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

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: The house will come to order.

[Assemblymember Philip (Phil) Steck]: All eyes.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Good afternoon, colleagues and guests. Rabbi Israel Rubin will offer a prayer.

[Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes]: Is it Michael?

[Assemblymember Matthew Simpson]: In

[Rabbi Israel Rubin]: the spirit of Tube Shrad, new Jewish Jewish Jewish trees, which we now celebrate even amid a snowstorm. The tree offers us inspiration to maintain continuity amid the challenges of change. To quote King Solomon, to all things there is a season, a time under the sun, time to pause, a time to proceed, time to plant, a time to uproot, and time to lead. Except for the evergreen tree, which we have many of them upstate. Evergreen is the same. Trees show a change. They show the change between the seasons of summer and fall, winter and spring. And in fact, the Talmud tells us that while this well, this tree stands in the far

[Assemblymember Matthew Simpson]: in

[Rabbi Israel Rubin]: the open freezing wearing white collars on its clear for trees. We pray for the sap that it should continue to flow within to bring blessing to them to the house of the state. Almighty God, we pray for the distinguished men and women of this assembly. We are thankful for the past and they're to endure the anxiety of the present and pray for blessings in the earth, in the future so that we stop stirs within and juices of life continue to flow. Grant us enduring patience. Abu Bakrti Rabbi has stated that the House of Legislative as such as this fulfills the requirement of the seven zero nine laws to have what they need them to have, which my minorities codified. I will conclude with a blessing and we can all answer Amen.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Visitors are invited to join members in the Pledge of Allegiance. A quorum being present, the clerk will read the journal of Thursday, January 29. Miss People Stokes.

[Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes]: Madam speaker, I move to dispense with the further reading of the journal of Monday, February 2, and that the same stand approved.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Without objection, so ordered.

[Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes]: Thank you. If we could Okay.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Alright. Sorry about that. Can we get some quiet in the chamber, please? Take your seat.

[Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes]: Thank you, madam speaker. I'd like to share a quote today with you all. This one comes from John Maxwell. He is an American author, a speaker, and a pastor who has written several books primarily on focused on leadership. His words for us today, you must be big enough to admit your mistakes, smart enough to learn from them, and strong enough to correct them. Again, these words from John c Maxwell. Madam speaker and colleagues, they have on we have on our desk a main calendar. It has two new bills on it. We're gonna begin our floor work today by taking up calendar resolutions on page three. We'll then call can then consent the new bills on the calendar on page four beginning with calendar two forty three. We're then gonna take up a number of bills on debate. Rules report number four by miss Glick, rules report number 10 by mister Dinowitz, rules report 36 by miss Romero, and rules report 68 by mister Steck. Majority members should be aware that there will definitely be a need for a conference immediately following our footwork on the floor today. And, madam speaker, of course, we will speak with our folks across the aisle to determine what their needs might be. That is a general outline of where we're going today, ma'am. If we could begin with any introductions and or housekeeping. Thank you.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Thank you. We have a couple pieces of housekeeping. On a motion by Mr. R. Carroll, page 25, calendar number 101, bill number A3058 B. The amendments are received and adopted. On a motion by Ms. Cullis, page 44, calendar number two twenty four, bill number A9047. The amendments are received and adopted. We have several introductions today. So I remind my colleagues, introductions are maximum of two minutes. And we will start with miss pupil stokes for the purpose of an introduction.

[Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes]: Madam speaker, I'm not sure the rabbi is still with us, but I think we did wanna offer him the cordialities of our house and in by introducing him. He is on behalf of the speaker and all the members, we would like to welcome rabbi Israel Rubin to our chambers. He is one of the most distinguished religious guest in our community. He's here today to celebrate the beginning of a new year for trees and fruit bearing. This is an annual holiday celebrated throughout the world, and there is a nice tradition to eat fruit during this holiday and also to bring awareness of environmental issues. Mister speaker, if you could, in his absence, I think he may have left the chambers, please give him all the cordialities of the house. And thank you for his coming to bless us today.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Yes. Thank you. On behalf of the majority leader, the speaker, and all members, it is a pleasure to always extend welcome to rabbi Israel Rubin. We extend him the privileges of the floor. We welcome the new year with new trees and fruit, and we thank him so very much for joining us today. Thank you. Mister Cashman, for the purpose of an introduction.

[Unidentified Member (Mr. Cashman)]: Thank you, madam speaker. Today, we are pleased to recognize our Canadian Heritage Day and to welcome a distinguished group of guests whose work reflects the strong enduring partnership with Canada and the state of New York. We are honored to welcome Tom Clark, the Consul General of Canada in New York and joined by members of the Consulate team. Jenann Fletcher, Deputy Head of Political and Economic Team, Rachel Homeward, Senior Advisor, Limpouloue Levere, Consul to the Trade Commissioner, and at this time, I would also like to reckon David for the Quebec delegate general in New York, Taylor Reek of the Quebec government office in New York's government affairs attache, and also pleased to welcome representatives of key federal agencies, including Catherine Cook of Canada Border Services Agencies. Yves LeBelt, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Carnons of Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada. We additionally welcome representatives from Hydro Quebec, a critical partner in advancing cross border clean energy cooperation. Joining us is Sergei Abodje and Chief Operating Officer of Hydro Quebec US, Kyle Collins, Director of Business Development at Hydro Quebec US, whose support reliable and affordable and sustainable energy for communities across New York. On this heritage day, we recognize not only the strong institutional ties between our governments, but also the cultural and familial bonds that connect the people of Canada with New York. We are grateful for the continued cooperation, the strength and bonds of our community, and we are honored to welcome our Canadian Quebec colleagues here today. Madam Speaker, please welcome these distinguished guests to the floor and to the house and give them the cordialities. Thank you.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: On behalf of mister Cashman, the speaker, and all members, we welcome you, the council general from Canada, the consulate team, and distinguished guest here to the assembly chamber. We extend to you the privileges of the floor and hope you enjoy our proceedings today. Thank you so very much for joining us. Mr. McDonald, for the purpose of an introduction.

