Bills by

Patrick M. Gallivan

Senator

15,927 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →gallivan@nysenate.gov

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

15,927 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

A685Assembly· Moved Feb 28, 2012· Amend and recommit to judiciary
Establishes an alternative youth criminal court for the city of Buffalo
Establishes an alternative youth criminal court for the city of Buffalo; creates an additional city court judge to preside over the new alternative youth criminal court; provides that the judge…
Crystal Peoples-StokesJudiciary Committee
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A9234Assembly· Moved Feb 27, 2012· Held for consideration in veterans' affairs
Increases civil service credits given to veterans currently returning from service
Increases civil service credits given to veterans currently returning from service.
Ann RabbittVeterans' Affairs Committee
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A8413Assembly· Moved Feb 27, 2012· Amend and recommit to insurance

Enacts "Hannah's law"; requires certain insurance policies to include coverage for the cost of enteral formulas for the treatment of eosinophilic disorders

Enacts "Hannah's law"; requires that every health insurance policy or contract which provides coverage for prescription drugs include coverage for the cost of enteral formulas for which a physician…

Amy PaulinInsurance Committee

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A9399Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Authorizes the withdrawal of funds from the employee benefit liability reserve fund

Authorizes the withdrawal of funds from the employee benefit liability reserve fund.

Brian F. CurranEducation Committee

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A9398Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides certain criminal penalties for the desecration of a military monument

Provides certain criminal penalties for the desecration of a military monument; makes the desecration of a military monument a class A misdemeanor; defines military monument.

Kenneth ZebrowskiCodes Committee

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A9395Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Requires the municipal police training council to promulgate rules and regulations regarding psychological evaluations for certain members of a police force

Requires the municipal police training council to promulgate rules and regulations regarding psychological evaluations for certain members of the police force of a city with a population of one…

Eric StevensonGovernmental Operations Committee

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A9397AssemblyS6464· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Referred to insurance

Regulates step therapy and first fail health insurance policies and contracts

Regulates step therapy and first fail health insurance policies and contracts.

Matthew TitoneInsurance CommitteeFinance

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A9386Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Held for consideration in labor

Removes the mandatory aggregate trust fund deposit requirements for non-scheduled permanent partial disability cases

Removes the mandatory aggregate trust fund deposit requirements for non-scheduled permanent partial disability cases.

Brian KolbLabor Committee

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A9388Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to pistol permit privacy

Relates to pistol permit privacy and makes all personal information regarding pistol or revolver licensees confidential except to law enforcement agencies and to individuals requesting information…

William MageeCodes Committee

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A9389Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Referred to veterans' affairs

Requires New York state to keep a record of all veteran-owned businesses that have a contract with the state

Requires New York state to keep a record of all veteran-owned businesses that have a contract with the state.

Grace MengVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A9384Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Referred to health

Relates to aligning Medicaid optional benefits with the requirements of article 43 of the insurance law

Relates to aligning Medicaid optional benefits with the requirements of article 43 of the insurance law.

Andrew GoodellHealth Committee

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A9393Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Designates black dirt as the state soil and to designate the black dirt region as home to the most fertile soil

Designates black dirt as the state soil and to designate the black dirt region as home to the most fertile soil.

Ann RabbittGovernmental Operations Committee

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A9374Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Referred to health

Enacts the "drug shortage notification act of 2012" to require pharmaceutical manufacturers to provide notice of a discontinuance in the manufacture of a drug

Enacts the "drug shortage notification act of 2012"; requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to provide notice of a discontinuance or interruption in the manufacture of a drug.

James F. BrennanHealth Committee

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A9378Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Exempts from the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax, preschool special education programs

Exempts from the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax, preschool special education programs.

Michael CusickWays And Means Committee

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S6545Senate· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to certain tuition payments by school districts for general education and special students residing in such school districts

Relates to certain tuition payments by school districts for general education and special students residing in such school districts.

