Andrea Stewart-Cousins 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:

January 17, 2020

Jan. 23 Joint – Senate Standing Committee on Housing Chair: Senator Brian Kavanagh and Senate Standing Committee on Investigations and Government Operations Chair: Senator Co-Sponsors: Senator , Senator , Senator , Senator , Senator Robert Jackson, Senator , and Senator Public Hearing: To review proposed legislation regarding enforcement of housing and building codes and related matters, including the recommendations the Committees presented in “Final Investigative Report: Code Enforcement in New York State,” issued August 5, 2019 and available online at http://bit.ly/2019CodeRep. Witnesses will be asked to focus their testimony on bills S7288, S1714, S1726A, S2813, S3320, S4938, S7287, S7291, S7292, S7300 and S7301. The Committees previously held a joint hearing on these matters on May 23, 2019 in Newburgh. Place: Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York Time: 1:00 P.M. Contact: Andra Stanley (212) 298-5565 Media Contact: Nicholas P. Stabile (212) 298-5565 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

Jan. 28 Legislative Commission on Rural Resources Chair: Senator Rachel May Public Hearing: To examine the effectiveness of current flooding emergency and mitigation efforts, and to discuss the need for future assistance due to the increase in extreme weather events Place: Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York Time: 10:00 A.M. Contact: Lucy Shephard (518) 455-2631 Media Contact: Jessica Bumpus (315) 810-2109 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

Feb. 18 Joint – Assembly Standing Committee on Energy Chair: Assembly Member Michael J. Cusick and Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation Chair: Assembly Member Steve Englebright Public Hearing: Incentives for Community Solar Place: Legislative Auditorium, William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Smithtown, New York Time: 11:00 A.M. Contact: Jeffrey Bates (518) 455-4363 Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888

OTHER MEETINGS OF INTEREST:

Feb. 12 Senate Standing Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering Chair: Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. Public Hearing: The economic impact on the three unused downstate casino licenses Place: Room 124, New York State Capitol Building, Albany, New York Time: 12:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Contact: Shanna Cassidy (518) 455-2322 Media Contact: Janet Kash (518) 455-2322 PARTICIPATION BY INVITATION ONLY