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

S3120Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development
Permits tenants heat repair expense to be set off against rent
Allows tenants the right to offset rent with payments made for the repair or service maintenance of an oil fired or other heating device where reasonable efforts were made to notify the landlord of…
Adriano EspaillatHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee
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S3121Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development
Relates to the remediation and prevention of indoor mold and requiring the disclosure of indoor mold history upon the sale of certain real property
Relates to the remediation and prevention of indoor mold; requires the disclosure of indoor mold history upon the sale of certain real property; requires notification to prospective lessees; directs…
Adriano EspaillatHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

A4869Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to correction

Makes the failure of a sex offender to appear at his or her registration determination hearing a class D felony

Expands the statement of notice of a registration determination hearing to be given to a sex offender to include notice of the right to counsel and that the failure to appear shall be a violation of…

Aravella SimotasCorrection Committee

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A4867Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Provides for the registration of professional nurse anesthetist

Relates to the certification of registered nurse anesthetists; provides that for such certification an applicant shall file an application, be licensed as a registered professional nurse, have…

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

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A4876Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Directs the division of homeland security and emergency services to establish rules and regulations providing for truck rental security

Directs the division of homeland security and emergency services to develop rules and regulations relating to truck rental security; requires any person or organization in the business of renting…

Aravella SimotasGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4866Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Makes provisions relating to the prohibition of the use of herbicides on utility right of way

Provides that the use of herbicides to control vegetation that grows in utility right of ways should be replaced by other methods of controlling such growth of vegetation including mechanical…

Brian KavanaghAgriculture Committee

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A4860Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes the creation of research and development centers; provides tax credits and benefits for related enterprises

Creates research and development centers to foster physical, engineering and biological research; provides tax credits and benefits for research and development enterprises and qualified research…

Marc ButlerWays And Means Committee

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A4861Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in economic development

Establishes the growth in manufacturing incentive program

Establishes the growth in manufacturing incentive program to establish a tax incentive program providing tax credits to manufacturing firms creating new jobs in the manufacturing sector over a…

Marc ButlerEconomic Development Committee

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S3095Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to civil service and pensions

Relates to providing a performance of duty disability retirement benefit for members of the armed forces injured in combat

Provides a performance of duty disability retirement benefit for members of a public retirement system who are members of the armed forces and are injured in combat; such benefit shall be 75% of…

Greg BallCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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A4854Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in labor

Relates to unemployment benefits for part-time workers; repealer

Relates to unemployment benefits for part-time workers; provides for a system of benefits based on the number of effective weeks a part-time employee accrues.

Clifford CrouchLabor Committee

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A4839Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Authorizes courts to issue orders of protection of further or permanent duration in the presence of aggravating circumstances

Authorizes courts to issue orders of protection of further or permanent duration in the presence of aggravating circumstances; applies to criminal and family courts; requires a motion to vacate or…

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A4844Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cities

Provides income tax incentives in New York city for the creation of jobs

Provides income tax incentives in New York city for the creation of private sector jobs; provides for credits against an employer's local tax liability (banking corporation tax, commercial rent tax,…

Keith L.T. WrightCities Committee

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A4845Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Directs the commissioner of labor to establish the form and content for contracts for the employment of domestic workers

Directs the commissioner of labor to establish the form and content for contracts for the employment of domestic workers; requires all contracts for such employment to comply with such form and…

Keith L.T. WrightLabor Committee

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A4847Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Clarifies the division of probation and correctional alternatives authority to promulgate rules and regulations

Clarifies the division of probation and correctional alternatives' authority to promulgate rules and regulations for correctional alternative programs; and establishes greater flexibility to…

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A4850Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Changes the name of practitioners of podiatry from podiatrists to podiatric physicians

Changes the name of practitioners of podiatry from podiatrists to podiatric physicians in numerous provisions of law.

Keith L.T. WrightHigher Education Committee

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A4838Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to the location and management of charter schools and the enrollment of students at charter schools

Relates to the location and management of charter schools and the enrollment of students at charter schools.

Keith L.T. WrightEducation Committee

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A4846Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Requires family court judges to order counseling for children as direct or indirect victims in family offense proceeding, where there is a demonstrated need

Requires family court as part of an order of protection in a family offense proceeding to order counseling for children when one member of the family or household has been charged with or found to…

Keith L.T. WrightJudiciary Committee

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A4849Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Relates to protecting constitutional or civil rights of non-degree granting proprietary schools and their owners

Relates to protecting constitutional or civil rights of non-degree granting proprietary schools and their owners; establishes a proprietary school disciplinary committee to conduct hearings and make…

Keith L.T. WrightHigher Education Committee

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A4812Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Relates to state participation in the federal law enforcement support office equipment program

Relates to state participation in the federal law enforcement support office law enforcement equipment program.

Brian KolbGovernmental Operations Committee

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S3085Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Creates a pilot program for bulk purchase electronic textbook delivery in the State University of New York and the City University of New York library systems

Creates a pilot program for bulk purchase electronic textbook delivery in the State University of New York and the City University of New York library systems.

