Bills by

Thomas Abinanti

Assembly Member

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2013-2014 session

Sponsored bills

96 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

A9028Assembly· Signed Nov 21, 2014· Signed chap.446
Relates to the dissolution of union free school district number 13 in the town of Greenburgh; repealer
Relates to the dissolution of union free school district number 13 in the town of Greenburgh.
Thomas AbinantiSigned by Governor
Signed into law
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OutcomeSigned into law
A1230Assembly· Signed Aug 11, 2014· Signed chap.250
Relates to lever voting machines
Relates to lever voting machines.
Thomas AbinantiSigned by Governor
Signed into law

A7791Assembly· Moved Jun 19, 2014· Substituted by s7262a

Authorizes schools to administer epinephrine auto-injectors in the event of an emergency

Authorizes school nurses to possess and administer epinephrine auto-injectors in the event of an emergency.

Thomas AbinantiOn the Assembly floor

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A7312Assembly· Moved Jun 19, 2014· Referred to rules

Relates to the creation of a bill of rights for family and guardians of people with developmental disabilities that reside in residences certified or approved by the OPWDD

Relates to the creation of a bill of rights for family and guardians of people with developmental disabilities that reside in residences certified or approved by the office for people with…

Thomas AbinantiRules Committee

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A1234Assembly· Moved Jun 19, 2014· Referred to rules

Authorizes the town of Greenburgh, specified villages therein, and the village of Sleepy Hollow in the town of Mount Pleasant to adopt a local law to impose a 3% hotel/motel occupancy tax

Authorizes the town of Greenburgh to adopt a local law to impose a 3 percent hotel/motel occupancy tax; authorizes villages in the towns of Greenburgh and the village of Sleepy Hollow in Mount…

Thomas AbinantiRules Committee

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A8893Assembly· Moved Jun 18, 2014· Referred to rules

Relates to establishing equalization rates for Greenburgh Central School District

Relates to establishing equalization rates for Greenburgh Central School District.

Thomas AbinantiRules Committee

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A9883Assembly· Moved Jun 17, 2014· Ordered to third reading rules cal.375

Relates to state liability for potholes on state highways

Relates to the liability of the state to any person who suffers damage as a result of a defect in a state highway.

Thomas AbinantiOn the Assembly floor

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A815Assembly· Moved Jun 17, 2014· Ordered to third reading rules cal.345

Prohibits employer retaliation against employees in the financial services industry

Prohibits employer retaliation against employees in the financial services industry.

Thomas AbinantiOn the Assembly floor

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A1593Assembly· Moved Jun 16, 2014· Referred to rules

Relates to the rights to contract for the burial of cremains in pet cemeteries and requiring notice relating thereto

Relates to the rights to contract for the burial of cremains in pet cemeteries; requires notice relating thereto.

Thomas AbinantiRules Committee

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A10068Assembly· Moved Jun 11, 2014· Referred to mental health

Creates the "protection of adults with mental disabilities act"

Creates the "protection of adults with mental disabilities act."

Thomas AbinantiMental Health Committee

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A9963Assembly· Moved Jun 11, 2014· Ordered to third reading rules cal.234

Establishes certain crimes relating to the criminal possession or manufacture of an undetectable firearm, rifle, or shotgun

Establishes certain crimes relating to the criminal manufacture or possession of an undetectable firearm, rifle, or shotgun.

Thomas AbinantiOn the Assembly floor

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A538Assembly· Moved Jun 11, 2014· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Directs certain commissioners to study and report on the costs to the state of early diagnosis and treatment of autism

Directs the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities, the commissioner of education, the commissioner of health, the commissioner of the office of children and family…

Thomas AbinantiMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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A1663Assembly· Moved Jun 10, 2014· Amended on third reading (t) 1663c

Relates to the definition of autism and autism spectrum disorder

Relates to the definition of autism and autism spectrum disorder.

Thomas AbinantiOn the Assembly floor

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A8061Assembly· Moved Jun 9, 2014· Reported referred to rules

Establishes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) Implementation Council

Establishes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) Implementation Council to monitor studies evaluating the new diagnostic criteria and to provide recommendations for…

Thomas AbinantiRules Committee

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A1464Assembly· Moved Jun 9, 2014· Referred to elections

Relates to requirements of a witness to a designating petition or independent nominating petition

Relates to requirements of a witness to a designating petition or independent nominating petition.

