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

J3170Senate· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Adopted
Congratulating Hobart and William Smith Colleges upon the occasion of their designation as recipients of the 2011 Business of the Year Award
Michael F. NozzolioAdopted
Adopted
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J3169Senate· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Adopted
Congratulating President Mark D. Gearan upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Liberty Award
Michael F. NozzolioAdopted
Adopted
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S6157Senate· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to the disqualification of certain persons from acting as school bus monitors and drivers

Relates to the disqualification of certain persons from acting as school bus monitors and drivers upon the conviction for certain offenses.

John J. BonacicEducation Committee

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A8388Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Amend and recommit to governmental operations

Grants the state inspector general jurisdiction over all state agencies; eliminates welfare inspector general and medicaid inspector general; repealer

Grants the state inspector general jurisdiction over all state agencies and public authorities; eliminates welfare inspector general and medicaid inspector general and transfers the powers, duties…

Rory LancmanGovernmental Operations Committee

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A8386Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Held for consideration in health

Establishes the nurse loan repayment program

Establishes the nurse loan repayment program; authorizes the commissioner to award loan repayment awards to nurses serving in underserved areas or nursing homes.

Al GrafHealth Committee

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S5505Senate· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Relates to sportsman licenses for honorably discharged military veterans

Relates to sportsman licenses for honorably discharged military veterans.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsFinance Committee

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S5403Senate· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Requires that bottle deposits retained by the state shall be allocated to the environmental protection fund

Requires that bottle deposits retained by the state shall be allocated to the environmental protection fund.

Mark GrisantiFinance Committee

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S5262Senate· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to the registration of certain farm vehicles

Relates to the registration of certain farm vehicles.

Patty RitchieTransportation Committee

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A7236Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides for a uniform allowable resource exemption and disregard for an applicant or recipient with an automobile

Provides for a uniform allowable resource exemption and disregard for an applicant or recipient with an automobile.

Michele TitusWays And Means Committee

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A6754Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Referred to transportation

Requires public notice and hearing prior to any planned substantial change in service

Requires public notice and hearing prior to any planned substantial change in service; defines "substantial change in service" to mean any change in frequency of service or change in route or…

Harry B. BronsonTransportation Committee

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A6750AssemblyS5781· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Referred to aging

Establishes the Senior Center Council to provide a forum for the discussion of challenges facing senior centers

Establishes the Senior Center Council to provide a forum for the discussion of challenges facing senior centers.

Robert J. RodriguezAging CommitteeHealth

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A6670Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Relates to entrepreneurship assistance centers; repealer

Relates to entrepreneurship assistance centers to provide assistance to primarily minority group members, women, individuals with a disability and dislocated workers; requires the department of…

William ScarboroughCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S3297SenateA4997· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Referred to education

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,…

John A. DeFranciscoEducation CommitteeEducation

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A5187Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a credit for purchase and installation of a seat belt violation alert system

Establishes a credit for purchase and installation of a seat belt violation alert system.

David WeprinWays And Means Committee

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A5149Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides small businesses with grants to commercialize energy and environmental technology innovations in-state

Provides small businesses with grants of up to $100,000 to commercialize energy and environmental technology innovations and ideas in-state to stimulate economic development.

Dennis H. GabryszakCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S3223Senate· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Creates an E-ZPass expense tax credit

Creates an E-ZPass expense tax credit, not to exceed $500 each year; allows carry over from previous years if the amount exceeds the taxpayer's tax; only for expenses incurred in NYS.

Michael H. RanzenhoferInvestigations And Government Operations CommitteeLegal

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S2875Senate· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Referred to insurance

Permits certain agreements by domestic mutual insurance corporations

Permits certain agreements by domestic mutual insurance corporations.

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

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A3945Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Reported referred to ways and means

Requires commissioners of health and general services to promulgate standards for the procurement and use of non-toxic commodities and services for hospitals

Requires the commissioners of health and general services to promulgate standards for the procurement and use of environmentally sensitive commodities and services for hospitals; provides that these…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

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A2003Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Amend and recommit to health

Establishes the Bill of Adoptee Rights

Enacts Bill of Adoptee Rights clarifying language and procedures for obtaining birth certificates and medical histories of adoptees; permits an adopted adult to access certain records when they…

David WeprinHealth Committee

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A1276Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Amend and recommit to judiciary

Authorizes the use audio-visual equipment in courtrooms; repealer

Authorizes an experimental program in which presiding trial judges, in their discretion, may permit audio-visual coverage of civil and criminal court proceedings, including trials.

David WeprinJudiciary Committee

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S1031Senate· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Referred to insurance

Requires health insurers to provide victims of domestic violence with the option of providing alternative contact information

Requires health insurers to provide an insurer or subscriber who is a victim of domestic violence, upon request of such insurer or subscriber, with the option to designate alternative contact…

Jeffrey D. KleinInsurance Committee

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A732Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Referred to health

Directs health care professionals to provide pain-relieving medications to the extent authorized by accepted professional guidelines

Requires health care professionals to order, prescribe, administer and dispense pain-relieving medications in accordance with professional standards and guidelines.