[Assemblymember John T. McDonald III]: Thank you Madam Speaker. It is my pleasure today to welcome and introduce a variety of different nonprofit organizations throughout the state of New York who work under the displaced New York State Displaced Homemakers programs. It's organizations dedicated to empowering women throughout the state by providing workforce development services. Since 1978, these organizations have helped over 1,000,000 women regain economic and personal independence following life challenges such as divorce, job loss, or the death of a spouse. The center offers free career readiness, computer training, job search assistance, and much, much more. Work's mission, the displaced home workers' mission, is to equip women with the skills and confidence to succeed in the workplace and advance their careers. And quickly, I just want to mention those who are here from the Capital Region, Elizabeth Miller Guttile, Marjorie Adams, Lorraine Keifer, Mary Richards, and Darryl Bart. From work, as they known as in the Utica program, Charisma Wadsworth and Timothy Lyon. From Brooklyn, Lisa Berman. From the research foundation of the University of New York of the Bronx, Michael Grossberg from the EOC of Nassau County, Doctor. Lavaughn Erskine and David Pierry, and from Westchester Community College, Christine Beuignet. Madam Speaker, once again, this organization helps women get back to work, helps them resettle their lives, and being contributors to our society. Please, please welcome them to our wonderful House of the Assembly.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: On behalf of mister McDonald, the speaker, and all members, we welcome our esteemed guests from the variety of not for profits here throughout New York State, especially hosting the New York displaced Homemakers program. We do have something locally in Syracuse. Love the program. Thank you for all of the work you do empowering women in all facets of life. We welcome you to our Assembly Chamber and extend to you the privileges of the floor. We hope you enjoy the proceedings today. Thank you so very much for joining us. Mr. Smith, for the purpose of an introduction.

[Assemblymember Doug Smith]: Thank you, madam speaker. On behalf of myself and assemblywoman Rebecca Kasey, we are so proud to welcome students from the Middle Country School District here to the assembly chamber from Center Reach High School, Newfield High School. Rebecca and I had the opportunity to spend some hours with them in the fall, talking about issues that are important to them as students. And just so excited, I can tell you, and a number of my colleagues from Long Island, who very frequently students will take school trips to New York City, but not too often take an opportunity to get up here. So, on behalf of, you know, a number of members that represent the Middle Country School District that took time out of their day to meet with these students. There are some students here for the first time, some returning. Madam Speaker, if you could welcome them to the People's House, we would greatly appreciate that. Thank you.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: On behalf of Mr. Smith, Ms. Kasey, the speaker and all members, we welcome you young people to our assembly chamber and extend to you the privileges of the floor. It's truly an honor to be able to welcome you and I hope that you enjoy our proceedings today. Take it in. We do all of this work especially for you. I mean, one day, many or one or all of you could be in positions like this in elective office. So thank you so very much for joining us today. We appreciate you being here. Miss Jackson for the purpose of an introduction.

[Assemblymember Chantel Jackson]: Well, thank you madam speaker and happy black history month. On behalf of myself and assembly member Landon Days and the black task force, it's my pleasure to introduce Jason Jimphie, an entrepreneur, a content creator, a cultural influencer who is inspiring a new generation of young people to lead with confidence and intention. Jason is the founder of the Quarter Zip Movement which you see we are joining today. And so, that movement has reached over a 105,000,000 views and it's pretty much helping young men, it's encouraging young men to step outside of their comfort zone, expand their palates both literally and figuratively and embrace personal growth through his platform as mentioned a 105 views. It is also time for us to acknowledge that young people are setting trends, maybe a trend that you've experienced before, but I'm really excited that he is here and he's he met with our interns and a number of our members to keep the movement alive. We want to encourage young people to dress for the success and the job and career that they want in the future and to also try things that they haven't thought of trying before. And so, he has worked has done a few things on his bucket list like work with Nike and State Farm and Wendy's to name a few. But, he's also excited for what's going to happen. I want us to acknowledge that he was able to reach people through social media which I know a number of us may not be utilizing. But, it's a powerful tool to get the message across He's clearly using it correctly. And so, wanted to make sure that he was here and madam speaker, I'm asking that you give him all the cordialities of the floor.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: On behalf of miss Jackson, mister Deyes, the speaker and all members, we welcome you today to the assembly chamber and extend to you the privileges of the floor. We really, really appreciate you identifying interesting and new ways to reach young people in a different space. And thank you so very much for doing that. Keep continuing to do that. Young people are following you. So hopefully, you're leading them obviously down the right path. So we appreciate you being here today. Thank you so very much for joining us. Mister Smolin, for the purpose of the introduction.

[Unidentified Member (Mr. Cashman)]: Yes. Thank you.

[Assemblymember Robert Smullen]: Thank you, madam speaker. It's a great day to be from the ADK. It's my great pleasure today to introduce from the Adirondacks, the mayor of Speculator, Jeanette Barrett. Mayor Barrett is currently serving in her tenth year as the mayor of Speculator, which is the largest village geographically in New York State. She's currently a member of the executive committee of the New York State Conference of Mayors. And most notably, she's currently an EMT with a Speculator Volunteer Ambulance Corps serving 500 square miles and having served in that role for ten years. She also serves as the CME and Safety Officer for the Speculator Volunteer Ambulance Corps as well. She's real really devoted to her civic organizations. She's a member of the Local Lions Club for the past ten years. And Jeanette, she's quite accomplished. She holds a PhD in Neurophysiology and has spent thirty five years in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. We're very proud to have her today on the floor. Could you please welcome her, offering them her the privileges of the floor and the cordialities of the People's House.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: On behalf of mister Smullen, the speaker, and all members, welcome mayor to the people's house. We extend you the privileges of the floor. You represent a very beautiful area I've had the opportunity to visit many times. We do hope you enjoy the proceedings today. Thank you so very much for joining us. Mister Gray, for the purpose of an introduction.

