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Provides for the awarding of custody and guardianship of infants who were abandoned when they were 30 days old or younger

Provides for the awarding of custody and guardianship of infants who were abandoned when they were 30 days old or younger.

Dean G. SkelosChildren And Families Committee

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim September 2015 as Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month in the State of New York

Stephen HawleyAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim October 14, 2015, as Emergency Nurses Day in the State of New York

Dean MurrayAdopted

Adopted

Increases the limit on certain investments

Increases the limit on certain investments.

John A. DeFranciscoOn the Senate floor

Relates to loan products that may be offered by banks

Relates to loan products that may be offered by banks; authorizes a bank or trust company, with the approval of the superintendent, to offer a loan product that encourages personal savings by…

Diane J. SavinoOn the Senate floor

Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles, when processing reports of accidents filed, to give priority to reports involving serious physical injury or death

Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles, when processing reports of accidents filed, to give priority to reports involving serious physical injury or death.

Joseph E. RobachOn the Senate floor

Relates to the computation of adjusted base proportions for tax assessment rolls

Relates to the computation of adjusted base proportions for tax assessment rolls.

Thomas CrociOn the Senate floor

Relates to aggravated leaving the scene of an incident without reporting

Relates to aggravated leaving the scene of an incident without reporting.

Rich FunkeOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the city of Mount Vernon to offer certain retirement options to Christopher Grieco, Wendell Griffin, Patsy Leone and Jeremy Villanueva, police officers employed by such city

Authorizes the city of Mount Vernon to offer certain retirement options to Christopher Grieco, Wendell Griffin, Patsy Leone and Jeremy Villanueva, police officers employed by such city.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonOn the Senate floor

Relates to allowing certain special assessing units other than cities to adjust their current base proportions

Relates to allowing certain special assessing units other than cities to adjust their current base proportions.

Jack M. MartinsOn the Senate floor

Relates to the base proportion in approved assessing units in Nassau county

Relates to the base proportion in approved assessing units in Nassau county.

Michael VendittoOn the Senate floor

Relates to real property tax exemptions available to veterans

Relates to real property tax exemptions available to veterans.

Kenneth P. LaValleOn the Senate floor

Exempts brewers who produce less than 60,000 barrels of beer a year from the requirement to file annual information returns with the department of taxation and finance

Exempts brewers who produce less than 60,000 barrels of beer a year from the requirement to file annual information returns with the department of taxation and finance.

Betty LittleOn the Senate floor

Makes permanent certain provisions of law relating to bus maintenance contracts for the Madison-Oneida board of cooperative educational services

Makes permanent certain provisions of law relating to bus maintenance contracts for the Madison-Oneida board of educational services.

David J. ValeskyOn the Senate floor

Extends the expiration of the mortgage recording tax imposed by the city of Yonkers

Extends the expiration of the mortgage recording tax imposed by the city of Yonkers.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to not-for-profit organizations and elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local…

Kevin S. ParkerOn the Senate floor

Relates to the licensure of mold assessment and remediation specialists; repealer

Relates to the licensure of mold assessment and remediation specialists.

Diane J. SavinoOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the city of White Plains to impose occupancy tax

Extends occupancy tax in the city of White Plains.

Amy PaulinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to extending authorization for additional sales tax in the county of Otsego until 2017

Extends the authorization for additional sales tax in the county of Otsego until 2017.

James L. SewardOn the Senate floor

Relates to extending authorization for additional sales tax in the county of Cortland until 2017

Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Cortland to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes.

James L. SewardOn the Senate floor

Extends authorization of the county of Broome to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2017

Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Broome to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes.

Tom LibousOn the Senate floor

Relates to the village of Mastic Beach entering into contracts to sell delinquent tax liens

Relates to the village of Mastic Beach entering into contracts to sell delinquent tax liens.

Thomas CrociOn the Senate floor

Relates to extending the authority of Chenango county to impose additional taxes

Relates to extending the authority of Chenango county to impose additional taxes.

Tom LibousOn the Senate floor

Limits the time state agencies would have to appeal article 78 supreme court judgments against them for violations of freedom of information laws

Limits the time state agencies would have to appeal article 78 supreme court judgments against them for violations of freedom of information laws.

