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[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The senate will come to order. I ask everyone, please rise and recite the pledge of allegiance. Father reverend father Dan Quinn of Blessed Sacrament Church in Albany will deliver today's invocation.

[Father Dan Quinn]: Hello. Thank you for having me. I'm father Quinn, from Blessed Sacrament up the street here in Albany. I've got a couple of his parishes with their schools as well. Today's Saint Patrick's Day, so I know I'm dressed a little bit traditional Irish with a kilt.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: But I know, of course,

[Father Dan Quinn]: the Irish are just one of many cultures that have come together to form what we have here as a state in New York. And today, on the feast of one of their great saints, one of their great leaders, who himself was first a foreigner, sort of, as the story goes, captured and enslaved by those people and escaped, but then went back again as an immigrant and lived there as a man with some new and different ideas that he had, and eventually, as they caught on, he became the bishop there, the man chiefly in charge of praying for them. We take a moment to pray, certainly

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: for the people

[Father Dan Quinn]: of Ireland today on their feast of their great saint. We take take a time to pray for our community here in in New York and and also for our leaders and for our legislators. So let us pray. In the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit. Amen. Lord god, we know that in your perfect fatherly love, you have given us laws to guide all of our decisions, our growth, to guide our consciences. Through Moses, through the prophets, and above all, through Jesus, we have received your ways, which are so far above our ways. And yet they are written on each of our hearts as the goal and the guide for our own lives, most supremely expressed in your command to love, to love you and to love our neighbor. So we ask you to help us to honor your laws while we are engaged in composing ours, in composing our laws, that our ways may be a true reflection of your perfect way. And that, in the craft of lawmaking, you may protect us from distortions and not allowing us to be satisfied with easy solutions to complex problems. So guide us to being true agents of truth and of love, avoiding all that is really truly in our power to hate and to live according to convenient falsehoods what is in our power to cause destruction, to cause division, to cause death. Instead, help us to be people who foster and protect life, the lives of all of our citizens, our neighbors, the guests in our state, all life, young and old. And so, in quoting Saint Patrick, help us Lord in all of this to arise, to rise to the challenge through, quoting Saint Patrick, God's strength to pilot me, God's might to uphold me, God's wisdom to guide me, God's eye to look before me, God's ear to hear me, God's word to speak for me, God's hand to guard me, God's shield to protect me, Christ with me, before me, behind me, in me, beneath me, above me, on my right and on my left. May God's host save us and protect us and give us the strength we need through Christ our Lord. Amen. Thank you for having me. You'll be in my prayers.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Reading of the journal.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: In senate, Monday, 03/16/2026, the senate met pursuant to adjournment. The journal of Friday, 03/13/2026 is read and approved. A motion is senate adjourn.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Without objection, the Journal stands approved as read. Presentations of petitions, messages from the assembly, messages from the governor, reports of standing committees, reports of select committees, communications and reports from state officers, motions and resolutions. Senator Generis.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Good afternoon, madam president. On behalf of senator Myery on page 15,

[Senator Steven Rhoads]: I offer the following amendments to calendar four twelve senate twenty five thirty nine a and ask

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: that said bill retain its place on the third reading calendar.

[Senator Steven Rhoads]: The

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: amendments are received and the bill retain its place on the third reading calendar. Senator Generis.

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

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Hinchy for an introduction.

