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

S887Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes
Creates the "public corruption prevention and enforcement act of 2011"
Creates the "public corruption prevention and enforcement act"; establishes the crimes scheme to defraud the government in the first and second degrees; requires the provision of faithful public…
Liz KruegerCodes Committee
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S888Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families
Provides clarification on determining the expiration date of an order of protection issued in relation to a family offense
Provides clarification on determining the expiration date of an order of protection issued in relation to a family offense.
Liz KruegerChildren And Families Committee
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S884Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes the "Caregiver's Assistance Act" giving income tax credits and deductions and a real property tax exemption to certain persons who help seniors

Establishes the "caregiver's assistance act"; allows a personal income tax credit equal to twenty percent of qualified care expenses in an amount equal to or less than two thousand four hundred…

Martin J. GoldenInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S883Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Enacts the religious freedom restoration act

Enacts the religious freedom restoration act; provides that government shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion by any act or failure to act; requires that religious rights may…

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S881Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund

Provides for a financial exploitation, outreach, education and training program and fund.

Martin J. GoldenAging Committee

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S877Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Creates an executive ethics and compliance commission and a new legislative ethics and compliance commission; repealer

Creates an executive ethics and compliance commission and a new legislative lobbying ethics and compliance commission.

Daniel L. SquadronFinance Committee

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S874Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Relates to adjustment of maximum allowable rent

Relates to adjustment to the maximum allowable rent.

Daniel L. SquadronHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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A538Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Creates the technology employment community hub (TECH) centers program to award grants to community colleges for skills training

Creates the technology employment community hub (TECH) centers program to award grants of up to $100,000 to community colleges to upgrade their educational, occupational, and training services…

William MagnarelliHigher Education Committee

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S875Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Authorizes certain cities to implement a pilot truck weight photo-monitoring system at certain intersections throughout the city

Authorizes certain cities to implement a pilot truck weight photo-monitoring system at certain intersections throughout the city; requires owners of trucks to be monetarily liable when an operator…

Daniel L. SquadronTransportation Committee

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A537Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Directs commissioner of transportation, upon finding that a bridge has defects, to establish and implement an emergency plan for drivers and communities affected

Directs the commissioner of transportation, upon a finding that a bridge has consistent defects and/or safety concerns, to establish and implement an emergency plan for the drivers and the…

Teresa SaywardTransportation Committee

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S871Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Relates to the provision of evaluations, service coordination services and early intervention program services; repealer

Relates to the provision of evaluations, service coordination services and early intervention program services.

Daniel L. SquadronHealth Committee

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S873Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Provides for the development of an environmental health tracking system within the department of health with cooperation from certain other agencies

Provides for the development of an environmental health tracking system within the department of health with cooperation from the departments of environmental conservation and labor; provides that…

Daniel L. SquadronHealth Committee

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A536Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Provides for the sale, availability and distribution of healthy foods and beverages as part of a school lunch program

Provides for the sale, availability and distribution of healthy foods and beverages as part of a school lunch program; sets forth portion size and food requirements; requires nutritional information…

Teresa SaywardEducation Committee

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A581Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides a tax credit to people who rent their residences within N.Y. city

Provides a tax credit to people who rent their residences within a city with a population of one million or more.

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

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A569Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in insurance

Relates to the amount of time that a small business must not have offered health insurance prior to application to a group health insurance program

Reduces from a 12 month period to a 6 month period, the amount of time that a small business must not have offered health insurance prior to application to a group health insurance program.

Teresa SaywardInsurance Committee

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A579Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Relates to benefits and eligibility under the real property tax circuit breaker credit

Amends benefits and income eligibility requirements under the real property tax circuit breaker credit.

