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

S5141Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to investigations and government operations
Establishes the qualified solar manufacturer facilities and operations credit
Establishes the qualified solar manufacturer facilities and operations credit for businesses which manufacture solar energy equipment.
George D. MaziarzInvestigations And Government Operations Committee
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S4585Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2012· Amend and recommit to judiciary
Relates to the judgment lien on real property in an action upon a money judgment; repealer
Relates to the judgement lien on real property in an action upon a money judgment.
John J. BonacicJudiciary Committee
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A9330Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 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…

Sean RyanEconomic Development Committee

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A9337Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Referred to higher education

Provides that the commission of prostitution offenses by any person upon premises controlled by a massage therapist constitutes professional misconduct

Provides that the commission of prostitution offense by any person upon premises at which a massage therapist regularly engages in his or her profession, or the commission of any such offense by a…

Jeffrey DinowitzHigher Education Committee

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A9328Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Requires written statement of reasons for parole; allows victim access to statement

Provides that if parole is granted, the reasons for granting parole must be stated in detail in writing; authorizes access to such information to past and any prospective victims; changes from 60 to…

Michael SimanowitzGovernmental Operations Committee

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A9331Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Provides for confidentiality of addresses and telephone numbers of victims and witnesses

Provides for the confidentiality of residence and business addresses and telephone numbers of victims of or witnesses to a crime, except in cases where such information is needed by police and other…

Michael SimanowitzGovernmental Operations Committee

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A9320Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Referred to codes

Creates the offense of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree as a class D violent felony

Creates the crime of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree as a class D violent felony; recodifies prior crime as second degree; makes conforming changes in related provisions of law.

Michael SimanowitzCodes Committee

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A9327Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Referred to children and families

Broadens the scope of child abuse and neglected child to include proof of a positive controlled substance toxicology report on a newborn infant

Broadens the scope of child abuse and neglected child to include proof of a positive controlled substance toxicology report on a newborn infant; presence of such controlled substances establishes a…

Michael SimanowitzChildren And Families Committee

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S6499Senate· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Referred to finance

Establishes a sensitivity training program for persons in active military service of the state

Establishes a sensitivity training program for persons in active military service of the state.

Eric AdamsFinance Committee

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S6496Senate· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Referred to transportation

Enacts "Charlotte's Law" relating to the permanent revocation of licenses of persistent vehicle and traffic law violators

Enacts "Charlotte's Law"; relates to the permanent termination of licenses of persistent vehicle and traffic law violators.

Hugh T. FarleyTransportation Committee

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A8405Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Amend and recommit to health

Relates to the ability of continuing care retirement communities to offer seniors additional service options

Relates to the ability of continuing care retirement communities to offer seniors additional service options.

Robin SchimmingerHealth Committee

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A7907AssemblyS6364· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Opinion referred to judiciary

Relates to authorization of debt in times of public emergency; and a limit on state funded debt and refunding of state debts

Relates to authorization of debt in times of public emergency; relates to a limit on state funded debt and refunding of state debts.

Herman D. FarrellJudiciary CommitteeLegal

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A7399Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.361

Relates to approval of electric transmission line facilities

Provides that, prior to granting a certificate for the construction of an electric transmission line facility, the public service commission must find that the facility conforms to the most recent…

Kevin CahillOn the Assembly floor

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A7376Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.360

Requires publication of the New York City housing and vacancy survey and rent reduction schedules every three years

Allows owners of buildings which are master metered for electricity and have rent inclusion of electricity to file applications to terminate the rent inclusion of electricity for such accommodations.

Andrew HevesiOn the Assembly floor

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A6469Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Held for consideration in judiciary

Provides that the availability of bills in electronic printable format shall constitute a printed bill for purposes of section 14 of article 3 of the constitution

Provides that the availability of bills in an electronic printable format shall constitute a printed bill for purposes of section 14 of article 3 of the constitution.

