Bills by

Dean G. Skelos

Senator

122 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →skelos@nysenate.gov

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

122 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

J4341Senate· Moved Mar 23, 2010· Adopted
Congratulating Karen Faust Baer upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition as recipient of the Ruth Fins Memorial Award
Dean G. SkelosAdopted
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J4340Senate· Moved Mar 23, 2010· Adopted
Congratulating The Honorable Frank Yannelli upon the occasion of his designation as Gala Honoree by the Rockville Centre Education Foundation
Dean G. SkelosAdopted
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S7184Senate· Moved Mar 19, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Provides that certain gift certificates may be used by the holder to pay down a debt owed to a merchant

Provides that a gift certificate issued by a single merchant or an affiliated group of merchants that share the same name, mark or logo may be used by the holder thereof to pay down any debt owed to…

Dean G. SkelosConsumer Protection Committee

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S6655Senate· Moved Jan 22, 2010· Referred to codes

Increases penalties for theft of a motor vehicle when a child under 16 is in or on such vehicle

Increases penalties for theft of a motor vehicle when a child under 16 is in or on such vehicle.

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S6656Senate· Moved Jan 22, 2010· Referred to health

Requires the testing of newborns for Pompe disease, Fabry disease, Niemann-Pick disease, Gaucher disease and severe combined immunodeficiency disease

Requires the testing of newborns for Pompe disease, Fabry disease, Niemann-Pick disease, Gaucher disease and severe combined immunodeficiency disease.

Dean G. SkelosHealth Committee

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S6348Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes the class B felony of criminal sale of a controlled substance upon the grounds of a drug or alcohol treatment center

Establishes the class B felony of criminal sale of a controlled substance upon the grounds of a drug or alcohol treatment center.

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S6314Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Authorizes the owner or operator of a fleet of livery boats to acquire a recreational marine fishing license for its patrons

Establishes a marine and coastal district livery boat recreational marine fishing license which shall be held by the owner or operator of a fleet of livery boats, and which authorizes lessors of…

Dean G. SkelosEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S6207Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires school bus drivers and attendants who ride with children attending preschool special education programs to complete training

Requires school bus drivers and attendants who ride with children attending preschool special education programs to complete training in the needs of such children.

Dean G. SkelosTransportation Committee

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S5497Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Requires applications to purchase condominiums or cooperatives to be acted upon within forty-five days, failure to do so results in automatic approval

Requires applications to purchase condominiums or cooperatives to be acted upon within days, failure to do so results in automatic approval.

Dean G. SkelosJudiciary Committee

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S5788Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes the town of Hempstead to establish a speed limit of less than 30 miles per hour on certain highways in the community of Lido Beach

Authorizes the town of Hempstead, in the county of Nassau, to establish a speed limit of less than 30 miles per hour on certain highways in the community of Lido Beach.

Dean G. SkelosTransportation Committee

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S1487Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Requires that persons convicted of rape in the first degree against different victims or the same victim serve sentence consecutively

Requires that persons convicted of multiple counts of rape in the first degree against different victims or the same victim, must serve the sentence for such convictions, and consecutive to any…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S1477Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes the class B misdemeanor of failure to report sexual assault of a child

Establishes the class B misdemeanor of failure to report sexual assault of a child, when being 18 years old or older, a person witnesses the commission of sexual assault of a child under 16 years of…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S1479Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Extends statute of limitation for commencing criminal case when DNA evidence is recovered at a crime scene but the evidence does not match anyone in the DNA index

Provides for extending the statue of limitations for the commencement of a criminal action when DNA evidence is recovered at the crime scene and such DNA evidence does not match any person in the…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S1480Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Authorizes imposition of life imprisonment without parole sentence for persistent violent felony offenders; repealer

Authorizes imposition of life imprisonment without parole sentence for persistent violent felony offenders upon conviction of a violent felony offense when such person has previously been subjected…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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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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S1337Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Makes the failure of a sex offender to appear at his or her registration determination hearing a class D felony

Expands the statement of notice of a registration determination hearing to be given to a sex offender to include notice of the right to counsel and that the failure to appear shall be a violation of…

Dean G. SkelosCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1478Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes the offense of unlawfully residing or entering upon school grounds

Establishes the class A misdemeanor of unlawfully residing or entering upon school grounds for the entry upon school grounds, of any sex offender required to register and verify pursuant to the sex…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S1484Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Requires sex offenders to annually return a verification form to the division of criminal justice services

Requires sex offenders to annually return a verification form to the division of criminal justice services.

Dean G. SkelosCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1482Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Limits plea bargaining for felony sex offense charges

Provides that when a person is charged with certain designated sexual offenses, any plea bargain shall contain a plea of guilty to at least one of such offenses, unless the district attorney…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S1486Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Expands the information that will be maintained on sex offenders by the division of criminal justice services

Requires the division of criminal justice services to maintain a record of the social security number, license plate number, motor vehicle description, employment address and criminal history of sex…

Dean G. SkelosCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S3109Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires private elementary and secondary schools to require prospective employees to submit fingerprints for a criminal history background check

Requires nonpublic and private elementary and secondary schools to require their prospective employees to submit fingerprints through the commissioner of education for the purpose of criminal…

Dean G. SkelosEducation Committee

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S3579Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Relates to cooperative bidding by libraries and library systems

Relates to cooperative bidding by libraries and library systems.

Dean G. SkelosLocal Government Committee

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S1335Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes the class E felony of unlawful procurement of clients, patients or customers

Establishes the class E felony of unlawful procurement of clients, patients or customers for knowingly acting as a runner, or using, soliciting, directing, hiring or employing another person to act…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S1339Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Provides that a lender may receive not more than 20% of the future appreciation of property secured by a reverse mortgage granted to a person 60 years old or older

Provides that a lender providing a reverse mortgage to a person who is 60 years of age or older may receive not more than 20% of the future appreciation of property secured by the mortgage as…

Dean G. SkelosAging Committee

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S1483Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Makes the failure of a sex offender to register or verify pursuant to sex offender registration act, or working on an ice cream truck a class D felony

Makes the failure of a sex offender to register or verify pursuant to the provisions of the sex offender registration act or violation of the prohibition on sex offenders being employed on a motor…

Dean G. SkelosCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1334Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Authorizes introduction of evidence in criminal trial or juvenile delinquency case of subsequent identification of defendant based on a photograph or video image

Relates to rules of evidence for identification by means of previous recognition; provides that in any criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding in which the defendant's or respondent's commission…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S1336Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Requires all sex offenders to register for life and eliminates the petition for relief by a sex offender; repealer

Requires all sex offenders to register for life and eliminates the petition for relief by a sex offender.

Dean G. SkelosCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1338Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Provides for transfer of guardianship and custody of infants abandoned pursuant to the abandoned infant protection act

Provides procedures for the care and custody of infants determined to be abandoned; creates process to facilitate freeing abandoned infants for adoption if a parent does not claim custody within…

Dean G. SkelosChildren And Families Committee

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S1481Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Makes provisions with respect to sexual assault against a child by a person in a position of trust

Establishes offenses of sexual assault against a child by a person in a position of trust for the subjection of a child to sexual contact by a person in a position of trust; defines "person in…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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