Bills by

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Senator

7,266 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →addabbo@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

7,266 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

S239Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government
Extends powers of municipal corporations to acquire public utilities by the power of eminent domain
Extends the powers of municipal corporations to establish, own and operate public utility services by the power of eminent domain; provides that municipal corporations need not make a final decision…
Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee
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S241Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance
Provides that the maximum deductible allowed on policies for windstorms shall not be greater than $1,500
Provides that the maximum deductible allowed in catastrophic windstorms shall not be greater than fifteen hundred dollars and shall be stated in the policy in numerical terms; also provides that…
Kenneth P. LaValleInsurance Committee

S2463Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Establishes health care organization accountability for delay, failure or refusal to approve, provide, arrange or timely pay for certain health care services

Provides for accountability of "health care organizations" (i.e., entities, other than a health care provider, that approve, provide, arrange for or pay for health care services, including a health…

Kenneth P. LaValleJudiciary Committee

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S2523Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides that institutions of higher education shall compile reports regarding foreign students enrolled in such institutions

Provides that institutions of higher education shall compile reports regarding foreign students enrolled in such institutions; delineates the statistical information that each approved school must…

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S2550Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Notice of committee consideration - requested

Provides that issuers of debit and credit cards shall pay sales and use taxes directly to the commissioner of taxation and finance

Provides that issuers of debit and credit cards shall pay sales and use taxes directly to the state tax commission.

Ruben DiazInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2618Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to prosecution by superior court information following dismissal of an indictment or count thereof

Relates to prosecution by superior court information following dismissal of an indictment or count thereof.

Eric T. SchneidermanCodes Committee

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S2674Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Directs the public service commission to report to the governor and legislative officials on proposed changes to laws and regulations on telephone service

Directs the public service commission to report to the governor and legislative officials on proposed changes to laws and regulations on universal access to adequate and affordable telephone…

Thomas P. MorahanEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S2675Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Establishes the "All Felons DNA Database Act"

Establishes the "All Felons DNA Database Act"; requires all adults and juveniles convicted of a felony after January 1, 2003 shall be required to be added to the state's DNA identification index.

Thomas P. MorahanFinance Committee

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S2710Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Requires solicitations by mail to include contact addresses and telephone numbers for people who wish to be removed from such solicitation list

Requires solicitations by mail to include contact addresses and telephone numbers for people who wish to be removed from such solicitation list.

Thomas P. MorahanConsumer Protection Committee

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S2732Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Includes Lyme disease as an occupational disease which is compensable under the workers' compensation law

Includes Lyme Disease (Lyme Borrcliosis) as an occupational disease which is compensable under the workers' compensation law.

Kenneth P. LaValleLabor Committee

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S2734Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Relates to the visitation rights of great-grandparents

Provides that a great-grandparent may apply to the supreme court for visitation rights with respect to certain minor great-grandchildren where either or both of the parents of such child is or are…

Kenneth P. LaValleChildren And Families Committee

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S2742Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Relates to a real property tax exemption for property owned by certain persons performing active duty in a combat zone

Authorizes municipalities to offer a real property tax exemption for property owned by certain persons performing active duty in a combat zone in an amount equal to ten percent of the value of the…

Martin J. GoldenVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S2745Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes a business franchise and personal income tax credit for the targeted human pharmacological project fee paid to the Food and Drug Administration

Establishes a business franchise and personal income tax credit for the targeted human pharmacological project fee paid to the Food and Drug Administration for the purposes of submitting a human…

Martin J. GoldenInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2853Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Directs the Levittown union free school district to transfer monies from its reserve funds to the general fund for the purposes of reducing real property taxes

Directs the Levittown union free school district to transfer up to twenty million dollars from its reserve funds to the general fund for the purposes of reducing real property taxes in support of…

Kemp HannonEducation Committee

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S2920Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Establishes the empire state professional nursing scholarship program and grants for nursing education

Establishes the empire state professional nursing scholarship program to provide financial support to applicants to enter or continue in a registered nurse educational program and who agree to…

Kenneth P. LaValleHealth Committee

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S2929Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides for a special election, at the discretion of the governor, to fill vacancies in the office of comptroller and attorney-general

Provides for a special election, at the discretion of the governor, to fill vacancies in the office of comptroller and attorney-general.

