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Relates to payments in lieu of taxes made by certain entities for property located at 176 Rinaldi Boulevard, Poughkeepsie, New York

Relates to payments in lieu of taxes made by certain entities for property located at 176 Rinaldi Boulevard, Poughkeepsie, New York.

Stephen M. SalandSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Creates the LaGrange Public Library District in the town of LaGrange

Creates the LaGrange public library district in the town of LaGrange, county of Dutchess.

Stephen M. SalandSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the authority of district attorneys to hire and retain licensed professionals

Relates to the authority of district attorneys to hire and retain licensed professionals.

Stephen M. SalandSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes the city of Poughkeepsie to sell and convey certain waterfront property to a private entity

Authorizes the city of Poughkeepsie to sell and convey certain waterfront property to a private entity for public benefit.

Stephen M. SalandSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Creates the Grinnell Public Library District in the county of Dutchess

Creates the Grinnell Public Library District in the towns of Wappinger and Poughkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess.

Stephen M. SalandSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Prohibits bullying and cyberbullying in public schools

Prohibits bullying and cyberbullying in public schools.

Stephen M. SalandSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes pilot program permitting use of electronic means for commencing actions in certain criminal and family court proceedings

Authorizes pilot program permitting use of electronic means for commencing actions in certain criminal and family court proceedings.

Stephen M. SalandOn the Senate floor

Relates to sexual offenses by health care or mental health care providers; requires certain officers to report certain sex offenses to law enforcement

Relates to sexual offenses by health care or mental health care providers; requires the professional conduct officer designated to investigate a complaint of professional misconduct to report…

Stephen M. SalandOn the Senate floor

Authorizes counties to establish a clothing and footwear tax free week in August

Authorizes counties to establish a tax free week in August exempting purchases of clothing and footwear from county sales tax for a 7-day period in August.

Stephen M. SalandRules Committee

Expands the persons responsible for reporting cases of suspected child abuse

Expands the persons responsible for reporting cases of suspected child abuse.

Stephen M. SalandRules Committee

Makes various provisions relating to prostitution offenses; repealer

Establishes the "trafficking victims protection and justice act"; makes various provisions relating to prostitution offenses; creates crimes of aggravated patronizing a minor for prostitution.

Stephen M. SalandCodes Committee

Relates to adjournments in contemplation of dismissal and suspended judgments in child protective proceedings in family court

Relates to adjournments in contemplation of dismissal and suspended judgments in child protective proceedings in family court.

Stephen M. SalandRules Committee

Provides that jury deliberations may be suspended upon good cause shown for up to seventy-two hours

Provides that jury deliberations may be suspended upon good cause shown for up to seventy two hours.

Stephen M. SalandRules Committee

Relates to determinations of applications for recognizance or bail

Amends provisions relating to proceedings for the determination of applications for recognizance or bail based upon the dangerousness of the defendant.

Stephen M. SalandRules Committee

Enacts provisions relating to the reporting of child abuse

Enacts provisions relating to the reporting of child abuse; requires immediate reporting of certain actions by certain persons and officials; failure to report is a class A misdemeanor.

Stephen M. SalandRules Committee

Prohibits bullying on school property and at school functions and enacts the "Law to Encourage the Acceptance of All Differences (LEAD)"

Prohibits bullying on school property and at school functions and enacts the "Law to Encourage the Acceptance of All Differences (LEAD)".

Stephen M. SalandRules Committee

Relates to the protection of pupils in educational settings from abuse and maltreatment, and requiring the fingerprinting of school bus drivers

Relates to the protection of pupils in educational settings from abuse and maltreatment; requires the fingerprinting of prospective school bus drivers.

Stephen M. SalandRules Committee

Proposes a constitutional amendment protecting the people's right to keep and bear arms

Proposes a constitutional amendment protecting the right of the people to keep and bear arms for traditionally recognized purposes.

Stephen M. SalandRules Committee

Relates to the consideration of certain factors when determining the issuance of an order of recognizance or bail

Relates to the consideration of certain factors when determining the issuance of an order of recognizance or bail.

Stephen M. SalandRules Committee

Relates to adoptions from a foreign country

Relates to adoptions from a foreign country.

Stephen M. SalandOn the Senate floor

Congratulating the Chatham Varsity Softball Team upon the occasion of capturing the New York State Class B Championship

Stephen M. SalandAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 300th Anniversary of the Kinderhook Reformed Church in 2012

Stephen M. SalandAdopted

Adopted

Relates to elections of fire district officers

Relates to elections of fire district officers; provides that elections in the Fairview fire district and the Arlington fire district, Dutchess county, shall be held in November; relates to…

Stephen M. SalandRules Committee

Enacts the "foreclosure fraud prevention act of 2012"

Enacts "the foreclosure fraud prevention act of 2012"; creates the crimes of residential mortgage foreclosure fraud in the first and second degrees.

