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[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Please rise and recite the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of 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 head bow our heads in a moment of silent reflect reflection or prayer. Reading of the journal.

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: In senate, Wednesday, April '26 to send in pursuant to adjournment. The journal of Tuesday, 04/14/2026 is read and approved. A motion to send it adjourn.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Without objection, the journal stands approved as read. Presentation of petitions, messages from the assembly, messages from the governor, report of standing committees, report of select committees, communication reports with state offices, motions of resolutions. Senator Generis.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Good morning, mister president. We're gonna begin with immediate meeting of the rules committee in Room 332.

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: There will be an immediate meeting of

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: the rules committee in Room 332.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Senator stands at ease.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator will stand at ease.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Yes. Yeah. The senate will return to order. Senator Generis.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Madam president, there's a report of the rules committee at the desk. Can we take that up, please?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Secretary will read.

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Senator Stuart Cousins from the committee on rules reports the following bill, senate print ninety nine eighteen by senator Gynaris, and that make it appropriation appropriation for government. The report is directed at third reading.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Accept the report of the rules committee.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: All those in favor of accepting the report of the rules committee, please signify by saying aye. Opposed, nay. The report of the rules committee is accepted. Senator Generis.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Let's move right to the supplemental calendar, please.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The secretary will read. There's a substitution at the desk. The secretary will read.

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Senator Generis reports pardon me. Moves to discharge from the committee on rules assembly bill 11,000 and substituted for the identical senate bill ninety nine eighteen. Threading the counter six ninety six.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Substitution so order. The secretary will read.

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Calendar number six '96, assembly number 11,000 by assembly member Pretlow, enact making appropriation appropriation for the support of government.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Is there a message of necessity and appropriation at the desk?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: There is a message of necessity and appropriation at the desk.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Move to accept the message.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: All those in favor of accepting the message, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed nay. The message is accepted and the

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: bill is before the House.

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

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: You wanna wait for him now?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator Generis, that completes the reading of the supplemental calendar.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Just temporarily stand at ease while we wait the, debate around the on the one bill.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The senate will stand at ease. The senate will return, the secretary will ring the bell, the secretary will read.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: It's a controversial calendar, believe. Right?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Yes.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Thank you.

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Calendar number June is semi number 11,000 by semi member Prentlow, and that making appropriations for the support of government.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator O'Meara, why do rise?

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Yes. Thank you, madam president. Just wanna know if the sponsor would yield for a few questions.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator Generis will yield? Yes. Senator yields.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Good morning, senator. We're on, our fourth extender, on this late budget, at this point. And my understanding is that this extender takes us through Monday, and it's adding an additional $79,000,000 in additional spending, bringing our total extenders amount of these four to seven point two billion dollars. Is that correct?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: No. Because the extended takes us to Monday, not through Monday. But otherwise, yes. Okay.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: You, madam president, if the senator will continue to yield?

[Parliamentarian/Floor Staff (unidentified)]: You continue to yield?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Yes. Senator yield.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: So then with that, we will need to do if if the nine budget bills aren't done by Monday and passed, we'll need to do another extender on Monday.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: I would expect that to happen,

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: senator mayor. Through you, madam president, the senator will continue to yield.

[Parliamentarian/Floor Staff (unidentified)]: You continue to yield?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Yes. Senator yields.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Can you explain to us what what is being covered with this $79,000,000 in additional spending to get us to Monday?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: As you pointed out, it's it's a very nominal amount in the scheme of the over 7,000,000,000 we've appropriated so far. So these are just routine additional appropriations that the state needs to make payments.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Do you, madam president, the senator will continue to yield?

[Parliamentarian/Floor Staff (unidentified)]: You continue to yield?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Yes.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator, yield.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Well, 79,000,000 may not be a huge percentage of the overall budget. It's gonna be about $270,079,000,000 still is not a nominal amount, in my opinion, and I'm sure neither in any opinion of any constituent that I represent. So can you give us some detail on what the $79,000,000 is actually gonna go to?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Sure. I'll give you the whole list since you asked and since you like longer answers from what I remember. 25,000 for personal service, 23,500,000 for social security, 675,000 for metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax, 350,000 for SUNY pensions, 178,000 for auto accidents, 4,280,000 for Department of Health Center for Community Health, What else do we have here? 196,000 for Community Support Program at the Justice Center. 30,000,000 for unemployment benefits. I'm sure you want those to go out. Dollars 13,100,000 for the MTA support, 3,900,000 for OPWDD non Medicaid residential services, 960,000 for non Medicaid day services, 1,080,000 for non medicaid family support and services, 624,000 for non medicaid employment services, 24,000 for homeless veterans housing, and 160,000 for other non medicaid payments.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Thank you. For you, madam president, the senator will continue to yield.

