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

J4023Senate· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Adopted
Celebrating the 11th Annual Capital District Construction Career Days on April 25-26, 2012
Neil D. BreslinAdopted
Adopted
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J4026Senate· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Adopted
Commending the University at Albany Athletic Administration upon the occasion of receiving a Champions for Children of the Capital Region Award
Neil D. BreslinAdopted
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A9548Assembly· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Amend and recommit to governmental operations

Entitles members to bring one substantive piece of legislation to the floor for a vote without a home rule message and committee review during each two-year term

Entitles members to bring one substantive piece of legislation to the floor for a vote without a home rule message and committee review during each two-year term.

Mark C. JohnsGovernmental Operations Committee

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A9284Assembly· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Authorizes Native American nations and tribes to make payments to municipal governments hosting tribal casinos

Authorizes Native American nations and tribes to make payments to municipal governments hosting tribal casinos; such payments shall be in lieu of payments that the state is otherwise required to…

Joseph GiglioWays And Means Committee

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S6394Senate· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Substituted by a9222

Authorizes the town of Inlet to offer a 20 year retirement plan to police officer John Harrington

Authorizes the town of Inlet to offer a 20 year retirement plan to police officer John Harrington.

Betty LittleOn the Senate floor

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A8434AssemblyS6108· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.457

Removes sunset provisions of chapter 557 of the laws of 2001 relating to pre-need funeral services

Removes the sunset provisions of chapter 557 of the laws of 2001 relating to pre-need funeral services.

Jeffrey DinowitzOn the Assembly floor

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A7306Assembly· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Relates to the annual reports required to be filed by gas and electric corporations

Relates to the annual reports required to be filed by gas and electric corporations.

James F. BrennanEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S4280Senate· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Amend and recommit to transportation

Provides that ownership of unidentifiable part in identifiable motorcycle, other than stolen motorcycle shall be returned to owner after investigation

Provides that ownership of an unidentifiable part in an otherwise identifiable motorcycle, other than a stolen motorcycle shall be returned to such owner, provided that department has made findings…

Tom LibousTransportation Committee

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A4342Assembly· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.454

Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers, HMOs, Insurers & health plans from offering incentives to health care providers to switch from one prescription drug to another

Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers, HMOs, insurers and health plans from offering incentives to health care providers to switch from one prescription drug to another specific prescription drug.

N. Nick PerryOn the Assembly floor

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S2839Senate· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Authorizes a public information and education program for soil and water conservation districts and relates to the spread of invasive disease

Authorizes a public information and education program for soil and water conservation districts and relates to the spread of invasive disease.

Catharine YoungEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A3339Assembly· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.452

Authorizes a physician assistant, acting under the supervision of a physician, to sign death certificates in like manner as physicians

Authorizes a physician assistant, acting under the supervision of a physician, to sign death certificates in like manner as physicians and imposes upon physician assistants the same duties that…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

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A1810AssemblyS366· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.443

Provides that employers shall notify employees of potential state and federal earned income tax credits

Provides that employers shall notify employees of potential state and federal earned income tax credits and delineates the contents, timing and manner of providing notice as well as options…

Herman D. FarrellOn the Assembly floor

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A1650Assembly· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Creates the "New York state civil war 150th anniversary commemoration commission"

Creates the "New York state civil war 150th anniversary commemoration commission" to plan and execute an organized series of reenactment tourism events.

John McEnenyVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs CommitteeLocal Government

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A1364Assembly· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.442

Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent upon the renewal of a lease

Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent, rent charged and paid by the tenant which is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, upon the renewal of…

Hakeem JeffriesOn the Assembly floor

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A887Assembly· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Held for consideration in 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.

Felix OrtizLabor Committee

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A804Assembly· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.441

Relates to the qualifications of operators of health facilities

Relates to the qualifications of operators of health facilities; requires the consideration of past labor transgressions when granting, renewing, revoking, etc. certificates of…

David GanttOn the Assembly floor

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S553Senate· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Authorizes the forest ranger force to establish a training program for volunteer search and rescue personnel to assist the forest rangers

Authorizes the forest ranger force to establish a training program for volunteer search and rescue personnel to assist the forest rangers in wild, remote and forested areas of the state.

