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Requires the use of seatbelts by volunteer firefighters

Requires the use of seatbelts by volunteer firefighters; provides exception for vehicles which do not have restraint systems provided by the manufacturer or to volunteer firefighters not seated…

John J. FlanaganTransportation Committee

Creates mental illness and chemical dependence initiative

Creates a public education initiative designed to eliminate stigma and misinformation about mental illness and chemical dependence among military service members.

Roy J. McDonaldFinance Committee

Requires multiple liens on farm property to be paid in chronological order, with the earliest lien being paid off first and the most recent being paid last

Requires multiple liens on farm property to be paid in chronological order, with the earliest lien being paid off first and the most recent being paid last.

Tom LibousReal Property Taxation Committee

Enacts the child custody reform act

Enacts the child custody reform act to provide uniform statewide standards for the litigation and mediation of child custody disputes; provides for an initial planning conference between the judge…

Andrew J. LanzaFinance Committee

Relates to the creation of an advisory board within the department of agriculture and markets on food safety and inspection programs

Requires the creation of a nine member advisory board within the department of agriculture and markets on food safety and inspection programs; such board is to advise, counsel and confer with the…

Vivian CookAgriculture Committee

Provides that parents and caretakers who are otherwise eligible for a child care subsidy shall receive a subsidy when care is necessary to enable them to sleep

Provides that parents and caretakers who are otherwise eligible for a child care subsidy shall receive a subsidy when care is necessary to enable them to sleep because they work a late shift and…

Diane J. SavinoFinance Committee

Relates to boating liability insurance rates

Relates to boating liability insurance rates; allows for a schedule of rates or rating plan for boat liability insurance submitted to the superintendent to provide for an actuarially appropriate…

Sandy GalefInsurance CommitteeFinance

Designates particular town roads as low-volume roads and sets new special standards for maintenance of such roads

Permits the designation of low volume roads and minimum maintenance roads by town boards and enacts provisions relating to the maintenance, improvement and repair of such roads.

Joseph A. GriffoTransportation Committee

Enacts the "2012 Campaign Finance Reform Act"

Enacts the "2012 Campaign Finance Reform Act"; provides for optional partial public financing of certain election campaigns in this state; limits personal use of campaign funds; establishes certain…

Eric AdamsRules Committee

Creates the teen driver safety commission

Creates the teen driver safety commission consisting of 12 members; requires the commission to study, examine and review the issue of teen driver safety; requires the commission to report its…

Andrew J. LanzaTransportation Committee

Provides a mental hygiene legal service to certain patients or residents of residential healthcare facilities

Provides a mental hygiene legal service to patients or residents of residential healthcare facilities who have been admitted directly from a facility and who have a chronic mental illness and are…

Roy J. McDonaldFinance Committee

Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression and includes offenses regarding gender identity or expression under the hate crimes statute

Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression; defines "gender identity or expression" as having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or…

Richard GottfriedInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Provides for the development and implementation of statewide school nutrition standards, for the review of school wellness policies

Provides for the development and implementation of statewide school nutrition standards for food and beverages that are sold to students and for the review of school wellness policies.

Daniel O'DonnellEducation Committee

Authorizes insurance premium reductions for non-commercial private passenger vehicles retrofitted with daytime running lamps

Authorizes insurance premium reductions for non-commercial private passenger vehicles equipped with retrofitted daytime running lamps; requires commissioner to promulgate by rule, qualifications and…

William MagnarelliInsurance Committee

Amends provisions relating to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections

Relates to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections.

Sandy GalefEducation Committee

Relates to instruction on the history of people with disabilities

Relates to instruction on the history of people with disabilities.

Mark GrisantiEducation Committee

Enacts the New York state fair pay act

Enacts the "New York State fair pay act"; provides that it shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate between employees on the basis of sex, race and/or national origin…

Liz KruegerRules Committee

Makes the director of the state office for the aging a member of the emergency services council

Makes the director of the state office for the aging a member of the emergency services council.

Martin J. GoldenOn the Senate floor

Mandates attendance by members appointed by the governor at meetings of councils of state-operated institutions

Mandates attendance by members appointed by the governor at meetings of councils of state-operated institutions.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

Designates the quartz variety Herkimer Diamond as the official state mineral

Designates the quartz variety Herkimer Diamond as the official state mineral.

James L. SewardGovernmental Operations Committee

Authorizes agreements for county, city and town social services departments to access death certificates maintained by the department of public health

Authorizes agreements for county, city and town social services departments to access death certificates maintained by the department of public health.

