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

S293Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor
Requires that all persons working on contracts valued at $250,000 or more receive at least ten hours of OSHA training prior to their performance of work
Requires that all persons working on contracts valued at $250,000 or more receive at least ten hours of OSHA training prior to their performance of work.
Ruben DiazLabor Committee
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S270Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging
Authorizes the establishment of a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers
Creates a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers who are providing primary care for children aged 18 and under either formally or informally to provide…
Ruben DiazAging Committee

S286Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Provides for all school buses to be equipped with on-board video cameras; for policies and procedures relating to their use; and for financing their installation

Provides for all school buses to be equipped with one or more on-board video monitoring systems, for policies and procedures relating to their use, and for financing their purchase and installation…

Ruben DiazEducation Committee

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S269Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires a course of instruction in the awareness of hate crimes

Requires a course of instruction in the awareness of hate crimes focusing on historical events and the significance of certain symbols and objects.

Ruben DiazEducation Committee

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S288Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Creates a task force on universal long term care insurance

Creates a task force on universal long term care insurance to develop a plan for the financing and provisions for universal long term care insurance for all New Yorkers; provides that the task force…

Ruben DiazInsurance Committee

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S240Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Requires a manufactured home park owner or operator to give every manufactured home resident a copy of their resident's bill of rights

Requires a manufactured home park owner or operator to give every manufactured home resident a copy of their resident's bill of rights; requires the conspicuous posting of such bill of rights;…

George D. MaziarzHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S234Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Establishes the local historian for any municipality in the county of Niagara shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of such municipality

Establishes the county historian for the county of Niagara and the local historian for any city, town or village located within the county of Niagara shall be appointed by the chief executive…

George D. MaziarzCultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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S226Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Establishes a civilian medal of valor for conspicuous and unselfish acts of valor, heroism or courage in assisting any other person

Establishes a civilian medal of valor for conspicuous and unselfish acts of valor, heroism or courage in assisting any other person; creates within the executive department, a civilian medal of…

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

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S218Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Establishes tuition awards for members of the reserve armed forces of the United States

Establishes tuition awards for members of the reserved armed forces of the United States; eligibility for such tuition benefit shall be determined by the education services offices of the division…

George D. MaziarzHigher Education Committee

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S191Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Establishes a process for the siting of electric generating facilities and repowering projects

Establishes a process for the siting of electric generating facilities; establishes the intervenor account.

George D. MaziarzEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S186Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Provides for notice to municipalities of proposed planning or zoning actions by county planning agency or regional planning council

Provides for notice to municipalities of proposed planning or zoning actions by a neighboring municipality; such notice to be given by the county planning agency or regional planning council having…

George D. MaziarzLocal Government Committee

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S165Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Expands application of additional penalties for repeat driving while intoxicated offenses to vehicular drug related offenses

Expands the requirement of mandatory imprisonment or community service for repeat convictions of driving while intoxicated, driving while impaired by drugs and commercial vehicle alcohol offenses;…

George D. MaziarzTransportation Committee

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S113SenateA3955· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Creates a shared housing registry for senior citizens

Directs the office for the aging to create a shared housing program in consultation with the division of housing and community renewal and to maintain a registry for senior citizens who seek to find…

Ruben DiazAging CommitteeHealth

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S112Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Establishes the New York certified retirement community program within the office for the aging

Establishes the New York certified retirement community program within the office for the aging; provides for certification by the director of the office for the aging that a community is…

Ruben DiazAging Committee

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S68Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Defeated in judiciary

Requires leases in N.Y. city to contain a rider concerning the rights and duties with regards to the housing part of court

Requires leases in cities with a population of one million or more to contain a rider describing the rights and duties with regards to the housing part of such city's housing part of civil court;…

Velmanette MontgomeryJudiciary Committee

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A8356Assembly· Vetoed Jan 3, 2012· Tabled

Relates to the statewide certification program for participation by minority group members and women with respect to state contracts

Relates to the statewide certification program for participation by minority group members and women with respect to state contracts.

William ScarboroughVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

A7705Assembly· Vetoed Jan 3, 2012· Tabled

Makes permanent the qualified emerging technology company facilities, operations and training credit; repealer

Relates to the qualified emerging technology company facilities, operations and training credit.

Donna LupardoVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

A6392Assembly· Moved Jan 3, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Increases the amount of data the office of children and family services, department of health and department of labor must compile on public assistance recipients

Requires additional information the office of children and family assistance, the office of temporary disability assistance, the department of health and the department of labor are required to…

Brian KavanaghStricken

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A6395Assembly· Moved Jan 3, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Provides residency of a person at the time of filing certain petitions shall be presumed to be the residence address of such person

Provides residency of a person at the time of filing a designating or nominating petition or a certificate of designation, nomination or substitution shall be presumed to be the residence address of…

Brian KavanaghStricken

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A6317Assembly· Moved Jan 3, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to criminal possession of a weapon by a minor and criminal use of a weapon by a minor

Relates to criminal possession of a weapon by a minor and criminal use of a weapon by a minor.

Brian KavanaghStricken

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A5931Assembly· Moved Jan 3, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to the use of traffic control signal photo-monitoring devices to obtain evidence of obstruction of traffic at intersections

Directs the use of traffic control signal photo-monitoring devices to obtain evidence of obstruction of traffic at intersections in cities authorized to maintain such systems.

Brian KavanaghStricken

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A5873Assembly· Moved Jan 3, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Provides that a postpaid business reply return envelope be provided with each absentee ballot which is mailed to an applicant for an absentee vote

Provides that a postpaid business reply envelope for the return to the board of elections of a voted absentee ballot be provided with each absentee ballot which is mailed to an applicant for an…

Brian KavanaghStricken

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A5874Assembly· Moved Jan 3, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to the form of election ballots

Provides that instructions for voting for multiple candidates for the same office or position shall be in bold faced, ten point type and underlined for the number after the words "vote for any".

Brian KavanaghStricken

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A5858Assembly· Moved Jan 3, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Makes provisions regarding genetic predisposition

Defines the term "genetic predisposition" for purposes of individual and small group health insurance policies; requires that genetic predisposition be disregarded in community rating; provides that…

Brian KavanaghStricken

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A5849Assembly· Moved Jan 3, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Prohibits discharge of chlorine compounds into the waters of the state

Enacts the "chlorine zero discharge act"; prohibits the discharge of chlorine compounds into the navigable waters of the state by pulp and paper manufacturing concerns after 4 years; directs…

Brian KavanaghStricken

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A5850Assembly· Moved Jan 3, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Consolidates and reduces the frequency of reporting requirements by various departments, agencies and public authorities; repealer

Consolidates and reduces the frequency of reporting requirements by various departments, agencies and public authorities; also provides for copies of public documents to be sent to the legislative…

Brian KavanaghStricken

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A5846Assembly· Moved Jan 3, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Provides for source separation and disposal of recyclable materials and requires municipalities to adopt local laws providing therefor

Provides for source separation and disposal of recyclable materials and requires municipalities to adopt local laws providing therefor; prohibits transporters from commingling recyclables with other…

Brian KavanaghStricken

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A5153Assembly· Moved Jan 3, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Authorizes early voting in general elections

Authorizes early voting in general elections; locations and dates and times to be designated by the local county board of elections; procedures set out for early voting.

Brian KavanaghStricken

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A4933Assembly· Moved Jan 3, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Limits contributions by certain contributors and requires lobbyists who work as political consultants to disclose certain information regarding clients

Limits contributions by certain contributors and requires lobbyists who work as political consultants to disclose certain information regarding clients.

Brian KavanaghStricken

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A2098Assembly· Moved Jan 3, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Provides that a consumer reporting agency may not consider that a person requested a rate quote when determining that person's credit score

Provides that a consumer reporting agency may not consider that a person requested a rate quote when determining that person's credit score.

