Bills by

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Senator

6,983 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →addabbo@senate.state.ny.us

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

6,983 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

J3212Senate· Moved Feb 15, 2012· Adopted
Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 6, 2012, as Public Higher Education Day in the State of New York
Kenneth P. LaValleAdopted
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J3215Senate· Moved Feb 15, 2012· Adopted
Honoring the Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways upon the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts USA
John A. DeFranciscoAdopted
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S5720Senate· Moved Feb 15, 2012· Amend and recommit to health

Enacts the Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing (I-STOP) Act

Enacts the Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing (I-STOP) Act; provides for the creation of a system for collecting, monitoring and reporting data concerning the prescribing and dispensing…

Andrew J. LanzaHealth Committee

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A841Assembly· Moved Feb 15, 2012· Amended on third reading 841a

Requires general hospitals to post patient rights and provides that hospital personnel shall not inquire as to a patients' immigration status

Requires all general hospitals, which provide emergency services, to post patient rights and provides that hospital personnel, prior to providing treatment, shall not inquire as to a patient's…

Felix OrtizOn the Assembly floor

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A9300Assembly· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Referred to health

Authorizes rules and regulations directing pregnant patients to be informed about the donation of postnatal tissue and fluids

Authorizes rules and regulations directing pregnant patients to be informed about the donation of postnatal tissue and fluids.

Matthew TitoneHealth Committee

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A9283Assembly· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Exempts BOCES capital expenditures from limitations upon local school district tax levies

Exempts BOCES capital expenditures from limitations upon local school district tax levies.

Sandy GalefEducation Committee

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S5829Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Referred to economic development

Relates to authorizing the liquor authority to issue certain licenses to manufacture and sell alcoholic beverages in a premises commonly known as a restaurant-brewer

Relates to authorizing the liquor authority to issue certain licenses to manufacture and sell alcoholic beverages in a premises commonly known as a restaurant-brewer for certain premises in the…

Mark GrisantiEconomic Development Committee

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A7598Assembly· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Referred to children and families

Relates to notice of indicated reports of child maltreatment and changes of placement in child protective and voluntary foster care placement and review proceedings; repealer

Relates to notice of indicated reports of child maltreatment and changes of placement in child protective and voluntary foster care placement and review proceedings.

Amy PaulinChildren And Families Committee

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A7408Assembly· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides for the evaluation of a nuclear power plant prior to the issuance of a license to extend the period of operation of such plant

Authorizes and directs the department of health to conduct an evaluation of any nuclear power plant operating in this state prior to the issuance of a license to extend the period of operation of…

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee

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S5298Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Regulates private security services by the division of homeland security and emergency services

Regulates private security services by the division of homeland security and emergency services.

Greg BallStricken

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S5265Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Waives certain fishing and hunting fees for residents of the state who performed military service during a period of war

Waives certain fishing and hunting fees for residents of the state who performed military service during a period of war for the five years immediately after his or her return to this state from…

Greg BallStricken

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A7285Assembly· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Prohibits smoking in private passenger cars, vans or trucks where minors less than 14 years of age are passengers in such vehicles; penalties for violation

Prohibits smoking in private passenger cars, vans and trucks where a minor less than 14 years of age is a passenger in such vehicles; provides for rebuttable presumption; provides that violations of…

David WeprinCodes Committee

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S4272Senate· Moved Feb 14, 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.

Carl L. MarcellinoTransportation Committee

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A6156Assembly· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Relates to prohibiting smoking in public parks and pedestrian plazas

Prohibits smoking in public parks and pedestrian plazas; sets $50 fine; defines terms.

Jeffrey DinowitzCodes Committee

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A6074Assembly· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Requires hotels to protect all mattresses and box springs with bedbug-impermeable covers

Requires hotels to protect all mattresses and box springs with bedbug-impermeable covers.

Linda RosenthalCodes Committee

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S3753Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to banks

Extends certain provisions relating to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley act

Extends certain provisions relating to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley act.

Joseph A. GriffoBanks Committee

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S2860Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Referred to transportation

Makes certain convictions for operating under the influence predicates for other operating under the influence convictions

Provides that a conviction for operation of a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all terrain vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall be deemed a prior conviction for the purpose of…

John A. DeFranciscoTransportation Committee

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A3139Assembly· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Reported referred to ways and means

Relates to increasing the limit of the amount of money which may be on deposit with the excelsior linked deposit program

Increases the limit on the amount of funds which may be on deposit with the excelsior linked deposit program at any given time from $460 million to $525 million.

Robin SchimmingerWays And Means Committee

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S2485Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Relates to the wood products development council and contracts for timber or other forest products

Directs the wood products development council to work to improve public understanding of the timber industry and authorizes the department of environmental conservation to execute contracts for…

Betty LittleAgriculture Committee

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A2467Assembly· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Creates lien in favor of state for expenditures for certain remedial environmental projects

Entitles the state to a lien upon all real property of any person from whom the state may recover costs under the hazardous waste remedial fund or the environmental conservation law for certain…

Barbara LiftonCodes CommitteeLegal

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A1860Assembly· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Awards attorney fees and expert witness fees in appropriate cases

Awards attorney fees and expert witness fees in employment discrimination cases.

