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[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Madam speaker, will you please call the house to order?

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: The house will come to order. Good morning, colleagues and guests. In the absence of clergy, let us pause for a moment of silence. Visitors are invited to join members in the pledge of allegiance. A quorum being present, the clerk will read the journal of 01/12/2026. Miss People Stokes.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Madam speaker, I move to dispense with the further reading of the journal of Monday, January 12 and at the same stand approved.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Without objection, so ordered.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Thank you so much. To colleagues and a guest that are in the chambers, I want to begin today with a quote as we usually do. This one is coming from Maya Angelou. She's a very well known American essayist, poet, and civil rights activist. Her words for us today, prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present in inaccessible. Again, these words from Maya Angelou. Members have on their desk a main calendar, and before any housekeeping and or introductions, we're going to begin calling the following committees today. Energy, real property taxation, codes, ways and means, and rules. These committees are gonna produce an a calendar of which we may take up today. We're gonna begin our floor work today with consenting the main calendar beginning with rules report number one. It's on page four. I will announce additional floor activity as we proceed. However, madam speaker, that's a general outline of where we're going today. Let us begin by calling that energy committee to the Speaker's Conference Room. Thank you.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Thank you, energy committee members to the Speaker's Conference Room. Please meet chair Barrett, Speakers Conference Room. If we could move quietly please. Thank you. We do have a piece of housekeeping on a motion by miss Gonzalez Rojas, page 11, calendar number 27, bill number a six nine seven. The amendments are received and adopted. Miss People Stokes for the purpose of an introduction.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Thank you, madam speaker, for allowing me to interrupt our proceedings for the purpose of of an introduction. We are delighted to have in the chambers with us today in upstairs in the balcony, UAW Region 9. You gentlemen can stand. We're delighted to have them here with us, madam speaker? So if you could please welcome them to our chambers and offer them the cordialities in your great tone in which you do it, ma'am. Thank you.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Of course. Thank you. On behalf of miss Peoples Stokes, the speaker, and all members, we welcome the brothers and sisters of UAW Region nine to the Speaker's house and extend the privileges of the floor to you. We hope you enjoy the proceedings today. Thank you so very much for joining us. Mr. Colton for the purpose of an introduction.

[William Colton (Assembly Member)]: Thank you, madam speaker. It is with great honor and reverence that I introduce professor doctor Mohammed Ilyas, Grand Imam of the National Mosque of Pakistan, who is visiting Iqwa Mashid from my neighborhood. He is a luminary of Islamic scholarship and a stalwart advocate of interfaith harmony. His vision, expertise and passion for positive change render him an ideal catalyst for initiatives that can uplift humanity and foster coexistence. As Grand Imam and General Director of the National Mosque of Pakistan, Professor Doctor. Elias has demonstrated exemplary leadership in promoting peace, tolerance and coexistence. His impactful sermons and prayers have guided hundreds of thousands providing spiritual solace and promoting balanced understanding of religious to countless individuals. A globally recognized scholar, Doctor. Ilyas has conveyed the message of universal ethics and peace to international platforms, fostering dialogue and understanding among diverse communities. His advocacy for peaceful coexistence and mutual respect has earned him esteemed recognition. With his remarkable track record and influential positions, Professor Doctor. Elias is poised to spearhead initiatives driving meaningful progress and interfaith reapproachment in Pakistan and around the world. I am privileged to recognize Professor Doctor. Elias to the New York State Assembly symbolizing the strength of cultural exchange and interfaith understanding. Also accompanying Doctor. Elias is Raffet Hayder and his friends Mohammad Ahmed Al Jahadeh and Marie Mirval Charzada. Raffet Hayder represents an organization a Al Yaliyah Al Yamina of New York, which is an organization which has spearheaded initiatives to provide resources and support to the Yiddish American community. Please join me in extending a sincere welcome to these distinguished guests.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Yes, of course. On behalf of Mr. Colton, the speaker and all members, we welcome you, a grand imam professor Doctor. Elias to our chamber. We thank you for your practice and dialogue relating to peace, tolerance and coexistence. And also welcome the distinguished members of the community for mister Colton. We welcome you to this chamber, extend the privileges of the floor to you. Hope you enjoy our proceedings today. Thank you so very much for joining us. Miss Buttonshone for the purpose of an introduction.

