THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2023 11:16 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 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29TH.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

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

THE 29H AND ASK THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO

ORDERED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, SIR.

COLLEAGUES AND GUESTS THAT ARE IN THE CHAMBERS, I DO HAVE A QUOTE THAT

I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE TODAY, THIS ONE IS FROM CARLY SIMON. MANY OF

YOU MAY KNOW CARLY, SHE IS AN AMERICAN SINGER-SONGWRITER AND A

CHILDREN'S AUTHOR. SHE ROSE TO FAME IN THE '70S WITH A STRING OF A LOT OF

GREAT MUSIC. AND HER WORDS FOR US TODAY, A REALLY STRONG WOMAN

ACCEPTS THE WAR SHE WENT THROUGH AND IS EMBOLDED [SIC] BY HER SCARS.

AGAIN, THOSE WORDS FROM CARLY SIMON.

MR. SPEAKER AND COLLEAGUES, YOU DO HAVE ON YOUR

DESK A MAIN CALENDAR. AFTER THERE ARE ANY INTRODUCTIONS AND/OR

HOUSEKEEPING, WE ARE GOING TO BE CALLING FOR THE FOLLOWING

COMMITTEES OFF THE FLOOR: JUDICIARY AND RULES. THESE COMMITTEES

WILL PRODUCE AN A-CALENDAR. WE WILL, HOWEVER, START OUR WORK TODAY

ON THE FLOOR BY TAKING UP RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3, AND THEN WE'RE GOING

TO TAKE UP THE FOLLOWING BILLS ON DEBATE: CALENDAR NO. 87 ON PAGE 11

BY MS. PAULIN, CALENDAR NO. 90 ON PAGE 11 BY MS. SOLAGES, AND

CALENDAR NO. 97 ON PAGE 12 BY MR. MAGNARELLI.

THERE PROBABLY MAY BE MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR

ADDITIONAL FLOOR ACTIVITY; HOWEVER, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, MR.

SPEAKER. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY INTRODUCTIONS OR HOUSEKEEPING, NOW

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

WOULD BE A GREAT TIME.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: NO HOUSEKEEPING,

BUT WE DO HAVE INTRODUCTIONS.

MRS. -- MS. MCMAHON.

MS. MCMAHON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE

FOR PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION. I HAVE AN HONORED GUEST HERE TODAY

FROM THE 146TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, DR. KENYANI DAVIS. DR. DAVIS IS

THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AT THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF

BUFFALO, LEADING CLINICAL OPERATIONS AT THE FIVE CLINICS IN WESTERN NEW

YORK. SHE'S BOARD CERTIFIED IN INTERNAL MEDICINE AND ALSO HOLDS A

MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC HEALTH. SHE'S THE LEAD PHYSICIAN FOR

RESIDENT AND FELLOW EMPLOYEE HEALTH AT THE SUNY BUFFALO OFFICE OF

GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND SHE SERVES ON THE NEW YORK STATE

MATERNAL MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY COUNCIL AND THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN

HEALTH DISPARITIES TASK FORCE. DR. DAVIS HAS DEVOTED HER CAREER TO THE

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO THE

IMPROVEMENT OF MATERNAL HEALTH AND THE ERADICATION OF HEALTH

DISPARITIES IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.

SO, WOULD YOU PLEASE WELCOME DR. DAVIS TO OUR

CHAMBER AND AFFORD HER ALL THE CORDIALITIES OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MS. MCMAHON, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, DR. DAVIS,

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

PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING

AND ENSURING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES. PLEASE CONTINUE THAT

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

WORK AND KNOW YOU ARE ALL WELCOME HERE IN ALBANY. THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE)

MS. WALLACE FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

MS. WALLACE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. IT IS MY

HONOR TO INTRODUCE LYNN MAGISTRALE, A TRULY REMARKABLE WOMAN FROM

THE 143RD ASSEMBLY DISTRICT WHO SERVED OUR NATION FOR OVER TWO

DECADES AND HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

LYNN ENLISTED IN THE NAVY AT JUST 18 YEAR OLDS, WHERE SHE SERVED WITH

DISTINCTION UNTIL SHE MOVED ON TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. IN 2008

