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

S995Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families
Broadens the scope of child abuse and neglected child to include proof of a positive controlled substance toxicology report on a newborn infant
Broadens the scope of child abuse and neglected child to include proof of a positive controlled substance toxicology report on a newborn infant; presence of such controlled substances establishes a…
Jeffrey D. KleinChildren And Families Committee
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S992Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes
Creates first and second degree pet theft offenses
Creates first and second degree pet theft offenses.
Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee
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S993Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

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…

Jeffrey D. KleinFinance Committee

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S985Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Makes certain persons who are eligible for or receiving social security disability insurance benefits eligible for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage

Makes certain persons (meeting certain income requirements) who are eligible for or receiving social security disability insurance (SSDI) benefits eligible for elderly pharmaceutical insurance…

Jeffrey D. KleinAging Committee

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S987Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Prohibits the hiring of a level 2 or level 3 sex offender as a building superintendent or resident manager, provides that sexual harassment of a tenant is a violation

Prohibits the owner, agent or operator of a multiple dwelling from hiring as a building superintendent, managing agent, or resident manager any person who is registered as a level two or level three…

Jeffrey D. KleinHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S984Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Increases income eligibility levels in the EPIC program

Increases income eligibility levels in the EPIC program from $35,000 to $50,000 for unmarried residents and from $50,000 to $75,000 for married residents.

Jeffrey D. KleinAging Committee

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S989Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Requires public hearings on the executive budget shall be conducted in certain areas of the state

Requires the senate finance committee and the assembly ways and means committee to conduct public hearings on the executive budget in certain areas of the state, after submission and prior to…

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A703Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Prohibits moneys appropriated to legal services organizations from being used for certain purposes

Prohibits appropriation of state funds to be used by (non-profit) legal services providers to pursue cases and activities involving proactive political litigation, class action suits, lobbying and…

Teresa SaywardGovernmental Operations Committee

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A700Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Determines parentage of a child for purposes of applying to the supreme court or family court for a writ of habeas corpus

Determines parentage of a child for purposes of applying to the supreme court or family court for a writ of habeas corpus; defines parent.

Amy PaulinJudiciary Committee

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A696Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Enacts the "corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act"

Enacts the "corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act"; establishes the corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act which requires that corporate…

Rory LancmanElection Law Committee

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S959Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Allows additional end use consumer representation

Amends the public service law, in relation to requiring the NYISO to increase end use consumer representation.

George D. MaziarzEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S960Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Directs state agencies which apply for federal medical assistance waivers to post information relating thereto on the agency internet website

Directs state agencies which apply for federal medical assistance waivers to post information relating thereto on the agency internet website.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

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S961Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Directs the department of health to post, on its internet website, the state's medical assistance plan and all amendments thereto

Directs the department of health to post, on its internet website, the state's medical assistance plan and all amendments thereto; provides that no provision of such plan shall take effect until it…

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

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S942Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Creates the metropolitan transportation authority interim finance authority

Creates the metropolitan transportation authority interim finance authority.

Carl L. MarcellinoCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S929Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Creates a vertical form of a license or identification card for persons under age 21

Creates a vertical form of a license or identification card for persons under age 21.

Carl L. MarcellinoTransportation Committee

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S919Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Provides that leases of state park lands require the lessee to make payments in lieu of taxes to school districts within which the lands to be leased are located

Provides that leases of state park lands require the lessee to make payments in lieu of taxes to school districts within which the lands to be leased are located.

Carl L. MarcellinoLocal Government Committee

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S917Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Limits the number and type of party committees which may be formed by state committees to receive or spend contributions to support or oppose candidates

Limits the number and type of party committees which may be formed by state committees to receive or spend contributions in support or opposition to candidates for election to public office to: one…

Neil D. BreslinElections Committee

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S918Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes the homeless protection act which designates certain offenses against homeless persons as hate crimes

Establishes the homeless protection act which designates certain offenses against homeless persons as hate crimes; includes the definition of homelessness.

Neil D. BreslinCodes Committee

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S916Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to civil service and pensions

Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees

Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees and their dependents or reducing the employer's contributions for such insurance from May 15, 2012 until May 15,…

Neil D. BreslinCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S910Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Increases allowable maximum income of persons occupying rental units otherwise eligible for tax abatement in certain cases

Increases allowable maximum income (from $20,000 to $50,000) of persons occupying rental units otherwise eligible for tax abatement in certain cases under provisions applicable to senior citizens'…

Liz KruegerAging Committee

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S915Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Makes various provisions to reform local development corporations and industrial development agencies: conflicts of interest, standard tax exemption policies, etc.

Makes various provisions to reform local development corporations and industrial development agencies: conflicts of interest, standard tax exemption policies, municipal input, more information to be…

Liz KruegerCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S902Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Establishes the New York state council on food policy

Establishes the New York state council on food policy; authorizes the establishment of an advisory board to assist the council; enumerates the powers and duties of the council and board, which…

Liz KruegerFinance Committee

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A688Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Relates to additional credit to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers in competitive examinations

Grants additional credit of five points to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers in competitive examinations for original appointment or promotion to a civil service position with…

Teresa SaywardGovernmental Employees Committee

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A687Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a personal income tax credit for a cap on real property tax based off of a household's gross income

Establishes a personal income tax credit for a cap on real property tax based on a household's gross income; defines terms.

