Bills by

Brian Kolb

Assembly Member

171 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

171 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

A9228Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Held for consideration in veterans' affairs
Creates the "veteran owned business enterprise act" to promote such business enterprises
Creates the "veteran owned business enterprise act" to promote such business enterprises and includes service related veteran owned businesses with minority and women owned businesses.
Brian KolbVeterans' Affairs Committee
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A1099Assembly· Moved Feb 1, 2012· Enacting clause stricken
Prohibits sale of explicit and violent video games to minors and requires labeling thereof
Prohibits the sale of video games containing sexually explicit or violent depictions to minors such as those that glamorize the commission of a violent crime, suicide, sodomy, rape, incest,…
Brian KolbStricken

A9086Assembly· Moved Jan 20, 2012· Held for consideration in 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…

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A9100Assembly· Moved Jan 20, 2012· Held for consideration in local governments

Expands the coverage to include cancer of the digestive, hematological, lymphatic, urinary, prostate, neurological, breast and reproductive systems

Provides that any: (i) melanoma; or (ii) condition of cancer affecting lymphatic, digestive, hematological, urinary, prostate, neurological, breast and reproductive systems, resulting in total or…

Brian KolbLocal Governments Committee

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A6690Assembly· Moved Jan 20, 2012· Held for consideration in judiciary

Makes numerous modifications to provisions of various laws relating to the family court act and child custody matters

Makes numerous modifications to provisions of various laws relating to child custody matters; provides for shared parenting custody; provides for parenting time rather than visitation; provides for…

Brian KolbJudiciary Committee

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A1101Assembly· Moved Jan 18, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Relates to taxes on cigarettes sold on an Indian reservation to non-members of the Indian nation or tribe

Relates to taxes on cigarettes sold on an Indian reservation to non-members of the Indian nation or tribe; reverts the tax back to the previous $2.75 if taxes on such cigarettes are not collected by…

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

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A9047Assembly· Moved Jan 17, 2012· Held for consideration in labor

Relates to experience rating for unemployment insurance

Provides that unemployment insurance experience rating transfer shall be optional when a business is acquired by another business.

Brian KolbLabor Committee

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A8819Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Makes the commissioner of education an office appointed by the governor

Makes the commissioner of education an office appointed by the governor.

Brian KolbEducation Committee

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A8820Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to the election of regents

Relates to the election of regents; requires a two-thirds supermajority vote of the legislature to elect each regent; requires each of the 4 legislative leaders to appoint 1 regent at large;…

Brian KolbEducation Committee

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A8447Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in local governments

Enacts the taxpayer protection and mandate relief act; repealer

Enacts the taxpayer protection and mandate relief act; enacts various reforms relating to government spending including a spending growth cap, employee contributions to health insurance, limiting…

Brian KolbLocal Governments Committee

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A8274Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in environmental conservation

Provides that number 2 heating oil sold in the state shall have not more than 500 parts per million of sulfur

Increases the authorized sulfur content of number 2 heating oil sold in this state from fifteen parts per million to five hundred parts per million; extends the effective date of limitations on the…

Brian KolbEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A7584Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Authorizes the Tully central school district to finance a litigation settlement by the issuance of serial bonds and/or anticipation notes

Authorizes the Tully central school district to finance a litigation settlement by the issuance of serial bonds and/or anticipation notes.

Brian KolbEducation Committee

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A6711Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in labor

Provides determination for partial disability and establishes objective medical guidelines, a benefit evaluation commission and pharmaceutical fee schedules; repealer

Relates to permanent partial disability; provides that such permanent partial disability shall be based on the objective medical guidelines for determination of percentage or permanent impairment;…

Brian KolbLabor Committee

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A6497Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in economic development

Establishes the manufacturing preservation and enhancement act and the office of the New York state homeshoring initiative

Establishes the manufacturing preservation and enhancement act and the office of the New York state homeshoring initiative.

Brian KolbEconomic Development Committee

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A6511Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in agriculture

Allows any family member working on a family farm to build a home on such land

Provides that in an agricultural district with a working family farm, any producer, as defined in subdivision three of section two hundred eighty-two of this chapter, shall have the authority to…

Brian KolbAgriculture Committee

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A6519Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Requires that annual reports be distributed in electronic format only, unless otherwise requested by a member

Requires that annual department reports be distributed in electronic format only, unless otherwise requested by a member.

Brian KolbGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6498Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in health

Repeals provisions relating to rates of payment of residential health care facilities and the withdrawal of equity and the transfer of assets

Repeals provisions relating to rates of payment of residential health care facilities and the withdrawal of equity and the transfer of assets of such facilities.

Brian KolbHealth Committee

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A6506Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in labor

Authorizes employers of manual workers to apply to commissioner of labor for exemption from requirement of paying manual workers weekly

Authorizes employers to apply to commissioner of labor for exemption from requirement of paying workers weekly if such employers satisfy certain criteria; removes language which would require…

Brian KolbLabor Committee

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A6512Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a tax credit for on-the-job training

Establishes corporate business and personal income tax credits for taxpayers (employers of 100 or fewer) who provide employees with on-the-job training in an amount up to $300 per employee.

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

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A6533Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Expedites return of stolen motor vehicles

Expedites the return of stolen motor vehicles and motorcycles to their rightful owners thereby reducing overcrowding of police storage pounds; provides for evidentiary photographs of their vehicle…

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A6502Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Provides for the inclusion of victim impact statements from neighborhood watch groups in pre-sentencing reports

Provides for the inclusion of victim impact statements from neighborhood watch groups in pre-sentencing reports where the court deems such inclusion to be appropriate.

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A6503Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Relates to making the first one hundred thousand dollars of an individuals' private pension non-taxable

Relates to making the first one hundred thousand dollars of an individual's private pension non-taxable.

