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

S4951Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance
Establishes a real property tax abatement for the owners of land used for replanting or crop expansion of woody biomass for the production of ethanol
Establishes a real property tax abatement for the owners of land used for replanting or crop expansion of woody biomass for the production of ethanol or biodiesel, including willow.
Antoine M. ThompsonFinance Committee
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S1266Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance
Enacts the "voting rights notification and registration act"
Enacts the "voting rights notification and registration act"; allows for voting participation by eligible voters with felony convictions by providing notice regarding voting rights, assistance with…
Velmanette MontgomeryFinance Committee

S1298Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Provides that ownership of unidentifiable part in identifiable motorcycle, other than stolen motorcycle shall be returned to owner after investigation

Provides that ownership of unidentifiable part in identifiable motorcycle, other than a stolen motorcycle shall be returned to such owner, provided that department has made findings such owner had…

Martin Malavé DilanFinance Committee

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S5543Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of certain public employee retirees

Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees and their dependents or reducing the employer's contributions for such insurance; defines employers to include the…

Jeffrey D. KleinFinance Committee

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A11027Assembly· Moved May 10, 2010· Referred to education

Provides for the development and implementation of statewide school nutrition standards, for the review of school wellness policies

Provides for the development and implementation of statewide school nutrition standards for food and beverages that are sold to students and for the review of school wellness policies, increases the…

Daniel O'DonnellEducation Committee

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S7777Senate· Signed May 10, 2010· Signed chap.75

Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2010 through May 20, 2010

Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2010 through May 16, 2010.

Signed by Governor

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S7575Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Substituted by a9220a

Relates to hate crimes sentencing

Relates to hate crimes sentencing; provides that a court may require as a part of the sentence imposed upon a person convicted of a hate crime that the person complete a program, training session or…

Eric T. SchneidermanOn the Senate floor

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S7432Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Substituted by a10824b

Provides a mental hygiene legal service to certain patients or residents of residential healthcare facilities

Provides a mental hygiene legal service to patients or residents of residential healthcare facilities who have been admitted directly from a facility and who have a chronic mental illness and are…

Thomas P. MorahanOn the Senate floor

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S7408Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Substituted by a10219a

Relates to insurance coverage for drugs used in cancer treatment

Relates to insurance coverage for drugs used in cancer treatment; updates the established reference compendia which are used as authoritative sources for use in the determination of off-label drugs…

Neil D. BreslinOn the Senate floor

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S7021Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Substituted by a9737

Extends time limitations for certain actions arising from injury or death caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides while serving as a member of the armed forces

Extends time limitations for certain actions arising from injury or death caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides while serving as a member of the armed forces of the United States…

Eric AdamsOn the Senate floor

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S6992Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Relates to driving while using a portable electronic device

Relates to driving while using a portable electronic device; removes the requirement that there be reasonable cause a person using the device has committed a violation to issue a summons.

Martin Malavé DilanOn the Senate floor

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S6910Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Substituted by a8693

Allows the board to set standards for the change of mailing address and requires a candidate to provide the board with depository information

Allows the board of elections to administratively set standards for the change of mailing address and requires a candidate to provide the board with depository information.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.On the Senate floor

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S6772Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Substituted by a9825a

Requires the establishment of procedures or mechanisms to receive allegations of abuse or mistreatment of patients served by programs licensed or operated under the mental hygiene law; repealer

Requires the establishment of procedures or mechanisms to receive allegations of abuse or mistreatment of patients served by programs licensed or operated under the mental hygiene law; includes…

Thomas P. MorahanOn the Senate floor

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S6691Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Relates to the record-keeping requirements for brand owners

Amends the record-keeping requirements for liquor and wine brand owners registered with the state liquor authority or the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau.

Craig M. JohnsonWays And Means Committee

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A5581Assembly· Moved May 10, 2010· Amend and recommit to higher education

Provides for the licensing of licensed orientation and mobility specialists and vision rehabilitation therapists

Provides for the licensing of licensed orientation and mobility specialists and vision rehabilitation therapists.

Jonathan BingHigher Education Committee

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A7744Assembly· Moved May 10, 2010· Amend and recommit to transportation

Establishes demonstration program to enforce maximum speed limits by means of speed limit photo devices in N.Y. city

Authorizes the city of New York to establish a demonstration program imposing liability on owners of motor vehicles found to be in violation of the maximum speed limit or the maximum school speed…

Deborah GlickTransportation Committee

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A6813Assembly· Moved May 10, 2010· Substituted by s3593c

Provides for the recycling of rechargeable batteries and prohibits disposal as solid waste

Provides for the recycling of rechargeable batteries and prohibits disposal as solid waste; includes definitions and civil sanctions.

Brian KavanaghOn the Assembly floor

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S2056Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Substituted by a5220b

Creates the missing vulnerable adults clearinghouse

Creates the missing vulnerable adults clearinghouse; provides for plan and implementation programs to ensure the most effective use of federal, state, and local resources in the investigation of…

David J. ValeskyOn the Senate floor

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S2586Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Directs the director of the state office for the aging to establish mature worker training programs and awards grants to providers thereof

Directs the director of the state office for the aging to establish mature worker training programs for persons 55 or older who are seeking training to enable them to remain in or re-enter the work…

Martin J. GoldenFinance Committee

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S3118Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Increases the amount of liquidated damages payable by an employer for failure to pay wages as legally required

Increases the amount of liquidated damages payable by an employer for failure to pay wages as legally required from 25% to twice the total amount of wages found to be due; authorizes a class action…

Shirley L. HuntleyOn the Senate floor

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S3475Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Substituted by a3762

Relates to the transportation and possession of a slot machine under certain circumstances

Permits the transportation and possession of a slot machine for the purpose of product development, research, or additional manufacture or assembly.

