TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2025                                        1:03 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 27TH.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE

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

                    THE 27TH, AND THAT THE SAME SHOULD STAND APPROVED.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  WITHOUT OBJECTION,

                    SO ORDERED.

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

                    COLLEAGUES AND GUESTS THAT ARE IN THE CHAMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE

                    A QUOTE WITH YOU TODAY.  THIS ONE IS COMING FROM STEPHEN COVEY.

                    STEPHEN IS AN AMERICAN EDUCATOR, OR I SHOULD SAY WAS BECAUSE HE

                    TRANSITIONED IN 2012.  HE WAS AN AUTHOR, A BUSINESSMAN, AND A SPEAKER.

                    HIS MOST POPULAR BOOK, ENTITLED THE 7 HABITS OF AN EFFECTIVE -- HIGHLY

                    EFFECTIVE PEOPLE WAS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL BOOKS SHARED IN

                    AMERICA.  HIS WORDS FOR US TODAY, MOST PEOPLE DO NOT LISTEN WITH THE

                    INTENT TO UNDERSTAND, THEY LISTEN WITH THE INTENT TO REPLY.  AGAIN, THESE

                    WORDS FROM STEPHEN COVEY.

                                 MADAM SPEAKER, MEMBERS HAVE ON THEIR DESK A MAIN

                    CALENDAR.  BEFORE ANY HOUSEKEEPING AND/OR INTRODUCTIONS, WE WILL BE

                    CALLING FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES TO MEET OFF THE FLOOR, BEGINNING

                    WITH CODES FOLLOWED BY WAYS AND MEANS, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY

                    RULES.  THESE BILLS ARE GOING TO PRODUCE AN A-CALENDAR.  WE WILL

                    BEGIN OUR FLOOR WORK TODAY BY TAKING UP CALENDAR RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE

                    3, THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE CONSENT WHERE WE LEFT OFF ON YESTERDAY,

                    BEGINNING WITH RULES REPORT NO. 40 ON PAGE 5.  MAJORITY COLLEAGUES

                    SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE WILL BE A NEED FOR A CONFERENCE

                    IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING OUR WORK ON THE FLOOR, AND WE'RE GOING TO

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                    CHECK WITH OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE, MADAM SPEAKER, TO SEE

                    WHAT THEIR NEEDS MAY BE, AS WELL.  I -- THERE COULD BE A POSSIBILITY FOR

                    ADDITIONAL FLOOR WORK, NOT FIRM YET BUT IF SO, I WILL BE MORE THAN

                    PLEASED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT.

                                 RIGHT NOW, THAT'S A GENERAL OUTLINE OF WHERE WE ARE.

                    IF WE CAN START BY CALLING CODES TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM, IT

                    WILL BE A GREAT PLACE.  THANK YOU SO MUCH, MA'AM.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  THANK YOU, MRS.

                    PEOPLES-STOKES.  PLEASE JOIN MR. DINOWITZ IF YOU'RE ON THE CODES

                    COMMITTEE IMMEDIATELY CONVENING IN THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE

                    ROOM, CODES COMMITTEE IN THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

                                 THERE IS NO HOUSEKEEPING, MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 MS. WOERNER FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

                                 MS. WOERNER:  THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.  IT IS

                    -- IT IS WITH GREAT PRIDE AND PLEASURE THAT I INTRODUCE YOU TO NEW YORK

                    STATE'S NYSPHSAA CLASS C CHAMPION FOOTBALL TEAM, THE BLACK HORSE

                    FROM SCHUYLERVILLE.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 MS. WOERNER:  THIS IS THE -- THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR

                    THAT THIS TEAM HAS EVER ACHIEVED THAT LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT, AND I AM SO

                    PLEASED AND PROUD TO BRING THEM HERE TODAY TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU.

                    ACCOMPANYING THE TEAM WE HAVE SUPERINTENDENT DR. RYAN SHERMAN,

                    PRINCIPAL JAIME DUCHARME.  WE HAVE JOHN BOWEN, THE HEAD COACH,

                    AND HIS COACHING STAFF.  WE HAVE CAPTAINS OLLIE BOLDUC, JOSH BOWEN,

                    LANDEN CUMM, CHASE DELISLE, AND THE ENTIRE BLACK HORSE TEAM.