LYNN WAS DEPLOYED TO IRAQ, WHERE SHE SERVED AN EIGHT-MONTH TOUR OF

DUTY WHILE BEING SEPARATED FROM HER TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. WHILE THERE,

LYNN ENDURED DEADLY ATTACKS THAT, THANKFULLY, SHE SURVIVED. AFTER

RETURNING, LYNN DECIDED TO START A NEW CAREER HELPING VETERANS LIKE

HERSELF RETURNING FROM SERVICE. SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE PROGRAM

DIRECTOR FOR A LOCAL NON-PROFIT CALLED WESTERN NEW YORK HEROES. AS

PROGRAM DIRECTOR, LYNN HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF VETERANS EVERY YEAR

TRANSITION TO CIVILIAN LIFE THROUGH PROGRAMMING THAT PROVIDES MENTAL

SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL SERVICES -- AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO RETURNING

VETERANS.

LYNN IS TRULY A FIGHTER. IN ADDITION TO THE BATTLES SHE'S

FACED ON THE FIELD, SHE ALSO FACED PERSONAL BATTLES AGAINST CANCER AND

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. THANKFULLY, SHE'S WINNING THOSE BATTLES, TOO.

LYNN MAGISTRALE IS TRULY A REMARKABLE WOMAN WHO

HAS DEDICATED HER LIFE TO SERVING OUR COUNTRY AND OUR VETERANS. IT IS MY

HONOR TO INTRODUCE HER TODAY TO THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY. I ASK THAT YOU

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

WELCOME HER AND YOU EXTEND THE CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE TO HER TODAY.

THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. LYNN, ON

BEHALF OF MS. WALLACE, 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 YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE BOTH IN THE

SERVICE AND AFTERWARDS FOR THOSE WHO WERE YOUR COMPATRIOTS. PLEASE

CONTINUE THAT GREAT WORK. PLEASE KNOW THAT WE RESPECT AND HONOR YOU

GREATLY. THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. STERN FOR THE PURPOSES OF A INTRODUCTION.

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

MORNING TO ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME IN

WELCOMING -- IT'S REALLY MY PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE A FEW OF MY MOST

OUTSTANDING NEIGHBORS. TODAY I'M JOINED BY PRAFULBA VAGHELA. SHE

SERVES AS AN ADVOCATE FOR MANY OF OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES ON LONG

ISLAND. SHE HAS AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN WORKING IN THE LONG

ISLAND SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND IS HELPING TO ENSURE THE REGION'S

BUSINESSES FIND EVEN GREATER SUCCESS, PARTICULARLY THROUGHOUT OUR LONG

ISLAND DOWNTOWN. SHE'S THE FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF YOUNG ADULTS FOR

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SERVES ON THE SUFFOLK COUNTY WOMEN'S

ADVISORY COMMISSION.

MR. SPEAKER, ALSO WITH US TODAY ARE SOME OF OUR

OUTSTANDING LOCAL BUSINESSOWNERS, RAJ SAHNI AND MEAGAN SALFARLI.

WE'RE ALSO JOINED BY TAMANNA JAGGI AND ARNAV JAGGI, AN OUTSTANDING

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

YOUNG MAN OF GREAT TALENT, A TREMENDOUS PROMISE. AND, MR. SPEAKER,

EVERYBODY WITH US FROM OUR COMMUNITY TODAY MAKES ALL OF US VERY

PROUD. AND SO IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO WELCOME THEM HERE TO ALBANY AND TO

OUR STATE'S CAPITOL.

MR. SPEAKER, WOULD YOU PLEASE EXTEND ALL OF THE

CORDIALITIES OF OUR HOUSE AND PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

MR. STERN, 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 THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING ENHANCING SMALL

BUSINESSES AND BEING BUSINESS INDIVIDUALS YOURSELF. PLEASE KNOW THAT

YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE IN THE CAPITOL. THANK YOU SO VERY

MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MS. SIMON FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MS. SIMON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THANK YOU.

FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, I INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN ME IN HONORING

MY LOCAL WOMAN OF DISTINCTION, ROLANDA TELESFORD-HASTICK. SHE'S THE

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT THE YWCA IN

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN. ROLANDA IS DESCRIBED BY COLLEAGUES, FRIENDS AND

FAMILIES AS A WOMAN OF COURAGE WHO IS INTUITIVE, CREATIVE, AND A

HUMANITARIAN. SHE'S SERVED THE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 25 YEARS, WORKING

WITH WOMEN AND GIRLS, IMMIGRANTS AND FAMILIES IN THE AREAS OF

EDUCATION, HEALTH AND ADVOCACY. FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS SHE'S BEEN A

LEADER AT THE YWCA IN BROOKLYN, WHOSE MISSION IS ELIMINATING RACISM

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

AND EMPOWERING WOMEN BY LEADING COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, DEVELOPING

PROGRAMS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS. SHE'S LED

MANY INITIATIVES, INCLUDING ONE OF THE FOUNDING MOTHERS OF YW

LEAD, WHICH IS A COLLEGE ACCESS AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

WHICH SERVES GIRLS OF COLOR IN OVER 44 HIGH SCHOOLS IN BROOKLYN

THROUGH THE YWCA. I HAVE MET A NUMBER OF THESE YOUNG WOMEN AND

THEY ARE REALLY BENEFITTING FROM THIS PROGRAM AND DOING ASTOUNDING

THINGS AS THEY GO ON TO COLLEGE WITH GREAT SUCCESS. SHE'S BEEN A STRONG

ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ELIMINATION, AND CONTINUES

TO WORK ADVANCING THESE ISSUES AND ADVOCACY, AND MOST RECENTLY WON

AN EMMY IN 2020 FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, YOUR VOICE

YOUR VOTE, WHICH SHE WROTE AND DIRECTED AND PRODUCED WITH THE

WOMEN FROM THE YW LEAD PROGRAM. SHE'S ALSO A BOARD PRESIDENT OF

BLACK WOMEN FOR BLACK GIRLS, WHICH IS A PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION

THAT ASSISTS BLACK GIRLS IN PROVIDING WHAT THEY NEED FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS

AND MENTORSHIP.

BROOKLYN WOULD NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT MS.

TELESFORD-HASTICK, AND I'M DELIGHTED TO ASK EVERYONE TO -- TO HONOR HER

AND TO ASK THAT YOU EXTEND THE CORDIALITIES OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MS. SIMON, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, AND PARTICULARLY THE

BROOKLYN DELEGATION, WE WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE

ASSEMBLY. WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. YOUR

DAUGHTER, I PRESUME --

VOICE: GRANDDAUGHTER.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: GRANDDAUGHTER?

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. WE'RE SO

HAPPY TO HAVE YOU. CLEARLY, YOU HAVE LIVED A LIFE OF PURPOSE AND

ACHIEVEMENT. CONTINUE TO DO SO. KNOW THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD TO HAVE

YOU WITH US TODAY. THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE)

MS. JEAN-PIERRE FOR THE PURPOSES OF A INTRODUCTION.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR

ALLOWING ME TO INTRODUCE A REMARKABLE WOMAN WHO IS HERE VISITING THE

CHAMBER FROM THE 11TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S

HISTORY MONTH. A LONG-TIME RESIDENT OF WEST BABYLON, SONDRA

COCHRAN HAS SERVED AS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE WYANDANCH

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE LAST 35 YEARS, WHERE SHE

HAS SPEARHEADED EFFORTS TO IMPROVING HOUSING QUALITY STANDARDS FOR

SENIORS AND FAMILIES IN EXTREMELY LOW- TO MODERATE-INCOME RANGE.

SHE HAS ALSO PLAYED AN ENORMOUS ROLE IN PROMOTING COMPREHENSIVE

HOUSING AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO THOSE IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY AND HAS

SUCCESSFULLY HELPED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES MAINTAIN HOMEOWNERSHIP

AND FOSTER POSITIVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE GREATER WYANDANCH

COMMUNITY. SHE HAS BEEN A FIERCE ADVOCATE IN ALBANY, FIGHTING FOR THE

NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION PROGRAM AS A MEMBER OF THE

NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION COALITION, AND HAS HELPED UNLOCK CRITICAL

FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM. SONDRA COCHRAN SERVED -- SERVED AS A

TREASURER OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,

AS WELL AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY INDUSTRIAL

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND HER LEADERSHIP HAS IMPROVED COUNTLESS

LIVES IN SUFFOLK COUNTY.

