Bills by

Darrel J. Aubertine

Senator

10,316 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →aubertin@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

10,316 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

A6113Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations
Prohibits discrimination against volunteers
Prohibits any charitable, civic, eleemosynary or other similar organization or association from discriminating against persons who are performing or are seeking to perform volunteer services on the…
Earlene HooperGovernmental Operations Committee
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A6125AssemblyS1702· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to social services
Increases the amount of data the office of children and family services, department of health and department of labor must compile on public assistance recipients
Requires additional information the office of children and family assistance, the office of temporary disability assistance, the department of health and the department of labor are required to…

A6184Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Enacts the "medical liability reform act"; repealer

Enacts the "medical liability reform act"; requires attorney for plaintiff in a medical, dental or podiatric malpractice case to include with the certificate of merit, an affidavit of an appropriate…

Robin SchimmingerJudiciary Committee

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A6261Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Establishes a real property tax exemption for enrolled members of auxiliary police organizations

Establishes a real property tax exemption for enrolled members of auxiliary police organizations; provides that real property owned by an enrolled member of an auxiliary police organization or such…

Robert BarraReal Property Taxation Committee

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A6325Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Establishes May fourteenth of each year as a day of commemoration known as "Henry Lincoln Johnson Day"

Establishes May fourteenth of each year as a day of commemoration known as "Henry Lincoln Johnson Day".

Darryl TownsGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6405Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Establishes the medicaid prescription senior eligibility expansion program

Establishes the medicaid prescription senior eligibility expansion program in order to extend prescription drug coverage to qualified medicare beneficiaries and special low-income medicare…

Felix OrtizAging Committee

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A6406Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Establishes a veteran fee waiver program within the State University of New York system

Establishes a veteran fee waiver program within the State University of New York system; provides for eligibility, applicability and amounts of such waivers.

Felix OrtizHigher Education Committee

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A6407Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Restricts the disclosure of health care information

Prohibits any person from disclosing health care information or personal information to a person who engages in the business of accessing and compiling information for commercial purposes or whose…

Felix OrtizHealth Committee

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A6467Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Enacts the "food allergen information toll-free number act"

Enacts the food allergen information toll-free number act; requires certain manufacturers, packers or distributors to label their products with a toll-free telephone number to provide information to…

Felix OrtizAgriculture Committee

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A6499Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Prohibits bullying on school property

Prohibits bullying on school property; defines bullying; establishes punishment for people who are found guilty of bullying on school property; establishes the class B misdemeanor of aggravated…

David McDonoughEducation Committee

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A6504Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Enacts a program for public financing of statewide elections, and elections for state senator, assembly person and district attorney; repealer

Enacts a voluntary program for public financing of statewide elections, and elections for state senator, assembly person and district attorney; provides that each candidate who collects a specified…

Felix OrtizElection Law Committee

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A6513Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Enacts the "SAVE-NY Violence Against Women Prevention Act"

Enacts the "SAVE-NY Violence Against Women Prevention Act"; relates to concurrent and consecutive terms of imprisonment; relates to the testing of certain criminal defendants and juveniles for…

Dierdre ScozzafavaCodes Committee

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A6548Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in correction

Prohibits sex offenders from any position involving direct contact with children; appropriation

Prohibits sex offenders from any position involving substantial contact with children; requires a criminal history check for child care employees and volunteers; appropriates $50,000 therefor.

Dierdre ScozzafavaCorrection Committee

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A655Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Requires additional disclosures from lobbyists

Requires additional disclosures from lobbyists including: campaign contributions to elected officials; existing business relationships or associations with public officials; and the names of family…

Brian KavanaghGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6553Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in correction

Relates to the penalty for failure to register by a sex offender

Relates to the penalty for failure to register by a sex offender; makes submission of fraudulent information respecting identity or residency by a sex offender a class E felony.

Dierdre ScozzafavaCorrection Committee

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A6595Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in veterans' affairs

Authorizes free use of campsites by former prisoners of war or recipients of a purple heart

Authorizes free use of public campsites, parks and other places of public recreation in the state by former prisoners of war or recipients of the purple heart.

