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

A6821Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations
Eliminates the maximum age for appointment as a member of the state police and requires retirement at age 70
Eliminates the maximum age of 29 years for appointment as a member of the New York state police and requires retirement at age 70.
Peter RiveraGovernmental Operations Committee
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A6822Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes
Creates the crime of engaging in criminal street gang activity; establishes such crime shall be a class A misdemeanor
Creates the crime of engaging in criminal street gang activity; establishes such crime shall be a class A misdemeanor.
Peter RiveraCodes Committee
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A6862Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Establishes the crime of domestic assault

Establishes the crimes of domestic assault in the second degree which shall be a class A misdemeanor and domestic assault in the first degree which shall be a class E felony; relates to the…

Dierdre ScozzafavaCodes Committee

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A6907Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to correction

Establishes the division of criminal justice services shall provide a means for a person to receive e-mail notices of certain sex offenders residences

Establishes the division of criminal justice services shall provide a means for a person to receive e-mail notices of all sex offenders who reside or move into such person's zip code.

Dierdre ScozzafavaCorrection Committee

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A6956Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Provides that gift certificates shall not contain expiration dates except in limited circumstances

Provides that gift certificates and store credits shall not contain expiration dates, except in limited circumstances where they are issued for promotional purposes without value being given by the…

Felix OrtizConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A7159Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Requires local social services districts to maintain data on reports of child abuse and maltreatment and to submit such data to the office of children and family services

Requires local social services districts to maintain data on reports of child abuse and maltreatment and to submit such data to the office of children and family services each year; requires the…

Timothy P. GordonChildren And Families Committee

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A7250Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in energy

Establishes a state energy planning board to create a state energy plan, and establishes a process for the siting of major electric generating facilities

Establishes a state energy planning board to create a state energy plan, and establishes a process for the siting of major and non-major electric generating facilities and repowering projects.

Greg BallEnergy Committee

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A7340Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Implements the Middle Class STAR rebate program; establishes a maximum residential school tax credit; repealer

Implements the Middle Class STAR rebate program; establishes a maximum residential school tax credit.

Richard BrodskyWays And Means Committee

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A7349Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy

Provides residential electric customers with an option for greater control of the cost of such service by installing real time smart meters

Provides residential electric customers with an option for greater control of the cost of such service by the installation of real time smart meters; establishes sales, rental and service providers…

Sandy GalefEnergy Committee

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A7388Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Requires residential real property managers to be licensed by secretary of state

Requires residential real property managers or any firm employing a property manager, contracting with a property manager or contracting to provide a property manager to file a registration…

Brian KavanaghHousing Committee

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A7485Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in agriculture

Directs the state board of real property services to establish a procedure for determining the agricultural assessment value of agricultural property; repealer

Directs the state board of real property services to promulgate rules and regulations establishing an assessment procedure for the determination of the agricultural assessment value of land use in…

Greg BallAgriculture Committee

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A7546Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides a tax credit for small businesses that purchase and install a security system

Provides a tax credit against franchise taxes for small businesses that purchase and install a security system which shall be 50% of the cost of the system up to $750.

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A7563Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Provides for enhanced consumer protection measures and enforcement of the do-not-call registry

Provides for enhanced consumer protection measures and enforcement of the do-not-call registry; authorizes the promulgation of necessary rules and regulations.

Audrey PhefferConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A7609Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Prohibits school districts from disallowing homeschooled students from participating in district interscholastic sports

Prohibits school districts from disallowing homeschooled students from participating in district interscholastic sports.

Timothy P. GordonEducation Committee

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A7651Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to social services

Grants 1 year of medical assistance eligibility to aliens residing in US since 1972, but unable to prove citizenship or permanent resident status

Grants one year of medical assistance eligibility to residents of the state who can prove that they have continuously resided in the United States since December 31, 1972, but cannot prove United…

Peter RiveraSocial Services Committee

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A7696Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in insurance

Provides tax credit for the purchase of health insurance by qualified small employers

Provides tax credit for the purchase of health insurance by qualified small employers including farmers.

