Bills by

Kenneth Blankenbush

Assembly Member

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2011-2012 session

Co-sponsored bills

100 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

A9663Assembly· Signed Dec 17, 2012· Approval memo.25
Provides that the Urban Development Corporation shall establish a Cyber Research Institute to perform research and development in cyber security
Provides that the Urban Development Corporation shall establish a Cyber Research Institute to perform research and development in cyber security.
Anthony BrindisiSigned by Governor
Signed into law
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OutcomeSigned into law
A10094Assembly· Vetoed Aug 17, 2012· Tabled
Relates to payments to rural critical access hospitals
Relates to payments to rural hospitals that are critical access hospitals.
Addie JenneVetoed
Vetoed

A9396Assembly· Moved Jun 19, 2012· Substituted by s6531

Relates to designating a portion of the state highway system between Deansboro and Clinton, NY the Deputy Kurt Wyman Memorial Highway

Relates to designating a portion of the state highway system between Deansboro and Clinton, NY the "Deputy Kurt Wyman Memorial Highway".

Claudia TenneyOn the Assembly floor

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A10758Assembly· Moved Jun 18, 2012· Referred to social services

Enacts the "public assistance integrity act" to prohibit sale or purchase of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products or lottery tickets with public assistance benefits

Enacts the "public assistance integrity act" to prohibit the sale or purchase of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products or lottery tickets with public assistance benefits; prohibits the use of public…

George LatimerSocial Services Committee

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A9019Assembly· Moved Jun 14, 2012· Amend and recommit to correction

Enacts "Brittany's Law" requiring registration of violent felony offenders

Enacts "Brittany's Law" requiring registration of violent felony offenders; sets forth duties of the division of criminal justice services; establishes a special 900 telephone number; requires the…

Dennis H. GabryszakCorrection Committee

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A10082Assembly· Moved May 3, 2012· Referred to social services

Relates to prohibiting illegal drug use and authorizing random drug testing of individuals receiving public assistance

Relates to prohibiting illegal drug use; authorizes random drug testing of individuals receiving public assistance.

Andrew GoodellSocial Services Committee

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A8489Assembly· Moved Apr 26, 2012· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Relates to the public safety communications surcharge; repealer

Relates to the public safety communications surcharge and amends the distributions of monies collected pursuant to such surcharge and provides for the repeal of certain provisions relating thereto.

William ScarboroughWays And Means Committee

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A9874Assembly· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Authorizes NYS power authority to allow certain governments and corporations to bundle electrical services

Authorizes NYS power authority to allow certain governments and corporations to bundle electrical services.

Al GrafCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A9548Assembly· Moved Apr 19, 2012· Amend and recommit to governmental operations

Entitles members to bring one substantive piece of legislation to the floor for a vote without a home rule message and committee review during each two-year term

Entitles members to bring one substantive piece of legislation to the floor for a vote without a home rule message and committee review during each two-year term.

Mark C. JohnsGovernmental Operations Committee

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A9854Assembly· Moved Apr 18, 2012· To attorney-general for opinion

Prohibits the passage of bills by the legislature between the hours of midnight and eight o'clock a.m. unless 2/3 of the legislature is present

Prohibits the passage of bills by the legislature between the hours of midnight and eight o'clock a.m. unless 2/3 of the legislature is present.

James TediscoGovernmental Operations Committee

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A9819Assembly· Moved Apr 13, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to term limits for elected members of the legislature

Relates to term limits for elected members of the legislature.

Donald R. MillerGovernmental Operations Committee

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A9817Assembly· Moved Apr 13, 2012· To attorney-general for opinion

Expands the terms of senators and assembly members to four years and limits the number of terms the members of the senate and the assembly may serve to three terms

Expands the terms of senators and assembly members to four years and limits the number of terms the members of the senate and the assembly may serve to three terms.

Daniel BurlingGovernmental Operations Committee

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A9806Assembly· Moved Apr 10, 2012· Held for consideration in environmental conservation

Eliminates the requirement that hunters wear back tags during hunting season in the state

Eliminates the requirement that hunters wear back tags during hunting season in the state.

