THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 10:36 A.M.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE HOUSE WILL COME

TO ORDER.

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

SILENCE.

(WHEREUPON, A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED.)

VISITORS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE

OF ALLEGIANCE.

(WHEREUPON, ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY LED VISITORS AND

MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.)

A QUORUM BEING PRESENT, THE CLERK WILL READ THE

JOURNAL OF WEDNESDAY, MAY THE 15TH.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

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

THE 15TH AND THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO

ORDERED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER. COLLEAGUES AND GUESTS THAT ARE IN THE CHAMBER, I WOULD LIKE

TO SHARE A QUOTE WITH YOU FOR TODAY. THIS ONE IS COMES FROM MARY

TRAVERS. SHE WAS AN AMERICAN SINGER-SONGWRITER WHO FOUND FAME IN

THE 1960S WITH THE FOLK TRIO OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY. HER WORDS FOR US

TODAY, IF WE'RE GOING TO TEACH THE WORLD TO STOP HATING THE DIFFERENT,

THE OTHER, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START WITH THE CHILDREN. AGAIN,

THESE WORDS FROM MARY TRAVERS.

MR. SPEAKER, COLLEAGUES HAVE ON THEIR DESKS A MAIN

CALENDAR AND A DEBATE LIST. WE WILL GOING TO BEGIN CALLING FOR THE

COMMITTEE -- WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN BY CALLING FOR THE COMMITTEE WITH

PEOPLE -- ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO MEET OFF THE FLOOR TODAY, AND

AFTER INTRODUCTIONS AND/OR HOUSEKEEPING, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP

CALENDAR RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3. AND THEN WE'RE GONNA WORK OFF THE

DEBATE LIST BY TAKING UP THE FOLLOWING BILLS: CALENDAR NO. 385 BY MS.

BARRETT, CALENDAR NO. 410 BY MS. PAULIN, AND CALENDAR NO. 427 BY

MR. DILAN. WE THEN WORK OFF THE MAIN CALENDAR BY TAKING UP NEW

BILLS BEGINNING WITH RULES REPORT NO. 44. THAT'S ON PAGE 5. THERE

MAY BE A NEED TO ANNOUNCE FURTHER FLOOR ACTIVITY, IF SO WE WILL PROCEED

AND ANNOUNCE THAT AS -- AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

THAT'S THE GENERAL OUTLINE OF WHERE WE'RE GOING TODAY,

MR. SPEAKER. IF YOU HAVE INTRODUCTIONS AND/OR HOUSEKEEPING, NOW

WOULD BE THE PERFECT TIME. THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, MRS.

PEOPLES-STOKES.

ON A MOTION BY MR. PRETLOW, PAGE 8, RULES REPORT

NO. 60, BILL NO. 9550, THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

FOR THE PURPOSES OF A COMMITTEE, MRS. PEOPLES-

STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER. IF YOU COULD PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH

DISABILITIES TO MEET IN THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: COMMITTEE ON

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM

IMMEDIATELY.

FOR THE PURPOSES OF A INTRODUCTION, MS. BUTTENSCHON.

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

RISE TO INTRODUCE THE UTICA NOTRE DAME GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM. ON

MARCH 16TH, THIS TEAM NAMED -- WAS NAMED THE CLASS B STATE

CHAMPIONS AFTER DEFEATING ALBANY ACADEMY IN A 55-51 COMEBACK AT

THE HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THIS TEAM WAS ABLE TO RALLY

TOGETHER AND PUSHED THROUGH MULTIPLE DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICITS TO WIN THIS

GAME. THE TEAM IS LED BY HEAD COACH JOHN SNYDER, ASSISTANT

COACHES TOM PETERSON, GILLIAN KEELER, AND GENNARO DURSO. THEY

FINISHED THEIR SEASON WITH A 24-3 RECORD. THE PLAYERS ARE COREY

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

KERNEY, ERIN TRINKAUS, LAUREN KULPA, MAGGIE TRINKAUS, EMMA

JOHNSON, VITA WATERS, TESSA ARCURI, AMANIE JADWICK, ELLA TRINKAUS,

JULIANNA OTIS, JENNA HERRON, ABBY KOTARY, LILY JOHNSON, OLIVIA

RUSSITANO AND VEGA ROSEMYER. THEY HAVE SHOWN THEIR ABILITY TO

OVERCOME ADVERSITY, AND I AM SURE THIS SKILL WILL FOLLOW THEM THROUGH

THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NOTRE DAME GIRLS BASKETBALL

STATE CHAMPIONS. GO JUGGLERS. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MS. BUTTENSCHON, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME

COACHES AND THESE TREMENDOUS ATHLETES. LADIES, WE ARE SO PLEASED TO

HAVE YOU, EXTEND YOU TO THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. WE HOPE THAT THIS

VICTORY THAT YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS YEAR WILL CONTINUE THROUGH YOUR LIFE

AND YOU WILL LEARN THOSE LESSONS AND USE THOSE LESSONS OF WHAT IT TAKES

TO BE SUCCESSFUL. WE'RE QUITE SURE YOU WILL. CONGRATULATIONS.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. MCDONALD FOR THE PURPOSES OF A INTRODUCTION.

MR. MCDONALD: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. IT'S AN

HONOR TODAY TO NOT HAVE NOT ONE, BUT TWO GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS TO

RECOGNIZE, BOTH FROM COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL WHICH IS ACROSS THE RIVER

IN EAST GREENBUSH. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO INTRODUCE THE COLUMBIA GIRLS

BOWLING TEAM, WHO WON THE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP THIS PAST FEBRUARY IN SYRACUSE,

COMPLETING AN OUTSTANDING SEASON. THEIR REGULAR SEASON THEY WERE

UNDEFEATED 16-0, THEY WON THE SUBURBAN COUNCIL CHAMPIONSHIP,

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

WHICH IS THE BIGGEST -- BIGGEST COUNCIL IN THE CAPITOL REGION, AND ALSO

THE SECTION 2 CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT AS WELL. AT THE STATE

CHAMPIONSHIPS, COLUMBIA HAD A TOTAL PIN FALL OF 5,982 PINS OVER THE

SIX GAMES, 301 PINS HIGHER THAN SECOND PLACE EAST ISLIP.

I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALLY THOSE WHO

COMPETED: KARA BARCHER, EMILY BEARDSLEY, MARISSA BOGHOLTZ,

JENNIFER DOTY, CIERRA CAMPBELL [SIC] -- EXCUSE ME, CIERRA GABRIEL,

ALEXIS GAUDETTE, GRACE STEELE, KENDRA SZCZEPKOWSKI, AND THEY'RE LEAD

BY HEAD COACH LISA JOHNAS AND ASISTANT COACH BILL NEUMANN.

CONGRATULATIONS, LADY KEGLERS.

ALSO FROM COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE A HIGH

SCHOOL JUNIOR BY THE NAME OF ELLE HUTTON, WHO WON THE STATE

CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE GIRLS WRESTLING INVITATIONAL IN JANUARY AT SRC

ARENA IN ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE. MISS HUTTON WON ALL FOUR OF

HER MATCHES IN HER WEIGHT CLASS TO BECOME COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL'S

FIRST FEMALE WRESTLING CHAMPION.

SO TO ALL THE CHAMPIONS, CONGRATULATIONS AND GREAT

WORK, AND MR. SPEAKER, IF YOU COULD EXTEND THESE CHAMPIONS THE

CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

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

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

THE FLOOR. AGAIN, OUR CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS CHAMPIONSHIP YEAR IN

WRESTLING AND BOWLING. CONTINUE THOSE GREAT TRAITS THAT TOOK YOU TO

THIS VICTORY. KNOW THAT WE WILL ALWAYS WELCOME YOU HERE AND LOOK

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

FORWARD TO WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH

FOR BEING HERE.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. BROOK-KRASNY.

MR. BROOK-KRASNY: GOOD MORNING, MR.

SPEAKER. I RISE TO INTRODUCE MY GOOD FRIEND, LUCY MUJICA DIAZ. I'M

DOING IT ON MY BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER GLICK AND

ASSEMBLYMEMBER LEE. LUCY IS A KEY MEMBER OF THE SOUTHERN

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY AS CHAIR OF BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 13.

SHE HAS BEEN A HELPING HAND AND A LIGHT TO OTHERS FOR DECADES, AND I'M

PROUD TO BE HERE WITH HER TODAY.

IN 1990, LUCY MOVED TO CONEY ISLAND TO START A

FAMILY AND RAISE HER TWO WONDERFUL DAUGHTERS, AMANDA AND LIZA.

FROM THE VERY START, SHE WAS DRAWN TO HELPING HER COMMUNITY. SHE

SERVED AS A BOOKKEEPER FOR HER HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION AND

VOLUNTEERED AT THE LA PUERTA ABIERTA DAY CARE CENTER WHEN HER

DAUGHTERS WERE YOUNG. LUCY HAS ALSO WORKED WITH OUR LADY OF

SOLACE BASEBALL LEAGUE TO GET KIDS INVOLVED IN LOCAL ATHLETICS. IN

2012, AS I'M SURE WE ALL REMEMBER, HURRICANE SANDY DEVASTATED NEW

YORK CITY AND LEFT MANY WITHOUT FOOD, SHELTER AND BASIC DAY-TO-DAY

NEEDS. DURING THAT VERY DIFFICULT TIME, LUCY STEPPED UP AND BECAME

INVOLVED WITH BROOKLYN COMMUNITY SERVICES TO HELP FAMILIES WHO HAD

BEEN AFFECTED BY THE STORM.

I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL OF US IN SOUTHERN BROOKLYN,

BUT ALSO ON BEHALF ASSEMBLYMEMBER GLICK AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER LEE,

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

I CAN SAY THAT ALL OF US IN BROOKLYN IN SAYING WE CANNOT THANK LUCY

ENOUGH FOR HER SELFLESS EFFORTS AND DEDICATION OVER THE YEARS TO SEEING

OUR COMMUNITY BECOME A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYONE. ON BEHALF OF ALL

OF US, MR. SPEAKER, I'M GOING TO SAY WE LOVE LUCY.

SO, MR. SPEAKER, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME LUCY. I'D LIKE

YOU TO WELCOME LUCY TO THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER AND ASK THAT YOU GIVE

HER THE CORDIALITIES OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. BROOK-KRASNY, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, LUCY, WE

WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, EXTEND TO YOU THE

PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. OUR THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IN

YOUR COMMUNITY. I'VE SERVED ON A COMMUNITY BOARD, I KNOW THAT IT IS

A TASK UNTO ITSELF, NOT TO MENTION ALL THE OTHER THINGS YOU'VE

ACCOMPLISHED. PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE, AND

WE TREASURE YOU AS A GIFT TO BROOKLYN. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. BENDETT.

