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

S1592Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging
Provides that the state office for the aging shall be deemed a consumer directed personal assistance service provider
Permits the office for the aging to contract for consumer directed personal assistance services through specifically defined models.
Martin J. GoldenAging Committee
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S1619Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education
Provides that a contract made by a person unlicensed to practice certain professions shall be against public policy
Provides that a contract made by a person unlicensed to practice engineering services, architectural services or landscape architectural services which assumes responsibility for both design and…
Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

S1671Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Justifies the use of physical force on grounds surrounding a dwelling

Expands instances when a person may use physical force to protect his or her dwelling to include areas surrounding such dwelling; includes common areas owned by a cooperative or condo association.

John J. FlanaganCodes Committee

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S1684Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Considered by committee - defeated

Increases the penalty for multiple convictions of torturing or failing to provide sustenance to an animal

Increases the penalty for multiple convictions of torturing, killing or failing to provide sustenance to an animal to a class E felony, if convicted within five years from the date of a prior…

John J. FlanaganAgriculture Committee

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S1769Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Requires mandatory continuing education for nurses

Requires 45 hours of mandatory continuing education in a three year period for registered professional nurses; permits exemptions for illness, military duty and nurses who are not engaged in the…

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S1894Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Enacts the medical malpractice insurance premium credit act

Enacts the medical malpractice insurance premium credit act; provides a tax credit for a percentage of medical malpractice premiums paid by such taxpayer; defines relevant terms.

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A2285Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Establishes the no political solicitation call statewide registry

Establishes the no political solicitation call statewide registry.

John McEnenyConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A3332Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in insurance

Expands required health insurance coverage for the treatment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders

Expands required health insurance coverage for the treatment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders.

Greg BallInsurance Committee

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A342Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Establishes a tax credit for the removal or permanent enclosure of a residential fuel oil storage tank

Establishes a tax credit for the removal or permanent enclosure of a residential fuel oil storage tank.

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee

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A5771Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a personal income tax credit for the improvement or replacement of an existing residential septic system

Establishes a personal income tax credit for the improvement or replacement of an existing residential septic system for single to 4 family residences; such credit shall not exceed $500 for the…

James ConteWays And Means Committee

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A7373Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides that a person may not possess a weapon while on a mass transit service used by a transit agency, authority, or company

Provides that a person may not possess a weapon while on a mass transit service used by a transit agency, authority, or company.

Hakeem JeffriesCodes Committee

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S229Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides that lobster permits shall be transferable between persons who each possess a food fish license

Provides that lobster permits shall be transferable between persons who each possess a food fish license.

Kenneth P. LaValleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S2295Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Enacts provisions relating to tuition assistance program awards for certain students who have been granted an exclusion of parental income

Enacts provisions relating to tuition assistance program awards for certain students who have been granted an exclusion of parental income.

Toby Ann StaviskyHigher Education Committee

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S231Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides that a person may be guilty of the crime disorderly conduct when he makes unreasonable noise which is disturbing to one or more persons

Provides that a person may be guilty of the crime disorderly conduct when he makes unreasonable noise which is disturbing to one or more persons.

Kenneth P. LaValleCodes Committee

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S2313Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to racing, gaming and wagering

Provides for account wagering on simulcast horse races within and without the state

Provides for account wagering on simulcast horse races within and without the state; authorizes the operation of multi-jurisdictional account wagering providers in this state, subject to the rules…

Eric AdamsRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

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S233Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes a mortgage interest credit against personal income tax

Establishes a mortgage interest credit against personal income tax; amount of credit shall not exceed twenty percent of the interest paid on the mortgage, or five thousand dollars, whichever is…

Kenneth P. LaValleInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S240Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Establishes a registry of wills and codicils

Provides that each county shall establish and maintain a registry of wills and codicils executed in that county for which the surrogate's court has jurisdiction; establishes what information shall…

Kenneth P. LaValleJudiciary Committee

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S2468Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Requires athletes who perform where spectators pay an admission fee to certify that he or she has not used performance enhancing substances in the preceding six mont

