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

S3338Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Referred to correction
Requires notice be provided to any officer or employee of the department of correctional services whose personal information is the subject of a subpoena duces tecum
Requires that notice be provided to any officer or employee of the department of correctional services whose personal information is the subject of a subpoena duces tecum.
Ruth Hassell-ThompsonCorrection Committee
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S3223Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Amend and recommit to housing, construction and community development
Provides for the certification and training of persons employed in the manufacture, sale, installation and repair of modular homes
Provides for the certification and training of persons employed in the manufacture, sale, installation and repair of modular homes; establishes dispute resolution procedures in the modular home…
Kenneth P. LaValleHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

S3062Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Amend and recommit to local government

Provides an alternative method for equalization in the Riverhead central school district in order to provide tax stability

Provides an alternative method for equalization in the Riverhead central school district in order to provide tax stability.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S2524Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Permits commercial applicators of pesticides to apply pesticides in a dosage, concentration or frequency less than that specified on the labeling

Permits commercial applicators of pesticides to apply pesticides in a dosage, concentration or frequency less than that specified on the labeling.

Carl L. MarcellinoEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S2357Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Amend and recommit to environmental conservation

Prohibits the application of certain lawn fertilizers to any watersheds and drainage basins in certain counties

Prohibits the application of lawn fertilizers that are labeled as containing more than zero percent phosphorous to any watersheds and drainage basins in certain counties where the county legislature…

Kenneth P. LaValleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S2167Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Reported and committed to finance

Permits senior citizens whose spouses are deceased to substitute a more recent income for purposes of determining eligibility for the enhanced STAR exemption

Permits senior citizens whose spouses are deceased to substitute a more recent income for purposes of determing eligibility for the enhanced school tax relief (STAR) exemption.

David J. ValeskyFinance Committee

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S2148Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Reported and committed to finance

Authorizes certain county operated NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care programs to participate in a uniform assessment demonstration program

Authorizes certain county operated NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care programs to participate in a universal assessment demonstration program funded pursuant to chapter 53 of the laws of 2011;…

David J. ValeskyFinance Committee

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A1826Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Amend (t) and recommit to ways and means

Establishes the "education investment incentives act"

Establishes the "education investment incentives act"; provides credits against income and corporate franchise tax for various qualified education investments including scholarships, education funds…

Michael CusickWays And Means Committee

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S1851Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Amend and recommit to environmental conservation

Provides for local tidal wetlands protection

Provides for local tidal wetlands protection; authorizes that if a town, village, city or county does not possess the technical capacity or the procedures effectively to carry out the requirements…

Kenneth P. LaValleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S1781Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Amend and recommit to education

Enacts the New York state school taxpayers' protection act

Enacts the NYS school taxpayers' protection act; requires the reporting of suspected corruption or conflicts of interest within the operation of a school district; requires the treasurer of each…

Kenneth P. LaValleEducation Committee

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S1599Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Referred to transportation

Designates the Scajaquada pedestrian bridge as the "Scajaquada 9/11 Memorial Bridge"

Designates the Scajaquada pedestrian bridge as the "Scajaquada 9/11 Memorial Bridge" in Buffalo; requires the commissioner of transportation to install and maintain adequate signing.

Mark GrisantiTransportation Committee

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S1446Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Referred to transportation

Provides for mandatory testing of breath, blood or urine in the event of a motor vehicle collision resulting in death or injury

Provides for mandatory testing of breath, blood or urine in the event of a motor vehicle collision resulting in death or injury; provides immunity from civil liability for those health care…

John J. FlanaganTransportation Committee

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S1356SenateA6089· 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 CommitteeTransportation

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S947Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Referred to local governments

Authorizes industrial development agencies to provide assistance to agricultural producers for products grown, harvested or produced within the state

Authorizes industrial development agencies to provide technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers for products grown, harvested or produced within the state.

William J. Larkin Jr.Local Governments Committee

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S314SenateA1857· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Reported and committed to finance

Provides for the establishment of guides containing best practices for hiring, retaining, and retraining mature workers

Provides for the establishment of guides containing best practices for hiring, retaining, and retraining mature workers.

Ruben DiazFinance CommitteeFinance

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S306Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2014· Referred to transportation

Prohibits leaving a child under the age of eight unattended in a motor vehicle

Provides that where a person responsible for the welfare of a child under the age of eight leaves such child inside a motor vehicle without the supervision of a person who is at least twelve years…

Jack M. MartinsTransportation Committee

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A9163Assembly· Moved Mar 24, 2014· Referred to governmental employees

Grants Sal Medak Tier I status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system with a membership date of January 1972

Grants Sal Medak Tier I status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system with a membership date of January 1, 1972.

