TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026 2:47 P.M.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THE HOUSE WILL

COME TO ORDER.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.

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 HUNTER LED VISITORS AND

MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.)

A QUORUM BEING PRESENT, THE CLERK WILL READ THE

JOURNAL OF MONDAY, JANUARY 19TH.

MR. FALL.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

MR. FALL: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE TO DISPENSE

WITH THE FURTHER READING OF THE JOURNAL OF MONDAY, JANUARY 19TH AND

THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: WITHOUT OBJECTION,

SO ORDERED.

MR. FALL.

MR. FALL: SO THE QUOTE OF THE DAY IS FROM DR.

MARTIN LUTHER KING AND IT GOES: THERE IS NOTHING MORE DANGEROUS

THAN SINCERE IGNORANCE AND STUPIDITY. WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO BE

INTELLIGENCE [SIC].

AND THESE WORDS ARE FROM DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING.

MADAM SPEAKER, MAY I HAVE THE MEMBERS' ATTENTION

SO THAT WE CAN ANNOUNCE THE SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY? MEMBERS HAVE ON

THEIR DESK A MAIN CALENDAR WITH SIX NEW BILLS. AFTER INTRODUCTIONS

AND/OR HOUSEKEEPINGS [SIC], WE WILL TAKE UP A PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION

HONORING THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WE

WILL THEN TAKE UP CALENDAR RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3. WE WILL THEN TAKE

UP THE NEW BILLS ON THE CALENDAR BEGINNING ON PAGE 4, WITH CALENDAR

NO. 220-225. WE WILL CONTINUE CONSENT ON THE MAIN CALENDAR WHERE

WE LEFT OFF LAST WEEK, BEGINNING WITH RULES REPORT NO. 13 ON PAGE 6.

MEMBERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WE WILL BE CALLING FOR

THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES TO MEET OFF THE FLOOR TODAY: BANKS, HEALTH,

INSURANCE AND RACING AND WAGERING.

SO WITH THAT AS THE GENERAL OUTLINE, MADAM SPEAKER,

LET'S BEGIN WITH ANY HOUSEKEEPING AND/OR INTRODUCTIONS.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU, MR.

FALL.

WE HAVE SEVERAL PIECES OF HOUSEKEEPING.

ON A MOTION BY MR. LAVINE, PAGE 30, CALENDAR NO.

105, BILL NO. A00328, THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

ON A MOTION BY MR. BORES, PAGE 39, CALENDAR NO.

149, BILL NO. A05912, THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

ON A MOTION BY MR. ZACCARO, PAGE 44, CALENDAR NO.

182, BILL NO. A70337, THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

PURSUANT TO RULE 3, SECTION 2, THE FOLLOWING BILL IS

COMMITTED BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AT THE REQUEST OF

THE CHAIR: CALENDAR NO. 153, BILL NO. A06188-C.

PURSUANT TO RULE 3, SECTION 2, THE FOLLOWING BILL IS

COMMITTED BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AT THE REQUEST OF THE

CHAIR: CALENDAR NO. 176, BILL NO. A06773-B.

PURSUANT TO RULE 3, SECTION 2, THE FOLLOWING BILL IS

COMMITTED BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AT THE

REQUEST OF THE CHAIR: CALENDAR NO. 185, BILL NO. A07250, CALENDAR

NO. 196, BILL NO. A07839.

PURSUANT TO RULE 3, SECTION 2, THE FOLLOWING BILL IS

COMMITTED BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ON REAL PROPERTY TAX AT THE REQUEST

OF THE CHAIR: CALENDAR NO. 198, A07986-A.

RESOLUTION NO. 847, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLARK: ASSEMBLY NO. 847, MR. HEASTIE.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

OBSERVANCE OF THE 41ST ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY IN THE

STATE OF NEW YORK ON JANUARY 19TH, 2026.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON THE RESOLUTION,

MR. DE LOS SANTOS.

MR. DE LOS SANTOS: THANK YOU, MADAM

SPEAKER. TODAY WE HONOR, REMEMBER DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., A

LEADER WHO FOUGHT NOT JUST FOR CIVIL RIGHTS OR FOR DIGNITY, ECONOMIC

JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE. MADAM SPEAKER, AT A

TIME WHEN OUR DEMOCRACY IS BEING THREATENED, OR WHEN OUR COUNTRY IS

BEING DIVIDED, WHEN WORKING FAMILIES AND IMMIGRANTS ARE BEING

TREATED DIFFERENT, WE NEED TO RECOMMIT TO DR. KINGS' [SIC] VISION AND

HIS DREAM. A COUNTRY WHERE COMMUNITIES ARE PROTECTED, OUR VOICES

ARE HEARD, ALL PEOPLE ARE CREATED EQUAL. OUR HUMANITY SHOULD NEVER BE

UP FOR A DEBATE. AS HE ONCE SAID, "THE TIME IS ALWAYS RIGHT TO DO WHAT'S

RIGHT."

LET'S CONTINUE TO ELEVATE HIS LEGACY, HIS VISION, BUT

ALSO THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY GROUNDED

AND THAT WE CONTINUE TO BUILD A STATE THAT WORK [SIC] FOR EVERYONE, NOT

JUST FOR THE CHOSEN FEW. THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MR. ALVAREZ ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. ALVAREZ: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, FOR

THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS POWERFUL RESOLUTION. TODAY, WE HONOR

THE LIFE, LEGACY AND ENDURING IMPACT OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., A

VISIONARY WHO [SIC] COURAGE RESHAPED THE MORAL COMPASS OF THIS

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NATION. HIS DREAM CONTINUES TO CHALLENGE US TO BE A COMMUNITIES [SIC]

ROOT [SIC] IN DIGNITY, OPPORTUNITY AND RESPECT FOR ALL. AS A PUBLIC

SERVANT, WE CARRY THE RESPONSIBILITY TO TRANSFORM HIS WORDS INTO POLICY

THAT UPLIFT FAMILIES AND PROTECT EVERY VOICE. AS WE PASS THIS

RESOLUTION, LET US RECOMMIT TO ADVANCING EQUALITY, DIGNITY AND

OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AND TO TURNING HIS DREAM INTO ACTIONS. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MR. WRIGHT ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. WRIGHT: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, FOR

ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON THIS RESOLUTION. THIS HOLIDAY IS AN INCREDIBLE

HOLIDAY BECAUSE IT REMINDS US ALL OF DREAMS AND WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE

INTO A REALITY. I KNOW MOST OF US HAVE A MARTIN LUTHER KING

BOULEVARD, MARTIN LUTHER KING STREET, SOMETHING IN OUR DISTRICT THAT

REMINDS US OF HIM EVERYDAY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALWAYS LOOK

UP AT THOSE SIGNS, WE LOOK UP AT THOSE WHO ARE DOING THE WORK FOR US

AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK AFTER US AND ALWAYS REMEMBER THOSE

WHO'VE WORKED SO MARTIN LUTHER KING COULD SEE US COME AND SEE THE

NEXT GENERATION WORK AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MS. WALSH ON THE RESOLUTION.

