MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2023                                                2:17 P.M.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE HOUSE WILL COME

                    TO ORDER.

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

                    SILENCE AND LET OUR THOUGHTS GO TO LOUISVILLE AND DADEVILLE.  OVER THE

                    WEEKEND, WE LOST MORE LIVES.

                                 (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 SUNDAY, APRIL 16TH.

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

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING OF THE JOURNAL OF APRIL THE 16TH AND

                    THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO

                    ORDERED.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  THANK YOU, SIR.

                    COLLEAGUES AND GUESTS THAT ARE IN THE CHAMBERS, I WANT TO START TODAY'S

                    SESSION WITH A QUOTE.  THIS ONE IS FROM BILLIE HOLIDAY.  SHE WAS AN

                    AMERICAN JAZZ AND SWING MUSICIAN.  HER NICKNAME WAS "LADY DAY"

                    BY HER FRIENDS AND HER MUSIC PARTNER, LESTER YOUNG.  HOLIDAY HAD AN

                    INNOVATIVE INFLUENCE ON JAZZ MUSIC AND POP SINGING.  HER VOCAL STYLE

                    STRONGLY INSPIRED BY JAZZ INSTRUMENTALISTS PIONEERED A NEW WAY OF

                    MANIPULATING BOTH PHRASING AND TEMPO IN MUSIC.  HER WORDS FOR US

                    TODAY, IF I'M GOING TO SING LIKE SOMEONE ELSE, THEN I DON'T NEED TO SING

                    AT ALL.  AGAIN, THESE WORDS, BILLIE HOLIDAY.

                                 COLLEAGUES HAVE ON THEIR DESK A MAIN CALENDAR.

                    AFTER THERE ARE ANY HOUSEKEEPING OR INTRODUCTIONS, WE WILL BE CALLING

                    FOR WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND THE RULES COMMITTEE THAT BOTH

                    WILL BE MEETING IN THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.  THESE

                    COMMITTEES ARE GOING TO PRODUCE AN A-CALENDAR WHICH WE WILL TAKE

                    UP TODAY.  WE WILL ALSO BE CALLING FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES TO

                    MEET TODAY:  CODES AND ENVIRO -- GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.  MR.

                    SPEAKER, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN OUR WORK TODAY TAKING UP RESOLUTIONS ON

                    PAGE 3 WHICH SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES MAY DESIRE TO SPEAK ON.

                    MAJORITY MEMBERS SHOULD BE UNDERSTANDING CLEARLY THAT THERE WILL BE A

                    NEED FOR A CONFERENCE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING OUR WORK TODAY ON THE

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    FLOOR.  AS ALWAYS, I WILL CONSULT WITH THE MINORITY TO DETERMINE WHAT

                    THEIR CONFERENCE NEEDS MAY BE.

                                 THAT IS A GENERAL OUTLINE, MR. SPEAKER, OF WHERE WE'RE

                    GOING TODAY.  IF YOU HAVE INTRODUCTIONS AND HOUSEKEEPING, NOW WOULD

                    BE A PERFECT TIME.  THANK YOU, SIR.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THANK YOU.  NO

                    HOUSEKEEPING.

                                 INTRODUCTIONS, MS. WOERNER.

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

                    ALLOWING ME TO INTERRUPT OUR PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN

                    INTRODUCTION TODAY.  I AM THRILLED TO HAVE US JOINED IN THE CHAMBER BY

                    TWO NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK UPWARD BOUND PROGRAMS.  UPWARD

                    BOUND, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR, IS A PROGRAM THAT IS RUN

                    FOR HIGH POTENTIAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO MAY NEED A LITTLE BIT OF

                    EXTRA HELP TO BECOME PREPARED TO ENTER COLLEGE.  UPWARD BOUND HAS

                    BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 50 YEARS, AND I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT WHEN I

                    WAS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE IN COLLEGE, I WAS AN UPWARD BOUND

                    COUNSELOR SO I KNOW FIRST HAND THE IMPACT THAT THIS PROGRAM HAS ON OUR

                    YOUNG PEOPLE.  SO I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU FROM THE TRIO

                    UPWARD BOUND AT SUNY ADIRONDACK, WE HAVE MIA AMATO, CAELUM

                    BROWN, MARYSA COLVIN, BELLA GARRISON, XANDER JENKINS, AUBREE

                    PARKER, DAISHA QUACKENBUSH, LYNN YANG AND THEIR TEACHER, PATRICK

                    GREENE.  AND FROM THE SUNY PLATTSBURGH UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

