Bills by

Catharine Young

Senator

319 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →cyoung@senate.state.ny.us

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

319 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

S749Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to energy and telecommunications
Eliminates state sales and compensating use taxes on motor fuels and diesel motor fuels and authorizes localities to eliminate such taxes
Eliminates state sales and compensating use taxes on motor fuels and diesel motor fuels and authorizes localities to eliminate such taxes at the local level.
Catharine YoungEnergy And Telecommunications Committee
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S750Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary
Extends the cancellation period for a gas or oil lease from 3 days to 5 days
Extends the cancellation period for a gas or oil lease from 3 days to 5 days.
Catharine YoungJudiciary Committee
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S751Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Permits at the discretion of the court certain members of the victim's family to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant

Permits at the discretion of the court certain members of the deceased victim's family to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant, rather than allowing only a single member of…

Catharine YoungCodes Committee

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S745Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Creates the crime of reckless endangerment of the public health for recklessly transmitting HIV/AIDS

Creates crimes of reckless endangerment of public health with respect to HIV/AIDS transmission; creates crime of filing false instrument with respect to HIV/AIDS; provides for HIV/AIDS testing for…

Catharine YoungCodes Committee

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S742Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to 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.

Catharine YoungCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S5431Senate· Vetoed Sep 23, 2011· Vetoed memo.80

Relates to payments to rural critical access hospitals

Relates to payments to rural hospitals that are critical access hospitals.

Catharine YoungVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

S4720Senate· Signed Sep 23, 2011· Signed chap.568

Relates to oil and gas drilling in Allegany state park

Relates to oil and gas drilling in Allegany State Park.

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S4621Senate· Signed Sep 23, 2011· Signed chap.567

Increases to thirty-one members the state emergency medical advisory committee of the state emergency medical services council

Increases to thirty-one members the state emergency medical advisory committee of the state emergency medical services council; provides that of the 23 physicians appointed by the commissioner of…

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S2776Senate· Vetoed Sep 23, 2011· Vetoed memo.71

Authorizes the Fredonia central school district to receive state aid for certain approved capital funded projects

Authorizes the Fredonia central school district to receive state aid for certain approved capital funded projects.

Catharine YoungVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

S863Senate· Signed Sep 23, 2011· Signed chap.545

Establishes a residential-commercial exemption program in certain counties

Establishes a residential-commercial real property tax exemption program in certain counties.

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S3499Senate· Signed Aug 17, 2011· Signed chap.465

Authorizes town justices in the town of Genesee, in the county of Allegany, to reside outside of such town

Authorizes town justices in the town of Genesee, in the county of Allegany, to reside outside of such town, so long as such person resides in an adjoining town.

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S2835Senate· Vetoed Aug 17, 2011· Vetoed memo.44

Designates the dog control officer of the city of Salamanca as a peace officer

Designates the dog control officer of the city of Salamanca as a peace officer for purposes of enforcing article 26 of the agriculture and markets law and issuing appearance tickets pursuant to…

Catharine YoungVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

S5610Senate· Signed Aug 3, 2011· Signed chap.356

Designates bridge on state route 19, in the town of Amity, county of Allegany, as the "Corporal Jason Dunham Memorial Bridge"

Designates a bridge on state route 19, which crosses interstate route 86, in the town of Amity, county of Allegany, as the "Corporal Jason Dunham Memorial Bridge"; designated that portion of state…

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S864Senate· Signed Aug 3, 2011· Signed chap.322

Designates state highway 19 in the town of Hume in the county of Allegany as the "Almond E. Fisher Memorial Highway"

Designates state highway 19 in the town of Hume in the county of Allegany as the "Almond E.

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S801Senate· Signed Aug 3, 2011· Signed chap.321

Allows hunters in the county of Chautauqua to hunt bear and deer by the use of a rifle

Allows hunters to use a rifle during open season for deer and bear in the county of Chautauqua south of route 20.

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S5059Senate· Signed Jul 28, 2011· Signed chap.249

Extends expiration of authorization of county of Chautauqua to impose additional 1/2% sales and use taxes until November 30, 2013

Extends the expiration of the authorization of county of Chautauqua to impose an additional 1/2% sales and use taxes until November 30, 2013.