MR. SPEAKER, PLEASE GIVE HER ALL THE CORDIALITIES OF

THIS HOUSE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. SONDRA,

ON BEHALF OF MS. JEAN-PIERRE, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE

WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. WE COMMEND

YOU ON YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. AND WHAT A -- A SINGULAR

ACCOMPLISHMENT YOU HAVE MADE IN -- IN SUFFOLK COUNTY. CONTINUE

THAT WORK. WE KNOW YOU WILL BE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE IN ALBANY.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES FOR THE PURPOSES OF A

ANNOUNCEMENT.

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

PLEASE CALL THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE

ROOM?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. SPEAKER'S

CONFERENCE ROOM, JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. PLEASE GO THERE

IMMEDIATELY.

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

READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 254, MS.

HUNTER.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 2023 AS THE MONTH OF THE MILITARY

CHILD 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. 255, MR.

BRABENEC.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 2023 AS PET CRUELTY AWARENESS

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

OF NATIONAL ANIMAL CRUELTY AWARENESS MONTH.

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. 256, MS.

WALSH.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 11, 2023 AS SUBMARINE DAY IN THE

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

SUBMARINE DAY.

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. 257, MS.

WALSH.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 9, 2023 AS YELLOW RIBBON 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.

PAGE 11, CALENDAR NO. 87, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04587-A, CALENDAR

NO. 87, PAULIN, OTIS, VANEL, COLTON, SAYEGH, ZINERMAN. AN ACT TO

AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING TELEPHONE

COMPANIES TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION TO SUBSCRIBERS REGARDING THE BACKUP

POWER SOLUTION FOR THEIR VOICE SERVICE EQUIPMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR

THE REPEAL OF SUCH PROVISIONS UPON EXPIRATION THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR.

ON THE BILL.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE BILL, SIR.

MR. GOODELL: THIS LEGISLATION WOULD REQUIRE

TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS TO SEND OUT AN ANNUAL NOTICE ADVISING

CONSUMERS THAT IF THEY HAVE A BATTERY-POWERED PHONE, THEY NEED TO

MAKE SURE THEY KEEP THE BATTERY CURRENT, REPLACE AS NECESSARY, BECAUSE

WITHOUT THAT BATTERY BACKUP SOME PHONE SYSTEMS WON'T WORK. IT'S A --

AND I APPRECIATE THAT IT'S A GOOD IDEA, BUT IT'S NOT A NEW IDEA. LAST YEAR

THERE WAS A CONCERN THAT THIS STATUTE WOULD CONFLICT WITH FEDERAL

REGULATIONS, AND SO THIS YEAR THE BILL WAS AMENDED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

IF YOU COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS IN TERMS OF THE DISCLOSURE,

YOU'LL SATISFY THE STATE REGULATIONS. BUT THEN THE OBVIOUS QUESTION THAT

I HAVE IS, THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS ARE NOT OPTIONAL, THEY'RE MANDATORY.

SO THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, WHY ARE WE ADOPTING A LAW TO REQUIRE A

NOTICE THAT'S ALREADY REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW? TWENTY YEARS AGO I

BOUGHT A -- A SET OF MCKINNEY'S LAWS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T

LAWYERS, IT'S A SET OF ALL THE STATUTES. IT WAS TWO BOOKCASES, ABOUT FOUR

FEET HIGH AND ABOUT FOUR FEET WIDE. I NOW HAVE A ROOM THAT'S FILLED

WITH MCKINNEY'S THAT HAS FOUR BOOKCASES ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROOM.

WE NOW HAVE FOUR TIMES MORE LAWS THAN WE DID 20 YEARS AGO. SO, SO

FAR THIS YEAR WE'VE PASSED LEGISLATION TO BAN A PRODUCT THAT WAS

RECALLED AND IS NO LONGER FOR SALE. WE'VE PASSED A LAW DIRECTING THE

PREPARATION OF MODEL GUIDELINES THAT WERE PREPARED TWO YEARS AGO.

