MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2024 3:03 P.M.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE HOUSE WILL COME

TO ORDER.

IN THE ABSENCE OF CLERGY, LET US PAUSE FOR A MOMENT OF

SILENCE.

(WHEREUPON, A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED.)

VISITORS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE

OF ALLEGIANCE.

(WHEREUPON, ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY LED VISITORS AND

MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.)

A QUORUM BEING PRESENT, THE CLERK WILL READ THE

JOURNAL OF SATURDAY, MARCH THE 23RD.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING OF THE JOURNAL OF SATURDAY, MARCH

THE 23RD AND THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO

ORDERED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, SIR.

MEMBERS AND GUESTS THAT ARE IN THE CHAMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A

QUOTE WITH YOU TODAY FROM JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS. SHE WAS THE

FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES BETWEEN 1961 AND 1963 AS THE WIFE OF

PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY. HER WORDS FOR US TODAY, WE SHOULD ALL DO

SOMETHING TO RIGHT THE WRONGS THAT WE SEE, NOT JUST COMPLAIN ABOUT

THEM. AGAIN, THESE WORDS ARE FROM MRS. JACKIE KENNEDY ONASSIS.

MR. SPEAKER, COLLEAGUES HAVE ON THEIR DESKS A MAIN

CALENDAR, AND AFTER YOU HAVE DONE ANY INTRODUCTIONS AND/OR

HOUSEKEEPING, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP CALENDAR RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA TAKE UP THE FOLLOWING BILLS ON CONSENT: WE'RE

GOING TO START WITH CALENDAR BILL -- CALENDAR NO. 126, THAT ONE'S BY

MR. MCDONALD. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONSENT BILLS, THE NEW BILLS,

THERE ARE 22 OF THEM, BEGINNING WITH CALENDAR NO. 360 AND IT'S ON

PAGE 4. THERE MAY, IN FACT, BE A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FLOOR WORK AS WE

PROCEED, MR. SPEAKER. IF SO, I'LL BE PLEASED TO MAKE FOLKS AWARE OF

THAT; HOWEVER, THAT'S THE GENERAL OUTLINE OF WHERE WE ARE, SIR. IF YOU

HAVE INTRODUCTIONS OR HOUSEKEEPING NOW WOULD BE A GREAT TIME.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE HAVE A PIECE OF

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

HOUSEKEEPING, MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

ON A MOTION BY MS. SIMON, PAGE 13, CALENDAR NO.

47, BILL NO. 1633, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION, MR. GIBBS.

MR. GIBBS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TO

INTRODUCE TWO YOUNG DYNAMIC YOUNG MEN. THESE TWO YOUNG MEN ARE

ACTUALLY MY GRANDKIDS, MY DAUGHTER'S SONS MYIAN AND IAN. YOU KNOW

ON -- IT'S HARD FOR ME, BUT ON FEBRUARY 18, 2016 MY DAUGHTER ARIEL

GIBBS PASSED AWAY TO AN AORTIC STENOSIS. TODAY IS HER BIRTHDAY, AND

WHAT WAY TO CELEBRATE MY DAUGHTER BY BRINGING THE TWO GIFTS SHE LEFT

ME. SHE LEFT ME IAN AND MYIAN AT THE AGES OF ONE AND TWO. LET'S START

WITH MYIAN. MYIAN CAMERON IS THE OLDER OF THE TWO. MYIAN WANTS TO

BE AN ASTRONAUT AND ALSO A SCIENTIST. HE SPENDS MOST OF HIS DAY

READING SCIENCE AND PLAYING ROBOTS. AND THEN THE SECOND YOUNGEST

ONE IS MY OTHER GRAND, IAN CAMERON. IAN IS A CHEF-IN-TRAINING, AND

ALSO A SOCCER PLAYER. ANY TIME HIS TEAM LOSES HE WANTS TO COOK FOR

THEM, SOCCER AND CHEF. BUT ALSO MOST IMPORTANTLY AND I'M MOSTLY

PROUD OF, IAN WON HIS CLASS ELECTION LAST WEEK AS CLASS PRESIDENT OF THE

SOJOURNER TRUTH --

(APPLAUSE)

SO I ASKED HIM WHEN HE WON HIS ELECTION AT THE

SOJOURNER TRUTH SCHOOL, DO YOU REALLY WANT TO GET INTO POLITICS? HE

SAID, NAH, I JUST WANNA COOK.

