MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2024 3:57 P.M.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE HOUSE WILL COME

TO ORDER.

RABBI BUTMAN WILL OFFER A PRAYER.

RABBI SHMUEL BUTMAN: (SPEAKING FOREIGN

LANGUAGE), OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, PLEASE BESTOW YOUR BLESSINGS ON THE

MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY HAVE

PASSED A RESOLUTION DEDICATING 122 DAYS OF EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF

NEW YORK IN HONOR OF THE 122ND BIRTHDAY OF THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE.

THE REBBE SPOKE ABOUT EDUCATION SO MANY TIMES, AND HE SAID THAT

WHEN HE SPEAKS ABOUT EDUCATION, HE DOESN'T ONLY MEAN THE JEWISH

CHILD, HE MEANS ANY CHILD, ANY CHILD OF THE WORLD; THE AMERICAN CHILD,

THE EUROPEAN CHILD, THE CHILD FROM THE FAR EAST, THE CHILD FROM THE

MIDDLE EAST. HE WANTS EVERY CHILD TO HAVE AN EDUCATION, AND THAT

EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW THAT THERE IS AN EYE THAT SEES AND THERE'S AN

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

EAR THAT HEARS, AND THAT THE WORLD IS NOT A JUNGLE. AND YOU HAVE PASSED

120 DAYS OF EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN HONOR OF THE REBBE.

THE STATE OF NEW YORK IS A LEADER IN THE UNITED

STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS A LEADER IN THE

WORLD. SO THEREFORE, YOU ARE PART OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS WORLD AND

YOU WERE ELECTED BY ALMIGHTY GOD TO BE HIS REPRESENTATIVES TO DO

GOOD FOR HIS PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN THE UNITED STATES OF

AMERICA AND ALL OVER THE WORLD.

IN 1991, I WENT TO WASHINGTON TO OPEN THE UNITED

STATES SENATE. BEFORE I WENT TO WASHINGTON, I WENT TO SEE THE REBBE.

AND THE REBBE SAID TO ME, WHILE YOU'RE IN WASHINGTON, YOU SHOULD

TAKE WITH YOU A PUSHKA -- YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS, A PUSHKA IS A

CHARITY BOX -- AND THEN HE SAYS, YOU SHOULD GIVE CHARITY WHILE YOU'RE

DOING THE PRAYER AND LET EVERYBODY SEE WHAT YOU ARE DOING, AND LET

THEM KNOW WHAT MONEY SHOULD BE USED FOR. AND THAT'S WHAT I DID IN

WASHINGTON IN 1991, AND THAT'S WHAT I DO HERE EVERY SINGLE YEAR. I AM

GOING PUT IN A DOLLAR IN WHICH IT SAYS, "IN GOD WE TRUST", IN THIS

PUSHKA, IT'S CALLED A CHARITY BOX, AND I HOPE THAT AFTER THAT YOU WILL JOIN

ME AND YOU WILL ALSO PUT A DOLLAR INTO THE CHARITY BOX. AND I DON'T

WANT YOU TO GET SCARED. THIS IS NOT A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN, BECAUSE IF

THIS WAS A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN, I WOULD ASK YOU FOR MUCH MORE THAN

$1. SO NOW WE'RE ONLY ASKING FOR $1. THAT'S A -- A DEED OF CHARITY, A

GOOD DEED. AND THE REBBE WANTS EACH AND EVERY ONE TO DO ANOTHER

GOOD DEED. SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO JOIN ME, AND DON'T GIVE ME $2,

I'M GOING TO BE WATCHING, $1. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

AND I WANT TO TELL YOU BEFORE I CONCLUDE THAT EVERY

SATURDAY, EVERY SABBATH IN OUR SHULS, IN OUR SYNAGOGUES, WE SAY A

PRAYER FOR YOU. WE SAY (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE), ALL THOSE WHO

SERVE THE PUBLIC FAITHFULLY AS YOU ARE, WE ARE ASKING FOR BLESSINGS TO BE

BESTOWED UPON YOU AND UPON YOUR FAMILY IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED.

MAY YOU PASS THE BUDGET SUCCESSFULLY TODAY.

(LAUGHTER)

THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE)

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ALSO, LET US PAUSE FOR

A MOMENT IN SILENCE AND KEEP IN OUR THOUGHTS THE SYRACUSE POLICE

OFFICER, THE ONONDAGA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICER WHO DIED IN THE -- OF

THEIR INJURIES SUSTAINED IN YESTERDAY'S SHOOTING. LET US REMEMBER THEIR

SACRIFICE AND HOLD IN OUR THOUGHTS THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND

COLLEAGUES AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE.

(WHEREUPON, A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED.)

AMEN.

VISITORS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE

OF ALLEGIANCE.

(WHEREUPON, ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY LED VISITORS AND

MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.)

A QUORUM BEING PRESENT, THE CLERK WILL READ THE

JOURNAL OF FRIDAY, APRIL THE 12TH.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

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

12TH AND THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO

ORDERED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, SIR. TO THE

MANY GUESTS THAT ARE IN OUR CHAMBERS TODAY, AS WELL AS THE REBBE AND

ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES THAT ARE HERE, I WANT TO SHARE A QUOTE TODAY. THIS

ONE COMES FROM OLIVER GOLDSMITH. HE'S AN IRISH NOVELIST AND A

PLAYWRIGHT. ONE OF HIS MOST WELL-KNOWN NOVELS IS THE VICAR OF

WAKEFIELD. HIS WORDS FOR US TODAY: OUR GREATEST GLORY IS NOT IN NEVER

FAILING OR FALLING, BUT IS RISING EVERY TIME WE DO FALL. AGAIN, THESE

WORDS FROM OLIVER GOLDSMITH.

MR. SPEAKER, MEMBERS HAVE ON THEIR DESK A MAIN

CALENDAR WITH 23 NEW BILLS, AND AFTER YOU'VE DONE ANY HOUSEKEEPING

OR INTRODUCTIONS WE WILL BE CALLING FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES TO

MEET IN THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM: WAYS AND MEANS, RULES,

AND AGRICULTURE. THESE COMMITTEES ARE GOING TO PRODUCE AN

A-CALENDAR OF WHICH WE WILL TAKE UP TODAY. WE WILL BEGIN OUR WORK

FOLLOWING THAT WITH THE -- TAKING UP RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3, CALENDAR

RESOLUTIONS. THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH CONSENT WHERE WE LEFT

OFF LAST WEEK, BEGINNING WITH CALENDAR NO. 396, IT'S ON PAGE 35.

WE'RE GONNA GO RIGHT THROUGH TO CALENDAR NO. 398. THEN WE WILL

CONSENT THE NEW BILLS, BEGINNING WITH CALENDAR NO. 399, IT'S ON PAGE 5.

MAJORITY MEMBERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE IS GONNA BE NEED FOR A

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

CONFERENCE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING OUR WORK ON THE FLOOR TODAY AND,

MR. SPEAKER, AS ALWAYS, WE WILL CONFER WITH OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE

OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THEIR NEEDS MAY BE.

THAT IS A GENERAL OUTLINE OF WHERE WE ARE, MR.

SPEAKER. IF YOU HAVE INTRODUCTIONS OR HOUSEKEEPING, NOW WOULD BE A

GREAT TIME.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE DO HAVE

HOUSEKEEPING, MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

ON A MOTION BY MR. O'DONNELL, PAGE 6, CALENDAR NO.

406, BILL NO. 4905-A, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

ON A MOTION BY MS. KELLES, PAGE 23, CALENDAR NO.

136, BILL NO. 4871-A, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS, MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

COULD PLEASE CALL THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE IMMEDIATELY TO THE

SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WAY AND MEANS,

SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

FOR THE PURPOSES OF A INTRODUCTION, 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'S A

GOOD FRIEND -- HE WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF MY LATE FATHER, SAUL WEPRIN,

AND MY LATE UNCLE, JACK WEPRIN. HE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE

LUBAVITCH YOUTH ORGANIZATION. HE SPONSORS THE LARGEST MENORAH IN

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

THE WORLD EVERY HANUKKAH FOR EIGHT DAYS IN MANHATTAN ON 59TH AND

5TH AVENUE. I AM VERY PROUD TO SPONSOR A RESOLUTION WHICH

COMMEMORATES THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE,

RABBI MENACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON'S 122ND BIRTHDAY. AND AS A

RESULT, THE RESOLUTION CALLS FOR 122 DAYS OF EDUCATION IN HONOR OF RABBI

MENACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON, WHO SERVED OVER 45 YEARS OF

DEDICATED LEADERSHIP. 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

ACTIVITY -- 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 TO GREATER

DEDICATION, LOYALTY AND COMMITMENT IN ALL MATTERS BETWEEN MAN AND

GOD, AND BETWEEN MAN AND MAN. 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 WILL BE ON APRIL 19TH THIS YEAR, WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE

11TH DAY OF NISAN, WHICH IS DURING THE HIGH HOLIDAY OF PASSOVER. WE

WILL CELEBRATE 122 DAYS OF EDUCATION, AND IT'S A GREAT PLEASURE FOR ME TO

WELCOME RABBI SHMUEL BUTMAN HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS MOMENTOUS

OCCASION AND THE PASSING OF THIS RESOLUTION FOR THE 122ND BIRTHDAY OF

THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. WEPRIN, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, RABBI BUTMAN, WE

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

TO US [SIC] THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR, AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR FUNDRAISING

HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

RABBI BUTMAN: FROM THIS TO THE BUDGET.

