Bills by

Jeffrey D. Klein

Senator

246 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →jdklein@senate.state.ny.us

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

246 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

S624Senate· Moved Feb 3, 2012· Amend and recommit to local government
Relates to authorizing shared purchasing contracts for political subdivisions
Authorizes shared purchasing contracts for political subdivisions to purchase apparatus, supplies, materials, technology or equipment.
Jeffrey D. KleinLocal Government Committee
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S621Senate· Moved Feb 3, 2012· Amend and recommit to codes
Includes individuals with a mental defect as a victim under sexual abuse in the first degree
Includes individuals with a mental defect as a victim under sexual abuse in the first degree.
Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee
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S4910Senate· Moved Feb 1, 2012· Amend and recommit to finance

Grants the state inspector general jurisdiction over all state agencies; eliminates welfare inspector general and medicaid inspector general; repealer

Grants the state inspector general jurisdiction over all state agencies and public authorities; eliminates welfare inspector general and medicaid inspector general and transfers the powers, duties…

Jeffrey D. KleinFinance Committee

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S5038Senate· Moved Jan 31, 2012· Amend and recommit to elections

Authorizes person 17 years of age or older to register to vote

Authorizes persons 17 years of age or older to register to vote.

Jeffrey D. KleinElections Committee

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S4888Senate· Moved Jan 31, 2012· Amend and recommit to education

Relates to tenured teacher discipline

Relates to tenured teacher discipline; specifies one hundred twenty days of suspension; provides that all rulings on substantive motions shall be placed on the record with a full explanation of the…

Jeffrey D. KleinEducation Committee

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S4848Senate· Moved Jan 31, 2012· Amend and recommit to education

Directs the commissioner of education to establish rules and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students who suffer concussions or head injuries

Directs the commissioner of education to establish rules and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students who suffer concussions or head injuries and requires that certain school…

Jeffrey D. KleinEducation Committee

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S4023Senate· Moved Jan 31, 2012· Amend and recommit to health

Establishes standards and programs relating to the prevention and/or reduction of the incidence of hospital-acquired infections

Establishes standards and programs relating to the prevention and/or reduction of the incidence of hospital acquired infections.

Jeffrey D. KleinHealth Committee

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S578Senate· Moved Jan 31, 2012· Referred to codes

Includes within the class D felony of forgery in the second degree, the forgery of a certificate of insurance or insurance identification card

Includes within the class D felony of forgery in the second degree, the forgery of a certificate of insurance or an insurance identification card; includes within the class C felony of forgery in…

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S5682Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Prohibits dangerous practices at companion animal grooming facilities

Prohibits dangerous practices at companion animal grooming facilities; provides that no heating elements in cage or box dryers shall be turned on; provides that any violation shall be punishable of…

Jeffrey D. KleinStricken

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S5076Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Authorizes the village of Bronxville to seek judicial review of a small claims assessment review in certain circumstances and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

Authorizes the village of Bronxville to seek judicial review of a small claims assessment review in certain circumstances; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

Jeffrey D. KleinStricken

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S2484Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Relates to establishing limitations upon school district and local government tax levies; repealer

Relates to establishing limitations upon school districts and local government tax levies.

Jeffrey D. KleinStricken

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S1679Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2012· Amend and recommit to codes

Includes within the class A misdemeanor of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, the possession of a weapon, outside the home, while intoxicated

Includes within the class A misdemeanor of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, the possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun, outside the home, while impaired or intoxicated by use…

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S1514Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Grants small city school districts the authority to provide cafeteria services to students should such district be subject to a contingency budget

Grants small city school districts the authority to provide cafeteria or restaurant services to students should such district be subject to a contingency budget.

Jeffrey D. KleinStricken

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S988Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to insurance

Enacts provisions to reduce the incidence of motor vehicle insurance fraud

Grants the superintendent of financial services authority to investigate fraudulent activities, such as motor vehicle operators who drive with no insurance coverage, and those who misrepresent their…

Jeffrey D. KleinInsurance Committee

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S691Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2012· Amend and recommit to finance

Provides that people arrested in connection with a felony must submit a DNA sample

Provides that people arrested in connection with a felony must submit a DNA sample.

