MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2025 2:34 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 SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE

TO DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING OF THE JOURNAL OF APRIL THE 27TH

AND THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: WITHOUT OBJECTION,

SO ORDERED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU.

MADAM SPEAKER, COLLEAGUES AND GUESTS THAT ARE IN THE

CHAMBERS, IF I COULD SHARE A QUOTE FOR TODAY. THIS ONE COMES FROM

POPE FRANCIS, THE 88TH -- HAD -- HE WAS 88. HE WAS THE HEAD OF THE

CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE SOVEREIGN OF THE VATICAN CITY STATE FROM

MARCH THE 13TH OF 2013 UNTIL HIS DEATH ON APRIL THE 1ST [SIC], 2025. HE

WAS THE FIRST JESUIT POPE, THE FIRST FROM THE AMERICAS AND FROM THE

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, AND THE FIRST BORN OR RAISED OUTSIDE OF EUROPE

SINCE THE 8TH CENTURY; POPE GREGORY III. HIS WORDS FOR US TODAY:

EMBRACE WITH TENDER AFFECTION THE WHOLE OF HUMANITY, ESPECIALLY THE

POOREST, THE WEAKEST AND [SIC] THE LEAST IMPORTANT. AGAIN, THESE WORDS

FROM THE LATE POPE FRANCIS.

MADAM SPEAKER, COLLEAGUES HAVE ON THEIR DESK A

MAIN CALENDAR. BEFORE ANY HOUSEKEEPING AND/OR INTRODUCTIONS WE'RE

GOING TO BE CALLING FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES TO MEET OFF THE FLOOR:

CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOLLOWED BY VETERANS' AFFAIRS, HEALTH AND CODES.

WE'RE GONNA BEGIN OUR FLOOR WORK TODAY BY TAKING UP RESOLUTIONS ON

PAGE 3, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP RULES REPORT ON PAGE 108 --

I'M SORRY, IT'S RULES REPORT NO. 108 ON PAGE 4. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO

CONSENT CALENDAR NO. 98 THROUGH 105. THERE MAY BE A NEED FOR

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

ADDITIONAL FLOOR ACTIVITY AS WE PROCEED, MADAM SPEAKER. SHOULD THAT

BE NECESSARY I WILL ADVISE AT THAT TIME. MEM -- MAJORITY MEMBERS

SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE IS DEFINITELY GONNA BE A NEED FOR A

CONFERENCE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING OUR WORK ON THE FLOOR, AND AS

ALWAYS, WE WILL CONSULT WITH OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE

AISLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THEIR CONFERENCE NEEDS MAY BE.

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

MADAM SPEAKER. IF YOU COULD PLEASE BEGIN BY CALLING THE CONSUMER

AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

CONSUMER AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S

CONFERENCE ROOM. PLEASE MEET CHAIR ROZIC IN THE SPEAKER'S

CONFERENCE ROOM, CONSUMER AFFAIRS.

WE DO HAVE A PIECE OF HOUSEKEEPING.

ON A MOTION BY MS. ROSENTHAL, PAGE 10, CALENDAR

NO. 71, BILL NO. A.1672, THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED.

WE DO HAVE SEVERAL INTRODUCTIONS THIS AFTERNOON. WE

WILL START WITH MS. WOERNER FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MS. WOERNER: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, FOR

ALLOWING ME TO INTERRUPT OUR PROCEEDINGS TO MAKE AN INTRODUCTION

TODAY TO UPWARD BOUND STUDENTS WHO ARE VISITING THE CAPITOL THIS

YEAR.

UPWARD BOUND IS A -- IS A PROGRAM THAT IS -- IT'S AN

ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO

GET EXPOSURE TO -- TO NEW EXPERIENCES, TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE. IT IS AN AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAM. AND

JUST AS A -- JUST AS A LITTLE PIECE OF FACT AND FICTION ABOUT MY LIFE, WHEN I

WAS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE IN COLLEGE I WAS AN UPWARD BOUND

COUNSELOR BOTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THE SUMMER PROGRAM. I WAS

EVERYBODY'S WORST NIGHTMARE AS AN ENGLISH TUTOR.