                    REPRESENTED BY OUR COLLEAGUE, MR. JONES, FROM FRANKLIN AND CLINTON

                    COUNTIES, WE HAVE STEPHANIE WILCOX, A COUNSELOR; BRIAN POST, A

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    DIRECTOR, TRINITY CARTER, BREE DAVIS, BROOKLYNNE KADLAC, KENDRA

                    MCLEAN, JADYN METCALFE, CHASE NICHOLS, CLAIRE LYNN OWEN, AND

                    HAILEY SASS.  MR. SPEAKER, IF YOU WILL OFFER THESE FINE PEOPLE THE

                    CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE AND A HEARTY WELCOME.  THANK YOU.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  CERTAINLY.  ON BEHALF

                    OF MS. WOERNER, MR. JONES, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE

                    WELCOME THESE UPWARD BOUND STUDENTS HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE

                    ASSEMBLY.  WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR.  WE HOPE THAT

                    YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE TODAY WILL BE HELPFUL AS YOU PLAN YOUR FUTURE AND

                    WE HOPE THAT YOU CONTINUE IN THIS EXCELLENT PROGRAM THAT HAS SHOWED

                    THIS COUNTRY FOR SO VERY MANY YEARS.  THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 MR. LEMONDES.

                                 MR. LEMONDES:  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.  IT'S A

                    PRIVILEGE TO INTERRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS TO WELCOME ANOTHER WONDERFUL

                    GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY.  THESE KIDS REPRESENT THE

                    YOUNG REPUBLICANS CLUB AND I WOULD ASK THAT -- THAT YOU GIVE THEM

                    ALL THE CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE AND AS AN ALUMNI OF SYRACUSE

                    UNIVERSITY MYSELF, RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE STATE OF ONONDAGA

                    COUNTY, IT'S QUITE AN HONOR TO HOST THEM HERE, FOR THEM TO SEE

                    GOVERNMENT.  MOST OF THEM HAVE NEVER -- HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS

                    CHAMBER BEFORE AND I WOULD ASK THAT YOU MAKE THEM FEEL WELCOME

                    AND AT HOME.  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  CERTAINLY.  ON BEHALF

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

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE.  WE EXTEND

                    TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR.  WE HOPE THAT YOUR TRIP TODAY EVEN IF

                    IT MAY BE YOUR FIRST WILL NOT BE YOUR LAST.  KNOW THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE

                    FRIENDS HERE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR FUTURE AS GRADUATES OF

                    SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY.  CONGRATULATIONS.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES FOR THE PURPOSES OF A

                    ANNOUNCEMENT.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  THANK YOU, MR.

                    SPEAKER.  COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE TO

                    THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  CERTAINLY.  WAYS AND

                    MEANS, SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE.

                                 RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3, THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. 296, MS. WALLACE.

                                 LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

                    KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 10, 2023 AS DYNGUS DAY IN THE STATE

                    OF NEW YORK.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  MS. WALLACE ON THE

                    RESOLUTION.

                                 MS. WALLACE:  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.  I RISE TO

                    SPEAK ON BEHALF OF A RESOLUTION ASKING GOVERNOR HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM

                    APRIL 10TH, 2023, AS DYNGUS DAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  FOR THOSE

                    OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, DYNGUS DAY IS A CULTURAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATED

                    BY POLISH-AMERICANS TO REJOICE OVER THE END OF LENT AND TO CELEBRATE

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    THE JOY OF THE EASTER SEASON.  HISTORICALLY, THE TRADITION IS BELIEVED TO

                    HAVE ORIGINATED WITH A BAPTISM OF PRINCE -- - PRINCE MIEKSZKO, THE FIRST

                    HISTORICAL RULER OF THE POLISH STATE.  OVER THE YEARS, THE TRADITION HAS

                    EVOLVED TO BE A CELEBRATION OF POLISH FOOD, DANCE, CULTURE AND HERITAGE

                    BY POLISH-AMERICANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.  I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF

                    REPRESENTING THE TOWN OF CHEEKTOWAGA AND PART OF THE EAST SIDE OF

                    BUFFALO, WHICH HAVE BEEN HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST POPULATIONS OF

                    POLISH-AMERICANS FOR DECADES.  DYNGUS DAY WAS ACTUALLY CELEBRATED

                    LAST MONDAY, AUGUST [SIC] 10TH, BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MISSED IT,

                    MAKE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR NEXT YEAR WHEN YOU, TOO, CAN