Daniel BurlingVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A6603Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Creates the crime of attempting to lure or entice a minor

Creates the crime of attempting to lure or entice a child and makes such crime a class D felony; provides that the creation of this separate crime shall not preclude, if the evidence so warrants, an…

Dierdre ScozzafavaCodes Committee

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A6643Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Raises tax credits for long-term care insurance from twenty percent to fifty percent

Raises tax credits for long-term care insurance from twenty percent to fifty percent; applies to the corporation tax, franchise tax on business corporations, personal income tax, franchise tax on…

Robin SchimmingerWays And Means Committee

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A6649Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Provides loans, grants and incentives to promote studies in math, science and technology or any other high-tech field the commissioner of education deems appropriate; appropriation

Provides loans, grants and incentives to promote studies in math, science and engineering or any other high-tech field the commissioner deems appropriate on a high school and college level;…

James TediscoEducation Committee

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A6668Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to mental health

Relates to the permanent termination of parental rights for reason of mental illness or mental retardation; repealer

Relates to the permanent termination of parental rights for reason of mental illness or mental retardation.

Peter RiveraMental Health Committee

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A6688Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in children and families

Requires notification by daycare providers to localities of their daycare operation within thirty days of licensure

Requires notification by daycare providers to localities of their daycare operation within thirty days of licensure by the office of children and family services.

Joel MillerChildren And Families Committee

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A6698Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Relates to the fingerprinting of school district volunteers who come in direct contact with students

Directs the commissioner of education to develop rules and regulations regarding the fingerprinting of school district volunteers, just as there are regulations pertaining to such matters in…

Joel MillerEducation Committee

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A6705Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in labor

Enacts the no parent left outside act

Enacts the "No Parent Left Outside" act requiring employers to grant employees up to 20 hours leave during any school year to attend school conferences or activities related to the employee's child…

Joel MillerLabor Committee

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A6758Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Establishes a division of the public administrator within the office of the corporation counsel for the city of New York; repealer

Establishes a division of the public administrator within the office of the corporation counsel for the city of New York.

James F. BrennanJudiciary Committee

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A6801Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy

Relates to state energy planning

Relates to state energy planning; relates to the completion of an annual energy plan by the power authority of the state of New York and the Long Island power authority.

James F. BrennanEnergy Committee

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A6826Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in higher education

Enacts the "new empire fund act", a prepaid higher education tuition program

Enacts the new empire fund act", a prepaid higher education tuition program; establishes a prepaid higher education tuition board; establishes prepaid higher education tuition scholarships for needy…

Greg BallHigher Education CommitteeEducation

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A6837Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to credit against the petroleum based tax for railroad capital improvements

Establishes the "New Century Railroad Investment Program" to preserve, improve and enhance the state's railroad infrastructure including a credit against the petroleum based tax for certain…

Dierdre ScozzafavaTransportation Committee

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A6859Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Authorizes retirement at age 55 for certain police officers and firefighters without diminution of retirement benefits

Authorizes certain Tier II police officers and firefighters to retire at age 55 without diminution of retirement benefits; applies to those covered under the improved career retirement plan for…

Audrey PhefferGovernmental Employees Committee

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A6915Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to racing and wagering

Authorizes racetracks and off-track betting corporations to offer rebates on pari-mutuel wagers made by bettors

Authorizes racetracks and off-track betting corporations to offer rebates on pari-mutuel wagers made by bettors.

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A7305Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Relates to requiring a civic curriculum in New York state schools

Requires the board of regents to develop a civic curriculum of instruction in federal, state and local government to be taught to students in all schools in the state; permits commissioner of…

Vivian CookEducation Committee

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A7316Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Provides for increases in the compensation paid to state-paid judges and justices; establishes commissions on compensation; appropriation; repealer

Provides for annual increase in the compensation paid to the judges and justices of the unified court system and New York city housing judges; establishes commissions to annually determine the…

Louis TobaccoJudiciary Committee

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A7416Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in labor

Allows certain part-time employees to be eligible for unemployment insurance

Allows a part-time employee to be eligible for unemployment insurance if such claimant earns an annual salary or remuneration equal to or less than fifteen thousand dollars for such part-time…

Joel MillerLabor Committee

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A7444Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Relates to the tax stabilization reserve fund

Increases the maximum percentage allowed to be deposited from surplus revenues into the state tax stabilization reserve fund to 4 percent.