Kenneth P. LaValleEducation Committee

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A9369Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to the enforcement by a receiving school of the suspension of a pupil for the remainder of the school year

Gives a receiving school discretion to continue or discontinue the suspension of a pupil for the remainder of the school year when such suspension followed a hearing by the superintendent, district…

Peter AbbateEducation Committee

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A9368Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Grants local and county governments the authority to inspect state-owned buildings for purposes of fire prevention and building code enforcement

Grants local and county governments the authority to inspect state-owned buildings for purposes of enforcing the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code and the New York state…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Operations Committee

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A9373Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the half fare rate program within the metropolitan transportation authority

Relates to the half fare rate program within the metropolitan transportation authority: expands eligibility to persons eligible to receive social security disability insurance benefits; provides…

Peter AbbateCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A9370Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Referred to higher education

Requires regulations to permit tuition waivers for one course for firefighter students in baccalaureate/higher degree CUNY programs

Requires regulations to permit tuition waivers for one course for firefighter students in baccalaureate/higher degree CUNY programs.

Peter AbbateHigher Education Committee

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A9379Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Prohibits the sale or offering for sale of liquids, foods and beverages in containers containing bisphenol A

Prohibits the sale or offering for sale of liquids, foods and beverages in containers containing bisphenol A; requires manufacturers of products containing bisphenol A to use the least toxic…

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A9365Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to certain tuition payments by school districts for general education and special students residing in such school districts

Relates to certain tuition payments by school districts for general education and special students residing in such school districts.

Fred ThieleEducation Committee

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A6802Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Allows salary and civil service exam credits for police officers in certain cities and property tax credits for resident officers

Allows salary and civil service exam credits for police officers in certain cities and property tax credits for resident officers and student loan forgiveness program for certain police officers.

Vivian CookGovernmental Employees Committee

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S3027Senate· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Amend and recommit to higher education

Authorizes optometrists to prescribe certain drugs that may be used for therapeutic purposes and taken orally

Authorizes optometrists certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents for the treatment or prevention of ocular disease, to also use specified oral pharmaceutical agents in their practices;…

Tom LibousHigher Education Committee

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A1875Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Amend and recommit to economic development

Requires travel agents to be registered with the department of state, and provides for the regulation thereof; repealer

Requires travel agents to be registered with the department of state, and provides for the regulation thereof.

Hakeem JeffriesEconomic Development Committee

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A1774Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to the recovery of abandoned animals from property that has been vacated through lease termination, property foreclosure or abandonment

Relates to the recovery of abandoned animals from property that has been vacated through lease termination, property foreclosure or abandonment; provides that an animal shall then be subject to…

Linda RosenthalStricken

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A1468Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Prohibits the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors and items not defined as a tobacco product or approved by the FDA as a tobacco use cessation or harm reduction

Prohibits the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors; prohibits distribution or sale of any item containing or delivering nicotine that is not defined by law as a tobacco product or approved by the…

Linda RosenthalStricken

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S6534Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Grants the attorney general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct

Grants the attorney general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct upon the request of the governor or the district attorney of the county wherein such misconduct was committed.

Gustavo RiveraInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S6533Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2012· Referred to finance

Prohibits lobbyists who are convicted of or plead guilty to class D felonies or higher level crimes from acting as a lobbyist for a period of three years

Prohibits lobbyists who are convicted of or plead guilty to class D felonies or higher level crimes from acting as a lobbyist for a period of three years from the date of the conviction; provides…

Gustavo RiveraFinance Committee

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S6407Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to cities

Relates to establishing an independent inspector general of the city of New York police department

Relates to establishing an independent inspector general of the city of New York police department.

Kevin S. ParkerCities Committee

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S6347Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2012· Committee discharged and committed to civil service and pensions

Relates to transfers or appointments of police officers to competitive or non-competitive positions

Relates to transfers or appointments of police officers to competitive or non-competitive positions.

Patrick M. GallivanCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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A7885Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2012· Amend and recommit to education

Directs the commissioner of education to establish rules and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students who suffer concussions or head injuries

Directs the commissioner of education to establish rules and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students who suffer concussions or head injuries and requires that certain school…

Michael BenedettoEducation Committee

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A6827Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2012· Amend and recommit to governmental employees

Permits department of law investigators to retire upon completion of 25 years of creditable service, regardless of age

Permits any investigator employed by the department of law to retire upon completion of twenty-five years of creditable service, regardless of age; provides that the benefit upon retirement would be…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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S4330Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2012· Amend and recommit to local government

Authorizes the village of Montebello to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the town of Ramapo, county of Rockland

Authorizes the village of Montebello to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the town of Ramapo, county of Rockland.