James HayesInsurance CommitteeFinance

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A7726Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Authorizes assistant corporation counsel or assistant county attorney to issue subpoenas duces tecum prior to juvenile delinquency proceeding

Authorizes the assistant corporation counsel or assistant county attorney, within a presentment agency, to issue subpoenas duces tecum for records prior to the origination of a juvenile delinquency…

Peter RiveraJudiciary Committee

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A782Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Provides no county shall supersede any state law which relates to the division of any county into districts for the purpose of apportionment

Provides no county shall supercede any state law which relates to the division of any county into districts for the purpose of apportionment of members of its local legislative body, subject to…

Amy PaulinLocal Governments CommitteeLocal Government

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A8021Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Establishes a 25 year retirement plan for detention officers employed by the city of Yonkers

Establishes a 25 year retirement plan for detention officers employed by the city of Yonkers.

J. Gary PretlowGovernmental Employees Committee

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A8070Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Relates to the licensing of security guards and the business of watch, guard and patrol agencies and the registry thereof

Relates to the licensing of security guards and the business of watch, guard and patrol agencies and the registry thereof.

Michael CusickEconomic Development Committee

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A8139Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides that operators of hybrid vehicles shall be permitted to travel in high occupancy vehicle lanes regardless of the number of passengers in such vehicle

Provides that operators of qualified hybrid vehicles shall be permitted to travel in high occupancy vehicle lanes regardless of the number of passengers in such vehicle; defines terms.

Michael BenjaminTransportation Committee

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A8144Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Includes writer salaries and fees within production costs eligible for the empire state film production credit

Includes writer salaries and fees within production costs eligible for the empire state film production credit.

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

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A825Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to lost hunting dogs

Provides that any dog that has been released from their confinement for hunting purposes shall be deemed to be under the reasonable control of its owner while engaged in hunting or returning from…

Francine DelMonteEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A8251Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Directs commissioner of health and commissioner of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to require pediatric care providers to screen for autism; repealer

Directs the commissioner of health and commissioner of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to jointly promulgate rules and regulations requiring pediatric health care providers to…

Mark J.F. SchroederHealth Committee

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A8362Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Requires that an independent comprehensive, forensic audit be conducted upon the metropolitan transportation authority

Requires that an independent comprehensive, forensic audit be conducted upon the metropolitan transportation authority; provides that the results thereof shall be sent to the governor, the…

Mike SpanoCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A8452Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Enacts the tax relief on energy act; appropriation

Enacts the tax relief on energy act; relates to the tax on furnishing of utility services; provides a sales and compensating use tax exemption on Energy Star appliances; provides for a heating…

James TediscoWays And Means Committee

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A8487Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Prohibits a retailer from requiring a consumer with the original sales receipt to provide identification when returning or exchanging goods

Prohibits a retail mercantile establishment from requiring a purchaser of goods to provide identification in order to get a refund for or exchange returned goods when the purchaser presents the…

Peter RiveraConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A8493Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Makes it a class A misdemeanor for any candidate for any elected position or any person working on behalf thereof to provide any thing of value within day of election

Prohibits any person acting on behalf of any campaign for election to any position to give, offer or promise to give anything of value to any person within 24 hours prior to the opening of the polls…

Peter RiveraElection Law Committee

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A865Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Establishes family directed home care demonstration programs

Establishes family directed home care demonstration programs; provides additional experience and information concerning the alternate delivery of home care services to families seeking such services.

Francine DelMonteHealth Committee

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A1090Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Enacts the "volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker protection and incentive act of 2009"

Enacts the "volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker protection and incentive act of 2009"; increases the volunteer firefighters' and volunteer ambulance workers' credit in the amount of five…

Robert OaksWays And Means Committee

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A1261Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Provides that reduction in auto insurance premium for insured who completes defensive driving course shall not be less than fifteen percent

Provides that reduction in auto insurance premium for insured who completes defensive driving course shall not be less than fifteen per cent.