Establishes the "honesty in sports act"; requires amateur and professional athletes who perform where spectators pay an admission fee to certify by signed affidavit that he or she has not used…

Kenneth P. LaValleCultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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S2524Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Requires mandatory restitution and reparation by the court if an officer of a school district is convicted and the victim is such officer's school district

Requires mandatory restitution by the court if an officer of a school district is convicted and the victim of such crime is such officer's school district; mandates that the court require…

Kenneth P. LaValleCodes Committee

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S2526Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Enacts the Smart Growth for the New Century Act

Enacts the Smart Growth for the New Century Act; allows for the submission of a smart growth plan; establishes a smart growth review board; sets powers and duties of the smart growth review board;…

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S2541Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Provides a tax exemption from sales and compensating use taxes on alternative energy systems

Provides a tax exemption from sales and compensating use taxes on alternative energy systems including alternative energy systems, new Energy Star appliances and tangible personal property used in…

Kevin S. ParkerEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S2601Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Relates to the fees that may be charged by a county clerk's office

Relates to the fees that may be charged by a county clerk's office; requires that a county clerk not accept any document for recording if unnecessary personal identifying information is written on…

John J. FlanaganLocal Government Committee

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S2602Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides for the offer of state-owned real property not needed for state purposes to the municipality or county in which it is located

Provides for the offer of state-owned real property determined not to be needed for state purposes to the municipality in which it is located, or the county if the municipality declines; permits…

John J. FlanaganInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2605Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Provides for the mapping of breast cancer in the state

Requires mapping of breast cancer in the state; requires pesticide business to submit reports to the department of environmental conservation, which reports shall be in electronic format; changes…

John J. FlanaganHealth Committee

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S2624Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Makes piercing the body of a child under the age of eighteen years an unlawful body marking

Makes piercing or branding the body of a child under the age of eighteen years by means of body piercing or branding instruments the class B misdemeanor of unlawfully dealing with a child in the…

Frank PadavanCodes Committee

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S2629Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Provides for the proper packaging and labeling of pharmaceutical drugs; creates penalties for intentional fraud

Provides for the proper packaging and labeling of pharmaceutical drugs; creates penalties for intentional fraudulent replacement, packaging, and labeling of such drugs; provides for better consumer…

Frank PadavanConsumer Protection Committee

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S2681Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Increases the tax credit for individuals who purchase long term health insurance policies

Increases the corporation and personal income tax credits for the purchase of long term health insurance policies to fifty percent of the premium paid during the taxable year.

Thomas P. MorahanInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2715Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

New York renewable energy sources act

Requires certain providers of electric service to purchase electricity from eligible electric generators; establishes a rate schedule for certain renewable energy projects; prescribes the powers and…

Antoine M. ThompsonEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S2733Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Prohibits the placement of certain insureds in the motor vehicle insurance assigned risk plan based upon any accident occurring while responding to an accident

Prohibits the placement of an insured in the motor vehicle insurance assigned risk plan based upon any accident arising from such insured's operation of a motor vehicle while responding to an…

Kenneth P. LaValleInsurance CommitteeFinance

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S2762Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Amends the definition of "emergency service"

Amends the definition of "emergency service"; provides that such term shall include returning from the operation, or parking, of an authorized emergency vehicle, when such vehicle is engaged in…

Joseph E. RobachTransportation Committee

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S2774Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to prostitution offenses; creates the new crimes of unlawful prostitution and sexual exploitation of a child

Relates to prostitution offenses; creates the new crimes of unlawful prostitution and sexual exploitation of a child.

Dale M. VolkerCodes Committee

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S2780Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to state aid for certain school districts

Relates to state aid for certain school districts which receive high school students from another school district which has no high school.

Thomas P. MorahanEducation Committee

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S2924Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Prohibits label obstruction of over-the-counter drugs

Makes it illegal to knowingly alter, mutilate, destroy, obstruct, obscure or remove, by means of a sticker, tag or other device used to deter theft, or a price sticker, or otherwise, the whole or…

Kenneth P. LaValleConsumer Protection Committee

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S2959Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Extends certain provisions relating to primary medical malpractice insurance coverage

Extends certain provisions relating to primary medical malpractice insurance coverage.