Peter LopezGovernmental Employees Committee

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S4276Senate· Moved Mar 24, 2014· Amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation

Enacts the "look before you leap act of 2014" to establish a 5 year moratorium on high volume hydraulic fracturing and the conducting of an investigation thereon

Enacts the "look before you leap act of 2014" to establish a 5 year moratorium on high volume hydraulic fracturing and the conducting of an investigation thereon.

Kenneth P. LaValleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S4199Senate· Moved Mar 24, 2014· Referred to education

Authorizes the Ogdensburg city school district to reorganize under the procedures established for central school districts rather than for city school districts

Authorizes the Ogdensburg city school district to reorganize under the procedures established for central school districts rather than for city school districts.

Patty RitchieEducation Committee

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S3574Senate· Moved Mar 24, 2014· Amend and recommit to environmental conservation

Enacts the "Peconic Bay estuary protection act"

Enacts the "Peconic Bay estuary protection act" to implement a comprehensive conservation and management plan prepared pursuant to the national estuary program; establishes the Peconic Region…

Kenneth P. LaValleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S3036Senate· Moved Mar 24, 2014· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to the unauthorized use of the names and images of members of the armed forces or organized militia of New York

Relates to the unauthorized use of the names and images of members of the armed forces or organized militia of New York.

John A. DeFranciscoGovernmental Operations Committee

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S2882Senate· Moved Mar 24, 2014· Amend and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Establishes the pandemic preparedness task force

Establishes the pandemic preparedness task force comprised of eighteen members; prepares an influenza pandemic plan; provides that they shall meet at least six times per year; provides no member…

Kenneth P. LaValleVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S2192Senate· Moved Mar 24, 2014· Referred to agriculture

Relates to the transportation of bulk milk

Allows the department of transportation, in conjunction with the department of agriculture and markets, to investigate and resolve any barriers to bulk milk transportation; enables the state…

Catharine YoungAgriculture Committee

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S1959Senate· Moved Mar 24, 2014· Referred to insurance

Permits an insurer to rescind or retroactively cancel a policy in circumstance involving an accident staged to defraud an insurer

Permits an insurer to rescind or retroactively cancel a policy in circumstance involving an accident staged to defraud an insurer.

Martin J. GoldenInsurance Committee

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S1459Senate· Moved Mar 24, 2014· Referred to codes

Requires that persons convicted of rape in the first degree against different victims or the same victim serve sentence consecutively

Requires that persons convicted of multiple counts of rape in the first degree against different victims or the same victim, must serve the sentence for such convictions consecutively as well as…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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A9152Assembly· Moved Mar 20, 2014· Referred to higher education

Establishes the interagency task force on health literacy

Establishes the interagency task force on health literacy, to study health literacy and develop recommendations for improving health literacy in this state.

Walter T. MosleyHigher Education Committee

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S4742Senate· Moved Mar 20, 2014· Amend and recommit to labor

Provides benefits for injury, sickness, pregnancy or family leave

Provides workers' compensation benefits for injury or sickness, pregnancy or family leave; applies to an employee and to family members taking family leave to care for an employee.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Labor Committee

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S2502Senate· Moved Mar 20, 2014· Referred to education

Makes internal audit functions optional by school districts unless an audit by the comptroller reveals deficiencies

Makes internal audit functions optional by school districts unless an audit by the comptroller reveals deficiencies; provides that where deficiencies are found, school districts shall perform…

Michael H. RanzenhoferEducation Committee

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S2321Senate· Moved Mar 20, 2014· Substituted by a8679

Provides that the state policy with regard to the alcoholic beverage control law shall be to promote economic development in the beer, wine and liquor industries

Provides that the state policy with regard to the alcoholic beverage control law shall be to promote economic development and job opportunities in the beer, wine and liquor industries of the state.

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S2253Senate· Moved Mar 20, 2014· Referred to codes

Includes within the class D felony of forgery in the second degree, the forgery of a certificate of insurance or insurance identification card

Includes within the class D felony of forgery in the second degree, the forgery of a certificate of insurance or an insurance identification card; includes within the class C felony of forgery in…

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S1055Senate· Moved Mar 20, 2014· Referred to transportation

Abbagail's law prohibits supervising drivers from acting under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs

Enacts Abbagail's law prohibiting supervising drivers from acting under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and subjects them to criminal charges.

George D. MaziarzTransportation Committee

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S5364Senate· Moved Mar 19, 2014· Referred to education

Repeals the requirement that schools triennially report on the status of asbestos within their buildings

Repeals the requirement that schools triennially report on the status of asbestos within their buildings.

John J. FlanaganEducation Committee

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