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[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The senate will come to order. I ask everyone to please rise and recite the pledge of allegiance. Pledge allegiance is to the flag of The United States Of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. In the absence of clergy, let us bow our heads in a moment of silent reflection or prayer. Reading of the journal.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: In senate, Tuesday, 01/27/2026, the senate made pursuant to adjournment. Journal of Sunday, 01/25/2026 was read and approved. A motion to senate adjourn.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Without objection, the journal stands approved as read. Presentation of petitions, messages from the assembly, the secretary will read.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Senator May moves to discharge from the committee on rules, assembly bill number ninety four fifty two, substituted for the identical Senate Bill eighty eight twenty two, third counter 41. Senator Salazar moves to discharge from the committee on rules, Assembly Bill number ninety five sixteen, substituted for the identical Senate Bill eighty eight twenty five, third reading counter 44. Senator Jackson moves to discharge from the committee on rules of Senate Bill number 9,450, a substitute for the identical Senate Bill 8,796, third calendar 81. Senator May moves to discharge from the committee on rules of Senate Bill number 9,434, substituted for the identical Senate Bills eighty seven ninety seven, third reading calendar 82. Senator Baskin moves to discharge from the committee on rules of Senate Bill number ninety five thirteen, substituted for the identical Senate Bill eighty eight zero one, third reading calendar 84. Senator Bailey moves to discharge from the committee on rules of Senate Bill number ninety four seventy six, substituted for the identical senate bill eighty eight zero five, third counter 85. Senator Cooney moves to discharge from the committee on rules of senate bill number ninety four forty two, substituted for the identical senate bill eighty eight zero eight, third and counter 86. Senator Myer moved to discharge from the committee on rules assembly bill number ninety four ninety one, substituted for the identical senate bill eighty eight thirteen third reading counter 89. Senator Webb moved to discharge from the committee on rules assembly bill number ninety four fifty five, substituted for the identical senate bill eighty eight fifteen third calendar 90. Senator Fernandez moves to discharge on the committee on rules of senate bill number ninety five zero three, substituted for the identical senate bill eighty eight sixteen third reading calendar 91. Senator Hinchy moves to discharge from the committee on rules assembly bill number ninety four fifty one, a substituted for the identical senate bill eighty eight twenty six third reading counter 93. Senator Liu moves to discharge from the committee on rules assembly bill number ninety four thirty one, substituted for the identical senate bill eighty eight twenty nine third and count of 95.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: So ordered, messages from the governor, reports of standing committees, reports of select committees, communications and reports from state officers, motions and resolutions, senator Gianaris.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Afternoon, mister president. At this time, I move to adopt the resolution calendar.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: All those in favor of adopting the resolution calendar, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, nay. The resolution calendar is adopted. Senator Gionnaires.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Please recognize senator Chan for an introduction.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator Chan for an introduction.

[Senator Chan]: Thank you, mister president. So today, I wanna welcome once again to Albany two, very special people who laid down a sacrifice extremely overwhelming. It's missus Zu Yin Liu, and I'm sorry you had to be sitting behind me over there, and mister Wei Tang Liu. They are the parents of detective Wenjun Liu, who along with his partner, detective Rafael Ramos, was assassinated in their patrol car in New York City in Brooklyn eleven years ago. And I I was still a police officer at the time. I was the second in command of the South Brooklyn crime scene unit. And no need to say that, at that time, I mobilized all of my cops and detectives to the scene of that shooting. And I myself went to the house of, Duluth because it was fairly close to where my office was. And subsequently, over the next decade or so, we became family. And I remember for years after that, every time they saw me, they broke down in tears. And I'm very happy to see that the cops today in the neighborhood, they know that when it snows, go shovel the snow in their driveway, go take care of them, check-in on them, knock on the door. That's because they are part of our family, and I'm very, very happy to welcome them once again to Albany. And I want you to know that you are always welcome in Albany. And I ask my colleagues to extend their warmest welcome to the Louths now in Chinese. Thank you very much, everyone.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Thank you, senator Chan. To our guests, I welcome you on behalf of the senate. We extend to you the privileges and concourtesies of this house. Please rise and be recognized. Senator Gianaris.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Mister president, please take up the reading of the calendar.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: The secretary will read. Calendar number 21, senate print eighty seven seventy eight by senator Brisport, enactment of social services law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section four, this action will take effect immediately.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: All the roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Gabo, GNR Skruger, Ort, stool cuttings white.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: In relation to calendar one, vote in the negative, senator Bino. Ayes 58 and ayes one.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Candidate number 41, assembly number 9452 by assembly member Steck, an act of the labor law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section two, this action will take effect immediately.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adabo, GNR's Kruger Oort, shortcuttens White. Announce the results. In relation to calendar 41, those senators voting in negative are senators Ashby, Barello, Kenza, Fitzpatrick, Chan, Gallivan, Grifo Helming, Lanza, Martin, Ventura, Murray, Obrak, O'Mara, Ort, Columbo, Rhodes, Ralston, Steck, Todisco, Walls of Weapon, White. I have thirty seven days twenty two.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Calendar number 44, semi number ninety five sixteen by a semi member Delon, an enactment of correction law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Bill will be laid aside.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Calendar number 75, senate print eighty seven eighty six by senator Schulff is an enactment of the insurance law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section two, this action will take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adabo, GNR's Kruger Ort, school cuttings white.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: In relation to the count of 75, vote in a negative, senator Palumbo. Ayes, 58, nays, one.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Bill has passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Calendar number 81, assembly number 9450 by assembly member, Feffer Romado, enact to amend the chapter of the the law 2025.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section two, this action could affect immediately.

