TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026 2:38 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 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 26TH.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE

TO DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING OF THE JOURNAL OF MONDAY, JANUARY

THE 26TH AND THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: WITHOUT OBJECTION,

SO ORDERED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MA'AM. TO

COLLEAGUES THAT ARE IN THE CHAMBER, WE'RE A LITTLE BARE TODAY. AS YOU

KNOW, WE DO [SIC] HAVE STARTED OUR BUDGET HEARINGS FOR OUR 2026

BUDGET. SO I DO WANT TO SHARE A QUOTE WITH THOSE OF US WHO ARE HERE.

THIS ONE COMES FROM SPENCER JOHNSON. YOU MAY REMEMBER HIM

BECAUSE HE WROTE A BOOK CALLED WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? HIS WORDS

FOR US TODAY: "IN ONE MINUTE YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE, AND IN THAT

MINUTE YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR ENTIRE DAY." AGAIN, THESE WORDS FROM

SPENCER JOHNSON.

MADAM SPEAKER, COLLEAGUES HAVE ON THEIR DESK A

MAIN CALENDAR. IT HAS 17 NEW BILLS ON IT. AFTER YOU HAVE DONE ANY

HOUSEKEEPING AND/OR INTRODUCTIONS, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN OUR FLOOR

WORK TODAY BY TAKING UP RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3. THEN WE'RE GONNA

CONSENT THE 17 NEW BILLS THAT ARE ON THE CALENDAR, STARTING WITH ON

PAGE 4 WITH CALENDAR NO. 226. THERE MAY BE A NEED TO ANNOUNCE

FURTHER FLOOR ACTIVITY, MADAM SPEAKER. IF THAT IS THE CASE WE WILL DO SO

AT THAT MOMENT. HOWEVER, MAJORITY MEMBERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT

BECAUSE WE'RE IN BUDGET SEASON THERE IS GONNA BE A NEED FOR A

CONFERENCE AFTER WE CONCLUDE OUR FLOOR WORK TODAY. SO AS ALWAYS,

MADAM SPEAKER, WE WILL, YOU KNOW, CONSULT WITH OUR COLLEAGUES ON

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

BUT THAT'S THE GENERAL OUTLINE OF WHERE WE'RE GOING

TODAY. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY INTRODUCTIONS OR HOUSEKEEPING, NOW

WOULD BE A PERFECT TIME. THANK YOU.

(PAUSE)

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: WE HAVE NO

HOUSEKEEPING AND NO INTRODUCTIONS JUST YET. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE

RIGHT ON TO RESOLUTIONS.

RESOLUTIONS, PAGE 3, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 868, MR.

DE LOS SANTOS.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 26, 2026, AS THE 213TH ANNIVERSARY

OF JUAN PABLO DUARTE DAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MR. DE LOS SANTOS

ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. DE LOS SANTOS: THANK YOU, MADAM

SPEAKER, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION.

TODAY I RISE WITH PRIDE AS A DOMINICAN AMERICAN AND

AS A MEMBER OF THIS ASSEMBLY TO HONOR THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF OUR

FOUNDING FATHER, JUAN PABLO DUARTE. HE WAS A MAN WHOSE VISION,

COURAGE AND SACRIFICE GAVE BIRTH TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. JUAN

PABLO DUARTE WAS NOT ONLY A FOUNDING FATHER, HE WAS A (INDISCERNIBLE)

THINKER WHO BELIEVED DEEPLY IN FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, AND THE DIGNITY

OF HIS PEOPLE. AT A TIME WHEN INDEPENDENCE SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE, HE

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ORGANIZED, EDUCATED AND INSPIRED OTHERS TO BELIEVE IN SELF-

DETERMINATION. THROUGH THE CREATION OF LA TRINITARIA, HE HELPED SPARK

A MOVEMENT THAT FOREVER CHANGED THE COURSE OF DOMINICAN HISTORY.

WHAT MAKES DUARTE'S STORY SO POWERFUL IS NOT JUST WHAT HE ACHIEVED,

BUT WHAT HE STOOD FOR; INTEGRITY, SACRIFICE AND THE LOVE FOR HIS COUNTRY

ABOVE PERSONAL GAIN. HE DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO THE IDEA THAT THE NATION

BELONGS TO ITS PEOPLE, AND THAT FREEDOM MUST BE DEFENDED WITH COURAGE

AND CONVICTION.

FOR DOMINICANS IN NEW YORK, HIS LEGACY IS DEEPLY

PERSONAL. IT LIES IN OUR FAMILIES, IN OUR HERITAGE AND OUR COMMITMENT

TO HARD WORK AND SERVICE. IT MEANS RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTION OF

AMERICAN -- OF DOMINICAN AMERICAN [SIC] AND AFFIRMING THAT OUR

HISTORY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK STATE'S STORY.

I AM PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION, AND I STAND IN

RECOGNITION OF A MAN WHOSE LEGACY CONTINUES TO INSPIRE GENERATION

[SIC]. IN SPANISH, IN ESPA OL, (SPEAKING SPANISH).

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MR. ALVAREZ ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. ALVAREZ: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I

ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE SPONSOR OF THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION FOR ALL

DOMINICANS AND -- AND OUR FRIENDS.

JUAN PABLO DUARTE IS THE FOUNDING FATHER OF THE

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. A SYMBOL OF COURAGE, PATRIOTISM AND THE

DEMOCRATIC IDEAS. HE DEDICATED HIS LIFE -- HE DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO THE

DREAM OF A FREE, SOVEREIGN NATION GROUNDED IN JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND THE

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BELIEF THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER TO GOVERN THEMSELF [SIC]. THROUGH

THE SECRET SOCIETY, DUARTE IGNITED A MOVEMENT THAT LED TO DOMINICAN

INDEPENDENCE IN THE [SIC] 1844.

THOUGH MUCH OF HIS LIFE WAS SPENT IN EXILE, HIS

PRINCIPLES NEVER WAVERED. TODAY, MORE THAN EVER, DUARTE'S LEGACY

REMIND US THAT TRUE LEADERSHIP IS BUILT ON SACRIFICE, INTEGRITY AND

UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO FREEDOM.

THANKS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MS. TAPIA ON THE RESOLUTION.

MS. TAPIA: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

YESTERDAY WE COMMEMORATE [SIC] THE BIRTHDAY OF JUAN PABLO DUARTE,

FATHER OF THE MOTHERLAND AND ETERNAL SYMBOL OF FREEDOM AND NATIONAL

DIGNITY.

DUARTE DREAMED OF A DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FREE FROM

ALL FOREIGN DOMINATION, FOUNDED ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND RESPECT FOR THE

PEOPLE'S RIGHTS. HIS IDEA WAS CLEAR: A NATION WHERE THE LAW STANDS

ABOVE MEN. WHERE THE HOMELAND COMES FIRST. AND WHERE EVERY

DOMINICAN LIVES WITH HONOR AND CIVIC COMMITMENT.

ALTHOUGH HE WAS BETRAYED AND EXILED, HE NEVER

RENOUNCED HIS LOVE FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NOR HIS FAITH OR

SOVEREIGNITY [SIC] AND DEMO -- AND DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY.

TO REMEMBER DUARTE IS TO REMEMBER THAT FREEDOM IS

DEFENDED EVERY DAY. THAT THE HOMELAND IS NOT FOR SALE, AND THE -- AND

THE SACRIFICE FOR THE COMMON GOOD IS THE HIGHEST ACT OF LOVE. DUARTE

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LIVES [SIC] ON THE IDEALS OF A NATION THAT WILL -- THAT STILL STRUGGLE [SIC] TO

BE WORTHY OF HIS LEGACY.

DUARTE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS ONE OF THE

FOUNDING FATHERS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND A SYMBOL OF HOPE

AND INSPIRATION FOR FUTURE GENERATION [SIC]. THANK YOU, MADAM

SPEAKER --

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MS. TAPIA: -- FOR ALLOWING ME TO...

MS. REYES ON THE RESOLUTION.

MS. REYES: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, AND I

THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR INTRODUCING THIS RESOLUTION.

