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[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: The senate will come to order. Ask everyone present to please rise and recite the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance 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.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Reading of the journal. In senate, Friday, 03/06/2026, the senate made pursuant to adjournment. The journal of Thursday, 03/05/2026 was read and approved. A motion to senate adjourn. Without objection,
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: the journal stands approved as read. Presentation of petitions. Messages from the assembly. The secretary will read.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Senator Gonzalez moves to discharge from the committee on Internet and Technology, assembly bill number thirty four eleven b, substituted for the identical Senate Bill nine thirty four a, third reading count of four twenty
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: nine. So ordered. Messages from the governor. Reports of standing committees. Report to select committees. Communications and reports from state offices, motions and resolutions. Senator Generis.
[Senator Michael Gianaris]: Good afternoon, mister president. We're gonna go right into the reading of the calendar today.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Second, sir, we'll read.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Calendar number one zero four, senate print forty three sixty nine by senator Conrad, enactment of not for profit corporation law.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Read the last section.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Section two, this action should be effect immediately. Hold the roll. Adabo, GNR, Spruger, Ort, Swell Cuttons, Zelman. Mhmm. Announce the results. Revelation to calendar one zero four voting in the negative are senators Martinez and Wozzek, ayes 56 and ayes two. The bill is passed. Calendar number two sixty three, senate print forty nine ninety five by senator Harcombe, enactment of environmental conservation law.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Read the last section.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Section two, this act should take effect on the thirtieth day of Shabbat Kamala Law. Call the roll. Adabo, GNR Scruger, or Soucot and Zellner. Announce the results.
[Reading Clerk (Assistant to the Secretary)]: Ayes, 58. Bills passed.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Calendar number 335, senate print three forty nine by Senator Scufus, enactment of public officers law.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Read the last section.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Section two, this action taken effect on the ninety day of trial to come along. Call the roll. Adabo, GNR, Scruger, Ortzl, Cotton Zelner. Announce the results.
[Reading Clerk (Assistant to the Secretary)]: Ayes, 58. Bills passed.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Calendar number 339, senate print 2271 by senator Krueger. And that, too many executive law. Read the last section. Section. Section two, this action took effect on January 1. Call the roll. Adabo, GNRS Kruger, or Sukhan Zelman. Announce the results. In relation to calendar three thirty nine voting in a negative r, senators Ashby, Kansas Avis, Patrick Chan, Gallivan, Grifold, Lanza, Martins, Matera, Murray, Obrakow, Merritt, Orpolumbo, Rhodes, Stet, Tedisco, Walzwick, Reverend White, eyes 39, age 19. Bills passed. Calendar number 340, senate print twenty three zero four by senator Krueger, enact to amend the legislative law. Lay it aside. Calendar number three forty seven, senate print 6283 by senator Scarcello Spanton, an act to amend the cannabis law. Ready last section. Section two, this act should be effective immediately. Call the roll. Adabo, GNR Skruger, Orts, Wilcutt, and Zelman. Announce the results. Ayes, 59. Votes passed. Calendar number March, center print twenty three twenty nine by senator Rivera. Announcement of vehicle and traffic ball.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Read the last section.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Section four, this action taken effect on the one to twenty update. The shop come along. Call the roll. Adabo, Gnars Kruger, Ort, Zuka, and Zelman.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Senator Murray to explain his vote.
