Bills by

Betty Little

Senator

233 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →little@senate.state.ny.us

2013-2014 session

Sponsored bills

233 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

S6333Senate· Moved May 28, 2014· Substituted by a8703
Designates the Battenkill river as an inland waterway for the purposes of waterfront revitalization
Designates the Battenkill river as an inland waterway for the purposes of waterfront revitalization.
Betty LittleOn the Senate floor
ImpactPending
PassagePending
J5166Senate· Moved May 20, 2014· Adopted
Commending Firefighter Dale L. Moss after 50 years of dedicated service to Westport Volunteer Fire Department
Betty LittleAdopted
Adopted
ImpactPending
Outcome

S6712Senate· Moved May 19, 2014· Substituted by a9259a

Authorizes massage therapists licensed in other jurisdictions to perform massage therapy demonstrations as part of an approved continuing education program

Authorizes massage therapists licensed in other jurisdictions to perform massage therapy demonstrations as part of an approved continuing education program.

Betty LittleOn the Senate floor

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S1358Senate· Moved May 19, 2014· Referred to codes

Provides that an elementary or secondary student shall not have capacity to consent to sexual conduct with a school employee

Provides that a full time elementary or secondary student shall not have capacity to consent to sexual conduct with a school employee at his or her school, including volunteers, when the employee is…

Betty LittleCodes Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S7583Senate· Moved May 15, 2014· Referred to finance

Establishes the New York state women's suffrage 100th anniversary commemoration commission and provides for its powers and duties

Establishes the New York state women's suffrage 100th anniversary commemoration commission and provides for its powers and duties.

Betty LittleFinance Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S7289Senate· Moved May 9, 2014· Referred to labor

Excludes alien farm laborers from unemployment insurance coverage

Excludes alien farm laborers from unemployment insurance coverage.

Betty LittleLabor Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S7218Senate· Moved May 6, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Provides for the election of an additional family court judge for the county of Franklin

Provides for the election of an additional family court judge for the county of Franklin.

Betty LittleJudiciary Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S3056Senate· Moved May 5, 2014· Reported and committed to finance

Requires reimbursement for surgical first assistant services

Requires reimbursement for surgical first assistant services.

Betty LittleFinance Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S1361Senate· Moved May 5, 2014· Referred to agriculture

Relates to the wood products development council and contracts for timber or other forest products

Directs the wood products development council to work to improve public understanding of the timber industry and authorizes the department of environmental conservation to execute contracts for…

Betty LittleAgriculture Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S1356Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Referred to transportation

Provides that the town board of certain towns may establish maximum speed limits on certain town highways

Provides that the town board of any town, exclusive of suburban towns and towns having a population exceeding fifty thousand, may by local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation establish maximum…

Betty LittleTransportation Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S5163Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2014· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Establishes a musical and theatrical production credit against business franchise and personal income taxes for certain pre-Broadway and post-Broadway productions

Establishes a musical and theatrical production credit against business franchise and personal income taxes for certain pre-Broadway and post-Broadway productions.

Betty LittleInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S6747Senate· Moved Mar 5, 2014· Referred to investigations and government operations

Exempts certain premises in the county of Warren from the prohibition on manufacturers having an interest in premises selling alcoholic beverages at retail

Exempts certain premises in the county of Warren from the prohibition on manufacturers having an interest in premises selling alcoholic beverages at retail.

Betty LittleInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S1362Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2014· Reported and committed to finance

Makes residential facilities controlled by state agencies subject to local site plan review

Makes residential facilities controlled by state agencies subject to local site plan review.

Betty LittleFinance Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S6489Senate· Moved Feb 27, 2014· Reported and committed to finance

Provides for the election of an additional family court judge for the county of Warren

Provides for the election of an additional family court judge for the county of Warren.

Betty LittleFinance Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S995Senate· Moved Feb 19, 2014· Opinion referred to judiciary

Authorizes state residents to gather fallen timber from the floor of the state forest preserve when such timber is within 50 feet of a public highway

Authorizes state residents to gather fallen timber from the floor of the state forest preserve when such timber is within 50 feet of the center line of a public highway.

Betty LittleJudiciary Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S6510Senate· Moved Jan 31, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Creates the fair accountability in retail act

Creates the fair accountability in retail act.

Betty LittleConsumer Protection Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S6493Senate· Moved Jan 29, 2014· Referred to civil service and pensions

Authorizes Jaime Laczko to elect to participate in the optional 25 year retirement plan for forest rangers

Authorizes Jaime Laczko to elect to participate in the optional 25 year retirement plan for forest rangers in the service of the department of environmental conservation.

Betty LittleCivil Service And Pensions Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S5764Senate· Moved Jan 17, 2014· Amend and recommit to health

Authorizes the Adirondack Medical Center to operate a part-time off-campus emergency department in the town of North Elba, county of Essex

Authorizes the Adirondack Medical Center to operate a part-time off-campus emergency department in the town of North Elba, county of Essex.

Betty LittleHealth Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S3497Senate· Moved Jan 17, 2014· Amend and recommit to labor

Increases civil and criminal penalties for failure to pay wages or to differentiate the rate of pay based on sex

Increases civil and criminal penalties for failure to pay wages or to differentiate the rate of pay based on sex; directs the commissioner of labor to study and report upon wage differential among…

Betty LittleLabor Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S3281Senate· Moved Jan 17, 2014· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Grants sales and use tax exemption for certain tangible personal property and services used in the operation of recreational skiing facilities

Grants sales and use tax exempt for certain tangible personal property and services used in the operation of recreational skiing facilities.

Betty LittleInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S1757Senate· Moved Jan 17, 2014· Amend (t) and recommit to education

Provides for the elimination of certain reporting requirements imposed on school districts and local governments

Provides for the elimination of certain reporting requirements imposed on school districts and local governments.

Betty LittleEducation Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S1357Senate· Moved Jan 17, 2014· Amend and recommit to local government

Relates to allowing a physically disabled surviving spouse who was married to an enhanced STAR qualifying individual to continue to receive the exemption

Relates to allowing a physically disabled surviving spouse who was married to an enhanced STAR qualifying individual to continue to receive the exemption even if the surviving spouse is not…

Betty LittleLocal Government Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

S1004Senate· Moved Jan 17, 2014· Amend and recommit to local government

Authorizes state reimbursement to municipal corporations for tax revenue lost and expenses incurred as a result of the reduced assessment of forest land

Authorizes a procedure whereby the chief executive officer of a municipal corporation in which there is located privately owned forest lands which are exempt from real property taxes to make…

Betty LittleLocal Government Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending