Bills by

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Senator

7,101 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →addabbo@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

7,101 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

A3203Assembly· Moved May 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to health
Encourages voluntary, informed vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV)
Encourages voluntary, informed vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) for school-aged children and their parents or guardians.
Michael BenjaminHealth Committee
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A3651Assembly· Moved May 17, 2010· Referred to codes
Waives state's sovereign immunity to liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and certain other federal acts
Waives the state's sovereign immunity to liability for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination Act, and the Family and Medical…
Barbara LiftonCodes Committee

A8494Assembly· Moved May 17, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to children and families

Establishes the temporary state commission on intimate partner violence, within office of mental health to study, report on and make recommendations on such violence

Establishes the temporary state commission on intimate partner violence, within the office of mental health, to study, report on and make recommendations on the prevalence, causes, effects, risks…

Peter RiveraChildren And Families Committee

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A4315Assembly· Moved May 17, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Amends provisions relating to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections

Amends provisions relating to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections: removes requirement for certain detailed…

Sandy GalefEducation Committee

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S5112Senate· Moved May 17, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Requires paper ballots have a box, oval or other marking area that the voter may intentionally fill in to alert the voting system that any and all undervotes on the ballot are intentional

Requires paper ballots have a box, oval or other marking area that the voter may intentionally fill in to alert the voting system that any and all undervotes on the ballot have been done so…

Brian X. FoleyOn the Senate floor

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S1539Senate· Moved May 17, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Limits cost-sharing responsibilities of participants in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program

Limits cost-sharing responsibilities of participants in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program for both comprehensive and catastrophic coverages to no more than five percent of the…

Toby Ann StaviskyFinance Committee

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S2223Senate· Moved May 17, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Authorizes granting of school tax exemption to veterans with at least forty percent disability

Provides that after a public hearing a school district may adopt a resolution providing a school tax exemption on residential property owned by a veteran with at least a forty percent disability;…

Martin J. GoldenOn the Senate floor

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S1428Senate· Moved May 17, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Provides for the recanvass of certain ballots upon request of a candidate prior to the canvass of absentee and special ballots

Provides for the recanvass of certain ballots upon request of a candidate prior to the canvas of absentee and special ballots in the city of New York.

Martin Malavé DilanOn the Senate floor

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S2028Senate· Moved May 17, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Establishes small flexible fund accounts at the local level

Establishes small flexible fund accounts at the local level or the regrant program for one-time events or short term needs.

Martin J. GoldenFinance Committee

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S2775Senate· Moved May 17, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Expands retraining opportunities to unemployed citizens of the state

Expands retraining opportunities to unemployed citizens of the state.

George OnoratoFinance Committee

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S3560Senate· Moved May 17, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Requires one trustee of the New York Power Authority be a resident of St. Lawrence County and one trustee to be a resident of Niagara county

Requires one trustee of the New York Power Authority be a resident of St.

Antoine M. ThompsonCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S3677Senate· Moved May 17, 2010· Reported and committed to codes

Relates to automated defibrillator requirements

Requires every assisted living facility to have at least one automated external defibrillator on the premises and have in attendance at all times, at least one individual certified in CPR.

John J. FlanaganCodes Committee

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S4179Senate· Moved May 17, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Authorizes municipal corporations to grant partial exemption on real property owned by persons totally and permanently disabled

Provides that the current real property tax exemption for persons over 65 may also be extended to those persons who are totally and permanently disabled; provides that municipalities shall provide…

John J. FlanaganFinance Committee

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S3810Senate· Moved May 17, 2010· Reported and committed to codes

Relates to creating a senior school tax freeze exemption for school tax purposes for certain persons sixty-five years of age or older

Relates to creating a senior school tax freeze exemption for school tax purposes for certain persons sixty-five years of age or older, who have resided in New York state for at least thirty years…

John J. FlanaganCodes Committee

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S1433Senate· Moved May 17, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Directs the state board of elections to establish procedures to assure the timely processing and counting of affidavit ballots

Directs the state board of elections to establish procedures to assure the timely processing and counting of affidavit ballots.

Martin Malavé DilanOn the Senate floor

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S2867Senate· Moved May 17, 2010· Referred to election law

Provides that purchasers and sellers of real property shall be provided with voter registration forms at closing

Provides that purchasers and sellers of real property shall be provided with voter registration forms at closing.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Election Law Committee

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A8699Assembly· Moved May 17, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to the membership and organization of the most integrated setting coordinating council and appointment of the chairperson

Relates to the membership and organization of the most integrated setting coordinating council and appointment of the chairperson.

RoAnn DestitoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S293Senate· Moved May 17, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Provides that the town board of certain towns may establish maximum speed limits on certain town highways

Provides that the town board of any town, exclusive of suburban towns and towns having a population exceeding fifty thousand, may by local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation establish maximum…

Betty LittleOn the Senate floor

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A11095Assembly· Moved May 14, 2010· Referred to transportation

Creates various programs to protect safety of truck drivers

Relates to programs that promote and protect the safety of truck drivers in New York state.

Peter LopezTransportation Committee

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S7832Senate· Moved May 14, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes the offense of aggravated endangering the welfare of a child

Establishes the offense of aggravated endangering the welfare of a child, a class E felony.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Codes Committee

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S7825Senate· Moved May 14, 2010· Referred to health

Prohibits protests from being made within 1000 feet of a bereavement service

Prohibits protests from being made within 1000 feet of a bereavement service.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Health Committee

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S7374Senate· Moved May 13, 2010· Opinion referred to judiciary

Preserves New Yorkers' ability to provide for their health care

Proposing an amendment to article 17 of the constitution, in relation to preserving the freedom of New Yorkers to provide for their health care.

James L. SewardJudiciary Committee

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A7036Assembly· Moved May 13, 2010· Advanced to third reading cal.854

Requires cemetery corporations to provide customers with a bill of rights

Requires cemetery corporations to provide customers with a bill of rights.

Harvey WeisenbergOn the Assembly floor

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A1015Assembly· Moved May 13, 2010· Advanced to third reading cal.850

Eliminates the licensure requirement of citizenship or permanent residence in those professions where such requirement presently exists

Eliminates the licensure requirement of citizenship or permanent residence where such requirement presently exists in the professions of certified shorthand reporting, chiropractic, dental hygiene…

Kevin CahillOn the Assembly floor

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K1353Assembly· Moved May 12, 2010· Adopted