Bills by

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Senator

6,983 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →addabbo@senate.state.ny.us

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

6,983 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

A1432Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cities
Provides for the manner of submission of proposed charter revision proposals by a charter revision commission
Provides for the manner of submission of proposed charter revision proposals by a charter revision commission.
James F. BrennanCities Committee
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S1569Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education
Relates to the powers and duties of boards of cooperative educational services
Relates to the powers and duties of boards of cooperative educational services.
Suzi OppenheimerEducation Committee
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S1565Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Prohibits political contributions by businesses that have been awarded state contracts

Prohibits political contributions by businesses that have been awarded state contracts.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Finance Committee

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S1566Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Requires entities advertising for political purposes to disclose in such advertisements the source thereof

Requires entities advertising for or against political candidates, ballot proposals, amendments, or such proceedings to disclose in such advertisements the source thereof; trade associations must…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1564Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Relates to the content of statements of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and expenditures to and by political committees

Relates to the content of statements of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and expenditures to and by political committees; requires such statements to include the occupation of the…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1567Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Provides for the inclusion, at a voter's option, of an e-mail address in the voter registration application and record for notices to be sent thus and by U.S.P.S.

Provides for the inclusion, at a voter's option, of an email address in the voter registration application and record, whereupon notices and other communication required to be sent to the voter by…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1562Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Requires that judges receive proper certificates of authorization or be enrolled members of the party for which they are running in the primary election

Requires that judges be enrolled members of the party for which they are running in the primary election or to have received a proper certificate of authorization filed properly according to the…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1560Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Provides that tenants of residential real property shall be provided with voter registration forms

Provides that tenants of residential real property shall be provided with voter registration forms.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Judiciary Committee

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S1561Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Reduces the time for mailing and receipt of registration application to constitutional minimum

Reduces the time for mailing and receipt of registration application to constitutional minimum.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1559Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Relates to political contribution activities by an intermediary

Regulates political contribution activities by intermediaries; requires that when contributions made by an intermediary to a candidate or a committee are over $1,000, the name, occupation and…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1555Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Requires that voter registration forms be made available at federal, state and local government buildings and at other public places

Requires each county board of elections to distribute registration application forms to the public through distribution to public buildings, banks and various other facilities that the public may…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1556Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Enacts the "early voting act"

Enacts the "early voting act"; provides to any person early voting for a candidate for public office in a general, primary or special election for any public or party office by paper ballot to take…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1558Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Provides additional opportunity for new registrant by mail to indicate choice of party enrollment where original choice omitted

Provides additional opportunity for new registrant by mail to indicate choice of party enrollment where original choice was omitted or void, by requiring board of elections to notify registrant of…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1554Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Provides that purchasers and sellers of real property shall be provided with voter registration forms at closing

Provides that purchasers and sellers of real property shall be provided with voter registration forms at closing.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Judiciary Committee

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S1540Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes the offense of unlawfully residing or entering upon school grounds

Establishes the class A misdemeanor of unlawfully residing or entering upon school grounds for the entry upon school grounds, of any sex offender required to register and verify pursuant to the sex…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S1524Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Authorizes certain school districts to elect to withdraw excess monies from the employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund; repealer

Authorizes certain school districts to elect to withdraw excess monies from the employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund and transfer such funds to the general fund of the school district.

Jeffrey D. KleinEducation Committee

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S1517Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

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.

Jeffrey D. KleinLabor Committee

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A805Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Ordered to third reading cal.57

Establishes the prescription drug discount program; repealer

Establishes the prescription drug discount program; establishes that the purpose of the program is to provide access to prescription drugs to participants at a discounted price and to allow for the…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

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S1507Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Requires department of transportation to defer to town board requests for speed limit, signage and signal changes where safety is at issue

Requires department of transportation to defer to town board requests for speed limit, signage and signal changes on state highway, county road and town highways where public safety nexus exists.

William J. Larkin Jr.Transportation Committee

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A1072Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to mental health

Relates to the community mental health support and workforce reinvestment program and the community health and workforce reinvestment account; effectiveness

Amends part R2 of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, amending the mental hygiene law and the state finance law relating to the community mental health support and workforce reinvestment program and the…

Felix OrtizMental Health Committee

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A1423Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in correction

Provides residency requirements for sex offenders

Provides residency requirements for sex offenders including criminal sanctions for violations; prohibits sex offenders from residing in a residence that is within one thousand feet of any school…

Robert CastelliCorrection Committee

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S1481Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Requires products labeled as dietary supplements or nutritional supplements to carry a label stating that product has or has not been tested by United States FDA

Provides that no person shall manufacture, sell or expose for sale any product which shall be termed as a dietary supplement or nutritional supplement without branding or labeling such product with…

Kenneth P. LaValleConsumer Protection Committee

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A1399Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Extends eligibility for the agricultural property tax credit to farmers having a leasehold interest of not fewer than five years in qualified agricultural property

Extends eligibility for the agricultural property tax credit to farmers having a leasehold interest of not fewer than five continuous years in qualified agricultural property; provides for…

Stephen HawleyWays And Means Committee

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S1474Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Exempts tuition payments from items used to determine total spending for purposes of implementing a contingency school budget

Exempts tuition payments from items used to determine total spending for purposes of implementing a contingency school budget.

Kenneth P. LaValleEducation Committee

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A1365Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to banks

Requires mortgage lenders and brokers to provide consumer with mortgage bill of rights pamphlet which must be signed by the consumer prior to mortgage application

Requires mortgage lenders and brokers to provide consumers with a mortgage bill of rights pamphlet which must be read and signed by the consumer prior to applying for a mortgage.

