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

A4718Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Ordered to third reading cal.167
Requires the installation of operable portable fire extinguishers in certain R-3 residential occupancies
Requires the uniform fire prevention and building code to require the installation of operable portable fire extinguishers in certain R-3 residential occupancies in this state.
Vito LopezOn the Assembly floor
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A4696Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law
Requires the use of a simple and easy to read typeface on paper ballots
Requires the use of a simple and easy to read typeface on paper ballots.
Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee
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A4699Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Requires public contracts to include a clause authorizing contractors to recover damages for delay for itself as well as on behalf of subcontractors or materialmen

Requires public contracts to include clauses authorizing contractors to recover damages for delay which are caused by acts or omissions by the public owner, as otherwise permitted by law, and…

Vito LopezGovernmental Operations Committee

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S3014Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides zero and low interest loans or loan interest rate reduction for energy improvement projects to stimulate the growth and development of small businesses

Provides zero and low interest loans or loan interest rate reduction for energy improvement projects to stimulate the growth and development of small businesses and jobs.

Adriano EspaillatCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S3012Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Relates to requirements for selecting the lowest responsible bidder for certain public works contracts

Relates to requirements for selecting the lowest responsible bidder for certain public works contracts; requires the submission of a questionnaire to the contracting agency and the comptroller.

Adriano EspaillatFinance Committee

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S3013Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Makes permanent the duration of certain projects relating to school health services; repealer

Makes permanent the duration of school health services projects for pre-school and school-age children authorized by Chapter 198 of the laws of 1978.

Adriano EspaillatHealth Committee

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A4693Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Requires prior disclosure of income, assets, financial obligations of decedent to enforce surviving spouse's waiver of right of election; waives dead man's statute

Requires fair and reasonable disclosure of income, assets and financial obligations of decedent for surviving spouse's waiver of right of election to be enforceable and renders inapplicable the…

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

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A4680Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides for an increased personal income tax deduction for medical expenses incurred by a New York taxpayer

Provides for an increased personal income tax deduction for medical expenses incurred by a New York taxpayer to include medical insurance premiums and long term care premiums.

Philip RamosWays And Means Committee

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A4681Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Requires notices relating to lawn pesticides to be printed in the Spanish language in areas of the state with a significant number of Spanish speaking residents

Requires the written notices, signs and markers required for pesticides for commercial and residential lawn application to be printed in the Spanish language in areas of the state with a significant…

Philip RamosEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A4682Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Creates deductions for creation or improvements of child care facilities

Creates deduction from franchise tax and personal income tax for costs of acquiring or improving child care facility operated for profit; creates deduction from corporation tax, franchise tax,…

Philip RamosWays And Means Committee

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A4689Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides that new streets within and abutting streets of new commercial projects in the city of New York be the maximum legal width

Provides that new streets within and abutting streets of new commercial projects in the city of New York be the maximum legal width; prohibits any waiver of such requirement.

Matthew TitoneTransportation Committee

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A4690Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to banks

Relates to the use of powers of attorney in banking transactions

Requires all banking institutions in the state to accept a statutory short form power of attorney and powers of attorney which survive disability or incompetence; references existing provisions…

Matthew TitoneBanks Committee

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A4691Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to children with disabilities placed in out-of-state facilities; provides for the state to provide for all special services or programs

Provides that where children with disabilities are placed in out-of-state facilities, the state shall provide for all special services or programs.

Matthew TitoneEducation Committee

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A4648Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes the office of re-entry coordination for the wrongfully convicted and the re-entry for the wrongfully convicted program

Establishes the office of re-entry coordination for the wrongfully convicted and the re-entry for the wrongfully convicted program to provide 1) referral services for physical and mental health;…

Karim CamaraCodes CommitteeLegal

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A4647Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Provides for the re-enfranchisement of voters with felony convictions; repealer

Provides for the re-enfranchisement of voters with felony convictions by repealing certain provisions in the election law.

Karim CamaraElection Law Committee

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A4650Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Provides a real property tax rate freeze for persons over seventy years of age

Provides a real property tax rate freeze for persons over seventy years of age.

