MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2025 10:57 A.M.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THE HOUSE WILL

COME TO ORDER. GOOD MORNING, 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 FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

TO DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING OF THE JOURNAL OF FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH

AND THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: WITHOUT OBJECTION,

SO ORDERED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: TO MY COLLEAGUES AS

WELL AS THE GUESTS THAT ARE IN THE CHAMBERS, I'D LIKE TO SHARE A QUOTE

WITH YOU TODAY. THIS ONE IS COMING FROM SENATOR CORY BOOKER. HE IS

THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN U.S. SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

HE WAS THE 38TH MAYOR OF NEWARK FROM 2006 TO 2013. HIS WORDS FOR

US TODAY: OUR AMERICAN HISTORY, IS [SIC] NOTHING ELSE, IS A PERPETUAL

TESTIMONY TO THE ACHIEVEMENTS [SIC] OF THE IMPOSSIBLE [SIC] AGAINST

IMPOSSIBLE ODDS. AGAIN, THESE WORDS FROM SENATOR CORY BOOKER.

MADAM SPEAKER, COLLEAGUES HAVE ON THEIR DESK A

MAIN CALENDAR, IT HAS 16 NEW BILLS IN IT. BEFORE ANY HOUSEKEEPING

AND/OR INTRODUCTIONS WE'RE GOING TO BE CALLING FOR THE FOLLOWING --

FOLLOWING COMMITTEES OFF THE FLOOR: WAYS AND MEANS AND RULES.

THESE COMMITTEES ARE GOING TO PRODUCE AN A-CALENDAR, WHICH WE WILL

TAKE UP TODAY. WE CAN BEGIN OUR WORK ON THE FLOOR TODAY BY TAKING UP

CALENDAR RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3, THEN WE WILL BEGIN TO CONSENT THE 16

NEW BILLS TO THE CALENDAR THAT START ON PAGE 5. IF THERE IS A NEED FOR

ADDITIONAL FLOOR ACTIVITY THIS MORNING, THIS AFTERNOON, TODAY AT SOME

POINT I WILL BE HAPPY TO MAKE YOU ALL AWARE OF THAT.

MAJORITY MEMBERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE WILL

DEFINITELY BE A NEED FOR A CONFERENCE ONCE WE CONCLUDE OUR FLOOR WORK

TODAY, AND AS ALWAYS, MADAM SPEAKER, WE WILL CONSULT WITH OUR

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THEIR NEEDS

MAY BE. MEMBERS SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR

FLOOR WORK TODAY THE MINORITY WILL AGAIN BE OFFERING A MOTION TO

DISCHARGE.

SO THAT'S A GENERAL OUTLINE OF WHERE WE ARE, MADAM

SPEAKER. IF WE CAN BEGIN BY CALLING THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU. WAYS

AND MEANS COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

WAYS AND MEANS TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM. WE HAVE NO

HOUSEKEEPING.

MS. BARRETT FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MS. BARRETT: CAN WE HOLD OFF ON THAT UNTIL THEY

GET HERE?

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MS. LEVENBERG FOR

THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MS. LEVENBERG: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I

RISE TODAY TO INTRODUCE TWO OF MY CONSTITUENTS FROM CROTON, NEW YORK

- PATTY BUCHANAN AND CHANDU VISWESWARIAH -- OKAY. I DIDN'T ASK HIM

HOW TO PRONOUNCE HIS LAST NAME. I'M SORRY, I SHOULD KNOW. BUT PATTY

AND CHANDU HAVE BEEN STAUNCH ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES, AND THEY ARE

BOTH MEMBERS OF THE CROTON100 BOARD WHICH SEEKS TO REMIND

EVERYBODY HOW TO MEASURE THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL CARBON FOOTPRINT AND

TO REMIND PEOPLE HOW TO TAKE INDIVIDUAL ACTION TO REDUCE THEIR CARBON

FOOTPRINT. CROTON100'S CLIMATE ACTION QUILT SERIES IS ON DISPLAY TODAY

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

IN THE ENTRY TO THE LOB AND IT IS AN ARTISTIC INITIATIVE THAT HIGHLIGHTS

DECARBONIZATION EFFORTS IN CROTON ON HUDSON, NEW YORK, A VILLAGE IN

MY ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. THE PROJECT BLENDS SUSTAINABILITY WITH ARTISTIC

EXPRESSION CREATING AN EYE-CATCHING EDUCATIONAL TOOL TO PROMOTE

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE QUILTS SHOWCASE ACTIONS BEING TAKEN

IN CROTON TO REDUCE EMISSIONS. HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAVE IMPLEMENTED

SOLUTIONS SUCH AS USING SOLAR PANELS, DRIVING ELECTRIC VEHICLES,

COMPOSTING AND MORE ARE ALL ACKNOWLEDGED WITH PERSONALIZED SQUARES.

CROTON VILLAGE GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL BUSINESSES COMMITTED TO

SUSTAINABILITY ARE FEATURED AS IMPACT MULTIPLIERS DUE TO THEIR INFLUENCE.

THE COMMUNITY'S DEEP ENGAGEMENT IN CLIMATE ACTION HAS RESULTED IN

CROTON BECOMING THE TOP SCORING COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK STATE'S

CLEAN ENERGY COMMUNITIES PROGRAM, NOT THAT I'M BRAGGING OR

ANYTHING. THE QUILT PROGRAM AIMS TO INSPIRE OTHERS BY USING ART AS A

MEDIUM FOR CLIMATE ACTION ADVOCACY. CROTON100 IS HOPING TO GROW

THE INITIATIVE BY ENCOURAGING OTHER COMMUNITIES TO CREATE SIMILAR

QUILTS DOCUMENTING AND CELEBRATING THEIR OWN CLIMATE ACTION EFFORTS.

CROTON100 IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT

SEEKS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN CROTON.

MADAM SPEAKER, WOULD YOU PLEASE EXTEND ALL OF THE

CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE TO MY GUESTS TODAY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: YES. THANK YOU.

ON BEHALF OF MS. LEVENBERG, THE SPEAKER AND ALL

MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU MEMBERS OF THE CROTON100 TO OUR

ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, EXTEND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR TO YOU. HOPE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

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

US.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. GRAY FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. GRAY: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. IT IS A

PLEASURE TO WELCOME TO THE CHAMBER TODAY LAFARGEVILLE LADY RED

KNIGHTS, AND AS THEY CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE THEIR OUTSTANDING SEASON IN

BASKETBALL THIS YEAR, THEY HAD A CLEAN SWEEP. THEY WERE 22-2 AND THEY

WERE LEAGUE CHAMPS, THEY WERE PLAYOFF CHAMPS. THEY WERE SECTIONAL

CHAMPS AND THEY WENT ON TO BECOME STATE CHAMPS, SO WE CELEBRATE

THEIR HARD WORK, THEIR DEDICATION, THEIR GREAT OFFENSE, THEIR GREAT

DEFENSE AND THEIR GREAT COACHING. SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE THEM IN

THE CHAMBER TODAY WITH COACH ZACK STEINER AND COACHES BARTONS -

BRAD AND JENNY BARTON - AS WELL AS THE SUPERINTENDENT, TRAVIS HOOVER,

AND PLEASE WOULD YOU WELCOME THEM AND GIVE THEM ALL THE PRIVILEGES

AND CORDIALITY OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU. ON

BEHALF OF MR. GRAY, THE SPEAKER AND ALL MEMBERS, IT'S ALWAYS

WONDERFUL TO WELCOME MULTIPLE CHAMPIONS TO OUR ASSEMBLY CHAMBER.