[Senator Michelle Hinchey]: Thank you, madam president. It's my honor to welcome some very special guests to the chamber today. Students from my district who are part of student government at Millbrook Middle School. We are so happy that you're here today. These students made the trip from Dutchess County to learn about New York State history and the legislative process, and there's no better place to do that than right here in this chamber. Student government is one of the most important clubs that a student can join. It proves that you don't have to wait until you're adult to identify what matters to you, to organize around it, and to work hard to make school and your community a better place for everyone. And this group has already put that mission into action. They ran a successful holiday food drive for a local pantry, making sure neighbors in need had food on their tables. They organized a Valentine's Day dance to raise funds so students have the chance to go on meaningful field trips like this one. And they've been advocating directly for student led improvements within their school. Seeing our next generation engaged and showing up like this is incredibly important, and it gives me so much hope for our future. You all are setting an example, not only for your peers, but for all of us here today. So thank you for being here. Thank you for taking on leadership roles. Thank you for being engaged and for caring about your fellow students and your community at large. And I also want to shout out your teachers who helped make it all possible, to be able to be here today and to instill the incredible work that, something like student government can give. And so, madam president, I would ask you to welcome our guests to the chamber and to give them all of the privileges. Thank you very much.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Thank you. To our guests, the Mill Millbrook Middle School Student Government, congratulations on all the things that you have done. I welcome you on behalf of the senate. We extend to you the privileges and courtesies of this house. Please remain standing and be recognized. Senator Generis.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: At this time, madam president, I move to adopt the resolution calendar with the exception of resolution seventeen thirty nine.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: All those in favor of adopting the resolution calendar with the exception of resolution seventeen thirty nine, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, nay. The resolution calendar is adopted. Senator Generis.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Now let's take up resolution seventeen thirty nine by senator Serrano, read its title, and call on senator Serrano.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Secretary will read.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Resolution seventeen thirty nine by senator Serrano, memorializing governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2026 as youth art month in the state of New York.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Serrano on the resolution.

[Senator José M. Serrano]: Thank you very much, madam president. Youth, youth arts month is really a very special time here in the state of New York. It gives us the opportunity, to really talk about how important the arts and culture are to students, across our state. Plenty of studies show that exposure to the arts, culture, music, dance, any of the arts, has a profound impact on students across our state, allowing them to do better in all other subjects. It really does create better, well rounded individuals and students. It makes them more excited about school itself, and it does have tremendously important outcomes. But Unfortunately, throughout the state of New York, we are not always hitting our mark in ensuring that we have viable and robust arts and music instruction across our state. So it's important that we use Youth Arts Month as a great opportunity to push for more arts programming in schools to support our teachers, so that they can do all the things that we need to do. And also to think more about how the arts and culture in our schools do so much more than provide, a a moment that is aesthetically pleasing, but actually has a profound impact on test scores and ensuring that students can do well. I will also mention that the arts are uniquely positioned to be, a tremendous vehicle for discussions on social justice. And that artists across time, across history, sometimes at their own detriment, have put forth a lot of important messages that needed to be heard in ways that all of us, can really do things in a very unstratified ways and come together and build coalitions around important things. So the arts are so many things, and really we should ensure that our students have that ability to partake in it. And that's why I'm so grateful to my colleagues for supporting youth youth arts month for March in the sit in the state of New York. Thank you.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Thank you. Senator Bailey on the resolution.

[Senator Jamaal T. Bailey]: Thank you, madam president. Thank you, senator Serrano, for this really important resolution. I know we fund schools and we fund programs in schools and we we should continue to do so. But when it's at home, you see it differently. My my oldest Giada has taken up the violin and she's become quite good at it, madam president. And you ultimately see a confidence boost in her. There's a there's a higher level of her abilities to feel like she's doing something positive because she's taken up that violin. My youngest Corina, youngest daughter Corina has taken up the drums and she's very talented, way better, both in a better than I ever was in music. But this also has you've seen a growth in her academic performance. Julian is almost two. He's not really playing anything officially yet unless you count banging on pots and pans in which he is an Olympic gold medalist.

