April 21, 2026 · 1,486 words · 4 speakers · 59 segments
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Good morning. Welcome to the Corporations Committee meeting for Tuesday, April 21st. Before we begin, we have a couple of substitutions on the majority side. Assemblymember Septimo will be serving as a substitute for Assemblymember Cook, and Assemblymember Jackson will be serving as a substitute for Assemblymember Boris. With those two substitutions, we have a quorum.
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Are we recording right now?
Yes. Thank you, Bob. Bobby for GM.
So we have a five-bill agenda. Mr. Lamondis, if it's okay, we'll get right into it.
Let's go.
The first bill on the agenda is A2400A by member Eichenstein. This bill requires the Public Service Commission to perform an economic impact assessment on customers during a major rate increase proposed by a utility corporation or municipality. Questions?
Yes. Could you explain that? And what's the significance of the word considers versus requires?
I don't understand. We're just asking the Public Service Commission to collect data on the economic status of the customers in the proposed area for the rate increase and take into consideration that information when they set a rate.
Right. That's my point. Take into consideration, not require. Not require. What could we require? Well, it doesn't match with the second paragraph, requires the PSC to consult the latest unemployment data, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. I only, my only question on this is when I redirects the PSE to consider everything after that, to me, I interpret that as they can consider it, but they don't have to. Don't have to.
We'll take that back to the sponsor.
First of all, we already think that the Public Service Commission does this, but we want to ensure that at the bare minimum they have access to some of this data, unemployment data, average monthly bill, Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI information on cost of living. We just want to ensure that as they're going through their considerations about the rate that they have this information in front of them.
Any other questions? Negative votes? Any other negative votes? So the bill will be reported to the floor. Next bill A8470B by member Magnarelli. This bill increases the number of members of the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority Board from 12 to 13. A motion is to report to the floor. Questions? Negative votes? the bill is reported next bill a 8742 by member lunsford this bill adds the words mover moving and relocation service to restricted terms when filing to form a business corporation limited liability company or limited liability partnership the motion is to report to codes questions negative votes bill is reported next bill a 9590 a by member fall this bill authorizes DASNY services for the New York climate exchange incorporated motion is to report to ways and means questions negative votes
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bill is reported and the final bill A10602 by member Rivera this bill authorizes DASNY services for D'Uville Housing Association LLC the motion is to report to Ways and Means questions, negative votes. Bill is reported. Thank you everybody.
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Welcome to the Health Committee meeting of Tuesday, April 21st. The first bell, A765, McDonald. The motion is to rules. Questions?
Minority in the negative.
Excellent. A2078, motion is to rules. Questions? Negatives?
Minority in the negative.
Bill moves.
Bill moved the first one too. I don't think I said that.
A2529, Sage. The motion is to wham. Questions. Negatives.
Bill the moves.
A3254, Denowitz. The motion is to rules. Questions. Negatives.
Minority in the negative.
Bill moves. A8849, McDonald. The motion is to the floor. Questions? Negatives. Bill moves. A9140. The motion is to rules. Questions? Negatives.
Minority in the negative.
Bill moves. Next bill, 9355. Motion is to the floor. Questions? Negatives.
Minority in the negative.
Next bill, 102.43. The motion is to the floor. Questions?
Yes, Madam Chair. I just want to ask a question of clarity. In the standard provisions of accounting process, there is nothing that is classified as an opinion, which is what we're changing. existing law of treating opinion the same as an audit so that this would be a reduction in obligation for adult care facilities on what they have to have cleared by an independent accountant? They can still ask for an audit if there's no. Right, but it's a lower standard. Well, you know what, if the audits were not taking up dust, I would say yes, but there's a big pile of them and they're not really reviewed very much. Okay, so we believe that by doing a review rather than an audit, it'll be easier to comply and for DOH to review the financial clarity of these facilities. And save money. Okay.
Negatives. Bill moves. 10310. The motion is to WAM. Questions?
Yes, Madam Chair. We previously passed legislation prohibiting the expansion of for-profit hospice providers. Would a nursing home be able to, if this were to become law, to enter into an agreement with a for-profit hospice provider, if they're the only ones available, and would this constitute an expansion of the existing for-profit hospice capacity?
We don't specify what kind of hospice they would have to contract with. And it not an expansion in any way It just we want hospices to be able to come into nursing homes and people in nursing homes to avail themselves of hospice care.
Okay.
So the motion is to Ways and Means. Negatives. Next bill, 10312. The motion is to the floor. Questions? Negatives? Minority and the negative with the exception of Mr. Gray. Next bill, 107.11. The motion is for the rules. Questions? Negatives. Minority and the negative. Next bill. Hold for consideration. Questions?
Yes. For 9126, what is the reasoning for holding the bill?
Well, these overdose prevention centers are very important. We just believe that this would be very detrimental to people's healthcare.
Okay. How many of these types of facilities are currently operating in New York?
So certainly wouldn't by allowing for an up or down vote on this legislation allow greater scrutiny not of necessarily the two that are existing I believe in Manhattan but in communities where these types of sites may not be welcomed by the community and allowing local government to determine whether or not it fits in with the character or the community needs that individual communities have rather than having a top-down approach that takes out community say in the siting of these types of facilities?
I think that we would never see these in communities and obviously greatly needed.
So that's the system that we have or so many of those kinds of NIMBY reactions.
So this is one that I think we really need this for. Are we doing separate votes on these or?
Sure.
Okay. Yeah.
So motion again is for consideration, to hold for consideration, negatives. Minority in the negative. And the last bill, 9384 Benson.
Yeah.
Questions?
Yeah, why are we choosing to hold this very spectacular piece of legislation?
Because the committee believes that, or the chair believes that we already have the ability to do this in a great, you know. But, you know, we can certainly take this one.
Why do you want to talk about it? Well, yes. Although I do certainly think, you know, especially when we hear the governor talking about an affordability crisis, especially with health care, allowing for a pre-tax, tax-advantaged savings account for people to have, independent of insurance companies and calendar would help to address unexpected health care costs in proper justice affordability crisis when it comes to healthcare expenses Understood The motion is to hold for consideration
Negatives. Minority in the negative. Bill moves.
It doesn't move.
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