SO I'M PLEASED TO HAVE WITH ME THE STUDENTS FROM

TRIO UPWARD BOUND WITH THEIR -- WITH THEIR FACILITATOR, PATRICK

GREENE AND KATY HAGGERTY. WE HAVE ABIGAIL BARKER, LORYNN BELDEN,

KAMDEN BROWN, GABBY CHANDLER, NOAH HOLLENBECK, ANNALISE

HOLCOMB, RHIANNON KAYE, ASHTOIN MCKINNEY, MADDALYNN MEADE

[SIC] AND GRACE MOSHER. AND I KNOW WE ALSO HAVE A GROUP HERE FROM

THE UNIVERSITY -- OF BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY AS WELL.

MADAM SPEAKER, IF YOU WILL OFFER THESE YOUNG PEOPLE

A WELCOME AND ALL THE CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE I WOULD GREATLY

APPRECIATE IT.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: YES, OF COURSE.

ON BEHALF OF MS. WOERNER, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE

MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU, THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE TRIO UPWARD

BOUND PROGRAM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING IN SUCH A

MEANINGFUL PROGRAM. WE DO EXTEND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR TO YOU

HERE TODAY. HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR PROCEEDING, AND THANK YOU SO VERY

MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. MAHER FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

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

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

TODAY TO INTRODUCE AN AMAZING LOCAL FAMILY IN MY DISTRICT IN THE TOWN

OF MONTGOMERY. WE HAVE BRIAN AND MELISSA PSKOWSKI AND THEIR

CHILDREN, ALEXANDER, SLOAN AND PARKER, AND BERNIE AND PATRICIA

PSKOWSKI.

THIS FAMILY HAS ESTABLISHED AN AMAZING FAMILY-OWNED

RESTAURANT CALLED WARD'S BRIDGE INN, AND THIS YEAR THEY ARE CELEBRATING

20 YEARS IN OPERATION. IN THE EARLY 1970S BERNIE AND PATRICIA MOVED TO

THE TOWN OF MONTGOMERY. TWO YEARS LATER THEIR SON BRIAN WAS BORN,

AND IN THE LATE '70S, EARLY '80S WHEN BERNIE WAS WORKING WITH A

TRUCKING COMPANY, HE WOULD RECALL THE RESTAURANT AT THAT POINT BEING IN

EXISTENCE, BEING A HIGH-END RESTAURANT AND ON OCCASION, ONCE A MONTH

MAYBE, POTENTIALLY BEING ABLE TO STEAL A MEAL THERE. AND THAT WAS THE

TYPE OF RESTAURANT THAT IT WAS AND IT WAS WELL-KNOWN TO THE COMMUNITY

FOR. YEARS LATER, WITH THE SUCCESS AND WORKING ON THAT AMERICAN

DREAM, HE RAISED HIS FAMILY, HIM AND PATRICIA, AND THEN BRIAN ENDED

UP BEING A LINE COOK AT THAT RESTAURANT. THEY SAW THAT IT WAS IN

DISREPAIR, THAT OVER THE DECADES IT NEEDED SOME WORK. THEY PUT AN

INVESTMENT TOGETHER, THEY PURCHASED THAT RESTAURANT IN FEBRUARY OF

2005, AND THAT IS WHERE BRIAN AS A LINE COOK ACTUALLY MET HIS WIFE,

MELISSA, WHO WAS ON THE WAIT STUFF. THEY ARE HERE TOGETHER WITH THEIR

BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN. BUT REALLY, WARD'S BRIDGE INN'S LEGACY AS A LOCAL

RESTAURANT IS BY CREATING MEMORIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE WILL

NEVER FORGET. THEY ARE THAT TYPE OF FAMILY THAT GOES AND MEETS EVERY

TABLE, GREETS EVERY GUESTS, DEVELOPS THOSE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS. THEY

ARE A TREASURE IN THE TOWN AND VILLAGE OF MONTGOMERY AND IN THE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

101ST ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

PLEASE, MADAM SPEAKER, OFFER THEM ALL OF THE

PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

ON BEHALF OF MR. MAHER, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE

MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU TO THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER AND EXTEND THE

PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR TO YOU. CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR VERY

SUCCESSFUL 20-YEAR ANNIVERSARY. NOT JUST A FAMILY BUSINESS, BUT A SMALL

BUSINESS, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. HOPE YOU ENJOY THE PROCEEDINGS

TODAY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. JONES FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. JONES: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I RISE TO

INTRODUCE STUDENTS FROM SUNY PLATTSBURGH UPWARD BOUND HERE TODAY

AS PART OF THEIR ANNUAL LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE PROGRAM.

