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[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: 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 (Reading Clerk)]: Reading of the journal. In senate Monday, 04/06/2026, the senate met pursuant to adjournment. The journal of Friday, 04/03/2026 was read and approved. A motion, the senate adjourned.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: With that objection, journal saying the proof is read. Presentation of petitions, messages from the assembly, messages from the governor, reports with standing committees, reports of select committees, communications, reports from state offices, motions and resolutions of senator Generics.
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Good morning, mister president. Morning. On behalf of senator mayor, I wish to call up senator print forty four seventy recall from the assembly, which is now at the desk.
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: The secretary will read. Calendar number 275, senator print 4478 by senator mayor. And that too many executive law.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Call the roll of reconsideration.
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Move to move to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: I got a got a bit ahead of myself. This is the call the roll of reconsideration.
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Adabo, GNR Spruger, Ort, Stewart Cuddens, Zoner. Ayes, 50.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is restored to its place in the third reading calendar.
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Oh, for the following amendments?
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: The amendments are received. There will now be an immediate meeting
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: of the rules committee in
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Room 332.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: There will be an immediate meeting of the rules committee in Room 332.
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Senate stands at
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: ease. Senate will stand at ease. The senate will return to order. Senator Generics.
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: The president, there's a report of the rules committee at the desk. Let's take that up, please.
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: The secretary will read. Senator Stewart Cudlin from the committee on rules reports the following bill. Senate print 1966 by senator Ryan, enactment of social services law. Senate print twenty eleven by Senator Parker, enact to direct the Department of State and the Public Service Commission to jointly study and report upon the provision to consumer credit reporting agencies. Senate print eighty nine sixty three by Senator Scufus, enactment of public health law. Senate print ninety five eighty five by Senator Granardes, enactment of public health law. Senate Print 9,602 by Senator Brooke, enact to amend the social services law. Senate Print 9,612 by Senator Hinchy, enact to amend the education law. Senate Print 9,757 by Senator Scarcella Spanton, enact to amend the executive law. Senate Print 9,758 by Senator Myrie, enact to amend the criminal procedure law. Senate print ninety eight eighteen by Senator Gennaris enact to amend pardon me, enact make it appropriated for government. All bills report to third reading.
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Move to accept the report of the Rules Committee.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: All those in favor of accepting the report of the Rules Committee, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Nay. The report of the Rules Committee is accepted. Senator Generis.
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Let's move on to the supplemental calendar beginning with calendar June, please.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: The secretary will read. There's a substitution. There's a substitution at the desk. Secretary will read.
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Senator Parker moves to discharge from the committee on rules assembly bill number ninety three thirty three and substituted for the identical senate bill eighty nine sixty three, third and counter six eighty eight. Senator Gennard has moved to discharge from the committee on rules assembly bill number 10,542, a substitute for the identical senate bill ninety five eighty five, third counter six eighty nine. Senator Brute moves to discharge from the committee on rules assembly bill number 10,539, a substitute for the identical senate bill ninety six zero two, third reading counter six ninety. Senator Hinchy moves to discharge from the committee on rules assembly bill number 10,541. It's substituted for the identical Senate Bill ninety six twelve third calendar six ninety one. Senator Scarcella Spanton moves to discharge from committee on rules assembly bill number 10,540. Substitute It's for the identical Senate Bill ninety seven fifty seven third reading calendar six ninety two. Soar.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Secretary McReid.
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Account number 694, senate print ninety eight eighteen by senator Gennaris enact making appropriations from the support of government.
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Message and necessity and appropriation at the desk.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: There is a message and necessity and appropriation at the desk.
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Move to accept the message.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: All those in favor of accepting the message, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, nay. The message is accepted, the bill is before the
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: house. The aside. Bill is
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Please proceed with the rest of the calendar supplemental calendar, please. Secretary Reed.
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Calendar number June, senate pardon me. Assembly number 9333 by assembly member Heavissey, Annette. To amend the public health law.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Read the
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: last section. Section two, this action taken federal 120 of debt if shall become a law. Call the roll. Adabo, Jnars Kruger Ort, Soucotins, zone. Announce the results. Ayes, 53. The bill's passed. Calendar number 689, assembly number 10542 by assembly member Parlin, an action on the public health floor.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: section. Section two, this action will defect immediately. Call the roll. Adabo, Gianaras Kukur, or Sule Cuddon Zonan. Announce the results. Ayes, 53. The bill's passed. Convoy number 690, assembly number 10539 by assembly member Chandler Waterman, an enactment of social services law. Read the last section. Section three, this action should take effect one year if it shall become a law. Call the roll. Adabo, Jynaris Kruger, or Sue Cotton Zelner.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Announce the results.
