Bills by

Toby Ann Stavisky

Senator

139 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →stavisky@senate.state.ny.us

2013-2014 session

Sponsored bills

139 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

S7928Senate· Moved Jul 23, 2014· Referred to rules
Relates to employee notification of contraceptive coverage
Relates to employee notification of contraceptive coverage.
Toby Ann StaviskyRules Committee
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J6130Senate· Moved Jun 20, 2014· Adopted
Congratulating the Benjamin N. Cardozo High School Boys Baseball Team and Coach Ronald Gorecki upon the occasion of capturing the PSAL Boys Class A Baseball City Championship
Toby Ann StaviskyAdopted
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S1307Senate· Moved Jun 20, 2014· Committed to rules

Authorizes a tax abatement for certain real property occupied by disabled veterans

Authorizes a municipal corporation to allow disabled veterans who are not receiving public assistance, but who are entitled to the possession or to the use or occupancy of a dwelling unit, to be…

Toby Ann StaviskyRules Committee

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S640Senate· Moved Jun 16, 2014· Referred to transportation

Provides for mandatory revocation of drivers license for certain convictions under the penal law

Provides for the mandatory revocation of a driver's license for certain convictions under the penal law, followed by a period of one year of operating with a post-revocation conditional license.

Toby Ann StaviskyTransportation Committee

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S3652Senate· Moved Jun 9, 2014· Substituted by a8331a

Relates to peace officer status of certain federal law enforcement officers

Relates to peace officer status of certain federal law enforcement officers; corrects certain provisions relating to the new titles of federal agencies and officers providing immigration, customs…

Toby Ann StaviskyOn the Senate floor

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S7769Senate· Moved Jun 6, 2014· Referred to civil service and pensions

Authorizes Thomas Steier to be reclassified as a Tier II member of the New York city retirement system

Authorizes Thomas Steier to be reclassified as a Tier II member of the New York city employees' retirement system.

Toby Ann StaviskyCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S7016Senate· Moved Jun 5, 2014· Amend and recommit to education

Relates to the request by parents for translated documents for students with disabilities

Relates to the request by parents for translated documents for students with disabilities.

Toby Ann StaviskyEducation Committee

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S630Senate· Moved May 20, 2014· Reported and committed to finance

Enacts the higher education community service act to promote volunteer service by higher education students

Enacts the higher education community service act to promote volunteer service by higher education students; creates a council for higher education community service to regulate and recognize…

Toby Ann StaviskyFinance Committee

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S464Senate· Moved May 2, 2014· Amend and recommit to health

Relates to prohibiting smoking in public parks and pedestrian plazas

Prohibits smoking in public parks and pedestrian plazas; sets $50 fine; defines terms.

Toby Ann StaviskyHealth Committee

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S7002Senate· Moved Apr 11, 2014· Referred to education

Establishes the Diwali school holiday

Establishes the Diwali school holiday in certain qualifying school districts to commemorate the Hindu festival of lights.

Toby Ann StaviskyEducation Committee

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S485Senate· Moved Apr 11, 2014· Amend and recommit to transportation

Establishes the crime of operating a vehicle while fatigued

Establishes the crime of operating a vehicle while fatigued; relates to vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter by including within the definition of such crimes the operation of a vehicle…

Toby Ann StaviskyTransportation Committee

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S6819Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2014· Referred to children and families

Relates to reimbursement for child care absences

Relates to reimbursement criteria for child care absences.

Toby Ann StaviskyChildren And Families Committee

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S6570Senate· Moved Feb 7, 2014· Referred to education

Requires all text-books to reference the Sea of Japan as also the East Sea

Requires all text-books to reference the Sea of Japan as also the East Sea.

Toby Ann StaviskyEducation Committee

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S6366Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Referred to education

Creates the New York character development commission and establishes the New York character development fund; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

Creates the New York character development commission and establishes the New York character development fund; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

Toby Ann StaviskyEducation Committee

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S5001Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Amend and recommit to children and families

Relates to termination of parental rights in cases of a child conceived through rape

Provides a process for the termination of parental rights in cases of a child conceived through rape by clear and convincing evidence.

Toby Ann StaviskyChildren And Families Committee

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S2348Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Amend and recommit to finance

Requires the collection of certain demographic information by certain state agencies, boards and commissions

Requires the collection of certain demographic information by certain state agencies, boards and commissions.