UPWARD BOUND HAS BEEN PREPARING OUR YOUTH FOR

EDUCATION BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL FOR OVER 50 YEARS, AVAILABLE TO THOSE

WITH MIDDLE- TO MODEST-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND FIRST GENERATION

STUDENTS. UPWARD BOUND PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT,

TEACHING INVALUABLE LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR

STUDENTS TO SEE AND REACH THE COUNTLESS PATHS AVAIL -- AVAILABLE TO THEM

AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

WITH US TODAY ARE SOME OF UPWARD BOUND STUDENTS

THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF CLINTON. WE HAVE DYLAN FACTEAU, OLIVIA

DUPRAS, SCARLETT WINNICKI, SARAH RICHARDSON AND JORDYN GILBERT.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

ACCOMPANYING THIS GROUP OF FINE STUDENTS TODAY IS

JUDY RAPHAEL, THE FIRST CLASS OF UPWARD BOUND THAT GRADUATED IN 1969.

ALSO WITH THEM IS COUNSELOR MAX LONGWARE AND THE PROGRAM'S

DIRECTOR, BRIAN POST, WHO IS NO STRANGER TO THIS BUILDING. HE'S BEEN

BRINGING THESE STUDENTS DOWN HERE FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS.

MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK THAT WE EXTEND -- THAT YOU

EXTEND ALL THE CORDIALITIES OF THE CHAMBER TO THESE -- TO THIS FINE GROUP

OF STUDENTS HERE TODAY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON BEHALF OF MR.

JONES, THE SPEAKER AND ALL MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU TO THE ASSEMBLY

CHAMBER AND EXTEND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR

TRAVELING SO VERY FAR TO COME FROM SUNY PLATTSBURGH TO -- FOR YOUR

ANNUAL TRIP FOR UPWARD BOUND. I HOPE IT'S A MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE FOR

ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.

(APPLAUSE)

MS. LUPARDO FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MS. LUPARDO: YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,

MADAM SPEAKER. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A NUMBER OF STUDENTS

HERE FROM UPWARD BOUND AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO ALSO WELCOME

THE GROUP THAT'S HERE ASSOCIATED WITH BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY. WE

HAVE TWO STUDENTS FROM SYDNEY CENTRAL AND I'D LIKE TO WELCOME THEM

ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMAN ANGELINO. A STUDENT FROM UE -- I'M SORRY,

UNION-ENDICOTT, AND A STUDENT FROM BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL AND ONE

FROM WHITNEY POINT. THEY ARE VERY, VERY FORTUNATE TO BE PARTICIPATING

IN THIS PROGRAM, AND WE CERTAINLY EXPECT THEM TO BE THE FUTURE LEADERS

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

OF OUR STATE AND OUR NATION.

SO GIVE THEM A WARM WELCOME FROM ME AND -- AND

MR. ANGELINO.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON BEHALF OF MS.

LUPARDO, THE SPEAKER AND ALL MEMBERS, WE WELCOME ADDITIONAL

UPWARD BOUND PARTICIPANTS TO OUR ASSEMBLY CHAMBER. THANK YOU SO

VERY MUCH FOR COMING FROM THE SOUTHERN TIER. WE EXTEND THE

PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR TO YOU. HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR PROCEEDINGS TODAY.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US.