John J. FlanaganInsurance Committee

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S2973Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Includes within marital property for purposes of equitable distribution, transfers or encumbrances of marital property in contemplation of a matrimonial action

Repeals section 516 of the family court act which p rovides that in making an equitable distribution of marital property, the court shall include the value of any such property transferred or…

John L. SampsonJudiciary Committee

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S2998Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to amount of apportionments of deficiencies in apportionments of state monies to certain nonpublic schools to reimburse them for their expenses in complying with certain state requirements

Relates to amount of apportionments and deficiencies in apportionments of state monies to certain nonpublic schools to reimburse them for their expenses in complying with certain state requirements.

Suzi OppenheimerEducation Committee

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S3027Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Relates to insurance coverage for certain prostheses

Relates to insurance coverage for prostheses which are necessary to compensate for the loss of a limb due to accident, injury or disease or the treatment of such conditions provided a treating…

Kenneth P. LaValleInsurance Committee

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S3106Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Authorizes the town of Ramapo in Rockland County to elect four town justices

Authorizes the town of Ramapo in Rockland County to elect four town justices.

Thomas P. MorahanLocal Government Committee

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S3112SenateA8800· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Authorizes the local enactment of residency requirements for certain employees of police departments; salary increases and civil service credit

Authorizes the enactment of local laws requiring residency in cities with a population of one million or more for members of the police force appointed to such positions; provides increased salaries…

Shirley L. HuntleyInvestigations And Government Operations CommitteeLegal

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S3132Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Requires cooperative housing corporations provide a prospective purchaser with a written statement of reasons when withholding consent to a purchase

Requires cooperative housing corporations provide a prospective purchaser with a written statement of reasons when withholding consent to a purchase; voids any agreement inconsistent with such…

Carl KrugerCodes Committee

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S3133Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides that operators of hybrid vehicles shall be permitted to travel in high occupancy vehicle lanes regardless of the number of passengers in such vehicle

Provides that operators of qualified hybrid vehicles shall be permitted to travel in high occupancy vehicle lanes regardless of the number of passengers in such vehicle; defines terms.

Kenneth P. LaValleTransportation Committee

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S3137Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Establishes the New York state independent budget office

Creates the New York state independent budget office with a director to be appointed by a special committee composed of the assembly speaker and minority leader, the temporary president and minority…

Joseph A. GriffoJudiciary Committee

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S3139Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Limits tenure of temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leaders and committee chairs

Limits the tenure of the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leader of the senate and minority leader of the assembly to 8 years; limits the tenure of the chairman…

Joseph A. GriffoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S3167Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Enacts the residential clean heat and power efficiency act of 2009

Enacts the residential clean heat and power efficiency act of 2009 to encourage homeowners to achieve significantly improved energy use efficiency and reduced pollutant emissions in meeting their…

Joseph A. GriffoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S3184Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Establishes the Hudson School of Math, Science and Engineering Regional Technology Institute; provides governing board powers and duties

Establishes the Hudson School of Math, Science and Engineering Regional Technology Institute; provides governing board, powers and duties; purpose being to expand learning opportunities,…

John J. BonacicEducation Committee

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S3219Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Relates to permitting direct access to laboratory results

Provides that a patient who is eighteen years of age or older shall have the right to request a report of any laboratory results of tests performed on such person.

George D. MaziarzHealth Committee

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S3220Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Authorizes mutual aid agreements between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical examiners

Authorizes mutual aid agreements between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical examiners.

George D. MaziarzLocal Government Committee

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S3233Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Notice of committee consideration - withdrawn

Expands coverage of sex offender registration act

Expands coverage of sex offender registration act; includes certain persons within the provisions of the sex offender registration act who have had pleas accepted or who have had verdicts entered…

John J. FlanaganMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S3241Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Authorizes counties and the city of New York to impose a fee on probationary people for the cost of drug tests

Authorizes counties and the city of New York to impose fees on persons serving probation for the actual cost of drug tests up to $600 per year.

John J. FlanaganCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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