LATER TODAY WE'LL BE ASKED TO AUTHORIZE GREEN LIGHTS IN A SITUATION

WHERE THE GOVERNOR TELLS US THEY'RE ALREADY AUTHORIZED. AND THIS IS THE

LEGISLATION DIRECTING THAT OUR TELEPHONE COMPANIES SEND OUT A NOTICE

THAT'S ALREADY REQUIRED BY LAW. IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE NOT HAVING ANY

OPEN DISCUSSIONS, CERTAINLY, ABOUT STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THE

STATE OF NEW YORK LEADS THE NATION IN OUTMIGRATION WITH OVER A

HALF-A-MILLION PEOPLE IN TWO YEARS LEAVING OUR STATE. I MEAN, THINK

ABOUT THAT. MORE THAN THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF SYRACUSE HAS LEFT THE

STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND WE'RE NOT HAVING ANY

DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR UNEMPLOYMENT FUND DEBT.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR FROM NEWS REPORTS THAT THERE'S SOME NEGOTIATIONS ON

PUBLIC SAFETY. I THINK THAT'S POSITIVE. BUT RATHER THAN ADDRESS THE FACT

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

THAT WE HAVE THE HIGHEST TAX RATE IN THE NATION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

INCREASING TAXES HIGHER. RATHER THAN ADOPT LAWS THAT ALREADY

IMPLEMENT LAWS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED OR ALREADY AVAILABLE, I

THINK WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON THE REALLY BIG-PICTURE ISSUES OF HOW WE

MAKE NEW YORK STATE MORE AFFORDABLE, HOW WE MAKE IT MORE

ATTRACTIVE, HOW DO WE REDUCE THE OUTMIGRATION, HOW DO WE MAKE IT

SAFER FOR OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, AND HOW DO WE ADDRESS THE

DEVASTATING IMPACT ON INFLATION.

SO SINCE THIS LAW IN MY OPINION IS UNNECESSARY, I WILL

BE VOTING AGAINST IT. THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 365TH

DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: A PARTY VOTE HAS

BEEN REQUESTED.

MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR. THE REPUBLICAN

CONFERENCE IS GENERALLY OPPOSED TO THIS BILL ON THE GROUNDS IT'S

UNNECESSARY, ALTHOUGH WE SUPPORT THE NOTICE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THOSE WHO THINK WE NEED STATE LAW ON THIS AS WELL

SHOULD CERTAINLY VOTE YES HERE ON THE FLOOR OF THE ASSEMBLY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

SPEAKER. THE MAJORITY CONFERENCE, RESPECTIVE OF OUR COLLEAGUE'S

OPINION, WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION. EVERYONE

HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THEIR CHOICE IF THEY DECIDE NOT TO GO WITH

OUR CONFERENCE, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT AS A CONFERENCE WE DO

UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S VALUE IN FOLLOWING THROUGH AND THAT'S WHAT WE

INTEND TO DO TODAY, SIR.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MS. PAULIN TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

MS. PAULIN: YES. THIS BILL CAME ABOUT DURING THE

ONSET OF MANY STORMS THAT WE SAW IN THE HUDSON VALLEY AS WELL AS

LONG ISLAND, AND THE PHONE SERVICES WOULD GO OUT OF -- WOULD NOT BE

AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE UNLESS THEY KEPT THEIR BATTERIES CHARGED AND THEY

WERE UNAWARE. SO I ASKED -- KNOWING ABOUT THE FEDERAL REGULATION, WE

ASKED TO SEE WHAT THE NOTICE LOOKED LIKE, AND IT WAS BURIED, YOU COULD

NOT READ IT. YOU COULD NOT FIND IT. YES, THERE WAS AN OBLIGATION TO

SEND IT BUT NO CONSUMER WOULD REALLY BE ABLE TO SEE IT. SO, THIS BILL IS A

FORMATTING BILL. THIS BILL REQUIRES IT TO BE LARGE, IN BIG PRINT, AND WILL

ALLOW CONSUMERS TO SEE THAT UNLESS THEY KEEP THEIR BATTERIES CHARGED,

THEY MIGHT BE UNABLE TO USE THEIR PHONE SERVICE DURING A MAJOR STORM.

SO WITH THAT, I WITHDRAW MY MOTION TO SPEAK AND I

VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. PAULIN IN THE

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

AFFIRMATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

PAGE 11, CALENDAR NO. 90, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04721, CALENDAR NO.

