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

A452Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes
Provides that stalking by technological means shall be prohibited and shall be included in the crimes of stalking in the first, second and third degrees
Provides that stalking by technological means, including illegal wiretapping, cell phones, caller ID, Internet, cameras and GPS systems, shall be prohibited and shall be included in the crimes of…
Vanessa GibsonCodes Committee
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S650Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes
Establishes procedure for the suspension and revocation of license to carry and possess firearm if carrying while under the influence of alcohol or drugs
Establishes procedure for the suspension and revocation of license to carry and possess a firearm if a person carries loaded firearm on person in a public place while under the influence of alcohol…
John L. SampsonCodes Committee

S645Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides that sentence for commission of certain provisions of murder in the first degree is death or life without parole

Provides that the sentence for committing murder in the first degree when the victim is a police officer, peace officer or correction officer shall be either death or life imprisonment without parole.

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S647Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Creates adult day services respite demonstration programs

Creates adult day services respite demonstration programs; authorizes the commissioner of health in conjunction with the director of the state office for the aging to establish the respite day…

Martin J. GoldenHealth Committee

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S644Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Elevates severity of patronizing a prostitute and permitting prostitution, and makes certain provisions of promoting prostitution violent felonies

Makes promoting prostitution in the first degree and certain provisions of promoting prostitution in the second and third degrees violent felony offenses; increases the severity of the penalties for…

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S642Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Provides for employment limits for level three sex offenders to outside a five hundred feet radius of a daycare or school

Provides for employment limits for level three sex offenders to outside a five hundred foot radius of a daycare or school; penalty for offender is E felony; prohibition remains as long as offender…

Martin J. GoldenCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S639Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Establishes a reverse mortgage loan program for low income seniors

Establishes a reverse mortgage loan program for low income seniors; provides for the state of NY mortgage agency to establish many of the parameters for the implementation of the program; defines…

Martin J. GoldenCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A447Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Provides for the state to assume all costs of basic quality education; repealer

Makes provisions for the state to assume all costs of basic quality education and for the elimination of real property taxes for the support of education; requires board of regents to establish a…

Kevin CahillEducation CommitteeEducation

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A439Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Provides a partial tax abatement to owners of property who lease units at less than the fair market rental value

Provides a partial real property tax tax abatement to owners of certain property in a city with a population of one million or more who lease units at less than the fair market rental value to…

Joseph LentolReal Property Taxation Committee

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A430Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Restricts the availability and use of the entirety of a person's social security number

Restricts the availability and use of the entirety of a person's social security number.

Keith L.T. WrightGovernmental Operations Committee

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A431Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Provides for hazardous materials emergency response training for emergency medical services personnel of a fire department of N.Y. city

Provides for hazardous materials emergency response training for emergency medical services personnel of a fire department of a city of one million or more, by the state department of health and the…

Joseph LentolGovernmental Operations Committee

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A437Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Regulates the use of informants by the prosecuting attorney and law enforcement personnel

Regulates the use of informants by the prosecuting attorney and law enforcement personnel; requires law enforcement personnel to submit an annual report to the department of state with statistical…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

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A427Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Authorizes state reimbursement to municipal corporations for tax revenue lost and expenses incurred as a result of the reduced assessment of forest land

Authorizes a procedure whereby the chief executive officer of a municipal corporation in which there is located privately owned forest lands which are exempt from real property taxes to make…

Aileen GuntherReal Property Taxation Committee

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A426Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Requires the state education department to notify the local code enforcement official of all building inspections

Requires the state education department to notify the local code enforcement official of all building inspections.

Aileen GuntherGovernmental Operations Committee

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A421Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in housing

Protects tenants in unlawful lofts from eviction on certain grounds by precluding owners from making application to legalize residential occupancy for 10 years

Protects tenants in unlawful lofts ("interim multiple dwellings") from eviction on certain grounds (i.e., on grounds that the occupancy is unlawful because the building does not satisfy one or more…

Joseph LentolHousing Committee

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A416Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Establishes the commission on education in the twenty-first century

Establishes the commission on education in the twenty-first century which shall examine the system of school districts and the delivery of education related services in the state and shall recommend…

Kevin CahillEducation Committee

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A418Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to social services

Amounts payable for medical assistance for items and services provided to eligible persons

Relates to amounts payable for medical assistance for items and services provided to eligible persons.

Aileen GuntherSocial Services Committee

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A399Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Establishes the New York certified retirement community program within the office for the aging

Establishes the New York certified retirement community program within the office for the aging; provides for certification by the director of the office for the aging that a community is…

Aileen GuntherAging Committee

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A389Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Requires biennial referendum of student body at public universities and colleges to determine whether student activity fees are voluntary or mandatory

Requires the biennial conducting of a referendum of the student body at each college and university of the state university of New York and city university of New York, and at each community college…

Aileen GuntherHigher Education Committee

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A387Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Establishes a credit against income tax for wind electric generating equipment expenditures

Establishes a credit against income tax for wind electric generating equipment expenditures up to $7500.

Aileen GuntherWays And Means Committee

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A383Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides clarification on the gun show events to include the building structures and grounds where shows occur; and public auctions, flea markets and garage sales

Provides clarification on the definition of gun show events to include the building structures and grounds where shows occur; and to include public auctions, flea markets and garage sales; and…

Amy PaulinCodes Committee

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A379Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Excludes certain seasonal fair workers from the definition of employee for purposes of the minimum wage act

Excludes certain seasonal fair workers from the definition of employee for purposes of the minimum wage act.

