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

S4704Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation
Requires all operators of mechanically propelled vessels to hold a boating safety certificate
Requires all operators of mechanically propelled vessels to be 10 years of age or older and to hold a boating safety certificate; operators under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a person over…
John J. FlanaganTransportation Committee
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S4709Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education
Relates to tuition and state operating support of the state university of New York
Relates to tuition and state operating support of the state university of New York.
James L. SewardHigher Education Committee
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S4699Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Authorizes the office of homeland security to establish and implement a statewide planning and mapping system of schools, colleges and universities of this state

Authorizes the office of homeland security to establish and implement a statewide planning and mapping system of schools, colleges and universities.

John J. FlanaganVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S4695Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Establishes a teacher shortage loan forgiveness program

Establishes loan program to encourage undergraduates to enter teaching field in academic areas of critical teacher shortage in New York state; provides for selection of candidates based on academic…

John J. FlanaganHigher Education Committee

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S4687Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Increases the amount on which additional taxes are imposed for conveyances of real property in N.Y. city

Increases the amount of real property conveyance in cities with a population of one million or more that triggers an additional tax.

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A7173Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Relates to school district property tax relief

Relates to school district property tax relief; adopts a school income tax surcharge; provides for a restriction of the school district real property tax on residential property; and authorizes the…

Sandy GalefEducation Committee

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S4683Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides for the establishment of a state eminent domain ombudsman and provides for the powers and duties thereof; enacts the "eminent domain ombudsman act"

Provides for the establishment of a state eminent domain ombudsman and provides for the powers and duties thereof; assists in the development of guidelines and analyzes actions with potential…

John J. FlanaganTransportation Committee

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S4682Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to unclaimed and abandoned prize money

Provides that unclaimed prize money for the prize on a winning ticket shall be retained by the division of the lottery for payment to the person entitled thereto for not less than six months after…

John J. FlanaganInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S4680Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Requires certain changes to service award programs to be subject to a mandatory referendum

Requires certain changes to service award programs to be subject to a mandatory referendum; lowers the entitlement age to fifty-five.

John J. FlanaganLocal Government Committee

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S4664Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Provides for pharmacy benefit management and the procurement of prescription drugs at a negotiated rate for dispensation

Provides for pharmacy benefit management and the procurement of prescription drugs to be dispensed to patients, or the administration or management of prescription drug benefits; sets forth…

George D. MaziarzHealth Committee

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S4661Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Relates to the income criteria for the use of funds from the greater Catskills flood remediation program

Relates to the income criteria for the use of funds from the greater Catskills flood remediation program.

John J. BonacicLocal Government Committee

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A7172Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Creates a temporary state commission on the economic costs and benefits of hydraulic fracturing in New York state

Creates a temporary state commission on the economic costs and benefits of hydraulic fracturing in New York State.

Naomi RiveraEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A7171Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Relates to requiring funeral directors and others to forward certificates of death to boards of election

Relates to requiring funeral directors and others to forward certificates of death to boards of election.

Michael DenDekkerElection Law Committee

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A7170Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Relates to hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses

Relates to hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses.

Philip PalmesanoEducation Committee

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S4658Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses

Relates to hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses.

Thomas F. O'MaraEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A7169Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Grants a total exemption from real property taxation for school tax purposes for certain persons seventy-five years of age or over

Grants a total exemption from real property taxation for school tax purposes for certain persons seventy-five years of age or over.

Kenneth ZebrowskiAging Committee

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A7167Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Requires course work and training in tick-borne diseases by every physician, nurse, lab technologist and pharmacist

Requires course work and training in tick-borne diseases by every physician, nurse, lab technologist and pharmacist; requires documentation at time of registration; requires such course work and/or…

Joel MillerHigher Education Committee

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S4656Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides that the definition of "school grounds" shall include day care facilities for purposes of sale or possession of controlled substances

Provides that the definition of "school grounds" shall also include day care facilities for the purposes of criminal sale of a controlled substance.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Codes Committee

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S4653Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Caps the level of expenditures by school districts for central administration and authorizes school districts and boards of cooperative educational services

Caps the level of expenditures by school districts for central administration and authorizes school districts and boards of cooperative educational services to enter into agreements or contracts…

Lee M. ZeldinEducation Committee

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A7154Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide certain benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers

Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers: increases the personal income tax deduction after four or more…

Philip PalmesanoWays And Means Committee

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A7164Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Establishes under the direction of the state board of pharmacy a drug repository program

Establishes under the direction of the state board of pharmacy a drug repository program to accept and dispense donated drug prescriptions; authorizes such board and the commissioner of health to…

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

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A7158Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Provides that in contracts for the sale of goods or rendition of services offering interest free financing, no interest may be charged until the deadline is passed

Adds provisions dealing with deceptive acts and practices in connection with the charging of interest or payments for goods or services; provides that in contracts for the sale of goods or rendition…

Joel MillerConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A7163Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides for distribution of the mandatory surcharge collected in DWI and related offenses to counties where a stop DWI program is operating

Provides for distribution of the mandatory surcharge collected in DWI offenses to be paid to counties where a stop DWI program is operating, in lieu of to the state.