WE EXTEND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR TO YOU. HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR

PROCEEDINGS TODAY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR TRAVELING ALL THIS WAY

TO VISIT WITH US TODAY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

(APPLAUSE)

MS. LEVENBERG FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MS. LEVENBERG: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

RISE TO INTRODUCE A VERY IMPORTANT FAMILY MEMBER, ANDREA HERSH

BARTFIELD, MY SISTER-IN-LAW, AS WELL AS HER FRIEND SUSAN RIBACK, WHO --

BOTH OF WHOM LIVE IN THE ALBANY AREA. THEY LIVE -- ANDREA LIVES IN

SLINGERLANDS AND SUSAN LIVES IN GLENMONT. ANDREA IS A PHENOMENAL

ARTIST AND ALSO HAS ONE OF HER MURALS ON THE RAIL TRAIL, FOR ANY OF YOU

FAMILIAR WITH THE WONDERFUL RAIL TRAIL UP HERE. AND SUSAN IS A

COMMUNITY NURSE HEALTH EDUCATOR FOR NNORC. ANDREA ALSO HAS BEEN

DOING SOME VOLUNTEER -- VOLUNTEERING WITH OUR NEW NEIGHBORS HELPING

THEM TO LEARN ENGLISH, AND SUSAN I'VE KNOWN FOR AS LONG AS I'VE KNOWN

MY HUSBAND I THINK WE DETERMINED, SO TO ME THEY'RE BOTH FAMILY.

PLEASE EXTEND ALL OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR TO BOTH OF THEM AND

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU. ON

BEHALF OF MS. LEVENBERG, THE SPEAKER AND ALL MEMBERS, WELCOME.

YOU DIDN'T TRAVEL VERY FAR TO GET HERE BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE YOU,

EXTEND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR TO YOU AND HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR

PROCEEDINGS TODAY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

(APPLAUSE)

MS. BARRETT FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION.

MS. BARRETT: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I ASK

THAT YOU JOIN ME IN WELCOMING A WONDERFUL GROUP OF ESTEEMED

EDUCATORS AND ADVOCATES WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TOWARD ERADICATING LYME

AND TICKBORNE DISEASES IN NEW YORK STATE ARMING PEOPLE WITH

KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO FIGHT AGAINST THESE DANGEROUS ILLNESSES. WE'RE

PRIVILEGED TO HAVE THIS GROUP HERE TODAY AS PART OF OUR LYME AND

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

TICKBORNE DISEASE AWARENESS DAY EVENT, AND I'M HOSTING THAT IN

PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, AND OUR COLLEAGUE

ASSEMBLYMAN BILL MAGNARELLI. THEY HAVE -- ARE SPENDING THE DAY

HANDING OUT RESOURCES, PRODUCTS AND INFORMATION TO HELP US PROTECT

OURSELVES AND I THANK THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND THEIR DEDICATION.

WE HAVE DR. SARAVAN THANGAMANI, LEADER OF THE THANGAMANI LAB AT

SUNY UPSTATE HOSPITAL AND A BOARD MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL NEW YORK

LYME ALLIANCE WHO STUDY MICROBIOLOGY AND VIROLOGY FOR DECADES AND

HIS RESEARCH ON TICKS AND TICKBORNE ILLNESSES HAS GREATLY ADVANCED NEW

YORK'S ABILITY TO COMBAT THEM. WE HAVE ELIZABETH BALFOUR WHO'S AN

EDUCATION COORDINATOR AT THE CENTRAL NEW YORK LYME AND TICKBORNE

DISEASE ALLIANCE, AN ORGANIZATION OF EDUCATORS, SCIENTISTS, DOCTORS AND

MORE WHO FOCUS ON RESEARCHING AND PREVENTING LYME AND TICKBORNE

DISEASE. WE HAVE OLIVIA ABRAMS WHO'S BEEN A PIONEER IN LYME AND

TICKBORNE DISEASE PREVENTION AS A BOARD MEMBER OF PROJECT LYME, AN

INVENTOR OF TICK MITT, WHICH SHE HAS ON DISPLAY AT OUR -- OUR BOOTH

IN -- IN THE LOB WHICH HELPS TO EASILY REMOVE TICKS FROM PEOPLE AND

PETS. WE HAVE MARIBETH RUBENSTEIN WHO'S HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CARY

INSTITUTE IN MY DISTRICT, A CRITICAL ORGANIZATION THAT HAS CONDUCTED MORE

IMPORTANT RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY GREATLY CONTRIBUTING TO NEW YORK

STATE'S FIGHT AGAINST LYME AND TICKBORNE DISEASES.

THE BEST WAY AS WE'VE LEARNED TO PROTECT OURSELVES

AGAINST THESE ILLNESSES IS TO BE EDUCATED, TO BE PREPARED AND THESE

INDIVIDUALS CONSISTENTLY DO THE WORK TO HELP ENSURE NEW YORKERS ARE

WELL-ARMED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE PRODUCTS. THANK YOU FOR

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

JOINING US HERE TODAY AND FOR THE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS ALL OF YOU HAVE

MADE TO THIS REALLY IMPORTANT HEALTHCARE SECTOR.

AND MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK THAT YOU EXTEND THE

CORDIALITIES OF THE FLOOR AND PLEASE WELCOME OUR CONSTITUENTS AND

COLLEAGUES HERE TODAY. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU. ON

BEHALF OF MS. BARRETT, THE SPEAKER AND ALL MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO

MUCH FOR COMING TO JOIN US TODAY. LYME AND TICKBORNE DISEASE

AWARENESS IS CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT. I KNOW A FAMILY MEMBER OF MINE

HAS LYME DISEASE, SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING ALL THAT AWARENESS AND

EDUCATION HERE TO THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS TODAY AND TO THE FOLKS WHO

WILL VISIT YOUR BOOTH. WE EXTEND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR TO YOU.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.

(APPLAUSE)

RESOLUTIONS, PAGE 3, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 307, MS.

JACKSON.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 11 - 17, 2025, AS BLACK MATERNAL

HEALTH 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. 308, MS.

WALSH.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 13 - 19, 2025, AS PUBLIC SAFETY

TELECOMMUNICATORS 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. 310, MS.

BARRETT.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 2025, AS LYME DISEASE AWARENESS

MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MS. BARRETT ON THE

RESOLUTION.

MS. BARRETT: THANK YOU AGAIN, MADAM SPEAKER.

I'M PROUD TO AGAIN STAND BEFORE YOU. THIS IS A DECADE THAT I HAVE

SPONSORED THE RESOLUTION DECLARING A MONTH LYME DISEASE AWARENESS

MONTH, AND A FEW YEARS AGO WE CHANGED -- THE NATIONAL MONTH HAS

BEEN MAY AND WE CHANGED IT TO APRIL BECAUSE WE REALIZED HOW

IMPORTANT IT IS THAT PEOPLE BE PREPARED TO REALIZE THAT THE TICKS ARE

ACTIVE AND LYMEBORNE -- AND TICKBORNE DISEASE IS -- IS RAMPANT WAY

BEFORE THAT MAY MONTH WHEN THE RESOLUTION ORIGINALLY WAS IDENTIFIED.

AND WE KNOW THAT WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 45 DEGREES THAT

TICKS ARE ACTIVE, ESPECIALLY NOW WITH CLIMATE CHANGE EVEN MORE SO.

AND TODAY ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUES, ASSEMBLYMEMBER HUNTER AND

ASSEMBLYMEMBER MAGNARELLI, WE ARE HOSTING AN EDUCATIONAL EVENT.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

YOU HEARD ABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUESTS WHO ARE HERE TODAY. CLIMATE

CHANGE HAS EXPANDED THE GEOGRAPHIC RANGE FROM TICKS. EARLY ON IT WAS

IN LYME, CONNECTICUT. IT WAS IN THE HUDSON VALLEY. WE NOW KNOW

THAT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS EXPERIENCING LYME AND CERTAINLY RAMPANT

ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. THERE ARE MORE THAN A DOZEN TICKBORNE

ILLNESSES IN THE UNITED STATES THAT MANY OF THE TICKS CARRY MORE THAN

ONE DISEASE AND WE SEE COINFECTIONS AND WE SEE A RANGE OF SYMPTOMS

THAT REALLY MASKS THE -- THE FACT THAT THEY ARE -- PEOPLE ARE EFFECTED BY

LYME AND -- AND TICK BITES BECAUSE THEY -- MANY OF THE SYMPTOMS OF --

OF THESE -- THESE DISEASES MIMIC OTHER DISEASES FROM MENTAL HEALTH

CONDITIONS TO ALZHEIMER'S TO FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS SO THERE'S A WHOLE

RANGE. WE REALLY JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NEW YORKERS AND

AMERICANS CONTINUE TO BE PREPARED. WE HAVE NOT INVESTED ADEQUATELY

IN THE LYME AND TICKBORNE DISEASE AND PARTICULARLY AT SUNY UPSTATE

WHERE WE'VE HAD THIS INCREDIBLE LAB THAT DR. THANGAMANI WHO IS HERE

TODAY HAS BEEN TESTING AND RESPONDING TO WHAT -- YOU KNOW, WHAT TICKS

THAT ARE SENT TO HIM ARE INFECTED OR NOT. WE -- WE HAVEN'T REALLY

ADEQUATELY FUNDED THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS. SO I JUST REALLY WANT TO

MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO CARRY THE FLAG FOR THIS IMPORTANT

CONDITION, ITS EPIDEMIC ACROSS MANY PARTS OF THE STATE AND IT'S A REASON

FOR ALL OF US TO #GETTICKEDOFF. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MS. KASSAY ON THE RESOLUTION.

MS. KASSAY: THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU

TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING AWARENESS. AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

SUFFOLK COUNTY ON LONG ISLAND, I KNOW THAT LYME'S DISEASE AND OTHER

TICKBORNE DISEASES ARE -- ARE QUIET EPIDEMICS. AND ON LONG ISLAND AND

THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE, BUT ESPECIALLY DOWN NEAR US IT'S

SOMETHING THAT OFTEN KEEPS INDIVIDUALS FROM ENJOYING THE GREAT

OUTDOORS, ENJOYING OUR BEAUTIFUL PLACES, YOU KNOW, NATURALLY. AND AS

SOMEONE WHO STARTED MY CAREER WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE,

TEENAGERS, A BIG PART OF BEING IN THE OUTDOORS WAS RAISING THIS

AWARENESS AND LETTING THEM KNOW WHEN YOU GO OUT AND YOU'RE IN

FIELDS, WOODLANDS, WHEREVER IT IS TO CHECK FOR TICKS. FOR MY COLLEAGUES

AND ANYONE LISTENING I WILL ALWAYS TELL THEM TICKS LIKE CREVICES, AND

THEN WITH TEENAGERS YOU KIND OF PAUSE AND SAY, WELL, WHAT ON YOUR

BODY IS A CREVICE AND THEN JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT SO...

PLEASE, WHEN MY COLLEAGUES, WHEN THE PEOPLE OF THE

GREAT STATE OF NEW YORK GO OUT AND ENJOY OUR GREAT OUTDOORS, BE SURE

TO CHECK FOR TICKS WHEN YOU COME IN BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST

WAYS TO PREVENT DISEASE FROM TRANSFERRING. SOMEONE MYSELF WHO LIVES

WITH LYME'S DISEASE, MY BROTHER AS WELL, WE -- WE ARE VERY AWARE OF

THE IMPACTS THIS HAS ON SOMEONE'S LIFE AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR FOLKS AT

THE REGIONAL TICKBORNE DISEASE RESOURCE CENTER OUT IN STONY BROOK

CAMPUS IN SOUTHAMPTON AS WELL. WE'RE CONTINUING TO RESEARCH THIS

DISEASE LOOKING FOR PREVENTATIVE MEASURES AS WELL AS TREATMENTS AND

WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR COLLEAGUES JOINING US IN SUPPORTING THESE

EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, SO THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 311, MS.

LEVENBERG.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM APRIL 2025, AS ORAL CANCER AWARENESS

MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MS. LEVENBERG ON

THE RESOLUTION.

MS. LEVENBERG: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

MOUTH CANCER IS ACTUALLY A TYPE OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER THAT BEGINS ON

THE LIPS OR IN THE MOUTH AND IT EFFECTS NEARLY 30,000 AMERICANS EACH

YEAR. IT'S MOST CLOSELY LINKED TO TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL USE, BUT YOUR

DENTIST CAN DO A VERY SIMPLE SCREENING WHEN YOU GO IN FOR AN EXAM.

KIND OF, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SAY "AH" AND THEY GRAB YOUR TONGUE AND

TWIST IT THIS WAY AND THAT AND FEEL AROUND FOR LUMPS OR LOOK FOR WHITE

PATCHES. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO GET THESE EARLY SCREENINGS

DONE SO THAT IF THERE IS ANYTHING ABNORMAL, THEY CAN REFER YOU AND YOU

CAN CONTINUE TO SEEK HELP AND TO SEE IF YOU WOULD NEED A DIAGNOSIS.

IT'S -- I HAVE A VERY DEAR FRIEND WHO SUFFERS FROM THROAT -- FROM TONGUE

CANCER AND I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THESE REGULAR

SCREENINGS, AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION TO ALL

MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 312, MS.

RAJKUMAR.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM AUGUST 15, 2025, AS INDIAN INDEPENDENCE

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. 313, MR.

JENSEN.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

KATHY HOCHUL TO PROCLAIM OCTOBER 6, 2025, AS DANISH AMERICAN

HERITAGE DAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MR. JENSEN ON THE

RESOLUTION.

MR. JENSEN: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. I'M

PROUD TO RISE TO COMMEMORATE DANISH AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY IN THE

STATE OF NEW YORK. 1.3 MILLION AMERICANS, INCLUDING 30,000 NEW

YORKERS CLAIM DANISH HERITAGE, MYSELF AND MY GOOD FRIEND MR. DURSO

INCLUDED. FOR MY FAMILY, THE JENSEN FAMILY, MY GRANDFATHER THORVALD

WAS A FIRST-GENERATION AMERICAN. HIS FATHER THOMAS CAME TO THIS

COUNTRY EARLY IN THE 1900S FROM COPENHAGEN. ORIGINALLY OUR FAMILY

WAS FROM MIDDELFART, DENMARK, BUT CERTAINLY NEW YORK WITH THE ROLE

THAT NEW YORK CITY PLAYS HAS BEEN A LARGE GATHERING PLACE FOR THE

DANISH POPULATION NOT JUST IN NEW YORK BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

HAS GIVEN A LOT OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR AMERICAN AND NEW YORK WAY OF

LIFE SO I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR ALLOWING ME ON BEHALF OF THE

30,000 NEW YORKERS WITH DANISH AMERICAN HERITAGE TO COMMEMORATE

OUR HERITAGE AND -- AND CELEBRATE IT IN ALL THE DANISH WAYS THAT WE

CELEBRATE. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER DILAN: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

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

RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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

COULD PLEASE CALL THE RULES COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE

ROOM.

