Bills by

Joseph E. Robach

Senator

147 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →robach@nysenate.gov

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

147 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

S702Senate· Moved Mar 27, 2012· Referred to codes
Creates the crime of environmental damage of property
Creates the crime of environmental damage of property.
Joseph E. RobachCodes Committee
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S361Senate· Moved Mar 27, 2012· Reported and committed to finance
Authorizes the New York state foundation for science, technology and innovation to establish a high-tech employment and training program
Authorizes the New York state office of science, technology and academic research to establish a high-tech employment and training program; the office is to provide assistance to those entities…
Joseph E. RobachFinance Committee
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S360Senate· Moved Mar 20, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Provides for a sex offender public awareness outreach program to provide educational outreach to schools, community groups and clergy on issues related to sex offenders

Provides for a sex offender public awareness outreach program to provide educational outreach to schools, community groups and clergy on issues related to sex offenders.

Joseph E. RobachFinance Committee

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S732Senate· Moved Mar 19, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to pre-disposition and pre-sentence investigations in family offense cases

Relates to pre-disposition and pre-sentence investigations in family offense cases; makes provisions relating to probation access to the family protection registry.

Joseph E. RobachCodes Committee

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S720Senate· Moved Mar 19, 2012· Referred to codes

Expands the crime of robbery in the first and second degrees to include attempts made with a device appearing to be a bomb, destructive device or explosive

Expands the crime of robbery in the first and second degrees to include attempts made with a device appearing to be a bomb, destructive device or explosive or hazardous substance.

Joseph E. RobachCodes Committee

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S6610Senate· Signed Mar 6, 2012· Signed chap.15

Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of members of the agency police services unit; appropriation; repealer

Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of members of the agency police services unit; the employment benefit fund for certain members of the agency policy…

Joseph E. RobachSigned by Governor

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S717Senate· Moved Feb 8, 2012· Opinion referred to judiciary

Relates to redistricting the senate, assembly and congressional districts of NYS; repealer

Relates to redistricting the senate, assembly and congressional districts of NYS.

Joseph E. RobachJudiciary Committee

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S565Senate· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Lengthens the suspension of a driver's license for any person found to have illegally purchased or to have attempted to illegally purchase an alcoholic beverage

Lengthens the suspension of a driver's license for any person found to have illegally purchased or to have attempted to illegally purchase an alcoholic beverage.

Joseph E. RobachCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S6384Senate· Moved Feb 2, 2012· Referred to higher education

Includes certain veterans in the definition of resident as it relates to community colleges and state-aided four-year colleges

Includes active duty military and certain veterans going to college under the new GI bill in the definition of resident as it relates to community colleges and state-aided four-year colleges.

Joseph E. RobachHigher Education Committee

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S3092Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2012· Amend and recommit to insurance

Prohibits insurers from refusing to issue or renew, cancel, or charge or impose an increased premium for certain policies based solely on the breed of dog owned

Prohibits insurers from refusing to issue or renew, cancel, or charge or impose an increased premium for homeowners' insurance policies based solely on the breed of dog owned.

Joseph E. RobachInsurance Committee

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S6331Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to expanding health insurance coverage under Healthy NY

Relates to expanding health insurance coverage under Healthy NY to retired persons who lose benefits offered from their previous employer through no fault of their own.

Joseph E. RobachInsurance Committee

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S6289Senate· Moved Jan 20, 2012· Referred to finance

Makes provisions for payment to certain peace officers employed by department of corrections and community supervision for salary and medical expenses while subject to sickness

Provides that peace officers employed by the department of corrections and community supervision who suffer an employment related illness shall receive their salary and medical expenses until…

Joseph E. RobachFinance Committee

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S569Senate· Moved Jan 17, 2012· Amend and recommit to health

Provides a program to promote leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research, education and treatment and establishes the leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research, education

Provides a program to promote leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research education and treatment and establishes the leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research education and treatment fund; authorizes the…

Joseph E. RobachHealth Committee

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S6109Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to racing, gaming and wagering

Authorizes the creation of the veteran assistance lottery game and the establishment of the veterans' assistance fund

Authorizes the creation of the veteran assistance lottery game and the establishment of the veterans' assistance fund.

Joseph E. RobachRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

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S6108Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Removes sunset provisions of chapter 557 of the laws of 2001 relating to pre-need funeral services

Removes the sunset provisions of chapter 557 of the laws of 2001 relating to pre-need funeral services.

Joseph E. RobachConsumer Protection Committee

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S5861Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to social services

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.

Joseph E. RobachSocial Services Committee

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S5715Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Provides that debt service payments on the Rochester school facilities modernization plan shall be the "city amount" for purposes of the school district's estimates

Provides that debt service payments on the Rochester school facilities modernization plan shall be the "city amount" for purposes of the school district's annual estimates pursuant to section 2576…

Joseph E. RobachEducation Committee

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S5630Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Relates to debt payments for Rochester school facilities not affecting the city of Rochester's maintenance of effort requirements

Relates to debt payments for Rochester school facilities not affecting the city of Rochester's maintenance of effort requirements.

Joseph E. RobachFinance Committee

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S5400Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to enacting the utility worker protection act

Elevates assault of a utility worker in the second degree to a class D felony; includes an employee of any entity governed by the public service law within such provisions.