Thomas P. MorahanOn the Senate floor

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S3498Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Relates to the definition of income for purposes of the senior citizen rent increase exemptions (SCRIE) program

Excludes social security payments and supplemental security income from the definition of "income" for the purposes of determining eligibility under the senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE).

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Finance Committee

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S4032Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Establishes certain crimes relating to automated ticket purchasing software

Establishes any person who utilizes an automated ticket purchasing device to navigate through ticket websites and bypass security measures, who supervises the operation of an automated ticket…

Craig M. JohnsonOn the Senate floor

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S2176Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Amend and recommit to codes

Relates to clarifying definitions of "illegal money transmission" and "money laundering"; and relates to penalties for unlicensed money transmitters

Relates to clarifying the definitions of "illegal money transmission" and "money laundering"; relates to penalties for unlicensed money transmitters; relates to timeliness of prosecutions.

Ruben DiazCodes Committee

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S4506Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Permits one-time deferral of two monthly mortgage payments for the balance of the term on a residential mortgage; provides that the term be extended by such deferral

Permits a one-time deferral of two consecutive monthly mortgage payments for the balance of the term of the mortgage on a residential mortgage; provides that the mortgage term be automatically…

Carl KrugerOn the Senate floor

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S1134Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Provides for annual adjustment of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for the senior citizens' rent increase exemption by any increase in the consumer price

Provides for annual adjustment by the commissioner of housing and community renewal of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for the senior citizens' rent increase exemption (SCRIE) and for…

Bill PerkinsFinance Committee

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S1230Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Referred to local governments

Relates to the membership of the Niagara county industrial development agency

Relates to the membership of the Niagara county industrial development agency; designates one seat for the president of the Niagara Falls branch of the National Association for the Advancement of…

Antoine M. ThompsonLocal Governments Committee

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S2025Senate· Moved May 10, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Establishes the mature worker business initiative within the state office of the aging to encourage businesses to recruit, retain and retrain mature workers

Establishes the mature worker business initiative within the state office for the aging to encourage businesses to recruit, retain and retrain mature workers; describes the general powers and duties…

Martin J. GoldenFinance Committee

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S7774Senate· Moved May 7, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides for the issuance of distinctive plates for the United States merchant marine academy at Kings Point

Provides for the issuance of distinctive plates for the Unites States merchant marine academy at Kings Point.

John J. BonacicTransportation Committee

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S7762Senate· Moved May 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Extends the biofuel production tax credit

Extends the biofuel production tax credit from four to eight consecutive years.

Darrel J. AubertineInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S7761Senate· Moved May 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides a tax credit for farmers who use biodiesel fuel for the sole operation of their farm equipment

Provides a tax credit for farmers who use biodiesel fuel for the sole operation of their farm equipment.

Darrel J. AubertineInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S7760Senate· Moved May 6, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Establishes a biodiesel grant program for the agricultural production of biodiesel

Establishes a biodiesel grant program for the agricultural production of biodiesel fuel; defines biodiesel fuel as a renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester combustible liquid fuel derived from…

Darrel J. AubertineEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S7758Senate· Moved May 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to integrated royalty owners in the New York Marcellus Shale region

Provides that integrated royalty owners in the New York Marcellus Shale region shall receive a royalty equal to the highest royalty in an existing lease in the spacing unit, but no less than 18.75…

David J. ValeskyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S7751Senate· Moved May 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Provides that the definition of search and rescue team includes voluntary and municipal wilderness/ inland search and rescue teams

Provides that the definition of search and rescue team includes voluntary and municipal wilderness/inland search and rescue teams.

Darrel J. AubertineLocal Government Committee

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A10988Assembly· Moved May 6, 2010· Referred to health

Relates to providing quality out-patient care for patients of academic medical centers

Relates to providing quality out-patient care for patients of academic medical centers regardless of source of payment or insurance type; provides improved notification to patients regarding their…

Michael BenjaminHealth Committee

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S7743Senate· Moved May 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Relates to preferred source status for the purposes of procurement

Provides referred source status for the purposes of procurement to New York based companies who meet certain criteria and which have at least one employee who resides full time in New York State and…

Martin J. GoldenFinance Committee

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A10839Assembly· Moved May 6, 2010· Substituted by s7556

Clarifies the application of the tax credit for rehabilitation of historic properties and historic homes and makes permanent certain provisions of the tax law regarding the credit

Clarifies the application of the tax credit for rehabilitation of historic properties and historic homes and makes permanent certain provisions of the tax law regarding the credit.

Sam HoytOn the Assembly floor

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A9383Assembly· Moved May 6, 2010· Advanced to third reading cal.839

Provides that a consumer reporting agency may not consider that a person requested a rate quote when determining that person's credit score

Provides that a consumer reporting agency may not consider that a person requested a rate quote when determining that person's credit score.

Brian KavanaghOn the Assembly floor

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A1666Assembly· Moved May 6, 2010· Amend and recommit to insurance

Creates a task force on universal long term care insurance

Creates a task force on universal long term care insurance to develop a plan for the financing and provisions for universal long term care insurance for all New Yorkers; provides that the task force…

Steven EnglebrightInsurance Committee

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