Bills by

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Senator

7,266 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →addabbo@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

7,266 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

J3992Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Adopted
congratulating Grace Dorothy Greet upon the occasion of celebrating her 100th Birthday
Kenneth P. LaValleAdopted
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J3993Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Adopted
Commending Firefighter Everett MacDonald after 50 years of dedicated service to the Miller Place Fire Department
Kenneth P. LaValleAdopted
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A9917Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Relates to medical home multipayor programs

Provides for the establishment of medical home multipayor programs to improve health care outcomes and efficiency through improved access, patient care continuity, and coordination of health services.

Richard GottfriedWays And Means Committee

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S6698Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Substituted by a9872

Makes permanent the provisions of chapter 591 of the laws of 2001 relating to limiting the check cashing exemption for national banks and other regulated entities

Makes permanent the provisions of chapter 591 of the laws of 2001 relating to limiting the check cashing exemption for national banks and other regulated entities.

Brian X. FoleyOn the Senate floor

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S6460Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported and committed to codes

Increases the penalties for driving with a suspended or revoked license

Increases the penalties for driving with a suspended or revoked license.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Codes Committee

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A1721Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Subjects nursing homes not providing basic standards of care to nursing home diversion

Subjects nursing homes not providing basic standards of care for a period of at least forty-eight consecutive hours to nursing home diversion; requires such home to immediately notify the department…

Richard GottfriedWays And Means Committee

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A6419Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported referred to codes

Enacts the "computer spyware protection act"

Enacts the "computer spyware protection act"; prohibits the installation, transmission and use of computer software that collects personally identifiable information; authorizes the attorney general…

Darryl TownsCodes Committee

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A783Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Amend and recommit to governmental operations

Establishes the emergency preparedness month act and exempts prefabricated go-bags and individual emergency preparedness items

Establishes the "emergency preparedness month act" and exempts prefabricated go-bags and individual emergency preparedness items from sales tax during specified time periods.

Jonathan BingGovernmental Operations Committee

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A8442Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported referred to codes

Relates to the protection of underground facilities used in gas production and pipeline systems

Relates to the protection of underground facilities used in gas production and pipeline systems and penalties for safety violations.

Timothy P. GordonCodes Committee

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S5185Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Enacts the "language barrier elimination act" to provide translations to the limited English proficient in connection with certain services

Enacts the "language barrier elimination act" to provide translations to the limited English proficient in connection with services provided through the department of labor, department of family…

Eric T. SchneidermanOn the Senate floor

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S5307Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Authorizes commissioner of economic development to grant matching funds to eligible applicants to implement Hudson Valley regional agricultural marketing program

Authorizes commissioner of economic development to grant matching funds to eligible applicants to implement the Hudson Valley agricultural regional marketing program, defined as the use of media…

Thomas P. MorahanFinance Committee

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S5607Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Requires the legislature to provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free public libraries

Provides a constitutional guarantee that the legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free public libraries, wherein all the residents of this state may be provided…

Suzi OppenheimerFinance Committee

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A5366Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs within the department of health

Establishes a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs within the department of health to assess the asthma risk factors for the minority citizens of our state, counties and regions;…

Carmen E. ArroyoWays And Means Committee

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S5559Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Requires contractor bids on school district projects to include information on subcontractors and the commissioner of education to create surveys on the new bidding process

Requires contractors bidding on projects for school districts to provide information regarding proposed subcontractors, the commissioner to provide surveys regarding the new bidding process.

Suzi OppenheimerFinance Committee

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S5772Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Starred on calendar

Extends from 4 years to 8 years, the term of office of commissioner of jurors

Extends from four years to eights years, the term of office of commissioner of jurors to insure a continuous pool of capable candidates for this office.

Dale M. VolkerOn the Senate floor

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S2530Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Provides free use of state parks for senior citizens

Provides free use of state parks for residents of this state age 62 or older, including on weekends and public holidays.

George D. MaziarzOn the Senate floor

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S2459Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Substituted by a3581

Establishes the chief administrator of the courts shall submit annually a report on the Drug Treatment Court Program during the preceding year

Establishes the chief administrator of the courts shall submit annually a report on the administration, function and effectiveness of the Drug Treatment Court Program during the preceding year.

John L. SampsonOn the Senate floor

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S1892Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Requires lottery sales agents to return previously purchased lottery tickets to the persons submitting them to such agents for verification of prizes

Requires lottery sales agents to return previously purchased lottery tickets to the persons submitting them to such agents for verification of prizes won or lost; requires lottery ticket dispensing…

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S4662Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Relates to permitting municipalities to recover costs associated with audits of preschool providers

Relates to permitting municipalities to recover costs associated with audits of preschool providers by assessing the cost of audits against the state's share of any recovered moneys.

