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

S1207Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health
Prohibits disclosure of testimony of a party to a health care quality assurance or peer review proceeding
Prohibits the disclosure and discovery of the testimony of a party to a health care quality assurance or peer review proceeding; further adds the failure to cooperate and participate in the quality…
Kemp HannonHealth Committee
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S1202Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary
Relates to the establishment of a pilot program for courts for the treatment of veterans
Relates to the establishment of a pilot program for courts for the treatment of veterans in the city of Utica and New York city; expires after two years.
Joseph A. GriffoJudiciary Committee
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S1199Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Provides additional discharge planning for persons being released from civil confinement

Provides additional discharge planning for persons being released from civil confinement including supervision, electronic monitoring, appropriate clothing, transportation, medication and a service…

Joseph A. GriffoMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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A949Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to Buffalo fiscal stability authority financial crisis determination

Relates to Buffalo fiscal stability authority financial crisis determination.

Crystal Peoples-StokesCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A938Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in veterans' affairs

Grants status of combat veteran to veterans who served in the armed forces during operation restore hope in Somalia for the purposes of obtaining certain benefits

Grants status as a combat veteran to veterans who served in the armed forces in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope in Somalia for the purposes of obtaining any privileges and benefits that are…

Felix OrtizVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A937Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Requires licensed social workers in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school

Requires at least one full-time licensed social worker to be employed in each elementary, intermediate, middle and junior high school throughout the state.

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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A931Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Enacts the education quality and teacher and principal protection act

Enacts the education quality and teacher and principal protection act providing liability protection for public school educators; defines terms; provides that an educational entity shall not be…

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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A932Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Creates the World Trade Center Relief Fund

Creates the World Trade Center Relief Fund; authorizes taxpayers to make a contribution to such fund by checking off the appropriate space on their income tax return.

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A926Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Increases compensation of election inspectors to $300 and coordinators to $400 in New York city

Increases compensation of election inspectors to $300 and coordinators to $400 in New York city.

William ColtonElection Law Committee

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A927Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Prohibits certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat

Prohibits certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat.

Felix OrtizHealth Committee

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A930Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Provides that drivers who cause accidents which result in serious physical injury or death while talking on a cellular phone shall be subject to criminal penalties

Provides that drivers who cause accidents which result in serious physical injury or death while talking on a cellular phone shall be subject to identical criminal penalties as those persons who…

Felix OrtizCodes Committee

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A936Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Increases tax on alcohol; creates the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Treatment Fund

Increases tax on alcohol; creates the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Treatment Fund; requires an annual report on the spending and allocation of the fund; establishes a task force for the Alcoholism…

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A925Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Compels the board of elections to notify voters whenever a polling place location is to be changed or moved

Compels the board of elections to notify voters whenever a polling place location is to be changed or moved.

Crystal Peoples-StokesElection Law Committee

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A921Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act"

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act" to require acute care facilities and nursing homes to implement certain direct-care nurse to patient ratios in all nursing units; sets minimum…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

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A999Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Creates a task force to study and assess the condition of African American men in New York

Establishes a task force on the condition of African American men in New York; such task force shall consist of 17 members; task force shall report its findings no later than December 31, 2012.

Crystal Peoples-StokesGovernmental Operations Committee

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A1006Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in environmental conservation

Relates to brownfields and historic fills and mixed historic fill programs

Relates to brownfields and historic fills and mixed historic fill programs.

Teresa SaywardEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A1001Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Establishes the textbook transparency act

Establishes the textbook transparency act, requiring college textbook publishers to make available the price, and revisions between the last two editions, copyright dates and the variety of formats…

Crystal Peoples-StokesHigher Education Committee

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A1005Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Establishes environmental standards and protections in the insurance business, and provides incentives and tax credits for offering green insurance

Establishes environmental standards and protections in the insurance business, and provides incentives and tax credits for offering green insurance.

Crystal Peoples-StokesInsurance Committee

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A922Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Requires schools to implement a method to measure, report, and analyze the body mass index of its students

Requires schools to implement a method to measure, report, and analyze the body mass index of its students.

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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A993AssemblyS3608· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to requiring evening court hours for the adjudication of parking violations

Relates to requiring evening court hours for the adjudication of parking violations; requires that hearing examiner be available until 7:00 p.m. at least one evening each week.

William ColtonTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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A920Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Relates to aid and incentives for municipalities with populations of greater than two hundred thousand

Relates to aid and incentives for municipalities with populations of greater than two hundred thousand.

David GanttWays And Means Committee

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A923Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Provides for required instruction in physical education in elementary schools

Provides for required instruction in physical education in elementary schools; requires that the regents shall include in its rules that students in elementary schools shall participate in physical…

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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A924Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Enacts the bilingual services act

Enacts the bilingual services act to provide for effective communication between all levels of government and the people of this state who are precluded from utilizing public services because of…

Felix OrtizGovernmental Operations Committee

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A995Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to social services

Establishes resource level requirements for the family health plus program

Establishes resource level requirements for the family health plus program.

David GanttSocial Services Committee

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A996AssemblyS4334· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in transportation

Allows the use of the individual tax identification number when a legal immigrant applies for a driver's license or a renewal of a driver's license

Allows the use of the individual tax identification number when a legal immigrant applies for a driver's license or a renewal of a driver's license.

Felix OrtizTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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A1003Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Establishes the university at Buffalo institute for African American studies; appropriation

Establishes the university at Buffalo institute for African American studies; appropriates $100,000 therefor.

