Bills by

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Senator

4,982 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →addabbo@senate.state.ny.us

2013-2014 session

Sponsored bills

4,982 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

S3991Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development
Provides for the reimbursement of services by volunteer ambulance companies and volunteer fire companies for calls within the Palisades Interstate Park
Provides for the reimbursement of services by volunteer ambulance companies and volunteer fire companies for calls within the Palisades Interstate Park.
William J. Larkin Jr.Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee
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S3942Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to codes
Enacts the engineers', architects', landscape architects' and land surveyors' good samaritan act
Enacts the "engineers', architects', landscape architects' and land surveyors' good samaritan act" to protect from liability for personal injury, wrongful death, property damage or other loss…
Kemp HannonCodes Committee

S3805Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to codes

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

Designates public lewdness as public lewdness in the fourth degree and establishes the class A misdemeanor of public lewdness in the third degree and the class E felony of public lewdness in the…

Lee M. ZeldinCodes Committee

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S3732Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to ways and means

Establishes an angel tax credit for investors who invest in certified startup business enterprises

Establishes an angel tax credit for investors who invest in certified startup business enterprises.

John A. DeFranciscoWays And Means Committee

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S3621Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to ways and means

Exempts institutions of higher education from the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax

Exempts institutions of higher education from the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.

Andrew J. LanzaWays And Means Committee

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S3559Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to banks

Increases the penalty for robbery of property from a bank; makes the crime a class C felony

Increases the penalty for robbery of property from a bank; makes the crime a class C felony.

Joseph A. GriffoBanks Committee

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S3307Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to codes

Relates to cemetery desecration

Removes the $250 amount of damage from cemetery desecration in the second degree; makes cemetery desecration in the second degree a Class E felony to apply to any damage or theft regardless of…

Michael F. NozzolioCodes Committee

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S3079Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Establishes a private right of action for owners and tenants of residential premises against persons video taping recreational activities in the backyard of such premises

Establishes a private right of action for owners and tenants of residential premises against person video taping recreational activities in the backyard of such premises.

Catharine YoungJudiciary Committee

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S2739Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to ways and means

Establishes a credit against income tax for the rehabilitation of distressed residential properties

Establishes a credit against income tax for the rehabilitation of distressed residential properties; allows a credit equal to thirty percent of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures made by the…

Michael H. RanzenhoferWays And Means Committee

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S2464Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to education

Requires elementary schools to report the results of English/language arts and mathematics assessments to parents of pupils by the last day of classes

Requires elementary schools to report the results of English/language arts and mathematics assessments to the parents of pupils by the last day of classes for the school year.

Andrew J. LanzaEducation Committee

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S2458Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to codes

Establishes the class D felony of criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds

Establishes the class D felony of criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds; authorizes municipalities to place gang free school zone signs on highways passing through school grounds.

Andrew J. LanzaCodes Committee

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S2460Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to education

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to develop guidelines for transportation of students students on field trips

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to develop guidelines for transportation of students on field trips.

Andrew J. LanzaEducation Committee

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S2328Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to social services

Prohibits placing of level 2 or 3 sex offenders in any temporary emergency housing or homeless shelters used to house families with children

Prohibits placing of level 2 and 3 sex offenders in any temporary emergency housing or homeless shelters used to house families with children.

Jeffrey D. KleinSocial Services Committee

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S2323Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to codes

Requires the office of children and family services to track and report elder abuse

Requires the office of children and family services to track and report elder abuse and to issue a biennial report to the governor and legislature regarding the incidence of elder abuse in the state.

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S2090Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to ways and means

Relates to the volunteer firefighters' and ambulance workers' credit; repealer

Repeals the provision of law that volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers who receive a real property tax exemption for service may not receive the income tax credit for such service; makes…

Joseph A. GriffoWays And Means Committee

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S1960Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to transportation

Provides that family members of paid professional firefighters who died in the line-of-duty may obtain a "Survivor of the Bravest" license plate

Provides that family members of paid professional firefighters who died in the line-of-duty may obtain a "Survivor of the Bravest" license plate; provides for the annual service charge collected to…

Martin J. GoldenTransportation Committee

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S1882Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to education

Exempts certain consolidated school districts from provisions of law requiring re-computation upon sale of building aid

Exempts certain consolidated school districts from provisions of law requiring re-computation upon sale of building aid for projects for the construction, acquisition, reconstruction, rehabilitation…

John J. BonacicEducation Committee

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S1521Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to codes

Creates the crime of aggravated criminal conduct where an individual commits a misdemeanor and has been previously subjected to four or more qualifying misdemeanors

Creates the crime of aggravated criminal conduct where an individual commits a misdemeanor and has been previously subjected to four or more qualifying misdemeanor convictions within the preceding…

Carl L. MarcellinoCodes Committee

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S1432Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to ways and means

Exempts receipts from the services provided by a farrier in shoeing a horse

Exempts receipts from the services provided by a farrier in shoeing a horse including reasonable fees for travel and shoeing a horse in a remote location on a farm.

