Bills by

Brian Kolb

Assembly Member

187 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →

2015-2016 session

Sponsored bills

187 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

A4380Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions
Provides for the exemption of honorably discharged U.S. veterans from payment of New York Thruway tolls
Provides for the exemption of honorably discharged veterans of the armed forces of the United States from New York State Thruway tolls; provides reimbursement for any loss in net revenue up to one…
Brian KolbCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee
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A4383Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in ways and means
Establishes a spending cap and increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund
Establishes a spending cap and increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund.
Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

A4335Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in judiciary

Establishes a pilot program for the filing of petitions for temporary orders of protection by electronic means

Establishes a pilot program for the filing of petitions for temporary orders of protection by electronic means and for issuance of such orders ex parte by audio-visual means.

Brian KolbJudiciary Committee

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A4294Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a tax credit for on-the-job training

Establishes corporate business and personal income tax credits for taxpayers (employers of 100 or fewer) who provide employees with on-the-job training in an amount up to $300 per employee.

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

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A4297Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in veterans' affairs

Grants recognized veterans' organization free use of pavilions

Grants recognized veterans' organizations free use of pavilions at state parks, other state recreational facilities, and historic sites.

Brian KolbVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A4240Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in environmental conservation

Relates to environmental assessment of historic preservation plan

Relates to the environmental assessment of a historic preservation plan; addresses environmental impact statements, dates for filing drafts of such statewide comprehensive historic preservation…

Brian KolbEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A4117Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Creates the division of regulatory review and economic growth

Creates the division of regulatory review and economic growth to review regulatory processes and permit requirements in order to facilitate economic growth.

Brian KolbGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4074Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in economic development

Enacts the BizBoom program act which provides a tax exempt benefit to new businesses relocating to or starting up a new business in New York

Enacts the "BizBoom program act" which provides a tax exempt benefit to new businesses relocating to or starting up a new business in New York.

Brian KolbEconomic Development Committee

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A4072Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in health

Allows counties to opt out of providing certain optional Medicaid benefits to prospective beneficiaries

Authorizes the state to allow counties to opt out of the county cost of medical assistance payments to any new enrollees who have either never received such benefits or who have reenrolled after a…

Brian KolbHealth Committee

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A4081Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in codes

Provides for the inclusion of victim impact statements from neighborhood watch groups in pre-sentencing reports

Provides for the inclusion of victim impact statements from neighborhood watch groups in pre-sentencing reports where the court deems such inclusion to be appropriate.

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A4069Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Relates to changing the date the justice center shall report to the governor and the legislature and the contents of such report

Relates to changing the date the justice center shall report to the governor and the legislature and the contents of such report.

Brian KolbGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4082Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Relates to creating the "innovators corps" within the executive department to identify and encourage the growth of technology businesses in New York state

Creates the "innovators corps" within the executive department as a research group whose purpose shall be to identify and encourage the growth of technology businesses in New York state, the primary…

Brian KolbGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4083Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in codes

Relates to creating the crime of cyberterrorism and calculating damages caused by computer tampering

Relates to creating the crime of cyberterrorism and calculating damages caused by computer tampering; cyberterrorism shall be a class B felony.

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A3889Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in housing

Eliminates rent regulation protections for certain high income tenants and repeals certain provisions relating to deregulation of rent-stabilized housing; repealer

Eliminates rent regulation protections for certain high income tenants; lowers the annual income for certain protections to $125,000; repeals certain provisions relating to de-regulation of…

Brian KolbHousing Committee

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A3619Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in codes

Relates to a temporary permit to carry or possess a firearm

Creates a process for the issuance of a temporary permit to carry or possess a firearm for persons who are not residents of the state of New York; provides an affirmative defense to possession of a…

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A3460Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to health

Relates to establishing an emergency program to provide cannabidiol access to patients with epilepsy and other serious conditions

Relates to establishing an emergency program to provide cannabidiol access to patients with epilepsy and other serious conditions before the full medical marihuana program is established.

Brian KolbHealth Committee

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A2754Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in education

Relates to the election of regents

Relates to the election of regents; requires a two-thirds supermajority vote of the legislature to elect each regent; requires each of the 4 legislative leaders to appoint 1 regent at large;…

Brian KolbEducation Committee

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A2753Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in higher education

Creates the affordable college education scholarship program

Creates the "affordable college scholarship program" within the state university system, including SUNY, CUNY and participating community colleges; provides a low tuition for eligible students…

Brian KolbHigher Education Committee

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A531Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in judiciary

Provides for the submission to the people of a proposition or question to convene a constitutional convention

Provides for the submission to the people of a proposition or question to convene a constitutional convention.