Toby Ann StaviskyFinance Committee

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S2269Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Amend and recommit to commerce, economic development and small business

Creates community college high-technology investment program (C-CHIP) to award grants to community colleges to upgrade their educational, occupational and training services

Creates community college high-technology investment program (C-CHIP) to award grants of up to $100,000 to community colleges to upgrade their educational, occupational, and training services…

Toby Ann StaviskyCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S1309Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Amend and recommit to higher education

Requires cancellation of classes at state universities on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, unless chancellor grants exemption

Provides that no class or any other course of instruction shall be held in any institution within the state or city university on those days of religious observance known as Rosh Hashanah or Yom…

Toby Ann StaviskyHigher Education Committee

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S1306Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Amend and recommit to insurance

Requires that insurance companies provide coverage for surveillance tests for ovarian cancer of certain insured individuals

Requires that insurance companies provide coverage for surveillance tests for ovarian cancer of insured individuals who are deemed to be at risk for ovarian cancer.

Toby Ann StaviskyInsurance Committee

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S1304Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Amend and recommit to aging

Increases the income limits on the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program to $37,500 for single and $65,000 for married couples

Increases the income limits on the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program to $37,500 for single and $65,000 for married couples.

Toby Ann StaviskyAging Committee

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S1303Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Amend and recommit to finance

Relates to the publication by the state of the receipt of unclaimed funds

Relates to the publication by the state of the receipt of unclaimed funds.

Toby Ann StaviskyFinance Committee

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S635Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Amend (t) and recommit to finance

Establishes the toxic mold safety and protection act and the toxic mold hazard insurance program; appropriation

Establishes the toxic mold safety and protection act and the toxic mold hazard insurance program; appropriates $250,000 therefor.

Toby Ann StaviskyFinance Committee

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S626Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Amend and recommit to judiciary

Relates to actions brought by employees for unpaid wages; and creates the employee wage safety fund

Creates a fund for the compensation of unpaid or underpaid employees; requires the division of labor standards to provide instruction and assistance pertaining to tax filing and reporting…

Toby Ann StaviskyJudiciary Committee

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S473Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Provides for a personal income tax deduction for student loan payments

Provides for a personal income tax deduction for student loan payments.

Toby Ann StaviskyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S466Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Amend and recommit to transportation

Requires a public hearing for substantial change in transit authority service by the New York city transit authority

Conditions the institution of any substantial change in surface route or rapid transit route service upon approval by the metropolitan transportation authority and committee on operations of the NYC…

Toby Ann StaviskyTransportation Committee

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S469Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Amend and recommit to civil service and pensions

Relates to a waiver of earnings limitation for certain retirees of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system employed by the state university

Relates to a waiver of earnings limitation for certain retirees of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system who are employed by the state university.

Toby Ann StaviskyCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S3928Senate· Moved Jan 9, 2014· Amend and recommit to education

Authorizes school districts to purchase manipulatives with money that has otherwise been set aside for the purchase of textbooks

Authorizes school districts to purchase manipulatives with money that has otherwise been set aside for the purchase of textbooks.

Toby Ann StaviskyEducation Committee

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S3988Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Requires that no charter school employee shall earn a salary greater than the salary of the chancellor of the city school district of the city of New York

Requires that no charter school employee shall earn a salary or remuneration greater than the salary or remuneration of the superintendent of the district in which such charter school is located or,…

Toby Ann StaviskyEducation Committee

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S3989Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Establishes community district education council selection committees within community districts to assist the NYC dept. of education in filling principal/superintendent

Establishes community district education council selection committees within each community school district to assist the department of education in selecting candidates for school principal or…

Toby Ann StaviskyEducation Committee

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S3987Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Requires charter schools to enroll children with disabilities and English language learners in comparable numbers to those enrolled in public schools

Requires charter schools to enroll children with disabilities and English language learners in comparable numbers to those enrolled in public schools and provides that failure to comply may result…

Toby Ann StaviskyEducation Committee

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S3986Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Requires a three day aging period before all city board votes

Requires a three day aging period before all city board votes.

Toby Ann StaviskyEducation Committee

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S3575Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to racing, gaming and wagering

Relates to the operation of certain bingo games

Limits the operation of certain bingo games run by retirement communities and social or charitable organizations to no more than 2 days per week.

Toby Ann StaviskyRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

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S3451Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Relates to prohibiting the use of certain products which obscure license plates

Relates to prohibiting the use of certain products which obscure license plates.

Toby Ann StaviskyTransportation Committee

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S3452Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to health

Creates reference list of businesses providing locator technology to assist in the location of lost individuals with Alzheimer's disease, and requires physicians to disclose such technology

Mandates the creation of a reference list of businesses that provide locator technology designed to assist in the expedited location of individuals afflicted with Alzheimer's disease or dementia who…

Toby Ann StaviskyHealth Committee

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S3453Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Requires massage therapists to include license numbers in advertising

Requires massage therapists to include license numbers in advertising.

Toby Ann StaviskyConsumer Protection Committee

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