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

A219Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health
Prohibits certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat
Prohibits certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat; repeals certain provisions.
Felix OrtizHealth Committee
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A197Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection
Authorizes the N.Y. State Consumer Protection Board to establish a bike theft prevention website and requires posting notification of such registration by bike retailers
Authorizes the NYS Consumer Protection Board to establish a bike theft prevention website; requires bike shops to provide notice to buyers, to post information and provides for civil penalties for…
Andrew HevesiConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

A190Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Relates to personal care trend language incorporated into chapter 53 of the laws of 1990

Relates to personal care trend language and the medicaid reimbursement rate paid to personal care providers incorporated into chapter 53 of the laws of 1990.

Kevin CahillWays And Means Committee

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A179Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Provides for the determination of tuition assistance program awards

Provides for the determination of tuition assistance program awards; provides such awards may cover mandatory educational fees, excluding fees voted by student body; defines term; increases maximum…

Kevin CahillHigher Education Committee

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A184Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Prohibits smoking within fifty feet of all entrances to state office buildings and restricts smoking outside buildings with indoor smoking restrictions

Prohibits smoking within fifty feet of all entrances to state office buildings and restricts smoking outside buildings with indoor smoking restrictions; sets forth definitions of state office and…

Kevin CahillHealth Committee

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A163Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Provides direct internal control responsibilities over the conduct of certain designated internal control officers shall be exercised by certain other persons

Provides that direct internal control responsibilities over the conduct of designated internal control officers of state agencies and public authorities shall be exercised by certain other persons…

Kevin CahillGovernmental Operations Committee

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A147Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in environmental conservation

Requires open space conservation projects to be undertaken with willing sellers

Requires open space conservation projects to be undertaken with willing sellers; provides that the use of eminent domain for such projects shall be limited to lands where the owner thereof has…

Teresa SaywardEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A157Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in housing

Imposes additional requirements with respect to the duty of a landlord to provide tenants with a written receipt for rent paid

Imposes additional requirements with respect to the duty of a landlord to provide tenants with a written receipt for rent paid and directs the office of court administration to embark upon a…

Felix OrtizHousing Committee

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A159Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Creates commissions to interview and recommend trustee candidates to the state university, CUNY and the community colleges

Creates independent commissions to interview and recommend trustee candidates to the state university, CUNY and the community colleges.

Kevin CahillHigher Education Committee

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A95Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Establishes the New York state brain donor registry

Establishes the NYS brain donor registry: a listing of anatomical gifts made for the purpose of medical research regarding developmental disabilities, including but not limited to autism spectrum…

Michael CusickHealth Committee

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A137Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Establishes a tax credit for businesses retrofitting heavy duty vehicles

Establishes a tax credit for businesses which retrofit their heavy duty vehicles to comply with the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2006.

Barbara LiftonWays And Means Committee

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A103Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in labor

Fines municipalities which fail to enforce prevailing wage paid by contractors on public works projects 10% of the project costs

Fines municipalities which fail to enforce prevailing wage paid by contractors on public works projects 10% of the project costs to be paid to the department of labor for apprenticeship training…

Michael MontesanoLabor Committee

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A131Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Provides alternative real property tax exemptions for active duty members of the armed forces

Provides alternative real property tax exemptions for active duty members of the armed forces.

Amy PaulinReal Property Taxation Committee

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A134Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides for a demonstration project for the use of enforcement cameras on high occupancy vehicle and bus lanes on the Staten Island Expressway

Provides for a demonstration project for the use of enforcement cameras on high occupancy vehicle and bus lanes on the Staten Island Expressway.

Michael CusickTransportation Committee

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A143Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local governments

Establishes the city of White Plains industrial development agency and provides for its functions, powers, and duties

Establishes the city of White Plains industrial development agency and provides for its functions, powers, and duties.

Amy PaulinLocal Governments Committee

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A100Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Requires the posting of a statement of wage rates and supplements; provides penalties for failure to do so

Provides that the failure of a contractor or sub-contractor on a public works project to post a statement of wage rates and supplements shall be subject to prosecution as a misdemeanor and subject…

George LatimerLabor Committee

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A104Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in labor

Makes provisions for registration of apprenticeship programs and agreement and repeals related program

Establishes a public policy regarding and favoring apprenticeship training programs; provides standards for such programs and procedures for registration of approved programs; requires contractors…

Michael MontesanoLabor Committee

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A139Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides for a tax credit for expenses of parents made for their children as a result of the child having the disease of autism

Provides for a tax credit for expenses of parents made for their children as a result of the child having the disease of autism.

Michael MontesanoWays And Means Committee

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A118Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to social services

Relates to amounts payable under medical assistance

Relates to amounts payable under medical assistance; insures access to essential health care services and supplies by elderly and disabled individuals who are dually eligible for Medicaid and…

Kevin CahillSocial Services Committee

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A81Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Relates to the establishment of convenient care clinics

Relates to the establishment of convenient care clinics; authorizes the public health and health planning council to adopt/amend rules and regulations relating thereto.

Amy PaulinHealth Committee

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A82Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Requires cigarette manufacturers to disclose chemical additives and product design characteristics in cigarettes

Requires manufacturers of cigarettes sold or distributed in the state to disclose additives and product design characteristics used in the manufacture of cigarettes and to identify those substances…

Amy PaulinHealth Committee

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A89Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in insurance

Authorizes a municipal corporation with fewer than fifty employees to join a municipal cooperative health benefit plan

Authorizes a municipal corporation with fewer than fifty employees to join a municipal cooperative health benefit plan.