[Marianne Buttenschon (Assembly Member)]: Thank you, madam speaker. I have the honor to introduce the mayor of the city of Utica where I represent, mayor Michael Galimi. He is starting his third year as mayor and served eight years as the council president. A homegrown resident who after a career in tech that expanded over decades has chosen to lead the city Of Utica. His mindset is fiscal responsibility and intentions directed to that of infrastructure as well as our park systems to ensure a quality of life for all those within the City Of Utica. The mayor enjoys his time with his wife and his two children and clearly, will be tied to the city of Utica where he was born and continues to live throughout his career. Thank you. Thank you.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: On behalf of miss Buttonshone, the speaker, and all members, we welcome you, mister mayor, to the people's house, to our assembly chamber, extending to you the privileges of the floor. We do hope you enjoy our proceedings today. I passed through Utica to get to Syracuse. So welcome, neighbor. Thank you so very much for joining us today. Miss Seawright for the purpose of an introduction.

[Rebecca A. Seawright (Assembly Member)]: Thank you Madam Speaker. I'm very honored today to welcome a dear friend and vice chair of the City University New York Board of Trustees, Sandra Wilkin. She was reappointed by Governor Kathy Hochul and made history as the first woman to graduate from both a CUNY Community College and a CUNY Senior College to serve in her role as Vice Chair. A proud CUNY alumna, she is the founder and CEO of Bradford Construction, one of New York's premier women owned businesses and a nationally respected advocate for minority and women owned business. As a co founder of the Women's Business Council and a leader behind the landmark MWBE state and federal legislation. She has spent her career breaking barriers and expanding opportunity. Her leadership strengthens the City University of New York and our great city of New York. I ask that you please welcome her to the chamber today. And I have one more introduction and that is my spouse of thirty two years, Jay Hershenson, our Sergeant at Arms informed me he's known Jay longer than I have. So he is a senior vice president of Queens College and chair of the board of the Louis Armstrong Museum and Cultural Center which recently opened a $30,000,000 complex and was awarded CIG status by the City Of New York. I ask that you please welcome them to the chamber today. Thank you.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Thank you. On behalf of Ms. Seawright, the speaker and all members, welcome to our distinguished guests, our CUNY Vice Chancellor, Sandra Wilkin, and of course, our special spouse. We always like to see our spouses. Thank you so very much for being here today. We extend the privileges of the floor to you, and hope you do enjoy our proceedings today. Thank you so very much for joining us. Mister Boris, for the purpose of an introduction.

[Alex Bores (Assembly Member)]: Thank you, madam speaker. I rise today to introduce three distinguished members of the 73rd Assembly District. Patty Kenner, new city council member Virginia Maloney, and congress member Carolyn Maloney. I am honored to represent all three of these incredible women. Patty Kenner started her career as a teacher before dedicating her career to ensuring people can move all throughout the state and the country. She is an advocate for so many social causes throughout the city, throughout the country, recently inducted into the Manhattan Jewish Historical Hall of Fame, and many others, and is also just one of the most welcoming people in New York City. So I am honored to represent Patty Kenner. Council member Virginia Maloney has just started her term serving in the city council. She's had a long career of making sure that tech serves the greater good, whether that was helping to roll out free WiFi in New York City or service that she did in Africa to restore connectivity there. She has been an incredible partner already, and I can't wait to continue to work with her on the East Side Of Manhattan. And of course, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, the representative I've known for almost my entire life who set the standard and the example that I aspire to in terms of serving your community. She would this is nonpolitical. It's a five zero one c three. She was rated by the Center for Effective Lawmaking as the most effective congress member from New York and second most effective in the country. Her constituent service, her legislative record has no comparison. And since she left congress, she somehow found even more ways to serve and be more effective. An inspiration to us all, congresswoman Carolyn Maloney. Would you please welcome these guests and extend to them all the cordialities of the floor.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: On behalf of Mr. Barris, the speaker and all members, we welcome our distinguished guests. Congresswoman, always wonderful to see you. And council member, congratulations to you. And Ms. Kenner, we welcome you to our assembly chamber, extend the privileges of the floor to you. Hope you enjoy our proceedings today. Thank you so very much for joining us. Mister Berger for the purpose of an introduction.

[Sam Berger (Assembly Member)]: Thank you madam speaker. I rise today to introduce former assembly member Daniel Rosenthal. A colleague, my predecessor, a mentor, and a friend. I'm here today in Albany because Dan saw something in me when most others didn't. And so to that I just have to say, it's his

[Alex Bores (Assembly Member)]: fault. Sorry.

[Sam Berger (Assembly Member)]: So I ask kindly if we could please extend the privileges of the house to him as we say once a member always a member.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Absolutely. On behalf of mister Berger, the speaker and all members, welcome back to the assembly chamber, mister Rosenthal. Of course, you have the privileges of the floor because once a member, always a member. So good to see you. Thank you for joining us today. On consent, page four, rules report one. Clerk will read.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number ninety four thirty four, rules report one, miss Kasay, an act to amend a chapter of the laws of 2025.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect immediately.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Energy also finished. Madam speaker, then we will call the real property and tax committee to the Speaker's conference room.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Yes. Thank you.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Can I say to my colleagues, you've known the new mayor for a long time, but you also know what the protocol is in our chambers? Allow him to be introduced. He will move around. He's not gonna leave without speaking to everybody that he knows because I know him. That's what he's gonna do. Everybody will get their chance to personally congratulate him. So please, can we retain the quorum to our floor right away? Right away, cameramen and all, please. Thank you. Thank you so much. Mister mayor, we're not letting you out of here until you talk to everybody. Period. Okay?

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Real property tax committee members to the Speaker's Conference Room. Real property tax to the Speaker's Conference Room. Are there any other votes? Announce the results.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one forty one. Nose, zero.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed. Miss Peoples Stokes, the purpose of an introduction Quiet. In the chamber, please.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: It is my honor and my pleasure to introduce a gentleman who we all know. You can, by the way, tell how everybody fluttered towards him. He is the newly elected mayor of the greatest city in America. Second only, the Buffalo. We all know his name. We know his character. We know the work he'll put in to get the job done, and we look forward to working with him well into the future. Would you please welcome the new mayor to our chambers and offer him the cordialities of the floor? By the way, once a member, always a member. Members

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: go around. On behalf of miss People Stokes, the speaker, and all the members, we welcome you, mister mayor, back to the assembly chamber. We welcome you with open arms back to our chamber. We wish you the best of luck in your new role and endeavor. Extending to you the privileges. You have them. You will always have them. Welcome back to the people's house. I hope you enjoy the proceedings today. Thank you very much for joining us today.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Madam speaker, if we can continue our work on our calendar, we'll ask those who are greeting the new mayor to do so very quietly and in order.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: On consent page four, rules report two, clerk will read.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 9435, rules report two, mister Magnarelli, an act to amend the public service law.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This action will take effect immediately.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Clerk will record the vote.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Are there any other votes? Announce the results.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one thirty seven. Noes, five.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Vail is passed.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 9436, rules report three, miss Simon, an act to amend the environmental conservation law.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This action will take effect immediately.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Miss Peoples' jokes.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Madam speaker, if you could please call a codes committee to the speaker's conference room. Codes committee Immediately.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: To the Speaker's Conference Room. Codes committee members, quietly make your way to the Speakers' Conference Room. Are there any other votes? Announce the results.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one forty one. Nose, zero. The bill is passed. Assembly number 9437, rules rules report four, miss Glick, an act to amend the environmental conservation law. This

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: bill is laid aside.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Which one?

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Oh, on a motion by miss Glick, the senate bill is before the house. The senate bill is advanced. This bill is laid aside.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number ninety four fifty, rules report five, miss Feffer Omato, an act to amend a chapter of the laws of 2025.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect immediately.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Are there any other votes? Announce the results.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one forty two. Noes, zero. The bill is passed. Assembly number 9,000 451, rules report six, mister McDonald, an act to amend executive law.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect July 1.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Miss Walsh, to explain her vote.