MS. WALSH: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. SO IT'S

HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE 41ST YEAR THAT THIS BODY HAS SPOKEN AND

HAD THIS RESOLUTION HONORING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING AND I THINK THAT

AS THE YEARS PASS ON AND ON, IT'S HARDER -- THERE ARE FEWER AND FEWER

MEMBERS IN THIS CHAMBER WHO CAN CLAIM TO HAVE KNOWN DR. KING. I

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

CAN RECALL A FORMER MEMBER, THIS IS MY TENTH YEAR NOW IN SERVICE IN THE

ASSEMBLY, BUT I CAN RECALL A FORMER MEMBER WHO ALWAYS SPOKE AT

QUITE A BIT OF LENGTH ABOUT DR. KING AND HIS VIEW THAT DR. KING BECAME

A FAR MORE RADICALIZED INDIVIDUAL AND LEADER IN HIS LATER YEARS LEADING

UP TO THE UNFORTUNATE YEAR OF 1968 WHEN HE WAS ASSASSINATED.

IN SOME RESPECTS, AS I LOOK AT DR. KING'S READINGS AND

HIS QUOTATIONS, I THINK THAT THERE WERE TWO DR. KINGS. THE EARLY DR.

KING: PEACEFUL, CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, LEADER, BELIEVER OF NON-VIOLENCE.

AND THE LATER, AGREEING WITH MY FORMER COLLEAGUE, MORE RADICAL AND

ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT LEADER OF THE LATER 1960S. AS WITH ANY PUBLIC

FIGURE, I THINK -- OR EVEN RENOWNED WORK, INCLUDING THE BIBLE, WE CAN

PICK AND CHOOSE THE QUOTES THAT RESONATE WITH US IN THAT MOMENT. BUT

HOW WE QUOTE DR. KING, OFTEN REVEALS MORE ABOUT OUR PURPOSES THAN

ABOUT HIS PRINCIPLES, USING THE WORDS TO ALIGN WITH OUR OWN PARTICULAR

AGENDAS. CERTAINLY THE MAN HAD A TREMENDOUS GIFT FOR THE SPOKEN

WORD AND THERE ARE SO MANY QUOTES THAT ARE REMARKABLE AND APPLICABLE

TODAY. THE QUOTES THAT RESONATE THE MOST WITH ME AT THIS MOMENT

EMPHASIZE CORE VALUES OF UNITY, OF BRIDGING GAPS WHILE STILL PRESERVING

THE VALUE OF INDIVIDUALISM AND PERSONAL CHARACTER VERSUS THE

UNIFORMITY OF ASSIMILATION OF EVERYONE INTO ONE BELIEF SYSTEM OR A

COLLECTIVE BODY. SO I THINK ABOUT QUOTES LIKE, "UNITY HAS NEVER MEANT

UNIFORMITY." DR. KING ALSO SAID, "IF WE DO AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND A

TOOTH FOR A TOOTH, WE WILL BE A BLIND AND TOOTHLESS NATION." I FIND THAT

IMPACTFUL TO ME RIGHT NOW. AND THAT, "WE MUST ALL LEARN TO LIVE

TOGETHER AS BROTHERS OR WE WILL ALL PERISH TOGETHER AS FOOLS."

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

SO PERHAPS MY FAVORITE ONE IS, "DARKNESS CANNOT

DRIVE OUT DARKNESS; ONLY LIGHT CAN DO THAT." THE QUESTION IS NOT I THINK

WHETHER WE ADMIRE DR. KING BECAUSE WE DO, BUT WHETHER WE ARE

WILLING TO HEAR THE PARTS OF HIS MESSAGE THAT CHALLENGE US AND CONTINUE

TO CHALLENGE US.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT DR. KING, HAD HE LIVED WOULD

HAVE BEEN 97 YEARS OLD. I'M HONORED TO ADD MY VOICE TO THIS

RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING HIS -- HIS LEGACY AND HIS IMPACT. THANK YOU,

MADAM SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MS. KAY ON THE RESOLUTION.

MS. KAY: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY

BECAUSE I, TOO, WANT TO VOICE THE WORDS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING. AND I

SPOKE THESE WORDS YESTERDAY IN MONTICELLO AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

AND I THINK IN 2026 THEY ECHO VERY WELL AS WELL: "NEVER, NEVER BE

AFRAID TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT, ESPECIALLY IF THE WELL-BEING OF A PERSON OR AN

ANIMAL IS AT STAKE, SOCIETY S PUNISHMENTS ARE SMALL COMPARED TO THE

ONES WE INFLICT ON OUR SOUL WHEN WE LOOK THE OTHER WAY." THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MR. WIEDER ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. WIEDER: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. TODAY

IN THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, WE HONOR THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR.

MARTHA [SIC] LUTHER KING, JR. DR. KING TAUGHT US THAT LEADERSHIP IS NOT

MEASURED BY POSITION, BUT BY PURPOSE. HE REMINDED THE NATION THAT

INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE AND THAT MORAL

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

COURAGE REQUIRES NOT JUST WORDS, BUT ACTION. MORE THAN A HALF A

CENTURY LATER, HIS MESSAGE REMAINS URGENT. WE CONTINUE TO GRAPPLE

WITH INEQUITY, DIVISION AND QUESTIONS ABOUT OPPORTUNITY AND FAIRNESS,

YET DR. KING'S VISION STILL LIGHTS THE PATH FORWARD. A VISION ROOTED IN

DIGNITY, JUSTICE AND LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER. IF DR. KING WERE WITH US

TODAY, I BELIEVE HE MIGHT SAY THIS: THE WORK OF JUSTICE DOES NOT

BELONG TO ONE GENERATION ALONE. IT BELONGS TO EVERY GENERATION THAT

DARES TO BELIEVE THAT PROGRESS IS POSSIBLE. AS PUBLIC SERVANTS, THAT

MESSAGE CHALLENGES US. IT CHALLENGES US TO BUILD COMMUNITIES WHERE

OPPORTUNITY IS REAL, WHERE VOICES ARE HEARD AND WHERE GOVERNMENT

SERVES AS A FORCE OF FAIRNESS AND HOPE.

TODAY, WE DO MORE THAN REMEMBER DR. KING'S DREAM.

WE RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO IT, NOT JUST IN MOMENTS OF REFLECTION, BUT

THROUGH OUR ACTIONS, OUR POLICIES AND OUR LEADERSHIP. MAY WE CONTINUE

TO HONOR HIS LEGACY BY DOING THE WORK HE CALLED US TO DO. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MR. BURROUGHS ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. BURROUGHS: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

TODAY I STAND BEFORE YOU IN APPRECIATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING. ONE

OF THE MOST POWERFUL AND INSPIRING SPEECHES THAT HE EVER GAVE WAS "I

HAVE A DREAM", AND TODAY WE STILL LIVE LOOKING TO SEE THAT HIS DREAM

COMES TO FRUITION. SADLY, 63 YEARS LATER, WE STILL HAVE NOT SEEN HIS

DREAM COME TO FRUITION.

