Bills by

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Senator

7,101 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →addabbo@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

7,101 bills. Ordered by the date of each bill’s latest official action: referral, amendment, floor vote, passage or signature.

Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score

S425Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
Increases from twenty-four to sixty months, the time for which reconsideration for parole shall be determined
Increases from twenty-four to sixty months, the time for which reconsideration for parole shall be determined.
Kenneth P. LaValleCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee
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S4269Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health
Requires volunteers of youth sports organizations to be screened through use of the statewide sex offender registry
Provides for regulation of volunteers of youth sports organizations; requires volunteers to be screened through use of the statewide sex offender registry; requires notice and disqualification of…
Brian X. FoleyHealth Committee

S4308Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Relates to the collection of DNA samples of designated offenders, the preservation of biological evidence and establishes the commission of exoneration review

Relates to the collection of DNA samples of designated offenders, retention and confidentiality of DNA samples, collection and the preservation of biological evidence, and the establishment of the…

John A. DeFranciscoFinance Committee

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S4408Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to elections

Recognizes delivery services other than US postal service for the delivery of papers under the election law

Recognizes delivery services other than US postal service for the delivery of papers under the election law; includes state board of elections as an entity to receive timely voter registration forms.

Carl KrugerElections Committee

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S4469Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides a toll exemption for certain ambulance services

Exempts ambulance services from tolls on any highway, bridge, tunnel or other toll on toll roads within the state at any time.

James L. SewardTransportation Committee

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S4484Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Removes the need for a health care provider to receive a separate written consent for the performance of an HIV related test

Relates to HIV related testing; removes the need for a health care provider to receive a separate written consent for the performance of an HIV related test; requires counseling or referrals for…

Shirley L. HuntleyHealth Committee

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S4485Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides a tax credit for donations of land, easements on land and other interests in real property for conservation purposes

Provides a tax credit for donations of land, easements on land and other interests in real property for conservation purposes; provides that the credit shall be fifty percent of the amount of the…

Kenneth P. LaValleInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S4943Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Establishes an empire state film post production tax credit

Establishes an Empire state film post production tax credit against personal and corporate franchise taxes for a portion of qualified post production costs attributable to the use of tangible…

José M. SerranoCultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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S535Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Repeals the income limitation for the senior citizen enhanced school tax relief (STAR) exemption

Repeals the income limitation for the senior citizen enhanced school tax relief (STAR) exemption for the 2004-2005 school year and thereafter; applies only to exemption applications for the…

James S. AlesiAging Committee

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S608Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Removes the state sales tax on wireless telephone services and provides for a local option of imposing such taxes

Removes the state sales tax on wireless telephone services and provides for a local option of imposing such taxes.

Andrew J. LanzaInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1043Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Requires four appointees as state university trustees to be alumni of an educational unit of the state university

Requires four appointees as state university trustees to be alumni of an educational unit in the state university.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S1050Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Expands application of additional penalties for repeat driving while intoxicated offenses to vehicular drug related offenses

Expands the requirement of mandatory imprisonment or community service for repeat convictions of driving while intoxicated, driving while impaired by drugs and commercial vehicle alcohol offenses;…

George D. MaziarzTransportation Committee

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S1052Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Increases the penalty for assaults involving a sports official

Makes the intentional causing of physical injury to a sports official the class D felony of assault in the second degree; creates class B misdemeanor of aggravated harassment of a sports official…

George D. MaziarzCodes Committee

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S1059Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to elections

Provides for the implementation of paper ballot only technology including optical scanners and accessible ballot marking devices; repealer

Provides for the implementation of paper ballot only technology including optical scanners and accessible ballot marking devices; repeals provisions relating to voting machines.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1176Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Requires school districts, upon notification from law enforcement agencies, to notify residents of sex offenders living in the district

Requires school districts, upon notification from law enforcement agencies, to notify residents of level two and three sex offenders living in the district; apportions money to school districts for…

Kenneth P. LaValleCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1177Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Establishes an office of education legal services

Establishes an office of education legal services within the department of law which shall provide all legal services to school districts except for school districts in the cities of New York,…

Kenneth P. LaValleFinance Committee

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S1315Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Authorizes the dormitory authority to finance projects by certain not-for-profit corporations to further the purposes of the state university of New York

Authorizes the dormitory authority to finance projects by certain not-for-profit corporations organized by officers, employees, alumni or students of the state university of New York to further the…

Kenneth P. LaValleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S1327Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes a process for the regulation of collecting, recording, and disclosing confidential information by state employees

Establishes a process for regulating the collecting, recording, and disclosing of confidential information by state employees.

