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

S2757SenateA5766· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education
Provides for the licensing of genetic counselors; creates the state board for genetic counseling
Provides for the licensing of genetic counselors; creates the state board for genetic counseling.
Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education CommitteeEducation
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S2801Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes
Authorizes triborough bridge and tunnel peace officers the right to temporarily stop and question persons and conduct frisk for weapons
Authorizes Triborough bridge and tunnel peace officers the right to temporarily stop and question persons and conduct frisk for weapons.

S2811Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Directs public utilities to provide call center service assistance from centers located within the state and the utilities service area

Directs public utilities to provide call center service assistance from centers located within the state and the service area; describes the various services which must be addressed from the call…

Dale M. VolkerEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S2845Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Authorizes tuition assistance to be paid to students attending educational institutions for which Pell grants may be awarded

Authorizes tuition assistance to be paid to students attending educational institutions for which Pell grants may be awarded.

Diane J. SavinoHigher Education Committee

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S2863Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Establishes the self-sufficiency program within the New York state urban development corporation act

Establishes the self-sufficiency program within the New York state urban development corporation act to promote economic development; defines terms; authorizes the urban development corporation to…

David J. ValeskyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S2877Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes the qualified solar and fuel cell manufacturer facilities and operations credit

Establishes the qualified solar and fuel cell manufacturer facilities and operations credit.

John J. BonacicInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2887Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Relates to permitted uses for state aid to municipalities in which a video lottery gaming facility is located

Relates to permitting state aid provided to municipalities in which a video lottery gaming facility is located to be used for transportation improvements and highway repairs.

John J. BonacicFinance Committee

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S2906Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Enacts the criminal street gang abatement act of 2009; appropriation

Enacts the criminal street gang abatement act of 2009; creates the crime of gang solicitation, recruitment or retention; creates the crime of gang solicitation, recruitment or retention of minors;…

John J. FlanaganCodes Committee

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S2909Senate· 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.

John J. FlanaganInsurance Committee

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S2910Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Requires health insurers covering surgery to cover all expenses incurred in connection with autologous blood transfusions

Requires health insurers covering surgery to cover all expenses incurred in connection with autologous blood transfusions (self-donated); applies to individual and group policies and to medical…

John J. FlanaganInsurance Committee

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S2915Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Authorizes villages, towns and counties to enter into shared procurement contracts with state education, local schools and BOCES districts

Authorizes villages, towns and counties to enter into shared procurement contracts to purchase telecommunications and information technology systems with the state education department, local…

John A. DeFranciscoLocal Government Committee

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S2928Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Extends the archery season in the Northern zone for one week beyond the close of rifle season

Extends the archery season for the taking of antlerless deer in the Northern zone for a period of seven days immediately following the close of the regular rifle season.

Joseph A. GriffoEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S2984Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Exempts receipts from the services provided by a farrier in shoeing a horse

Exempts receipts from the services provided by a farrier in shoeing a horse including reasonable fees for travel and shoeing a horse in a remote location on a farm.

Michael H. RanzenhoferInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2989Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Authorizes local social services districts to choose which state- but not federally-required medicaid services to provide and categories of eligibility to cover

Authorizes local social services to choose which state-required but not federally-required medicaid services to provide to eligible persons and which categories of eligibility to cover; directs the…

Michael H. RanzenhoferHealth Committee

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S3046Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Provides for short term health insurance policies for persons who have lost coverage under a parent's policy and are otherwise not eligible for coverage

Provides for short term health insurance policies, not to exceed two years, for persons who have recently lost coverage under a parent's policy due to graduation from college and are otherwise not…

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

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S3055Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Provides school tax exemption relief (STAR) to small business with 20 or fewer employees

Provides school tax exemption relief (STAR) to small business with 20 or fewer employees.

