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

A1689Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection
Establishes the no political solicitation call statewide registry
Establishes the no political solicitation call statewide registry.
John McEnenyConsumer Affairs And Protection CommitteePublic Safety & Consumer Affairs
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A1692Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in children and families
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.
Felix OrtizChildren And Families Committee

A1666Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Establishes the New York calcium purchasing preference initiative

Establishes the New York calcium purchasing preference initiative by instructing the purchasing agent of any governmental entity to give preference to a product containing a higher level of calcium…

Annette RobinsonAgriculture Committee

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A1669Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Provides loans, grants and incentives to promote studies in math, science and technology or any other high-tech field deemed appropriate

Provides loans, grants and incentives to promote studies in math, science and engineering or any other high-tech field the commissioner deems appropriate on a high school and college level;…

James TediscoEducation Committee

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A1671Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to plea bargaining and personal court appearances by certain driver's license holders

Relates to plea bargaining and personal court appearances by certain driver's license holders; restricts class DJ or class MJ license holders from plea bargaining to a lesser charge unless the…

James TediscoTransportation Committee

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A1668Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Creates the crimes of criminal impersonation in the third and fourth degrees and increases the penalties for criminal impersonation in the first and second degrees

Creates the crime of criminal impersonation in the fourth degree for receiving a benefit worth under $100 for such impersonation in aggregate and makes it a class B misdemeanor; creates the crime of…

James TediscoCodes Committee

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A1661Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Enacts "The Mercury-Free Water Resources and Mercury Reduction Management Strategy Act"; repealer

Enacts "The Mercury Free Water Resources and Mercury Reduction Management Strategy Act"; provides for: disclosure of mercury content, phase-out of mercury-added products, disposal prohibition,…

Linda RosenthalEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A1660Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Enacts regulations of perchloroethylene dry cleaning facilities, including phase-out from residential buildings

Enacts regulations of perchloroethylene dry cleaning facilities; establishes equipment standards and specifications and operating requirements; provides for lead inspection and self monitoring and…

Linda RosenthalEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A1653Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act, granting collective bargaining rights, workers' compensation and unemployment benefits to farmworkers

Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act: grants collective bargaining rights to farm laborers; requires employers of farm laborers to allow at least 24 consecutive hours of rest each week;…

Catherine NolanLabor Committee

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A1636Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Requires manufacturers and labelers of prescription drugs dispensed in this state to annually report marketing expenses to the department of health

Requires manufacturers and labelers of prescription drugs dispensed in this state which engage in marketing activities in the state to annually report marketing expenses to the department of health;…

William ColtonHealth Committee

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A1643Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Establishes a public service commission nominating board to make recommendations of persons qualified for appointment as commissioners of the public service commission

Establishes a public service commission nominating board to make recommendations of persons qualified for appointment as commissioners of the public service commission.

Brian KavanaghCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A1621Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Establishes city and county property tax relief exemptions

Establishes both a city state-supported tax relief, CitySTAR, and a county state-supported, CountySTAR, real property tax exemption; provides eligibility criteria therefor and formula for…

James TediscoReal Property Taxation Committee

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A1626Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in judiciary

Relates to the number of city court judges in the city of Saratoga Springs; repealer

Relates to the number of city court judges in the city of Saratoga Springs.

James TediscoJudiciary Committee

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A1630Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

No local resolution is needed to extend the deadline for payment of real property tax for a member of the deployed military

Establishes that no local resolution is needed to extend the deadline for payment of real property tax for ninety days for a member of the deployed military.

James TediscoReal Property Taxation Committee

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A1627Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Relates to the employment of veterans with disabilities by municipalities

Establishes that by enactment of a local law, any county, city, town or village may determine a number of positions that may be performed by disabled veterans and veterans with disabilities who are…

James TediscoGovernmental Employees Committee

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A1634Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Enacts provisions to insure community safety using moneys available to inmates

Enacts provisions to insure community safety using moneys available to inmates by allowing courts the power of assessing inmates the per diem cost of incarceration where they have the means to pay…

James TediscoCodes Committee

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A1623Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Requires that any bill which provides revenue to the state in a non-recurring manner shall pass by a two-thirds majority in order to become law

Requires that any bill which provides revenue to the state in a non-recurring manner shall pass by a two-thirds majority in order to become law.

