Andrea Stewart-Cousins Carl E. Heastie Temporary President of the Speaker Senate and Majority Leader New York State Assembly New York State Senate

NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR

For Immediate Release:

August 17, 2020

Aug. 20 Joint – Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications Chair: Senator Kevin Parker Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation Chair: Senator Todd Kaminsky Senate Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Chair: Senator Leroy Comrie Senate Standing Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Chair: Senator John E. Brooks Senate Standing Committee on Local Government Chair: Senator James Gaughran Senate Standing Committee on Cities Chair: Senator Robert Jackson Assembly Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Chair: Assembly Member Amy Paulin Assembly Standing Committee on Energy Chair: Assembly Member Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation Chair: Assembly Member Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Operations Chair: Assembly Member Kenneth Zebrowski Assembly Standing Committee on Local Governments Chair: Assembly Member Fred W. Thiele, Jr. and Assembly Standing Committee on Cities Chair: Assembly Member Edward C. Braunstein Public Hearing: Power and communication failures from Tropical Storm Isaias Place: Online: https://www.nysenate.gov/events https://www.nyassembly.gov/av/live/ Time: 11:00 A.M. Contact: Kristen Olby (518) 455-4857; Robert Habermann (518) 455-2484 Media Contact: Senate Majority Press Office (518) 455-2415; Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

Aug. 21 Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary Chair: Senator Brad Hoylman Senate Standing Committee on Codes Chair: Senator Jamaal Bailey Senate Standing Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development Chair: Senator Brian Kavanagh Public Hearing: The Unified Court System and COVID-19 Place: Online: https://www.nysenate.gov/events Time: 10:00 A.M. Contact: Kenan Kurt (212) 298-5593; Email: [email protected] Media Contact: Senate Majority Press Office (518) 455-2415 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

Aug. 25 Joint – Senate Standing Committee on Transportation Chair: Senator Timothy Kennedy Senate Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities & Commissions Chair: Senator Leroy Comrie and Assembly Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities & Commissions Chair: Assembly Member Amy Paulin Public Hearing: Impact of COVID-19 on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Public Transportation Place: Online: https://www.nysenate.gov/events https://www.nyassembly.gov/av/live/ Time: 10:00 A.M. Contact: Kristen Olby (518) 455-4857; Mobeen Bhatti (518) 455-2045 Media Contact: Senate Majority Press Office (518) 455-2415; Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

OTHER MEETINGS OF INTEREST:

Aug. 18 Senate Standing Committee on The Judiciary Chair: Senator Brad Hoylman Public Meeting: A discussion about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recent law school graduates, the New York bar exam, and alternate pathways to attorney admission. Place: Online: https://www.nysenate.gov/events Time: 10:00 A.M. Contact: Burton Phillips (518) 455-2452 Media Contact: Zach Duffy (212) 633-8052 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY