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

A38Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2012· Enacting clause stricken
Provides for the expungement of unsustained allegations of abuse and the sealing of records; repealer
Provides for the expungement of unsustained allegations of abuse of persons receiving care and services in residential health care facilities and the sealing of records where the commissioner of…
Jeffrey DinowitzStricken
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S5808Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to insurance
Relates to an exemption for certain stock and non-stock insurance companies
Relates to an exemption for certain stock and non-stock insurance companies.
John A. DeFranciscoInsurance Committee
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S5774Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to environmental conservation

Prohibits child care products with TCEP

Prohibits child care products containing TCEP; enhances TRIS-free children and babies act to TCEP-free child care products act.

Mark GrisantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S4597SenateA7431· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to health

Requires accredited office-based surgery facilities to register with its accrediting agency, in consultation with the department of health

Requires all facilities operated as an office-based practice or setting to annually register with its accrediting agency, in consultation with the department of health; makes such facilities…

Kemp HannonHealth CommitteeHealth

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A4909Assembly· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to codes

Requires hospital incident reports to be simultaneously provided to the affected patients and/or their legal representatives

Requires general hospital which submits an incident report to the department of health to simultaneously provide a copy of such report to the affected patients and/ or their legal representatives;…

Aravella SimotasCodes Committee

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S3016Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to mental health and developmental disabilities

Relates to the review of criminal history information of certain persons rendering community based services to individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities

Relates to the review of criminal history information of certain persons rendering community based services to individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities.

Shirley L. HuntleyMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S2975Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to environmental conservation

Allows for rifle hunting in portions of Ontario County

Allows for rifle hunting in that portion of Ontario County south of NYS route 20.

Michael F. NozzolioEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A3432Assembly· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to governmental operations

Establishes apportionment commission to create apportionment plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on federal censuses; repealer

Establishes an apportionment commission to create apportionment plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on decennial federal census, which shall be considered by and voted upon…

Hakeem JeffriesGovernmental Operations Committee

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S2543Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to investigations and government operations

Establishes apportionment commission to create apportionment plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on federal censuses; repealer

Michael GianarisInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2419Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to health

Enacts the childhood lead poisoning prevention and safe housing act of 2012; repealer

Enacts the childhood lead poisoning prevention and safe housing act of 2012 to make enforcement of lead hazard control standards in the state of New York more certain and more effective; creates a…

Bill PerkinsHealth Committee

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S2392Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to finance

Creates a debt management board; repealer

Creates a debt management board with authority to set a limit on state debt; authorizes the use of surplus moneys to reduce outstanding state debt; limits the amount of state debt that may be…

Tom LibousFinance Committee

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A2588Assembly· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Allows taxpayers to contribute to the tuition assistance program on personal income tax forms

Allows taxpayers to contribute to the tuition assistance program fund on personal income tax forms; establishes the gifts to the tuition assistance program fund.

Carl HeastieWays And Means Committee

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S2010Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to finance

Establishes the office for small business; repealer

Establishes the office for small business under the executive department; repeals the division for small-business which was in the economic development law; transfers powers from the division to the…

Bill PerkinsFinance Committee

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A2227Assembly· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to energy

Requires general purpose lights used in all public buildings to meet certain energy efficiency standards

Requires general purpose lights used in all public buildings to meet certain energy efficiency standards; standards increase over time.

Andrew HevesiEnergy Committee

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A2228Assembly· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

Directs public service commission to require electric and steam corporations to provide rate reductions or refunds for inadequate or interrupted service

Directs the public service commission to require electric and steam corporations to provide rate reductions or refunds for inadequate or interrupted service; requires electric corporations, in…

Andrew HevesiCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S1822Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to consumer protection

Relates to provisions concerning debt collection procedures

Relates to provisions concerning debt collection procedures.

