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

A6350Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes
Elevates the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony
Elevates the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony.
Timothy P. GordonCodes Committee
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A6390Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance
Relates to the labor-management health benefit fund participation in the Healthy NY program
Relates to the labor-management health benefit fund participation in the Healthy NY program; defines "health benefit fund" to mean a federal internal revenue service qualified multi-employer health…
Susan JohnInsurance Committee

A6537Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Imposes a fifteen cent tax on plastic shopping bags used to transport every sale of tangible personal property by consumers

Imposes a fifteen cent tax on plastic shopping bags used to transport every sale of tangible personal property by consumers; provides for certain exemptions and imposes limitations on the size of…

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A6756Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Provides foreclosure relief for fundamentally unaffordable mortgage loans, second mortgages and home equity loans

Provides foreclosure relief for fundamentally unaffordable mortgage loans, second mortgages and home equity loans.

James F. BrennanJudiciary Committee

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A6773Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Creates the insurer fund for underserved neighborhood/rural area development corporation

Creates the insurer fund for underserved neighborhood/rural area development corporation; provides that such corporation shall operate in accordance with a plan of operation; provides that the…

Peter RiveraInsurance Committee

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A6828Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to banks

Enacts the "New York sub-prime predatory lending prevention act"

Enacts the "New York sub-prime predatory lending prevention act"; establishes guidelines for sub-prime loans; establishes duties of mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers; relates to the…

James F. BrennanBanks CommitteeFinance

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A6878Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Proposes a constitutional amendment to create a non-partisan apportionment commission

Proposes a constitutional amendment to create a non-partisan five member apportionment committee, four members of which shall be appointed by the majority and minority officers of the legislature…

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6976Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to mental health

Establishes the inter-office coordinating council within department of mental hygiene to provide cooperation amongst the offices of such department

Establishes the inter-office coordinating council within the department of mental hygiene to provide cooperation amongst the offices of such department so as to assure the provisions of services to…

Peter RiveraMental Health Committee

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A7040Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Provides upon violation of order of protection respondent be arrested and taken before most accessible magistrate

Provides upon violation of order of protection respondent be arrested and taken before most accessible magistrate for arraignment.

Greg BallJudiciary Committee

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A7094Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a personal income tax credit for portion of residential real property taxes which exceeds a certain percentage of the household gross income

Establishes a personal income tax credit for a portion of a taxpayer's residential real property taxes which exceeds a certain percentage of the taxpayer's household gross income; provides that the…

Sandy GalefWays And Means Committee

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A7234Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Provides retirement service credit to certain members discharged from military service due to injuries suffered during certain military conflicts

Provides three years of retirement service credit to certain retirement system members discharged from military service due to injuries suffered during certain military conflicts even if they did…

Michael CusickGovernmental Employees Committee

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A7258Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to social services

Permits department of health to have access to criminal records of applicants for operation or administration of adult care facilities

Provides that, subject to the rules of the division of criminal justice services, the department of health shall have access to criminal history records maintained by such division of persons who…

Vito LopezSocial Services Committee

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A7317Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Establishes mandatory reporting of alleged incidents of abuse, mistreatment or neglect of residents in assisted living and adult care facilities

Establishes the mandatory reporting by certain professional or official persons who come into contact with mentally or physically incapacitated persons who were abused including residents of…

Karim CamaraAging Committee

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A7376Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Directs state university trustees to promulgate and enforce a sweat-free code of conduct for the licensing and purchase of apparel at colleges of state university

Directs the state university trustees to promulgate and enforce a sweat-free code of conduct for the licensing and purchase of apparel at colleges and universities of the state university; requires…

Peter RiveraHigher Education Committee

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A7459Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Relates to residential wireless telephone service

Relates to residential wireless telephone service; disclosure, notification and consumer protection requirements in wireless telecommunications consumer transactions; plain language disclosures to…

Daniel O'DonnellConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A7483Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Gives state income tax credit to volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance corps in good standing up to $2500

Gives state income tax credit to volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance corps in good standing up to $2500; must be in good standing for a minimum of five years and maintain…

Greg BallWays And Means Committee

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A7637Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Requires establishment of citizens' committee on cable television prior to granting or renewing a cable television franchise by a municipality

Requires the establishment of a citizens' committee on cable television prior to granting or renewing a cable television franchise by a municipality; such committee shall study and make…

Peter RiveraCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A7649Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Prohibits imposing homeowners insurance rates based on prior claims by an insured related to a different parcel of real property

Prohibits imposing homeowners insurance rates based on prior claims by an insured related to a different parcel of real property.