90, SOLAGES. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, IN

RELATION TO CERTIFICATION OF CLASS ACTIONS IN CASES INVOLVING

GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR.

ON THE BILL.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE BILL, SIR.

MR. GOODELL: THIS LEGISLATION ALLOWS CLASS

ACTIONS TO BE BROUGHT AGAINST MUNICIPALITIES. SO UNDER CURRENT LAW, OF

COURSE, YOU CAN SUE A MUNICIPALITY IF YOU'VE BEEN DAMAGED BY AN

ACTION BY THE MUNICIPALITY THAT WAS IMPROPER OR ILLEGAL. IF YOU SUE THE

STATE OF NEW YORK YOU HAVE TO BRING THE ACTION IN -- IN THE COURT OF

CLAIMS, A SPECIAL COURT. IF YOU'RE SUING A LOCAL MUNICIPALITY YOU CAN

BRING IT IN LOCAL COURT. CURRENTLY, IF YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST ONE TO BRING THE

LAWSUIT AND THERE WAS A PREVIOUS LAWSUIT THAT HELD THE MUNICIPALITY

LIABLE, YOU'RE ENTITLED TO RELY ON THE EARLIER COURT DECISION, STARE

DECISIS. NOW, NORMALLY AS AN ATTORNEY WHEN I QUOTE LATIN I CHARGE

EXTRA, BUT TODAY IT'S FREE IN THAT GOOD FAITH CONTEXT OF BUDGET

NEGOTIATIONS. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT. A CLASS ACTION INVOLVES A

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

LOT OF PEOPLE, TYPICALLY WITH A RELATIVELY SMALL DAMAGE. SO WE'RE

HAVING A CLASS ACTION OF TAXPAYERS SUING GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS FUNDED

BY TAXPAYERS. SO THIS LEGISLATION AUTHORIZES CLASS ACTIONS BY TAXPAYERS

AGAINST OTHER TAXPAYERS AS OPPOSED TO INDIVIDUALS FOLLOWING THROUGH IF

THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT GRIEVANCE. SO INDIRECTLY, NOW ALL OF US HAVE

PROBABLY, AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER, RECEIVED NOTICE OF A CLASS ACTION

LAWSUIT, HAVEN'T WE? AND IT WAS AN ACTION THAT WE WEREN'T AWARE OF

AND OFTENTIMES INVOLVE VERY SMALL AMOUNTS BUT WHEN YOU ADD IT ALL

TOGETHER IT'S A HUGE AMOUNT. SO SOME OF YOU MAY THINK, WELL, THIS ISN'T

GOING TO REALLY AFFECT MY MUNICIPALITY. IT WILL. BECAUSE ALL OF YOUR

MUNICIPAL'S INSURANCE RATES ARE GOING TO GO UP, AND UP SIGNIFICANTLY.

SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE A REMEDY. THE CURRENT REMEDY IS EFFECTIVE AND

IT'S SUFFICIENT, AND IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO DRIVE UP TAXES FOR ALL THE

TAXPAYERS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE SO THAT SOME TAXPAYERS THAT MAY

HAVE A MINOR DAMAGE CAN ALL GET TOGETHER WITH THE HELP OF LAWYERS

RUNNING ADVERTISEMENTS AND BRING A CLASS ACTION AGAINST NOT ONLY

THEMSELVES BUT ALL THEIR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO ARE ALSO TAXPAYERS.

FOR THAT REASON, IN THE PAST WE HAD 42 NO VOTES AND I

ANTICIPATE WE'LL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER AGAIN THIS YEAR. THANK YOU,

SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: A PARTY VOTE HAS

BEEN REQUESTED.