(LAUGHTER)

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: FROM THIS TO THE

BUDGET. WELL, WE'RE GONNA GO BACK AND SEE ABOUT THAT BUDGET RIGHT

NOW.

RABBI BUTMAN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

(PAUSE)

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: MR. CUNNINGHAM

FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. CUNNINGHAM: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE

OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE THREE VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE TO ME. I'LL START IN

AGE ORDER FROM THE OLDEST TO THE YOUNGEST, SO I'LL START WITH MY SON,

SENATOR. SENATOR WAS BORN IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. HE HAS

OBVIOUSLY TRANSFORMED MY LIFE IS SO MANY WAYS THAT ARE SO MEANINGFUL.

I AM SO PROUD OF HIM ALREADY AND KNOW HE'S GONNA BE A GREAT, GREAT

YOUNG MAN. ALSO WANT TO INTRODUCE MY WIFE, STEPHANIE, WHO HAS

JOINED US. I JUST WANT TO THANK HER PUBLICLY. CHILD RAISING IS VERY HARD,

PARTICULARLY WHEN YOUR SPOUSE IS RUNNING BACK AND FORTH TO ALBANY.

STEPHANIE HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB BEING A MOM, BEING A WORKING

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

MOM AND TAKING CARE OF OUR KID. AND LASTLY, THE YOUNGEST OF THE

GROUP, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, OR MOTHER-IN-LOVE, EDWINA KERR-JOHNSON. I

DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD DO THIS THING CALLED PARENTING WITHOUT MY

MOTHER-IN-LAW AND MY MOTHER. THEY'VE BEEN TOWERS OF STRENGTH,

SUPPORT AND LOVE.

MR. SPEAKER, PLEASE GIVE THEM FULL CORDIALITIES OF THE

FLOOR AND WELCOME THEM TO THE HOUSE. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: CERTAINLY. ON

BEHALF OF MEMBER CUNNINGHAM, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE

WELCOME YOU AND YOUR LOVELY FAMILY HERE TO THIS BODY. WE KNOW THAT

AS LITTLE SENATOR HERE IS JUST IN HIS YOUNG AGE, WE VERY MUCH LOOK

FORWARD TO SEEING HIM AND YOUR LOVELY FAMILY IN THE YEARS TO COME.

AND SO WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR TODAY, WE HOPE

THAT YOU WILL ENJOY TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS, AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS

WELCOME HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. PIROZZOLO FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. PIROZZOLO: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'M

VERY, VERY PROUD TODAY TO INTRODUCE TO YOU, I HAVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE

HERE FROM MOORE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ON STATEN ISLAND, WHICH IS IN

THE HEART OF MY DISTRICT. MOORE CATHOLIC IS A CO-EDUCATIONAL CATHOLIC

SCHOOL ON STATEN ISLAND, AND WAS FOUNDED IN 1963 BY THE PRESENTATION

SISTERS AND IS NAMED AFTER COUNTESS MARY YOUNG MOORE, A

BENEFACTRESS OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK. TODAY WE'RE JOINED BY

PRINCIPAL SCOTT GABEL AND AP GOVERNMENT TEACHER AMANDA

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

SORRENTINO. AND WE ALSO HAVE THE WONDERFUL STUDENTS OF THE AP

GOVERNMENT CLASS OF GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS.

MR. SPEAKER, THEY ARE HERE TO SEE HOW GOVERNMENT

WORKS. THE SPEED OF GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ASTOUNDING FOR THEM, SO IT'S

A VERY GOOD THING. BUT THESE STUDENTS HERE ALSO BELONG TO THE NATIONAL

HONOR SOCIETY, THE MU ALPHA THETA MATH HONOR SOCIETY, THE ENGLISH

HONOR SOCIETY, SCIENCE HONOR SOCIETY, QUILL AND SCROLL INTERNATIONAL

HONOR SOCIETY FOR HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISTS. MOORE CATHOLIC HAS OVER

500 STUDENTS AND ABOUT 35 FACULTY MEMBERS. THEIR FOOTBALL TEAM HAS

PLAYED IN THREE STRAIGHT CHSAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES, AND THEIR SENIOR

CLASS OF ONLY 83 STUDENTS HAS -- HAS PRODUCED FOUR DIVISION I ATHLETES.

AND MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT LET

YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE HERE ON THIS TRIP ON -- THANK YOU TO THE NYPD,

THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS BUREAU, SO I'D LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR PROVIDING

THE TRANSPORTATION AND ASSISTING AND PLANNING THIS VISIT. I'D LIKE YOU TO

GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT TO ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOSTER, DETECTIVE

NUNEZ, SERGEANT SANTOS, OFFICERS KOSHY, ROLDAN, FAMILIA AND

GERMOSEN. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE GARCIA

AND SCHOOL SAFETY SUPERVISOR WARD AND AGENT ROBINSON.

MR. SPEAKER, COULD YOU PLEASE PRESENT THEM THE

CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE?

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: CERTAINLY. ON

BEHALF OF MR. PIROZZOLO, THE SPEAKER AND ALL OF THE MEMBERS, WE

WELCOME YOU ALL TODAY TO THIS PEOPLE'S HOUSE AND THE CHAMBER AND

THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

FLOOR, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE ENJOYED TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS. WE

LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOME -- WELCOMING YOU BACK IN -- IN THE NEAR

FUTURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. JENSEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INTRODUCTION.

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

I AM PRIVILEGED TO INTRODUCE TWO GUESTS FROM 13THIRTY CANCER CONNECT

IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER IN MONROE COUNTY, LAUREN SPIKER, THE

FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 13THIRTY, AND STEVE ESPOSITO, THE

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR. 13THIRTY WAS FOUNDED BY LAUREN AFTER THE DEATH OF

HER 19-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, MELISSA. BEFORE MELISSA'S PASSING, SHE

ASKED HER MOTHER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, SAYING THAT, IF YOU'VE LEARNED

ANYTHING FROM ME THROUGH ALL OF THIS, DO SOMETHING WITH IT TO MAKE A

DIFFERENCE, TO MAKE THINGS BETTER. 13THIRTY HAS BECOME AN

INTERNATIONALLY-KNOWN AND RESPECTED LEADER IN THE FIELD OF ADOLESCENT

AND YOUNG ADULT CANCER, WHICH WE WILL BE TAKING UP AN AWARENESS

RESOLUTION LATER TODAY. BECAUSE OF THE PASSION, CLEAR VISION AND THE

STEADFAST COMMITMENT, AND THE SINGULAR FOCUS ON TEENS AND YOUNG

ADULTS WITH CANCER, THIS IS WHY 13THIRTY IS SO RENOWNED FOR ITS

ADVOCACY EFFORTS. UNLIKE MANY OTHER CANCER SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS,

THEY CONCENTRATE THEIR EFFORTS AND RESOURCES ON A TARGET -- TARGETED

NATIONAL PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 YOUNG PEOPLE IN

THE UNITED STATES EVERY YEAR, AND 5,000 OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEW

YORK, THAT 13 TO 30 AGE GROUP WHO ARE FACING, BATTLING AND THEN

SURVIVING CANCER. THEY NOT ONLY ACT AS A SUPPORT GROUP FOR THESE AY --

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

THIS AYA POPULATION WHILE BATTLING CANCER, BUT ALSO CONTINUE TO BE

THERE FOR THEM AS THEY CONTINUE TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE AFTER THEIR CANCER

IS BEATEN, OR TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES IF THEY ARE NOT -- IF THE INDIVIDUAL

IS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR FIGHT.

SO IT'S MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME THEM HERE TODAY, AND

IF, MR. SPEAKER, YOU'D BE WILLING TO GRANT THEM THE CORDIALITIES OF THE

FLOOR.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: CERTAINLY. ON

BEHALF OF MR. JENSEN, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME

YOU TODAY. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL ENJOY TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS. WE

EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR, AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR ALL YOUR ADVOCACY AND ALL YOUR EFFORTS ON AN ISSUE THAT TOUCHES SO

MANY. WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST OF LUCK IN ALL OF YOUR CONTINUED

EFFORTS. WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, AND WE WELCOME YOU BACK AT ANY

TIME THAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO JOIN US. THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE)

MS. SEAWRIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INTRODUCTION.

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

TO INTRODUCE SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE CHAMBER TODAY. FROM THE

NEW YORK JUNIOR LEAGUE, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE DELIA FOLK [PHONETIC],

THE VICE CHAIR OF STATE SUBCOMMITTEE; MICHAELA HARRIS [PHONETIC] AND

PALOMA NADERI [PHONETIC], VICE CHAIRS OF THE CITY SUBCOMMITTEE;

NICOLE VENO [PHONETIC], THE CO-CHAIR OF ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC POLICY;

ERIN NEWLANDS [PHONETIC] OF ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE;

COURTNEY SMITH [PHONETIC] AND MARIAH LEWTS-TWEEDY [PHONETIC], AND

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

BOARD MEMBER LEAH WINGER [PHONETIC].