[Parliamentarian/Floor Staff (unidentified)]: You continue to yield?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Yes.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator yield.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Are there, any table targets yet for our various budget conference committees? Do you, madam president, the senator will continue to yield?

[Parliamentarian/Floor Staff (unidentified)]: You continue to yield?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Yes. Senator yields.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Do you expect that we will have table targets on Monday for the joint conference committees to start to work? No. Do you, madam president, senator, continue to yield?

[Parliamentarian/Floor Staff (unidentified)]: You continue to yield?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Yes. Senator yields.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Can you outline for us why not? What what are the sticking points to getting to table targets?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Sticking points are the same they've been since we've been having these conversations. We continue to negotiate with the executive over CLCPA rollback, SECRA reform, auto insurance issues, immigration, AIDS in New York City, and and various other issues. I will say this week has been somewhat more promising as discussions seem to be making slow and steady progress. You madam president,

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: the senator will continue to yield.

[Parliamentarian/Floor Staff (unidentified)]: You continue to yield?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Yes. Senator yield.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: At least I've read in the news in recent days, there's been a new proposal thrown out there on policy and that's the VA de Terre tax on second homes in New York City. That's something that new that's been thrown out. Is that thrown out by the governor or is that thrown out by mayor Mamdani through the governor?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Senator O'Meara has been here long enough to know that it was originally a senate democrat proposal by then senator Bohemiah Segal, now borough president of Manhattan. And so the idea has been, in existence for several years. Something that the, governor has thrown her support behind in the last couple of days.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Thank you, senator. Madam president, senator, continue to yield.

[Parliamentarian/Floor Staff (unidentified)]: You continue to yield?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Yes. Senator yield.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: With regards to the CLCPA issues that are a stumbling point at this point, can you describe for us what proposals the governor has put forth in regards to, extending some of these deadlines on the CLCPA? Do you, madam president, senator, continue to yield?

[Parliamentarian/Floor Staff (unidentified)]: You continue to yield?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Yes. Senator yields.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Has the governor put forth specific issues with regards to changes to the CLPA CLCPA?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Yeah. There have been conversations back and forth around elements of CLCPA.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: So you, madam president, the senator will continue to yield?

[Parliamentarian/Floor Staff (unidentified)]: You continue to yield?

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Yes. Senator yields.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Another one of the major stumbling blocks seems to be auto insurance reform. Can you tell us where the proposals on that stand in the discussions?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: The governor's proposal is what's publicly known through her proposals and statements, and we are going back and forth to try and find the right balance for what is in the best interest of New Yorkers.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Through you, madam president, the senator will continue to yield.

[Parliamentarian/Floor Staff (unidentified)]: You continue to yield?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Yes.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator yields.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: And another major issue is, tier six reform that could be all encompassing or could be certain aspects of it. Where do those proposals stand at this point on reforms to tier six?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: I think there's a genuine interest in making significant reforms. Senator Mayor was also here, I believe, when that was first enacted, and the then members of our democratic conference walked out, in protest rather than supporting that. So we recognize there's a need to make changes, and we're trying to figure out what's feasible, while minimizing the burdens on our local governments.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Do you, madam president, senator, continue to yield?

[Parliamentarian/Floor Staff (unidentified)]: You continue to yield?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Yes.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator yield.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Where where do we stand on the, very secret changes, proposals that are out there on, with regards to housing?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: I think that's something that all sides want to, get to yes on. And so I think, of all the issues we've talked about, that may be the one that's furthest along in terms of reaching agreement in line with, what the governor is seeking.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Do you, madam president, the senator will continue to yield?

[Parliamentarian/Floor Staff (unidentified)]: You continue to yield?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Yes.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The senator yield.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Can you give us a general outline of where you where you think that is, where everybody seems to be comfortable with?

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: No.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Thank you, madam president. On the bill.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator O'Meara, on the bill.

[Senator Thomas F. O’Mara]: Not a lot of helpful information, for us. As usual on these extenders, which is concerning, and more importantly, no information, for the citizens of New York State on what is really being discussed behind closed doors, with three people in a room, on what will be somewhere between the 263,000,000,000 and $270,000,000,000 budget. As I've said before, I think New Yorkers deserve to know what's being talked about behind those closed doors what progress is being made so that they can actually weigh in to us and tell us what they think about them rather than just coming out in the middle of the night, which is par for the course around here and voting on them within a few hours. We need the time to review these things. The public needs the time to review these things and provide us their input on those. Where this extender takes us three more days, gets us to, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday into Monday. You know, I'll I'll continue to support these extenders, at this point, but, it's growing, increasingly concerning the lack of progress, and more importantly, the lack of details, on what is actually being discussed so New Yorkers can know exactly what we're talking about here behind closed doors in Albany. Thank you.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Thank you, senator O'Meara. Are there any other senators wishing to be heard? Seeing and hearing none, debate is closed. Senator Gineris.