[Senator José M. Serrano]: But

[Senator Jamaal T. Bailey]: still, it's very crucial that we fund music and arts because I always believe that the creative fuels the critical. You can't be a critical thinker without being a bit creative. You can't be a good lawyer or debater without thinking about a creative path towards that debate. So it is really important to make sure that we continue to have arts and music in schools because it is a vital part of who we should be as a society and I'm grateful to Senator Serrano for this resolution and his leadership and his committee and for all of our colleagues for continuing no matter what place you live in this great state that you're supporting, your students and children because it does matter. It makes a difference. Thank you, madam president. I vote aye.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Thank you, senator. The questions on the resolution, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, nay. The resolution is adopted. Senator Generis.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Let's take up the calendar please, madam president. I neglected to open that resolution for cosponsorship, madam president. Let's do that first and then take up the calendar.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: At the request of the sponsor, the resolution is open for cosponsorship. Should you decide not to be a cosponsor, please notify the desk. Senator Gioneros.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Calendar, please.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Calendar, please. Secretary will read.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Calendar number February, senate print 60 pardon me, June by senator Jackson, an act to amend the multiple dwelling law.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Section two of this act shall be correct immediately.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Gabo, GNR Skruger, Ort, Sukadan Zoner.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: In relation to calendar three pardon me, two thirty seven vote in the negative are senators Ashby, Borrelo, Kensetha, Fitzpatrick, Chan, Gallivant, Grifo, Helming, Lanza, Martins, Matera, Murray, Obaracca, O'Mara, Ort, Columbo, Rhodes, Rollins, and Stack, Todisco, Walls of Weberton White, eyes 38, names 22.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Calendar number 03/25, center print two twenty eight a by senator Scouvers, an act from the real property law.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Section three, this act should defect immediately. Call the roll. Adabo, GNR's Kruger, Ort, Sukhan Zelman.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: In relation to count of three twenty five, vote in a negative r, senators Ashby Barello, Kassari Fitzpatrick Chan, Gallup, Grifle Helming, Lanza, Martin's Matera, Obraker, O'Mara Ork, Lumbold, Rhodes, Steck, Tedisco, Walzik, and White, ayes 41, and ayes 19.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Number three twenty eight, senate print thirty eight nineteen a by senator Rivera, enact to amend the executive law.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Section three, this action will defect immediately. Polar roll. Adabo, GNR's Kruger, Ortz, Sukhan, Zelnick.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: In relation to count of three twenty eight, voted in a negative r, senators Ashby, Borrello, Ken Zephyr, Fitzpatrick Chan, Gallowan, Grifo, Helming, Martins, Matera, Murray, Obrak, O'Meara, Orpolumbo, Rhodes, Raulston, Sect, Tedisco, Walzwick, Weberton, White. Ayes, 39, ace 21.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Condo number three fifty four, senate print forty five fourteen, a mess in Aramaos, enactment of the labor law.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Section two, this act will affect immediately.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Nadabo, Gionars Kruger or Sukadens Zelner.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Ramos, explain her vote.

[Senator Jessica Ramos]: Yeah. Thank you, madam president. You know, today, we're taking a step towards something fundamental, making sure that in New York, hard work is not synonymous with hardship. Too many families in our state are doing everything right and still falling behind. They're working full time, they're raising children, contributing to their communities, and yet struggling to afford rent, childcare, and basic necessities. Poverty in New York is not just about income. It's about instability. It's about whether a family can plan for the future or is constantly forced to react to crisis. And what we know and what has been widely reported is that when government makes intentional investments in working families, power poverty goes down, not abstractly in real terms for real people. That is what good governance looks like. This bill is about making sure our policies actually reflect that understanding, that we are not just measuring poverty but actively reducing it, that we are aligning our systems to support stability, not perpetuate struggle. The goal is to not simply manage poverty, but to reduce it, to give families the ability to stay in their homes, to raise their children with dignity, and to build a future in this state. When working people have stability, New York is stronger, our economy is stronger, our communities are stronger. That's the work before us, and that's what this bill moves us closer to achieving. Thank you.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Ramos, to be recorded in the affirmative. Announce the results.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: In relation to counter three fifty four, vote in negative r, senators Barrella, Kansas City, Fitzpatrick Chan, Grifo, Helming, Murray, Obraka, O'Mara, Ort, Rhodes, Steck, Walzwick, Weberton, White. Eyes, 46. Nays, 14.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Calendar number 418, senate print eight seventy nine a by senator May, an act to amend the agriculture and markets law.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Section six is action to defect immediately.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Adabo, GNR, Schuger, Ort, Zuka and Zelman. Got one.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Mays explain her vote.

[Senator Rachel May]: Thank you, madam president. Since I don't get

[Senator Rachel May]: to debate this bill today, I would like to at least take a moment to make

[Senator Rachel May]: a few comments about why I'm proud to, put forward this legislation that allows, New Yorkers to manage their lawns for food production and, habitat for beneficial species. The American lawn is the largest irrigated crop on this continent, covering about 40 to 50,000,000 acres. It takes up a third of all the water that's used for residential uses and uses about four times as much water as most other crops do. In addition to that, we use pesticides. We use, gas powered, equipment to mow the lawns, and all of that contributes to water pollution, air pollution, and noise pollution. At the same time, the species that we grow in our lawns are native non native and typically invasive species from Northern Europe and Russia that are not habitat for any native species here on in North America. So I am pleased that with this bill, are saying that we want people to be able to make their yards into something that is part of a flourishing habitat for the state of New York, and I vote aye.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Senator Mays, it be recorded in the affirmative. Senator Martins, explain his vote.