Daniel BurlingEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A9766Assembly· Moved Apr 2, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Requires fiscal impact notes on bills affecting political subdivisions including identifying a source of funding for the annual cost of the legislation

Requires fiscal impact notes on bills affecting political subdivisions including identifying a source of funding for the annual cost of the legislation.

Dean MurrayGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5305Assembly· Moved Mar 21, 2012· Amend and recommit to local governments

Requires a three year moratorium on unfunded mandates from the legislature; repeals existing unfunded mandates

Requires a three year moratorium on unfunded mandates from the legislature; invalidates legislation that does not contain a detailed fiscal note identifying a funding source for certain costs to a…

Dean MurrayLocal Governments Committee

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A9499Assembly· Moved Mar 7, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Decreases the allowable base percentage change in agriculture assessment value from ten percent to two percent of the preceding year

Decreases the allowable base percentage change in agriculture assessment value from ten percent to two percent of the preceding year.

William MageeAgriculture Committee

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A9075Assembly· Moved Feb 16, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides that upon failure by the legislature to act upon a budget within seventy-two hours from the beginning of the state fiscal year a default budget shall take effect

Reforms the state budget process to provide that upon failure by the legislature to act upon a state budget within sixty days from the beginning of the state fiscal year, a default budget shall take…

Robert OaksJudiciary Committee

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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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A9174Assembly· Moved Feb 1, 2012· Held for consideration in environmental conservation

Relates to banning bisphenol A from canned foods

Relates to banning bisphenol A from canned foods.

Mark C. JohnsEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A7658Assembly· Moved Jan 25, 2012· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Provides for a sales tax exemption for farm abstracts

Exempts from sales tax the sale of an abstract of title to real property to be used for agricultural purposes to either a prospective purchaser of real property or to an attorney representing a…

William MageeWays And Means Committee

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A9076Assembly· Moved Jan 20, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Requires the annual establishment of a legislative budget conference committee and subcommittees to resolve difference on the executive budget

Relates to the legislative budget and deposits to the tax stabilization reserve fund; requires that no later than March fifteenth of each year the temporary president of the senate, the minority…

Robert OaksWays And Means Committee

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A9077Assembly· Moved Jan 20, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Prohibits the legislature from recessing after the start of the state fiscal year until it has passed a budget

Prohibits the legislature from recessing after the start of the state fiscal year until it has passed a budget; may only recess during such period for public holidays.

Robert OaksWays And Means Committee

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A9031Assembly· Moved Jan 17, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Enacts the "buy from the backyard act"

Enacts the "buy from the backyard act"; requires the office of general services and other state agencies to buy 20% of all their food products from producers and/or processors in New York state;…

Crystal Peoples-StokesAgriculture Committee

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A8972Assembly· Moved Jan 10, 2012· Held for consideration in judiciary

Requires the court to retain one or both alternate jurors until the final verdict is delivered

Requires the court to retain one or both alternate jurors until the final verdict is delivered.

Michael MontesanoJudiciary Committee

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A8960Assembly· Moved Jan 10, 2012· Referred to economic development

Relates to restricting access to retail sale of compressed air cans

Restricts access to the retail sale of compressed air cans by requiring retail stores to remove such products from shelves and other locations that are directly accessible by customers, and by…

Andrew RaiaEconomic Development Committee

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A8859Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides for the creation of a temporary state commission to determine the future governance of the canal corporation

Provides for the creation of a temporary state commission to determine the future governance of the canal corporation to be called the commission on the future governance of the canal corporation.

James F. BrennanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions 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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A8453Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in health

Amends chapter 58 of the laws of 2005 in relation to calculating social services district medical assistance expenditure amounts

Amends chapter 58 of the laws of 2005 in relation to calculating social services district medical assistance expenditure amounts.