[Assemblymember Scott Gray]: There we go. Thank you, madam speaker. I appreciate the opportunity as we celebrate Canada Day in the New York State Capitol. It is an honor and a privilege to have with us today the mayor of Cornwall, Ontario. As you know, the 116th Assembly District borders Canada along the Ontario. We share a border with Ontario, so we are most fortunate to have the mayor with us today mayor of Cornwall Ontario Justin Towndale and his wonderful wife Sarah Beach. Mayor Towndale was first elected city council in 2014 and served two terms when he was then elected as mayor in 2022 and is currently serving in his first term. Cornwall Ontario is a neighbor to Massena New York and so if you would extend all the cordialities of the floor welcome them to the people's house, we'd be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Thank you. On behalf of Mr. Gray, the speaker, and all members, welcome mayor, to the assembly chamber. We extend to you the privileges and cordialities of the floor. We do hope you enjoy our proceedings today. Thank you so very much for joining us. Mr. Scaffoni, for the purpose of an introduction.

[Assemblymember Fred W. Thiele Jr.]: Thank you, Madam Speaker. It's my pleasure to introduce the students from the Youth Advisory Committee of Southampton Town. They are here today at the capitol for the Association of New York State Youth Bureaus Leadership Conference. These incredible youth leaders met with elected officials, and they are here today to witness our proceedings. Please welcome Casey, Daisy, Evelyn, Juliana, Annabelle, Catherine, Valentina, Sarah, Takesha, Jordan, and they are joined by their advisors, Kara Conklin Wingfield and Brianna Yud, and special thanks to their director, Tracy Colson. Madam Speaker, I ask that you please extend the cordialities of the People's House to these students and their advisors.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: On behalf of Mr. Scaffoldi, the speaker, and all members, we welcome the young people from the youth advisory committee at the Southampton Town for being here today. That says everything, youth advisory. That means you speak, we listen. So we love that you're here today. We extend to you the privileges of the floor and do hope you enjoy our proceedings. Thank you so very much for joining. Ms. Walsh, for the purpose of an introduction. Mister Slater, for the purpose of an introduction.

[Assemblymember Matthew Slater]: Speaker, I it is with great honor to rise today to introduce two fine individuals here in the assembly chamber. We are joined today by Hy Taylor, who is the New York State Military Outreach Director for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. And he's joined today by a very special individual. He may look like Captain America, but he is a resident of the 94th Assembly District and an employee of the New York State Minority Conference, Lieutenant Brendan Burns. And we are here today, Madam Speaker, because we are thrilled to have a award and recognition presented to Minority Leader Will Barclay for his support and the conference's support of Lieutenant Burns' efforts during his time of employment here with the Minority Conference as he has continued to pursue his career both here in government, but also in military service. And recently, he has just returned from a multi month active training segment out in the Western part of The United States, where he has returned as a second lieutenant, military intelligence officer. And we are incredibly proud of his service to our nation, to our state. And if you could, madam speaker, please extend the cordialities of the floor to both these fine individuals.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: On behalf of mister Slater, the speaker, all members, we welcome you both to the assembly chamber and extend the privileges of the floor to you. Thank you for all of the outreach work you're doing, mister Taylor. And lieutenant Burns, thank you for your service, your continued service, not only with the minority conference, but obviously to our country. We wish you good god goodwill, of course, and godspeed. Thank you so very much for your service. Thank you, both of you, for joining us today. Resolutions, page three. Clerk will read.

[Assembly Clerk]: Assembly number 900, miss T. Cashman. Legislative resolution memorializing governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim 02/03/2026 as Canadian Heritage Day in the state of New York.

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

[Assembly Clerk]: Assembly number nine zero one, mister Lamandes. Legislative resolution memorializing governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2026 as lamb lovers month in the state of New York.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Mister Lamandes on the resolution.

[Assemblymember John Lemondes Jr.]: Thank you, madam speaker. As we celebrate lamb lovers month this February in accordance with the American lamb boards, you complete me campaign. Let me say a few things about this superb tasting, highly nutritious meat source of which New York ranks among the top 20 sheep producing states in the country, having 2,133 sheep farms. And nationally, we have 5,000,000 head of this wonderful livestock.

[Assemblymember John T. McDonald III]: First, the

[Assemblymember John Lemondes Jr.]: story of the sheep itself is simple. No other animals provided more comfort to humanity than the sheep. They have been there by our side since the dawn of time, not only as a food source for meat and dairy products, but also for their fiber. Wool for clothing, insulation, fertilizer, and a host of other applications. As the most efficient ruminant animal, sheep turn the least amount of inputs into the greatest amount of dense rich protein available. Sheep are truly at the intersection of where nutritious meets delicious. Lamb meat also contains the highest amount of conjugated linoleic acid or CLA, which is a highly beneficial fatty acid that aids in the promotion of fat loss, is an anti carcinogen, and provides a host of other significantly positive health and nutritional benefits. Lamb is also the least understood protein source available to us in The US. So, buy lamb, eat lamb, and love lamb. It's sustainable, tastes great, is good for you, and is locally produced all over New York State and throughout our nation. Enjoy and celebrate American lamb. Thank you, madam speaker.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Thank you. On the resolution, all those in favor signify by saying I. Knew that was coming. Opposed? No. The resolution is adopted.

