Bills by

Darrel J. Aubertine

Senator

10,221 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →aubertin@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

10,221 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

A983Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in agriculture
Establishes the agriculture assistance program for financial assistance to agricultural production and services in the state
Establishes the agriculture assistance program for financial assistance to agricultural production and services in the state.
Stephen HawleyAgriculture Committee
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A1090Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means
Enacts the "volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker protection and incentive act of 2009"
Enacts the "volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker protection and incentive act of 2009"; increases the volunteer firefighters' and volunteer ambulance workers' credit in the amount of five…
Robert OaksWays And Means Committee

A1047Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Provides standards and procedures for determining whether or not a contractor is responsible for purposes of public construction projects

Provides standards and procedures for determining whether or not a contractor is responsible for purposes of public construction projects, including documentation of previous experience with…

RoAnn DestitoGovernmental Operations Committee

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A1133Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to tourism, arts and sports development

Dedicates the tract of land known as Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx as parkland of the city of New York

Dedicates the tract of land known as Jerome Park Reservoir in the borough of the Bronx as park land of the city of New York.

Jeffrey DinowitzTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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A1159Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Relates to additional credit to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers in competitive examinations

Grants additional credit of five points to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers in competitive examinations for original appointment or promotion to a civil service position with…

Teresa SaywardGovernmental Employees Committee

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A1191Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Relates to personal care trend language incorporated into chapter 53 of the laws of 1990

Relates to personal care trend language and the medicaid reimbursement rate paid to personal care providers incorporated into chapter 53 of the laws of 1990.

Kevin CahillWays And Means Committee

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A1265Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Prohibits insurer from increasing auto insurance premiums upon renewal for persons 60 years of age or over solely on the ground of insureds' age

Prohibits insurer from increasing auto insurance premiums upon renewal for persons 60 years of age or over based solely on the ground of the insured's age.

William ColtonInsurance Committee

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A1695Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Establishes parental notification requirements for environmental health and safety hazards in schools

Requires schools, boards of cooperative educational services and pre-kindergarten programs to provide notification to students, parents and employees of environmental health and safety hazards…

Steven EnglebrightEducation Committee

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A1744Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Establishes corporate and personal income tax credits for the purchase of wind energy system equipment

Establishes corporate and personal income tax credits for the purchase of wind energy system equipment; customer-generators will be allowed a tax credit of 25% of qualified expenditures on wind…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

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A1834Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Expands supportive services to the elderly in certain retirement communities by enlarging target group and including more facilities

Expands supportive services to the elderly in naturally occurring retirement communities by enlarging target group through eliminating head of household requirement, and including more such…

Jeffrey DinowitzAging Committee

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A1933Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides that ownership of unidentifiable part in identifiable motorcycle, other than stolen motorcycle shall be returned to owner after investigation

Provides that ownership of unidentifiable part in identifiable motorcycle, other than a stolen motorcycle shall be returned to such owner, provided that department has made findings such owner had…

Donna LupardoTransportation Committee

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A2065Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Creates specific computer crimes as well as increasing penalties for crimes committed with the aid of a computer

Creates specific computer crimes as well as increasing penalties for crimes committed with the aid of a computer; provides for civil relief in cases of pornography on the internet, and penal…

Mark J.F. SchroederCodes Committee

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A2178Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Exempts bicycle, motorcycle, snowmobile and equestrian helmets from sales and use tax

Exempts bicycle, motorcycle, snowmobile and equestrian helmets from sales and use tax.

John McEnenyWays And Means Committee

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A2335Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Excludes for-profit business or corporate entities from applying to establish a charter school

Excludes for-profit business or corporate entities from applying to establish a charter school or from being approved to operate a charter school.

John McEnenyEducation Committee

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A2377Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Relates to waiving the twenty-four hour waiting period for solemnizing a marriage after a license is issued for persons serving in the armed forces; repealer

Waives the twenty-four hour waiting period for solemnizing a marriage after a license is issued for persons serving in the armed forces.