I HAD THE -- THE -- THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING MY

DAD MARCH WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING AND THE SCLC AS A YOUNG

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

CAMPAIGN LEADER. AND -- AND I GREW UP WITH THE MANY STORIES AND THE

INSPIRATION OF WHAT MARTIN LUTHER KING STOOD FOR. A LOT OF THE

ASSIGNMENTS THAT HE GAVE TO MY DAD THAT MY -- THAT MY DAD GLADLY AND

PROUDLY PERFORMED ALL HIS DUTIES AS A STAFFER, AS A YOUNG 15,

16-YEAR-OLD YOUNG MAN. AND HE'S RAISED ME WITH THOSE SAME VALUES

AND THOSE VIRTUES. AND TODAY I CONTINUE TO FIGHT AND PUSH AND STRIVE TO

SEE THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING'S DREAMS BECOME

REALITY. AND IT'S SAD THAT, LIKE I SAID, 63 YEARS LATER WE'RE STILL LOOKING

TO SEE THAT HIS DREAM BECOMES REALITY. BUT I STAND HERE JUST TO SAY THAT

THAT WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST INDIVIDUALS THAT I'VE KNOWN TO EXIST ON THIS

PLANET. AND SO FOR THAT, I WILL ALWAYS BE IN HONOR AND BE IN DEBT TO

THAT MAN'S LIFE. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MS. HOOKS ON THE RESOLUTION.

MS. HOOKS: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE

TODAY IN I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY TO MIRROR MY BROTHER'S SENTIMENTS OF DR.

KING WHEN HE SAID, IT IS ALWAYS THE RIGHT TIME TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT.

RIGHT NOW, AT A TIME WHERE OUR CIVIL RIGHTS ARE BEING ATTACKED, THIS IS

THAT TIME. IT IS THAT TIME FOR EACH ONE OF US TO STAND UP AND BE THE NEXT

AND STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING. WE HERE TODAY

HAVE TO REMIND OURSELVES THE RIGHT THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DONE BY

EVERYBODY, FOR EVERYBODY. BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE. MARTIN

LUTHER KING STOOD ON THAT PRINCIPLE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I WILL

CONTINUE TO STAND ON THAT PRINCIPLE. BUT THIS YEAR, EVEN HARDER BECAUSE

OUR HISTORY IS TRYING TO BE ERASED. BUT IT WILL NEVER BE ERASED FROM OUR

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

MOUTHS, FROM OUR HEARTS AND FROM OUR MINDS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE

THAT LEGACY. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MR. ANDERSON ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. ANDERSON: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, ON

THE RESOLUTION. TODAY WE PASS THIS RESOLUTION, COMMEMORATE THE LIFE

OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., BUT I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE PERIOD

IN DR. KING'S LIFE WHERE HE BECAME VERY RADICAL, AND I SAY RADICAL FOR

THAT TIME. THERE WAS A PERIOD TOWARDS A CONCLUSION OF HIS LIFE WHERE

HE FOUGHT FOR CAUSES THAT WEREN'T POPULAR OF THAT DAY. DR. KING

OPPOSED THE VIETNAM WAR AS AN UNJUST BATTLE AGAINST FOLK WHO HADN'T

WRONGED THEM IN THE WAY THAT AMERICA HAD. DR. KING TOOK ON THE

FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY. DR. KING TOOK ON THE FIGHT FOR FAIR WAGES, TRUE

EQUALITY. AND IN HIS FINAL SPEECH, OR ONE OF HIS FINAL MAJOR SPEECHES,

"I'VE BEEN TO THE MOUNTAINTOP" GIVEN ON APRIL 3, 1968, HE SHARED A

FIGHT THAT MUST LEAD TO THE NEXT PHASE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

AND THAT'S FAIR WAGES FOR WORKING-CLASS AMERICANS, FOR PEOPLE WHO

WERE TRYING TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE. HE SPOKE ABOUT THE SANITATION

WORKERS, MADAM SPEAKER, WHO WERE FIGHTING TO JUST PUT FOOD ON THE

TABLE AND TO GET FAIR WAGES. TODAY WE'RE IN A HISTORIC BATTLE IN NEW

YORK CITY TO ENSURE OUR NURSES GET FAIR WAGES. SO WHEN MY COLLEAGUES

SAY THAT DR. KING'S DREAM ISN'T FULLY REALIZED, IT IS TRUE AND THE WORK

MUST CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT HIS ECONOMIC MESSAGE,

MADAM SPEAKER, THAT HE WAS GIVING TOWARDS THE WANING HOURS OF HIS

LIFE, ARE THE MESSAGES THAT WE FIND WHOLE AND CENTERED. BUT ONE OF MY

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

FAVORITE QUOTES FROM DR. KING ARE ALONG THAT SAME LANES, WAS HE SAID,

"WHAT GOOD IS HAVING THE RIGHT TO SIT AT A LUNCH COUNTER IF YOU CAN'T

AFFORD TO BUY A HAMBURGER?" THAT'S THE REALITY, FOLKS, THAT WE ARE IN

NOW. YES, WHILE WE'RE FIGHTING FOR FAIR WAGES AND EQUALITY FOR

WORKING-CLASS FOLKS AS DR. KING HAD OUTLINED, WE'RE ALSO FIGHTING NOT

JUST TO INTEGRATE INTO A SPACE, AND IN AMERICA WE ALL CALL HOME, BUT TO

ENSURE WE DON'T INTEGRATE INTO A BURNING BUILDING. THAT WE DON'T

INTEGRATE INTO A SPACE THAT WILL FURTHER DEGREGATE AND PILLAGE BLACK

LIVES AND BROWN LIVES.

DR. KING WAS A UNITER, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT

WE DON'T ERASE THE FACT THAT HE WAS SOMEONE WHO FOUGHT FOR ECONOMIC

JUSTICE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THIS NATION. SO I WANT TO

COMMEMORATE HIM, OF COURSE, AND WILL BE VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ON

THIS RESOLUTION.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MR. O'PHARROW ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. O'PHARROW: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. "I

HAVE A DREAM" IS A SPEECH THAT WAS HEARD AROUND THE GLOBE. IT WAS A

DREAM THAT BECAME A REALITY AND I KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE BECAUSE I AM

LIVING PROOF IT. YOU SEE IN LIFE WE ARE BLESSED TO WITNESS INDIVIDUALS

WHO ARE CAPABLE OF TRANSFORMING POLICY, MEANWHILE SHIFTING A NATION.

EXCEPTIONALLY RARE IS THE CASE, BUT LET IT BE KNOWN THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL,

THIS LEGENDARY -- THE -- THE HONORABLE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER

KING IS JUST THAT, RARE. AS A NATION, WE ARE A DELICATE TAPESTRY WOVEN

TOGETHER BY OUR UNIQUE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND THAT IS WHAT MAKES US

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GREAT. TO THOSE WHO ASPIRE TO BE GREAT, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THOSE WHO

SACRIFICES THEMSELVES FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF ALL PEOPLE. I WILL END ON

THIS QUOTE, "A RIGHT DELAYED IS A RIGHT DENIED." THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MS. BICHOTTE HERMELYN ON THE RESOLUTION.