Bill PerkinsConsumer Protection Committee

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S1765Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications

Requires utility corporations and entities to submit an annual report to the public service commission, the legislature, the executive and the chairman of the state

Requires utility corporations and entities to submit an annual report to the public service commission, legislature, the executive, and the chairman of the state energy planning board detailing…

Bill PerkinsEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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A1649Assembly· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to governmental operations

Directs the director of the office of homeland security and emergency services to conduct a review of security of metropolitan transportation authority facilities

Directs the director of the division of homeland security and emergency services to conduct a review and analysis of the security measures taken at the transportation facilities of the metropolitan…

Brian KavanaghGovernmental Operations Committee

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A1648Assembly· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to governmental operations

Authorizes the use of innovative techniques to enhance public participation in the rule making process

Authorizes the use of innovative techniques to enhance public participation in the rule making process; provides that use of such techniques shall in no way otherwise diminish public participation…

Brian KavanaghGovernmental Operations Committee

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S1165Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to judiciary

Requires legislative approval of any contract between a corporation and New York state that would require the relocation of 75 or more employees across county lines

Requires legislative approval of any contract between a corporation and New York state that would require the relocation of 75 or more employees across county lines.

Neil D. BreslinJudiciary Committee

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S1056Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications

Relates to the power authority of the state of New York and the public authorities control board

Relates to the power authority of the state of New York and the public authorities control board; prohibits the power authority from undertaking any project or sale of any asset exceeding one…

Kevin S. ParkerEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S941Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to education

Legalizes actions of the Oyster Bay - East Norwich central school district with respect to certain building aid contracts

Legalizes actions of the Oyster Bay - East Norwich central school district with respect to certain building aid contracts.

Carl L. MarcellinoEducation Committee

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S305Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to education

Relates to authorizing school districts to establish policies prohibiting the wearing of gang-related apparel, markings or symbols

Authorizes school districts to establish policies prohibiting the wearing of gang-related apparel, markings or symbols.

Ruben DiazEducation Committee

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S284Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Prohibits a member of the legislature from engaging in any outside paid activity during his or her term of office

Prohibits a member of the legislature from engaging in any outside paid activity during his or her term of office.

Ruben DiazInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S287Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to education

Provides that the commissioner of education shall provide students who are in fifth grade or below shall remain in the building unless released to an authorized person

Provides that the commissioner of education shall promulgate rules and regulations which require that students who are in fifth grade or below shall remain in their school building unless released…

Ruben DiazEducation Committee

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S262Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Provides for an additional franchise tax on certain life insurance policies

Provides for an additional franchise tax on life insurance policies obtained by companies on its employees and/or retirees.

Ruben DiazInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S123Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to consumer protection

Requires a warning instruction by entities which manufacture, assemble and sell roller skates and skate boards

Requires a warning instruction by a person, firm, corporation, or other legal entities which manufacture and assemble roller skates and skate boards; requires the warning to be contained on a label,…

Ruben DiazConsumer Protection Committee

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S120Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Provides a credit against tax for the purchase and installation of grab bars

Provides a credit against tax for the purchase and installation of grab bars by a resident owner of real property who is a qualified senior citizen; sets forth a credit schedule; defines qualified…

Ruben DiazInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S119Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to higher education

Prohibits the deferral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

Prohibits the deferral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP); ensures that a TAP award will be paid on time so that the student may pay his or her tuition bill on time.

Ruben DiazHigher Education Committee

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S110Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to aging

Establishes a senior housing task force

Establishes a senior housing task force for the purposes of conducting a state-wide assessment of senior housing needs taking into consideration the various geographical areas and different needs of…

Ruben DiazAging Committee

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S59Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to higher education

Establishes the office for diversity and educational equity within the state university of New York administration

Establishes the office for diversity and educational equity within the state university of New York administration.

Ruben DiazHigher Education Committee

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S63Senate· Moved Jan 5, 2012· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Establishes a gift for preserving religious landmarks on state income tax returns, and provides for grants to preserve certain inner-city houses of worship

Establishes a gift for preserving religious landmarks option on state income tax returns; establishes the "preserving religious landmarks fund" into which all revenue from such gifts shall be…

Ruben DiazInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A8937Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Requires physicians to report instances of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infections to the commissioner of health

Requires physicians to report instances of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infections to the commissioner of health.

Matthew TitoneHealth Committee

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A8936Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Enacts "Caylee's law" to establish the felonies of failure to report the disappearance or death of a child

Enacts "Caylee's law" to establish the felonies of failure to report the disappearance of a child, as a class E felony, and failure to report the death of a child, as a class D felony.

