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

A6481Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation
Establishes A.J.'s law, prohibiting the writing, sending or reading of text messages on a mobile telephone while driving
Establishes AJ's law, prohibiting the writing, sending or reading of text messages on a mobile telephone while driving.
Mark J.F. SchroederTransportation Committee
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A6513Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in codes
Enacts the "SAVE-NY Violence Against Women Prevention Act"
Enacts the "SAVE-NY Violence Against Women Prevention Act"; relates to concurrent and consecutive terms of imprisonment; relates to the testing of certain criminal defendants and juveniles for…
Dierdre ScozzafavaCodes Committee
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A6559Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Adds G6PD deficiency to the list of testing for neonatal screenings

Adds glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase or G6PD deficiency to the list of required neonatal screenings.

Darryl TownsHealth Committee

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A6591Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Creates a temporary state commission to create programs to enhance business and industry

Creates a temporary state commission comprised of fourteen individuals representing New York's labor, education, business and economic development communities to create a "Made in New York" program…

Robert BarraGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6643Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Raises tax credits for long-term care insurance from twenty percent to fifty percent

Raises tax credits for long-term care insurance from twenty percent to fifty percent; applies to the corporation tax, franchise tax on business corporations, personal income tax, franchise tax on…

Robin SchimmingerWays And Means Committee

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A6649Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Provides loans, grants and incentives to promote studies in math, science and technology or any other high-tech field the commissioner of education deems appropriate; appropriation

Provides loans, grants and incentives to promote studies in math, science and engineering or any other high-tech field the commissioner deems appropriate on a high school and college level;…

James TediscoEducation Committee

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A6668Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to mental health

Relates to the permanent termination of parental rights for reason of mental illness or mental retardation; repealer

Relates to the permanent termination of parental rights for reason of mental illness or mental retardation.

Peter RiveraMental Health Committee

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A6748Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in aging

Provides local option to freeze real property taxes of senior citizens and the disabled with annual incomes less than $40,000

Provides local option, in absence of granting of any other real property tax exemption, to freeze real property tax payment of senior citizens sixty-five years of age of older or the disabled with…

Greg BallAging Committee

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A6761Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Provides that public officers convicted of a felony related to the abuse of his or her office shall forfeit their state pension

Provides that public officers convicted of a felony related to the abuse of his or her office shall forfeit their state pension.

Daniel BurlingGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6826Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in higher education

Enacts the "new empire fund act", a prepaid higher education tuition program

Enacts the new empire fund act", a prepaid higher education tuition program; establishes a prepaid higher education tuition board; establishes prepaid higher education tuition scholarships for needy…

Greg BallHigher Education CommitteeEducation

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A6859Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Authorizes retirement at age 55 for certain police officers and firefighters without diminution of retirement benefits

Authorizes certain Tier II police officers and firefighters to retire at age 55 without diminution of retirement benefits; applies to those covered under the improved career retirement plan for…

Audrey PhefferGovernmental Employees Committee

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A6947Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in higher education

Requires prescription drug containers to clearly display the health condition or ailment being treated by such medication in bold, cap-sized print

Requires prescription drug containers to clearly display the health condition or ailment being treated by such medication in bold, cap-sized print.

Felix OrtizHigher Education Committee

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A6970Assembly· 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 from $460 million to $500 million the limit on the amount of money which may be on deposit with the excelsior linked deposit program at any given time.

David KoonEconomic Development Committee

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A7407Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Provides insurance coverage for diagnostic screening for colorectal cancer

Provides insurance coverage for diagnostic screening for colorectal cancer determined by policyholder's physician and ancillary services.

Steven CymbrowitzInsurance Committee

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A7543Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Establishes the farm pesticide collection program for the collection and disposal of pesticides from farms within the state

Establishes the farm pesticide collection program for the collection and disposal of pesticides from farms within the state; provides that such program shall be administered jointly by the…

Brian KavanaghEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A7631Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting employees of a local social services district while in the performance of their duties

Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting employees of a local social services district while in the performance of their duties; elevates it to assault in the second degree, a class D felony.

Peter RiveraCodes Committee

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A7633Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Restricts plea bargaining for the crime of rape in the first degree

Prohibits plea bargaining to any lesser offense when a defendant is charged or indicted for the crime of rape in the first degree.

Peter RiveraCodes Committee

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A7634Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires all public schools to show its pupils the film "An Inconvenient Truth"

Requires all public schools to show its pupils the film "An Inconvenient Truth".

Peter RiveraEducation Committee

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A7643Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Designates investigators appointed by the state liquor authority as police officers; repealer

Designates investigators appointed by the state liquor authority as police officers, rather than peace officers.

Peter RiveraCodes Committee

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A7658Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Establishes a genetically modified organism registry within the department of agriculture and markets

Establishes a genetically modified organism registry within the department of agriculture and markets; provides that such registry shall include information on the location, type and use of…

Peter RiveraAgriculture Committee

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A7708Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Proscribes intentional damaging of a house of worship (as defined) by starting a fire, within the class B felony of arson in the second degree

Proscribes intentional damaging of a house of worship by starting a fire, within the class B felony of arson in the second degree and the class A-I felony of arson in the first degree; increases the…

Peter RiveraCodes Committee

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A7709Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Requires health insurance policies covering prescription drugs to provide continuous coverage for single source drugs until the prescribed therapy therefor is not required

Provides that every insurance policy which provides coverage for prescription drugs shall ensure that there is continuous coverage of a single source drug that is part of a prescribed therapy until…

Peter RiveraInsurance Committee

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A7770Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Authorizes additional state aid eligibility for youth development delinquency prevention; repealer

Authorizes additional state aid for youth development delinquency prevention programs from $5,500 per youth to $8,500 per youth to programs which improve or increase programs.

