Bills by

Neil D. Breslin

Senator

10,455 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →breslin@senate.state.ny.us

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

10,455 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

A85Assembly· Moved May 10, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.536
Provides for the dispensing of emergency contraception under certain circumstances and conditions
Provides for the dispensing of emergency contraception under certain circumstances and conditions.
Amy PaulinOn the Assembly floor
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S7409Senate· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to agriculture
Relates to the sale of animals; brokers and dealers; fines and penalties
Relates to the sale of animals; brokers and dealers; fines and penalties.
John J. FlanaganAgriculture Committee
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S7403Senate· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides for an angel investor income tax credit

Provides for an angel investor income tax credit for investments in qualified businesses that exceed $25,000.

Joseph E. RobachInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A10155Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Establishes a small business tax credit for the employment of unemployed veterans

Establishes a small business tax credit for the employment of unemployed veterans.

Frank SkartadosWays And Means Committee

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A10156Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to restrictions on commercial driver's licenses

Relates to restrictions on commercial driver's licenses; prohibits the issuance of such licenses to any person required to register as a sex offender.

Harvey WeisenbergTransportation Committee

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A10129Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Permits members of N.Y. state teachers' retirement system and N.Y. city teachers' retirement system to claim retirement credit for certain service in another state

Permits members of the New York state teachers' retirement system and the New York city teachers' retirement system to claim up to 10 years of retirement credit for certain prior service as a…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A10139Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Provides for the awarding of state contracts for professional services under the minority and women-owned business enterprise program

Provides for the awarding of state contracts for professional services under the minority and women-owned business enterprise program.

Karim CamaraGovernmental Operations Committee

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A10131Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Provides veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan with the option to purchase retirement service credit for time served in the theater of operation

Provides veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan with the option to purchase retirement service credit for time served in the theater of operation.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A10128Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Lengthens the time period in which an employee must elect a public retirement plan

Lengthens the time period in which an employee must elect a public retirement plan.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A10135Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to education

Requires certain procedures for charter school students facing suspension

Requires certain procedures for charter school students facing suspension, making such procedures consistent with other schools.

Michael BenedettoEducation Committee

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A10142Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to higher education

Requires mandatory continuing education for mental health practioners

Requires thirty-six hours of mandatory continuing education for mental health practitioners during each triennial registration period; makes related provisions.

Michael DenDekkerHigher Education Committee

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A10140Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides that no one-time service charge or renewal fee shall be charged for the issuance of military license plates

Provides that no one-time service charge or renewal fee shall be charged for the issuance of military license plates.

Michael DenDekkerTransportation Committee

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A10127Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Allows members of the teachers' retirement system to be deemed to have earned a year of service for purposes of vesting eligibility if certain requirements are met

Allows members of the NYS and NYC teachers' retirement systems to be deemed to have earned a year of service only for purposes of determining vesting eligibility if 20 days or more of credited…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A10145Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to local governments

Provides for the protection of parkland by petition and referendum

Provides for the protection of parkland by petition and referendum.

Sandy GalefLocal Governments Committee

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S7096SenateA10447· Moved May 9, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to agriculture

Requires products sold as not safe for human consumption to be labeled with their ingredients and active chemical compounds

Requires products sold as not safe for human consumption or not intended for human consumption to be labeled with their ingredients and active chemical compounds; violations of such provisions shall…

Jeffrey D. KleinAgriculture CommitteeEconomy

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A9360Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Establishes the "death with dignity act"

Establishes the "death with dignity act"; allows terminally ill individuals to request medication for the purpose of ending his or her own life, in a humane and dignified manner.

Eric StevensonStricken

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S6467Senate· Moved May 9, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to judiciary

Prevents referees from being held liable for interest or penalties on transfer taxes to be paid on deeds filed in their capacity as referee

Prevents referees from being held liable for interest or penalties on transfer taxes to be paid on deeds filed in their capacity as referee pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale.

Martin J. GoldenJudiciary Committee

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A9204Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to aging

Makes certain tax abatement forms more readily available to seniors and authorizes certain entities to assist in the completion of such forms

Makes certain tax abatement forms more readily available to seniors and authorizes certain entities to assist in the completion of such forms.

Vito LopezAging Committee

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A9205Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to finance

Relates to outreach, status and time limits relating to the tax abatement program

Relates to outreach, status and time limits relating to the tax abatement program for rent-controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities.

Joan MillmanFinance Committee

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S6299Senate· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to labor

Requires notice from employers to customers of service charges and administrative fees that are not distributed to employees as gratuities

Requires notice from employers to customers of service charges and administrative fees that are not distributed to employees as gratuities.

Jack M. MartinsLabor Committee

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A8837Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a returning veterans tax credit for businesses that hire veterans and wounded veterans

Establishes a returning veterans tax credit for businesses that hire veterans and wounded veterans; such tax credit is worth $3,000 per veteran hired or $4,000 for every wounded veteran hired and…

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee

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S5791Senate· Moved May 9, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Increases the frequency that visitation or inspections of facilities operated or licensed by the office for people with developmental disabilities must be made each year

Increases the frequency that visitation or inspections of facilities operated or licensed by the office for people with developmental disabilities must be made each year.

Roy J. McDonaldFinance Committee

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S5769Senate· Moved May 9, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Eliminates state regulation of voice over internet protocol service

Eliminates state regulation of voice over internet protocol service in order to facilitate competition and ensure consumers receive the maximum benefit of competition.

George D. MaziarzCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A8149Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to ways and means

Includes New York exemptions of a resident individual within the cost of living adjustment and makes adjustment applicable to tax years beginning on or after 1/1/13

Includes New York exemptions of a resident individual within the cost of living adjustment; makes such adjustment applicable to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2013.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A6859Assembly· Moved May 9, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Establishes a state selection process for designation of hearings officers and a review panel to hear section 3020-a appeals

Establishes a state selection process for designation of hearings officers and a review panel to hear section 3020-a appeals; authorizes dismissal of tenured teachers in certain circumstances; caps…

Dennis H. GabryszakStricken

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S4132Senate· Moved May 9, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Directs certain commissioners to study and report on the costs to the state of early diagnosis and treatment of autism

Directs the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities, the commissioner of education, the commissioner of health, the commissioner of the office of children and family…

Roy J. McDonaldFinance Committee

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S7397Senate· Moved May 8, 2012· Referred to labor

Authorizes the care and treatment of injured employees by duly licensed or certified acupuncturists under the workers' compensation program

Authorizes the care and treatment of injured employees by licensed or certified acupuncturists under the workers' compensation program.

Roy J. McDonaldLabor Committee

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A10053Assembly· Moved May 8, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Prohibits the tethering of dogs to stationary objects or mobile devices and establishes fines

Prohibits the tethering of dogs to stationary objects or mobile devices and establishes fines.

William MageeCodes Committee

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S6677Senate· Moved May 8, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to permissible conditions the court may impose in connection with an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal

Relates to permissible conditions the court may impose in connection with an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal; authorizes the court to order a defendant to participate in an educational…

Stephen M. SalandCodes Committee

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S6563Senate· Moved May 8, 2012· Referred to children and families

Relates to reports of abuse or neglect of children in residential facilities or programs

Relates to reports of abuse or neglect of children in residential facilities or programs; requires the commissioner of children and family services to give telephone notice and immediately forward a…

Stephen M. SalandChildren And Families Committee

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S6338Senate· Moved May 8, 2012· Referred to codes