[Assembly Clerk]: Assembly number nine zero two, mister Scavoni, legislative resolution memorializing governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2026 as Turner Syndrome Awareness Month in the state of New York. On

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: the resolution, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed, no. The resolution is adopted. On consent, page four, clerk will read.

[Assembly Clerk]: Assembly number thirty three ninety seven a calendar February, mister Raga. An act to amend the Veterans Services Law.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Read the last section.

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

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: The clerk will record the vote. Mister Raga, to explain his vote.

[Assemblymember Steven Raga]: Thank you, madam speaker. Each and every one of New York's veterans memorials and monuments were dedicated for specific act of valor and contribution to history, and they deserve to be remembered. This bill will update the already existing online registry in New York State Veterans Memorial and Monument Registry, but expanded the registry to cover monuments as well as memorials. Our database will make it easier for families, friends, the public, and fellow veterans to locate specific monuments and honor the act the actions of their comrades in arms. We regularly promise ourselves to never forget the sacrifices that members of our armed forces and and services have made. And with this bill, we are one step closer to keeping that promise for everyone. Thank you all again for supporting this legislation and the effort to making an making the honoring of our veterans in New York easier and more comprehensive. Thank you.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Mister Raga in affirmative. Are there any other votes? Announce the results.

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

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: The bill is passed.

[Assembly Clerk]: Assembly number 4382A, calendar 244, miss Pollan, an act to amend the education law.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Read the last section.

[Assembly Clerk]: This act shall take it back to immediately.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: The clerk will record the vote. Are there any other votes? Announce the results.

[Assembly Clerk]: Ayes, one thirty six. Nose, zero.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: The bill is passed. Miss Peoples Stokes? Thank

[Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes]: you, madam speaker, for allowing me to interrupt our proceedings to introduce a guest on behalf of our colleague, assembly member Burdick. He has with him students from the Westchester Youth Alliance. They are on Top Floor up here, Madam Speaker. They have been patiently sitting through the beginning of our session. I hope they feel up to remaining for the rest of it. But if you would please offer these students from Westchester on behalf of our colleague, mister Burdick, a welcome to our house and the cordialities of the floor.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: On behalf of miss Peoples Stokes, mister Burdick, the speaker, and all members, we welcome the Westchester Youth Alliance to the Assembly Chamber. We hope you enjoy our proceedings today. I can't see you, but hopefully, it is an exciting time for you. Thank you so very much for joining us.

[Assemblymember Matthew Simpson]: Thank you ladies and gentlemen.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Page five, rules report number four. Clerk will read.

[Assembly Clerk]: Senate eighty eight twenty three, rules report four, senator Harcombe, an act to amend the environmental conservation law.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: An explanation has been requested. Ms. Glick, we're on debate. Please have your seats and take your conversations outside.

[Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick]: Thank you. This is a chapter amendment that would extend the Department of Environmental Conservation's authority to regulate crabs and would phase out the taking of horseshoe crabs by 2029, reducing the taking of horseshoe crabs each year for three years.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Mr. Simpson.

[Assemblymember Matthew Simpson]: Thank you, madam speaker. Would the bill sponsor yield?

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Will the sponsor yield? The sponsor yields.

[Assemblymember Matthew Simpson]: Good afternoon. I'm happy to be starting off my debates with you, Cherry Lake.

[Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick]: Thank you. My pleasure.

[Assemblymember Matthew Simpson]: So I've got a couple of questions about this. With this new crab quota distribution plan, how that how is that gonna affect the fisheries differently than?

[Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick]: Well, currently, the department regulates the taking of horseshoe crabs and provides via a permit, a $35 annual permit. And there are the department regulates how many each licensee can take up to an annual taking of 150,000, which is lower than the Atlantic Marine Fisheries Commission would allow in part because the department has recognized over the years that our population has been poor, has moved from being moderate to poor for the many years. And so they have over time restricted the taking and reducing the quota. A couple of years ago, we had a hearing and I asked the folks involved in commercial fishing if there was a cataclysm and there were no more horseshoe crabs, would you stop your work or would you find an alternative? And essentially, they indicated that they not only would find an alternative, but were beginning to look at alternatives.

[Assemblymember Matthew Simpson]: Can you tell me about these adjoining states? What other regulations are there any other prohibited, banned?

[Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick]: Yes. Connecticut has banned the taking. So, across the sound, our neighboring state has banned the taking of horseshoe crabs. New Jersey has a moratorium that's been in place for some years. Our concern is that that would put more pressure on our waters which are already in poor shape. And understand, these horseshoe crabs have been around for four hundred, four hundred and fifty million years, predate the dinosaurs by a couple hundred million years.

[Assemblymember Scott Gray]: So

[Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick]: they are a keystone species which mean other species depend upon them for their survival. So our concern has been that we, a, have a poor population, they do not recover quickly, and they are vital to a number of different migrating bird species as well as foraging fish, other foraging fish. So for those reasons, we've had this bill before us. It's been vetoed in the past. We've worked with the Senate and the Governor to begin a phase out over a number of years which we believe will give the fishing community more than ample time to adjust.

[Assemblymember Matthew Simpson]: You stated that currently the DEC regs allow for the taking of 150,000 horseshoe crabs. Are 150,000 being taken now currently without I got a second part to this. And how do you come to the conclusion that that's gonna put more pressure when it's already capped at a 150,000 crabs

[Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick]: Well, to other I don't have absolute confidence that there aren't instances where people, because the DEC can't be everywhere, and there have been a couple of instances where people have been fined for taking horseshoe crabs that they are either not licensed to take or more than what they've been allowed to based on what the formula that the DEC has.

[Assemblymember Matthew Simpson]: Okay, under the bill that we're debating today, what kind of actions are going be taken by DEC to assess a change, positive or negative, through a 25% reduction in the taking of crabs? I mean, how are we going to assess this program?

[Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick]: I think that already know that the population here is under great stress and by reducing over a period of years, hopefully we will see that there will be more horseshoe crabs surviving and providing essential nutrients for migrating species that are themselves under stress. How the DEC will monitor is up to the department as it always has been. And I believe that once there is a prohibition, given several years beyond, we will see improvement. There are a number of research universities that track this now and I believe that they will continue to do that work which will augment whatever the DEC chooses to do.

[Assemblymember Matthew Simpson]: I recall from the hearing that you held, I attended that as well, that it appeared to me the only assessment of the population in New York is how many are taken through the current regs and then how many people see on the beaches. Is that are you aware of any other studies? Because I did ask a question and I didn't really get an answer as to, you know, they migrate, I think we agree that they do migrate, I know they're all over the East Coast from my own personal experience, how do we know where they go, where they migrate, is this a symptom of them migrating to another area that we're not aware of and showing up on another beach?

[Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick]: Well, there are, as I said, there are individuals and organizations that do monitor. They do egg counts. The DEC does not do egg counts but there are organizations and research universities that actually do egg counts so they know what eggs are laid within the waters of New York State and whether or not the horseshoe crab swims elsewhere or not. It's irrelevant. It's about what is being propagated within our waters. And so I think that they will there's a great deal of enthusiasm among researchers for seeing how this program improves our population. But that will take time because these it takes a while for a horseshoe crab to mature. And so that is part of the reason that we've seen this diminution of horseshoe crabs because they do not have there isn't great it takes time for them to reach maturity

[Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes]: is what I'm trying to say.

[Assemblymember Matthew Simpson]: If this bill becomes law and we see populations increase to healthy levels, but we have an opportunity to revisit this and allow DEC to manage

[Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick]: Every this legislature can do what it wishes.

[Assemblymember Matthew Simpson]: Thank you very much for your time.

[Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick]: Thank you. Nothing further.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Read the last section.

[Assembly Clerk]: This section will take effect immediately.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: A party vote has been requested. Miss Walsh.

[Assemblymember Mary Beth Walsh]: Thank you very much, madam speaker. The minority conference will be in the negative on this particular piece of legislation. But if there are members who wish to vote yes, now would be the time to do so at their seats. Thank you.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Thank you. Miss Peoples Stokes.

[Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes]: Madam speaker, the majority conference is gonna be in favor of this piece of legislation. However, there may be a few that would desire to be an exception. They should feel free to do so at their seats.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Thank you. The clerk will record the vote. Ms. Glick to explain her vote.

[Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick]: Thank you, Madam Speaker. I just want to thank everyone on the staff who worked on this for a number of years and all of the organizations that have been so committed to ensuring that this keystone species and an essential part of our ecosystem has the opportunity to rebound and to fulfill its role that it has been doing for literally hundreds of millions of years, but was brought to a poor population position based on our own human activity. So I want to thank everybody who was so supportive. Thank you. I withdraw my request and vote in the affirmative.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Ms. Glick in the affirmative. Are there any other votes? Announce the results.

[Assembly Clerk]: Ayes, one zero one. Noes, 37.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: The bill is passed. Page five, rules report number 10. Clerk will read.

[Assembly Clerk]: Assembly number nine thousand four and seventy five, rules report 10. Mister Dinowitz, an act to amend the general business law.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: On a motion by mister Dinowitz, the senate bill is before the house. The senate bill is advanced. An explanation has been requested. Mister Dinowitz.

[Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz]: This bill is a chapter amendment to an excellent bill we passed last year relating to the definition relating to using consumer credit histories for employment purposes and specifically it relates to the definition of employer.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Mister Mechlen?

[Assemblymember John Mikulin]: Will the sponsor yield?

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Will the sponsor yield?

[Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz]: Yes.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: The sponsor yields.

[Assemblymember John Mikulin]: So what does this chapter amendment do?

[Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz]: It defines the term employer. It allows employers to use the consumer credit history for anyone in a position that is subject to background investigations by state agency by removing the provision stating that an agency is prohibited from use of consumer credit history information for employment purposes unless the position is in a point position in which a high degree of public trust has been proposed. Also, this is modeled after the law that we have in New York City. And it also there's a reference to commission. It's it's New York City Commission on Human Rights. So And that's it.

[Assemblymember John Mikulin]: So why is the state now different than the

[Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz]: I'm sorry. Speak more loudly, please.

[Assemblymember John Mikulin]: Why is the state different from a public employer then?

[Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz]: Why is the state Why is

[Assemblymember John Mikulin]: the state because the state's not the state's not subject to this. Correct?

[Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz]: I The Can you say it again, please?

[Assemblymember John Mikulin]: The exception that the state that the state would not would would not be sub would not be subject to this. This state would allow one's credit history to be considered. Correct?

[Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz]: The the the bill narrows the scope this trap narrows the scope of the original bill so that basically state employees are not part of this bill, essentially.

[Assemblymember John Mikulin]: And including the state. It's So can you just clarify? So employers are not able to run credit reports? They would not be able to run credit reports?

[Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz]: Well, not

[Assemblymember Matthew Slater]: going to

[Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz]: go into the underlying bill itself except to just say in one sentence, the original bill prevented the use of consumer credit history in determining employment whether it's hiring, promoting and so on. But the chapter amendment before us narrows the bill somewhat. First of all, adds a definition of employer because there was a question was raised as to whether it was clear what that meant and it it as I said, it narrowed the scope

[Assemblymember John Mikulin]: of clarify that?

[Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz]: How do we clarify what?

[Assemblymember John Mikulin]: The definition of employer.

[Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz]: Well, it says so right here in the bill. Employer means any individual, partnership, corporation or association engaged in a business who has employees including the state and its political subdivisions.

