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

A1808Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in higher education
Extends certain educational benefits to eligible veterans
Extends certain educational benefits to eligible veterans.
Claudia TenneyHigher Education Committee
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A1814Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in local governments
Creates and allows funding for post-employment benefit reserve funds
Relates to creating funding for post-employment benefit reserve funds.
Claudia TenneyLocal Governments Committee
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A1813Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in insurance

Directs the superintendent of financial services to study the feasibility of developing and implementing a liability reform plan for recreational land use

Directs the superintendent of financial services, to study the feasibility of developing and implementing a liability reform plan to protect private landowners who permit public recreational uses of…

Claudia TenneyInsurance Committee

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A1817Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Designates discrimination against employees for failure to meet certain ticket quotas as a class A misdemeanor

Designates discrimination against employees for failure to meet certain ticket quotas as a class A misdemeanor.

Karim CamaraLabor Committee

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A1750Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in judiciary

Establishes a second office of judge of the county court in the county of Chenango

Establishes a second office of judge of the county court in the county of Chenango; provides for such judgeship to be filled at the general election to be held on November 5, 2013.

Clifford CrouchJudiciary Committee

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A1739Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the powers, functions and duties of the New York state public authorities control board

Relates to the powers, functions and duties of the New York state public authorities control board; provides that minority members of the public authorities control board shall have voting…

Brian KolbCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A1741Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to ways and means

Relates to providing a sales and compensating use tax exemption in certain areas of New York city

Relates to providing a sales and compensating use tax exemption in certain areas of New York city.

Robert J. RodriguezWays And Means Committee

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A1730Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Relates to bills containing provisions requiring appointments to be made by the legislative leaders

Requires certain bills which establish a commission, task force, board, council or any similar body shall have not less than one position appointed by each of the legislative leaders.

Brian KolbGovernmental Operations Committee

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A1734Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides for the exemption of honorably discharged U.S. veterans from payment of New York Thruway tolls

Provides for the exemption of honorably discharged veterans of the armed forces of the United States from New York State Thruway tolls; provides reimbursement for any loss in net revenue up to one…

Brian KolbCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A1691Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Requires manufacturers to meet certain standards with their packaging in New York state to reduce waste

Requires manufacturers to meet certain standards with their packaging in New York state to reduce waste; establishes the guidelines and sets a timetable by which manufactures must comply with these…

William ColtonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S1947Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Requires public utility companies to charge volunteer ambulance corps and volunteer fire companies the same rates and charges applicable to residential customers

Requires public utility companies to charge volunteer fire companies and volunteer ambulance corps the same rates, charges, etc. applicable to residential customers for the same services; prohibits…

Patty RitchieEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S1937Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Expands the veterans tuition awards program to include all veterans who were discharged under honorable conditions who served in the armed forces after 2-28-1961

Expands the veterans tuition awards program to include all veterans who were discharged under honorable conditions who served in the armed forces after February 28, 1961.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S1938Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to elections

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…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1930Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to aging

Relates to the definition of income for purposes of the senior citizen rent increase exemptions (SCRIE) program

Excludes social security payments and supplemental security income from the definition of "income" for the purposes of determining eligibility under the senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE).

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Aging Committee

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S1935Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Prohibits state funding to business entities that outsource jobs

Prohibits state funding to business entities that outsource jobs.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Labor Committee

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S1936Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Relates to developing and implementing programs to prevent workplace violence in public schools

Relates to developing and implementing programs to prevent workplace violence in public schools.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Labor Committee

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S1932Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Makes monk (Quaker) parakeets protected birds

Makes monk (Quaker) parakeets protected birds.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Environmental Conservation Committee

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S1933Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Enacts the "monk parakeet protection act"

Enacts the "monk parakeet protection act".

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Environmental Conservation Committee

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S1928Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to elections

Requires the use of a simple and easy to read typeface on paper ballots

Requires the use of a simple and easy to read typeface on paper ballots.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1923Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to finance

Prohibits reductions in appropriations for the support of education during the state fiscal year

Prohibits reductions in appropriations for the support of education during the state fiscal year.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Finance Committee

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S1922Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to agriculture

Relates to the sale of birds by pet dealers when such birds have not yet been fully weaned

Relates to the sale of birds by pet dealers when such birds have not yet been fully weaned.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Agriculture Committee

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S1915Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Increases the penalty for vehicular manslaughter to a class A-I felony; repealer

Increases the penalties of vehicular manslaughter to a class A-I felonies.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Codes Committee

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S1921Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to elections

Requires entities advertising for political purposes to disclose in such advertisements the source thereof

Requires entities advertising for or against political candidates, ballot proposals, amendments, or such proceedings to disclose in such advertisements the source thereof; trade associations must…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1914Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Requires motor vehicle carriers to be identified in English

Requires motor vehicle carriers to be identified in English.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Consumer Protection Committee

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S1918Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to higher education

Provides for the certification of and qualifications for dentists practicing oral and maxillofacial surgery

Provides for the certification of and qualifications for dentists practicing oral and maxillofacial surgery; includes such dentist within provisions of law regulating office-based surgery; provides…

Tom LibousHigher Education Committee

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S1916Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Requires a sticker or label to be affixed to any tire identifying the creation date of any tire

Requires a sticker or label to be affixed to any tire being sold in the state identifying the creation date and manufacturer of such tire.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Transportation Committee

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S1920Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to elections

Enacts the "early voting act"

Enacts the "early voting act"; provides to any person early voting for a candidate for public office in a general, primary or special election for any public or party office by paper ballot to take…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1913Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of transportation and the thruway authority to establish a mileage-based exit numbering system

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of transportation and the New York state thruway authority to implement a mileage-based exit numbering system along interstate highways located within the…

Tom LibousTransportation Committee

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A1639Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in economic development

Establishes statewide green jobs development and recruitment strategy and creating tax credit incentives to attract green jobs

Establishes statewide green jobs development and recruitment strategy and creates tax credit incentives to attract green jobs.