José M. SerranoCodes Committee

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S1391Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Creates the "September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance" distinctive license plate program

Creates the "September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance" distinctive license plate program; establishes the September eleventh, two thousand one scholarship fund.

Kenneth P. LaValleTransportation Committee

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S1399Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Imposes certain limits, requirements and prohibitions regarding the seeking of refunds by certain insurers, organizations or corporations from health care providers

Imposes certain limits, requirements and prohibitions regarding the seeking of refunds by certain insurers, organizations or corporations (i.e., those licensed or certified pursuant to article 43 of…

George D. MaziarzInsurance Committee

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S1482Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Limits plea bargaining for felony sex offense charges

Provides that when a person is charged with certain designated sexual offenses, any plea bargain shall contain a plea of guilty to at least one of such offenses, unless the district attorney…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S1486Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Expands the information that will be maintained on sex offenders by the division of criminal justice services

Requires the division of criminal justice services to maintain a record of the social security number, license plate number, motor vehicle description, employment address and criminal history of sex…

Dean G. SkelosCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1491Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Relates to agency reports

Relates to agency reports; requires such reports to be posted on line; provides for a letter or notice to be sent to members of the legislature indicating the website address and the name of the…

John A. DeFranciscoFinance Committee

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S1498Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Provides for the "campaign medal for service" to be awarded to those who have provided military service during certain wars and conflicts

Provides for the "campaign medal for service" to be awarded to those who have provided military service during certain wars and conflicts.

John A. DeFranciscoVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S1500Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Expands the list of persons eligible to succeed the governor in a time of disaster

Expands list of persons eligible to succeed the governor if the office becomes vacant as a result of an attack or a natural or peacetime disaster.

John A. DeFranciscoVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S1509Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Directs health maintenance organization which denies claim due to absence of medical necessity to advise insured as to alternative treatment

Directs health maintenance organization which denies claim due to absence of medical necessity to inform insured as to the clinical standards used for the health maintenance organization's…

John A. DeFranciscoInsurance Committee

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S1529Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Permits a governing board of a municipality to grant a total exemption from real property taxation in certain instances for persons 75 years of age or over

Permits a governing board of a municipality, after a public hearing and by the adoption of a local law, ordinance or resolution, to exempt from real property taxation for school purposes, real…

Thomas P. MorahanAging Committee

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S1531Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Relates to the commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; requires that at least one of whom shall be a resident voter from either the county of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam,…

Thomas P. MorahanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S1913Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Requires the notification of patients if it is determined that a health care provider exposed patients to a communicable disease through reckless conduct

Creates the crime of reckless infection of a patient with a communicable disease by a health care provider; requires the notification of patients by the department of health if a health care…

Thomas P. MorahanCodes Committee

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S1920Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires education degree granting institutions to provide instruction in the social and emotional development and learning of children

Directs the commissioner of education, in consultation and cooperation with the commissioner of mental health, to establish and implement rules and regulations requiring institutions granting…

Thomas P. MorahanEducation Committee

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S1922Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Clarifies the scope of protections against discrimination on the basis of disability

Clarifies the scope of protections against discrimination on the basis of disability under the New York state human rights law in the areas of employment, public accommodations and government…

Thomas P. MorahanInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1996Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Adds school districts to the performance of municipal cooperative activities

Adds school districts to the performance of municipal cooperative activities.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S1998Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides that computerized standardized tests shall be made available in traditional paper-and-pencil format in at least one location in the state

Provides that computerized standardized tests shall be made available in traditional paper-and-pencil format in at least one location in the state during the test year.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S2011Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Directs preparation of report concerning child care subsidies and requirement to show good cause for failure to seek child support

Directs the office of children and family services and the office of temporary disability assistance to prepare a report concerning low income custodial parent's requirement to show good cause for a…

Martin J. GoldenChildren And Families Committee

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S2023Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Creates the senior benefits card program to enable and encourage seniors to purchase healthy and appropriate foods at a discounted price

Creates the senior benefits card program to enable and encourage seniors to purchase healthy and appropriate foods at a discounted price.

