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[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Majority Leader)]: Madam speaker, would you please call the house to order?
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The house will come to order. Good afternoon colleagues. 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 Monday, February 23. Miss People Stokes.
[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Majority Leader)]: Madam speaker, I move to dispense with the further reading of the journal of Monday, February 3, and that the same stand approved.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Without objection, so ordered.
[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Majority Leader)]: Thank you so much. Colleagues and guests that are in the chambers with us today, I would like to share a quote with you. This one is coming from Muhammad Ali. I'll describe him but I'm sure most of you have heard of him. He's an American professional boxer and activist and nicknamed by many as the greatest. His words for us today, he who is not courageous enough to take a risk will accomplish nothing in his life. Again, these words from Muhammad Ali. Madam speaker, colleagues have on their desk a main calendar. It has 11 new bills on it. After you have done any introductions and or housekeeping, we are going to begin our floor work by taking up resolutions on page three. Then we're gonna consent the 11 new bills beginning with chapter calendar number two fifty. It's on page four. And then we're gonna continue consenting where we left off beginning with calendar number one thirty seven. That is on page 27. There may be a need for additional floor work today, madam speaker. If so, we'll acknowledge it at that point. However, members should be the majority members should be aware that there will definitely be a need for a conference immediately following the conclusion of our work on the floor today. And, obviously, madam speaker, we will always consult with our colleagues on the other side of the aisle to determine if they may have the similar needs. That's a general outline of where we're going today. Let us begin with housekeeping or introductions.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Thank you. We do have a couple of pieces of housekeeping. On a motion by mister Boris, page 33, calendar number one sixty six, bill number a six five seven eight dash a, the amendments are received and adopted. On a motion by Ms. Tapia, page 43, calendar number two thirty one, bill number A3304 A, the amendments are received and adopted. We do have a few introductions. We will start with Mr. Bendet for the purpose of an introduction.
[Scott Bendett]: Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise today for the purpose of an introduction to introduce you, my colleagues, to my friend Johnny Bombard. Johnny Bombard is the owner and proprietor of the Man of Kent Tavern in Hoosick Falls. Many people might know it. They've been serving the capital region since nineteen o three. 1985 was when the Man of Kent took over and Johnny's owned it for the last twenty years. One of the best parts about being a member here is sharing my life and my community with other members, and I was able to do that last night with, members Giglio, Pirizolo, Smith, and Brabanek. And we bit went to the man of Kent and had a terrific time. Johnny's been serving the capital region in residence, as well as tens of thousands of travelers who are traveling through New York heading to Vermont for leaf peeping or for skiing. Missus speaker, madam speaker, on behalf of my colleagues, can you please afford mister Bombard the cordialities of the floor?
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: On behalf of Mr. Bendet, the speaker, and all members. Welcome Mr. Bombard to our assembly chamber. We welcome you and extend the privileges of the floor to you. We thank you for being a small business owner and being a staple in your community. We hope you enjoy our proceedings today. Thank you so very much for joining us. Mister Santa Barbara, for the purpose of an introduction.
[Angelo Santabarbara]: Thank you, madam speaker. I rise today to introduce a remarkable self advocate, a writer, and community leader, Dylan Biddle, who lives in the city of Schenectady. He's joining us here in the chamber. He's the author of a publication called Dylan's Dish, which began ten years ago as a project created in Microsoft Word. And with the support of his community has it has grown into a fully independent publication, complete with colorful graphics, thoughtful interviews, and powerful messages of encouragement. Last year, he celebrated the one hundredth edition of his publication, a milestone that we are celebrating here today as well. As a self advocate for people with disabilities, Dylan who Dylan uses his platform to inspire others, break barriers, to help people believe in themselves, and to pursue their goals. He is here with a number of supporters, family, friends, direct service, direct support professionals. He received services from Liberty ARC, also in my district in the city of Amsterdam. And in true Dylan fashion, just before joining us here in the chamber, you come up to my office and we did an interview for what will be his one hundred and fifteenth edition of his newsletter about my role as the chair of the New York State Assembly's Committee on People with Disabilities. He's continuing his work to elevate conversations and amplify voices. His dedication, perseverance, perseverance, heart remind us what inclusion truly looks like in action. I'm pleased to congratulate him and thank him for his extraordinary work and his advocacy and for his impact. He is joined in the chamber today, as I said, by family, friends, people that support him from Liberty ERC, and supporters from his community. I got had an opportunity to meet with them earlier today. I'm very pleased to have them in the chamber. Madam speaker, if you would welcome them all here to the Assembly Chamber and extend to them all the cordialities of the house.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: On behalf of Mr. Santa Barbara, the Speaker, and all members, welcome Dylan and distinguished guests to our Assembly Chamber. We welcome you here today. Dylan, you are amazing. Thank you for all of the great works that you're doing, being a self advocate, writer. You got it going on, Dylan. Thank you for everything that you're doing. We appreciate you being here today. We hope you enjoy our proceedings. Keep up the great work. Thank you so very much for joining us. Ms. Gonzalez Rojas for the purpose of an introduction.