(APPLAUSE)

MS. REYES FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MS. REYES: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. TODAY IN

ALBANY WE WELCOME SOME BANGLADESHI-AMERICAN NEIGHBORS FROM MY

DISTRICT HERE. WE ARE CELEBRATING BANGLADESHI INDEPENDENCE, 54 YEARS

OF SOVEREIGNTY FOR THE COUNTRY OF BANGLADESH, AS WELL AS BANGLADESHI

NEW YEAR, WHICH BEGINS ON APRIL 14TH. AND WITH US TODAY FROM OUR

NEIGHBORHOOD WE HAVE DR. OSRUL ISLAM, THE SENIOR ECONOMIST AND

VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE MOOKDIDARA FOUNDATION; VISHWASHI SAHA,

FOUNDER OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE NRB WORLDWIDE; RAFIN DRANOFF ROY,

WHO'S AN ARTIST; ABDU SHAHID, PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN BANGLADESHI

WELFARE ORGANIZATION; ISLA MAMOON; SAMAD MIA; SHAMEEN AHMED;

BALILL ISLAM; NAROOL ISLAM, MDS ALI AND SALAY UDIN (*THESE NAMES

ARE SPELLED PHONETICALLY).

IN OUR COMMUNITY I REPRESENT THE SECOND-LARGEST

BANGLADESHI-AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE STATE. THEY ARE BUSINESS

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

OWNERS, THEY ARE TEACHERS AND CONTRIBUTORS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE

WELCOME THEIR DIVERSITY AND EMBRACE THEM.

AND PLEASE, MADAM SPEAKER, WOULD YOU PLEASE

EXTEND THE CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE TO THEM TODAY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON BEHALF OF MS.

REYES, THE SPEAKER AND ALL MEMBERS, WE WELCOME OUR BANGLADESHI

COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND NEIGHBORS HERE TO THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER.

AND GOOD FORTUNE FOR YOUR INDEPENDENCE AND NEW YEAR. EXTEND THE

PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR TO YOU. HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR PROCEEDINGS TODAY.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. WEPRIN FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. WEPRIN: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

ON MY BEHALF AS WELL AS ASSEMBLYMAN ED

BRAUNSTEIN, WHO ALSO REPRESENTS A LARGE SIKH COMMUNITY, I'D LIKE TO

WELCOME A NUMBER OF SIKH LEADERS WHO ARE HERE TODAY, RELIGIOUS AND

COMMUNITY LEADERS. I'M DEEPLY HONORED TO REPRESENT THE LARGEST AND

THRIVING SIKH COMMUNITY IN SOUTH RICHMOND HILL IN MY ASSEMBLY

DISTRICT IN QUEENS.

THIS AFTERNOON WE HOSTED A BELATED VAISAKHI

CELEBRATION AND RECEPTION UP HERE IN ALBANY. I HAVE BEEN HONORED TO

STAND AS AN ADVOCATE FOR THE SIKH COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS ALONGSIZE

-- ALONGSIDE THESE DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, TARGETED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST

MEMBERS OF THE SIKH COMMUNITY IS SADLY STILL TOO COMMON, EVEN IN

NEW YORK CITY. I'VE GATHERED WITH MANY OF THE LEADERS IN THIS ROOM TO

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

-- TO DENOUNCE INCIDENCES OF VIOLENCE AND ANTI-SIKH HATE IN OUR

COMMUNITY. AWARENESS IS CRITICAL FOR UNDERSTANDING, WHICH IS WHY

GATHERINGS AND CULTURAL EVENTS LIKE THIS ARE SO IMPORTANT.

I WANT TO THANK AND WELCOME THE LEADERS WHO HAVE

JOINED US TODAY. WE HAVE MOHINDER SINGH, THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT

OF THE BABA MAKHAN SHAH LUBANA SIKH CENTER. WE HAVE SURINDER

SINGH CHEEMA. WE HAVE DR. MARIAM SINGH. WE HAVE MR. SARABJIT

SINGH SAHOTA. WE HAVE MR. AMAN -- AMANPREET SINGH. WE HAVE

HARPREET SINGH TOOR. WE HAVE RAJWINDER KAUR. WE HAVE BALDEV

SINGH GREWAL. WE HAVE INDERJIT SINGH SALUJA. WE HAVE HARCHARAN

SINGH GHULATI.

AND, MADAM SPEAKER, IF YOU COULD SHOW THEM YOUR

-- THE NORMAL -- YOUR NORMAL WELCOME AND CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE.