Crystal Peoples-StokesHigher Education Committee

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A919AssemblyS5622· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Prohibits waste transfer stations from being located near public housing projects

Prohibits waste transfer stations from being located near public housing projects.

Micah KellnerEnvironmental Conservation CommitteeEnvironment & Energy

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A906Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing

Requires landlords to hold public forums with tenants before permitting cell phone towers to be placed on residential buildings; requires school to notify parents an

Requires landlords to hold a public forum with tenants prior to contracting with cell phone carriers to mount cell phone towers on residential buildings; requires school districts to provide parents…

William ColtonHousing Committee

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A992Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Prohibits insurer from increasing auto insurance premiums upon renewal for persons 60 years of age or over solely on the ground of insureds' age

Prohibits insurer from increasing auto insurance premiums upon renewal for persons 60 years of age or over based solely on the ground of the insured's age.

William ColtonInsurance Committee

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A970Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Authorizes the enactment of local laws regarding playground equipment and requires the use of a temperature test on playground equipment installed by municipalities

Authorizes the enactment of local laws regarding playground equipment and requires the use of a temperature test on playground equipment installed by municipalities.

Micah KellnerConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A974Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to signage on a portion of Interstate 90 designating the "Harriet Tubman Home"

Relates to signage on a portion of Interstate 90 designating the "Harriet Tubman Home".

Crystal Peoples-StokesTransportation Committee

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A989Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Requires a parent, law guardian or person legally responsible for a minor to be present during questioning by a peace or police officer

Requires a parent or other person legally responsible for a minor and the law guardian appointed pursuant to law to be present during questioning by a peace or police officer.

John McEnenyChildren And Families Committee

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A991Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides for the reimbursement of costs of the New York environmental protection and spill compensation fund in the department of audit and control

Provides for the reimbursement of costs of the New York environmental protection and spill compensation fund in the department of audit and control.

William ColtonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A901Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in N.Y. city

Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in cities with a population of one million or more.

William ColtonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A972Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Prohibits wireless telephone service plan termination fees in excess of fifty dollars

Prohibits wireless telephone service plan termination fees in excess of fifty dollars.

Felix OrtizConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A973Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in transportation

Mandates the installation of ignition interlock devices

Mandates the installation of ignition interlock devices by 2014 for motor vehicles manufactured for use in this state; mandates all motor vehicles in NYS shall be equipped with such devices by 2015.

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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A971Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Requires the public service commission to audit utility submetering orders, compare usage before submetering to usage after submetering orders, prepare report

Requires the public service commission to audit previously approved utility submetering orders, to compare usage before submetering to usage after submetering orders were implemented, and to prepare…

Micah KellnerCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A902Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Phases out the use of chlorinated solvents in this state

Phases out the use of chlorinated solvents in this state, ultimately prohibiting their use completely; creates revolving loan fund to assist businesses in such phaseout and imposes registration fees…

William ColtonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A907Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Allows certain defenses to parking violations despite entering of a default judgment

Allows certain defenses to parking violations despite entering of a default judgment.

William ColtonTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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A975Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Establishes a legislative task force for the purpose of analyzing the sustainability of supporting independent postsecondary institutions with Bundy aid

Establishes a legislative task force for the purposes of analyzing the sustainability of supporting independent postsecondary institutions with Bundy aid.

Crystal Peoples-StokesHigher Education Committee

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A990Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Requires state agencies and contractors to recycle 50% of the waste generated on public works construction and demolition sites

Requires state agencies and contractors to recycle 50% of the waste generated on public works construction and demolition sites.

William ColtonGovernmental Operations Committee

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A955Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Permits licensed physician, visiting nurse, nurse, physical therapist or chiropractor to park where parking is prohibited if vehicle is identified by special placard

Permits licensed physician, visiting nurse, nurse, physical therapist or chiropractor to park where parking is prohibited if vehicle is identified by special placard; permits such parking for a…

William ColtonTransportation Committee

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A965Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Expands application of provisions relating to access to medical records to agents of health care providers and sets fees for reproduction of such records

Expands the application of the provisions of law relating to access to patient medical records to include restrictions on the agents of health care providers; includes pharmacists and midwives…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

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A950Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Establishes a program for over-age, under-credited high school students to be transferred into continuing education, vocational or post secondary education programs

Establishes a program for overage, under-credited high school students to be transferred into continuing education, vocational or post secondary education programs.

Crystal Peoples-StokesEducation Committee

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A952Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Establishes the NY accelerated graduation option act which provides NY high school students who choose to graduate within three years free community college tuition

Establishes the New York accelerated graduation option act which provides New York high school students who choose to graduate within three years free community college tuition.

Crystal Peoples-StokesEducation Committee

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A963Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Relates to the Monroe county juvenile justice center

Relates to the Monroe county juvenile justice center; establishes a limited secure placement facility for juveniles in Monroe county; authorizes the office of children and family services to enter…

David GanttChildren And Families Committee

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A953Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Establishes the paint stewardship pilot program

Requires paint manufacturers to establish paint stewardship programs, to develop and implement strategies for reducing the generation of post-consumer paint, to promote the re-use of post-consumer…

Crystal Peoples-StokesEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A957Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides the New York city water board shall not establish a limit of less than six years to challenge any service charges for the use of or services furnished by the water board

Provides the NYC water board shall not establish a limit of less than six years to challenge any fee, rate, rent or other service charges for the use of or services furnished by the water board…

William ColtonCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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