NEW YORK HAS TRULY BECOME A SECOND HOME FOR

DOMINICANS ACROSS THE STATE, SO IT'S ONLY FITTING THAT WE HONOR THAT BY

CELEBRATING JUAN PABLO DUARTE DAY ON JANUARY 26TH. JUAN PABLO

DUARTE SHOWED US THAT BEING DOMINICAN ISN'T LIMITED TO GEOGRAPHY.

FROM SEEKING REFUGE IN PUERTO RICO AS A CHILD TO BEING EXILED IN

VENEZUELA LATER IN LIFE, DUARTE NEVER STOPPED FIGHTING FOR DOMINICAN

INDEPENDENCE. NO MATTER WHERE HE WAS, HIS COMMITMENT TO HIS

COUNTRY NEVER WAVERED. HE REPRESENTED THE TRUE SPIRIT OF WHAT IT

MEANS TO BE UN DOMINICANO.

CELEBRATING DUARTE'S BIRTHDAY HERE IN NEW YORK

SPEAKS TO THE LASTING POWER OF HIS LEGACY. IT REMINDS US THAT HIS VISION

WENT BEYOND BORDERS AND CONTINUES TO INSPIRE GENERATIONS OF

DOMINICANS TO STAND FOR FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND SELF-DETERMINATION.

TODAY IS NOT ONLY A CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE, BUT ALSO A REMINDER TO

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DOMINICANS AND NEW YORKERS ALIKE THAT NO MATTER HOW FAR WE GO, OUR

CULTURE, OUR HERITAGE AND LOVE FOR OUR HOMELAND STAY WITH US. MUCH

LIKE THE UNITED STATES, THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S FLAG IS MADE UP OF

RED, WHITE AND BLUE, REPRESENTING PRIDE, SACRIFICE, UNITY AND

DETERMINATION. THOSE VALUES LIVE WITHIN EVERY DOMINICAN TODAY AND

CONTINUE TO GUIDE US FORWARD. FOR THAT, WE GIVE THANKS TO JUAN PABLO

DUARTE ALONG WITH FRANCISCO DEL ROSARIO S NCHEZ AND MAT AS RAM N

MELLA, WHO TOGETHER FORMED LA TRINITARIA AND LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR

OUR NATION. BEYOND BEING A SYMBOL OF DOMINICAN PATRIOTISM, DUARTE

WAS A VISIONARY, A WRITER, A MILITARY LEADER AND AN ACTIVIST WHOSE FIGHT

FOR FREEDOM, LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE WILL ALWAYS DESERVE TO BE

CELEBRATED.

THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 869, MS.

ROZIC.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 27, 2026, AS HOLOCAUST

REMEMBRANCE DAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MS. ROZIC ON THE

RESOLUTION.

MS. ROZIC: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER AND

MADAM MAJORITY LEADER.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

TODAY WE GATHER TO COMMEMORATE INTERNATIONAL

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY, AS WE HAVE DONE MANY YEARS NOW, TO

HONOR THE SIX MILLION JEWS MURDERED BY THE NAZI REGIME AND THE

MILLIONS OF OTHER VICTIMS OF GENOCIDE PERSECUTION AND STATE-SPONSORED

HATRED. THIS DAY IS NOT ONLY ABOUT MEMORY; IT IS ABOUT MORAL

RESPONSIBILITY.

I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES ON THIS FLOOR,

AND THIS YEAR IS, QUITE FRANKLY, NO DIFFERENT. VIOLENT ANTI-SEMITISM IS

ONCE AGAIN HERE, AND IT SEEMS A PERMANENT FIXTURE IN OUR COUNTRY AND

IN OUR STATE. WE'VE SEEN ARSON ATTACKS, ASSAULTS IN OUR STREETS. WE'VE

SEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA PEOPLE OPENLY DECLARING THEMSELVES ON "TEAM

HITLER." PROMINENT FIGURES REPEAT CENTURY-OLD LIES CLAIMING JEWS OWN

EVERYTHING, RESURRECTING POISONOUS CONSPIRACY THEORIES. YOUNG PEOPLE

IN PARTICULAR HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THIS HATRED AT SCALE, NOT JUST ONLINE

BUT ALSO IN REAL LIFE. THEY ARE TOO EASILY SWAYED BY VOICES THAT

NORMALIZE EXTREMISM AND MOCK HUMAN SUFFERING. THAT SHOULD ALARM

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US, BECAUSE HISTORY TEACHES US EXACTLY WHERE THIS

ROAD LEADS. AND I'VE -- AS I'VE SAID IN PREVIOUS YEARS, IF YOU'RE

WONDERING WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE DONE IN 1934, IT IS PROBABLY WHAT YOU

ARE DOING EXACTLY AT THIS MOMENT.

AUSCHWITZ WAS NOT THE BEGINNING. IT WAS THE END OF A

VERY LONG PROCESS. IT DID NOT START WITH GAS CHAMBERS AND MASS DEATH.

IT -- IT BEGAN WITH IDEAS AND WORDS; WITH STEREOTYPES, PREJUDICE AND

CONSPIRACY THEORIES. IT PROGRESSED THROUGH LEGAL EXCLUSION, STATE-

SANCTIONED DISCRIMINATION AND SYSTEMATIC DEHUMANIZATION. IT

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ESCALATED INTO VIOLENCE AND FINALLY INTO INDUSTRIALIZED BUREAUCRATIC

MURDER.

AUSCHWITZ TOOK TIME. AND THAT'S PRECISELY WHY WE

HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE WARNING SIGNS. THROUGHOUT HISTORY, THE

SAFETY AND DIGNITY OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES HAVE SERVED AS A BAROMETER

OF SOCIETY'S HEALTH. WHEN ANTI-SEMITISM SPREADS UNCHECKED, IT

CORRODES INSTITUTIONS, UNDERMINES DEMOCRATIC VALUES AND SIGNALS A

BROADER MORAL COLLAPSE. NO SOCIETY THAT TOLERATES THE DEHUMANIZATION

OF JEWS REMAINS IMMUNE TO THE DEHUMANIZATION OF OTHERS.

AS THE LAST LIVING WITNESSES TO THE HOLOCAUST GROW

FEWER AND FEWER, THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FACE HISTORY HONESTLY NOW FALLS

FULLY ON US. REMEMBRANCE IS NO LONGER SOMETHING WE INHERIT

PASSIVELY. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO PROTECT ACTIVELY. WE'RE NO

LONGER JUST RECIPIENTS OF LIVING MEMORY. WE ARE NOW OFFICIALLY THE

CUSTODIANS. REMEMBRANCE IS NOT AUTOMATIC. IT DEPENDS ON

TRANSMISSION; ON FUTURE GENERATIONS CHOOSING TO CARRY IT FORWARD. AND

YET WHAT WAS ONCE A FOUNDATIONAL PART OF EDUCATION NOW TOO OFTEN

PROVOKES TENSION. I'VE HEARD FROM TEACHERS ACROSS OUR STATE THAT GET

ACCUSED, ATTACKED OR SILENCED SIMPLY FOR TRYING TO TEACH THIS HISTORY.

AND WORSE STILL, RISING ANTI-SEMITISM HAS LED SOME TO ASK THE

DEVASTATING QUESTION, IF THE WORLD DID NOT LEARN FROM THE HOLOCAUST,

SHOULD WE CONTINUE TEACHING IT AT ALL? THE ANSWER, MY FRIENDS, HAS TO

BE UNEQUIVOCALLY YES. WE SEE IN REALTIME HOW ANTI-SEMITISM SPREADS,

HOW EASILY IT TAKES HOLD, AND HOW CLOSELY IT IS TIED TO DENIAL AND

DISTORTION OF HISTORY.

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FORGETTING IS NOT NEUTRALITY, IT IS PERMISSION. SO WE

MUST ALSO BE CLEAR THAT EXPLOITING THE HOLOCAUST, POLITICIZING IT,

MINIMIZING IT OR USING IT CYNICALLY IS DEEPLY OFFENSIVE. ESPECIALLY AT A

TIME WHEN IT IS SURGE -- ANTI-SEMITISM IS SURGING AND SURVIVORS ARE STILL

AMONG US. AND THAT BRINGS ME TO AN UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH: ONE IN FOUR

HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS LIVING AMONGST US LIVES IN POVERTY TODAY. MANY

ARE COLD IN THE WINTER, FOOD INSECURE AND PROFOUNDLY ALONE. EACH YEAR

WE HOLD THESE CEREMONIES, WE TALK ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST, AND EACH YEAR

WE SAY," NEVER AGAIN." AND YET FAR TOO OFTEN WE OFTEN FAIL THE LIVING.