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

PROUD TO RISE TODAY TO INTRODUCE RAGAN RETELL, NEW YORK STATE

WRESTLING CHAMPION. NEW YORK STATE HAS A TREMENDOUS HISTORY IN

HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WRESTLING, AND RAGAN NOW JOINS A LIST OF MANY,

MANY WONDERFUL ATHLETES. SHE'S ALSO A TWO-TIME FARGO PLACE FINISHER

IN A NATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN NORTH DAKOTA. TWO-TIME WORLD TIME --

WORLD TEAM TRIALS PLACE FINISHER. SHE WAS THIRD AT THE STATES IN 2023,

SHE'S A FOUR-TIME STATE CHAMPION. SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE CENTURY

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

CLUB, SHE HAS OVER 100 WINS IN HIGH SCHOOL. AND AGAIN, SHE WAS NEW

YORK STATE CHAMPION REPRESENTING TAMARAC HIGH SCHOOL.

MR. SPEAKER, WRESTLING TEACHES YOU TWO OF THE MOST

IMPORTANT CHARACTER TRAITS THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL SHOULD HAVE. THE FIRST

ONE IS HUMILITY. WHEN YOU USE -- WHEN YOU LOSE A WRESTLING MATCH IN

FRONT OF ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, THEY BRING YOU TO THE CENTER OF THE

MAT AND THEY RAISE YOUR OPPONENT'S HAND, TELLING EVERYBODY IN YOUR

FAMILY AND YOUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU'RE A LOSER AND IT'S HUMILIATING.

THERE'S NO OTHER TEAMMATES TO RELY ON LIKE IN BASKETBALL OR BASEBALL,

IT'S JUST YOU AND THAT OTHER OPPONENT, AND IT'S HUMILIATING. BUT THE

SECOND THING IT TEACHES YOU IS COMPASSION, BECAUSE AFTER YOU'VE

BECOME A WINNER AND YOU HUMILIATE SOMEBODY ELSE, YOU SHAKE THEIR

HAND, YOU TAP THEM ON THE BACK AND YOU SAY, WITH HARD WORK YOU'LL BE

HERE, TOO.

SO, I'M PROUD TO BE A WRESTLER AND COME FROM A

WRESTLING FAMILY. I'M PROUD TO BE FROM A WRESTLING SCHOOL, I'M PROUD

TO BE FROM A SECTION OF NEW YORK STATE THAT HAS VERY PROUD WRESTLING,

INCLUDING OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST JEFF BLATNICK, WHO WAS MY FRIEND,

AND WHO ALSO HELPED COACH RAGAN AND HER BROTHER.

AND SO, MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD

EXTEND ALL THE CORDIALITIES TO THE HOUSE TO RAGAN RETELL.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. BENDETT, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, RAGAN, WELCOME

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

PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR SUCCESSES, AND

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

HOPE THAT THOSE SUCCESSES CONTINUE. BUT I'D LIKE YOU TO THINK FOR A

MINUTE, AND ALL OF US, AT HOW MARVELOUS IT IS TO HAVE YOUNG LADIES

PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS AND BE HONORED FOR THEIR EFFORTS AS A PART OF

THEIR LIFESTYLE. I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD. THANK YOU SO

VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. MANKTELOW.

MR. MANKTELOW: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR

ALLOWING ME TO HAVE AN INTRODUCTION TODAY.

(PAUSE)

SORRY, MR. SPEAKER, ONE SECOND, PLEASE.

(PAUSE)

AGAIN, MR. SPEAKER, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO DO

AN INTRODUCTION ON THE FLOOR, ALSO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A WRESTLER. HIS

NAME IS BRAIDON WOODWARD. HE'S A SENIOR AT THE PALMYRA-MACEDON

CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. HE WAS THE NEW YORK STATE WRESTLING

CHAMPION AT THE WEIGHT OF 170 POUNDS. THE MATCH WAS ACTUALLY HELD

RIGHT HERE AT THE MVP ARENA DOWN THE STREET, AND -- AND WHAT A GREAT

HONOR TO HAVE HIM HERE BACK IN ALBANY AS A CHAMPION, ALONG WITH HIS

FAMILY AND SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE SCHOOL. HE FINISHED HIS

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER WITH A RECORD OF 54-1 AND WILL NOW BE ATTENDING THE

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO THIS FALL.

SO, MR. SPEAKER, IF YOU COULD GIVE HIM AND THE FAMILY

ALL THE CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE, I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

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

HERE, SIR, TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, WE EXTEND THE PRIVILEGES OF

THE FLOOR. WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR EXCELLENT CAREER IN HIGH

SCHOOL, LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT WILL HAPPEN AS YOU GO ON TO BUFFALO.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A PLACE YOU CAN ALWAYS COME AND

A PLACE YOU WILL ALWAYS BE WELCOME. GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND YOUR

FAMILY. OBVIOUSLY, FAMILY, YOU DID A GREAT JOB WITH THIS YOUNG MAN.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

WE'LL GO TO RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3. ASSEMBLY NO.

2196, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 2196, RULES

AT THE REQUEST OF MR. LEMONDES.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MAY 18, 2024, AS ARMED FORCES DAY IN THE

STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. LEMONDES ON THE

RESOLUTION.

MR. LEMONDES: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AS WE

KNOW, ARMED FORCES DAY WAS ESTABLISHED BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN ON

FEBRUARY 27,1950 IN RECOGNITION OF ALL CURRENTLY-SERVING MILITARY

MEMBERS. IN ADDRESSING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS, THERE ARE SEVERAL

ASPECTS THAT SHOULD BE MENTIONED. FIRST, HISTORICALLY MOST AMERICANS

ALIVE TODAY HAVE NEVER LIVED IN AN AMERICA WHERE THEIR COUNTRY OR WAY

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

OF LIFE WERE EXISTENTIALLY THREATENED, THE LAST TIME BEING WORLD WAR II.

THIS BINDING FABRIC THAT HAS UNIFIED US MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST 250

YEARS IS OFTENTIMES FORGOTTEN. HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN BY

THOSE COUNTLESS SOULS THAT HAVE SERVED, BLED, DIED, OR THEIR FAMILIES; THE

IMPORTANCE BEING THAT THERE'S A COST TO BE FREE, AND THAT COST IS PAID

EVERY SINGLE DAY.

WHAT MANY DON'T REALIZE IS THE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE OF

OUR MILITARY WITH RESPECT TO OUR SECURITY IS EVER-PRESENT 24/7.

RECOGNIZING THAT THIS PILLAR OF EXTERNAL SECURITY IS THE FIRST OF THREE

IMPERATIVES NECESSARY TO HAVE AND MAINTAIN A FREE SOCIETY IS THE FIRST

STEP IN UNDERSTANDING HOW VITAL IT IS, THE SECOND BEING INTERNAL SECURITY

OR OUR POLICE FORCES AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE

THIRD BEING A FUNCTIONING ECONOMY, WHICH CAN'T BE ACHIEVED AND

MAINTAINED WITHOUT THE OTHER TWO. WHETHER OPERATING IN SPACE ABOVE

OR BELOW THE SEA, IN THE AIR OR ON THE GROUND IN AS MANY AS 30-PLUS

COUNTRIES AT ANY GIVEN TIME, YOUR, OUR MILITARY MEMBERS ARE OUT THERE

OFTENTIMES IN MISERABLE CONDITIONS, WILLING TO SACRIFICE EVERYTHING SO

THAT OUR REPUBLIC MAY LIVE TO SEE ANOTHER DAY. THIS LEVEL OF

COMMITMENT BY SO FEW FOR SO MANY IS OFTEN TAKEN FOR GRANTED AS SO

MANY ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF OUR SOCIETY, BUT DON'T EVEN KNOW,

UNDERSTAND OR PARTICIPATE IN ITS OBLIGATIONS.

LAST, PLEASE RECOGNIZE OUR MILITARY MEMBERS HAVE

MORE RESPONSIBILITY AT A YOUNGER AGE THAN THOSE OF ANY OTHER SEGMENT

OF OUR SOCIETY. IN THEIR HONOR, ON THIS DAY, PLEASE JOIN ME IN

RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THEIR SERVICE ON OUR BEHALF. THANK

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, SIR.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 2197, RULES

AT THE REQUEST OF MS. SOLAGES.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MAY 19, 2024, AS HUMAN MILK DAY IN THE

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

HUMAN MILK DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

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

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 2198, RULES

AT THE REQUEST OF MR. CUNNINGHAM.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MAY 19, 2024, AS PINKSTER DAY IN THE STATE

OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

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

ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 2199, RULES

AT THE REQUEST OF MR. JONES.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MAY 5-11, 2024, AS CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS

AND EMPLOYEES WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

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. 2200, RULES

AT THE REQUEST OF MR. SIMONE.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MAY 12-18, 2024, AS FAMILY PHYSICIAN

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. 2201, RULES

AT THE REQUEST OF MR. BRABENEC.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MAY 19-25, 2024, AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL

SERVICES 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. 2202, RULES

AT THE REQUEST OF MS. DARLING.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM MAY 2024, AS FOSTER CARE MONTH IN THE

STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

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

ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 2203, RULES

AT THE REQUEST OF MR. ZEBROWSKI.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM AUGUST 17, 2024, AS MODEL AVIATION DAY IN

THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

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

ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 2204, RULES

AT THE REQUEST OF MR. EACHUS.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM OCTOBER 10, 2024, AS MENTAL HEALTH DAY IN

THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. EACHUS ON THE

RESOLUTION.

MR. EACHUS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THANK YOU

FOR ALLOWING ME TO BRING THIS RESOLUTION TO THE FLOOR. IT'S UNUSUAL

BECAUSE MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH, BUT MENTAL HEALTH DAY IS ON

OCTOBER 10TH SO I DON'T KNOW WHO FIGURED THIS ONE OUT. BUT I THINK WE

HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE FOLKS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES SUFFER WITH

THOSE EACH AND EVERY DAY. SO WHETHER WE DESIGNATE A MONTH OR A DAY,

LET US PLEASE REMEMBER ALL OF THOSE THAT HAVE THESE MENTAL DISABILITIES.

THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, SIR.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

ON DEBATE, PAGE 32, CALENDAR NO. 382 -- 385, THE

CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08869, CALENDAR NO.

385, BARRETT, L. ROSENTHAL, CUNNINGHAM, SANTABARBARA, SHIMSKY,

THIELE, ARDILA. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, IN

RELATION TO REQUIRING THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY AND RESEARCH

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE

FAST-CHARGING STATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. BARRETT, AN

EXPLANATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

MS. BARRETT: CERTAINLY, MR. SPEAKER. THIS BILL IS

INTENDED TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE AND ONGOING APPROACH TO EV

FAST-CHARGING STATION IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU. WOULD THE SPONSOR

YIELD?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. BARRETT?

MS. BARRETT: CERTAINLY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. BARRETT YIELDS,

SIR.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, MS. BARRETT. LOOKING

AT THE SECOND PAGE, SECTION 5, IT CALLS ON THE AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH A

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

FAST CHARGE NY WORKING GROUP, ALTHOUGH EVEN THOUGH THE AUTHORITY

ESTABLISHES IT ALL THE MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED. I SEE THAT THERE ARE FOUR

MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, FOUR MEMBERS

APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY IT IS THAT

THERE ARE NO MINORITY APPOINTMENTS, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE FOUR FROM

EACH HOUSE? AFTER ALL, THE MINORITY REPRESENTS ONE-THIRD OF THE

RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

MS. BARRETT: IT -- IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING, AND

I'LL DOUBLE CHECK.

