Bills by

Greg Ball

Senator

165 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →gball@nysenate.gov

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

165 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

S7439Senate· Moved Jun 4, 2012· Amend and recommit to finance
Establishes business franchise and personal income tax credits for employment of discharged combat veterans
Establishes business franchise and personal income tax credits for employment of discharged combat veterans.
Greg BallFinance Committee
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S6798Senate· Moved Jun 4, 2012· Amend and recommit to education
Establishes the confidentiality of annual professional performance reviews of individual classroom teachers and building principals
Establishes the confidentiality of annual professional performance reviews of individual classroom teachers and building principals.
Greg BallEducation Committee
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S7521Senate· Moved May 31, 2012· Referred to codes

Extending time limitations for certain actions relating to injury or death caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides

Extends time limitations for certain actions relating to injury or death caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides while serving as a member of the armed forces of the United States…

Greg BallCodes Committee

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S7268Senate· Moved May 30, 2012· Substituted by a697d

Relates to requirements for pet dealers

Relates to requirements for pet dealers for the care and sale of cats and dogs; requires the implementation of an appropriate plan for the exercise of animals in their possession.

Greg BallOn the Senate floor

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S5034Senate· Moved May 23, 2012· Referred to insurance

Enacts "Hannah's law"; requires certain insurance policies to include coverage for the cost of enteral formulas for the treatment of eosinophilic disorders

Enacts "Hannah's law"; requires that every health insurance policy or contract which provides coverage for prescription drugs include coverage for the cost of enteral formulas for which a physician…

Greg BallInsurance Committee

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S6090Senate· Moved May 22, 2012· Referred to codes

Restricts the right of an offender to use a computer in prison or access the internet if such offender has been convicted of certain sex offenses and used a computer

Restricts the right of an offender to use a computer in prison or access the internet if such offender has been convicted of certain sex offenses and used a computer in connection with the planning…

Greg BallCodes Committee

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S2421Senate· Moved May 22, 2012· Recommitted to election law

Provides that the ballots of deceased military personnel shall be counted toward the election for which they were cast

Provides that the ballots of deceased military personnel shall be counted toward the election for which they were cast.

Greg BallElection Law Committee

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S6308Senate· Moved May 21, 2012· Substituted by a2651b

Requires limit to maximum length of stay at residential program for victims of domestic violence

Requires limit to maximum length of stay at residential program for victims of domestic violence.

Greg BallOn the Senate floor

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S5264Senate· Moved May 16, 2012· Amend and recommit to codes

Authorizes retired police officers to apply for a firearms license that is valid throughout the state

Authorizes retired police officers to apply for a firearms license that is valid throughout the state.

Greg BallCodes Committee

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S5302Senate· Moved May 15, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Extends, from 2 years to 4 years, the time between parole eligibility for certain inmates

Extends, from 2 years to 4 years, the time between parole eligibility for certain inmates.

Greg BallFinance Committee

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S2423Senate· Moved May 15, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Provides a preference in state contracts for service-disabled veteran owned small businesses

Provides a preference in state contracts for service disabled veteran owned small businesses.

Greg BallGovernmental Operations Committee

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S7360Senate· Moved May 2, 2012· Referred to finance

Prohibits increase in state general fund spending in any fiscal year following a fiscal year in which the state has a surplus

Prohibits increase in state general fund spending in any fiscal year following a fiscal year in which the state has a surplus.

Greg BallFinance Committee

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S7362Senate· Moved May 2, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Prohibits the possession of endangered chimpanzees and imposes civil penalties therefor

Prohibits the possession of endangered chimpanzees and imposes civil penalties therefor.

Greg BallEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S7151Senate· Moved May 1, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Creates junior big game hunting license; describes rights and duties

Creates junior big game hunting license for people between the ages of 12 and 16 years to hunt wild deer and bear during the hunting season; describes the rights and duties associated with such…

Greg BallEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S7150Senate· Moved May 1, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to the suspension of hunting and fishing licenses pursuant to the interstate wildlife violator compact

Relates to the suspension of hunting and fishing licenses pursuant to the interstate wildlife violator compact.

Greg BallEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S5083Senate· Moved May 1, 2012· Reported and committed to codes

Expands the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to a companion animal during the commission of a felony

Expands the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to animals during the commission of a felony.

Greg BallCodes Committee

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S7121Senate· Moved Apr 30, 2012· Referred to local government

Requires municipalities to hold public hearings prior to overriding the tax levy limit

Requires municipalities to hold public hearings prior to overriding the tax levy limit.

Greg BallLocal Government Committee

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S7118Senate· Moved Apr 30, 2012· Referred to civil service and pensions

Repeals provisions requiring members of public retirement systems, who join on or after April 1, 2012, to pay 6% of their salary for military service credit

Repeals provisions requiring members of public retirement systems, who are veterans and who join such systems on or after April 1, 2012 (Tier 6), to pay at a rate of 6% of salary to purchase…

Greg BallCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S7119Senate· Moved Apr 30, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Amends the legislative law, in relation to term limits for members of the legislature

Relates to term limits for members of the legislature.