Bill ReilichInsurance Committee

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A91Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Provides for a task force and demonstration program on teleworking to study the benefits and other impacts thereof

Enacts the Telework 2011 Act; provides for a task force and demonstration program on teleworking to study the benefits and other impacts thereof; provides that the task force shall consist of…

Kevin CahillLabor Committee

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A117AssemblyS5861· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in banks

Creates restrictions on where EBT cards may be used to access cash

Prohibits automated teller machines or point of sale terminals in certain locations from accepting electronic benefit transfer cards for cash withdrawals.

Bill ReilichBanks CommitteeFinance

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A84Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Directs commissioner of health to establish a uniform letter grading system to classify the result of an inspection of a food service establishment

Directs the commissioner of health to establish a uniform letter grading system to classify the result of an inspection of a food service establishment; directs such commissioner and local health…

Amy PaulinHealth Committee

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A39Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Enacts the New York state senior housing opportunities partnership act and establishes a state senior housing opportunities partnership authority

Enacts the New York State Senior Housing Opportunities Partnership Act and establishes the New York state senior housing opportunities partnership authority; such authority will finance or…

Jeffrey DinowitzAging Committee

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A57Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Requires item pricing with limited exception

Establishes a permanent state item pricing law; provides that such item pricing shall apply to food, certain paper products, certain cleaning products, and certain health and beauty aids; provides…

Kevin CahillConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A54Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Requires new school buses with eight or more passenger capacity to be equipped with engine fire suppression systems

Requires school buses having a seating capacity in excess of fifteen passengers, purchased after September 1, 2013, to be equipped with engine fire suppression systems; requires state education…

Amy PaulinTransportation Committee

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A59Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Includes net economic impact as a factor to consider in awarding state procurement contracts

Includes net economic impact as a factor to consider in awarding state procurement contracts.

Kevin CahillGovernmental Operations Committee

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A22Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Enacts the "New York YouthBuild demonstration program"; appropriation

Enacts the "New York state YouthBuild act"; creates YouthBuild Inter-agency board, sets program requirements; authorizes the nine member board to make grants to eligible YouthBuild participants and…

Kevin CahillEducation Committee

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A21Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to the employment of school nurses for the inspection of pupils attending certain public schools

Relates to the employment of school nurses for the inspection of pupils attending certain public schools; relates to school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.

Kevin CahillEducation Committee

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A31Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Establishes the New York International Scholarship program and makes an appropriation therefor

Establishes the New York International Scholarship program; creates a program to supplement individuals receiving grants under the Benjamin A.

Kevin CahillHigher Education Committee

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A60Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental 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…

Kevin CahillGovernmental Operations Committee

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A32Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Includes the alternative and complementary integration and application of scientific principles in the scope of the practice of dietetics and nutrition

Includes the alternative and complementary integration and application of scientific principles in the scope of the practice of dietetics and nutrition; provides that the primary function of a…

Kevin CahillHigher Education Committee

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A24Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Requires the public service commission to consider the economic impact of utility rates and charges

Requires consideration of evidence relating to the economic impact of major increases of rates or charges upon consumers and the areas affected by such increases of rates or charges prior to…

Kevin CahillCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A33Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides a tax exemption for petroleum products that are purchased for heating purposes

Provides a tax exemption for petroleum products that are purchased for heating purposes.

Kevin CahillWays And Means Committee

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A70AssemblyS4734· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Gives preference to service disabled veteran owned small businesses with respect to state contracts

Gives preference to service disabled veteran owned small businesses with respect to state contracts.

Felix OrtizGovernmental Operations Committee

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A71Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Ordered to third reading cal.6

Clarifies the scope of protections against discrimination on the basis of disability in services provided by public entities

Clarifies the scope of protections against discrimination on the basis of disability in services provided by public entities including exclusion from participation or denial of benefits, services,…

Amy PaulinOn the Assembly floor

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A76Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Regulates the treatment and display of elephants

Regulates the treatment and display of elephants; requires persons who bring elephants into the state as part of a traveling exhibition to file an itinerary of the elephant's stay in the state with…

Amy PaulinAgriculture Committee

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S335Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Provides that a fire department located in a city with a population of one million or more shall obtain state approval for fees charged for responding to accidents

Provides that a fire department located in a city with a population of one million or more shall obtain state approval from the office of fire prevention and control for fees charged for responding…

Eric AdamsFinance Committee

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S332Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Changes the designation of incest from a class E to a class B felony

Changes the designation of incest from a class E to a class B felony.

Ruben DiazCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S334Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to the disciplinary hearings and procedures for teachers in the city district of the city of New York

Relates to the disciplinary hearings and procedures for teachers in the city district of the city of New York; requires hearings to be referred to the New York city office of administrative trials…

Ruben DiazEducation Committee

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S322Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Defeated in crime victims, crime and correction

Directs social services districts to contract with non-residential programs for victims of domestic violence to provide outreach and education in high schools

Directs social services districts to contract with non-residential programs for victims of domestic violence to provide outreach and education to students in public and private high schools;…

Velmanette MontgomeryCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S320Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Allows retired military service members to qualify for distinctive license plates

Allows retired military service members to qualify for distinctive license plates.

George D. MaziarzTransportation Committee

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