Philip PalmesanoHealth Committee

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A8447Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in local governments

Enacts the taxpayer protection and mandate relief act; repealer

Enacts the taxpayer protection and mandate relief act; enacts various reforms relating to government spending including a spending growth cap, employee contributions to health insurance, limiting…

Brian KolbLocal Governments Committee

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A7814Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in education

Eliminates Incentive Operating Aid from the Gap Elimination Adjustment formula

Eliminates incentive operating aid from the gap elimination adjustment formula.

Claudia TenneyEducation Committee

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A7756Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Repeals the wage theft prevention act, amending various provisions of the labor law

Repeals the wage theft prevention act, amending various provisions of the labor law relating to the payment of wages.

Claudia TenneyLabor Committee

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A7754Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local governments

Creates and allows funding for post-employment benefit reserve funds

Relates to creating funding for post-employment benefit reserve funds.

Claudia TenneyLocal Governments Committee

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A7743Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Relates to the definition of all terrain vehicle or "ATV"

Relates to the definition of all terrain vehicle or "ATV"; increases the dry weight of such vehicle from 1000 pounds to 1500 pounds.

William MageeTransportation Committee

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A7506Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Authorizes a governmental agency or municipality to designate a highway or portion of highway as open for travel by an ATV

Authorizes a governmental agency, by rule or regulation, or municipality, by local law ordinance, to designate a highway or portion of highway as open for travel by an ATV in order to gain access to…

Addie JenneTransportation Committee

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A7395Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in higher education

Enacts the New York state nursing shortage correction act

Enacts the New York state nursing shortage correction act; provides the New York state nursing recruitment incentive and retention program; makes definitions; provides for the reimbursement of…

Philip PalmesanoHigher Education Committee

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A7397Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes credits against income tax for a teacher's unreimbursed expenditures for qualified supplies

Establishes credits against income tax for a teacher's unreimbursed expenditures for qualified supplies.

Philip PalmesanoWays And Means Committee

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A7396Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in higher education

Relates to the physician loan repayment program and medical malpractice rate relief program in designated physician shortage areas

Relates to funds used for the physician loan repayment program and the regents physicians loan foregiveness program for physicians practicing in designated physician shortage areas and creates the…

Philip PalmesanoHigher Education Committee

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A7363Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local governments

Includes lakes in adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline or roadway programs

Includes lakes in adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline or roadway programs.

Dean MurrayLocal Governments Committee

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A7297Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides for the suspension of taxes on gasoline and similar motor fuels for certain summer holiday weekends

Provides for the suspension of taxes on gasoline and similar motor fuels for Memorial Day weekend, Fourth of July weekend and Labor Day weekend.

James TediscoWays And Means Committee

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A7265Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Authorizes the issuance of a prorated refund for driver's license renewal fees in certain circumstances

Authorizes the issuance of a prorated refund for driver's license renewal fees in certain circumstances.

Ann RabbittTransportation Committee

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A7278Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a tax credit for farmers who make food donations to food banks or other emergency food programs

Establishes a tax credit for farmers who make food donations to food banks or other emergency food programs.

Ann RabbittWays And Means Committee

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A7215Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Allows school districts and BOCES units to provide administrative services together

Allows school districts and BOCES units to agree or contract to provide administrative services together that they can provide on their own.

Addie JenneEducation Committee

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A7154Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in ways and means

Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide certain benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers

Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers: increases the personal income tax deduction after four or more…

Philip PalmesanoWays And Means Committee

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A7165Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in codes

Creates crime of vehicular assault in the third degree; crime is committed by injury to another person while unlawfully passing stopped school bus

Establishes crime of vehicular assault in the third degree where person, with criminal negligence, causes physical injury to another person while unlawfully overtaking and passing a stopped school…

Philip PalmesanoCodes Committee

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A6878Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Held for consideration in transportation

Relates to revocation of drivers' licenses and registrations for driving while intoxicated convictions

Relates to revocation of driver's licenses and registrations for multiple driving while intoxicated convictions; automatic 10 year license revocation for 3rd offense.

Nicole MalliotakisTransportation Committee

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