Bill ReilichJudiciary CommitteeLegal

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A1272Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Makes provision regarding legislative additions to the governor's proposed budget bills

Requires disclosure of proposed recipients of member item appropriations; requires all members to be allowed an equal amount of appropriations for member items; makes the process of distributing…

Sandy GalefWays And Means Committee

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A1323Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides the New York city water board shall not establish a limit of less than six years to challenge any service charges for the use of or services furnished by the water board

Provides the NYC water board shall not establish a limit of less than six years to challenge any fee, rate, rent or other service charges for the use of or services furnished by the water board…

William ColtonCorporations, Authorities And Commissions CommitteeEconomy

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A1327Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires new school buses with eight or more passenger capacity to be equipped with engine fire suppression systems

Requires school buses with eight or more passenger capacity purchased after September 1, 2011, to be equipped with engine fire suppression systems; and require state education transportation aid to…

Amy PaulinTransportation Committee

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A1354Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Provides that the probationary period of a school administrator or supervisor who previously was granted tenure, shall be 2 years

Provides that the probationary period of a school principal, administrator, supervisor or any other member of a supervising staff who previously was granted tenure, shall be 2 years.

Steven EnglebrightEducation Committee

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A1359Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Creates a shared housing registry for senior citizens

Directs the office for the aging to create a shared housing program in consultation with the division of housing and community renewal and to maintain a registry for senior citizens who seek to find…

Steven EnglebrightAging Committee

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A1377Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Relates to the definition of pet dealer

Relates to the definition of pet dealer; in addition to the sale, includes the offering for sale of more than nine animals per year for profit to the public or to any broker, wholesaler, medical…

Amy PaulinAgriculture Committee

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A1383Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Requires the commissioner of the administration of children's services to obtain an order of consent before allowing experimental drug testing on certain children

Requires the New York city commissioner of the administration of children's services to obtain an order of consent from the court before allowing experimental drug testing on children under the care…

Keith L.T. WrightHealth Committee

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A1487Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to social services

Directs office of children and family services to establish voluntary standards for enhanced child day care

Directs the office of children and family services to establish voluntary standards for enhanced child day care; provides for the issuance of a rated license.

Keith L.T. WrightSocial Services Committee

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A1568Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

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…

Richard BrodskyJudiciary Committee

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A1654Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Provides additional STAR2 tax rebate to those owners of parcels of land who are eligible for the school tax relief (STAR) exemption

Provides additional STAR2 tax rebate in the amount equal to ten percent of the school tax paid to those owners of parcels of land who are eligible for the school tax relief (STAR) exemption; grants…

Nancy CalhounReal Property Taxation Committee

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A2441Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Grants police officer status for members of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority; repealer

Extends police officer status to bridge and tunnel officers, sergeants and lieutenants of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority and authorizes such authority to maintain a bridge and tunnel…

Peter AbbateCodes Committee

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A2471Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Authorizes students to carry epinephrine and an epinephrine auto-injector in school

Authorizes students to carry epinephrine and an epinephrine auto-injector in school.

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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A2480Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides for the licensing and regulation of the practice of biofeedback therapy

Provides for the licensing and regulation of the practice of biofeedback therapy; defines practice of biofeedback therapy; establishes state board of biofeedback therapy and the requirements to…

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

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A2486Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Allows the Yonkers city school district to become an independent school district

Allows the Yonkers city school district to become an independent school district; establishes members of the board of education of the city school district of the city of Yonkers shall be elected;…

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A2488Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Directs the state comptroller to implement the federal authorization to encourage the use of mass transportation

Directs the state comptroller to implement the federal authorization to encourage the use of mass transportation by state employees.

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

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A2493Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to correction

Requires parolees who violate the terms of their release to be placed in the custody of the department of correctional services; repealer

Provides upon finding of reasonable cause that a parolee has violated the conditions of his or her release, such parolee shall immediately be placed in the custody of the department of correctional…

J. Gary PretlowCorrection Committee

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A2496Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Establishes New York state public defense commission and provides for its powers and duties, including local fiscal relief for public defense expenses

Establishes the New York state public defense commission to oversee the provision of public defense services in the state; such commission shall establish public defense services standards, provide…

J. Gary PretlowJudiciary Committee

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A2503Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Enacts the Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act; provides for the elimination and extension of certain statutes of limitations relating thereto; repealer

Enacts the Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act; provides for the elimination and extension of certain statutes of limitations related to sexual offenses against children, the expansion of reporting…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A2508Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Creates the crime of prosecutorial misconduct

