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

S1872Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to environmental conservation
Prohibits the taking of striped bass during the period of January 1 to April 15
Prohibits the taking of striped bass during the period of January 1 to April 15; changes from December 15.
Kenneth P. LaValleEnvironmental Conservation Committee
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A2039Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to transportation
Requires a driver approaching stationary emergency vehicles, tow or recovery trucks, or highway maintenance vehicles to switch lanes or reduce the speed of a motor vehicle
Requires a driver approaching stationary emergency vehicles, tow or recovery trucks, or highway maintenance vehicles displaying flashing lights to switch lanes or reduce the speed of the driver's…
J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

A2041Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to health

Makes provisions to preserve access to health care services by requiring that applications for construction not be approved without preservation

Makes provisions to preserve access to health care services by requiring that applications for construction not be approved unless the commissioner affirmatively finds that access to health care…

J. Gary PretlowHealth Committee

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A2040Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to transportation

Requires weapons and ammunition to be secured when being transported and imposes a fine of at least $1,000 for violation

Requires all motor vehicles transporting five or more weapons or ammunition for five or more weapons to have a separate storage area secured by padlock or combination lock and all such weapons and…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A2038Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to real property taxation

Permits the Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic), Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption

Permits the Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic), Inc., located at 332-340 South Columbus Avenue in the city of Mount Vernon, to file an application for a real property tax exemption.

J. Gary PretlowReal Property Taxation Committee

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A2030Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Relates to leased vehicle protections

Relates to leased vehicle protections; provides that every lease shall itemize and set forth in detail all costs required to be paid by the lessee or purchaser of the rental vehicle upon termination…

J. Gary PretlowConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A2047Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to mental health

Provides reimbursement to licensed not-for-profit corporations providing the office for people with developmental disabilities services for retirement cost

Provides for the annual reimbursement to licensed not-for-profit corporations which provide direct care to consumers approved for service by the office for people with developmental disabilities for…

J. Gary PretlowMental Health Committee

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S1862Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to education

Authorizes the reimbursement of non-public schools and teachers

Authorizes the reimbursement of non-public schools and teachers for training to assist them in preparing their students to meet the state's educational standards.

Martin J. GoldenEducation Committee

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S1842Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to transportation

Relates to computing the service payment paid to certain public transportation systems

Relates to computing the service payment paid to certain public transportation systems.

Martin Malavé DilanTransportation Committee

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S1834Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Requires parole violators to be transferred to state correctional facilities after 10 days in a local correctional facility

Requires parole violators, after 10 days in a local correctional facility, to either be transferred to state correctional facilities or remain in such local facility with all associated costs borne…

Patty RitchieCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1823Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to judiciary

Establishes parameters of civil liability for persons involved in equine activities

Enacts the "equine activity safety code act"; provides that an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, or any other person, which shall include a corporation or partnership, shall not be…

Patty RitchieJudiciary Committee

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S1818Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to eliminating net operating loss carryback deductions; repealer

Relates to eliminating net operating loss carryback deductions.

Kevin S. ParkerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1791Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to education

Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits

Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits.

Velmanette MontgomeryEducation Committee

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S1788Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to judiciary

Requires orders of protection issued in family court or in cases of family offenses in criminal court to be translated into the native language of the parties

Requires orders of protection and temporary orders of protection issued in family court or in cases of family offenses in criminal court or in matrimonial actions to be translated by an interpreter…

Adriano EspaillatJudiciary Committee

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S1782Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to investigations and government operations

Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to provide for the payment of refunds within 30 days of the receipt of a tax return

Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to provide for the payment by the department of taxation and finance of tax refunds within 30 days of the receipt of a taxpayer's tax return, unless…

Carl L. MarcellinoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1778Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to local government

Provides members and the powers thereof of intergovernmental relations councils

Provides members and the powers thereof of intergovernmental relations councils.

Kevin S. ParkerLocal Government Committee

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S1772Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to higher education

Relates to compliance with federal reporting standards for incidences of sexual assault on SUNY and CUNY campuses

Relates to compliance with federal reporting standards for incidences of sexual assault on SUNY and CUNY campuses.

Kevin S. ParkerHigher Education Committee

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S1749Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to finance

Enacts the "New York state YouthBuild act"; appropriation

Enacts the "New York state YouthBuild act"; sets program requirements; authorizes grants to eligible YouthBuild participants and establishes application requirements; makes an appropriation therefor.

Velmanette MontgomeryFinance Committee

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S1747Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to finance

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; repealer; appropriation

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; relates to the description of marihuana, and the growing of and use of marihuana by persons eighteen years of age or older; makes technical…

Liz KruegerFinance Committee

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S1709Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Directs court to establish a period of commitment for persons found not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect

Directs a criminal court to establish a period of commitment for persons found not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect; a person so committed shall not be eligible for release from the…

Joseph A. GriffoCodes Committee

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S1710Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to finance

Relates to establishing the "police officer protection fund" for the purpose of retrofitting officer patrol vehicles with bullet-proof glass

Relates to establishing the "police officer protection fund" for the purpose of retrofitting officer patrol vehicles with bullet-proof glass.

Phil BoyleFinance Committee

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S1703Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to elections

Requires the board of elections to provide Russian interpreters at certain polling locations in cities having a population in excess of one million people

Requires the board of elections to provide Russian interpreters at certain polling locations in cities having a population in excess of one million people.