[Jessica González-Rojas]: Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am so honored to be joined today by Connie Neal, Executive Director of the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and Joan Gerhardt, who's the Director of Public Policy and Advocacy at the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence. We gather to memorialize February 24 as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Day. The New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence leads critical work across our state advocating for trauma informed, survivor centered and culturally competent services Through public policy advocacy, training and community outreach, they strengthen the network of providers and advocates who support survivors every single day. Importantly, their work does not only focus on responding to violence, it centers on prevention. They are working to change the systems, the structures, and the cultural conditions that allow domestic violence to persist. Domestic violence and intimate partner violence impact every community. However, we know that the burden is not felt equally. Black men and women experience intimate partner violence at higher lifetime rates. The LGBTQ plus community experience intimate partner violence at equal or greater rates than cisgender heterosexual individuals. And that's why primary prevention matters. It addresses the root cause, inequity, power imbalance, systemic barriers that make domestic violence possible. So, if we are serious about gender equity, about cultivating healthy relationships, and about building communities equipped to stop violence before it starts, New York must continue to invest in survivor services and in the providers doing cultural changing preventative work. We must ensure providers have equal access to safety, support, and justice, and that prevention efforts are fully restored statewide. So, thank you for memorializing this important day and together we will build a more just and safer New York. Thank you so much.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Thank you. On behalf of Ms. Gonzalez Rojas, the speaker and all members, Welcome to our assembly chamber, miss Neillyn Gerhardt, for a very special day today memorializing, Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Day today. Appreciate all of the hard work you do today and every day for the people who are affected by domestic violence. We always tell our young people, if you see something, say something, and you are the epitome of doing that every single day. So thank you for the service that you provide to our communities. We extend to you the privileges of the floor. Hope you enjoy our proceedings today. Thank you so very much for joining us. Resolutions, page three. Clerk will read.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number nine fifty nine, Ms. McMahon. Legislative resolution memorializing governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim 02/21/2026 as mother language day in the state of New York.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Miss People Stokes on the resolution.
[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Majority Leader)]: Thank you, madam speaker. I rise to honor the sponsor of this legislation. I think this is one of the more important issues, that we face in today's society as a descendant of the people who made it through the middle passage. I was not allowed to keep my natural language. Generations prior to me were not allowed to keep their national language, natural language. However, since 2000 I mean, 1999, United Nations and others across the world have figured ways to allow people to maintain their mother language. I think that is critically important to diversity. And honestly, I applaud all the folks who maintain their original language and at the same time can use other languages as well. I wanna speak and honor my Bengalese community in the city of Buffalo who struggled through their own opportunity to maintain their language. And I honor them in their language and I I wanna honor Karen for I shouldn't say the member's name, but this is really a big to deal to me because there's so many people who don't have this opportunity. Those of us that do, we should honor them for that, and we should encourage not just ourselves but our children to wanna learn another language. I was appalled at the outroar of a international entertainer who uses their own language and people were upset about that. That's something we should applaud. We should be grateful to him that he can do that, and we should be grateful to his people that they preserve their language. I wish in all my world that I could have the language of my natural people. I don't because it was taken from me. If you have it, you want it preserved, and I applaud our colleague for putting forward this resolution to honor Mother Language Day. Again, thank you to our colleague, and I look forward to voting for it.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Thank you. On the resolution, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. The resolution is adopted.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number nine sixty, Mr. Levine, legislative resolution memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2026 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of New York.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: On the resolution, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed, no. The resolution is adopted.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number nine sixty two, Ms. Gonzales Rojas. Legislative resolution memorializing governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim 02/24/2026 as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Day in the state of New York.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: On the resolution, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed, no. The resolution is adopted.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number nine sixty three, Ms. Lopardo. Legislative resolution memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 21 through the twenty eighth, twenty twenty six, as National FFA Organization Week in the state of New York.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: On the resolution, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. The resolution is adopted.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number nine sixty four, miss Rosenthal. Legislative resolution memorializing governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 23 through 03/01/2026 as Eating Disorders Awareness Week in the state of New York.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: On the resolution, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. The resolution is adopted. On consent, page four, calendar number two fifty, clerk will read.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number five fifty nine a, calendar two fifty, miss Pollan, an act to amend the election law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: This bill is laid aside.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number ten thirty nine a, calendar two fifty one, miss Pollan, an act to amend the public health law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This action will take effect on the one hundred and eightieth day.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Are there any other votes? Announce the results.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one thirty nos, zero. The bill is passed. Assembly number fourteen twenty, calendar two fifty two, Ms. Rosenthal, an act to amend the environmental conservation law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: This bill is laid aside.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number twenty ten a, calendar two fifty three, mister Colton, an act to amend the public authorities law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect immediately.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Miss Walsh to explain her vote.