Brian KavanaghStricken

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A966Assembly· Signed Jan 3, 2012· Signed chap.604

Provides a tax credit for the purchase of new vehicles by transportation companies, which vehicles are accessible to persons with disabilities

Provides a tax credit for the purchase of new vehicles by transportation companies that provide transportation to people with disabilities.

Micah KellnerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A424Assembly· Vetoed Jan 3, 2012· Tabled

Sets forth procedures to be followed in the event a sex offender fails to mail a signed verification within twenty calendar days of mailing by DCJS

Sets forth procedures to be followed in the event a sex offender fails to mail a signed verification within twenty calendar days of mailing by the division of criminal justice services.

Aileen GuntherVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

A72Assembly· Signed Jan 3, 2012· Signed chap.603

Requires certain records discussed at open meetings be made available to the public prior to such meeting

Requires records, including a proposed resolution, law, rule, regulation, policy or amendment thereto, scheduled to be presented and discussed by a public body at an open meeting be made available…

Amy PaulinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S4655Senate· Vetoed Jan 2, 2012· Vetoed memo.85

Provides that firefighters who die in the line of duty have their names inscribed on the New York state fallen firefighter memorial

Provides that volunteer firefighters who die or have died in the line of duty, as determined by an authoritative agency, have their names inscribed on the New York state fallen firefighter memorial.

Dean G. SkelosVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

A8496Assembly· Signed Dec 21, 2011· Approval memo.18

Relates to New York city livery permits and increases the amount of taxicabs designed to foster increased access and mobility to persons with disabilities

Provides for a greater amount of taxicabs serving the city of New York that are designed to foster increased access and mobility to persons with disabilities; and establishes a task force on areas…

Carl HeastieSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S4257Senate· Signed Dec 16, 2011· Signed chap.601

Prohibits diversion of resources from certain dedicated funds that support the MTA, the NYC transit authority and their subsidiaries in certain instances

Prohibits diversion of resources from dedicated funds derived from taxes and fees that support the MTA, the NYC transit authority and their subsidiaries in certain instances.

Martin J. GoldenSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A6263Assembly· Moved Dec 16, 2011· Enacting clause stricken

Requires the annual establishment of a legislative budget conference committee and subcommittees to resolve difference on the executive budget

Relates to the legislative budget and deposits to the tax stabilization reserve fund; requires that no later than March fifteenth of each year the temporary president of the senate, the minority…

James HayesStricken

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A5649Assembly· Moved Dec 16, 2011· Enacting clause stricken

Prohibits the legislature from recessing after the start of the state fiscal year until it has passed a budget

Prohibits the legislature from recessing after the start of the state fiscal year until it has passed a budget; may only recess during such period for public holidays.

James HayesStricken

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A5614Assembly· Moved Dec 16, 2011· Enacting clause stricken

Mandates arresting police officers of rape suspects to cause suspects to be given HIV test

Mandates that arresting police officers of rape or criminal sexual act suspects shall cause defendants to be given an HIV related test to determine if defendant has HIV infection, HIV related…

James HayesStricken

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A5009Assembly· Moved Dec 16, 2011· Enacting clause stricken

Authorizes the motor vehicles commissioner to issue seasonal registrations for periods of less than one year

Authorizes the commissioner of the department of motor vehicles to issue seasonal registrations covering a time period of less than one year, which would expire on the last day of the expiration…

James HayesStricken

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A7985Assembly· Vetoed Dec 12, 2011· Tabled

Relates to program six certified capital companies; repealer

Relates to program six certified capital companies; relates to requirements for qualification for program six; relates to tax credits for such program; relates to the maximum amount of certified…

Sheldon SilverVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

A7779Assembly· Signed Dec 12, 2011· Approval memo.15

Requires insurance coverage for prescription fertility drugs purchased at non-mail order pharmacies to be the same as for prescription fertility drugs purchased at mail order pharmacies

Requires insurance coverage for prescription fertility drugs purchased at non-mail order pharmacies to be the same as for prescription fertility drugs purchased at mail order pharmacies.

Sheldon SilverSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law