Bills by

Jeffrey D. Klein

Senator

635 bills sponsored or co-sponsoredProfile and scorecard →jdklein@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

All bills

635 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

S8129Senate· Vetoed Dec 13, 2010· Vetoed memo.6837
Suspends hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil
Suspends hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until May 15, 2011; suspends the issuance of new permits for such drilling.
Antoine M. ThompsonVetoed
Vetoed
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OutcomeVetoed
S8380Senate· Signed Dec 10, 2010· Approval memo.37
Establishes the wage theft prevention act
Establishes the wage theft prevention act providing for certain notifications to employees in their primary languages and protections for employees.
Diane J. SavinoSigned by Governor
Signed into law

S7196Senate· Signed Dec 10, 2010· Approval memo.34

Prohibits accelerated payment of death benefits or special surrender value pursuant to a life insurance policy because of residency in a nursing home

Prohibits accelerated payment of death benefits or special surrender value pursuant to a life insurance policy because of residency in a nursing home for 3 months or more by the person whose life is…

Jeffrey D. KleinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S3593Senate· Signed Dec 10, 2010· Signed chap.562

Provides for the recycling of rechargeable batteries and prohibits disposal as solid waste

Provides for the recycling of rechargeable batteries and prohibits disposal as solid waste, includes definitions and civil sanctions.

Liz KruegerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S8509Senate· Moved Nov 10, 2010· Referred to rules

Prohibits the sale and delivery of certain caffeinated or stimulant-enhanced alcoholic beverages

Prohibits the sale and delivery of certain caffeinated or stimulant-enhanced alcoholic beverages.

Jeffrey D. KleinRules Committee

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S8508Senate· Moved Nov 10, 2010· Referred to rules

Establishes a class E felony for the sale to a minor of an alcoholic beverage containing a stimulant when such sale is made by a licensee of the state liquor authority

Establishes a class E felony for the sale to a minor of an alcoholic beverage containing a stimulant when such sale is made by a licensee of the state liquor authority.

Jeffrey D. KleinRules Committee

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S8506Senate· Moved Nov 8, 2010· Referred to rules

Designates as liquor, for purposes of sale and distribution, certain alcoholic beverages containing caffeine or other stimulants

Designates as liquor, for purposes of sale and distribution, certain alcoholic beverages containing caffeine or other stimulants.

Jeffrey D. KleinRules Committee

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S5896Senate· Signed Oct 20, 2010· Signed chap.553

Relates to distressed property consultants advertisements

Relates to distressed property consultants advertisements.

Jeffrey D. KleinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S2485Senate· Vetoed Oct 20, 2010· Vetoed memo.6831

Directs the chancellor of the city school district of city over 1 million to inventory and report on the outdoor playgrounds of such district

Directs the chancellor of the city school district of city over 1 million to inventory and report on the outdoor playgrounds of such district.

Jeffrey D. KleinVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

S2614Senate· Signed Oct 20, 2010· Signed chap.550

Enacts the "access to justice in lending act"

Enacts the "access to justice in lending act"; relates to a mortgagor's right to recover attorneys' fees in actions or proceedings arising out of foreclosures of residential property which consists…

Jeffrey D. KleinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S8372Senate· Signed Oct 1, 2010· Signed chap.549

Provides for temporary surrender of the license of a dentist or pharmacist with a drug or alcohol abuse problem, or such other disposition as determined by the department of education

Provides for temporary surrender of the license of a dentist or pharmacist with a drug or alcohol abuse problem, or such other disposition as determined by department of education.

Jeffrey D. KleinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S4057Senate· Signed Oct 1, 2010· Signed chap.535

Establishes the child health plus and school meals enrollment coordination act of 2011

Establishes the child health plus and school meals enrollment coordination act.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S1432Senate· Vetoed Sep 18, 2010· Vetoed memo.6813

Prohibits radioactive or hazardous waste disposal or transfer stations from being sited within one thousand five hundred feet of school property

Prohibits radioactive or hazardous waste disposal or transfer stations from being sited within one thousand five hundred feet of school property.

Martin Malavé DilanVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

S7806Senate· Signed Sep 17, 2010· Signed chap.528

Continues and expands New York's program for use of electronic means for filing certain papers in civil litigation in supreme court and other courts

Continues and expands New York's program for use of electronic means for filing certain papers in civil litigation in supreme court and other courts.

Eric T. SchneidermanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S6355Senate· Signed Sep 17, 2010· Signed chap.518

Permits membership in certain school related associations by grandparents of certain children

Permits membership in certain school related associations by grandparents of certain children.