                    ATTEND THE DYNGUS DAY PARADE IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, JOIN POLONIANS

                    ENJOYING POLISH FOOD AND DANCING, INCLUDING LOTS OF POLKA, AND FOLKS

                    DRESSED IN TRADITIONAL RED AND WHITE ATTIRE KEEPING THEIR HISTORICAL

                    TRADITIONS ALIVE.  JUST LIKE EVERYONE IS IRISH ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY, SO,

                    TOO, EVERYONE IS POLISH ON DYNGUS DAY.  SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN

                    RECOGNIZING THIS GREAT TRADITION SHARED BY POLISH-AMERICANS ACROSS

                    NEW YORK STATE EVERY YEAR.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER SHIMSKY:  ON THE RESOLUTION,

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

                    RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. 297, MR. HEVESI.

                                 LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

                    KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 30, 2023 AS ADVERSE CHILDHOOD

                    EXPERIENCES AWARENESS DAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER SHIMSKY:  ON THE RESOLUTION,

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

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

                    RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. 298, MR. DESTEFANO.

                                 LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

                    KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MARCH 26-APRIL 1, 2023 AS CLEANING WEEK

                    IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER SHIMSKY:  ON THE RESOLUTION,

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

                    RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

                                 (PAUSE)

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  THANK YOU, MADAM

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

                    CONFERENCE ROOM.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER SHIMSKY:  RULES COMMITTEE

                    IN THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

                                 (PAUSE)

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  THANK YOU, MADAM

                    SPEAKER.  IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CALL THE CODES COMMITTEE TO THE

                    SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER SHIMSKY:  CODES COMMITTEE

                    TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

                                 (PAUSE)

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  MR. SPEAKER, MEMBERS

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

                    CALENDAR.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON MRS.

                    PEOPLES-STOKES' MOTION, THE A-CALENDAR IS ADVANCED.

                                 PAGE 3 ON THE A-CALENDAR, RULES REPORT NO. 119, THE

                    CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A06550, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 119, WEINSTEIN.  AN ACT TO MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT

                    OF GOVERNMENT; TO AMEND CHAPTER 121 OF THE LAWS OF 2023 RELATING TO

                    MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT, IN RELATION

                    THERETO; AND TO AMEND CHAPTER 122 OF THE LAWS OF 2023, 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 IS

                    REQUESTED, MS. WEINSTEIN.

                                 MS. WEINSTEIN:  VERY BRIEFLY.  THIS BILL WOULD

                    PROVIDE APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAYROLL, CONTRACTS, LIABILITIES, AND FEDERAL

                    AND STATE ASSISTANCE OF VARIOUS STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES, AS WELL

                    AS THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, COMPTROLLER, ATTORNEY

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    GENERAL, JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATURE FROM APRIL 1ST THROUGH APRIL 20TH.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  MR. RA.

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

                    WAYS AND MEANS YIELD FOR SOME QUESTIONS?

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  MS. WEINSTEIN?

                                 MS. WEINSTEIN:  YES.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  MS. WEINSTEIN

                    YIELDS, SIR.

                                 MR. RA:  THANK YOU.  SO APRIL 1ST TO THE 20TH, SO

                    HOW MUCH DOES THIS BILL APPROPRIATE IN TOTAL FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME?

                                 MS. WEINSTEIN:  TWO POINT NINE BILLION.

                                 MR. RA:  OKAY.  AND THEN WE HAD GONE THROUGH A

                    COUPLE OF NUMBERS IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING.  HOW MUCH MORE THAN

                    LAST WEEK'S BILL, AND THEN HOW MUCH MORE TOTAL IS ADDED INTO THIS

                    SPENDING FOR THIS WEEK?

                                 MS. WEINSTEIN:  THERE -- IT IS 946 MILLION OVER

                    LAST WEEK'S BILL, AND THERE IS -- OF THAT AMOUNT, 845 MILLION IS -- ARE

                    NEW APPROPRIATIONS.

                                 MR. RA:  OKAY, THANK YOU.  YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE

                    THIS THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, OBVIOUSLY, SO WE, I THINK WE'RE -- WE'RE

                    PRETTY CLEAR ON THE TYPES OF PAYMENTS THAT ARE COMING DUE AND ALL THAT

                    TYPE OF STUFF, BUT CAN YOU GIVE US ANYTHING ON WHAT'S GOING ON AND DO

                    WE THINK THIS IS THE LAST EXTENDER?  IT'S ONLY TAKING US A FEW DAYS AS

                    OPPOSED TO THE PREVIOUS ONES THAT TOOK US A WEEK.