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

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A6505Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Raises threshold for estate tax from one million to two million dollars under applicable internal revenue code provisions

Raises threshold for estate tax from one million to two million dollars under applicable internal revenue code provisions.

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

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A6507Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in economic development

Authorizes the issuance of temporary beer, wine and liquor permits, good for twenty-four consecutive hours, to promote products produced in this state

Authorizes the issuance of a temporary beer, wine and liquor permit, good for twenty-four consecutive hours, to promote products produced in this state; provides authority to promulgate needed rules…

Brian KolbEconomic Development Committee

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A6513Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Authorizes director of division of lottery to issue a license for any on-line lottery game whether known as Quick Draw or by any other name

Authorizes director of division of lottery to issue a license for any on-line lottery game whether known as "quick draw" or by any other name if license was previously denied because space…

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

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A6515Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Authorizes the prepayment of estimated tax by installment method; repealer

Authorizes the prepayment of estimated tax by monthly installment method; the local body may repeal such laws and not authorize installment payments; tax notice must be greater than $100; monthly…

Brian KolbReal Property Taxation Committee

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A6516Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Enacts provisions to promote drug-free workplaces within government through fair and reasonable drug testing

Enacts the drug-free workplace act to promote the goal of drug-free workplaces within government through drug testing; establishes rules for the use of drug testing in workplaces in the private…

Brian KolbGovernmental Employees Committee

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A6517Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in labor

Provides that an employer shall not be liable for unemployment benefits for an employee who voluntarily leaves employment

Provides that an employer's account for unemployment insurance coverage shall not be charged when an employee quits without good cause, regardless of whether the former employee has filed and been…

Brian KolbLabor Committee

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A6531Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in labor

Establishes the "Family and medical leave independent savings account act"; provides a tax credit for employee compensation deferred to such accounts

Establishes the "Family and medical leave independent savings account act"; provides a tax credit for employee compensation deferred to such accounts.

Brian KolbLabor Committee

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A6532Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in children and families

Adds violation to definitions regarding juvenile delinquency where crime is referred to

Adds "violation" to definitions regarding juvenile delinquency where "crime" is referred to.

Brian KolbChildren And Families Committee

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A6500Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in labor

Provides determination for partial disability and establishes objective medical guidelines, a benefit evaluation commission and pharmaceutical fee schedules; repealer

Enacts the "workplace safety act of 2011"; relates to permanent partial disability; provides that such permanent partial disability shall be based on the objective medical guidelines for…

Brian KolbLabor Committee

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A6508Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides an itemized deduction for expenses for course-mandated supplies for eligible college students paid by taxpayers

Provides an itemized deduction for expenses for course-mandated supplies for eligible college students paid by taxpayers.

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

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A6509Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Relates to the clarification of the applicability of certain exemptions to periodic distributions from a nonqualified pension plan

Relates to the clarification of the applicability of certain exemptions to periodic distributions from a nonqualified pension plan.

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

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A6514Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides a manufacturing wage tax credit for a sole proprietor of an industrial or manufacturing business or a member of a partnership of such business

Provides a manufacturing wage tax credit for a sole proprietor of an industrial or manufacturing business or a member of a partnership of such business; the amount of credit shall equal the product…

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

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A6504Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local governments

Authorizes town of Seneca Falls to create a reserve fund for certain temporary revenues

Authorizes the town of Seneca Falls to create a reserve fund for certain temporary revenues that shall be received on a one-time basis or can be proven to be temporary in nature and received only…

Brian KolbLocal Governments Committee

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A6518Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Relates to obstructing telephonic or electronic communication for immediate assistance

Creates the crime of obstructing telephonic or electronic communication for immediate assistance.

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A6530Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in health

Relates to the cost of review and copying of vital records for genealogical purposes

Relates to the cost of review and copying of vital records for genealogical purposes; reduces current cost by half; also provides that for applicants who show current membership in a genealogical…

Brian KolbHealth Committee

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A6522Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in transportation

Requires minors to be enrolled in school or graduation equivalent diploma program in order to receive their driver's licenses or learner's permits

Requires minors to be enrolled in school or a graduation equivalent diploma program in order to receive their driver's licenses or learner's permits and requires the commissioners of the department…

Brian KolbTransportation Committee

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A6527Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Relates to creating the crime of cyberterrorism and calculating damages caused by computer tampering

Relates to creating the crime of cyberterrorism and calculating damages caused by computer tampering; cyberterrorism shall be a class B felony.

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A6529Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Establishes the crime of unlawful sale of personal identifying information

Establishes the crimes of unlawful sale of personal identifying information.

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A6524Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in transportation

Enacts the highway safety act of 2011

Enacts the highway safety act of 2011 which requires that all examinations for licenses be conducted in English, no interpreters may be used during examination and that applicants for driver's…

Brian KolbTransportation Committee

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A6521Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Establishes the offense of vehicular obstruction of governmental administration when a person fails to respond to a police or peace officer's instruction to stop

Establishes the offense of vehicular obstruction of governmental administration when a person fails to respond to a police or peace officer's instruction to stop or by driving away before such…

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A6523Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Creates the protecting English in the workplace act

Creates the protecting of the English language in the workplace act which specifies that it is not unlawful to require workers to speak English while engaged in work-related duties.

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A6496Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in labor

Relates to the disclosure of unemployment insurance files to the state legislature

Relates to the disclosure of unemployment insurance files to the state legislature.

Brian KolbLabor Committee

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A6520Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in insurance

Requires insurance policy providers to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema, including the costs of compression sleeves

Requires insurance policy providers to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema, including the costs of compression sleeves used to alleviate the pain and discomfort of…

Brian KolbInsurance Committee

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