[Assemblymember John Mikulin]: Alright. So so this just narrowed this so this provided a definition and it narrowed the bill upon who can run a credit report. Correct?

[Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz]: It narrows this the scope of the bill in terms of who is protected by this?

[Assemblymember John Mikulin]: Thank you so very much. On the bell?

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: On the bell. If

[Assemblymember John Mikulin]: you look at this bill, even though it does narrow the the scope, I still am encouraging a no vote simply because what this bill states is is that it really takes away an employer's tool to run a credit report and to make a decision, which they can still run the credit report, but they can't make a decision regarding the credit report and I don't understand how you'd be able to ever prove that in a court of law. Therefore, I encourage a no vote. Thank you.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Read the last section.

[Assembly Clerk]: This action will take effect on the January.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: A party vote has been requested. Miss Walsh.

[Assemblymember Mary Beth Walsh]: Thank you, madam speaker. The minority conference will be in the negative on this particular chapter amendment. But if there are affirmative votes, now would be the time to cast them at your seat. Thank you.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Thank you. Miss Peoples Stokes.

[Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes]: Thank you, madam speaker. The majority conference is gonna be in favor of this piece of legislation. There may be a few who desire to be an exception. They should feel free to do so. Thank you.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Thank you. The clerk will record the vote. Are there any other votes? Announce the results.

[Assembly Clerk]: Aye is 97. No is 44.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: The bill is passed. Page six, rules report 36. Clerk will read.

[Assembly Clerk]: Assembly number ninety fourth 93, rules report 36, miss Romero, enact to amend the criminal procedure law.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: On a motion by miss Romero, the senate bill is before the house. The senate bill is advanced. Miss Romero, an explanation has been requested.

[Unidentified Member (Ms. Romero)]: Thank you. This bill changes two things. It removes the this chapter amendment, I should say, changes two things. It removes the requirement that the written disposition must be mailed and instead states that the written disposition must be provided. And the second thing that happens in this chapter amendment, is that it adds the requirement that the felony disposition must be provided through reasonable and secure means. I'm happy to talk more about this and happy to answer questions.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Mr. Molotar.

[Assemblymember Angelo Morinello]: Thank you. Madam speaker, will the sponsor yield?

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Will the sponsor yield?

[Unidentified Member (Ms. Romero)]: Certainly. Sponsor yields.

[Assemblymember Angelo Morinello]: Thank you. Just a few questions for you. The first is, will this chapter amendment still apply in those circumstances where there's a felony like financial crime like a grand larceny or a fraud of some sort, will the DA's office still be required to provide a written summary of disposition to all the victims in that case?

[Unidentified Member (Ms. Romero)]: Yes, this bill is applicable to all felony cases, and per your question about multiple victims, it's ultimately up to the prosecutor to decide how they will be notifying the crime victims and sending this disposition to multiple victims, but I I do want to note that the DA or their designee may electronically send the written disposition to victims, saving both time and resources. That is the spirit of this chapter amendment.

[Assemblymember Angelo Morinello]: I appreciate that. Do you think that a certificate of disposition would qualify for as the written summary of the disposition?

[Unidentified Member (Ms. Romero)]: That's a great question, and I actually don't think that a certificate of disposition would qualify for purposes of this this bill. A certificate of disposition has a lot of vernacular and jargon in it that doesn't fit with the spirit of this of this bill, which is for crime victims to have a common sense understanding of what happened in their felony case. So for example, a certificate of disposition includes language like DDT, SDT, D code, S code, ACD, seal stat, surcharge, DESC, DKD and the list goes on. The purpose of this bill is for crime victims of any level of understanding or no understanding frankly of the criminal law or criminal procedure to have a little literal common sense understanding of their criminal case at the closure of their felony case, common procedural dignity. And so to answer your question quite directly, no. A certificate of disposition would not qualify. It's it's way too jargony.

[Assemblymember Angelo Morinello]: Do you think that the fact that this bill and nowhere else in the criminal procedure law or penal law defines a written summary of a disposition? You think that fact will basically create a situation where different district attorney's offices are going to apply this differently? I understand how you've laid out your interpretation of what a written summary of the disposition will be, but for district attorney's offices, the AG's office, you know for special prosecutors who are handling cases maybe in a county over, won't this bill the way it's written, won't it create confusion between all of these different entities as to how they should apply it in a case by case basis?

[Unidentified Member (Ms. Romero)]: No. And it's actually purposefully and thoughtfully written. The district attorney will be able to provide a summary disposition of the case including things like sentencing time, what the defendant plead guilty to, whether a fine was given, the amount, how much time they were sentenced to probation. All of those things are common sense, I fear, and so it's thoughtfully written so that each case should be handled distinctly different than the other.

[Assemblymember Angelo Morinello]: And that's what the bill says should be included in the written summary of disposition, right? Those all those things you laid out, those things are in the bill as to what should be included in a written summary of the disposition?

[Unidentified Member (Ms. Romero)]: I'm sorry, are you asking me what's written in the bill?

[Assemblymember Angelo Morinello]: Well you you laid out a number of things that you think should be included in the written summary of disposition, but are those things in the bill?

[Unidentified Member (Ms. Romero)]: No, the point as I as I unfortunately repeat myself, is that it is thoughtfully written so that the prosecutor can explain in each case distinctly differently what they think should be included in each disposition of the case. So in one case, it could be probation, fine, and the length of sentence. In another case, it may be fine, length of sentence, and an additional detail that might not be relevant in another case. But final disposition is common sense to every prosecutor.

[Assemblymember Angelo Morinello]: So, you're saying that a district attorney's office, you know the victim advocate maybe, in a district attorney's office could send a text message to the victim of a crime and say, so and so plead guilty today, was sentenced to this amount of time. There's an order of protection. This is what happened. It actually could be less information than what's in a certificate of disposition.

