AND WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR COUNTRY.

THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, SIR.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 177, MS.

FAHY.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MARCH 2023 AS IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE

MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. WALSH ON THE

RESOLUTION.

MS. WALSH: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER.

YES, I RISE TO SUPPORT AND SPEAK ABOUT THE IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE

MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. I AM WEARING THE GREEN TODAY, AS

MANY OF US ARE, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE AMERICAN-IRISH LEGISLATORS

ARE HAVING THEIR ANNUAL DINNER TONIGHT IN OBSERVANCE OF THE ST.

PATRICK'S DAY HOLIDAY ON FRIDAY. SO I MIGHT NOT LOOK LIKE THE MAP OF

IRELAND, I LOOK A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE THE MAP OF POLAND AND GERMANY.

BUT I ASSURE YOU THAT ON MY MOTHER'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY I AM VERY, VERY

IRISH. THE GILLICKS AND THE HARTS AND THE NOONANS WOULD BEG TO TELL

YOU THAT I'VE GOT QUITE A BIT OF IRISH BLOOD IN MYSELF, BESIDES BEING

MARRIED TO A WALSH.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

SO WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT TODAY, THOUGH,

VERY BRIEFLY IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY UNIQUE TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK

AND OUR IRISH HERITAGE, AND THAT'S THE 69TH NEW YORK INFANTRY

REGIMENT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FIGHTING 69TH. THE FIGHTING 69TH

WAS REALLY -- HAS ITS ROOTS IN THE CIVIL WAR AND IT STILL EXISTS TODAY.

AND I WAS JUST SPEAKING WITH A FRIEND OF MINE YESTERDAY WHO REALLY

FOLLOWS WHAT THE FIGHTING 69TH IS UP TO, AND HE SAID TO ME YESTERDAY

THAT THE FIGHTING 69TH RIGHT NOW, REGIMENT, IS IN AFRICA RIGHT NOW ON A

HUMANITARIAN MISSION, AND THE CO OF THAT UNIT IS FROM MY DISTRICT. HIS

NAME IS SHAWN TABANKIN. AND I -- I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL

THAT WE HAVE THIS PIECE OF HISTORY LIKE THE FIGHTING 69TH. AND THEIR

MOTTO JUST MADE ME LAUGH AND SMILE AND I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT

APPRECIATE IT. DOES ANYBODY ELSE KNOW THAT THEIR MOTTO IS "GENTLE

WHEN STROKED, FIERCE WHEN PROVOKED."

SO ANYWAY, HAPPY AMERICAN IRISH HERITAGE MONTH

THIS MONTH, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, MS.

WALSH.

MR. FITZPATRICK FOR -- ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. FITZPATRICK: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I,

TOO, RISE IN SUPPORT OF MY COLLEAGUE'S RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING IRISH

AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH THIS -- IN MARCH. ALL OF US OF IRISH DESCENT

ARE VERY PROUD OF THIS MONTH, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MARCHING UP 5TH

AVENUE ON FRIDAY AS WE FOLLOW THE FIGHTING 69TH, AS

ASSEMBLYMEMBER WALSH JUST MENTIONED. WE WILL FOLLOW THE NEW

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

YORK STATE TROOPERS, PROUDLY WAIVING OUR BANNER, CARRYING OUR BANNER

OF THE AMERICAN-IRISH LEGISLATOR'S SOCIETY. ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US

ON FRIDAY, AND WE ALSO WELCOME YOU THIS EVENING AT OUR ANNUAL DINNER

IN WHICH WE RAISE FUNDS TO HELP IRISH CAUSES.

YOU KNOW, THE GREAT FAMINE THAT BEGAN IN 1845

SPAWNED THE GREAT MIGRATION OF IRISH AROUND THE WORLD. MOST OF THEM

CAME TO THE STATES, MANY WENT TO CANADA, MANY WENT TO AUSTRALIA AND

ELSEWHERE, BUT IRISH ARE ALL OVER THE GLOBE TODAY IN EVERY CORNER OF THE

WORLD, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT FACT. AND EVERY MARCH WE

CELEBRATE THAT HERITAGE AND WE JOIN ALL OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS FROM

EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD TO WEAR THE GREEN AND CELEBRATE IRISH

HERITAGE WITH US.