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: In relation to calendar six ninety, voting in a negative are senators Rose and White. Ayes, fifty one days two. Bills passed. Calendar number June, assembly number 10/1941 by assembly member Powers. And that to move the education law.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Read the last section.
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Section two, this act shall take effect the meeting. Call the roll. Adabo, Gianaris Cooper, or Sue Cotton Zone.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Announce the results.
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Aye, 53. Bills passed. Childhood number 692, assembly number 10540 by assembly member Cashman, enact to amend the executive law. Read the last section. Section two, this action with respect to meeting. Call the roll. Adabo, Gianaris Cooper, or Sukadan Zelner. Announce the results. Relations calendar June, voting in a negative. Senator White, aye, '52, nays one.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Bills pass.
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Calendar number June, senate print, 9758 by senator Myriad, adjourned in the criminal procedure law. Read the last section. Section three, this act shall take effect immediately. Call the roll. Adabo, Genaras Kuga, or Sukadan Zama. Announce the results.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Ayes, 53. The bill's passed. Senator Genaras, that completes the reading of today's supplemental calendar.
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Let's go to the controversial calendar.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Secretary, ring the bell. Secretary, we'll read.
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Number 694, senate print ninety eight eighteen by senator Gennaris. In that, make it appropriate for the for the support of government.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Senator O'Mara, why do you rise?
[Senator Tom O’Mara]: Thank you, mister president. Is it you, senator Generis Me. To ask questions of? Would Senator Kruger. Yes. Will the senator yield for a couple questions on this, budget extender bill?
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Does the senator yield?
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Yes. I do. Senator yields.
[Senator Tom O’Mara]: Senator, this is our, second, extender of the butt of, the budget for this fiscal year, and it extends us till next Tuesday, I believe. How much is the total, spending or appropriations in this bill? Approximately $4,000,000,000. And this will get us through next Tuesday? Correct. Through you, mister president, senator Kennedy yield. The sponsor yield?
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Yes.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Sponsor yields.
[Senator Tom O’Mara]: Senator, can you, give us an update on where you feel budget negotiations are? Are any of the remaining nine budget bills locked down yet? And what are the major issues that we're grappling with?
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: None of the remaining bills are locked down yet. The remaining issues are the ones that you have seen, reported, not much different from the last extender we did.
[Senator Tom O’Mara]: Through you, mister president and senator, we yield. Sponsor yield? Yes. Sponsor yields. Senator, have there been table targets, assigned yet for the remaining, open bills? No. Through you, mister president, the senator will continue to yield. The sponsor yield? Yes. Sponsor yields. Senator, are there any scheduled meetings of the joint budget conference committees, to work on, finalizing these bills? Nope. On the bill.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Senator O'Mara, on the bill.
[Senator Tom O’Mara]: Thank you, senator Generis. It just, you know, the concern continues, from this side of the aisle of the lack of any urgency to to get this budget done. We're now over a week late. Excuse me. And, you New Yorkers, you know, really deserve to know what's going on with the state budget that now is, gonna be, clearly in excess of $260,000,000,000, probably closer to $270,000,000,000. Just to where this legislative body, stands, in negotiating issues that are open, not even talking, about what issues are open, what's holding things up. It's very concerning. It's, you know, it's it's like repeat of of every year around here, it seems, and it's just not a good way to do business. We should be doing better for the people of New York. Because of the significant religious holidays we've had, over the past week and into this week, I'm okay with proceeding with the extenders here and supporting that. But we really need to get down, to business here, and start locking these budget bills down, start letting New Yorkers know what we're looking at for next year, and and really where everybody stands, on these issues that appear to be holding this budget up. Thank you, mister president.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Thank you, senator O'Meara. Are there any of the senators wishing to be heard, seeing and hearing none? Debate is closed. Secretary will ring the bell. Senator Generis.
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Mister president, we've agreed to restore this bill to the noncontroversial calendar.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: On consent, the bill is restored to the noncontroversial calendar. Read the last section.
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Section 14, this action will defect immediately.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: Call the roll.
[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Adabo, Generis Kruger, Hort, Swicut, and Zelner. Announce the results. Ayes, 53.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is passed. Senator Generis, that completes the reading of the controversial calendar.
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Is there any further business at
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: the There is no further business at the desk.
[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: I move to adjourn till Monday, April 13 at 3PM. Intervening days. Intervening days being legislative days.
[Acting President of the Senate (Presiding Officer)]: On a motion to sentence stand adjourn until Monday, April, excuse me. Intervening days being legislative.