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

A3905Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance
Relates to qualified trusts and qualified reserve credits; repealer
Relates to qualified trusts and qualified reserve credits.
Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee
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A3890Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local governments
Authorizes the city of Auburn to prefer local businesses in awarding public contracts
Authorizes the city of Auburn to grant a preference to local businesses located in Cayuga county in awarding city contracts for public works and purchases, when such contracts do not exceed $100,000.
Gary FinchLocal Governments Committee
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A3884Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Enacts the engineers', architects', landscape architects' and land surveyors' good samaritan act

Enacts the "engineers', architects', landscape architects' and land surveyors' good samaritan act" to protect from liability for personal injury, wrongful death, property damage or other loss…

Steven EnglebrightHigher Education Committee

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A3886Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Authorizes the establishment of rules and regulations to provide for paid leave for state officers and employees to care for a parent or elder relative

Authorizes the president of the civil service commission to establish rules and regulations to provide for paid leave for public officers and employees to care for a parent or elder relative;…

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Employees Committee

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A3894Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Enacts the senior environmental corps act

Enacts the senior environmental corps act; establishes the senior environmental corps within the department of environmental conservation; establishes a mechanism for seniors to volunteer their…

Gary FinchEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A3897Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Enacts the "New York state property taxpayers protection act"

Enacts the New York state property taxpayers protection act; relates to limitations upon school district tax levies; requires the state to fund certain programs mandated for municipal corporations…

Michael J. FitzpatrickEducation Committee

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A3883Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Relates to the disclosure of special care offered to persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia

Makes provisions relating to the disclosure of special care offered to persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia; requires any facility that offers, advertises, markets or otherwise promotes…

Steven EnglebrightAging Committee

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A3880Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Requires institutions of higher education to provide course and instructional materials to students and retailers of instructional materials

Requires institutions of higher education to publish a list of all courses offered to include the instructor, instructional materials needed or recommended, and expected number of students to be…

Steven EnglebrightHigher Education Committee

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S2681Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Limits an insurer's reduction of coverage by limiting the volume of notices of intention to four percent, establishes standards for definitions; repealer

Limits the scope of an insurer's reduction of coverage by limiting the volume of notices of intention to not renew or condition renewal to four percent of the total number of covered policies within…

Kenneth P. LaValleInsurance Committee

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S2682Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Repeals certain provisions relating to the assessment and reimbursement of state expenditures and requires reimbursement of monies previously paid

Repeals certain provisions relating to the assessment and reimbursement of state expenditures and requires reimbursement of monies previously paid.

Michael H. RanzenhoferCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S2667Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Extends provisions of chapter 57 of 2005 relating to the NYS nursing faculty loan forgiveness incentive program and NYS nursing faculty scholarship program

Extends provisions of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005 relating to the NYS nursing faculty loan forgiveness incentive program and NYS nursing faculty scholarship program.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S2662Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Expands the definition of podiatry to include conditions of the ankle and all soft tissue structures of the leg below the knee affecting the foot and ankle

Expands the definition of the practice of podiatry to include conditions of the ankle and all soft tissues structures of the leg below the knee anatomically affecting the foot and ankle; establishes…

James S. AlesiHigher Education Committee

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S2645Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Enacts the constituent casework protection act

Relates to prohibiting the destruction of constituent files by public officials; provides penalties; defines terms.

Mark GrisantiInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A3835Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Enacts the criminal street gang related crimes act

Enacts the criminal street gang related crimes act; provides for enhanced criminal sanctions where crimes are related to criminal street gangs.

Philip RamosCodes Committee

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A3814Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Establishes corporate and personal income tax credits for the purchase of wind energy system equipment

Establishes corporate and personal income tax credits for the purchase of wind energy system equipment; customer-generators will be allowed a tax credit of 25% of qualified expenditures on wind…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

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A3818Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

Prohibits the operation of all-terrain vehicles in the state forest preserve, Long Island central pine barrens area and Albany pine bush preserve

Prohibits the operation of all-terrain vehicles by the general public in the state forest preserve, Long Island central pine barrens area and Albany pine bush preserve; grants exceptions for the…

Steven EnglebrightTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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A3825Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Relates to payments from the department of health New York city veterans home income fund

Relates to payments from the department of health New York city veterans home income fund.

Herman D. FarrellWays And Means Committee

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A3830Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Authorizes and directs the consumer protection board to study complaints made by customers of wireless telephone service

Authorizes and directs the consumer protection board to study complaints made by customers of wireless telephone service.

Joseph MorelleConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A3822Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Enacts the vessel lemon law to protect consumers purchasing or leasing boats

Enacts the "vessel lemon law" to protect consumers purchasing or leasing boats; requires manufacturers of defective vessels to conform such vessels to the terms of their warranties; provides for…

Steven EnglebrightConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A3824Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides that for the purposes of sales and use tax collection, "persons required to collect tax" shall include a member of a limited liability company

Provides that for the purposes of sales and compensating use tax collection, "persons required to collect tax" and "person required to collect any tax imposed by this article" shall include any…

Herman D. FarrellWays And Means Committee

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A3817Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides requirements for certain pesticide applications; repealer

Makes the application of pesticides to freshwater or tidal wetlands a regulated activity; establishes requirements for application of pesticides to freshwater and tidal wetlands; requires the use of…

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A3823Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Establishes the mature worker business initiative within the state office of the aging to encourage businesses to recruit, retain and retrain mature workers

Establishes the mature worker business initiative within the state office for the aging to encourage businesses to recruit, retain and retrain mature workers.