[Senator Jack M. Martins]: Thank you, madam president. Maybe we should have debated this bill this year, but for the sake of everyone else in the room, we'll just explain our vote, madam president. We had this discussion last year.

[Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda]: You know,

[Senator Jack M. Martins]: the difference between what someone perceives as being a garden in their front lawn and what they will allow to grow or overgrow or interfere with their neighbor's property is a real concern. We've seen it in real time. Maybe many of us have seen it in our communities where someone decides that they're going to keep their house in a certain condition and allow their overgrowth in their property. Maybe it's a small lot, but it brings different creatures to the community and different impacts on the neighbors. And as much as that person may love the look of their house and want to avail themselves of that, we do live in communities, madam president, where we have to live together. And oftentimes, what that person may want for themselves will automatically translate into an impact to their neighbors. So why don't we allow things to be as they are? Why don't we allow local communities to make those decisions for themselves? Why don't we allow the kind of civility that we have seen historically as opposed to allowing the outlier to actually control the narrative? It'd be great if the sponsor's vision was actually true. It'd be great if the person actually maintained a property properly, but that rarely happens, madam president. Therefore, I'll vote no.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Martins to be recorded in the negative. Announce the results.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: In relation to counter four eighteen voted in the negative are senators Kansan Fitzpatrick, Gallowan, Grifold, Lanza Martins, O'Mara, Ort, Rhodes, pardon me, Ryan, Walzik, and White. Ayes 48. Senator Weber. Ayes 48. Nays, 12.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Cabinet number four twenty three, senate print fifty two sixty five by senator Bailey, enact from the correction law.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Section two, this act will defect immediately.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Davo, g n r s kruger or Sukad and Zellner.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Bailey to explain his vote.

[Senator Jamaal T. Bailey]: Thank you, madam president. In a day and time when people are able to feed themselves less and less, I see more and more folks voting against this bill. When people are not able to sustain themselves, this is not the time for us to think about taking food out of people's mouths, literally. Some of us live to eat but you must eat in order to live. And there's no exemption for that for individuals that are coming home from incarceration. They should eat. They need to eat, madam president. We should screen them for SNAP eligibility, which is this is all this does is it's screen. This is not granting anybody anything. This is merely your screen because when you're coming home from incarceration, there's so many reasons. There's so many things that you're facing. Senseless violence, really so many reasons. Mental health reasons. Financial reasons. You know, people sometimes don't love the city, but I love the city. Madam president, I think we should be supporting this bill so people can eat. I vote aye.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Bailey is to be recorded in the affirmative. Senator Hinchey to explain her vote.

[Senator Michelle Hinchey]: I rise to thank the sponsor for introducing this bill and the leader for bringing it to the floor today. Access to food should be a right. You cannot live in our society if you are hungry and seeking food. You cannot live your fullest life or be acclimated back into your community if you're wondering where your next meal is going to come from. And too often, we do not have enough services for people who are coming back to better their lives in our communities. We don't set them up for success. We say good luck out there, figure it out. Having access to food is a basic necessity. That if we are not helping people figure out how they're going to find their next meal or take that worry off the table quite literally, then we are not actually looking out for our constituents and the rest of our community members who are all just going about our daily lives. And so, when someone needs food, we should be in this body doing everything we can to make sure that that is not a question. And snap is a big part of that. And so I thank you, senator Bailey, for bringing this bill forward. I encourage all of my colleagues in every community, that we represent to vote in favor, and I proudly vote in favor of this bill. Thank you.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Hinchy to be recorded in the affirmative. Senator Martins to explain his vote.

[Senator Jack M. Martins]: Thank you, madam president. I also wanna thank senator Bailey for introducing this bill. I think it's important at a time when we are dealing with, you know, so much concern across the state with regard to affordability, people's access to basic necessities should be something that should concern all of us. I would just remind my colleagues that in this context, this state has increased spending in its budget by over $80,000,000,000 in the last six to seven years alone. $80,000,000,000. There is no reason why there should be anybody in this state that is hungry when you're spending $80,000,000,000 more year over seven years ago. And so as we debate these issues and discuss these issues, I do wanna thank the sponsor for bringing this to the floor, and we can address this small piece of this equation. But I would remind everyone as we discuss the budget this year, remember, that $80,000,000,000 is gone. Go figure out why we can't feed people. Madam president, I vote yes.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Martins to be recorded in the affirmative. Senator Murray to explain his vote.

