Bills by

Patrick M. Gallivan

Senator

15,927 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →gallivan@nysenate.gov

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

15,927 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

A2088Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Delivered to secretary of state
Relates to veterans with disabilities
Authorizes veterans with disabilities who were classified as veterans and used such classification in his or her original appointment or promotion and were later classified as a veteran with…
Fred ThielePassed Senate
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A1878Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Reported referred to codes
Defines abandonment of an animal and provides for criminal penalties for such abandonment; repealer
Defines abandonment of an animal and provides for criminal penalties for such abandonment; repeals former section dealing with abandonment of an animal.
John McEnenyCodes Committee
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A1854Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Reported referred to ways and means

Repeals subdivision 3 of section 117 of the social services law relating to public assistance benefits to or for new residents

Repeals subdivision 3 of section 117 of the social services law relating to public assistance benefits to or for new residents.

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

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A1766Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Relates to the creation of an animal cruelty and animal fighting data base

Relates to the creation of an animal cruelty and animal fighting database; researches purposes; makes such database available to all law enforcement entities, district attorneys, duly incorporated…

Linda RosenthalCodes Committee

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A561Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Amend and recommit to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

Provides for establishment of the urban open space program in the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation; establishes fund; appropriation

Provides for establishment of the urban open space program in the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation; establishes the urban open space program fund; makes an appropriation of 10…

Joseph LentolTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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A559Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides personal income tax credit for real property taxes paid by certain veterans and their spouses; repeals real property tax law veterans' tax exemptions

Replaces current system which grants veterans real property tax exemptions funded by local governments with a system funded by the state; provides that honorably discharged veterans of certain wars…

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

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S615Senate· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Reported and committed to finance

Allows certain disabled persons to fish without a license

Allows persons having a medically determinable impairment of sufficient severity and duration to qualify for benefits under the federal social security act to take fish as if he or she held a…

Jeffrey D. KleinFinance Committee

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A269Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Increases the penalty for multiple convictions of torturing or failing to provide sustenance to a companion animal

Increases the penalty for multiple convictions of torturing, killing or failing to provide sustenance to an animal to a class E felony, if convicted within five years from the date of a prior…

Amy PaulinCodes Committee

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S7044Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to civil service and pensions

Authorizes Karen McClure to file for Tier II status with the state comptroller

Authorizes Karen McClure to file for Tier II status with the state comptroller because she is currently Tier III, but worked for Cattaraugus county starting in 1973.

Timothy M. KennedyCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S7040Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Creates the small business innovation research/small business technology transfer technical assistance program

Creates the small business innovation research/small business technology transfer technical assistance program.

Timothy M. KennedyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S7039Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides personal income tax credit for real property taxes paid by certain veterans and their spouses; repeals real property tax law veterans' tax exemptions

Timothy M. KennedyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S7038Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to 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.

Timothy M. KennedyLabor Committee

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A9916Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

Prohibits the MTA from forgoing, transferring or subleasing a master lease

Prohibits the MTA for foregoing, transferring or subleasing a master lease unless it is determined that substantial cost savings can be proven.

Peter AbbateCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S6794Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Substituted by a9737a

Extends provisions of law relating to establishing the New York telecommunications relay service center

Extends provisions of law relating to establishing the New York telecommunications relay service center.

John A. DeFranciscoOn the Senate floor

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A9420Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Enacts the sewage pollution right to know act

Enacts the "sewage pollution right to know act"; requires publicly owned treatment works to report discharges of untreated or partially treated sewage.

Robert SweeneyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S5732Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Relates to facilitating the compliance of room remarketers with their obligation to collect sales tax on their sales of occupancy

Relates to facilitating the compliance of room remarketers with their obligation to collect sales tax on their sales of occupancy.

John A. DeFranciscoStricken

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A7403Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Amend and recommit to higher education

Permits doctors of chiropractic to form limited liability companies

Permits doctors of chiropractic to form limited liability companies.

Vito LopezHigher Education Committee

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A7148Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Reported referred to ways and means

Relates to guidelines and standards for child protective services caseworker workloads

Relates to guidelines and standards for child protective services caseworker workloads.

William ScarboroughWays And Means Committee

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A7094Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Provides that calls to hotlines operated by the office of children and family services are confidential

Provides that calls to hotlines operated by the office of children and family services are confidential; corrects cross references to penal law regarding filing a false report in the 3rd degree.

Naomi RiveraCodes Committee

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S4525Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to higher education

Authorizes nurse practitioners to admit mentally ill patients

Authorizes nurse practitioners to admit a patient to an inpatient mental health unit on a voluntary or involuntary basis.

Roy J. McDonaldHigher Education Committee

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S4407Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to transportation

Creates waiver for intrastate operation for deaf persons

Creates a waiver for the hearing requirement of the physical examination set forth in federal regulations for deaf persons who are holders of a commercial driver's license or permit who will operate…

Joseph E. RobachTransportation Committee

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A6751Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Authorizes the county of Suffolk to operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices at up to 100 intersections

Increases from 50 to 100, the number of intersections at which the county of Suffolk is authorized to install and operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices.

Robert SweeneyStricken

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A6694Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Amended on third reading 6694b

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

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

Donna LupardoOn the Assembly floor

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A6453AssemblyS3829· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Amend and recommit to codes

Authorizes claiming authorities to retain certain property for law enforcement purposes in civil forfeiture actions for the proceeds of a crime

Authorizes claiming authorities or agents to retain electronic, telecommunications or surveillance equipment or devices, computers, or office equipment for law enforcement purposes in civil…

Aileen GuntherCodes CommitteeLegal

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A5640Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Requires certain employers shall establish qualified transportation fringe benefit programs for employees

Requires employers with fifty or more employees shall establish qualified transportation fringe benefit programs consistent with section 132 of the internal revenue code; defines terms; provides…

Harvey WeisenbergStricken

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A5346Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to global warming pollution control

Relates to global warming pollution control; establishes greenhouse gas limits and a greenhouse gas reporting system.

Robert SweeneyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S3200Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Substituted by a669c

Relates to financial assistance from the office of victim services for post-exposure prophylaxis treatment for victims of sexual assault

Requires financial assistance from the office of victim services for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis treatment for victims of sexual assault.

Kemp HannonOn the Senate floor

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S3170Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Substituted by a3363

Requires access aisles of handicapped accessible parking spaces to be at least eight feet wide

Requires access aisles of handicapped accessible parking spaces to be at least eight feet wide.

Roy J. McDonaldOn the Senate floor

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S3078Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to mental health

Relates to the discharge of residents of a community residence

Relates to the discharge of residents of a community residence; provides that nothing shall be deemed construed as creating a relationship of landlord and tenant between an operator of a community…

Shirley L. HuntleyMental Health Committee

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S5135Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Substituted by a8971

Authorizes the state, local governments and public authorities to arrange for redeposit of moneys through a deposit placement program

Authorizes the state, local governments and public authorities to arrange for redeposit of moneys through a deposit placement program through a bank or trust company that serves as custodian with…

Jack M. MartinsOn the Senate floor

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A3793Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Amend and recommit to health

Relates to establishing the New York state telehealth/telemedicine act

Promotes the development, provision and accessibility of telehealth/telemedicine services in New York state; establishes a telehealth/telemedicine development and research grant fund.

Joseph MorelleHealth Committee

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A3141Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products

Relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products; establishes the interstate chemical clearinghouse.

Robert SweeneyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S1922Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Authorizes a court to order an obligor spouse to purchase or maintain disabilty insurance to ensure continued payment of court ordered support

Authorizes a court to order an obligor spouse to purchase or maintain disability insurance to ensure continued payment of court ordered support.

Kemp HannonJudiciary Committee

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A1241AssemblyS3029· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides for source separation and disposal of recyclable materials and requires municipalities to adopt local laws providing therefor

Provides for source separation and disposal of recyclable materials and requires municipalities to adopt local laws providing therefor; prohibits transporters from commingling recyclables with other…

William ColtonEnvironmental Conservation CommitteeEnvironment & Energy

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A947Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Creates a permanent environmental justice advisory group

Creates a permanent environmental justice advisory group; provides that the function of the group is to ensure that no group of people, including a racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic group, bears a…

Crystal Peoples-StokesEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S1078Senate· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Amend and recommit to finance

Provides that a lender may receive not more than 20% of the future appreciation of property secured by a reverse mortgage granted to a person 60 years old or older

Provides that a lender providing a reverse mortgage to a person who is 60 years of age or older may receive not more than 20% of the future appreciation of property secured by the mortgage as…

Jack M. MartinsFinance Committee

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A667Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Enacts the "private well testing act"

Enacts the "private well testing act"; authorizes the department of health to promulgate rules and regulations to establish standards for the testing of drinking water from privately owned wells.

Ellen C. JaffeeEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A611Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Identifies the criteria the commissioner of environmental conservation should consider in publishing a list of high local environmental impact zones

Identifies the criteria the commissioner of environmental conservation should consider in publishing a list of high local environmental impact zones; these are areas most adversely affected by…

Crystal Peoples-StokesEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A316Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Requires the prosecution of juveniles, who are under the age of eighteen and who commit family offenses against his or her parent or legal guardian, under article VI

Requires the prosecution of juveniles who commit family offenses against his or her parent or legal guardian under article seven of the family court act, rather than article eight of such act.

Annette RobinsonCodes Committee

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A9935AssemblyS5598· Moved Apr 24, 2012· Referred to transportation

Outlines when certain vehicles shall be considered an emergency ambulance service vehicle

Outlines when certain vehicles shall be considered an emergency ambulance service vehicle; provides that every vehicle operated for emergency medical service purposes owned by an entity or agency of…

Michelle SchimelTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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