Kevin S. ParkerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S8485Senate· Moved Sep 10, 2010· Referred to rules

Directs the state liquor authority to require certain labeling of alcoholic beverages containing caffeine or other stimulants

Directs the state liquor authority to require certain labeling of alcoholic beverages containing caffeine or other stimulants; requires retail licensees for off-premises consumption to sell…

Jeffrey D. KleinRules Committee

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S1902Senate· Moved Sep 8, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to transportation

Provides for issuance of distinctive plates to "catholic war veterans of the U.S.A."

Provides for issuance of distinctive plates to "Catholic War Veterans of America"; requires additional annual service charge of $10 to be deposited into the DMV distinctive plate development fund.

Jeffrey D. KleinTransportation Committee

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S8479Senate· Moved Sep 3, 2010· Referred to rules

Repeals provisions of chapter 313 of the laws of 2010 relating to the FMAP contingency fund and restores certain provisions of law relating to the support of government

Relates to the FMAP contingency fund and restores certain provisions of law relating to the support of government.

Rules Committee

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S8175Senate· Signed Aug 30, 2010· Signed chap.479

Relates to larceny of religious property

Relates to larceny of religious property and amends what religious property applies.

Jeffrey D. KleinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S1861Senate· Signed Aug 30, 2010· Signed chap.458

Provides for increased fines for overnight parking of tractor-trailer combinations, tractors and truck trailers on residential streets in the city of New York

Provides for increased fines for overnight parking of tractor-trailer combinations, tractors, truck trailers and semi-trailers on residential streets in the city of New York.

Jeffrey D. KleinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S3890Senate· Signed Aug 13, 2010· Approval memo.27

Provides that spouses may be granted a judgment of divorce in a timely fashion provided they meet certain conditions

Provides that spouses may be granted a judgment of divorce in a timely fashion provided they meet certain conditions.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S8232Senate· Moved Aug 3, 2010· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Requires all outdoor advertising in cities of over 1,000,000 to be licensed by the department of transportation

Requires all outdoor advertising in cities of over 1,000,000 to be licensed by the department of transportation.

Jeffrey D. KleinStricken

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S5509Senate· Moved Aug 3, 2010· Substituted by a2361

Requires companies aided by loans under Mitchell-Lama to notify tenants of buy out from mortgage options and a report by the commissioner or supervising agency

Requires companies aided by loans under Mitchell-Lama to notify tenants of such housing of the possibility of buyout from mortgages held which would potentially result in rent increases not later…

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S1863Senate· Moved Aug 3, 2010· Substituted by a9854

Provides that N.Y. city, the rent following the dissolution date shall be the last rent authorized for the affected dwelling

Provides that in cities with a population of one million or more, the rent following the dissolution date of Mitchell-Lama developments shall be the last rent authorized for the affected dwelling.

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S8462Senate· Moved Aug 2, 2010· Referred to rules

Requires all outdoor advertising in cities of over 1,000,000 to be licensed by the department of transportation

Requires all outdoor advertising in cities of over 1,000,000 to be licensed by the department of transportation.

Shirley L. HuntleyRules Committee

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S7198Senate· Signed Jul 30, 2010· Signed chap.295

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Harriet Tubman Memorial Highway"

Designates a portion of the state highway system constituting statroute 34 from its intersection with route 104 southerly to its intersection with route 17-c as the "Harriet Tubman Memorial Highway."

David J. ValeskySigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S6343Senate· Vetoed Jul 30, 2010· Vetoed memo.6727

Requires municipalities which sell, transfer or lease community garden real property to use proceeds therefrom for community garden purposes

Requires municipalities which sell, transfer or lease community garden real property to use proceeds therefrom for community garden purposes.

Jeffrey D. KleinVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

S1871Senate· Moved Jul 30, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to judiciary

Extends dram shop liability to cover persons who sell false id to persons under 21 years of age

Extends dram shop liability to cover persons who sell false identification to a person under 21 years of age who causes injury or damages while intoxicated or whose ability is impaired.

Jeffrey D. KleinJudiciary Committee

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S2490Senate· Signed Jul 30, 2010· Signed chap.278

Provides notice to municipal housing authorities whenever a sex offender is released to public housing

Provides notice to public housing authorities whenever a sex offender is released to public housing.

Jeffrey D. KleinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S8316Senate· Vetoed Jul 21, 2010· Vetoed memo.6714

Relates to eliminating the validity of agreements between the state and Indian tribes as part of a stipulation in federal court

Chapter amends S. 8285 and A. 11515, to eliminate the validity of agreements between the state and Indian tribes or nations as part of a stipulation and order approved by a federal court, with…

Jeffrey D. KleinVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

S3712Senate· Signed Jul 15, 2010· Signed chap.204

Relates to authorizing installation of capital improvements and fixtures to promote energy efficiency

Prohibits gas corporations from charging an additional fee or charge for the installation of capital improvements and fixtures to promote energy efficiency upon the request and consent of the…

Kevin S. ParkerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S46Senate· Signed Jul 13, 2010· Signed chap.169

Relates to testing blood

Establishes certain persons, without being under the supervision and at the direction of a physician, may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic or drug content therein.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Signed by Governor

Signed into law

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S8428Senate· Moved Jul 7, 2010· Referred to rules

Increases the presumed "cost of the agent" for purposes of cigarette marketing

Increases the presumed "cost of the agent" for purposes of cigarette marketing.