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                    MADAM SPEAKER, PLEASE WELCOME THEM TO THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE AND

                    OFFER THEM ALL OF THE CORDIALITIES OF THE FLOOR.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  GOOD AFTERNOON,

                    BLACK HORSES, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.  ON BEHALF OF MS. WOERNER, THE

                    SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU TO THE HOUSE, EXTEND

                    THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR, AND HOPE YOU ENJOY THE PROCEEDINGS.  I DO

                    WISH YOU GREAT LUCK IN FUTURE CHAMPIONSHIPS.  THANK YOU FOR JOINING

                    US TODAY.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 MR. BURDICK FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

                                 MR. BURDICK:  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.  IT TRULY

                    IS MY HONOR TO WELCOME 18 STUDENTS FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF

                    NORTHERN WESTCHESTER, WHICH IS BASED IN MT. KISCO, ALONG WITH THEIR

                    CEO, ALYZZA OZER, AND STAFF CHRIS BEAUDREAULT, JOHN TUNAS.  AND

                    THESE STUDENTS ARE HERE TO ADVOCATE BECAUSE THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT THE

                    LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND THEY'RE ADVOCATING FOR AFTER-SCHOOL

                    PROGRAMMING NOT ONLY FOR THEIR OWN CLUB, BUT FOR THE NEW YORK STATE

                    ALLIANCE OF BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.  THEY'RE

                    MEETING, OF COURSE, WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS SUCH AS MYSELF TO ENSURE THAT

                    THEY ARE HEARD, AND TO ENGAGE IN CIVIC ACTIVISM.  SO THEY OFFER - THE

                    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB - OFFERS A VERY WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT TO ITS

                    MEMBERS, INCLUDING NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS, MENTAL WELLNESS RESOURCES,

                    YOUTH FITNESS AND SPORTS, AND MUCH MORE.

                                 SO MADAM SPEAKER, IF YOU COULD KINDLY EXTEND THE

                    COURTESIES OF THE HOUSE, I WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL.

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                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  THANK YOU.  ON

                    BEHALF OF MR. BURDICK, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME

                    YOU YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.  I HAVE THREE OF THEM

                    IN MY DISTRICT, I KNOW THE PHENOMENAL WORK THAT THEY DO SO I DO HOPE

                    YOU ENJOY THE PROCEEDINGS, AND WE EXTEND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR TO

                    YOU.  WE DO HOPE YOU ENJOY IT AND PLEASE, YOU'RE OUR FUTURE SO WE'RE

                    COUNTING ON YOU.  WELCOME, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3, THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 46, MS.

                    WOERNER.

                                 LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

                    KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 2025 AS BLOOD DONOR AWARENESS

                    MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  MS. WOERNER ON THE

                    RESOLUTION.

                                 MS. WOERNER:  THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.  MY

                    COLLEAGUES, GIVING BLOOD IS ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS THAT WE CAN HELP

                    OUR COMMUNITIES AND HOW WE CAN HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT.  ONE PINT

                    OF BLOOD CAN SAVE THREE LIVES.  JUST THINK ABOUT THAT.  WITH THE DONATION

                    OF ONE PINT OF BLOOD THAT WILL TAKE 45 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME, YOU CAN

                    SAVE THREE LIVES.  HOW AMAZING IS THAT?  SO THIS MONTH IS BLOOD DONOR

                    AWARENESS MONTH.  I'M GOING TO BE ROLLING UP MY SLEEVES TO DO MY

                    PART AND I HOPE YOU WILL, AS WELL.  THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  THANK YOU.

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                                 ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

                    AYE --


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 47, MR.

                    DESTEFANO.

                                 LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

                    KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 2025 AS THYROID DISEASE

                    AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  MR. DESTEFANO ON

                    THE RESOLUTION.