[Senator Dean Murray]: Thank you, mister president. I respect what the sponsor is trying to do with this. My concern is we're having the New York state Commissioner of the DMV decide on this with public input, but only for New York City. You know, this problem exists elsewhere as well. If we could expand this, maybe I might consider, but I'm not gonna support something that leaves us out. So for that reason, I'll be a no.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Senator Murray to be recorded in negative. Announce the results. Excuse me. Don't announce the results. Sorry. Now's the results.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Religious count of three fifty nine, voted in the negative r, senators Ashby, Barello, Chan, Galligan, Grifold, Lanza, Martins, Murray, Obrak, O'Mara, Ort, Rhodes, Steck, Tedisco, Weber, and White. Ayes, 43, names 16. Bills passed. Calendar number 363, senate print 02/2005 by senator Martinez, enactment of the penal law.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Read it last night.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Section two, this action is expected immediately. Call the roll. Adabo, GNR, orb, Sokham, and Zama.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Announce the results.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Ayes, 59. The bill's passed. Calendar number March, set up in 4478 by Senator Ramos, enactment of labor law.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Read the last section.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Section three, this action to defect on the sixtieth date, shall become a law. Call the roll. Adabo, GNR Spooker, Orp, Sukhan, Zom.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Announce the results.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Relations calendar three seventy three, voting negative, Senator Borrelo. Ayes, 58 and ayes, one. The bill's passed. Calendar number March, center print 1855 by Senator Rivera, enactment of the public health floor.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Read the last section.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Section nine, this action took effect on the ninetieth day of child become a law. Call the roll. Adabo, GNR Skruger, Ort, Sukhan, Zelman. Announce the results. Aye, 59.
[Reading Clerk (Assistant to the Secretary)]: Bills
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: passed. Convident number four zero one, set up for 1615 by senator Brisport. Enactment of real property and act real property action and proceedings law. Read the last section. Section four, this action will take effect immediately. Call the roll. Adabo,
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Announce the results.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: In relation to count of four zero one voted in negative are senators Ashby Barello, Kizzaire Fitzpatrick Chan, Gallivan, Grifle, Helming, Lanza, Martins Gueterra, Murray, Obrak, O'Mara, Ort Palumbo, Rose, Ralph, and Steck, Tadisco, Wallsack, Weapon, White. Aye, '37, age 22. The bills passed. Calendar number 04/14, center print 52 57 b by senator Henshee, enact to amend the general business law.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Read the last act.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Section four, this action took effect on one hundred and eighty of day. If the trial come along. Call the roll. Adabo, GNR Skruger, Ort Sukhan Zelner. Announce the results. Aye, 59.
[Reading Clerk (Assistant to the Secretary)]: Bills passed.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Calendar number four nineteen, senate print thirty two seventy seven by senator Skookas. And that to amend the agriculture and markets law.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Read it last time. Section three,
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: this national take effect on the January 1. Call the roll. Adabo, GNR Skruger, Ort Sukhan Zona. Announce the results. Ayes, 59. Bill's passed. Calendar number 429, assembly number 3411 b by a semi member of Vanellen Act, chairman of the general business law.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Read the last section.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Section two, this action took effect on the '90 of date of trial coming law. Call the roll. Adabo. GNR Struber, Ortz, Vuitton,
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Announce, sir.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Announce the results. Relations calendar 04/29, voting in negative are senators Walzik and White, five fifty seven days two.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Bill's passed. Senator Generis, that completes your reading of today's calendar.
[Senator Michael Gianaris]: Please go to the reading of the controversial calendar.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Secretary, we're ringing the bell. Secretary, we'll read. Calendar number three forty, senate print twenty three zero four by senator Krueger, enact to amend the legislative law.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Senator Lanza, body rise.
[Senator Andrew Lanza]: Mister president, I believe there's an amendment at the desk. I waive the reading of that amendment and ask that senator Rawlison
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: be recognized. Thank you, senator Lanza. Upon reviewing the amendment and according to rule six, section four b, I rule a non germane out of order at this time.
[Senator Andrew Lanza]: Accordingly, mister president, I appeal the ruling of the chair and ask that senator Rawlison be heard on that appeal.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: The appeal has been made and the the appeal has been made and recognized, not a new word, and senator Rollison may be heard. Senator Rollison.
