Bills by

Mark Grisanti

Senator

230 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →grisanti@nysenate.gov

2013-2014 session

Sponsored bills

230 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

S6311Senate· Moved Feb 4, 2014· Substituted by a8394
Makes technical corrections to certain provisions of law relating to local laws governing pet dealers
Makes technical corrections to certain provisions of law relating to local laws governing pet dealers.
Mark GrisantiOn the Senate floor
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J3287Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2014· Adopted
Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim February 5, 2014 as New York State Girls and Women in Sports Day
Mark GrisantiAdopted
Adopted
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S714Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2014· Reported and committed to finance

Enacts the "coerced confession remediation act"

Enacts the "coerced confession remediation act"; relates to exclusion of statements made or provided by a claimant in the course of a custodial interrogation.

Mark GrisantiFinance Committee

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S5462Senate· Moved Jan 24, 2014· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Allocates certain tax revenue to the tobacco use prevention and control program fund

Allocates certain tax revenue to the tobacco use prevention and control program fund for programs to help smokers quit and to keep children from smoking.

Mark GrisantiInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S6400Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Allows military service credit for retirement to all honorably discharged veterans

Allows military service credit for retirement to all honorably discharged veterans.

Mark GrisantiVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S6402Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Referred to education

Requires schools to provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Requires schools to provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Mark GrisantiEducation Committee

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S713Senate· Moved Jan 10, 2014· Amend and recommit to judiciary

Expands the definition of "prevailing party" for purposes of counsel fees and expenses in certain actions against the state

Expands the definition of "prevailing party" for purposes of counsel fees and expenses in certain actions against the state, to include a party whose pursuit of a non-frivolous claim or defense was…

Mark GrisantiJudiciary Committee

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S6166Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to finance

Makes an appropriation to the Children's Environmental Health Centers for the purposes of services and expenses of Children's Environmental Health Centers

Makes an appropriation to the Children's Environmental Health Centers for the purposes of services and expenses of Children's Environmental Health Centers.

Mark GrisantiFinance Committee

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S6118Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Relates to providing federal courts access to certain information for the purpose of compiling lists of prospective jurors

Provides federal courts access to certain information for the purpose of compiling lists of prospective jurors.

Mark GrisantiLabor Committee

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S5925Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Enacts the clean water/clean air/green jobs bond act of 2014

Enacts the clean water/clean air/green jobs bond act of 2014.

Mark GrisantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S5729Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to brownfield site cleanup; repealer

Relates to brownfield site cleanup; establishes environmental covenants; repeals provisions of law relating to brownfield redevelopment tax credits.

Mark GrisantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S5708Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to finance

Makes an appropriation to the office for people with developmental disabilities for the cost of increased development of residential facilities

Makes an appropriation to the office for people with developmental disabilities for the cost of increased development of residential facilities.

Mark GrisantiFinance Committee

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S5697Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides that certain tax credits shall not apply if the certificate of remediation required to qualify for such credits is issued after March 31, 2018

Provides that certain tax credits shall not apply if the certificate of remediation required to qualify for such credits is issued after March 31, 2018.

Mark GrisantiInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S5587Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to end of life vehicle processing facilities

Relates to end of life vehicle processing facilities.

Mark GrisantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S5274Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Defines the boundaries of the Niagara river greenway

Defines the boundaries of the Niagara river greenway.

Mark GrisantiCultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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S5190Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Relates to parking in areas designated for charging plug-in electric cars

Relates to parking in areas designated for charging electric cars.

Mark GrisantiTransportation Committee

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S5112Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to agriculture

Relates to conduct constituting aggravated cruelty to animals

Provides that the killing or injuring of a companion animal during the commission of a felony shall be a felony constituting aggravated cruelty to animals.

Mark GrisantiAgriculture Committee

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S5054Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to environmental restoration investigation projects upon parcels in tax lien foreclosure proceedings

Relates to environmental restoration investigation projects upon parcels in tax lien foreclosure proceedings.