(PAUSE)

OKAY, SORRY, I GOT MY BILLS MIXED UP. YES, WELL, YOU

KNOW, THERE IS NOTHING IN HERE THAT PREVENTS THE MINORITY LEADER FROM

SPEAKING WITH OUR SPEAKER, FROM THE SPEAKER FOR -- TO CONFER WITH THE

MINORITY LEADER TO ANYBODY TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS.

MR. GOODELL: WITH THAT IN MIND, YOU WOULDN'T

MIND IF YOU CHANGED THIS TO HAVE ALL FOUR APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY

LEADER AND HE'LL CONSULT WITH THE SPEAKER; IS THAT OKAY?

MS. BARRETT: THAT'S NOT WHAT THE BILL SAYS, BUT IF

YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE THAT BILL YOU SHOULD GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, MS. BARRETT.

I NOTICED THAT THE MEMBERSHIP, WHILE BEING APPOINTED

ONLY BY THE MAJORITY, ALSO MUST REFLECT SPECIFIC GROUPS. SO, AT LEAST

TWO MEMBERS HAVE TO REPRESENT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUPS. WHAT'S

MEANT BY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE?

MS. BARRETT: THIS IS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT -- AT

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN, AND OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN -- IN

THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT. THE IDEA IS TO HAVE A DIVERSITY OF POINTS

OF VIEW AND -- AND -- AND PERSPECTIVES IN GETTING TO THIS

COMPREHENSIVE, YOU KNOW, MUCH-NEEDED ONE OVERLOOK ON HOW WE DO

FAST CHARGING. AS YOU KNOW, AT THE MOMENT WE HAVE MULTIPLE AGENCIES

AND OTHER GROUPS INVOLVED IN THIS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE

BEEN -- BEEN WORKING TOWARDS AND WANT TO GET DONE AND LOOKING TO

HAVE ALL THE VOICES, BUT JUST FOR ONE COMP -- COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH

TO IT.

MR. GOODELL: AND I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS

THAT WE WANT A DIVERSITY OF OPINIONS, AND I THINK THAT IS ABSOLUTELY A

GREAT OBJECTIVE. BUT I NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE MEMBERSHIP, TWO ARE

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FROM TWO -- TWO ARE FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL

JUSTICE GROUP, TWO MEMBERS ARE STATEWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. I'M

NOT SURE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS. TWO MEMBERS FROM CHARGING STATION

DEVELOPERS, WHO OBVIOUSLY MAKE MONEY INSTALLING THESE -- THAT'S WHY

THEY'RE CALLED DEVELOPERS, I GUESS -- AND THE REMAINING TWO REPRESENT

PUBLIC UTILITIES, CORRECT? WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUP AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP?

MS. BARRETT: ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES WITH THE

CLCPA HAS BEEN TO BE SURE THAT DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ARE

REPRESENTED, AND THAT WE ADDRESS SPECIAL NEEDS THAT ARE -- THAT -- YOU

KNOW, THAT ARE EXPERIENCED BY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE

STATE, RURAL AS WELL AS URBAN. IT'S THE COMMUN -- IT'S THE CLIMATE

LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT, AND SO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

PART. THAT'S THE JUSTICE PART, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ARE

LOOKING, YOU KNOW, AT -- AT OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES.

MR. GOODELL: I SEE. IS THERE ANY REASON WHY

THERE'S NO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE INDEPENDENT SERVICE OPERATORS, THE

ISO? BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE GREATEST CONCERNS RAISED ABOUT

THESE FAST CHARGING SYSTEMS IS THEY REQUIRE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF

ELECTRICITY ON DEMAND, AND THERE'S THREE ACTUALLY -- THREE DIFFERENT

LEVELS OF CHARGING, THE THIRD, THE FAST CHARGERS --

MS. BARRETT: THIS IS JUST (INAUDIBLE/CROSSTALK).

MR. GOODELL: -- REQUIRE -- SPECIFICALLY REQUIRE

NEW TRANSFORMERS AND IT WOULD PUT A LOT OF STRESS ON THE GRID. IS THERE

ANY REASON WHY WE DON'T HAVE ANY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE

ORGANIZATION THAT'S CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ACTUALLY RUNNING

THE GRID AND MAKING SURE THE ELECTRICITY IS AVAILABLE?

MS. BARRETT: YES, THAT -- I MEAN, THEY WILL

DEFINITELY BE PART OF THE, YOU KNOW, OF THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE THE

IDEA IS TO HAVE A COORDINATED EFFORT ACROSS THE STATE FOR THESE FAST

CHARGERS. AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, IT'S -- THIS IS THE THIRD TIER. WE

-- YOU KNOW, WE -- WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A CRITICAL PIECE

IN -- IN HAVING MORE ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON THE ROAD IS TO BE ABLE TO --

PEOPLE BE ABLE TO NOT HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH RANGE ANXIETY, KNOW THAT

THEY CAN GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GET TO. SO THAT'S THE IDEA HERE, IS TO

MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THOSE -- THOSE POINTS OF VIEW ARE PART OF THE

CONVERSATION.

MR. GOODELL: NOW, AS YOU KNOW, THE FAST

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

CHARGING STATIONS ARE CURRENTLY QUITE EXPENSIVE --

MS. BARRETT: I'M SORRY, I LOST WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

MR. GOODELL: I SAID AS YOU KNOW, THE FAST

CHARGING STATIONS ARE QUITE EXPENSIVE. THE ESTIMATES THAT ARE THAT IT

RUNS UPWARDS OF $10,000 FOR THE EQUIPMENT PLUS ANOTHER UPWARDS OF

$15,000 FOR THE DELIVERY, INCLUDING THE TRANSFORMERS AND THE WIRING

AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO AT $25,000 PER CHARGER, IS THERE ANY

REASON WHY WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE REPRESENTING THE TAXPAYERS OR UTILITY

CUSTOMERS WHO WILL LIKELY BE CHARGED THAT?

MS. BARRETT: ALL -- ALL OF THOSE GROUPS THAT

YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'RE RAISING WILL BE PART OF THIS CONVERSATION.

THIS IS THE WORKING GROUP THAT WILL BE MEETING AND WILL BE LOOKING AT

ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. SO THIS IS THE WORKING GROUP. THEY

WILL BE MEETING WITH NYISO, THEY WILL BE MEETING WITH THE CONSUMER

GROUPS. WE WILL BE TAKING ALL THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION IN THEIR -- AS WE

-- THEY LOOK AT THIS AND CREATE THIS PLAN. THE PLAN IS AN ANNUAL PLAN,

WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE IN THE LEGISLATURE TO LOOK AT IT. THAT'S

THE IDEA, IS TO HAVE TRANSPARENCY AND CONSISTENCY AND ONE

COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH.

MR. GOODELL: I SEE. AND OF COURSE, AS -- AS YOU

KNOW, RIGHT NOW THERE'S HUGE SUBSIDIES BY THE STATE AND FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BUY EVS. THERE'S SUBSIDIES FOR --

BY THE GOVERNMENT TO INSTALL THESE CHARGING STATIONS. BUT AM I CORRECT,

EVS DON'T PAY ANY HIGHWAY TAXES, CORRECT?

MS. BARRETT: THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS BILL IS ABOUT.

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

MR. GOODELL: AND THAT'S -- THAT WAS MY POINT.

SO THIS DOESN'T DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT EVS ARE GETTING A FREE RIDE AT

TAXPAYER EXPENSE, THAT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE THAN THIS BILL.

MS. BARRETT: THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS BILL IS ABOUT.

MR. GOODELL: I SEE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY

MUCH, AGAIN I -- I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

MS. BARRETT: THANK YOU.

MR. GOODELL: MR. SPEAKER, ON THE BILL.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: ON THE BILL.

MR. GOODELL: I -- I COMMEND THE SPONSOR IN

TERMS OF MOVING FORWARD WITH A COMPREHENSIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE FAST

CHARGING ANALYSIS. I AGREE WITH THE SPONSOR THAT'S SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY

WE NEED IF WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH EVS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE

WORKING GROUP CONSISTS ALMOST ENTIRELY OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE A VESTED

STAKE IN SPENDING TAXPAYER MONEY. SO YOU HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES

FROM SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS, NOT TAXPAYERS. I MEAN, THEY MAY BE

TAXPAYERS BUT THEY DON'T REPRESENT TAXPAYERS. WE HAVE TWO

REPRESENTATIVES FROM ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S THE

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUPS AND ENVIRONMENTAL

GROUPS UNLESS THE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AREN'T JUSTIFIED, BUT ASSUMING

THERE'S SOME DIFFERENCE. THEN WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE REPRESENTING

DEVELOPERS. THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT SELL THIS EQUIPMENT AT TAXPAYER

EXPENSE AND MAKE A PROFIT ON IT. AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF

REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE UTILITY COMPANIES WHO LOVE TO SELL US

ELECTRICITY, RIGHT? BUT WHO DON'T WE HAVE? WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

REPRESENTING THE TAXPAYERS. WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE FROM NYSERDA,

THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. WE

DON'T HAVE ANYONE FROM AAA THAT REPRESENTS THE OTHER 95 PERCENT OF

TRAVELERS WHO DON'T USE EVS. SO I HOPE AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THIS

PROCESS WE LOOK FOR REAL BALANCE, INCLUDING A SENSITIVITY TO THE FACT THAT

THESE EVS ARE CURRENTLY ONLY AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO ARE HIGHER INCOME.

THE COST OF THE CHARGING STATIONS ARE HIGH, THE TAXPAYERS ARE ON THE

HOOK, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE LOWER INCOME, AND THE EVS PAY NOTHING

INTO THE HIGHWAY FUND TO MAINTAIN OUR ROADS. OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM

DOESN'T MATCH THE PUBLIC POLICY; HOPEFULLY WE CAN ADDRESS THAT IN THE

FUTURE.

AGAIN, THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE. I THINK THAT

MOVING FORWARD ON THE STUDY IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, AND I HOPE WE

CAN BROADEN THE GROUP AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU, MS. BARRETT,

AND THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: MR. PALMESANO.

MR. PALMESANO: YEAH, MR. SPEAKER, ON THE BILL.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: ON THE BILL.

