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

S3919Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to authorize hunting of various game
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to authorize hunting of various game.
Mark GrisantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee
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A6224Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation
Prohibits idling by heavy-duty vehicles
Prohibits idling by heavy-duty vehicles.
Brian KavanaghEnvironmental Conservation Committee
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A6215Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Prohibits member items from the 2012 budget

Prohibits member items in the 2012-2013 budget from fiscal year April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013.

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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S3906Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides credit against personal income tax and corporate franchise tax for wine bottling, packaging and labelling expenses of wineries

Provides a credit against personal income tax and corporate franchise tax for wine bottling, packaging and labelling expenses of wineries licensed pursuant to certain provisions of the alcoholic…

Kenneth P. LaValleInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S3908Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Provides for the labeling of food or food products that contain a genetically modified material or that are produced with a genetically modified material

Provides for the labeling of food or food products that contain a genetically modified material or that are produced with a genetically modified material; defines terms; imposes penalties for false…

Kenneth P. LaValleConsumer Protection Committee

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S3909Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Prohibits insurance companies from limiting the quantity of drugs dispensed pursuant to a prescription and increases the quantity that may be prescribed to 90 days

Prohibits insurance companies from limiting the quantity of drugs dispensed pursuant to a prescription; increases the quantity of drugs that may be prescribed from a thirty day supply to a ninety…

Kenneth P. LaValleInsurance Committee

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A6210Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to display of missing in attack on our nation flag commonly known as MIA-OON flag

Relates to display of Missing In Attack On Our Nation flag commonly known as MIA-OON flag.

George LatimerGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6192Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Limits the amount of time any member of the legislature may serve as a legislative leader

Limits the amount of time any member of the legislature may serve as a legislative leader; precludes a member serving as speaker of the assembly from becoming temporary president of the senate…

Kevin SmardzGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6193Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in social services

Provides fiscal relief to each local social services district by assuming expenditures for all optional services offered by the state medical assistance program

Authorizes the state to alleviate the county cost of medical assistance payments and to provide fiscal relief to each local social services district by assuming expenditures for all optional…

Kevin SmardzSocial Services Committee

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A6189Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to the period of limitation for certain violent sex offenses; repealer

Provides that prosecutions of certain violent sex offenses where such offense was committed against a child less than eighteen years of age may be commenced within fifteen years after such child has…

Dean MurrayCodes Committee

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A6188Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Requires mandatory jail time for repeat violators of orders of protection

Requires mandatory jail time of no less than thirty days for repeat violators of orders of protection.

Dean MurrayJudiciary Committee

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A6178Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Requires mandatory restitution and reparation by the court if an officer of a school district is convicted and the victim is such officer's school district

Requires mandatory restitution by the court if an officer of a school district is convicted and the victim of such crime is such officer's school district; mandates that the court require…

Daniel P. LosquadroCodes Committee

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S3899Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Requires mandatory restitution and reparation by the court if an officer of a school district is convicted and the victim is such officer's school district

Requires mandatory restitution by the court if an officer of a school district is convicted and the victim of such crime is such officer's school district; mandates that the court require…

Kenneth P. LaValleCodes Committee

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A6169Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Establishes a registration system for saltwater recreational fishing; repealer

Establishes a registration system for saltwater recreational fishing.

Fred ThieleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A6172Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Reference changed to judiciary

Relates to reverse mortgage loans; repealer

Relates to reverse mortgage loans for persons 62 years of age and older; repealer.

David WeprinHousing Committee

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A6174Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to the use of portable electronic devices while driving

Relates to the use of portable electronic devices while driving; amends definitions relating thereto.

Harvey WeisenbergTransportation Committee

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A6160Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Enacts "Joanne's law"

Enacts "Joanne's law"; requires notification of actions of perpetrator of crime in workplace to the workplace.