Greg BallInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S7117Senate· Moved Apr 30, 2012· Referred to local government

Amends the real property tax law to allow local governments to exempt un-remarried spouses of public saftey officials from all or a portion of tax

Amends the real property tax law in relation to exempting un-remarried spouses of paid or volunteer firefighters, ambulance workers or police officers who have fallen in the line of duty from all or…

Greg BallLocal Government Committee

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S7057Senate· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Referred to civil service and pensions

Establishes policy of equal pay for comparable work regardless of sex, race or national origin and requires corrective action therefor

Implements compliance with the federal Equal Pay Act of 1963 by establishing a state policy of compensating employees in state civil service equally for work of comparable value by eliminating wage…

Greg BallCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S6784Senate· Moved Mar 21, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to a temporary permit to carry or possess a firearm

Creates a process for the issuance of a temporary permit to carry or possess a firearm for persons who are not residents of the state of New York; provides an affirmative defense to possession of a…

Greg BallCodes Committee

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S5788Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Provides to the issuance of a Cold War Certificate to resident veterans who served honorably in the armed forces between September 2, 1945 and December 26, 1991

Provides for the issuance of a Cold War Certificate to resident veterans who served honorably in the armed forces between September 2, 1945 and December 26, 1991.

Greg BallFinance Committee

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S3955Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Eliminates the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member distinctive license plates

the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member distinctive license plates.

Greg BallFinance Committee

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S6704Senate· Moved Mar 12, 2012· Referred to education

Exempts BOCES capital expenditures from limitations upon local school district tax levies

Exempts BOCES capital expenditures from limitations upon local school district tax levies.

Greg BallEducation Committee

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S6683Senate· Moved Mar 9, 2012· Referred to codes

Prohibits sex offenders who are on parole or probation, or conditionally discharged from being upon the premises of any facility providing child day care

Prohibits sex offenders who are on parole or probation, or conditionally discharged from being upon or within 1,000 feet of the premises of any facility providing child day care, while any person…

Greg BallCodes Committee

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S6646Senate· Moved Mar 7, 2012· Referred to civil service and pensions

Provides that the death of a member of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system from heart disease shall be deemed accidental

Provides that the death of a member of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system from heart disease during the course of his or her employment shall be deemed an accidental…

Greg BallCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S6597Senate· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Phases out the imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax upon hospitals and not-for-profit corporations

Phases out the imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax upon hospitals and not-for-profit corporations.

Greg BallInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S6586Senate· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Requires businesses which receive economic development incentives to disclose on a continuing basis the conditions thereof and compliance therewith

Requires businesses which receive economic development incentives to disclose to the public, on a continuing basis, the conditions thereof and compliance therewith.

Greg BallCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S5433Senate· Moved Feb 29, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Relates to the treatment and disposition of lost, stray or homeless animals

Relates to the treatment and disposition of lost, stray or homeless animals.

Greg BallStricken

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S5303Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Enacts the "domestic violence registration act"

Enacts the "domestic violence registration act" defining domestic violence offenses and offenders, and requiring such offenders to register with the division of criminal justice services.

Greg BallStricken

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S5301Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Designates May 19th, to be known as "Malcolm X Day", as a day of commemoration

Designates May 19th, to be known as "Malcolm X Day", as a day of commemoration.

Greg BallStricken

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S5298Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Regulates private security services by the division of homeland security and emergency services

Regulates private security services by the division of homeland security and emergency services.

Greg BallStricken

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S5300Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Requires registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, physicians, physician assistants and specialist assistants to complete domestic violence training or course work

Requires registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, physicians, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, dental hygienists, physicians assistants and specialist assistants to complete…

Greg BallStricken

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S5268Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Establishes an "Amber Alert" system for missing developmentally disabled persons

Establishes an "Amber Alert" system for missing developmentally disabled persons.

Greg BallStricken

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S5265Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Waives certain fishing and hunting fees for residents of the state who performed military service during a period of war

Waives certain fishing and hunting fees for residents of the state who performed military service during a period of war for the five years immediately after his or her return to this state from…

Greg BallStricken

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S5033Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Establishes a cause of action for damages against a person who attempts or performs a sex selective abortion

Establishes a cause of action for damages against a person who attempts or performs a sex selective abortion.

Greg BallStricken

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S4997Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Enacts the "New York farmer recruitment and retention act of 2011" and appropriates monies to implement certain provisions thereof; appropriation

Enacts the "New York farmer recruitment and retention act of 2011"; directs the board of regents and the education department to investigate and study undergraduate agricultural programs with the…

Greg BallStricken

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S4998Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Exempts owners of farms and the owners of multiple dwellings from the scaffold law in certain instances

Exempts owners of farms and the owners of multiple dwellings from complying with the scaffold law in certain instances.

Greg BallStricken

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S4995Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

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.

Greg BallStricken

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S4962Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Extends eligibility for the agricultural property tax credit to farmers having a leasehold interest of not fewer than five years in qualified agricultural property

Extends eligibility for the agricultural property tax credit to farmers having a leasehold interest of not fewer than five continuous years in qualified agricultural property; provides for…

Greg BallStricken

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S4958Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Requires purchasers of real property within 500 feet of an agricultural district to be provided with disclosure of farming activities within such district

Requires purchasers of real property within 500 feet of the boundary of an agricultural district to be provided with disclosure of farming activities within such district.

Greg BallStricken

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S4959Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken