Bills by

James L. Seward

Senator

402 bills as co-sponsorProfile and scorecard →seward@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Co-sponsored bills

402 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

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
ImpactPending
OutcomeSigned into law
S8417Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to rules
Relates to prohibiting good behavior allowances for certain felony offenses
Relates to prohibiting good behavior allowances for violent felony offenses.
Martin J. GoldenRules Committee
Impact

S8418Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to rules

Provides enhanced sentencing for the offenses of criminal possession of a weapon and criminal sale of a firearm

Provides enhanced sentencing for the offenses of criminal possession of a weapon and criminal sale of a firearm where such offenses occur at the residence of a child under age of fourteen.

Martin J. GoldenRules Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S2110Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Amend and recommit to codes

Creates the offense of criminal use of a firearm in connection with a crime

Relates to criminal use of a firearm in the first degree.

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S7730Senate· Moved Jun 29, 2010· Substituted by a10875

Extends from January 1, 2011 until January 1, 2015, the expiration of provisions of law relating to tax exemptions for solar, wind, or farm waste energy systems

Extends from January 1, 2011 until January 1, 2015, the expiration of certain provisions of law relating to tax exemptions for solar, wind, or farm waste energy systems.

John J. FlanaganOn the Senate floor

ImpactPending

PassagePending

J6287Senate· Moved Jun 25, 2010· Adopted

Mourning the untimely death of PFC David Taylor Miller of Wilton, New York

Hugh T. FarleyAdopted

Adopted

ImpactPending

OutcomeAdopted

J6260Senate· Moved Jun 25, 2010· Adopted

Mourning the death of The Honorable James Preston King, retired Judge of the New York State Court of Claims

Betty LittleAdopted

Adopted

ImpactPending

OutcomeAdopted

J6301Senate· Moved Jun 24, 2010· Adopted

Mourning the untimely death of Marine Lance Corporal Timothy G. Serwinowski

George D. MaziarzAdopted

Adopted

ImpactPending

OutcomeAdopted

S8277Senate· Moved Jun 24, 2010· Amend and recommit to rules

Directs the division of veterans' affairs to establish and distribute a veterans' bill of rights, and to contract with veterans' services outreach programs

Directs the division of veterans' affairs to establish and distribute a veterans' bill of rights, and to contract with veterans' services outreach programs.

Kemp HannonRules Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S1253Senate· Moved Jun 24, 2010· Amend and recommit to codes

Prohibits bullying on school property and enacts the anti-bullying act

Enacts the "anti-bullying act"; prohibits bullying on school property; defines bullying; establishes punishment for people who are found guilty of bullying on school property; establishes the class…

Stephen M. SalandCodes Committee

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S3292Senate· Moved Jun 21, 2010· Substituted by a6848a

Authorizes pharmacists to perform collaborative drug therapy management with physicians in certain settings

Permits pharmacists that practice in licensed health care facilities to engage in collaborative management of drug therapy to reduce potential medication errors and adverse reactions pursuant to…

Kenneth P. LaValleOn the Senate floor

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S8259Senate· Moved Jun 18, 2010· Referred to rules

Requires unanimous agreement by the parole board to release an inmate on parole

Requires unanimous agreement by the parole board to release an inmate on parole.

Martin J. GoldenRules Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S8260Senate· Moved Jun 18, 2010· Referred to rules

Relates to the appearance of certain law enforcement officers at parole hearings

Provides for the appearance or written statement of certain law enforcement officers at parole hearings.

Martin J. GoldenRules Committee

ImpactPending

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S7007Senate· Moved Jun 18, 2010· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Clarifies the qualification of member items, authorizes the review of violations of the qualification of member items, and requiring that member items be fully itemized

Clarifies the appropriation and qualification of member items, authorizes the legislative ethics commission to review violations of the qualification of member items, and requires that all member…

José M. SerranoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

J6017Senate· Moved Jun 16, 2010· Adopted

Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War

William J. Larkin Jr.Adopted

Adopted

ImpactPending

OutcomeAdopted

J6060Senate· Moved Jun 15, 2010· Adopted

Commemorating the 63rd Anniversary of Indian Independence Day on Sunday, August 15, 2010

Kevin S. ParkerAdopted

Adopted

ImpactPending

OutcomeAdopted

J6061Senate· Moved Jun 15, 2010· Adopted

Celebrating the 63rd Pakistan Independence Day on Sunday, August 15, 2010

Kevin S. ParkerAdopted

Adopted

ImpactPending

OutcomeAdopted

S1685Senate· Moved Jun 15, 2010· Reported and committed to rules

Relates to sentences of imprisonment for sex crimes against a minor less than 17 years of age

Relates to sentences of imprisonment for sex crimes against a minor less than 17 years of age.

John J. FlanaganRules Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

J5968Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Adopted

Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Neil D. BreslinAdopted

Adopted

ImpactPending

OutcomeAdopted

J5969Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Adopted

Celebrating the hard work and achievement of the independent living movement over the past several decades

Andrea Stewart-CousinsAdopted

Adopted

ImpactPending

OutcomeAdopted

S3804Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Changes the age of the victim of aggravated assault, penal law 120.12, from less than eleven to less than fourteen

Changes the age of the intended victim of aggravated assault, penal law 120.12, from less than eleven to less than fourteen years.

John J. FlanaganOn the Senate floor

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S4171Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Establishes the crime of public larceny

Establishes the crime of public larceny.

John J. FlanaganOn the Senate floor

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J5880Senate· Moved Jun 9, 2010· Adopted

Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the State of Gujarat

Toby Ann StaviskyAdopted

Adopted

ImpactPending

OutcomeAdopted

S2608Senate· Moved Jun 8, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Provides for denial of recognizance or bail in certain cases

Defines the crimes that would lead a defendant to be categorized as a "person who must be committed to the custody of the sheriff" and as such would not be eligible for release on recognizance or…

John J. FlanaganFinance Committee

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S1687Senate· Moved Jun 7, 2010· Reported and committed to codes