Bills by

Neil D. Breslin

Senator

10,455 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →breslin@senate.state.ny.us

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

10,455 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

A7683Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Memorializes Robert F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos by naming spans of the Triborough bridge after them
Memorializes Robert F. Kennedy, Dr.
Robert J. RodriguezCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee
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A7674Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing
Enacts the "public housing safety and security act of 2011"
Enacts the "public housing and safety security act"; grants the division of housing and community renewal the authority to issue grants to public housing authorities or agencies for use in improving…
Robert J. RodriguezHousing Committee
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A7676Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Enacts the "computer spyware protection act"

Enacts the "computer spyware protection act"; prohibits the installation, transmission and use of computer software that collects personally identifiable information; authorizes the attorney general…

Robert J. RodriguezEconomic Development Committee

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A7678Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to mental health

Eliminates the alternative of strict and intensive supervision and treatment for sex offenders requiring civil management; repealer

Eliminates the alternative of strict and intensive supervision and treatment for sex offenders requiring civil management.

Joseph SaladinoMental Health Committee

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S5367Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Relates to applications for certain tax abatements for industrial and construction work on properties in certain cities

Relates to applications for certain tax abatements for industrial and construction work on properties in certain cities and tax abatements for certain energy generating facilities in such city.

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

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A7673Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Relates to creating the middle class circuit breaker tax credit, and to the tax rate of certain taxpayers earning over one million dollars

Relates to creating the middle class circuit breaker tax credit; to amend the tax law, in relation to person income tax; to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the real property…

Ellen C. JaffeeWays And Means Committee

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S5363Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Establishes standards for the care of abandoned, stray or seized animals and requires the release of a shelter animal to a rescue group upon request of the rescue group

Establishes standards for the care of abandoned, stray or seized animals and requires the release of a shelter animal to a rescue group upon request of the rescue group prior to euthanasia of the…

Joseph E. RobachAgriculture Committee

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A7656Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Provides for automatic renewal for agricultural assessments

Provides for automatic renewal for agricultural assessments; provides that application for agricultural assessment shall be valid without annual filing as long as the applicant maintains and can…

William MageeAgriculture Committee

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A7653Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Adds a bicycle safety component to the pre-licensing drivers education course

Adds a bicycle, in-line skater, skateboarder and scooter rider safety component to the pre-licensing driver's education course.

Hakeem JeffriesTransportation Committee

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A7659Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Establishes the wine industry and liquor store development act; repealers

Establishes the wine industry and liquor store development act; authorizes grocery or drug store wine licenses and temporary retail permits.

Joseph MorelleEconomic Development Committee

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A7644Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to applications for the approval and construction of energy-related projects

Relates to applications for the approval and construction of energy-related projects.

James F. BrennanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A7649AssemblyS3074· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Provides legal assistance to youth ordered by the court into the custody of the office of children and family services and placed or committed to a state operated juvenile detention center

Provides legal assistance to youth ordered by the court into the custody of the office of children and family services and placed or committed to a state operated juvenile detention center.

Vanessa GibsonChildren And Families CommitteeHealth

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A7647Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Allows the city of New York to establish, as a separate unit of appropriation in the expense budget of such city, a revenue stabilization fund

Allows the city of New York to establish, as a separate unit of appropriation in the expense budget of such city, a revenue stabilization fund.

Herman D. FarrellWays And Means Committee

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A7648Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to chief administrative officers, staff and office allocations, introduction of legislation and continuity of legislative sessions

Relates to chief administrative officers, staff and office allocations, introduction of legislation and continuity of legislative sessions.

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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S5360Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Removes airports located in New York state from locations where permits may be issued to department of social services for one or more vending facilities

Removes airports located in New York state from locations where permits may be issued to department of social services for one or more vending facilities.

Neil D. BreslinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A7634Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Prohibits the substitution of opioid analgesic drugs for an opioid analgesic drug incorporating tamper resistance technology

Prohibits the substitution of opioid analgesic drugs for an opioid analgesic drug incorporating tamper resistance technology; requires pharmacist to verify equivalence or obtain written consent of…

Harry B. BronsonHigher Education Committee

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S5358Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Establishes the wine industry and liquor store development act; repealers

Establishes the wine industry and liquor store development act; authorizes grocery or drug store wine licenses and temporary retail permits.