[Senator Dean Murray]: Thank you, madam president. I too would like to praise the sponsor for bringing this to the floor. It's you've got someone who served their time. They did something wrong, went to prison, they'd served their time. They're done. They're about to come out into society. They're about to hopefully become a a a very successful member of society and acclimate back in. We need to do all we can to help them do that, to make that transition as smooth as possible so that they can do that, and they will have that advantage. They're going to be hungry when they get out, whether they they they qualify or not. So why not help them on the way out and give them that that extra help as they are they finish serving their time and they're going back into society. I proudly vote aye for this bill. Thank you.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Murray, to be recorded in the affirmative. Senator Generis, explain his vote.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Thank you, madam president. I'm compelled to stand up and point out to my colleagues that it's well, I was gonna say it's unfortunate, but it's really not, that my colleagues across the aisle are in the minority. So it's easy to stand up and cast aspersions with without remembering the fact that some of these good colleagues served in the majority. And in that time, under Governor Pataki's leadership, when Senator Bruno was majority leader, spending, believe it or not, in this state went up by $60,000,000,000 Doubled. Doubled in that time. And so, like I said, it's an easy job to do when you just sit there and throw out wild claims to try and make your point. But the fact is when you actually have to govern, you spend to support the people of this state. The Republicans did it when they were in charge. We're certainly doing it. We're doing it better and in ways that are supporting working people as opposed to just the wealthy. Thank you, madam president.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Generis, to be recorded in the affirmative. Announce the results.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: In relation to calendar four '23 voting in the negative are senators Barrella, Chan, Gallivan, Grifold, Oberac, O'Mara, Ort, Rhodes, Steck, Walzig, and White. Also, Todisco. Ayes 48 and ayes 12.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: You. Calendar number 442, senate print forty four eighty two by senator mayor, enact to amend the election law.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Section two, this action taken effect on the 90 of date if the job come along. Call the roll. Adabo, GNR Springer, Ort, Sukut and Zellner.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: In relation to calendar four forty two, voting in negative, senator Lanza. Ayes, 59. Nays, one.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Calendar number four fifty eight, Senate print thirteen sixty eight by Senator Serrano. An act create a temporary state commission to study and make recommendations concerning the application of pesticides.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Section five, this action affect immediately. Cholerault. Adabo, Gennaro Cooper, Ort, Sukad, and Zelner.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Ayes, 60. The bill is passed. Calendar number four seventy six, senate print eight eighty seven a by senator Sepulveda, enactment of the Surgeons Courts Procedure Act.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Read the last section.

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

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Adabo, Genarz Kruger or Sukhan Zama.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Aye. 60.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Calendar number 42, senate print fifty two eighty eight by senator Sepulveda, enactment of civil practice law and rules.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Lay aside. It aside.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Calendar number 501, senate print seventy six sixty three a by senator Bino, an act in relation to authorizing the county of Nassau assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Section two, this act shall defect immediately. Call the roll. Adabo, geno r s Cooper of Orts, cousin Zellner.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: In relation to calendar five zero one vote in a negative, senator Romero. Ayes 59, nays one.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Calendar number five sixteen, senate print five fifty three by senator Lu, a nine to one of education law.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Section three, this action will affect immediately.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Adabo, Ginoa S. Kruger, Ort, Sukhan, Zelner. Announce the results. Aye 60.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Council number five eighteen, senate print sixty three thirty four by senator Fahey, an act to amend to amend the education law.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: In relation to calendar five one eight voted in a negative r. Senators Kansanee Fitzpatrick, Martins, Walzik, and White. Ayes, 56 and ace four.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The bill is passed.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Copy number five twenty, senate press 6759 by senator Fernandez enact to amend the education law.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Section two, this action will take effect immediately. Call the roll. Dabo, Junar, Spruger, Ort, Swilcut, and Zama.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: In relation to calendar five twenty, voted in a negative, senator White. Ayes 59, ayes

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: one. The bill is passed.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Calendar number 521, senate print sixty nine twenty nine a by senator Webb, an act to amend the education law.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Read the last section.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Section four, this action took effect one year if it shall become a law.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Nadabo, GNR, Spooker, Ort, Sukad, and Zelman.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Webb to explain her vote.