Joel MillerWays And Means Committee

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A7446Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Directs the state to provide liability and workers' compensation insurance coverage for volunteers who aid in the protection of animals in a disaster

Directs the state to provide liability and workers' compensation insurance coverage for volunteers who aid in the protection of animals in a disaster.

Joel MillerGovernmental Operations Committee

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A746Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to the use of traffic control signal photo-monitoring devices to obtain evidence of obstruction of traffic at intersections

Directs the use of traffic control signal photo-monitoring devices to obtain evidence of obstruction of traffic at intersections in cities authorized to maintain such systems.

Brian KavanaghTransportation Committee

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A7489Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Requires insurance companies to provide coverage for the vaccine against human papilloma virus

Requires insurance companies to provide coverage for the vaccine against human papilloma virus.

Ann-Margaret CarrozzaInsurance Committee

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A749Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Requires testing of criminal defendants and juveniles for transmissible disease in certain cases; facilitates voluntary testing of crime victims

Requires certain criminal defendants and juveniles to be tested for transmissible diseases where they are charged with the violation of certain qualifying offenses; also facilitates voluntary…

David McDonoughCodes Committee

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A7552Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Establishes the medicaid outreach and enrollment program

Establishes the medicaid outreach and enrollment program to help identify those medicare enrollees who are eligible for medicaid services but who are not participating, through outreach initiatives.

Felix OrtizAging Committee

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A7619Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in tourism, arts and sports development

Requires operators of sports arenas or facilities to equip all arenas or facilities used for collegiate or professional hockey with protective netting for spectators

Requires operators of sports arenas or facilities to equip all arenas or facilities used for collegiate or professional hockey with protective netting for spectators.

Felix OrtizTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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A7631Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting employees of a local social services district while in the performance of their duties

Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting employees of a local social services district while in the performance of their duties; elevates it to assault in the second degree, a class D felony.

Peter RiveraCodes Committee

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A7633Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Restricts plea bargaining for the crime of rape in the first degree

Prohibits plea bargaining to any lesser offense when a defendant is charged or indicted for the crime of rape in the first degree.

Peter RiveraCodes Committee

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A7634Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires all public schools to show its pupils the film "An Inconvenient Truth"

Requires all public schools to show its pupils the film "An Inconvenient Truth".

Peter RiveraEducation Committee

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A7643Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Designates investigators appointed by the state liquor authority as police officers; repealer

Designates investigators appointed by the state liquor authority as police officers, rather than peace officers.

Peter RiveraCodes Committee

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A7658Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Establishes a genetically modified organism registry within the department of agriculture and markets

Establishes a genetically modified organism registry within the department of agriculture and markets; provides that such registry shall include information on the location, type and use of…

Peter RiveraAgriculture Committee

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A7699Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires communities with traffic-control devices with photo monitoring to have uniform duration periods for all yellow signal lights on any traffic-control devices

Requires that in communities which include traffic-control devices outfitted with photo monitoring instruments, amber or yellow signal lights located on any traffic-control device in such community…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A7708Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Proscribes intentional damaging of a house of worship (as defined) by starting a fire, within the class B felony of arson in the second degree

Proscribes intentional damaging of a house of worship by starting a fire, within the class B felony of arson in the second degree and the class A-I felony of arson in the first degree; increases the…

Peter RiveraCodes Committee

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A7709Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Requires health insurance policies covering prescription drugs to provide continuous coverage for single source drugs until the prescribed therapy therefor is not required

Provides that every insurance policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall ensure that there is continuous coverage of a single source drug that is part of a prescribed therapy until…

Peter RiveraInsurance Committee

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A7859Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Increases the value of the exemption for certain solar or wind energy systems or farm waste energy systems

Increases the value of the exemption for certain solar or wind energy systems or farm waste energy systems; provides that where the municipality does not tax at full value such exemption shall be…

Fred ThieleReal Property Taxation Committee

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