Brian KolbEconomic Development Committee

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A1619Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to ways and means

Creates a small business electric energy tax credit

Creates a small business electric energy tax credit; specifies that the amount of credit shall be equal to the product of $0.02 per kilowatt hour; sets limit of no more than 19 full-time employees…

Aileen GuntherWays And Means Committee

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A1621Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to ways and means

Requires a study of the fiscal impacts of changing education funding from a real property tax-based mechanism to an income tax-based mechanism

Requires a study of the fiscal impacts of changing education funding from a real property tax-based mechanism to an income tax-based mechanism.

Aileen GuntherWays And Means Committee

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A1620Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to ways and means

Provides that excess investment tax credit amounts may be refundable to operators of a farm operation

Provides that excess investment tax credit amounts may be refundable to operators of a farm operation.

Aileen GuntherWays And Means Committee

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A1623Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Authorizes county highway superintendents to rent road machinery from any city, town or village

Authorizes county highway superintendents to rent road machinery from any city, town or village.

Aileen GuntherTransportation Committee

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A1587Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in labor

Repeals the wage theft prevention act, amending various provisions of the labor law

Repeals the wage theft prevention act, amending various provisions of the labor law relating to the payment of wages.

Claudia TenneyLabor Committee

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A1599Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Prohibits the formation of a subsidiary of a public authority without prior approval of the legislature

Prohibits the formation of a subsidiary of a public authority without prior approval of the legislature.

William ColtonCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A1578Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to ways and means

Authorizes documentary films for inclusion in the empire state film production tax credit

Authorizes documentary films for inclusion in the empire state film production tax credit.

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

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A1563Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in economic development

Relates to the definition of a business startup and funds reserved for business startups

Relates to the definition of a business startup and funds reserved for business startups.

Brian KolbEconomic Development Committee

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A1561Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a tax credit for on-the-job training

Establishes corporate business and personal income tax credits for taxpayers (employers of 100 or fewer) who provide employees with on-the-job training in an amount up to $300 per employee.

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

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A1556Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in labor

Enacts the "scaffold reform act"

Enacts the "scaffold reform act"; grants counties a local option to require contractors working on projects within their respective jurisdictions to comply with the regulations and standards set…

Brian KolbLabor Committee

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A1558Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in judiciary

Provides for the submission to the people of a proposition or question to convene a constitutional convention

Provides for the submission to the people of a proposition or question to convene a constitutional convention.

Brian KolbJudiciary 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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A1544Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to mental health

Enhances the assisted outpatient treatment program and eliminates the expiration and repeal of Kendra's Law

Enhances the assisted outpatient treatment program; eliminates the expiration and repeal of Kendra's Law.

Aileen GuntherMental Health Committee

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S1903Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Authorizes the head of any correctional institution to charge taxes on sales of commissaries and canteens

Directs the head of any correctional institution to charge taxes on sales of items sold in commissaries and canteens; such tax receipts to be allocated to localities otherwise prescribed by law.

Michael F. NozzolioCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1904Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to children and families

Provides for transfer of guardianship and custody of infants abandoned pursuant to the abandoned infant protection act

Provides procedures for the care and custody of infants determined to be abandoned; creates process to facilitate freeing abandoned infants for adoption if a parent does not claim custody within…

Dean G. SkelosChildren And Families Committee

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A1531Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to insurance

Prohibits insurer from increasing auto insurance premiums upon renewal for persons 60 years of age or over solely on the ground of insureds' age

Prohibits insurer from increasing auto insurance premiums upon renewal for persons 60 years of age or over based solely on the ground of the insured's age.

William ColtonInsurance Committee

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S1892Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Prohibits the treatment of all waste resulting from the production of crude oil or natural gas in certain areas of the state

Prohibits the treatment of all waste resulting from the production of crude oil or natural gas in certain areas of the state.

Jack M. MartinsEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S1894Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Requires state and county inmates to make medical co-payments

Requires inmates in state and county-owned or operated correctional facilities to make medical co-payments of seven dollars upon receipt of medical treatment; provides that an inmate shall not be…

Michael F. NozzolioCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1874Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to finance

Directs that teachers be trained in the education of gifted students, and provides start-up funding for such training; repealer; appropriation

Directs that teachers be trained in the education of gifted students, and provides start-up funding for such training; authorizes necessary rule and/or regulation changes to properly implement the…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Finance Committee

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S1873Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Relates to the change in the use of the land comprising the manufactured home park

Relates to the change in the use of the land comprising the manufactured home park.

Kenneth P. LaValleHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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