Betty LittleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A9859AssemblyS6835· Moved Apr 18, 2012· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Establishes an energy system tax stabilization reserve fund in the Lowville Central School District to lessen or prevent increases in the real property tax levy

Establishes an energy system tax stabilization reserve fund in the Lowville Central School District to lessen or prevent increases in the school district's real property tax levy resulting from…

Kenneth BlankenbushReal Property Taxation CommitteeHousing

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S6974Senate· Moved Apr 18, 2012· Referred to higher education

Provides tuition awards to children of veterans who served in armed conflict

Provides tuition awards to children of veterans who served in armed conflict; amends the current law which provides regents awards to children of certain veterans of wars and disabled veterans in…

Timothy M. KennedyHigher Education Committee

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A9852Assembly· Moved Apr 18, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to requiring safety enclosures for motor buses used in mass transportation

Relates to requiring safety enclosures for motor buses used in mass transportation.

Eric StevensonTransportation Committee

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A9854Assembly· Moved Apr 18, 2012· To attorney-general for opinion

Prohibits the passage of bills by the legislature between the hours of midnight and eight o'clock a.m. unless 2/3 of the legislature is present

Prohibits the passage of bills by the legislature between the hours of midnight and eight o'clock a.m. unless 2/3 of the legislature is present.

James TediscoGovernmental Operations Committee

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A9812Assembly· Moved Apr 18, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Directs the division of housing and community renewal to take parcels of land through the eminent domain procedure

Directs the division of housing and community renewal to take parcels of land through the eminent domain procedure.

Vito LopezCodes Committee

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S6875Senate· Moved Apr 18, 2012· Amend and recommit to agriculture

Creates the animal abuser central registry, and to require that certain convicted animal abusers register with such registry

Creates the animal abuser central registry, and requires that certain convicted animal abusers register with such registry; provides such registrants are prohibited from possessing, adopting,…

Mark GrisantiAgriculture Committee

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S6828Senate· Moved Apr 18, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Provides relief on statewide central register clearance fees for tax exempt organizations

Provides relief on statewide central registrar clearance fees for tax exempt organizations and that the fee of twenty-five dollars shall not apply to tax-exempt not-for-profit child care providers…

Patrick M. GallivanFinance Committee

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A9203Assembly· Moved Apr 18, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Eliminates the separate utility class in New York city

Eliminates the separate utility class (class 3) in New York city.

Micah KellnerStricken

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A9030Assembly· Moved Apr 18, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Requires the state board of elections to compile election results of every municipality in this state

Requires all county boards of elections shall cause a copy of any and all determinations of each county, city, town or village election and any propositions or bond referenda appearing on any ballot…

Sandy GalefStricken

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A7606Assembly· Moved Apr 18, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Prohibits the idling of any passenger vehicle for more than 3 consecutive minutes

Prohibits the idling of any passenger vehicle, with certain exceptions, for more than 3 consecutive minutes; first violation is a warning, second violations of such section are traffic infractions…

Thomas AbinantiCodes Committee

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A7569Assembly· Moved Apr 18, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to education

Permits the parents of pupils attending a persistently lowest-achieving school to choose an education intervention model

Creates the parent empowerment pilot program which permits the parents of pupils attending a persistently lowest-achieving school to choose an education intervention model.

Crystal Peoples-StokesEducation Committee

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S4827Senate· Moved Apr 18, 2012· Referred to election law

Relates to nominating and designating petitions and certificates

Provides that a candidate who files a certificate of acceptance for an office for which there have been filed certificates or petitions designating more than one candidate for the nomination of any…

Patrick M. GallivanElection Law Committee

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S4742Senate· Moved Apr 18, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Requires New York state drivers licenses to indicate if the licensee is a registered sex offender under Megan's Law

Requires New York State drivers licenses to indicate if the licensee is a registered sex offender under Megan's Law, the "Sex Offender Registration Act"; makes additional changes regarding…

Thomas F. O'MaraFinance Committee

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S4637Senate· Moved Apr 18, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the conducting of an independent forensic audit

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the conducting of an independent forensic audit of such authority.

Andrew J. LanzaFinance Committee

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S4240Senate· Moved Apr 18, 2012· Referred to local governments

Authorizes industrial development agencies to provide assistance to agricultural producers for products grown, harvested or produced within the state

Authorizes industrial development agencies to provide technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers for products grown, harvested or produced within the state.

William J. Larkin Jr.Local Governments Committee

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S4210Senate· Moved Apr 18, 2012· Referred to banks

Relates to violations by unlicensed transmitters of money

Relates to increasing penalties for violations by unlicensed transmitters of money.

Hugh T. FarleyBanks Committee

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