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

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A577Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Authorizes a general hospital to identify and use immediate measures to move admitted patients from emergency departments within four hours of being admitted

Authorizes a general hospital to identify and use immediate measures to move admitted patients from emergency departments within four hours of being admitted; provides that every general hospital…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

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A576Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Relates to medicaid payment for co-payments due under Medicare Part D

Relates to medicaid payment for co-payments due under Medicare Part D; authorizes the commissioner of health to create a system to incorporate co-payments billed to a recipient under Medicare Part D…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

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A574Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Relates to participation by free association libraries in the New York state and local employees' retirement system

Relates to participation by free association public libraries in the New York state and local employees' retirement system.

Amy PaulinGovernmental Employees Committee

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A554Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides that certain supplies that are purchased for use at school shall be exempt from sales and compensating use tax

Provides that certain supplies that are purchased for use at school shall be exempt from sales and compensating use tax.

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

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A553Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Requires fingerprints and criminal history checks for directors of corporations formed for working with or for benefit of youths

Requires fingerprints (two sets, to be annexed to the certificate of incorporation) and criminal history checks (state and nationwide) of the directors of certain corporations subject to the…

Joseph LentolCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A556Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Makes numerous provisions regarding discovery in criminal cases; replaces discovery on demand with mandatory discovery system; repealer

Amends numerous provisions of law regarding discovery procedure and requirements in criminal cases including provisions for discovery by defendant of arrest and complaint reports and discovery by…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

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A560Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Authorizes a public utility corporation community support program to allow and encourage contributions by corporations to charitable organizations for benefit of communities

Authorizes a public utility corporation community support program to allow and encourage contributions by corporations to charitable organizations for the benefit of communities serviced by the…

Joseph LentolCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A563Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to standards for the sale of annuity contracts to seniors

Provides specific standards for the sale of annuity contracts to seniors; prohibits use of certain designations or title; requires continuing education on appropriate sale of annuities.

Jeffrey DinowitzInsurance Committee

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A564Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing

Protects non-purchasing senior citizens threatened by eviction pursuant to a cooperative/condominium conversion plan

Provides that a person sixty-two years of age or older, who is a tenant of a dwelling unit located in a building which is located in the city of New York, and who is threatened with eviction because…

Jeffrey DinowitzHousing Committee

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A549Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Prohibits the use of a mobile telephone while operating a bicycle; repealer

Prohibits the use of a mobile telephone while operating a bicycle upon a public highway, bicycle lane or roadway; provides an exception for emergency calls and hands-free mobile telephones; further…

Jeffrey DinowitzTransportation Committee

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A545Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Requires persistent alcohol offenders to use distinctive registration plates for such offenders issued by the commissioner of motor vehicles

Requires persons who have been convicted of an alcohol offense under the vehicle and traffic law on 3 or more occasions in a 5 year period of time, or on 5 or more occasions in a 10 year period of…

Jeffrey DinowitzTransportation Committee

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A526Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Establishes a registry of wills and codicils

Provides that each county shall establish and maintain a registry of wills and codicils executed in that county for which the surrogate's court has jurisdiction; establishes what information shall…

Fred ThieleJudiciary Committee

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A528Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local governments

Authorizes certain towns in the Peconic Bay region to establish community housing opportunity funds

Authorizes certain towns in the Peconic Bay region to establish community housing opportunity funds to provide community housing or low interest loans for first time home buyers; provides that such…

Fred ThieleLocal Governments Committee

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A517Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides for an increase in federal itemized deduction for home improvements which promote water quality

Provides for an increase in federal itemized deduction for certain home improvements; a fifty percent tax exemption is provided to a residential property owner of a one, two or three family home for…

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee

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A519Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in social services

Relates to payments for residential health care facilities in Essex county

Relates to allowing residential health care facilities meeting certain requirements located in Essex county reimbursement at rate of forty percent above the rate set forth in 10 NYCRR section 86-2.10.

Teresa SaywardSocial Services Committee

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A518Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in environmental conservation

Relates to development of a permit system to provide disabled veterans access to certain restricted bodies of water through the use of float planes

Directs the development of a permit system to provide disabled veterans access to certain restricted bodies of water in the Adirondack park through the use of float planes.