SO PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING US THIS EVENING, WE'LL HAVE

A WONDERFUL TIME. AND SINCE THERE'S NO SCHOOL TOMORROW, WE CAN STAY

OUT LATE TONIGHT, SO THAT WILL BE A LOT OF FUN.

(LAUGHTER)

THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

MR. MCGOWAN ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. MCGOWAN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE

AS WELL JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION, AND I

THANK THE SPONSOR FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE FLOOR TODAY. I'M A PROUD IRISH

-AMERICAN AND I REPRESENT A LARGE GROUP OF IRISH AND IRISH-AMERICANS

IN DISTRICT 97 IN ROCKLAND COUNTY. THERE ARE MANY GREAT IRISH

ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK AND ROCKLAND, INCLUDING THE ROCKLAND

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

FRIENDLY SONS OF ST. PATRICK, THE IRISH CULTURAL CENTER, IRISH NORTHERN

AID, AS WELL AS OTHER -- MANY OTHER COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS. BUT I'D LIKE

TO HIGHLIGHT TWO PARTICULAR ORGANIZATIONS IN ROCKLAND COUNTY THAT DO

SUCH GREAT WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT IS THE ROCKLAND COUNTY

ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS AND THE ROCKLAND GAELIC ATHLETIC

ASSOCIATION. THE ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS, OR AOH, IS AN

ORGANIZATION THAT WAS FORMED IN 1836 WHEN RECENTLY-ARRIVED IRISH

CATHOLICS IN THE UNITED STATES CAME TOGETHER TO PROTECT THEIR CHURCHES

AND COMMUNITIES AGAINST THE ATTACKS OF NATIVIST GROUPS THAT ATTACKED

AND BURNED CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, AS WELL AS A

CONVENT IN BOSTON. IN ROCKLAND COUNTY TODAY, THE AOH IS COMPRISED

OF FOUR DIVISIONS, INCLUDING PEARL RIVER, MY HOME TOWN, WHICH IS

HOME TO 800 MEMBERS WHICH REPRESENTS THE LARGEST AOH DIVISION IN

THE UNITED STATES. THE MOTTO OF THE AOH IS "FRIENDSHIP, UNITY, AND

CHRISTIAN CHARITY", AND AS A MEMBER I CAN TELL YOU THAT ALL OF OUR

MEMBERS OF THE AOH STRIVE TO LIVE OUT THAT MOTTO EVERY DAY; THE WORK

THEY DO, AS WELL AS THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THE ORDER MAKES.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO ALSO RECOGNIZE THE ROCKLAND COUNTY

GAELIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, OR BETTER KNOWN AS THE GAA. IT'S AN IRISH

INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR SPORTING AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES

PRIMARILY ON PROMOTING GAELIC GAMES INCLUDING IRISH CURLING AND

GAELIC FOOTBALL, AS WELL AS THE PROMOTION OF IRISH MUSIC, DANCE AND

IRISH LANGUAGE STUDIES. IN ROCKLAND COUNTY, THE GAA LAST YEAR

CELEBRATED ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY, AND IS A VIBRANT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS

MADE MANY CHARITABLE AND CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BETTERMENT OF

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

ROCKLAND COUNTY.

THE HISTORY OF THE IRISH IN AMERICA IS ONE OF

OVERCOMING MUCH; OVERCOMING STRUGGLE, OPPRESSION, HUNGER AND

POVERTY IN IRELAND, TO COME TO THE U.S. IN PURSUIT OF THE AMERICAN

DREAM. YET HERE IN AMERICA, THE IRISH FACED POVERTY, DISCRIMINATION,

OPPRESSION. BUT DUE TO THEIR TOUGHNESS, THEIR RESOLVE, THEIR FAITH, AND

THEIR SENSE OF COMMUNITY, THE IRISH ROSE UP AND FOUND SUCCESS HERE IN

BUSINESS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, INDUSTRY AND POLITICS NEARLY EVERYWHERE

THEY SETTLED, ESPECIALLY RIGHT HERE IN NEW YORK STATE. THERE ARE SO

MANY STORIES OF THE IRISH WHO HAVE SUCCEEDED AND OVERCOME MUCH TO

LIVE THAT AMERICAN DREAM AND, AGAIN, I AM PROUD TO BE AN

IRISH-AMERICAN AND TO REPRESENT SO MANY IRISH IN DISTRICT 97 AND, ONCE

AGAIN, THANK THE SPONSOR FOR THIS RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, SIR.