ACTING SPEAKER DILAN: RULES COMMITTEE,

SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: IF YOU COULD PLEASE NOW

PUT THE HOUSE AT EASE UNTIL RULES HAS COMPLETED THEIR WORK.

ACTING SPEAKER DILAN: THE HOUSE WILL STAND

AT EASE.

(WHEREUPON, AT 11:18 A.M. THE HOUSE STOOD AT EASE.)

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ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THE HOUSE WILL

COME TO ORDER.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MEMBERS HAVE ON THEIR

DESK AN A-CALENDAR. MADAM SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO

ADVANCE THAT CALENDAR.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON A MOTION BY

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

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IF WE CAN NOW BRING OUR ATTENTION BACK TO RULES REPORT NO. 146 BY

MR. PRETLOW. IT'S ACTUALLY ON PAGE 5.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: PAGE 5, RULES

REPORT NO. 146, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07695, RULES REPORT

NO. 146, PRETLOW. AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF

GOVERNMENT; TO AMEND CHAPTER 113 OF THE LAWS OF 2025 MAKING

APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT, IN RELATION THERETO; AND

PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF SUCH PROVISIONS UPON EXPIRATION THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE

IS AT THE DESK, THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: I HEREBY CERTIFY TO AN IMMEDIATE VOTE,

KATHY HOCHUL, GOVERNOR.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: AN EXPLANATION HAS

BEEN REQUESTED.

MR. PRETLOW.

MR. PRETLOW: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. THIS

IS THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF EXTENDERS THAT WE'RE DOING AS WE FIGHT THROUGH

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN TO HAVE A BUDGET. AS WE CONTINUE WITH

BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS, THIS BILL WOULD ENSURE FUNDING FOR STATE

OPERATIONS AND OTHER PROGRAMS THROUGH APRIL 9TH. IT INCLUDES FUNDING

FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE PAYROLL, GENERAL STATE CHARGES, PUBLIC HEALTH

PROGRAMS, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND VETERANS PROGRAMS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MR. RA.

MR. RA: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. WILL CHAIR

PRETLOW YIELD?

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: WILL THE CHAIR

YIELD?

MR. PRETLOW: YES.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THE CHAIR YIELDS.

MR. RA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR PRETLOW. IT'S

GOOD WE'RE GETTING ALL THESE EXTRA OPPORTUNITIES IN -- IN YOUR FIRST YEAR

AS -- AS CHAIR.

MR. PRETLOW: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT, MR. RA.

MR. RA: HOPEFULLY NOT TOO MANY MORE, THOUGH.

SO, I JUST WANT TO GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF QUICK ITEMS

WITH REGARD TO THIS EXTENDER BILL. SO, NUMBER ONE, WHAT -- WHAT'S THE

TIME PERIOD THIS BILL COVERS STATE PAYMENTS FOR?

MR. PRETLOW: THIS GOES THROUGH APRIL 9TH, THIS

WEDNESDAY COMING.

MR. RA: OKAY. SO THESE BEING CUMULATIVE, CORRECT.

SO THE -- THE BILL WE WILL NOW HAVE COVERED FROM APRIL 1ST, THE START OF

OUR FISCAL YEAR UNTIL APRIL 9TH --

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MR. PRETLOW: CORRECT.

MR. RA: -- WEDNESDAY.

AND WHAT -- HOW MUCH DOES THIS BILL APPROPRIATE?

MR. PRETLOW: THE TOTAL APPROPRIATE --

APPROPRIATION IS 3.7 BILLION, WHICH IS AN OVERALL INCREASE OF 178 BILLION

FROM OUR LAST ONE.

MR. RA: OKAY. AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE REASON

THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DISCREPANCY OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT WE'VE HAD

BECAUSE THERE WAS ONE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH PAYMENT IN THE FIRST

EXTENDER THAT WE DON'T NEED TO CONTINUE GOING FORWARD BECAUSE IT WAS

MR. PRETLOW: YES.

MR. RA: OKAY. THANK YOU. WHAT PAYROLL AND OTHER

STATE EXPENSES WOULD WE NEED TO ANTICIPATE IF A FOURTH EXTENDER SHOULD

BE NECESSARY AS WE GO INTO THE FUTURE?

MR. PRETLOW: I BELIEVE THAT THIS COMPLETES THE

THREE CYCLES OF PAYROLLS SO THE FOURTH EXTENDER MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD

NOT INCLUDE A PAYROLL. THE ONE BEFORE US NOW ACTUALLY COVERS OUR

STAFFS AND THERE IS OTHER STATE ENTITIES.

MR. RA: WHEN -- WHEN WOULD BE THE NEXT TIME THAT

A STATE PAYROLL WOULD BE IMPLICATED THAT WOULD NECESSITATE AN

EXTENDER?

MR. PRETLOW: THE 15TH OF -- THE 15TH OF APRIL.

MR. RA: THANK YOU. SO GENERALLY, ONE OF THE THINGS

YOU -- YOU MENTIONED, THERE IS MONEY -- THIS TIME AROUND WE'VE --

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

WE'VE GONE THROUGH LIKE YOU SAID THREE ROUNDS OF THIS. THERE'S THE

(INAUDIBLE) PAYROLL, WE HAD THE EMERGENCY PAYROLL IN THE PREVIOUS ONE.

WE HAD A PAYROLL IN THE FIRST EXTENDER FOR KIND OF OUR GENERAL

EMPLOYEES. SO YOU MENTIONED THIS IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE PAYROLL. WHO

DOES THAT COVER?

(PAUSE)

MR. PRETLOW: NON-SUNY CUNY DEPARTMENTS

WITH EMPLOYEES WORKING WITH REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS FACILITIES FOR

DOCCS, OPWDD AND OMH.

MR. RA: OKAY. AND -- AND THIS ONE INCLUDES

EMPLOYEES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH?

MR. PRETLOW: CORRECT. THE GOVERNOR, THE

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, THE COMPTROLLER, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, OFFICES

AND EMPLOYEES OF THE JUDICIARY AND THE EMPLOYEES OF THE LEGISLATURE.

MR. RA: AND OUR EMPLOYEES, WHICH CERTAINLY WE

WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PASS THIS EXTENDER AND -- AND -- AND MAKE SURE

THEY ARE GETTING PAID AS THEY ARE WORKING HARD ON TRYING TO BRING THIS

PROCESS TO A CONCLUSION.

MR. PRETLOW: ABSOLUTELY.

MR. RA: SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE, THOUGH, ON THE

EXECUTIVE SIDE THE GOVERNOR HERSELF AS WELL AS THE AGENCY HEADS?

MR. PRETLOW: YES.

MR. RA: OKAY. THANK YOU. LASTLY, IS THERE ANY

OTHER UPDATE YOU CAN GIVE US AS TO WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT HOPE WE

MIGHT HAVE THAT THIS IS THE LAST EXTENDER WE'RE GOING TO PASS?

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

MR. PRETLOW: WELL, MR. RA, AS I STATED IN OUR LAST

-- OUR LAST DANCE THAT I'M NOT A GOOD PROGNOSTICATOR AND OLD CARNAC HAS

NOT GIVEN ME ANY INFORMATION YET.

MR. RA: OKAY. FAIR -- FAIR ENOUGH, CHAIR PRETLOW.

THANK YOU.

MADAM SPEAKER, ON THE BILL.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON THE BILL.