Teresa SaywardEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S867Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Authorizes the purchase of construction mortgages by the state of New York mortgage agency

Authorizes the state of New York mortgage agency to purchase construction mortgages from banks within the state during periods when there is an inadequate supply of credit available for new…

Catharine YoungCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S861Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Creates a concussion management advisory board to advise the education department on implementation of the best practices related to concussion management

Creates a concussion management advisory board to advise the education department on implementation of the best practices related to concussion management; including an interscholastic sports head…

Daniel L. SquadronEducation Committee

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S846Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Exempts farm operations from limited liability filing fees and certain business franchise taxes

Exempts farm operations from limited liability filing fees and certain business franchise taxes.

Catharine YoungInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S844Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Establishes real property tax abatement for the value of land used for replanting or crop expansion of woody biomass used for the production of ethanol or biodiesel

Establishes a real property tax abatement for the value of land used for replanting or crop expansion of woody biomass used for the production of ethanol or biodiesel, including willow.

Catharine YoungAgriculture Committee

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S838Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to civil service and pensions

Eliminates the maximum age for taking the civil service examination for appointment as a police officer

Eliminates the maximum age for taking the civil service examination for appointment as a police officer.

Catharine YoungCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S834Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Authorizes the operation of farm vehicles within the state with a class D driver's license; repealer

Authorizes the operation of farm vehicles within the state with a class D driver's license; eliminates the requirement for a farm endorsement to operate a farm vehicle; expands definition of "farm…

Catharine YoungTransportation Committee

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S825Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Relates to payments for residential health care facilities in Essex county

Betty LittleHealth Committee

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S823Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Establishes a 10 year statute of limitations to enforce violations of rules and regulations of Adirondack park agency committed within the Adirondack park

Establishes a ten year statute of limitations to enforce violations of rules and regulations of Adirondack park agency committed within the Adirondack park.

Betty LittleJudiciary Committee

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S814Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides for an increase in federal itemized deduction for home improvements which promote water quality

Kenneth P. LaValleInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S808Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Establishes a registry of wills and codicils

Provides that each county shall establish and maintain a registry of wills and codicils executed in that county for which the surrogate's court has jurisdiction; establishes what information shall…

Kenneth P. LaValleJudiciary Committee

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S802Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Creates tax increment financing program

Creates and provides for a tax increment financing program as a method of reducing the cost of affordable housing in NYS; authorizes issuance of general and special obligation bonds and temporary…

Catharine YoungHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S799Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Requires grounds for increasing assessment

Provides that the lease or conveyance of oil and gas rights shall not, without other evidence of value, such as actual land sale prices, constitute grounds for increasing assessments.

Catharine YoungLocal Government Committee

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S798Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides for an exemption requirement from registration for ATVs operated on lands owned by the owner or to which the owner has certain contractual rights

Provides for an exemption requirement from registration for ATVs operated on lands owned by the owner or to which the owner has certain contractual rights when the ATV is not operated elsewhere in…

Catharine YoungTransportation Committee

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S795Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Establishes parameters of civil liability for persons involved in equine activities

Enacts the "equine activity safety code act"; provides that an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, or any other person, which shall include a corporation or partnership, shall not be…

Catharine YoungJudiciary Committee

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S796SenateA1909· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides for free hunting, fishing and trapping licenses to residents of the state who are active duty members of the U.S. armed forces regardless of duty station

Provides for free hunting, fishing and trapping licenses to residents of the state who are active duty members of the U.S. armed forces regardless of where such person is stationed.

Catharine YoungEnvironmental Conservation CommitteeEnvironment & Energy

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S792Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to farm tractors and self propelled machines used primarily for agricultural purposes

Excludes farm tractors and self propelled machines used primarily for agricultural purposes from certain requirements for motor vehicles relating to registration and licensing of drivers, and…

Catharine YoungTransportation Committee

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S790Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Creates a real property tax exemption for land of a farm operation which is in the process of being certified for the production of organic crops

Creates a real property tax exemption for land of a farm operation which is in the process of being certified for the production of organic crops.

Catharine YoungAgriculture Committee

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