Bills by

Sandy Galef

Assembly Member

119 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →

2013-2014 session

Sponsored bills

119 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

A7640Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in codes
Establishes the crime of failure to file campaign statements, a class A misdemeanor
Enacts the "campaign finance reporting accountability act"; establishes the crime of failure to file campaign statements, a class A misdemeanor.
Sandy GalefCodes Committee
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A7292Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary
Provides where marriage is broken down irretrievably and the non-petitioning spouse is a documented victim of domestic abuse such spouse must consent to the divorce
Provides that in order to qualify to file for no fault divorce, where a marriage is broken down irretrievably and the non-petitioning spouse is a documented victim of domestic violence by the…
Sandy GalefJudiciary Committee

A7133Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in ways and means

Authorizes certain counties, cities and school districts to impose up to a four percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes; repealer

Authorizes certain counties, cities and school districts to impose up to a four percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes; preserves the authority of certain counties and a city to impose…

Sandy GalefWays And Means Committee

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A7073Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in judiciary

Relates to the location of presiding judge at arraignment, appearance proceedings and pursuant to a warrant

Relates to the location of presiding judge at arraignment, appearance proceedings and pursuant to a warrant.

Sandy GalefJudiciary Committee

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A7026Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to governmental operations

Limits tenure of temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leaders and committee chairs

Limits the tenure of the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leader of the senate and minority leader of the assembly to 12 years; limits the tenure of the chairman…

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6952Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in judiciary

Designates lay individuals as temporary justices of the peace in order to solemnize marriages

Designates lay individuals as temporary justices of the peace in order to solemnize marriages.

Sandy GalefJudiciary Committee

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A6460Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to local governments

Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of receiver of taxes

Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of receiver of taxes.

Sandy GalefLocal Governments Committee

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A6434Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to election law

Authorizes the board of elections to place the names of candidates on multiple pages of a ballot

Authorizes the board of elections to place the names of candidates on multiple pages of a ballot for any election.

Sandy GalefElection Law Committee

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A6433Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in education

Relates to school district property tax relief

Relates to school district property tax relief; adopts a school income tax surcharge; provides for a restriction of the school district real property tax on residential property; and authorizes the…

Sandy GalefEducation Committee

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A6394Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to the procedural continuity of legislation during the two-year session

Provides that bills which have reached order of third reading but which shall not have been acted on by the house before the end of the first year of the two-year legislative session shall maintain…

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6264Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to local governments

Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of superintendent of highways to appointive

Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of superintendent of highways to appointive.

Sandy GalefLocal Governments Committee

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A6267Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to governmental operations

Prohibits certain functions in the county of Albany whenever the legislature is in session

Prohibits certain functions in the county of Albany whenever the legislature is in session.

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6266Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to local governments

Adds school districts to the performance of municipal cooperative activities

Adds school districts to the performance of municipal cooperative activities.

Sandy GalefLocal Governments Committee

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A6119Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to 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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A6049Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to election law

Requires the county boards of elections to compile election results of every municipality in this state

Requires the county boards of elections to compile election results of every municipality in this state.

Sandy GalefElection Law Committee

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A5908Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Creates a collective bargaining by region for school districts that choose to opt in

Creates a collective bargaining by region for school districts that choose to opt in; provides that such regional agreements shall apply to all districts which choose to opt-in, whether BOCES…

Sandy GalefGovernmental Employees Committee

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A5858Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in election law

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…

Sandy GalefElection Law Committee

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A5719Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Authorizes use of closed-circuit television for the testimony of domestic violence victim witnesses in a criminal proceeding

Authorizes use of closed-circuit television for the testimony of domestic violence victim witnesses in a criminal proceeding subject to the same restrictions as are applicable to child witnesses.

Sandy GalefCodes Committee

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A5718Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to governmental operations

Prohibits members of the legislature from obtaining funding to provide to any business entities in which such members hold official or legal positions

Prohibits members of the legislature from obtaining funding through state grants or member items and subsequently providing such funding to any business entities or not-for-profit entities in which…

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5552Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to real property taxation

Establishes the Sandy assessment relief act

Establishes the Sandy assessment relief act; provides a local option for eligible municipalities to provide assessment and tax relief to owners of catastrophically impacted property.

Sandy GalefReal Property Taxation Committee

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A5459Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to governmental operations

Restricts the imposition of unfunded mandates on local governments

Restricts the imposition of additional unfunded mandates on local governments by the state until such time as those mandates are fully funded by the state; provides for certain exceptions; provides…

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5458Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Creates some exceptions for excused leave for certain purposes

Creates some exceptions for excused leave for certain purposes.