(LAUGHTER)

SO, YOU KNOW, YOU WANNA COOK FOR THE KIDS AS THEY

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

WIN, LET'S -- HOPEFULLY THEY WIN SOME MORE SOCCER GAMES SO THEY AIN'T

GOTTA COOK AS MUCH.

PLEASE, MR. SPEAKER, PLEASE EXTEND THE CORDIALITIES TO

MY GREAT GRANDKIDS -- WELL, MY GRANDKIDS, THESE TWO GREAT YOUNG MEN

WHO ARE WORKING HARD AND, YOU KNOW, KEEPING MOMMY'S LEGACY ALIVE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF YOUR GRANDFATHER, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, IAN AND MYIAN,

WE WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. YOU'RE

FAMILY. THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR ARE ALWAYS GIVEN TO FAMILY IN THIS

HOUSE. YOU'RE IN THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE. WE HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE THE

SUCCESSFUL LIVES THAT YOU'VE LIVED ALREADY. WE DO THIS FOR YOU. WE DO

THIS IN MEMORY OF YOUR MOTHER. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. THANK

YOU.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. TAGUE FOR THE PURPOSES OF A INTRODUCTION.

MR. TAGUE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY

TO RECOGNIZE AND INTRODUCE MY VERY GOOD FRIEND, CONGRESSMAN MARC

MOLINARO, WHO I REPRESENT AS HIS ASSEMBLYMEMBER. AS YOU ALL KNOW,

MARC IS NO STRANGER TO THIS CHAMBER. ONCE A MEMBER, ALWAYS A

MEMBER OF THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE. I APPRECIATE -- I JUST WANT TO SAY I

APPRECIATE CONGRESSMAN MOLINARO'S SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE

PEOPLE THAT HE REPRESENTS, AND MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD ASK YOU IF YOU

WOULD PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONGRESSMAN AND ACCORD HIM ALL THE

CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE.

THANK YOU.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. TAGUE, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, CONGRESSMAN, MARC,

WELCOME BACK TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. YOU ARE, AS SAID,

ONCE A MEMBER, ALWAYS A MEMBER. YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE.

WE ARE ALWAYS PLEASED TO SEE YOU. CONTINUE REPRESENTING YOUR DISTRICT

IN THE FANTASTIC WAY THAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING

HERE.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. MORINELLO FOR A INTRODUCTION.

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

TODAY TO INTRODUCE 15 STUDENTS AND THREE PROFESSORS FROM NIAGARA

UNIVERSITY, A VINCENTIAN SCHOOL IN MY DISTRICT THAT I REPRESENT.

HOWEVER, I HAVE A CONFLICT BECAUSE I'M A BONI GRADUATE AND THERE HAS

BEEN A RIVALRY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. BUT MY SON WENT TO NIAGARA, HE

GOT A DEGREE IN THE HOSPITALITY AND IT SERVED HIM WELL. SO I'VE SORT OF

ABANDONED ST. BONAVENTURE AND ADOPTED NIAGARA UNIVERSITY BECAUSE I

REPRESENT THEM. FATHER MAHER, THE PRESIDENT, IS A PERSONAL FRIEND AND

I'M JUST REALLY PROUD TO INTRODUCE DR. JAMIE PIMLOTT, DR. CHRIS PIMLOTT

-- DR. CHRIS LEE AND PROFESSOR KEVIN HINKLEY.