[Senator Dean Murray]: Call the roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adabo. G and R Struger, Hort, Sule Cotton's wife.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: In relation to counter 81, voting in a negative. Senator Walz, ayes 58, nays one.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Bill is passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Counter number 82, assembly number 9434 by assembly member, Kasey, an act to amend chapter of the laws of the gun '25.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section two, this action will take effect immediately.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Call to roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adabo, GNR Scruker, or suit cuttings white.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: In malicious counter, 82 voting negative. Senator Walzik, ayes 58, nays one.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Bill is passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Counter number 83, senate print eighty seven ninety nine by senator Faye enactment of mental hygiene law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section two, this act should take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws 2025.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adabo, Junar's Kruger, Ort, sore cuttings white.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Amounts the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Ayes, 59. The bill is passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Condor number 84, assembly number 9513 by assembly member Cashman, enactment of the the county law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section two, this action will take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the law 2025.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Call to roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adabo, GNR Skruger, ort, suitcun's wife.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Aye, 59.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Bill has passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Call to

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Call to roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adabo, Adabo, Giannis GNR Skruger, Kruger Ort, ort, suitcun's Sukun's wife. Wife.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: In relation to counter 85, voting a negative, Senator Walzwick. Ayes, 58 nays one.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Counter number 86 is semi number ninety four forty two by semi member Magnarelli, act to amend the financial services law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Regalize section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section two. This act should expect immediately.

[Senator Dean Murray]: Called the roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adabo, G and R's Kruger, or store cut and swiped.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: In relation to counter 86, voting a negative. Senator Gallivan, ayes 58 and ayes one.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Excuse me. Also, senator Walzer, ayes 57 and ace two. Calendar number 88, senate print eighty eight eleven by senator Comery, an action of the general business law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section four of this act should take effect on the same date and in the same manner as the chapter of the law of 2025.

[Senator Dean Murray]: Call the roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adabo. Gianaris Kooka. Ort, sore cuttings white.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: In relation to calendar 80 '8, vote in the negative are senators Ashby, Barillo, Kensington and Fitzpatrick, Chan, Gallivan, Grifle, Helming, Lanza, Martins, Patera, Murray, Obrak, O'Mara, Ort, Palumbo, Rhodes, Rosson Steck, to this call, Walter Webb and White. Aye '37, age 22.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Calendar number 89, assembly number 9491 by assembly member Simone, an act from the criminal procedure law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section two, this action should take effect on the same date and in the same manner as the chapter of the law 2025.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adabo, Jnaris Kruka, Orts, who cut his wife?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Ayes, 59.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Calendar number 90, assembly number 9455 by assembly member Vishal Herman, an act to amend the executive law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section two, this act should take effect on the same date and in the same manner as the chapter of the laws of 2025.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adavo, GNR Scruggler, Orton, Stewart Cotton's White. Announce the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: In relation to calendar number 90, voted in the negative, Senator Walzik, ayes 58 and ayes one.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Calendar number 91, assembly number 9503 by assembly member Rosenthal, an enactment of general business law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section two, this act should be expected immediately.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Call of

[Senator Dean Murray]: the roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adabo, Gennaro Spooker, Ort, Sukun's White. Announce the results. Ayes, 59. The bill is passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Convoy number 93, assembly number 94 51 by assembly member Mcdonald, enact to amend the executive law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section two, this action will take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the law of 2025.

[Senator Dean Murray]: Call the roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adabo, Gennara Skruger, Oort, store cuttings, white.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Ayes, 59. The bill is passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Calibre number 94, senate print eighty eight twenty eight by senator Gennara, an act from the general business law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section five, this action will take effect immediately.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adabo, Gianaras Kruger Ort, store cuttings, white. Amounts the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: In relation to calendar 94, voting in negative center of Wawson. Ayes 58, nays one.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Calendar number 95, assembly number 9431 by a semi member Magnerelli, an action in the tax law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section two, this act shall take effect immediately.

[Senator Dean Murray]: Call to roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adabo, Gnaris Kruger Ort, Sukkun's

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: White. Announce the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: In relation to, counter 95, voting in negative. Senator Walzer. Ayes 58, nays one.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The bail has passed.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Number 99, senate print 8887 by senator Sepulveda, enactment of the estates, powers, and trust law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section six is action to conduct immediately.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Davo. Gianaris Kruger, Port. So comes white.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: In relation to counter 99 voted in negative r, senators Ashby, Barello, Kenzaria Fitzpatrick, Chan, Gallivan, Griffo, Helming, Lanza, Matera, Murray, Obraka, O'Mara, Ort, Palumbo, Rhodes, Stet, Todisco, Walzwick, Webb, and White. Isthirty nine ace 20. The bill is passed.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator Janaris, that completes the reading of today's calendar.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Please go to the reading of the controversial calendar.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: The secretary will ring the bell. The secretary will read. Calendar number 44, assembly number 9516 by assembly member Delon, an act from the correction law.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator Murray, right, you right?

[Senator Dean Murray]: Thank you, mister president. Would the sponsor yield for a question, please?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Will the sponsor yield?

[Senator Julia Salazar]: Yes.

[Senator Dean Murray]: Sponsor yields. Thank you. Through you, mister president. So in the in the bill and I'm gonna read forgive me here, but I'm gonna read, my notes here. It says that at least one member, we're increasing the members of the board from three to five. It says at least one member must be a former inmate in a New York correctional facility, and one member must have one or more of the following qualifications. Licensed health care professional authorized to practice in New York, licensed attorney authorized to practice in New York with a background in criminal indigent defense, or prisoners rights litigation, or experience as a legal policy professional who has professional experience related to the rights of inmates. So my question is, is there any requirement that one of these members have any experience with victims and victims rights?

[Senator Julia Salazar]: Through you, mister president, actually so I do want to just remind, all of us the purpose of the state commission of correction. It is to provide oversight, of correctional facilities at frankly, to to be honest, apart from, people who, you know, happen to also be victims of crime themselves if they are incarcerated or if they work in a correctional facility, the the work of the SCOC does not really focus on, crime victims. And, so I I do just wanna make that clear. There's nothing in the legislation that, suggests that any of the appointees, to the SCOC, full time or part time commissioners, would not be eligible to serve on the SCOC if they had experience working with crime victims. It's just not explicitly stated as a requirement.

[Senator Dean Murray]: Thank you, mister president. On the bill?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator Murray, on the bill.

[Senator Dean Murray]: And thank you, senator Salazar. The the interesting part is everything, while it might not directly work with victims, everything in the criminal justice system applies to crime victims. Understand that these the victims are the people that did nothing wrong. The criminals are the ones that chose to break the law and create a crime victim. There

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: was

[Senator Dean Murray]: a headline today in one of the papers, Brooklyn judge cut sex abusers original one hundred three year sentence to 18 as victim voices outrage and fear. The message New York sends over and over again to crime victims is you don't matter. We're demanding that on this board, you have people that have a background in defending criminals, a background in criminals rights and making sure that they're comfortable and everything is fine for the criminals. And I beg to differ when you say that this doesn't apply to crime victims because everything that happens in the criminal justice system in one way or another affects the crime victims. See, our our thought process is exactly what the sponsor just said. It's dismissing the criminal. This headline doesn't directly it's about the the criminal itself in his sentence. But what message did it send to the crime victims? And I would argue it sends the exact same message this bill sends, and that is, you don't matter. And that's a real shame. For that reason, I'll be voting no. Thank you, mister president.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Thank you, senator Murray. Are there any other senators wishing to be heard? Seeing and hearing none, debate is now closed. The senator the secretary will ring the bell. Senator Gionnaires?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Mister president, we've agreed to restore this bill to the noncontroversial calendar.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The bill will be returned to the noncontroversial calendar. Read the last section.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Section four, this act should take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the law 2025.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: Adabo, Gennaro's Kruger, or Swiggut