Jeffrey D. KleinFinance Committee

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S620Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Relates to offenses involving the sexual performance of a child

Relates to offenses involving the sexual performance of a child; increases penalties for offenses involving promoting and possessing the sexual performance of a child.

Jeffrey D. KleinStricken

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S617Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Prohibits the manufacture, import or export for commercial sale, or possession of an undetectable knife is guilty of a class A misdemeanor

Establishes the class A misdemeanor of criminal manufacture, import or export of undetectable knives for commercial sale; requires manufacturers of undetectable knives to include materials…

Jeffrey D. KleinStricken

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S583Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Expands the definition of podiatry to include conditions of the ankle and all soft tissue structures of the leg below the knee affecting the foot and ankle

Expands the definition of the practice of podiatry to include conditions of the ankle and all soft tissue structures of the leg below the knee anatomically affecting the foot and ankle; establishes…

Jeffrey D. KleinStricken

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S585Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2012· Referred to codes

Requires any community service sentence imposed for an offense involving graffiti to include graffiti removal as a portion of required service

Requires any community service sentence imposed for an offense involving graffiti to include graffiti removal as a portion of required service; including but not limited to, the removal of graffiti…

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S570Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Limits a school district contingency budget to the lowest proposed defeated budget for the applicable school year

Limits a school district contingency budget to the lowest proposed defeated budget for the applicable school year.

Jeffrey D. KleinStricken

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S533Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Requires credit card issuers to implement various fraud prevention measures

Requires credit card issuers to implement as a fraud prevention measure telephone confirmation including proof of identity or contact through any other medium provided by the issuer, prior to…

Jeffrey D. KleinStricken

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S534Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Allows public authority in a city with a population of over 1 million to cancel taxpayer-funded contract where contractor convicted of related crime

Allows public authority in a city with a population of over 1 million to cancel taxpayer-funded contract where contractor is convicted of related crime.

Jeffrey D. KleinStricken

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S1525Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2012· Amend and recommit to education

Provides that juniors and seniors at secondary schools and students at the state and city universities of New York must take a financial literacy course

Provides that juniors and seniors at secondary schools and students at the state and city universities of New York must take a financial literacy course.

Jeffrey D. KleinEducation Committee

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S1027Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2012· Amend and recommit to insurance

Directs the special advisory panel on homeowners' insurance/catastrophe coverage to study certain facets of insurance in coastal areas

Directs the special advisory panel on homeowners' insurance/catastrophe coverage to study certain facets of profitability of insurance in coastal areas.

Jeffrey D. KleinInsurance Committee

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S986Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2012· Amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

Establishes a biomedical research grants and working capital loan program within the urban development corporation

Establishes a biomedical research grants and working capital loan program within the urban development corporation; sets application criteria for loans and grants; requires scientific peer review…

Jeffrey D. KleinCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S693Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2012· Amend and recommit to finance

Relates to the definition of and mandatory DNA identification of designated offenders; appropriation

Relates to the definition of and mandatory DNA identification of designated offenders; appropriates funds therefor.

Jeffrey D. KleinFinance Committee

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S625Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2012· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Provides bicycle access to public office buildings

Provides bicycle access to public office buildings for state employees, contractors and visitors; requires the commissioner of general services to make an inventory of all existing bicycle parking…

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S5877Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Requires information on each prescription to be filed with the department of health and establishes a report on prescription patterns in the state

Requires information on each prescription issued by a practitioner to be submitted to the department of health; grants an exemption from the confidentiality provisions for prescriptions when a…

Jeffrey D. KleinHealth Committee

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S5871Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Requires service providers for the mentally ill or developmentally disabled to provide written notice to police of any violent residents in community residences

Requires providers of services to the mentally ill or developmentally disabled to provide written notice to police of any violent residents in community residences and supportive living facilities.

Jeffrey D. KleinMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S5863Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Enacts comprehensive provisions to curtail the incidence of asthma and other respiratory diseases

Enacts comprehensive provisions to curtail the incidence of asthma and other respiratory diseases; requires teachers in public and non-public school systems to be trained in identifying and…

Jeffrey D. KleinHealth Committee

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S5752Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Allows the Yonkers city school district the option of amortizing future payments to the New York state teachers' retirement system

Allows the board of education of the city school district of the city of Yonkers the option of amortizing future payments to the New York state teachers' retirement system.

