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

S1488Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
Expands the amount of information available about registered sex offenders on the division of criminal justice services website
Expands the amount of information available to police and the public, by means of the internet, on registered sex offenders; authorizes any person to register with the division of criminal justice…
Dean G. SkelosCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee
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S1489Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education
Relates to requiring filtering software on computers in public libraries and schools to prevent minors from viewing indecent materials
Relates to requiring filtering software on computers in public libraries and schools to prevent minors from viewing indecent materials.
John A. DeFranciscoEducation Committee

S1495Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides for tax credits for employer sponsored tissue typing programs

Allows a credit against the corporation tax and personal income tax of an employer who sponsors tissue typing programs to identify bone marrow donors; provides that such credit shall be an amount…

John A. DeFranciscoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1496Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Makes the commission of cruelty to 10 or more animals during the same criminal transaction, a class E felony

Makes the commission of cruelty to 10 or more animals during the same criminal transaction, a class E felony.

John A. DeFranciscoAgriculture Committee

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S1503Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to the elimination of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients

Relates to the elimination of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients; exempts purple heart recipients from all fees associated with the distinctive…

John A. DeFranciscoTransportation Committee

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S1508Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Establishes a toll-free statewide number for use in the investigation and prevention of animal fighting

Establishes a toll-free statewide number for use in the investigation and prevention of animal fighting; provides reports be transmitted to the state or local police department and/or to the SPCA.

John A. DeFranciscoAgriculture Committee

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S1513SenateA7102· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program

Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program for advanced degrees in nursing; such incentives shall be awarded annually, on a competitive basis, to registered…

John A. DeFranciscoHigher Education CommitteeEducation

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S1551Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Eliminates rent regulation protection for certain high income tenants and high rent apartments; repealer

Eliminates rent regulation protection for certain high income tenants and high rent apartments.

Toby Ann StaviskyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1561Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Establishes the pandemic preparedness task force

Establishes the pandemic preparedness task force comprised of eighteen members; prepares an influenza pandemic plan; provides that they shall meet at least six times per year; provides no member…

Kenneth P. LaValleFinance Committee

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S1576Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes the crime of operating as a drug trafficker and enacts legislation relating to weapon possession and controlled substance offenses; repealer

Establishes the crime of operating as a drug trafficker and enacts legislation relating to weapon possession and controlled substance offenses.

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S1579Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides that the commissioner of transportation can agree with a private commuter ferry service to provide such service in cities of one million

Provides that the commissioner of transportation can agree with a private commuter ferry service to provide such service in cities of one million or more.

Martin J. GoldenTransportation Committee

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S1605Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Grants a deduction in personal income tax for the expense of purchasing a fire extinguisher

Grants a deduction in personal income tax of up to $50 for the expense of purchasing a fire extinguisher for personal home use.

David J. ValeskyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1628Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Requires biennial referendum of student body at public universities and colleges to determine whether student activity fees are voluntary or mandatory

Requires the biennial conducting of a referendum of the student body at each college and university of the state university of New York and city university of New York, and at each community college…

Owen H. JohnsonHigher Education Committee

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S1637Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Creates an independent budget office to provide various offices with information which will assist in the discharge of responsibilities related to the budgetary process

Creates an independent budget office to provide various offices with information which will assist in the discharge of responsibilities related to the budgetary process.

David J. ValeskyFinance Committee

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S1641Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Makes provisions regarding electric service for farmers

Prohibits extra charges on farmers for electric service and prohibits limitations on farmers installing and operating on-site electric generation equipment and related technology.

David J. ValeskyEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S1649Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Appropriates moneys to the New York city housing authority to effectuate the installation of energy conservation measures in multifamily dwelling units

Appropriates $5,000,000 to the NYC housing authority for the purpose of effectuating the installation of energy conservation measures including weatherstripping, furnace efficiency modifications,…

Martin Malavé DilanFinance Committee

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S1654Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Requires internet accessibility to videos and photographs of certain unsolved robberies

Requires the division of criminal justice services to create internet accessibility to videos and photographs of certain unsolved robberies.

John A. DeFranciscoFinance Committee

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S1668Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Requires certain labeling information on child safety seats regarding compatibility with automobiles

Provides for certain labeling requirements on child safety seats; requires that no seat intended for use by a child less than four years of age shall be sold if it fails to conspicuously disclose on…

John J. FlanaganConsumer Protection Committee

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S1670Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides for the establishment of a state eminent domain ombudsman and provides for the powers and duties thereof; enacts the "eminent domain ombudsman act"

Provides for the establishment of a state eminent domain ombudsman and provides for the powers and duties thereof; assists in the development of guidelines and analyzes actions with potential…

John J. FlanaganTransportation Committee

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S1673Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Prohibits the charging of a deductible when a motor vehicle, through no fault of the insured, is in an accident with a municipally-owned snow removal vehicle

Prohibits the charging of a deductible when a motor vehicle, through no fault of the insured, is in an accident with a municipally-owned snow removal vehicle.