Joel MillerTransportation Committee

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A7159Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Establishes an elderly dental insurance coverage program; appropriation

Establishes an elderly dental insurance coverage program; establishes eligibility guidelines for such program; establishes penalties for fraud and abuse of the elderly dental insurance coverage…

Joel MillerAging Committee

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A7160Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to mental health

Requires office for people with developmental disabilities (OPWDD) to obtain fingerprints from current and prospective employees to check their criminal histories

Requires the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities and other entities operating under its auspices to request the fingerprints from their current and prospective employees to…

Joel MillerMental Health Committee

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A7161Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Directs the state to provide liability and workers' compensation insurance coverage for volunteers who aid in the protection of animals in a disaster

Directs the state to provide liability and workers' compensation insurance coverage for volunteers who aid in the protection of animals in a disaster.

Joel MillerGovernmental Operations Committee

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A7162Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides that the buyer of goods or services pays sales tax only on the amount actually paid after the original price has been reduced by any rebate or discount

Provides that the buyer of goods or services pay sales tax only on the amount actually paid after the original price has been reduced by any rebate or discount.

Joel MillerWays And Means Committee

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S4646Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide certain benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers

Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers: increases the personal income tax deduction after four or more…

Thomas F. O'MaraInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S4634Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Enacts the "coerced confession remediation act"

Enacts the "coerced confession remediation act"; relates to exclusion of statements made or provided by a claimant in the course of a custodial interrogation.

Mark GrisantiJudiciary Committee

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S4629Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to tenured teacher disciplinary hearings

Updates the procedures for conducting tenured teacher disciplinary hearings to conform the law to the current needs and practices; controls overall hearing costs, including hearing officer…

John J. FlanaganEducation Committee

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S4626Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Enacts the "medical malpractice savings act"

Enacts the "medical malpractice savings act"; directs the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations requiring all facilities with obstetrical programs to establish and implement a…

Jeffrey D. KleinHealth Committee

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S4620Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Establishes the diesel emissions retrofit program and fund

Establishes the diesel emissions program and the diesel emissions reduction revolving fund; supplements such fund through federal diesel emission reduction act funds in addition to other state funds.

Tony AvellaCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S4619Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps

Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps.

Tony AvellaEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S4617Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to the definition of freshwater wetlands; repealer

Relates to the definition of freshwater wetlands; repeals section relating to the applicability of the freshwater wetlands article; provides authority of Department of Environmental Conservation…

Tony AvellaEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A7152Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Extends the deadline for applications for tax abatements for industrial and commercial construction work in N.Y. city

Extends, from March 1, 2011 to March 1, 2015, the deadline for applications for tax abatements for industrial and commercial construction work in cities having a population of 1 million or more;…

Herman D. FarrellWays And Means Committee

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S4609Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Authorizes health insurers to provide actuarially appropriate reductions in health insurance premiums for participation in a wellness program

Authorizes health insurers and health maintenance organizations, subject to the approval of the superintendent of insurance, to provide actuarially appropriate reductions in health insurance…

Jeffrey D. KleinInsurance Committee

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S4606Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Creates the Albany county renewable energy authority

Creates the Albany County Renewable Energy Authority.

Neil D. BreslinCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A7122Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy

Establishes a process for the siting of major electric generating facilities

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

George AmedoreEnergy Committee

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A7138Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Enacts the "child support assurance act"

Enacts the "child support assurance act"; authorizes the court to require the state to grant child support to custodial parents and guardians in certain instances.

Rory LancmanJudiciary Committee

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A7112Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Reference changed to higher education

Creates the general equivalency degree assistance pilot program; repealer

Creates the general equivalency degree assistance pilot program.

Al GrafEducation Committee

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A7149Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Caps the level of expenditures by school districts for central administration and authorizes school districts and boards of cooperative educational services

Caps the level of expenditures by school districts for central administration and authorizes school districts and boards of cooperative educational services to enter into agreements or contracts…

Fred ThieleEducation Committee

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A7141Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Directs commissioner of education to develop programs of child abuse and domestic violence awareness on a primary and secondary school level

Provides that the education commissioner, in cooperation with the board of regents, is directed to establish programs in primary and secondary schools of instruction regarding child abuse and…

Joel MillerEducation Committee

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A7143Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to licensure of life settlement providers; repealer

Relates to licensure of life settlement providers and certain reporting and disclosure requirements.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A7116Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Creates the Albany county renewable energy authority

Creates the Albany County Renewable Energy Authority.

John McEnenyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S4592Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Creates timing requirements for the disclosure of expert witnesses

Relates to the time for disclosure of expert witnesses information and broadens expert disclosure in commercial cases.

John J. BonacicJudiciary Committee

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