[Senator Lea Webb]: Thank you, madam president. This legislation aims to strengthen transparency and accountability with the dental laboratory industry. This is an industry that quietly plays a vital role in the health and well-being of thousands of New Yorkers every single year. Dental laboratories, they manufacture dentures, crowns, bridges, orthodontic appliances that are placed in patients' mouths. When a desk when a dentist place a crown or a denture, or patients naturally assume that the products that they are receiving were made safely and with quality materials, and dentists assume the same thing. This assumption, however, is not always backed by transparency or accountability. Madam president, currently, there's no requirement that a dental laboratory inform the dentist of the materials used in the restoration or the point of origin of manufacture. This lack of transparency matters. Also, poorly manufactured restorations can lead to infections, allergic reactions, structural failures, and the need for costly corrective procedures. Recent surveys have shown that nationwide, approximately 25% of domestic dental laboratory sales and 38% of dental restorations are manufactured overseas. The goal with this legislation is not to burden businesses with unnecessary regulation, but to rather establish accountability and oversight in an area directly tied to patient health. Dental appliances and prosthetics are medical devices that must meet certain standards of safety, quality, and traceability. I vote I and encourage my colleagues to do the same. Thank you, madam president.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Webb, to be recorded in the affirmative. Announce the results.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: In relation to calendar 05/21 voted in a negative, senator Walzig ayes, 59. Nays, one.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The bill is passed. Senator Generis, that completes the reading of the non controversial calendar.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Thank you, madam president. Please call on senator Comrie for an introduction.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Comrie for an introduction.

[Senator Leroy Comrie]: Madam president, I rise today to acknowledge that we have a group of people that are here from Queens today that were brought by our borough president Donovan Richards. They're in the gallery now. Some of them is their first time in Albany, and I just wanted to thank them for coming. They're here to work to make sure that Queens gets the money. They're here to make sure that what that Queens doesn't get hit with property taxes, which we don't do in the state. And we were able to convince them today to go back downstate and let their mayor know that that will not happen, and we're not gonna do anything with property taxes. That's something that has to be done on the city level. But they're also here today to help argue the fight for some of the shifts that were burdened on the city during the de Blasio administration when the previous governor, who shall not be named, over shifted a lot of money from the state to the city to burden, which is one reason why the city's in a financial struggle right now. So I just wanted to thank them for coming. Our borough president is probably meeting with the speaker right now, Donovan Riches. He's not here, but I just wanted to thank you all for coming. We had a great day. A lot of legislators got to meet you. You've learned the lobby. I hope you can come back on a regular basis to join the throngs of people that are up here to make sure that Queens gets the money. Thank you.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Thank you. To the delegation from Queen's Civic Organizations, I welcome you on behalf of the senate. We extend to you the privileges and courtesies of this house. Please rise and be recognized. Senator Generis.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Let's take up the controversial calendar, please.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The secretary will ring the bell. The secretary will read.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Calendar number 42, senate print fifty two eighty eight by senator Sepulveda. In that, to amend the suit pardon me, civil practice law and rules.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Rose, why do you rise?

[Senator Steven Rhoads]: Madam president, I was hoping that senator Sapulveda as the sponsor might yield to a few questions.

[Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda]: Senators, what do madam president, I yield for those questions.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator Yeals.

[Senator Steven Rhoads]: Thank you, madam president. Through you, madam president. Senator, I I understand the, I think I understand the purpose of the bill, but I do have a couple of questions with regard to its scope. My understanding is that, this legislation is intended to address a specific circumstance with regard to pendente lite child and spousal support applications, presumably to the to the family court. However, the legislation itself amends CPLR twenty one zero one to add a subdivision h, which would apply to every court in the state of New York. What's the what's the reason for such a broad application when it's designed to address, according to your justification memo, a specific circumstance in only the family court.

[Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda]: Do you, madam president, my colleague, I'm not sure if we're reading the same bill. This bill is a simple bill about tabs and exhibits when you file any kind of pleading in the courts. My experience as an attorney for thirty four years dealing with myself and colleagues that have filed things like motions or order to show cause, where on the cusp, on the verge of a statute of limitations expiring, a judge will reject a pleading because a person didn't put a tab on an exhibit that the case will be, that the filing will be denied, statute of limitation expires, and a person loses the ability to have his day in court for a simple tab. It has nothing to do with with, what you indicated.

