Bills by

Greg Ball

Assembly Member

249 bills sponsored or co-sponsoredProfile and scorecard →gball@nysenate.gov

2009-2010 session

All bills

249 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

A4375Assembly· Moved Jul 6, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to ways and means
Directs the department of health to establish a certificate of recognition of stillbirth
Directs the department of health establish a certificate of recognition of stillbirth; provides such form shall be given to the parents of a stillborn child; makes related provisions.
Janele Hyer-SpencerWays And Means Committee
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A488Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· 3rd reading cal.1330
Relates to agreements between brewers and beer wholesalers
Permits brewers with a certain annual volume and with a certain percentage of sales to terminate an agreement with a beer wholesaler without having good cause; requires payment of fair market value…
RoAnn DestitoOn the Senate floor

A8025Assembly· Moved Jun 15, 2010· Referred to rules

Prohibits insurance companies from refusing to issue or renew an automobile insurance policy when the motor vehicle to be insured is used for fire fighting

Prohibits insurance companies from refusing to issue or renew an automobile insurance policy when the motor vehicle to be insured is used for firefighting.

Harvey WeisenbergRules Committee

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A8715Assembly· Moved Jun 7, 2010· Ordered to third reading rules cal.66

Prohibits private foundations that receive public funds to engage in unfair labor practices

Prohibits private foundations that receive public funds from engaging in unfair labor practices.

Marc AlessiOn the Assembly floor

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A11229Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to codes

Authorizes current and retired members of law enforcement to carry concealed firearms

Authorizes current and retired members of law enforcement to carry concealed firearms.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

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A6798Assembly· Moved May 19, 2010· Held for consideration in social services

Requires public assistance applicants, between the ages of 21 and 58, to be drug tested in order to receive benefits or appropriate treatment

Requires public assistance applicants, between the ages of 21 years and 58 years, to be drug tested in order to receive benefits or appropriate treatment.

Greg BallSocial Services Committee

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A8494Assembly· Moved May 17, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to children and families

Establishes the temporary state commission on intimate partner violence, within office of mental health to study, report on and make recommendations on such violence

Establishes the temporary state commission on intimate partner violence, within the office of mental health, to study, report on and make recommendations on the prevalence, causes, effects, risks…

Peter RiveraChildren And Families Committee

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A10965Assembly· Moved May 5, 2010· Referred to social services

Prohibits the purchase of food items which are not nutritional with food stamps

Prohibits the purchase of food items which are not nutritional with food stamps.

Greg BallSocial Services Committee

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A10964Assembly· Moved May 5, 2010· Referred to economic development

Requires pet dealers to warrant cats and dogs as fit for purchase for a period of six months

Increases from 14 business days to six months, the period of time which a pet dealer must warrant cats and dogs sold by such dealer as fit for purchase.

Greg BallEconomic Development Committee

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A10963Assembly· Moved May 5, 2010· Referred to codes

Requires imposition of consecutive sentences upon conviction of driving while intoxicated assaults and homicides arising out of same occurrence; repealer

Requires the imposition of consecutive sentences of imprisonment upon convictions of two or more counts, or two offenses related to driving while intoxicated assault or homicide offenses arising out…

Greg BallCodes Committee

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A10951Assembly· Moved May 5, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Enacts the "taxpayer bill of rights"; repealer

Enacts the "taxpayer bill of rights"; changes the state fiscal year to October 1 through September 30; requires the legislature to provide sufficient revenue to pay all state expenditures; provides…

Greg BallWays And Means Committee

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A10950Assembly· Moved May 5, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Requires state legislators and candidates for the legislature to fully disclose the sources of all income, in excess of $1,000, from any employment

Provides for the disclosure by members of the legislature and candidates for member of the legislature, of the amount and source of any income, in excess of $1,000, from employment; requires the…

Greg BallGovernmental Operations Committee

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A10948Assembly· Moved May 5, 2010· Referred to codes

Requires determinate sentence of imprisonment for driving under the influence assaults and homicides

Requires the imposition of a determinate sentence of imprisonment for conviction of vehicular assault in the second degree, vehicular assault in the first degree, aggravated vehicular assault,…

Greg BallCodes Committee

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A10949Assembly· Moved May 5, 2010· Referred to insurance

Grants lower insurance rates and civil immunity to bars that transaction scan for proof of age and provide free transportation to the intoxicated

Grants lower insurance rates and civil immunity to bars that transaction scan for proof of age and provide free transportation to the home of an intoxicated person.

