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

A8665Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes
Establishes the DeAnna Bazemore act
Establishes the DeAnna Bazemore act; defines domestic violence offense and imposes increased penalties for such offenses.
Eric StevensonCodes Committee
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A8659Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing
Requires the owners of certain multiple dwellings to provide, install and maintain screens for every window in a residential unit of such dwelling
Requires the owners of multiple dwellings with at least seven units, to provide, install and maintain screens for every window in a residential unit of such dwelling.
Michael G. MillerHousing Committee
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A8658Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires school districts to subject prospective volunteers to fingerprinting and background checks prior to commencing work at such school district

Requires school districts to subject prospective volunteers to fingerprinting and background checks prior to commencing work at such school district.

Michael G. MillerEducation Committee

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A8656Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Requires the NYC transportation authority to promulgate rules and regulations providing for certain means of transportation to be utilized for paratransit services

Requires the chairman of NYC transportation authority to promulgate rules and regulations providing for certain means of transportation to be utilized at the request paratransit-eligible persons.

Michael G. MillerCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A8664Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Relates to the prohibition of certain requirements for employment applicants

Relates to the prohibition of certain requirements for employment applicants.

Eric StevensonEconomic Development Committee

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A8660Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Requires that motor vehicles with purposefully obstructed license plates be impounded

Requires that motor vehicles with purposefully obstructed license plates be impounded.

Michael G. MillerTransportation Committee

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A8651Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Prohibits interference by the state with the right to contract for the burial of pet remains and cremated remains

Prohibits interference by the state with the right to contract for the burial of pet remains and cremated remains.

Thomas AbinantiConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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S5912Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Establishes the flood assessment relief act of 2011

Establishes the flood assessment relief act of 2011 for Albany, Bronx, Broome, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Greene, Herkimer, Kings, Montgomery, Nassau, Orange, Otsego,…

Neil D. BreslinLocal Government Committee

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A8645Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Relates to licenses to sell certain alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises

Relates to licenses to sell certain alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.

Michael G. MillerEconomic Development Committee

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S5906Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Defeated in crime victims, crime and correction

Relates to the segregated confinement of inmates with serious mental illness

Relates to the segregated confinement of inmates with serious mental illness.

Velmanette MontgomeryCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S5897Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cities

Relates to unoccupied school bus seats in New York city

Relates to unoccupied school bus seats in New York city and requires the NYC department of education to develop a system to fill such unoccupied seats with otherwise ineligible students for school…

Andrew J. LanzaCities Committee

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S5896Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Enacts Danielle DiMedici and Jessica Tush's Law; creates a registry for domestic abuse offenders

Enacts Daniella DiMedici and Jessica Tush's Law; creates a registry for domestic abuse offenders; defines domestic abuse offender; allows discretion of the court to place offender on registry.

Diane J. SavinoCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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A8643Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Establishes a credit against income tax for residents and business owners who incurred damage to property as a result of tropical storms Irene and Lee

Establishes a credit for sales tax paid by victims who incurred damage as a result of tropical storms Irene and Lee.

James TediscoWays And Means Committee

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A8638Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Increases the amount on which additional taxes are imposed for conveyances of real property in N.Y. city

Increases the amount of real property conveyance in cities with a population of one million or more that triggers an additional tax.

Brian KavanaghWays And Means Committee

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A8640Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Requires future state officers and employees to be state residents

Requires future state officers and employees to be state residents.

Ann RabbittGovernmental Operations Committee

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A8632Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Provides that the board of elections shall accept voter registrations electronically through its website

Provides that the board of elections shall accept voter registrations electronically through its website.

Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee

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A8636Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to election law

Provides for ballot pamphlets for general elections and repeals provision for distribution of copies of constitutional amendments

Provides for the state board of elections to prepare and distribute to each voter a ballot pamphlet for every general election; provides for contents thereof and makes numerous related provisions…

Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee

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S5893Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes a credit against income tax for residents and business owners who incurred damage to property as a result of tropical storms Irene and Lee

Establishes a credit for sales tax paid by victims who incurred damage as a result of tropical storms Irene and Lee.

Hugh T. FarleyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A8580Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to unoccupied school bus seats in New York city

Relates to unoccupied school bus seats in New York city and requires the NYC department of education to develop a system to fill such unoccupied seats with otherwise ineligible students for school…

Michael CusickEducation Committee

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A8577Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to adding the abuse of a person less than thirteen years old by a person eighteen years old or older to the aggravated sexual abuse crimes

Establishes a person is guilty of aggravated sexual assault in the third degree when he inserts a foreign object in the vagina, urethra or penis of the other person and the other person is less than…

Peter AbbateCodes Committee

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A8581Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in election law

Authorizes towns, fire districts, and improvement districts to delegate conduct of certain elections to county boards of elections

Authorizes towns to delegate the conduct of special town elections to their respective county boards of elections and authorizes fire districts and improvement districts to delegate the conduct of…

Sandy GalefElection Law Committee

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A8588Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Requires the superintendent recommend teachers to be retained when the board of education abolishes teacher positions

Requires the superintendent recommend teachers to be retained when the board of education abolishes teacher positions.

Crystal Peoples-StokesEducation Committee

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A8587Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Exempts veterans from hunting and gun licensing fees and allows veterans to keep their combat weapons

Relates to exempting veterans of the armed forces from hunting and gun licensing fees and to allow veterans of the armed forces to retain combat firearms purchased from the United States.