                                 MS. WEINSTEIN:  THIS IS THE EXTENDER THAT THE

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    GOVERNOR SENT UP THROUGH THURSDAY.  WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS

                    FINAL -- A FINAL AGREEMENT.  WE'RE NOT THERE YET, SO I COULDN'T GUARANTEE

                    THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR LAST EXTENDER.

                                 MR. RA:  FAIR ENOUGH.  DO -- DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE

                    AS TO ONCE WE GET PAST THURSDAY, BECAUSE THIS OBVIOUSLY IN ADDITION TO

                    HAVING ANY PAYMENTS DUE IT TAKES CARE OF THE PAYROLL THAT WOULD HAVE

                    COME UP THIS WEEK MUCH LIKE WE DID LAST WEEK AND THE WEEK BEFORE.

                    DO WE HAVE ANY SENSE AS TO WHAT MIGHT BE COMING NEW AS WE GET INTO

                    AFTER THIS EXTENDER, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY?

                                 MS. WEINSTEIN:  THERE IS A MONDAY PAY PERIOD

                    THAT WOULD BE COMING UP SO WE WOULD, ONCE WE GET PAST -- WE WOULD

                    ON THURSDAY HAVE TO DO ANOTHER EXTENDER IF WE WEREN'T ENACTING A

                    BUDGET.

                                 MR. RA:  OKAY.  THANK YOU.

                                 MR. SPEAKER, ON THE BILL.

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

                                 MR. RA:  SO I'M RUNNING OUT OF TALKING POINTS HERE AT

                    THIS POINT, BUT I JUST WANT TO, AGAIN, STRESS, YOU KNOW, WE ALL GET THE

                    IMPORTANCE OF IT.  ACTUALLY IT'S NICE TO BE DOING THIS TODAY.  WE'RE NOT

                    UP AGAINST A DEADLINE THAT WE WERE TOLD ABOUT TO MAKE SURE OUR STATE

                    WORKERS ARE PAID WHICH IS A GOOD THING.  I THINK WE'RE BEING PROACTIVE

                    IN THAT REGARD.  BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, I KNOW MANY FOLKS HERE HAVE

                    BEEN AROUND FOR AWHILE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY TENURE HERE THAT

                    WE'VE DONE MULTIPLE EXTENSIONS; THIS IS THE THIRD ONE.  AND IT'S

                    HAPPENING DESPITE THE FACT THAT ONE PARTY IS CONTROLLING OUR STATE

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    GOVERNMENT.  AND I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A

                    WAY TO HAVE A RESPONSIBLE STATE BUDGET THAT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF

                    NEW YORKERS.  AND I KNOW THAT IT'S --  THERE'S SO MANY IMPORTANT

                    ISSUES THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO

                    GET WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO GET OUT OF THIS BUDGET, BUT I'LL REITERATE,

                    WHAT AM I HEARING FROM MY CONSTITUENTS?  THEY WANT LOCAL CONTROL IN

                    THEIR MUNICIPALITIES.  THEY DON'T LIKE THE HOUSING PLAN THAT THE

                    GOVERNOR'S PUT FORTH.  I DON'T THINK THAT IS A BUDGETARY ISSUE, I DON'T

                    THINK IT SHOULD BE PART OF THIS CONVERSATION.  BUT ALSO, THEY'RE

                    CONCERNED ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY.  NOW, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT POLICY IN

                    AND OUT OF THE BUDGET, AND THAT'S BEEN A DEBATE FOR YEARS AND GENERALLY

                    I DON'T LIKE SEEING POLICY IN THE BUDGET.  BUT I WILL SAY THIS, WHEN IT

                    COMES TO BAIL REFORM, WE BROKE IT IN A BUDGET AND I THINK WE CAN FIX IT

                    IN A BUDGET.

                                 SO I HOPE THAT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS, THIS TAKES US

                    TO THURSDAY, THAT WE CAN COME UP WITH A FINAL STATE BUDGET THAT IS

                    RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF NEW YORKERS, THAT IS RESPONSIBLE IN TERMS OF

                    NOT RAISING TAXES IN A TIME WHERE PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING WITH INCREASED

                    COSTS, BUT THAT WILL PUT THINGS LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY AND AFFORDABILITY FIRST

                    AND THAT WE CAN GET THERE IN A TRANSPARENT MANNER, DARE I SAY.  NOW,

                    FOR US TO START ADOPTING, I'M JUST GOING TO THROW THIS OUT THERE, FOR US TO

                    START ADOPTING ACTUAL BUDGET BILLS ON THURSDAY, AND FOR THEM TO AGE

                    PROPERLY CONSISTENT WITH OUR STATE CONSTITUTION, THEY WOULD NEED TO BE

                    IN TONIGHT.  NOW, I'M AN OPTIMIST, BUT THAT MAY BE BEYOND MY LEVEL OF

                    OPTIMISM THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT WITHOUT THE NEED FOR MESSAGE OF

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    NECESSITY AND ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS THAT UNFORTUNATELY HAVE BECOME A