[Senator Steven Rhoads]: Continue to yield.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Senator, if you can just hold a minute, please. Thank you.

[Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda]: It mentions, family court. Oh, sorry.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Yes, senator.

[Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda]: I'll connect. Yes. Okay. One, the cases in the memo was one particular case in a bucket of cases, but that's where the most egregious situations have occurred in family court cases. So you're you're stand corrected about the actual type of case, but this is to, fix a problem that's beyond just those pleadings in family

[Senator Steven Rhoads]: court. Will the sponsor continue to yield?

[Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda]: Through you, madam president. Yes. I do.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The sponsor yields. Through you,

[Senator Steven Rhoads]: madam president. Is this a is this a situation where it's it's pro se applications that are a problem, or are these applications that are actually filed by attorneys? Both? Yes. Okay. Thank you, senator. Both. Sorry. I'm gonna speak on the bill. Thank you, senator. I appreciate it.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Okay. Senator Rhodes, on the on the bill.

[Senator Steven Rhoads]: I promised my colleagues that I would only ask two questions. I asked two questions just for the record. I was, I'm concerned. I certainly understand the the intent of the, of the legislation. I feel as though attorneys at law, should be qualified. Certainly, most are and certainly most paralegals are to be able to put exhibit tabs on exhibits. I'm concerned that this may apply to any filing, like, for example, when I have to submit pre marked exhibits for trial, we're we're sort of using a, a specific example, And instead of using a scalpel to fix that specific example, we're kind of using a meat cleaver and, putting in, a piece of legislation that would apply to a broad number of cases. I could understand if these were pro se applications that were being made where you don't have trained attorneys that are actually filing these applications. That certainly would make sense to me. But when the purpose of exhibit tabs are so that everyone can agree on, the court and the parties to litigation, can agree on what we're speaking about when we're referring to particularly cases with multiple exhibits. I think we, we should have been a little more specific in this legislation. And I don't know that the office of court administration, the State Bar Association, or or any of the organizations were, were consulted much less, asked for or support, this particular legislation. And so while I understand the purpose, I unfortunately will, will vote no, and I would encourage my colleagues to do the same. If this bill were a little tighter, it might be a different result. Thank you, madam president.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Thank you, senator. Are there any other senators wishing to be heard? Senator Spolvoda on the bill.

[Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda]: Thank you, madam president. Just wanna be able to clarify something. Exhibits on pleadings can be handled several ways. When you have multiple judges throughout the court system with different part rules, that is where the problem is created. You can start you can, label an exhibit page with a eight and a half by 11, and you can type in in larger font exhibit a. Where the problem has existed is that unless you have what's called a little tab to notate that exhibit, some judges throughout the system will reject that pleading. What this says is either you put a page where you write, you type in literally exhibit a in black print at the bottom before you put the exhibit, or you use a tab. Either one is acceptable. The problem occurs when judges say you have to use a specific tab, and that is highly unfair. And especially in cases where either statute limitations are expiring or you need particular relief immediately for a judge a judge to reject it because that's the way you want to notify about a particular exhibit on a pleading is inherently unfair and confusing because there are so many judges with different rules and different parts. Thank you. And I vote aye.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Thank you. Are there any other senators wishing to be heard? Seeing, hearing none, the debate is closed. Senator Generis.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Let's, restore this to the noncontroversial calendar by consent, please.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: By consent, the bill will be restored to the noncontroversial calendar. Read the last section.

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

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Call the roll.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: Adabo, Gionars Kruger or Sukadan Zona.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: Announce the results.

[Senate Clerk/Secretary]: In relation to count of 42 vote in the negative are senators Barrella, Kansas Kansas Patric Chen, Grifold, Helming, Lanza, Battera, Murray, Obrak, O'Mara, Rhodes, Steck, Tedisco, Walls in White. Ayes, 45. Nays, 15.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: The bill is passed. Senator Generis, that completes the reading of today's calendar.

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

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: There is no further business at the desk.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: I move to adjourn till tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18 at 3PM.

[Acting President of the Senate (presiding officer)]: On motion, a senate stands adjourned until Wednesday, March 18 at 3PM. Enjoy your Saint Patrick's Day.