Joseph E. RobachCodes Committee

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S5363Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Establishes standards for the care of abandoned, stray or seized animals and requires the release of a shelter animal to a rescue group upon request of the rescue group

Establishes standards for the care of abandoned, stray or seized animals and requires the release of a shelter animal to a rescue group upon request of the rescue group prior to euthanasia of the…

Joseph E. RobachAgriculture Committee

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S5364Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Requires prior written notice upon hiring and once annually to all employees, informing them of the types of electronic monitoring which may occur

Requires prior written notice upon hiring and once annually to all employees, informing them of the types of electronic monitoring which may occur.

Joseph E. RobachCodes Committee

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S5321Senate· 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.

Joseph E. RobachHigher Education Committee

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S5323Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to hazardous waste program fees and surcharges

Relates to hazardous waste program fees and surcharges.

Joseph E. RobachEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S5324Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Directs the division for small business to maintain a small business portal on the department of economic development's website

Directs the division for small business to maintain a small business portal on the department of economic development's internet website; provides such portal shall be a one-stop source of…

Joseph E. RobachCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S5322Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Directs department of economic development to make available to the public a list of banks committed to community reinvestment and emerging domestic markets

Directs the department of economic development to identify those banks which have made a significant commitment to the community reinvestment program and emerging domestic markets; such department…

Joseph E. RobachCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S4781Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Designates rescue dogs as the official state dog

Designates rescue dogs as the official state dog.

Joseph E. RobachInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S4558Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Eliminates price controls on health club contracts: annual and limited duration tennis

Eliminates price controls on health club contracts: annual and limited duration tennis.

Joseph E. RobachConsumer Protection Committee

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S4557Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires certain school districts to employ a minimum of one school nurse

Requires certain school districts, New York City, Yonkers, Syracuse, Buffalo and Rochester, to employ a minimum of one school nurse per school building; authorizes the commissioner of education to…

Joseph E. RobachEducation Committee

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S4406Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to banks

Requires inclusion and explanation of additional annual data in assessing record of performance of banking institutions in meeting community credit needs

Requires inclusion and explanation of additional annual data in assessing record of performance of banking institutions in meeting community credit needs; additional data to include but not be…

Joseph E. RobachBanks Committee

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S3966Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Relates to the sharing of unemployment insurance information with public entities for certain authorized purposes

Relation to the sharing of unemployment insurance information with public entities for certain authorized purposes.

Joseph E. RobachLabor Committee

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S3748Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Relates to the membership of the state apprenticeship and training council

Relates to the membership of the state apprenticeship and training council.

Joseph E. RobachLabor Committee

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S3094Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Prohibits certain elected officials from serving as delegates to the constitutional convention

Prohibits the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, any state legislator, any elected county, city, town or village official, or any person who currently holds elective…

Joseph E. RobachElections Committee

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S735Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Authorizes an income tax deduction of monies deposited into a house, townhouse, condominium or unit in a cooperative housing corporation account

Provides for the establishment of a home purchase account; enables first time house, condominium or unit in a cooperative housing corporation purchasers to deposit monies into an account established…

Joseph E. RobachInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S726Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Allows individuals to register their telefacsimile telephone numbers with the consumer protection board as part of the "do not call" statewide registry

Allows individuals to register their telefacsimile telephone numbers with the consumer protection board as part of the "do not call" statewide registry.

Joseph E. RobachConsumer Protection Committee

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S719Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Creates a retired military personnel license plate

Creates a retired military personnel license plate; such distinctive plate would include the words "U.S. armed forces retired" and the person's branch insignia.

Joseph E. RobachTransportation Committee

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S721Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Directs the commissioner of education to establish an incentive program for school districts wishing to implement programs of foreign language in the elementary scho

Directs the commissioner of education to establish an incentive program for school districts wishing to implement programs of foreign language in the elementary schools; further directs the…

Joseph E. RobachEducation Committee

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S718Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Exempts receipts from goods sold by elementary or secondary schools from sales and compensating use tax when the purpose is to raise funds

Exempts receipts from goods sold by elementary or secondary schools from sales and compensating use tax when the purpose is to raise funds for school-related activities, including but not limited to…

Joseph E. RobachInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S713Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Establishes a notification of death hotline in the department of social services for purposes of timely ceasing public assistance payments

Establishes a notification of death hotline in the department of social services for purposes of timely ceasing public assistance payments upon the death of a recipient of such assistance.

Joseph E. RobachHealth Committee

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S711Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Relates to the entitlement to unpaid leave of absence for victims of domestic violence

Relates to the entitlement to unpaid leave of absence for victims of domestic violence; permits victims of domestic violence to take an unpaid leave of absence for ninety days from employment to…

Joseph E. RobachLabor Committee

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S715Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Amends the definition of "emergency service"

Amends the definition of "emergency service"; provides that such term shall include returning from the operation, or parking, of an authorized emergency vehicle, when such vehicle is engaged in…

Joseph E. RobachTransportation Committee

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S712Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Provides for a referendum on the question "Do you support the division of New York into two separate states? "

Provides for a referendum on the question "Do you support the division of New York into two separate states?"

Joseph E. RobachElections Committee

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S710Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides that photos used on a driver's license may not be more than 8 years old

Provides that the photograph used on a driver's license shall not be more than 8 years old.

Joseph E. RobachTransportation Committee

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