MR. SPEAKER, WOULD YOU AFFORD THEM THE CORDIALITIES

OF THE FLOOR AND WELCOME TO THE ASSEMBLY, AND I AM PROUD TO BE HERE

WITH YOU. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. MORINELLO, MR. JENSEN, MR. NORRIS, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE

MEMBERS, WE WELCOME THESE FANTASTIC STUDENTS FROM NIAGARA HERE TO

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

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

FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND OBSERVING OUR HOUSE HERE

AS WE DO PROCEEDINGS. WE HOPE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A LEARNING

EXPERIENCE FOR YOU, AND THAT MAYBE SOME OF YOU MIGHT THINK ABOUT

COMING HERE IN ANOTHER CAPACITY LATER ON IN YOUR LIVES. I ALWAYS SAY

LATER ON SO NOBODY GETS NERVOUS. THANK YOU. WE ARE SO PLEASED TO

HAVE YOU HERE. AND FROM MY MEMORY, CALVIN MURPHY WENT TO

NIAGARA IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IF THOSE WHO REMEMBER THAT, RIGHT? THAT'S

HOW OLD I AM. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. PLEASED TO HAVE YOU.

(APPLAUSE)

WE WILL MOVE TO RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3. ASSEMBLY

NO. 1007, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 1007, MS.

RAJKUMAR.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MARCH 26, 2024, AS BANGLADESH

INDEPENDENCE 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. 1008, MS.

SOLAGES.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MARCH 22-28, 2024, AS DOULA WEEK IN THE

STATE OF NEW YORK, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OBSERVANCE OF WORLD

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

DOULA WEEK.

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. 1009, MR.

SAYEGH.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM AUGUST 24, 2024, AS UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN

HERITAGE DAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. SAYEGH ON THE

RESOLUTION.

MR. SAYEGH: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER.

NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO I PRESENTED A RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE UKRAINIAN

INDEPENDENCE DAY, WHICH TOOK PLACE SOME 33 YEARS AGO ON AUGUST 24,

1991; INDEPENDENCE, OF COURSE, FROM THE USSR, THE SOVIET UNION.

AND IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS WITH THE CONFLICT, THE PROLONGED CONFLICT IN THE

UKRAINE, AND THE CONFLICT THAT HAS TAKEN THE LIVES OF SO MANY HAS GIVEN

A SENSE OF PRIDE TO UKRAINIAN-AMERICANS ALL ACROSS OUR STATE AND ALL

ACROSS OUR NATION. AND I'M VERY PRIVILEGED IN MY CITY OF YONKERS,

NEW YORK TO HAVE A VERY LARGE AND PRODUCTIVE UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN

COMMUNITY, AND WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH TWO VERY IMPORTANT

UKRAINIAN ORGANIZATIONS, SAINT MICHAEL'S UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

AND THE SUMA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION HAVE SERVED OUR COMMUNITY FOR

OVER 40 YEARS. SO IN LIGHT OF THE CONFLICT, IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT NOT

ONLY TO RECOGNIZE UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE, BUT REALLY PROVIDE THE

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

CONTINUED MORAL AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR THE UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY AS

THEY CONTINUE TO ENDURE THE CONFLICT IN THEIR HOMELAND. SO TODAY'S

RESOLUTION HONORS UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE, WHICH WOULD BE CELEBRATED

ON AUGUST 24, 2024.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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. 1010, MR.

BRABENEC.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM AUGUST 2024, AS SWISS-AMERICAN HERITAGE

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.

WE WILL GO TO PAGE 23, CALENDAR NO. 126, THE CLERK

WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04591-A, CALENDAR

NO. 126, MCDONALD, ROZIC. AN ACT TO AMEND THE NEW YORK STATE

PRINTING AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING STATE

AGENCIES TO MAKE AVAILABLE ALL PUBLIC DOCUMENTS IN A DIGITAL FORMAT ON

THEIR WEBSITE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 90TH

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

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.

