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

A6738Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education
Creates provisions for school boards to make decisions regarding lay-offs
Amends the education law in relation to empowering school boards to make decisions regarding employment based on performance, qualifications and the best interests of the students.
Andrew GoodellEducation Committee
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A6744Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary
Provides that the judgment of sale in a mortgage foreclosure action shall direct that payment by the purchaser be made by means of a bank officer's check
Provides that the judgment of sale in a mortgage foreclosure action shall direct that payment by the purchaser be made by means of a bank or credit union officer's check or certified check.
Rory LancmanJudiciary Committee

A6734Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Authorizes the department of taxation and finance to implement a tax amnesty program

Authorizes the department of taxation and finance to implement a tax amnesty program.

William ColtonWays And Means Committee

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A6742Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Includes sex offenders who fail to register or verify under the definition of second felony offenders

Includes sex offenders who fail to register or verify under the definition of second felony offenders.

Tony JordanCodes Committee

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A6745Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Provides that the judgment of sale in a mortgage foreclosure action shall direct that each individual of a group purchasing the premises disclose his or her name

Provides that the judgment of sale in a mortgage foreclosure action shall direct that in the event such premises is purchased collectively by more than one individual, the names of each individual…

Rory LancmanJudiciary Committee

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A6735Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in racing and wagering

Relates to the frequency of games of bingo

Relates to the frequency of games of bingo; provides that nursing homes and residential health care facilities may offer bingo without limitations.

Clifford CrouchRacing And Wagering Committee

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A6737Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to banks

Establishes a commission to study the feasibility of establishing a bank owned by the state of New York and report thereon within 2 years

Establishes a commission to study the feasibility of establishing a bank owned by the state of New York or an authority constituted by the state of New York and report within 2 years.

Sandy GalefBanks Committee

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A6739Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Limits plea bargains for individuals charged with sex offenses committed against children

Limits plea bargains for individuals charged with sex offenses committed against children; cannot plea to a lesser included offense where such offense is not a sex offense.

Andrew HevesiCodes Committee

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A6741Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Requires employers to provide bicycle delivery persons with protective headgear

Enacts the bicycle delivery person protection act; requires employers to provide bicycle delivery persons with protective headgear.

Brian KavanaghLabor Committee

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S4284Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Requires the surfaces of non-commercial vehicles and commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less to be cleared of accumulated snow, sleet, or hail

Requires the surfaces of non-commercial vehicles and commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less to be cleared of accumulated snow, sleet or hail; exempts…

Jack M. MartinsTransportation Committee

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S4277Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Creates the Pennies for parks program providing funds for capital expenditures at state parks and historic sites; imposes tax on single use carryout plastic bags

Creates the "Pennies for parks" program providing funds for capital expenditures at state parks and historic sites; imposes tax on single use carryout plastic bags; establishes the pennies for parks…

José M. SerranoCultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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S4276Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Exempts certain properties on Roosevelt Island in New York City from certain reporting requirements regarding the disposal of property by a public authority

Exempts certain properties on Roosevelt Island in New York City from certain reporting requirements regarding the disposal of property by a public authority.

José M. SerranoCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A6725AssemblyS585· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Requires any community service sentence imposed for an offense involving graffiti to include graffiti removal as a portion of required service

Requires any community service sentence imposed for an offense involving graffiti to include graffiti removal as a portion of required service; including but not limited to, the removal of graffiti…

Michael BenedettoCodes CommitteeLegal

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A6728Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Creates the state emergency health powers act and enacts legislation relating to terrorism

Creates the state emergency health powers act; establishes measures to detect and track potential and existing public health emergencies and measures to declare a state of public emergency;…

Claudia TenneyHealth Committee

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A6729Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Eliminates additional annual charge for distinctive plates for volunteer ambulance service members

Eliminates additional annual charge for distinctive plates for volunteer ambulance service members; institutes an initial one-time service charge of $15.

Claudia TenneyTransportation Committee

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A6727Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides that the intentional murder of a child under the age of twelve shall be a first degree murder offense; amends the definition of torture

Provides that the intentional murder of a child under the age of twelve shall be a first degree murder offense; amends the definition of torture related to first degree murder.

Claudia TenneyCodes Committee

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A6730Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Creates the teen driver safety commission

Creates the teen driver safety commission consisting of 12 members; requires the commission to study, examine and review the issue of teen driver safety; requires the commission to report its…

Michael CusickTransportation Committee

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A6707Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Allows employment of retired police officers as special security officers for school districts

Authorizes the trustees or board of education of any school district to employ retired former members of police or sheriff's departments as special security officers for such school district upon…

Claudia TenneyCodes Committee

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A6711Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in labor

Provides determination for partial disability and establishes objective medical guidelines, a benefit evaluation commission and pharmaceutical fee schedules; repealer

Relates to permanent partial disability; provides that such permanent partial disability shall be based on the objective medical guidelines for determination of percentage or permanent impairment;…

Brian KolbLabor Committee

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A6708Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in economic development

Provides that the sale of an alcoholic beverage by an on-premises licensee to a visibly intoxicated person shall be punishable as a felony

Provides that the sale of an alcoholic beverage by an on-premises retail licensee or permittee to a visibly intoxicated person shall be punishable as a felony.

Claudia TenneyEconomic Development Committee

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A6718Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Eliminates the statute of limitations for certain violent felonies

Eliminates the statute of limitations for the prosecution of violent felonies involving a sexual offense.