ESTABLISHED IN 1901, THE NEW YORK JUNIOR LEAGUE IS

ONE OF THE OLDEST AND LARGEST WOMEN'S NON-PROFIT VOLUNTEER

ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY WITH MORE THAN 2,500 VOLUNTEERS OF

ALL RACES, RELIGIONS AND ETHNICITIES. THEY DONATE MORE THAN 100,000

HOURS OF SERVICE EVERY YEAR. THE JUNIOR LEAGUE TRAINS VOLUNTEERS TO

DEVELOP SKILLS FOR COMMUNITY WORK TO SERVE ON BOARDS AND TO BE

LEADERS. THEY EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR ISSUES AFFECTING WOMEN,

CHILDREN, FAMILIES, UNDER-DESERVED COMMUNITIES, AND ARE FOCUSED ON

HEALTH CARE EQUITY, GENDER EQUITY, PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE PREVENTION OF

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

PLEASE WELCOME THEM AND GIVE THEM THE CORDIALITIES

OF THE HOUSE.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: CERTAINLY. ON

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

WELCOME YOU TO THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE. WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES

OF THE FLOOR. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL ENJOY TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS. THANK

YOU SO MUCH FOR GRACING US WITH YOUR PRESENCE AND THE WORK THAT YOU

CONTINUE TO DO ON BEHALF OF ALL NEW YORKERS. THANK YOU FOR JOINING

US, AND WE WELCOME YOU TO THE STATE ASSEMBLY.

(APPLAUSE)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN

ANNOUNCEMENT.

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

PLEASE ASK THE RULES COMMITTEE TO GO TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

ROOM?

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: RULES COMMITTEE

TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

(PAUSE)

RESOLUTIONS, PAGE 3, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 1081, MR.

TANNOUSIS.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 2024, AS PARKINSON'S DISEASE

AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: MR. TANNOUSIS.

MR. TANNOUSIS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

PARKINSON'S DISEASE IS A PROGRESSIVE DISORDER THAT AFFECTS THE NERVOUS

SYSTEM. IT AFFECTS OVER 8.5 MILLION WORLDWIDE. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO

CURE FOR PARKINSON'S, THERE IS TREATMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, HUNDREDS OF

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DO DIE FROM PARKINSON'S DISEASE. ONE OF THOSE

PEOPLE WAS MY UNCLE, GEORGE TANNOUSIS, WHO PASSED AWAY A FEW

YEARS AGO, LEAVING BEHIND HIS THREE SONS, HIS WIFE AND HIS

GRANDCHILDREN. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE BRING AWARENESS TO THIS

DISEASE AND THAT WE ARE ABLE TO BRING THIS AWARENESS TO BRING THAT

KNOWLEDGE TO THE PUBLIC AS TO HOW TO GO ABOUT FIGHTING PARKINSON'S

DISEASE SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO SAVE LIVES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER.

(APPLAUSE)

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: MS. BUTTENSCHON.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

MS. BUTTENSCHON: THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE

FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION FORWARD. MR. SPEAKER, I RISE

TODAY TO INTRODUCE PAULA FLISNIK AND HER WONDERFUL DAUGHTER SARAH

MILITANO THAT ARE FROM MY DISTRICT. AND CLEARLY, AS MY COLLEAGUE

STATED, THIS A SERIOUS, SERIOUS DIAGNOSIS WITH OVER 65,000 INDIVIDUALS

ACROSS THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITH THE HIGHEST COUNTIES BEING ONEIDA

AND ONONDAGA COUNTY THAT FACE THIS CHALLENGE. PAULA IS A PARKINSON

FOUNDATION AMBASSADOR WITH THE PEOPLE OF [SIC] PARKINSON'S ADVISORY

COUNCIL. AS A PERSON WITH PARKINSON'S, SHE WAS DIAGNOSED NEARLY 13

YEARS AGO. PAULA ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST, REGULARLY

ATTENDS MEETINGS WITH PARKINSON'S PATIENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AS AN AMBASSADOR, SHE ALSO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE -- WITH PARKINSON'S

INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE VIETNAM VETERANS THAT FACE THESE CHALLENGES,

ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS AND ASSISTANCE TO NECESSARY SERVICES.

AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FOR BRINGING THIS

IMPORTANT RESOLUTION FORWARD, AND THANK PAULA AND HER DAUGHTER FOR

BEING HERE TODAY. PLEASE EXTEND THEM THE CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE AT

THIS TIME. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: ON THE RESOLUTION,

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

ADOPTED.

(APPLAUSE)

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 1090, MS.

JACKSON.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING --

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 11-17, 2024,

AS BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: ON THE RESOLUTION,

MS. JACKSON.

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

BEHALF OF THE MOM SQUAD AND SENATOR AND STEPHANIE WHO'S HERE WITH

US, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR GOVERNOR FOR PROCLAIMING APRIL 11TH

TO APRIL 17TH AS BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK. I WANT TO LIFT UP THE

NAMES OF CHRISTINE FIELDS, SHA-ASIA SEMPLE, ELAINA BOONE AND

SHAKEMA EDWARDS. AND THE REASON I LIFT THESE WOMEN'S NAME UP

BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HERE TO CELEBRATE BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK.

THEY'RE NOT HERE TO HOLD THEIR BABIES, THEY'RE NOT HERE TO RAISE THEIR

CHILDREN WITH THEIR PARTNERS, AND IT'S BECAUSE THEY DIED DURING

CHILDBIRTH. AND THE CDC HAS TOLD US THAT 80 PERCENT OF PREGNANCIES-

RELATED DEATH EXPERIENCED ARE PREVENTABLE. TO BE EXACT, THE MORTALITY

RATE IN 2021 FOR NON-HISPANIC BLACK WOMEN WAS 69 DEATHS PER 100

LIVE BIRTHS. AND SO WE HAVE BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK TO BRING

AWARENESS AND LIFT UP BLACK VOICES REGARDING THE STORIES, THE HORROR

STORIES. WE -- WE CELEBRATE AND TALK ABOUT BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH

WEEK BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT SYSTEMIC RACISM EXISTS WITHIN OUR

HOSPITALS, WITHIN OUR GOVERNMENT, AND IF WE DON'T SAY ANYTHING IT'LL

CONTINUE TO BE SO. SO I'M GRATEFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO HAVE MY TWO

CHILDREN. I'M GRATEFUL TO THE MOTHERS AND -- AND BIRTHING PEOPLE WHO

WERE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN, BUT I'M ALSO SADDENED FOR THE -- THE

ONES THAT DID NOT GET TO EXPERIENCE LIVING LIFE WITH THEM.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

SO ON THIS DAY WE SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE MOMS, TO

ALL THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, TO ALL THE DOULAS, TO ALL THE MIDWIVES, TO

ALL THE DOCTORS, WE SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND WE

ACKNOWLEDGE APRIL 11TH TO THE 17TH AS BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK.

THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

(APPLAUSE)

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. BICHOTTE

HERMELYN.

MS. BICHOTTE HERMELYN: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER. I RISE TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION IN CELEBRATING BLACK

MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK AS WE ADVOCATE LEGISLATION AND ACTIONS

ADDRESSING THE MATERNAL MORTALITY CRISIS. I WANT TO THANK THE SPONSOR

FOR THIS RESOLUTION. WE ARE HERE RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THE 7TH

ANNUAL BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK, AND IT'S TO SPREAD THE AWARENESS

OF ALL THE MATERNAL ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITIES ARE FACING. WE'VE HEARD

THE GRIM REPORTS CONTINUOUSLY WHERE THE DISPARITY WITH BLACK WOMEN

GIVING BIRTH ARE DYING AT A VERY HIGH RATE, THREE TIMES, FOUR TIMES, FIVE

TIMES, SIX TIMES OF -- OF THEIR WHITE COLLEAGUES. AND AS A SURVIVOR OF

MATERNAL HEALTH WHERE I ALSO HAD SUFFERED HAVING TO LOSE MY CHILD AND

WAS NEGLECTED, I WANT TO STAY THAT I STAND WITH ALL THE ADVOCATES, I

STAND WITH MY LEGIS -- MY -- WITH MY FELLOW LEGISLATORS AND MAKING

SURE THAT BLACK WOMEN, WHEN THEY COME IN -- WHEN THEY GO INTO THE

HOSPITALS THEY ARE COMING OUT ALIVE. BLACK CHILDREN, BLACK INFANTS,

WHEN THEY ARE BORN IN THE HOSPITALS THEY ARE COMING OUT OF THE HOSPITAL

ALIVE.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

AND SO WITH THIS, I JOIN MY COLLEAGUES IN PUSHING AND

SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION AND LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THERE ARE SO

MANY THINGS WE CAN DO TO PREVENT BLACK WOMEN, OR ANY WOMEN, WHO

ARE PREGNANT FROM DYING. LET'S PUSH FOR MORE DOULAS, LET'S PUSH FOR

MORE MIDWIVES. LET'S PUSH FOR MORE CULTURAL COMPETENCIES IN OUR

HOSPITALS, LET'S PUSH FOR HEALTH EQUITY AND ACCESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH,

MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 1091, MS.

WALSH.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 11, 2024, AS SUBMARINE DAY IN THE

STATE OF NEW YORK, IN CONJUNCTION --

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. 1092, MS.

