John J. Flanagan Carl E. Heastie Temporary President of the Speaker Senate and Majority Leader State Assembly New York State Senate

NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR

For Immediate Release:

May 18, 2018

May 24 Joint – Assembly Standing Committee on Judiciary Chair: Assembly Member and Assembly Standing Committee on Health Chair: Assembly Member Richard N. Gottfried Public Hearing: Gestational Surrogacy Place: Assembly Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, Room 1923, 19th Floor, New York, New York Time: 10:00 A.M. Contact: Amanda Wagner (518) 455-4313 Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

May 29 Joint – Assembly Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Chair: Assembly Member Amy Paulin and Assembly Standing Committee on Energy Chair: Assembly Member Public Hearing: The power outages following recent winter snow-storms in the Hudson Valley Place: Westchester County Legislative Chambers, Michaelian Office Building, 8th Floor, 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains, New York Time: 10:00 A.M. Contact: Logan Hardy (518) 455-4857 Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

May 30 Joint – Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development Chair: Senator and Senate Standing Committee on Labor Chair: Senator Frederick J. Akshar II Sponsors: Senator Frederick J. Akshar II and Senator Patty Ricthie Co-Sponsors: Senator , Senator George A. Amedore, Jr., Senator Terrence Murphy, Senator , Senator Elaine Phillips, Senator Pamela Helming, Senator Phil Boyle Public Hearing: To examine the Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises program, and consider potential legislative solutions to create a more effective and efficient program to enhance New York’s business climate Place: Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York Time: 9:00 A.M. Contact: Sheila O’Sullivan (518) 455-3438 Media Contact: Brian Dwyer (315) 782-3418 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

June 4 Joint – Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance Chair: Assembly Member Kevin Cahill and Assembly Standing Committee on Health Chair: Assembly Member Richard N. Gottfried Public Hearing: CVS Health’s Acquisition of Aetna Inc. Place: Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York Time: 10:00 A.M. Contact: Fletcher Whyland (518) 455-4311 Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

OTHER MEETINGS OF INTEREST:

May 22 Joint – Senate Standing Committee on Health Chair: Senator Kemp Hannon Senate Standing Committee on Insurance Chair: Senator James L. Seward and Senate Heroin Task Force Chairs: Senator George A. Amedore, Jr., Senator Fred Akshar, and Senator Chris Jacobs Public Meeting: To explore access to and coverage of opioid antagonists, such as Naloxone Place: Room 124, New York State Capitol Building, Albany, New York Time: 10:00 A.M. Contact: Kristin Sinclair (518) 455-2200 Media Contact: Erica Bemiss (518) 455-2200 (Hannon); Jeffrey Bishop (518) 455-3131 (Seward); Paul Pfeiffer (716) 854-8705 (Jacobs); Eileen Miller (518) 669-9702 (Amedore); Emmanuel Priest (607) 846-0158 (Akshar) ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

May 29 Joint – Senate Standing Committee on Health Chair: Senator Kemp Hannon and Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation Chair: Senator Thomas F. O’Mara Roundtable: To consider state legislation which would limit the sale and use of non- agricultural low nitrogen fertilizer on Long Island Place: Little Theater, SUNY Farmingdale, Roosevelt Hall, Farmingdale, New York Time: 10:00 A.M. Media Contact: Erica Bemiss (518) 455-2200; James Meddleton (518) 455-2091 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY