Bills by

Joseph E. Robach

Senator

92 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →robach@nysenate.gov

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

92 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

S8486Senate· Moved Sep 10, 2010· Referred to rules
Creates the crime of environmental damage of property
Creates the crime of environmental damage of property.
Joseph E. RobachRules Committee
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J6409Senate· Moved Jul 2, 2010· Referred to finance
Commending Aquinas Institute of Rochester, New York, upon the occasion of celebrating Spirit Day, September 17, 2010
Joseph E. RobachFinance Committee
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S8087Senate· Moved Jun 24, 2010· Substituted by a11289

Extends the effectiveness of the home based primary care for the elderly demonstration project through January 1, 2016

Extends the effectiveness of the home based primary care for the elderly demonstration project through January 1, 2016.

Joseph E. RobachOn the Senate floor

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S7237Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Requires the legislature to be sequestered if they do not timely pass a budget

Provides that if the legislature does not timely pass a budget, it shall be sequestered until legislative passage of such budget; defines sequestered.

Joseph E. RobachInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S360Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Allows satisfaction of constitutional requirement that bills be on members desks by distribution of bills in electronically written form

Allows satisfaction of constitutional requirement that bills be on members desks prior to passage/voting by distribution of bills in electronically written form: provides that a bill shall be deemed…

Joseph E. RobachFinance Committee

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S6429Senate· Moved Feb 9, 2010· Opinion referred to judiciary

Provides for initiative and referendum in New York State for the People as electors to propose or reject laws and submit amendments to the state constitution

Provides for initiative and referendum in New York State for the People as electors to propose or reject laws and submit amendments to the state constitution.

Joseph E. RobachJudiciary Committee

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S364Senate· Moved Feb 9, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Allows taxpayers to contribute to the support of the animal population control fund by marking a space on a corporate or personal income tax return

Allows taxpayers to contribute to the support of the animal population control fund by marking a space on a corporate or personal income tax return.

Joseph E. RobachFinance Committee

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S1466Senate· Moved Feb 3, 2010· Committee discharged and committed to codes

Relates to pre-disposition and pre-sentence investigations in family offense cases

Relates to pre-disposition and pre-sentence investigations in family offense cases; makes provisions relating to probation access to the family protection registry.

Joseph E. RobachCodes Committee

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S6240Senate· Moved Feb 2, 2010· Opinion referred to judiciary

Relates to redistricting the senate, assembly and congressional districts of NYS

Relates to redistricting the senate, assembly and congressional districts of NYS.

Joseph E. RobachJudiciary Committee

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S1197Senate· Moved Jan 25, 2010· Amend and recommit to health

Provides a program to promote leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research, education and treatment and establishes the leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research, education

Provides a program to promote leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research education and treatment and establishes the leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research education and treatment fund; authorizes the…

Joseph E. RobachHealth Committee

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S6428Senate· Moved Jan 7, 2010· Referred to education

Provides for aidable reimbursement for universal prekindergarten pupils in certain circumstances

Provides for aidable reimbursement for universal prekindergarten pupils in certain circumstances.

Joseph E. RobachEducation Committee

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S6241Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Deposits for refillable beverage containers

Provides for deposits for refillable beverage containers; excludes refund values received for refillable beverage containers from being deposited into refund value accounts.

Joseph E. RobachEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S6221Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to banks

Allows savings banks, savings and loan associations and credit unions to accept deposits from municipal corporations; repealer

Allows savings banks, savings and loan associations and credit unions to accept deposits from municipal corporations and authorizes the deposit of certain public funds of political subdivisions and…

Joseph E. RobachBanks Committee

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S6186Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to civil service and pensions

Prohibits elected officials from collecting retirement while still in office when the retirement is earned from an elective public office

Prohibits elected officials from collecting retirement while still in office when the retirement is earned from an elective public office.

Joseph E. RobachCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S5610Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Relates to the entitlement to unpaid leave of absence for victims of domestic violence

Relates to the entitlement to unpaid leave of absence for victims of domestic violence; permits victims of domestic violence to take an unpaid leave of absence for ninety days from employment to…

Joseph E. RobachLabor Committee

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S6055Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Exempts asbestos projects funded by a municipal corporation from project notification fees

Exempts asbestos projects funded by a municipal corporation from project notification fees.

Joseph E. RobachLabor Committee

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S5916Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Establishes an annual spending growth cap and increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund

Establishes an annual spending growth cap and increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund.

Joseph E. RobachFinance Committee

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S1091Senate· 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…

Joseph E. RobachTransportation Committee

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S1199Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires schools to provide supplemental instructional after school programs for pupils with autism spectrum disorder

Requires schools to provide supplemental instructional after school programs for pupils with autism spectrum disorder.

Joseph E. RobachEducation Committee

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S1458Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Establishes a notification of death hotline in the department of social services for purposes of timely ceasing public assistance payments

Establishes a notification of death hotline in the department of social services for purposes of timely ceasing public assistance payments upon the death of a recipient of such assistance.

Joseph E. RobachHealth Committee

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S1459Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Creates specific computer crimes as well as increasing penalties for crimes committed with the aid of a computer

Creates specific computer crimes as well as increasing penalties for crimes committed with the aid of a computer; provides for civil relief in cases of pornography on the internet, and penal…

Joseph E. RobachCodes Committee

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S1462Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides that a person is guilty of assault 3rd when he or she strikes a person he or she knows/should know is a police or peace officer while officer is performing

Provides that a person commits the crime of assault in the third degree, a class A misdemeanor, when he or she strikes person whom he/she knows, or reasonably should know, to be a police or peace…

Joseph E. RobachCodes Committee

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S1464Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Provides that certain camps may make inquiries of and be provided with information from the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment

Provides that certain camps may make inquiries of and be provided with information from the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment to determine if any person who may have contact…

Joseph E. RobachChildren And Families Committee

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S363Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Authorizes job development authority to create bank export incentive program

Authorizes the job development authority to create and administer the bank export incentive program for the investment and lending of monies which may be borrowed by certain eligible New York firms…

Joseph E. RobachCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S365Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides for minimum levels of appropriations to the state university of New York, city university of New York and community colleges

Provides for minimum levels of appropriations for operating expenses to the state university of New York, city university of New York and community colleges to be based on appropriations in past…

Joseph E. RobachHigher Education Committee

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S387Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Provides for a sex offender public awareness outreach program to provide educational outreach to schools, community groups and clergy on issues related to sex offenders

Provides for a sex offender public awareness outreach program to provide educational outreach to schools, community groups and clergy on issues related to sex offenders.

Joseph E. RobachCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S409Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at SUNY and CUNY

Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of…

Joseph E. RobachHigher Education Committee

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S410Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Requires livery vehicles to be equipped with global positioning equipment (GPS)

Requires livery vehicles to be equipped with global positioning equipment (GPS); provides a penalty of $175 for each violation; defines livery.

Joseph E. RobachCities Committee

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S411Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Permits the state to act as parens patriae to recover a municipality's share of the cost of an environmental restoration project from responsible parties

Authorizes the state to act as an agent of a municipality (to which state assistance has been provided) in the form of parens patriae, upon written request made by a municipality to the commissioner…

Joseph E. RobachEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S622Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Authorizes the sale of wine supplies

Authorizes the sale of wine supplies and accessories, including any item utilized for the storage, transport, serving or consumption of wine or for decorative purposes whether sold as single items…

Joseph E. RobachCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S623Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Authorizes the court to order sexual offenders on probation to terms of imprisonment which run consecutively to sentences already being served

Authorizes the court to order sexual offenders on probation, where such probation has been revoked, to terms of imprisonment which run consecutively to sentences already being served.

Joseph E. RobachCodes Committee

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S625Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Creates the empire state internship program

Creates the empire state internship program for secondary students who may be interested in specific careers; program provides exposure to advanced technologies and equipment not available in the…

Joseph E. RobachEducation Committee

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S942Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to instruction on the history of people with disabilities

Relates to instruction on the history of people with disabilities.

Joseph E. RobachEducation Committee

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S943Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Lengthens the suspension of a driver's license for any person found to have illegally purchased or to have attempted to illegally purchase an alcoholic beverage

Lengthens the suspension of a driver's license for any person found to have illegally purchased or to have attempted to illegally purchase an alcoholic beverage.

Joseph E. RobachMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S1201Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Expands the crime of robbery in the first and second degrees to include attempts made with a device appearing to be a bomb, destructive device or explosive

Expands the crime of robbery in the first and second degrees to include attempts made with a device appearing to be a bomb, destructive device or explosive or hazardous substance.

Joseph E. RobachCodes Committee

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S1461Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides that photos used on a driver's license may not be more than 8 years old

Provides that the photograph used on a driver's license shall not be more than 8 years old.

Joseph E. RobachTransportation Committee

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S1469Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Exempts receipts from goods sold by elementary or secondary schools from sales and compensating use tax when the purpose is to raise funds

Exempts receipts from goods sold by elementary or secondary schools from sales and compensating use tax when the purpose is to raise funds for school-related activities, including but not limited to…

Joseph E. RobachInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S404Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Prohibits insurers from refusing to issue or renew, cancel, or charge or impose an increased premium for certain policies based on the breed of a dog owned

Prohibits insurers from refusing to issue or renew, cancel, or charge or impose an increased premium for homeowners' insurance policies based on the breed of a dog owned.

Joseph E. RobachInsurance Committee

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S407Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Provides energy efficiency performance standards for general purpose lighting products

Provides energy efficiency performance standards for general purpose lighting products.

Joseph E. RobachEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S412Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to racing, gaming and wagering

Increases the maximum bingo prize awards in a single game and single bingo occasions

Increases the maximum bingo prize awards in a single game and on single bingo occasions.

Joseph E. RobachRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

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S431Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Directs establishment and administration of a statewide program for telephone access for all New Yorkers, including the hearing and visually impaired

Directs the department of public service to implement a program assuring access to telephone service for all New Yorkers, including but not limited to the hearing and visually impaired; provides for…

Joseph E. RobachEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S626Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Adds additional objects which a person would be guilty of criminally using drug paraphernalia in the 2nd degree if he or she knowingly possesses or sells such object

Relates to adding additional objects which a person would be guilty of criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree if he or she knowingly possesses or sells such objects.

Joseph E. RobachCodes Committee

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