Mark C. JohnsCodes Committee

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A6709Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in economic development

Includes the Sons of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary in the definition of "club," extending certain provisions to such groups

Includes the Sons of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary in the definition of "club," extending certain provisions to such groups.

Claudia TenneyEconomic Development CommitteeEconomy

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A6710Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Includes municipal user fees as real property tax for purposes of the circuit breaker credit

Defines qualifying real property taxes to include municipal user fees, for purposes of the real property tax circuit breaker; defines "municipal user fees" as any municipal fee charged to a…

Claudia TenneyWays And Means Committee

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A6717Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Makes an appropriation to the Sauquoit Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission for the purposes of flood mitigation and stream bank restoration; appropriation

Makes an appropriation to the Sauquoit Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission for the purposes of flood mitigation and stream bank restoration.

Claudia TenneyWays And Means Committee

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A6721Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Requires certain persons to report financial exploitation of the elderly; repealer

Requires various persons (similar to child abuse) to report financial exploitation of the elderly (sixty-two or older) to a social services official, directs the commissioner of children and family…

Michael BenedettoAging Committee

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A6722Assembly· 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…

Claudia TenneyTransportation Committee

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A6714Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive plates for recipients of the distinguished service cross medal

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive plates for recipients of the distinguished service cross medal.

Claudia TenneyTransportation Committee

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A6705Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to the power of courts to deny orders of recognizance or bail where the defendant poses a risk of danger to the community

Authorizes and directs courts to deny orders of recognizance or bail where the defendant poses a risk of danger to the community.

Claudia TenneyCodes CommitteeLegal

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A6706Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes the offense of aggravated criminal conduct as a class E felony

Establishes the offense of aggravated criminal conduct, when a person commits a misdemeanor after having been previously convicted of six or more qualifying misdemeanor or felony crimes within the…

Michael CusickCodes Committee

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A6701Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides that the New York state canal corporation may sell or lease canal lands or personal property to governmental entities for less than fair market value

Provides that the New York state canal corporation may sell or lease certain canal lands or personal property to governmental entities for less than fair market value in the public interest.

Claudia TenneyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A6702AssemblyS797· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in insurance

Directs the superintendent of insurance to study the feasibility of developing and implementing a liability reform plan for recreational land use

Directs the superintendent of insurance, to study the feasibility of developing and implementing a liability reform plan to protect private landowners who permit public recreational uses of their…

Claudia TenneyInsurance CommitteeFinance

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A6703Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in judiciary

Expands provisions for eviction for illegal occupancy of leased premises; repealer

Relates to the illegal occupancy of multiple dwellings by broadening present law to allow application to a wider range of illegal activities including but not limited to gambling, prostitution and…

Claudia TenneyJudiciary Committee

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A6704Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Authorizes municipalities to create a real property tax exemption for the installation of dry fire hydrants

Authorizes municipalities to create a real property tax exemption for the installation of dry fire hydrants.

Claudia TenneyReal Property Taxation Committee

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S4258Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Provides for the development of individual site specific disaster preparedness plans for nuclear power plants operating within 50 miles of the state's borders

Requires the state emergency management office to undertake a complete review of existing disaster preparedness plans; provides for the development of individual site specific disaster preparedness…

Kenneth P. LaValleVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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A6697Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Relates to the apportionment of liability for non-economic loss in personal injury actions

Relates to the apportionment of liability for non-economic loss in personal injury actions.

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

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A6688Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Relates to the computation of the tax effort ratio for the central high school district for the purposes of state school aid

Relates to the computation of the tax effort ratio for the central high school district for the purposes of state school aid.

Brian F. CurranEducation Committee

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A6691Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to the monetary penalties for the crime of aggravated harassment or for discrimination

Increases the monetary penalties for the crimes of aggravated harassment in the first or second degrees or for discrimination; provides that such penalty shall be not less than five hundred dollars…

Brian F. CurranGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6692Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Eliminates additional application fees and annual fees for special license plates issued to veterans of the armed forces of the United States

Eliminates additional application fees and annual fees for special license plates issued to veterans of the armed forces of the United States.

Brian F. CurranTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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A6689Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in children and families

Allows neighborhoods an opportunity to be heard regarding licensing of a child day care center caring for seven or more children or a group family day care program

Allows neighborhoods an opportunity to be heard regarding the licensing of a child day care center caring for seven or more children or a group family day care program.

Brian F. CurranChildren And Families CommitteeHealth

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A6687Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Requires the approval of the state comptroller on every application submitted to the public authorities control board

Requires the approval of the state comptroller on every application submitted to the public authorities control board.

Brian F. CurranCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A6696Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Prohibits stalking by the use of technological devices and provides criminal penalties therefor

Prohibits stalking by the use of technological devices and provides criminal penalties therefor.

Claudia TenneyCodes CommitteeLegal

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A6685Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing

Establishes a committee to study the housing aspect of tourism in the state of New York

Establishes a committee to study the housing aspect of tourism in the state of New York.

David WeprinHousing Committee

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A6678Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides for sentence of life without parole for defendants convicted of certain sex offenses against a child or mentally disabled person; repealer

Provides for the imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for defendants convicted of certain sex offenses against a child or mentally disabled person.

Michael CusickCodes Committee

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