[Senator Rob Rolison]: Good afternoon, mister president. This amendment is germane to the bill in chief because the bill in chief deals with the legislative process of passing a bill through the state legislature. And this amendment is a bill that I carry, senate bill eight four six three, that I'm hoping will pass today, and if not, then sometime this session. The amendment, is the same language from my bill, s eight four six three, provides a one year utility bill tax and surcharge holiday and a two year green energy tax holiday. The tax and surcharge holidays would provide much needed financial relief to residents and small businesses around this state that are dealing with crushing utility bills. The bill does not come without president excuse me, president. In 2022, mister president, when gas prices were over $5 a gallon, we implemented a gas tax holiday. This bill would provide the same relief. It is estimated that about one third of utility bills are government taxes, surcharges, and government mandates. Now I would say, mister president, the quickest and most effective way the government can provide immediate and real relief to ratepayers is to suspend some of these taxes and surcharges. Now this bill would suspend the gross receipt tax, the sales tax, the system's benefit charge, the temporary state assessment slash incremental state assessment charge, and the renewable portfolio standard charge for one year. Now I would dare say, mister president, that most people don't even know that these taxes and surcharges are part of their bill, but they are partially what is driving up their bills. It would also suspend any tariff or surcharge on a utility bill associated with the construction of a renewable energy system or EV charging stations for two years. I encourage all of my fellow senators to support this amendment. Thank you, mister president.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Thank you, senator Rollinson. Now I wanna remind the house that this vote is on the procedures of the house and the ruling of the chair. Those in favor of all of the ruling the chair, please signify by saying I. I. Show of hands. A show of hands has been requested and so ordered.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Announce the result. Ayes, 22.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: The ruling of the chair stands and the bill in chief is before the house. Senator Generis. Mister president, we've agreed
[Senator Michael Gianaris]: to restore this bill to the non controversial calendar.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Upon consent, this bill is restored to the non controversial calendar.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Read the last section.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: Section two, this action to effect immediately. Call the roll. Adabo, GNR Skruger, Ortzuka, Zelman.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Senator May to explain her vote.
[Senator Rachel May]: Thank you, mister president. I wanna thank senator Krueger for this bill. When I first came into the senate, I was shocked to discover that we don't already do this. In the congress, if a bill is in the in the house of representatives and the senate are slightly different, there is a simple procedure for them to come to an agreement about them. But here we have to amend the bill, repass it. It's a very cumbersome process, even sometimes just to change one word or or even a comma. So I think this is just smart policy. I'm pleased that we're we're passing it, and I vote aye.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Senator Mates, we'll record you in the affirmative. Senator Krueger to explain her vote.
[Senator Liz Krueger]: Thank you. Good afternoon, mister president. So despite our disagreement on the, hostile amendment that just did not move as non germane, which it wasn't actually, I do hope my colleagues will join me in voting for this bill because of what Rachel May just said. Congress does this. They get their bills negotiated far more quickly. You don't end up at the end of a session going, we passed. Sometimes not just two bills in the two houses, but four bills in the two houses, which if they had just been talking to each other, would have been one common sense bill everyone agreed with that could much more likely move forward to the governor and hopefully be passed. And it's not that complicated to understand, and I think we would all be happier at the end of the day, maybe not. So I do hope people will vote for the bill. Thank you, mister president.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Senator Krueger, to be recorded in the affirmative, announce the results.
[Secretary of the Senate (Clerk)]: In relation to calendar three forty voting in negative power, senators Ashby, Barello, Kansas A. Fitzpatrick, Chan, Gallivan, Helmy, Martin, Martens, Meterra, Murray, Obrak, O'Mara, Ort, Rhodes, Steck, Tobisco, Wallsack, and White. Ayes, 42, nay, 17. The bill is passed.
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: Senator Generis, that completes the reading of today's calendar.
[Senator Michael Gianaris]: Is there any further business at the desk?
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: There is no further business at the desk.
[Senator Michael Gianaris]: I move to adjourn till tomorrow, Tuesday, March 10
[Presiding Officer (Acting President of the Senate)]: at 3PM. On motion, the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, March 10 at 3PM.