William MageeLabor Committee

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A365Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Creates the crimes of dangerous driving in the fifth, fourth, third, second and first degrees

Creates the crimes of dangerous driving in the fifth, fourth, third, second and first degrees; imposes criminal liability on drivers who continue to operate motor vehicles in violation of the…

Michael CusickCodes Committee

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A364Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Prohibits the sale of information listed on prescriptions that identifies specific patients or persons legally authorized to issue a prescription

Requires prescription information to be kept confidential.

Kevin CahillHealth Committee

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S633Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Establishes a task force to improve theatrical safety

Establishes a task force to improve theatrical show safety.

Eric AdamsCultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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S626Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Increases penalties for promoting prostitution when an internet website is used and for promoting prostitution or patronizing a prostitute five or more times

Increases penalties for promoting prostitution when an internet website is used; increases penalties for promoting prostitution or patronizing a prostitute four or more times.

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S619Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes the crime of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child in the first degree

Establishes the crime of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child in the first degree; definitions.

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S622Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Increases the penalties for sexual performances by a child and provides for consecutive sentencing upon certain multiple convictions

Increases the penalties for sexual performances by a child; increases age from 16 to 18 for application of existing sexual performance crimes; creates crimes of use of a child in a sexual…

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S611Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides for creation of a legislative budget office

Provides for creation of a non-partisan legislative budget office to perform budget analysis to determine the funding levels necessary to the operation of governmental departments and programs and…

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S616Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

Relates to candy and other food products packaged as tobacco products

Prohibits the sale or offering for sale at retail of candy or other food products packaged or shaped to emulate or resemble tobacco products; violations of such provisions shall constitute a…

Jeffrey D. KleinAlcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee

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S610Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Directs the trustees of the state university to appoint a commissioner of state university police

Directs the trustees of the state university to appoint a commissioner of state university police, who shall be the supervisory and administrative head of all university police forces; prohibits any…

Jeffrey D. KleinHigher Education Committee

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A362Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Requires sale of certain firearms between unlicensed persons shall be conducted through a licensed firearms dealer

Requires sale of rifles and shotguns between unlicensed persons shall be conducted through a federally licensed firearms dealer; makes exceptions; provides penalties.

Amy PaulinEconomic Development Committee

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A361Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Requires the creation and imposition of restrictive commercial practices and stringent recordkeeping and reporting to prevent gun sales to criminals

Requires the creation and imposition of restrictive commercial practices and stringent recordkeeping and reporting to prevent gun sales to criminals; provides that such measures shall be promulgated…

Amy PaulinEconomic Development Committee

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A358Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Creates a regents large animal veterinarian loan forgiveness program

Creates a regents large animal veterinarian loan forgiveness program; establishes the number, criteria and notification requirements to receive an award under such program; establishes such awards…

William MageeHigher Education Committee

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S598Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Allows local tax collectors to send tax statements by electronic mail to an address provided by a homeowner and to opt out of receiving paper statements

Allows local tax collectors to send tax statements by electronic mail to an address provided by a homeowner and to opt out of receiving paper statements of taxes.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Local Government Committee

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S592Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Provides that parent or person in parental relation shall give notice to school district wherein child resides of intent to send child to charter school

Provides that parent or person in parental relationship shall give notice to school district wherein child resides of intent to send child to charter school; such notice shall be sent prior to April…

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Education Committee

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A350Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides that family members of paid professional firefighters who died in the line-of-duty may obtain a "Survivor of the Bravest" license plate

Provides that family members of paid professional firefighters who died in the line-of-duty may obtain a "Survivor of the Bravest" license plate; provides for the annual service charge collected to…

Michael CusickTransportation Committee

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S596Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Includes the war on terrorism within the definition of "period of war" for purposes of the veterans alternative property tax exemption

Includes the war on terrorism which commenced in 2001, within the definition of "period of war" for purposes of the veterans alternative property tax exemption.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S590Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Relates to the disclosure of monies received by members of the legislature for purposes of legal defense

Provides that contributions made by any person, firm, association or corporation to a member of the state legislature which are intended to be used by such member or on behalf of such member for the…

Neil D. BreslinFinance Committee

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S588Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Alters provision respecting filing of campaign financial disclosure statements

Broadens requirements with respect to campaign disclosure statements to require expenditures of $5,000 or more incurred in the final 10 days of an election to be reported within 24 hours to the…

Neil D. BreslinElections Committee

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S582Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Requires the use of encrypted counterfeit-resistant tobacco product tax stamps and markers

Requires the use of encrypted counterfeit-resistant tobacco product tax stamps and markets.

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S581Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Enacts the medical malpractice insurance premium credit act

Enacts the medical malpractice insurance premium credit act; provides a tax credit for a percentage of medical malpractice premiums paid by such taxpayer; defines relevant terms.

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S577Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Creates the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree

Creates the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree, a class E felony, wherein a person operates a motor vehicle negligently so that the lives or safety of the public might be endangered…

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S580Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Permits the declaration of an emergency pursuant to the EMTPA for rental housing accommodations located in buildings covered by a project based assistance contract

Permits the declaration of an emergency pursuant to the EMTPA for rental housing accommodations located in buildings covered by a project based assistance contract pursuant to section 8 of the…

Jeffrey D. KleinHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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