MR. CHANG.

MR. CHANG: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. IN MY

DISTRICT, IN DISTRICT 49, I DO HAVE A LARGE CONTINGENT OF IRISH-AMERICAN

WHICH I'M PROUD TO -- TO REPRESENT. AND NOT TOO LONG AGO WHEN I WAS

ON MILITARY ORDERS, ABOUT A YEAR, YEAR-AND-A-HALF AGO, UNDER COVID, I

WAS ASSIGNED TO THE LEXINGTON AVENUE 26TH STREET NEW YORK CITY

ARMORY, WHICH IS THE HOME OF THE FIGHTING 69TH. I WAS THERE FOR ABOUT

MAYBE EIGHT MONTHS SERVING THERE. AND THAT BRIGADE IS RIGHT NOW

CURRENTLY SERVING IN DJIBOUTI, AFRICA RIGHT NOW. SO THEY'RE NOT HERE IN

THEIR PRESENCE, BUT I WILL DEFINITELY WILL BRING THIS RESOLUTION TO THEIR

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

COMMANDING OFFICERS ONCE THEY GET BACK TO THE CITY. AND THEY HAVE A

SPECIAL BRAND OF WHISKEY CALLED THE FIGHTING 69TH, AS WELL, SO I HOPE I

WILL BE THERE THIS WEEK AND PICK UP A FEW OF THOSE BOTTLES THERE, THEIR

VERY, VERY FAMOUS IRISH WHISKEY OVER THERE.

BUT ANYWAY, THE UNIT ITSELF HAS A PROUD HISTORY. THEY

SERVED IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAN. MANY -- SOME OF THE MEMBERS HAVE

PASSED AWAY, GAVE THEIR LIFE, BUT THEIR -- THE SPIRIT IS THERE, THE FIGHTING

IS THERE. EVEN THOUGH IT'S A VERY DIVERSE UNIT, BUT THEY HAVE THAT IRISH,

DEFINITELY THEIR SPIRIT IS THERE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE

RECOGNIZED FULLY. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. THANK

YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, SIR.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NAY. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 178, MS.

JOYNER.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MARCH 2023 AS BLEEDING DISORDERS

AWARENESS 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.

MR. CONRAD ON -- FOR AN INTRODUCTION. MR. CONRAD FOR

AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. CONRAD: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'D LIKE TO

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

INTRODUCE THREE FINE YOUNG LADIES IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY WHO'VE COME

ALL THE WAY FROM BUFFALO. FIRST, MY DAUGHTER EMMA MARY CONRAD; WE

HAVE KATIE CONRAD, AND MOLLY EILEEN CONRAD. THEY COME FROM A

SCHOOL CALLED RINCE NA TIARNA IN BUFFALO. THEY'LL BE DANCING IN THE

ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE IN BUFFALO, THE SECOND BIGGEST PARADE IN ALL OF

THE STATE, AND THEY JUST WANT TO SAY HELLO AND I HOPE WE CAN GRANT THEM

THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. MY WIFE, MARY KATE, WAS KIND ENOUGH TO

BRING THEM ON THE TRAIN TODAY FROM BUFFALO, SO THANK YOU. THEY'RE

HERE TO CELEBRATE OUR IRISH LEGISLATORS' DINNER TONIGHT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF YOUR FATHER, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU HERE

TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. AS FAMILY, YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

HERE. YOU ALWAYS HAVE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. AND I AM COLLECTING

THE DOLLAR FOR EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THEM.

(LAUGHTER)

CONGRATULATIONS. SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE, JUST ABSOLUTELY

FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

PAGE 11, CALENDAR NO. 23, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01153-A, CALENDAR

NO. 23, VANEL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE BANKING LAW, IN RELATION TO

UNREGISTERED AND UNLICENSED MORTGAGE BROKERS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 30TH

DAY.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

FIRST VOTE OF THE DAY.

MR. GOODELL TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.