[Mary Beth Walsh (Assembly Member)]: Thank you very much, madam speaker. So, this chapter amendment, which I'll be supporting today, makes very minor changes in the original bill. And what that bill really was designed to do was to make the recertification process for MWBE's go a little bit smoother. What we've been hearing from some MWBE businesses is that after they go through all the hoops that they have to jump through to get certified, when the time came up to be recertified, they were just being put through it all over again and it was really creating delays within the system. It was honestly insulting to many of the businesses that had gone through all of this work to prove that they were entitled to be so designated. So this what this bill is trying to do is just to streamline the process so that we can encourage more MWBEs to apply and to be recertified because we do know that we have very ambitious participation goals for MWBEs in the state of New York. So I'm happy to support this chapter amendment and I'm very grateful for Assembly Member McDonald's assistance in seeing that the bill in chief was passed last year. Thank you very much.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Thank you, miss Walsh. The affirmative. Are there any other votes? Announce the results.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one forty three. Nose, zero. The bill is passed. Assembly number ninety four fifty five, rules report seven, miss Behcot Hermelin, an act to amend the executive law.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect immediately.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Are there any other votes? Announce the results.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one forty three. Nose, zero.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed. Miss Peoples Stokes.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Madam speaker, codes has completed their work. So if you could please call the Ways and Means Committee to the speaker's conference room.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Ways and Means Committee members to the Speakers Conference Room. Please meet chair Pretlow in the Speakers Conference Room. Ways and Means Committee. On consent, page five rules report eight. Clerk will read.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 9462, rules report eight, miss Simon, an act to amend a chapter of the laws of 02/2025.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: This bill is laid aside.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number ninety four sixty seven, rules report nine, miss Cruz, an act to amend the general business law.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Are there any other votes? Announce the results.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one forty three. Nose, zero. The bill is passed. Assembly number 90 four seventy five, rules report 10, mister Dinowitz, an act to amend the general business law. This bill is laid aside. Assembly number 9476, rules report 11, Mr. Dinowitz, an act to amend the education law.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect immediately.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Are there any other votes? Announce the results.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one forty three. Nose, zero.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed. Mister Gandolfo, for the purpose of an introduction.

[Jarett Gandolfo (Assembly Member)]: Thank you, madam speaker. It is my honor to introduce a former member of this house, Joseph Saladino. He served here in the assembly from 2004 to 2017. When he was here, he was actually my assemblyman, so I'm a former constituent of his. When he left the assembly, he went on to become the supervisor of the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County on Long Island. So we are so happy to have him back here today. And, madam speaker, would you please offer him all the cordialities of the house?

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: On behalf of mister Gandalto, the speaker, and all the members, wonderful to see you again. Mister Saldino, we welcome you back to the assembly chamber. We've said this multiple times today. Once a member, always a member, and extending the privileges of the floor to you. We hope you enjoy the proceedings today. Great to see you. Thank you so very much for joining us today. On consent, page six, rules report 12. Clerk will read.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number ninety four seventy seven, rules report 12, miss Pollan, an act to amend the education law.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect on the five hundred and fortieth day.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.

[Matthew (Matt) Slater (Assembly Member)]: Will do

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: ways and means. Ways and means just finished. We can call We'll do card rolls and introduce the mayor. Kimberly Kimberly Jean Jean Pierre. And the speaker just handed me this. There there were folks in the time. It's called Eiry Jam Radio, Sing, and Bobby Clark, the number one Caribbean radio station. I'm a I'll have this in front of you. But Okay. Can you spell that out a little bit better? Madam speaker, miss Peebles Stokes. Ways and Means has completed their work. Would you please call the rules committee to the Speaker's Conference Room right away?

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Rules committee members, please make your way to the Speaker's Conference Room. Rules committee to the Speaker's Conference Room.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Madam speaker, if I could interrupt our proceedings again, please, to introduce some of our guests that are in the chamber. Earlier, we saw the great mayor from New York City in our chambers, a former member of the assembly. Now we have not just a former member of the assembly, but a former senator who is also now the mayor of the great city of Buffalo, Sean Ryan. So would you please give him the cordialities of the floor and welcome him back to our chambers?