Toby Ann StaviskyHigher Education Committee

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A4814Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Requires lifetime post-release supervision for certain offenders; prohibits good behavior allowances against certain determinate sentences

Requires lifetime post-release supervision for offenders convicted of rape in the first degree, criminal sexual act in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree, course of sexual…

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A4815Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in housing

Eliminates rent regulation protections for certain high income tenants and repeals certain provisions relating to de-regulation of rent-stabilized housing

Eliminates rent regulation protections for certain high income tenants, lowers the annual income for certain protections from $175,000 to $125,000 and repeals certain provisions relating to…

Brian KolbHousing Committee

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A4819Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Creates a high tech marketing program; appropriation

Creates a high tech marketing program; requires the creation of an advisory committee; provides for funds on a matching basis to established regional economic development marketing coalitions; makes…

Joseph MorelleEconomic Development Committee

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A4818Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides for an exemption from sales and use taxes on the sale of general aviation aircraft and for a report on the economic impact thereof

Provides for an exemption from sales and use taxes on the sale of general aviation aircraft.

Donna LupardoWays And Means Committee

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S3087Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Enacts the "automated external defibrillators access act"

Enacts the "automated external defibrillators access act"; requires all public buildings, stadiums, arenas and convention centers in cities with a population of over one million to be equipped with…

Toby Ann StaviskyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S3090Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cities

Extends the deadline for applications for tax abatements for industrial and commercial construction work in cities having a population of 1 million or more

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;…

Andrew J. LanzaCities Committee

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A4809Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Relates to establishing the online consumer protection act

Relates to establishing the online consumer protection act; defines terms; provides that an advertising network shall post clear and conspicuous notice on the home page of its own website about its…

Brian KavanaghConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A4804Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in energy

Establishes a procedure for the approval of increasing transfer capability of existing electric transmission lines

Establishes a procedure for the approval of increasing the transfer capability of existing electric transmission lines.

Brian KolbEnergy Committee

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A4803Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in economic development

Amends the economic development law and the tax law to create tax incentives for manufacturing firms that maintain or increase employment

Enacts the "manufacturing preservation and enhancement act"; amends the economic development law by adding a new article to create an incentive program for manufacturers that maintain or increase…

Brian KolbEconomic Development Committee

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A4806Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Relates to establishing the working families property tax relief act

Relates to establishing the working families property tax relief act, providing a tax cap to individuals whose combined household income is less than one hundred thousand dollars for residential…

Brian KolbReal Property Taxation Committee

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A4807Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Amends the education law and certain technical provisions therein

Relates to the apportionment of aid for external defibrillators, the powers of the commissioner pertaining to individualized education programs, excluding the issue of the cost of criminal history…

Brian KolbEducation Committee

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S3074Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

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.

Shirley L. HuntleyMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S3077Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Relates to restraint of individuals in facilities under the jurisdiction of the office of mental health

Relates to restraint of individuals in facilities under the jurisdiction of the office of mental health.

Shirley L. HuntleyMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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A4792Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in tourism, parks, arts and sports development

Creates a temporary state commission on tourism in central New York; appropriation

Creates a temporary state commission on tourism in central New York to study and prepare a sound business plan to develop a state-of-the-art transportation system to link community assets, and makes…

William A. BarclayTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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S3076Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Establishes the peer advocacy and mentoring program

Establishes the Peer Advocacy and Mentoring program; provides peer support, advocacy and mentoring for youth in residential care.

Shirley L. HuntleyChildren And Families Committee

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A4794Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to supervision, coordination and approval of highway routing designations for the transportation of hazardous materials

Provides that the department of transportation shall be responsible for the supervision, coordination and approval of highway routing designations for the transportation of hazardous materials in…

William A. BarclayTransportation Committee

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A4793Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in energy

Establishes the New York state task force on wind generating facilities siting

Establishes the New York state task force on wind generating facilities siting to study the need to implement a uniform statewide policy regarding the siting and permitting of wind energy production…

William A. BarclayEnergy Committee

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S3067Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Increases the frequency that visitation or inspections of facilities operated or licensed by the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities must be made each year

Increases the frequency that visitation or inspections of facilities operated or licensed by the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities must be made each year.

Shirley L. HuntleyMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S3063Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Enacts the "minority mental health act" to establish the division of minority mental health within the office of mental health

Enacts the "minority mental health act" to establish the division of minority mental health within the office of mental health; such division shall be responsible for assuring that mental health…

Shirley L. HuntleyMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S3056Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Authorizes the care and treatment of injured employees by duly licensed social workers under the workers' compensation program

Authorizes the mental health care and treatment of injured employees by licensed clinical social workers under the workers' compensation program.

Jeffrey D. KleinLabor Committee

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S3055Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to the description of the bounded area for which the residential parking permit system in the village of Tuckahoe, county of Westchester, may be established

Relates to the description of the bounded area for which the residential parking permit system in the village of Tuckahoe in the county of Westchester may be established.

Jeffrey D. KleinTransportation Committee

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A4788Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Prohibits a producer or refiner from selling, transferring, or assigning interest in a retail outlet leased to a motor fuel dealer

Prohibits a producer or refiner from selling, transferring, or assigning interest in a retail outlet leased to a motor fuel dealer unless such producer or refiner makes certain offers to such dealer.

Fred ThieleEconomic Development Committee

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A4790AssemblyS938· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in transportation

Requires the development of a program addressing the problem of wrong way drivers on New York interstate highways

Requires the commissioner of the department of transportation in consultation with the department of motor vehicles to develop a program addressing the problem of wrong way drivers on New York…

Fred ThieleTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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A4787Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Adds to the definition of serious injury and relates to determining the sufficiency of the evidence related to the serious injury

Adds to the definition of serious injury and relates to determining the sufficiency of the evidence related to the serious injury; includes that question of fact will be determined by the trier.

Matthew TitoneInsurance Committee

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