THE NUMBER OF SURVIVORS GROWS SMALLER EVERY YEAR. VERY SOON THERE

WILL BE NONE LEFT. AND IF WE TRULY HONORED THEIR LIVES, WOULDN'T WE

ENSURE THAT NOT A SINGLE SURVIVOR WAS HUNGRY, FREEZING OR ABANDONED?

REMEMBRANCE THAT DOES NOT EXTEND TO CARE IS INCOMPLETE. SO LET US

TODAY --

(BUZZER SOUNDS)

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU, MS.

ROZIC.

MS. ROZIC: -- REMIND OURSELVES NOT OF WHAT

HAPPENED, BUT OF WHAT WE'RE OBLIGATED TO DO: TO STAND UP, TO SPEAK

OUT, TO REFUSE SILENCE, TO REFUSE INDIFFERENCE. FOR THE FUTURE WE CHOOSE

TO BUILD FOR EVERYONE --

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: FOR OTHERS WHO DESIRE TO

SPEAK, YOUR MICROPHONE IS OFF.

MS. ROZIC: -- LET US NOT SQUANDER THAT INHERITANCE

OF REMEMBRANCE. THANK YOU.

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ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MR. ARI BROWN ON

THE RESOLUTION.

MR. A. BROWN: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

THANK YOU TO THE SPONSOR AS WELL.

WHEN MY MOTHER WAS A SMALL CHILD, SHE AND MY

GRANDMOTHER CROSSED THE ATLANTIC DURING WORLD WAR II WITH NO IDEA

WHERE SHE WAS GOING OR WHETHER SHE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO STAY. THEY

SURVIVED THE HOLOCAUST BECAUSE OF ONE NARROW LAWFUL DECISION MADE IN

1944, AT A MOMENT WHEN MOST OF THE WORLD HAD CLOSED ITS DOORS.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DID NOT CHANGE AMERICA'S IMMIGRATION LAWS.

THOSE LAWS STAYED IN PLACE. INSTEAD, HE APPROVED THE SPECIFIC

HUMANITARIAN EXCEPTION, ALLOWING 1,000 REFUGEES INTO THE UNITED

STATES AS "GUESTS OF THE PRESIDENT", UNDER WHAT BECAME KNOWN AS SAFE

HAVEN; THE STORY TOLD IN RUTH GRUBER'S BOOK AND FILM CALLED HAVEN.

MY GRANDMOTHER AND MOTHER WERE ITALIAN, FLEEING

NAZI PERSECUTION. ITALY, NEWLY LIBERATED BY ALLIED FORCES, BECAME THE

LAST BRIDGE TO SAFETY. RUTH GRUBER WAS SENT THERE BY GENERAL

EISENHOWER AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO ESCORT THESE REFUGEES TO

AMERICA THROUGH OFFICIAL CHANNELS. THEY SAILED FROM NAPLES AND WERE

BROUGHT TO FORT ONTARIO IN OSWEGO, NEW YORK, TO AN INTERMENT CAMP

REFUGEE SHELTER. FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS THEY LIVED BEHIND

BARBED WIRE UNDER FEDERAL SUPERVISION WHILE THEIR FUTURE WAS DECIDED.

EVENTUALLY, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PASSED AWAY AND THEY WERE ALLOWED

TO STAY THROUGH PRESIDENT TRUMAN.

AND THAT'S WHY ON HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY HERE

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IN NEW YORK I TELL THIS STORY. WE REMEMBER THE SIX MILLION JEWS AND

OTHERS WHO WERE MURDERED. WE HONOR THE SURVIVORS AND REMIND

OURSELVES THAT EVEN IN THE DARKEST TIMES, LAWFUL ACTION AND MORAL

COURAGE STILL MATTERED. WE REMEMBER AND WE MUST NEVER FORGET,

THOUGH IN THESE TIMES IT SEEMS MANY HAVE.

THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MR. EICHENSTEIN ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. EICHENSTEIN: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER,

FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON THIS RESOLUTION AND I WANT TO THANK THE

SPONSOR FOR BRINGING THE RESOLUTION TO THE FLOOR.

TODAY WE PROCLAIM JANUARY 27, 2026 AS HOLOCAUST

REMEMBRANCE DAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THIS DATE MARKS THE

LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU, THE -- THE LARGEST NAZI DEATH CAMP

AND A SYMBOL OF THE HOLOCAUST'S UNTHINKABLE CRUELTY. AND ON THIS DAY

WE ALSO REMEMBER THE SIX MILLION JEWS THAT WERE BRUTALLY MURDERED

DURING THE HOLOCAUST, AND MILLION OTHERS -- MILLIONS OF OTHERS THAT

WERE TARGETED AND DESTROYED BY A REGIME BUILT ON HATRED, LIES AND

DESTRUCTION.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE HOLOCAUST IS NOT A SINGLE

EVENT IN HISTORY. IT WAS A PROCESS. IT BEGAN WITH WORDS, WITH

PROPAGANDA, WITH MOBS. WITH THE NORMALIZATION OF HATE AND WITH TOO

MANY CHOOSING TO REMAIN SILENT. THAT IS WHY THIS MOMENT IN 2026 IS

SO DISTURBING. BECAUSE HERE IN NEW YORK, A STATE THAT PRIDES ITSELF IN

ITS DIVERSITY AND TOLERANCE, WE ARE WITNESSING ALARMING ANTI-SEMITISM

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IN REALTIME. SYNAGOGUES VANDALIZED. JEWISH NEIGHBORHOODS TARGETED.

THREATS SHOUTED ON OUR STREETS AND SUBWAYS. JEWISH STUDENTS HARASSED

ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES. HATE IS SPREADING OPENLY AND SHOCKINGLY ONLINE,

WHILE IT'S BEING EXCUSED, MINIMIZED AND IGNORED. THIS IS NOT

HYPOTHETICAL. IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING. I HAVE SPOKEN TO HOLOCAUST

SURVIVORS IN MY DISTRICT; PEOPLE WHO LIVED THROUGH THE CONSEQUENCES

OF UNCHECKED HATRED. THEY TELL ME THEY RECOGNIZE WHAT THEY ARE

SEEING; NOT THE END, BUT THE BEGINNING. THE SAME PATTERNS. THE SAME

RATIONALIZATIONS. THE SAME DENIAL AND REFUSAL TO TAKE HATE SERIOUSLY

UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE.

THIS IS PERSONAL TO ME. ALL FOUR OF MY GRANDPARENTS

WERE HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS. THEY ARE LIVING PROOF OF WHAT HAPPENS

WHEN THE WORLD HESITATES TO CONFRONT EVIL EARLY ON. I ALSO REPRESENT

THOUSANDS OF VISIBLY JEWISH NEW YORKERS WHO ARE ONLY TARGETED

BECAUSE OF THE -- THE WAY THEY DRESS. AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY

TO FEEL SAFE BY DEFAULT WHEN JEWISH NEW YORKERS ARE AFRAID TO WEAR

SYMBOLS OF THEIR FAITH. WHEN SYNAGOGUES REQUIRE SECURITY JUST TO PRAY.

WHEN ANTI-SEMITISM IS DISMISSED AS SPEECH, INCLUDING BY OUR VERY

OWN ELECTED LEADERS, RATHER THAN CONFRONT IT AS A DANGER. WE ARE

FAILING THE LESSONS OF HISTORY. HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY, IT'S NOT

ABOUT SPEECHES AND CEREMONY. IT'S ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY. IT DEMANDS

THAT WE REMEMBER NOT ONLY WHO WAS MURDERED, BUT HOW WAS IT

ALLOWED TO HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. IT DEMANDS THAT WE SPEAK CLEARLY,

ACT DECISIVELY AND REFUSE TO NORMALIZE HATE. ALL HATE. EVEN AND

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO DO SO.