MR. PALMESANO: I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE

SPONSOR ABOUT THIS TOPIC ON APPOINTMENTS, SO I JUST KIND OF -- I DON'T

WANT TO BELABOR WITH MORE QUESTIONS, MY COLLEAGUE MR. GOODELL

ADDRESSED THAT. I DID JUST WANT TO ADDRESS, THOUGH, THAT I THINK ONE OF

MY CONCERNS WITH THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION IS THAT THERE WERE NO

MINORITY APPOINTMENTS. I'VE MENTIONED THAT TO OTHER MEMBERS ON THEIR

LEGISLATION WHEN THERE ARE NO MINORITY APPOINTMENTS. AND I THINK THE

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

IMPORTANCE OF THAT, YOU MIGHT SAY, WELL, IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU DON'T

HAVE ANY INPUT. WE ARE DEALING WITH SOME SIGNIFICANT PIECES OF

LEGISLATION THAT MIGHT CHANGE THE MARKETPLACE IN -- IN A BIG WAY. FOR

EXAMPLE, THE CLCPA, WHICH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ON THE FLOOR TIME AND

TIME AGAIN, THERE WERE TWO MINORITY APPOINTMENTS. IF THOSE -- IF THE --

THE MINORITY DIDN'T HAVE APPOINTMENTS TO THAT CLIMATE ACTION COUNCIL,

THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO ONE ON THAT COMMITTEE WITH ANY EXPERIENCE

OR KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERTISE ON GENERATION, ON UTILITY WORK, ON NATURAL

GAS INFRASTRUCTURE, ON THINGS THAT WERE BEING TOTALLY OVERHAULED AND

RESTRUCTURED. SO THERE IS IMPORTANCE TO ALLOW THE MINORITY

APPOINTMENT ON THESE -- ON THESE TASK FORCE OR WHATEVER THEY MAY BE.

YOU KNOW, WE REPRESENT SIX MILLION DOLLAR -- SIX MILLION PEOPLE, THERE

SHOULD BE A VOICE ON THAT. I -- I KNOW THERE WAS SOME LEGISLATION THAT

CAME THROUGH EARLIER LAST WEEK THAT WOULD OVERHAUL REGARDING

EXTENDED PRODUCER LIABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY. NO MINORITY APPOINTMENTS

ON THAT, AND I HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SPONSORS ON OTHER PIECES OF

LEGISLATION. I JUST THINK IT'S -- IT DOESN'T HURT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE

FOUR MAJORITY APPOINTMENTS FOR THE SPEAKER AND THE MAJORITY LEADER

IN THE SENATE, COULDN'T IT BE THREE AND ONE? SO I DO THINK WHAT THE

SPONSOR'S TRYING DO WITH THE OVERALL GENESIS OF THIS BILL WITH TRYING TO

DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WE NEED MORE OF THAT, MORE

FEASIBILITY STUDIES, MORE COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, MORE THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT I DO THINK FROM MY PERSPECTIVE ON THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION BECAUSE

THERE'S NO MINORITY APPOINTMENTS, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN OTHER

REPRESENTATION ON THAT COUNCIL FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, FROM OUR SIDE OF

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

THE AISLE. SO FOR THAT REASON I'M GOING TO BE VOTING NO ON THIS BILL. BUT

I WOULD URGE MY COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE, WHEN YOU

BRING FORTH PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT PUTS COMMITTEES TOGETHER OR

COUNCILS TOGETHER AND YOU'RE OFFERING APPOINTMENTS TO THE SPEAKER,

APPOINTMENTS TO THE MAJORITY LEADER IN THE SENATE, YOU SHOULD AT LEAST

GRANT THE MINORITY A VOICE IN THAT IN EACH HOUSE. BECAUSE WE HAVE

PEOPLE THAT WE COULD THINK CAN BRING EXPERTISE TO THESE DECISIONS THAT

ARE BEING MADE. AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAJOR RESTRUCTURING AND

OVERHAULS OF POLICY IN NEW YORK STATE. AND AGAIN, I WILL GO BACK TO

THE CLCPA AGAIN, WHICH FORTUNATELY, WE DID HAVE TWO PEOPLE, TWO

VOICES THAT CAME FROM THE MINORITY THAT WERE VOICES OF REASON, THAT

WE'RE SAYING WE CAN'T DO THIS, WE SHOULDN'T DO THIS, ALTHOUGH A LOT OF IT

HAPPENED ANYWAY. THEY NEEDED TO BE PART OF THAT DISCUSSION, THEY

NEEDED TO BE A PART OF THAT RECORD. AND IT SHOULD BE A PART OF THAT

RECORD WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MAJOR OVERHAULS TO POLICIES THAT ARE

MOVING FORWARD.

SO, WHEN WE LOOK AT THINGS LIKE THIS, WHEN WE LOOK AT

THINGS LIKE EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY, WHEN WE LOOK AT

MODERNIZING THE GRID, WE NEED TO HAVE MINORITY APPOINTMENTS ON

THOSE BECAUSE WE HAVE A VOICE AND WE COULD BRING EXPERTISE AND HAVE

SUGGESTIONS ON THAT AS WELL. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS BILL DOESN'T HAVE THAT,

BUT I DO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE SPONSOR IS GOING FROM IT WITH THE -- WITH

THE OVERALL PLAN. BUT JUST FOR THOSE REASONS I'M GOING TO BE VOTING IN

THE NEGATIVE AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME.

BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD WITH THE SPONSOR ON THIS

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

AND OTHER ISSUES. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: MR. RA.

MR. RA: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ON THE BILL.

ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO: ON THE BILL.

MR. RA: JUST QUICKLY, AND NOT -- NOT TO BELABOR THIS

POINT, BUT, YOU KNOW, I FIND THE WHOLE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER WE

HAVE MINORITY APPOINTMENTS OR NOT, AND REALLY THE RESPONSE TO THAT

CONCERN TO BE SOMEWHAT INSULTING. OKAY, FINE, WE'LL INTRODUCE A BILL.

ARE YOU GONNA MOVE IT THROUGH THE COMMITTEE? ARE WE GONNA BRING IT

OUT TO THE FLOOR? WE KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. IT'S NOT ABOUT

US. WE THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING IN TERMS OF POLITICS, AND IT'S ABOUT US

AND THE 150 PEOPLE IN HERE. BUT IT'S NOT. IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE WE

REPRESENT, THE 130,000-PLUS PEOPLE WE REPRESENT IN OUR DISTRICTS. AND

AS MY COLLEAGUE SAID, OVER SIX MILLION NEW YORKERS ARE REPRESENTED BY

THOSE OF US ON THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE. AND HAVING APPOINTMENTS,

WHETHER IT'S THIS BILL OR ANY OTHER COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, STUDY,

WHATEVER IT IS WE'RE DOING, GIVES IT MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RURAL

RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE, FOR SUBURBAN RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE, TO HAVE A

VOICE AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES.

SO I -- I THINK WHAT THIS BILL IS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IS

-- IS A POSITIVE THING. I THINK THE STATE IS OBVIOUSLY LAGGING BEHIND AS

WE'RE DEALING WITH THIS. WE LOOK AT -- I DRIVE UP HERE EVERY WEEK, WE

HAVE THESE REST STOPS THAT ARE TAKING FOREVER TO GET PUT TOGETHER

BECAUSE, AGAIN, I TALKED ABOUT THEM YESTERDAY, BUT OUR -- OUR

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

WONDERFUL FORMER GOVERNOR PUT OUT THIS PROCESS AND IT'S TAKING YEARS

AND YEARS. THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY THOUGHT ABOUT EV CHARGING AT

-- AT THOSE REST STOPS, IT'S AN AFTERTHOUGHT. SO WE NEED --WE NEED TO

ADDRESS THAT ISSUE AS PEOPLE ARE USING THESE THINGS MORE AND MORE.

BUT AGAIN, OVER SIX MILLION NEW YORKERS ARE REPRESENTED ON THIS SIDE

OF THE AISLE. IT IS NOT A LOT TO ASK TO MAKE SURE THERE IS AN APPOINTMENT

SO THAT THAT BROAD PERSPECTIVE -- IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT REPUBLICAN/

DEMOCRAT. IT'S ABOUT WE ALL REPRESENT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THIS STATE, AND

HAVING THOSE VOICES IN THE ROOM AS THINGS ARE BEING TALKED ABOUT

RESULTS IN A BETTER OUTCOME, AND IT'S THAT SIMPLE.

THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

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.)

MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU. I'M SUPPORTING THIS BILL

BECAUSE I THINK IT'S, AS MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE

AISLE, WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PLANNING PROCESS, ALTHOUGH

SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL NOT SUPPORT IT BECAUSE THEY WOULD LIKE TO

HAVE A MORE DIVERSITY OF OPINION. BUT OVERALL, I'M SUPPORTING IT

BECAUSE WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD, AS MY COLLEAGUE JUST MENTIONED,

AND HOPEFULLY AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH LEGISLATION WE'LL BE SENSITIVE

TO THE ONE-THIRD OF NEW YORKERS THAT ARE REPRESENTED BY THE

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVES.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ARE THERE ANY OTHER

VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

PAGE 34, CALENDAR NO. 410, THE CLERK WILL READ.

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: AN EXPLANATION IS

REQUESTED, MS. PAULIN.

MS. PAULIN: YES, OF COURSE. THANK YOU. THE BILL

REQUIRES CERTAIN CORPORATIONS AND COMPANIES TO REPORT EMPLOYEE DATA

REGARDING GENDER, RACE AND ETHNICITY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. WALSH.

MS. WALSH: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WILL THE

SPONSOR YIELD?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. PAULIN, WILL YOU

YIELD?

MS. PAULIN: HAPPY TO.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. PAULIN YIELDS, SIR

-- MA'AM.

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

MS. WALSH: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO, THIS BILL

HAS GONE THROUGH A FEW, OR AT LEAST ONE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENT

FOLLOWING THE FIRST VETO BY THE GOVERNOR BACK IN 2022. LET'S JUST FOR

THE BENEFIT OF -- OF OUR COLLEAGUES, CAN YOU JUST TALK ABOUT HOW THE --

WHAT THE BILL DOES OR SEEKS TO DO AND THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE

IN THE BILL SINCE WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT IN 2022?

MS. PAULIN: SO, THE ORIGINAL BILL REQUIRED THE SAME

REPORTING OF DATA, BUT IT SAID SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE FEDERAL FORM

THAT IS ALREADY REQUIRED. SO THE GOVERNOR IN HER VETO MESSAGE --

(COUGHING), SORRY. THE GOVERNOR IN HER VETO MESSAGE SAID THAT THERE

WAS A CONCERN THAT THERE WOULD BE DUPLICATION, AND IT WOULD BE HARD

FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO -- TO FIGURE OUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN

SUBSTANTIALLY AND THE FORM. SO WE MADE THE BILL IDENTICAL -- OR WE

CHANGED THE BILL TO REQUIRE THE FORM -- ANY -- THE SAME EXACT

INFORMATION FROM THE FORM TO GO TO THE -- TO GO TO THE DEPARTMENT. SO

WE BELIEVED WE WERE ADDRESSING THE VETO MESSAGE ENTIRELY. THE -- LAST

YEAR'S VETO MESSAGE WAS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, WHICH WASN'T REFLECTED IN

THE ORIGINAL VETO MESSAGE. BUT THROUGH A CRAZY SITUATION AT THE

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE WHERE THEY CHANGED COUNSEL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BILL

AND DIDN'T HAVE COUNSEL ASSIGNED TO THE BILL AT THE END. I BELIEVE THEY

MADE AN ERROR, WHICH IS WHY I'M PUTTING THE BILL FORWARD AGAIN.