                    MATTER OF CONVENIENCE, NOT REALLY A NECESSITY WHEN WE NEGOTIATE THESE

                    BILLS.  SO I'M GOING TO BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS.  I URGE ALL MY

                    COLLEAGUES TO DO SO TO MAKE SURE THE STATE CAN CONTINUE TO PAY ITS BILLS

                    AND PAY OUR WORKERS AND DO EVERYTHING IT NEEDS TO DO, BUT I HOPE THAT

                    THIS IS THE LAST OF THESE EXTENDERS.  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THANK YOU, MR. RA.

                                 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.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  THANK YOU, MR.

                    SPEAKER.  IF YOU COULD NOW CALL THE GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

                    COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  GOVERNMENT

                    OPERATIONS, SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM IMMEDIATELY, THANK YOU.

                                 MAIN CALENDAR.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  MR. SPEAKER, IF WE COULD

                    NOW ALSO MOVE OUR ATTENTION TO PAGE 12 ON THE CALENDAR AND BEGIN

                    WITH CALENDAR NO. 99, BEGIN TO CONSENT.

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  PAGE 12, CALENDAR

                    NO. 99, THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00222, CALENDAR NO.

                    99, L. ROSENTHAL, BURDICK, EPSTEIN.  AN ACT TO REPEAL PARAGRAPH 9 OF

                    SUBDIVISION A OF SECTION 26-405 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY

                    OF NEW YORK, RELATING TO HEARINGS REGARDING BIENNIAL MAXIMUM BASE

                    RENT ADJUSTMENTS.

                                 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.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  THANK YOU, MR.

                    SPEAKER, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERRUPT OUR PROCEEDINGS FOR THE

                    PURPOSES OF INTRODUCING A GUEST IN THE CHAMBERS.  IT'S MR. TOM CLARK,

                    HE IS THE CONSUL GENERAL FOR CANADA.  HE IS JOINED BY HIS ASSISTANT

                    CONSUL, ANDRÉ FRENETTE, AND RACHAEL HOMEWOOD.  IF YOU WOULD

                    PLEASE WELCOME OUR GUESTS FROM CANADA, NEW YORK CITY, AS WELL AS

                    BUFFALO TO OUR CHAMBERS, WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT, SIR.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  CERTAINLY.  ON BEHALF

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

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, OUR NEIGHBORS TO

                    THE NORTH.  WE VALUE AND APPRECIATE THE RELATIONSHIP THAT EXISTS

                    BETWEEN NEW YORK STATE AND CANADA.  WE HOPE -- AND THE UNITED

                    STATES, AND WE HOPE IT CONTINUES THAT WAY.  WE'RE ALWAYS PLEASED TO

                    HAVE YOU, YOU ARE ALWAYS A FRIEND HERE AND ALWAYS HAVE THE PRIVILEGES

                    OF THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 CALENDAR NO. 100, THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A01190, CALENDAR NO.

                    100, RIVERA, DINOWITZ, HEVESI, JACKSON, JACOBSON, MAMDANI,

                    SANTABARBARA, SILLITTI, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, TANNOUSIS, CONRAD, KELLES.

                    AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, IN RELATION TO CERTAIN

                    REQUIREMENTS REGARDING BILLING FOR ELECTRIC SERVICES.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A01234, CALENDAR NO.

                    101, LUPARDO, STIRPE, DICKENS, SIMON, WOERNER, FAHY, GIBBS,

                    JACOBSON, BUTTENSCHON, JEAN-PIERRE, JACKSON, MCDONALD,

                    GONZÁLEZ-ROJAS, HYNDMAN, HUNTER, GLICK, TAGUE, KELLES, NOVAKHOV,

                    MAHER.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, IN RELATION

                    TO EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF CROPS, LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

                    TO INCLUDE CANNABIS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  READ THE LAST SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE CLERK WILL RECORD

                    THE VOTE.

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

                                 MS. LUPARDO TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

                                 MS. LUPARDO:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.