CLARK.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL --

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: BEFORE WE VOTE ON

THE RESOLUTION, MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

WOULD CALL THE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE

ROOM.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: AGRICULTURE,

SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 1092, MS.

CLARK.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 14-20, 2024, AS MEDICAL LABORATORY

PROFESSIONALS WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

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

RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 1093, MR.

MAGNARELLI.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 21-27, 2024, AS ABUSIVE HEAD

TRAUMA/SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME AWARENESS WEEK 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. 1094, MS.

BARRETT.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 2024, AS LYME DISEASE AWARENESS

MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. BARRETT ON THE

RESOLUTION.

MS. BARRETT: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I HAVE

HAD THE HONOR OF -- OF RISING TO INTRODUCE THIS LEGISLATION -- THIS -- THIS

RESOLUTION FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. WHEN WE FIRST INTRODUCED IT, IT WAS

2013 AND IT WAS THE MONTH OF MAY. BUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND CHANGES

IN THE -- THE WARMTH OF -- OF OUR, YOU KNOW, OF OUR -- OUR COMMUNITIES

HAS REALLY CHANGED THE DYNAMIC OF LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASE, AND

SO WE'VE MOVED THIS TO APRIL. AND -- AND REALLY FIND THAT IT'S IMPORTANT

THAT EVERYONE RECOGNIZE AND CONTINUE TO BE VIGILANT ABOUT LYME AND

TICK-BORNE DISEASE. THE CLIMATE CHANGE EXPANDED THE GEOGRAPHIC

RANGE OF TICKS, AND WHAT WAS ONCE CONSIDERED A PROBLEM JUST IN LYME,

CONNECTICUT OR THE HUDSON VALLEY IS NOW ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND

ACROSS THE WORLD. IN FACT, THIS YEAR THE FIRST TICK CARRYING DANGEROUS

POWASSAN VIRUS WAS FOUND EARLIER THIS MONTH ON A HUMAN IN WESTERN

NEW YORK. THERE ARE MORE THAN A DOZEN TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES IN THE

UNITED STATES, AND ONE TICK CAN CARRY MORE THAN ONE DISEASE, RESULTING

IN PEOPLE RECEIVING MORE THAN ONE COINFECTION FROM A SINGLE TICK BITE.

AT THIS POINT, THE NUMBER THAT THE CDC USES IS

476,000 PEOPLE DIAGNOSED AND TREATED FOR LYME DISEASE ON ANY YEAR.

BUT THAT NUMBER IS THOUGHT TO BE A LOT MORE BECAUSE MANY OF THE

SYMPTOMS OF LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES REALLY MIMIC A LOT OF OTHER

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

DISEASES THAT WE'VE SEEN; EVERYTHING FROM MENTAL HEALTH OR

ALZHEIMER'S TO INFLUENZA. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP

PROMOTING AND ADVANCING AND BEING SURE THAT -- THAT THE -- THE SOURCES

OF INFORMATION AND THE RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS ARE SUPPORTED HERE.

SUNY UPSTATE HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK HAS A WORLD-CLASS TESTING LAB,

BUT IT HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE FUNDED ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO WHAT WAS A

TREMENDOUS RESOURCE WHERE PEOPLE COULD SEND THEIR TICKS TO TO GET

DIAGNOSED IS NO LONGER OPERATING ON A REGULAR BASIS.

SO THIS IS WHY I CONTINUE TO BRING THIS RESOLUTION TO

THE FLOOR, ASK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND REMEMBER, ALWAYS AS

WE GO THROUGH THIS TO #GETTICKEDOFF. THANK YOU.

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. 1095, MS.

LEVENBERG.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 2024, AS ORAL CANCER AWARENESS

MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. LEVENBERG ON

THE RESOLUTION.

MS. LEVENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR

ALLOWING ME TO INTRODUCE THIS RESOLUTION, AND ALSO THANK YOU TO SO

MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR JOINING ME TO RECOGNIZE APRIL AS ORAL

CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. IN RECENT YEARS THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORAL

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

CANCER FOUNDATION HAS PARTNERED WITH THE NATION'S TOP DENTAL

ASSOCIATIONS TO PROMOTE APRIL AS ORAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. ORAL

CANCER AWARENESS AND EARLY DETECTION GREATLY INCREASE AN INDIVIDUAL'S

CHANCES OF SURVIVAL, WITH THE SURVIVAL RATE OFTEN WELL OVER 90 PERCENT,

DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF CANCER FOUND. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S ESTIMATED

THAT 43 PERCENT OF THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH ORAL CANCER THIS YEAR WILL NOT

SURVIVE LONGER THAN FIVE YEARS AFTER DIAGNOSIS. MANY OF THOSE WHO DO

SURVIVE WILL ENDURE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES SUCH AS FACIAL DISFIGUREMENT

AND DIFFICULTIES WITH BASIC TASKS LIKE EATING, DRINKING AND SPEAKING. IN

ADDITION TO REGULAR DENTAL CARE AND SCREENINGS BY DENTAL PROFESSIONALS,

THE ORAL CANCER FOUNDATION IS ENCOURAGING AMERICANS TO CHECK -- TO

VISIT CHECKYOURMOUTH.COM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE AND HOW

YOU CAN CHECK YOURSELF AND GET SCREENED BY A PROFESSIONAL BEFORE IT'S

TOO LATE. YOU KNOW, THAT ONE WHERE YOU STICK OUT YOUR TONGUE,

(MAKING SOUND) THAT'S THE ONE THAT THE DENTISTS DO. IT'S REALLY NOT THAT

COMFORTABLE, BUT IT'S REALLY USEFUL. SO LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL LET

OUR DENTISTS DO THAT, LET THEM (INAUDIBLE) SO THAT THEY CAN CHECK OUR

MOUTHS FOR ORAL CANCER.

I HAVE A VERY DEAR FRIEND, CHRISTOPHER GOODE, WHO IS

ACTIVELY BATTLING TONGUE CANCER. AND HE IS A TROOPER, BUT WE CERTAINLY

WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SURE THAT FEWER PEOPLE NEED TO FIGHT THIS BATTLE.

MANY CANCER -- CASES OF ORAL CANCER CAN BE PREVENTED, AND ORAL CANCER

IS STRONGLY CORRELATED WITH TOBACCO USE, ALCOHOL ABUSE, AND HUMAN

PAPILLOMA VIRUS, OR HPV INFECTION, TYPICALLY, THE HPV 16 STRAIN

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF CERVICAL CANCER CASES. SO, REDUCING OR

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

ELIMINATING YOUR ALCOHOL INTAKE AND YOUR TOBACCO USE CAN HELP PREVENT

ORAL CANCERS IN MANY PEOPLE, AS CAN THE HPV VACCINATION.

SO AGAIN, MR. SPEAKER, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MY

COLLEAGUES FOR SUPPORTING THE RESOLUTION, AND TO THE ORAL CANCER

FOUNDATION AND DENTISTS EVERYWHERE FOR HELPING TO PROMOTE ORAL

CANCER AWARENESS AND DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TOGETHER TO COMBAT

THIS HORRIBLE SCOURGE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 1096, MR.

ANDERSON.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 2024, AS SECOND CHANCE MONTH IN THE

STATE OF NEW YORK [SIC].

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. ANDERSON ON THE

RESOLUTION.

MR. ANDERSON: MR. SPEAKER, ON THE RESOLUTION.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT FOR US TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR JOINING ME

IN COMMEMORATING AND MEMORIALIZING APRIL AS SECOND CHANCE MONTH

IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. WHEN I INTRODUCED THIS RESOLUTION LAST YEAR,

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK AND SHARE THE STORIES AND THE REASONING AS

TO WHY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECOGNIZE NEW YORKERS WHO ARE

RETURNING HOME. AND OVER 30,000 NEW YORKERS ARE INCARCERATED IN

NEW YORK STATE PRISONS AS IT PRESENTLY STANDS TODAY. EIGHTY PERCENT OF

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

THOSE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS ARE BLACK AND BROWN, AND THAT IS THE

LEGACY OF MASS INCARCERATION THAT HAS HAD A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON

COMMUNITIES LIKE THE ONES I REPRESENT. AND SO TODAY IS AN

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT WE KNOW THAT THESE FOLKS WILL COME HOME, AND

THEY WILL BE COMING HOME SHORTLY AND THEY HAVE BEEN COMING HOME.

AND THAT WE MUST HAVE THE REQUISITE RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS AS THEY

RETURN HOME TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WITH THIS

RESOLUTION WE RECOGNIZE SECOND CHANCE MONTH AS A REAFFIRMATION OF

OUR COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITIES AND COMMITMENT TO THE IDEA THAT

EVERYONE IN NEW YORK DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE AND THAT WE HAVE TO

CONTINUE TO DISMANTLE A SYSTEM OF MASS INCARCERATION THAT DOESN'T MEET

THE NEEDS OF ALL NEW YORKERS.