MS. BICHOTTE HERMELYN: THANK YOU, MADAM

SPEAKER. I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED ON JANUARY

19TH HONORING REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., A GLOBAL ICON OF

JUSTICE, NONVIOLENT AND MORAL COURAGE. BORN ON JANUARY 15, 1929, DR.

KING WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND 97 THIS YEAR. THOUGH HIS LIFE WAS CUT

SHORT WHILE FIGHTING FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS, HIS LEGACY ENDURES. HIS

LEADERSHIP IGNITED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, CHALLENGED SYSTEMATIC

RACISM AND INSPIRED GENERATIONS TO PURSUE JUSTICE THROUGH NONVIOLENT

RESISTANCE. HIS INFAMOUS SPEECH "I HAVE A DREAM" DELIVERED TO OVER

250,000 PEOPLE AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL REMAINS A CORNERSTONE OF

AMERICAN HISTORY. BUT TODAY, AS CIVIL RIGHTS, REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM,

LGBTQ+ RECOGNITION AND DIVERSITY INITIATIVES FACES RENEWED ATTACKS,

WE'RE REMINDED THAT THE "DREAM" IS STILL UNFINISHED. DR. KING TAUGHT US

GREATNESS IS ROUTED IN SERVICE. YESTERDAY ON THE L -- L -- MARTIN

LUTHER KING NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE, NEW YORKERS, PEOPLE FROM

BROOKLYN JOINED MILLIONS NATIONWIDES [SIC] IN ACTS OF COMMUNITY CARE.

LET US CARRY THAT SPIRIT FORWARD NOT JUST ON MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY BUT

EVERYDAY.

I CLOSE WITH THIS TIMELESS WORDS, "EVERYBODY CAN BE

GREAT, BECAUSE ANYBODY CAN SERVE. YOU ONLY NEED A HEART FULL OF GRACE.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

A SOUL GENERATED BY LOVE. THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MR. TAYLOR ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. TAYLOR: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE

TO SPEAK ON THIS RESOLUTION. I -- I DON'T HAVE A PREPARED SPEECH, BUT I

HAVE A HEART THAT'S PREPARED. AND IN 1968 AT 6 P.M. AT THE LORRAINE

HOTEL [SIC], DR. KING WAS ASSASSINATED BY A SINGLE SHOT FROM A RIFLE.

WHILE THE BULLET STOPPED HIS MORTAL LIFE, IT DID NOT STOP HIS DREAM.

AND I WANT TO REMIND US AND ENCOURAGE US WHEREVER WE FIND

OURSELVES, INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANYONE. WE HAVE

THE WILL, THE MIGHT AND DETERMINATION TO DO ALL THE RIGHT THINGS BY DR.

KING AS WE CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY AND I WOULD ASK THAT WE DO THOSE

THINGS. INDEPENDENT OF ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON, YOUR INDIVIDUAL

HUMANITY SAYS, HOW CAN I HELP AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?

DR. KING ALSO HAD THIS AND I'LL -- I'LL SHARE THIS AND ONE

OTHER THING AND I'LL TRY TO SIT DOWN, BUT AS A REVEREND MYSELF, IT IS

IMPERATIVE THAT WE LOOK AT THE SCOPE OF WHERE WE AT TODAY AND HOW

MUCH HAS CHANGED FROM WHAT HAPPENED THE NIGHT THAT BULLET TOOK HIS

LIFE VERSUS WHERE THIS NATION IS HEADED TO. IT'S ONE THING TO TALK ABOUT

IT, BUT THERE'S A TEXT THAT SAYS, FAITH WITHOUT WORDS IS DEAD. DON'T TALK

ABOUT IT, BE ABOUT IT. I DON'T NEED ANOTHER SONG, ANOTHER MARCH, I NEED

TRANSFORMATION OF LIFE AND DR. KING PUT HIS LIFE ON THE LINE FOR THE

WORKERS IN MEMPHIS AND FOR SO MANY OTHER FOLKS AND SO MANY PEOPLE

HAVE BENEFITED FROM THAT. BUT TODAY WE SIT IN SILENCE WHEN THERE'S AN

OPPORTUNITY TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED. I CHOOSE NOT TO BE SILENT

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TODAY BECAUSE IN 1968 IN APRIL WHEN THAT BULLET SILENCED HIM IT ALSO

TRIED TO SHATTER A NATION AND I'M SAYING WE'RE BETTER THAN THE SUM TOTAL

OF WHAT HAPPENED THEN AND WE'RE EVEN GREATER TODAY IF WE EXERCISE OUR

RIGHTS, WALK CALMLY WITH OUR GOD, SEEK JUSTICE, DO MERCY, IT IS WHAT IS

REQUIRED OF US. DR. KING SAID, IF YOU CANNOT RUN, WALK. IF YOU CANNOT

WALK, CRAWL. I ENCOURAGE US TO CONTINUE WITH VIGILANCE AND MAKING

SURE THAT NOTHING WILL TURN YOU AROUND. THERE'S A NEGRO SONG THAT SAID,

NOTHING, I WILL NOT LET ANYTHING TURN ME 'ROUND, TURN ME 'ROUND, TURN

ME 'ROUND. AND I THANK AMERICA AND NEW YORK STATE AND MY

COLLEAGUES TODAY. WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT WE WILL NOT BE TURNED

AROUND, WE WILL NOT BE SILENT, WE WILL NOT BE ERASED. DR. KING'S

MEMORY LIVES, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE FIGHT CONTINUES.

THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I WILL BE VOTING IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MS. CHANDLER-WATERMAN ON THE RESOLUTION.

MS. CHANDLER-WATERMAN: THANK YOU,

MADAM SPEAKER. I'M IN SUPPORT WITH MY COLLEAGUES, HIS RESOLUTION.

IN THIS TIME OF UNCERTAINTY, WE MUST REFLECT ON THE ENDURING LEADERSHIP

OF THE GREAT LEADERS LIKE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., WHO

CONSISTENTLY EMPHASIZED LOVE OVER HATE, JUSTICE OVER INJUSTICE,

NONVIOLENCE OVER AGGRESSION AND PERSEVERANCE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.

SO WE ALL HEARD WHAT EVERYONE SAID ABOUT HIS QUOTES,

"DARKNESS CANNOT DRIVE OUT DARKNESS; ONLY LIGHT CAN DO THAT." AND

"HATE CANNOT DRIVE OUT HATE; ONLY LOVE CAN DO THAT." BUT -- AND WITH

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HIS DREAMS, HE -- THE REALITY THAT WE HAVE TODAY IS THAT WE CANNOT BE

SILENT AND STAND BY WHILE INJUSTICE HAPPENS. LIKE WITH IMMIGRATION,

WE HAVE A -- A MOTHER WHO WAS KILLED BECAUSE OF INJUSTICE WHEN IT

CAME TO IMMIGRATION. STAND UP FOR PEOPLE. RENEE GOOD DID NOT HAVE

TO LOSE HER LIFE. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE IN THIS SPACE AND

MAKE SURE THOSE WHO ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKE SURE OUR

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ARE NOT BEING VIOLATED.

WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S HOUSING EQUITY.