Provides that if a prosecutor withholds information proving the innocence of an individual convicted of or charged with a crime, he or she shall be guilty of a felony with the term of imprisonment…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A2545Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides requirements for certain pesticide applications; repealer

Makes the application of pesticides to freshwater or tidal wetlands a regulated activity; establishes requirements for application of pesticides to freshwater and tidal wetlands; requires the use of…

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A2603Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Appropriates funds to the city of Yonkers fire department for a hazardous materials emergency response unit

Establishes and appropriates funding for a Westchester county hazardous materials emergency response demonstration unit to be located within the city of Yonkers under the jurisdiction of the…

J. Gary PretlowCities Committee

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A2619Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Requires the electronic and print publication of certain school district reports; defines "local officer or employee" to include school officials

Requires the electronic and print publication of certain school district reports within 7 days after approval; defines "local officer or employee" to include certain school officials.

Michael J. FitzpatrickEducation Committee

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A2626Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes a photo radar demonstration program in N.Y. city imposing civil liability upon vehicle owners for violations of maximum speed limits

Authorizes a photo radar demonstration program in cities of one million or more imposing civil liability upon vehicle owners for maximum speed limit violations; provides for the repeal of such…

Margaret MarkeyTransportation Committee

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A2639Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to correction

Prohibits male correction officers from pat frisking female inmates

Prohibits male correction officers from pat frisking female inmates unless such officer has probable cause that a pat frisk is necessary to prevent escape or to protect other inmates or prison…

J. Gary PretlowCorrection Committee

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A2640Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to correction

Requires inmate sexual harassment complaints made against department employees to be investigated by the attorney general

Requires inmate sexual harassment complaints made against department employees to be investigated by the attorney general and makes the findings and recommendations of the attorney general final and…

J. Gary PretlowCorrection Committee

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A2675Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Decreases the prohibited area of parking around a fire hydrant from fifteen to ten feet

Decreases the prohibited area of parking around a fire hydrant from fifteen to ten feet to reduce parking congestion in heavily populated areas.

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A2678Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Requires charitable solicitations made by the use of containers left unattended to post the percentage of the collection that actually goes to the charitable purpose

Requires charitable solicitations made by the use of containers left unattended to post on the container the percentage of the collection that actually goes to the charitable purpose.

J. Gary PretlowGovernmental Operations Committee

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A2702Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Creates a public umbilical cord blood banking program

Creates a public umbilical cord blood banking program within the department of health to promote public awareness of the potential benefits of public cord banking, to promote research into the uses…

Michael J. FitzpatrickHealth Committee

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A2721Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in higher education

Provides for the award of scholarships and loan forgiveness for dentists and podiatrists on the same terms as physicians

Provides for the award of regents scholarships and loan forgiveness for dentists and podiatrists on the same terms as physicians and dentists.

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

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A2754Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Requires the pay of deputy chiefs to be increased the same as police officers in negotiating units

Requires the pay of deputy chiefs of police in departments employing less than 575 sworn officers to be increased by the same dollar amount as the next higher ranking subordinate police officers in…

J. Gary PretlowLocal Governments Committee

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A2770Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to creating the crime of cyberterrorism and calculating damages caused by computer tampering

Relates to creating the crime of cyberterrorism and calculating damages caused by computer tampering; cyberterrorism shall be a class B felony.

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A2788Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Establishes requirements for the provision of ambulance services to senior living facilities

Requires all senior living facilities to employ an independent ambulance service for the provision of emergency medical services and transport at such facilities; a senior living facility is any…

Jeffrey DinowitzAging Committee

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A2814Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Reduces the marginal personal income tax for taxable years beginning after 2005 from 6.85% to 6.5%

Reduces the marginal personal income tax for taxable years beginning after 2005 from 6.85% to 6.5%.

Robin SchimmingerWays And Means Committee

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A2821Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Provides cost-of-living adjustments

Provides cost-of-living adjustments; increases the maximum percentage of the CPI for COLA benefits to not more than 5% and not less than 1% of CPI.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A2822Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Provides cost-of-living adjustments for New York public retirement systems

Provides a cost-of-living adjustment; increases COLA payable to eligible surviving spouses to the full amount of the monthly COLA benefits the deceased retiree received.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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