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

A3244Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection
Conforms state law to recent federal changes pertaining to motor vehicle retail leasing to enhance consumer protection; repealer
Conforms state law to recent federal changes pertaining to motor vehicle retail leasing to enhance consumer protection; provides for additional disclosures regarding terms and conditions, fees,…
Audrey PhefferConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee
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A3268Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education
Appropriates funds for state assistance to community college contract courses and workforce development
Appropriates $2,000,000 for state assistance to community college contract courses and workforce development.
Joan ChristensenHigher Education CommitteeEducation

A3412Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Relates to leased vehicle protections

Relates to leased vehicle protections; provides that every lease shall itemize and set forth in detail all costs required to be paid by the lessee or purchaser of the rental vehicle upon termination…

J. Gary PretlowConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A3570Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Extends the right to vote to certain resident aliens

Extends the right to vote in local elections to alien residents who have earned permanent legal status in this country and have been residents of this state for at least three years and who have…

N. Nick PerryElection Law Committee

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A3604Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Provides a real property tax exemption to agricultural lands that are used for certain purposes

Provides a real property tax exemption to agricultural lands that are used for certain purposes.

Clifford CrouchReal Property Taxation Committee

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A3659Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Relates to the function of industrial development agencies

Relates to the function of industrial development agencies; relates to the application and community impact report, financial assistance agreements, wages and standards, displaced worker protection,…

Sam HoytLocal Governments Committee

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A3662Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to correction

Establishes sex offender residency restrictions

Allows a district attorney to file a petition to seek the imposition of residency restrictions for certain sex offenders; allows a sex offender subject to a residency restriction to petition the…

Jeffrion AubryCorrection Committee

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A3781Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Makes provisions regarding genetic predisposition

Defines the term "genetic predisposition" for purposes of individual and small group health insurance policies; requires that genetic predisposition be disregarded in community rating; provides that…

Brian KavanaghInsurance Committee

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A3985Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a tax credit for alternative energy systems and generating equipment

Establishes a tax credit for qualified expenditures meeting the criteria prescribed by the department of tax and finance in consultation with the department of environmental conservation and the New…

Clifford CrouchWays And Means Committee

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A4041AssemblyS3186· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to display of missing in attack on our nation flag commonly known as MIA-OON flag

Relates to display of Missing In Attack On Our Nation flag commonly known as MIA-OON flag.

Jonathan BingGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4236Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Allows the use of the individual tax identification number when a legal immigrant applies for a driver's license or a renewal of a driver's license

Allows the use of the individual tax identification number when a legal immigrant applies for a driver's license or a renewal of a driver's license.

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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A4314Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Shortens registration application form deadline from twenty-five days to ten days

Shortens registration application form deadline received by the state board of elections or showing a dated cancellation mark from the US post office or contained in an envelope showing such a dated…

Sandy GalefElection Law Committee

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A4368Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Enacts the volunteer peace officers' benefit law; provides for qualifications, insurance and other benefits

Enacts the volunteer peace officers' benefits law; provides for qualifications, insurance and other benefits; defines all relevant terms; requires physical, eye sight, agility and psychological exams.

Carl HeastieCodes Committee

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A4380Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Requires reimbursement of chiropractic services

Requires the Workers' Compensation Board to reimburse chiropractors for individual diagnostic and treatment services and modalities lawfully rendered by such chiropractor in the treatment of an…

Vito LopezLabor Committee

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A4404Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides that conviction of assault on a social worker which prevents him or her from performing a lawful duty is a felony

Provides that conviction of assault on a social worker which prevents him or her from performing a lawful duty is a felony.

Janele Hyer-SpencerCodes Committee

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A4575Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Requires institutions of higher education to determine and report on the number of students who withdraw because of credit card debt

Requires every institution of higher education in the state to interview students who withdraw to determine whether such withdrawal is the result of credit card debt incurred by the student;…

Peter RiveraHigher Education Committee

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A4619Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations on the necessity, content and manner of instruction about problem gambling in grades 4 through 12

Establishes an adolescent gambling task force to study and make recommendations on the necessity, content and manner of instruction about problem gambling in grades 4 through 12.