Rory LancmanLabor Committee

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A6148Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Enacts Lauren's law in relation to mandatory registration or declination of registration in the organ donor registry

Enacts Lauren's law in relation to directing the commissioner of health to ensure that space is provided on any consent application so that the applicant shall register or decline registration in…

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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S3882Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms actions of the Belleville Henderson central school district with respect to certain building aid contracts

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms actions of the Belleville Henderson central school district with respect to certain building aid contracts.

Patty RitchieEducation Committee

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S3885Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Enacts Lauren's law in relation to mandatory registration or declination of registration in the organ donor registry

Enacts Lauren's law in relation to directing the commissioner of health to ensure that space is provided on any consent application so that the applicant shall register or decline registration in…

David CarlucciTransportation Committee

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A6142Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to the timeliness of prosecutions for assaults committed against children

Relates to the timeliness of prosecutions for assaults committed against children; establishes the period of limitation shall not begin to run until the child has reached the age of eighteen or the…

Kenneth BlankenbushCodes CommitteeLegal

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A6128Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Appropriates funds for a new state skills compact course program

Appropriates funds for a new state skills compact course program through community colleges.

William MagnarelliHigher Education Committee

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S3861Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Establishes an independent office of school inspector general for school districts outside of the city of New York

Establishes a school inspector general for school districts outside of the city of New York.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S3833Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Provides that policies which provide hospital, surgical or medical coverage shall provide coverage for hysterectomies

Provides that insurance policies which provide hospital, surgical or medical coverage shall provide coverage for hysterectomies; provides that such coverage shall include inpatient hospital coverage…

Kenneth P. LaValleInsurance Committee

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S3835Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Relates to the visitation rights of great-grandparents

Provides that a great-grandparent may apply to the supreme court for visitation rights with respect to certain minor great-grandchildren where either or both of the parents of such child is or are…

Kenneth P. LaValleChildren And Families Committee

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S3832Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Authorizes the commissioner of education to restrict the sale and advertisement of alcoholic beverages at certain sporting events

Authorizes the commissioner of education to restrict the sale and advertisement of alcoholic beverages at sporting events participated in by any state university of New York, city university of New…

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S3836Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Removes the state insurance funds exemption from licensing and other requirements of the insurance law

Removes the state insurance fund's exemption from licensing and other requirements of the insurance law; requires the superintendent of insurance to approve the rules adopted by the state insurance…

Kenneth P. LaValleInsurance Committee

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S3806Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Requires that individuals convicted of certain animal cruelty and animal fighting offenses reimburse the organizations caring for such animals

Requires that individuals convicted of certain animal cruelty and animal fighting offenses reimburse the organizations caring for such animals.

Greg BallAgriculture Committee

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S3805Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Imposes additional penalties upon persons convicted of animal abuse

Requires unsealing of court records of youthful offenders convicted of animal abuse offense; provides that such persons undergo a psychiatric evaluation and treatment where necessary.

Greg BallAgriculture Committee

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A6080Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Enacts the "teachers for at-risk schools act"

Enacts the "teachers for at-risk schools act"; provides that the education department shall pay a bonus of up to $2,000 a year to classroom teachers in low performing schools or in schools with more…

Karim CamaraEducation Committee

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S3802Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Directs the commissioner of education to conduct an audit and report on statewide compliance with state instructional regulations for arts education

Directs the state education commissioner to conduct an audit and report on statewide compliance with state instructional regulations for arts education.

José M. SerranoEducation Committee

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S3800Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Excludes the adjusted gross incomes of the upper and lower 1/2% of taxpayers in a school district from the calculation of the adjusted gross income of such district

Excludes the adjusted gross incomes of the upper and lower 1/2 of 1% of taxpayers in a school district from the calculation of the adjusted gross income of such district for the purposes of the…

Kenneth P. LaValleEducation Committee

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S3799SenateA5501· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Designates park rangers of the town of Brookhaven as peace officers

Designates park rangers of the town of Brookhaven as peace officers.