Jeffrey DinowitzCodes Committee

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S939Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides that the offense of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver's license may be enforceable in a parking lot

Provides that the offense of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver's license may be enforceable for operating a motor vehicle in a parking lot; defines the term "parking lot" as any area…

Carl L. MarcellinoTransportation Committee

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A599Assembly· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Creates the technology commercialization partnership program and removes the incentive program from the research development program

Creates the technology commercialization partnership program and removes the incentive program from the research development program.

William MagnarelliWays And Means Committee

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S770Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Includes game birds bred pursuant to a game bird license within the definition of "crops, livestock and livestock products" for purposes of agricultural districts

Includes game birds bred pursuant to a game bird license within the definition of "crops, livestock and livestock products" for purposes of agricultural districts.

Catharine YoungAgriculture Committee

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A77AssemblyS3479· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Relates to administrative hearings and processes for pet dealers

Relates to administrative hearings and processes as they apply to pet dealers.

Amy PaulinAgriculture CommitteeEconomy

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S151Senate· Moved Feb 14, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Implements the empire propane education and research act

Implements the empire propane education and research act; authorizes the creation of certain propane education programs; requires the creation of an empire propane education and research council;…

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

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S6470Senate· Moved Feb 13, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to the provision of certain financial services to debt evading foreign states

Relates to the provision of certain financial services to debt evading foreign states.

John A. DeFranciscoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S6468Senate· Moved Feb 13, 2012· Referred to civil service and pensions

Relates to service credit for James N. Camarda for military service during his employment at the Long Island Rail Road

Relates to service credit for James N.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Civil Service And Pensions Committee

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S6271Senate· Moved Feb 13, 2012· Referred to health

Directs the Medicaid inspector general to publish all administrative law decisions from an appeal by his or her office

Directs the Medicaid inspector general to publish all administrative law decisions from an appeal of an action by his or her office.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

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S6066Senate· Moved Feb 13, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes the class B felony of criminal sale of a controlled substance by a practitioner or pharmacist

Establishes the class B felony of criminal sale of a controlled substance by a practitioner or pharmacist.

Kemp HannonCodes Committee

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S6051Senate· Moved Feb 13, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Relates to the elderly abuse education and outreach program

Relates to the elderly abuse education and outreach program; amends certain definitions and adds a financial outreach & education aspect to such program.

David J. ValeskyFinance Committee

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S5880Senate· Moved Feb 13, 2012· Referred to health

Designates tramadol as a schedule III narcotic drug, and eliminates certain hydrocodone compounds from the list of schedule III narcotic drugs; repealer

Designates tramadol as a schedule III narcotic drug, and eliminates hydrocodone from the list of schedule III narcotic drugs; provides that such compounds shall continue to be handled by licensed…

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

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A8547Assembly· Moved Feb 13, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to codes

Requires DNA testing of all persons convicted of certain misdemeanors and felonies

Requires DNA testing of all persons convicted of misdemeanors and felonies.

Amy PaulinCodes Committee

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S5260SenateA7251· Moved Feb 13, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions, establishing certain other offenses related thereto

Relates to criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions; establishes the offense of fraudulent prescription, dispensing and procurement of non-controlled substance prescription…

Kemp HannonCodes CommitteeLegal

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A7013Assembly· Moved Feb 13, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to the uniform treatment of waste from the exploration, development, extraction, or production of crude oil or natural gas

Relates to the uniform treatment of waste from the exploration, development, extraction, or production of crude oil or natural gas.

Robert SweeneyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A7001Assembly· Moved Feb 13, 2012· Referred to finance

Prohibits state contracts with vendors that forbid employees from litigating discrimination or harassment claims

Prohibits state contracts with vendors that forbid employees from litigating discrimination or harassment claims except in the case of an emergency arising from certain unforeseen causes.

Matthew TitoneFinance Committee

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S4241Senate· Moved Feb 13, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Authorizes roadside farm markets to sell wine from up to two farm, special or micro-wineries located within 20 miles

Authorizes licensed roadside farm markets to sell wine from up to two farm or special wineries or micro-wineries located within 20 miles of such licensed roadside farm market.

William J. Larkin Jr.Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S4092Senate· Moved Feb 13, 2012· Referred to codes

Expands the definition of victim for purposes of making statements at sentencing to allow more than one relative to speak

Expands the definition of "victim" for purposes of making statements at sentencing of defendant to allow more than one family member to speak; provides that members of a victims family includes…

Stephen M. SalandCodes Committee

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S3729Senate· Moved Feb 13, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Authorizes the director of the office for the aging to establish a long term care worker training pilot program

Authorizes the director of the office for the aging to establish a long term care worker training pilot program for the purpose of expanding access to enhanced education and training for health care…

Suzi OppenheimerFinance Committee

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