[Unidentified Member (Ms. Romero)]: You looked at a certificate of disposition lately?

[Assemblymember Angelo Morinello]: Many times.

[Unidentified Member (Ms. Romero)]: So a certificate of disposition has vernacular and jargon that the average person that's not involved in the criminal legal system does not understand.

[Assemblymember Angelo Morinello]: No, I I understand that point. I'm just trying to clarify that what you mean by written summary of disposition could actually contain less total amount of information. And that it could actually be easier for a district attorney, AG, the special prosecutor to send information to a victim according to how you define a written summary of disposition than what's contained in a certificate of disposition. Isn't that isn't that what you're getting at? Is that it's actually less information?

[Unidentified Member (Ms. Romero)]: The point of this bill is that crime victims deserve procedural dignity. When their case is closed, they deserve to know exactly what happened in the felony case. They deserve to know the sentence, they deserve to know basic facts of their criminal case. The pro it's up to the prosecutor, it was thoughtfully crafted, that the prosecutor could include what facts and circumstances that they choose to include in that disposition final letter. You know, I'm a certificate of disposition, as I just read to you, has jargony language that is not understandable by the average person. So no, a certificate of disposition is not going to qualify. Each district attorney's office is going to create their own template through their victim services or their own district attorney's office, which will suffice for purposes of this legislation.

[Assemblymember Angelo Morinello]: But it doesn't have to be any specific form that they create. It could just be a quick text message to the victim, right? As long as it is secure, reasonable and secure. Correct. Okay. So this bill, this chapter amendment actually gives quite a bit of discretion to prosecutors in how they relay this information to victims in New York State.

[Unidentified Member (Ms. Romero)]: Correct. And the purpose in doing that was to give victims the option to receive these these dispositions in a digital way. We actually, and I think this was actually something that you may have even brought up in the previous debate, which was to protect victims from defendants potentially gaining access to their mailing address or some other additional security measures. So, by allowing for more discretion and potential you know flexibility in the way that it's delivered, that allows for there to be more safety in the way that this information is conveyed.

[Assemblymember Angelo Morinello]: Okay. Thank you very much for answering my questions and for your time.

[Unidentified Member (Ms. Romero)]: A pleasure as always.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Miss Bailey?

[Unidentified Member (Ms. Bailey)]: Thank you, madam speaker. On the bill.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: On the bill.

[Unidentified Member (Ms. Bailey)]: I I can I can understand and I wholeheartedly believe we need to protect our victims? And I think that that's something that we lose sight of quite often, is the victim involved. Unfortunately, just listening to this debate, it causes concern to where we could have where we could open up room for error. I understand that, you know, certificates of disposition have, some legal coding on it as it pertains to what section of the law might have been finally, what the final disposition came out of. But when you look at the certificate of disposition that now come out of the Office of Court Administration, it's quite easy to read that. And I think that by opening this up to where we have more of a fluctuation of what this summary could potentially entail, really might open ourselves up for additional errors to take place where the certificate of disposition is the true document in the case that's filed in the legal record. I didn't see anywhere in this law that this summary that the district attorney's office is going to be submitting to the victim gets recorded or gets filed and becomes a part of the record. Therefore, if a victim comes forward later and they go into the clerk's office for the the record on file for this case, the certificate of disposition is there and can be requested. This summary, I'm not sure where that might be, and I think we are opening ourselves up for too much flexibility there as to what that might be. And for those reasons, I will be voting no, and I encourage my colleagues to do the same.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Read the last section.

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

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: A party vote has been requested. Miss Walsh.

[Assemblymember Mary Beth Walsh]: Thank you, madam speaker. The minority conference will generally be in the negative on this chapter amendment, but if there are any colleagues that wish to vote in the affirmative, they may do so now at their seats. Thank you.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Thank you, miss Peoples' jokes.

[Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes]: Thank you, madam speaker. The majority conference is gonna be in favor of this piece of legislation. There may be a few that would desire to be an exception. They should feel free to do so at their seats. Thank you.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Thank you. The clerk will record the vote. Mister Levine, to explain his vote.

[Assemblymember Charles D. Lavine]: I think this is really a good bill, and it's gonna be a great law. And one of the essential, and again, I haven't seen or touched a certificate of disposition in more than twenty years. But when I did practice law, I saw many of them. And you have to pay for those, as I recall. And I don't think that the law has changed. I think someone wants a certificate of disposition. They've got to take a trip over to the county clerk's office. They have to have the information about the case number. And then the county clerk or someone working in the county clerk's office will fill out a disposition. It is bare bones. And mow I mean, and I used to represent people who would get them and wouldn't understand what they meant. This bill simply requires that the prosecutor, who's in the best position to be able to explain to the victims of crime and let's face it, victims of crime are people who need help, whether it's here in New York State or anywhere else. But the prosecutor, the assistant district attorney, would be in the best position to explain to the complaining witness what happened just as if they were having a conversation. So I think this is a good bill. This makes criminal justice, reform, available to, those who have been the victims of crime, and I'm very pleased to vote, in favor of

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: it. Mister Levine in the affirmative. Are there any other votes? Announce the results.

[Assembly Clerk]: Ayes, 98. Nose, 43.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: The bill is passed. Page seven, rules report 68. Clerk will read.

[Assembly Clerk]: Assembly number ninety four ninety nine, rules report 68, mister Steck, an act to amend the real property law. On

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: a motion by mister Steck, the senate bill is before the house. The senate bill is advanced. Mister Steck, an explanation has been requested.

[Assemblymember Philip (Phil) Steck]: So this is a chapter amendment that makes two changes. It aligns the definition of protected class protected classes with the the definition in section two ninety six of the executive law, which is the human rights law of the state of New York, and also provides that the modification document by which, restrictive covenants which are unlawful are removed from deeds will be available from the county court.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Miss Walsh?