SPEAKER. LAST WEEK WE LAID THIS BILL ASIDE FOR SOME QUESTIONS, AND THE

QUESTIONS RELATED TO WHAT WAS MEANT BY REASONABLE, WHETHER A

MORTGAGE BROKER WOULD HAVE REASON TO KNOW THAT THEY MIGHT BE

DEALING WITH ANOTHER MORTGAGE BROKER OR BANK THAT'S NOT LICENSED IN

NEW YORK STATE. AND WHENEVER WE ADOPT THE LANGUAGE THAT TALKS

ABOUT REASON TO KNOW, THE REAL QUESTION IS WHAT DOES THAT MEAN AND

WHAT ARE THE BOUNDARIES. WELL, I WANTED TO NOTE THAT THE BILL SPONSOR,

MR. VANEL, WAS VERY HELPFUL IN THAT REGARD AND POINTED OUT THAT THERE IS

A DATABASE BOTH ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL WITH THE FEDERAL ORGANIZATION, AS

WELL AS ON THE STATE LEVEL, THAT ENABLES SOMEONE TO VERY QUICKLY AND

EASILY ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE MORTGAGE BROKER OR BANK THEY'RE WORKING

WITH IS LICENSED IN NEW YORK STATE. YOU CAN TYPE IN THEIR NAME AND IT

COMES UP RIGHT AWAY.

AND SO WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT CLAUSE RELATES

TO MAKING THAT SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD CHECK, I'M SUPPORTING THIS

LEGISLATION AND AGAIN, THANKS TO MY COLLEAGUE FOR HELPING US FLESH OUT

WHAT WAS MEANT BY THAT LANGUAGE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GOODELL IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

PAGE 4, CALENDAR NO. 45, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00991, CALENDAR NO.

45, L. ROSENTHAL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, IN

RELATION TO EXEMPTING CERTAIN INCOME AND RESOURCES PROVIDED TO

PERSONS ENROLLED IN CERTAIN PILOT PROGRAMS WITH DIRECT CASH TRANSFERS IN

DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

WE -- ON A MOTION BY MS. ROSENTHAL, THE SENATE BILL

IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED. THE BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01669, CALENDAR NO.

46, L. ROSENTHAL, KELLES, COLTON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL

CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO THE DEFINITION OF COAL TAR AND ITS USE

IN PAVEMENT PRODUCTS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS.

ROSENTHAL, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS

ADVANCED. THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01771-A, CALENDAR

NO. 47, MCDONALD, WALLACE, BURDICK, LUPARDO, HUNTER, SAYEGH,

ANGELINO, LUNSFORD, FAHY, OTIS, WOERNER. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF

THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4 OF

ARTICLE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION, IN RELATION TO LIMITATIONS ON LOCAL

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

INDEBTEDNESS.

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. A02890, CALENDAR NO.

48, SIMONE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, IN RELATION TO

REQUIRING THAT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FOR ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS AND SERVICE

AUTHORIZATIONS BE PROCESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MR.

SIMONE, 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.)

MR. SIMONE TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. SIMONE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ALL OF US

HAVE FAMILIES IN OUR DISTRICTS STRUGGLING TO CARE FOR THEIR LOVED ONES

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

WHO LIVE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. NAVIGATING

THE SYSTEM CAN BE A FULL-TIME JOB AT TIMES, ONEROUS, TAKING FOREVER FOR

A RESULT, AND STOPPING MANY VITAL SERVICES. OVER 120,000 NEW

YORKERS ARE SERVED ANNUALLY BY THE OFFICE OF PEOPLE WITH

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. I HEAR FROM THEM ALL THE TIME IN MY

DISTRICT. THE DIFFICULTIES THEY FACE NAVIGATING OUR ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE

SYSTEM THAT IS MEANT TO SERVE THEM IS CRUCIAL FOR US TO DELIVER.

PREVENTING DELAYS IN ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS AND SERVICE

AUTHORIZATIONS WILL HELP UNLOCK THE LIFE PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES

THRIVE FOR AND DESERVE. THE LEGISLATION WOULD AMEND THE MENTAL

HYGIENE LAW TO REQUIRE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS AND SERVICE

AUTHORIZATIONS APPLICANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO COMPLETED BY THE OFFICE OF PEOPLE WITH

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WITHIN 120 DAYS, EXCEPT IN CASES WHERE

APPLICATIONS ARE UNCLEAR OR INCOMPLETE, OR SUBMITTED FRAUDULENTLY.

