Bills by

Joseph A. Griffo

Senator

267 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →griffo@nysenate.gov

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

267 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

S3660Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes
Authorizes distribution of seized counterfeit goods to the needy after permanent alteration of the items
Authorizes distribution of seized counterfeit goods to the needy after permanent alteration of the items so that the items cannot be mistaken for the authentic items.
Joseph A. GriffoCodes Committee
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S3642Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education
Extends certain educational benefits to eligible veterans
Extends certain educational benefits to eligible veterans.
Joseph A. GriffoHigher Education Committee
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S3643Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Establishes the commission on public authority reform to study and investigate reducing the number of public authorities and their subsidiaries

Establishes a temporary state commission to be known as the commission on public authority reform to study and investigate reducing the number of public authorities and their subsidiaries in New…

Joseph A. GriffoFinance Committee

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S3457Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Prohibits the legislature from recessing after the start of the state fiscal year until it has passed a budget

Prohibits the legislature from recessing after the start of the state fiscal year until it has passed a budget; may only recess during such period for public holidays.

Joseph A. GriffoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S3456Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Requires legislative fiscal impact notes to include objective calculations of anticipated economic impacts for next three years on state or subdivisions; repealer

Requires legislative fiscal impact notes to include objective calculations of anticipated economic impacts for next three years on state or political subdivisions.

Joseph A. GriffoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S3458Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Proposes to convene a constitutional convention, provides for qualifications for delegates to a constitutional convention

Proposes to convene a constitutional convention, provides for qualifications for delegates to a constitutional convention.

Joseph A. GriffoFinance Committee

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S3450Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Requires at least one supreme court justice to be assigned to hold court in each county in a judicial district

Requires at least one supreme court justice to be assigned to hold court in each county in a judicial district.

Joseph A. GriffoJudiciary Committee

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S3321Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Defines honey and provides standards for honey sold in this state; repealer

Defines honey and provides standards for honey sold in this state.

Joseph A. GriffoAgriculture Committee

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S2868Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides that the New York state canal corporation may sell or lease canal lands or personal property to governmental entities for less than fair market value

Provides that the New York state canal corporation may sell or lease certain canal lands or personal property to governmental entities for less than fair market value in the public interest.

Joseph A. GriffoCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S2847Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· To attorney-general for opinion

Imposes term limits for the offices of governor, comptroller and attorney-general

Establishes term limits for the offices of governor, attorney-general and comptroller; limits the amount of time any person can act as governor.

Joseph A. GriffoJudiciary Committee

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S2777Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· To attorney-general for opinion

Relates to the election delegates

Requires that no person acting as a political party chairperson, an elected public officer, an individual who is subject to the rules established by the commission on public integrity and any other…

Joseph A. GriffoJudiciary Committee

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S2136Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Permits farm operations to place advertising and directional signs near state highways

Permits farm operations to place advertising and directional signs near state highways.

Joseph A. GriffoTransportation Committee

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S1503Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Requires the state liquor authority to provide not-for-profit establishments at least 30 days on all billing related matters

Requires the state liquor authority to provide not-for-profit establishments at least thirty days on all billing related matters.

Joseph A. GriffoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1205Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Authorizes a governmental agency or municipality to designate a highway or portion of highway as open for travel by an ATV

Authorizes a governmental agency, by rule or regulation, or municipality, by local law ordinance, to designate a highway or portion of highway as open for travel by an ATV in order to gain access to…

Joseph A. GriffoTransportation 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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S1206Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Establishes a non-trail snowmobile registration for snowmobiles which shall be used solely for the purpose of gaining access to hunting and fishing areas

Establishes a non-trail snowmobile registration for snowmobiles which shall be used solely for the purpose of gaining access to hunting and fishing areas.

Joseph A. GriffoTransportation 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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S5478Senate· Signed Aug 17, 2011· Signed chap.484

Extends date of certain provisions relating to participation in the banking development districts program to January l, 2017

Extends date of certain provisions relating to participation in the banking development districts program to January 1, 2017.

Joseph A. GriffoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S4803Senate· Vetoed Aug 3, 2011· Vetoed memo.30

Restricts the definition of "student" for purposes of immunization of post-secondary students

Restricts the definition of "student" for purposes of immunization of post-secondary students: "student" does not include a graduate of a public, private or parochial secondary school that is…

Joseph A. GriffoVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

S5460Senate· Signed Jul 20, 2011· Signed chap.206

Creates access to the wage reporting system

Relates to creating access to the wage reporting system.

Joseph A. GriffoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S4928Senate· Signed Jul 18, 2011· Signed chap.145

Authorizes the towns of Harrisburg, Montague, and Pinckney in Lewis county to elect a single town justice to preside in the town courts of such towns

Authorizes the towns of Harrisburg, Montague, and Pinckney in Lewis county to elect a single town justice to preside in the town courts of such towns.

Joseph A. GriffoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

J2668Senate· Moved Jun 21, 2011· Referred to finance

Congratulating Sarah Doolittle upon the occasion of celebrating her 107th Birthday

Joseph A. GriffoFinance Committee

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J2625Senate· Moved Jun 17, 2011· Adopted