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IF "NEVER AGAIN" IS TO MEAN ANYTHING IN NEW YORK, IT

MUST MEAN THAT WE MUST NEVER AGAIN BE SILENT. THANK YOU, MADAM

SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MR. WEPRIN ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. WEPRIN: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, FOR

ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON THIS RESOLUTION, AND THANK YOU, SPONSOR, FOR

BRINGING THIS TO THE FLOOR.

YOU KNOW, YOU'D THINK AFTER 80 YEARS OF -- OF AN

OCCURRENCE IT WOULDN'T BE SO MEANINGFUL TODAY. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT

IS NOT THE CASE. AS WAS POINTED OUT BY MANY PEOPLE, THIS WAS

HAPPENING IN THE UNITED STATES AND EVEN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH SUCH

A LARGE JEWISH POPULATION, ACTUALLY THE LARGEST JEWISH POPULATION

OUTSIDE THE STATE OF ISRAEL, WE SEE THE BEGINNING OF WHAT HAPPENED IN

THE HOLOCAUST EACH AND EVERY DAY. WHEN MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF ALL

HATE CRIMES IN NEW YORK CITY AND NEW YORK STATE ARE PERPETRATED

AGAINST -- AGAINST THE JEWS OR JEWISH PEOPLE, THAT CERTAINLY IS A VERY

BEGINNING OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE HOLOCAUST. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT

WE ALL SPEAK OUT, THAT WE NOT FORGET. BUT IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT'S

HAPPENING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE STREETS.

PHYSICAL ATTACKS AGAINST PEOPLE THAT ARE VISIBLE -- VISIBLY LOOKING

JEWISH. AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE NOT FORGET. AND SOMEHOW, THE

PHRASE "NEVER AGAIN" SEEMS TO BE MORE MEANINGFUL TODAY THAN EVER

BEFORE.

SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK,

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AND, NEVER AGAIN.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU, MR.

WEPRIN.

MS. LEVENBERG ON THE RESOLUTION.

MS. LEVENBERG: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

TODAY WE MARK INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY, AND I

THANK THE SPONSOR FOR THIS RESOLUTION.

MANY OF YOU KNOW THE STORY OF MY MOTHER, WHO

SURVIVED THE HOLOCAUST AS A HIDDEN CHILD IN HOLLAND. UNDER NAZI RULE,

HIDING JEWISH PEOPLE WAS A CRIME. MANY ATROCITIES OF THE HOLOCAUST

WERE LEGAL UNDER DOMESTIC LAW, EVEN AS THEY VIOLATED INTERNATIONAL LAW

AND BASIC HUMAN DECENCY. MY MOTHER AND MY GRANDPARENTS SURVIVED

BECAUSE OF CHRISTIAN FAMILIES WHO CHOSE TO DO WHAT WAS RIGHT INSTEAD

OF WHAT WAS PERMITTED OR POPULAR. NON-COMPLIANCE SAVED HER LIFE AND

MADE MINE POSSIBLE. THE DESCENDANTS OF THOSE WHO SAVED MY FAMILY,

CURRENTLY LIVING IN THE NETHERLANDS, TEXT ME REGULARLY, ASKING ME HOW

THE U.S. COULD BE ACTING AS IT IS NOW. WE ARE IN A MOMENT WHEN THE

EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTING MORAL

OUTRAGES ON A DAILY BASIS AND DEMANDING THAT WE COMPLY WITH THEIR

ACTIONS. I URGE US TO CENTER HUMAN RIGHTS, A CONCEPT THAT EMERGED IN

RESPONSE TO THE FULL HORROR OF THE HOLOCAUST AS WE CONSIDER OUR OWN

RESPONSIBILITIES AND HOW WE RESPOND TO THE ACTIONS OF THIS FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT. OUR FEDERAL LEADERSHIP ALTERNATES BETWEEN ASSERTING

AUTHORITY IT DOES NOT HAVE AND TRYING TO RESHAPE THE LAW TO ERODE

HUMAN RIGHTS. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

IMMIGRATION DETENTION IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS. IMMIGRATION

ENFORCEMENT IS ALSO BEING USED TO EXPAND SURVEILLANCE AND TO COERCE

STATES INTO COMPLIANCE WITH UNCONSTITUTIONAL REQUESTS. JUST THIS

WEEKEND, THE U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL DEMANDED DATA ON AMERICAN

CITIZENS FROM MINNESOTA AS A CONDITION FOR REMOVING ICE AND BORDER

PATROL AGENTS FROM MINNEAPOLIS. HISTORY TEACHES US THAT THESE

INCURSIONS NEVER STOP WITH THEIR FIRST TARGET.

MS. WALSH: MADAM SPEAKER, POINT OF ORDER,

PLEASE. WITH GREAT RESPECT I ASK THE SPEAKER TO PLEASE CONFINE HER

COMMENTS TO THE RESOLUTION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. CONVERSATIONS

ABOUT MINNESOTA ARE NOT GERMANE.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU, MS.

WALSH.

MS. LEVENBERG ON THE RESOLUTION.

MS. LEVENBERG: FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE

IMMIGRANTS. NOT THAT DIFFERENT FROM FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE JEWS.

WHO AMONG US WILL BE NEXT? WE ARE CHARGED WITH HOW -- AND

DECIDING WITH HOW WE SHOULD BE OR SHOULD NOT BECOME COMPLIANT IN

NEW YORK STATE. LET US NOT REPEAT THE MISTAKES OF MARTIN NIEM LLER,

WHO SUPPORTED THE NAZIS UNTIL HE FOUND HIMSELF IMPRISONED BY THE

REGIME HE ENABLED.

NO MATTER YOUR POLITICAL BELIEFS, IT IS IN EVERYONE'S

INTEREST TO OPPOSE A GOVERNMENT THAT WE KNOW IS WILLING TO LIE OPENLY

ABOUT THE VIOLENCE IT COMMITS AGAINST ITS OWN PEOPLE. IN 2026,

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY DEMANDS MORE THAN REFLECTION; IT

DEMANDS RESOLVE. WE MUST CHOOSE COURAGE OVER COMPLICITY AND

HUMAN RIGHTS OVER POPULAR PREJUDICE SO WE CAN BE REMEMBERED AS A

GENERATION THAT REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH INJUSTICE AND INSTEAD STOOD

FIRMLY ON THE SIDE OF HUMAN DIGNITY.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MR. WIEDER ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. WIEDER: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. TODAY,

JANUARY 27TH, WE OBSERVE HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY, MARKING THE

LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ AND HONORING THE SIX MILLION JEWS AND

MILLIONS OF OTHER INNOCENT VICTIMS MURDERED DURING THE HOLOCAUST.

LAST YEAR I SPOKE ABOUT MY GRANDFATHER, WHO WAS

IMPRISONED IN AUSCHWITZ. I SHARED WHAT IT MEANS FOR MY FAMILY AND

FOR ALL OF US TO CARRY THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO ENDURED UNIMAGINABLE

CRUELTY. THIS YEAR I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT MY GRANDMOTHER. MY

GRANDMOTHER SURVIVED THE HOLOCAUST ALONGSIDE HER FATHER. TOGETHER,

THEY ENDURED THE HORRORS OF THE CAMPS, HUNGER, DISEASE, FEAR, AND THE

CONSTANT FIGHT TO STAY ALIVE FOR ONE MORE DAY. LIBERATION FINALLY CAME,

BUT FOR HER FAMILY IT CAME TOO LATE. HER FATHER, MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER,

PASSED AWAY JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER LIBERATION. HIS BODY UNABLE TO

RECOVER FROM WHAT IT HAD SUFFERED. HE WAS FIRST BURIED IN A MASS

GRAVE, ONE OF COUNTLESS LIVES LOST IN THE CHAOS LEFT BEHIND. BUT HIS

CHILDREN, INCLUDING MY GRANDMOTHER, REFUSED TO LET HIM REMAIN

ANONYMOUS. THEY MADE SURE HE WAS TAKEN FROM THAT MASS GRAVE AND

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LAID TO REST PROPERLY IN HIS OWN GRAVE IN A CEMETERY IN LINZ, AUSTRIA,

FAR FROM HIS HOME AND THE FAMILY LIFE HE ONCE KNEW. MY GRANDMOTHER

CONTINUES TO CARRY THAT LOSS WITH HER LIKE SO MANY SURVIVORS. SHE

REBUILT HER LIFE WITH STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE WHILE HOLDING MEMORIES

THAT HAVE NEVER TRULY FADED.

