Bills by

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Senator

7,001 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →addabbo@senate.state.ny.us

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

7,001 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

A2443Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes
Establishes the crime of harming a police dog
Establishes the crime of harming a police dog if such person kills or causes serious physical injury to a police dog knowing such dog is a police dog; makes it a class E felony.
Robert CastelliCodes Committee
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A2373Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education
Establishes pilot grant program to enable overage, under-credit youth to obtain high school diploma or equivalent
Establishes pilot grant program to enable overage, under-credit youth to obtain high school diploma or equivalent.
Barbara ClarkEducation Committee
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S2328Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires school bus transportation to students in cities having a population of one million or more

Requires school bus transportation be provided to students in cities having a population of one million or more.

Andrew J. LanzaEducation Committee

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S2327Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Provides that persons who sell or rent video games shall display a warning with respect to the relationship between playing video games and epileptic seizures

Provides that persons who sell or rent video games shall display a warning sign with respect to the relationship between playing video games and epileptic seizures; establishes penalties for a…

Kenneth P. LaValleConsumer Protection Committee

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A2368Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Limits the number of intact animals over the age of four months a person or business can own, possess, control or otherwise have charge or custody of

Provides that no person or business who buys, sells or offers for sale dogs or cats to the public or at wholesale shall possess or own more than 50 dogs or cats with intact sexual organs over the…

Amy PaulinAgriculture Committee

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A2358Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Provides a program fee option for graduate students to allow continued access to certain facilities within the state university

Provides a program fee option to allow graduate students who have taken at least 30 credits towards the completion of a degree to maintain access to certain facilities within the state university in…

Vanessa GibsonHigher Education Committee

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A2341Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· 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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A2342Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides for a refund of any excess amount of tax paid after reduction of the credit

Provides for a refund of any excess amount of tax paid after reduction of other credits and the credit for long-term care insurance.

Robin SchimmingerWays And Means Committee

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A2319Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires that all students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change

Requires that all students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change.

Joan MillmanEducation Committee

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A2312Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Prohibits the sale of salvia divinorum to persons in New York state

Prohibits the sale of salvia divinorum to persons in New York state; defines salvia divinorum; sets penalties for sale and provides a defense.

Carl HeastieCodes Committee

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S2209Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Makes intentional damage to an authorized emergency vehicle a crime of criminal mischief in the third degree

Makes intentional damage to an authorized emergency vehicle a crime of criminal mischief in the third degree.

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S2205Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Creates the human cloning prohibition act

Creates the human cloning prohibition act which makes it unlawful for any person or entity, public or private, to intentionally or knowingly perform or attempt to perform human cloning; defines…

Martin J. GoldenHealth Committee

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S2190Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes the class E violent felony offense of unlawful violent recording for knowingly recording the commission or attempt of a violent felony offense

Establishes the class E violent felony offense of unlawful violent recording for knowingly recording the commission of or attempt to commit an assault in the third degree or a violent felony…

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S2187Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Establishes an Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program

Establishes an Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program for medical and non-medical professionals to promote earlier identification of Alzheimers and to provide information and other…

Martin J. GoldenAging Committee

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S2184Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

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. GoldenCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S2175Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Establishes training and registration requirements for kidney dialysis patient care technicians

Establishes training and registration requirements for kidney dialysis patient care technicians.

Martin J. GoldenHealth CommitteeHealth

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S2171Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Restricts hiring of child care providers with criminal convictions

Restricts hiring of child care providers with criminal convictions.

Martin J. GoldenChildren And Families Committee

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S2168Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Creates class E felony of criminal use of public records

Establishes the class E felony of criminal use of public records for the intentional use of any public record in the course of or in furtherance of the commission of a crime.

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S2162Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Creates the senior benefits card program to enable and encourage seniors to purchase healthy and appropriate foods at a discounted price

Creates the senior benefits card program to enable and encourage seniors to purchase healthy and appropriate foods at a discounted price.

Martin J. GoldenAging Committee

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S2145Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Establishes an alternative benefits demonstration program and creates health opportunity accounts

Establishes an alternative benefits demonstration program and creates health opportunity accounts to enable individuals to take responsibility for the outcomes of health care provided them, and to…

Martin J. GoldenHealth Committee

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S2138Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Relates to eliminating the requirement that copies of the report of independent medical examination must be submitted to all parties in the same manner

Relates to eliminating the requirement that copies of the report of independent medical examination must be submitted to all parties in the same manner.