                                 MR. DESTEFANO:  THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.  I

                    BRING THIS RESOLUTION TODAY AS IT'S PERSONAL TO ME AS MY MOM SUFFERED

                    FROM THYROID DISEASE.  SHE HAD CANCER FROM IT, SHE HAD HER THYROID

                    REMOVED, AND IT EVENTUALLY DID TAKE OVER.  BUT MORE THAN 20 MILLION

                    AMERICANS, INCLUDING MANY HERE IN NEW YORK, ARE AFFECTED BY THYROID

                    DISEASE, WITH SOME NOT EVEN KNOWING THEY HAVE IT.  THE DISEASE CAN

                    DEVELOP IN ANYONE, BUT TENDS TO OCCUR THREE-TIMES MORE OFTEN IN

                    WOMEN THAN MEN.  THEY HAVE A HIGHER MORTALITY RATE FROM THYROID

                    CANCER, AND THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.  IN NEW YORK STATE, INCIDENT RATES FOR

                    LATE-STAGE THYROID CANCER IS 5.7 CASES PER 100,000.  THIS IS HIGHER THAN

                    THE NATIONAL RATE OF 4.1.  COUNTIES SUCH AS RICHMOND, NASSAU, AND MY

                    HOME OF SUFFOLK COUNTY, THEIR REPORT RATES WERE EVEN HIGHER.  IN

                    ADDITION TO CANCER, THYROID DISORDERS, INCLUDING GRAVES DISEASE,

                    HASHIMOTO'S, GOITER, NODULES, AND BOTH HYPO- AND HYPERTHYROIDISM,

                    TERRIBLE CONDITIONS THAT NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE.

                                 BECAUSE 60 PERCENT OF PEOPLE WITH THYROID DISEASE

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                    DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, PUBLIC AWARENESS IS CRITICAL IN

                    MINIMIZING ITS DEVASTATING EFFECTS.  THIS IS WHY I'M SPONSORING THIS

                    RESOLUTION YEAR AFTER YEAR TO BRING AWARENESS TO THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE

                    THAT SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR STATE GO THROUGH.  I'M DESIGNATING THIS AS

                    THYROID AWARENESS MONTH, AND THANK YOU TO THE GOVERNOR AND MY

                    COLLEAGUES FOR SPONSORING THIS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  LET US

                    ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO REDUCE THEIR RISK OF THYROID ISSUES THROUGH

                    AWARENESS, REGULAR CHECK-UPS, PREVENTIVE MEASURES, AND SUCH AN

                    EXERCISE AS STOPPING SMOKING.  IF WE CAN SAVE ONE MORE NEW YORKER

                    FROM THESE DISCERNING EFFECTS OF THYROID DISEASE, IT WILL BE WELL WORTH IT

                    TO ALL OF OUR CITIZENS.  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. 57, MS.

                    ROSENTHAL.

                                 LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

                    KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM JANUARY 27-31, 2025 AS DATA PRIVACY 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.

                                 ON CONSENT, PAGE 5, RULES REPORT NO. 40, THE CLERK

                    WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00435, RULES REPORT

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                    NO. 40, WOERNER.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LAW,

                    IN RELATION TO VACANCIES ON THE COUNCIL OF THE ARTS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  READ THE LAST

                    SECTION.

                                 ON A MOTION BY MS. WOERNER, 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. A00436, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 41, SIMON.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW, IN RELATION TO

                    CLASSIFYING PISTOL CONVERTERS AS A RAPID-FIRE MODIFICATION DEVICE.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  THE BILL IS LAID

                    ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00437, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 42, DINOWITZ, WEPRIN, CRUZ.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW, IN

                    RELATION TO REQUIRING WARNINGS REGARDING RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS; AND TO

                    AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2024 AMENDING THE PENAL LAW RELATING

                    TO WARNINGS TO BE POSTED AND PROVIDED BY FIREARMS DEALERS, AS

                    PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S. 6649 AND A. 2882, IN RELATION

                    TO MAKING CERTAIN TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS THERETO.

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                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  THE BILL IS LAID

                    ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00441, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 43, R. CARROLL.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN

                    RELATION TO INCREASING THE NOTICE OF CANCELLATION REQUIREMENTS FOR

                    AUTOMOBILE BROKER BUSINESSES.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  READ THE LAST

                    SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 180TH

                    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.