Hakeem JeffriesBanks Committee

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A1367Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Provides for the labeling of food or food products that contain a genetically modified material or that are produced with a genetically modified material

Provides for the labeling of food or food products that contain a genetically modified material or that are produced with a genetically modified material; defines terms; imposes penalties for false…

Hakeem JeffriesConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A1386Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to veterans' affairs

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 OrtizVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A1375Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in economic development

Extends size of areas in which granting on-premises retail licenses is restricted; adds community and senior centers to list of protected buildings

Extends the size of areas for which granting on-premises retail licenses is restricted: extends from 200 feet to 350 feet the area around certain listed buildings (i.e., any building occupied…

Joseph LentolEconomic Development Committee

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A1354Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Prohibits the transfer of unexpended moneys from funds receiving moneys from a dedicated fee into any other fund

Prohibits the transfer of unexpended moneys from funds receiving moneys from a dedicated fee into any other fund.

Stephen HawleyWays And Means Committee

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A1376Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides for the review of criminal history information by authorized employers and for creation of commission on criminal history information

Authorizes in-home child care agencies, providers certified by the department of mental hygiene, home health agencies, licensed home care services agencies, long term home health care programs,…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

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A1333Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to veterans' affairs

Establishes the yellow ribbon reintegration program; appropriation

Establishes the yellow ribbon reintegration program and makes an appropriation therefore; includes the adjutant general and the director of reintegration and the directors of veterans affairs as…

Robert CastelliVeterans' Affairs Committee

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S1460Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Provides that the maximum deductible allowed on policies for windstorms shall not be greater than $1,500

Provides that the maximum deductible allowed in catastrophic windstorms shall not be greater than fifteen hundred dollars and shall be stated in the policy in numerical terms; also provides that…

Kenneth P. LaValleInsurance Committee

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S1454Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to municipality responsibility for remedial programs involving hazardous wastes at sites owned by municipalities

Provides that a municipality which received title to property through escheat, any other involuntary transfer, or through the exercise of eminent domain authority shall not be considered responsible…

Kenneth P. LaValleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S1448Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Requires inmates to have an acceptable residence to qualify for parole

Requires inmates to have an acceptable residence to qualify for parole.

Kenneth P. LaValleCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1451Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Grants the power of site plan review to towns and villages over railroad facilities of the MTA

Grants towns and villages site plan review over railroad stations and other rail facilities of the metropolitan transportation authority in order that changes and improvements to such stations and…

Kenneth P. LaValleTransportation Committee

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A1323Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Defeated in economic development

Mandates that every owner of a cabaret establishment, but which is not a restaurant shall install security cameras

Enacts "Imette's Law"; mandates that every owner of an cabaret establishment, but which is not a restaurant, shall install security cameras at every entrance and exit of such establishment.

Felix OrtizEconomic Development Committee

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A1316Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to the confidentiality of certain personnel records maintained by the department of taxation and finance

Provides for the confidentiality of personnel records maintained by the department of taxation and finance for individuals defined as police and peace officers.

Joseph LentolGovernmental Operations Committee

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A1287Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing

Establishes a mechanism to address problems created when a cooperative or condominium sponsor suspends efforts to sell apartments in the building being converted

Prohibits upon the vacancy of an unsold condominium or cooperative dwelling unit, the rental of such unit unless the original offering plan provided for such rental and a majority of the members of…

Jeffrey DinowitzHousing Committee

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A1278Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· 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.

Robert CastelliHealth Committee

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A1271Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to contracts for technology and telecommunications services between boards of cooperative educational services and third-party venders

Relates to contracts for technology and telecommunications services between boards of cooperative educational services and third-party vendors.

Michelle SchimelEducation Committee

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A1261Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in economic development

Relates to providing financial incentives for manufacturing firms to retain jobs in New York state

Relates to providing financial incentives for manufacturing firms to retain jobs in New York state.

Brian KolbEconomic Development Committee

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A1260Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in economic development

Establishes statewide green jobs development and recruitment strategy and creating tax credit incentives to attract green jobs

Establishes statewide green jobs development and recruitment strategy and creates tax credit incentives to attract green jobs.

Brian KolbEconomic Development Committee

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A1262Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· 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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A1259Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· 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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S1432Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to the effect of mandates on school districts

Provides that state mandates shall not be implemented in school districts after such district has passed a budget, any such mandates shall be implemented in the following fiscal year.

Stephen M. SalandEducation Committee

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S1423Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Permits disclosure of arrest and prosecution records of applicants for employment in police departments and law enforcement agencies

Permits disclosure of arrest and prosecution records of applicants for employment by police departments and other law enforcement agencies.

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S1410Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Relates to prohibiting a diminution of certain employee benefits

Provides that an employer shall not diminish the benefits granted a participant, or for which such participant is eligible, under an employer welfare benefit plan as such plan was in existence at…

Martin J. GoldenAging Committee

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S1364Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to reports on certain criminal offenses on public transportation

Relates to reports on certain criminal offenses on public transportation.

Bill PerkinsTransportation Committee

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S1332Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Enables safe access to public roads for all users

Enables safe access to public roads for all users by requiring that all transportation improvements shall improve safety, access, and mobility for all travelers regardless of age or ability.

Martin Malavé DilanTransportation Committee

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A1215Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in transportation

Requires certain vehicles to be equipped with an ignition interlock device

Requires certain vehicles to be equipped with an ignition interlock device, including vehicles transporting hazardous materials, commercial vehicles over 18,000 pounds, and public mass…

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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