Regular Session - April 21, 2021
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1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE
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4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD
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9 ALBANY, NEW YORK
10 April 21, 2021
11 11:06 a.m.
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14 REGULAR SESSION
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18 SENATOR ROXANNE J. PERSAUD, Acting President
19 ALEJANDRA N. PAULINO, ESQ., Secretary
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1 P R O C E E D I N G S
2 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
3 Senate will come to order.
4 I ask everyone present to please
5 rise and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
6 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited
7 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)
8 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: In the
9 absence of clergy, let us bow our heads in a
10 moment of silent reflection or prayer.
11 (Whereupon, the assemblage respected
12 a moment of silence.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Reading
14 of the Journal.
15 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, Tuesday,
16 April 20, 2021, the Senate met pursuant to
17 adjournment. The Journal of Monday, April 19,
18 2021, was read and approved. On motion, Senate
19 adjourned.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Without
21 objection, the Journal stands approved as read.
22 Presentation of petitions.
23 Messages from the Assembly.
24 The Secretary will read.
25 THE SECRETARY: Senator Palumbo
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1 moves to discharge, from the Committee on Rules,
2 Assembly Bill Number 955 and substitute it for
3 the identical Senate Bill Number 1307, Third
4 Reading Calendar 78.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
6 substitution is so ordered.
7 THE SECRETARY: Senator Myrie moves
8 to discharge, from the Committee on Crime
9 Victims, Crime and Correction, Assembly Bill
10 Number 3078 and substitute it for the identical
11 Senate Bill 261, Third Reading Calendar 567.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
13 substitution is so ordered.
14 THE SECRETARY: Senator Persaud
15 moves to discharge, from the Committee on Codes,
16 Assembly Bill Number 6015 and substitute it for
17 the identical Senate Bill Number 61, Third
18 Reading Calendar 603.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
20 substitution is so ordered.
21 Messages from the Governor.
22 Reports of standing committees.
23 Reports of select committees.
24 Communications and reports from
25 state officers.
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1 Motions and resolutions.
2 Senator Gianaris.
3 SENATOR GIANARIS: Thank you,
4 Madam President.
5 On behalf of Senator Hinchey, on
6 page 33 I offer the following amendments to
7 Calendar 596, Senate Print 5490, and ask that
8 said bill retain its place on Third Reading
9 Calendar.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
11 amendments are received, and the bill shall
12 retain its place on the Third Reading Calendar.
13 SENATOR GIANARIS: On behalf of
14 Senator Jackson, I wish to call up Senate 2008A,
15 recalled from the Assembly, which is now at the
16 desk.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
18 Secretary will read.
19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
20 570, Senate Print 2008A, by Senator Jackson, an
21 act to amend the Insurance Law.
22 SENATOR GIANARIS: Move to
23 reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
25 Secretary will call the roll on reconsideration.
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1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
4 is restored to its place on the Third Reading
5 Calendar.
6 SENATOR GIANARIS: I offer the
7 following amendments.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
9 amendments are received.
10 SENATOR GIANARIS: On behalf of
11 Senator Parker, I wish to call up Senate Print
12 1557, recalled from the Assembly, which is now at
13 the desk.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
15 Secretary will read.
16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
17 118, Senate Print 1557, by Senator Parker, an act
18 to amend the Public Service Law.
19 SENATOR GIANARIS: Move to
20 reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
22 Secretary will call the roll on reconsideration.
23 (The Secretary called the roll.)
24 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 62.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
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1 is restored to its place on the Third Reading
2 Calendar.
3 SENATOR GIANARIS: I offer the
4 following amendments.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
6 amendments are received.
7 Senator Gianaris.
8 SENATOR GIANARIS: Thank you,
9 Madam President.
10 At this time can we take up
11 previously adopted Resolution 623, by
12 Senator Jackson, read its title only, and
13 recognize Senator Jackson.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
15 Secretary will read.
16 THE SECRETARY: Senate Resolution
17 623, by Senator Jackson, memorializing
18 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2021
19 as Russian-American History Month in the State of
20 New York.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Senator
22 Jackson on the resolution.
23 SENATOR JACKSON: Thank you,
24 Madam President.
25 My colleagues, I rise this morning
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1 in celebration of the 10th anniversary of
2 Russian-American History Month, in the month of
3 April.
4 As I reflect on our shared cultural
5 heritage between American and Russian people,
6 there are some names that I want to bring to mind
7 of people who have shaped the ways we think
8 about, laugh about, and enjoy our worlds.
