Bills by

Fredrick J. Akshar II

Senator

8,887 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →akshar@nysenate.gov

2015-2016 session

Sponsored bills

8,887 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

S5910SenateA2453· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business
Requires the preparation of a comprehensive economic development plan for the use of eminent domain when the primary purpose is economic development
Requires the preparation of a comprehensive economic development plan for the use of eminent domain when the primary purpose is economic development and certain residential premises are to be…
Kevin S. ParkerCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business CommitteeEconomy
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S5895Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to judiciary
Relates to special proceedings
Relates to special proceedings.

S5896Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Relates to repeat offenders of driving accidents

Relates to repeat offenders of driving accidents; relates to driving while ability is impaired by drugs; relates to speedy trials and certain vehicular crimes.

Andrew J. LanzaCodes Committee

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A8146Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to local governments

Relates to establishing a municipal identity card program

Relates to establishing a municipal identity card program.

Felix OrtizLocal Governments Committee

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A8159Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Expands protections afforded to renters of motor vehicles

Expands protections afforded to renters of motor vehicles.

Joseph MorelleConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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S5875Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Improves eyewitness identifications

Relates to enhancing criminal investigations and prosecutions in relation to the integrity of statements of those accused of crimes and the integrity of eyewitness identifications.

Michael F. NozzolioCodes Committee

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S5872Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to cities

Extends the benefits of the variable supplements fund to all New York city housing police and transit police

Extends the benefits of the variable supplements fund to all New York city housing police and transit police; amends the definition of a beneficiary.

Andrew J. LanzaCities Committee

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S5866Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to investigations and government operations

Designates the quartz variety Herkimer Diamond as the official state mineral

Designates the quartz variety Herkimer Diamond as the official state mineral.

James L. SewardInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A8124Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to labor

Relates to workers' compensation; repealer

Relates to workers' compensation; establishes the advisory committee on independent medical examinations to advise, counsel and confer with the chair and executive director on matters of policy in…

Michele TitusLabor Committee

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A8115Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to economic development

Relates to requirements for economic development grants

Establishes requirements for economic development grant recipients and specifies the steps that must be taken by the commissioner of economic development in terms of repayment.

Harry B. BronsonEconomic Development Committee

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S5847Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to labor

Grants employee protections conferred by the labor law to cheerleaders

Grants employee protections conferred by the labor law to cheerleaders.

Diane J. SavinoLabor Committee

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S5837Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Relates to firearms; repealer

Relates to firearms; authorizes the transfer of certain weapons from an estate to an immediate member of the decedent's family; relates to reports of substantial risk or threat of harm by mental…

James L. SewardCodes Committee

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A8064Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to ways and means

Relates to the creation of the cigarette tax enforcement fund

Relates to the creation of the cigarette tax enforcement fund; makes an appropriation therefor.

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A8080Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to education

Relates to teen dating violence education programs

Relates to teen dating violence education programs; requires school districts to create policies, procedures and guidelines to implement education programs for students in kindergarten through…

Amy PaulinEducation Committee

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A8060Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to insurance

Permits insurers to provide certain loss prevention and risk management devices to insureds and prospective insureds

Permits insurers to provide certain loss prevention and risk management devices to insureds and prospective insureds.

J. Gary PretlowInsurance Committee

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S5829Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to creating a cemetery disclosure form

Requires cemetery corporations to post and provide customers with the New York state cemetery disclosure form.

Martin Malavé DilanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S5828Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to health

Relates to the use of body scanners in local correctional facilities

Relates to the use of body scanners in local correctional facilities; requires compliance with certain safety and use standards.

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

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S5827Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to environmental conservation

Directs the department of environmental conservation to periodically update the model environmental impact assessment form

Directs the department of environmental conservation to update any forms or documentation prepared by such department which are designed to assist applicants and lead agencies in determining whether…

Andrew J. LanzaEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S5822Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to local government

Expands the definition of "public utility mass real property" for the purposes of assessment ceilings for local public utility mass real property

Expands the definition of "public utility mass real property", for the purposes of assessment ceilings for local public utility mass real property, to include mains and pipes; expands application to…

Andrew J. LanzaLocal Government Committee

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S5824Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to higher education

Provides for the certification of psychologists to prescribe drugs

Provides for the certification of psychologists to prescribe drugs.

Andrew J. LanzaHigher Education Committee

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A8038Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental employees

Requires certain agencies to employ a competitive class affirmative action officer or administrator

Requires agencies which employ 100 or more employees to employ a competitive class affirmative action officer or administrator.

Victor M. PichardoGovernmental Employees Committee

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A8036Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to ways and means

Provides a tax credit for certain newly hired SUNY college faculty members and administrators

Provides a tax credit for newly hired SUNY college faculty members and administrators who are minorities and who have relocated to New York to work at a SUNY campus.