Kenneth P. LaValleCodes CommitteeLegal

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A6078Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Establishes the crime of aggravated reckless driving

Establishes the crime of aggravated reckless driving; defines aggravated reckless driving to mean driving or using any motor vehicle, motorcycle or any other vehicle propelled by any power other…

Harvey WeisenbergTransportation Committee

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A6075Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to acts of animal cruelty in the presence of a child

Includes acts of animal cruelty in the presence of a child as an element of endangering the welfare of a child, the definition of neglected child and the definition of maltreated child; increases…

Linda RosenthalCodes Committee

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A6060Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Enacts the "institutional investor recovery act"

Enacts the "institutional investor recovery act"; relates to an action by certain public retirement systems or multi-employer health and welfare plans organized under the Taft-Hartley act.

Rory LancmanCodes Committee

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A6058Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Allows for online publication of public notices

Allows for online publication of public notices.

Stephen HawleyGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6059Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to social services

Requires that recipients of public assistance benefits must be residents of the state for at least ninety days prior to applying for such benefits

Requires that recipients of public assistance benefits must be residents of the state for at least ninety days prior to applying for such benefits.

Stephen HawleySocial Services Committee

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A6050Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Authorizes a school district to transfer excess money in an employee benefit fund to the school's general fund to offset property tax increases; repealer

Authorizes a school district to transfer excess money in an employee benefit fund to the school's general fund to offset property tax increases.

Steven EnglebrightEducation Committee

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A6034Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Establishes a procurement policy committee to oversee procurement, public work, construction and revenue contracts

Establishes a procurement policy committee to oversee procurement, public work, construction and revenue contracts.

James F. BrennanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A6031Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Enacts the "corporate disclosure, responsibility, and taxpayer protection act"

Enacts the "corporate disclosure, responsibility, and taxpayer protection act"; establishes principles for corporations receiving state assistance; provides for disclosure of real property tax…

James F. BrennanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S3795Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to transportation of school pupils

Provides that a board of education may, at its discretion, provide transportation for pupils residing within the school district to a nonpublic school located more than fifteen miles from the home…

Kenneth P. LaValleEducation Committee

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S3789Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Requires the state board of elections to maintain on its official website electronic voter registration forms which contain the county board of elections' address

Requires the state board of elections to maintain on its official website electronic voter registration forms which contain the county board of elections' address.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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A6024Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Requires the state fire prevention and building code council to implement rules and regulations regarding the maple industry

Requires the state fire prevention and building code council to implement rules and regulations regarding the maple industry.

Robert ReillyGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6023Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Authorizes background checks of the employees of contractors performing services for state agencies

Authorizes background checks of the employees of contractors performing services for state agencies who have access to confidential data or who perform certain types of services where background…

Robert ReillyGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6000Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing of sex offenders and provides for the disclosure of the results to victims of sex offenses

Permits the human immunodeficiency virus testing of sex offenders and provides for the disclosure of the results to the prosecutor and then the victim upon request; waives certain confidentiality…

Daniel BurlingCodes Committee

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A5988Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires the administration and the instruction in preparation of the GED examination in the Chinese and Korean languages for pupils who are proficient in these languages

Requires the administration and the instruction in preparation of the GED examination in the Chinese and Korean languages for pupils who are proficient in these languages and of limited English…

Brian KavanaghEducation Committee

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A5985Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing

Requires residential real property managers to be licensed by secretary of state

Requires residential real property managers or any firm employing a property manager, contracting with a property manager or contracting to provide a property manager to file a registration…

Brian KavanaghHousing Committee

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A5987AssemblyS1393· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Enacts the public benefits for professional facilities act

Enacts the "public benefits for professional facilities act"; defines terms; provides that any state or local authority that grants any benefit, for the purpose of construction, reconstruction,…

Brian KavanaghWays And Means CommitteeFinance

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