                                 MS. WALSH FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

                                 MS. WALSH:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM

                    SPEAKER; GOOD AFTERNOON TO MY COLLEAGUES.  ON BEHALF OF

                    ASSEMBLYMEMBER BLUMENCRANZ, I HAVE AN INTRODUCTION OF SOME

                    PEOPLE WHO HAVE JOINED US HERE TODAY IN THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE.  WE HAVE

                    MEMBERS OF THE GRENVILLE BAKER BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB FROM LOCUST

                    VALLEY, LONG ISLAND.  SO WE HAVE THERESA MARTINEZ, ALEXANDRA

                    GUTIERREZ, KATIE ALVARDO, RACHEL CORTEZ, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

                    MELISSA RHODES, PROGRAM DIRECTOR STEPHANIE URIO, AND DIRECTOR OF

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                    GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS TARA BUTLER.  WE'RE HAPPY THAT THEY TOOK THE

                    TIME TO BE WITH US TODAY IN ALBANY AND, MADAM SPEAKER, IF YOU COULD

                    PLEASE EXTEND TO THIS GROUP ON BEHALF OF MR. BLUMENCRANZ AND ALL THE

                    MEMBERS THE CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE.  THANK YOU.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  THANK YOU.

                                 ON BEHALF OF MS. WALSH, MR. BLUMENCRANZ AND THE

                    SPEAKER, ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU ALL FROM THE BOYS AND

                    GIRLS CLUB TO THE CHAMBER.  WE EXTEND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR AND

                    HOPE YOU DO ENJOY THE PROCEEDINGS.  THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR

                    JOINING US.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00752, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 44, EACHUS.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW, IN RELATION TO

                    POLICIES REGARDING MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND

                    FACILITIES.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  READ THE LAST

                    SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT SEPTEMBER

                    1ST, 2025.

                                 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 JUST

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                    WANT TO SAY THAT I'M VERY HAPPY THAT THE CHANGES WERE MADE IN THIS

                    CHAPTER AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL BILL WHICH TALKS ABOUT MAXIMUM

                    TEMPERATURES IN SCHOOLS.  I THINK THAT ADDING -- THE CHAPTER ADDING

                    SOME MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHEN TEMPERATURES RISE

                    TO BE ABLE TO IMPROVE THOSE CONDITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM WHEN IT IS

                    PRACTICABLE IS SMART, IT'S A PRAGMATIC APPROACH AND IT'S ONE THAT I'M

                    VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT.  SO I'LL BE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.  THANK YOU.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  ARE THERE ANY OTHER

                    VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00813, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 45, VANEL.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW AND THE CRIMINAL

                    PROCEDURE LAW, IN RELATION TO DIRECTING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE

                    POLICE TO DEVELOP AND INSTITUTE CHILD-SENSITIVE ARREST POLICIES AND

                    PROCEDURES FOR INSTANCES WHERE POLICE ARE ARRESTING AN INDIVIDUAL WHO

                    IS A PARENT, GUARDIAN OR OTHER PERSON LEGALLY CHARGED WITH THE CARE OR

                    CUSTODY OF A CHILD.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  THE BILL IS LAID

                    ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00814, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 46, BENEDETTO, WEPRIN.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW,

                    IN RELATION TO THE SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS AND CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION;

                    TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2024 AMENDING THE PENAL LAW AND

                    THE EXECUTIVE LAW RELATING TO THE SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS AND CHILD

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                    ACCESS PREVENTION, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS NUMBERS S. 9760

                    AND A. 10356-A, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF; AND TO REPEAL

                    CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE 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.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  MADAM SPEAKER, WOULD

                    YOU PLEASE CALL THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S

                    CONFERENCE ROOM IMMEDIATELY?  THANK YOU.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  WAYS AND MEANS IN

                    THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM IMMEDIATELY; WAYS AND MEANS,

                    SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

                                 THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00913, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 47, SAYEGH, WEPRIN.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW,

                    IN RELATION TO WHEN AND HOW NOTIFICATION OF A DATA BREACH IS TO BE

                    PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  ON A MOTION BY MR.

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                    SAYEGH, 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.)

                                 ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO:  ARE THERE ANY

                    OTHER VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00920, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 48, LAVINE.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE PENAL LAW AND THE GENERAL

                    BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO INCLUDING MEDICAL INFORMATION AND HEALTH

                    INSURANCE INFORMATION IN THE DEFINITION OF PERSONAL IDENTIFYING

                    INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; AND TO REPEAL CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF

                    THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW AND THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW RELATING

                    THERETO.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO:  READ THE LAST

                    SECTION.

