March 17 2008

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Date: 03/17/2008 Session: Regular

812 1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE 2 3 4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD 5 6 7 8 9 ALBANY, NEW YORK 10 March 17, 2008 11 12:09 p.m. 12 13 14 REGULAR SESSION 15 16 17 18 SENATOR JOSEPH A. GRIFFO, Acting President 19 STEVEN M. BOGGESS, Secretary 20 21 22 23

24 25 Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. (518) 371-8910 813 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 3 Senate will come to order. 4 I ask that everyone present please 5 rise and repeat with me the Pledge of 6 Allegiance to our Flag. 7 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 8 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.) 9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: In the 10 absence of clergy today, I ask that we all bow 11 our heads in a moment of silent prayer for our 12 state. 13 (Whereupon, the assemblage 14 respected a moment of silence.) 15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Reading 16 of the Journal. 17 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, 18 Sunday, March 16, the Senate met pursuant to 19 adjournment. The Journal of Friday, March 14, 20 was read and approved. On motion, Senate 21 adjourned. 22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Without 23 objection, the Journal stands approved as 24 read. 25 Presentation of petitions.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. (518) 371-8910 814 1 Messages from the Assembly. 2 Messages from the Governor. 3 Reports of standing committees. 4 Reports of select committees. 5 Communications and reports from 6 state officers. 7 The chair hands down a message. 8 The Secretary will read. 9 THE SECRETARY: "Dear Senator 10 Bruno: 11 "I would appreciate the privilege 12 of appearing before your honorable bodies in 13 joint session on March 17, 2008, at 1:00 p.m., 14 or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, to 15 witness the swearing in of the Governor and to 16 personally deliver an address to the members 17 of the Legislature. 18 "Very truly yours, David A. 19 Paterson." 20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: To be 21 filed in the Journal. 22 Motions and resolutions. 23 Senator Bruno. 24 SENATOR BRUNO: Mr. President, I 25 believe there is a concurrent resolution in Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. (518) 371-8910 815 1 the house, 4709. I would ask at this time

2 that it be read. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 4 Secretary will read. 5 THE SECRETARY: By Senator Bruno, 6 Concurrent Resolution Number 4709 of the 7 Senate and Assembly providing for a joint 8 Assembly for the purpose of receiving a 9 message from the Governor. 10 "RESOLVED, That the Senate and 11 Assembly meet in joint session in the Assembly 12 Chamber at 1 o'clock p.m. today, for the 13 purpose of receiving a message from the 14 Governor." 15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 16 question is on the resolution. All in favor 17 signify by saying aye. 18 (Response of "Aye.") 19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: 20 Opposed, nay. 21 (No response.) 22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 23 resolution is adopted. 24 Senator Bruno. 25 SENATOR BRUNO: Mr. President, Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. (518) 371-8910 816 1 there being no more pressing business before 2 this house today, I would move that we recess 3 and adjourn this session, move to the Assembly 4 chamber, be in position for 1 o'clock when our

5 then-Governor David Paterson will be sworn in 6 officially and address the joint houses of the 7 Legislature. 8 And I would further move that we 9 reconvene tomorrow, the 18th, at 3:00 p.m., 10 here in this chamber. 11 We're going to ask for an immediate 12 Majority conference as we recess. 13 Thank you. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There 15 will be an immediate Majority conference in 16 the Majority Conference Room. 17 And on motion, the Senate stands 18 adjourned until Tuesday, March 18th, at 19 3:00 p.m. 20 (Whereupon, at 12:12 p.m., the 21 Senate adjourned.) 22 23 24 25 Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. (518) 371-8910