MS. WALSH: YEAH. AND SO, I -- I WOULD

COMPLETELY AGREE THAT THE AMENDMENT THAT WAS MADE WHICH BASICALLY

SAID THE FEDERAL FORM THAT BUSINESSES HAVE ALREADY BEEN FILLING OUT AND

HAD BEEN REQUIRED TO DO SO FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, THAT SAME FORM, BY

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

THAT -- THAT IDENTICAL FORM NOW COULD BE DONE FOR THE STATE. HOW THAT

DATA WILL BE TREATED IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT ACCORDING TO THIS BILL. SO

IN THE -- UNDER THE FEDERAL LAW, DATA IS REPORTED IN AN AGGREGATED

FORMAT WHEREAS YOUR BILL WOULD REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO BREAK THE

INFORMATION DOWN AND REPORT IT THAT WAY. AND I BELIEVE THAT FROM A

PREVIOUS DEBATE YOU HAD INDICATED THAT THE UNDERLYING REASON FOR THE

BILL IS TO ALLOW CONSUMERS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN

DIFFERENT COMPANIES TO REALLY GET IN AND EXAMINE COMPANY -- BY

COMPANY TO SEE IF THEIR -- THE WAY THAT THEY LOOK AT, LIKE, DIVERSITY,

EQUITY, INCLUSION, ISSUES LIKE THAT ARE REALLY BORNE OUT BY THE DATA THAT'S

COLLECTED. BUT THEN THE GOVERNOR, TO YOUR POINT, IN 2023 SAID, THIS BILL

IS SIMILAR TO LEGISLATION I VETOED LAST YEAR. IT WOULD REQUIRE EMPLOYERS

TO SHARE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR EMPLOYEES IN A

DISAGGREGATED FORMAT. BY DOING SO, THIS BILL WOULD BURDEN DOS, THE

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, TO DUPLICATE WORK ALREADY BEING DONE

SUCCESSFULLY BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHILE CREATING A RISK TO

PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES' PERSONAL PRIVACY.

MS. PAULIN: THAT WAS THE SENTENCE THAT WAS ADDED

FROM THE VETO MESSAGE TWO YEARS AGO, SO WE WERE UNAWARE OF THAT

CONCERN THE FIRST TIME. AND I WOULD ARGUE BACK THAT WHEN YOU HAVE

100 EMPLOYEES, WHICH IS REALLY WHERE THE THRESHOLD STARTS BECAUSE YOU

-- IF IT'S LESS THAN THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO FILL OUT THAT FORM AND,

THEREFORE, YOU WOULDN'T BE SENDING IT TO THE STATE, THERE SHOULD BE

SOME DIFFERENCES IN -- THERE SHOULD BE SOME DIVERSITY IN YOUR -- IN YOUR

EMPLOYEE POOL. AND SO THE CONCERN THAT WAS RAISED TO ME IS THAT WHAT

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

IF, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ONLY ONE WOMAN? WELL, THEN WE'RE -- THAT'S THE

PRIVACY CONCERN. I WOULD SAY THAT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO

GET AT. WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF SOME OF THE COMPANIES WHEN

THEY'RE AGGREGATED ARE REALLY HIDING BEHIND THAT WHEN IT'S -- THEY'RE

GONNA BE INDIVIDUALLY DIVULGED. THEY MAY BE A LITTLE MORE CONCERNED

AND, THEREFORE, MAY HIRE 20 WOMEN OF THEIR 100-EMPLOYEE POOL INSTEAD

OF, YOU KNOW, GOD FORBID IT'S 50/50, BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY HIRE

MORE. SO -- SO WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD BE, ONE, A WAY TO ENCOURAGE

DIVERSITY, AND TWO, IT WOULD BE A WAY FOR SOMEONE WHO'S AN INVESTOR TO

SAY, WAIT A SECOND, I CARE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER A FIRM IS -- IS -- IS

COMPLYING WITH SOME OF THESE DIVERSITY THINGS THAT I CARE ABOUT, AND IT

WOULD ALLOW THEM TO MAKE A JUDGMENT BASED ON THAT IF IT WAS BETWEEN

INVESTING IN ONE FIRM OR ANOTHER.

MS. WALSH: SO, YOU KIND OF MADE A COUNTER-

ARGUMENT TO THE SECOND VETO MESSAGE FROM LAST YEAR. HAS THE BILL BEEN

FURTHER AMENDED SINCE THAT VETO MESSAGE TO CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT THE

BILL?

MS. PAULIN: NO.

MS. WALSH: OKAY.

MS. PAULIN: I WAS -- I'M HOPING THAT I CAN

PERSUADE THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE THIS TIME TO KEEP ONE COUNSEL THAT

WOULD FOLLOW THE BILL FROM BEGINNING TO END AND -- AND THEN BE ABLE TO

HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONVINCE THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE THAT THIS IS THE

RIGHT THING TO DO.

MS. WALSH: I APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWER. SO, ONE OF

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

THE THINGS THAT HAD -- HAS BEEN RAISED AS A CONCERN BOTH BEFORE AND

CONTINUING EVEN AFTER THE FIRST -- THE AMENDMENT THAT WAS MADE SAYING

THAT YOU CAN USE THE SAME FORM, ARGUING THAT THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL

BURDEN BEING PLACED ON BUSINESS. NOW, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE -- THE

BURDEN IS REALLY UPON THE STATE, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, TO -- TO PRESENT

THIS INFORMATION IN A DISAGGREGATED FORMAT. DO YOU SEE OR WHAT WOULD

YOUR RESPONSE BE TO THOSE WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT ADDITIONAL BURDEN ON

BUSINESS ITSELF IN RESPONDING TO THIS REQUIREMENT?

MS. PAULIN: I -- I THINK ONLY THE PRIVACY ISSUE IS

THE ISSUE THAT -- THAT A BUSINESS WOULD -- SHOULD OR COULD BE CONCERNED

ABOUT, BECAUSE WE'RE SAYING SUBMIT THE SAME FORM. SO IT'S TAKING THE

FORM, COPYING IT, PUTTING IT IN TWO DIFFERENT ENVELOPES. SO THAT'S THE

ONLY EXTRA WORK ON THE PART OF A BUSINESS. FOR DOS, YES, THEY WILL

HAVE TO TAKE THE INDIVIDUAL FORMS AND POST THEM, TAKE THE INFORMATION

OFF THE INDIVIDUAL FORMS. IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE MORE WORK IF WE

REQUIRED THEM TO AGGREGATE IT BECAUSE THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADD

SOMETHING UP. HERE WE'RE BASICALLY SAYING, TAKE THE INDIVIDUAL FORMS

AND POST IT. SO YES, IT WOULD BE WORK ON THE PART OF THE DEPARTMENT TO

POST THE INFORMATION, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE HARD TO DESEGREGATE IT BECAUSE

IT'S ALREADY DESEGREGATED WHEN IT COMES TO THEM.

MS. WALSH: MM-HMM. SO, ONE OF THE -- SO TWO

GROUPS THAT HAVE CONTINUED TO REMAIN OPPOSED TO THIS BILL ARE THE

BUSINESS COUNCIL AND ALSO NFIB, AND THEIR OPPOSITION MEMOS ARE

PRETTY SIMILAR, AND I'LL JUST KIND OF SUMMARIZE WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.

THEY'RE SAYING THAT UNDER FEDERAL LAW THE EEOC IS PROHIBITED FROM

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

MAKING PUBLIC AN EMPLOYER'S EEO-1, WHICH IS THEIR FORM, DATA. THIS IS

IN RECOGNITION OF BOTH LONGSTANDING EEO LAW AND FREEDOM OF

INFORMATION ACT LAW THAT RECOGNIZES THAT TRADE SECRETS AND COMMERCIAL

OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM A PERSON THAT IS PRIVILEGED OR

CONFIDENTIAL. SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT, THAT YOUR BILL ENDS UP BEING

IN SOME WAYS AN END AROUND THE FEDERAL PROTECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN

LONGSTANDING?

MS. PAULIN: SO, I HAVE THE FORM IN FRONT ME, AND

THIS FORM DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY CONFIDENTIAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION.

WHAT THE FORM REQUIRES IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE EMPLOYEES, WHETHER

THEY ARE HISPANIC OR LATINO, MALE OR FEMALE, BLACK OR AFRICAN-

AMERICANS, NATIVE, HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS, ASIAN, ET

CETERA. YOU KNOW, AND IT -- IT -- ALTHOUGH I GUESS WHITE AND AMERICAN

INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE. IT DOESN'T EVEN BREAK IT DOWN AS FAR AS

WHERE THE CENSUS GOES, FOR EXAMPLE. BUT IT DOES -- THAT'S ALL IT DOES.

AND THEN IT SAYS, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY PROFESSIONALS DO YOU HAVE IN

THE CATEGORY, HOW MANY SALES WORKERS, HOW MANY CRAFT WORKERS,

OPERATORS, LABORERS AND SERVICE WORKERS. I DON'T SEE THIS AS BEING

TRADEMARK-PROTECTED OR WARRANTING TRADEMARK PROTECTION. SO IT'S REALLY

ONLY ABOUT FIGURING OUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A DIVERSE, YOU

KNOW -- AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT IF THERE -- THERE MIGHT BE SOME

EMPLOYERS THAT HAVE THE OPPOSITE, YOU KNOW? SOME FIRMS, YOU KNOW,

IF YOU'RE A FIRM THAT HAS NURSES IT'S GOING TO BE PRIMARILY FEMALE. IF IT'S

A FIRM THAT HAS LABORERS, IT MIGHT BE PRIMARILY MALE. BUT -- BUT WE

KNOW THAT SOCIETY HAS ALREADY KIND OF MADE THOSE DISTINCTIONS. BUT IN

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

A COMPANY THAT MIGHT BE LAWYERS OR MIGHT BE DOCTORS OR MIGHT BE

SOME OTHER PROFESSIONAL FIRM WHERE THERE'S MORE OF A BALANCE JUST OUT

IN THE WORLD, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EMPLOYER, IF YOU'RE AN

INVESTOR, IS CONFORMING TO YOUR BELIEFS.

MS. WALSH: DOES THE EEO FORM -- SO, TAKE THE

EXAMPLE THAT YOU GAVE EARLIER OF A COMPANY THAT HAS ONE WOMAN. IS

THERE A RISK THAT THERE COULD BE INFO -- LIKE, SALARY INFORMATION OR

INFORMATION THAT CAN BE READILY TRACED BACK TO THAT -- THAT ONE WOMAN

THAT'S THERE, POSSIBLY, YOU KNOW, VIOLATING A SENSE THAT THAT INFORMATION

SHOULD BE CONFIDENTIAL?

MS. PAULIN: THERE'S -- THERE'S NO SALARY

INFORMATION THAT IS REQUIRED ON THE FORM.