ON PAGE 4, CALENDAR NO. 360, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00109-B, CALENDAR

NO. 360, L. ROSENTHAL, FORREST, SEAWRIGHT, AUBRY, BICHOTTE HERMELYN,

CLARK, ZINERMAN, CARROLL, HEVESI, SIMON, JACKSON, MITAYNES, REYES,

GONZ�LEZ-ROJAS, JEAN-PIERRE, BURGOS, CRUZ, EPSTEIN, OTIS, GALLAGHER,

CUNNINGHAM, SOLAGES, RAGA, SHIMSKY, LEVENBERG, BURDICK, TAPIA,

DINOWITZ, WEPRIN, DAVILA. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN

RELATION TO PROHIBITING DRUG, CANNABIS OR ALCOHOL TESTING AND SCREENING

OF PREGNANT OR POSTPARTUM INDIVIDUALS AND NEWBORNS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00494-A, CALENDAR

NO. 361, EPSTEIN, ROZIC, DAVILA, CLARK, CRUZ, KELLES, REYES,

CUNNINGHAM, GONZ�LEZ-ROJAS, ARDILA. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELECTION

LAW, IN RELATION TO NOTIFYING CANDIDATES OF DESIGNATION FOR CERTAIN

COUNTY COMMITTEES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00523-A, CALENDAR

NO. 362, EPSTEIN, RAGA, LEVENBERG, BURDICK, SHIMSKY. AN ACT TO

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

AMEND THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING GENDER-

NEUTRAL BATHROOMS IN STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00860, CALENDAR NO.

363, GIBBS, SIMON, TAYLOR, SAYEGH, NOVAKHOV, CUNNINGHAM. AN ACT

TO AMEND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOP -- DEVELOPMENT LAW, IN RELATION TO

THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO GIVE

A PREFERENCE TO ANY TOURIST PROMOTION AGENCY THAT IS PROMOTING THE

SPORT OF STICKBALL.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00938, CALENDAR NO.

364, VANEL, OTIS, BLUMENCRANZ. AN ACT TO AMEND THE FINANCIAL

SERVICES LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING CERTAIN DISCLOSURES IN

ADVERTISEMENTS INVOLVING VIRTUAL TOKENS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01219-A, CALENDAR

NO. 365, BRONSON, BENEDETTO, BRABENEC, HEVESI, COLTON, DESTEFANO,

DURSO, JACOBSON, LUCAS. AN ACT TO AMEND THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION

LAW, IN RELATION TO CONTRACTED NETWORK PHARMACY USE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MR.

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

ADVANCED AND THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03225, CALENDAR NO.

366, VANEL, SAYEGH, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, WALLACE. AN ACT TO

AMEND THE REAL PROPERTY LAW AND THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES,

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

IN RELATION TO CLARIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, PROOFS,

OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS WITHOUT THE STATE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MR.

VANEL, 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. A03347-A, CALENDAR

NO. 367, GONZ�LEZ-ROJAS, BORES, SIMON, EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, SIMONE,

FORREST, CRUZ, KELLES, BURDICK, L. ROSENTHAL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

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

LIABILITY FOR PERSONS LIVING WITH SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS WHO

ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 2307 OF THE PUBLIC

HEALTH LAW RELATING TO PERSONS KNOWING THEMSELVES TO BE INFECTED

WITH VENEREAL DISEASE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04943-A, CALENDAR

NO. 368, EPSTEIN, KELLES, GIBBS, REYES, LEVENBERG, WEPRIN. AN ACT TO

AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING

THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDED POLYSTYRENE CONTAINERS THAT ARE

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

DESIGNED OR INTENDED TO BE USED FOR COLD STORAGE.

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. A05366, CALENDAR NO.

369, BORES, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, CUNNINGHAM, RAGA, GONZ�LEZ-ROJAS,

BURDICK, SIMONE, LEE, DE LOS SANTOS, MAGNARELLI, SILLITTI, KELLES,

HYNDMAN, EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, DINOWITZ, GALLAGHER, GIBBS, SIMON,

WEPRIN, CRUZ, GLICK, RAJKUMAR, DAVILA, TANNOUSIS, TAPIA, FORREST,

CARROLL, BURGOS, RIVERA, TAYLOR, DICKENS, ZACCARO, L. ROSENTHAL, FALL,

O'DONNELL. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 6 OF THE CONSTITUTION, IN RELATION TO

THE NUMBER OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES IN ANY JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05613-B, CALENDAR

NO. 370, ZEBROWSKI, PAULIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC OFFICERS

LAW, IN RELATION TO ACCESSING RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF

INFORMATION LAW.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

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. A06583-A, CALENDAR

NO. 371, SHRESTHA, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, RAGA, MEEKS, ANDERSON,