Peter RiveraEducation Committee

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A4647Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Provides for the adoption of standards for the recognition of tenant associations and the ability of members in good standing to vote for officers thereof

Provides for the adoption of standards for the recognition of tenant associations and the ability of members in good standing to vote for officers thereof; also bars the housing authority from…

Vito LopezHousing Committee

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A4648Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Applies the provisions of the human rights law to all employers regardless of the number of persons in their employ excluding certain family operated businesses

Applies the provisions of the human rights law to all employers regardless of the number of persons in their employ; excludes from the definition of employers those employers where at least…

Vito LopezGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4707Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Creates the class D felony of citizenship document fraud in the first degree and the class E felony of citizenship document fraud in the second degree

Creates the class D felony of citizenship document fraud in the first degree and the class E felony of citizen document fraud in the second degree to deter the manufacture, distribution, sale or use…

Barbara ClarkCodes Committee

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A4723Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Provides any rates for motor vehicle liability and collision insurance shall provide for a reduction after completion of a certain certified course

Provides that any rates for motor vehicle liability and collision insurance shall provide for a reduction for a three year period after completion of the national safety council's emergency vehicle…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4736Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Changes state fiscal year; commencing 2010 fiscal year will end April 30 and every year thereafter will commence May 1 and end April 30

Changes state fiscal year; commencing 2009 the fiscal year will end April 30 and every year thereafter will commence May 1 and end April 30.

Barbara ClarkWays And Means Committee

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A476Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Provides for a state workforce fuel reduction and conservation program which will develop and assist in implementing strategies to reduce fuel consumption

Provides for a state workforce fuel reduction & conservation program which will develop and assist in implementing strategies to reduce fuel consumption by the state's motor vehicle fleet and to…

Brian KavanaghGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4772Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Provides for health insurance coverage for nutritional care provided through licensed nutritionists

Provides for health insurance coverage for nutritional care provided through licensed nutritionists.

Vivian CookInsurance Committee

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A4799Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Provides that the board of elections shall accept voter registrations electronically through its website

Provides that the board of elections shall accept voter registrations electronically through its website.

Jonathan BingElection Law Committee

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A4843Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Establishes commission on feasibility of constructing and operating light rail commuter system between counties of Sullivan and Orange, and New York city

Establishes commission on feasibility of constructing and operating a light rail commuter system between the counties of Sullivan and Orange, and the city of New York.

Peter RiveraCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A4924Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in economic development

Establishes the growth in manufacturing incentive program

Establishes the growth in manufacturing incentive program to establish a tax incentive program providing tax credits to manufacturing firms creating new jobs in the manufacturing sector over a…

Marc ButlerEconomic Development Committee

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A4942Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Relates to proposals for urban development action areas

Relates to proposals for urban development action areas; requires that proposals for urban development action areas be submitted to the commission; requires the commission to hold a public hearing…

Vito LopezLocal Governments Committee

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A4948Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Establishes a residential cooperative and condominium owner's bill of rights

Enacts a bill of rights for owners of residential cooperative or condominium units to provide fair and equitable treatment of all shareholders or unit owners; directs the attorney general to…

Vito LopezHousing Committee

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A4949Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Directs the division of housing and community renewal to take parcels of land through the eminent domain procedure

Directs the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to take parcels of land through the eminent domain procedure.

Vito LopezHousing Committee

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A4954Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Allows cell phone users to add a new phone line without having to renew the service plan and to cancel an additional line without paying any fee, charge or cost

Prohibits cell phone service providers from requiring a customer to renew his or her service plan when adding a new phone line to such plan; and prohibits such provider from lenghthening the time of…

Vito LopezConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A5007Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Requires the commissioner of housing and community renewal to establish and meet with an advisory committee on the neighborhood preservation and rural preservation program

Requires the commissioner of housing and community renewal to establish and meet with an advisory committee on the neighborhood preservation and rural preservation program; provides the manner by…

Vito LopezHousing Committee

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A5009Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Expands the applicability of the real property circuit breaker tax credit

Expands the applicability of the real property circuit breaker tax credit by increasing the maximum property value and rent limitations.