Vito LopezChildren And Families Committee

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A793Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Enacts measures to provide for the resolution of disputes, creates the health insurance guaranty fund, and enacts other HMO reforms

Enacts measures to provide for the resolution of disputes; creates the health insurance guaranty fund, and enacts other HMO reforms with respect to third party requirements and coverages.

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

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A7988Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to the apportionment of monies to certain school districts

Provides that the combined wealth ratio formula may be utilized in any school district in which the ratio of resident non-public school students to the total of resident public and non-public school…

Ellen C. JaffeeEducation Committee

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A8030Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Amends measure of income farmers use to qualify for the STAR program

Amends measure of income farmers use to qualify for the STAR program.

Timothy P. GordonReal Property Taxation Committee

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A8120Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Relates to the enforcement of taxes in certain school districts

Relates to the enforcement of taxes in certain school districts.

Aileen GuntherReal Property Taxation Committee

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A8126Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the powers, functions and duties of the New York state public authorities control board

Relates to the powers, functions and duties of the New York state public authorities control board; provides that minority members of the public authorities control board shall have voting…

Brian KolbCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A8127Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Relates to bills containing provisions requiring appointments to be made by the legislative leaders

Requires certain bills which establish a commission, task force, board, council or any similar body shall have not less than one position appointed by each of the legislative leaders.

Brian KolbGovernmental Operations Committee

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A8137Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires electronic monitoring systems on school buses in the city of New York

Requires electronic monitoring systems on school buses in the city of New York; requires retrofitting, notification and record keeping.

Michael BenjaminEducation Committee

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A8231Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Relates to sexual abuse of a person under thirteen

Relates to sexual abuse of a person under thirteen when the actor is eighteen years old or more.

RoAnn DestitoCodes Committee

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A828Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Requires that the person be at least fourteen years of age, with no maximum age, for the possession and use of a pistol or revolver at a pistol range

Requires that the person be at least fourteen years of age, with no maximum age, for the possession and use of a pistol or revolver at a pistol range.

Francine DelMonteCodes Committee

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A8293Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Establishes policy of equal pay for both sexes and comparability of value of work and directs the taking of corrective action

Seeks to comply with the federal equal pay act of 1963 by implementing a state policy of compensating employees in state service equally for work of comparable value by eliminating wage inequality…

Ann-Margaret CarrozzaGovernmental Employees Committee

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A8414Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Directs the department of economic development to establish a consortium to operate a database on the emerging domestic marketplace

Directs the department of economic development to establish a consortium to operate a database on the emerging domestic marketplace.

Peter RiveraEconomic Development Committee

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A8447Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to the penalty for the offense of predatory sexual assault against a child

Relates to the penalty for the offense of predatory sexual assault against a child; provides for lifetime parole for such felons.

James TediscoCodes Committee

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A8486Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires the use of seat belts by passengers of school buses; requires commissioner of transportation to place warning signs on all school buses

Requires every passenger of a school bus which is equipped with seat belts to wear the seat belt while the bus is in operation; provides that the commissioner of transportation place on every school…

Peter RiveraEducation Committee

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A897Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Establishes a New York state legislative research service

Establishes a New York state legislative research service; provides for the appointment and compensation for the director of such service and specialists and senior specialists within such service;…

Kevin CahillGovernmental Operations Committee

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A996Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Provides that a participant in a service award program who attains the entitlement age shall continue to be eligible to earn additional credits for continued service

Provides that a participant in a service award program who attains the entitlement age shall continue to be eligible to earn additional credits for continued service.

Fred ThieleLocal Governments Committee

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A960Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Relating to assessment exemptions for living quarters for a parent or grandparent

Relates to assessment exemptions for living quarters for a parent or grandparent.

Kevin CahillReal Property Taxation Committee

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A979Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires that a registered professional nurse be in each school when medically fragile students are in attendance or when students are at major risk of injury

Requires that a registered nurse be in each school when medically fragile students are in attendance or when students are at major risk of injury.

Aileen GuntherEducation Committee

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A1131Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Authorizes the commissioner of education to restrict the sale and advertisement of alcoholic beverages at certain sporting events

Authorizes the commissioner of education to restrict the sale and advertisement of alcoholic beverages at sporting events participated in by any state university of New York, city university of New…

Jeffrey DinowitzHigher Education Committee

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A1259Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Establishes numerical criteria for guidance counselors employed by school districts

Establishes numerical criteria for guidance counselors employed by school districts.

William ColtonEducation CommitteeEducation

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A1757Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Eliminates a number of filing fees imposed on businesses by the department of state; repealers

Eliminates a number of filing fees imposed on businesses by the department of state pursuant to the business corporation law, the executive law and the not-for-profit corporation law; eliminates…

Joseph MorelleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A1802Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Provides for the expungement of unsustained allegations of abuse and the sealing of records; repealer

Provides for the expungement of unsustained allegations of abuse of persons receiving care and services in residential health care facilities and the sealing of records where the commissioner of…

Jeffrey DinowitzAging Committee

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A1855Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides TBTA shall transfer entire operating surplus to MTA which shall by resolution transfer a portion to NYCTA and retain a portion; repealer

Provides that the triborough bridge and tunnel authority shall transfer in its entirety its annual operating surplus to the metropolitan transportation authority; provides that the metropolitan…

Catherine NolanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A1906Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides for an exemption from the tax on sales and the compensating use tax and provides tax credits for certain energy efficient motor vehicles

Provides for an exemption from the tax on sales and the compensating use tax for fuel-efficient vehicles, zero-emitting vehicles, flexible fuel vehicles and alternative fuel vehicles; provides…

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee

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