According to the official legislative calendar, June 14 was scheduled to be the final day of the 2000 regular legislative session. Monday, June 12. Congressman Rick Lazio, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, addresses the Assembly Minority Conference and a few upcoming bills are discussed in detail. Majority finally returns to the floor two hours later.
Debate is begun on a controversial one-house physician profiling bill.
Bad public policy and a significant waste of time. Tuesday, June 13. Session convened at 11 a.m. Eighty-plus additional new bills and 29 committees to be called off the floor. Except for routine, necessary committee meetings, floor work characterized by debate of string of one-house bills.