HOUSING'S A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT. HE WOULD WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO BE

SAFE AND LIVE IN DIGNITY, IN PROPER HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY. HE ALSO

WOULD WANT OUR PARENTS, OUR MOTHERS, OUR FATHERS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT

CHILDCARE, SO I'M GLAD WE TOOK STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I'M SURE HE

WOULD SAY WE CAN DO A LITTLE BIT MORE TO MAKE SURE IT'S FREE ALL THE WAY.

OUR NURSES SHOULD NOT BE OUTSIDE STRIKING, THEY WAS WITH US FOR OUR

MOST VULNERABLE TIMES, BRINGING LIFE INTO THE WORLD -- HELPING US BRING

LIFE INTO THE WORLD. HE WOULD ALSO SAY OUR NURSES SHOULD HAVE FAIR

WAGES AND THEY SHOULD BE SAFE WHEN THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF THE MOST

VULNERABLE AND NOT BE VULNERABLE IN THEIR POSITION GOING TO WORK. SO

HE WOULD SAY WHEN IT COMES TO UTILITY, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY

ABOUT IF WE'RE IN DARKNESS AND TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO

HAVE AFFORDABLE BILLS SO WE COULD BE ABLE TO BE IN THE LIGHT.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL SAY TO MY COLLEAGUES AND EVERYONE

HERE THAT OUR JUSTICE AND OUR SERVICE TO MLK IS NOT A DAY OF SERVICE,

IT'S A DAILY EFFORT. THAT WE MUST CONTINUE WITH THE LEGACY AND I WILL

ALWAYS END WITH A "IT'S NOT AN 'I' THING, IT'S A 'WE' THING." IF WE ALL BAN

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

TOGETHER AND LIVE AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER NO MATTER YOUR RACE, NO MATTER

WHAT -- WHAT -- WHAT PARTY YOU SERVE, WE GOT TO LOVE EACH OTHER AND

COME BACK TO HUMANITY. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT WE CAN BE CERTAIN,

THE GOD ABOVE AND WHAT WE CAN DO EVERYDAY IN THE LIGHT OF DR.

REVEREND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. THANK YOU. I VOTE IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

MR. FALL.

MR. FALL: MADAM SPEAKER, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL

THE BANK [SIC] COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM?

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: BANKS COMMITTEE

TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM. IF WE COULD MOVE QUIETLY TO THE

SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM TO MEET CHAIR VANEL. BANKS COMMITTEE

MEMBERS TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

RESOLUTIONS, PAGE 3, THE CLERK READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 844, MS.

PAULIN.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 18-24, 2026, AS CERTIFIED

REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON THE RESOLUTION,

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

ADOPTED.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 845, MR.

MAGNARELLI.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 19-23, 2026, AS NATIONAL PASSENGER

SAFETY WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON THE RESOLUTION,

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

ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 846, MS.

LEVENBERG.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 2026, AS MENTORING MONTH IN THE

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

MENTORING MONTH.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON THE RESOLUTION,

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

ADOPTED.

ON CONSENT, PAGE 4, CALENDAR NO. 220, THE CLERK WILL

READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01202-A, CALENDAR

NO. 220, SIMON, COOK, BRONSON, WILLIAMS, SAYEGH, MCMAHON,

JACOBSON, LUNSFORD, STERN, LEVENBERG, COLTON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

CIVIL SERVICE LAW, IN RELATION TO USE OF ACCRUED SICK TIME,

COMPENSATION TIME OR VACATION TIME.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06388-A, CALENDAR

NO. 221, HYNDMAN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION

TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT PLANS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08436, CALENDAR NO.

222, PHEFFER AMATO. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, IN

RELATION TO RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES IN THE COURSE OF COLLECTIVE

NEGOTIATIONS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09039-A, CALENDAR

NO. 223, BARRETT, CLARK, BURDICK, CONRAD, KELLES, MAGNARELLI, KAY,

LUPARDO, TAPIA, MCDONALD, WEPRIN, SHRESTHA, LEVENBERG, REYES,

SANTABARBARA, DILAN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, IN

RELATION TO ENACTING THE "ACCOUNTABILITY OF COSTS FOR DATA CENTERS

ACT".

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09047, CALENDAR NO.

224, KELLES, OTIS, DINOWITZ, GONZ LEZ-ROJAS, SHRESTHA, CRUZ,

LEVENBERG, SIMON, GLICK, KIM, COLTON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO BANNING THE USE OF

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

POLYSTYRENE FOAM DOCKS, BUOYS AND FLOATING STRUCTURES.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09280, CALENDAR NO.

225, HEVESI. AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, IN RELATION TO

REMOVING RESEARCH RESTRICTIONS FROM CERTAIN UNFOUNDED REPORTS OF

ALLEGED ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

ON CONSENT, PAGE 6, RULES REPORT NO. 13, THE CLERK

WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09481, CALENDAR --

RULES REPORT NO. 13, HEVESI. AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SERVICES

LAW, IN RELATION TO INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED IN CALLS MADE

TO THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT;

AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2025 AMENDING THE SOCIAL

SERVICES LAW RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL

BILLS NUMBERS S00550-A AND A00066-A, IN RELATION TO THE

EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09483, RULES REPORT

NO. 14, PAULIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, IN RELATION

TO PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO CERTAIN STAFF ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS, ISSUING

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

LICENSES OR CONDUCTING INSPECTIONS OF CHILD DAY CARE HOMES, PROGRAMS

OR FACILITIES ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY INDICATE

THE PRESENCE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND REFERRALS TO LAW

ENFORCEMENT; AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2025 AMENDING

THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW RELATING TO TRAINING CERTAIN STAFF ACCEPTING

REGISTRATIONS, ISSUING LICENSES OR CONDUCTING INSPECTION OF CHILD DAY

CARE HOMES, PROGRAMS OR FACILITIES ON THE RECOGNITION OF CONTROLLED

SUBSTANCES, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S06226 AND

A01382, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: 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. A09484, RULES REPORT

NO. 15, PAULIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELDER LAW, IN RELATION TO

PUBLISHING A GUIDE TO ACTIONS WHEN SOMEONE CLOSE DIES.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THE CLERK WILL

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

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. A09504, RULES REPORT

NO. 16, GLICK, COLTON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL

CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO RECHARGEABLE BATTERY RECYCLING.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09506, RULES REPORT

NO. 17, WALKER. AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, IN RELATION

TO REQUIRING SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS TO MAINTAIN A WAITING LIST OF

CERTAIN FAMILIES APPLYING FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT

JANUARY 1, 2026.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: 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.

MR. FALL.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

MR. FALL: MADAM SPEAKER, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE

HEALTH COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM?

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: HEALTH COMMITTEE

MEMBERS TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM. HEALTH COMMITTEE

MEMBERS PLEASE MEET CHAIR PAULIN QUIETLY TO THE SPEAKER'S

CONFERENCE ROOM.

ON CONSENT, PAGE 7, RULES REPORT NO. 18, THE CLERK

WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09511, RULES REPORT

NO. 18, GLICK, COLTON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL

CONSERVATION LAW, RELATING TO CERTAIN LEASES RELATING TO THE

EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF GAS OR OIL IN STATE FORESTS,

REFORESTATION AREAS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09431, RULES REPORT

NO. 19, MAGNARELLI. AN ACT TO AMEND THE TAX LAW, IN RELATION TO

PROCEDURES FOR THE USE OF AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE ON DOCUMENTS

SUBMITTED TO THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND

FINANCE; TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2025 AMENDING THE TAX

LAW RELATING TO AUTHORIZING THE USE OF AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE BY A

PERSON GRANTED A POWER OF ATTORNEY BY A TAXPAYER WITH RESPECT TO

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION

AND FINANCE AND THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, AS

PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S00052 AND A00249, IN THE

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF; AND TO REPEAL CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF

THE TAX LAW RELATING THERETO.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: 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. A09438, RULES REPORT

NO. 20, DINOWITZ. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN

RELATION TO THE REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE A COMPARISON OF PRICES CHARGED

BY ENERGY SERVICES COMPANIES ON A CUSTOMER'S BILLING STATEMENT; AND TO

AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2025 AMENDING THE GENERAL BUSINESS

LAW RELATING TO REQUIRING COMPARISON OF PRICES CHARGED BY ENERGY

SERVICES COMPANIES, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S03876

AND A03875, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

MR. PALMESANO TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. PALMESANO: YES, MADAM SPEAKER. MY

COLLEAGUES, I CHOSE NOT TO DEBATE THIS BILL THIS YEAR. HAD AN EXTENSIVE

DEBATE ON IT IN THE PAST, BUT I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO VOICE MY

OPPOSITION TO THIS LEGISLATION. I AM ENCOURAGED OF THE FACT THAT SOME OF

THE POINTS WE BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE UTILITIES HAVING TO ABSORB THE COST

FOR ME I SUPPOSE SEEMS TO BE CHANGED WHICH IS A POSITIVE THING. BUT IF

THIS CHAMBER'S REALLY WORRIED ABOUT CONSUMER BILLS, THEN HOW ABOUT --

AND TRANSPARENCY, HOW ABOUT PUT ON THE UTILITY ALL THE GREEN ENERGY

MANDATES THAT THIS HOUSE CONTINUES TO PUT ON THE RATEPAYER AND THE

CUSTOMER, THE SMALL BUSINESS, THE MANUFACTURER, THE FARMER, THE SENIOR

CITIZEN. SHOW THEM ON THEIR BILL ALL THOSE LINE ITEMS, ALL THOSE GREEN

ENERGY MANDATES THAT WE HAVE DONE, THAT WOULD BE TRUE TRANSPARENCY

AND ACCOUNTABILITY. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS HOUSE DOES NOT WANT TO

BRING THIS BILL TO THE FLOOR. SO FOR THAT REASON AND FOR SOME OTHER

REASONS, I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO VOTE IN THE NEGATIVE, BUT I DO

UNDERSTAND THOSE WHO ARE VOTING FOR IT. THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MR. PALMESANO IN THE NEGATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09441, RULES REPORT

NO. 21, JACOBSON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, IN

RELATION TO CONSIDERATION OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES BY A UTILITY PROPOSING

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

A MAJOR CHANGE IN RATES.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MR. JACOBSON TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. JACOBSON: TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE. THIS BILL

REQUIRES GREATER TRANSPARENCY WHEN A UTILITY REQUESTS A RATE INCREASE

AND PART -- AND THAT PART OF THE RATE INCREASE IS DUE TO CAPITAL

EXPENDITURES. THE REASON THIS IS SO IMPORTANT IS THAT UTILITIES AS -- AS IT

STANDS NOW, RECEIVE A GREATER RATE OF RETURN ON CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.

THIS BILL WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE UTILITY EXPLAIN ON A PER-PROJECT BASIS,

THE PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, THE TOTAL COST IN

BENEFITS TO THE RATEPAYERS AND THE OPERATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

AND THIS INFORMATION MUST BE POSTED ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE

COMMISSION WEBSITE. THIS WILL BRING GREATER TRANSPARENCY, WHICH IS

NECESSARY FOR -- FOR ALL OF US, FOR ALL THESE ONGOING RATE INCREASES THAT

NEVER SEEM TO END. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MR. JACOBSON IN THE

AFFIRMATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09442, RULES REPORT

NO. 22, MAGNARELLI. AN ACT TO AMEND THE FINANCIAL SERVICES LAW, IN

RELATION TO LITIGATION FUNDING; TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2025

AMENDING THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW RELATING TO CONSUMER LITIGATION

FUNDING, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S01104-A AND

A00804-C, RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND THE EFFECTIVENESS

THEREOF; AND TO REPEAL ARTICLE 39-H OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW

RELATING TO CUSTOMER LITIGATION FUNDING.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: 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: MADAM SPEAKER, WOULD

YOU PLEASE CALL THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE

ROOM?

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: YES, MA'AM.

INSURANCE COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM. PLEASE MEET

CHAIR WEPRIN QUIETLY TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM. INSURANCE

COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

ON CONSENT, PAGE 8, RULES REPORT NO. 23, THE CLERK

WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09443, RULES REPORT

NO. 23, STECK. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION

TO REGULATING THE SALE OF KRATOM PRODUCTS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

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

DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MS. WALSH TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

MS. WALSH: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. SO THIS

CHAPTER AMENDMENT ESTABLISHES ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WARNING

LABELS ON KRATOM PRODUCTS THAT ARE SOLD OR DELIVERED IN NEW YORK

STATE. SO AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, WE'VE DONE TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION

ADDRESSING KRATOM IN THIS PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION. ONE, WHICH

ASSEMBLYMEMBER MCDONALD CARRIED, HAD TO DO WITH 21 AND UP BEING

THE REQUIRED AGE. THIS IS THE BILL THAT DEALS WITH WARNING LABELS, AND

IT'S A CHAPTER AMENDMENT THAT CHANGES -- IT -- IT PRETTY MUCH -- IT

SIGNIFICANTLY REWRITES THE ORIGINAL BILL, BUT IT STILL ALLOWS FOR WARNING

LABELS. AND I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT IN THE REWRITE IT DID NOT

REMOVE THE FACT THAT THE WARNING LABEL IS STILL GOING TO NEED TO STATE

THAT KRATOM MAY BE ADDICTIVE. I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

21 AND UP WHO ARE PURCHASING KRATOM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY BE

AN ADDICTION THAT IS FORMED FROM USING KRATOM.

I'M-- I'M LESS HAPPY THAT THE CHAPTER AMENDMENT NO

LONGER REQUIRES A PROHIBITION OF ANY KIND OF STATEMENT THAT THE PRODUCT

IS ALL NATURAL, BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE

WHEN THEY REACH FOR KRATOM, MAYBE TO ADDRESS A PROBLEM GETTING TO

SLEEP OR OTHER HEALTH ISSUES LIKE THAT, TAKE SOLACE IN THE IDEA THAT

KRATOM IS ALL NATURAL AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE WARNING LABEL IS NOT

GOING -- IS -- THERE AREN'T -- THERE ISN'T GOING TO BE A PROHIBITION OF

SAYING THAT THE PRODUCT IS ALL NATURAL. SO I DON'T LIKE THAT PART OF THE

CHAPTER, BUT I THINK OVERALL, THE IDEA THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET A WARNING

LABEL ON THIS PRODUCT IS A POSITIVE THING AND I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE BILL

FOR THAT REASON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MS. WALSH IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09445, RULES REPORT

NO. 24, PAULIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, IN RELATION

TO PROHIBITING THE USE OF INFANT WALKERS IN CHILD CARE FACILITIES; AND TO

REPEAL SECTION 399-KK OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW RELATING TO

PROHIBITING THE SALE OF INFANT WALKERS AND RESTRICTING THE USE OF SUCH

INFANT WALKERS IN CERTAIN SETTINGS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON -- ON THE

90TH DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MR. SEMPOLINSKI TO EXPLAIN HIS VOTE.