James L. SewardLocal Government Committee

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S3089Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Creates a driver education fund and provides for its administration

Provides for apportionment of state assistance to school districts conducting driver education courses; establishes a 20% surcharge on traffic infraction fines to be put into a new driver education…

David J. ValeskyEducation Committee

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S3090Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Creates the crime of criminal trespass on the field of play of a sports event

Creates the crime of criminal trespass on the field of play; makes it a crime for a fan to enter the field of play of a professional sporting event when such fan does not have permission to be on…

David J. ValeskyCodes Committee

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S3129Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Requires cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals as part of their licensing requirements; public ed program; appropriation

Requires cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals as part of their licensing requirements; requires biennial training in the non-discriminatory provision of medical…

Ruben DiazHigher Education Committee

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S3158Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Provides for special accidental death benefits for district attorney investigator members

Provides for special accidental death benefits for district attorney investigator members.

Jeffrey D. KleinLocal Government Committee

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S3169Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer or peace officer

Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer or peace officer; provides for such an offense to be a class E felony.

Joseph A. GriffoCodes Committee

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S3173Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Provides that new streets within and abutting streets of new commercial projects in the city of New York be the maximum legal width

Provides that new streets within and abutting streets of new commercial projects in the city of New York be the maximum legal width; prohibits any waiver of such requirement.

Andrew J. LanzaCities Committee

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S3188Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Affords members of the New York city police force and New York city fire department the option of taking a monetary payment in lieu of terminal leave

Affords members of the New York city police force and New York city fire department the option of taking a monetary payment in lieu of terminal leave at the rate applicable on the date of retirement.

Diane J. SavinoCities Committee

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S3197Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Enactment of the CyberStart program

Enacts the CyberStart program which provides grants to day-care centers for internet ready computer systems.

David J. ValeskyChildren And Families Committee

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S3211Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Authorizes a person to use physical force, including deadly physical force in defense of a person, in defense of a premises or in defense of a dwelling, residence or

Authorizes a person to use physical force, including deadly physical force in defense of a person, in defense of a premises or in defense of a dwelling, residence or vehicle under specific…

George D. MaziarzCodes Committee

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S3216Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Makes provisions regarding safety of certain employees of the office of mental health, including certain staffing ratios and filling of staff vacancies

Makes provisions regarding safety of certain employees of the office of mental health: provides that the commissioner of the office of mental health shall direct that in outpatient programs no…

George D. MaziarzMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S3222Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires parking spaces reserved for handicapped persons to be marked as tow-away zones

Requires parking spaces clearly identified for the use by handicapped persons to be marked as tow-away zones.

George D. MaziarzTransportation Committee

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S3234Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to elections

Authorizes a court to order the confidentiality of election registration records of a victim of domestic violence

Authorizes the county court, or supreme court in the city of New York, to issue a court order providing for the confidentiality of election registration records of a victim of domestic violence.

John J. FlanaganElections Committee

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S3238Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to adding the abuse of a person less than thirteen years old by a person eighteen years old or older to the aggravated sexual abuse crimes

Establishes a person is guilty of aggravated sexual assault in the third degree when he inserts a foreign object in the vagina, urethra or penis of the other person and the other person is less than…

John J. FlanaganCodes Committee

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S3240Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Amends the definitions of criminal enterprise and pattern of criminal activity for the purpose of criminal liability for enterprise corruption

Amends the definition of "criminal enterprise", for the purpose of criminal liability for enterprise corruption.

John J. FlanaganCodes Committee

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S3290Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Increases the mandatory retirement age of N.Y. state regional park police

Increases the mandatory retirement age of NYS regional park police from 62 to 65 years of age.

Diane J. SavinoCultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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S3304Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Includes bias-related graffiti in crime of aggravated harassment in the first degree

Includes bias-related graffiti in crime of aggravated harassment in the first degree; makes provisions authorizing the court in sentencing a person for bias-related graffiti to participate in a…

Suzi OppenheimerCodes Committee

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S3349Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to civil service and pensions

Authorizes the county of Monroe to offer certain retirement benefits to deputy sheriffs-civil of such county

Authorizes the county of Monroe to elect to offer certain retirement benefits (twenty-five years of service, regardless of age) to deputy sheriffs-civil of such county; provides for the costs to be…

George D. MaziarzCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S3380Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Prohibits the retail sale, distribution or offer to sell at retail to any person in the state, novelty lighters

Prohibits the retail sale, distribution or offer to sell at retail to any person in the state, novelty lighters; provides definition of novelty lighters; establishes civil penalties; makes exception…

Darrel J. AubertineConsumer Protection Committee

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S3474Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Authorizes a stay of judicial proceedings where the minor dependent of a military member is involved

Extends certain benefits afforded with respect to judicial proceedings where the minor dependent of a military member is involved as a party; authorizes a stay of proceedings in such situations.