Joseph A. GriffoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S3030Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Prohibits insurance companies from limiting the quantity of drugs dispensed pursuant to a prescription and increases the quantity that may be prescribed to 90 days

Prohibits insurance companies from limiting the quantity of drugs dispensed pursuant to a prescription; increases the quantity of drugs that may be prescribed from a thirty day supply to a ninety…

Kenneth P. LaValleInsurance Committee

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S3058Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides for the issuance of a multiple event caterer's permit

Authorizes the state liquor authority to issue multiple event caterer's permits.

James L. SewardInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S3187Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Relates to providing health insurance coverage for surviving spouses of N.Y. city department of correction and certain sanitation workers

Relates to providing health insurance coverage for surviving spouses of members of the New York City corrections department and sanitation members of the New York City employees' retirement system.

Diane J. SavinoCities Committee

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S3213Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Requires the packaging on prescribed drugs to include a label which lists the country of origin of the prescribed drug

Requires the packaging on prescribed drugs to include a label which lists the country of origin of the prescribed drug.

George D. MaziarzHealth Committee

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S3293Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Makes provisions relating to HIV testing, including consent for such testing, required offering for such testing, confidentiality and disclosure

Makes provisions relating to HIV testing, including consent for such testing, required offering for such testing, confidentiality and disclosure.

Thomas K. DuaneHealth Committee

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S3416Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Authorizes use of closed-circuit television for the testimony of domestic violence victim witnesses in a criminal proceeding

Authorizes use of closed-circuit television for the testimony of domestic violence victim witnesses in a criminal proceeding subject to the same restrictions as are applicable to child witnesses.

Catharine YoungCodes Committee

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S3418Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Includes in class A misdemeanor of dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the second degree, dissemination of image to porn website without consent

Includes in class A misdemeanor of dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the second degree, the dissemination of an image of a person to a computer network internet website that is…

Catharine YoungCodes Committee

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S3447Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Grants a $3,000 personal income tax deduction to active members of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary who have been active members for 5 or more years

Grants a $3,000 personal income tax deduction to active members of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary who have been active members for 5 or more years.

Owen H. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S3454Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Relates to civil penalties that may be imposed for violations of the rent stabilization law of 1969 and the emergency tenant protection act of 1974

Relates to civil penalties that may be imposed for violations of the rent stabilization law of 1969 and the emergency tenant protection act of 1974 and amends provisions of law relating to statute…

Pedro Espada Jr.Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S3470Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Requires public utility companies to charge volunteer ambulance corps and volunteer fire companies the same rates and charges applicable to residential customers

Requires public utility companies to charge volunteer fire companies and volunteer ambulance corps the same rates, charges, etc. applicable to residential customers for the same services; prohibits…

Thomas P. MorahanEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S3497Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to civil service and pensions

Provides for the use of binding arbitration for certain represented members of the unified court system

Provides for the use of binding arbitration for employee organizations represented by the Ninth judicial district negotiating unit, Nassau county negotiating unit, Suffolk county negotiating unit,…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Civil Service And Pensions Committee

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S3567Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Enacts the NYS school taxpayers' protection act

Enacts the NYS school taxpayers' protection act; requires the reporting of suspected corruption or conflicts of interest within the operation of a school district; requires the treasurer of each…

Kenneth P. LaValleEducation Committee

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S3608Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Increases the penalties for violations relating to the licensing of drivers

Increases the length of time vehicle registrations, drivers' licenses and non-resident driving privileges for individuals who drive without insurance are revoked; makes driving without insurance on…

Kenneth P. LaValleTransportation Committee

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S3672Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Requires persons operating a vessel be obedient to law enforcement vessels displaying a flashing, revolving or oscillating blue light

Requires that persons operating a vessel be obedient to law enforcement vessels displaying a flashing, revolving or oscillating blue light.