Martin J. GoldenElections Committee

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S1704Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to health

Relates to requiring certain residential adult care facilities to hold a specific TBI certification or professional license

Requires certain residential adult care facilities that house individuals with traumatic brain injuries to hold a certification or professional license or employ a resident manager who holds a…

Martin J. GoldenHealth Committee

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S1705Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to health

Relates to the sale or purchase of human body parts

Prohibits the procurement of human body parts for use in human transplantation except as provided by law; requires the procurement of body parts be performed only at registered facilities and such…

Martin J. GoldenHealth Committee

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S1701Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Enacts the New York state criminal street gang act

Enacts the criminal street gang act; defines offenses; increases penalties; provides for gang prevention programs in schools; establishes the criminal street gang prevention fund; and develops a…

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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S1682Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to local government

Authorizes municipalities to contract for services through contracts let by any other governmental entity

Authorizes municipalities to contract for services through contracts let by any other governmental entity.

Betty LittleLocal Government Committee

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S1676Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to environmental conservation

Creates a task force on interagency cooperation within the forestry industry

Creates a task force on interagency cooperation within the forestry industry.

John J. BonacicEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S1678Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to the procedural continuity of legislation during the two-year session

Provides that bills which have reached order of third reading but which shall not have been acted on by the house before the end of the first year of the two-year legislative session shall maintain…

John J. BonacicInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1680Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Requires telecommunication service providers to provide notice relating to service outages

Requires telecommunication service providers to provide notice relating to a service outage to the public service commission that includes information about geographic distribution of the outage and…

John J. BonacicEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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A1956Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Allows individuals to register their telefacsimile telephone numbers with the consumer protection board as part of the "do not call" statewide registry

Allows individuals to register their telefacsimile telephone numbers with the consumer protection board as part of the "do not call" statewide registry.

Steven CymbrowitzConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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S1662Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to insurance

Relates to boating liability insurance rates

Relates to boating liability insurance rates; allows for a schedule of rates or rating plan for boat liability insurance submitted to the superintendent to provide for an actuarially appropriate…

David CarlucciInsurance Committee

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S1655Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to finance

Provides veterans with access to certain economic programs and incentives, and expands the population served by the division of minority and women's business development

Provides veterans with access to certain economic programs and incentives; expands the population served by the division of minority and women's business development to include veterans; makes…

Kathleen A. MarchioneFinance Committee

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S1654Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to investigations and government operations

Authorizes automobile racing facilities to sell alcoholic beverages between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and noon on Sundays

Authorizes automobile racing facilities to sell alcoholic beverages between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and noon on Sundays.

Thomas F. O'MaraInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A1997Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Increases the penalties for sexual performances by a child and provides for consecutive sentencing upon certain multiple convictions

Increases the penalties for sexual performances by a child; increases age from 16 to 18 for application of existing sexual performance crimes; creates crimes of use of a child in a sexual…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A2000Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to judiciary

Relates to preliminary procedures, petitions and special provisions regarding abandoned infants

Relates to procedures, petitions and special provisions regarding abandoned infants; defines abandoned infant; sets forth preliminary procedures; and provides for sustaining or dismissing a petition…

Amy PaulinJudiciary Committee

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A1989Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to education

Allows the Yonkers city school district the option of amortizing future payments to the New York state teachers' retirement system

Allows the board of education of the city school district of the city of Yonkers the option of amortizing future payments to the New York state teachers' retirement system.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A1996Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to education

Transfers control of the Yonkers Education Construction Fund Board to the mayor of the city of Yonkers

Transfers control of the Yonkers Education Construction Fund Board to the mayor of the city of Yonkers.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A1973Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to environmental conservation

Makes provisions regarding the siting of environmental facilities in minority communities or economically distressed areas

Makes various provisions regulating the location of environmental facilities to insure equity of treatment for minority communities or economically distressed areas; requires environmental impact…

J. Gary PretlowEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A1983Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to ways and means

Provides that for the purposes of sales and use tax collection, "persons required to collect tax" shall include a member of a limited liability company

Provides that for the purposes of sales and compensating use tax collection, "persons required to collect tax" and "person required to collect any tax imposed by this article" shall include any…

Herman D. FarrellWays And Means Committee

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S1632Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to finance

Relates to the monies of the spinal cord injury research trust fund

Relates to the monies of the spinal cord injury research trust fund; provides that 5.6 % of monies collected by the mandatory surcharge imposed pursuant to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the…

John J. BonacicFinance Committee

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A1919Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to libraries and education technology

Establishes additional state aid to certain merged public library systems

Creates additional state aid for public library systems which merge after January 1, 2016; provides formulas for increased aid based upon the number of library systems which result from mergers and…

J. Gary PretlowLibraries And Education Technology Committee

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A1920Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Creates the crime of crimes against a delivery person when a specified offense is committed against a restaurant delivery person

Creates the crime of crimes against a delivery person when a specified offense is committed against a restaurant delivery person.

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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S1624Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Excludes veterans' disability benefits from probable aggregate annual income

Provides that, for purposes of veterans seeking to qualify for public housing, "probable aggregate annual income" shall not include disability benefits paid by federal government to veterans for…

Rich FunkeVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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A1922Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Precludes local criminal court from issuing a warrant of arrest based on any simplified information when the defendant has not been arraigned

Precludes a local criminal court from issuing a warrant of arrest based on any simplified information when the defendant has not been arraigned and has not come under the control of the court with…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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