MR. RA: SO I -- I JUST WANT TO MENTION A -- A FEW

THINGS. YOU KNOW AS WE'VE COME TO EXPECT, THERE -- THERE WERE THINGS

IN THIS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PREVIOUS EXTENDERS, SOME VETERAN

SERVICES, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, YOU KNOW, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

AND MEDICAID AS WE SAID IN THE FIRST EXTENDER BECAUSE WE DID NOT DO A

TWO-YEAR MEDICAID APPROPRIATION LAST YEAR, THAT IS COMING UP WHEN IT

HASN'T IN THE PAST. BUT I WANT TO JUST QUICKLY TOUCH ON WHERE WE ARE

AND -- AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S IN THIS BILL, THE -- THE PAYROLL. SO I

MENTIONED OUR LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES. THEY'RE WORKING HARD. THEY'RE

WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK. THEY'RE -- THEY'RE TRYING TO HELP WITH THIS

PROCESS. SO CERTAINLY I'M FULLY IN SUPPORT OF MAKING SURE THEY'RE PAID,

BUT I -- I WANT TO -- I WANT TO NOTE FOR OUR COLLEAGUES, AND I THINK WE'RE

ALL AWARE OF THIS. US IN THE LEGISLATURE DO NOT GET PAID AS WE'RE IN A --

AS WE'RE IN A BUDGET EXTENDER SITUATION UNTIL WE PASS THE FINAL BUDGET.

THE EXECUTIVE DOES. THE COMMISSIONERS DO, AND IT WAS SUGGESTED TO

ME THAT THE REASON FOR THAT IS THE GOVERNOR IS STILL RUNNING THE STATE.

WELL, I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU HAVE TAKEN THE LAST WEEK OFF. I KNOW I

CERTAINLY HAVEN'T. I KNOW WHEN I WENT HOME THIS WEEKEND I WAS OUT AT

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

EVENTS IN MY COMMUNITY. I -- I WAS IN MY OFFICE. I'VE BEEN DEALING

WITH CONSTITUENTS. WE'RE HERE TRYING TO PASS A BUDGET. SO I DO WANT TO

NOTE THAT BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR AND HER PRESS TEAM HAVE TAKEN SOME

POTSHOTS AT THE LEGISLATURE ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO LOSE OUR VACATION

AND ALL THAT STUFF AND THAT'S NOT HELPFUL, AND I THINK IT'S EASY TO SAY

WHEN YOU HAVE A DETAIL THAT DRIVES YOU AROUND THE STATE IN A

HELICOPTER. SO I -- I THINK, YOU KNOW, SHE SHOULD TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT

AS SHE TAKES THESE SHOTS AT THE LEGISLATURE. I THINK WE WANT TO MOVE

THIS TO A CONCLUSION. I CERTAINLY AM SUPPORTIVE OF SOME OF THE ISSUES

THAT ARE OUT THERE IN THE PRESS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT; DISCOVERY, THE --

THE MASK BAN. BUT I WANT TO NOTE FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE EQUATION

BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT WHETHER POLICY SHOULD BE IN THE

BUDGET. AND I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT POLICY SHOULD BE OUTSIDE THE

BUDGET, BUT I'M NOT NAIVE AND I'VE BEEN HERE 15 YEARS AND I'VE SEEN AN

AWFUL LOT OF POLICY GET DONE IN THE BUDGET. AND IT'S EASY TO POINT THE

FINGER FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER THAT YOU DON'T WANT POLICY IN THE

BUDGET, BUT THE REASON WE END UP TALKING ABOUT POLICY IS BECAUSE OF

THE WAY THINGS ARE DONE HERE IN GENERAL, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE NAMES

CHANGE BUT THE WAY OF DOING THINGS DOESN'T. AND I AM FULLY CONFIDENT

THAT IF A BILL WERE TO BE ON THIS FLOOR TODAY TO REINSTITUTE A MASK BAN

AND WE JUST ALLOWED ALL THE MEMBERS TO VOTE THEIR CONSCIENCE, IT WOULD

PASS. I'M FULLY CONFIDENT THAT IF THESE DISCOVERY LAW CHANGES WERE TO

COME TO THIS FLOOR TODAY IN A STANDALONE BILL TODAY IT WOULD PASS. SO IF

WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT GETTING POLICY OUT OF THE BUDGET, LET'S TAKE THOSE

ISSUES THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS SUPPORT AND THAT A MAJORITY OF THE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

LEGISLATURE WOULD SUPPORT AND ALLOW THEM TO BE GIVEN A FAIR VOTE ON

THE FLOOR OF THIS LEGISLATURE.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS EXTENDER. I

HOPE ALL MY COLLEAGUES DO BECAUSE WE CERTAINLY DO NOT WANT TO HAVE

OUR LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEES OF THIS STATE SUFFER FROM NOT

HAVING PAYCHECKS AS A RESULT OF -- OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THE

GOVERNOR'S INABILITY TO PASS A BUDGET, BUT I REALLY HOPE THIS IS THE -- THE

LAST EXTENDER WE DO BECAUSE WE HAVE TO STOP ACTING LIKE THAT BUDGET

DEADLINE IS JUST A SUGGESTION. THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

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, IF WE

COULD NOW GO TO PAGE 5 AND BEGIN OUR CONSENT BEGINNING WITH

CALENDAR NO. 82.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

ON CONSENT, PAGE 5, CALENDAR NO. 82, THE CLERK WILL

READ.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00340-A, CALENDAR

NO. 82, BARRETT, WOERNER, EACHUS, BURDICK, MEEKS, KELLES, EPSTEIN,

RIVERA, SHRESTHA, BRABENEC, GANDOLFO, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, SMITH,

LEVENBERG. AN ACT TO AMEND THE REAL PROPERTY LAW, IN RELATION TO

INCREASES OF RENT IN MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON A MOTION BY MS.

BARRETT, THE SENATE BILL IS BEFORE THE HOUSE. THE SENATE BILL IS LAID

ASIDE -- THE SENATE BILL IS ADVANCED. THIS BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00852, CALENDAR NO.

83, PAULIN, WEPRIN, COLTON, LEE, ALVAREZ. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, IN RELATION TO REQUIRING BICYCLES ADVERTISED FOR

SALE OR RESALE IN NEW YORK STATE TO HAVE AN IDENTIFYING SERIAL NUMBER.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A00893, CALENDAR NO.

84, ROSENTHAL, GLICK, LUNSFORD, JACOBSON, SHRESTHA, EPSTEIN, DAVILA,

REYES, KELLES, BORES, WEPRIN, RAGA, GONZ�LEZ-ROJAS, CLARK, RIVERA,

CUNNINGHAM, BRONSON, SANTABARBARA, SIMON, SEAWRIGHT, COLTON,

HEVESI, SHIMSKY. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO

PROHIBITING CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS AS IT RELATES TO DOG BREED.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01179, CALENDAR NO.

85, GLICK, BURDICK, LEE, COLTON, LEVENBERG. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO PROHIBITING THE LEASE

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

OF STATE FORESTS, REFORESTATION AREAS, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS AND

UNIQUE AREAS FOR GAS AND OIL PRODUCTION.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01388, CALENDAR NO.

86, ROSENTHAL, KELLES, COLTON, BURDICK, SEAWRIGHT, REYES, SHIMSKY,

LEVENBERG, MAMDANI, EPSTEIN, FORREST, RAGA. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO THE DEFINITION OF COAL

TAR AND ITS USE IN PAVEMENT PRODUCTS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON A MOTION BY MS.