MR. SEMPOLINSKI: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

SO I -- I WANT TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE ON THIS BECAUSE I THINK THE -- THE GOAL

IS VERY ADMIRABLE, WHICH IS PROTECTING KIDS. BUT AS I SPOKE ON THE

BILL-IN-CHIEF LAST SESSION, MY THOUGHTS GO TO MY DAUGHTER WHO I'VE

TALKED ABOUT QUITE A BIT WHO HAS DOWN SYNDROME AND IT TOOK HER QUITE

A BIT OF TIME TO LEARN TO WALK. AND WE USED ONE OF THESE INFANT

WALKERS TO ENABLE HER TO GET THE CONFIDENCE AND THE CORE STRENGTH TO BE

ABLE TO WALK. AND -- SO THE -- THE -- THE BILL-IN-CHIEF WAS A BLANKET

BAN, THIS IS CERTAINLY AN IMPROVEMENT, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE A CARVEOUT

FOR SPECIAL NEEDS. IF WAS SOMETHING ABOUT A SPECIFIC DESIGN THAT HAD A

PARTICULAR FLAW OR A NEED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF SUPERVISION, I WOULD

CERTAINLY CONSIDER IT.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO COMMENT, I GOT A VIDEO TEXTED TO

ME TODAY BY MY WIFE AND MY WIFE HAS AN APP ON HER PHONE WHICH

FLASHES BACK, YOU KNOW, ON THIS DATE FIVE YEARS AGO OR THREE YEARS AGO

OR WHATEVER AND FIVE YEARS AGO THIS DAY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES THAT

JOJO, MY DAUGHTER, WAS ABLE TO TAKE SOME OF HER FIRST STEPS AROUND HER

PLAYROOM. I WAS WATCHING THAT VIDEO THIS MORNING. IT'S FRANKLY A

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

FAVORITE PIECE OF VIDEO THAT I THINK EXISTS IN THE WORLD AND THE FACT THAT

SHE WAS ABLE TO BE ABLE TO WALK AND THAT VIDEO IS SUCH AN

ACCOMPLISHMENT CONSIDERING ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT SHE HAD, I DON'T

WANT TO BLANKETLY TAKE AWAY THAT OPPORTUNITY FROM SOMEBODY WHO MAY

HAVE A PHYSICAL THERAPY NEED FOR THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF INSTRUMENT. SO

WHILE THE GOAL I THINK IS VERY ADMIRABLE, IT DOES NOT -- THIS CHAPTER

AMENDMENT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAD WITH THE BILL-IN-CHIEF

AND THEREFORE, I WILL BE VOTING IN THE NEGATIVE IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE

GREAT SUCCESS AND STRUGGLES THAT MY DAUGHTER HAD LEARNING TO WALK.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MR. SEMPOLINSKI IN THE NEGATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09448, RULES REPORT

NO. 25, PHEFFER AMATO. AN ACT TO AMEND THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW,

IN RELATION TO A REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR VETERANS WHO HAVE A

ONE HUNDRED PERCENT SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY; AND TO AMEND A

CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2025 AMENDING THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW

RELATING TO ESTABLISHING A REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR VETERANS WHO

HAVE A ONE HUNDRED PERCENT SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY, AS PROPOSED

IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S01183 AND A00074, IN RELATION TO THE

EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON A MOTION BY MS.

PHEFFER AMATO, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

ADVANCED.

READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: 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. A09456, RULES REPORT

NO. 26, RAJKUMAR. AN ACT TO AMEND THE STATE FINANCE LAW AND THE

GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING PROCUREMENT OF

CERTAIN TECHNOLOGY THAT POSES SECURITY THREATS; AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER

OF THE LAWS OF 2025 AMENDING THE STATE FINANCE LAW AND THE GENERAL

MUNICIPAL LAW RELATING TO PROHIBITING PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN

TECHNOLOGY THAT POSES SECURITY THREATS, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS

NUMBERS S03259 AND A02237, IN RELATION TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE OFFICE

OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO ISSUE CERTAIN GUIDANCE RELATING

THERETO.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09458, RULES REPORT

NO. 27, WILLIAMS, COLTON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE REAL PROPERTY TAX

LAW, IN RELATION TO ESTABLISHING A REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR

SURVIVING SPOUSES OF POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON A MOTION BY MS.

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

ADVANCED.

READ THE LAST SECTION.

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

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: 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. A09459, RULES REPORT

NO. 28, P. CARROLL. AN ACT TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2025

RELATING TO AUTHORIZING THE THIELLS-ROSEVILLE FIRE DISTRICT TO FILE AN

APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM SCHOOL TAXES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES,

AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S06428 AND A06657, IN

RELATION TO MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS THERETO.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON A MOTION BY MR.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

P. 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 HUNTER: 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. A09460, RULES REPORT

NO. 29, ROSENTHAL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN

RELATION TO ACTIONS INVOLVING COERCED DEBTS; AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF

THE LAWS OF 2025 AMENDING THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW RELATING TO

ESTABLISHING A RIGHT OF ACTION FOR CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF COERCED DEBTS,

AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S01353-B AND A03038-B, IN

RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09461, RULES REPORT

NO. 30, HUNTER. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN

RELATION TO CLARIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR GLASS REPAIR AND CALIBRATION OF

ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS; AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE

LAWS OF 2025 AMENDING THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW RELATING TO

ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR GLASS REPAIR AND CALIBRATION OF ADVANCED

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS

S04879-B AND A06943-B, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON A MOTION BY MS.

HUNTER, 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 HUNTER: 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. A09468, RULES REPORT

NO. 31, BURDICK. AN ACT TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2025

RELATING TO AUTHORIZING THE BEDFORD HILLS FIRE DISTRICT TO FILE AN

APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM SCHOOL TAXES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES,

AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S04043 AND A00046, IN

RELATION TO MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS THERETO.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON A MOTION BY

MR. BURDICK, 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 HUNTER: THE CLERK WILL

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

MS. WALSH FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MS. WALSH: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM

SPEAKER, FOR ALLOWING ME TO INTERRUPT THESE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE

PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER DIPIETRO.