Matthew TitoneCodes Committee

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A8940Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Establishes distinctive "Support Our Troops" number plates for motor vehicles

Establishes distinctive "Support Our Troops" number plates for motor vehicles.

Matthew TitoneTransportation Committee

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A8941Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides for drug and alcohol testing of school bus drivers and when circumstances, such as accidents, dictate a more thorough investigation and review

Provides for drug and alcohol testing of school bus drivers during the required biennial medical examination and when circumstances, including but not limited to accidents, dictate a more thorough…

Matthew TitoneTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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A8944Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Permits greater availability of adult education programs for the elderly

Establishes senior citizen extension schools to provide courses and activities of special interest to the health, welfare, and recreational needs of persons over sixty years of age.

David WeprinEducation Committee

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A8939Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Provides that vans or suburbans used as school buses cannot be so operated unless pupils are wearing seat belts

Provides that no van or suburban motor vehicle shall be operated in the transportation of pupils to or from school unless all passengers in such vehicle are properly utilizing approved seat belts.

Matthew TitoneEducation Committee

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A8943Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Subjects persons under the age of sixteen, proven to have loitered for the purpose of prostitution, to the juvenile delinquency jurisdiction of the family court

Subjects persons under the age of sixteen who are proven to have loitered for the purpose of prostitution to the juvenile delinquency jurisdiction of the family court.

David WeprinCodes Committee

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A8948Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Provides standards and procedures for determining whether or not a contractor is responsible for purposes of public construction projects

Provides standards and procedures for determining whether or not a contractor is responsible for purposes of public construction projects, including documentation of previous experience with…

David WeprinGovernmental Operations Committee

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A8942Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Modifies exemption from determination of prima facie evidence of neglect where parent engages in substance abuse or substantial manifestation of irrationality

Modifies the existing exemption from requiring a determination of what constitutes prima facie evidence of neglect where a parent or guardian engages in substance abuse or substantial manifestation…

David WeprinChildren And Families Committee

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A8950Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Prohibits label obstruction of over-the-counter drugs

Makes it illegal to knowingly alter, mutilate, destroy, obstruct, obscure or remove, by means of a sticker, tag or other device used to deter theft, or a price sticker, or otherwise, the whole or…

David WeprinConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A8952Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Requires children aged 5 to 15 on school buses equipped or required to be equipped therewith to use safety belts

Provides that children ages 5 through 15 inclusive must use safety belts when riding on a school bus equipped with safety belts or required by law to be equipped with safety belts; driver is subject…

David WeprinTransportation Committee

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A8953Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to the payment of restitution by registered and unregistered repair shops

Establishes that if financial loss has been made and a registrant or unregistered repair shop fails to comply with an order to pay restitution, the commissioner shall, by order, increase the amount…

David WeprinTransportation Committee

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A8938Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Requires all insurance policies and medical assistance to provide coverage for medically necessary hearing aids for children under 16 years of age

Enacts "Isabella's law" to require all health insurance policies and medical assistance to provide insurance coverage for the cost of medically necessary hearing aids for children under the age of 16.

Matthew TitoneInsurance Committee

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A8945Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Expands the authority of school boards and trustees of school districts to provide pupil transportation in child safety zones

Expands the authority of school boards and trustees of school districts to provide pupil transportation in child safety zones.

David WeprinEducation Committee

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A8946Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Provides that any charges assessed by a credit card company for late payment shall not exceed 1.5 percent of the unpaid balance of any bill or fifteen dollars

Provides that any charges assessed by a credit card company for late payment shall not exceed one and one-half percent of the unpaid balance of any bill or fifteen dollars.

David WeprinConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A8951Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Increases the fine that may be imposed for violations of real estate licensing laws and provides for procedures in connection with nonsolicitation orders

Increases the fine that may be imposed for violations of real estate licensing laws and provides for procedures in connection with violations involving nonsolicitation orders and cease and desist…

David WeprinJudiciary Committee

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A8956Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Excludes any time during which a person was incarcerated from the ten year period relevant to the definition of the crime of persistent sexual abuse

Excludes any time during which a person was incarcerated from the ten year period relevant to the definition of the crime of persistent sexual abuse.

Aravella SimotasCodes Committee

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