9 Here are some great
10 Russian-Americans who have made important
11 contributions to our country. Isaac Asimov, one
12 of the greatest science fiction writers of all
13 time, who swept imaginations up to other worlds
14 while helping us think about solving our own
15 planet's problems. And like many of us, he was
16 the product of New York City public schools.
17 George Balanchine, one of the great
18 choreographers ever. His move to New York in the
19 1930s brought new life to American ballet and
20 musical stage.
21 Yul Brynner and Kirk Douglas, two
22 great actors on stage and screen. Douglas, a
23 native of Amsterdam, New York, with parents from
24 Belarus, was famous for dozens of screen roles
25 and for helping to break the Hollywood blacklist
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1 against political and union activists. Brynner,
2 born in Russia, brought us joy in his many
3 Academy Award-winning roles.
4 George and Ira Gershwin, sons of
5 Brooklyn with Russian Jewish parents, helped
6 create the Great American Songbook and George's
7 first classical work, Rhapsody in Blue. It's
8 still played before adoring audiences.
9 Carrying on that tradition today is
10 Regina Spektor, another of New York's own, who
11 came here at age 10 and sold out music halls
12 around the world with her trademark music,
13 imagination and wit.
14 And there are many, many more whose
15 lives have played such amazing roles in American
16 industry and culture. Igor Sikorsky, who created
17 the world's first production helicopter. Igor
18 Stravinsky, one of the most influential composers
19 of the 20th century. And Joseph Brodsky, who
20 served as U.S. Poet Laureate in the 1990s. All
21 made tremendous contributions to our state and
22 our country.
23 With that in mind, Madam President,
24 let me say this. While there may be some storm
25 clouds in the current relationship between the
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1 leaderships of our countries, we will never
2 forget the strong ties and friendships that bind
3 us together as human beings.
4 Thank you, Madam President.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Senator
6 May on the resolution.
7 SENATOR MAY: {In Russian.}
8 Which is to say I congratulate all
9 people of Russian heritage in New York on this
10 month for Russian-American History.
11 I -- as somebody who's spent a lot
12 of my life studying Russian language and
13 literature and culture, I am very happy that my
14 colleague Senator Jackson has brought this
15 resolution. Because we should not lose sight of
16 how important the connection is between Russia
17 and America and the important contribution of
18 Russian immigrants to our society.
19 I will add one that wasn't on his
20 list, who is Vladimir Nabokov, who taught at
21 Cornell University, just south of my district,
22 for 10 years and wrote some of the great novels
23 in the English language. He wrote his first nine
24 novels in Russian, and then he switched and
25 started writing in English and wrote some of the
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1 most beautiful English language that anyone has
2 ever written. So his contribution is quite
3 remarkable to our culture and to world culture.
4 And I know there are many, many
5 others who have brought this -- the richness of
6 the Russian language, the richness of Russian
7 culture to our shores and enriched our culture as
8 well. So I am happy to support this resolution.
9 Thank you.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
11 resolution was previously adopted on April 20th.
12 Senator Gianaris.
13 SENATOR GIANARIS: Senator Jackson
14 would like to open that resolution for
15 cosponsorship.
16 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
17 resolution is open for cosponsorship. Should you
18 choose not to cosponsor the resolution, please
19 notify the desk.
20 Senator Gianaris.
21 SENATOR GIANARIS: Let's take up
22 the reading of the calendar, please,
23 Madam President.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
25 Secretary will read.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 78,
2 Assembly Print 955, substituted earlier by
3 Assemblymember Thiele, an act to amend the
4 Insurance Law.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
6 last section.
7 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
8 act shall take effect on the same date and in the
9 same manner as a chapter of the Laws of 2020.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
11 roll.
12 (The Secretary called the roll.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
14 the results.
15 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
16 Calendar 78, voting in the negative:
17 Senator Skoufis.
18 Ayes, 62. Nays, 1.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
20 is passed.