James TediscoWays And Means Committee

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A1612Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing

Requires a landlord to have clean hands to bring action for rent or eviction in certain cases

Provides that with respect to apartments covered by rent control, rent stabilization, or the emergency tenant protection act, a landlord must be free of outstanding building code violations to bring…

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

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A1606Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in tourism, parks, arts and sports development

Makes an appropriation for the rehabilitation of the Soldiers and Sailors museum

Makes an appropriation for the rehabilitation of the Soldiers and Sailors museum.

Felix OrtizTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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A1613Assembly· 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…

Robert SweeneyInsurance Committee

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A1615Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Imposes a penalty of one day's salary for governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller and members of the legislature for late budget

Imposes a penalty equal to one day's salary upon members of the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant governor and the comptroller for each day the budget is delayed beyond April first of each…

James TediscoGovernmental Operations Committee

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A1604Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Requires that gift certificates or store credits have no expiration or diminution in value over time

Requires that gift certificates, gift cards, or store credits have no expiration or diminution in value over time.

Felix OrtizConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A1614Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Allows municipal civil service commissions in the state to prescribe a number of positions with duties to be performed by veterans with disabilities

Provides for employment of veterans with disabilities by municipalities; allows municipal civil service commissions in the state to prescribe a number of positions, not to exceed two hundred, with…

James TediscoGovernmental Employees Committee

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A1600Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Imposes certain conditions on the approval of a charter school application for the conversion of an existing public school to a charter school

Imposes certain conditions on the approval of a charter school application for the conversion of an existing public school to a charter school where such school has demonstrated a practice or…

John McEnenyEducation Committee

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A1597Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to banks

Enacts the "foreclosure diversion act of 2011"; repealer

Enacts the "foreclosure diversion act of 2011"; provides for a one-year moratorium on foreclosures; requires a homeowner to attend a counseling session; requires courts to meet with parties at a…

Hakeem JeffriesBanks Committee

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A1601Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Provides for annual school lead-copper tap water testing; publishing of reports of contamination and abatement of such contamination

Provides for annual school lead-copper tap water testing; requires the publishing of reports of contamination and abatement of such contamination; requires school districts to provide potable water…

John McEnenyHealth Committee

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A1592Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental 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…

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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S1678Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Directs the department of environmental conservation to periodically update the model environmental impact assessment form

Directs the department of environmental conservation to update any forms or documentation prepared by such department which are designed to assist applicants and lead agencies in determining whether…

Jeffrey D. KleinEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A1587Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to racing and wagering

Makes certain exceptions for the issuance of licenses for the conduct of games of bingo

Makes certain exceptions for the issuance of licenses for the conduct of games of bingo for rehabilitation programs licensed or certified by a state agency and conducted by an applicant providing…

John McEnenyRacing And Wagering Committee

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S1675Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Requires any person who is convicted of a felony, a misdemeanor or a youthful offender shall be a designated offender and required to submit to DNA testing

Provides that every person who is convicted of a felony, a misdemeanor or adjudicated a youthful offender shall be a designated offender and required to provide a sample appropriate for DNA testing…

John L. SampsonFinance Committee

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S1670Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes the crime of unlawful use of spyware and malware

Establishes the crime of unlawful use of spyware and malware; unlawful use of spyware and malware is a class A misdemeanor, provided, however, that unlawful use of spyware and malware by a person…

John L. SampsonCodes Committee

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S1669Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Relates to individuals who refuse to participate in an investigation being conducted by child protective services

Relates to individuals who refuse to participate in an investigation being conducted by child protective services; grants a twenty-four hour notice to the individual for the meeting or home visit;…