John J. FlanaganCultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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S3713Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Relates to the powers of municipalities and state agencies

Relates to the powers of municipalities and state agencies; relates to enforcement of the NYS uniform fire prevention and building code.

Kevin S. ParkerEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S376Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Authorizes the catching and possession of up to 5 times the daily limit of fish during any 7 day period of time

Authorizes the catching and possession of up to 5 times the daily limit of fish during any 7 day period of time; authorizes the catching and possession on a single vessel of the maximum daily limit…

Kenneth P. LaValleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S3818Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Makes provisions with respect to service of real property assessment challenges upon fire districts

Provides that real property assessment challenges shall be served upon a fire district by serving the chair of the board of fire commissioners of the fire district.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S384Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Establishes a mental retardation and developmental disabilities and mental health worker registry

Establishes a mental retardation and developmental disabilities registry and a mental health worker registry; defines terms.

Thomas P. MorahanMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S3843Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act"

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act" to require acute care facilities to implement certain direct-care nurse to patient ratios in all nursing units; sets minimum staffing requirements;…

Thomas K. DuaneHealth Committee

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S3897Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to civil service and pensions

Extends provisions of "heart bill" to deputy sheriff members of the NYCERS

Extends provisions of the "heart bill" to deputy sheriff members of the New York city employees' retirement system; where a deputy sheriff has a condition of impairment caused by a disease of the…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Civil Service And Pensions Committee

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S3923Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Requires local disaster preparedness plans to include a public education component as part of disaster prevention

Requires local disaster preparedness plans to include a public education component as part of disaster prevention, which shall be widely disseminated and shall take into consideration the linguistic…

John J. FlanaganVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S4068Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to civil service and pensions

Provides that a member shall forfeit his or her retirement rights and benefits if he or she is convicted of or pleads to certain crimes related to public employment

Provides that a member shall forfeit his or her retirement rights and benefits if he or she is convicted of or pleads to certain crimes related to public employment.

John J. FlanaganCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S4074Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Provides workers' comp benefits for family care

Provides workers' compensation benefits for family care; applies to employee and family member's taking family leave to care for the employee.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Labor Committee

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S4132Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Establishes autonomy for the four state university centers at Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Stony Brook

Establishes autonomy for the four state university centers at Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Stony Brook.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S4162Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Enacts the uniform trade secrets act to provide improved trade secret protection to industry

Enacts the uniform trade secrets act to provide improved trade secret protection to industry; provides statutory rights, remedies and a statute of limitations to parties who have had trade secrets…

Darrel J. AubertineJudiciary Committee

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S4167Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Authorizes the CDCLI Housing Development Corporation to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption

Authorizes the CDCLI Housing Development Fund Corporation to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for certain property in the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk.

John J. FlanaganLocal Government Committee

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S4175Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Establishes a teacher shortage loan forgiveness program

Establishes loan program to encourage undergraduates to enter teaching field in academic areas of critical teacher shortage in New York state; provides for selection of candidates based on academic…

John J. FlanaganHigher Education Committee

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S4182Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Require MTA, N.Y.C. office of emergency management, and port authority of N.Y. and N.J. to report to the governor and the legislature on weather-related evacuation capabilities

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority, the New York city office of emergency management, and the port authority of New York and New Jersey to report to the governor and the legislature…

John J. FlanaganCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S4213Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Increases the real property tax exemption for Cold War veterans

Increases the real property tax exemption for Cold War veterans; each county, city, town or village may adopt local laws to provide for such exemptions; relates to cooperative apartments and…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S426Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Establishes a bi-county commission in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk to study the feasibility of establishing the state of Long Island

Establishes a bi-county commission in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk to study the feasibility of establishing the state of Long Island.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S4307Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Enacts the "omnibus Alzheimer's services act of 2009"

Enacts the omnibus Alzheimer's services act; develops the model "silver alert" program for missing cognitively impaired citizens to ensure the appropriate technology and infrastructure is available…

John A. DeFranciscoAging Committee

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