Vito LopezReal Property Taxation Committee

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A5088Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Prohibits owner from charging market or first rent for vacant housing accommodation solely by reason of change in the dimensions of such accommodation

Prohibits a landlord from charging a market or first rent for a vacant rent stabilized housing accommodation for the sole reason of a change in the dimensions of such accommodation which reduces its…

Vito LopezHousing Committee

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A5132Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy

Requires the power authority of New York state to provide insulation and energy conservation plans to certain housing authority customers

Directs the power authority of the state of New York to adopt and implement an insulation and energy conservation plan whereby a housing authority customer receiving electric services from the power…

Vito LopezEnergy Committee

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A5138Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Authorizes the commissioner of education to take control of high schools that remain a school under registration review for three years

Authorizes the commissioner of education to take control of any high school that remains a school under registration review for three years from the board of education of the city of New York and to…

Vito LopezEducation Committee

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A5189Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Establishes the office for diversity and educational equity within the state university of New York administration

Establishes the office for diversity and educational equity within the state university of New York administration.

Peter RiveraHigher Education Committee

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A5215Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Provides for the in camera testimony of infants

Provides for the taking of in camera testimony of a child in a child protective proceeding upon a determination of a child's vulnerability based upon factors related to alleged abuse by the…

Vito LopezChildren And Families Committee

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A5459Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to banks

Enacts the New York state money transmission disclosure act

Enacts the New York state money transmission disclosure act; requires each licensee providing a transmission transaction which involves currency of one country into the currency of another country…

Michele TitusBanks Committee

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A5480Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to social services

Increases reimbursement for burial expenses to $1500 to social services districts

Increases the state reimbursement to social services districts for expenses incurred on and after October 1, 2010 in the burial of a recipient of public assistance and care from $900 to $1,500.

Vito LopezSocial Services Committee

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A5483Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Creates the breast cancer registry, department of health responsible for investigation and research concerning the causes, prevention, early detection and treatment

Creates the breast cancer registry; provides that the department of health be responsible for investigation and research concerning the causes, mortality, prevention, early detection and treatment…

Marcus MolinaroHealth Committee

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A5486Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Authorizes tuition assistance to be paid to students attending educational institutions for which Pell grants may be awarded

Authorizes tuition assistance to be paid to students attending educational institutions for which Pell grants may be awarded.

Dov HikindHigher Education Committee

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A5557Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to veterans' affairs

Makes tuition free educational benefits available to children of deceased or disabled veterans at CUNY and SUNY institutions

Makes available tuition-free courses at state and city universities and community colleges for children of deceased or permanently or severely disabled veterans of the Vietnam conflict; gives some…

Vito LopezVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A5558Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Appropriates and establishes a program of tuition abatement for eligible Hispanic and Black students attending the school of social welfare at Stony Brook or Albany

Establishes a three year full tuition abatement program for up to 40 eligible Hispanic and Black students for under-graduate study in the field of social work at the schools of social welfare at…

Vito LopezHigher Education Committee

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A5620Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a tax credit for the actual cost of construction, reconstruction or acquisition of certain alternative fuel refueling facilities

Establishes a tax credit for the actual cost of construction, reconstruction or acquisition of certain alternative fuel refueling facilities that are directly attributable to the storage,…

Marcus MolinaroWays And Means Committee

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A5625Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Grants service credit to active firefighters who serve as paid employees within a political subdivision for activities performed during regular work periods

Grants service credit to active firefighters who serve as paid employees within a political subdivision for activities performed during regular work periods.

Marcus MolinaroLocal Governments Committee

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A5627Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in children and families

Provides that the office of children and family services shall undertake a study on the feasibility of implementing a foster care passport program

Provides that the office of children and family services shall undertake a study on the feasibility of implementing a statewide foster care passport program; establishes pilot programs relating…

Marcus MolinaroChildren And Families Committee

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A5639Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Creates the vineyard planting loan program and makes an appropriation therefor

Creates the vineyard planting loan program and makes an appropriation therefore; provides that the program is to be run by the New York wine/grape foundation; provides that the program shall involve…

Francine DelMonteAgriculture Committee

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