Tax Cap passes 38-20, NY Daily News Blog, August 8, 2008

By Elizabeth Benjamin

Gov. David Paterson’s tax cap bill has passed the Senate, 38-20.

It’s not really a surprise, given that all the GOP members are present, with one empty seat that belonged to ex-Sen. Joe Bruno, and they all voted in the affirmative (as they say here in the chamber).

The Democrats are down three members. A number of those who are here joined with the Republicans in voting “yes,” including Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith and Deputy Senate Minority Leader Jeff Klein, not to mention two of the upstater (Aubertine and Valesky) and the lone Long Islander, Craig Johnson.

The “no” votes were all Democrats. They were:

Adams, Breslin, Connor, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Gonzalez, Hassell-Thompson, Huntley, L. Krueger, Montgomery, Onorato, Parker, Perkins, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousins and Thompson.