Bills by

Kevin Cahill

Assembly Member

169 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

169 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

A8530Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health
Relates to extending the number of days within a 12 month period a facility may receive reimbursement for a reserved bed
Extends the number of days within a twelve month period a facility may receive reimbursement for a reserved bed.
Kevin CahillHealth Committee
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A8345Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education
Relates to housing allowances under the World trade center memorial scholarships
Provides that housing allowances under the World trade center memorial scholarships shall not be decreased for off campus housing unless a student resides with a relative.
Kevin CahillHigher Education Committee
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A8075Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Allows for additional online publication of public notices by counties, muncipalities and school districts

Allows for additional online publication of public notices by counties, municipalities and school districts.

Kevin CahillGovernmental Operations Committee

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A7890Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Establishes the New York wine council program within the department of economic development

Establishes the New York wine council program within the department of economic development to develop a marketing strategy to promote the state's fine wines.

Kevin CahillEconomic Development Committee

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A7732Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Authorizes the commissioner of labor to promulgate any rules and regulations governing the A-weighted sound level of the operations of coin and paper counting devices

Authorizes the commissioner of labor to promulgate any rules and regulations governing A-weighted sound level of the operations of coin and paper counting devices that such commissioner finds…

Kevin CahillLabor Committee

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A7609Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing

Relates to the income criteria for the use of funds from the greater Catskills flood remediation program

Relates to the income criteria for the use of funds from the greater Catskills flood remediation program.

Kevin CahillHousing Committee

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A7565Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy

Directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study and report on current trends in the workforce that supports the generation and transmission of power in the utility industry

Directs the commissioner of labor, in consultation with the public service commission, to conduct a study and report on current trends in the workforce that supports the generation and transmission…

Kevin CahillEnergy Committee

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A7512Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides that excise taxes imposed on motor fuel pursuant to certain provisions of the tax law shall not be imposed during prescribed periods

Provides that excise taxes imposed on motor fuel pursuant to certain provisions of the tax law shall not be imposed during prescribed periods and requires retail dealers of motor fuel and diesel…

Kevin CahillWays And Means Committee

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A7367Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Relates to duration of orders of protection in cases involving domestic violence

Relates to duration of orders of protection in cases involving domestic violence.

Kevin CahillJudiciary Committee

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A7006Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy

Relates to green jobs-green New York on-bill recovery charges

Relates to green jobs-green New York on-bill recovery charges; provides that the public service commission shall require each gas and electric corporation file tariffs to provide for the billing and…

Kevin CahillEnergy Committee

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A7005Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy

Relates to the siting of major electric generating facilities

Relates to the siting of major electric generating facilities; relates to power plant emissions and performance standards; creates the intervenor account.

Kevin CahillEnergy Committee

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A5602Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Establishes apportionment commission to create apportionment plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on federal censuses; repealer

Establishes an apportionment commission to create apportionment plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on decennial federal census, which shall be considered by and voted upon…

Kevin CahillGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5307Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to providing oversight and monitoring the operations of an independent system operator

Relates to providing oversight and monitoring the operations of an independent system operator; authorizes the public service commission to provide oversight and requires annual reports on the…

Kevin CahillCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A5021Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy

Creates the recharge New York power program, extends the expiration of the power for jobs program and energy cost savings benefit program, authorizes certain contributions

Creates the recharge New York power program; extends the expiration of the power for jobs program and energy cost savings benefit program; authorizes certain contributions.

Kevin CahillEnergy Committee

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A4350Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Provides for a special election, at the discretion of the governor, to fill vacancies in the office of comptroller and attorney-general

Provides for a special election, at the discretion of the governor, to fill vacancies in the office of comptroller and attorney-general.

Kevin CahillGovernmental Operations Committee

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A1948Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Allows counties to adopt by local law a full value assessment procedure, provides for allocation of taxes among classes of real property

Allows counties to adopt by local law a full value assessment procedure; provides for reassessment every five years, allows for municipalities which feel that the county has not properly assessed…

Kevin CahillReal Property Taxation Committee

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A1080Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to mental health

Relates to the form of stamps on cigarettes

Requires tax stamps for the imposition of taxes on cigarettes to be 2x2 inches, contain a color graphic depicting an adverse effect of cigarette use, and a toll free telephone number which callers…

Kevin CahillMental Health Committee

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A1079Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Allows a retiree to file a request for Tier I status

Allows Marion Hoffman to file a request for Tier I status in the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System with the state comptroller.

Kevin CahillGovernmental Employees Committee

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A1009Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to banks

Provides that any charges assessed by a credit card company for late payment shall not exceed five percent of the unpaid balance of any bill or twenty dollars

Provides that any charges assessed by a credit card company for late payment shall not exceed five percent of the unpaid balance of any bill, including any interest thereon, or twenty dollars,…

Kevin CahillBanks 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 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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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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A327Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Requires group health plans and health insurance issuers to cover costs for scalp hair prosthesis worn for certain hair loss

Requires group health plans and health insurance issuers to cover costs for scalp hair prostheses worn for hair loss suffered as a result of alopecia areata, alopecia totalis or alopecia universalis.

Kevin CahillInsurance Committee

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A323Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides for a special-use permit for ambulatory veterinarians to use oversized or commercial vehicles on the Taconic state parkway

Provides for a special-use permit for oversized or commercial vehicles on the Taconic state parkway; includes ambulatory veterinarians.