CUNNINGHAM, HYNDMAN, KIM, RAJKUMAR, SHIMSKY, GALLAGHER,

MAMDANI, SIMON, DICKENS, GONZ�LEZ-ROJAS, LEVENBERG, WEPRIN,

SIMONE, ALVAREZ, SEPTIMO, BEEPHAN, THIELE, GUNTHER, AUBRY,

LUNSFORD, MITAYNES, O'DONNELL, REYES, DARLING, L. ROSENTHAL, BORES,

ZINERMAN, RIVERA, JACOBSON, RAMOS, FAHY, PEOPLES-STOKES, KELLES,

WALKER, FORREST, VANEL, CLARK, EPSTEIN, LAVINE, LUCAS, SILLITTI, SAYEGH,

WALLACE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION TO

ESTABLISHING NOVEMBER 26TH OF EACH YEAR AS A DAY OF COMMEMORATION

KNOWN AS "SOJOURNER TRUTH DAY."

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).

MS. SHRESTHA TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

MS. SHRESTHA: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I

REPRESENT THE 103RD DISTRICT IN THE MID-HUDSON VALLEY WHERE

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

SOJOURNER TRUTH WAS BORN IN WHAT IS TODAY THE TOWN OF ESOPUS, AND

SHE MADE A HISTORIC WALK FROM THE TOWN OF ESOPUS TO THE CITY OF

KINGSTON WHERE SHE TOOK SLAVE OWNERS TO COURT IN THE ULSTER COUNTY

COURTHOUSE AND MADE HISTORY BY WINNING THAT LEGAL CASE. I AM HERE

TODAY CARRYING THIS BILL ON BEHALF OF MANY YOUNG FOLKS IN MY DISTRICT

WHO REALLY WANT AN OCCASION TO CELEBRATE SOJOURNER TRUTH, TO PASS

KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE FIGHT THAT SHE TOOK ALL OVER THE COUNTRY NOT ONLY

TO FIGHT FOR FREEDOM FOR ALL, BUT ALSO FOR VOTING RIGHTS AND TO INSPIRE

AMERICANS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO BE BOLD AND TO STAND UP FOR WHAT IS

RIGHT.

WITH THAT, I VOTE YES ON THIS BILL VERY HAPPILY. THANK

YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. SHRESTHA IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06947-A, CALENDAR

NO. 372, PRETLOW. AN ACT TO AMEND THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW,

IN RELATION TO STRENGTHENING ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS OF THE STATE'S

ANTI-SLAUGHTER OF RACE HORSES AND RACE HORSES BREEDING STOCK LAW.

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 MARCH 25, 2024

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ACTING SPEAKER LUPARDO: ARE THERE ANY

OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07249, CALENDAR NO.

373, MAGNARELLI. AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, IN

RELATION TO MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE ADJUDICATION OF CERTAIN

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS; AND REPEALING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SUCH LAW RELATING

THERETO.

ACTING SPEAKER LUPARDO: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER LUPARDO: 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.

MS. WALSH FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MS. WALSH: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. FRIENDS

AND COLLEAGUES, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR FORMER

MEMBERS WHO'S JOINED US HERE THIS AFTERNOON. TO MY RIGHT IS JOHN

SALKA, A MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY FROM JANUARY OF 2019 UNTIL JANUARY

OF 2023. I HAD THE PLEASURE, AS MANY OF YOU DID, TO SERVE WITH JOHN,

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

AND WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE HIM BACK HERE TODAY. AFTER LEAVING THE

ASSEMBLY, JOHN IS NOW A DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS FOR

CONGRESSMAN BRANDON WILLIAMS IN THE 22ND DISTRICT WHERE HE HANDLES

CONSTITUENT WORK FOR ONONDAGA, MADISON AND ON -- AND ONEIDA

COUNTIES. THAT'S A MOUTHFUL.

SO MADAM SPEAKER, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE WELCOME OUR

FORMER COLLEAGUE TO THE CHAMBER AND AFFORD HIM ALL THE CORDIALITIES OF

THE HOUSE.