MS. WALSH: OKAY.

MS. PAULIN: IT'S SIMPLY DEMOGRAPHIC. AND SO THE

ONLY PRIVACY INFORMATION THAT -- OR ANY PRIVACY WORRY THAT YOU MIGHT

HAVE IS IF A FIRM, AGAIN, HAS ONE EMPLOYEE THAT IS OF A CERTAIN GENDER OR

OF A CERTAIN ETHNIC BACKGROUND, AND EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO THAT MIGHT

BE WHEN IT'S PUBLISHED. EVEN THAT'S DOUBTFUL, BUT -- BUT THAT'S THE ONLY

PRIVACY RISK.

MS. WALSH: OKAY. AND -- AND WHAT WOULD YOU

END UP -- SO YOU JUST KNOW WHO THAT PERSON'S IDENTITY WAS, YOU

WOULDN'T NECESSARILY KNOW OTHER KEY INFORMATION ABOUT --

MS. PAULIN: YOU WOULDN'T KNOW.

MS. WALSH: -- THAT INDIVIDUAL LIKE SALARY OR

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

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MS. PAULIN: RIGHT.

MS. WALSH: OKAY. OKAY.

THE ONE OTHER THING THAT WAS RAISED LAST YEAR -- WELL,

ACTUALLY TWO YEARS AGO IN DEBATE NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE, FROM MY ESTEEMED

COLLEAGUE TO MY RIGHT WAS A CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE, AND I'M JUST

WONDERING IF ANY THOUGHT WAS GIVEN TO -- TO THAT ISSUE. IT WAS POINTED

OUT THAT ARTICLE III, SECTION 16 OF THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION IS

ALSO VIOLATED BY THE STATUTORY PROVISION THAT'S BEING PROPOSED BECAUSE

THE STATE CONSTITUTION EXPRESSLY PROHIBITS INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

IN A BILL, AND THIS BILL PURPORTS TO INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE NOT OTHER

NEW YORK STATE STATUTES, BUT FEDERAL REGULATIONS. AND SO THE ONLY

WAY THAT ANYONE WOULD ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THIS BILLS MEANS IS FOR

THEM TO LOOK UP A FEDERAL REGULATION ADOPTED BY UNELECTED BUREAUCRATS

OR MAKING RULES IN WASHINGTON, AND THAT'S A DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE

STATE CONSTITUTION. ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THAT?

MS. PAULIN: BECAUSE OF THE CHEVRON CASE, YOU

KNOW, THE REGULATORS HAVE A LOT OF LEEWAY. I THINK THAT CASE IS BEFORE

THE SUPREME COURT RIGHT NOW, SO WE'LL SEE IF THAT CHANGES. HAVING

SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, WE REFERENCE FEDERAL LAW AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS

IN NEW YORK STATE LAW A LOT, AND THIS IS -- SO THIS IS JUST ONE MORE

EXAMPLE OF A PLACE THAT WE'RE DOING THAT.

MS. WALSH: OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I

APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

READ THE LAST SECTION.

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 730TH

DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: A PARTY VOTE HAS

BEEN REQUESTED.

MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR. THE REPUBLICAN

CONFERENCE WILL BE GENERALLY IN THE NEGATIVE. BUT I WOULD REMIND MY

COLLEAGUES THAT WE WERE ALMOST EVENLY SPLIT THE LAST TIME WE VOTED ON

THIS, SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. AND THOSE WHO WISH TO SUPPORT IT SHOULD

CERTAINLY VOTE YES ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

MR. FALL.

MR. FALL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THE MAJORITY

CONFERENCE WILL BE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ON THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION. FOR

THOSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO VOTE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, THEY CAN DO SO AT

THEIR DESK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU, MR. FALL.

MR. GOODELL TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

AND NOW MR. GOODELL TO EXPLAIN.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR. AS I MENTIONED,

THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE HAS BEEN SPLIT ON THIS OVER THE PAST. WE

APPRECIATE THE SPONSOR'S AMENDMENTS THAT MADE THE REPORTING TO THE

STATE EEOC TO BE IDENTICAL ON THE FORMAT TO THE FEDERAL REPORTING,

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

WHICH FOR MANY OF US WAS A VERY POSITIVE CHANGE. AT THE SAME TIME,

MANY OF US ARE WONDERING WHY THE HECK DO WE DOUBLE THE REPORTING

REQUIREMENTS ON ALL OF OUR EMPLOYERS USING THE EXACT SAME FORM? IT'S

LIKE, ARE WE IN A RACE WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SEE WHO CAN

REQUIRE THE MOST REPORTING? AND FOR THAT REASON, THE GOVERNOR

ACTUALLY VETOED THE LAST ONE AND SHE SAID, WE DON'T NEED TO DO THIS.

THIS PLACES AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN ON THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE THAT

HAVE PUT THIS INFORMATION TOGETHER, AND IT'S ONE MORE UNNECESSARY

BURDEN ON BUSINESSES.

SO I RESPECT MY COLLEAGUE'S DESIRE AND THE SPONSOR'S

DESIRE TO MAKE THIS SIMPLER, AND IN DOING SO I REALLY HAVE TO QUESTION

WHY ARE WE DOING IT AT ALL. THE DATA IS AVAILABLE IN THE FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT. WE DON'T NEED TO IMPOSE DUPLICATIVE REPORTING

REQUIREMENTS JUST BECAUSE YOU MADE THE DECISION TO LOCATE IN NEW

YORK. FOR THAT REASON I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING IT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GOODELL IN THE

NEGATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

PAGE 35, CALENDAR NO. 427, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07194, CALENDAR NO.

427, DILAN, DICKENS, TAYLOR, WALKER, DAVILA, ARDILA, HYNDMAN,

LUCAS, SEPTIMO, REYES. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CORRECTION LAW, IN

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

RELATION TO CERTIFICATES OF RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, SIR.

ON THE BILL.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE BILL, SIR.

MR. GOODELL: THIS BILL MAKES A SMALL CHANGE IN

THE CORRECTION LAW THAT HAS SOMEWHAT SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES.

UNDER CURRENT LAW, IF A PERSON HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISON AND

MEETS CERTAIN CRITERIA THEY CAN APPLY FOR A CERTIFICATE OF RELIEF FROM

DISABILITY [SIC], AND THAT GRANTING OF THE RELIEF IS DISCRETIONARY. AND SO

THEY HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN PREREQUISITES TO APPLY, AND THEN ONCE THEY

COMPLETE THOSE PREREQUISITES IT'S A DISCRETIONARY REVIEW BY THE COURT OR

PAROLE BOARD TO DECIDE WHETHER THAT CERTIFICATE SHOULD BE ISSUED. THIS

CHANGES THE LAW BY SAYING THAT IF THEY MEET THE PREREQUISITES, THEY

MUST GET THE CERTIFICATE OF RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES OR THE OTHER

CERTIFICATES THAT ELIMINATE A CERTIFICATE OF RELIEF. MOST OF US THINK THAT

SOME DISCRETION IS APPROPRIATE BECAUSE THE PRECONDITIONS DON'T COVER

ALL THE FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. AND RATHER THAN AMEND THE

LAW AND ADD MORE PRECONDITIONS, WE BELIEVE HAVING SOME

DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO LOOK AT THE ENTIRE CIRCUMSTANCE IS A MORE

APPROPRIATE APPROACH.

AND I'LL ALSO POINT OUT THAT BASED ON LEGISLATION WE

PASSED LAST YEAR WITH SOME CONSIDERABLE OPPOSITION, ALL CONVICTIONS ARE

SEALED AFTER A CERTAIN LENGTH OF TIME -- I THINK IT'S THREE YEARS FOR MIS --

MISDEMEANOR, EIGHT YEARS FOR A FELONY -- AND ONCE THEY'RE SEALED, THE

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

ENTIRE PROCESS OF ASKING FOR A RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES IS RENDERED MOOT.

AND SO BASED ON THE FACT WE HAVE AUTOMATIC SEALING NOW IN NEW YORK

STATE OF FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS AFTER A CERTAIN LENGTH OF TIME, WE

-- MANY OF US CERTAINLY FEEL THAT THAT DISCRETIONARY REVIEW IN THE

INTERIM IS AN IMPORTANT PROTECTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY TO MAKE SURE THAT

THOSE WHO ARE REHABILITATED CAN GET THE RELIEF THEY'RE SEEKING, AND THOSE

WHO STILL HAVE ISSUES CAN HAVE MORE TIME TO FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THOSE

ISSUES TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

READ THE LAST SECTION.

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

DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: A PARTY VOTE HAS

BEEN REQUESTED.

MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU. THE REPUBLICAN

CONFERENCE IS GENERALLY OPPOSED TO THIS AMENDMENT. THOSE WHO

SUPPORT IT SHOULD CERTAINLY VOTE YES ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

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

OF LEGISLATION. THERE MAY BE A FEW OF US THAT WOULD DESIRE TO BE

EXCEPTIONS, WE SHOULD FEEL FREE TO DO SO AT OUR SEATS.

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

THE CLERK WILL RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MS. WALKER TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

MS. WALKER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I AM

HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATE OF RELIEF FROM

DISABILITY [SIC]. I BELIEVE THAT A PERSON SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN ONE

OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THEIR CASE FOR FULL INTEGRATION AND

SUPPORT INTO SOCIETY. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS EFFORT IS AN EFFORT IN SUPPORT

OF PUBLIC SAFETY BECAUSE IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO ADEQUATE

HOUSING, EDUCATION, FINANCIAL AID, JOBS, ET CETERA, THAT WE KNOW ARE ALL

OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO FULLY SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATE IN

OUR CIVIC SOCIETY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN OPPORTUNITIES FOR

AUTOMATIC SEALING, BUT THOSE DATES DO NOT REPRESENTS THE FLOOR, I SUBMIT,

AND INSTEAD REPRESENT -- REPRESENTS THE SEALING. AND SO AT THE EARLIEST

OPPORTUNITY FOR A PERSON TO APPLY FOR A CERTIFICATE OF RELIEF FROM

DISABILITY [SIC], I BELIEVE IS A GREAT MEASURE THAT WE'RE TAKING UNDER

TODAY AND I PROUDLY SUPPORT AND VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. WALKER IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

ON PAGE 5 ON CONSENT, RULES REPORT NO. 44, THE

CLERK WILL READ.

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00589-A, RULES

REPORT NO. 44, L. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, COLTON, EPSTEIN, WALKER,

BURDICK. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HOUSING LAW, IN RELATION TO

REQUIRING THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL TO

ESTABLISH A PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE ONLINE DATABASE OF BUILDING-WIDE MAJOR

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05367-B, RULES

REPORT NO. 45, LUCAS, AUBRY, COLTON, LEVENBERG, STECK. AN ACT TO

DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO

JOINTLY STUDY AND REPORT UPON THE PROVISIONS TO CONSUMER CREDIT

REPORTING AGENCIES BY PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES, CABLE TELEVISION

COMPANIES AND CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICE SUPPLIERS OF INFORMATION ON

LATE PAYMENTS OR DEFAULT ON ANY FEES OR CHARGES INCURRED BY

CONSUMERS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF SUCH PROVISIONS UPON

EXPIRATION THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS.