WITH THE EVER-INCREASING DEMAND FOR SERVICES, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT

INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE TIMELY CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.

AND AS MY STAFF KNOWS, I LOVE A DEADLINE. DUE TO THE IMPORTANT NATURE

OF THESE SERVICES FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE MORE INDEPENDENT AND FULFILLING

LIVES, THE LEGISLATION WILL PREVENT UNNECESSARY DELAYS IN RECEIPT OF

THOSE SERVICES. THIS CHAPTER AMENDMENT STREAMLINES REPORTING

REQUIREMENTS AND CONSISTENCY, AND EVERYONE KNOWS I LOVE GOVERNMENT

EFFICIENCY.

I AM PROUD TO VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. SIMONE IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

MR. SIMONE, YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING UNUSUAL. YOU

HAVE CLEARED THE BOARD. ALL A'S, NOT ONE ON YOUR FIRST VOTE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

(APPLAUSE)

WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

(LAUGHTER)

PAGE 4.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03528, CALENDAR NO.

49, PRETLOW. AN ACT TO AMEND THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND

BREEDING LAW, IN RELATION TO ALLOWING NEW YORK SIRE STAKES ELIGIBILITY

FOR FOALS SIRED BY NEW YORK STATE STALLIONS.

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. A03534, CALENDAR NO.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

50, SANTABARBARA. AN ACT TO AMEND THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, IN

RELATION TO THE TERM LIMIT OF MEMBERS OF THE AUTISM SPECTRUM

DISORDERS ADVISORY BOARD.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 60TH

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. A03652, CALENDAR NO.

51, PRETLOW. AN ACT TO AMEND THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND

BREEDING LAW, IN RELATION TO CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO THE HORSEMEN'S

ORGANIZATION.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MR.

PRETLOW, 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.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03751, CALENDAR NO.

52, STERN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN

RELATION TO ESTABLISHING THE FLAX POND TIDAL WETLANDS SANCTUARY; AND

TO REPEAL SECTION 39-B OF THE NAVIGATION LAW RELATING TO PROHIBITING

THE USE OF MOTOR BOATS IN THE FLAX POND TIDAL WETLANDS SANCTUARY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

OH, 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 AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ACTING SPEAKER RAGA: ARE THERE ANY OTHER

VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03969, CALENDAR NO.

53, PAULIN, GUNTHER, THIELE, CRUZ, DINOWITZ, MCDONOUGH, L.

ROSENTHAL, OTIS, BRONSON, SIMON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL

CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF PLASTIC

BEVERAGE CONTAINER PACKAGING.

ACTING SPEAKER RAGA: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04015, CALENDAR NO.

54, ARDILA. AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, IN RELATION TO

SYNCHRONIZATION OF MULTIPLE PRESCRIPTIONS; AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF

THE LAWS OF 2022 AMENDING THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW RELATING TO

SYNCHRONIZATION OF MULTIPLE PRESCRIPTIONS, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE

BILLS NUMBERS S.431-A AND A.187, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS

THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER RAGA: ON A MOTION BY MR.

ARDILA, 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 RAGA: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ACTING SPEAKER BORES: ARE THERE ANY OTHER

VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04016, CALENDAR NO.

55, RAGA. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND THE SOCIAL

SERVICES LAW, IN RELATION TO AUTHORIZING RESIDENTS OF ASSISTED LIVING

PROGRAMS TO RECEIVE HOSPICE SERVICES.

ACTING SPEAKER BORES: ON A MOTION BY MR.

RAGA, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER BORES: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MR. RAGA TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. RAGA: THANKS, MR. SPEAKER. THIS CHAPTER

AMENDMENT ALLOWS FEDERAL FUNDS TO BE USED FOR -- TO PROVIDE CARE FOR

RESIDENTS OF ADULT CARE FACILITIES WHO RECEIVE BOTH HOSPICE AND ASSISTED

LIVING PROGRAM SERVICES. LAST YEAR, THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE

PASSED CRUCIAL LEGISLATION SO THAT SENIORS WHO LIVED IN ADULT CARE

FACILITIES NO LONGER HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN HOSPICE CARE OR ASSISTED

LIVING PROGRAM SERVICES, A TERRIBLE CHOICE AND COMPLICATED CHOICE THAT

OUR SENIORS IN NEW YORK SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO MAKE. THIS BILL NOW

ENSURES THAT MEDICAID RECIPIENTS WILL BE FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED IN

RECEIVING BOTH NEEDED SERVICES.