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S4784Senate· Signed Jul 28, 2011· Signed chap.242

Extends expiration of the authorization to the county of Cattaraugus to impose additional 1% sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2013

Extends from November 30, 2011 until November 30, 2013, the expiration of the authorization to the county of Cattaraugus to impose additional 1% sales and compensating use taxes.

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S4143Senate· Signed Jul 22, 2011· Signed chap.221

Relates to licenses for wineries, farm wineries, special wineries, special farm wineries and microwineries; repealer

Relates to licenses for wineries, farm wineries, special wineries, special farm wineries and microwineries.

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S4033Senate· Signed Jul 20, 2011· Signed chap.197

Relates to the application and effective date of chapter 199 of the laws of 2008

Relates to the application and effectiveness of provisions of the private housing finance law relating to the low income housing trust fund program.

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S4021Senate· Signed Jul 12, 2011· Signed chap.118

Extends expiration of authorization of county of Allegany to impose additional 1 1/2% sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2013

Extends from November 30, 2011 until November 30, 2013, the expiration of provisions authorizing the county of Allegany to impose additional 1 1/2% sales and compensating use taxes.

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S4032Senate· Signed Jun 28, 2011· Signed chap.100

Extends various chapters relating to the powers of the New York state housing finance agency and the New York state mortgage agency

Extends various chapters relating to the powers of the New York state housing finance agency and the New York state mortgage agency.

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S5447Senate· Moved Jun 20, 2011· Substituted by a7893

Expands the health occupation and workplace demonstration program to home health care providers

Expands the health occupation and workplace demonstration program to home health care providers.

Catharine YoungOn the Senate floor

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S4945Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a4937

Relates to interim multiple dwellings in a city with a population of one million or more persons

Relates to interim multiple dwellings in a city with a population of one million or more persons.

Catharine YoungOn the Senate floor

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S5649Senate· Moved Jun 13, 2011· Substituted by a8242

Provides authority for the NYC housing development corporation to acquire certain mortgage loans made by the city

Provides authority for the NYC housing development corporation to acquire mortgage loans made by the city or to acquire a participation interest in such mortgage loans and to make loans for the…

Catharine YoungOn the Senate floor

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S4031Senate· Signed Jun 8, 2011· Signed chap.71

Relates to redistributing 2011 bond volume allocations

Relates to redistributing 2011 bond volume allocations, allocating the unified state bond volume ceiling, and enacting the private activity bond act of 2011.

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S769Senate· Signed Jun 8, 2011· Signed chap.47

Includes farm land which includes agricultural amusements within provisions of law relating to agricultural districts

Includes farm land which includes agricultural amusements within provisions of laws relating to agricultural districts.

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S2840Senate· Moved Jun 6, 2011· Substituted by a3556a

Relates to giving the state soil and water conservation committee membership to the New York ocean and Great Lakes ecosystem conservation council

Relates to giving the state soil and water conservation committee membership to the New York ocean and Great Lakes ecosystem conservation council.

Catharine YoungOn the Senate floor

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S2779Senate· Moved Jun 6, 2011· Substituted by a408

Provides for the lapse of oil and gas interests located within Allegany state park if unused for 20 years prior to effective date of act

Provides for the lapse of oil and gas and interests located within Allegany state park if unused for 20 years prior to effective date of act unless a statement of claim is filed by the owner prior…

Catharine YoungOn the Senate floor

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S4940Senate· Moved Jun 1, 2011· Substituted by a2129b

Enacts the juvenile justice worker protection act relating to the definition of public employers

Enacts the juvenile justice worker protection act relating to the definition of public employers.

Catharine YoungOn the Senate floor

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S4022Senate· Moved May 9, 2011· Substituted by a6967

Extends to November 30, 2013, the expiration of the 5% hotel and motel tax in the county of Chautauqua

Extends from November 30, 2011 to November 30, 2013, the expiration of the 5% hotel and motel tax in the county of Chautauqua.

Catharine YoungOn the Senate floor

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