I WANT TO BRING UP A STORY OF A CONSTITUENT. ONE OF MY

CONSTITUENTS, SHARON, HAS A BROTHER WHO HAS BEEN INCARCERATED FOR 27

YEARS, SINCE HE WAS A TEENAGER, AND TODAY HE HAS EARNED A COLLEGE

DEGREE AND SPENDS HIS TIME MENTORING INCARCERATED YOUNG PEOPLE AND

FACILITATING CONFLICT RESOLUTION WORKSHOPS. THIS IS IMPORTANT, AND IT'S A

GREAT THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. AND I WANT TO

COMMEND ALSO THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WHICH FIRST INTRODUCED THIS

RESOLUTION ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL IN APRIL OF 2022.

IT'S IMPORTANT, AGAIN, THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE DISPARITIES

THAT EXIST AS PEOPLE ARE RETURNING HOME, AND I PROUDLY HOPE THAT MY

COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND COMMEMORATE APRIL

AS SECOND CHANCE MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

MS. WALKER ON THE RESOLUTION.

MS. WALKER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR

ALLOWING ME TO RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING

GOVERNOR HOCHUL TO DECLARE APRIL AS SECOND CHANCE MONTH IN THE

STATE OF NEW YORK. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW IS THAT OVER

650,000 PEOPLE ARE RELEASED FROM OUR STATE AND FEDERAL JAILS ACROSS --

AND PRISONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WHEN I WAS INITIALLY ELECTED, I WAS

TOLD THAT 25,000 PEOPLE WERE RETURNING TO MY DISTRICT ALONE, BASED ON

THE ZIP CODES THAT I REPRESENT. FOR MANY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS, A SECOND

CHANCE REPRESENTED THEIR FIRST OPPORTUNITY. AND SO HOPEFULLY THIS

RESOLUTION WILL SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATURE AND OTHERS TO COME UP WITH

COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND THE SYSTEMS WITH RESPECT

TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN AMERICA. WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL

PROVIDE THE AWARENESS SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY

EDUCATION, SMALL BUSINESS LOANS, AND FURTHER DECARCERATION OF MANY OF

THE CRIMES THAT WE KNOW, SUCH AS WHEN WE DID THE MARIJUANA

LEGISLATION, WHICH WERE BASED ON POVERTY AND ACCESS AS OPPOSED TO ANY

SEVERE CRIMINALITY. WE ALSO HOPE THAT THIS WILL ALLOW FOR MORE REENTRY

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THOSE THINGS STABILIZE

COMMUNITIES. WE HOPE THAT IT WILL PROMOTE MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES

BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WHEN PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO A GOOD JOB, THAT

THAT PROMOTES PUBLIC SAFETY. AND OF COURSE WE HOPE THAT IT WOULD

PROVIDE MORE RESOURCES TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM, PROVIDE MORE DRUG

TREATMENT, AND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AS ONE OF THE THINGS

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

THAT I ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL BE IMPROVING UPON AND ALLOW MORE

ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH COURTS ACROSS THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SO THANK YOU TO THE SPONSOR FOR INTRODUCING THIS BILL

[SIC], AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES AS WE

PROMOTE SECOND CHANCE RESOLUTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND DEFINITELY

MORE RESOURCES FOR OUR OWN STATE. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 1097, MR.

JENSEN.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 2024, AS ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG

ADULT CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. JENSEN ON THE

RESOLUTION.

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

RESOLUTION. CAUGHT IN THE GREAT DIVIDE BETWEEN PEDIATRIC AND ADULT

MEDICINE, THE ADOLESCENT AND -- THE ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT

POPULATION BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 30 EXPERIENCE A SERIOUS GAP IN

AGE-APPROPRIATE COORDINATED SERVICES AND SUPPORT. NO LONGER CHILDREN,

BUT OFTEN NOT YET FULLY INDEPENDENT SELF-SUPPORTING ADULTS, AYAS HAVE

UNIQUE CHALLENGES WHICH CONTINUE TO BE INADEQUATELY ADDRESSED,

COMPOUNDING THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF CANCER. CONSEQUENTLY, THIS

VULNERABLE AGE GROUP HAS SEEN COMPARATIVELY LITTLE IMPROVEMENT IN

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

SURVIVAL RATES RELATIVE TO YOUNGER OR OLDER CANCER PATIENTS, AND ARE AT A

HIGHER RISK FOR REOCCURRENCE AND SECONDARY CANCERS. AT THE NATIONAL

LEVEL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL THEY SEE LESS RESEARCH ON THEIR VERY

SPECIFIC TYPES OF CANCER AND THE IMPACTS THAT THE CANCERS HAVE ON THEM.

THEY SUFFER FROM COMPLICATED AND OFTEN LIFELONG TREATMENT-RELATED LATE

EFFECTS, EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS, SOCIAL ISOLATION,

DIMINISHED EDUCATION, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND SERIOUS FINANCIAL

HARDSHIP. WHILE THE NUMBER OF AYA CANCER DIAGNOSES IS NOT HIGH

EVERY YEAR, IT IS WORTHY OF AWARENESS BY THE STATE TO ENSURE THAT WE PUT

A GREATER FOCUS ON THE IMPACT OF LIFELONG CANCER ON THE AYA

POPULATION.

I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES' SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION

AND THE CONTINUED EFFORT TO SUPPORT NOT JUST THOSE AYAS FIGHTING

CANCER, BUT ALL THE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SOMEONE IN THE AYA

POPULATION WHO HAS BEEN TOUCHED BY CANCER. 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.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 1098, MR.

SAYEGH.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 2024, AS CELEBRATE DIVERSITY MONTH

IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. SAYEGH ON THE

RESOLUTION.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

MR. SAYEGH: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. IT'S MY

PLEASURE TO AGAIN SPONSOR THIS RESOLUTION CELEBRATING EACH APRIL IN

NEW YORK STATE AS DIVERSITY MONTH [SIC] IN THE STATE. AS WE KNOW,

NEW YORK STATE IS BLESSED TO HAVE A VERY DIVERSIFIED MAKE-UP IN OUR

COMMUNITY. AND WE'VE LEARNED, AS THE RABBI STATED EARLIER IN HIS

PRAYER, THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND AWARENESS, AND WE LEARN TO

RESPECT THE DIFFERENCES AND THE BENEFITS THAT PEOPLE BRING TOGETHER AS

NEW YORKERS TO THE BETTERMENT OF OUR STATE. AND WE LEARNED,

ESPECIALLY MYSELF AS AN EDUCATOR MANY YEARS AGO, WHEN WE LOOKED AT

DIVERSITY AS A MELTING POT, AND THEN WE REALIZED YEARS LATER WE'RE NOT

REALLY A MELTING POT, WE'RE A SALAD BOWL. WE'RE A SALAD BOWL THAT LOOKS

AT THE MAKE-UP OF OUR STATE AND APPRECIATES THE DIFFERENCES WE BRING

TOGETHER. AND TODAY IS REALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE OF THE ENORMOUS

AMOUNT OF POLARIZATION AND DIVISION THAT I BELIEVE IS LARGELY CAUSED BY

MISUNDERSTANDING AND THE LACK OF AWARENESS.

SO THE MESSAGE TODAY IS TO RESPECT DIVERSITY, RESPECT

DIFFERENCES AND APPRECIATE, APPRECIATE DIFFERENCES AND RECOGNIZE THAT

BY BECOMING AWARE AND PUTTING OURSELVES IN EVERYBODY ELSE'S

SITUATION, WHETHER WE NEGOTIATE A BUDGET, WE DEBATE A CONCERN, A

MATTER THAT BECOMING MORE AWARE AND BEING ABLE TO PUT OURSELVES IN

EVERYBODY ELSE'S DIFFERENT POSITION MAKES US BETTER CITIZENS, BETTER

HUMAN BEINGS, AND MAKES US BETTER GLOBAL CITIZENS OF THE WORLD.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 1099, MS.

SOLAGES.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MAY 3, 2024, AS JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC

ARTHRITIS AWARENESS 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.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES FOR THE PURPOSES OF A

INTRODUCTION.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER, FOR ALLOWING ME TO INTERRUPT OUR PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PURPOSES

OF AN INTRODUCTION OF SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS THAT ARE IN OUR

CHAMBERS AS WE PASSED A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING MATERNAL --

MINORITY [SIC] MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK. WE HAVE WITH US SHANNON JOHN

-- JOHN -- JOHNS. SHANNON'S RIGHT HERE, SHE'S A DOULA. AS WELL AS NJERI

MOTLEY, A DOULA AS WELL. THEY ARE BOTH FROM BUFFALO, NEW YORK AND

THEY WORK WITH THIS PHENOMENAL FACILITY CALLED CALMING NATURE DOULA.

THEY HAVE HAD THE, I THINK, AWESOME RESPONSIBILITY AND A GREAT

PLEASURE TO A LOT OF FAMILIES TO HAVE SERVED IN THE BIRTHING OF OVER 40

FAMILIES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THEY WORK BOTH WITH THE

CATHOLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS OTHER PRIVATE HEALTH SYSTEMS

THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE DOING GREAT WORK.