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

ADVANCED AND THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05512, RULES REPORT

NO. 46, L. ROSENTHAL, DE LOS SANTOS, ZINERMAN, RAGA. AN ACT TO

AMEND THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING THE

REQUIREMENT THAT A COURT PROCEEDING HAS BEEN INITIATED AGAINST AN

INDIVIDUAL IN ORDER FOR SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO QUALIFY FOR A RENT ARREARS

GRANT OR ONGOING RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05750, RULES REPORT

NO. 47, PAULIN, SAYEGH, JACKSON, TAPIA, SEPTIMO, LAVINE, DE LOS

SANTOS, SIMONE, WEPRIN, REYES, BRABENEC, SIMON. AN ACT TO AMEND

THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO THE SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS FOR

SERVICES PROVIDED BY HOME CARE AGENCIES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05802-A, RULES

REPORT NO. 48, SOLAGES. AN ACT IN RELATION TO AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY

OF NASSAU ASSESSOR TO ACCEPT AN APPLICATION FOR A REAL PROPERTY TAX

EXEMPTION FROM 786 MUHAMMADI MASJID, INC.

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. A05803-B, RULES

REPORT NO. 49, PAULIN, GUNTHER, MCDONALD, FAHY, STERN, KIM,

HYNDMAN, WOERNER, SHIMSKY, CARROLL, DICKENS, MCMAHON, SIMON,

MCDONOUGH, RA, DE LOS SANTOS, STIRPE, BUTTENSCHON, SILLITTI,

SEAWRIGHT, THIELE, LEVENBERG, HEVESI, MANKTELOW, BRABENEC, JENSEN,

DESTEFANO, SAYEGH, SANTABARBARA. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

LAW, IN RELATION TO ESTABLISHING A STATE PARKINSON'S DISEASE REGISTRY.

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.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06136-B, RULES

REPORT NO. 50, EACHUS, LUPARDO, BUTTENSCHON, SHIMSKY, LEVENBERG,

ARDILA, SIMON, OTIS, LUNSFORD, DE LOS SANTOS, ZACCARO, JACOBSON,

BLANKENBUSH, GALLAHAN, TAGUE, BRABENEC, MAHER, DESTEFANO,

BENDETT, ANGELINO, BERGER, MCDONALD, GUNTHER, PAULIN, AUBRY,

WILLIAMS, BLUMENCRANZ, REYES, GANDOLFO, J.M. GIGLIO, BEEPHAN,

NORRIS, MANKTELOW, JENSEN, GIBBS, SEAWRIGHT, LUCAS, SIMPSON,

MCGOWAN, SANTABARBARA, TAYLOR, LEMONDES, STIRPE, FAHY, BARRETT,

COOK, SAYEGH. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, IN

RELATION TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS TO EXEMPT AMBULANCES AND FIRE

VEHICLES FROM PAYING TOLLS ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY WHEN

ENGAGED IN AN EMERGENCY OPERATION.

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

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.)

MR. EACHUS TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. EACHUS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. FIRST OF

ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL MY COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE FLOOR THAT ARE

SUPPORTING THIS VERY IMPORTANT EMS BILL. IT IS DESPERATELY NEEDED. I

DON'T KNOW HOW MANY FOLKS ARE AWARE THAT THE EMS UNITS THAT RESPOND

TO THRUWAY EMERGENCIES HAD TO ACTUALLY APPLY TO GET THE MONEY BACK.

THEY HAD TO PAY THE TOLLS AND APPLY TO GET THE MONEY BACK. WE KNOW

THE BURDENS THAT THE EMS SERVICES ALL OVER THE STATE ARE GOING THROUGH,

AND CERTAINLY THAT WAS A BURDENSOME SITUATION FOR THEM. BUT THIS IS

ONLY ONE OF SEVEN BILLS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE EMS TO RESCUE THE EMS

AND THEIR DESPERATE SITUATIONS, AND I DON'T FEEL WE CAN WAIT FOR ANY OF

THE SIX OTHER BILLS THAT WILL BECOMING FORTH, BUT TO VOTE ON THEM DURING

THIS SESSION BECAUSE LORD KNOWS HOW MANY EMS UNITS WE WOULD LOSE

IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. SO IT IS MY HOPE THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING THOSE

SIX MORE BILLS AS PART OF THE PACKAGE FORWARD TO HELP OUR EMS FOLKS.

THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'M IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. EACHUS IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07214, RULES REPORT

NO. 51, MCDONALD. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN

RELATION TO SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR

PHYSICIAN PROFILES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

ON A MOTION BY MR. MCDONALD, 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.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08029-C, RULES

REPORT NO. 52, EPSTEIN, FAHY, LUCAS, AUBRY, SEAWRIGHT, GLICK, KIM,

LEVENBERG, CHANG, LEE, SAYEGH, RAGA. AN ACT DIRECTING THE

METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT

AUTHORITY TO RENAME THE 23RD STREET SUBWAY STATION TO THE 23

ST-BARUCH COLLEGE STATION; AND PROVIDES FOR THE REPEAL OF SUCH

PROVISIONS UPON EXPIRATION THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MR. EPSTEIN TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

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

EXPLAIN MY VOTE. SO, BARUCH COLLEGE IS AN ICON IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT

SERVES 20,000 STUDENTS, IT IS THE NUMBER ONE SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY THAT

MOVES STUDENTS FROM LOWER INCOME TO A HIGHER INCOME. IT IS -- TAKES

PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY AND TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES. THIS SUBWAY STATION

RIGHT AT 23RD STREET WILL NOW CO-READ BARUCH COLLEGE AND 23RD STREET

LEXINGTON LINE. IT WILL GIVE PEOPLE A MARKER TO KNOW WHERE BARUCH IS

AND SHOW ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE CITY COMMUNITY.

I ENCOURAGE ALL MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS

BILL. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. EPSTEIN IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08365-A, RULES

REPORT NO. 53, WOERNER, MCDONALD, ANGELINO, MAGNARELLI, GUNTHER,

GRAY, DESTEFANO, LUPARDO, PAULIN, LUNSFORD, SEAWRIGHT, THIELE,

JONES, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SAYEGH, RAGA. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC

HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO ESTABLISHING A CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE PUBLIC

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

AWARENESS OF THE CAUSES OF ORAL DISEASE AND ITS PREVENTION.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 60TH

DAY.

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, FOR

ALLOWING ME TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE. GOOD ORAL CARE IS THE FOUNDATION FOR

GOOD HEALTH THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE IN

NEW YORK STATE IS THAT WE HAVE A DEARTH OF DENTISTS IN COMMUNITIES

ACROSS THE STATE. ESTIMATES ARE THAT WE NEED 4,000 MORE DENTISTS

PRACTICING IN NEW YORK, AND PARTICULARLY IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THERE

IS SIGNIFICANT POVERTY AND A LOT OF MEDICAID PATIENTS, YOU DON'T FIND A

LOT OF DENTISTS. WHEN YOU TALK TO THE DENTISTS WHO DO PRACTICE IN THOSE

AREAS, ONE OF THE THINGS THEY TALK ABOUT IS THAT BECAUSE GOOD DENTAL

CARE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE NECESSARILY UNDERSTAND AND EMBRACE

EARLY ON IN LIFE, BY THE TIME THEY DO MAKE IT TO A DENTIST THE -- THE CARE

IS COMPLEX AND PAINFUL AND COSTLY. AND SO THIS BILL TO CREATE A PUBLIC

AWARENESS CAMPAIGN OF THE CAUSES OF ORAL DISEASE AND ITS PREVENTION TO

HELP PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR TEETH FROM -- AND THEIR

CHILDREN'S TEETH FROM AN EARLY AGE WILL HOPEFULLY START TO TURN THAT

AROUND SO THAT BY THE TIME SOMEONE GETS TO A DENTIST IT IS NOT AS

COMPLEX, AS PAINFUL OR AS COSTLY TO TREAT THEIR -- TO TREAT THE PROBLEMS

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

THEY MIGHT HAVE IN THEIR MOUTH.

SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, AND MAY YOU ALL

HAVE GOOD DENTAL HEALTH.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. WOERNER --

MS. WOERNER: AND WITH THAT I VOTE IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. WOERNER IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER, TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE. I REALLY DO WANT TO APPRECIATE THE

SPONSOR OF THIS LEGISLATION. YOU KNOW, SOME OF US, YOU KNOW, WHO DO

OUR REGULAR DENTAL VISITS AND WE DREAD HEARING THAT DRILL, WE DREAD EVEN

WALKING INTO THE OFFICE, BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE

OF HEALTHCARE. THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE THAT WE REPRESENT IN THIS STATE

WHO DO NOT. AND IT IS JUST SO CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HELP THEM

GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING THERE. SO I REALLY WANT TO HONOR THE SPONSOR

OF THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION, AND I HOPE THAT IT'S HONORED TO ITS FULL EXTENT

AND THAT AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE ARE REACHED OUT TO AND ENCOURAGED

TO USE THE SERVICES OF ANY DENTAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE IN THEIR

COMMUNITY. I KNOW IN BUFFALO, THE UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO HAS AN

AMAZING DENTAL SCHOOL WHERE THEY'RE TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO BE

DENTISTS, BUT THEY ALSO OFFER SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. SO IT'S NOT

ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT'S PROHIBITED IN TERMS OF NOT HAVING INSURANCE OR

NOT HAVING ACCESS. THE POINT IS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW YOU NEED IT.

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AND SO I WANT TO THANK THE SPONSOR FOR PUSHING FORWARD ON THAT ONE.

AND I TRUST THAT SOON THERE WILL BE OTHER PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT

WOULD BEGIN TO ALLOW PARENTS TO HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE AN

IMPACT ON ENSURING THAT THEIR CHILDREN HAVE GOOD DENTAL HEALTH.

THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU. MRS.

PEOPLES-STOKES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09066, RULES REPORT

NO. 54, PEOPLES-STOKES. AN ACT TO AMEND THE LOCAL FINANCE LAW, IN

RELATION TO THE SALE OF MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS BY THE COUNTY OF ERIE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MRS.

PEOPLES-STOKES, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS

ADVANCED. 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.)

MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU. TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE.