YOU SEE, SURVIVAL DID NOT MEAN FORGETTING. WE, WE

REMEMBER THE HOLOCAUST NOT ONLY TO HONOR THE VICTIMS, BUT TO LEARN

FROM HISTORY, AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID BEFORE. IT DID NOT BEGIN WITH

DEATH CAMPS. IT BEGAN WITH WORDS, WITH HATRED, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,

WITH SILENCE. AS THE NUMBER OF LIVING SURVIVORS CONTINUE TO DECLINE

AND AS ANTI-SEMITISM PERSISTS, THE RESPONSIBILITY TO REMEMBER NOW FALLS

TO US. TO ALL OF US. WE MUST BE THE WITNESSES. WE MUST TELL THESE

STORIES CLEARLY AND WITHOUT DISTORTION.

MAY WE HONOR MY GRANDPARENTS AND ALL THOSE WE

REMEMBER TODAY BY STANDING AGAINST HATE AND CHOOSING HUMANITY OVER

INDIFFERENCE. MAY THEIR MEMORY BE A BLESSING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MR. NORBER ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. NORBER: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I WANT

TO THANK THE SPONSOR, OF COURSE, NILY ROZIC, FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS

BILL -- THIS RESOLUTION. IT'S GREAT THAT YOU ARE THE FORERUNNER OF THIS

EVERY YEAR, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU DO FOR THE JEWISH

AND ISRAELI COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK.

JEWS USUALLY THESE DAYS CALL THEMSELVES "THE CANARY

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IN THE COAL MINE." WE SAY THAT BECAUSE WE ARE USUALLY -- IF YOU LOOK AT

THE HISTORY OF JEWS AROUND THE WORLD, WE ARE THE FIRST TO BE HARASSED,

STALKED, TREATED WITH VIOLENCE BEFORE MORE TERRIBLE AND MORE WORSE

THINGS TO COME USUALLY HAPPEN A FEW YEARS LATER. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE

1.6 MILLION JEWS LIVING IN NEW YORK STATE, AND MANY OF THEM ARE

COMPARING WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE STREETS OF NEW YORK CITY TO WHAT

WAS HAPPENING IN BERLIN IN THE 1930S. THESE ARE THINGS THAT I'M

HEARING ALL THE TIME FROM MY CONSTITUENTS AND -- WHO ARE JEWS OR

ISRAELIS OR ZIONISTS, AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO US TO DO MORE TO PROTECT

THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE DON'T SEE ENOUGH BILLS BEING PASSED HERE AND

THEY'RE ASKING ME WHY. I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH OF AN EXPLANATION TO

THEM. BUT ALL THEY KNOW IS THAT WHEN THEY ARE WALKING INTO

SYNAGOGUES OR JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS IN THE CITY, THEY ARE MET

WITH VIOLENCE, HARASSMENT. PEOPLE ARE WEARING MASKS WITH HAMAS

AND HEZBOLLAH INSIGNIA, AND NOBODY STOPS THEM. AND WE KNOW THAT

THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO PUT 25-FOOT DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM AND THE

ENTRANCE TO THESE SYNAGOGUES, BUT IN MY OPINION IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

THESE PEOPLE ARE JUST BEING HARASSED. THESE PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT TO

CELEBRATE THEIR -- THEIR BACKGROUND AS JEWS OR ZIONISTS OR ISRAELIS ARE

CONTINUOUSLY JUST BEING VIOLENTLY THREATENED BY PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY

ARE SAYING IN THEIR INSIGNIA THAT THEY SUPPORT THE DESTRUCTION OF ISRAEL,

OR IN OTHER WORDS, THE JEWISH OR ZIONIST COMMUNITY.

LET ME BE CLEAR: YOU COULD BE AGAINST ISRAEL AND

AGAINST THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT --

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MR. LAVINE, WHY DO

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

YOU RISE?

MR. LAVINE: OH, I WAS WAITING TO SPEAK AND I WAS

LISTENING.

MR. NORBER: OH, THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

GO AHEAD, MR. NORBER.

MR. NORBER: I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A COMPLIMENT

OR... YOU COULD BE AGAINST THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT, BUT YOU CAN'T BE

AGAINST JEWS OR JEWISH SELF-DETERMINATION, WHICH IS ZIONISM. SO

ANYBODY IS -- IS ALLOWED TO HAVE THEIR OPINION REGARDING THESE MATTERS,

BUT STILL, PEOPLE ARE MET WITH THREATS AND VIOLENCE. AND THIS YEAR WE

ALSO SAW TWO ISRAELIS BEING KILLED IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND THANKFULLY

THING ARE -- LIKE THAT ARE NOT HAPPENING HERE IN NEW YORK CITY. BUT

WE HAVE TO DO MORE TO MAKE PEOPLE JUST FEEL SAFE. BECAUSE AT THE END

OF THE DAY, THEY'RE JUST SCARED. THEY'RE JUST SCARED OF BEING -- OF JUST

WALKING TO THE SYNAGOGUE. AND WE HAVE TO THINK WITH THAT. BECAUSE IF

ANY MINORITY IN NEW YORK JUST FEELS THAT WAY, I BELIEVE WE SHOULD DO

MORE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL THAT THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE

PROTECTING THEM.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU, AND LET'S DO MORE.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MR. LAVINE ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. LAVINE: THANK YOU. I RECEIVED A TEXT FROM

MY BROTHER-IN-LAW CLAUDE SALZBERGER, AND CLAUDE'S FATHER HAD RUN

FROM THE NAZIS. THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SECOND WORLD WAR, CLAUDE'S

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FATHER RAN FROM ONE VILLAGE TO A CITY, FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER

COUNTRY. AND EVENTUALLY, CLAUDE'S FATHER WAS HIDDEN BY A FRENCH

WOMAN WHOSE FAITH HAPPENED TO HAVE BEEN CATHOLICISM. SHE HELPED

HIM, AND SHE RAN THE RISK OF DEATH BY HIDING HIM. SHE SECURED PASSAGE

FOR HIM OVER THE PYRENEES. HE WENT INTO SPAIN AND THEN PORTUGAL, AND

FOUND PASSAGE TO VENEZUELA, WHERE MY BROTHER-IN-LAW CLAUDE GREW

UP. AND THIS IS WHAT CLAUDE WROTE IN HONOR OF HOLOCAUST

REMEMBRANCE DAY. I CANNOT IMAGINE, I CANNOT BEGIN TO IMAGINE WHAT

LIFE WAS LIKE FOR HIS FATHER AFTER ALMOST EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN HIS

FAMILY WAS MURDERED IN THAT GENOCIDE. SO CLAUDE GREW UP IN

VENEZUELA. HE SAW A COUNTRY DEVOLVE INTO DICTATORSHIP, AND LUCKILY

NOW LIVES HERE IN NEW YORK. HE IS AS CONCERNED AS ARE ANY OF US WITH

THE QUESTION, HOW DID THIS HAPPEN IN GERMANY? HOW DID AN ENTIRE

PEOPLE -- AND THEY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON -- HOW WAS IT THEY

REMAINED SILENT? WELL, THEY REMAINED SILENT IN LARGE MEASURE BECAUSE

IF THEY SAID ANYTHING THEY WERE GONNA BE SUMMARILY EXECUTED. BUT

CLAUDE IS VERY CONCERNED, AS AM I, AS IS EVERY AMERICAN ON BOTH SIDES

OF THE AISLE, EVERY AMERICAN OF GOOD FAITH, WITH THE CHALLENGES FACING

OUR NATION TODAY. AMERICA IS NOT A NATION WHERE PEOPLE ARE SHOT IN THE

STREETS. IT IS NOT, AND WE CANNOT TOLERATE IT TO BECOME THAT NATION.