Greg BallInsurance Committee

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A7205Assembly· Moved May 5, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a working farmland property tax credit for owners of agricultural assessment land within agricultural districts

Establishes a working farmland property tax credit for owners of agricultural assessment land within agricultural districts.

Greg BallWays And Means Committee

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A5790Assembly· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Amend and recommit to veterans' affairs

Authorizes granting of school tax exemption to veterans with at least forty percent disability

Provides that after a public hearing a school district may adopt a resolution providing a school tax exemption on residential property owned by a veteran with at least a forty percent disability;…

James HayesVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A3824Assembly· Moved Apr 14, 2010· 3rd reading cal.326

Authorizes the removal of fire commissioners for dereliction of duties

Authorizes the removal of fire commissioners for dereliction of duties; such dereliction shall include excessive, unexcused absences from regularly scheduled meetings.

Sandy GalefOn the Senate floor

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A10604Assembly· Moved Apr 8, 2010· Held for consideration in health

Authorizes the state to acquire from the federal government the Montrose VA

Authorizes the state to acquire from the federal government the Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus of the department of veterans affairs Hudson Valley health care system at Montrose.

Robert CastelliHealth Committee

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A10597Assembly· Moved Apr 8, 2010· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Relates to making real property tax receipts available online

Relates to making real property tax receipts in Westchester county available online.

Robert CastelliReal Property Taxation Committee

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A10590Assembly· Moved Apr 8, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Requires certain final judgments, involving public funds disbursed for legislative initiatives, to require payments of three-fold the amount of property

Requires certain final judgments, involving public funds disbursed for legislative initiatives, to require payments of three-fold the amount or value of the state-owned or held property at issue.

James TediscoJudiciary Committee

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A10532Assembly· Moved Apr 2, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires department of motor vehicles to provide police officers with information on level 3 sex offenders based on license or registration inquiry

Directs the commissioner of criminal justice services to provide the department of motor vehicles with information on level sex offenders; requires the department of motor vehicles to maintain and…

James TediscoTransportation Committee

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A3157Assembly· Moved Apr 2, 2010· Opinion referred to judiciary

Relates to veterans with disabilities

Authorizes veterans with disabilities who were classified as veterans and used such classification in his or her original appointment or promotion and were later classified as a veteran with…

Fred ThieleJudiciary Committee

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A10334Assembly· Moved Mar 18, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Authorizes the county clerk to grant firearms license amendments in county of Westchester

Authorizes the county clerk of the county of Westchester to grant amendments to firearms licenses, under the Westchester county handgun record-keeping and accountability act.

Robert CastelliCodes Committee

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A10173Assembly· Moved Mar 11, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Relates to state environmental purchasing and intergovernmental agreements; repealer

Relates to state environmental purchasing and intergovernmental agreements.

Robert CastelliEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A10095Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Held for consideration in environmental conservation

Provides that persons participating in a fishing class or clinic sponsored by a school or university are exempt from fishing license requirements

Provides that persons participating in a fishing class or clinic sponsored by a school or university are exempt from fishing license requirements.

Daniel BurlingEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A5118Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Grants a $100,000 real property tax exemption to conservation clubs and rod and gun clubs owning certain land having an assessed value of $500,000 or less

Grants a $100,000 real property tax exemption to conservation clubs and rod and gun clubs owning land acquired prior to January 1, 2010, having an assessed value of $500,000 or less.

Joseph GiglioReal Property Taxation Committee

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A9930Assembly· Moved Feb 12, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides for separate personal income tax credits for solar electric, solar thermal and wind energy systems installed upon the residence of a taxpayer

Provides for separate personal income tax credits for solar electric, solar thermal and wind energy systems installed upon any residence of a taxpayer.

Marc AlessiWays And Means Committee

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A5725Assembly· Moved Feb 11, 2010· Enacting clause stricken

Limits the exemption from open meetings law provisions applicable to deliberations of political committees, conferences and caucuses

Limits the current exemption from open meetings law provisions that is applicable to the deliberations of political committees, conferences and caucuses by amending the definition of deliberations…

Sandy GalefStricken

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A680Assembly· Moved Feb 8, 2010· Held for consideration in libraries and education technology

Relates to school district libraries and certain tax levies

Relates to school district libraries and certain tax levies; provides that a school district may levy library taxes in only one part of the school district.