ACTING SPEAKER LUPARDO: CERTAINLY. ON

BEHALF OF MS. WALSH AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER, IT'S NICE TO

SEE YOU, MR. SALKA. WE WELCOME YOU TO THE CHAMBER AND WE EXTEND

TO YOU, AS ALWAYS, THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. CERTAINLY, AS A FORMER

MEMBER IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU AND YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO

BE WELCOME HERE. PLEASE ENJOY THE PROCEEDINGS, AND THANKS AGAIN FOR

JOINING US. IT REALLY IS NICE TO SEE YOU.

(APPLAUSE)

THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07466, CALENDAR NO.

374, KELLES, SEAWRIGHT, SAYEGH, SIMON, STECK, PAULIN, GALLAGHER,

VANEL, HEVESI, OTIS, GONZ�LEZ-ROJAS, EPSTEIN, CRUZ, GLICK, L.

ROSENTHAL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, IN RELATION

TO THE EXPUNGEMENT OF SYRINGE CONVICTIONS.

ACTING SPEAKER LUPARDO: THE BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07910-A, CALENDAR

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

NO. 375, WEPRIN, REYES, GALLAGHER, LEVENBERG, LEE, SHIMSKY,

GUNTHER, DICKENS, GONZ�LEZ-ROJAS, BURDICK, HEVESI, LUCAS,

SEAWRIGHT, AUBRY, CRUZ, LUNSFORD, GLICK, ARDILA, SIMONE, WALLACE,

SEPTIMO. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW IN RELATION TO

PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF THE AFFORDABILITY OF RESIDENTIAL

BUILDINGS.

ACTING SPEAKER LUPARDO: THE BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08831, CALENDAR NO.

376, BERGER. AN ACT TO REPEAL CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE INSURANCE LAW

RELATING TO ANTI-ARSON APPLICATIONS.

ACTING SPEAKER LUPARDO: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER LUPARDO: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

WE'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS -- OH, SORRY.

THE BILL IS PASSED.

AND NOW I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS MR.

BERGER'S FIRST BILL. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. BERGER. THIS IS A GREAT

ACCOMPLISHMENT.

(APPLAUSE)

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

ALL RIGHT. REMEMBER THE MOMENT.

THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09145, CALENDAR NO.

377, GIBBS, AUBRY, SHIMSKY, FORREST, TAYLOR, EPSTEIN, WEPRIN. AN ACT

TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, IN RELATION TO YOUTHFUL OFFENDER

DETERMINATIONS.

ACTING SPEAKER LUPARDO: THE BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09254, CALENDAR NO.

378, WEPRIN. AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 395 OF THE LAWS OF 2008,

AMENDING THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW RELATING TO LICENSING OF

ESTABLISHMENTS WHERE ANIMALS OR FOWLS ARE SLAUGHTERED, IN RELATION TO

THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER LUPARDO: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER LUPARDO: 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. A09407, CALENDAR NO.

379, WEPRIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

SUPPLEMENTAL SPOUSAL LIABILITY INSURANCE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 180TH

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. A09409, CALENDAR NO.

380, WALLACE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELECTION LAW, IN RELATION TO

MOVING THE DATE OF THE MEETING OF THE ELECTORS AND THE METHOD FOR THE

TRANSMISSION OF THE CERTIFICATES OF VOTE.

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. A09505, CALENDAR NO.

381, MCMAHON, SEAWRIGHT, SAYEGH. AN ACT TO AMEND THE FAMILY

COURT ACT AND THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW, IN RELATION TO

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

ESTABLISHMENT AND MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

HAVE ANY FURTHER HOUSEKEEPING OR RESOLUTIONS?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: NO HOUSEKEEPING,

BUT WE DO HAVE A PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION, 1020, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 1020, MR.

TANNOUSIS.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE FEDERATION OF

CYPRIOT AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS

COMMEMORATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TURKISH INVASION AND

OCCUPATION OF NORTHERN CYPRUS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. TANNOUSIS ON THE

RESOLUTION.