THEY WERE ALL VERY LARGE SUPPORTERS OF ONE OF MY PROUDEST PIECES OF

LEGISLATION IN THIS HOUSE, WHICH WAS THE RELIGIOUS GARB LAW WHICH

PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION IN ALL EMPLOYMENT, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC, AND IT

WAS A VERY IMPORTANT BILL TO THE SIKH COMMUNITY WHO WEAR TURBANS

AND LONG BEARDS, AND THAT'S COVERED UNDER THE LAW.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

ON BEHALF OF MR. WEPRIN, MR. BRAUNSTEIN, THE

SPEAKER AND ALL MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU, OUR SIKH COMMUNITY

MEMBERS, TO THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER. THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR

VAISAKHI CELEBRATION TODAY. WE EXTEND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR TO

YOU AND HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR PROCEEDINGS TODAY. THANK YOU SO VERY

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

MUCH FOR JOINING US.

(APPLAUSE)

RESOLUTIONS, PAGE 3, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 364, MS.

JACKSON.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 24, 2025, AS TAKE OUR DAUGHTERS AND

SONS TO WORK DAY 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. 365, MS.

WILLIAMS.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 27, 2025, AS CHILDREN OF THE

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY 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. 366, MR.

MAGNARELLI.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 20-26, 2025, AS ABUSIVE HEAD

TRAUMA/SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME AWARENESS WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW

YORK.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

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. 367, MR.

SLATER.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 21-25, 2025, AS WORK ZONE

AWARENESS WEEK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MR. SLATER ON THE

RESOLUTION.

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

TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE HARDWORKING MEN AND WOMEN WHO

ARE OUT IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND ON OUR ROADS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

IN 2024, THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION REPORTED 450 WORK ZONE INTRUSIONS. THIS LED TO 161

INJURIES AND TWO FATALITIES. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL OF THE DOZENS OF

COUNTY DPWS, OUR LOCAL HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS AND OTHERS WHO ARE ON

OUR ROADS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022 WHEN I WAS SERVING AS THE

SUPERVISOR IN THE TOWN OF YORKTOWN, WE LOST OUR VERY OWN JAKE

ARCARA, WHO WAS WORKING WITH THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AS A FLAGGER

ON A ROAD LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY HOUSE. JAKE WAS A VIBRANT 28 YEAR-

OLD WHO WAS BELOVED BY OUR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, AND IT'S BEEN OUR

MISSION TO CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE RESPECT

AND COURTESY FOR THOSE IN OUR WORK ZONES.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

AND SO I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR SUPPORTING

THIS RESOLUTION. AND TO ALL THE HARDWORKING MEN AND WOMEN ACROSS

THE STATE, WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR CONTINUED SERVICE FOR ALL OF US.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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. 368, MR.

SMITH.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 2025, AS MATH -- MATHEMATICS AND

STATISTICS 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.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MADAM SPEAKER, IF YOU

COULD PLEASE CALL THE VETERANS' [SIC] COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S

CONFERENCE ROOM.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: VETERANS' AFFAIRS

COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM. VETERAN

[SIC] AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

ON CONSENT, PAGE 4, RULES REPORT NO. 108, THE CLERK

WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00355-C, RULES

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

REPORT NO. 108, BARRETT, GLICK, HYNDMAN, WOERNER, JONES, EACHUS,

LUCAS, COLTON, SIMON, DAVILA, LUPARDO, BEEPHAN, SIMPSON, JACOBSON.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, IN RELATION TO PARTIALLY

EXEMPTING FROM TAXATION CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TRANSFERRED TO

LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.

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? THE CLERK WILL ANNOUNCE

THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MADAM SPEAKER, PLEASE

CALL THE HEALTH COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: HEALTH COMMITTEE

TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM. PLEASE MEET CHAIR PAULIN IN THE

SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM FOR HEALTH COMMITTEE.

ON CONSENT, PAGE 14, CALENDAR NO. 98, THE CLERK WILL

READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01673, CALENDAR NO.

98, WEPRIN, DE LOS SANTOS. AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

LAW, IN RELATION TO THE PAYMENT OF RESTITUTION BY REGISTERED AND

UNREGISTERED REPAIR SHOPS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01994, CALENDAR NO.