FINALLY, THERE WERE 44,000, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, 44,000

CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN EUROPE DURING THE NAZI OCCUPATION. WORLD

WAR II BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER THE 1ST, 1939 WHEN THE NAZI GOVERNMENT

CLAIMED IT HAD BEEN ATTACKED BY POLAND. THAT WAS A LIE. LET US LEARN

LESSONS FROM HISTORY. TO BEGIN WITH, BEING AMERICAN MEANS NO MATTER

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

WHICH SIDE OF THE AISLE WE ARE ON, WE PROTECT EACH OTHER. NO ONE HERE

IS, QUOTE, UNQUOTE, "THE OTHER." WE DO NOT DEHUMANIZE EACH OTHER.

WE DO NOT DEHUMANIZE OUR SISTERS AND OUR BROTHERS. AND IN THE END,

LET US BE WEARY OF ANY GOVERNMENT, AMERICAN OR ANY OTHER

GOVERNMENT, THAT LIES TO ITS PEOPLE. AND LET US STAY STRONG AND LET US

STAND TOGETHER.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MR. HEVESI ON THE

RESOLUTION.

MR. HEVESI: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER AND MY

COLLEAGUES. THAT'S A DIFFICULT SPEECH TO FOLLOW.

MY NAME IS ANDY HEVESI. FIFTY-FIVE MEMBERS OF MY

FAMILY WERE MURDERED IN THE HOLOCAUST, INCLUDING MY DAD'S DAD WHO

HAD COME OVER FROM HUNGARY ON A DIPLOMATIC MISSION CALLED HOME

WHEN HE REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN -- IN HUNGARY. GOT HIS FATHER

ON THE LINE AND HIS FATHER SAID -- WELL, HE SAID, I'M A KID. I'M COMING

HOME. I GOT TO PROTECT THE FAMILY. I GOT TO BE THERE. HIS FATHER SAID,

NOPE. YOU CANNOT COME. YOU WILL BE KILLED. HIS FATHER WAS RIGHT.

EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE FAMILY WAS KILLED. OUR FAMILY SURVIVED. AND

IT'S WITH THAT BACKGROUND AND MINDSET THAT I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT

SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE TODAY WITHOUT TURNING THE

TEMPERATURE UP. THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR SPEECH. I

DON'T WANNA TURN THE TEMPERATURE UP. THIS IS A PLACE OF LIKE-MINDED

PEOPLE WHERE WE'RE ALL FIGHTING FOR EACH OTHER. THAT'S WHY I LOVE THIS.

I ALSO LOVE SERVING HERE. BUT I ALSO LOVE THAT EVERY TIME THERE'S SOME

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

UGLY, HATE -- HATEFUL ACTIVITY, THERE IS A ROUND CONDEMNATION AFTER THAT.

I LOVE THAT. I ENJOY IT. AND I ENJOYED IT WHEN IT HAPPENED IN BROOKLYN

WITH THE KIDS WRITING SWASTIKAS, AND I ENJOYED IT WHEN A COUPLE OF

PEOPLE STOOD ACROSS FROM OUR COLLEAGUE SAM BERGER AND WERE YELLING

FOR HAMAS. IT IS JUST WRONG, AND I ENJOY THAT LEVEL OF CONDEMNATION.

BUT I DO WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD -- AND I'LL GO QUICK

AND I APOLOGIZE -- WHERE WE ARE WITH RELATION TO HATE CRIMES BECAUSE

WE'VE BEEN TRACKING IT. IN 2000 WE PASSED A BILL TO TRACK HATE CRIMES,

AND IN 2004 COMPTROLLER TOM DINAPOLI DID A REPORT ON HATE CRIMES

OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. I JUST WANTED ON THE RECORD A COUPLE OF THINGS

THAT HE FOUND. FIRST, THERE HAS BEEN A SURGE IN HATE CRIMES OVER THE LAST

FIVE YEARS. IN 2023 THERE WERE 1,089 REPORTED STATEWIDE; THAT'S A 69

PERCENT JUMP FROM 2019, MORE THAN DOUBLING.

MS. WALSH: MADAM SPEAKER, I -- I APOLOGIZE. I --

I -- JUST AS A POINT OF ORDER, WE ARE -- I APPRECIATE WHAT MY COLLEAGUE IS

TRYING TO SAY; HOWEVER, I DO THINK THAT IT GOES BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

MR. HEVESI: OKAY.

MS. WALSH: IF WE CAN PLEASE CONFINE HIS

COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MR. HEVESI: THAT'S FAIR, AND THAT'S OKAY. I DON'T

WANT TO DISTURB THE HOUSE.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO END WITH THIS, THOUGH: THESE

SIGNS, THESE SPARKS OF HATRED ARE ALL AROUND US. AND FOR ALL OF YOU WHO

ARE CONDEMNING THEM AS THEY COME UP, I AM GRATEFUL. BUT HOLOCAUST

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

REMEMBRANCE IS GONNA NEED TO BE MORE THAN JUST TALKING ABOUT IT. IT'S

GONNA NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS TREND THAT WE'RE SEEING DOCUMENTED

BY OUR GOVERNMENT IS NOT ALLOWED TO CONTINUE.

NEVER AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO

PARTICIPATE TODAY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU, MR.

HEVESI.

MR. YEGER ON THE RESOLUTION.

MR. YEGER: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. WHEN I

ROSE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO SPEAK IN THIS HOUSE LAST YEAR IT WAS ON THIS

TOPIC. AND WHAT I SAID LAST YEAR ABOUT "NEVER AGAIN" HAVING A

MEANING OR NOT HAVING A MEANING AND IT'S A QUESTION THAT WE ACTUALLY

HAVING TO ASK, I FOUND THAT THE LAST 12 MONTHS HAS GIVEN ME THE ANSWER

IN MANY RESPECTS. "NEVER AGAIN" IS FREQUENTLY MEANINGLESS. IT HAS NO

TEETH. WHEN WE LOOK AT A CITY AND A STATE, THE CITY THAT I REPRESENT, THE

STATE OF NEW YORK HERE THAT WE REPRESENT IN THIS HOUSE, THE CHAMBER

THAT FDR ONCE SERVED IN, THIS IS A HALLOWED PLACE. BUT YET, MARCHERS

AGAINST JEWS WALK THE STREETS OF NEW YORK UNSTOPPED. THERE IS NO

RESTRICTION ON THEIR ACTIVITY IN ANY WAY. AND WHEN WE ARGUE THAT THERE

MIGHT OUGHT TO BE SOME RESTRICTION, PERHAPS -- PERHAPS LET'S LEARN THAT

LESSON FROM THE 1930S MET WITH THIS FIERCE WAIVING OF THE FIRST

AMENDMENT AS IF THE RIGHT TO HAVE FREEDOM OF RELIGION IS NOT ALSO IN

THAT FIRST AMENDMENT.

I ALSO FIND AND -- AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE MEMBERS

WHO SPOKE. A MEMBER MENTIONED BEING APPRECIATIVE OF HOW MANY

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

MEMBERS STAND UP WHEN THERE IS HATE AGAINST ANYBODY, AND I -- I DO

APPRECIATE THAT AND I HOPE THAT I'M COUNTED AMONGST THOSE WHO DO

STAND UP WHEN THERE'S HATE AGAINST ANYONE. BUT WHAT I ALSO FIND IS THAT

THERE ARE PEOPLE IN SOCIETY, SOME HOLD ELECTED OFFICE, WHO STAND UP

AGAINST HATRED WHEN A PARTICULAR INCIDENT HAPPENS AND IGNORE THE FACT

THAT IT IS THEIR WORDS THAT HAVE CAUSED THAT HATRED. A MEMBER HERE

SPOKE ABOUT ANTI-ZIONISM BEING ANTI-SEMITISM. IT IS ABSOLUTELY THE

CASE. WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS THAT THEY ARE NOT ANTI-SEMITIC, THEY'RE ONLY

ANTI-ZIONISTS, IN OTHER WORDS, THEY ARE AN ANTI -- A BASIC TENENT OF BEING

JEWISH; THE LONGING FOR ZION. THAT IS JEWISH. THAT IS WHAT

ANTI-SEMITISM IS. IT'S HATING JEWS FOR WHO WE ARE.