SO MR. SPEAKER, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE WELCOME THESE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

AMAZING WOMEN TO OUR CHAMBERS AND OFFER THEM THE CORDIALITIES OF

THE HOUSE AND THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE

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

YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. OUR CONGRATULATIONS ON THE WONDERFUL

WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT RELATIONSHIP IS

BETWEEN THOSE WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO WOMEN WHO ARE GIVING BIRTH,

AND HOW YOU HAVE DONE SO SUCCESSFULLY IN BUFFALO. PLEASE KNOW YOU

ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE AND WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE

SHARING THIS TIME WITH US. THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, MEMBERS

NOW HAVE ON THEIR DESK AN A-CALENDAR. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO

ADVANCE THAT A-CALENDAR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON MRS. PEOPLES-

STOKES' MOTION, THE A-CALENDAR IS ADVANCED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

(PAUSE)

PAGE 3, RULES REPORT NO. 29, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09851, RULES REPORT

NO. 29, WEINSTEIN. AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF

GOVERNMENT; TO AMEND CHAPTER 111 OF THE LAWS OF 2024, RELATING TO

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT, IN RELATION

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

THERETO; TO AMEND CHAPTER 113 OF THE LAWS OF 2024 RELATING TO MAKING

APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT, IN RELATION THERETO; AND

TO AMEND CHAPTER 114 OF THE LAWS OF 2024, RELATING TO MAKING

APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT, IN RELATION THERETO, AND

PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF SUCH PROVISIONS UPON EXPIRATION THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE

IS AT THE DESK, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: I HEREBY CERTIFY TO AN IMMEDIATE VOTE,

KATHY HOCHUL, GOVERNOR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: AN EXPLANATION HAS

BEEN REQUESTED, MS. WEINSTEIN.

MS. WEINSTEIN: YES. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

AS WE CONTINUE MAKING PROGRESS WITH BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS, THIS BILL

WOULD SECURE -- WOULD ENSURE FUNDING FOR STATE OPERATIONS AND OTHER

PROGRAMS THROUGH APRIL 18TH. IT INCLUDES FUNDING FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL

PAYROLL, PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND

VETERANS' PROGRAMS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. RA.

MR. RA: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WILL CHAIR

WEINSTEIN YIELD?

MS. WEINSTEIN: YES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. WEINSTEIN

YIELDS, SIR.

MR. RA: THANK YOU. SO JUST A FEW QUESTIONS AND

THEN MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE US SOMEWHAT OF AN UPDATE AS TO WHAT IS

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

GOING ON WITH THE BUDGET ITSELF. BUT, SO THIS IS OUR FIFTH EXTENDER, THIS

WILL TAKE US THROUGH THURSDAY, APRIL 18TH, CORRECT?

MS. WEINSTEIN: CORRECT.

MR. RA: AND HOW MUCH IS THE ADDITIONAL

APPROPRIATION IN THIS BILL?

MS. WEINSTEIN: THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION IS

419,522,000.

MR. RA: OKAY. AND WHAT DOES THAT BRING US TO A

TOTAL IN THE FIVE EMERGENCY EXTENDERS WE HAVE DONE TO THIS POINT?

MS. WEINSTEIN: SO THEN TOTAL WILL BE

1,677,272,000.

MR. RA: THANK YOU. ANYTHING YOU CAN TELL US IN

TERMS OF WHERE WE ARE IN TERM -- IN TERMS OF THIS BEING THE LAST

EXTENDER WE DO THIS YEAR?

MS. WEINSTEIN: I BELIEVE THINGS ARE VERY CLOSE TO

AN AGREEMENT, AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE ON BUDGET BILLS

SOMETIME THIS WEEK.

MR. RA: OKAY. CAN YOU TELL US, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS

THAT ARE AGREED UPON AT THIS POINT?

MS. WEINSTEIN: AS -- AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, UNTIL

THERE IS A TOTAL AGREEMENT, WE CAN'T REALLY -- I -- I CAN'T REALLY TALK ABOUT

-- THERE -- UNTIL THERE'S TOTAL AGREEMENT, NOTHING IS REALLY TOTALLY AGREED

TO.

MR. RA: OKAY. DO -- DO WE HAVE ANY SENSE ON WHAT

THE TOTAL SPENDING NUMBER MIGHT BE?

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

MS. WEINSTEIN: NOT AT THIS TIME, IT'S STILL --

MR. RA: OKAY.

MS. WEINSTEIN: -- BEING NEGOTIATED.

MR. RA: BUT IT IS YOUR BELIEF THAT WE WILL HOPEFULLY

AT SOME POINT THIS WEEK PRIOR TO THE START OF PASSOVER NEXT WEEK, BE

ABLE TO GET A BUDGET DONE?

MS. WEINSTEIN: I -- I HOPE SO. I HAVE SOME THINGS

TO DO ON PASSOVER.

MR. RA: OKAY. I -- I HOPE SO, TOO. WELL, I THINK

THAT'S -- OH, ONE -- ONE LAST QUESTION, I GUESS. DO WE THINK THAT IF WE

ARE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT, AGAIN, THAT A FULL FINANCIAL PLAN WILL BE

AVAILABLE TO THE MEMBERS BEFORE WE START DOING BUDGET BILLS?

MS. WEINSTEIN: ONCE WE CONCLUDE THE ENACTED

BUDGET, THERE WOULD BE A FINANCIAL PLAN AVAILABLE.

MR. RA: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

MR. SPEAKER, ON THE BILL.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE BILL, MR. RA.

MR. RA: THANK YOU. SO WE'RE HERE ON FIFTH BUDGET

EXTENDER. COINCIDENTALLY, IT'S TAX DAY TODAY SO I -- I THINK THAT IS

MAYBE APPROPRIATE AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT OUR ACTUAL

SPENDING NUMBERS ARE GONNA LOOK LIKE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. AND

THERE'S A LOT OF HUB GOING ON, I KNOW IT'S IMMINENT THAT THE GOVERNOR IS

MAKING SOME TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE HERE ON THE

FLOOR AND NOT LISTENING TO IT, BUT HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE WEEK.

I -- I JUST WANT TO REITERATE AS WE WORK TOWARDS A FINAL

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

BUDGET A COUPLE OF THINGS; NUMBER ONE, I DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE TO

REHASH THIS, BUT WE HAD A DECADE WHERE A LATE BUDGET WAS RARE. IT WAS

AS RARE AS A BALD EAGLE. YOU KNOW, YOU -- YOU -- WE WERE ALWAYS

AROUND THAT DATE REGARDLESS OF THE CALENDAR, REGARDLESS OF HOLIDAYS, AND

WE'VE GOTTEN AWAY FROM THAT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. NOW HERE WE ARE

TODAY, AND HOPEFULLY THAT WE ARE COMING TO A CONCLUSION. YOU KNOW,

I'LL TELL YOU, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE I WAS BACK IN THE -- IN THE DISTRICT I

REPRESENT OVER THE WEEKEND. I WAS AT A STREET FAIR YESTERDAY AND I HAD A

NUMBER OF PEOPLE COME UP TO ME THAT ARE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

AND THEY SAID, PLEASE TELL ME YOU'RE GETTING A BUDGET DONE THIS WEEK

BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PUT OUR BUDGET OUT TO THE PUBLIC. THEY HAVE

LAYOFFS IN THEIR PROPOSED BUDGET AND THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING

ON. SO I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT PART, THAT -- HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO

GET A BUDGET DONE.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO REITERATE ANOTHER -- ANOTHER PIECE OF

THIS, AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT POLICY

IN THIS BUDGET. AND I KNOW GENERALLY SPEAKING, I DON'T LIKE POLICY

BEING PUT IN THE BUDGET, BUT THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN HOLDING THIS UP

REALLY ARE POLICY ISSUES. YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE POLICIES REGARDING

TENANT PROTECTIONS, GOOD CAUSE EVICTIONS, THOSE ARE POLICY ISSUES. SO

WE SHOULDN'T PRETEND THAT WE'RE NOT DOING POLICY IN THE BUDGET. AND I

WANT TO REITERATE -- AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT HERE WE ARE AGAIN TALKING

ABOUT AS WE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SESSION TODAY, TWO LAW -- LAW

ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIFE LAST NIGHT. THE

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUE IS STILL OUT THERE. IT'S STILL SOMETHING NEW

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

YORKERS WANT US TO ADDRESS, WHETHER IT'S IN THIS BUDGET OR AFTER THE

BUDGET, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT

OF OUR CONVERSATIONS THIS WEEK AND UNTIL WE'RE DONE HERE IN JUNE

BECAUSE NEW YORKERS WANT SOMETHING TO BE DONE.

I -- I WANT TO JUST, YOU KNOW, LASTLY SAY THAT I HOPE

THAT, YOU KNOW, AS WE VOTE FOR THIS AND WE MAKE SURE OUR WORKFORCE

CONTINUES TO GET PAID, WE MAKE SURE ALL THE STATE'S PAYMENTS GET MADE,

AS WE GET HOPEFULLY TOWARD THE BUSINESS OF -- OF ENACTING A FINAL

BUDGET, THOSE POINTS I THINK HAVE TO -- HAVE TO BE PREVALENT IN TERMS OF

THOSE POLICY ISSUES, BUT ALSO THIS: TRANSPARENCY. PUTTING BUDGET BILLS

OUT THERE IN THE LIGHT OF DAY SO OUR CONSTITUENTS KNOW WHAT'S IN THEM

BEFORE WE ARE VOTING FOR THEM. SO WE'RE NOT DOING THIS IN A PIECEMEAL

FASHION SO WE DON'T KNOW THE FATE OF CERTAIN PROPOSALS THAT MAY BE NOT

IN ONE BUDGET BILL, BUT MAY BE COMING UP IN A LATER BUDGET BILL. AND

CERTAINLY A FINANCIAL PLAN SO WE KNOW BEFORE WE VOTE ON A BUDGET BILL

HOW MUCH THIS BUDGET IS GOING TO SPEND, WHETHER THERE'S ANY NEW

TAXES, WHETHER -- WHETHER SO MANY OF THE THINGS THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS

CARE ABOUT ARE -- ARE GOING TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE BUDGET.

