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

A9949Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Referred to ways and means
Relates to the tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic properties
Relates to the tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic properties; makes technical corrections to section.
Amy PaulinWays And Means Committee
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A9958Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means
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.
Micah KellnerWays And Means Committee
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S7053Senate· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Referred to civil service and pensions

Requires the state comptroller to disclose information related to the management fees for the investment of the moneys in the New York state retirement fund

Requires the state comptroller to disclose information related to the management fees for the investment of the moneys in the New York state retirement fund.

Jeffrey D. KleinCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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A9939Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Establishes an angel tax credit for investors who invest in certified startup business enterprises

Establishes an angel tax credit for investors who invest in certified startup business enterprises.

Donna LupardoWays And Means Committee

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A9940Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Referred to higher education

Requires the certification or training of teachers, administrators and instructors in the area of dyslexia and related disorders

Requires the certification or training of teachers, administrators and instructors in the area of dyslexia and related disorders.

James F. BrennanHigher Education Committee

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S6867Senate· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Substituted by a9773

Relates to allowing certain special assessing units other than cities to adjust their current base proportions

Relates to allowing certain special assessing units other than cities to adjust their current base proportions.

Jack M. MartinsOn the Senate floor

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A8997Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Enacts the "New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act"; redefines the definition of "employee"

Enacts the "New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act"; redefines the definition of "employee".

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A8538Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to establishing the western New York power proceeds allocation board; repealer

Relates to establishing the western New York power proceeds allocation board.

Dennis H. GabryszakStricken

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A8489Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Relates to the public safety communications surcharge; repealer

Relates to the public safety communications surcharge and amends the distributions of monies collected pursuant to such surcharge and provides for the repeal of certain provisions relating thereto.

William ScarboroughWays And Means Committee

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A8101Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Reported referred to ways and means

Provides an exemption from participation in work activities for certain applicants or recipients of public assistance

Provides an exemption from participation in work activities for an applicant or recipient of public assistance who is a parent or relative of a child who is personally providing care for such child…

Michele TitusWays And Means Committee

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A7905Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to establishing the western New York power proceeds allocation board; repealer

Relates to establishing the western New York power proceeds allocation board.

Dennis H. GabryszakStricken

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A6712Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Provides zero and low interest loans or loan interest rate reduction for energy improvement projects to stimulate the growth and development of small businesses

Provides zero and low interest loans or loan interest rate reduction for energy improvement projects to stimulate the growth and development of small businesses and jobs.

William ScarboroughWays And Means Committee

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A6648AssemblyS532· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

Increases the penalties for bias related and gang related graffiti, and graffiti upon religious property

Increases the penalties for bias related and gang related graffiti, and graffiti upon religious property.

Michael BenedettoConsumer Affairs And Protection CommitteePublic Safety & Consumer Affairs

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A6651Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Amend and recommit to social services

Provides a social services lien for public assistance on awards pursuant to workers' compensation

Includes workers' compensation benefits among the lump sum payments subject to the lien of the department of social services for repayment of public assistance.

Brian F. CurranSocial Services Committee

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S4197Senate· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Authorizes the county of Suffolk to operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices at up to 100 intersections

Increases from 50 to 100, the number of intersections at which the county of Suffolk is authorized to install and operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices.

Owen H. JohnsonStricken

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A6363Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Amend and recommit to codes

Prohibits day care centers from using or having for use toxic toys; defines toxic toys

Prohibits every child day care, child day care provider, child day care center, group family day care home, school age child care or family day care home from using or having for use unsafe…

Aravella SimotasCodes Committee

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A5781Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Provides for a 75-25 percent split in the New York city transit authority's operating surplus between the authority and the Metropolitan transit authority

Provides for a 75-25 percent split in the New York city transit authority's operating surplus between the authority and the Metropolitan transit authority where previously the split was 50-50.

