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

A284Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in children and families
Creates a domestic abuse hotline for teens
Creates a domestic abuse hotline for teens; requires all high schools within the state to conduct an assembly on domestic abuse.
Felix OrtizChildren And Families Committee
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A287Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means
Establishes a tax credit for alternative energy systems and generating equipment
Establishes an alternative energy systems and generating equipment tax credit for qualified expenditures meeting the criteria prescribed by the department of taxation and finance, in consultation…
Clifford CrouchWays And Means 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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A272Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Relates to procurement of materials and supplies by superintendents and schools

Authorizes the commissioner of education to promulgate regulations which enable superintendents and schools to purchase material goods and supplies directly from vendors or suppliers when such…

Michael MontesanoEducation Committee

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A275Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Creates the teacher training initiative fund for autism; appropriation

Creates the teacher training initiative fund for autism; appropriates funds therefor.

Michael MontesanoEducation Committee

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A279Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Requires housing affordability impact notes be submitted with proposed rules

Requires all rules, the purpose or effect of which is to increase or decrease the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning or selling a single family residence, be accompanied by a brief explanatory…

Michael MontesanoGovernmental Operations Committee

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A280Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in housing

Grants tax credit to business firms for contributions of real property made to not-for-profit housing companies

Grants tax credit to business firms for contributions of real property made to not-for-profit housing companies; such credit shall be equal to one-half the amount of the fair market value of the…

Michael MontesanoHousing Committee

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A276Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Creates the internet grade book act

Creates the internet grade book act; this program allows parents of middle school and high school students to access their child's academic progress via the internet.

Michael MontesanoEducation Committee

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A274Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in economic development

Prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages by licensed retail establishments at customer-operated point-of-sale stations; imposes fine of $500-$1000 for violation

Prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages by licensed retail establishments at customer-operated point-of-sale stations; fine of $500-$1000 for violation.

Michael MontesanoEconomic Development Committee

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A277Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Requires state campgrounds to provide a reduced fee for campsites to persons 65 or over

Provides that the office of parks, recreation & historic preservation or any other agency setting fees for the use of overnight camping facilities shall set such rate at five dollars for residents…

Jeffrey DinowitzAging Committee

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A278Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Requires all teachers to attend gang awareness training as part of certification

Requires all teachers to attend gang awareness training as part of certification.

Michael MontesanoEducation Committee

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A273Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Requires that school district officers have a high school diploma or GED certificate

Requires that school district officers have a high school diploma or GED certificate and that any candidate for school district officer or board of education member shall make available to voters an…

Michael MontesanoEducation 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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A257Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Includes possession of four or more stolen bicycles in the crime of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree

Includes possession of four or more stolen bicycles in the crime of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree.

Andrew HevesiCodes Committee

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A270Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Increases tax credit allowed for the premium paid for long-term care insurance

Increases tax credit allowed for the premium paid for long-term care insurance from 20 to 25% .

Michael MontesanoWays And Means Committee

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A258Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides that farmers shall receive an exemption from tolls when transporting product to N.Y. city for consumption in the city

Provides that farmers shall receive an exemption from tolls when transporting product to NYC for consumption in the city.

Clifford CrouchCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A260Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes the crime of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child in the first degree

Establishes the crime of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child in the first degree; definitions.

Amy PaulinCodes Committee

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A262Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes penalties for failure to provide a DNA sample and failure to register or verify as a sex offender

Establishes penalties for failure to provide a DNA sample and failure to register or verify as a sex offender; establishes the crimes of failure to provide a DNA sample in the first and second…

Amy PaulinCodes Committee

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A271Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Eliminates benefits for any public officer, public employee, or public school employee convicted of a felony related to abuse of office

Provides that any public officer, public employee, superintendent of schools, teacher, or employee in a public school who is convicted of a felony related to abuse of office or employment shall have…

Michael MontesanoGovernmental Operations Committee

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A264Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Authorizes reimbursement for testing for familial dysautonomia, Canavan's disease and Tay-Sachs

Provides that every policy which provides coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care or provides reimbursement for laboratory tests or diagnostic X-rays shall provide coverage for testing of…

Jeffrey DinowitzInsurance Committee

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A268Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Relates to establishing the NYS prescription medication cost containment program

Relates to establishing the NYS prescription medication cost containment program.

Jeffrey DinowitzAging 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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A239Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Provides for the licensing and regulation of pet groomers; establishes standards of care, training and testing

Provides for the licensing and regulation of pet groomers; establishes standards of care, training and testing; applicant must be at least sixteen years of age and have completed at least the tenth…

Amy PaulinEconomic Development Committee

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A247Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Provides for a good faith expectation of unavailability for absentee voting

Provides for a good faith expectation of unavailability for absentee voting purposes.

Amy PaulinElection Law Committee

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A248Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Provides for quality standards for dental prosthetic devices and for disclosure of the manufacturing location of such devices

Provides for quality standards for dental prosthetic devices and for disclosure of the manufacturing location of such devices.

Michael MontesanoHealth 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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A250Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Increases penalties for violation of overtaking and passing a school bus and creates the crime of vehicular homicide in the third degree

Increases penalties for violation of overtaking and passing a school bus; allows permissive suspension of a driver's license for up to six months for such violation, and creates the crime of…

Michael CusickTransportation Committee

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A244Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Provides that an elected official shall forfeit his or her retirement rights and benefits if he or she is convicted of or pleads to certain crimes

Provides that an elected official shall forfeit his or her retirement rights and benefits if he or she is convicted of or pleads to certain crimes related to public employment.

Amy PaulinGovernmental Employees Committee

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A249Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Requires the department of education to establish and implement a data collection, evaluation and public reporting system pertaining to statewide graduation rates

Requires the department of education to establish and implement a data collection, evaluation and public reporting system pertaining to statewide graduation rates.

Felix OrtizEducation 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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A242Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Enacts the "nominating petitions streamlining act"

Enacts the "nominating petitions streamlining act"; provides that candidates shall file a notice of intent to circulate designating petitions and pay a fee of five hundred dollars to the board of…

Rory LancmanElection Law Committee

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A245Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Makes various provisions relating to prostitution offenses; repealer

Relates to prostitution offenses; adds crime of patronizing a prostitute in the fourth degree.

Amy PaulinCodes 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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A228Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Provides that a court may require that a new election be held when there is clear and convincing evidence that the wrong candidate was determined to be the winner

Provides that a court may require that a new election be held when there is clear and convincing evidence that the wrong candidate was determined to be the winner.

Amy PaulinElection 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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A233Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Provides for licensure of school psychologists

Provides for the licensure of school psychologists; authorizes the use of the title "school psychologist" to licensed or exempt individuals; defines practice as a school psychologist; sets forth…

George LatimerHigher Education Committee

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A227Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to social services

Provides that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, he or she must submit to a drug test

Provides that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, he or she must submit to and pass a drug test.

Clifford CrouchSocial Services Committee

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A222Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Enacts the "OSHA Notification Act"

Enacts the "OSHA notification act"; requires the city commissioner of buildings to report to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration any violations of this code, which in the…

Rory LancmanLabor Committee

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A224Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Enacts the "government testimony integrity act"

Requires that if a state court or other state or local adjudicative tribunal has reason to believe that any public officer and any public employee who is employed by a locality has given false…

Rory LancmanJudiciary Committee

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A221Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cities

Establishes the "New York city construction safety task force"

Establishes the "New York city construction safety task force" to advise the city on issues related to safety in the construction industry in New York city and to propose changes in rules and…

Rory LancmanCities Committee

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S379Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Relates to a medical assistance information and payment system

Relates to a medical assistance information and payment system; directs the department of health to issue a request for proposal for the purpose of providing the system within 90 days.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

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S377SenateA1112· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Provides for the establishment of a voluntary chaplaincy program for the public schools

Provides for the establishment of a voluntary chaplaincy program for the public schools; applies to all school districts and supervisory districts; provides for chaplains to serve without…

Ruben DiazEducation CommitteeEducation

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S378Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to banks

Requires banking institutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card as a valid form of identification for all banking transactions

Requires banking institutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card, issued by the consulate general of the Dominican Republic, as a valid form of identification for all banking…

Ruben DiazBanks Committee

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A205Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Enacts the "construction safety course accountability act"

Enacts the "construction safety course accountability act"; authorizes the department of labor to license any entity or organization in the state of New York which offers an Occupational Safety and…

Rory LancmanLabor Committee

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A208Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Enacts the "automated external defibrillators access act"

Enacts the "automated external defibrillators access act"; requires all public buildings, stadiums, arenas and convention centers in cities with a population of over one million to be equipped with…

Rory LancmanGovernmental Operations Committee

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A209Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Enacts the "sewage flooding prevention act"

Enacts the "sewage flooding prevention act"' authorizes certain homeowners and not-for-profit agencies in New York City to receive an abatement of real property taxes up to two thousand dollars for…

Rory LancmanReal Property Taxation Committee

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