Marcos CrespoWays And Means Committee

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A8035Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to higher education

Relates to requiring the hiring of a professional search firm with a history of recruiting minority candidates

Requires a SUNY institution using a search firm for candidate recruitment to select a firm with a demonstrated history of recruiting minority candidates; requires the search firm be approved by the…

Marcos CrespoHigher Education Committee

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A8040Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental employees

Relates to compensation paid to persons employed in positions requiring foreign language skills

Relates to compensation paid to persons employed in positions requiring foreign language skills; establishes career ladders for persons holding such positions; establishes supervisory positions for…

Guillermo LinaresGovernmental Employees Committee

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A8037Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental employees

Relates to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action for classified civil service positions in the service of the state

Relates to implementing equal employment opportunity and affirmative action for classified civil service positions in the service of the state.

Carmen E. ArroyoGovernmental Employees Committee

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A8039Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental employees

Relates to the creation of an annual report on the race and ethnic data of individuals who have taken a civil service examination

Relates to the creation of an annual report on the race and ethnic data of individuals who have taken a civil service examination.

Philip RamosGovernmental Employees Committee

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A8041Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental employees

Directs a study to examine how a career portfolio application process would impact diversity, recruitment and hiring of minorities in the public sector

Directs a study to examine how the use of a career portfolio application process, rather than an exam-only process, would impact diversity, recruitment and hiring of minorities in the public sector.

Luis R. SepúlvedaGovernmental Employees Committee

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A8042Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental employees

Relates to the promotion and administration of scheduled civil service exams

Relates to the promotion of civil service exams and requires the state civil service department to administer certain civil service exams at educational opportunity centers.

Nily RozicGovernmental Employees Committee

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A8034Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental employees

Relates to reporting the commission's findings to the governor and the legislature

Relates to reporting the commission's findings on increasing diversity in the state government workforce to the governor and the legislature.

Marcos CrespoGovernmental Employees Committee

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A8032AssemblyS5656· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to governmental employees

Relates to the disability benefits of members of the New York police and fire pension funds, and the disability benefits of sanitation and correction officers of the NYCERS

Relates to the disability benefits of members of the New York police and fire pension funds, and the disability benefits of sanitation and correction officers of the NYCERS.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees CommitteeFinance

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S5811Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Relates to requiring gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports

Relates to requiring gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports.

Bill PerkinsEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S5784SenateA7984· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to local government

Relates to refunding bonds issued by a municipality authorized to create a community preservation fund

Relates to refunding bonds issued by a municipality authorized to create a community preservation fund.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government CommitteeLocal Government

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A7981Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to ways and means

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to impose an additional one-half of one percent sales tax to be used for the support of education

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to impose an additional one-half of one percent sales tax to be used for the support of education.

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

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S5773Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Relates to the timing of the commencement of certain engineering, environmental permitting and cost feasibility analysis and studies

Relates to the timing of the commencement of certain engineering, environmental permitting and cost feasibility analyses and studies.

Carl L. MarcellinoEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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A7971Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to insurance

Relates to travel insurance; including loss of baggage or personal effects, interruption or cancellation of trip, damages to accommodations or rental vehicle, etc.

Relates to travel insurance; includes loss of baggage or personal effects, interruption or cancellation of trip and damages to accommodations or rental vehicles; lists related provisions.

Kevin CahillInsurance Committee

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A7945Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to housing

Imposes a tax on conveyances in the city of New York on conveyances of residential property for $1,750,000 or more, with the revenue therefrom to be used by the city housing authority for bond payments

Imposes a tax on conveyances in the city of New York on conveyances of residential property for $1,750,000 or more, with the revenue therefrom to be used by the city housing authority for bond…

Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee

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S5744Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes a personal income tax credit for the purchase and installation of new residential energy storage systems

Establishes a personal income tax credit for the purchase and installation of new residential energy storage systems.

Joseph A. GriffoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S5743Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to consumer protection

Expands protections afforded to renters of motor vehicles

Expands protections afforded to renters of motor vehicles.

Jeffrey D. KleinConsumer Protection Committee

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A7928Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to agriculture

Relates to the licensing of horse drawn carriages throughout the state

Relates to the licensing of horse drawn carriages throughout the state.

J. Gary PretlowAgriculture Committee

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S5734Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to education

Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of instruction on dating violence

Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of age-appropriate instruction on dating violence for students in grades seven through…

Diane J. SavinoEducation Committee

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S5730Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to civil service and pensions

Relates to an employees' ability to revert back to a previously held non-competitive or labor class title

Relates to an employee's ability to revert back to a previously held non-competitive or labor class title.

Martin J. GoldenCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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A7916Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to transportation

Authorizes the suspension of driver's licenses for unjustified failure to attend court on charge of underage possession of alcohol or to comply with court conditions after conviction for such offense

Authorizes the suspension of driver's licenses for unjustified failure to attend court on charge of underage possession of alcohol or to comply with court conditions after conviction for such offense.

David GanttTransportation Committee

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S5722Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to local government

Relates to recording instruments affecting real estate and chattels real

Relates to recording instruments affecting real estate and chattels real.

Andrew J. LanzaLocal Government Committee

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