21 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
22 186, Senate Print 166B, by Senator Gianaris, an
23 act to amend the Banking Law.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
25 last section.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
2 act shall take effect on the 180th day after it
3 shall have become a law.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
5 roll.
6 (The Secretary called the roll.)
7 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
8 the results.
9 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
10 Calendar 186, those Senators voting in the
11 negative are Senators Borrello, Gallivan,
12 Helming, Jordan, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt,
13 Palumbo, Rath, Stec and Weik.
14 Ayes, 52. Nays, 11.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
16 is passed.
17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
18 263, Senate Print 813, by Senator Biaggi, an act
19 to amend the Executive Law.
20 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
21 last section.
22 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
23 act shall take effect immediately.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
25 roll.
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1 (The Secretary called the roll.)
2 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
3 the results.
4 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
5 Calendar 263, those Senators voting in the
6 negative are Senators Borrello, Boyle, Gallivan,
7 Griffo, Helming, Jordan, Lanza, Martucci,
8 Mattera, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rath,
9 Serino, Stec, Tedisco and Weik.
10 Ayes, 45. Nays, 18.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
12 is passed.
13 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
14 377, Senate Print 3966, by Senator
15 Reichlin-Melnick, an act to amend the
16 Public Health Law and the Social Services Law.
17 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
18 last section.
19 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
20 act shall take effect on the 180th day after it
21 shall have become a law.
22 SENATOR GIANARIS: Lay it aside for
23 the day, please.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
25 will be laid aside for the day.
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1 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
2 397, Senate Print 1829, by Senator Skoufis, an
3 act to amend the Public Authorities Law.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
5 last section.
6 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This
7 act shall take effect immediately.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
9 roll.
10 (The Secretary called the roll.)
11 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
12 the results.
13 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 63.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
15 is passed.
16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
17 420, Senate Print 199A, by Senator Kaplan, an act
18 to amend the Transportation Law.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
20 last section.
21 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
22 act shall take effect immediately.
23 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
24 roll.
25 (The Secretary called the roll.)
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1 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
2 the results.
3 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 63.
4 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
5 is passed.
6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
7 537, Senate Print 5321, by Senator Kennedy, an
8 act to amend the Real Property Actions and
9 Proceedings Law.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
11 last section.
12 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
13 act shall take effect immediately.
14 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
15 roll.
16 (The Secretary called the roll.)
17 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
18 the results.
19 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
20 Calendar Number 537, those Senators voting in the
21 negative are Senators Akshar, Borrello, Griffo,
22 Helming, Jordan, Lanza, Martucci, Oberacker,
23 O'Mara, Ortt, Rath, Serino, Stec and Tedisco.
24 Ayes, 49. Nays, 14.
25 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
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1 is passed.
2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
3 567, Assembly Print 3078, substituted earlier by
4 Assemblymember Epstein, an act to amend the
5 Correction Law.
6 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
7 last section.
8 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
9 act shall take effect immediately.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
11 roll.
12 (The Secretary called the roll.)
13 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
14 the results.
15 THE SECRETARY: In relation to
16 Calendar 567, those Senators voting in the
17 negative are Senators Gallivan, Griffo, Helming,
18 Lanza, Martucci, Oberacker, O'Mara, Rath and
19 Tedisco.
20 Ayes, 54. Nays, 9.
21 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
22 is passed.
23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
24 583, Senate Print 5487, by Senator Rivera, an act
25 to amend the Public Health Law.
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1 SENATOR LANZA: Lay it aside.
2 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Lay it
3 aside.
4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
5 603, Assembly Print 6015, substituted earlier by
6 Assemblymember Dinowitz, an act to amend the
7 Penal Law.
8 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Read the
9 last section.
10 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This
11 act shall take effect immediately.
12 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
13 roll.
14 (The Secretary called the roll.)
15 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
16 the results.
17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 63.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
19 is passed.
20 Senator Gianaris, that completes the
21 reading of today's calendar.
22 SENATOR GIANARIS: Please take up
23 the controversial calendar.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
25 Secretary will ring the bell.
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1 The Secretary will read.
2 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number
3 583, Senate Print 5487, by Senator Rivera, an act
4 to amend the Public Health Law.
5 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Senator
6 Lanza, why do you rise?
7 SENATOR LANZA: Madam President, I
8 believe there's an amendment at the desk. I
9 waive the reading of that amendment and ask that
10 Senator Helming be recognized and heard.
11 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Thank
12 you, Senator Lanza.
13 Upon review of the amendment, in
14 accordance with Rule 6, Section 4B, I rule it
15 nongermane and out of order at this time.
16 SENATOR LANZA: Accordingly,
17 Madam President, I appeal the ruling of the chair
18 and ask that Senator Helming be recognized.
19 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
20 appeal has been made and recognized, and
21 Senator Helming may be heard.
22 SENATOR HELMING: Thank you,
23 Madam President.
24 Madam President, today we appeal the
25 ruling of the chair because the proposed
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1 amendment is clearly germane to Senate Bill 5487,
2 the bill before the house that we seek to amend.
3 Both Senator Rivera's bill and the amendment
4 relate to the Public Health Law.
5 Since the beginning of COVID-19, the
6 Governor has modified and suspended countless
7 directives related to the Public Health Law.
8 While many argue the Governor's superpowers have
9 been repealed, he continues to issue executive
10 orders directly affecting the Public Health Law.
11 On March 5th, this chamber passed a
12 bill -- and I quote from that bill -- to
13 terminate executive powers. As we've all seen,
14 in reality this bill does nothing of the sort.
15 The Governor has retained his powers and his
16 unilateral control of state government, and he
17 gets to keep those powers.
18 They've actually been expanded and
19 extended. Originally the due date was April 30th
20 that they were going to expire, but now they're
21 extended until the end of the pandemic. And it's
22 difficult to get an answer on when that will be.
23 We have no idea.
24 Under the law, directives already
25 made by the Governor remain in effect. What's
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1 more is that the Governor maintains the ability
2 to modify or extend his directives by giving
3 five days' notice to the legislative majorities
4 for review and comment.
5 This law explicitly leaves out any
6 notification or requirement to notify the
7 Minority. And just as equally critical, in my
8 opinion, is that it doesn't require any advance
9 notice to businesses, communities and the public
10 that's impacted by these mandates.
11 On April 6th, the Governor said that
12 the 11 p.m. curfew for the bars and restaurants
13 would remain in place until May 6th. Just a few
14 days later, he changed that and said he was going
15 to extend the curfew to midnight.
16 The question that I have about this
17 is, did the Governor follow the law and provide
18 the five days' notice to the legislative
19 majorities? And if that's the case, if he did
20 provide that notice, why didn't my colleagues on
21 the other side of the aisle use that as an
22 opportunity to take the necessary steps to
23 eliminate the curfew?
24 Section 3 of the law requires the
25 Governor to provide on his website, in a
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1 searchable format, additional information
2 detailing the justification for these emergency
3 directives and suspensions. In my opinion, that
4 is not working and we need to fix it. And that's
5 evidenced by the calls that so many of us are
6 getting every single day from constituents who
7 are asking for that justification.
8 Looking at the Governor's website
9 myself, I haven't been able to find that
10 information. It appears that there's
11 justification for just seven out of the
12 175 directives that the Governor extended on
13 April 6th.
14 Why is this acceptable? Why aren't
15 we taking action to correct this?
16 You know what, we all hear those
17 questions over and over again: Where is the
18 science, where is the data that supports these
19 decisions? New Yorkers are really no more at
20 risk for COVID in bars and restaurants between
21 the hours of 11:00 and midnight than they are
22 between the hours of midnight and 1:00, or 1:00
23 and 2:00. Again, where's the data? We all want
24 to see it.
25 Last week I had a reporter from a
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1 Syracuse newspaper reach out to me. He wanted to
2 know if I knew what data the Health Department
3 was using for the curfew, because the Health
4 Department has absolutely refused -- refused --
5 to respond to his questions about what
6 information they have.
7 Madam President, the Health
8 Department needs to share the data they are using
9 to make these decisions. Business owners and the
10 public deserve answers. We, as elected
11 officials, we should be demanding transparency.
12 And the Senate Majority needs to use their powers
13 to get the answers and to put an end to this.
14 These arbitrary restrictions are
15 hurting our local restaurants and bars, which are
16 essential to our downtowns. They're essential to
17 the economic livelihood of our communities. Many
18 of these small businesses have closed, and too
19 many others continue to struggle under the
20 state's ever-changing restrictions.