Mark GrisantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S5044Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to higher education

Provides for in-state tuition at colleges and universities of state university, the city university of New York and community colleges for honorably discharged veterans attending under the federal GI bills

Provides for in-state tuition at colleges and universities of the state university, the city university of New York and community colleges for honorably discharge veterans attending, within 12…

Mark GrisantiHigher Education Committee

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S5043Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Relates to the effect of mandates on school districts

Provides that state mandates shall not be implemented in school districts after such district has passed a budget; provides that any such mandates shall be implemented in the following fiscal year.

Mark GrisantiEducation Committee

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S5042Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to local government

Relates to requiring the state to fund certain programs mandated for municipal corporations and school districts

Relates to requiring the state to fund certain programs mandated for municipal corporations and school districts.

Mark GrisantiLocal Government Committee

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S4950Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to local government

Authorizes the advancement of funds from the tribal state compact revenue account to certain municipalities within Erie county

Authorizes the advancement of funds from the tribal state compact revenue account to certain municipalities within Erie county.

Mark GrisantiLocal Government Committee

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S4690Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Establishes the paint stewardship program

Establishes the paint stewardship program; relates to the management of post-consumer paint by reducing the generation of post-consumer paint, negotiating agreements to collect, transport, reuse and…

Mark GrisantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S4675Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Requires publisher of magazine subscriptions to disclose on the billing statement or invoice a customer service telephone number

Requires that every publisher of a magazine sold by subscription shall disclose by a notice on the billing statement or billing invoice of each magazine mailed pursuant to subscription, a customer…

Mark GrisantiConsumer Protection Committee

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S4658Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Prohibits publicly owned treatment works from accepting wastewater associated with the exploration, delineation, development, or production of natural gas

Prohibits publicly owned treatment works from accepting wastewater associated with the exploration, delineation, development, or production of natural gas from high-volume hydraulic fracturing;…

Mark GrisantiEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S4657Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Creates the High-volume Hydraulic Fracturing Waste Tracking Program

Creates the high-volume hydraulic fracturing waste tracking program; requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to track the generation, transportation and receipt of liquid and solid…

Mark GrisantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S4656Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Prohibits the use of wastewater from high-volume hydraulic fracturing for road and land spreading

Prohibits the use of wastewater from high-volume hydraulic fracturing for road and land spreading, for dust control or de-icing.

Mark GrisantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S4631Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Relates to theft of services from barbershops, salons or beauty salons

Relates to theft of services from barbershops, salons or beauty salons.

Mark GrisantiCodes Committee

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S4630Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Prohibits inclusion of non-disclosure agreements in settlements of hydraulic fracturing actions when there is evidence of threat to public health or safety

Prohibits inclusion of non-disclosure agreements in settlements of hydraulic fracturing actions when there is evidence of threat to public health or safety.

Mark GrisantiJudiciary Committee

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S4612Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Relates to information required to be provided by tax preparers to consumers

Requires that tax preparers provide consumers who use online services with information regarding the New York Free Tax Assistance Program.

Mark GrisantiConsumer Protection Committee

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S4465Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to higher education

Relates to the certification and licensure of athletic trainers

Relates to the certification and licensure of athletic trainers; provides certain exemptions and requires continuing education.

Mark GrisantiHigher Education Committee

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S4284Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Relates to the release of personally identifiable student information

Prohibits the release of personally identifiable student information where parental consent is not provided.

Mark GrisantiEducation Committee

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S4259Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Creates the business employment incentive program

Creates the business employment incentive program.

Mark GrisantiCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S4223Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides DEC the authority for abatement of certain noncompliant vehicle dismantling facilities and closed solid waste landfills

Provides DEC the authority for abatement of certain noncompliant vehicle dismantling facilities and closed solid waste landfills.