John J. FlanaganInsurance Committee

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S1681Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Permits BOCES to contract with third party vendors for approved technology activities and services at the request of two or more school districts

Permits BOCES to contract with third party vendors for approved technology activities and services at the request of two or more school districts; allows the commissioner of education to approve…

John J. FlanaganEducation Committee

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S1702Senate· 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…

Martin Malavé DilanSocial Services Committee

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S1777Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Establishes the "New York city construction safety task force"

Establishes the "New York city construction safety task force" to advise the city on issues related to safety in the construction industry in New York city and to propose changes in rules and…

Diane J. SavinoCities Committee

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S1780Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Establishes the "Safe Staffing for Hospital Care Act"

Establishes the "Safe Staffing for Hospital Care Act"; establishes minimum staffing levels for various health care workers in different health care facilities; requires submission of staffing pans;…

Kevin S. ParkerHealth Committee

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S1859Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Establishes an electronic health records and electronic prescribing initiative

Establishes an electronic health records and electronic prescribing program to award incentives to office-based physicians and independent pharmacies who implement such programs.

Jeffrey D. KleinHealth Committee

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S1873Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Provides guidelines and aids in locating sites for community residential facilities

Provides guidelines and aides in locating sites for community residential facilities; requires OMRDD to conduct study on location of proposed sites.

Jeffrey D. KleinMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S1874Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Provides for security and internal risk management procedures to protect patients from sexual misconduct and other crime in hospitals and mental institutions

Provides for security and internal risk management procedures to protect patients from sexual misconduct and other crime in hospitals and mental institutions; applies in cities having a population…

Jeffrey D. KleinHealth Committee

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S1875Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Provides for a program of asthma disease management and control within the department of health

Provides for a program of asthma disease management and control within the department of health; program shall provide various services to health care providers, patients, and others; authorizes the…

Jeffrey D. KleinHealth Committee

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S2465Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Grants an exemption from sales and compensating use taxes to books and other items sold at a book fair for the benefit of a school

Grants a sales and compensating use tax exemption for books, magazines, pamphlets and other school or library book fair items sold at a school book fair sponsored by a parent-teacher organization,…

Kenneth P. LaValleInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2505Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to supervision, coordination and approval of highway routing designations for the transportation of hazardous materials

Provides that the department of transportation shall be responsible for the supervision, coordination and approval of highway routing designations for the transportation of hazardous materials in…

John A. DeFranciscoTransportation Committee

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S2579Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Provides for the apportionment of certain school aid commencing on and after July 1, 2010

Provides for the apportionment of certain school aid commencing on and after July 1, 2010.

David J. ValeskyEducation Committee

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S2588Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Enacts "Nixzmary's Law" to establish the class A-I felony of aggravated murder of a child for which the sentence shall be life imprisonment without parole; repealer

Enacts "Nixzmary's Law" to establish the class A-I felony of aggravated murder of a child for which the sentence shall be life imprisonment without parole; aggravated murder of a child shall include…

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S2597Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Relates to additional financial disclosure by the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly

Requires additional financial disclosure by the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly relating to outside sources of income for services rendered by such legislative…

John J. BonacicFinance Committee

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S2598Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to apportionment of staff for members in the Senate and Assembly

Relates to apportionment of staff for members in the senate and assembly; requires generally equal staff for member offices and additional moneys for committee chairs.

John J. BonacicInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2620Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Enacts the "taxpayer advocate act" to create the office of taxpayer advocate

Enacts the "taxpayer advocate act" to create the office of taxpayer advocate.

John A. DeFranciscoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2634Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to leaving the scene of an incident causing personal injury to another person without reporting

Allows prosecutors to prosecute any person operating a motor vehicle who causes personal injury to another person who fail to report such incident.

Frank PadavanTransportation Committee

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S2636Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides for a demonstration project for the use of enforcement cameras on high occupancy vehicle and bus lanes on the Staten Island Expressway

Provides for a demonstration project for the use of enforcement cameras on high occupancy vehicle and bus lanes on the Staten Island Expressway.

Andrew J. LanzaTransportation Committee

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S2667Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Authorizes optometrists to prescribe certain drugs that may be used for therapeutic purposes and taken orally

Authorizes optometrists certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents for the treatment or prevention of ocular disease, to also use specified oral pharmaceutical agents in their practices;…

David J. ValeskyHigher Education Committee

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S2696Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Makes juvenile delinquents criminally responsible for acts constituting the crime of cemetery desecration in the first degree

Makes juvenile delinquents criminally responsible for acts constituting the crime of cemetery desecration in the first degree.

Darrel J. AubertineChildren And Families Committee

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S27Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Creates the mandatory ignition interlock program; repealer

Creates the mandatory ignition interlock program and the ignition interlock fund; requires installation of ignition interlock device for all persons convicted of driving while intoxicated.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Transportation Committee

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S2724Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Removes the cap on the aggregate amount of tax credits allowed pursuant to the empire state film production credit

Removes the cap on the aggregate amount of tax credits allowed pursuant to the empire state film production credit.

Martin J. GoldenInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2743Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to providing for a modification of elementary and secondary school tuition for personal income tax deduction purposes; repealer

Relates to providing for a modification of elementary and secondary school tuition for personal income tax purposes.

Martin J. GoldenInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2747Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides that sentence for commission of certain provisions of murder in the first degree is death or life without parole

Provides that the sentence for committing murder in the first degree when the victim is a police officer, peace officer or correction officer shall be either death or life imprisonment without parole.

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S2749Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides that unlawful disclosure of personal information concerning a police officer shall be aggravated harassment in the second degree

Provides that unlawful disclosure of personal information concerning a police officer shall be considered aggravated harassment in the second degree.

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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