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

A2378Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to banks
Enacts the Home Equity Fraud Act to control improper activities by home improvement contractors and finance companies
Enacts the "Home Equity Fraud Act" to control improper activities by home improvement contractors and finance companies; prohibits mortgage brokers or agents from acting as home improvement…
Barbara ClarkBanks Committee
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A2422Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection
Relates to the sale and labeling of certain milk products
Prohibits the sale of milk products from cows injected with recombinant bovine somatotropin; defines terms; further provides that such product must be clearly labeled before being sold or supplied…
John McEnenyConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

S2328Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires school bus transportation to students in cities having a population of one million or more

Requires school bus transportation be provided to students in cities having a population of one million or more.

Andrew J. LanzaEducation Committee

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S2327Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Provides that persons who sell or rent video games shall display a warning with respect to the relationship between playing video games and epileptic seizures

Provides that persons who sell or rent video games shall display a warning sign with respect to the relationship between playing video games and epileptic seizures; establishes penalties for a…

Kenneth P. LaValleConsumer Protection Committee

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A2376Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to social services

Requires all mentoring programs to do background checks on prospective employees and mentors

Requires all mentoring programs to do background checks on prospective employees and mentors.

Barbara ClarkSocial Services Committee

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A2415Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Limits tenure of temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leaders and committee chairs

Limits the tenure of the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leader of the senate and minority leader of the assembly to 12 years; limits the tenure of the chairman…

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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A2416Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Provides for penalties for third parties designated by employers who fail to file reports or fail to keep records of accidents

Provides for penalties for third parties designated by employers who fail to file reports or fail to keep records of accidents.

Carl HeastieLabor Committee

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A2419Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Enacts the "public employee safety enforcement act"

Enacts the "public employee safety enforcement act"; enhances civil penalty provisions for willful or repeat employer violations of public employee safety and health act to $300 a day; defines…

Rory LancmanLabor Committee

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A2426Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires that health services paid for by a school district for a student attending outside the district be no greater than the district's cost

Requires that health and welfare services and facilities paid by a school district for a student attending school outside the district to be no greater than the district's cost.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A2372Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Excludes voter registration lists from the sources of names for prospective jurors to be selected at random by commissioners of jurors

Excludes voter registration lists from the sources of names for prospective jurors to be selected at random by commissioners of jurors.

William ColtonJudiciary CommitteeLegal

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A2413Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Regulates taking of elk or moose in the same manner as deer hunting and trapping are currently regulated

Regulates hunting and trapping of elk or moose in the same manner as deer hunting and trapping are currently regulated; takes effect on the first day of November next succeeding the date on which it…

Dennis H. GabryszakEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A2362Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Requires police officers to receive certain training and instruction with respect to crimes involving sexual assault

Requires training and instruction for all police officers with respect to crimes involving sexual assault; establishes the office of court administration shall provide training for judges and…

Vanessa GibsonGovernmental Operations Committee

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A2366Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Expands the scope of management and operations audits of gas and electric corporations conducted by the public service commission

Expands the scope of management and operations audits of gas and electric corporations conducted by the public service commission; requires copies of such audits to be provided to the governor and…

Andrew HevesiCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A2368Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Limits the number of intact animals over the age of four months a person or business can own, possess, control or otherwise have charge or custody of

Provides that no person or business who buys, sells or offers for sale dogs or cats to the public or at wholesale shall possess or own more than 50 dogs or cats with intact sexual organs over the…

Amy PaulinAgriculture Committee

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A2369Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Removes certain requirement that notice of party caucus be filed and posted with the local board of elections in village elections

Removes certain requirement that notice of party caucus be filed and posted with the local board of elections in village elections.

Amy PaulinElection Law Committee

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A2365Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy

Provides that every schedule of rates of gas and electric corporations which is based on operation of over 18 months, shall be reviewed annually

Provides that every gas or electric rate schedule, which is based on projections of revenues, expenditures and utility operations for more than 18 months, shall be annually reviewed by the public…

Andrew HevesiEnergy Committee

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A2410Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Increases penalties for certain alcohol related driving convictions

Increases penalties for repeat driving while ability impaired conviction committed within the preceding ten years or for a fourth conviction for a similar offense.