"NEVER AGAIN" IS A GREAT PHRASE; WE'VE BEEN SAYING IT

FOR THE LAST 80 YEARS. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING THE SAME

COMMUNITY THAT THE GENTLEMAN FROM BOROUGH PARK REPRESENTS HERE IN

THIS BODY. THE LARGEST COMMUNITY OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS ANYWHERE

IN THE WORLD, OUTSIDE OF ISRAEL, LIVE IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. MY

NEIGHBORHOODS. INCREDIBLE PEOPLE. WE'RE LOSING THEM EVERY SINGLE

DAY. BUT THEY ARE THE LIVE WITNESSES THAT WE GOT TO TOUCH THAT TELL US

THE STORIES, THAT TELL US THE THINGS THEY HEARD. WE ARE THE LIVE WITNESSES

TO THEIR STORIES AND WE ARE THE LAST WITNESSES.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT "NEVER AGAIN", WHEN WE TALK

ABOUT REMEMBERING HOLOCAUST AS -- AS A DAY, ONE DAY, IT'S GREAT. I

MEAN, WE SHOULD REMEMBER IT ALL 365 DAYS, BUT I'LL TAKE THE ONE. WE'RE

IGNORING WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. WE'RE REMEMBERING

SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED 80 YEARS AGO, WE'RE IGNORING WHAT WE SEE

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

EVERY SINGLE DAY ON THE STREETS OF NEW YORK. WE'RE IGNORING MARCHING

HATERS ON SYNAGOGUES AND WE'RE SAYING, IT'S OKAY, THEY HAVE THEIR RIGHT

TO FREE SPEECH. I WANT "NEVER AGAIN" TO HAVE MEANING.

THE SPONSOR OF THIS RESOLUTION SPONSORS THIS RESOLUTION

EVERY YEAR, AND SHE SPEAKS PASSIONATELY ABOUT THIS TOPIC EVERY YEAR

WITH GREAT ELOQUENCE. AND HER WORDS, THE OPENING OF -- OF THESE

COMMENTS TODAY, SHOULD HAVE MEANING. WE SHOULDN'T FORGET WHAT

"NEVER AGAIN" MEANS. TODAY, FOR THE FIRST TIME -- AND I'LL CLOSE,

MADAM SPEAKER. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A CLOCK AND I'M GETTING CLOSE TO

IT. TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS CHAMBER THERE ARE AN ABUNDANCE OF

REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE GRANDPARENTS WHO WERE LOST IN THE

HOLOCAUST. THERE ARE REPRESENTATIVES WHO WEAR YAMAKAS, WHO WEAR

THE GARB OF OUR ANCESTORS PROUDLY. WHO REMEMBER WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE

IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE CAME FROM THAT WE WERE CHASED OUT OF.

WE ARE THE WITNESSES TO "NEVER AGAIN", BUT IT HAS TO MEAN SOMETHING.

AND I'M GRATEFUL TO EVERYBODY WHO TRIES TO MAKE THAT MEAN SOMETHING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU,

COLLEAGUES. THAT MARKS THE END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME FOR THIS RESOLUTION.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 870, MS.

BICHOTTE HERMELYN.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 25-31, 2026, AS PHYSICIAN

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

ANESTHESIOLOGISTS 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. 871, MR.

SMULLEN.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 25-31, 2026 AS MEDICOLEGAL DEATH

INVESTIGATION PROFESSIONALS WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MR. SMULLEN ON THE

RESOLUTION.

MR. SMULLEN: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. THIS

RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE THE LAST RESPONDERS THAT HELP

OUR CITIZENS WHEN THEY BECOME DECEASED. IT'S PEOPLE THAT MAKE SURE

THAT THE INVESTIGATION INTO THEIR DEATHS IS THOROUGH, THAT IT'S COMPLETE.

THAT SOMEONE WHO HAS DIED ALONE, UNATTENDED, UNRESPONSIVE, HAS

SOMEONE THERE TO CARE FOR THEM AND TO MAKE SURE THAT JUSTICE IS DONE.

SO FOR THIS WEEK AS WE SPONSOR THIS RESOLUTION, LET US

THANK ALL OF THOSE MEDICOLEGAL INVESTIGATORS THAT MAKE OUR SYSTEM

WORK AND TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PEOPLE ARE WELL-TAKEN CARE OF. WE SAY

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 872, MR.

DURSO.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 2026, AS TECHNOLOGY MONTH 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. 873, MS.

WOERNER.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 2026, AS BLOOD DONOR AWARENESS

MONTH 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.

MS. WALSH FOR THE PURPOSES OF A RESOLUTION -- OH, MR.

PIROZZOLO, EXCUSE ME, FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. PIROZZOLO: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO RISE TODAY FOR THIS

INTRODUCTION.

I'M SURE IT'S REALLY NO SECRET HOW MUCH I HAVE GROWN

TO ENJOY MY POSITION REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE OF STATEN ISLAND, AND THIS

INTRODUCTION IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE GREATEST EXAMPLES OF THAT. THERE

ARE TIMES THAT YOU WORK IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOU GET TO MEET

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PEOPLE WHO ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS OR JUST PEOPLE THAT YOU WORK WITH,

AND I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE STATEN ISLAND

DELEGATION -- MEMBERS FALL, REILLY AND TANNOUSIS -- ORIT LENDER AND

AMELIA WINTER. THEY'RE WITH THE JCC OF STATEN ISLAND, AND IT'S AN

ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES EVERYONE ON STATEN ISLAND IN TWO DIFFERENT

LOCATIONS. AS I SAID BEFORE, JUST GETTING TO MEET PEOPLE IS VERY GOOD.

AND ORIT IS THE CEO, SO I GUESS YOU COULD SAY SHE'S THE BIG KAHUNA.

BUT SHE'S NOT REALLY THE BIG KAHUNA BECAUSE SHE'S THE BOSS, SHE'S THE

BIG KAHUNA BECAUSE SHE LITERALLY MOVES MOUNTAINS IN HELPING

EVERYONE ACROSS STATEN ISLAND.

SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, MADAM SPEAKER, ON BEHALF OF

THE STATEN ISLAND DELEGATION, PLEASE SAY HELLO.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON BEHALF OF MR.

PIROZZOLO, MEMBERS FALL, REILLY, TANNOUSIS, AND THE SPEAKER AND ALL

OF OUR MEMBERS, WE WELCOME OUR GUESTS FROM THE JCC OF STATEN

ISLAND. WE WELCOME YOU TO OUR ASSEMBLY CHAMBER AND EXTEND TO YOU

THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. WE DO HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR PROCEEDINGS

TODAY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.

(APPLAUSE)

ON CONSENT, PAGE 4, CALENDAR NO. 226, THE CLERK WILL

READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00086-B, CALENDAR

NO. 226, DINOWITZ, ROSENTHAL, COOK, BENEDETTO, DAVILA, BICHOTTE

HERMELYN, WALKER. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE

CITY OF NEW YORK, THE EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTION ACT OF 1974 AND

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

THE EMERGENCY HOUSING RENT CONTROL LAW, IN RELATION TO SURCHARGES

FOR THE INSTALLATION OR USE OF CERTAIN APPLIANCES IN HOUSING

ACCOMMODATIONS SUBJECT TO RENT CONTROL OR RENT STABILIZATION.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00618, CALENDAR NO.

227, SHIMSKY, TAPIA, LEVENBERG, STECK, REYES, LUNSFORD, BURROUGHS,

ZINERMAN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE LABOR LAW, IN RELATION TO THE

COMMISSIONER'S DUTY TO ENSURE EMPLOYERS INFORM EMPLOYEES ABOUT

CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS.

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. A00795, CALENDAR NO.

228, ROSENTHAL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY

OF NEW YORK, THE EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTION ACT OF 1974 AND THE

EMERGENCY HOUSING RENT CONTROL LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING THE

DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF

ANNUAL AUDITS OF APPROVED APPLICATIONS FOR TEMPORARY MAJOR CAPITAL

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

IMPROVEMENT INCREASES ON ITS WEBSITE ANNUALLY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01876, CALENDAR NO.