MR. TANNOUSIS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. ON

JULY 20, 1974, THE TURKISH MILITARY INVADED THE MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND

OF CYPRUS. THEY TOOK OVER ONE-THIRD OF THE ISLAND, THEY DISPLACED

150,000 GREEK CYPRIOTS, AND MANY OF THOSE CYPRIOTS FLED AND MANY OF

THEM CAME TO NEW YORK CITY. TWO OF THOSE REFUGEES ARE MY PARENTS.

IT WOULD MARK 50 YEARS -- ON JULY 20TH IT WILL BE 50 YEARS SINCE THE

TURKISH INVASION OF CYPRUS. THE CYPRIOT PEOPLE SUFFERED A GREAT

INJUSTICE. AND BEFORE COMING TO THE ASSEMBLY, AS MANY IN THE

CHAMBER WILL KNOW, I WAS A PROSECUTOR. PART OF THE REASON I BECAME A

PROSECUTOR WAS BECAUSE MY FAMILY SUFFERED AN INJUSTICE, AND I WANTED

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

TO FIGHT FOR THOSE THAT ALSO SUFFERED AN INJUSTICE. AND THAT'S WHY I

BECAME A PROSECUTOR TO BEGIN WITH.

SO I STAND HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY IN MEMORY OF THAT

INVASION OF CYPRUS 50 YEARS AGO, AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE

FEDERATION OF CYPRIOT AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENTS DOZENS

OF ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY OF GREEK CYPRIOTS THAT IS FIGHTING

FOR THE CAUSE, WHICH IS FOR JUSTICE FOR CYPRUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, SIR.

MR. LEMONDES.

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

RESOLUTION.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION,

SIR.

MR. LEMONDES: THANK YOU. THIS RESOLUTION

BRINGS TO LIGHT THE GREAT INJUSTICE THRUST UPON GREEK CYPRIOTS. MORE

IMPORTANTLY, IT ILLUSTRATES THAT FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 100 YEARS, THE

DISPLACEMENT OF GREEK CITIZENS FROM TWO OF THEIR NATURAL PLACES OF

ORIGIN; CYPRUS MOST RECENTLY, AND THE PONTIAN GREEK, A SYRIAN AND

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE LESS THAN 100 YEARS PRIOR. THE ATTEMPT OF THE

TURKISH GOVERNMENT AND ITS -- AND ITS WILLINGNESS TO USE THESE EVENTS

AS THE ERASURE OF CHRISTIAN CULTURE COULD NOT BE MORE RACIST. IT COULD

NOT BE MORE MORALLY WRONG AND INCORRECT. YET IT HAPPENED AND IT

OCCURRED. AND YOU HAVE IN THIS CHAMBER TWO PEOPLE, TWO DIFFERENT

GENERATIONS; ONE HIS PARENTS, MYSELF, MY GRANDPARENTS WHO ARE THE

DESCENDANTS OF THESE INJUSTICES.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2024

SO, MR. SPEAKER, SO THAT WE MAY NEVER FORGET THAT THE

STRUGGLE IS STILL ONGOING AND CONTINUES TO IMPACT THOUSANDS OF GREEK

CYPRIOTS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS, WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIPLOMATICALLY

PRESSURE THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT TO WITHDRAW ALL FORCES AND REPATRIATE

ALL PERSONS AND PROPERTY. TURKISH UNCERTAINTY IN THE EASTERN

MEDITERRANEAN DESTABILIZES THE ENTIRE WORLD. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

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 OTHER FINE RESOLUTIONS,

WE WILL TAKE THEM UP WITH ONE VOTE.

ON THESE RESOLUTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY

SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED.

(WHEREUPON, ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NOS. 1011-1019

AND 1021 WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: I NOW MOVE THAT THE

ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED AND THAT WE RECONVENE AT 2:00 P.M.,

TUESDAY, MARCH THE 26TH, TOMORROW BEING A SESSION DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE ASSEMBLY STANDS

ADJOURNED.

(WHEREUPON, AT 4:41 P.M., THE HOUSE STOOD ADJOURNED

UNTIL TUESDAY, MARCH 26TH AT 2:00 P.M., THAT BEING A SESSION DAY.)