Jeffrey D. KleinEducation Committee

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S5695Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Enacts provisions to reduce the incidence of motor vehicle insurance fraud

Jeffrey D. KleinInsurance Committee

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S5664Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to flavored malt beverages and wine products; repealer

Relates to flavored malt beverages and wine products.

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S5661Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Increases the maximum amount of empire state film production credits available in 2015 and thereafter to $420,000,000

Increases the maximum amount of empire state film production credits available in 2015 and thereafter to $420,000,000.

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S5636Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Establishes certain proof requirements for plaintiffs seeking summary judgment or a default judgment in a residential foreclosure proceeding

Establishes certain proof and settlement requirements for plaintiffs seeking summary judgment or a default judgment in a residential foreclosure proceeding; provides that only the owner and holder…

Jeffrey D. KleinJudiciary Committee

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S5414Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to requiring vehicle identification numbers on the wheels of all motor vehicles sold in this state

Relates to requiring vehicle identification numbers to be engraved on the wheels of all motor vehicles sold in this state; prohibits operation of a motor vehicle with the wheel VIN obscured.

Jeffrey D. KleinTransportation Committee

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S5214Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Requires defendants arrested for a felony to submit a DNA sample and authorizes motion to vacate judgment upon proof of defendant's innocence

Requires defendants arrested for a felony to submit a DNA sample; authorizes the granting of a motion to vacate judgment upon proof that the defendant is innocent of the crime of which he or she was…

Jeffrey D. KleinFinance Committee

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S5088Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Authorizes school districts in county of Westchester, by resolution, to limit transportation of students to 7 miles

Authorizes school districts in county of Westchester, by resolution, to limit transportation of students to 7 miles.

Jeffrey D. KleinEducation Committee

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S5037Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Makes various provisions to encourage the purchase of long term health care insurance coverage

Makes various provisions to encourage the purchase of long term health care insurance coverage: directs the department of financial assistance to establish a public awareness program on the…

Jeffrey D. KleinInsurance Committee

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S4926Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Requires insurers who underwrite property and casualty policies in the state to cover costs associated with bedbug infestations

Requires insurers who underwrite property and casualty policies in the state to cover costs associated with bedbug infestations.

Jeffrey D. KleinInsurance Committee

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S4911Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Eliminates the reference to "inmate" when referring to residents of veteran's administration hospitals for purposes of absentee voting

Eliminates the reference to "inmate" when referring to residents of veteran's administration hospitals for purposes of absentee voting.

Jeffrey D. KleinElections Committee

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S4907Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to civil service and pensions

Creates a collective bargaining by region for school districts that choose to opt in

Creates a collective bargaining by region for school districts that choose to opt in; provides that such regional agreements shall apply to all districts which choose to opt-in, whether BOCES…

Jeffrey D. KleinCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S4908Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Requires municipalities which sell, transfer or lease community garden real property to use proceeds therefrom for community garden purposes

Requires municipalities which sell, transfer or lease community garden real property to use proceeds therefrom for community garden purposes.

Jeffrey D. KleinAgriculture Committee

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S4752Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Authorizes municipalities to impose a tax lien upon foreclosed real property for unpaid building code and zoning violation fines and expenses

Authorizes municipalities to impose a tax lien upon foreclosed real property for unpaid building code and zoning violation fines and expenses.

Jeffrey D. KleinLocal Government Committee

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S4751Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Permits school boards of education in certain school districts to enact a policy to provide student transportation based upon patterns of actual ridership

Allows certain school districts to provide home-to-school transportation based upon patterns of actual ridership without regard to the number of students eligible for transportation and the number…

Jeffrey D. KleinEducation Committee

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S4719Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Authorizes municipalities to treat unpaid fines for building code, property maintenance and nuisance violations as unpaid real property taxes

Authorizes municipalities to treat unpaid fines for building code, property maintenance and nuisance violations as unpaid real property taxes and to impose a tax lien therefor.

Jeffrey D. KleinLocal Government Committee

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S4687Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Increases the amount on which additional taxes are imposed for conveyances of real property in N.Y. city

Increases the amount of real property conveyance in cities with a population of one million or more that triggers an additional tax.

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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