David CarlucciLocal Government Committee

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A6746Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2012· Amend and recommit to codes

Establishes the safe homes act

Establishes the safe homes act authorizing law enforcement to remove firearms found on the premises where there has been a report of domestic violence.

Rory LancmanCodes Committee

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A6425Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2012· Amend and recommit to governmental employees

Provides for payment of performance of duty disability retirement allowance upon incapacitation due to performance of an act at direction of a supervisor

Provides for payment of performance of duty disability retirement allowance to a sheriff, deputy sheriff, under sheriff or correction officer upon incapacitation due to performance of an act at…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A6424Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2012· Amend and recommit to governmental employees

Provides credit to certain members of the New York city employees' retirement system

Provides credit to Linda Bores, Lisa Bosse and Catherine Littlefield, members of the New York city employees' retirement system, for their service at Coney Island Hospital while employed by…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A1658Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2012· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Relates to the provision of certain financial services to debt evading foreign states

Relates to the provision of certain financial services to debt evading foreign states.

Linda RosenthalWays And Means Committee

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A9358Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes the crime of concealment of a death

Establishes the crime of concealment of a death when a person knowingly moves or otherwise conceals a human corpse so that discovery of the death of such person will be hindered; makes such crime a…

Robin SchimmingerCodes Committee

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A9361Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2012· Referred to economic development

Relates to providing alcoholic beverages on credit

Relates to providing alcoholic beverages on credit; removes restrictions.

Amy PaulinEconomic Development Committee

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A9356Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2012· Referred to veterans' affairs

Requires reports to the legislature concerning the number of veterans and families of active duty members who are homeless and the number of veterans who receive food stamps

Requires reports to the legislature concerning the number of veterans and families of active duty members who are homeless and the number of veterans who receive food stamps.

Charles LavineVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A9359Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Prohibits use of lottery funds for any purpose other than education and prohibits co-mingling with funds for other purposes

Prohibits use of lottery funds for any purpose other than education and prohibits co-mingling with funds for other purposes.

Eric StevensonWays And Means Committee

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A9357Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2012· Referred to veterans' affairs

Provides free use of state parks to family members of deceased military

Provides free use of state parks to family members of deceased military; requires rules and regulations for timely implementation.

John CerettoVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A9363Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2012· Held for consideration in transportation

Provides that a person 70 years of age or more may apply for a driver's license with a two year duration of validity

Provides that a person seventy years of age or older shall be permitted to apply for a driver's license with a two year period of validity, and that the fee for such license shall be based on the…

Raymond WalterTransportation Committee

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A9346Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2012· To attorney-general for opinion

Authorizes certain gambling games

Authorizes certain gambling games, including poker, blackjack, craps, roulette, slot machines and other games where the outcome may be determined by skill or luck.

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A9350Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Requires real estate brokers to sign certain documents regarding leases and rentals of real estate or interests in real estate

Requires the secretary of state to promulgate rules requiring real estate brokers to sign certain documents regarding leases and rentals of real estate or interests in real estate.

Michael DenDekkerJudiciary CommitteeLegal

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A8534Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2012· Amend and recommit to local governments

Relates to authorizing shared purchasing contracts for political subdivisions

Authorizes shared purchasing contracts for political subdivisions to purchase apparatus, supplies, materials or equipment.

Sandy GalefLocal Governments Committee

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A8403Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2012· Amend and recommit to education

Enacts the 2012 facility alternatives for schools act

Enacts the 2012 facility alternatives for schools act, which authorizes construction of new school facilities at a lower cost and in a faster time frame than is permitted under current law by using…

Robin SchimmingerEducation Committee

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A8308Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2012· Amend and recommit to mental health

Relates to the community guardianship program

Provides the community guardian program shall obtain annually a statement prepared by a physician, psychologist, nurse clinician, social worker, or other person, evaluating the condition and current…

Matthew TitoneMental Health Committee

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A7635Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

Requires retailer rebates to be provided by the retailer to a consumer at the time of purchase

Requires all rebates to be provided by the retailer to a purchaser at the time of the purchase of the good or service to which the rebate applies; authorizes the retailer to determine and disclose…

Andrew HevesiConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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