[Senator Gustavo Rivera]: and his wife. Senator Rivera to explain his vote. Thank you, mister president. I wanna thank senator Salazar for bringing this bill up. And I just one thing is that as I proudly vote in the affirmative in this legislation, just one thing that I'd want some of my colleagues to consider is that there there seems sometimes the the the narrative that that that folks might speak about on this floor is elsewhere. It's as if though people they they just speak about people who have committed crimes who are paying their debt to society by being incarcerated as if though they would never change, that they're going to be criminals forever and speak of them as if though they're just folks that should be thrown away. And I think that that has to do with a mentality that is purely about punitive thinking. It is about just punishing, punishing, punishing. And unfortunately, that what that has led to is, the reason why things like this are necessary is because it is indeed when you think about when we think about victims, and we do think about victims all the time, we do so in ways that are comprehensive, that have to do with how to fix the entire problem, not just identifying the person that made a mistake and then punish that person forever and ever and ever without being able to say that anything that they can do can change who we believe them to be. And I think that that's a mentality that is not only old school, but old and unnecessary. So I'm glad that we're moving forward, and we can think about victims and how we make their lives better, and we can take people who have committed crimes and who can who have paid their debt to society and say that they can come back in society and be productive members of it. So I vote in the affirmative in this legislation. Thank you, mister president.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator Rivera, to be recorded in the affirmative. Senator Martins, to explain his vote.

[Senator Jack Martins]: Thank you, mister president. I I vote to I vote no. And, certainly, I can't support this, but I also wanted to explain why. I believe I believe everyone in this room believes in the the power of rehabilitation. And we hope for the power of rehabilitation and the ability for people to do better and to grow and to come back as meaningful members of society. But we also can't ignore reality. The recidivism rate in this state is extraordinarily high. The facts are specific. For anyone who wants to look at facts and not just point with broad strokes, the recidivism rate is high. And so when we vote on bills like this that are, frankly, counter to the facts as we see them, as much as we all hope for rehabilitation, and we wanna give every opportunity and every opportunity for that person who is incarcerated to be rehabilitated and come back as a member of society. I think it is I think it's unfair to come here and to tell people in this chamber that those who voted no for this bill somehow are doing it for ulterior motives. I vote no, and I think, and I urge all of my colleagues to vote no as well. Thank you.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator Martins to be recorded in the negative. Senator Salazar to explain her vote.

[Senator Julia Salazar]: Thank you, mister president. I'll be I'll be brief. Clearly, I'm not I'm not feeling excellent right now, but I did want to just speak to the remark about the recidivism rate in our state, which I I completely agree. It's unaccept unacceptably high. We have an outrageously high recidivism rate in this country. We also have the highest incarceration rate in this country per capita in in the world, actually, per capita in in The United States, which is is a shame. It doesn't seem to be working, does not seem to be preventing people from returning to jail or prison, and, I share my colleague's commitment in seeking to reduce the number of Americans and New Yorkers who find themselves in jail or prison in the first place, and certainly, repeatedly as recidivism measures. And something that I believe contributes to recidivism is trauma, and violence that can be portrayed against people who are in correctional facilities, whether they are incarcerated or they are staff. And so I think it really behooves all of us if we want to see fewer people returning to prison, Also, we want to see people returning to society healthier, and ready to contribute to public safety in their communities, we wanna make sure that jails and prisons are safer than they have been demonstrated to be in the past year. In just over a year, we have seen at least two young men murdered by correction officers, Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwe. And I'm grateful that we are passing this amended legislation today to try to really just improve the conditions in our correctional facilities and ensure that there is accountability and adequate oversight. I vote aye.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator Salazar, to be recorded in the affirmative, and we hope you feel better. Announce the results.

[Senate Reading Clerk (Secretary)]: In relation to calendar 44, voting in negative are senators Ashby, Barello, cancer efforts Patrick Chan, Gallivan, Grifle, Helming, Lanza, Martins, Matera, Murray, Obrak, O'Mara, Orpalumbo, Rose, Roussin Sec, Disco, Walls, White. Aye, thirty seven days, twenty two.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed. Senator Gianaris, that completes the reading of today's calendar.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Is there any further business at the desk?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: There is no further business at the desk.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: I move to adjourn till tomorrow, Thursday, January 29 at 11AM.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: On motion, the senate stands adjourned until Thursday, January 29 at 11AM.