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

ADVANCED. THIS BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01441-A, CALENDAR

NO. 87, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT, OTIS, JACOBSON, WEPRIN, ALVAREZ. AN

ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, IN RELATION TO COMPLAINT HANDLING

PROCEDURES BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01865-A, CALENDAR

NO. 88, ROSENTHAL, BURDICK, EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, LUCAS, LEVENBERG.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE REAL PROPERTY LAW, IN RELATION TO THE INSTALLATION

OF APPLIANCES OR FIXTURES BY TENANTS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01890, CALENDAR NO.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

89, GLICK, DINOWITZ, KELLES, COLTON, EPSTEIN, BURDICK, LEVENBERG. AN

ACT TO AMEND THE REAL PROPERTY LAW, IN RELATION TO ENACTING THE "LOW

IMPACT LANDSCAPING RIGHTS ACT."

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02119-A, CALENDAR

NO. 90, WEPRIN, SHRESTHA, EPSTEIN, ANDERSON, COOK, SIMONE, SAYEGH,

ALVAREZ, JACOBSON, ZACCARO, STECK, GONZ�LEZ-ROJAS, RAGA, KELLES,

SIMON, BORES, MEEKS, LEVENBERG, DAVILA, GIBBS, REYES, MAMDANI,

TAPIA, SHIMSKY, BURDICK, R. CARROLL, CLARK, RIVERA, GALLAGHER. AN ACT

TO AMEND THE CORRECTION LAW, IN RELATION TO WHO MAY VISIT LOCAL

CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A02278, CALENDAR NO.

91, ROSENTHAL. AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION LAW, IN RELATION TO

REQUIRING PHARMACIES THAT ARE DISCONTINUING TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS OF

SUCH DISCONTINUANCE.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON A MOTION BY MS.

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

ADVANCED. THIS BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A03415, CALENDAR NO.

92, MCDONALD, SEAWRIGHT, TAYLOR, LUPARDO, SHIMSKY, DAVILA,

O'PHARROW, ALVAREZ, JACOBSON, BUTTENSCHON. AN ACT TO AMEND THE

ELECTION LAW, IN RELATION TO PUBLIC-FACING WEBSITES OPERATED BY

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

POLITICAL COMMITTEES.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON A MOTION BY MR.

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

ADVANCED. THIS BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06317, CALENDAR NO.

93, FALL, COLTON, BURDICK, SCHIAVONI. AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 395 OF

THE LAWS OF 1978, RELATING TO MORATORIUMS ON THE ISSUANCE OF

CERTIFICATES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY FOR THE SITING OF FACILITIES AND

CERTIFICATION OF ROUTES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL OR

PETROLEUM GAS, IN RELATION TO EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE

PROVISIONS OF SUCH CHAPTER.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06581-A, CALENDAR

NO. 94, WOERNER, BURDICK. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL

CONSERVATION LAW, IN RELATION TO EXCLUDING AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES

FROM THE DEFINITION OF SMALL GAME; AND TO REPEAL CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF

SUCH LAW RELATING THERETO.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A06652-A, CALENDAR

NO. 95, WEPRIN, DILAN, CRUZ, BLANKENBUSH, BERGER. AN ACT TO AMEND

THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO PERMITTING LICENSED INSURANCE AGENTS,

BROKERS, ADJUSTERS, CONSULTANTS, AND INTERMEDIARIES TO CARRYOVER UP TO

SEVEN HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT PER BIENNIAL LICENSING

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

PERIOD.

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. A07038, CALENDAR NO.

96, WEPRIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE INSURANCE LAW, IN RELATION TO

REQUIRING RATES PAID FOR REHABILITATION AND OPIOID TREATMENT BE PURSUANT

TO CERTAIN FEE SCHEDULES PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES

AND SUPPORTS.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THIS BILL IS LAID

ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A07442, CALENDAR NO.

97, GIBBS. AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 219 OF THE LAWS OF 2003,

AMENDING THE EDUCATION LAW RELATING TO PUBLISHERS OR MANUFACTURERS

PROVIDING PRINTED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH

DISABILITIES, IN RELATION TO THE EFFECTIVENESS THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: READ THE LAST

SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

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 ON OUR COLLEAGUE MR. MAHER FOR THE PURPOSE OF A

MOTION TO DISCHARGE.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MR. MAHER.

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

TO DISCHARGE THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FROM FURTHER

CONSIDERATION OF ASSEMBLY BILL NO. A01925 SPONSORED BY MYSELF FOR

THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING THE SAME BEFORE THE HOUSE FOR ITS IMMEDIATE

CONSIDERATION AND REQUEST PERMISSION TO EXPLAIN IT.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THE MOTION IS IN

ORDER.

ON THE MOTION, MR. MAHER.

MR. MAHER: THANK YOU. AND I DO WANT TO SPEAK

TO THE MOTION. I WANT TO FOCUS ON THAT WORD. WE HAVE A MOTION TO

DISCHARGE AND COUNTLESS NEW YORKERS RIGHT NOW ARE IN MOTION LEAVING

THIS STATE IN RECORD NUMBERS DUE TO OUR ECONOMIC REALITIES AND MANY

OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE. THIS BILL WOULD CREATE SECTOR -- THE

SECTOR PARTNERSHIP ENHANCEMENT AND REENFORCEMENT PROGRAM. NEW

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

YORK'S WORKERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY. UNFORTUNATELY,

CURRENT STATE STRATEGIES ARE NOT DELIVERING THE RESULTS THAT OUR WORKERS

AND THE EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS ARE LOOKING FOR. A RECENT SIENA

SURVEY OF UPSTATE BUSINESS LEADERS FOUND THAT ONLY 19 PERCENT SAY THAT

THERE IS AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF LOCAL WORKERS THAT ARE APPROPRIATELY TRAINED

FOR THEIR EMPLOYMENT NEEDS. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT NEW

YORK RANKS 49TH IN OPPORTUNITY WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER STATES. WE

NEED TO DESIGN OUR POLICIES IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS NEW YORKERS TO BUILD

A FUTURE HERE FOR THEIR FAMILIES WITHIN THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES. THIS

BILL WOULD ALIGN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY WITH OUR

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR

NEW YORKERS. THIS BILL WOULD ALSO ESTABLISH THE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP

REENFORCEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM TO HELP STRENGTHEN THE TIES

BETWEEN LOCAL INDUSTRIES AND OUR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE

DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES. SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS FORM COLLABORATIONS

BETWEEN LOCAL BUSINESSES WITHIN A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY AND OUR SCHOOL

DISTRICTS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES, LABOR, COMMUNITY COLLEGES

AND OTHERS TO CREATE TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS OUR WORKFORCE

NEEDS. THIS MOTION TO DISCHARGE WOULD HELP CREATE A PATH FOR THIS

LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE THREE THINGS: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR EMERGING

AND EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS. WE ALL KNOW SOME GREAT WORK IS ALREADY

BEING DONE TO CREATE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND TO IDENTIFY

SECTORS. THIS POOL OF FUNDING WOULD REWARD THOSE THAT ARE ALREADY IN

EXISTENCE AND HELP THEM GET TO EVEN HIGHER LEVELS. SECONDLY,

ADDITIONAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION. WE WILL DO

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THIS BY LEVERAGING THE DOLLARS THAT ARE CREATED SO THERE WOULD BE A 50

PERCENT GRANT, AND THEN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 50 PERCENT WOULD BE A

TWO TO ONE MATCH CREATING INCENTIVES FOR PRIVATE BUSINESSES TO INVEST

MORE AND TURNING THE FUNDING THAT THE STATE PUTS INTO THIS BILL INTO

MANY, MANY MORE MILLIONS. WE KNOW THAT INDUSTRIES RIGHT NOW ARE

PUTTING MONEY INTO THEIR WORKFORCE. IF THEY HAD AN INCENTIVE TO DO IT

AS PART OF A SPECIFIC PROGRAM TIED TO OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND SO

MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE DOING TREMENDOUS WORK

INCLUDING SOME OF OUR OWN STATE AGENCIES, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO

MAXIMIZE THOSE TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND OUR RESOURCES TO CREATE MORE

POSITIVE RESULTS. THE THIRD PILLAR WOULD BE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

EXPLORATION GRANTS FOR SCHOOLS LOOKING TO START OR GROW PARTNERSHIPS IN

A LOCAL ECONOMY. SO MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES ALREADY ARE

DOING THIS BUT THEY LACK THE RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY AFTER COVID.

BECAUSE FUNDING IS TIED TO ENROLLMENT, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, ESPECIALLY

SUNY AND CUNY, GOT HIT HARDER THAN ANYONE COULD HAVE IMAGINED

AND THEY NEVER GOT TO WORK THAT BACK. THIS WOULD HELP CREATE MORE OF

AN INCENTIVE TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO KEEP THEM HERE.

SO WHAT MAKES THIS LEGISLATION DIFFERENT? IT CREATES

AN EMPHASIS ON OUR CONVERSATIONS. WE KNOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THERE ARE A LOT OF RESOURCES AND A LOT OF

PROGRAMS THAT ARE OUT THERE, BUT THEY ARE WORKING IN SILOS. CREATING A

PROGRAM SPECIFIC TO SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS, CREATING THAT FUNDING

OPPORTUNITY AND FORCING THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO HAPPEN IN A SPECIFIC

WAY WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYONE ON THE SAME SHEET OF MUSIC

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

MAXIMIZING RESULTS. THERE ARE SO MANY CHALLENGES AND IDENTIFYING

SECTORS HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT. FOR THOSE THAT ARE ALREADY

DOING THE WORK, THIS BILL WOULD GIVE THEM VINDICATION AND IT WOULD

SUPPORT THEM. IT WOULD NOT BE IN COMPETITION WITH EMPIRE STATE

DEVELOPMENT. IT WOULD SEEK TO ENHANCE IT TO MAKE SURE TO MAXIMIZE

EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR, EVERY SINGLE MINUTE TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL. AND

IT'S NOT THE ONLY STATE WHERE THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS MODEL LEGISLATION

THAT EXISTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. SPECIFICALLY IN COLORADO THEY HAVE

MADE THIS THEIR FRAMEWORK AND IT HAS ALLOWED FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO EXIST

AND THE STATE FUNDING TO BE MATCHED TEN-FOLD CREATING MUCH MORE THAN

THEY STARTED WITH.

IN OUR OWN NEW YORK STATE WORKFORCE INNOVATION

AND OPERATIONS ACT FOUR YEAR COMBINED STATE PLAN, IT TALKS ABOUT

FOCUSING ON SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS BUT WE DON'T HAVE A PROGRAM. SO IN

OUR OWN GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, WE ADMIT THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT

SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS AND TALKING TO EACH OTHER AND INVESTING IN THE RIGHT

WAY MEAN, BUT WE ARE NOT FOLLOWING UP WITH THE STRUCTURE THAT IT NEEDS.

ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL, NEW YORK

STATE IS 50TH IN TERMS OF NEGATIVE IMPACT FROM TAXES. THIS HAS BEEN

THE CASE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING A CHANGE IN THE

RIGHT DIRECTION, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT AND TIMELY INVESTMENT THAT CAN

MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE.

I WANTED TO BRING UP THE FISCAL POLICY INSTITUTE. THIS

WAS VERY ALARMING TO ME. AS MUCH AS I AM A MEMBER OF THIS

CONFERENCE, I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF THE BLACK, PUERTO RICAN, HISPANIC

NYS ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 2025

AND ASIAN CAUCUS AND THESE NUMBERS SPOKE TO ME. WHEN IT COMES TO

BLACK AND HISPANIC NEW YORKERS LEAVING OUR STATE, IT IS HAPPENING IN

RECORD RATES. BLACK NEW YORKERS ARE LEAVING NEW YORK STATE AT MORE

THAN 50 PERCENT THE RATE OF WHITE NEW YORKERS. HISPANIC NEW

YORKERS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY LIKELY TO LEAVE WITH OUTMIGRATION

RATES 38 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THAT OF WHITE NEW YORKERS

POST-PANDEMIC. AND ANOTHER COLLECTION IN OUR POPULATION THAT IS TWICE

AS LIKELY TO LEAVE IS OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. AND THOSE ARE EXACTLY THE FOLKS

THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THIS LEGISLATION. THIS MOTION TO DISCHARGE

WOULD CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ALIGN MANY OF THE INTERESTS THAT

MATTER SO MUCH TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE IN THIS CHAMBER REGARDLESS OF

WHAT SIDE OF THE AISLE YOU STAND ON. WE ALL WANT TO PROVIDE AN

EDUCATION AND A MORE PREPARED WORKFORCE, AND ANOTHER ASPECT OF THIS

BILL IS IT WON'T JUST TAKE THE INDUSTRIES THAT WE HAVE AND THE SECTORS THAT

WE HAVE AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIND EMPLOYEES FOR THEM, IT WILL SEEK

OUT THE EMERGING SECTORS. ACCORDING TO FORBES, THE FIVE EMERGING

SECTORS THAT ARE BEING MOST INVESTED IN: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND

MACHINE LEARNING, CLEAN ENERGY AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES, HEALTHCARE

TECHNOLOGY, CYBER SECURITY, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND ROBOTICS. WE

KNOW THAT NEW YORK IS A MAJOR PLAYER IN THESE SECTORS. WE KNOW THAT

WE HAVE AFFORDABILITY ISSUES. WE NEED TO CREATE THE RIGHT TYPES OF

INCENTIVES TO LET THESE COMPANIES AND THESE SECTORS KNOW WE ARE

SERIOUS. AND IT'S ONE THING TO TALK ABOUT IT. IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE THE

RESOURCES TO INVEST IN IT. WHEN YOU HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE IT SPEAKS

VOLUMES. SOMETIMES A BUSINESS WILL CHOOSE TO GO SOMEWHERE EVEN IF

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IT COSTS THEM MORE TO DO BUSINESS IF THEY HAVE A DEGREE OF CERTAINTY

AND THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE IN THE ELECTED POSITIONS ARE MAKING IT A

PRIORITY. WE HAVE TO DO THAT IN A COHESIVE MANNER, NOT JUST IN THE WAY

THAT WE ARE DOING IT RIGHT NOW IN A MILLION DIFFERENT SILOS.

WHEN IT COMES TO THIS MOTION AND THIS PARTICULAR BILL,

I'D LIKE TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT REALLY IMPACT US AGAIN THAT

WE ALL CARE ABOUT IN A BIPARTISAN MANNER. THAT'S MENTAL HEALTH,

ADDICTION, AND REALLY A LOSS OF HOPE WITH MANY PEOPLE IN MANY OF OUR

COMMUNITIES. AND WE TALK ABOUT ADDICTION SERVICES, WRAPAROUND

SERVICES, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GETTING PEOPLE TO GET THEIR LIVES BACK

TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY'VE GONE THROUGH SOMETHING REALLY CHALLENGING.