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

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A639Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

Requires a public hearing for substantial change in transit authority service by the New York city transit authority

Conditions the institution of any substantial change in surface route or rapid transit route service upon approval by the metropolitan transportation authority and committee on operations of the NYC…

Keith L.T. WrightCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A413Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Reported referred to ways and means

Develops comprehensive care centers for autism spectrum disorders

Develops comprehensive assessment centers for autism spectrum disorders.

Aileen GuntherWays And Means Committee

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S547Senate· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides that the town board of certain towns may establish maximum speed limits on certain town highways

Provides that the town board of any town, exclusive of suburban towns and towns having a population exceeding fifty thousand, may by local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation establish maximum…

Betty LittleTransportation Committee

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A115Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2012· Amend and recommit to education

Prohibits contracts with out-of-state school districts in relation to aidable shared service

Prohibits contracts with out of state school districts in relation to aidable shared service.

Amy PaulinEducation Committee

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S6413Senate· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to labor

Relates to the minimum wage and makes technical changes to the labor law relating thereto

Relates to the minimum wage and makes technical changes to the labor law relating thereto.

Jeffrey D. KleinLabor Committee

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S6087SenateA8800· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to education

Authorizes the use of school buildings and school sites for religious meetings and worship when not in use for school purposes

Authorizes the use of school buildings and school sites for religious meetings and worship when not in use for school purposes or when such service or worship is deemed not disruptive of normal…

Martin J. GoldenEducation CommitteeEducation

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S6071Senate· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Creates the New York DREAM fund commission

Creates the New York DREAM fund commission, which shall be committed to advancing the educational opportunities of children of immigrants through scholarship programs that provide assistance with…

Adriano EspaillatStricken

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S5270Senate· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to the crime of soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism

Relates to the crime of soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism.

Greg BallCodes Committee

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A7390Assembly· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to the speedy trial of certain traffic infractions

Relates to the speedy trial of certain traffic infractions.

N. Nick PerryCodes Committee

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A7379Assembly· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Provides to the issuance of a Cold War Certificate to resident veterans who served honorably in the armed forces between September 2, 1945 and December 26, 1991

Provides for the issuance of a Cold War Certificate to resident veterans who served honorably in the armed forces between September 2, 1945 and December 26, 1991.

Felix OrtizVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S4828Senate· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to social services

Relates to the submission of evidence at fair hearings

Relates to the submission of evidence at fair hearings.

Patrick M. GallivanSocial Services Committee

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S4488Senate· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to signs on school buses

Relates to signs on school buses; authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Transportation Committee

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S4391Senate· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to codes

Changes the age of the victim of aggravated assault, penal law 120.12, from less than eleven to less than fourteen

Changes the age of the intended victim of aggravated assault, penal law 120.12, from less than eleven to less than fourteen years.

John J. FlanaganCodes Committee

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A6606Assembly· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Allows certain employees of the Vanderbilt Museum to receive additional service credit from their prior service in the employ of Suffolk County

Allows certain employees of the Vanderbilt Museum to receive additional service credit from their prior service in the employ of Suffolk county.

Andrew RaiaGovernmental Employees CommitteeFinance

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S4070Senate· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to transportation

Authorizes the dissemination of driver license photos to police agencies

Authorizes the dissemination of driver license photos to police agencies.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Transportation Committee

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S3420Senate· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Amend and recommit to local government

Authorizes the Holy Cross Polish National Church to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for property in Smithtown

Authorizes the Holy Cross Polish National Church to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for property in Smithtown.

John J. FlanaganLocal Government Committee

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S3099Senate· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to increasing the penalties for passing a stopped school bus

Relates to increasing the penalties for passing a stopped school bus; requires revocation for second offense.

John J. BonacicTransportation Committee

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A4750Assembly· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to implementing the immigrant assistance service enforcement act

Implements the immigrant assistance service enforcement act.

Peter RiveraStricken

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A3648Assembly· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to racing, gaming and wagering

Authorizes racetracks and off-track betting corporations to offer rebates on pari-mutuel wagers made by bettors

Authorizes racetracks and off-track betting corporations to offer rebates on pari-mutuel wagers made by bettors.

J. Gary PretlowRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

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A3652Assembly· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Authorizes disclosure of DNA information in the state DNA identification index to any public agency in connection with a criminal investigation

Authorizes disclosure of DNA information in the state DNA identification index or maintained by a forensic DNA laboratory to any public agency in connection with a criminal investigation; provides…

Peter RiveraStricken

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S2597Senate· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to driving while intoxicated

Relates to driving while intoxicated; imposes further penalties upon persons who operate a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Transportation Committee

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S2371Senate· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to transportation

Authorizes school district's website to be printed on school buses

Authorizes a school district's website to be printed on school buses at the discretion of the owner or operator of such buses.

James L. SewardTransportation Committee

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S944Senate· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to transportation

Changes one of the elements of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second degree to require two or more suspensions in certain cases

Provides that a person shall be guilty of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second degree when such person commits the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor…

Carl L. MarcellinoTransportation Committee

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S947Senate· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Referred to codes

Allows a court to preclude disclosure of jurors' names and addresses; repealer

Allows a court to issue an order precluding the disclosure of jurors' names and addresses upon a showing by the people that such an order is necessary to prevent bribery, jury tampering or physical…

Carl L. MarcellinoCodes Committee

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