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

                    DAY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO:  THE CLERK WILL

                    RECORD THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

                                 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

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                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A00921, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 49, LAVINE.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, IN

                    RELATION TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS FOR JURIES.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO:  READ THE LAST

                    SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO:  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. A00925-A, RULES

                    REPORT NO. 50, PAULIN.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN

                    RELATION TO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND INCREASED CONSUMER TRANSPARENCY

                    IN ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO:  READ THE LAST

                    SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 30TH

                    DAY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO:  THE CLERK WILL

                    RECORD THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

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                                 ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

                    PLEASE CALL THE RULES COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM?

                                 ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO:  MEMBERS OF THE

                    RULES COMMITTEE, SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM IMMEDIATELY.

                                 THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A01474, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 51, DINOWITZ.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

                    LAW, IN RELATION TO THE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION COST RECOVERY

                    PROGRAM AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE

                    PROJECTS; TO AMEND THE LABOR LAW, IN RELATION TO THE USE OF FUNDS FROM

                    THE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FUND FOR CERTAIN CLIMATE RISK-RELATED

                    AND ENERGY TRANSITION PROJECTS; TO AMEND THE TAX LAW, IN RELATION TO

                    THE DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN DATA FROM RETURNS OF PETROLEUM OR FOSSIL FUEL

                    BUSINESSES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION OR THE

                    NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO

                    AMEND THE STATE FINANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FROM

                    THE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FUND; TO REPEAL SECTION 76-0105 OF

                    THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, RELATING TO LABOR AND JOB

                    STANDARDS AND WORKER PROTECTION; AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS

                    OF 2024 AMENDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW RELATING TO

                    ESTABLISHING THE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION COST RECOVERY PROGRAM,

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                    AND AMENDING THE STATE FINANCE LAW RELATING TO ESTABLISHING THE

                    CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FUND, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE BILLS

                    NUMBERS S. 2129-B AND A. 3351-B, IN RELATION TO LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS

                    AND SEVERABILITY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO:  ON A MOTION BY

                    MR. DINOWITZ, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE.  THE SENATE BILL IS

                    ADVANCED.  THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A01674, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 52, MCMAHON.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, IN

                    RELATION TO DOWN SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS AWARENESS.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO:  READ THE LAST

                    SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO:  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. A01675, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 53, PEOPLES-STOKES.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE CORRECTION LAW, IN

                    RELATION TO CLARIFYING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS NOT

                    REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AND INPUT INTO ITS ELECTRONIC RECORD-KEEPING

                    APPLICATIONS ANY INDIVIDUAL'S OTHERWISE UNCOLLECTED FORMER LEGAL NAME

                    OR ANY ALIAS; AND TO AMEND A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2024 AMENDING

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                    THE CORRECTION LAW RELATING TO REQUIRING THAT WEBSITES PROVIDING

                    INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION BE SEARCHABLE BY THE INCARCERATED

                    INDIVIDUAL'S NAME, FORMER NAME OR ALIAS, AS PROPOSED IN LEGISLATIVE

                    BILLS NUMBERS S. 4061-A AND A. 4763-A, IN RELATION TO THE

                    EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO:  READ THE LAST

                    SECTION.

                                 THE CLERK:  THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO:  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. A01676, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 54, BURDICK.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE CORRECTION LAW, IN RELATION TO

                    THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION'S BEST

                    MITIGATION PLAN FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO:  READ THE LAST

                    SECTION.

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

                    DAY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER ZACCARO:  THE CLERK WILL

                    RECORD THE VOTE.

