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

A5234Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation
Provides for a graduated license for the operation of motor vehicles for youth
Provides for a graduated license for the operation of motor vehicles for youth must have learner's permit for nine months; provides that after obtaining license, he/she may not transport a passenger…
Earlene HooperTransportation Committee
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A5214Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations
Authorizes the New York state foundation for science, technology and innovation to establish a high-tech employment and training program
Authorizes the New York state office of science, technology and academic research to establish a high-tech employment and training program; the office is to provide assistance to those entities…
Steve KatzGovernmental Operations Committee

A5218Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Requires the use of identification numbers other than social security numbers on identification cards

Requires the use of identification numbers other than social security numbers on identification cards issued by the state or educational institutions.

Grace MengConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A5220Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Establishes a grant program for local collaborative school and community initiatives for K-12 after school academic support and enrichment; appropriation

Establishes a grant program for local collaborative school and community initiatives for K-12 after school academic support and enrichment; appropriates $500,000 therefor.

Grace MengEducation Committee

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A5210Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local governments

Requires businesses which receive industrial development or empire zone incentives to disclose on a continuing basis the conditions thereof and compliance therewith

Requires businesses which receive industrial development or empire zone incentives to disclose to the public, on a continuing basis, the conditions thereof and compliance therewith.

Steve KatzLocal Governments Committee

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A5201Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to social services

Makes provisions regarding medical assistance presumptive eligibility program

Ensures that uninsured persons discharged from mental hospitals have continuous access to medications; expands the medical assistance presumptive eligibility program to include persons without…

James F. BrennanSocial Services Committee

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A5206Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local governments

Creates the Long Island workforce housing incentive program

Creates the Long Island workforce housing incentive program; requires a local government that approves a subdivision plat or site plan for five or more residential units to require the set aside of…

Earlene HooperLocal Governments Committee

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A5203Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Provides for the registration and regulation of certain campaign consultants

Provides for the registration and regulation of certain campaign consultants; establishes a code of conduct that campaign consultants must follow.

James F. BrennanElection Law Committee

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A5200Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in insurance

Enacts the New York automobile insurance fraud and premium reduction act; appropriation

Enacts the New York automobile insurance fraud and premium reduction act; provides that this act is aimed at reducing insurance fraud and thus lowering the cost of insurance premiums; provides a…

William A. BarclayInsurance Committee

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A5199Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Creates junior big game hunting license; describes rights and duties

Creates junior big game hunting license for people between the ages of 12 and 16 years to hunt wild deer and bear during the hunting season; describes the rights and duties associated with such…

William A. BarclayEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A5188Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires assessment of high school athletes before participation in contact sports following head injury, requires public school coaches to receive training

Requires neurocognative assessment of high school athletes before participation in contact sports and following any concussion and traumatic head injury and requires public school coaches to receive…

Kenneth ZebrowskiEducation Committee

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A5190Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Requires the establishment of a commercial assessment ratio for certain counties

Requires the establishment of a commercial assessment ratio for a county with a population of more than nine hundred twenty-three thousand, but less than nine hundred twenty-four thousand.

Thomas AbinantiReal Property Taxation Committee

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A5191Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Authorizes the town of Greenburgh or specified villages therein or in the town of Mount Pleasant to adopt a local law to impose a 3% hotel/motel occupancy tax

Authorizes the town of Greenburgh to adopt a local law to impose a 3 percent hotel/motel occupancy tax; authorizes villages in the towns of Greenburgh amd Mount Pleasant to adopt a local law to…

Thomas AbinantiWays And Means Committee

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A5178Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Authorizes Medicaid coverage to disabled persons attending an out-of-state college or university who are in need of continuous medical care

Authorizes Medicaid coverage to a disabled person attending an out-of-state college or university who is in need of continuous medical care and is a domiciliary of the state of New York; authorizes…

Linda RosenthalHealth Committee

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A5156Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

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.

Brian KavanaghEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A5163Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Relates to enacting the financial incentives protection act

Prohibits the outsourcing of jobs by business entities receiving state financial incentives; provides for repayment thereof and a five-year ban on assistance for violations; provides for enforcement…

Donna LupardoEconomic Development Committee

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A5172Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to the offenses of sexual abuse and aggravated sexual abuse

Expands the definitions of sexual contact, foreign object and aggravated sexual contact and further broadens the crimes of sexual abuse in the second degree and all degrees of aggravated sexual…

Amy PaulinCodes Committee

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A5148Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Establishes the volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service volunteer tuition assistance grant program

Establishes the volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service volunteer tuition assistance grant program; provides that counties shall have the option to establish such program by the…

Dennis H. GabryszakHigher Education Committee

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A5152Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in environmental conservation

Amends the environmental conservation law in relation to permits for discharges

Amends the environmental conservation law in relation to wet weather discharges from sanitary sewers.

Steve KatzEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A5133Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Relates to the time period which an application for refund can be made when the refund is based on a clerical error or unlawful entry

Relates to the time period which an application for refund can be made when the refund is based on a clerical error or unlawful entry by allowing a full refund without time limitation.

John CerettoReal Property Taxation Committee

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A5135Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in 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…

John CerettoHigher Education Committee

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A5144Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Requires volunteers of youth sports organizations to be screened through use of the statewide sex offender registry

Provides for regulation of volunteers of youth sports organizations; requires volunteers to be screened through use of the statewide sex offender registry; requires notice and disqualification of…

Dennis H. GabryszakHealth Committee

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A5127Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Exempts certain vehicles from sales and use tax

Exempts vehicles purchased in another state by a person in the military service of the United States upon return of such person to this state, from sales and use tax.