Steven EnglebrightAging Committee

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A3826Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local governments

Eliminates the twenty million dollar cap on civic facilities authorized to be financed by industrial development agencies and authorities

Relates to funding of certain civic facilities by industrial development agencies.

Joseph MorelleLocal Governments Committee

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A3829Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Establishes principles governing the management of state-owned intellectual property

Establishes principles governing the management of state-owned intellectual property; provides for the review, evaluation and alteration of current principles and policies.

Joseph MorelleGovernmental Operations Committee

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A3833Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Authorizes an income tax deduction of monies deposited into a house, townhouse, condominium or unit in a cooperative housing corporation account

Provides for the establishment of a home purchase account; enables first time house, condominium or unit in a cooperative housing corporation purchasers to deposit monies into an account established…

Philip RamosWays And Means Committee

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A3827Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Requires the state budget to contain a "current services budget", a "baseline receipts estimate", and provide public access thereto and other reforms

Requires the state's annual budget to contain a current services budget to project future costs resulting from continuation of the same programs and expenditures, a "baseline receipts estimate" to…

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A3828Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides that businesses utilizing textile remanufacturing technologies shall be allowed a textile remanufacturing investment tax credit

Provides that property principally used in the ordinary course of the taxpayer's trade or business utilizing textile remanufacturing technologies shall be allowed a textile remanufacturing…

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A3812Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing

Makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice to discriminate in the terms, conditions or privileges of housing accommodations based upon source of income

Makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice to discriminate in the terms, conditions or privileges, ownership, use, leasing, or occupancy of housing accommodations based upon the source of income.

Karim CamaraHousing Committee

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A3786Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Relates to structured settlements

Provides that a claimant shall have a claimant's structured settlement broker to objectively review the terms of the agreement and ensure that they are in the best interests of the claimant.

Joseph MorelleJudiciary Committee

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A3803Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Enacts the child custody reform act

Enacts the child custody reform act to provide uniform statewide standards for the litigation and mediation of child custody disputes; provides for an initial planning conference between the judge…

David WeprinJudiciary Committee

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A3772Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Mandates university and building level educational institution safety plans for possible acts of violence occurring at educational institutions within the state

Mandates university and building level educational institution safety plans for possible acts of violence occurring at educational institutions within the state.

Dennis H. GabryszakHigher Education Committee

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A3792Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Permits eligible employee stock ownership plans to own shares in professional corporations

Permits eligible employee stock ownership plans to own shares in professional corporations.

Joseph MorelleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A3805Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Authorizes a public retirement system, mutual fund, or other institutional investor to bring actions for damages sustained due to violations of the Martin Act

Authorizes a public retirement system, as defined in section 501 of the retirement and social security law, mutual fund, or other institutional investor to bring actions for damages sustained due to…

David WeprinGovernmental Employees Committee

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A3795Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

Requires certain food establishments to provide nutritional information to its customers

Requires certain food establishments to provide nutritional information to their customers.

Joseph MorelleConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A3776Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes business franchise and personal income tax credits for capital investments made in certain small businesses

Establishes business franchise and personal income tax credits for capital investments made in certain small businesses.

Joseph GiglioWays And Means Committee

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A3785Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to licensing and authorizing new lines of insurance; repealer

Relates to licensing and authorizing new lines of insurance; requires independent adjusters to complete pre-licensing and continuing education courses.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A3773Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Relates to the forfeiture of pension rights or retirement benefits upon conviction of certain crimes related to public employment

Relates to the forfeiture of pension rights or retirement benefits upon conviction of certain crimes related to public employment.

Dennis H. GabryszakGovernmental Employees Committee

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A3737Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Reduces age to 16 for eligibility to take GED

Reduces the age to sixteen for eligibility to take the general educational development exam.

Karim CamaraEducation Committee

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A3744Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Enacts the automobile insurance consumer information act

Enacts the "automobile insurance consumer information act"; provides for automobile insurance consumer information and complaint ranking; creates office of public insurance consumer advocate and…

Steven EnglebrightInsurance Committee

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A3754Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Establishes requirements regarding pesticide applications in food selling establishments

Establishes requirements regarding pesticide applications in food selling establishments including requiring use of integrated pest management programs to control pests, banning broadcast sprays of…

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A3736Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires minors under 18 years to attend school on a full-time basis, unless in vocational program; must enroll in GED course until 19

Requires minors under 18 years to attend school on a full-time basis, unless such minor is seventeen or older and enrolled in a vocational or occupational education program, with the consent of the…

Karim CamaraEducation Committee

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A3747Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to correction

Specifies due process requirements for determination that offender is a sex offender, sexual predator, sexually violent predator or predicate sex offender; repealer

Brings the sex offender registration act concerning sex offender classification status into parity with case law as decided by the Federal Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; includes certain due…

Steven EnglebrightCorrection Committee

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A3758Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Expedites appeals of sex offense convictions when such offense was committed or attempted against a person under 18

Expedites perfection and hearing of appeals of violent sex offense convictions when such offense was committed or attempted to be committed against person under 18; such appeals shall be perfected…

Steven EnglebrightCodes Committee

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A3771Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Prohibits application of pesticides in bodies of water that are used as a source of drinking water, except those used for the disinfection of drinking water

Prohibits the application of pesticides in bodies of water that are used as a source of drinking water, excepting those used for the purpose of disinfection of drinking water.

Herman D. FarrellEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A3746Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Establishes a real property tax abatement for residential real property owned by a person 65 or older who participates in volunteer programs

Establishes a county real property tax abatement for residential real property owned by a person 65 years of age or older who is accepted to participate in volunteer programs.

Steven EnglebrightAging Committee

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