Peter RiveraInsurance Committee

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A7650Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides that offenses committed against a person on school grounds shall be deemed to be one category higher than the specified offense the person committed

Enacts "Suzanne's Law"; provides that offenses committed against a person on school grounds shall be deemed to be one category higher than the specified offense the person committed; authorizes the…

Peter RiveraCodes Committee

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A7675Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides for the creation of a state debt management board to serve in an advisory capacity and for a limitation on the amount of debt the state may incur

Provides for the creation of a state debt management board to serve in an advisory capacity to the governor and the legislature on state debt and capital financing; provides for a limitation on the…

Mark J.F. SchroederWays And Means Committee

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A7714Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Establishes certain terms to be included in no-fault automobile liability insurance policies

Establishes certain terms to be included in no-fault automobile liability insurance policies; provides that any covered person under such a policy shall have 6 months to provide the insurer of his…

Peter RiveraInsurance Committee

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A7768Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Provides protection to certain tenants who have lived in a dwelling unit in rent regulated buildings for twenty or more years

Provides protection to certain tenants who have lived in a dwelling unit in rent regulated buildings for twenty or more years where the owner thereof seeks to recover possession of one or more…

Vito LopezHousing Committee

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A7778AssemblyS7726· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Makes the owner of a vehicle used to pass or overtake a stopped school bus jointly liable with the operator thereof when violation is on camera or observed

Makes the owner of a vehicle used to pass or overtake a stopped school bus jointly liable with the operator thereof when such violation is captured on a camera or observed by a school bus driver;…

Peter RiveraTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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A7793Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Authorizes Dianne P. Grasso to apply for retroactive membership and Tier I status in the New York state teachers' retirement system

Authorizes Dianne P. Grasso to apply for retroactive membership and tier I status in the New York state teachers' retirement system.

Nancy CalhounGovernmental Employees Committee

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A7827Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides an exemption and reimbursement from the petroleum business tax for party or charter boat companies

Provides an exemption and reimbursement from the petroleum business tax for party or charter or party boat companies for motor fuel purchased for use in a charter or party boat that is operated by a…

Marc AlessiWays And Means Committee

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A7855Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Provides that the term "mortgage" shall also include a loan owed to a bank secured by a second lien on a fee simple or leasehold estate in real property located in the state

Provides that the term "mortgage" shall also include a loan owed to a bank secured by a second lien on a fee simple or leasehold estate in real property located in the state and improved by a…

Vito LopezHousing Committee

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A8084Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Relates to the commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; requires that at least one of whom shall be a resident voter from either the county of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam,…

Kenneth ZebrowskiCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A829Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Increases the penalty for assaults involving a sports official

Makes the intentional causing of physical injury to a sports official a class D felony of assault in the second degree; creates class B misdemeanor of aggravated harassment of a sports official when…

Francine DelMonteCodes Committee

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A835Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Establishes a mechanism to address problems created when a cooperative or condominium sponsor suspends efforts to sell apartments in the building being converted

Prohibits upon the vacancy of an unsold condominium or cooperative dwelling unit, the rental of such unit unless the original offering plan provided for such rental and a majority of the members of…

Jeffrey DinowitzHousing Committee

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A8386AssemblyS6221· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to banks

Allows savings banks, savings and loan associations and credit unions to accept deposits from municipal corporations; repealer

Allows savings banks, savings and loan associations and credit unions to accept deposits from municipal corporations and authorizes the deposit of certain public funds of political subdivisions and…

Darryl TownsBanks CommitteeFinance

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A8415Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Directs the state comptroller to invest monies in the abandoned property fund in capital market investments in emerging domestic markets

Directs the state comptroller to invest monies in the abandoned property fund in capital market investments in emerging domestic markets.