Nancy CalhounLibraries And Education Technology Committee

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A1581Assembly· Moved Feb 2, 2010· Referred to health

Provides for the mapping of breast cancer in the state

Requires mapping of breast cancer in the state; requires pesticide business to submit reports to the department of environmental conservation, which reports shall be in electronic format; changes…

Steven EnglebrightHealth Committee

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A3531Assembly· Moved Feb 2, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Increases the veteran's real property tax exemption from $5000 to $7500

Increases the real property tax exemption a veteran may receive on real property purchased with eligible funds from $5,000 to $7,500 of the assessed value of such property.

Michael GianarisWays And Means Committee

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A3885Assembly· Moved Jan 27, 2010· Amend and recommit to aging

Makes an appropriation to the department of health relating to helping individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia maintain their independence

Makes an appropriation of $7,000,000 to the department of health relating to helping individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia maintain their independence.

Steven EnglebrightAging Committee

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A6396Assembly· Moved Jan 20, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Relates to the powers and duties of the division of veterans' affairs; repealer

Relates to the powers and duties of the division of veterans' affairs to establish, operate and maintain state veterans' cemeteries.

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A1055Assembly· Moved Jan 15, 2010· Amend and recommit to governmental operations

Prohibits certain discriminatory practices against victims of domestic violence

Prohibits certain discriminatory practices against victims of domestic violence relating to housing, including but not limited to, the purchase, rent, lease or housing accommodation.

RoAnn DestitoGovernmental Operations Committee

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A777Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Committed to health

Relates to prohibiting the sale of flavored cigarettes

Establishes no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any cigarette or any component part thereof which contains a natural or artificial additive that causes such cigarette or its smoke…

Amy PaulinHealth Committee

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A806Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Committed to health

Requires cigarette manufacturers to disclose chemical additives and product design characteristics in cigarettes

Requires manufacturers of cigarettes sold or distributed in the state to disclose additives and product design characteristics used in the manufacture of cigarettes and to identify those substances…

Amy PaulinHealth Committee

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A1045Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Committed to governmental operations

Allows open meetings to be photographed, broadcast and recorded by audio or video means subject to reasonable rules

Allows open meetings to be photographed, broadcast and recorded by audio or video means subject to reasonable rules governing the location of equipment and personnel.

RoAnn DestitoGovernmental Operations Committee

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A9473Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Establishes a statewide toll-free office of court administration hotline for use by police officers seeking court orders to compel persons to submit to a blood test

Establishes a statewide toll-free office for court administration hotline for use by police officers seeking court orders to compel persons to submit to a blood test.

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A9228Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in transportation

Provides that combat medics may obtain distinctive license plates

Provides that combat medics may obtain distinctive license plates.

David TownsendTransportation Committee

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A9170Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in energy

Prohibits the disbursement of any funds under the "green jobs-green New York act of 2009" to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)

Prohibits the disbursement of any funds under the "green jobs-green New York act of 2009" to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or any organization which has…

Brian KolbEnergy Committee

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A9157Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Provides for the submission to the people of a proposition or question to convene a constitutional convention

Provides for the submission to the people of a proposition or question to convene a constitutional convention.

Brian KolbJudiciary Committee

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A9091Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Repeals part NN of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009

Repeals part NN of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009 amending the public service law relating to financing the operations of the department of public service, the public service commission, department…

Nancy CalhounCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A2189Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Provides that any person who was an Army medic, Navy field medical service technician or Air Force pararescue shall be deemed to be qualified to be an EMT

Provides that any person who was an Army medic, Navy field medical service technician or Air Force pararescue shall be deemed to be qualified to be certified as an emergency medical technician.

Greg BallHealth Committee

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A2776Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides for the exemption of honorably discharged U.S. veterans from payment of New York Thruway tolls

Provides for the exemption of honorably discharged veterans of the armed forces of the United States from New York State Thruway tolls; provides reimbursement for any loss in net revenue up to one…

Brian KolbCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A2960Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in election law

Allows any qualified person to apply for voter registration and enrollment by application made with an application for any hunting or fishing license

Allows any qualified person to apply for voter registration and enrollment by application made with an application for any hunting or fishing license.

William A. BarclayElection Law Committee

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A3718Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Authorizes optometrists to prescribe certain drugs that may be used for therapeutic purposes and taken orally

Authorizes optometrists certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents for the treatment or prevention of ocular disease, to also use specified oral pharmaceutical agents in their practices;…

Amy PaulinHigher Education Committee

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A4028Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Increases penalties for hazing and prohibits bullying and cyber-bullying

Increases severity of hazing in the second degree from a violation to an E felony where injury occurs, and of hazing in the first degree from a class A misdemeanor to a D felony where serious injury…

Fred ThieleCodes Committee

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