Thomas P. MorahanVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S3476Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides for the licensure of rehabilitation counselors by the department of education

Provides for the licensure of rehabilitation counselors who treat emotional, cognitive and other disorders, by the department of education; provides for the establishment of a state board therefor;…

Thomas P. MorahanHigher Education Committee

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S3496Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Provides an optional pilot program to establish arts-based districts in the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Troy

Provides an optional pilot program to establish arts-based districts in the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Troy and for the repeal of the provisions pertaining thereto.

David J. ValeskyCultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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S35Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Prohibits the permitting of the consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons under the age of twenty-one years

Provides that no person who is over the age of twenty-one years who owns, rents or controls a private residence shall permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages by any person, actually or…

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S3518Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Requires global positioning system technology in state vehicles on and after January first, two thousand ten

Requires global positioning system technology in state vehicles on and after January first, two thousand ten.

Michael H. RanzenhoferInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S3519Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Tax credit for the purchase of voltage regulation technology

Provides for a tax credit for the purchase of voltage regulation technology equal to fifty percent of the cost, up to a $1000 limit for all voltage regulation technology; provides for standards to…

Michael H. RanzenhoferInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S3522Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Relates to reimbursement by Medicaid for services required by state law

Relates to reimbursement for Medicaid for services required by state law; provides department of health must pay 100% of the non-federal share for services required by state law, not federal.

Michael H. RanzenhoferHealth Committee

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S3540Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Authorizes the town of Highlands, in the county of Orange, to appoint Randell Bailey as chief of police of its town police department

Authorizes the town of Highlands, in the county of Orange, to appoint Randell Bailey as chief of police of its town police department, notwithstanding the job specifications of the department of…

William J. Larkin Jr.Local Government Committee

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S3550Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Relates to the licensing of agents of authorized title insurance corporations; repealer

Relates to the licensing of agents of authorized title insurance corporations.

Neil D. BreslinInsurance Committee

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S3585Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Relates to the health science research board's powers and duties with regard to breast cancer research grants and relates to the compilation of pesticide data

Relates to the health science research board's powers and duties with regard to breast cancer research grants; requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to include certain pesticide…

Liz KruegerHealth Committee

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S3586Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Requires cigarette manufacturer to disclose chemical additives in cigarettes

Requires manufacturers of cigarettes sold or distributed in the state to disclose additives used in the manufacture of cigarettes and to identify those substances which have been determined to be…

Liz KruegerHealth Committee

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S3588Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to requiring parking garages to install and operate pedestrian warning devices where vehicles exiting such garage cross a pedestrian sidewalk

Relates to requiring commercial parking garages to install and operate pedestrian warning devices where vehicles exiting such garage cross a pedestrian sidewalk; requires both visual and audible…

Liz KruegerTransportation Committee

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S3590Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to elections

Provides for the state board of elections to undertake a study of the feasibility for voting by mail, telephone and/or internet

Provides for the state board of elections to undertake a study of the feasibility for voting by mail, telephone and/or the internet; authorizes a pilot program for such voting during the study;…

Liz KruegerElections Committee

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S3591Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Relates to eligibility under the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage

Provides a residential health care facility shall ensure residents enrolled in the EPIC program shall have the opportunity to access prescription drug coverage under EPIC for any covered drugs…

Liz KruegerHealth Committee

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S3599Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Directs the commissioner of transportation to undertake a bus rapid transit demonstration project in New York county; repeals such project after 10 years; appropriation

Directs the commissioner of transportation to undertake a bus rapid transit demonstration project, in consultation with the New York city transit authority and the New York city department of…

Liz KruegerTransportation Committee

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