Bills by

Dean G. Skelos

Senator

189 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →skelos@nysenate.gov

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

189 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

S5145Senate· Signed Oct 3, 2012· Approval memo.19
Relates to the adoption registry
Relates to the adoption registry; permits applications from persons born outside the state but adopted within the state.
Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor
Signed into law
ImpactPending
OutcomeSigned into law
S7744Senate· Signed Sep 28, 2012· Signed chap.457
Enacts the New York state racing franchise accountability and transparency act of 2012; repealer
Enacts the New York state racing franchise accountability and transparency act of 2012; creates a temporary reorganization board to serve for a period of three years.
Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor
Signed into law

S5563Senate· Signed Aug 17, 2012· Signed chap.412

Authorizes the city of Long Beach, Nassau County to establish speed limits on certain highways below 30 miles per hour

Authorizes the city of Long Beach, Nassau County to establish speed limits on Cleveland Avenue, Harding Avenue, Mitchell Avenue, Belmont Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, Coolidge Avenue, Wilson Avenue and…

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

S3080Senate· Signed Aug 17, 2012· Signed chap.405

Authorizes the town of Hempstead to establish a speed limit of less than 30 miles per hour on certain highways in the community of Lido Beach

Authorizes the town of Hempstead, in the county of Nassau, to establish a speed limit of less than 30 miles per hour on certain highways in the community of Lido Beach.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

S7672Senate· Signed Jul 18, 2012· Signed chap.258

Authorizes the city of Long Beach to amortize the cost of payments to or for the benefit of employees upon separation from employment

Authorizes the city of Long Beach to amortize the cost of payments to or for the benefit of employees upon separation from employment.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

S7513Senate· Signed Jul 18, 2012· Signed chap.254

Authorizes Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, Inc. to apply for a real property tax exemption on a certain parcel of land in the county of Nassau

Authorizes Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, Inc. to apply for a real property tax exemption on a certain parcel of land in the county of Nassau.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

S7442Senate· Signed Jul 18, 2012· Signed chap.249

Authorizes the Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption

Authorizes the Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for the 2011-2012 assessment rolls.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

S7007Senate· Signed Jul 18, 2012· Signed chap.240

Authorizes Mesivta Atres Yaakov to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption for parcels in the county of Nassau

Authorizes Mesivta Atres Yaakov to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption for parcels in the town of Hempstead, county of Nassau.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

S7008Senate· Signed Jul 18, 2012· Signed chap.241

Authorizes Mesivta Atres Yaakov to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption for parcels in the county of Nassau

Authorizes Mesivta Atres Yaakov to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption for parcels in the town of Hempstead, county of Nassau.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

S6298Senate· Signed Jul 18, 2012· Signed chap.204

Authorizes the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center to retroactively apply for real property tax exemptions in Oceanside

Authorizes the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center to retroactively apply for real property tax exemptions for certain properties in Oceanside, Nassau County.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

S6297Senate· Signed Jul 18, 2012· Signed chap.203

Authorizes Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan, Inc. to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption for a parcel in the county of Nassau

Authorizes Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan, Inc. of the Town of Hempstead to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption for a certain parcel in the county of Nassau.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

S6185Senate· Signed Jul 18, 2012· Signed chap.197

Authorizes the Holy Ghost Headquarters Prayer Band Mission to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption for a parcel in the county of Nassau

Authorizes the Holy Ghost Headquarters Prayer Band Mission to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption for a certain parcel in the county of Nassau.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

S6186Senate· Signed Jul 18, 2012· Signed chap.198

Authorizes the Grayson Street Assembly to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption for a parcel in the county of Nassau

Authorizes the Grayson Street Assembly to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption for a certain parcel in the county of Nassau.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

S6162Senate· Signed Jul 18, 2012· Signed chap.196

Authorizes the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Town of Hempstead to apply for a real property tax exemption for a parcel in the county of Nassau

Authorizes the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the town of Hempstead to apply for a real property tax exemption for a certain parcel in the county of Nassau.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S7435Senate· Moved Jun 21, 2012· Substituted by a10261

Authorizes the village of Lynbrook, in the county of Nassau, to finance employee separation costs over a period of 10 years

Authorizes the village of Lynbrook, in the county of Nassau, to finance employee separation costs over a period of 10 years.

Dean G. SkelosOn the Senate floor

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S2005Senate· Moved Jun 20, 2012· Referred to correction

Expands the amount of information available about registered sex offenders on the division of criminal justice services website

Expands the amount of information available to police and the public, by means of the internet, on registered sex offenders; authorizes any person to register with the division of criminal justice…

Dean G. SkelosCorrection Committee

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S7451Senate· Moved Jun 13, 2012· Referred to codes

Criminalizes acting as a runner or soliciting or employing a runner to procure patients or clients

Criminalizes acting as a runner or soliciting or employing a runner to procure patients or clients.

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S7458Senate· Moved Jun 11, 2012· Substituted by a10046

Provides that any firefighter who is killed while performing services in the line of duty be included on the fallen firefighters memorial

Provides that any firefighter who is killed while performing services in the line of duty be included on the fallen firefighters memorial.

Dean G. SkelosOn the Senate floor

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S7448Senate· Moved May 31, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Enacts the "2012 New Jobs-NY job creation act"; repealer

Enacts the "2012 New Jobs-NY job creation act"; establishes a small business credit and a hire-now credit; relates to the franchise tax on business corporations; relates to a temporary annual…

Dean G. SkelosWays And Means Committee

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S4893Senate· Moved May 23, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Authorizes the American Legion Post ;.lbs;958 to submit an application for real property tax exemption to the assessor of the county of Nassau

Authorizes the American Legion Post No. 958 to submit an application for real property tax exemption to the assessor of the county of Nassau.

Dean G. SkelosReal Property Taxation Committee

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S7426Senate· Moved May 21, 2012· Amend and recommit to local government

Authorizes the city of Long Beach to issue up to $15,000,000 in bonds to cover current deficits

Authorizes the city of Long Beach to issue up to $15,000,000 in bonds to cover current deficits.

Dean G. SkelosLocal Government Committee

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S6462Senate· Moved May 7, 2012· Substituted by a9224

Relates to the application of the Iranian energy sector divestment act to public authorities and SUNY and CUNY

Provides for the application of the Iranian energy sector divestment act to public authorities and SUNY and CUNY; prohibits certain contracts.

Dean G. SkelosOn the Senate floor

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S1828Senate· Moved May 7, 2012· Referred to codes

Requires all sex offenders to register for life and eliminates the petition for relief by a sex offender; repealer

Requires all sex offenders to register for life and eliminates the petition for relief by a sex offender.

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S1542Senate· Moved May 2, 2012· Referred to correction

Makes the failure of a sex offender to appear at his or her registration determination hearing a class D felony

Expands the statement of notice of a registration determination hearing to be given to a sex offender to include notice of the right to counsel and that the failure to appear shall be a violation of…

Dean G. SkelosCorrection Committee

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S1544Senate· Moved May 2, 2012· Referred to correction

Makes the failure of a sex offender to register or verify pursuant to sex offender registration act, or working on an ice cream truck a class D felony

Makes the failure of a sex offender to register or verify pursuant to the provisions of the sex offender registration act or violation of the prohibition on sex offenders being employed on a motor…

Dean G. SkelosCorrection Committee

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S1538Senate· Moved May 2, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Provides for transfer of guardianship and custody of infants abandoned pursuant to the abandoned infant protection act

Provides procedures for the care and custody of infants determined to be abandoned; creates process to facilitate freeing abandoned infants for adoption if a parent does not claim custody within…

Dean G. SkelosJudiciary Committee

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