WHATEVER THEY MIGHT BE GOING THROUGH, THE ONE THING THAT CAN PROVIDE

HOPE AND MEANING AND PURPOSE IS DOING SOMETHING WITH YOUR LIFE THAT

IS YOUR CALLING. PEOPLE AREN'T ALWAYS DRIVEN JUST BY WHAT WILL MAKE

THEM THE MOST MONEY, THEY WANT TO LIVE A FULFILLED LIFE. THIS BILL

COMING FROM THIS MOTION TO DISCHARGE WILL HELP US GET A LITTLE BIT

CLOSER TO PROVIDING THAT HOPE, TO MAKING SURE THAT OUR YOUTH DON'T

LEAVE THIS STATE BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT

ACTUALLY ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM. WE CAN DO BETTER. AND WE MUST DO

BETTER. AND I WILL END BY SAYING THIS: PARTISANSHIP AND POLITICAL

POLARIZATION IS A SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY. WE'RE IN CHARGE OF IT. WE

HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE IT BETTER. WE HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE IT

WORSE. TODAY WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUCK THAT PARTISANSHIP,

SUPPORT THIS MOTION TO DISCHARGE AND MOVE THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION

THAT I BELIEVE MANY OF US WOULD SUPPORT TO THE FLOOR TO EVENTUALLY

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BECOME LAW SO THAT IT CAN MAKE A POWERFUL IMPACT FOR GENERATIONS TO

COME. THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MADAM

SPEAKER. I JUST WANT TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THAT THE PROPER

PROCEDURE FOR DISPENSING A BILL FROM COMMITTEE TO OUR FLOOR IS THROUGH

THE COMMITTEE PROCESS. TODAY WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO BYPASS THAT

STRATEGY AND I'M GOING TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO PLEASE JOIN ME IN

VOTING NO TO THIS MOTION.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MS. WALSH.

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

MOTION. YOU KNOW, GOOD IDEAS FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE OUGHT

TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF COMMITTEE BUT THAT UNFORTUNATELY IS NOT THE WAY

THAT OUR COMMITTEE STRUCTURE ACTUALLY FUNCTIONS UNDER ONE PARTY RULE IN

ALBANY. AND AS A RESULT, BIG PICTURE, I THINK THAT THINGS LIKE THIS

MOTION TO DISCHARGE OUGHT TO BE ENTERTAINED BY THIS BODY BECAUSE IT IS

A GOOD WAY TO GET GOOD IDEAS TO DISLODGE REALLY FROM COMMITTEE AND

BE ABLE TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE -- BY THE -- THIS BODY AT-LARGE.

SO I'D ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO SUPPORT THIS MOTION TO

DISCHARGE SO THAT WE CAN TAKE UP THIS GOOD PIECE OF LEGISLATION ON THE

MERITS. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MR. TAGUE ON THE

MOTION.

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MR. TAGUE: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I

THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO FORGET ME AGAIN.

I JUST WANT TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THAT THE REASON

WHY WE DON'T GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUR BILLS THROUGH COMMITTEE IS

BECAUSE THEY'RE BLOCKED. THERE'S A THING CALLED A HOLE, AND SOMETIMES

EVEN WHEN YOU SIT IN COMMITTEE AND YOU ASK FOR AN EXPLANATION YOU

DON'T GET A PROPER EXPLANATION, YOU DON'T FOLLOW THE ROBERT'S RULES OF

ORDER WITHIN THOSE COMMITTEES, SO IT'S A REAL MESS AROUND THIS PLACE.

HERE WE ARE, DAY SIX, NO BUDGET, NOT EVEN AN IDEA OF WHEN A BUDGET'S

GOING TO BE HERE. HERE WE ARE DAY SIX, DAY SEVEN, DAY EIGHT, NINE, TEN,

WHO KNOWS. LET'S MAKE IT 365, I DON'T CARE. WHAT A JOKE THIS PLACE IS.

AND THEN TO SIT HERE AND BLOCK REPUBLICAN BILLS FROM EVEN HAVING AN

OPPORTUNITY FOR A VOTE IN COMMITTEE. IF YOU WANT TO VOTE US DOWN VOTE

IT DOWN IN COMMITTEE, BUT AT LEAST GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A GOOD

BILL, THAT'S THE PROBLEM. THEY'RE ALL GOOD BILLS AND YOU FOLKS DON'T WANT

GOOD BILLS TO GET OUT THERE TO HELP THE PEOPLE. THAT'S THE REAL PROBLEM.

AND YOU ALL TALK ABOUT DEMOCRACY. DEMOCRACY, MY ASS. DEMOCRACY,

MY ASS. I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. I HOPE EVERYBODY WILL SUPPORT MR. MAHER'S

BILL FOR DISCHARGE.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: A PARTY VOTE HAS

BEEN REQUESTED.

MS. WALSH.

MS. WALSH: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. FOR ALL

THE REASONS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY STATED, THE REPUBLICAN

CONFERENCE WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS MOTION TO DISCHARGE AND WILL BE

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VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MADAM

SPEAKER. THE MAJORITY CONFERENCE IS GOING TO BE IN FAVOR OF VOTING NO

AGAINST THIS MOTION.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MEMBERS ARE

REMINDED THAT THE MOTION BEFORE THE HOUSE IS A PROCEDURAL QUESTION

AND NOT A VOTE ON THE MERITS OF THE BILL. ON MR. MAHER'S MOTION 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 MOTION IS LOST.

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 PURPOSE

OF INTRODUCING CONGRESSMAN DAN GOLDMAN. HE REPRESENTS NEW

YORK'S 10TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, WHICH IS THE LOWER MANHATTAN AND

WEST BROOKLYN. HE WAS ELECTED IN 2024 AND HE'S HERE TODAY. WOULD

YOU PLEASE OFFER HIM THE CORDIALITIES OF OUR FLOOR.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON BEHALF OF MRS.

PEOPLES-STOKES, THE SPEAKER AND ALL MEMBERS, WELCOME, CONGRESSMAN

TO THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS. WE EXTEND THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR TO

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YOU. HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR QUIET PROCEEDING TODAY. THANK YOU SO VERY

MUCH FOR JOINING US.

(APPLAUSE)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MADAM SPEAKER, IF YOU

COULD PLEASE CALL ON MS. CLARK FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INTRODUCTION. I'M

GOING TO YOU ASK YOU THIS FIRST. DO YOU HAVE ANY HOUSEKEEPING OR

RESOLUTIONS?

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: MS. CLARK -- NO

HOUSEKEEPING, BUT WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS BEFORE THE

HOUSE. WITHOUT OBJECTION THESE RESOLUTIONS WILL BE TAKEN UP TOGETHER.

ON THE RESOLUTION [SIC], ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY

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

(WHEREUPON, RESOLUTION NOS. 314-318 WERE

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.)

MS. CLARK FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

MS. CLARK: SUCH AN EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT. WE

WERE ALL VERY MUCH IN ANTICIPATION. THERE WILL BE MAJORITY

CONFERENCE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SESSION IN THE SPEAKER'S

CONFERENCE ROOM. MAJORITY CONFERENCE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING

SESSION.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: THANK YOU.

MAJORITY CONFERENCE CALLED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SESSION IN THE

SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

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MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: I NOW MOVE THAT THE

ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED AND THAT WE RECONVENE AT 2:00 P.M.,

TUESDAY, APRIL THE 8TH, TUESDAY BEING A SESSION DAY.

ACTING SPEAKER HUNTER: ON MRS. PEOPLES-

STOKES' MOTION, THE HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED.

(WHEREUPON, AT 12:11 P.M. THE HOUSE STOOD

ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH AT 2:00 P.M., THAT BEING A SESSION

DAY.)