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: On behalf of miss Peoples Stokes, the speaker, all members, welcome back, mayor Ryan. It's wonderful to see you. We extend to you the privilege that you always will have as a member, once a member, always member. Thank you so very much for joining us today. Congratulations to you. Miss Peoples Stokes.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Madam speaker, thank you so much. I do have another introduction for on behalf of speaker Kyle Hasty. We have IRA Radio, Sen, and Barbie Clark. They are the number one Caribbean radio station I'd imagine, in this country, but specifically in the state of New York. So if you could please welcome them to our chambers and offer them the cordialities of the floor.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: On behalf of miss Peoples Stokes, the speaker, and all members, we welcome our distinguished guests to the assembly chamber and extending to you the privileges of the floor. I'm sure many people in our chamber know of your great works and wonderful music. Thank you so very much for being here today. We hope you enjoy the proceedings. Thank you so very much for joining us. Miss Peoples Stokes. Colleague has Mister Gadalafo.

[Jarett Gandolfo (Assembly Member)]: Thank you, madam speaker. On behalf of miss Giglio, our colleague, it is my honor to introduce Jerry Halpin, the newly elected supervisor for the great town of Riverhead. Bringing him with him into office is thirty years of non profit leadership and experience. And he is focused on working with the state to bring Long Island's largest property, former Grumman property development into fruition. So, madam speaker, would you please welcome supervisor Halpin to the chamber today?

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: On behalf of mister Gandolfo, miss Giglio, the speaker, and all members, welcome to you supervisor Halpin. We welcome you to our assembly chamber and extend to you the privileges of the floor. We hope you enjoy the proceedings today. It's not usually like this in here today, so we hope you enjoy the proceedings. Thank you so very much for joining us today. Ms. Stokes.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Thank you, madam speaker. We have additional guest in our chambers. One of them is our own former member, Kimberly Jean Pierre. If you would please welcome her back to her chambers. As always, say, once a member, always a member. Please give her the cordialities of our floor. Thank you.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Yes. On behalf of miss Peoples Stokes, the speaker, and all the members, I welcome back my roommate, Kimberly Jean Pierre. It's so wonderful to see you here today. Congratulations to you on your recent nuptials. Once a member, always a member. It's so great to see you. Thank you so very much for joining us today. Miss Peoples Stokes, for purpose of an introduction.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Madam speaker, if if I can please, continue to interrupt our proceedings by introducing and asking for the cordialities of the floor to be provided for our council member, Chanel Thomas Henry. She's from Council District 21. She is actually the council member for our colleague who where's our colleague? There she is. If you would please welcome her to our floor and give her all the culturalities of the house. Thank you ma'am.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Yes, on behalf of Ms. People Stokes, member Hooks, the speaker, and all the members, we welcome you, council member Henry, to our assembly chamber and extend to you the privileges of the floor. We hope you enjoy our proceedings today. Thank you so very much for joining us. Are there any other votes? Announce the results.

[Assembly Clerk (Resolutions/Journal Clerk)]: Ayes. One forty three. Nay, zero. The bill is passed.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Resolutions, page three, clerk will read.

[Assembly Clerk (Resolutions/Journal Clerk)]: Resolution number eight two seven, mister Ra. Legislative resolution memorializing governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim 01/09/2026 as law enforcement appreciation day in the state of New York.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Mister Ra on the resolution.

[Edward P. Ra (Assembly Member)]: Thank you, madam speaker. Thank you to my colleagues for their support of this resolution. It's it's always a little odd timing because January 9 is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, so it always comes very early within our calendar here. So we're usually, you know, doing this resolution after the fact. But I think we all understand that our men and women in law enforcement throughout New York State each and every day put their lives on the line for our communities to keep our communities safe. And you know, they really are the line between disorder and unsafety and safety for our communities. These individuals who step up to do that job really have that in their DNA that they want to serve the public, that they want to protect the public. And I had the opportunity over the last couple of days. Each year I have a number of my local school districts do cards and banners and things of that nature for our local law enforcement. And we had the opportunity to deliver some of those to law enforcement, different agencies. You know, we actually this year assigned different schools. Some did stuff for our state police, some did stuff for our court officers, some did stuff for our local law enforcement in Nassau County. And it's a way of having those students recognize those individuals who give service to their communities. Again I thank my colleagues for being in support of this resolution, a very simple way of recognizing those individuals who serve our communities and keep us safe each and every day. Thank you, madam speaker.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Thank you. Mister Slater on the resolution.