MR. GOODELL.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR. THE REPUBLICAN

CONFERENCE IS GENERALLY OPPOSED TO THIS LEGISLATION, BUT CERTAINLY

ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS IT CAN DO SO BY VOTING YES ON THE FLOOR OF THE

ASSEMBLY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER. THE MAJORITY CONFERENCE IS GENERALLY GOING TO BE IN FAVOR OF

THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION; HOWEVER, THERE MAY BE A FEW WHO DESIRE TO BE

AN EXCEPTION.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MS. SOLAGES TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

MS. SOLAGES: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, TO EXPLAIN

MY VOTE. SO, THE PURPOSE OF THIS BILL WOULD PREVENT A COURT FROM JUST

DENYING OR WITHHOLDING A CLASS ACTION SUIT SOLELY BASED ON THE PURPOSE

OF IT BEING INVOLVED IN A GOVERNMENTAL OPERATION. AND THE IDEA THAT

GOVERNMENT IS A SPECIAL LITIGANT IS INCORRECT. ONE OF THE MOST

CHERISHED PRINCIPLES OF OUR LAW IS THAT ALL LITIGANTS, REGARDLESS OF IF

THEY'RE RICH OR POOR, GOVERNMENT OR CITIZENS, ARE ALL EQUAL BEFORE THE

LAW. SO, IN FACT, LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PEOPLE OF COLOR, OLDER NEW

YORKERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE PLAINTIFFS TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

BECAUSE THEY CAN ALL COLLECTIVELY WORK TOGETHER, WHEREAS AS INDIVIDUALS

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE THE FINANCING AND MONEY TO DO SO. SO THIS BILL

DOES NOT REQUIRE A CLASS CERTIFICATION, IT MERELY JUST SAYS THAT A COURT

CANNOT DENY OR WITHHOLD CLASS CERTIFICATION SOLELY BECAUSE THE LAWSUIT

IS AGAINST GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. SOLAGES IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE RULES COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S

CONFERENCE ROOM?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. RULES

COMMITTEE, SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: ALSO, MR. SPEAKER, ON

BEHALF OF OUR COLLEAGUE AMY PAULIN WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME TO OUR

CHAMBERS JOANNE WALLENSTEIN. JOANNE IS FROM SCARS -- THE SCARSDALE

COMMUNITY THROUGH HER ONLINE NEWSPAPER SCARSDALE10583.COM. SHE

FEARLESSLY AND RELENTLESSLY COVERS A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS OF IMMENSE

IMPORTANCE TO HER COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO HER COMMUNITY

JOURNALISM, JOANNE HAS CONSISTENTLY UNCOVERED AND PURSUED STORIES IN

SEARCH OF THE TRUTH AND IN SEARCH OF TRANSPARENCY.

MR. SPEAKER, WOULD YOU PLEASE WELCOME HER TO THE

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

CHAMBERS AND OFFER HER THE CORDIALITIES OF OUR FLOOR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MS. PAULIN, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, JOANNE, WELCOME

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

PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. HOPE THAT YOU HAVE A MEANINGFUL AND LOVELY

TRIP HERE TO ALBANY. KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME, KNOW THAT

YOU'RE WELL-REPRESENTED IN THIS BODY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: PAGE 12, CALENDAR

NO. 97, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05604, CALENDAR NO.

97, MAGNARELLI, FAHY. AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW,

IN RELATION TO THE DISPLAY OR GREEN LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLES OF MEMBERS OF

MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ON THE BILL, PLEASE.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: ON THE BILL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU. THIS LEGISLATION WOULD

AUTHORIZE MEMBERS OF A MOBILE CRISIS TEAM TO AFFIX A GREEN LIGHT ON

THEIR VEHICLE IF AUTHORIZED BY THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH OR THE OFFICE

OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. INTERESTINGLY, THE CURRENT STATUTE

AUTHORIZES SUCH A GREEN LIGHT -- THE STATUTE SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZES IT

CURRENTLY FOR MEMBERS OF VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICES. AND SO

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONCERN EXPRESSED BY THESE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

SERVICES THAT AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE START USING GREEN LIGHTS, THE

SIGNIFICANCE OF THOSE GREEN LIGHTS FOR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE MEMBERS

DROPS. THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE MEMBERS ALSO POINT OUT THAT AS

VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE MEMBERS THEY ARE OFTEN OBLIGATED TO PARK ON THE

SIDE OF THE ROAD, TYPICALLY IN -- IN BAD WEATHER OR IN OTHER EMERGENCY

SITUATIONS WHERE THAT FLASHING GREEN LIGHT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN

GETTING THE ATTENTION OF MOTORISTS WHO MAY COME ON TO THE SCENE OF AN

ACCIDENT UNEXPECTEDLY. AND SO THEY'RE VERY CONCERNED THAT AS WE KEEP

EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CAN HAVE THESE GREEN LIGHTS THAT

THE IMPACT FOR THE VOLUNTEERS WILL DROP, CREATING POTENTIAL ISSUES FOR

THEM.