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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S3347Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Notice of committee consideration - requested

Provides that all affirmative action officers and administrators employed by the state shall be in competitive classified positions

Provides that all affirmative action officers and administrators employed by the state shall be in competitive classified positions; directs the department of civil service to establish…

Bill PerkinsFinance Committee

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S360Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Allows satisfaction of constitutional requirement that bills be on members desks by distribution of bills in electronically written form

Allows satisfaction of constitutional requirement that bills be on members desks prior to passage/voting by distribution of bills in electronically written form: provides that a bill shall be deemed…

Joseph E. RobachFinance Committee

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S4407Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Declares a policy of equal treatment in development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies

Declares a policy of equal treatment of people of all races, cultures, religions, incomes, education levels and sexual preference in the development and enforcement of environmental laws,…

Eric T. SchneidermanEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S3070Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Substituted by a5985a

Eliminates the 21-year limit for the duration of pet trusts

Eliminates the 21-year limit for the duration of pet trusts; provides that such trusts shall terminate when the living animal beneficiary or beneficiaries of such trust are no longer alive.

Liz KruegerOn the Senate floor

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S4534Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Substituted by a7395

Expands the definition of "prevailing party" for purposes of counsel fees and expenses in certain actions against the state

Expands the definition of "prevailing party" for purposes of counsel fees and expenses in certain actions against the state, to include a party whose pursuit of a non-frivolous claim or defense was…

John L. SampsonOn the Senate floor

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S5701Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Substituted by a8678a

Exempts from licensure instructors in yoga and martial arts

Requires licensure for instructors in religion, dancing, music, painting, drawing, sculpture, poetry, dramatic art, languages, reading comprehension, mathematics, recreation, yoga, martial arts and…

Eric T. SchneidermanOn the Senate floor

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A1840Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Authorizes the establishment of a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers

Creates a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers who are providing primary care for children aged 18 and under either formally or informally to provide…

Jeffrey DinowitzWays And Means Committee

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S638Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Substituted by a1003a

Requires report due the governor and legislature to include the incidence of misrepresentation by insured of the principal place where vehicles are driven and stored

Requires that the report due the governor and legislative leaders relating to insurance fraud include the incidence of misrepresentation by insureds of the principal place where motor vehicles are…

William J. Larkin Jr.On the Senate floor

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A5953Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Increases from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 the aggregate of linked loans that an agricultural project may receive during the linked loan program

Increases from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, the aggregate of linked loans that an agricultural project may receive during the linked loan program; provides that the linked deposit for a linked loan…

William MageeWays And Means Committee

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S2613Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Substituted by a2374a

Enacts the "jury pool fair representation act"

Enacts the "jury pool fair representation act"; provides for the collection of demographic data for jurors who present for service and for the submission of such data in an annual report to the…

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S3164Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Substituted by a7729d

Establishes procedures for making health care decisions on behalf of patients unable to decide about treatment for themselves; repealer

Creates the family health care decisions act; establishes procedures for family members, surrogates and others close to an incapacitated patient making health care decisions on behalf of patients…

Thomas K. DuaneOn the Senate floor

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A9973Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Requires state and municipal entities that collect demographic data on the ancestry or origins of state residents to utilize a separate collection and tabulation category

Requires state and municipal agencies, authorities, boards and commissions that collect demographic data as to the ancestry or origins of state residents to utilize a separate collection and…

Grace MengGovernmental Operations Committee

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S6880SenateA10113· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to finance

Creates the New York autism spectrum disorders treatment, training and research council and provides for the powers and duties of the council

Creates the New York autistic spectrum disorders treatment, training and research council and provides for the powers and duties of the council.

Roy J. McDonaldFinance CommitteeFinance

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S6881Senate· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Extends provisions of rent control law

Amends chapter 576 of the laws of 1974 amending the emergency housing rent control law relating to the control of and stabilization of rent in certain cases, chapter 274 of the laws of 1946,…

José M. SerranoHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S6685Senate· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Notice of committee consideration - requested

Includes in definition of income all sources after deduction of all medical and prescription drugs not reimbursed or paid by insurance

Excludes expenditures for medical care not covered by insurance from the definition of "income" for the purpose of a real property tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property…

Ruben DiazFinance CommitteeFinance

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S6116SenateA7552· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Notice of committee consideration - requested

Establishes the medicaid outreach and enrollment program

Establishes the medicaid outreach and enrollment program to help identify those medicare enrollees who are eligible for medicaid services but who are not participating, through outreach initiatives.

Ruben DiazFinance CommitteeFinance

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A2059Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Provides that a customer may switch electric service from a person, corporation or municipality to a rural electric cooperative in certain instances

Expands powers of rural electric cooperatives by eliminating the prohibition that such cooperatives shall not distribute, sell, supply or dispose of electric energy to any premises or building…

William ParmentEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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A2263Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to health

Directs health care professionals to provide pain-relieving medications to the extent authorized by accepted professional guidelines

Requires health care professionals to order, prescribe, administer and dispense pain-relieving medications in accordance with professional standards and guidelines.

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

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