[Matthew (Matt) Slater (Assembly Member)]: Thank you, madam speaker. I also wanted to rise to voice my support for this resolution. Law Enforcement Appreciation Day reminds us to recognize those who stand daily between danger and our communities, answering the call to serve and protect. In the 94th Assembly District, we are fortunate because we have several law enforcement agencies who have been accredited by DCJS, including the Yorktown Police Department, the Carmel Police Department, and the Putnam County Sheriff's Department, all of whom have met rigorous standards by the state and they demonstrate a commitment to excellence in training, procedures, and community trust. Their stewardship is reflected not only in professional standards, but in public safety outcomes. Yorktown and Carmel have been ranked among the safest small towns in America, with both communities consistently placing in the top 10 nationally for low crime and high quality of life. These statistics are not just numbers. They represent neighborhoods where children enter school with confidence, where families build their futures, and where residents feel secure in their daily lives. That sense of safety is a tribute to the dedication of every officer who patrols our neighborhoods, who engages our youth, and responds in our moments of crisis. Madam Speaker, let this resolution serve not only as gratitude but as a reaffirmation of our commitment to the brave law enforcement officers of New York and the 94th Assembly District. May they always return home safely. Thank you very much, Madam Speaker.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Thank you. Miss Peoples Stokes on the resolution.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Thank you, madam speaker. I I certainly wanna honor our colleague for inter introducing this resolution again as he has in the past. It is always appropriate to honor law enforcement. And given that, I know that there are several members in our chamber who are former officers. I'd like to honor them, not just for their service as law enforcement, but their service to the people as elected. There's not a community in the state of New York where law enforcement is not important. It's super important. We all need to have access whether you live in a small town or a large city. Law enforcement is critically important to the quality of our life. At this point, I would also like to honor those officers whose lives were lost on January 6 in Washington DC whose families are probably still suffering at the loss of their loved ones, And particularly since the people who were convicted for harming them were pardoned. I think if we are honoring and respecting law enforcement, we must always do that. It cannot be a selective thing that it's only important if it represents my community, but it's not important if it represents your community, or it's not important if you're not doing what I need you to do right now. That's not the case. It's not fair, and it should never have happened. So I wanna honor those officers whose lives were lost as a result of January sixth insurrection. Thank you, madam speaker.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Thank you. On the resolution, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed, no. The resolution is adopted.

[Assembly Clerk (Resolutions/Journal Clerk)]: Resolution number eight two eight, mister DeStefano. Legislative resolution memorializing governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim 01/11/2026 as Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the state of New York.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: On the resolution, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed, no. The resolution is adopted.

[Assembly Clerk (Resolutions/Journal Clerk)]: Assembly resolution eight two nine, mister Kim. Legislative resolution memorializing governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim 01/13/2026 as Korean American day in the state of New York.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: On the resolution, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed, no. The resolution is adopted.

[Assembly Clerk (Resolutions/Journal Clerk)]: Assembly resolution number eight three zero. Miss Levenberg, legislative resolution memorializing governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim 01/15/2026 as Bagel Day in the state of New York.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: On the resolution, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed, no. The resolution is adopted. Miss People Stokes.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Speaker, colleagues have on their desk an a calendar. I'd like to move to advance that a calendar.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: On a motion by miss Peoples Stokes, the a calendar is advanced. Miss Peoples Stokes? Thank

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: you. Madam speaker, do you have any further housekeeping or resolutions?

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: Yes. We have both on a motion by mister Saj, page 30, calendar number one twenty eight, bill number a four seven one three. The amendments are received and adopted. We have a number of resolutions before the house today. Without objection, these resolutions will all be taken up together. On the resolutions, all those in favor signify by saying I. I. Opposed, no. The resolutions are adopted. Miss Peoples Stokes.

[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Assembly Majority Leader)]: Madam speaker, I'd like to remind our colleagues that the governor stated the state address is today at 1PM in the Hart Theatre. Hence, our multiple guests that we had in our chambers today will probably see them over there as well. Just 01:00 today in the Heart Theater. I now move that the assembly stand adjourned until Wednesday, January 14, tomorrow being a legislative day, and that we reconvene at 2PM, January being a session day. Thank you very much.

[Pamela J. Hunter (Acting/Presiding Officer)]: On miss Peoples Stokes' motion, the house stands adjourned.