WITH THAT, I'M GONNA BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS BUDGET

EXTENDER WITH THE HOPE THAT THIS IS OUR LAST ONE THIS YEAR. THANK YOU,

MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

PAGE 35, CALENDAR NO. 396, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09580, CALENDAR NO.

396, LAVINE. AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 401 OF THE LAWS OF 2002,

AMENDING THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW AND THE NASSAU COUNTY

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RELATING TO ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW OF ASSESSMENTS

IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU, IN RELATION TO EXTENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS

THEREOF.

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. A09670, CALENDAR NO.

397, DAIS. AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 890 OF THE LAWS OF 1982, RELATING

TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN WATER CHARGES FOR HOSPITALS AND

CHARITIES IN NEW YORK CITY, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

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.)

MR. DAIS, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIRST BILL.

(APPLAUSE)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09671, CALENDAR NO.

398, BRAUNSTEIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE LOCAL FINANCE LAW, IN RELATION

TO THE SALE OF BONDS AND NOTES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE ISSUANCE OF

BONDS OR NOTES WITH VARIABLE RATES OF INTEREST, INTEREST RATE EXCHANGE

AGREEMENTS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE SELLING OF BONDS AT PRIVATE

SALE, THE REFUNDING OF BONDS, AND THE DOWN PAYMENT FOR PROJECTS

FINANCED BY BONDS; TO AMEND THE NEW YORK STATE FINANCIAL

EMERGENCY ACT FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK, IN RELATION TO A PLEDGE AND

AGREEMENT OF THE STATE; AND TO AMEND CHAPTER 142 OF THE LAWS OF

2004, AMENDING THE LOCAL FINANCE LAW RELATING TO INTEREST RATE

EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND REFUNDING BONDS OF

SUCH CITY, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00402-B, CALENDAR

NO. 399, ROZIC. AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, IN

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

RELATION TO PROHIBITING RECKLESS DRIVING IN PARKING LOTS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ -- ON A MOTION

BY MS. ROZIC, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS

ADVANCED. READ THE LAST SECTION.

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

DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR. THIS BILL WOULD

MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO ENGAGE IN RECKLESS DRIVING ON A PRIVATE PARKING LOT.

AND WHILE I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THAT ANYONE DRIVE IN A RECKLESS

MANNER, WHETHER YOU'RE ON A PUBLIC STREET OR ON PRIVATE LAND, I THINK IT

MAY BE A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERSTRETCH FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO MAKE IT

A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE UP TO A YEAR, AND POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OF

YOUR LICENSE IF YOU'RE DRIVING IN A MANNER THAT A PUBLIC OFFICIAL MIGHT

THINK IS INAPPROPRIATE WHILE YOU'RE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. AND FOR THAT

REASON, I WILL BE OPPOSING IT, BUT I CERTAINLY WOULD RECOMMEND THAT

PEOPLE ALWAYS DRIVE CAREFULLY.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST

SECTION -- OH, I'M SORRY.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01010-B, CALENDAR

NO. 400, WEPRIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN

RELATION TO THE SALE OF OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS AND COSMETIC PRODUCTS.

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. A01390, CALENDAR NO.

401, PAULIN, BUTTENSCHON, CRUZ, GUNTHER, JACOBSON, DARLING, SAYEGH,

STIRPE, ZEBROWSKI, DESTEFANO, MCDONOUGH, TAGUE, STECK,

JEAN-PIERRE, DURSO, SMITH. AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW, IN

RELATION TO THE LOCATION OF THE ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS.

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

ADVANCED. READ THE LAST SECTION.

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

DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03073-B, CALENDAR

NO. 402, PAULIN, FAHY. AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW,

IN RELATION TO REQUIRING CERTAIN PERSONS TO WEAR A HELMET WHEN

OPERATING A CLASS ONE OR CLASS TWO BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT APRIL 1ST.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MR. GOODELL TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR. THERE WAS SOME

QUESTION AMONGST MY COLLEAGUES OVER WHAT THIS BILL COVERED AND DIDN'T

COVER, SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO REVIEW WHERE WE ARE. UNDER

CURRENT LAW, EVERYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 14 WHO IS RIDING A REGULAR

BICYCLE HAS TO HAVE A BICYCLE HELMET. THERE ARE THREE CLASSES OF

E-BIKES; CLASS 3 IS THE FASTEST, IT GOES UP TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. ANYONE

WHO RIDES A CLASS 3, REGARDLESS OF AGE, IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A HELMET.

CLASS 1 AND 2 E-BIKES ARE SLOWER, CLASS 1 YOU HAVE TO PEDAL, CLASS 2

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PEDAL BUT IT HAS A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 20. RIGHT NOW

THOSE UNDER 14 CAN'T DRIVE IT ANYWAY, AND THERE'S NO OBLIGATION FOR ANY

HELMETS FOR ANYONE ELSE. THIS BILL WOULD REQUIRE THAT 16- AND

17-YEAR-OLDS WOULD HAVE TO WEAR A HELMET IF THEY'RE DRIVING A CLASS 1

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

OR CLASS 2 E-BIKE, BUT ADULTS WOULD STILL BE EXEMPT FROM WEARING A

HELMET EITHER ON A BICYCLE OR ON A CLASS 1 OR CLASS 2, OR IF THEY'RE IN

NEW YORK CITY, ON A CLASS 3 THEY'D STILL HAVE TO WEAR A HELMET.

I SUPPORT THE BILL BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT

KIDS TRAVELING 20 MILES AN HOUR ON AN E-BIKE HAVE A HELMET. THANK

YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ARE THERE ANY OTHER

VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03580-A, CALENDAR

NO. 403, HEVESI, DARLING. AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW,

IN RELATION TO THE ADOPTION SUBSIDIES PROVIDED FOR DISABLED OR HARD-

TO-PLACE CHILDREN.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04058-A, CALENDAR

NO. 404, ROSENTHAL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN

RELATION TO PROHIBITING CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OR FINANCING OF A DOG,

CAT OR RABBIT FROM INCLUDING PROVISIONS ALLOWING REPOSSESSION OF THE

ANIMAL.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04737-B, CALENDAR

NO. 405, LAVINE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW, THE GENERAL

BUSINESS LAW AND THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW, IN RELATION TO ADDING

MEDICAL AND HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION WITHIN THE DEFINITIONS OF

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

IDENTITY THEFT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

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

DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04905-A, CALENDAR

NO. 406 WAS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED ON THIRD READING.

ASSEMBLY NO. A05730-A, CALENDAR NO. 407,

ZACCARO, SHIMSKY, GONZ�LEZ-ROJAS, SEPTIMO, AUBRY, RAGA, CRUZ,

MAMDANI, DE LOS SANTOS, SILLITTI, NOVAKHOV, BEEPHAN, DESTEFANO, K.

BROWN, ZINERMAN, GIBBS. AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN

RELATION TO REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTORS IN COMMON

PLACES OF CERTAIN DWELLINGS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06229, CALENDAR NO.

408, WEPRIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, IN

RELATION TO THE PAYMENT OF RESTITUTION BY REGISTERED AND UNREGISTERED

REPAIR SHOPS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07467, CALENDAR NO.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

409, PAULIN, SAYEGH, STECK, SIMON, COOK, GLICK, VANEL, LUNSFORD,

L. ROSENTHAL, BRONSON, ZEBROWSKI, THIELE, WILLIAMS, BICHOTTE

HERMELYN, CARROLL, FALL, GALLAGHER, FORREST, CRUZ, STIRPE, CLARK,

COLTON, SANTABARBARA, HUNTER, JACKSON, ZINERMAN, KELLES, JACOBSON,

OTIS, WALLACE, MEEKS, SILLITTI, GUNTHER. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC

HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO THE USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS IN

NURSING HOMES AND ADULT CARE FACILITIES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08555, CALENDAR NO.

410, PAULIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE BUSINESS CORPORATION LAW AND THE

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING CERTAIN

COMPANIES AND CORPORATIONS TO REPORT CERTAIN DATA REGARDING THE

GENDER, RACE AND ETHNICITY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08993, CALENDAR NO.

411, THIELE, PAULIN, ARDILA, COLTON, L. ROSENTHAL, SEAWRIGHT, BICHOTTE

HERMELYN, LEVENBERG, LUCAS, BURDICK, SIMONE, SILLITTI, DURSO,

K. BROWN, GANDOLFO, DESTEFANO, SIMON, WEPRIN. AN ACT TO AMEND

THE COUNTY LAW, THE TAX LAW AND THE SUFFOLK COUNTY WATER QUALITY

RESTORATION ACT, IN RELATION TO THE USE OF MONEYS FROM THE WATER

QUALITY RESTORATION FUND.