                    SPEAKER.  I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT TO OUR COLLEAGUES WHAT WE'RE DOING

                    WITH THIS BILL IN CASE YOU WEREN'T FOLLOWING IT.  IT IS VERY SIMPLE.  WE

                    ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT CANNABIS IS AN AGRICULTURAL CROP IN NEW YORK

                    STATE, SIMILAR TO EVERY OTHER AGRICULTURE CROP, AND IS GOING TO ALLOW

                    LAND USE TO GROW CANNABIS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AGRICULTURE

                    ASSESSMENT ALLOWING FARMERS TO CUT THEIR COSTS OF PRODUCTION AND KEEP

                    LAND IN FARMING.  ALSO, IT'S GOING TO EXTEND THE RIGHT TO FARM LAW

                    PROTECTIONS TO OUR CANNABIS FARMERS.  SO BASICALLY WE'RE COMING FULL

                    CIRCLE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT CANNABIS IS A CROP THAT FARMERS GROW LEGALLY

                    IN NEW YORK STATE.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  MS. LUPARDO IN THE

                    AFFIRMATIVE.

                                 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A01687, CALENDAR NO.

                    102, RIVERA, CLARK, CRUZ, DE LOS SANTOS, DINOWITZ, FAHY, HEVESI,

                    LAVINE, MAMDANI, MCMAHON, MEEKS, PEOPLES-STOKES, L. ROSENTHAL,

                    SAYEGH, SEAWRIGHT, TAYLOR, ZINERMAN, JACKSON, SIMON, LUNSFORD,

                    JACOBSON, EPSTEIN, WEPRIN, KELLES.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE

                    LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING THE EXCLUSION OF COVERAGE FOR LOSSES OR

                    DAMAGES CAUSED BY EXPOSURE TO LEAD-BASED PAINT.

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                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A01731, CALENDAR NO.

                    103, DINOWITZ, WEPRIN, EPSTEIN.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW,

                    IN RELATION TO RESTRICTING INSURERS FROM DEMANDING INTRUSIVE PERSONAL,

                    FINANCIAL AND TAX INFORMATION FROM INSUREDS AS A STANDARD PRACTICE IN

                    PROCESSING ORDINARY THEFT CLAIMS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A02118, CALENDAR NO.

                    104, DINOWITZ, COLTON, PAULIN.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS

                    LAW, IN RELATION TO ARBITRATION ORGANIZATIONS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A03119, CALENDAR NO.

                    105, JONES.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE HIGHWAY LAW, IN RELATION TO

                    DESIGNATING A PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AS THE "SAMUEL

                    TROMBLEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE."

                                 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. A03162, CALENDAR NO.

                    106, WOERNER, RAGA.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE HIGHWAY LAW, IN RELATION

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    TO DESIGNATING A PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AS THE "DEPUTY

                    CHIEF BRIAN BUELL MEMORIAL BRIDGE."

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  READ THE LAST SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE CLERK WILL RECORD

                    THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

                                 MS. WOERNER TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

                                 MS. WOERNER:  THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER AND MY

                    COLLEAGUES.  DEPUTY CHIEF BRIAN BUELL WAS A MEMBER OF THE

                    GREENWICH FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A LEADER IN OUR COMMUNITY.  AND

                    SADLY, CANCER TOOK HIM FROM US TOO EARLY.  SO I THANK YOU FOR JOINING

                    ME IN HONORING DEPUTY CHIEF BRIAN BUELL WITH THIS BILL TODAY.  HE IS A

                    MAN WE COULD HAVE ALL BEEN PROUD OF TO KNOW, AND I KNOW THAT HIS

                    FAMILY WILL VALUE THE WORK THAT WE DO TODAY TO DESIGNATE A PORTION OF

                    THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN HIS MEMORY.  SO THANK YOU ALL, AND WITH THAT I

                    VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  MS. WOERNER IN THE

                    AFFIRMATIVE.

                                 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A03566, CALENDAR NO.

                    107, PRETLOW, SANTABARBARA, BENDETT.  AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 473 OF

                    THE LAWS OF 2010, AMENDING THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    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. A03778, CALENDAR NO.

                    108, ZEBROWSKI, JACOBSON, SIMONE.  AN ACT TO REPEAL SUBDIVISION 6 OF

                    SECTION 51 OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, RELATING TO VOTING BY

                    MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE AUTHORITIES CONTROL BOARD.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MR.