Thomas F. O'MaraCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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A7617Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Relates to restrictions on consecutive hours of work for non-nursing direct care staff

Includes non-nursing direct care staff within provisions restricting consecutive work hours for nurses.

Aileen GuntherLabor Committee

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A7625Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to deaths or serious injuries resulting from drivers using mobile telephones or portable electronic devices while driving

Includes deaths caused by drivers using mobile telephones or portable electronic devices in vehicular manslaughter in the second degree and includes serious injuries resulting from drivers using…

Felix OrtizCodes Committee

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A7618Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Protects certain information on hunting, fishing and trapping license and permit applications from disclosure

Protects certain information on hunting, fishing and trapping license and permit applications from disclosure or release outside of the department of environmental conservation.

Aileen GuntherEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A7613Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting such incident

Increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an accident where personal injury is involved without reporting such incident from a class B to a class A misdemeanor; increases the penalty for…

David GanttTransportation Committee

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A7620Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to standardizing penalties associated with marijuana possession

Relates to standardizing penalties associated with marihuana possession; makes unlawful possession of small amounts of marihuana a violation punishable by a fine.

Hakeem JeffriesCodes Committee

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A7621AssemblyS5490· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Removes the requirement of a pre-sentence investigation when a negotiated sentence of imprisonment has been agreed upon and there will be no sentence of probation imposed

Removes the requirement of a pre-sentence investigation when a negotiated sentence of imprisonment has been agreed upon and there will be no sentence of probation imposed.

Joseph LentolCodes CommitteeLegal

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A7587Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Authorizes the sale of cigarettes to individuals twenty-one years of age or older

Authorizes the sale of cigarettes, cigars, bidis, chewing tobacco, powdered tobacco, nicotine water or any other tobacco products or herbal cigarettes to individuals twenty-one years of age or older.

Guillermo LinaresHealth Committee

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A7577Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to assault of certain persons providing direct patient care

Relates to assault of certain persons providing direct patient care in a health care setting; provides that such assault shall be a class D felony.

Aileen GuntherCodes Committee

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A7586Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to the enforcement of violations

Prohibits state agencies from imposing or suggesting any enforcement quotas or from using quotas as a reward to evaluation method.

Charles LavineGovernmental Operations Committee

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A7596Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides that monies received by the imposition of taxes on motor fuel used in the operation of a pleasure or recreational boat shall be used for boating services

Provides that monies received by the imposition of taxes on motor fuel used in the operation of a pleasure or recreational boat shall be used for boating services; establishes the boating and marine…

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee

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A7564Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in racing and wagering

Authorizes the creation of the veteran assistance lottery game

Authorizes the creation of the veteran assistance lottery game; provides for deposit of the proceeds of such game in the veterans' tuition awards account.

Robert CastelliRacing And Wagering Committee

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A7567Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Authorizes the Committee on Open Government to investigate violations of the open meetings law and to impose penalties

Authorizes the Committee on Open Government to investigate violations of the open meetings law and to impose penalties.

John CerettoGovernmental Operations Committee

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A7565Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy

Directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study and report on current trends in the workforce that supports the generation and transmission of power in the utility industry

Directs the commissioner of labor, in consultation with the public service commission, to conduct a study and report on current trends in the workforce that supports the generation and transmission…

Kevin CahillEnergy Committee

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A7568Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires the board of education in the city of Buffalo to submit the school district budget to the voters for approval prior to adoption

Requires the board of education in the city of Buffalo to submit the school district budget to the voters for approval prior to adoption.

Crystal Peoples-StokesEducation Committee

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A7603Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Requires all motor vehicle insurers to file annual detailed financial and claim data statements with the superintendent of insurance

Requires all motor vehicle insurers to file annual detailed financial and claim data statements with the superintendent of insurance; all such statements shall be made available to the public.