[Mary Beth Walsh]: Thank you very much, madam speaker. So this bill requires that the New York City Transit Authority provide community boards and state legislators with notice in the event of a change in the levels of service. The state legislators would be us, you know, if it's a line that's running through the area that we represent, would be affected community boards. So I see the utility of requiring notice in the case of say a planned predetermined service cut. I think that that's important for us to know as legislators or as community boards so that we can adequately respond to maybe constituent concerns or provide that information out into the districts that we represent. I had a little bit of applause in looking at the bill because it talks about hold on I've to find the language here substantial or general changes in the levels service provided by the facilities. And so I was a little bit wondering if that was precise enough language to really alert them as to when they need to provide this notice. And I think that that's why we had a little bit of a concern as it came through committee, corporations committee. But we previously passed the bill unanimously in 2022 and I think as long as this notice only clicks in if it's for planned cuts to service rather than say a breakdown or an unforeseen problem with a line or an accident along the line where you really couldn't meet this requirement in a timely manner, I think that the bill is okay. And so I will be supporting it, but I appreciate the opportunity to just explain my thinking on this. Thank you.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Thank you. Miss Walsh and the affirmative. Are there any other votes? Announce the results.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one thirty. Noes, zero. The bill is passed. Assembly number 2300 a, calendar two fifty four, miss Gallagher, an act to amend the mental hygiene law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: This bill is laid aside.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 4871, calendar two fifty five, mister Delon. An act to amend the judiciary law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect immediately.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Ms. Walsh to explain her vote.
[Mary Beth Walsh]: Thank you, madam speaker. So this bill requires a submission of an annual report on the drug treatment court program to the legislature and to the governor. Drug treatment court is an alternative to incarceration. I think it makes a lot of sense that this legislature would want to know how this program is functioning. The bill specifically wants an accounting of all government and other funds spent by the program as well as information on staffing levels and participation by community service organizations which provide services to participants in the program. And I think all of that is good. I would just say what I would like to know about how the drug treatment program is working is, is it resulting in individuals who are not going on to commit additional crime, particularly additional crime that might be related to a problem with addiction. I mean the whole reason why we're allowing this alternative to incarceration is to get them the help that they need so that hopefully their addiction is being addressed and we're going to have a safer community, we're going to have better families, safer families as a result of this kind of intervention. So I think that as far as it goes, the bill is good. But I don't think that the focus of the bill should be let's find out if it's being staffed properly enough so that we know how much more money to give the program. I think we want to see how effective the program is, not just simply how much money we have to spend on it. That's important too, but that's not all of it. So I will support this bill, but I was a little disappointed that the bill didn't actually take a closer look at reporting on the effectiveness of the program. But I will be supporting it. Thank you, madam speaker.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Thank you. Miss Walsh in the affirmative. Are there any other votes? Announce the results.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one thirty one. Noes, zero.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 5306, calendar 256, miss Reyes, an act to amend the vehicle and traffic law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This action will take effect on the sixtieth day.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Are there any other votes? Announce the results.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one thirty one. Noes, zero. The bill is passed. Assembly number 8017, calendar two fifty seven, Mr. McNarelli. An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Bill is laid aside.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 08/1988, calendar two fifty eight, Ms. Jackson. An act to amend the election law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: This bill is laid aside.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 8five fifteen a, calendar two fifty nine, Ms. Kasay, enact to amend the environmental conservation law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect on the one hundred and eightieth day.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Are there any other votes? Announce the results.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one thirty one. Nose, zero.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 1000136, calendar two '60, Mr. Fall, an act to amend chapter three zero six of the laws of 2011.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This action shall take effect immediately.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Are there any other votes?