Louis TobaccoStricken

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S3406SenateA7700· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Authorizes veteran's and disabled veteran's credits to be added to an individual's civil service examination after the establishment of an eligible list

Authorizes veteran's and disabled veteran's credits to be added to an individual's civil service examination after the establishment of the appropriate eligible list.

William J. Larkin Jr.Governmental Employees CommitteeFinance

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A5147Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Creates the small business technology investment fund

Creates the small business technology investment fund; requires reporting by regional investment funds receiving investments and requires the foundation to report to the governor and legislature a…

Dennis H. GabryszakStricken

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A4095Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Reported referred to ways and means

Relates to the thruway authority installing local attraction videos at service areas along the thruway system

Relates to the thruway authority installing local attraction videos at service areas along the thruway system; makes definitions; allows thruway authority to charge fees to businesses, organizations…

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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S2643Senate· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Requires the placement of one recycling receptacle for drink containers for every four waste receptacles on state owned property

Requires the placement of one recycling receptacle for drink containers for every four waste receptacles on state owned property.

Mark GrisantiFinance Committee

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A3774Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Establishes the high performance computing program within the New York state foundation for science, technology and innovation

Establishes the high performance computing program within the NYS foundation for science, technology and innovation; provides that such program will fund projects connecting researchers and…

Dennis H. GabryszakStricken

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A3464Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Creates the seed-NY investment fund

Creates the Seed-NY investment fund; authorizes the transfer of all assets and liabilities of the small business technology investment fund for the Seed-NY investment fund.

Dennis H. GabryszakStricken

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A3292Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Amended on third reading 3292b

Enacts the "children's weapon accident prevention act"

Enacts the "children's weapon accident prevention act"; creates crimes of failure to store a weapon safely in the first and second degrees, aggravated failure to store a weapon, and criminally…

Harvey WeisenbergOn the Assembly floor

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A3197Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Requires any passenger-type motor vehicles to be equipped with an outside passenger mirror

Requires any passenger-type motor vehicle, other than motorcycles, manufactured for sale, on or after January first in the year next succeeding the effective date of this new provision, to be…

N. Nick PerryCodes Committee

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A2088Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Delivered to secretary of state

Relates to veterans with disabilities

Authorizes veterans with disabilities who were classified as veterans and used such classification in his or her original appointment or promotion and were later classified as a veteran with…

Fred ThielePassed Senate

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S615Senate· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Allows certain disabled persons to fish without a license

Allows persons having a medically determinable impairment of sufficient severity and duration to qualify for benefits under the federal social security act to take fish as if he or she held a…

Jeffrey D. KleinFinance Committee

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S7040Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Creates the small business innovation research/small business technology transfer technical assistance program

Creates the small business innovation research/small business technology transfer technical assistance program.

Timothy M. KennedyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S7038Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to labor

Establishes the veterans' special disability fund to provide incentives to employers to hire veterans who were previously injured during active military duty

Establishes the veterans' special disability fund to provide incentives to employers to hire veterans who were previously injured during active military duty.

Timothy M. KennedyLabor Committee

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S6794Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Substituted by a9737a

Extends provisions of law relating to establishing the New York telecommunications relay service center

Extends provisions of law relating to establishing the New York telecommunications relay service center.

John A. DeFranciscoOn the Senate floor

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A9420Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Enacts the sewage pollution right to know act

Enacts the "sewage pollution right to know act"; requires publicly owned treatment works to report discharges of untreated or partially treated sewage.

Robert SweeneyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S5732Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Relates to facilitating the compliance of room remarketers with their obligation to collect sales tax on their sales of occupancy

Relates to facilitating the compliance of room remarketers with their obligation to collect sales tax on their sales of occupancy.

John A. DeFranciscoStricken

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S5673Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Substituted by a8005

Establishes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Establishes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

David J. ValeskyOn the Senate floor

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A7094Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Provides that calls to hotlines operated by the office of children and family services are confidential

Provides that calls to hotlines operated by the office of children and family services are confidential; corrects cross references to penal law regarding filing a false report in the 3rd degree.

Naomi RiveraCodes Committee

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