William ColtonInsurance Committee

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A166Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to banks

Includes credit unions and federal credit unions within the definition of bank, trust company or national bank for purpose of banking development district program

Includes credit unions and federal credit unions within the definition of bank, trust company or national bank for the purpose of the banking development district program (which was created to…

Francine DelMonteBanks Committee

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A1695Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Establishes parental notification requirements for environmental health and safety hazards in schools

Requires schools, boards of cooperative educational services and pre-kindergarten programs to provide notification to students, parents and employees of environmental health and safety hazards…

Steven EnglebrightEducation Committee

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A1890Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides a maximum $500 tax credit for taxpayer expenses not compensated by insurance related to the purchase of a qualified hearing aid

Provides a maximum $500 tax credit for taxpayer expenses, not compensated by insurance or otherwise, related to the purchase of a qualified hearing aid for the taxpayer or a dependent; limited to…

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A1933Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

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…

Donna LupardoTransportation Committee

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A202Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Allows all persons to vote by absentee ballot

Allows all persons to vote by absentee ballot; withdraws the requirements that only persons outside of their county may vote by absentee ballot.

Daniel O'DonnellElection Law Committee

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A2092Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires investigating officers to field test and test blood alcohol levels of all drivers involved in auto accidents where serious physical injury or death occur

Requires investigating officers to field test and test blood alcohol levels of all drivers involved in auto accidents where serious physical injury or death occur; imposes rebuttable presumption of…

Mark J.F. SchroederTransportation Committee

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A2334Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Establishes the Hudson School of Math, Science and Engineering Regional Technology Institute; provides governing board powers and duties

Establishes the Hudson School of Math, Science and Engineering Regional Technology Institute to expand learning opportunities, particularly in various high-tech fields; provides governing board,…

Ellen C. JaffeeEducation Committee

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A1327Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires new school buses with eight or more passenger capacity to be equipped with engine fire suppression systems

Requires school buses with eight or more passenger capacity purchased after September 1, 2011, to be equipped with engine fire suppression systems; and require state education transportation aid to…

Amy PaulinTransportation Committee

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A1487Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to social services

Directs office of children and family services to establish voluntary standards for enhanced child day care

Directs the office of children and family services to establish voluntary standards for enhanced child day care; provides for the issuance of a rated license.

Keith L.T. WrightSocial Services Committee

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A1568Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Requires the preparation of a comprehensive economic development plan for the use of eminent domain when the primary purpose is economic development

Requires the preparation of a comprehensive economic development plan for the use of eminent domain when the primary purpose is economic development and certain residential premises are to be…

Richard BrodskyJudiciary Committee

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A1611Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides tax credit to certain volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance workers and volunteer emergency medical personnel

Provides tax credit to certain volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance workers and volunteer emergency medical personnel of up to one thousand one hundred dollars for qualifying service; defines…

Kenneth ZebrowskiWays And Means Committee

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A2428Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates for gold star wives

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates for gold star wives.

Robert ReillyTransportation Committee

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A2665Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides a tax exemption on fuel used by providers of transportation services to the transit disabled

Provides a tax exemption on fuel used by providers of transportation services to the transit disabled.

David GanttWays And Means Committee

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A2758Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to mental health

Establishes temporary task force on developmental disabilities

Establishes a temporary task force on developmental disabilities to develop eligibility guidelines for the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities services for persons with…

Peter RiveraMental Health Committee

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A2770Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to creating the crime of cyberterrorism and calculating damages caused by computer tampering

Relates to creating the crime of cyberterrorism and calculating damages caused by computer tampering; cyberterrorism shall be a class B felony.

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A2850Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Relates to increasing the limit of the amount of money which may be on deposit with the excelsior linked deposit program

Increases the limit on the amount of funds which may be on deposit with the excelsior linked deposit program at any given time from $460 million to $525 million.

Robin SchimmingerEconomic Development Committee

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A3041Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in economic development

Amends the economic development law and the tax law to create tax incentives for manufacturing firms that maintain or increase employment

Amends the economic development law by adding a new article to create an incentive program for manufacturers that maintain or increase employment, and amends the tax law by adding a new article and…

Brian KolbEconomic Development Committee

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A3042Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Establishes the crime of unlawful purchase or sale of a social security number

Establishes the crimes of unlawful purchase or sale of a social security number in the first and second degrees; prohibits the sale of a person's social security account number; establishes unlawful…

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A3048Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Eliminates the corporate franchise tax and personal income tax on business corporations which are manufacturers

Eliminates the corporate franchise tax and personal income tax on business corporations that are manufacturers; defines terms "manufacturer" and "principally engaged".

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

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