Sandy GalefGovernmental Employees Committee

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A5460Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Requires disclosure of campaign contributions to judges by parties in an action and their counsel

Requires disclosure of campaign contributions to judges by parties in an action and their counsel; authorizes the chief administrative judge of the state of New York to promulgate rules and…

Sandy GalefJudiciary Committee

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A5339Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in education

Relates to providing an exemption for school districts from requirements for separate specifications for public works

Provides an exemption for school districts from requirements for separate specifications for public works; permits school district to assign contract to a single responsible person, firm or…

Sandy GalefEducation Committee

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A5338Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Relates to the justice court efficiency and modernization act; repealer

Relates to the justice court efficiency and modernization act, which strengthens the justice court system, creates a process for the limited sharing of justice courts and better supports local…

Sandy GalefJudiciary Committee

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A5242Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in education

Establishes a board of cooperative educational services school district restructuring committee

Establishes a board of cooperative educational services school district restructuring committee to study and review the organization and operation of all component and non-component school districts…

Sandy GalefEducation Committee

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A5222Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Relates to driving while ability impaired by fatigue and aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue

Relates to driving while ability impaired by fatigue and aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue; makes aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue a misdemeanor.

Sandy GalefTransportation Committee

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A5221Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Relates to the timeliness of responses to be served in connection with expert witnesses

Relates to the timeliness of responses to be served in connection with expert witnesses.

Sandy GalefJudiciary Committee

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A5166Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Requires the secretary of state to establish standards for inspection and certification of green roofs and provides for a green roof installation credit

Requires the secretary of state to establish standards for a program of inspection and certification of green roofs prior to and after installation, including standards for environmentally…

Sandy GalefEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A5069Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to governmental operations

Prohibits a member of the legislature from disbursing moneys pursuant to a memoranda of understanding regarding certain line item appropriations prior to an election

Prohibits a member of the legislature from disbursing or making public moneys pursuant to a memoranda of understanding regarding certain line item appropriations prior to such member's election.

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4660Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in local governments

Authorizes city, town, and village industrial development agencies to merge and share services

Authorizes contiguous city, town, and village industrial development agencies to merge and authorizes industrial development agencies within the same county or counties to share services.

Sandy GalefLocal Governments Committee

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A4659Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Authorizes establishment of school district and board of cooperative educational services reserve funds for contributions to the state teachers' retirement system

Authorizes the establishment by school districts and boards of cooperative educational services of retirement contribution reserve funds for the purposes of making contributions to the New York…

Sandy GalefGovernmental Employees Committee

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A4559Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Prohibits the use of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing for road spreading for dust control or de-icing

Prohibits the use of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing for road spreading for dust control or de-icing.

Sandy GalefEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A4462Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in election law

Requires the state board of elections to maintain on its official website electronic voter registration forms which contain the county board of elections' address

Requires the state board of elections to maintain on its official website electronic voter registration forms which contain the county board of elections' address.

Sandy GalefElection Law Committee

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A4071Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Excludes a statement of apology or regret, made by a health care provider, as an admission of liability

Excludes a statement of apology or regret, made by a health care provider, as an admission of liability in a medical, dental or podiatric malpractice lawsuit.

Sandy GalefJudiciary Committee

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A3746Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to governmental operations

Provides that any records indicating the proposed terms of a collective bargaining agreement be made available to the public

Provides that any records indicating the proposed terms of a collective bargaining agreement be made available to the public immediately following approval of such proposed terms by a public…

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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A3480Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to governmental operations

Requires legislative fiscal impact notes to include objective calculations of anticipated economic impacts for next three years on state or subdivisions; repealer

Requires legislative fiscal impact notes to include objective calculations of anticipated economic impacts for next three years on state or political subdivisions.

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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A3137Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in education

Exempts BOCES capital expenditures from limitations upon local school district tax levies

Exempts BOCES capital expenditures from limitations upon local school district tax levies.

Sandy GalefEducation Committee

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A1941Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a personal income tax credit for portion of residential real property taxes which exceeds a certain percentage of the household gross income

Establishes a personal income tax credit for a portion of a taxpayer's residential real property taxes which exceeds a certain percentage of the taxpayer's household gross income; provides that the…

Sandy GalefWays And Means Committee

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A1698Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to chief administrative officers, staff and office allocations, introduction of legislation and continuity of legislative sessions

Relates to chief administrative officers, staff and office allocations, introduction of legislation and continuity of legislative sessions.

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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A1696Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to banks

Establishes a commission to study the feasibility of establishing a bank owned by the state of New York and report thereon within 2 years

Establishes a commission to study the feasibility of establishing a bank owned by the state of New York or an authority constituted by the state of New York and report thereon.

Sandy GalefBanks Committee

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A1697Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Requires sanitation workers to receive certain training

Requires sanitation workers to receive certain training; requires the department of labor to establish certain regulations related thereto.

Sandy GalefLabor Committee

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A1542Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to apportionment of staff for members in the Senate and Assembly

Relates to apportionment of staff for members in the senate and assembly; requires generally equal staff for member offices and additional moneys for committee chairs.

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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A1540Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to election law

Requires paper ballots have a box, oval or other marking area that the voter may intentionally fill in to alert the voting system that any and all undervotes on the ballot

Requires paper ballots have a box, oval or other marking area that the voter may intentionally fill in to alert the voting system that any and all undervotes on the ballot have been done so…

Sandy GalefElection Law Committee

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A1541Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to local governments

Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of assessors

Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of assessors.

Sandy GalefLocal Governments Committee

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A921Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to election law

Prohibits certain elected officials from serving as delegates to the constitutional convention

Prohibits the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, any state legislator, any elected county, city, town or village official, or any person who currently holds elective…

Sandy GalefElection Law Committee

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