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

                    ADVANCED.  READ THE LAST SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE CLERK WILL RECORD

                    THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

                                 MR. GOODELL TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

                                 MR. GOODELL:  THANK YOU, SIR.  I WILL BE

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    SUPPORTING THIS BILL.  IT'S A MODEST AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC OFFICERS

                    LAW, BUT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF OTHER MEMBERS ALSO LOOKED AT

                    SOME OF THE HISTORY.  IN 2019, GOVERNOR CUOMO GOT QUITE UPSET WITH

                    THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES BOARD BECAUSE THEY STARTED QUESTIONING THE

                    FINANCIAL WISDOM OF SOME OF HIS GRANDIOSE PLANS TO REBUILD PENN

                    STATION, AND THERE WAS A CONCERN BY THE GOVERNOR THAT PERHAPS THEY

                    MIGHT NOT SUPPORT HIS PROPOSAL FOR AMAZON.  AND SO THE GOVERNOR

                    RESPONDED, AS WAS TYPICAL BACK THEN, BY INCLUDING LANGUAGE IN THE

                    BUDGET THAT SAID THAT THE AUTHORITY BOARD COULD ONLY VOTE ON WHETHER

                    OR NOT THERE WAS ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE PROJECT, AND IF THEY VOTED ON

                    ANYTHING ELSE, HE HAD THE POWER TO IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THEM.  AND

                    THAT WAS THE AMENDMENT THAT WENT THROUGH IN 2019 THAT WAS FORCED --

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ONE MINUTE, MR.

                    GOODELL.  REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU TOOK CONVERSATIONS OFF THE

                    FLOOR.  GENTLEMEN, LADIES.

                                 PROCEED, MR. GOODELL.

                                 MR. GOODELL:  THANK YOU, SIR.

                                 AND SO GOVERNOR CUOMO PUT THIS PROVISION IN THE

                    PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, FORCED IT THROUGH AS PART OF THE BUDGET, AND

                    BASICALLY SAID THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES BOARD HAD VIRTUALLY NO

                    SUBSTANTIVE ROLE IN REVIEWING THE WISDOM OF THE PROJECT, ONLY WHETHER

                    OR NOT THE CHECKS WOULD CLEAR.  AND THIS IS A MODEST AMENDMENT THAT

                    TAKES OUT THAT PROVISION AND RESTRICTS THEIR AUTHORITY TO ADJUST WHETHER

                    OR NOT THE CHECKS WILL CLEAR.  IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, THANK YOU

                    TO MY COLLEAGUE.  I DO HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE WE'LL CONTINUE TO REVIEW

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    THIS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S A FIVE-MEMBER BOARD OF WHICH ONLY THREE

                    PEOPLE CAN VOTE.  THE MINORITY, WHILE IT'S ON THE BOARD, HAS NO VOTING

                    WHATSOEVER.  AND SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WE CAN

                    ADDRESS THAT GLARING SHORTFALL, BUT THANK YOU TO THIS BILL, I WILL BE

                    SUPPORTING IT.  THANK YOU.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  MR. GOODELL --

                                 (PAUSE/AUDIENCE INTERRUPTION)

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  MR. SPEAKER, WE

                    CERTAINLY DO WANT TO HONOR OUR CITIZENS' RIGHT TO VOICE THEIR OPINION, WE

                    JUST WISH THEY WOULDN'T VOICE IT SO LOUDLY IN OUR CHAMBERS.  AND

                    GRATEFULLY, WE DO HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF THAT IS MOVING THEM OUT AND

                    ONWARD, AND --

                                 (PAUSE/AUDIENCE INTERRUPTION)

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ARE THERE ANY OTHER

                    VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A04072, CALENDAR NO.

                    109, CARROLL.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELECTION LAW, IN RELATION TO MAKING

                    TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS THERETO.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MR.

                    CARROLL, 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

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    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. A04113, CALENDAR NO.

                    110, LUPARDO, BUTTENSCHON, ZINERMAN, SANTABARBARA.  AN ACT TO

                    AMEND THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, IN RELATION TO INCREASING THE

                    NUMBER OF CUISINE TRAILS IN THE STATE.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  ON A MOTION BY MS.

                    LUPARDO, 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. A04674-A, CALENDAR

                    NO. 111, FAHY.  AN ACT RELATING TO THE EXTENSION OF THE TAXABLE STATUS

                    DATE IN CERTAIN ASSESSING UNITS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF SUCH

                    PROVISIONS UPON THE EXPIRATION THEREOF.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A05369, CALENDAR NO.

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    112, PAULIN, BURDICK.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE TAX LAW, IN RELATION TO

                    EXTENDING THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS IS

                    AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE AN ADDITIONAL SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAX.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  HOME RULE MESSAGE

                    IS AT THE DESK.  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. A05372, CALENDAR NO.

                    113, PAULIN, DARLING, WOERNER, DINOWITZ, BRONSON, GONZÁLEZ-ROJAS,

                    STECK, ANDERSON, SIMON, JACOBSON, COOK, COLTON, FORREST,

                    SANTABARBARA, WALKER, BURGOS, TAYLOR, CARROLL, CRUZ, EPSTEIN,

                    LUNSFORD, CLARK, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, ZEBROWSKI, PEOPLES-STOKES, L.

                    ROSENTHAL, REYES, FALL, KELLES.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH

                    LAW, IN RELATION TO INCREASING MONETARY PENALTIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

                    LAW VIOLATIONS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE NURSING HOME QUALITY

                    IMPROVEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A05518, CALENDAR NO.

                    114, GUNTHER.  AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 371 OF THE LAWS OF 1998,

                    AMENDING THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    FINANCING OF FACILITIES BY THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY FOR THE NEW YORK

                    STATE REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION, IN RELATION TO EXTENDING THE

                    EFFECTIVENESS 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. A05523, CALENDAR NO.

                    115, GUNTHER, DE LOS SANTOS.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW, IN

                    RELATION TO ALLOWING A SUSPENDING AUTHORITY TO CONDITION THE EARLY

                    RETURN OF A STUDENT ON SUCH STUDENT'S VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN

                    COUNSELING OR CERTAIN CLASSES.

                                 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. A05692, CALENDAR NO.

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    116, L. ROSENTHAL, BURDICK, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, EPSTEIN.  AN ACT TO

                    AMEND THE EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTION ACT OF NINETEEN SEVENTY-FOUR

                    AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN RELATION TO RENT

                    REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FOR VACANT UNITS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A05693, CALENDAR NO.

                    117, L. ROSENTHAL, BURDICK, EPSTEIN.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE EMERGENCY

                    TENANT PROTECTION ACT OF NINETEEN SEVENTY-FOUR AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE

                    CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, IN RELATION TO RENT REGISTRATION

                    STATEMENTS FILED BY A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A05694, CALENDAR NO.

                    118, L. ROSENTHAL, BURDICK, EPSTEIN.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE REAL

                    PROPERTY LAW, IN RELATION TO THE INSTALLATION OF APPLIANCES OR FIXTURES

                    BY TENANTS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A05704, CALENDAR NO.

                    119, BARRETT, THIELE, KELLES, NORRIS, WOERNER, RIVERA, WALLACE,

                    BRABENEC, SMITH, J. A. GIGLIO, EPSTEIN, MEEKS, GANDOLFO, BURDICK.

                    AN ACT TO AMEND THE REAL PROPERTY LAW, IN RELATION TO INCREASES OF RENT

                    IN MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

                    WOULD PLEASE RECALL CALENDAR NO. 111 BY MS. FAHY.

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  CALENDAR NO. 111,

                    THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A04674-A, CALENDAR

                    NO. 111, FAHY.  AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE EXTENSION OF THE TAXABLE

                    STATUS DAY IN CERTAIN ASSESSING UNITS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF

                    SUCH PROVISIONS UPON THE EXPIRATION 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.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

                    HAVE FURTHER HOUSEKEEPING OR RESOLUTIONS?

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  NO HOUSEKEEPING,

                    BUT NUMEROUS, FINE RESOLUTIONS, WE WILL 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. 264-295 AND

                    299 WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.)

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  THANK YOU, SIR.  COULD

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                    NYS ASSEMBLY                                                             APRIL 17, 2023

                    YOU PLEASE CALL ON MR. JACOBSON FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN

                    ANNOUNCEMENT?

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  MR. JACOBSON FOR THE

                    PURPOSES OF A ANNOUNCEMENT.

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

                    RAINY DAY OUT THERE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE SUNNY DURING -- IN OUR

                    CONFERENCE THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SESSION IN

                    HEARING ROOM B.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  DEMOCRATIC

                    CONFERENCE IN THE SUNNY HEARING ROOM B, THANK YOU.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

                    MOVE THAT THE ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL 1:30, TUESDAY, APRIL

                    THE 18TH, TOMORROW BEING A SESSION DAY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY:  THE ASSEMBLY STANDS

                    ADJOURNED.

                                 (WHEREUPON, AT 3:57 P.M., THE ASSEMBLY STOOD

                    ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY, APRIL 18TH AT 1:30 P.M., TUESDAY BEING A

                    SESSION DAY.)













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