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 APRIL 15, 2024

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MR. THIELE TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. THIELE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, TO EXPLAIN

MY VOTE. THIS LEGISLATION, THE SUFFOLK COUNTY WATER QUALITY

RESTORATION ACT, REPRESENTS A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO PUT TOGETHER A

PROGRAM IN SUFFOLK TO DEAL WITH WASTEWATER, AND A WAY TO REVERSE THE

TREND THAT WE'VE HAD IN SUFFOLK OF DECLINING WATER QUALITY, AND THIS

LEGISLATION WOULD ACCOMPLISH THAT. IT WOULD PROVIDE FROM $3- TO

$4 BILLION OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND

UPGRADING INDIVIDUAL SEPTIC SYSTEMS. AND I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY

THANKS TO SEVERAL FOLKS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THIS. FIRST OF ALL, IT WAS A

BIPARTISAN EFFORT. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FROM SUFFOLK COUNTY

ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE. I WANT TO THANK OUR FORMER COUNTY

EXECUTIVE STEVE MALONE WHO INITIATED THIS -- THIS PROGRAM, AND I ALSO

WANT TO THANK BOTH OUR CURRENT COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED ROMAINE AND OUR

PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY LEGISLATURE, KEVIN

MCCAFFREY, FOR GETTING THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. WHEN THIS BILL

PASSES AND GETS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR, IT WILL BE SUBJECT TO

MANDATORY REFERENDUM AND IT WILL ULTIMATELY BE DECIDED BY THE VOTERS.

BUT IT ALSO INVOLVED THE SUPPORT OF -- OF BUSINESS AND LABOR AND

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. IT WAS REALLY A -- A

REALLY BROAD EFFORT, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS AND I'M GLAD THAT WE

WERE ABLE TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY WITH THIS LEGISLATION.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. THIELE IN THE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

AFFIRMATIVE.

MR. BROWN TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. K. BROWN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I WANT

TO THANK THE SPONSOR OF THIS BILL, I WANT TO THANK THE COSPONSORS AND

MY SUFFOLK COUNTY COLLEAGUES. THIS IMPORTANT BILL WILL CREATE A

SUFFOLK COUNTY SEWER COMMISSION AND A WATER QUALITY RESTORATION

FUND THAT IS 50 YEARS IN THE MAKING. AND I APPLAUD THE BILL SPONSOR

FOR HIS STEADFASTNESS AND HIS DEDICATION TO THIS ISSUE. IT WILL CREATE A

FUND MODELED AFTER A MARYLAND LAW THAT HELPED CLEAN UP -- EXCUSE ME,

THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TO FUND SEWER -- SEPTIC SYSTEM PROJECTS.

IMPORTANTLY, THE FUND WILL HAVE A LOCK BOX TO PROHIBIT ANY USE OF THE

FUNDS THAT IS NOT APPROVED BY THE NEW SUFFOLK COUNTY SEWER

COMMISSION. THIS FUND WILL ALSO SUNSET AFTER 50 YEARS. THE BILL WILL

ALSO CONSOLIDATE SEVERAL OF THE EXISTING SEWER DISTRICTS UNDER ONE ROOF,

AND IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT IN THE 12TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT WHICH HAS

OVER 60 MILES OF COASTLINE, TO HELP CLEAN UP THE QUALITY OF WATER BY

REDUCING THE NITROGEN LEVELS THAT CAUSE RED AND BROWN TIDES, AS WELL AS

FISH KILLS, AND ALLOW THE RESTORATION OF THE ONCE-THRIVING SHELLFISH AND

FISHING INDUSTRIES IN THE LONG ISLAND SOUND, THE GREAT SOUTH BAY AND

THE PECONIC BAY, AS WELL AS COUNTLESS BACK BAY AREAS IN AND AROUND

LONG ISLAND.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SPEAKING ON THIS BILL AND

I VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. BROWN IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

MS. GIGLIO.

MS. GIGLIO: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND I'D LIKE

TO ALSO THANK THE SPONSOR FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD AND WORKING SO

DILIGENTLY WITH BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE, WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS AN EASY

TASK.

SUFFOLK COUNTY HAS 360,000 CONVENTIONAL SANITARY

SYSTEMS, SOME OF THEM SITTING IN GROUNDWATER. SO THIS BILL WILL

EVENTUALLY REMOVE ALL THOSE HOMES AND PUT THEM ONTO A SYSTEM WHERE

THERE WILL BE TREATED WATER. WE HAVE PECONIC ESTUARY PROGRAM

FUNDING AND EPA FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT

SOMETIMES IT JUST FEELS LIKE YOU'RE SHOVELING (MAKING SOUND) AGAINST

THE TIDE.

SO THIS WILL DEFINITELY HELP WITH THAT EFFORT AND I WANT

TO AGAIN THANK THE SPONSOR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. GIGLIO IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

MR. GANDOLFO TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. GANDOLFO: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, TO

EXPLAIN MY VOTE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE SPONSOR AND

THANK HIM FOR HIS WORK ON THIS. REPRESENTING THE GREAT SOUTH BAY IN

MY DISTRICT, ALL MY TOWNS RIGHT ALONG THE COASTLINE THERE, THIS IS HUGELY

IMPORTANT FOR US. THE EFFECT THAT THE LACK OF SEWER SYSTEMS HAS ON THE

HEALTH OF THE GREAT SOUTH BAY IS APPARENT. BETWEEN THE NITROGEN

RUNOFF AND THE RISING WATER TEMPERATURES, WE ARE SEEING THESE VERY

HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS THAT ARE BASICALLY JUST SMOTHERING THE BAY AND

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

CHOKING OUT ALL THE MARINE LIFE THERE.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE SPONSOR. THIS WILL BE GREAT

FOR SUFFOLK COUNTY. I VOTE YES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GANDOLFO IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09080, CALENDAR NO.

412, PRETLOW. AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 473 OF THE LAWS OF 2010,

AMENDING THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW

RELATING TO THE NEW YORK STATE THOROUGHBRED BREEDING AND

DEVELOPMENT FUND, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

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.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09209, CALENDAR NO.

413, PRETLOW, WOERNER. AN ACT TO AMEND THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

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.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09345, CALENDAR NO.

414, KELLES. AN ACT TO AMEND THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, IN

RELATION TO EXEMPTING THE VARNA VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INC., FROM

THE 45 PERCENT LIMIT ON NON-RESIDENT MEMBERS.

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. A09581, CALENDAR NO.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

415, BENEDETTO. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, IN

RELATION TO CERTAIN CONTRACTS OF THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL

CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY; AND TO AMEND CHAPTER 738 OF THE LAWS OF

1988 AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND

OTHER LAWS RELATING TO ESTABLISHING THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL

CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY, IN RELATION TO EXTENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF

SUCH CHAPTER RELATING TO CERTAIN CONTRACTS OF THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL

CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09621, CALENDAR NO.

416, MCDONALD. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, IN RELATION

TO REQUIRING AGENCIES TO REPORT INFORMATION ABOUT FOIL INQUIRIES TO THE

COMMITTEE ON OPEN GOVERNMENT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09729, CALENDAR NO.

417, MCDONALD, FAHY. AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW, IN

RELATION TO SHARED PHARMACY SERVICES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09761, CALENDAR NO.

418, CRUZ. AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 670 OF THE LAWS OF 2007

AMENDING THE EDUCATION LAW RELATING TO DIRECTING THE COMMISSIONER

OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS LIMITING THE ENGINES OF SCHOOL

VEHICLES TO REMAIN IDLING WHILE PARKED OR STANDING ON SCHOOL GROUNDS,

IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

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.

MS. SOLAGES.

MS. SOLAGES: DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER

HOUSEKEEPING OR RESOLUTIONS?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE DO HAVE SOME

HOUSEKEEPING, MS. SOLAGES.

ON BEHALF OF MR. WEPRIN, BILL NO. A09407,

ASSEMBLY BILL RECALLED FROM THE -- ASSEMBLY BILL RECALLED FROM THE

SENATE, THE CLERK WILL READ THE TITLE OF THE BILL.

THE CLERK: AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MOTION TO RECONSIDER

THE VOTE BY WHICH THE BILL PASSED THE HOUSE.

THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

THE CLERK WILL ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE

RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

MS. SOLAGES, WE HAVE NUMEROUS FINE RESOLUTIONS,

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2024

WE'LL TAKE THEM 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. 2000-2027

WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.)

MS. SOLAGES.

MS. SOLAGES: CAN YOU RECOGNIZE MR. JACOBSON

FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. JACOBSON FOR THE

PURPOSES OF A ANNOUNCEMENT.

MR. JACOBSON: YES, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE GREAT

NEWS FOR THE MAJORITY. WE'RE HAVING CONFERENCE IMMEDIATELY

FOLLOWING AFTER SESSION, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS SESSION, IN

HEARING ROOM C.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CONFERENCE IN

HEARING ROOM C.

MS. SOLAGES.

MS. SOLAGES: I NOW MOVE THAT THE ASSEMBLY

STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL 2:30, TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH, TOMORROW BEING A

SESSION DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE ASSEMBLY STANDS

ADJOURNED.

(WHEREUPON, AT 5:59 P.M., THE ASSEMBLY STOOD

ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH AT 2:30 P.M., TUESDAY BEING A

SESSION DAY.)