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Announce the results. Ayes, one thirty one. Nose, zero. The
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: bill is passed. Miss Peoples strokes for the purpose of an introduction.
[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Majority Leader)]: Thank you madam speaker for allowing me to interrupt our proceedings briefly to introduce guests in the chambers by our from our colleagues, mister Santa Barbara as well as mister Steck. We have with us the Schenectady Belmont Pop Warner of Schenectady. Following a historic championship season and advancement to the regional and national competitions, these young athletes, their coaches, and families have made their communities and our state very proud. We congratulate them for being here and all of their achievements and ask if you would please give them the cordialities of the house.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: On behalf of miss People Stokes, mister Santa Barbara, mister Stett, the speaker, and all members, we welcome you young people from the Schenectady Belmont Pop Warner. We welcome you to our assembly chamber and extending the privileges of the floor to you, and congratulating you on a wonderful Pop Warner season. We wish you continued academic and athletic success. Do great works. We are looking forward to seeing you all in the future. We hope you enjoy our proceedings today. Thank you so very much for joining us. On consent, page 27, calendar number 137.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Clerk will read.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 5,207 a, calendar 137, miss Reyes, an act to amend the public health law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: This bill is laid aside.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 5,234, calendar 138, Mr. Jacobson, an act to amend the election law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: This bill is laid aside.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 05/2015, calendar 139, Ms. Reyes, an act to amend the workers' compensation law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: On a motion by Ms. Reyes, the Senate bill is before the House. The Senate bill is advanced. This bill is laid aside.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 5341A, calendar 140, Mr. Zaccaro, an act to amend the cannabis law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: This bill is laid aside.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 5,000 546, calendar 141, Ms. Simon, an act to amend the mental hygiene law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect immediately.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Are there any other votes? Announce the results.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one thirty one. Nose, zero.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number fifty five ninety two, calendar one forty two, miss Lucas, enact to direct the Department of State and Public Service Commission.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: This bill is laid aside.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 5622, calendar 143, Mr. Eckis, enact to amend the education law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: This bill is laid aside.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number fifty eight thirty two b, calendar one forty four, miss Callis, an act to amend the environmental conservation law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: On a motion by miss Callis, the senate bill is before the house. The senate bill is advanced. This bill is laid aside.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 5,860, calendar 145, Ms. Valdez, an act to amend the labor law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: This bill is laid aside.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number five thousand eight and ninety three, calendar 146, Mr. Hevesy, an act to amend the social services law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Are there any other votes? Announce the results.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one thirty one. Noes, zero. The bill is passed. Assembly number 5894 a, calendar one forty seven, mister Berger, enact him in the workers' compensation law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect immediately.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Are there any other votes? Announce the results.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one thirty one. Noes, zero.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 5906C, calendar 148, Ms. DeBarrez, an act to amend the labor law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Bill is laid aside.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 5912A, calendar 149, Ms. DeBarrez, an act to amend the civil service law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: On a motion by mister Borres, the senate bill is before the house. The senate bill is advanced. Read the last section.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect immediately.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Are there any other votes? Announce the results.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one thirty two, no zero.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 6021 b, calendar one fifty, mister Santa Barbara, an act to establishing the Blue Ribbon Commission.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: This bill is laid aside.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Assembly number 6,029, calendar 151, Mr. Zaccaro, an act to amend the public health law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect immediately.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Are there any other votes? Announce the results.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one thirty two. Nose, zero. The bill is passed. Assembly number sixty seventy eight a, calendar one fifty two, miss Hunter, an act to amend the social services law.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: This act shall take effect immediately.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The clerk will record the vote.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Are there any other votes? Announce the results.
[Assembly Reading Clerk]: Ayes, one thirty two. Nose, zero.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed. Miss Peoples Stokes.
[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Majority Leader)]: Madam speaker, do you have any further housekeeping or resolutions?
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: We have no housekeeping. We have a number of resolutions before the house. Without objection, these resolutions will be taken up together on the resolutions. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. The resolutions are adopted. Miss People Stokes.
[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Majority Leader)]: Madam speaker, in the app with the absence of our colleague, miss Clark, would you please advise majority members that there's an immediate conference in the speakers no. In Hearing Room C.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: Immediate majority conference in Hearing Room C after the adjournment of session.
[Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (Majority Leader)]: Thank you. And I'll move that the assembly stand adjourned and that we reconvene at 02:30PM, Wednesday, February 25. Tomorrow will be in the session day.
[Acting Speaker (Presiding Officer)]: On miss Peoples Stokes' motion, the house stands adjourned.