Jeffrey D. KleinRules Committee

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S8412Senate· Signed Jul 2, 2010· Signed chap.152

Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms of employment of certain state officers and employees who are members of the security supervisors unit; appropriation

Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms of employment of certain state officers and employees who are members of the security supervisors unit; authorizes funding of joint labor-management…

Jeffrey D. KleinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S8347Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides for the certification of and qualifications for dentists practicing oral and maxillofacial surgery

Provides for the certification of and qualifications for dentists practicing oral and maxillofacial surgery; includes such dentist within provisions of law regulating office-based surgery; provides…

Jeffrey D. KleinHigher Education Committee

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S8271Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Ordered to third reading cal.1397

Directs the commissioner of health to solicit competitive bids for a transportation manager for the provision of transportation under the medical assistance program

Directs the commissioner of health to solicit competitive bids for a transportation manager for the provision of transportation under the medical assistance program.

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S8174Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Ordered to third reading cal.1396

Provides that only the owner and holder of a mortgage and note, or its agent, shall have standing to commence a mortgage foreclosure action

Provides that only the owner and holder of a mortgage and note, or its agent, shall have standing to commence a mortgage foreclosure action; lack of standing shall be defense that may be raised at…

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S8100Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Ordered to third reading cal.1393

Authorizes the mortgagee or lienor of an abandoned multiple dwelling to apply for the appointment of a receiver to bring the building into compliance

Authorizes the mortgagee or lienor of an abandoned multiple dwelling to apply for the appointment of a receiver to bring the building into compliance.

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S6477Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Authorizes city, town, and village industrial development agencies to merge and share services

Authorizes contiguous city, town, and village industrial development agencies to merge and authorizes industrial development agencies within the same county or counties to share services.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsWays And Means Committee

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S6213Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides that people arrested in connection with a felony must submit a DNA sample

Provides that people arrested in connection with a felony must submit a DNA sample.

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S5410Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the sale of monuments and memorials

Relates to the sale of monuments and memorials.

Jeffrey D. KleinCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S8409Senate· Moved Jun 29, 2010· Referred to rules

Chapter amends S. 2485-A and A. 7603-A, relating to an inventory and report on playgrounds in city school district with population of one million or more

Chapter amendment relating to an inventory and report on playgrounds in city school district with population of one million or more, to change reference to "playgrounds" to "schoolyards".

Jeffrey D. KleinRules Committee

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S8376Senate· Moved Jun 29, 2010· Substituted by a11566

Relates to paperwork reduction

Relates to paperwork reduction; streamlines planning and reporting requirements for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services; requires the commissioner of education to…

Suzi OppenheimerOn the Senate floor

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S8165Senate· Moved Jun 29, 2010· Ordered to third reading cal.1357

Repeals certain sections of the general municipal law, public authorities law, transportation law, and transfers remaining rights to an identifiable location

Repeals certain sections of the general municipal law, in relation to urban renewal agencies and industrial development agencies; repeals certain sections of the public authorities law, in relation…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsOn the Senate floor

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S8032Senate· Moved Jun 29, 2010· Amend and recommit to codes

Establishes the homeless protection act which designates certain offenses against homeless persons as hate crimes

Establishes the homeless protection act which designates certain offenses against homeless persons as hate crimes; includes the definition of homelessness.

Neil D. BreslinCodes Committee

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S2311Senate· Moved Jun 29, 2010· Substituted by a1470b

Enacts provisions relating to labor standards for domestic workers

Relates to provisions regarding domestic workers and such workers' employment regulations concerning hours of labor and wages, employment restrictions and employment contracts.

Diane J. SavinoOn the Senate floor

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S7447Senate· Moved Jun 28, 2010· Referred to education

Authorizes a school district to transfer excess money in an employee benefit fund to the school's general fund to offset property tax increases; repealer

Authorizes a school district to transfer excess money in an employee benefit fund to the school's general fund to offset property tax increases.

Brian X. FoleyEducation Committee

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S6928Senate· Moved Jun 28, 2010· Referred to higher education

Directs the trustees of the state university to appoint a commissioner of state university police

Directs the trustees of the state university to appoint a commissioner of state university police, who shall be the supervisory and administrative head of all university police forces; prohibits any…

Jeffrey D. KleinHigher Education Committee

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