Michael H. RanzenhoferOn the Senate floor

Relates to directing an examination concerning homeowners insurance coverage for sewer backup

Relates to directing an examination by the superintendent of financial services concerning the treatment of concurrent causation provisions in homeowners insurance contracts for coverage of sewer…

Martin J. GoldenOn the Senate floor

Relates to granting SUNY community college campus peace officers access to criminal history record information pursuant to 9 NYCRR 6051.1

Grants SUNY community college campus peace officers access to criminal history record information pursuant to 9 NYCRR 6051.1.

David J. ValeskyStricken

Authorizes the city of White Plains to impose an additional one-quarter of one percent sales and compensating use tax

Extends authorization for the city of White Plains to impose an additional one-quarter of one percent sales and compensating use tax.

David BuchwaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to sober living homes

Relates to sober living homes; also relates to establishing and enforcing regulations pertaining to such homes.

Andrew HevesiStricken

Relates to extending the amount of time between notice of a project and a public hearing

Relates to extending the amount of time between notice of a project and a public hearing.

James F. BrennanOn the Assembly floor

Repeals chapters relating to Port Authority; Constitutes chapter 40-A of the consolidated laws as Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Constitutes chapter 40-A of the consolidated laws as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; continues all operations of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; repeals chapters…

James F. BrennanOn the Assembly floor

Extends provisions of law relating to the disposition of sales and compensating use tax revenue in the county of Westchester

Extends provisions of law relating to the disposition of sales and compensating use tax revenue in the county of Westchester.

J. Gary PretlowOn the Assembly floor

Honoring the memory of the deceased members of the New York State Legislature, in recognition of their distinguished lives and careers in public service

Carl HeastieAdopted

Adopted

Honoring the Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society of Moravia upon the occasion of hosting the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the replica President Millard Fillmore birthplace cabin

Gary FinchAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim August 2015 as Swiss-American Heritage Month in the State of New York

Karl BrabenecAdopted

Adopted

Relates to the definition of employer with respect to the duty of public employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence

Relates to the definition of employer with respect to the duty of public employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.

Jack M. MartinsOn the Senate floor

Relates to age and service eligibility requirements for ordinary retirement for members of the unified court system

Relates to age and services eligibility requirements for ordinary retirement for members of the unified court system; restores 55/30 for all members and reduces the retirement age from 63 to 62.

Martin J. GoldenOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the village of Dobbs Ferry to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to certain police officers

Authorizes the village of Dobbs Ferry to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to certain police officers.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsOn the Senate floor

Designates state route 23 as a state arterial highway in the city of Norwich, county of Chenango

Designates state route 23 as a state arterial highway in the city of Norwich, county of Chenango.

Tom LibousTransportation Committee

Enacts the "buy from the backyard act"

Enacts the "buy from the backyard act"; requires the office of general services and other state agencies to buy 20% of all their food products from producers and/or processors in New York state;…

Tom LibousAgriculture Committee

Commemorating the observance of the 5th Annual Thurgood Marshall Day in New York on May 17, 2015

Ellen C. JaffeeAdopted

Adopted

Honoring the veterans from New York upon the occasion of their induction into the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame

John J. FlanaganAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 3, 2015, as Animal Advocacy Day in the State of New York

James TediscoAdopted

Adopted

Commending the Floral Park Volunteer Fire Department, Rescue Company No. 1 on dedicating their new ambulance in memory of Firefighter Joseph J. Reekie, Sr.

Jack M. MartinsAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Eric Growney upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout

William J. Larkin Jr.Adopted

Adopted

Honoring Molly Siegel upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Senior Scholar Humanities Award by the Orange-Ulster BOCES on May 1, 2015

John J. BonacicAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Cassandra Rodriguez upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Senior Scholar Humanities Award by the Orange-Ulster BOCES

John J. BonacicAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Andrew Meier upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Senior Scholar Humanities Award by the Orange-Ulster BOCES on May 1, 2015

John J. BonacicAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Ryan Ronzoni upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Senior Scholar Humanities Award by the Orange-Ulster BOCES on May 1, 2015

John J. BonacicAdopted

Adopted