Kevin CahillTransportation Committee

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A325Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Grants an exemption from sales and compensating use taxes to books and other items sold at a book fair for the benefit of a school

Grants a sales and compensating use tax exemption for books, magazines, pamphlets and other school or library book fair items sold at a school book fair sponsored by a parent-teacher organization,…

Kevin CahillWays And Means Committee

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A324Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to the elimination of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients

Relates to the elimination of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients; exempts purple heart recipients from all fees associated with the distinctive…

Kevin CahillTransportation Committee

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A319Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Requires telephone service providers to furnish a toll-free consumer service number for consumers offered unsolicited services

Requires any telephone service provider to furnish a toll-free consumer service number for consumers offered or provided unsolicited telephone services without a charge for a specified period of use…

Kevin CahillConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A320Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Provides for the proper packaging and labeling of pharmaceutical drugs; creates penalties for intentional fraud

Provides for the proper packaging and labeling of pharmaceutical drugs; creates penalties for intentional fraudulent replacement, packaging, and labeling of such drugs; provides for better consumer…

Kevin CahillConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A321Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Relates to defining permissible personal use of campaign contributions

Relates to defining permissible personal use of campaign contributions; provides options for the disposition of unused campaign funds; prohibits certain state and legislative employees from…

Kevin CahillElection Law Committee

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A308Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to the purchase of cleaner vehicles for use by state agencies

Relates to the purchase of cleaner vehicles for use by state agencies; defines terms; provides that on and after January 1, 2012, one hundred percent of all new light-duty vehicles purchased by…

Kevin CahillGovernmental Operations Committee

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A312Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Allows retail licensees for on-premises consumption to join in a cooperative agreement for the purchase of alcoholic beverages

Allows two or more retail licensees for on-premises consumption to join in a cooperative agreement for the purchase of alcoholic beverages in larger quantity.

Kevin CahillEconomic Development Committee

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A313Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Provides an alternative method of valuating reservoir or watershed property, utilizing the income-expense method

Provides that reservoir or watershed real property shall be assessed utilizing the income-expense method.

Kevin CahillReal Property Taxation Committee

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A285Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Relating to assessment exemptions for living quarters for a parent or grandparent

Relates to assessment exemptions for living quarters for a parent or grandparent.

Kevin CahillReal Property Taxation Committee

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A252Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Relates to reducing the fee for biennial registration for the professional practice of medical physics

Reduces the fee for biennial registration for the professional practice of medical physics from $300 to $125.

Kevin CahillHigher Education Committee

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A237Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Provides for eligibility for coverage under the New York state health insurance program for after-adopted children of unremarried spouses of deceased employees

Provides for eligibility for coverage under the New York State Health Insurance Program for after-adopted children of unremarried spouses of employees of the state or participating employers;…

Kevin CahillGovernmental Employees Committee

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A236Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Authorizes the sanitary code to establish regulations for separation and segregation of recyclable materials and facilities for the disposal of solid waste

Authorizes the sanitary code to establish regulations for separation and segregation of recyclable or reusable materials and facilities for the disposal of solid waste.

Kevin CahillHealth Committee

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A238Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Establishes a New York state legislative research service

Establishes a New York state legislative research service; provides for the appointment and compensation for the director of such service and specialists and senior specialists within such service;…

Kevin CahillGovernmental Operations Committee

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A246Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Establishes an energy reserve fund for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services

Establishes an energy reserve fund for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.

Kevin CahillEducation Committee

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A234Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Provides for ballot pamphlets for general elections and repeals provision for distribution of copies of constitutional amendments; repealer

Provides for the state board of elections to prepare and distribute to each voter a ballot pamphlet for every general election; provides for contents thereof and makes numerous related provisions…

Kevin CahillElection Law Committee

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A231Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Relates to the commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; requires that at least one of whom shall be a resident voter from either the county of Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan or…

Kevin CahillCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A229Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Provides for the exception to public disclosure of records if disclosure would endanger the health or safety of persons unless the benefits of disclosure

Provides for a freedom of information law exception to public disclosure of records if disclosure would endanger the health or safety of persons unless the benefits of disclosure outweigh the need…

Kevin CahillGovernmental Operations Committee

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A230Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Requires nursing homes to provide potential residents with policy on granting physician privileges prior to executing agreement

Requires nursing homes to provide potential residents with policy on granting physician privileges prior to executing agreement.

Kevin CahillHealth Committee

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A186Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Provides for cost-of-living adjustments of disability benefits for an employee with a permanent total disability

Provides for cost-of-living adjustments of disability benefits for an employee with a permanent total disability to be based on an increase of the consumer price index as promulgated by the U.S.…

Kevin CahillLabor Committee

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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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A189Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Adds interior design services as a type of contract that can be entered into and negotiated by the state

Adds interior design as a type of contract that can be entered into by the state.

Kevin CahillGovernmental Operations Committee

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A185Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Requires SUNY and CUNY authorities to install and retrofit buildings with sprinkler systems

Requires SUNY and CUNY authorities, the board of trustees, to adopt rules to require the installing and retrofitting of dormitory buildings with sprinkler systems on or before March first, two…

Kevin CahillHigher Education Committee

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A176Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Authorizes and directs the workers' compensation board to redetermine the award of volunteer firefighter disability benefits to William DuBois of New Paltz, New York

Authorizes and directs the workers' compensation board to redetermine the award of volunteer firefighter disability benefits to William DuBois of New Paltz, New York who was injured in the line of…

Kevin CahillLabor 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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