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

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is restored to the noncontroversial supplemental calendar. Read the last section.

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Section two. This act will take effect immediately.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Gennaris, Krueger, or Zuikat, and Zelner.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator White to explain your vote.

[Senator Alexis Weik]: Thank you, madam president. It's April 16. It's fifteen days past due with no table targets, which is really a terrible thing. We have one party rule in the state of New York and we can't seem to agree on enough to get a budget on time, let alone fifteen days late. I'll be voting in the negative. Senator White to

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: be recorded in the negative, announce results.

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: In relation to counter six ninety six, vote in the negative. Senator White, eyes 52, nays one.

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

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator Gionaris, that completes the reading of the supplemental calendar.

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

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The secretary will read.

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Number three eighty two, senate print three fifty four by senator Rivera, enactment of public health law.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Section two, this act shall take effect on the sixtieth date, shall come along.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Adabo.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Ayes, 53.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Calendar number three eighty eight, senate print nineteen twelve a by senator Rivera, an act on the social services law.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Section two, this acts with the confectant on 180 of day if it shall become a law.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Adabo. Gionaris Kruger Ort, Sukhanzoni.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: In relation to calendar March, vote in a negative r. Senators Barrella, Obraka, O'Mara, Ort, Rhoads, Steck, and Walzik. Eyes, forty six eighty seven.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Calendar number four fifty four, senate print twenty seven zero eight a by senator May, enactment of public service

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: law. The bill is

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: laid aside for the day.

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Calendar number five eighty, senate print thirty three fifty two by senator Sanders, enactment of the insurance law.

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

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

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Adabo, Junaris Cooper, or Sukhan Zelner.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Aye, 53.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Conv number 638, senate print thirty five seventy five a by senator Clear, enactment in the public health law.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Section two, this action will take effect 04/01/2027.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Adabo, GNR, Scrugga, Hort, Suka, and Zelman.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Ayes, 53.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Convoy number 645, senate print nineteen eighty four by senator Harfin, an act to amend the environmental conservation law.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Section two, this act take effect on the ninetieth day if the child become a law.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Adabo, Gennaro Spruger, Ort, Sukat, and Zellner.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Ayes, 53.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Card number 653, center print 1673 by Senator Gennard is an act to amend the labor law.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Section two, this action took effect on the one hundred and eightieth day of Shabbat Kamala.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Adabo. Gennard Skruger Ortz, who cut and sum.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: In relation to, count of six fifty three, vote in the negative R, senators Barrella, Chan, Helming, Murray, Oberac, O'Mara, Ort, Rhodes, Steck, Tedisco, Walter, and White. Ayes 41 nays 12.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Bills passed.

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Calendar number June, center print 3190 by senator Kavanaugh, enactment of real property tax law.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Section two, this action taken effect on the ninetieth day of child become a law.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Adabo. G and Rs, Kruger, Ort, Sukad, and Zelner.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Ayes, 53.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Calendar number June, senate press 6817 by senator Bino, an act authorizing the assessor of Nassau to accept from the incorporated village of Hempstead an application for exemption from rural property tax Read

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

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

[Parliamentarian/Floor Staff (unidentified)]: Roll the roll.

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Adabo, Junar's Krueger or Sukadan Zama.

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

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: relation to calendar six sixty five, voting a negative, senator O'Meara. Ayes, 52. Ayes, one.

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

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: Senator Ginaras, that completes the reading of the calendar.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Okay, madam president. Returning to motions for a moment. On behalf of senator Bailey, I wish to call up senate print fifty two sixty five, recall from the assembly, which is now at the desk.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The amendments are received and the bill will retain its place on the third reading calendar. The secretary will read.

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Cabinet number four twenty three, senate print five thousand two sixty five by senator Bailey, enactment of the correction

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Move to reconsider the vote by which the bill is passed.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The secretary will call the roll on reconsideration.

[Secretary of the Senate (Reading Clerk)]: Adabo, junior high schooler Ortz, will cut and zoner. Ayes, 53.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The bill is restored to its place on the third reading calendar.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Now I offer the following amendments.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The amendments are received.

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: And on behalf of Senator Fehee on page 26, I offer the following amendments to calendar six fifty, senate print nine thousand two and sixty eight, ask that said bill retain its place on the third reading calendar.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: The amendments are received and the bill will retain its place on the third reading calendar.

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

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

[Senator Michael Gianaris (Deputy Majority Leader)]: Early start Monday because of the need to do the next extender by noon. I move to adjourn until Monday, April 20 at eleven a. With the intervening days being legislative days.

[Acting President (Presiding Officer)]: A motion the senate stands adjourned till Monday, April 20 at 11AM with the intervening days being legislative days.