                                 (THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

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                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  ARE THERE ANY OTHER

                    VOTES?  ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

                                 (THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

                                 THE BILL IS PASSED.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN

                    INTRODUCTION.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  THANK YOU, MADAM

                    SPEAKER, FOR ALLOWING ME TO INTERRUPT OUR PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PURPOSES

                    OF INTRODUCING A BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB FROM ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.  THE

                    DIRECTOR IS DWAYNE MAHONEY.  MR. MAHONEY HAS BEEN SERVING THE

                    YOUTH OF ROCHESTER FOR OVER 50 YEARS.  MADAM SPEAKER, WOULD YOU

                    PLEASE WELCOME MR. MAHONEY AND THESE FINE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE

                    WITH HIM TODAY FROM THE GREAT CITY OF ROCHESTER.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  THANK YOU.

                                 ON BEHALF OF MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES, MR. MEEKS AND ALL

                    THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS

                    CLUB FROM ROCHESTER.  WE EXTEND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR AND HOPE

                    YOU ENJOY OUR PROCEEDINGS TODAY.  THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

                                 (APPLAUSE)

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  MADAM SPEAKER,

                    COLLEAGUES HAVE ON THEIR DESKS AN A-CALENDAR.  I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE

                    THAT A-CALENDAR.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  ON A MOTION BY

                    MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES, THE A-CALENDAR IS ADVANCED.

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                                 PAGE 8, RULES REPORT NO. 88, THE CLERK WILL READ.

                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY --

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  THANK YOU SO MUCH.

                    WE'RE GOING RIGHT TO RULES REPORT NO. 88.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  OH.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY NO. A03224, RULES REPORT

                    NO. 88, BRAUNSTEIN.  AN ACT TO AMEND THE NEW YORK STATE MEDICAL

                    CARE FACILITY FINANCE AGENCY ACT, IN RELATION TO THE ABILITY TO ISSUE

                    CERTAIN BONDS AND NOTES.

                                 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, DO YOU

                    HAVE ANY FURTHER HOUSEKEEPING OR RESOLUTIONS?

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  YES, MRS.

                    PEOPLES-STOKES, WE HAVE A FEW RESOLUTIONS.

                                 RESOLUTION BY MR. KIM, THE CLERK WILL READ.


                                 THE CLERK:  ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 58,

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                    ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION BY MR. RON KIM.

                                 LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE ASIAN

                    AMERICAN COMMUNITY'S CELEBRATION OF LUNAR NEW YEAR, THE YEAR OF

                    THE SNAKE, ON JANUARY 29TH, 2025.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  MR. KIM ON THE

                    RESOLUTION.

                                 MR. KIM:  MADAM SPEAKER, TOMORROW IS A HISTORIC

                    DAY IN NEW YORK STATE AND FOR OUR COUNTRY.  FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE

                    HISTORY OF THIS NATION, WE ARE CELEBRATING LUNAR NEW YEAR AS A

                    STATEWIDE HOLIDAY, THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO DO SO.  AND THANKS TO ALL

                    OF OUR EFFORTS LED BY THE CHAIR OF THE APA TASK FORCE, OUR FORMER

                    COLLEAGUES IN GOVERNMENT, THE BILL'S SPONSOR WHO FOUGHT FOR THIS FOR

                    MANY YEARS, AND ALL OF YOU WHO VOTED FOR THIS LAST YEAR.

                                 AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, A GENERATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE

                    WILL GROW UP IN THIS STATE AND BEYOND KNOWING THAT ASIAN AMERICANS

                    BELONG IN THIS COUNTRY, THEY BELONG IN OUR CITIES AND THEY BELONG IN THIS

                    STATE.

                                 MY MOTHER, WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY, SHE USED TO

                    MAKE ME KOREAN FOOD, VERY SMELLY KOREAN FOOD TO TAKE ME -- TO BRING

                    TO SCHOOL.  IT HAD SOME KIMCHI IN IT, SOME BEEF IN IT, AND I REMEMBER

                    THE KIDS TAUNTING ME, LIKE WHAT IS THAT SMELL, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THAT

                    THING, WHAT ARE YOU EATING?  AND I REMEMBER COMING BACK AND

                    LASHING OUT AT MY MOM, CAN YOU MAKE ME SOME MORE AMERICAN FOOD

                    PLEASE, YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE BULLIED ANYMORE IN OUR

                    CLASSROOM.  AND WHEN I LOOK BACK AT THAT MOMENT AS A YOUNG BOY, I

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                    FEEL SO ASHAMED, RIGHT, LOOKING BACK, FEELING ASHAMED OF MY MOM'S

                    COOKING AS AN ASIAN AMERICAN.  AND I WISH I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY

                    BEFORE MY MOM PASSED FROM COVID TO TELL HER ALL THE THINGS WE DID

                    RIGHT, NOT FOR JUST ME, BUT FOR MY KIDS, SO WE CAN WALK TALL, WALK PROUD

                    AS AN ASIAN, ASIAN AMERICAN IN THIS COUNTRY AND THIS STATE, THAT YOU

                    DON'T HAVE TO FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T BELONG HERE.