ALMOST ALL OF OUR MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE STATE USE OPEN, TRANSPARENT

COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR THE SALE OF THEIR BONDS. AND THEY DO THAT

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BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL, IT'S THE MOST FAIR METHOD. IT GIVES EVERYBODY AN

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO BID. SECOND, IT'S BEEN PROVEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN

TO GIVE US THE BEST PRICE. AND THIRD, IT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF COLLUSION,

COLLABORATION THAT'S INAPPROPRIATE OR FRAUD OR CORRUPTION. BUT WE HAVE

HISTORICALLY DONE EXCEPTIONS TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING WHEN A

MUNICIPALITY IS FACING AN EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT FINANCIAL SITUATION

WHERE AN OPEN COMPETITIVE BID IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO IT. AND IN

FACT, THIS YEAR IN THE BUDGET WE EXTENDED PRIVATE SALE OF BONDS TO THE

CITY OF DUNKIRK IN MY DISTRICT BECAUSE THEY HAVE A HORRIFIC FINANCIAL

SITUATION RELATING BACK TO THE LOSS OF THEIR LARGEST SINGLE TAXPAYER, AND

WE AUTHORIZED THEM TO DO A PRIVATE SALE. THEIR CREDIT RATING, I THINK, IS

C-, WHICH IS ONE STEP ABOVE JUNK BOND. WE AUTHORIZED DUN -- BUFFALO

TO DO PRIVATE SALES -- I'M SORRY, THE COUNTY OF ERIE TO DO PRIVATE SALES

WHEN THEY WERE UNDER EXTRAORDINARY FISCAL STRESS IN 1996, 28 YEARS

AGO. AND WE DID IT ON A TEMPORARY BASIS BECAUSE OF THEIR FISCAL STRESS.

BUT I'M PROUD TO REPORT THAT THE COUNTY OF ERIE HAS TURNED THEIR

FINANCES AROUND AND NOW HAVE A -- NOW HAS A AA- BOND RATING, A VERY

HIGH BOND RATING. SO THIS WENT THROUGH ON A FAST VOTE AS A COURTESY TO

MY COLLEAGUE AS A LOCAL BILL, BUT CONCEPTUALLY I DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD

BE A PERMANENT SITUATION. I'M VOTING AGAINST IT. I KNOW IN YEARS PAST

WE'VE HAD 38 NO VOTES TWO YEARS AGO, 13 LAST YEAR, BUT -- AND THAT'S THE

CONCERN WE HAVE.

SO I'LL BE VOTING NO BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE THE CONCEPT

AND I DON'T THINK IT'S NEEDED ANYMORE AFTER 28 YEARS. THANK YOU, SIR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. GOODELL IN THE

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NEGATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09132, RULES REPORT

NO. 55, SHIMSKY. AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 334 OF THE LAWS OF 2012

RELATING TO AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF GREENBURGH, COUNTY OF

WESTCHESTER, TO LEASE CERTAIN PARKLANDS FOR TENNIS USES, IN RELATION TO

THE DEFINITION OF TENNIS FACILITIES.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON A MOTION BY MS.

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

ADVANCED. 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.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

HAVE ANY FURTHER HOUSEKEEPING OR RESOLUTIONS?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE HAVE BOTH. WE'LL

START WITH HOUSEKEEPING.

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

ON A MOTION BY MS. BARRETT, PAGE 24, CALENDAR NO.

177, BILL A06253, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

ON A MOTION BY MS. CRUZ, PAGE 27, CALENDAR NO.

321, BILL 9117, AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

ON BEHALF OF MS. HYNDMAN, BILL NO. A05019,

ASSEMBLY BILL RECALLED FROM THE SENATE. THE CLERK WILL READ THE TITLE

OF THE BILL.

THE CLERK: AN ACT TO AMEND THE BANKING 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.

WE HAVE A PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION BY MR. SANTABARBARA,

RESOLUTION NO. 2205, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 2205, MR.

SANTABARBARA.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MOURNING THE DEATH OF JOHN

M. GRASSIA, III, NEW YORK STATE TROOPER AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2

IN THE NEW YORK STATE [SIC] ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. SANTABARBARA ON

THE RESOLUTION.

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

MR. SANTABARBARA: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER,

FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND

SERVICE OF JOHN M. GRASSIA, III FROM MY HOMETOWN OF ROTTERDAM. OUR

HEARTS ARE HEAVY AS WE REFLECT ON JOHN, A TRUE HERO WHO EXEMPLIFIED

THE ESSENCE OF SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. JOHN WAS MORE THAN JUST A NEW

YORK STATE TROOPER AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2 IN THE NEW YORK

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. HE WAS A BEACON OF COURAGE AND SELFLESSNESS

IN OUR COMMUNITY. HIS LIFE WAS MARKED BY DEDICATION TO DUTY AND

COMMITMENT TO SERVING OTHERS. TRAGICALLY, HIS LIFE WAS CUT SHORT WHILE

SERVING ON A MISSION WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD, REMINDING US OF THE

INHERENT RISKS OUR SERVICE MEMBERS FACE. DESPITE THE DANGERS, JOHN

NEVER WAVERED IN HIS COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING OTHERS, DISPLAYING

COURAGE AND RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.

TODAY WE HONOR JOHN FOR HIS UNWAVERING DEDICATION

TO DUTY, HIS PROFOUND IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY AND NATION. HIS

BRAVERY AND SELFLESSNESS SERVE AS AN ENDURING SOURCE OF INSPIRATION TO

ALL OF US. TO HIS FAMILY WHO ARE JOINING US HERE TODAY, WE OFFER OUR

DEEPEST CONDOLENCES. WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR HIS SERVICE AND

SACRIFICE. HIS LEGACY OF KINDNESS, BRAVERY AND SELFLESSNESS WILL FOREVER

BE ETCHED IN OUR HEARTS. AS WE REFLECT ON JOHN'S LIFE, LET US NOT ONLY

MOURN HIS PASSING, BUT ALSO CELEBRATE THE PROFOUND IMPACT HE HAD ON

OTHERS AROUND HIM. LET US REMEMBER HIM FOR HIS COURAGE, HIS

DEDICATION, HIS COMMITMENT TO SERVING OTHERS. MAY HIS MEMORY

CONTINUE TO INSPIRE US TO STRIVE FOR A BETTER WORLD. LET US ALSO CELEBRATE

HOW HE MADE A DIFFERENCE. HE SHOWED US WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BRAVE,

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DEDICATED AND CARING. LET'S KEEP JOHN'S MEMORY ALIVE BY EMBODYING

THOSE SAME VALUES.

THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THANK YOU.

MAY WE RISE.

ON THIS RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE. AND IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

(WHEREUPON, A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED.)

OUR BLESSINGS AND PRAYERS GO WITH THIS FAMILY. THANK

YOU FOR JOINING US.

(APPLAUSE)

THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

RESOLUTION NO. 2206, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 2206, MR.

MCDONALD.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MOURNING THE DEATH OF CASEY

FRANKOSKI, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2 IN THE NEW YORK ARMY NATIONAL

GUARD.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. MCDONALD ON

THE RESOLUTION.

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

MARCH 8TH OF THIS YEAR WE SAID GOODBYE TO A TRUE HERO, CASEY

FRANKOSKI OF RENSSELAER, WHO ALONG WITH MR. GRASSIA WERE SERVING OUR

COUNTRY. BORN ON APRIL 11, 1995, CASEY WAS RAISED IN EAST GREENBUSH

BEFORE SETTLING IN RENSSELAER. CASEY IS SURVIVED BY HER PARENTS, JAMES

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AND JILL; HER GRANDFATHER, RAYMOND; HER BROTHERS, JESSE AND TYLER; HER

SISTERS-IN-LAW, LINDSEY AND AUTUMN; MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS, MANY

AUNTS AND UNCLES, MANY GREAT FRIENDS; HER SOULMATE, ANTHONY; AND

MANY LOVED ONES. CASEY EPITOMIZED COURAGE AND DETERMINATION. AS

SHE BRAVELY SERVED OUR COUNTRY, ENLISTING IN THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

IN 2016, RAPIDLY RISING TO THE RANK OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2 AND

TRAINING AS A UH-60 BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER PILOT, HER COMMITMENT

KNEW NO BOUNDS. FROM KUWAIT TO TEXAS, CASEY'S SERVICE WAS MARKED

BY VALOR AND DEDICATION, EARNING HER NUMEROUS HONORS AND ACCOLADES.

BEYOND HER MILITARY SERVICE, CASEY'S LIFE WAS A

TAPESTRY OF COMPASSION AND ADVENTURE. FROM HER DAYS AS A VOLUNTEER

FIREFIGHTER TO HER LOVE FOR THE OUTDOORS, SHE TOUCHED COUNTLESS LIVES

WITH HER WARMTH AND HER KINDNESS. WHETHER SHE WAS GUIDING GIRL

SCOUTS THROUGH THE INTRICACIES OF AVIATION OR CHEERING ON HER FAVORITE

COUNTRY ARTISTS FROM THAT VIP SECTION, CASEY'S ENTHUSIASM WAS

CONTAGIOUS.

THE FRANKOSKI AND NARDACCI FAMILIES, WHICH IS WHERE

CASEY'S FAMILY COMES FROM, ARE VERY STRONG PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY

IN RENSSELAER. AND I REMEMBER WHEN WE RECEIVED CASEY'S BODY AT THE

AIRPORT BACK IN MARCH, I WAS TALKING TO HER UNCLE TOMMY, WHO SHE

WORKED WITH FOR A SUMMER IN A COMMUNICATIONS FIRM, AND SHE WAS

GREAT. HE LOVED IT. HE SAID, CASEY, STAY WITH ME. I'LL GIVE YOU A JOB.

SHE GOES, NO, UNCLE TOM, I LOVE TO FLY, I LOVE MY COUNTRY. I WANT TO DO

MY SERVICE. SO SHE LEAVES BEHIND A CHERISHED NETWORK OF RELATIVES,

FRIENDS AND BELOVED PETS. THOUGH SHE MAY BE GONE FROM OUR SIGHT,

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CASEY -- CASEY'S SPIRIT WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE ALL OF US, GUIDING US

WITH HER LIGHT AND REMINDING US OF THE PROFOUND IMPACT ONE PERSON CAN

MAKE.

TODAY, COLLEAGUES, AS WE HONOR CASEY'S MEMORY, LET

US CARRY FORWARD HER LEGACY OF COMPASSION, BRAVERY AND JOY. REST IN

PEACE, CASEY. YOU WILL BE MISSED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: AGAIN, MAY WE

STAND.

A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

(WHEREUPON, A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED.)

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

WE HAVE NUMBER OTHER RESOLUTIONS WHICH WE WILL TAKE

UP WITH ONE VOTE.

ON THESE RESOLUTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY

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

(WHEREUPON, ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NOS. 2207-2209

WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: I NOW MOVE THAT THE

ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL FRIDAY, MAY THE 16TH, TOMORROW BEING

A LEGISLATIVE DAY, AND THAT WE RECONVENE AT 2:00 P.M. ON MONDAY, MAY

THE 20TH BEING A SESSION DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE ASSEMBLY STANDS

ADJOURNED.

NYS ASSEMBLY MAY 16, 2024

(WHEREUPON, AT 12:25 P.M., THE HOUSE STOOD

ADJOURNED UNTIL FRIDAY, MAY 16TH, THAT BEING A LEGISLATIVE DAY, AND TO

RECONVENE ON MONDAY, MAY 20TH AT 2:00 P.M., THAT BEING A SESSION

DAY.)