Helene WeinsteinInsurance Committee

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S5347Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Authorizes the Tully central school district to finance a litigation settlement by the issuance of serial bonds and/or anticipation notes

Authorizes the Tully central school district to finance a litigation settlement by the issuance of serial bonds and/or anticipation notes.

David J. ValeskyEducation Committee

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A7536Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Provides for exemption from real property taxation for physically handicapped persons

Authorizes municipalities to enact real property tax exemptions for physically handicapped persons, including guidelines for eligibility and penalties for wilful false statements in applying therefor.

Thomas McKevittReal Property Taxation Committee

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A7544Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Relates to calculation of terms of imprisonment in certain instances

Provides that there shall not be a fifty year aggregate maximum term of consecutive sentences imposed for the conviction of three or more violent felony offenses one of which was a class B violent…

Thomas McKevittCodes CommitteeLegal

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A7551Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Increases fees for probation services

Provides that a court shall impose a fee for reports prepared unless a waiver is granted due to the indigency of the youth; provides for reimbursement of probation services in certain instances;…

Thomas McKevittCodes CommitteeLegal

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S5344Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Provides that chiropractors may perform certain services including certifying disability

Provides that chiropractors may certify disability for handicapped parking and real property tax purposes and be employed by school districts to assist medical inspectors.

Owen H. JohnsonLocal Government Committee

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A7537Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in higher education

Relates to professional education in the area of elderly abuse

Requires physicians, chiropractors, dentists, registered nurses, podiatrists, optometrists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and dental hygienists to have completed two hours of coursework or training…

Thomas McKevittHigher Education Committee

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A7555Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in transportation

Increases fines and license revocation periods for repeat alcohol and drug related offenses

Increases mandatory minimum fines and driver's license revocation periods for second and subsequent alcohol and drug related offenses including provision for "permanently" probationary license after…

Thomas McKevittTransportation Committee

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A7550Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Provides for the admission of evidence of proof of similar offenses in criminal and civil proceedings involving the commission of a sex offense

Provides for the admission of evidence of proof of other sex offenses in criminal and civil proceedings involving the commission of a sex offense; provides for procedures therefor.

Thomas McKevittCodes Committee

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A7538Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in energy

Establishes a biofuel/biodiesel permit process task force

Establishes a biofuel/biodiesel permit process task force; provides that such task force shall be administered by NYSERDA.

Thomas McKevittEnergy Committee

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A7552Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Relates to the enforcement of orders of restitution or reparation

Authorizes the enforcement of orders of restitution and reparation by allowing designated collection agencies, with court approval, to institute civil actions, and permits income execution…

Thomas McKevittCodes Committee

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A7528Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in local governments

Requires absentee ballots and nine polling hours for fire commissioner, library board and special district elections

Requires absentee ballots and nine polling hours for fire commissioner, library board and special district elections.

Thomas McKevittLocal Governments CommitteeLocal Government

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A7534Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in health

Establishes a state-wide database on the location and availability of medical procedures

Establishes a state-wide database providing the location and availability of medical procedures within New York state, specifying which hospitals are equipped to perform each procedure.

Thomas McKevittHealth Committee

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A7530Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Reference changed to higher education

Establishes the regents high-tech graduate loan forgiveness program and appropriates twenty-five million dollars therefor

Establishes the regents high-tech graduate loan foregiveness program to provide annual loan payments of up to $10,000 a year to high-tech college graduates who are residents of the state, attended a…

Thomas McKevittEducation Committee

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S5335Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to social services

Modifies the exemption from welfare work requirements for a parent or other relative of a child up to age two

Modifies the exemption from welfare work requirements for a parent or other relative of a child up to age two.

Diane J. SavinoSocial Services Committee

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A7516Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Requires retail food stores in N.Y. city to have alternative power sources

Requires retail food stores in cities having a population of one million or more to have alternative power sources.

Carl HeastieAgriculture Committee

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A7512Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides that excise taxes imposed on motor fuel pursuant to certain provisions of the tax law shall not be imposed during prescribed periods

Provides that excise taxes imposed on motor fuel pursuant to certain provisions of the tax law shall not be imposed during prescribed periods and requires retail dealers of motor fuel and diesel…

Kevin CahillWays And Means Committee

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