William A. BarclayWays And Means Committee

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S3239Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Establishes a distinctive Gadsden flag plate which shall include the phrase "DON'T TREAD ON ME"

Establishes a distinctive Gadsden flag plate which shall include the phrase "DON'T TREAD ON ME" and depiction of a coiled rattlesnake that is about to strike.

George D. MaziarzTransportation Committee

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S3232Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Elevates the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony

Elevates the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony.

David CarlucciCodes Committee

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S3224Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Authorizes the release of child abuse reports to social services officials

Authorizes the release of child abuse reports to social services officials where such records and reports are necessary in order to conduct an adult protective service investigation.

Michael H. RanzenhoferChildren And Families Committee

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S3219Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Provides incentives for energy conservation through voltage regulation

Provides incentives for energy conservation through voltage regulation; allows utility companies to recover lost revenue when installing voltage regulation devices.

George D. MaziarzEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S3221Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Provides for increasing the applicability of brand name and generic prescription drug and other medical services co-payments for medicaid recipients

Provides for increasing the applicability of brand name and generic prescription drug and other medical services, except diagnostic services, co-payments for medicaid recipients.

Michael H. RanzenhoferHealth Committee

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S3215Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Relates to tuition increases, leasing, contracting, and the overall daily operation at the State University of New York at Buffalo

Relates to tuition increases, leasing, contracting, and the overall daily operation at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Mark GrisantiFinance Committee

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S3211Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Restricts the imposition of unfunded mandates on local governments

Restricts the imposition of additional unfunded mandates on local governments by the state until such time as those mandates are fully funded by the state; provides for certain exceptions; provides…

Jack M. MartinsInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A5117Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides that restrictions regarding the carrying of concealed weapons and licenses therefor shall be by statute only

Provides that restrictions regarding the carrying of concealed weapons and licenses therefor shall be by statute only.

Robert OaksCodes Committee

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A5113Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in insurance

Prohibits financially irresponsible motorists and unlawfully insured motorists from recovery of non-economic losses

Prohibits financially irresponsible motorists and unlawfully insured motorists from recovery of non-economic losses arising out of the use or operation of a motor vehicle.

Robert OaksInsurance Committee

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A5115Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides resident individuals a deduction from federal adjusted gross income for health insurance premiums expended during the taxable year

Provides resident individuals a deduction of an amount equal to one hundred percent of the cost of health insurance premiums expended by the taxpayer during the taxable year.

Robert OaksWays And Means Committee

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A5109Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Creates firefighters' data base

Provides that the office of fire prevention and control shall establish and maintain a centralized reporting system and data base of the names and firefighting organizations of all firefighters in…

Robert OaksGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5105Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to banks

Enacts the "New York sub-prime predatory lending prevention act"

Enacts the "New York sub-prime predatory lending prevention act"; establishes guidelines for sub-prime loans; establishes duties of mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers; relates to the…

James F. BrennanBanks Committee

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A5104Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Allows fishing guides and individuals holding a party or charter boat license to issue fishing licenses

Allows fishing guides or individuals holding a party or charter boat license to issue fishing licenses; allows such guide to secure such license via the internet or by phone from the department of…

William A. BarclayEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A5103Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Provides for the creation of a new program for health insurance for individuals and groups of 50 or fewer; repealer

Provides for the creation of a new program for health insurance for individuals and groups of fifty or fewer employers or members; provides for open enrollment and community rating; provides for a…

William A. BarclayInsurance Committee

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A5102Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy

Establishes the "natural gas infrastructure act"

Establishes the "Natural Gas Infrastructure Act"; further creates the natural gas infrastructure grant fund for the purpose of subsidizing up to fifty percent of the total cost of projects by the…

Robert OaksEnergy Committee

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A5097Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local governments

Authorizes participation by a public benefit corporation in intermunicipal agreements

Provides that public benefit corporations can enter into cooperative agreements with municipal corporations, districts and other public benefit corporations for the performance of any of the…

Robert OaksLocal Governments Committee

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A5098Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Allows tax deduction up to $10,000 on personal income for certain child care

Allows tax deduction up to $10,000 on personal income for certain child care; allows deduction to parent of pre-school child or child of another.

Robert OaksWays And Means Committee

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A5100Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Exempts from sales and use taxes motor vehicles and rolling stock used by common carriers

Exempts from sales and use taxes certain motor vehicles, parts and services therefor and railroad rolling stock, parts and services therefor.

Robert OaksWays And Means Committee

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A5085Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Provides retirement benefits for members employed by the department of correctional services who are injured in the performance of their duties

Provides all non-correction officer members of the NYS&LERS who are employed by the state department of correctional services with a performance of duty disability retirement coverage; provides that…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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S3205Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes home invasion robbery offenses

Establishes the crimes of home invasion robbery in the first and second degrees for the unlawful entry of or remaining in a dwelling with intent to commit a robbery, and during the course thereof…

John J. FlanaganCodes Committee

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S3206Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Requires registration as a sex offender

Requires any defendant convicted for endangering the welfare of a child where there is a sexual element to the crime to register as a sex offender.

John J. FlanaganCodes Committee

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