Thomas AbinantiElections Committee

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A9989Assembly· Moved Jun 5, 2014· Referred to governmental employees

Authorizes John Bergmann to obtain credit for service to a participating employer in the New York state and local employees' retirement system

Authorizes John Leslie Bergmann to apply for and obtain retirement service credit, for service in the employment of a participating employer in the New York state and local employees' retirement…

Thomas AbinantiGovernmental Employees Committee

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A9976Assembly· Moved Jun 5, 2014· Referred to health

Relates to establishing an electronic monitoring program for children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder as well as other developmental disabilities

Relates to establishing an electronic monitoring program for children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder as well as other developmental disabilities.

Thomas AbinantiHealth Committee

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A1229Assembly· Moved Jun 3, 2014· Reported referred to codes

Relates to permitting the use of peregrine falcons in falconry

Directs the commissioner of DEC to remove peregrine falcons from the endangered species list and to promulgate regulations for their use in falconry.

Thomas AbinantiCodes Committee

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A9867Assembly· Moved May 27, 2014· Referred to veterans' affairs

Relates to veteran real property tax exemptions and state funding to localities that grant such exemptions

Relates to veterans real property tax exemptions and state funding to localities that grant such exemptions.

Thomas AbinantiVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A1463Assembly· Moved May 22, 2014· Advanced to third reading cal.744

Relates to an electronically submitted absentee ballot application

Relates to an electronically submitted absentee ballot application.

Thomas AbinantiOn the Assembly floor

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A1228Assembly· Moved May 22, 2014· Advanced to third reading cal.743

Prohibits the idling of any passenger vehicle for more than 3 consecutive minutes

Prohibits the idling of any passenger vehicle, with certain exceptions, for more than 3 consecutive minutes; first violation is a warning, second violations of such section are traffic infractions…

Thomas AbinantiOn the Assembly floor

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A9728Assembly· Moved May 20, 2014· Referred to local governments

Disestablishes the Tarrytown urban renewal agency; repealer

Relates to the Tarrytown Urban Renewal Agency.

Thomas AbinantiLocal Governments Committee

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A9496Assembly· Moved May 5, 2014· Referred to transportation

Relates to state liability for potholes on state highways

Relates to the liability of the state to any person who suffers damage as a result of a defect in a state highway.

Thomas AbinantiTransportation Committee

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A9074Assembly· Moved Apr 25, 2014· Amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation

Prohibits the use of waste from oil or natural gas extraction of storage on any highway

Prohibits the use of waste from oil or natural gas extraction activities or waste from storage of oil or natural gas on any highway.

Thomas AbinantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A9137Assembly· Moved Apr 9, 2014· Amend and recommit 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.

Thomas AbinantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A9311Assembly· Moved Apr 8, 2014· Referred to health

Requires authorized health care professionals to provide patients with information relating to genetically modified organisms, and provide them the option to receive a non-GMO vaccine

Requires authorized health care professionals, prior to administering a vaccine, to provide patients with information relating to genetically modified organisms, and provide them the option to…

Thomas AbinantiHealth Committee

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A9310Assembly· Moved Apr 8, 2014· Referred to health

Bans the use of vaccines containing genetically modified organisms

Bans the use of vaccines containing genetically modified organisms.

Thomas AbinantiHealth Committee

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A9308Assembly· Moved Apr 8, 2014· Referred to health

Relates to the labeling of vaccines containing genetically modified organisms

Relates to the labeling of vaccines containing genetically modified organisms.

Thomas AbinantiHealth Committee

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A9073Assembly· Moved Apr 7, 2014· Amend (t) and recommit to local governments

Authorizes the county of Westchester to issue certain bonds without the need for a referendum but subject to a public hearing

Authorizes the county of Westchester to issue bonds without the need for a referendum.

Thomas AbinantiLocal Governments Committee

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A9262Assembly· Moved Apr 4, 2014· Referred to health

Enacts the "home care stabilization act"

Enacts the "home care stabilization act"; establishes standards for the prompt, fair and equitable settlement of claims for payments for personal care, home health care services, consumer directed…

Thomas AbinantiHealth Committee

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A9122Assembly· Moved Mar 19, 2014· Referred to local governments

Provides that bond anticipation notes issued during calendar years 2010 and 2011 may not extend more than 7 years beyond original date of issuance of such bond notes

Provides that bond anticipation notes issued during calendar years 2010 and 2011 may not extend more than 7 years beyond original date of issuance of such bond notes.