Teresa SaywardWays And Means Committee

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A683Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to prohibiting retained asset accounts

Prohibits insurers from using retained asset accounts to hold proceeds from death benefits.

Michael G. MillerInsurance Committee

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A674Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Licenses therapeutic recreation specialists

Relates to the licensure of therapeutic recreation specialists; defines terms; provides that "therapeutic therapy" or "therapeutic recreation" means a treatment service designed to restore,…

Rory LancmanHigher Education Committee

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A673Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Enacts the "adversarial medical examination procedure act"

Enacts the "adversarial medical examination procedure act"; authorizes adversarial medical examinations and limits any physician-patient relationship resulting from such a medical examination;…

Rory LancmanCodes Committee

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A661Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Provides Medicaid reimbursement for interpretation services provided by hospital inpatient and outpatient departments

Provides Medicaid reimbursement for interpretation services provided by hospital inpatient, outpatient and emergency department settings and in diagnostic treatment centers; provides further that…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

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A623Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Eliminates the imposition of the death penalty for conviction of murder in the first degree; repealer

Eliminate the provisions of law establishing the imposition of the death penalty for a conviction of murder in the first degree; repeals inconsistent provisions.

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A640Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Creates a state urban pesticide board to study and report on the application of pesticides in urban areas; requires alternative pesticide training

Creates a state urban pesticide board to examine the application of pesticides in urban areas; delineates such board's functions, powers and duties; requires such board to make a preliminary and…

Keith L.T. WrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A648Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in economic development

Establishes voluntary licensure of master plumbers by the department of state

Establishes voluntary licensure of master plumbers by the department of state.

Aileen GuntherEconomic Development Committee

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A649Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in economic development

Establishes voluntary licensure of master electricians by the department of state

Establishes voluntary licensure of master electricians by the department of state.

Aileen GuntherEconomic Development Committee

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A646Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program

Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program for advanced degrees in nursing; such incentives shall be awarded annually, on a competitive basis, to registered…

Aileen GuntherHigher Education Committee

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A618Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides a tax deduction of $100 per 10 acres of taxpayer land made available for recreation as part of a local, national, state or regional trail system

Provides a specified tax deduction for taxpayer land made available annually for recreation as part of a local, national, state or regional trail system; limits liability of such landowners to…

Teresa SaywardWays And Means Committee

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A625Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Provides, in tort cases where one defendant has settled, that remaining defendants must elect prior to trial as to reduction in liability; repealer

Provides, in tort cases where one defendant has settled, that remaining defendants must elect, prior to trial, whether to reduce liability by the amount of the settlement or by the amount of the…

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

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A641Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Creates the New York city transit authority safety advisory panel to study and report on safety from terrorist acts

Creates the New York city transit authority safety advisory panel to study and report on safety from terrorist acts and to provide a moratorium on the closing of token booths and minimum staffing…

Keith L.T. WrightCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A609Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Provides for the establishment of kinship guardianships for kinship foster parent

Provides for the establishment of kinship guardianships for kinship foster parent; establishes the guardianship after a hearing and determination upon a petition filed by the kinship foster parent;…

Crystal Peoples-StokesJudiciary Committee

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A613Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to the protection of victims of domestic violence act

Relates to the protection of victims of domestic violence act, which requires defendants to wear global positioning systems monitoring the location of the defendant.

Crystal Peoples-StokesGovernmental Operations Committee

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A615Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Relates to volunteer recruitment service scholarships

Relates to volunteer recruitment service scholarships; expands benefits of the recruitment scholarship program.

Teresa SaywardHigher Education Committee

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A631Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Requires all motor vehicle insurers to file annual detailed financial and claim data statements with the superintendent of insurance

Requires all motor vehicle insurers to file annual detailed financial and claim data statements with the superintendent of insurance; all such statements shall be made available to the public.

Helene WeinsteinInsurance Committee

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A616Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to access roads to state forest preserve lands or lands under the jurisdiction of the department of environmental conservation

Relates to access roads to state forest preserve lands or lands under the jurisdiction of the department of environmental conservation; further relates to the qualified abandonment of certain town…

Teresa SaywardTransportation Committee

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A602Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Requires a study and report on methods to modernize information collection, retention and dissemination in the state

Requires a study and report on methods to modernize information collection, retention and dissemination in the state.

William MagnarelliGovernmental Operations Committee

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A604Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Provides for the apportionment of certain school aid commencing on and after July 1, 2011

Provides for the apportionment of certain school aid commencing on and after July 1, 2011.

William MagnarelliEducation Committee

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A601Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Establishes the self-sufficiency program within the New York state urban development corporation

Establishes the self-sufficiency program within the New York state urban development corporation to promote economic development; defines terms; authorizes the urban development corporation to…

William MagnarelliEconomic Development Committee

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S900Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Requires motor vehicle sales contracts to be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated

Requires motor vehicle sales and lease contract terms be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated; requires retail motor vehicle dealers who negotiate primarily in languages…

Toby Ann StaviskyConsumer Protection Committee

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S896Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Enacts the climate change solutions program act

Enacts the climate change solutions program act; relates to greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs and energy efficiency programs; establishes powers and duties of the commissioner of…

Liz KruegerEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S897Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Enacts the wine industry and liquor store revitalization act; repealer

Enacts the wine industry and liquor store revitalization act; authorizes grocery and drug stores to sell wine on their premises for consumption off the premises.

Liz KruegerCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business CommitteeEconomy

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