SO I VOTE YES, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER BORES: MR. RAGA IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THOUGH MR. RAGA COULD HAVE MADE HISTORY BY BEING

THE FIRST TO SIGN HIS OWN BILL FROM THE SPEAKER PODIUM, WE'LL SETTLE FOR

HAVING THE HISTORY OF HAVING TWO FIRST BILLS THAT ARE PASSED

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. RAGA.

(APPLAUSE)

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04037, CALENDAR NO.

56, HUNTER. AN ACT TO AMEND THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, IN

RELATION TO EXEMPTING THE SOUTHWOOD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC.

FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF NON-RESIDENT FIRE

DEPARTMENT MEMBERS NOT EXCEED 45 PERCENT OF THE MEMBERSHIP.

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. A04131, CALENDAR NO.

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

DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO THE NEW YORK STATE MEDICAL

INDEMNITY FUND; TO REPEAL SECTION 2999-K OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW,

RELATING TO CLAIMS FOR QUALIFYING HEALTH CARE COSTS UNDER THE NEW YORK

STATE MEDICAL INDEMNITY FUND; AND TO AMEND CHAPTER 517 OF THE LAWS

OF 2016, AMENDING THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW RELATING TO PAYMENTS FROM

THE NEW YORK STATE MEDICAL INDEMNITY FUND, IN RELATION TO THE

EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

ON A MOTION BY MS. PAULIN, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE

THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED, THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

MR. GOODELL.

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

YOU RECOGNIZE MR. NORRIS FOR AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. NORRIS FOR THE

PURPOSES OF A ANNOUNCEMENT.

MR. NORRIS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THERE WILL

BE AN IMMEDIATE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS-ONLY CONFERENCE IN THE PARLOR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: REPUBLICAN

CONFERENCE IN THE PARLOR.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ON MR. JACOBSON FOR THE PURPOSES OF

AN ANNOUNCEMENT?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. JACOBSON FOR THE

PURPOSES OF ANNOUNCEMENT.

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

A LUCKY DAY FOR THE MAJORITY IN THE ASSEMBLY BECAUSE WE WILL BE

HAVING CONFERENCE IMMEDIATELY AFTER SESSION IN HEARING ROOM A.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CONFERENCE BY THE

MAJORITY IN HEARING ROOM A. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I DO BELIEVE, MR. JACOBSON, YOU SAID HEARING ROOM

MR. JACOBSON: UH, YES, I SAID HEARING ROOM B.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: I KNEW IT WAS THAT.

(LAUGHTER)

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, MR. JACOBSON.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: I NOW MOVE THAT THE

ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY, MARCH --

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: BEFORE WE ADJOURN --

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: DO WE HAVE ANY

HOUSEKEEPING, MR. SPEAKER?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE DON'T HAVE ANY

HOUSEKEEPING, BUT WE DO HAVE NUMEROUS FINE RESOLUTIONS WHICH WE

WILL TAKE UP WITH ONE VOTE.

ON THE RESOLUTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED.

(WHEREUPON, ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NOS. 179-183

WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

MOVE THAT THE ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY, MARCH THE

14TH, TOMORROW BEING A LEGISLATIVE DAY, AND THAT WE RECONVENE ON

WEDNESDAY, MARCH THE 15TH AT 1:00 P.M.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: SO MRS.

PEOPLES-STOKES, YOU'RE TELLING US TO COME BACK ON WEDNESDAY?

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: YES, MARCH THE 15TH AT

1:00 P.M.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 13, 2023

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE IDES OF MARCH

BACK HERE AT 1:00 P.M. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: YES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE ASSEMBLY STANDS

ADJOURNED.

(WHEREUPON, AT 3:16 P.M., THE ASSEMBLY STOOD

ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY, MARCH 14TH, TUESDAY BEING A LEGISLATIVE DAY,

AND TO RECONVENE ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15TH AT 1:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY

BEING A SESSION DAY.)