Donald R. MillerCodes Committee

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A8599Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to mental health

Requires service providers for the mentally ill or developmentally disabled to provide written notice to police of any violent residents in community residences

Requires providers of services to the mentally ill or developmentally disabled to provide written notice to police of any violent residents in community residences and supportive living facilities.

Naomi RiveraMental Health Committee

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A8601Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to a pedestrian's right of way

Relates to a pedestrian's right of way; all pedestrians shall be given the right of way by all traffic when facing a steady yellow light.

Linda RosenthalTransportation Committee

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A8596Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Enacts Caylee's law; establishes the crime of failure to report a child's disappearance or death

Enacts Caylee's law; establishes the crime of failure to report a child's disappearance or death; class D felony; exception where child dies while under the medical care of a licensed physician.

Ann RabbittCodes Committee

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A8600Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to banks

Enacts the private automated teller machine safety act

Enacts the private automated teller machine safety act; requires operators of private automated teller machines to register their machines with the superintendent of financial services; imposes a…

Linda RosenthalBanks Committee

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A8597AssemblyS5859· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to making it a felony to knowingly and intentionally fail to report the death or disappearance of a child

Makes it a felony to knowingly and intentionally fail to report the death or disappearance of a child.

Felix OrtizCodes CommitteeLegal

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A8598Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in transportation

Discontinues service fees for distinctive license plates issued to veterans

Discontinues service fees for distinctive license plates issued to veterans.

Ann RabbittTransportation Committee

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A8609AssemblyS5110· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Prohibits first fail accident and/or health insurance policies

Prohibits first fail accident and/or health insurance policies; enacts penalties and defines terms.

Matthew TitoneInsurance CommitteeFinance

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A8608Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Relates to the definition of income for purposes of the senior citizen rent increase exemptions (SCRIE) program

Excludes social security payments and supplemental security income from the definition of "income" for the purposes of determining eligibility under the senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE).

Matthew TitoneReal Property Taxation Committee

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A8612Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Establishes the office of risk assessment and management within the office of general services

Establishes the office of risk assessment and management within the office of general services to determine the state's potential exposure to liability for its acts and omissions; such office shall…

Matthew TitoneGovernmental Operations Committee

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A8619Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental employees

Relates to hiring of police officers in the department of environmental conservation

Relates to hiring of police officers in the department of environmental conservation.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A8617Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Permits access to certain conviction records by chapters of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, Inc. free of charge

Permits access to conviction records maintained by the division of criminal justice services of volunteers and prospective volunteers by New York state chapters of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of…

Kenneth ZebrowskiGovernmental Operations Committee

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A8625Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to aging

Relates to providing a rent increase exemption to persons with disabilities

Relates to providing a rent increase exemption to persons with disabilities.

Vanessa GibsonAging Committee

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A8623Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to certain requirements under rental vehicle reimbursement coverage

Requires that rental vehicle reimbursement coverage provide the insured with a rental vehicle which is similar in size and which provides the same seating capacity as the vehicle for which the claim…

Jeffrey DinowitzInsurance Committee

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A8624Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a tax credit for the installation of electrical outlets for charging electric cars in certain parking garages

Establishes a tax credit for the installation of electrical outlets for charging electric cars in certain parking garages owned by condominium management associations or a cooperative housing…

Jeffrey DinowitzWays And Means Committee

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A8628Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Relates to electronic prescribing software

Relates to requirements for electronic prescribing software under the medical assistance program; prohibits the use of advertising or messaging in such software, requires such software to include a…

Charles LavineHigher Education Committee

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S5891Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Establishes the flood assessment relief act of 2011

Establishes the flood assessment relief act of 2011 to permit municipalities to reassess property that has been damaged by a flood in counties in which a disaster has been declared.

John J. BonacicLocal Government Committee

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S5892Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Relates to payments of taxes in installments in certain school districts affected by floods or natural disasters

Authorizes school districts to permit payments of taxes in installments in certain school districts affected by floods or natural disasters.

John J. BonacicLocal Government Committee

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S5890Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Provides pharmacists access to New York's prescription drug monitoring program resources

Provides pharmacists access to New York's prescription drug monitoring program resources and requires practitioners and pharmacists to check the controlled substance abuse registry before…

Patrick M. GallivanHealth Committee

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S5888Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Requires the state to pay local municipalities' share of the costs not covered by municipal public assistance from the federal government

Requires the state to pay local municipalities' share of the costs not covered by municipal public assistance from the federal government where the President has issued a disaster declaration in the…

John J. BonacicFinance Committee

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S5887Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to racing, gaming and wagering

Prohibits the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing

Prohibits the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing.

Thomas K. DuaneRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

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S5886Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Enacts the New York state flood mitigation grant act and makes an appropriation therefor

Enacts the New York state comprehensive flood mitigation grant act; appropriates $5,000,000 therefor.

James L. SewardEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S5884Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Amends the definition of allowable college tuition expenses and establishes a new schedule of tax credits for allowable college tuition expenses

Amends the definition of allowable college tuition expenses and establishes a new schedule of tax credits for allowable college tuition expenses.

Kenneth P. LaValleInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S5879Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides for the regulation of the conducting of hydraulic fracturing; repealer

Provides for the regulation of the conducting of hydraulic fracturing; requires producers to disclose the composition of hydraulic fracturing fluids to the department of environmental conservation;…

Greg BallEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A8565Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Provides credit to members of public retirement systems of the state for military service in certain hostilities in Afghanistan

Provides credit to members of public retirement systems of the state for military service in certain hostilities in Afghanistan.

William MagnarelliGovernmental Employees Committee

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