229, ROSENTHAL, BURDICK, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, SEAWRIGHT, COLTON. AN

ACT TO AMEND THE EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTION ACT OF 1974 AND THE

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

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FOR VACANT UNITS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02239, CALENDAR NO.

230, BRAUNSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, WOERNER. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL

LAW, IN RELATION TO INCLUDING CONTACTS VIA TEXT, PRIVATE MESSAGE, DIRECT

MESSAGE, E-MAIL OR OTHER ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION IN THE DEFINITION OF

THE OFFENSE OF AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT NOVEMBER

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.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03304-A, CALENDAR

NO. 231, TAPIA, SAYEGH. AN ACT TO AMEND THE BANKING LAW, IN

RELATION TO PROHIBITING FEES FOR ELECTRIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SERVICES.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03350-A, CALENDAR

NO. 232, BRONSON, CLARK, LUNSFORD, SAYEGH, PAULIN, KELLES. AN ACT TO

AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN RELATION TO EDUCATING NURSING HOME

RESIDENTS ABOUT THE ROLE OF LEGAL COUNSEL IN APPLYING FOR MEDICAID AND

MEDICARE BENEFITS.

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.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03733-A, CALENDAR

NO. 233, BRONSON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, IN

RELATION TO DESIGNATING RECORDS AND INFORMATION RELATING TO A PATIENT

WHO HAS BEEN DECEASED FOR A PERIOD OF 50 YEARS OR LONGER AS HISTORIC

RECORDS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A05383-A, CALENDAR

NO. 234, BORES, SAYEGH. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN

RELATION TO PROVIDING INFORMATION ON CONCUSSIONS TO PARENTS AND

GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN SOCCER PROGRAMS, LACROSSE

PROGRAMS, ICE HOCKEY PROGRAMS, AND FIELD HOCKEY PROGRAMS.

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. A06338, CALENDAR NO.

235, WALKER. AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION TO

DEFINING A VICTIM OF A SEXUAL OFFENSE.

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 27, 2026

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07894-C, CALENDAR

NO. 236, PAULIN, STECK. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN

RELATION TO PERMITTING THE USE OF CREMATION OR NATURAL ORGANIC REDUCTION

AS THE METHOD OF DISPOSITION FOR CERTAIN DECEDENTS.

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. A07903-B, CALENDAR

NO. 237, LAVINE, LUNSFORD, K. BROWN, GRIFFIN, SANTABARBARA, SAYEGH.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING

LAW, IN RELATION TO DESIGNATING AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS HARASSED

ATHLETES, COACHES, OFFICIALS OR PARTICIPANTS OF A SPORTS EVENT AS A

PROHIBITED SPORTS BETTOR.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A08130, CALENDAR NO.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

238, CONRAD, KAY, YEGER. AN ACT TO AMEND THE AGRICULTURE AND

MARKETS LAW, IN RELATION TO AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF DELIVERY TICKETS

ELECTRONICALLY.

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.)

MS. WALSH TO EXPLAIN HER VOTE.

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

THINK THAT THIS BILL IS -- IS A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT

MODERNIZES THE PROCESS OF GETTING DELIVERIES -- PETROLEUM DELIVERIES

AND HEATING FUEL DELIVERIES. YOU KNOW, MANY OF US -- I -- I STILL HAVE

OIL AT MY HOUSE. I KNOW I'M PROBABLY NOT SUPPOSED TO ADMIT THAT

PUBLICLY, BUT I DO HAVE AT LEAST PARTIAL OIL SERVICE AT MY HOUSE. AND I

GET, YOU KNOW, THESE PIECES OF PAPER JAMMED INTO MY DOOR, HALF THE

TIME THEY BLOW AWAY. BUT THEY'RE -- THEY'RE TELLING YOU THAT, YOU KNOW,

WE MADE A DELIVERY, THIS IS HOW MUCH, THIS -- AND IT CONTAINS SOME,

YOU KNOW, SOME PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH MY NAME AND THINGS LIKE

THAT THAT I DON'T WANT REALLY EXACTLY BLOWING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO I LIKE THE IDEA OF SWITCHING OVER, AT THE CUSTOMER'S ELECTION, TO AN

ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF THAT TICKET. THAT'S GREAT.

THE ONE THING I JUST WANT TO MENTION -- I WILL SUPPORT

THE BILL, I'M GONNA VOTE YES. BUT I NOTICED THAT IN THE BILL ITSELF, WHAT

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

ISN'T CHANGING IS THAT THE COMPANY THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY SWITCHED THE

CUSTOMER OVER TO ELECTRONIC MUST STILL, ITSELF, RETAIN A COPY OF THE TICKET

OR RECEIPT FOR ONE YEAR AFTER THE DELIVERY. I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT WOULD

BE. IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE THIS ELECTRONIC, THEN MAKE IT ELECTRONIC.

THEIR ELECTRONIC RECORD SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT. SO I JUST -- I -- I KIND OF

WISH THAT THAT WOULD CHANGE, TOO.

BUT I THINK WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND I

WILL VOTE YES ON THIS BILL. 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. A08666-A, CALENDAR

NO. 239, LEVENBERG. AN ACT TO AMEND THE NAVIGATION LAW, IN RELATION

TO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LIABILITY OF A MAJOR FACILITY OR VESSEL.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09113-A, CALENDAR

NO. 240, WOERNER, SANTABARBARA. AN ACT TO AMEND THE RACING,

PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW, IN RELATION TO PERMITTING

REQUESTS FOR SELF-EXCLUSION FROM GAMBLING TO BE MADE ELECTRONICALLY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09217, CALENDAR NO.

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

241, PAULIN, SEAWRIGHT, OTIS, HEVESI, ROSENTHAL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

PENAL LAW, IN RELATION TO EXCLUDING CERTAIN MEDICATION FROM BEING

DEEMED UNLAWFUL TO PRESCRIBE OR DISPENSE; AND TO AMEND THE

EDUCATION LAW, IN RELATION TO EXCLUDING CERTAIN MEDICATION FROM BEING

DEEMED MISBRANDED.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A09519, CALENDAR NO.

242, MCDONALD, LUNSFORD, CRUZ. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW,

IN RELATION TO REQUIRING CERTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES INCLUDE

COVERAGE SERVICES PROVIDED BY PHARMACISTS RELATED TO CONTRACEPTIVES.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MADAM SPEAKER, DO YOU

HAVE ANY FURTHER HOUSEKEEPING OR INTRODUCTIONS -- RESOLUTIONS?

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: NO HOUSEKEEPING.

WE DO 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. 874-883

WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MADAM SPEAKER, COULD

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

YOU PLEASE CALL ON MS. CLARK FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT?

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MS. CLARK FOR THE

PURPOSE OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

MS. CLARK: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I JUST

WANNA MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE MAJORITY -- MAJORITY

CONFERENCE WILL HAVE CONFERENCE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SESSION IN

HEARING ROOM C. MAJORITY CONFERENCE, HEARING ROOM C.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: IMMEDIATE MAJORITY

CONFERENCE AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF SESSION AT HEARING ROOM C.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MADAM SPEAKER, I -- I

ACTUALLY WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR UNDERSTANDING WHILE

THIS WAS A VERY SOLEMN DAY AS WE DID THE RESOLUTION ON THE HOLOCAUST.

AND I REALLY DO WANT TO APPRECIATE PEOPLE WHO -- WHO UNDERSTOOD THAT

WE HAD A NEED AND DESIRE TO STAY WITHIN OUR FRAMEWORK FOR THE RULES

AND APPRECIATE YOU UNDERSTANDING THAT SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DISCUSS HISTORY, BUT WE STILL HAVE TO WORK

WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF OUR RULES. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK COLLEAGUES

FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT FASHION. THANK YOU.

NOW -- I NOW MOVE THAT THE ASSEMBLY STAND

ADJOURNED AND THAT WE RECONVENE AT 12:30 P.M., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY

28TH, TOMORROW BEING A SESSION DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON MRS. PEOPLES-

STOKES' MOTION, THE HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED.

(WHEREUPON, AT 3:58 P.M., THE HOUSE STOOD ADJOURNED

NYS ASSEMBLY JANUARY 27, 2026

UNTIL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH AT 12:30 P.M., THAT BEING A SESSION

DAY.)