                                 NOW, WE STILL HAVE A CRISIS WHEN WE'RE CONSTANTLY

                    PUSHING IMMIGRANTS AND ASIAN AMERICANS TO COMPETE TO TRY TO FIT IN

                    INTO A GROUP.  THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMPETING TO FIT IN VERSUS

                    FEELING LIKE YOU BELONG.  THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WE DID, THE

                    CELEBRATION WE'RE DOING NOW, RECOGNIZING LUNAR NEW YEAR AS A

                    STATEWIDE HOLIDAY WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE NEXT COHORT OF GENERATIONS

                    KNOW THAT THEY CAN FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG, THEY DON'T HAVE TO COMPETE TO

                    TRY TO BELONG TO A GROUP.

                                 SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR TAKING

                    THIS RESOLUTION ON AGAIN THIS YEAR IN A VERY SPECIAL, HISTORIC YEAR, THE

                    YEAR OF THE SNAKE.  DESPITE THE SOUND OF IT, IT'S A VERY SYMBOLIC

                    ANIMAL.  IT SYMBOLIZES TRANSFORMATION, IT SYMBOLIZES INITIATION, IT

                    SYMBOLIZES CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.  AND JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, ONE OF

                    MY COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE EVEN ASKED ME SOME

                    QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ANIMALS IN THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, AND THIS IS HOW IT

                    STARTS, THIS IS HOW WE LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER'S CULTURES AND HAVE

                    INSIGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS.  EVERY 12 YEARS, THERE'S A DIFFERENT ANIMAL.

                    SO THIS IS THE FOURTH ANIMAL OF THE CYCLE, THIS YEAR OF THE SNAKE.  I'M A

                    SHEEP, MYSELF, BUT I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE I'M A RAM, NOT A SHEEP, BUT

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                    ANYWAYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES FOR DOING THIS, AND HAPPY

                    LUNAR NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  THANK YOU, MR.

                    KIM.

                                 MS. LEE ON THE RESOLUTION.

                                 MS. LEE:  I WANT TO THANK THE SPONSOR FOR

                    INTRODUCING THIS RESOLUTION.  THIS WEEK, WE ARE MAKING HISTORY.

                    TOMORROW, NEW YORK WILL CLOSE SCHOOLS IN OBSERVANCE OF LUNAR NEW

                    YEAR, MAKING NEW YORK THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO RECOGNIZE

                    LUNAR NEW YEAR AS A STATEWIDE SCHOOL HOLIDAY.  FOR THE FIRST TIME

                    EVER, STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE WILL HAVE THE DAY OFF TO CELEBRATE WITH

                    THEIR FAMILIES.  THIS MILESTONE RECOGNIZES ASIAN AMERICANS AS AN

                    ESSENTIAL PIECE OF THE CULTURAL FABRIC OF NEW YORK.

                                 AS THE FIRST KOREAN-AMERICAN WOMAN ELECTED TO THE

                    STATE LEGISLATURE, IT HAS BEEN MY HONOR TO HELP TO LEAD THE FIGHT FOR THIS

                    LAW AND TO SEE ITS IMPACT COME TO LIFE.  OVER 15 YEARS AGO,

                    THEN-ASSEMBLYMEMBER GRACE MENG FIRST TOOK ON THIS EFFORT IN THIS

                    CHAMBER.  IT IS A COLLECTIVE POWER OF THE PERSISTENCE OF OUR COMMUNITY

                    THAT HAS CULMINATED INTO THIS HISTORY-MAKING MOMENT.