21 Section 5 of the law states that the
22 Legislature may terminate a state disaster
23 emergency by concurrent resolution. During the
24 March 5th debate on this bill, it was stated that
25 if there is something in there you don't like,
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1 put it in a resolution and call for its repeal.
2 We have the ability to do that with a simple
3 majority.
4 My colleagues and I have put forth
5 two resolutions, one to rescind the curfew for
6 bars and restaurants, another to rescind the
7 mandate that requires customers to purchase food
8 with alcohol. These resolutions have yet to be
9 taken up.
10 Our bars and restaurants are
11 screaming for help. They're begging for our
12 help. We're nearing peak tourism season. The
13 state is launching a tourism campaign called
14 "Roam the Empire." It's to encourage New Yorkers
15 to travel and vacation within our beautiful
16 state. I think this is an absolutely fantastic
17 idea.
18 In the spirit of this campaign, to
19 bolster local tourism, we should be doing
20 everything possible to support our tourism and
21 hospitality industry, which includes removing the
22 curfews on our bars and restaurants.
23 School reopening is another area, I
24 believe, where the state has failed New Yorkers,
25 failed our children and families. The Senate
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1 should be leading the way on safely reopening our
2 schools. We should be united in supporting the
3 education of our children, their academic and
4 social development and their mental well-being.
5 After waiting six weeks, six weeks
6 for updated guidance on reopening, the Health
7 Department on April 9th released this
8 information. But it was difficult to find,
9 right? There was no grand announcement. It
10 seemed to be done under the cover of darkness.
11 The guidance, which generally
12 follows the recommendation of the CDC, also left
13 our schools and our county health departments
14 scrambling and jumping through additional hoops
15 to reopen.
16 The Senate should be doing
17 everything in our power to support students and
18 families, small business owners and employees.
19 The Senate should be doing everything within our
20 power to stimulate our economic recovery and help
21 people get back to work.
22 But I think that's our problem,
23 right, that we're not doing everything within our
24 power. And the reason why we're not is because
25 we've given the authority to the Governor.
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1 We can do better, and we have to do
2 better. We need to completely provide
3 legislative oversight. This is how we ensure the
4 voices of our constituents are being heard on the
5 important matters facing our state.
6 And so again, I urge my colleagues,
7 for the good of our state and the communities and
8 the people that we represent, restore the lawful
9 role of the Legislature. Reinstate our coequal
10 branches of government and our system of checks
11 and balances. End the Governor's extraordinary
12 powers once and for all.
13 For these reasons, Madam President,
14 I strongly urge you to reconsider your ruling.
15 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Thank
16 you, Senator.
17 I want to remind the house that the
18 vote is on the procedures of the house and the
19 ruling of the chair.
20 Those in favor of overruling the
21 chair signify by saying aye.
22 SENATOR LANZA: Request a show of
23 hands.
24 SENATOR GIANARIS: Madam President,
25 we've agreed to waive the showing of hands and
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1 record each member of the Minority in the
2 affirmative.
3 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Without
4 objection, so ordered.
5 Announce the results.
6 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 20.
7 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The
8 ruling of the chair stands, and the bill-in-chief
9 is before the house.
10 Are there any other Senators wishing
11 to be heard?
12 Seeing and hearing none, debate is
13 closed. The Secretary will ring the bell.
14 Read the last section.
15 THE SECRETARY: Section 6. This
16 act shall take effect on the 90th day after it
17 shall have become a law.
18 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Call the
19 roll.
20 (The Secretary called the roll.)
21 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: Announce
22 the results.
23 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 63.
24 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: The bill
25 is passed.
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1 Senator Gianaris, that completes the
2 reading of today's controversial calendar.
3 SENATOR GIANARIS: Is there any
4 further business at the desk?
5 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: There is
6 no further business at the desk.
7 SENATOR GIANARIS: Move to adjourn
8 until Monday, April 26th, at 3:00 p.m.,
9 intervening days being legislative days.
10 ACTING PRESIDENT PERSAUD: On
11 motion, the Senate stands adjourned until Monday,
12 April 26th, at 3:00 p.m., intervening days being
13 legislative days.
14 (Whereupon, at 11:30 a.m., the
15 Senate adjourned.)
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