99, COLTON, RIVERA, CRUZ, DESTEFANO, HYNDMAN, WILLIAMS, TAYLOR,

JACOBSON, SEAWRIGHT, BENDETT. AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND

TRAFFIC LAW, IN RELATION TO PARKING INFRACTIONS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A04725-A, CALENDAR

NO. 100, BURDICK, SCHIAVONI, SIMONE, EPSTEIN, OTIS, ROSENTHAL,

LEVENBERG. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN

RELATION TO PROHIBITING THE USE OF DRILLING FLUIDS, BRINE AND FLOWBACK

WATER FROM WELLS, POOLS OR FIELDS ON ANY HIGHWAY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON A MOTION BY MR.

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

ADVANCED. THIS BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06285, CALENDAR NO.

101, OTIS, BURDICK, PAULIN, ROZIC, SAYEGH, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON,

JACOBSON, SHIMSKY, SANTABARBARA, LUCAS. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC

SERVICE LAW, IN RELATION TO THE CONTENTS OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS

REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION BY ELECTRIC

CORPORATIONS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

ASIDE.

CAN WE HAVE SOME QUIET, PLEASE, IN THE CHAMBER?

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06346, CALENDAR NO.

102, PEOPLES-STOKES, COOK, ZINERMAN, SAYEGH, BICHOTTE HERMELYN.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION TO INSTITUTION OF COURT

ACTIONS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07633, CALENDAR NO.

103, BARRETT, SANTABARBARA, LUCAS. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE

LAW, IN RELATION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION FEE TRANSPARENCY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07683, CALENDAR NO.

104, LAVINE, BRONSON, TAPIA, LUNSFORD, MCMAHON, WEPRIN, OTIS. AN

ACT TO AMEND THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IN RELATION TO LIMITING RECORDKEEPING

AND REPORTING DUTIES OF PUBLIC NOTARIES.

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? THE CLERK WILL ANNOUNCE

THE RESULTS.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MADAM SPEAKER, WOULD

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

ROOM?

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: CODES COMMITTEE

TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM. CODES MEMBERS TO THE SPEAKER'S

CONFERENCE ROOM, PLEASE.

ON CONSENT, PAGE 14, CALENDAR NO -- OH, ON CONSENT,

PAGE 15, RULES REPORT NO. 105, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07793, CALENDAR NO.

105, MCDONALD, STIRPE. AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 837 OF THE LAWS OF

2022, AMENDING THE REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS LAW

RELATING TO AUTHORIZING SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS TO CONVEY TITLE TO

ABANDONED COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL REAL PROPERTY TO A CITY, TOWN, OR

VILLAGE, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THE CLERK WILL

RECORD THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.).

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? THE CLERK WILL ANNOUNCE

THE RESULTS.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES -- OH, THE BILL IS PASSED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MADAM SPEAKER, DO YOU

HAVE ANY FURTHER HOUSEKEEPING OR RESOLUTIONS?

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: WE DO HAVE A

NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS BEFORE THE HOUSE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THESE

RESOLUTIONS WILL BE TAKEN UP TOGETHER.

ON THE RESOLUTIONS, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE;

OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED.

(WHEREUPON, ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NOS. 369-378

WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: I NOW MOVE THAT WE --

THAT THE ASSEMBLY -- OH, I'M SORRY, WE SHOULD CALL ON MS. CLARK FIRST.

WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS VERY IMPORTANT MEETING.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MS. CLARK FOR THE

PURPOSES OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

MS. CLARK: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'M HERE

TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL HAVE MAJORITY CONFERENCE IMMEDIATELY

FOLLOWING SESSION, HEARING ROOM C. MAJORITY CONFERENCE

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SESSION.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

IMMEDIATE MAJORITY CONFERENCE IN HEARING ROOM C

AFTER THE ADJOURNMENT OF SESSION.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2025

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: I NOW MOVE THAT THE

ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED AND THAT WE RECONVENE AT 9:00 A.M.,

TUESDAY, APRIL THE 29TH, TOMORROW BEING A SESSION DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON MRS. PEOPLES-

STOKES' MOTION, THE HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED.

(WHEREUPON, AT 4:14 P.M., THE HOUSE STOOD ADJOURNED

UNTIL TUESDAY, APRIL 29TH AT 9:00 A.M., THAT BEING A SESSION DAY.)