I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THIS BILL LAST YEAR, AFTER IT WAS

PASSED, WAS VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR. AND I'M NOT SURE THE GOVERNOR IS

RIGHT OR NOT, BUT THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT THESE CRISIS TEAMS ALREADY HAVE

THAT AUTHORITY. AND IF THAT'S THE CASE THEN I DON'T KNOW WHY WE HAVE

THE LEGISLATION. SO -- AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE LEGISLATION HAS NOT

BEEN AMENDED SINCE IT WAS VETOED.

SO FOR THOSE TWO REASONS EITHER, YOU KNOW, THERE WILL

BE SOME MEMBERS, I'M SURE, THAT ARE CONCERNED THAT WE'RE PASSING

LEGISLATION THAT'S NOT NEEDED. THERE MAY BE SOME MEMBERS THAT ARE

CONCERNED THAT WE'RE DILUTING THE IMPACT OF GREEN LIGHTS FOR VOLUNTEERS.

THOSE WERE THE TWO CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED.

THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

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

DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: A PARTY VOTE HAS

BEEN REQUESTED.

MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR. THE REPUBLICAN

CONFERENCE WILL GENERALLY BE OPPOSED TO THIS LEGISLATION AGAIN. LAST

YEAR WE HAD 42 NO VOTES, ALTHOUGH WE DID HAVE AT LEAST ONE MEMBER

SUPPORTING IT, AND IF THERE ARE MEMBERS THIS YEAR AMONGST THE

REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE I WOULD CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO VOTE YES

IF THAT'S THEIR INCLINATION.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: MRS. PEOPLES-

STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER. THE MAJORITY CONFERENCE IS GENERALLY GOING TO BE IN FAVOR OF

THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION; HOWEVER, AS ALWAYS THERE MAY BE SOME THAT

WILL DESIRE TO BE AN EXCEPTION. THEY CAN FEEL FREE TO PUSH THEIR BUTTON.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: 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.)

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

THE BILL IS PASSED.

MR. FALL.

MR. FALL: MR. SPEAKER, MEMBERS HAVE ON THEIR

DESKS THE A-CALENDAR. I NOW MOVE TO ADVANCE THE A-CALENDAR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MR.

FALL, THE A-CALENDAR IS ADVANCED.

MR. FALL.

MR. FALL: ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER WALKER,

IN RECOGNITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S CAUCUS CELEBRATION OF

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE MISS LISA KENNER,

THE TENANT ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT OF VANDYKE HOUSES IN BROWNSVILLE,

BROOKLYN. MAY YOU PLEASE WELCOME HER TO THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE, MR.

SPEAKER?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MS. WALKER, LISA, WELCOME TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. WE

EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN

YOUR COMMUNITY. KEEPING THOSE HOUSING PROJECTS TOGETHER IS A TASK

ONLY THE BRAVE WILL TAKE. WE KNOW YOU'RE BRAVE. THANK YOU FOR BEING

HERE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. FALL.

MR. FALL: MR. SPEAKER, DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER

HOUSEKEEPING OR RESOLUTIONS?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE DO HAVE A FEW

RESOLUTIONS WHICH WE CAN TAKE UP WITH ONE VOTE, MR. FALL.

NYS ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2023

ON THE RESOLUTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED.

(WHEREUPON, ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NOS. 258-261

WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.)

MR. FALL.

MR. FALL: I NOW MOVE THAT THE ASSEMBLY STAND

ADJOURNED UNTIL 10:00 A.M., FRIDAY, MARCH 31ST, TOMORROW BEING A

SESSION DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE ASSEMBLY STANDS

ADJOURNED.

(WHEREUPON, AT 12:11 P.M., THE HOUSE STOOD

ADJOURNED UNTIL FRIDAY, MARCH 31ST AT 10:00 A.M., THAT BEING A SESSION

DAY.)