Peter RiveraWays And Means Committee

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A8420Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Creates the alternative fuel incentive fund; creates the alternative fuels credit; establishes alternative fuel grants; appropriation

Creates the alternative fuel incentive fund; provides that monies allocated from the fund will be used for certain purpose; thirty million will be allocated for research and development; twenty…

James TediscoWays And Means Committee

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A8436Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Provides for the revocation of insurers license and prohibit sale of new policies where insurer cancels or fails to renew two percent or more of home owner policies

Provides for the revocation of insurers license, and prohibits the sale of new policies where insurer cancels or fails to renew two percent or more of home owner policies in high risk areas,…

Janele Hyer-SpencerInsurance Committee

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A8449Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Motion to discharge lost

Requires the estimated cost of mandated expenditures and appropriations within the body of the bill

Requires the estimated cost of mandated expenditures and appropriations within the body of the bill.

James TediscoGovernmental Operations Committee

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A8485Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Prohibits issuers of credit cards and debit cards from knowingly accepting or soliciting personal information of a cardholder from a third-party

Establishes issuers of credit cards and debit cards are prohibited from knowingly accepting or soliciting personal information of a cardholder from a third-party; establishes a civil penalty not to…

Peter RiveraConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A988Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Extends eligibility for the agricultural property tax credit to farmers having a leasehold interest of not fewer than five years in qualified agricultural property

Extends eligibility for the agricultural property tax credit to farmers having a leasehold interest of not fewer than five continuous years in qualified agricultural property; provides for…

Stephen HawleyWays And Means Committee

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A957Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Provides for ballot pamphlets for general elections and repeals provision for distribution of copies of constitutional amendments; repealer

Provides for the state board of elections to prepare and distribute to each voter a ballot pamphlet for every general election; provides for contents thereof and makes numerous related provisions…

Kevin CahillElection Law Committee

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A980Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to a parent's right to know if an employee, volunteer or an administrator of a school district is reprimanded for inappropriate conduct towards their child

Relates to a parent's right to know if an employee, volunteer or an administrator of a school district is reprimanded for inappropriate conduct towards his or her child; enacts "parent's right to…

Aileen GuntherEducation CommitteeEducation

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A1102Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides a tax deduction of $100 per 10 acres of taxpayer land made available for recreation as part of a local, national, state or regional trail system

Provides a specified tax deduction for taxpayer land made available annually for recreation as part of a local, national, state or regional trail system; limits liability of such landowners to…

Teresa SaywardWays And Means Committee

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A1052Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Enacts the Responsible Bidders Database Act; requires state comptroller to maintain a database containing certain information for certain contracts

Enacts the Responsible Bidders Database Act; requires the state comptroller to maintain a computerized database system containing certain information relating to contractors, for state agency and…

RoAnn DestitoGovernmental Operations Committee

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A1218Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Provides that agencies redact all personal identifying information before any document is made available to the public

Provides that agencies redact all personally identifying information before any document is made available to the public.

RoAnn DestitoGovernmental Operations Committee

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A1708Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Permits a social worker or other professional to provide emotional support to a vulnerable elderly person testifying in certain grand jury proceedings

Permits a social worker, rape crisis counselor, or other professional to provide emotional support to a vulnerable elderly person testifying in certain grand jury proceedings provided that the…

Steven EnglebrightCodes Committee

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A1978Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to the sale of state owned land

Establishes prior to the disposition of land by state agencies and authorities the state land acquisition advisory council shall review such land; establishes if certain criteria is met such land…

Donna LupardoEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A201Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Provides for early voting in primary and general elections during the 2 week period prior to the election

Provides for early voting in primary and general elections during the 2 week period prior to the election.

Karim CamaraElection Law Committee

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A2011Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires persons who drive fire vehicles in New York city to obtain commercial drivers licenses and bars exemptions that are related to safety

Requires persons who drive fire vehicles in New York city to obtain commercial drivers licenses and bars exemptions from regulations that are reasonably related to safety.

Michael BenjaminTransportation Committee

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A2055Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides a tax exemption for petroleum products that are purchased for heating purposes

Provides a tax exemption for petroleum products that are purchased for heating purposes.

Thomas F. O'MaraWays And Means Committee

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A2155Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Grants a state personal income tax deduction for retirement plan distributions used to purchase long-term care insurance

Grants a state personal income tax deduction for retirement plan distributions used to purchase long-term care insurance; exempts distributions from individual retirement accounts and individual…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

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A2188Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in insurance

Enacts "Hannah's law"; requires certain insurance policies to include coverage for the cost of enteral formulas for the treatment of eosinophilic disorders

Enacts "Hannah's law"; requires that every health insurance policy or contract which provides medical, major medical or similar comprehensive-type coverage or coverage for prescription drugs include…

Greg BallInsurance Committee

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