Thomas AbinantiLocal Governments Committee

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A9125Assembly· Moved Mar 19, 2014· Referred to mental health

Establishes the direct support professional credential pilot program

Establishes the direct support professional credential pilot program to assist and attract individuals into the field of direct support, advance direct support as a career and professionalize the…

Thomas AbinantiMental Health Committee

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A1665Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2014· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Exempts libraries from the imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax

Exempts libraries from the imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.

Thomas AbinantiWays And Means Committee

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A7104Assembly· Moved Mar 3, 2014· Amend and recommit to governmental employees

Limits the amount of employer contributions to the state retirement system

Limits the amount of employer contributions to the state retirement system; authorizes an annual increase in employer contribution of the lesser of two percent or an inflation factor.

Thomas AbinantiGovernmental Employees Committee

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A8914Assembly· Moved Feb 28, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Requires that an affected municipality, upon request, be designated as a co-lead agency for the quality review of a proposed action

Requires that an affected municipality, upon request, be designated as a co-lead agency for the quality review of a proposed action.

Thomas AbinantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A8905Assembly· Moved Feb 28, 2014· Referred to insurance

Requires health insurance companies to allow its senior citizen insureds to designate a third party for notification purposes

Requires health insurance companies to allow its senior citizen insureds to designate a third party for notification purposes.

Thomas AbinantiInsurance Committee

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A8878Assembly· Moved Feb 27, 2014· Referred to transportation

Relates to the creation of a website where motorists can report potholes

Relates to the creation of a website where motorists can report potholes.

Thomas AbinantiTransportation Committee

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A1662Assembly· Moved Feb 26, 2014· Reported referred to ways and means

Enacts the skills for direct support professional jobs for the developmentally disabled act

Enacts the skills for direct support professional jobs for the developmentally disabled act.

Thomas AbinantiWays And Means Committee

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A8874Assembly· Moved Feb 25, 2014· Referred to mental health

Relates to the development of a statewide missing person locator system

Relates to the development of a statewide missing person locator system; provides that such system utilize radiodetermination technology.

Thomas AbinantiMental Health Committee

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A8828Assembly· Moved Feb 19, 2014· Referred to labor

Relates to prohibiting mandatory influenza vaccinations as a condition for employment

Relates to prohibiting mandatory influenza vaccinations as a condition for employment with exception of those employed by long-term care facilities.

Thomas AbinantiLabor Committee

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A8807Assembly· Moved Feb 14, 2014· Referred to local governments

Requires the election of fire district commissioners to take place on the same date and at the same location as elections of school board members

Requires the election of fire district commissioners to take place on the same date and at the same location as elections of school board members.

Thomas AbinantiLocal Governments Committee

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A8762Assembly· Moved Feb 12, 2014· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Requires a safety and reliability inspection of all telephone poles used by telephone corporations providing telephone service to more than one million subscribers

Requires a safety and reliability inspection of all telephone poles used by telephone corporations providing telephone service to more than one million subscribers and the replacement or removal of…

Thomas AbinantiCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A8741Assembly· Moved Feb 7, 2014· Referred to local governments

Requires fire districts to allow the use of absentee ballots

Requires fire districts to allow the use of absentee ballots.

Thomas AbinantiLocal Governments Committee

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A1664Assembly· Moved Feb 6, 2014· Amend and recommit to environmental conservation

Relates to the emissions performance standards from outdoor wood boilers

Relates to the emissions performance standards from outdoor wood boilers.

Thomas AbinantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A511Assembly· Moved Feb 5, 2014· Amend and recommit to real property taxation

Requires the establishment of a commercial assessment ratio for certain counties

Requires the establishment of a commercial assessment ratio for a county with a population of more than nine hundred twenty-three thousand, but less than nine hundred twenty-four thousand.

Thomas AbinantiReal Property Taxation Committee

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A3551Assembly· Moved Feb 4, 2014· Amend and recommit to education

Provides special supplemental apportionment for school age children receiving special education programs and services

Phases in over five years full state funding of school district costs for school age children receiving special education programs and services; requires school districts to reduce their real…

Thomas AbinantiEducation Committee

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