Diane J. SavinoLabor Committee

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A2272Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Establishes that instruction in financial education be provided to pupils in grades nine, ten, eleven or twelve

Establishes that instruction in financial education be provided to pupils in grades nine through twelve; establishes what should be included in such curriculum including the basics of financial…

Robert ReillyEducation Committee

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S2016Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Authorizes community colleges, college sponsors, and local governments to establish community college regions to sponsor an existing community college

Authorizes community colleges, college sponsors, and eligible local governments to establish community college regions to sponsor an existing community college operating under the program of SUNY,…

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S1995SenateA2600· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Extends real property partial tax exemptions for qualified veterans to include taxes for school purposes

Extends real property partial tax exemptions for qualified veterans to include taxes for school purposes.

Martin J. GoldenVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs CommitteeLocal Government

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S1993Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

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. GoldenCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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A2210Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to the development of a model pesticide policy

Relates to the development of a model pesticide policy.

Kenneth ZebrowskiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S1992Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Repeals section 160.58 of the criminal procedure law which requires the sealing of the conviction records of persons who have completed drug treatment program

Repeals section 160.58 of the criminal procedure law which requires the sealing of the conviction records of persons who have completed a judicial diversion program or a drug treatment alternative…

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S1986Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Relates to prohibiting good behavior allowances for certain felony offenses

Relates to prohibiting good behavior allowances for violent felony offenses.

Martin J. GoldenCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1988Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Eliminates sales tax on clothing and footwear regardless of cost

Eliminates sales tax on clothing and footwear regardless of cost.

Martin J. GoldenInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A2171Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Enacts the "child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention act"; repealer

Enacts the "child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention act"; relates to prostitution offenses and creating the crime of sexual exploitation of a child; relates to computer sex crimes against…

Felix OrtizCodes Committee

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A2241Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides tax credit of $300 for purchase of 3 or more energy star appliances

Provides $300 tax credit for purchase of three or more energy star appliances; applies to tax years 2012 through 2018.

Ann RabbittWays And Means Committee

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A2157Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Allows nurse practitioners to perform any function in conjunction with the making of a diagnosis of illness or physical condition

Allows nurse practitioners to perform any function in conjunction with the making of a diagnosis of illness or physical condition.

Richard GottfriedHigher Education Committee

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A2223Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Provides that the Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha shall be school holidays in the city school district of the city of New York

Provides that the Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha shall be school holidays in the city school district of the city of New York.

Vanessa GibsonEducation Committee

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A2221AssemblyS105· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Relates to prohibiting colleges from denying formerly incarcerated individuals admittance to college based solely on their incarceration

Relates to prohibiting colleges from denying formerly incarcerated individuals admittance to college based solely on their incarceration.

Vanessa GibsonHigher Education CommitteeEducation

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A2222Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to alerting all public and non-public schools of the state in the event of a general threat against the schools of the state

Relates to alerting all public and non-public schools of the state in the event of a general threat of a terroristic nature against a single, multiple or all of the schools of the state; requires…

Vanessa GibsonEducation Committee

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A2218Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in aging

Establishes various long term care savings plans and provides certain tax credits

Establishes various long term care savings plans and provides certain tax credits.

Robert CastelliAging Committee

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A2214Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Relates to the commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; requires that at least one of whom shall be a resident voter from either the county of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam,…

Kenneth ZebrowskiCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S1939Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Creates the "September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance" distinctive license plate program

Creates the "September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance" distinctive license plate program; establishes the September eleventh, two thousand one scholarship fund.

Kenneth P. LaValleTransportation Committee

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S1943Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Requires the state university trustees to establish a process to eliminate or reduce duplication of academic degree programs within the state university system

Requires the state university trustees to report to the governor and the legislature concerning the steps taken to establish a process by which decisions are made to eliminate or reduce duplication…

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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A2142Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in environmental conservation

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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S1938Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Establishes procedures and guidelines for which a test subject may request and obtain information and materials regarding a standardized test

Establishes procedures and guidelines for which a test subject may request and obtain information and materials regarding a standardized test.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S1936Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Prohibits label obstruction of over-the-counter drugs

Makes it illegal to knowingly alter, mutilate, destroy, obstruct, obscure or remove, by means of a sticker, tag or other device used to deter theft, or a price sticker, or otherwise, the whole or…

Kenneth P. LaValleConsumer Protection Committee

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A2138Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Requires the state university trustees to establish a process to eliminate or reduce duplication of academic degree programs within the state university system

David WeprinHigher Education Committee

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S1935Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Relates to the employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund

Relates to the employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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A2139Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Ordered to third reading cal.97

Enacts provisions providing protection to employees from retaliatory actions by employers where such employees report violations of law, rules or regulations

Enacts provisions providing protection to employees from retaliatory actions by employers where such employees report violations of law, rules or regulations, or improper governmental actions.

Michael BenedettoOn the Assembly floor

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