WE ARE JOINED TODAY BY STAFF SERGEANT IAN MCNULTY AND BY SANTOS

LOPEZ, WHO IS THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS CHIEF OF NORTH AMERICA. BOTH OF

THESE GENTLEMEN ARE WITH THE U.S. ARMY RECRUITING BATTALION IN

ALBANY ON THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM. THE U.S. ARMY RECRUITING

BATTALION HANDLES THE NORTHEAST, EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH

AFRICA AND CONSISTS OF MILITARY AND CIVILIANS WHO REPRESENT THE US

ARMY.

SO, MADAM SPEAKER, AS A FORMER VETERAN YOURSELF,

WOULD YOU PLEASE WELCOME THESE GENTLEMEN TO THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE?

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: YES, OF COURSE. ON

BEHALF OF MS. WALSH, MR. DIPIETRO, THE SPEAKER AND ALL MEMBERS, WE

WELCOME OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS TO THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER.

WELCOME STAFF SERGEANT AND MR. LOPEZ, WE EXTEND TO YOU THE

PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR AND HOPE YOU ENJOY THE PROCEEDINGS TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. HOOAH. THANK YOU.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

(APPLAUSE)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MADAM SPEAKER, WOULD

YOU PLEASE CALL THE RACING AND WAGERING COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S

CONFERENCE ROOM?

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: RACING AND

WAGERING COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM. PLEASE MEET

CHAIR WOERNER IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM. RACING, WAGERING

COMMITTEE.

ON CONSENT, PAGE 10, RULES REPORT NO. 32, THE CLERK

WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09479, RULES REPORT

NO. 32, BRONSON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, IN

RELATION TO THE MECHANICAL INSULATION ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: 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. A09482, RULES REPORT

NO. 33, HEVESI. AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, IN RELATION

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

TO REQUIRING LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE LUGGAGE TO

CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 120TH

DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MS. WALSH TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

MS. WALSH: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. SO VERY

QUICKLY, I -- I WANTED TO AGAIN COMMEND THE SPONSOR. THIS IS A -- THIS

IS A REALLY IMPORTANT BILL FOR KIDS THAT ARE COMING IN AND OUT OF FOSTER

CARE. WHEN I USED TO DO THIS WORK AS AN ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY, I

CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT WOULD BE MOVING THEIR

THINGS IN GARBAGE BAGS FROM -- FROM ONE HOME TO ANOTHER HOME. IT IS

JUST -- WE TALK SO MUCH IN THIS CHAMBER ABOUT TRYING TO SHOW AND

RECOGNIZE THE INHERENT DIGNITY IN PEOPLE AND I THINK THAT JUST HAVING

SOMETHING SIMPLE LIKE A PIECE OF LUGGAGE TO MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO

THE OTHER GOES A LONG WAY IN TRYING TO -- TO REALLY SHOW THAT TO A YOUNG

PERSON THAT'S EXPERIENCING FOSTER CARE.

THE CHAPTER AMENDMENT MAKES A COUPLE OF CHANGES.

IT DOES SAY THAT BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR DIDN'T FEEL THAT OCFS INTERFACED

DIRECTLY WITH CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE SO THAT THE PURCHASE AND

DISTRIBUTION OF THE LUGGAGE IS NOW GOING TO OCCUR AT THE LOCAL LEVEL,

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

RATHER THAN AT THE OCFS LEVEL. BUT, IT ALSO AUTHORIZES STATE

REIMBURSEMENT TO DISTRICTS FOR ELIGIBLE LUGGAGE COSTS, SO IT'S NOT GOING

TO BE AN UNFUNDED MANDATE ON THE -- ON THE LOCALS. SO I THINK THAT AS IT

IS, THE -- THE CHAPTER IS EVERY BIT AS VALUABLE AS THE ORIGINAL BILL AND I'M

HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MS. WALSH IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09491, RULES REPORT

NO. 34, SIMONE. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW AND

THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, IN RELATION TO CASES TERMINATED DUE TO MENTAL

DISEASE OR DEFECT AND TO ESTABLISHING REPORTING OBLIGATIONS REGARDING

SUCH CASES.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

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

DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: 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.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09492, RULES REPORT

NO. 35, REYES. AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, IN RELATION

TO TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES WORKERS;

AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2025 AMENDING THE EXECUTIVE

LAW RELATING TO REQUISITE TRAINING INSTRUCTION FOR POLICE OFFICERS FOR

CRIMES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULTS, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS

NUMBERS S02295 AND A05206, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: 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. A09493, RULES REPORT

NO. 36, ROMERO. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, IN

RELATION TO THE METHOD OF NOTIFYING CERTAIN CRIME VICTIMS OF THE

DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL TRIAL.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09494, RULES REPORT

NO. 37, MCDONALD. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, IN

RELATION TO THE REMOVAL OF ACTIONS TO CERTAIN COURTS IN AN ADJOINING

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

COUNTY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: 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 IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULT.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN

INTRODUCTION.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MADAM

SPEAKER, FOR ALLOWING ME TO INTERRUPT OUR PROCEEDINGS FOR A BRIEF

ANNOUNCEMENT. IT IS MY HONOR AND PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO THE

CHAMBERS -- TURN AROUND, CAN YOU TURN AROUND -- MY

GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER --

(APPLAUSE)

-- THE DAUGHTER OF MY SON, KALEB KING, HER NAME IS

KAMRYN NICOLE KING. SHE IS THREE YEARS OLD. SHE LOVES READING BOOKS

AND SHE LOVES SCIENCE. WOULD YOU PLEASE OFFER HER THE CORDIALITIES OF

THE FLOOR?

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON BEHALF OF

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

GRANDMA, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU,

KAMRYN, TO THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE, TO OUR ASSEMBLY CHAMBER AND WE

EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. THAT MEANS THERE'S LOTS OF

CANDY AROUND HERE THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS CAN FIND FOR YOU, AND WE

HOPE YOU ENJOY HAVING GOOD TIMES WITH YOUR GREAT-GRANDMA HERE

TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.

(APPLAUSE)

ON CONSENT, PAGE 11, RULES REPORT NO. 38, THE CLERK

WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09514, RULES REPORT

NO. 38, CUNNINGHAM. AN ACT TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2025

AMENDING THE TAX LAW RELATING TO EXCLUDING CERTAIN FOOD DONATIONS

FROM SALES TAX, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S02279 AND

A04216, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: 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: MADAM SPEAKER -- CAN

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 20, 2026

YOU DO THIS?

MR. FALL: MADAM SPEAKER, DO WE HAVE FURTHER

HOUSEKEEPING OR RESOLUTIONS?

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: WE HAVE A NUMBER

OF RESOLUTIONS BEFORE THE HOUSE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THESE RESOLUTIONS

WILL BE TAKEN UP TOGETHER.

ON THE RESOLUTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED.

(WHEREUPON, ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NOS. 847 THROUGH

858 WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.)

MR. FALL.

MR. FALL: I NOW MOVE THAT THE ASSEMBLY STAND

ADJOURNED AND THAT WE RECONVENE AT 1:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY

21ST, TOMORROW BEING A SESSION DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON MR. FALL'S

MOTION, THE HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED.

(WHEREUPON, AT 4:40 P.M., THE HOUSE STOOD ADJOURNED

UNTIL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21ST AT 1:00 P.M., THAT BEING A SESSION DAY.)