Martin J. GoldenAging Committee

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S2029Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Establishes a reverse mortgage loan program for low income seniors

Establishes a reverse loan mortgage loan program for low income seniors; provides for the state of NY mortgage agency to establish many of the parameters for the implementation of the program;…

Martin J. GoldenCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S2049Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Authorizes the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly to commission an independent management study of the board of regents

Authorizes the temporary president of the Senate and the speaker of the Assembly to commission an independent management study of the organization of the board of regents and the state education…

Kenneth P. LaValleFinance Committee

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S2052Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Provides for the labeling of food or food products that contain a genetically modified material or that are produced with a genetically modified material

Provides for the labeling of food or food products that contain a genetically modified material or that are produced with a genetically modified material; defines terms; imposes penalties for false…

Kenneth P. LaValleConsumer Protection Committee

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S2105Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Creates new classification of persistent misdemeanor offender for the purposes of sentencing, and prescribes the sentence therefor

Creates new classification of "persistent misdemeanor offender" for the purposes of sentencing a person convicted of a misdemeanor after having been convicted of five or more crimes within the last…

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S2155Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes no public entity, nor any officer or employee thereof, shall require a person's social security number to appear on certain public records

Establishes no public entity, nor any officer or employee thereof, shall require a person's social security number to appear on certain public records.

George D. MaziarzCodes Committee

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S2156Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes an elder care tax credit

Establishes an elder tax credit for taxpayers providing elder care and corporations providing elder care for their employees; defines qualified taxpayer as a single person with an income under 40…

George D. MaziarzInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2158Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Establishes a distincive plate honoring the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America

Establishes a distinctive plate honoring the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.

Owen H. JohnsonTransportation Committee

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S2203Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes distinctive license plates for members of Kiwanis International

Authorizes distinctive license plates for members of Kiwanis International; such license plates shall bear the official logo of Kiwanis International and the words "Kiwanis International".

Dale M. VolkerTransportation Committee

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S1542Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides a toll exemption for voluntary ambulance services

Exempts voluntary ambulance service or rescue squads from tolls on any highway, bridge, tunnel or other toll on the NYS thruway while responding to an emergency or furnishing voluntary ambulance…

Toby Ann StaviskyTransportation Committee

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S1594Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes a credit against personal income taxes for certain tuition expenses and modifies income; repealer

Establishes a credit against personal income taxes for certain tuition expenses for taxpayers who qualify for an earned income tax credit, in the amount of 10% of the EIC, up to $500 per eligible…

Martin J. GoldenInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1661Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Facilitates compliance with the sex offender registry for offenders without a registerable residence

Facilitates compliance with the sex offender registry for offenders without a registerable residence; defines "homeless sex offender" and "sex offender registration officer"; makes related provisions.

Kenneth P. LaValleCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1662Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Removes the state insurance funds exemption from licensing and other requirements of the insurance law

Removes the state insurance funds exemption from licensing and other requirements of the insurance law; requires the superintendent of insurance to approve the rules adopted by the state insurance…

Kenneth P. LaValleInsurance Committee

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S1669Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Requires the preparation of a comprehensive economic development plan for the use of eminent domain when the primary purpose is economic development

Requires the preparation of a comprehensive economic development plan for the use of eminent domain when the primary purpose is economic development and certain residential premises are to be…

John J. FlanaganCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S1674Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Relates to creating the profession of orthotics, prosthetic and pedorthic practice

Relates to creating the profession of orthotics, prosthetic and pedorthic practice; provides licensing requirements therefor, and establishes a state board for orthotics, prosthetics and pedorthics…

John J. FlanaganHigher Education Committee

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