Bills by

Patty Ritchie

Senator

454 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →ritchie@nysenate.gov

2015-2016 session

Sponsored bills

454 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

S7273Senate· Moved Jun 7, 2016· Reported and committed to rules
Establishes a one-stop farming hotline with the Cornell cooperative extension
Establishes a one-stop farming hotline with the Cornell cooperative extension.
Patty RitchieRules Committee
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S7009Senate· Moved Jun 7, 2016· Referred to governmental operations
Relates to authorizing certain elected county legislators in the county of Oswego to continue service and take an oath
Relates to authorizing certain elected county legislators in the county of Oswego to continue service and take an oath.
Patty RitchieGovernmental Operations Committee
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S1832Senate· Moved Jun 7, 2016· Amend and recommit to transportation

Authorizes distinctive license plates for recipients of the Bronze or Silver star

Authorizes distinctive license plates for recipients of the Bronze or Silver star.

Patty RitchieTransportation Committee

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S1833Senate· Moved Jun 7, 2016· Reported and committed to rules

Requires adequate staffing at correctional facilities

Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish a staffing plan for all uniformed and non-uniformed employees; further requires adequate staffing at correctional…

Patty RitchieRules Committee

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S1795Senate· Moved Jun 7, 2016· Referred to codes

Criminalizes knowingly causing a minor to attend a place where exhibition of animal fighting is being conducted

Criminalizes knowingly causing a minor to attend a place where exhibition of animal fighting is being conducted.

Patty RitchieCodes Committee

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S6224Senate· Moved Jun 6, 2016· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to the display of United States flag over the capitol building to honor selected veterans

Relates to the display of the United States flag over the capitol building to honor selected veterans.

Patty RitchieGovernmental Operations Committee

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S6225Senate· Moved Jun 6, 2016· Referred to labor

Relates to providing for the use of video conferencing technology to broadcast certain proceedings of the workers' compensation board in the county of St. Lawrence

Relates to providing for the use of video conferencing technology to broadcast certain proceedings of the workers' compensation board in the county of St.

Patty RitchieLabor Committee

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S7280Senate· Moved Jun 3, 2016· Amend (t) and recommit to agriculture

Relates to misuse of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; repealer

Relates to misuse of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; relates to agricultural districts law improvements; repeals provisions relating to the manufacture and sale of adulterated…

Patty RitchieAgriculture Committee

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S6941Senate· Moved Jun 3, 2016· Amend and recommit to education

Authorizes school districts to use district funds for the installation and maintenance of wood pellet, wood chip or other biomass burning boiler systems

Authorizes school districts to use district funds for the installation and maintenance of wood pellet, wood chip or other biomass burning boiler systems.

Patty RitchieEducation Committee

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S2947Senate· Moved Jun 1, 2016· Substituted by a4394a

Relates to licensing by military spouses

Authorizes licensing of certain military spouses whose spouse is transferred by the military to this state; makes related provisions.

Patty RitchieOn the Senate floor

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S1829Senate· Moved Jun 1, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Establishes the volunteer firefighters of New York higher education learning plan

Establishes the volunteer firefighters of New York higher education learning plan.

Patty RitchieFinance Committee

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S4662Senate· Moved May 24, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Relates to providing video conferencing technology in workers' compensation district offices

Relates to providing video conferencing technology in workers' compensation district offices.

Patty RitchieFinance Committee

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S4661Senate· Moved May 24, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Directs the workers' compensation board to establish, maintain and operate a customer service center in the county of St. Lawrence.

Directs the workers' compensation board to establish, maintain and operate a customer service center in the county of St.

Patty RitchieFinance Committee

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S1798Senate· Moved May 24, 2016· Referred to ways and means

Relates to providing a tax credit to farmers who sell or rent their agricultural land to a young farmer

Relates to providing a tax credit to farmers who sell or rent their agricultural land to a young farmer.

Patty RitchieWays And Means Committee

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S6737Senate· Moved May 23, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Authorizes the state to forgive outstanding loan debt from the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority

Authorizes the state to forgive outstanding loan debt from the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority.

Patty RitchieFinance Committee

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S7865Senate· Moved May 18, 2016· Referred to finance

Eliminates the requirement that certain minority and women-owned business enterprise owners have a personal net worth of less than three million five hundred thousand dollars in order to obtain certification

Eliminates the requirement that certain minority and women-owned business enterprise owners have a personal net worth of less than three million five hundred thousand dollars in order to obtain…

Patty RitchieFinance Committee

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S6610Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to environmental conservation

Adds rent, building expenses and the cost of utilities to the items for which the state will provide 50% reimbursement to soil and water conservation districts

Adds rent, building expenses and the cost of utilities to the items for which the state will provide 50% reimbursement to soil and water conservation districts.

Patty RitchieEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S2311Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Creates a regents large animal veterinarian loan forgiveness program

Creates a regents large animal veterinarian loan forgiveness program; establishes the number, criteria and notification requirements to receive an award under such program; establishes such awards…

Patty RitchieFinance Committee

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S7011Senate· Moved May 16, 2016· Substituted by a9536

Relates to access to viable agricultural land for new and beginning farmers

Relates to access to viable agricultural land for new and beginning farmers.

Patty RitchieOn the Senate floor

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S6629Senate· Moved May 16, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Authorizes the state to forgive outstanding loan debt from the Oswego port authority

Authorizes the state to forgive outstanding loan debt from the Oswego port authority.

Patty RitchieFinance Committee

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S3104Senate· Moved May 16, 2016· Referred to codes

Provides that trained personnel of the Physical Security Organization of a nuclear facility be given peace officer status

Provides that trained personnel of the Physical Security Organization of a nuclear facility be given peace officer status but shall not carry or possess a firearm.

Patty RitchieCodes Committee

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S7707Senate· Moved May 12, 2016· Referred to education

Relates to the treatment of students diagnosed with epilepsy by school personnel in certain schools

Relates to the treatment of students diagnosed with epilepsy by school personnel in certain schools; allows for diastat to be administered by trained unlicensed personnel in emergency situations.

Patty RitchieEducation Committee

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S7706Senate· Moved May 12, 2016· Referred to finance

Relates to the creation of the New York farm to school and school garden fund

Relates to the creation of the New York farm to school and school garden fund; allows individuals to make a gift on their personal tax form for such fund; such fund will be used to establish school…

Patty RitchieFinance Committee

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S6606Senate· Moved May 11, 2016· Referred to judiciary

Authorizes municipal legislative bodies to enact local laws and ordinances providing for mediation of land use decisions

Authorizes certain municipal legislative bodies, including towns and villages, to enact local laws and ordinances providing for non-binding mediation of land use decisions.

Patty RitchieJudiciary Committee

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S7561Senate· Moved May 10, 2016· Referred to higher education

Relates to granting academic credit to volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance workers and volunteer emergency medical technicians

Relates to granting academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to volunteer firefighters, volunteer…

Patty RitchieHigher Education Committee

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S7560Senate· Moved May 10, 2016· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Grants eligibility for the economic transformation and facility redevelopment program tax credit to certain state psychiatric centers with decommissioned or surplus land

Grants eligibility for the economic transformation and facility redevelopment program tax credit to certain state psychiatric centers with decommissioned or surplus land.

Patty RitchieCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S6613Senate· Moved May 10, 2016· Referred to agriculture

Increases from 50 to 100 acres, the acreage of farm woodland that qualifies as land used in agricultural production for agricultural assessment purposes

Increases from 50 to 100 acres, the acreage of farm woodland that qualifies as land used in agricultural production for agricultural assessment purposes.

Patty RitchieAgriculture Committee

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S519Senate· Moved May 10, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Creates a "Grown in New York" program campaign to increase awareness and consumption of locally grown and produced foods and related products

Creates a "Grown in New York" program campaign to increase awareness and consumption of locally grown and produced foods and related products, and to increase the production and improve the…

Patty RitchieFinance Committee

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S3106Senate· Moved May 5, 2016· Referred to environmental conservation

Directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to create gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses

Directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to create gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses.

Patty RitchieEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S2394Senate· Moved May 5, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Requires the commissioner of correctional services to enter into agreements to house local inmates to alleviate overcrowding in local correctional facilities

Requires the commissioner of correctional services to enter into agreements with counties and the city of New York to take custody of inmates serving a definite sentence of more than 90 days to…

Patty RitchieFinance Committee

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