Michael H. RanzenhoferWays And Means Committee

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S1213Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to education

Enacts the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children

Enacts the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children, allowing children of military families to achieve educational success by facilitating smoother transfers between…

Michael H. RanzenhoferEducation Committee

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S1178Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Substituted by a3303b

Enacts the "Steven Kovacs Law" to impose an affirmative duty upon a host to render assistance to a guest on private premises in the event of a medical emergency

Enacts the "Steven Kovacs Law" to impose an affirmative duty upon a social host to render assistance to a guest on private premises in the event of a medical emergency.

Jack M. MartinsOn the Senate floor

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S1174Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Authorizes certain military personnel to get married within twenty-four hours of receiving a marriage license

Authorizes certain military personnel who are scheduled to be deployed within thirty days to get married within twenty-four hours of receiving a marriage license.

Joseph E. RobachJudiciary Committee

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S1044Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to education

Requires the board of education in the city of Buffalo to submit the school district budget to the voters for approval prior to adoption

Requires the board of education in the city of Buffalo to submit the school district budget to the voters for approval prior to adoption.

Mark GrisantiEducation Committee

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S1018Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to codes

Expands the crime of robbery in the first and second degrees to include attempts made with a device appearing to be a bomb, destructive device or explosive

Expands the crime of robbery in the first and second degrees to include attempts made with a device appearing to be a bomb, destructive device or explosive or hazardous substance.

Joseph E. RobachCodes Committee

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S548Senate· Moved Jun 12, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to the regulation of live restraint cable devices to take wildlife; authorizes regulations by the department of environmental conservation

Relates to the regulation of live restraint cable devices to take wildlife; authorizes regulations by the department of environmental conservation.

Mark GrisantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S7581Senate· Moved Jun 11, 2014· Substituted by a5388

Changes the reporting requirements relative to restitution and fair treatment standards from annual to every two years; repealer

Changes the reporting requirements relative to restitution and fair treatment standards for the office of victims services from annual to every two years; consolidates reporting requirements…

Adriano EspaillatOn the Senate floor

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S7493Senate· Moved Jun 11, 2014· Referred to codes

Grants employees in labor class positions rights with regards to the suspension or demotion upon abolition or reduction of certain positions

Grants employees in labor class positions rights with regards to the suspension or demotion upon abolition or reduction of certain positions.

Diane J. SavinoCodes Committee

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S7485Senate· Moved Jun 11, 2014· Referred to real property taxation

Requires financial institutions to notify property tax assessors when they take possession of real property receiving a STAR exemption

Requires financial institutions to notify real property tax assessors when they take possession of real property receiving a STAR exemption.

Kenneth P. LaValleReal Property Taxation Committee

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S7410Senate· Moved Jun 11, 2014· Referred to codes

Increases the fine for illegally parking in a spot for handicapped person

Increases the fine for illegally parking in a space marked for use by handicapped persons to a range of $75 to $200 for the subsequent offense within two years.

James Sanders Jr.Codes Committee

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S7345Senate· Moved Jun 11, 2014· Substituted by a8436

Relates to vacancies on the community district education council

Relates to vacancies on the community district education council; expands eligibility to parents whose kids have been English language learner students within the preceding two years.

Andrew J. LanzaOn the Senate floor

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S7329Senate· Moved Jun 11, 2014· Referred to economic development

Relates to extending the date of the application and approval process for the economic transformation and facility redevelopment program

Relates to extending the date of the application and approval process for the economic transformation and facility redevelopment program.

Hugh T. FarleyEconomic Development Committee

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S7217Senate· Moved Jun 11, 2014· Referred to economic development

Prohibits the sale or offering for sale of any powdered or crystalline alcohol product

Prohibits the sale or offering for sale of any powdered or crystalline alcohol product.

Joseph A. GriffoEconomic Development Committee

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S7213Senate· Moved Jun 11, 2014· Referred to children and families

Provides for the protection of the children of parents who abuse other children for whom they are legally responsible

Provides for the protection of the children of parents who abuse other children for whom they are legally responsible.

Simcha FelderChildren And Families Committee

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S7199Senate· Moved Jun 11, 2014· Substituted by a9517a

Relates to restricted clinical laboratory licenses issued under the clinical laboratory technology practice act

Allows individuals employed at National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers who meet the requirements for a restricted license to receive a certification allowing them to use mass…

Kemp HannonOn the Senate floor

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S7045Senate· Moved Jun 11, 2014· Referred to codes

Relates to establishing a class D felony for endangering the welfare of a child in certain aggravated circumstances

Establishes a class D felony offense for endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree in certain aggravated circumstances.

Patrick M. GallivanCodes Committee

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S6869Senate· Moved Jun 11, 2014· Referred to governmental operations

Broadens considerations required during review of existing administrative rules and during creation of new rules

Broadens considerations required during review of existing administrative rules and during creation of new rules.

Patrick M. GallivanGovernmental Operations Committee

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