Steven EnglebrightReal Property Taxation Committee

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A4652Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Authorizes the taking of surf clams or ocean quahogs by mechanical means from the Atlantic Ocean for commercial purposes

Authorizes the taking of surf clams or ocean quahogs by mechanical means from the Atlantic Ocean for commercial purposes if the vessel is 90 feet in length or less.

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A4659Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Establishes duties for pharmacies when pharmacists employed by such pharmacy refuse to fill prescriptions on the basis of personal beliefs

Establishes duties for pharmacies when pharmacists employed by such pharmacy refuse to fill prescriptions on the basis of personal beliefs; requires a pharmacy to ensure the prescription is filled…

Barbara LiftonHigher Education Committee

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A4664Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Relates to full criminal background checks for volunteer and paid firefighters

Relates to full criminal background checks for volunteer and paid firefighters.

Joel MillerGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4649Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Allows local governments to regulate pesticide use and notification more stringently than the commissioner of environmental conservation

Allows local governments to regulate pesticide use and notification more stringently than the commissioner of environmental conservation has elected to.

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A4654Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Requires that mattresses and upholstered furniture be fire retardant pursuant to regulation to be adopted by the office of fire prevention and control

Requires that mattresses and upholstered furniture be fire retardant pursuant to regulations to be adopted by the office of fire prevention and control; authorizes exemptions from the requirement…

Dennis H. GabryszakConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A4666Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Provides for prohibiting students who are parents and who are receiving public assistance from participating in after school extracurricular activities

Provides for prohibiting students who are parents of children who are receiving public assistance from participating in after school extracurricular activities; requires school authorities to…

Joel MillerEducation Committee

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A4651Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides that drugs shall only be disposed of by means of a drug manufacturer collection program

Provides that drugs shall only be disposed of by means of a drug manufacturer collection program; requires all drug manufacturers to establish and conduct a collection program for expired and unused…

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A4665Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Requires certain requirements for hospital discharge plans

Requires certain requirements for hospital discharge plans; requires that a standard form be used for discharges, with information pertaining to what to expect during a normal course of recovery…

Joel MillerHealth Committee

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A4667Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Requires a permit to serve alcohol in a rear yard or on a rooftop in N.Y. city

Requires a permit to serve alcohol in a rear yard or on a rooftop in cities with a population of one million or more.

Joan MillmanEconomic Development Committee

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A4655Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Enacts the "dog attack victims fair compensation act"

Enacts the "dog attack victims fair compensation act"; makes victims of certain dog attacks eligible for awards by the office of victim services; requires dog control officers to give victims a card…

Rory LancmanGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4657Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Enacts the "language barrier to justice elimination act"

Enacts the "language barrier to justice elimination act"; establishes standards for court interpreters and a procedure for waiver of a non-English speaking person's right to an interpreter in any…

Rory LancmanJudiciary CommitteeLegal

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A4658Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Requires a sentence and commitment or certificate of conviction to be delivered to persons in charge of the correctional facility or OCFS facility to which a defendant is committed

Requires a sentence and commitment or certificate of conviction to be delivered to persons in charge of the correctional facility or office of children and family services facility to which a…

Rory LancmanCodes Committee

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A4661Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Requires clinical education in pain management and establishes an advisory committee on pain management education

Requires clinical education in pain management; requires every physician, physician assistant and specialist assistant practicing in the state to complete course work and training regarding pain…

David McDonoughHealth Committee

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A4662Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Relates to the improvement of student safety at school functions

Relates to the improvement of student safety at school functions; defines "school function" and "school property"; adds the term "school functions" to the code of conduct standards and reformatory…

David McDonoughEducation Committee

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A4668Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Relates to the sales tax exemption for coin operated car wash facilities

Provides that the sales tax exemption for coin operated car wash facilities shall apply to those facilities which may be operated by a credit or debit card.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A4669Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Establishes a physicians and surgeons data collection and advisory association

Establishes a physicians and surgeons data collection and advisory association to compile physicians and surgeons medical malpractice exposure, loss and expense statistics related to medical…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4653Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Establishes a real property tax exemption for persons eighty years of age or over

Establishes a real property tax exemption for persons eighty years of age or over; provides that such exemption shall be phased in over a ten year period whereby ten percent of the assessed…

Steven EnglebrightAging Committee

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A4660Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides an income tax credit for three years to a taxpayer who purchases a new primary residence for one million dollars or less

Provides an income tax credit for three years to a taxpayer who purchases a new primary residence for one million dollars or less.

Vito LopezWays And Means Committee

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A4663Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Regulates the use of automatic telephone answering devices by businesses and government

Regulates the use of automatic telephone answering devices by businesses and government; requires such devices to announce that the call is being answered by such a device and state whether or not,…

Joel MillerConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A4631Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Amends the order in which delinquent tax liens must be repaid

the order in which delinquent tax liens must be repaid.

Robert ReillyReal Property Taxation Committee

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A4645Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing

Prohibits warehousing of housing accommodations and harassment of tenants; provides penalties therefor

Provides that civil penalties may be levied against an owner who intentionally withholds a housing accommodation from the market, including for the purpose of future co-operative conversion.

Karim CamaraHousing Committee

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A4642Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Revises application process and eliminates certain filing requirements regarding the industrial and commercial incentive program in N.Y. city; repealer

Revises application process and eliminates certain filing requirements regarding the industrial and commercial real property tax incentive program in a city with a population of one million or more.

James F. BrennanReal Property Taxation Committee

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A4646Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to correction

Establishes a drug treatment alternative to incarceration for certain offenders; appropriation

Establishes a program of drug treatment as an alternative to incarceration for eligible low level, non-violent drug offenders as provided for herein; provides for licensing of programs and criteria…

Karim CamaraCorrection Committee

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A4640Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in insurance

Establishes "freedom health insurance plans"

Provides for the establishment of "freedom health insurance plans"; enables the use of health savings accounts in New York state.

William A. BarclayInsurance Committee

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A4597Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Requires notice to the appropriate community board of any application for liquor store license in the city of New York

Requires notice to the appropriate community board of any application for a liquor store license in the city of New York not less than 30 days before submission of such application.

Steven CymbrowitzEconomic Development Committee

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S2998Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Establishes a capped property school tax rate for persons seventy years of age or older who meet the eligibility requirements for the enhanced STAR exemption

Establishes a capped real property school tax rate for persons seventy years of age or older who meet the eligibility requirements for the enhanced school tax relief exemption.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S2997Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Prohibits smoking on platforms of the Long Island and Metro North railroads

Prohibits smoking on platforms of the Long Island and Metro North railroads.

David CarlucciHealth Committee

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S2994Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides for the registration of firearms by the owner thereof at the county clerks office of the county where the owner resides, except in New York City

Provides for the registration of firearms by the owner thereof at the county clerks office of the county where the owner resides, except in New York city; establishes fees for original registration…

Eric AdamsCodes Committee

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A4624Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides for the state to hold counties, cities, and school districts harmless for the loss of sales tax revenues attributable to the exemption of clothing/shoes

Provides for the state to hold counties, cities, and school districts harmless for the loss of sales and compensating use tax revenues attributable to the exemption of certain articles of clothing…

Joel MillerWays And Means Committee

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A4625Assembly· 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…

Andrew RaiaCodes Committee

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A4627Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in mental health

Requires municipal approval of and a public hearing on the siting of community residential facilities and removes the property tax exemption

Requires municipal approval of and a public hearing on the siting of community residential facilities for mentally disabled persons and removes the property tax exemption for such community…

Andrew RaiaMental Health Committee

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A4621Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Establishes the New York state compact for long term care

Establishes the New York state compact for long term care; requires federal financial participation; requires that the state provide assurance of quality of services in designing the waiver;…

Steven EnglebrightAging Committee

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A4626Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Exempts refinancing of certain mortgages from tax on mortgages

Exempts refinancing of certain mortgages from tax on mortgages.

Andrew RaiaWays And Means Committee

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