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 1 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 2 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 3 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 4 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 5 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, 6 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. 7 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 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 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. 12 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 13 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. 14 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. 15 NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 17, 2023 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 16 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 17 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 18 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 19 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 20 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. 21 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 22 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. 23 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. 24 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 25 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.) 26