James TediscoJudiciary Committee

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A6071Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.354

Requires residential healthcare facilities to provide, in multiple languages, information concerning procedures for reporting abuse of patients in the facilities

Requires residential healthcare facilities to post, in multiple languages, information concerning procedures for reporting abuse of patients in the facilities, to provide such information in written…

Grace MengOn the Assembly floor

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A5983Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Relates to acts of the Legislature having fiscal impacts on local governments

Requires the legislature to provide funding to reimburse localities for the costs associated with expenditures made as a requirement of any law which mandates the undertaking of a new program or…

Daniel BurlingJudiciary Committee

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A5703Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Opinion referred to judiciary

Makes provision with respect to the manner of selecting judges and justices of the unified court system; repealer

Establishes a system of merit selection of judges of the state's major trial courts instead of elections and for the designation of certain justices of the supreme court; affects certain courts…

James F. BrennanJudiciary Committee

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A4997Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Amend and recommit to libraries and education technology

Enacts the "New York state comprehensive information system act"

Enacts the "New York state comprehensive information system act"; authorizes the state library to coordinate the purchase of electronic databases or other information resources for state agencies,…

Addie JenneLibraries And Education Technology Committee

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A4506Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Opinion referred to judiciary

Provides for payment of a bonus to members of the armed forces from this state for service during the period of hostilities in Korea, Vietnam or the Persian Gulf

Authorizes creation of a state debt for payment of a bonus to members of the armed forces from this state for service during the period of the Korean, Vietnam or Persian Gulf hostilities of a…

Matthew TitoneJudiciary Committee

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A3380Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Held for consideration in judiciary

Proposes a constitutional amendment providing for initiative and referendum by eligible voters

Reserves to the people of the state the power to propose laws and amendments to the constitution and to adopt or reject such proposals upon a referendum; provides petition procedures for placing…

Nancy CalhounJudiciary Committee

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A3218Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.347

Enacts provisions relating to advanced written consent and directives concerning transfer, use, disposition of cryopreserved embryos or gametes

Enacts provisions relating to the execution of written forms, prior to assisted reproductive technology services, for consent and directives for the transfer, use, and disposition of cryopreserved…

Robert SweeneyOn the Assembly floor

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A2196Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.343

Relates to the execution of a warrant of arrest and establishes educational programs for judicial personnel on the law of searches, arrests and seizures

Makes various provisions to the criminal procedure law in relation to the execution of a warrant of arrest; authorizes the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to establish a…

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

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A2204Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.344

Expands the description of unfair insurance claim settlement practices

Expands the description of unfair insurance claim settlement practices.

Kenneth ZebrowskiOn the Assembly floor

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A2162Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.342

Makes provisions regarding the designation of polling places on college campuses

Provides that whenever a contiguous property of a college or university contains three hundred or more registrants, the polling place designated for such election district shall be on such…

Brian KavanaghOn the Assembly floor

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A1686Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Opinion referred to judiciary

Removes ten day advance voter registration requirement

Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day and provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard…

Brian KavanaghJudiciary Committee

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A443Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.338

Regulates and requires issuance of raincheck by retailer where advertised merchandise is not available for sale

Mandates that any article of merchandise advertised, and not available throughout advertised period, must be supplied at advertised price by seller within sixty days from the date the purchaser of…

Sandy GalefOn the Assembly floor

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A225Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Opinion referred to judiciary

Authorizes retired judges and justices to serve as justice of supreme court until age 80

Authorizes retired judges and justices to serve as justice of supreme court until age 80.

Rory LancmanJudiciary Committee

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S6492Senate· Moved Feb 15, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to state aid to libraries and library systems

Relates to state aid to libraries and library systems; provides for automatic waiver of local maintenance of effort requirements in the event that state aid for public library systems is reduced by…

Hugh T. FarleyEducation Committee

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A9311Assembly· Moved Feb 15, 2012· Referred to economic development

Establishes the biosciences commercialization assistance fund within the foundation for science, technology and innovation

Establishes the biosciences commercialization fund within the foundation for science, technology and innovation.

Sean RyanEconomic Development Committee

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A9302Assembly· Moved Feb 15, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Provides real property owners with annual notice of assessed value, allowable exemptions and credits and appeal procedures in N.Y. city

Provides real property owners with annual notice of assessed value, allowable tax exemptions and credits and appeal procedures in cities with a population of one million or more.

James F. BrennanReal Property Taxation Committee

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S6482Senate· Moved Feb 15, 2012· Referred to transportation

Requires youth holding operator's licenses or permits to maintain good school attendance

Requires youth holding operator's licenses or permits to maintain good school attendance.

William J. Larkin Jr.Transportation Committee

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