Brian KolbJudiciary Committee

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A530Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to enacting the New York state thruway authority accountability act

Enacts the New York state thruway authority accountability act; names the commissioner of DOT as chair of the thruway authority board; directs the commissioner of DOT to submit a plan to merge the…

Brian KolbCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A532Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in agriculture

Allows any family member working on a family farm to build a home on such land

Provides that in an agricultural district with a working family farm, any producer shall have the authority to build a home on such family farm property.

Brian KolbAgriculture Committee

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A527Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in energy

Establishes a procedure for the approval of increasing transfer capability of existing electric transmission lines

Establishes a procedure for the approval of increasing the transfer capability of existing electric transmission lines.

Brian KolbEnergy Committee

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A509Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Establishes the metropolitan transportation authority fiscal oversight control board to oversee and regulate the finances of the MTA; repealer

Establishes the metropolitan transportation authority fiscal oversight control board to oversee and regulate the finances of the metropolitan transportation authority.

Brian KolbCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A523Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in labor

Provides that an employer shall not be liable for unemployment benefits for an employee who voluntarily leaves employment

Provides that an employer's account for unemployment insurance coverage shall not be charged when an employee quits without good cause, regardless of whether the former employee has filed and been…

Brian KolbLabor Committee

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A519Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Relates to bills containing provisions requiring appointments to be made by the legislative leaders

Requires certain bills which establish a commission, task force, board, council or any similar body shall have not less than one position appointed by each of the legislative leaders.

Brian KolbGovernmental Operations Committee

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A520Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Referred to codes

Requires lifetime post-release supervision for certain offenders; prohibits good behavior allowances against certain determinate sentences

Requires lifetime post-release supervision for offenders convicted of rape in the first degree, criminal sexual act in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree, course of sexual…

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A521Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Requires that annual reports be distributed in electronic format only, unless otherwise requested by a member

Requires that annual department reports be distributed in electronic format only, unless otherwise requested by a member.

Brian KolbGovernmental Operations Committee

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A510Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in labor

Establishes the "Family and medical leave independent savings account act"; provides a tax credit for employee compensation deferred to such accounts

Establishes the "Family and medical leave independent savings account act"; provides a tax credit for employee compensation deferred to such accounts.

Brian KolbLabor Committee

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A524Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in economic development

Establishes statewide green jobs development and recruitment strategy and creating tax credit incentives to attract green jobs

Establishes statewide green jobs development and recruitment strategy and creates tax credit incentives to attract green jobs.

Brian KolbEconomic Development Committee

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A508Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2016· Held for consideration in election law

Makes certain technical corrections with regard to absentee voting

Makes several technical corrections to the election law in regards to absentee voting; provides that no ballot shall be declared void or partially blank if such ballot has been torn or defaced after…

Brian KolbElection Law Committee

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A6581Assembly· Moved Jun 19, 2015· Substituted by s4943

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

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

Brian KolbOn the Assembly floor

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A6565Assembly· Moved Jun 18, 2015· Substituted by s3829

Relates to extending the authorization for Ontario county to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes until 2017

Relates to extending the authorization for Ontario county to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes until 2017.

Brian KolbOn the Assembly floor

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A7694Assembly· Moved Jun 17, 2015· Substituted by s5568a

Relating to alienation and substitution of certain parklands in the town of Naples in the county of Ontario

Relates to alienation and substitution of certain parklands in the town of Naples in the county of Ontario; allows the town to discontinue as parkland and alienate the lands known as the "James P.

Brian KolbOn the Assembly floor

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A7693Assembly· Moved Jun 17, 2015· Substituted by s5590

Authorizes the town of Waterloo, county of Seneca to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as parkland

Authorizes the town of Waterloo, county of Seneca to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as parkland.

Brian KolbOn the Assembly floor

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A7605Assembly· Moved Jun 15, 2015· Substituted by s4561a

Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Ontario as the "Canadice Veterans Memorial Highway"

Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Ontario as the "Canadice Veterans Memorial Highway".

Brian KolbOn the Assembly floor

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A6952Assembly· Moved Jun 15, 2015· Substituted by s4729

Relates to hunting seasons in Seneca county

Relates to permitting deer hunting the first Monday after November 15th through the first Tuesday after December 7th in Seneca county.

Brian KolbOn the Assembly floor

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