[Assemblymember Mary Beth Walsh]: Thank you, madam speaker. Will the sponsor yield?

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Will the sponsor yield? Yes. The sponsor yields.

[Assemblymember Mary Beth Walsh]: Just a couple of questions for clarification, please. The part that was removed from section three twenty seven dash a subdivision one, the red lined portion of that bill that's contained in the chapter, all the specific things that were struck are the different things that you could not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, etcetera. Have all of those instead then been replaced, all of them, by the section of the human rights law, the executive law section 296 subdivision five? Like is that an even swap? I don't know what you

[Assemblymember Philip (Phil) Steck]: mean by an even swap, but you are correct that the the that the protected classes were replaced by those listed in the executive law.

[Assemblymember Mary Beth Walsh]: Okay. And why

[Assemblymember Fred W. Thiele Jr.]: do

[Assemblymember Mary Beth Walsh]: you have any insight as to why that was done by the executive?

[Assemblymember Philip (Phil) Steck]: I don't have insight into why the executive does a lot of things, but they have lawyers. And you being one and I being one, it's very difficult for lawyers to leave well enough alone.

[Assemblymember Mary Beth Walsh]: I did think of that. The other thing I thought of is perhaps at some future time there could be another addition to the list in the human rights law that maybe rather than to have to go back and change other statutes like this one, it would just be incorporated by reference perhaps?

[Assemblymember Philip (Phil) Steck]: It certainly would be if the executive law were changed.

[Assemblymember Mary Beth Walsh]: Yeah. Okay. So I just wanted to be sure because I did I did kind of go back and do a comparison. But like for example, in the original bill specifically it stated that you could not discriminate on the base of source of income and then I went back into the human rights slide and it did talk about that you could not discriminate on the basis of it's such a long statue this part, hold on, lawful source of income. So it's in there. It's essentially It's like Prego, right? It's

[Assemblymember John Mikulin]: in there.

[Assemblymember Philip (Phil) Steck]: Essentially the same.

[Assemblymember Mary Beth Walsh]: Okay, okay. Very good. Thank you so much for that clarification, mister Steck. And, madam speaker, on the bill.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: On the bill.

[Assemblymember Mary Beth Walsh]: So as I think we've figured out, the chapter amendment really doesn't make any big changes in, the original bill and which was debated pretty fully last session and resulted in 48 no votes. There was a bipartisan opposition to the bill. Because the chapter amendment doesn't seem to be really changing it too much, I would expect kind of a similar result. As I brought out in that original debate, I think that pretty much we all know, certainly attorneys know, that you can't have a restrictive covenant based on race for example or any other protected class. We know that. That it has been standard practice in real estate or in the law for title companies or for attorneys preparing deeds to routinely strike these archaic and frankly obnoxious covenants that are placed into, that had historically been perhaps placed into these deeds. But I think that what this legislation does do, both the chapter and then the original legislation, is it kind of paints with a pretty broad brush. There could be, we might agree on, some of us might think that there could be some legitimate interest in certain examples that I raised in the original debate regarding like the Senecas, Orthodox communities that could be a reason for restrictive covenant to be appropriate in some other situations and that therefore this could present an issue. So I think that this is an issue that should be addressed or is more properly addressed by the courts on a case by case basis and not by legislation such as this. So for that reason, I will continue to vote in the negative on this piece of legislation and I would encourage my colleagues to do the same. Thank you very much, madam speaker.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Thank you. Mister Steck?

[Assemblymember Philip (Phil) Steck]: On the bill.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: On the bill.

[Assemblymember Philip (Phil) Steck]: Very briefly, one of the problems with the restrictive covenants that is that if those words are left in the deed, the covenant runs with the land and so it's for a time immemorial and it's much better, to get the offending language out. When you leave things up to the court on a case by case basis that encourages unnecessary and costly litigation. Setting clear rules of law is always better than in the case by case approach. So we did debate this very extensively last time and I would otherwise rely on the comments that were made previously, one of which I would note that organizations that want to restrict certain not for donations to not for profits still have the opportunity to do that through a restricted donation. They do not have to do it in a deed that runs with the land forever. Thank you.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Thank you. Read the last section.

[Assembly Clerk]: This section will take effect on the one hundred and eightieth day.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: A party vote has been requested. Miss Walsh?

[Assemblymember Mary Beth Walsh]: Thank you, madam speaker. The minority conference will generally be in the negative on this piece of legislation. If there are affirmative votes, now would be the time to cast them at your desk. Thank you.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Thank you. Miss Peoples Stokes.

[Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes]: Madam speaker, the majority conference is in favor of this piece of legislation. There may be a few who desire to be an exception. They should feel free to do so at their seats.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Thank you. The clerk will record the vote. Are there any other votes? Announce the results.

[Assembly Clerk]: Ayes, 96. Noes, 45.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: The bill is passed. Miss Peoples Stokes.

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

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: We have no housekeeping. We do have several resolutions that we will take up together. Without objection, all these be taken up together on the resolutions. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. The resolutions are adopted. Miss Peoples Stokes.

[Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes]: Madam speaker, would you please call on miss Clark for the purpose of an announcement?

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Miss Clark, for the purpose of announcement.

[Assemblymember Sarah Clark]: Madam speaker, I am here to announce there will be more majority conference immediately following session in Hearing Room C. Majority conference immediately following session.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Thank you. A majority conference Hearing Room C immediately following session. Miss Peoples Stokes.

[Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes]: I now move that the assembly stand adjourned and that we reconvene at 1PM, Wednesday, February 4. Tomorrow will be in a session day.

[Acting Speaker Pamela J. Hunter]: Thank you. I'll miss Pipo Stokes' motion. The house stands adjourned.