Kenneth P. LaValleHealth Committee

Requires the inclusion of a fiscal note with the adoption of resolutions or rules and regulations governing educational institutions, which have a fiscal impact

Requires the inclusion of a fiscal note with the adoption of a resolution or change in the rules and regulations governing educational institutions which have a fiscal impact.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education CommitteeEducation

Extends dram shop liability to cover persons who sell false forms of identification to persons under 21 years of age who cause injury or damages while intoxicated

Extends dram shop liability to cover persons who sell forms of false identification to persons under 21 years of age who cause injury or damages while intoxicated or whose ability is impaired.

Jeffrey D. KleinJudiciary Committee

Enables employees to receive electronic confirmation of direct deposit in lieu of paper pay stubs

Enables employees to receive electronic confirmation of direct deposit in lieu of paper pay stubs; authorizes rules and regulations by the comptroller for electronic confirmation system; requires…

Toby Ann StaviskyWays And Means Committee

Redefines "campground" for the purposes of the Adirondack park

Redefines "campground" for the purposes of the Adirondack park and regulation by the Adirondack park agency; defines such term as a parcel of land with 5 or more campsites, including buildings and…

Betty LittleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to allowing a physically disabled surviving spouse who was married to an enhanced STAR qualifying individual to continue to receive the exemption

Relates to allowing a physically disabled surviving spouse who was married to an enhanced STAR qualifying individual to continue to receive the exemption even if the surviving spouse is not…

Betty LittleReal Property Taxation Committee

Expands the definition of clerical error

Expands the definition of "clerical error".

David CarlucciLocal Government Committee

Provides for the refund of certain member contributions

Provides for the refund of certain member contributions.

Martin J. GoldenCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Relates to the possession and sale of methamphetamine

Relates to the possession and sale of methamphetamines.

Thomas F. O'MaraCodes Committee

Relates to the definition of autism

Relates to the definition of autism.

Roy J. McDonaldMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

Permits Onondaga county to collaborate with other counties with respect to operating and maintaining a foreign trade zone

Permits Onondaga county to collaborate with other counties with respect to operating and maintaining a foreign trade zone.

William MagnarelliSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to licensing of establishments where animals or fowls are slaughtered; extender

Relates to licensing of establishments where animals or fowls are slaughtered; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

Barbara ClarkSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes the appointment of supervising staff in the city school district of the city of Syracuse by the superintendent of such district

Authorizes the appointment of supervising staff in the city school district of the city of Syracuse by the superintendent of such district.

John A. DeFranciscoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes domestic abuse offenses, provides for special information for certain felony domestic abuse offenses and designates such offenses as family offenses

Establishes domestic abuse offenses for assaults upon spouses, former spouses, fellow parents of a child in common and domestic partners; provides for issuance of a special information for domestic…

Andrew J. LanzaCodes Committee

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.

Joseph E. RobachHigher Education Committee

Provides that family members of paid professional firefighters who died in the line-of-duty may obtain a "Survivor of the Bravest" license plate

Provides that family members of paid professional firefighters who died in the line-of-duty may obtain a "Survivor of the Bravest" license plate; provides for the annual service charge collected to…

Martin J. GoldenTransportation Committee

Establishes a tax table benefit recapture for joint returns over $250,000, individual returns over $150,000 and head of household over $180,000

Establishes a tax table benefit recapture for joint returns over $250,000, individual returns over $150,000 and head of household returns over $180,000; makes changes to the New York city personal…

Robert J. RodriguezWays And Means Committee

Directs the Queens county board of elections to provide language assistance in Bengali, Punjabi and Hindi

Directs the Queens county board of elections to provide language assistance in Bengali, Punjabi and Hindi.

David WeprinElection Law Committee

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

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

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2012, as Aviation Appreciation Month in the State of New York

Donna LupardoAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to declare April 2012 as Financial Literacy Month in the State of New York

Annette RobinsonAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 22-28, 2012, as The Week of the Young Child in the State of New York

Aileen GuntherAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 26, 2012, as West Point Day in the State of New York

Nancy CalhounAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 1, 2012, as Silver Star Banner Day in the State of New York

Daniel BurlingAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to procalim May 2012, as Mental Health Month in the State of New York

Neil D. BreslinAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Marissa Accordino on earning the Girl Scout Gold Award

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Adopted

Adopted

Congratulating Stephanie Biondo on earning the Girl Scout Gold Award

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Adopted

Adopted