                                 BUT THIS IS MORE THAN A DAY OFF.  IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY

                    FOR ALL NEW YORKERS TO REFLECT ON THE RICH DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION THAT

                    MAKE OUR STATE SO GREAT, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE VITAL ROLE ASIAN

                    AMERICANS HAVE PLAYED IN SHAPING OUR COMMUNITIES.  THIS LUNAR NEW

                    YEAR, WE CELEBRATE THE YEAR OF THE WOODSNAKE, A SYMBOL OF TOLERANCE,

                    GOOD LUCK, AND REBIRTH.  THE SNAKE REPRESENTS ESSENTIAL TRAITS FOR

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                    GUIDING ONE'S LIFE WITH WISDOM AND GRACE.

                                 SO AS WE STEP INTO THIS NEW YEAR, I WISH YOU ALL GOOD

                    FORTUNE.  THANK YOU, AND HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  THANK YOU, MS.

                    LEE.

                                 MR. CHANG ON THE RESOLUTION.

                                 MR. CHANG:  WELL, THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER,

                    AND THANK YOU FOR THE SPONSOR FOR THIS OCCASION HERE TO MARK IN MY

                    CULTURE A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE, CULTURAL HISTORY -- A CULTURAL HOLIDAY.

                    AS YOU -- I'M NOT SURE EVERYBODY KNOW, OTHER THAN CHRISTMAS, CHINESE

                    NEW YEAR IS THE SECOND LARGEST CELEBRATED HOLIDAY IN THE WORLD, AND

                    THE THIRD IS EID.  THAT'S ABOUT A QUARTER BILLION -- ABOUT A QUARTER BILLION

                    WORLD POPULATION.  AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT THIS IS THE FIRST WEEKEND TO BE

                    CELEBRATING, MY KIDS WILL HAVE A DAY OFF INSTEAD OF COMPETING.  LAST

                    YEAR WAS A WEEKEND.  AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT THIS HOUSE BOTH SIDES OF

                    THE HOUSE AND GOVERNOR SIGNED THIS LEGISLATION RECOGNIZING THIS

                    OCCASION, THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT FOR WHO WE ARE AND AT LEAST IT'S

                    BEING RECOGNIZED.  AND AS MY PREVIOUS COLLEAGUES HAD SAID, THAT THIS IS

                    A SYMBOLIZED AS YEAR OF THE SNAKE, SYMBOLIZE CHANGES, A LOT OF GOOD

                    FORTUNE ITSELF, AND I WISH EVERYONE HERE A HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND

                    PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.  (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE) THANK YOU VERY

                    MUCH.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  THANK YOU, MR.

                    CHANG.

                                 ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

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                    AYE; OPPOSED, NO.  THE RESOLUTIONS [SIC] ARE ADOPTED.

                                 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. 59-65 WERE

                    UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.)

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  MADAM SPEAKER, WOULD

                    YOU PLEASE CALL ON OUR COLLEAGUE MS. CLARK FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN

                    ANNOUNCEMENT?

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  MS. CLARK FOR THE

                    PURPOSES OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

                                 MS. CLARK:  THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

                    (INAUDIBLE/MIC OFF) -- WORD EXCITING, BUT THE MAJORITY CONFERENCE WILL

                    HAVE AN EXCITING CONFERENCE IN HEARING ROOM C IMMEDIATELY

                    FOLLOWING SESSION; HEARING ROOM C IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SESSION.

                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  THANK YOU, MS.

                    CLARK.  MAJORITY CONFERENCE, HEARING ROOM C, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING

                    SESSION.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

                                 MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES:  I NOW MOVE THAT THE

                    ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY THE 29TH,

                    TOMORROW BEING A LEGISLATIVE DAY, AND THAT WE RECONVENE AT 2:00 P.M.

                    ON FEBRUARY THE 3RD, MONDAY BEING A SESSION DAY.

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                                 ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER:  ON MRS.

                    PEOPLES-STOKES' MOTION, THE HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED.

                                 (WHEREUPON, AT 2:39 P.M., THE ASSEMBLY STOOD

                    ADJOURNED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19TH, WEDNESDAY BEING A

                    LEGISLATIVE DAY, AND TO RECONVENE ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD AT 2:00

                    P.M., MONDAY BEING A SESSION DAY.)







































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