Bills by

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Senator

117 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →addabbo@senate.state.ny.us

2013-2014 session

Sponsored bills

117 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

S4409Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes
Makes life imprisonment without parole mandatory for defendants convicted of murder in the first degree and the victim is a police officer
Makes life imprisonment without parole mandatory for defendants convicted of murder in the first degree and the victim is a police officer.
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Codes Committee
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S4407Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to insurance
Relates to the denial of certain insurance claims
Relates to the denial of certain insurance claims and requires municipal and government entities to notify mortgagees and lien holders when such entities are denied access to inspect certain real…
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Insurance Committee
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S4408Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Relates to the activation of certain mobile telephones

Prohibits the activation of previously owned mobile telephones unless all personal identification information of a previous owner has been removed from the number assignment module or the number…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Consumer Protection Committee

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S4405Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to insurance

Provides for notice to homeowners when flood insurance or homeowners insurance shall be cancelled or be subject to a rate increase

Provides for notice to homeowners when flood insurance or homeowners insurance shall be cancelled or be subject to a rate increase.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Insurance Committee

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S4404Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to insurance

Provides for notice to health insurance policyholders when health insurance premiums shall be subject to a rate increase

Provides for notice to health insurance policyholders when health insurance premiums shall be subject to a rate increase.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Insurance Committee

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S4255Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Grants police officer status for members of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority; repealer

Extends police officer status to bridge and tunnel officers, sergeants and lieutenants of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority and authorizes such authority to maintain a bridge and tunnel…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Codes Committee

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S4149Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to civil service and pensions

Relates to benefits payable to, or on behalf of, certain employees of the division of parole injured or killed in the performance of duty

Relates to benefits payable to, or on behalf of, certain employees of the department of corrections and community supervision injured or killed in the performance of duty; adds a heart presumption…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Civil Service And Pensions Committee

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S3967Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Includes the use of a governmental agency to harass a person within the crime of harassment in the first degree

Includes the use of a governmental agency to harass a person within the crime of aggravated harassment in the first degree.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Codes Committee

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S3964Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Requires flooring contractor to remove used carpeting from the premises of a customer's property

Requires flooring contractor to remove used carpeting from the premises of a customer's property; requires such contractors to manage used carpeting in accordance with the state solid waste…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Consumer Protection Committee

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S3741Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to the minimum distance a firearm may be in the vicinity of school grounds, 1,000 feet

Increase the minimum distance a firearm may be in the vicinity of school grounds to 1,000 feet.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Environmental Conservation Committee

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S3577Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to civil service and pensions

Provides credit to members of public retirement systems of the state for military service rendered during the cold war

Provides credit to members of public retirement systems of the state for military service rendered during the cold war.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Civil Service And Pensions Committee

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S3576Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to civil service and pensions

Permits veterans to purchase military service credit for service rendered in the Iranian hostage crisis

Permits veterans to purchase military service credit for service rendered in the Iranian hostage crisis.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Civil Service And Pensions Committee

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S3417Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to racing, gaming and wagering

Prohibits individuals under the age of twenty-one from gambling

Prohibits individuals under the age of twenty-one from gambling.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

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S3410Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Provides an exemption against real property school taxes for veterans with service connected disabilities

Provides an exemption against real property school taxes for veterans with service connected disabilities.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S3411Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Directs the commissioner of transportation to erect signs in cities with a population of one million or more bearing the words "Special Needs Children At Play"

Directs the commissioner of transportation to erect signs in cities with a population of one million or more bearing the words "Special Needs Children At Play" in appropriate areas within such a city.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Transportation Committee

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S3396Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Relates to abandoned dwellings in N.Y. city

Relates to abandoned dwellings in any city with a population of one million or more; authorizes such city to declare dwellings abandoned; requires the owner to seal such dwelling within 30 days and…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Judiciary Committee

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S3403Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to higher education

Allows the granting of academic credit at state operated institutions to veterans

Allows the granting of academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to veterans.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Higher Education Committee

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S3405Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Establishes Jacobs' fund to assist victims of drunk or drug impaired driving who are permanently disabled

Establishes Jacobs' fund to assist victims of drunk or drug impaired driving who are permanently disabled.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Transportation Committee

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S3409Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Establishes the offense of aggravated endangering the welfare of a child

Establishes the offense of aggravated endangering the welfare of a child, a class E felony.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Codes Committee

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S3395Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Includes the protrusion of personal property, plants and trees, and water from hoses and sprinklers onto another person's premises within the violation of trespass

Includes the protrusion of personal property, plants and trees, and water from hoses and sprinklers onto another person's premises within the violation of trespass.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Codes Committee

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S3397Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Requires the promulgation of regulations requiring treatment works to test waste from hydraulic fracturing operations to test for radioactivity

Requires the promulgation of regulations requiring treatment works to test waste from hydraulic fracturing operations to test for radioactivity.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Environmental Conservation Committee

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S3398Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to civil service and pensions

Relates to leave for cancer screening; repealer

Relates to leave for cancer screening; broadens section to include all types of cancer screening for a period of eight hours.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Civil Service And Pensions Committee

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S3401Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to higher education

Relates to the unlicensed practice of massage therapy and authorizes municipalities to permit massage therapy at street fairs

Relates to the unlicensed practice of massage therapy and authorizes municipalities to permit massage therapy at street fairs and public parks.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Higher Education Committee

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S3399Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to develop a program for certain veterans to receive high school diplomas

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to develop a program for veterans who served on or after January 1, 1973 to receive high school diplomas.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Education Committee

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S3400Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Provides a municipality or community board to express an opinion before a license is granted to a person to sell liquor at retail for off-premises consumption

Allows a municipality or community board to express an opinion before a license is granted to a person to sell liquor at retail for off-premises consumption.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S3388Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to health

Relates to public hearings for hospital operating certificates

Relates to public hearings for hospital operating certificates; requires they begin no earlier than 6pm.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Health Committee

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S3389Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Requires school districts to establish programs for gifted and twice-exceptional pupils

Requires that school districts establish a gifted and talented program for gifted and twice-exceptional pupils; establishes guidelines as to the development of such programs and the identification…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Education Committee

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S3390Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to civil service and pensions

Grants a waiver of half of the civil service examination fee for veterans

Grants a waiver of half of the civil service examination fee for veterans.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Civil Service And Pensions Committee

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S3391Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to cities

Requires notice of public work projects to residents in N.Y. city

Requires notice of public work projects to residents in cities with a population of one million or more.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Cities Committee

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S3376Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Requires a quorum of members of the board of the New York city transit authority and the board of the MTA to attend certain public hearings

Requires a quorum of members of the board of the New York city transit authority and the board of the metropolitan transportation authority to attend certain public hearings conducted by such…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Transportation Committee

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S3377Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Provides TBTA shall transfer entire operating surplus to MTA which shall by resolution transfer a portion to NYCTA and retain a portion; repealer

Provides that the triborough bridge and tunnel authority shall transfer in its entirety its annual operating surplus to the metropolitan transportation authority; provides that the metropolitan…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Transportation Committee

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S3372Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to insurance

Requires six months notice when cancelling the insurance policy of any small business

Requires six months notice when cancelling the insurance policy of any small business.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Insurance Committee

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S3365Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Makes vehicular manslaughter in the first and second degrees, class B and class C felonies, respectively

Makes vehicular manslaughter in the first and second degrees, class B and class C felonies, respectively.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Codes Committee

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S3366Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to elections

Relates to absentee voting in nursing homes and senior citizen residences

Relates to absentee voting in nursing homes and senior citizen residences; board of inspectors shall deliver and help complete applications for absentee ballots to residents of such facilities.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S3363Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Imposes punishment for violations of the department of labor's fire regulations

Imposes punishment for violations of the department of labor's fire regulations.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Labor Committee

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S2958Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Establishes a one year moratorium on actions to foreclose a mortgage

Establishes a one year moratorium on actions to foreclose a mortgage.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S2538Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to finance

Prohibits political contributions by businesses that have been awarded state contracts

Prohibits political contributions by businesses that have been awarded state contracts.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Finance Committee

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S2540Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to elections

Relates to the content of statements of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and expenditures to and by political committees

Relates to the content of statements of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and expenditures to and by political committees; requires such statements to include the occupation of the…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S2535Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Provides that purchasers and sellers of real property shall be provided with voter registration forms at closing

Provides that purchasers and sellers of real property shall be provided with voter registration forms at closing.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Judiciary Committee

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S2537Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to elections

Requires that voter registration forms be made available at federal, state and local government buildings and at other public places

Requires each county board of elections to distribute registration application forms to the public through distribution to public buildings, banks and various other facilities that the public may…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S2543Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to elections

Provides additional opportunity for new registrant by mail to indicate choice of party enrollment where original choice omitted

Provides additional opportunity for new registrant by mail to indicate choice of party enrollment where original choice was omitted or void, by requiring board of elections to notify registrant of…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S2541Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Provides that tenants of residential real property shall be provided with voter registration forms

Provides that tenants of residential real property shall be provided with voter registration forms.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Judiciary Committee

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S2542Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· To attorney-general for opinion

Removes limitations on voting by absentee ballot that are required by the constitution

Removes limitations on voting by absentee ballot that are required by the constitution.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Judiciary Committee

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S2496Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Requires the certification or training of teachers, administrators and instructors in the area of dyslexia and related disorders

Requires the certification or training of teachers, administrators and instructors in the area of dyslexia and related disorders.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Education Committee

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S1937Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Expands the veterans tuition awards program to include all veterans who were discharged under honorable conditions who served in the armed forces after 2-28-1961

Expands the veterans tuition awards program to include all veterans who were discharged under honorable conditions who served in the armed forces after February 28, 1961.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S1938Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to elections

Provides for the inclusion, at a voter's option, of an e-mail address in the voter registration application and record for notices to be sent thus and by U.S.P.S.

Provides for the inclusion, at a voter's option, of an email address in the voter registration application and record, whereupon notices and other communication required to be sent to the voter by…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1930Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to aging

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).

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Aging Committee

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