Mark GrisantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S4204Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to agriculture

Relates to recordkeeping requirements for pet dealers

Relates to recordkeeping requirements for pet dealers; relates to license for pet dealers.

Mark GrisantiAgriculture Committee

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S4203Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to agriculture

Relates to owners of lost pets and return of lost pets to their owners

Relates to owners of lost pets and return of lost pets to their owners; requires the entity with possession to take steps to check the dogs for any identification including tags, tattoos and…

Mark GrisantiAgriculture Committee

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S4193Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to civil service and pensions

Authorizes Malcolm Cully to file for Tier II status with the state comptroller

Authorizes Malcolm Cully to file for Tier II status with the state comptroller.

Mark GrisantiCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S4041Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to claims against insurers for petroleum spills

Relates to claims against insurers for petroleum spills.

Mark GrisantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S3804Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Directs the New York state thruway authority to discontinue the collection of tolls at the South Grand Island bridge in the Niagara section of the thruway

Directs the New York state thruway authority to discontinue the collection of tolls at the South Grand Island bridge in the Niagara section of the Governor Thomas E.

Mark GrisantiTransportation Committee

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S3750Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Relates to advance notice of state procurements

Requires advance notice of state procurements in the procurement opportunities newsletter.

Mark GrisantiCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S3704Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Authorizes enforcement officers of city courts in the county of Erie, to exercise the same powers and duties as sheriffs with respect to the execution of money judgments

Authorizes enforcement officers of city courts in the county of Erie, designated in lieu of the sheriff, to exercise the same functions, powers and duties as sheriffs with respect to the execution…

Mark GrisantiJudiciary Committee

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S2589Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to agriculture

Relates to the prosecution of aggravated cruelty to animals

Provides that a person who kills or injures an animal by conduct which is done with a reckless disregard for the welfare of the animal shall be guilty of a felony.

Mark GrisantiAgriculture Committee

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S2588Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Relates to prohibiting maintenance awards to a spouse convicted of certain offenses against a former spouse

Provides that a party who has been convicted of a domestic violence offense, a sexually violent offense, or of soliciting the murder, of a spouse or former spouse shall not be awarded maintenance to…

Mark GrisantiJudiciary Committee

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S2272Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides that diesel fuel that contains a concentration of sulfur that is less than or equal to 15 parts per million shall not be sold unless it includes biodiesel

Provides that diesel fuel that contains a concentration of sulfur that is less than or equal to fifteen parts per million shall not be sold or offered for sale unless such diesel fuel includes…

Mark GrisantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S2271Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to agriculture

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats.

Mark GrisantiAgriculture Committee

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S2120Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to finance

Returns the funding levels for municipalities in which video lottery gaming facilities are located to the state fiscal year 2008-2009 levels

Returns the funding levels for municipalities in which video lottery gaming facilities are located to the state fiscal year 2008-2009 levels.

Mark GrisantiFinance Committee

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S2073Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to finance

Increases the minimum percentage collected by the municipal governments hosting the facility

Increases the minimum percentage collected by the municipal governments hosting tribal casinos and allows them to receive their payments directly from such tribes.

Mark GrisantiFinance Committee

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S2074Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to finance

Prohibits the diversion of resources from dedicated funds derived from taxes and fees that support the Niagara frontier transportation authority

Prohibits the diversion of resources from dedicated funds derived from taxes and fees that support the Niagara frontier transportation authority and its subsidiaries.

Mark GrisantiFinance Committee

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S2076Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Relates to automatic renewals of magazine subscriptions

Relates to automatic renewals of magazine subscriptions; requires certain notice and protections.

Mark GrisantiConsumer Protection Committee

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S1939Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Requires retailer rebates to be provided by the retailer to a consumer at the time of purchase

Requires all rebates to be provided by the retailer to a purchaser at the time of the purchase of the good or service to which the rebate applies; authorizes the retailer to determine and disclose…

Mark GrisantiConsumer Protection Committee

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