John L. SampsonChildren And Families Committee

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S1668Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Conforms state law with federal law regarding imitation weapons and provides a private right of action for individual consumers

Conforms state law with federal law regarding imitation weapons; empowers the attorney general to enforce federal standards and provides a private right of action against retailers by individual…

John L. SampsonConsumer Protection Committee

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S1666Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Expands scope of criminal mischief to include cases wherein a person intentionally damages property of another with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm

Expands scope of criminal mischief to include cases wherein a person intentionally damages property of another with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm; permits offenders to be prosecuted…

John L. SampsonCodes Committee

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S1651Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Establishes guidelines of professional conduct for activities by district attorneys

Establishes guidelines of professional conduct for activities by district attorneys and other public prosecutors; includes prohibition against certain extra judicial statements and defines a duty of…

John L. SampsonLocal Government Committee

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S1654Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Establishes the New York state infrastructure development bank; appropriation

Establishes the New York state infrastructure development bank within the banking department; makes a $250,000,000 appropriation therefor and provides for the expiration thereof upon its repeal in…

Martin Malavé DilanFinance Committee

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S1645Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Provides authorization to grant certain exemptions from real property tax for school districts to certain veterans

Provides authorization to grant certain exemptions from real property tax for school districts to eligible veterans where such exemption is adopted by the governing body of the school district.

David CarlucciVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S1643Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Authorizes commissioner of economic development to grant matching funds to eligible applicants to implement Hudson Valley regional agricultural marketing program

Authorizes commissioner of economic development to grant matching funds to eligible applicants to implement the Hudson Valley agricultural regional marketing program, defined as the use of media…

David CarlucciCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S1646Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Clarifies the scope of protections against discrimination on the basis of disability

Clarifies the scope of protections against discrimination on the basis of disability under the New York state human rights law in the areas of employment, public accommodations and government…

David CarlucciInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1650Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Provides that the state board of medicine shall promulgate regulations requiring cultural competency courses in all colleges of medicine

Provides that the state board of medicine shall promulgate regulations requiring cultural competency courses in all colleges of medicine; requires all medical students and all physicians to complete…

John L. SampsonHigher Education Committee

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A1584Assembly· 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 relating to the NYS nursing faculty loan forgiveness incentive program and NYS nursing faculty scholarship program.

Deborah GlickHigher Education Committee

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S1639Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Provides for the "Life pass it on" trust fund to be known as the "New York state donate life trust fund"

Provides for the "Life pass it on" trust fund to be known as the "New York state donate life trust fund"; makes provisions relating to anatomical gifts, rights and responsibilities.

John L. SampsonFinance Committee

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S1640Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Enacts the educational tax incentives act

Enacts the educational tax incentives act; provides a tax credit for contributions made to public education entities or to a local education fund; requires the department of taxation and finance to…

John L. SampsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1626Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Prohibits missed appointment charges where physician's office receives notice of cancellation of appointment at least one hour before time; requires disclosure

Prohibits the charging of a patient fee for a missed appointment where the physician's office receives notice of cancellation of the appointment at least one hour before the time of the appointment;…

John L. SampsonHealth Committee

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S1632Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Requires any utility company involved in a vegetation management plan to give prior notice to the local legislative body and residents of the affected community

Requires any utility company involved in a vegetation management plan to give prior notice to the local legislative body and the residents of the affected community and to hold a public meeting…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsLocal Government Committee

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S1631Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Provides for the trustees of the state university of New York to establish a college of engineering and applied sciences in the city of Yonkers

Provides for the trustees of the state university of New York to establish a four-year college of engineering and applied sciences in the city of Yonkers within the state university system.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsHigher Education Committee

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S1634Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides an oral or written statement of an accused shall be inadmissible as evidence against such accused unless a recording is made of the interrogation

Provides that an oral or written statement of an accused made as a result of a custodial interrogation shall be presumed inadmissible as evidence against such accused in any criminal proceeding…

John L. SampsonCodes Committee

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