Stephen M. SalandRules Committee

Establishes a youth court diversion program to transfer the dispositional phase of proceedings to youth courts

Establishes a youth court diversion program to transfer the dispositional phase of proceedings to youth courts.

Stephen M. SalandRules Committee

Authorizes the comptroller in the town of Hyde Park, county of Dutchess, to reside outside such town

Authorizes the comptroller in the town of Hyde Park, county of Dutchess, to reside outside such town.

Stephen M. SalandLocal Governments Committee

Commemorating the 85th Anniversary of Temple Beth-El of Poughkeepsie, New York, to be celebrated on June 10, 2012

Stephen M. SalandAdopted

Adopted

Commending Dr. Jack Mancus upon the occasion of his designation for special honor by the Northern Dutchess Hospital Foundation

Stephen M. SalandAdopted

Adopted

Honoring John P. O'Shea upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2012 Dutchess County Distinguished Citizen Award by the Boy Scouts of America, Hudson Valley Council

Stephen M. SalandAdopted

Adopted

Honoring E. Richard O'Shea upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2012 Dutchess County Distinguished Citizen Award by the Boy Scouts of America, Hudson Valley Council

Stephen M. SalandAdopted

Adopted

Commending Sue T. Crane upon the occasion of her designation for special honor by the Northern Dutchess Hospital Foundation

Stephen M. SalandAdopted

Adopted

Amends chapter 97 of the laws of 2001 to change the poll hours for the Staatsburg Library District

Changes the poll hours for the Staatsburg Library District.

Stephen M. SalandOn the Senate floor

Relates to the eligibility of certain town officers

Relates to the eligibility of certain town officers; relieves the town of Fishkill of residency requirements for the position of comptroller.

Stephen M. SalandOn the Senate floor

Relates to orders of observation for the purpose of determining incapacitation

Relates to orders of observation for the purpose of determining incapacitation.

Stephen M. SalandOn the Senate floor

Relates to the representation of defendants when a conflict arises with the public defender's office

Relates to the representation of defendants when a conflict arises with the public defender's office.

Stephen M. SalandRules Committee

Relates to the statute of limitations for disciplinary procedures against tenured teachers

Relates to the statute of limitations for disciplinary procedures against tenured teachers; permits the "big four" school districts to bring charges against a tenured teacher beyond the three year…

Stephen M. SalandEducation Committee

Requires providers of services for the developmentally disabled to perform certain duties

Requires providers of services for the developmentally disabled to perform certain duties relating to providing an independent medical examination whenever an allegation of abuse or neglect of a…

Stephen M. SalandFinance Committee

Requires newly certified teachers to be competent in the use of an epinephrine auto-injector

Requires newly certified teachers to be competent in the use of an epinephrine auto-injector.

Stephen M. SalandEducation Committee

Relates to severe or repeatedly abused children in child protective and parental termination proceedings

Relates to severely or repeatedly abused children in child protective and parental termination proceedings.

Stephen M. SalandRules Committee

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Wappingers Falls Knights of Columbus, Council No. 1646, to be celebrated on June 16, 2012

Stephen M. SalandAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Rochelle McDonough upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2012 Champion for Elder Rights and Safety Award

Stephen M. SalandAdopted

Adopted

Relates to the revocation of sentences of probation or conditional discharge imposed under the child passenger protection act

Relates to the revocation of sentences of probation or conditional discharge imposed under the child passenger protection act.

Stephen M. SalandCodes Committee

Enacts the "child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention act"; repealer

Enacts the "child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention act"; relates to prostitution offenses and creating the crime of sexual exploitation of a child; relates to computer sex crimes against…

Stephen M. SalandCodes Committee

Amends chapter 97 of the laws of 2001 to change the poll hours for the Hyde Park Library District

Changes the poll hours for the Hyde Park Library District.

Stephen M. SalandOn the Senate floor

Relates to phasing out the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax

Relates to phasing out the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax; reduces the rate of tax imposed on certain counties beginning in 2013 and ends the imposition of all commuter taxes…

Stephen M. SalandInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Designates public lewdness as public lewdness in the second degree and establishes the class E felony of public lewdness in the first degree for multiple offenses

Designates public lewdness as public lewdness in the second degree and establishes the class E felony of public lewdness in the first degree for committing public lewdness in the second degree after…

Stephen M. SalandCodes Committee

Relates to enhancing penalties and protecting victims of crimes of domestic violence

Relates to enhancing penalties and protecting victims of crimes of domestic violence.

Stephen M. SalandFinance Committee

Relates to theft of credit card and debit card account numbers

Relates to theft of credit card and debit card account numbers.

Stephen M. SalandCodes Committee