Dennis H. GabryszakTransportation Committee

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A2355Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Creates the new crime of cyber harassment; and increases the penalties for the crimes of harassment and stalking when committed against a child

Creates the new crime of cyber harassment; and increases the penalties for the crimes of harassment in 1st and 2nd degree and stalking in the 3rd and 4th degree when committed by an adult against a…

Michael CusickCodes Committee

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A2358Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Provides a program fee option for graduate students to allow continued access to certain facilities within the state university

Provides a program fee option to allow graduate students who have taken at least 30 credits towards the completion of a degree to maintain access to certain facilities within the state university in…

Vanessa GibsonHigher Education Committee

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A2400Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Allows the Yonkers city school district to become an independent school district

Allows the Yonkers city school district to become an independent school district; establishes members of the board of education of the city school district of the city of Yonkers shall be elected;…

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A2352Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides for a tax deduction not to exceed two hundred dollars for monetary gifts to a library as defined under section 253 of the education law

Provides for a personal income tax deduction not to exceed two hundred dollars for monetary gifts to a public library; provides such monetary gifts must be used for the purchase of books or towards…

Barbara ClarkWays And Means Committee

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A2353Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Appropriates one million dollars to the department of education for extracurricular activities in certain school districts

Appropriates one million dollars to the department of education for the purpose of initiating, maintaining or encouraging extracurricular activities in school districts in cities with a population…

Barbara ClarkEducation Committee

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A2357AssemblyS278· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a program of free parking for senior citizens

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish a program of free parking for senior citizens aged sixty-two and older.

Dennis H. GabryszakTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development CommitteeEnvironment & Energy

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A2398Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Requires ski area operators to provide protective headgear; requires skiers and snowboarders age fourteen and under to wear protective headgear

Requires ski and snowboard area operators to provide protective headgear for sale or rent; requires skiers and snowboarders age fourteen and under to wear protective headgear while skiing; applies…

J. Gary PretlowJudiciary Committee

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A2397Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles, in conjunction with the office of court administration, to redesign uniform traffic tickets

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles, in conjunction with the office of court administration, shall redesign the uniform traffic tickets; such new design shall include, but not be limited,…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A2396Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Increases the number of votes an independent party needs to become a recognized political party in New York state

Increases the number of votes an independent party needs to become a recognized political party in New York state from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand.

J. Gary PretlowElection Law Committee

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A2399Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Requires communities with traffic-control devices with photo monitoring to have uniform duration periods for all yellow signal lights on any traffic-control devices

Requires that in communities which include traffic-control devices outfitted with photo monitoring instruments, amber or yellow signal lights located on any traffic-control device in such community…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A2354Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Allows public school principals and chief administrators to enroll academically low-performing students in after-school educational programs

Allows public school principals and chief administrators to enroll academically low-performing students in after-school educational programs offering training or tutoring.

Barbara ClarkEducation Committee

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A2343Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to social services

Imposes a ninety day residency requirement for eligibility for medical assistance

Imposes a ninety day residency requirement for eligibility for medical assistance; authorizes the commissioner of health to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures…

Robin SchimmingerSocial Services Committee

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A2341Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Raises tax credits for long-term care insurance from twenty percent to fifty percent

Raises tax credits for long-term care insurance from twenty percent to fifty percent; applies to the corporation tax, franchise tax on business corporations, personal income tax, franchise tax on…

Robin SchimmingerWays And Means Committee

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A2351Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Establishes the sexual assault forensic examiner grant program

Establishes the sexual assault forensic examiner grant program to award grants to provide statewide access to services provided by sexual assault forensic examiners to victims of sexual assault.

Helene WeinsteinGovernmental Operations Committee

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A2342Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides for a refund of any excess amount of tax paid after reduction of the credit

Provides for a refund of any excess amount of tax paid after reduction of other credits and the credit for long-term care insurance.

Robin SchimmingerWays And Means Committee

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A2337Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Removes department of labor from management of strategic training alliance program

Removes the department of labor from the management of the strategic training alliance program operated by the state urban development corporation; authorizes the provision of assistance under such…

Robin SchimmingerEconomic Development Committee

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A2331Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to sanctions and penalties for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; repealer

Relates to sanctions and penalties for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; creates new offenses of criminal intoxication and aggravated criminal intoxication; provides…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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A2338Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Requires additional medicaid recipients throughout the state to participate in managed care plans

Requires additional medicaid recipients throughout the state to participate in managed care plans; directs the commissioner of health to submit all appropriate waivers, state plan amendments, and…

Robin SchimmingerHealth Committee

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A2330Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Makes provisions to preserve access to health care services by requiring that applications for construction not be approved without preservation

Makes provisions to preserve access to health care services by requiring that applications for construction not be approved unless the commissioner affirmatively finds that access to health care…

J. Gary PretlowHealth Committee

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A2339Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Provides for increasing the applicability of brand name and generic prescription drug and other medical services co-payments for medicaid recipients

Provides for increasing the applicability of brand name and generic prescription drug and other medical services, except diagnostic services, co-payments for medicaid recipients.

Robin SchimmingerHealth Committee

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A2326Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing

Makes provisions with respect to affordable housing within the city of Yonkers

Makes provisions with respect to affordable housing within the city of Yonkers to provide funds of twenty-five thousand dollars in the affordable housing development account for new construction of…

J. Gary PretlowHousing Committee

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A2329Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides alternative sentence of impounding the vehicle person operated upon conviction of driving while ability impaired by alcohol or drugs

Grants the court an additional sentencing option of impoundment of the vehicle operated by a person convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI) or driving while ability impaired (DWAI), for…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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A2327Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Authorizes the crime victims board to accept other official documents in lieu of police reports for documentation of eligibility for compensation

Authorizes the crime victims board to accept other official documents in lieu of police reports for documentation of eligibility for compensation for rape, sexual assault and child abuse and…

J. Gary PretlowGovernmental Operations Committee

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A2328Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Permits school board members who have served ten years to elect to receive state health insurance

Allows retired and current school board members who have served for ten years to receive state health insurance benefits pursuant to section 163 of the civil service law.

J. Gary PretlowGovernmental Employees Committee

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A2336Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Applies laws of comparative negligence and assumption of risk to employees et al. injured in the use of scaffolding and other devices in certain cases outside N.Y. city

Applies laws of comparative negligence and assumption of risk to employees and certain other persons injured in the use of scaffolding and other devices in certain cases; applies outside cities of…

Robin SchimmingerCodes Committee

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A2316Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Requires the commissioner of transportation to cause reflectors to be placed on lanes of state highways

Requires the commissioner of transportation to cause reflectors to be placed on lanes of state highways during work of construction, reconstruction or maintenance.

Michael G. MillerTransportation Committee

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A2321Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to excavation of underground facilities; expands the definition of "excavation" for the purposes of the protection of underground facilities

Expands the definition of "excavation" for the purposes of the protection of underground facilities.

J. Gary PretlowCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A2323Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Relates to providing funding for transitional programs for students from English-speaking Caribbean countries

Relates to providing funding for transitional programs for students from English-speaking Caribbean countries who are not eligible for limited English proficiency programs.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A2324Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Relates to the brownfield redevelopment tax credit

Relates to the brownfield redevelopment tax credit; provides that in the event that the qualified site is owned by, or was acquired by a taxpayer from, a municipality and such municipality is a…

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

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A2325Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Requires accident and health insurance policies to cover the cost of genetic testing of persons with a family history of cancer

Requires accident and health insurance policies to cover the cost of genetic testing of persons with a family history of cancer when the attending physician determines such person has a significant…

J. Gary PretlowInsurance Committee

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