Bills by

Brian X. Foley

Senator

249 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →bfoley@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

249 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

S7802Senate· Moved May 12, 2010· Referred to local government
Provides that chiropractors may perform certain services including certifying disability
Provides that chiropractors may certify disability for handicapped parking and real property tax purposes and be employed by school districts to assist medical inspectors.
Brian X. FoleyLocal Government Committee
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J5219Senate· Moved May 12, 2010· Adopted
Congratulating Vincent J. Licata upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout
Brian X. FoleyAdopted
Adopted
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S6312Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to finance

Changes the rate of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax

Changes the rate of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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S4909Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Establishes a mandatory surcharge for traffic offenses and infractions in Suffolk and Nassau counties

Establishes a mandatory surcharge for traffic offenses and infractions in Suffolk and Nassau counties; funds received by the counties as a result of the surcharge pay for additional patroling by the…

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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S5945Senate· Signed May 5, 2010· Signed chap.73

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.

Brian X. FoleySigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S5995Senate· Moved May 3, 2010· Amended on third reading 5995a

Relates to the sale of delinquent tax liens on brownfield property in Suffolk county

Authorizes Suffolk county to sell certain delinquent tax liens on brownfield property to private buyers.

Brian X. FoleyOn the Senate floor

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S4985Senate· Moved May 3, 2010· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

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…

Brian X. FoleyStricken

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S7666Senate· Moved Apr 29, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Declares certain contracts to which a debt evading foreign state is a party to be void as against public policy

Declares certain contracts to which a debt evading foreign state is a party to be void as against public policy.

Brian X. FoleyJudiciary Committee

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S5799Senate· Moved Apr 29, 2010· Amend and recommit to finance

Provides additional health services and employment benefits for veterans

Provides additional benefits for veterans; provides for services and counseling related to post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injuries; requires reports to the legislature concerning the…

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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S6818Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported and committed to codes

Increases penalties for violation of overtaking and passing a school bus and creates the crime of vehicular homicide in the third degree

Increases penalties for violation of overtaking and passing a school bus; allows permissive suspension of a driver's license for up to six months for such violation, and creates the crime of…

Brian X. FoleyCodes Committee

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S4270Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Requires the commissioner of health to develop and implement a system for uniform patient safety

Requires the commissioner of health to develop and implement a system for uniform patient safety and provide systematic and the standard application of a color system for wrist bands to aid in the…

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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S4659Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Provides an optional twenty year retirement plan for county correction officers or deputy sheriffs performing as correction officers

Provides an optional twenty year retirement plan for county correction officers or deputy sheriffs performing as correction officers.

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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S7619Senate· Moved Apr 26, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Authorizes a 90 day extension for ABC licenses

Authorizes licensees or permittees under the alcoholic beverage control law to apply for a one-time 90 day extension for a $1,500 fee.

Brian X. FoleyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S4981Senate· Moved Apr 21, 2010· Substituted by a3397

Requires model zoning and planning guidelines that foster age-integrated communities to provide for mixed-use development for senior residential housing

Requires model zoning and planning guidelines that foster age-integrated communities to include provisions to allow for accessory senior citizen units in areas zoned for single family residences and…

Brian X. FoleyOn the Senate floor

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S6751Senate· Moved Apr 20, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Provides that notification must be given when there is a release of a hazardous substance

Provides that notification must be given when there is a release of a hazardous substance to property owners and municipalities within 2500 feet of an inactive hazardous waste disposal site.

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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S4908Senate· Moved Apr 20, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Establishes a real property tax exemption for permanently totally disabled veterans

Establishes a real property tax exemption for permanently totally disabled veterans.

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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S4660Senate· Moved Apr 19, 2010· Substituted by a2731

Requires written responses to reports of examination by the office of the state comptroller and reports of external audits

Requires written responses to reports of examination by the office of the state comptroller, reports of external audits performed by independent public accountants or management letters prepared in…

Brian X. FoleyOn the Senate floor

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S6936Senate· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Establishes the Suffolk county agricultural marketing program

Establishes the Suffolk county agricultural marketing program.

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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S7415Senate· Moved Apr 8, 2010· Referred to education

Authorizes the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District to establish a reserve fund to liquidate serial bonds

Authorizes the Patchoque-Medford Union Free School District to establish a reserve fund to liquidate serial bonds.

Brian X. FoleyEducation Committee

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S6454Senate· Moved Apr 7, 2010· Amended on third reading 6454a

Requires municipalities to reimburse taxpayers for certain penalties and/or late fees charged to the taxpayer

Requires municipalities to reimburse taxpayers for certain penalties and/or late fees charged to the taxpayer.

Brian X. FoleyOn the Senate floor

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S7337Senate· Moved Mar 30, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides that mentally disabled patient residents of a facility operated by a not-for-profit corporation may fish without a license

Provides that mentally disabled patient residents of a facility operated by a not-for-profit corporation may fish without a license.

Brian X. FoleyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S7207Senate· Moved Mar 22, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to the payment of interest on overpayments of tax

Relates to the payment of interest on overpayments of tax.

Brian X. FoleyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S4990Senate· Moved Mar 22, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund

Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund; authorizes the director of the office of the aging to award grants to qualified agencies to…

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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S5716Senate· Moved Mar 18, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to civil service and pensions

Enacts the "school property tax reform act"; repealer

Enacts the "framework for the future act"; requires the state to pay one-half of the employer contributions to the New York state teachers' retirement system; provides that officers and employees of…

Brian X. FoleyCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S5862Senate· Moved Mar 17, 2010· Reported and committed to codes

Provides for the establishment of a traffic and parking violations agency in the county of Suffolk and appointment of traffic prosecutors

Provides for the establishment of a traffic and parking violations agency in the county of Suffolk and appointment of traffic prosecutors.

Brian X. FoleyCodes Committee

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S7144Senate· Moved Mar 16, 2010· Referred to health

Relates to establishing the disposition of veterans' cremated remains act

Relates to establishing the disposition of veterans' cremated remains act.

Brian X. FoleyHealth Committee

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S6642Senate· Moved Mar 16, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Gives tax credits for employers who provide compensation to employees serving in active duty in the National Guard or military reserves

Gives tax credits for employers who provide compensation to employees serving in active duty in the national guard or military reserves.

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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S6346Senate· Signed Mar 16, 2010· Signed chap.9

Includes Lake Ronkonkoma within the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization

Includes Lake Ronkonkoma within the definition of "inland waterways" for the purpose of waterfront revitalization.

Brian X. FoleySigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S6262Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Establishes citizen review panel for the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester

Establishes citizen review panel for the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester.

Brian X. FoleyOn the Senate floor

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