Bills by

Michael H. Ranzenhofer

Senator

282 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →ranz@senate.state.ny.us

2015-2016 session

Sponsored bills

282 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

S877Senate· Moved Mar 28, 2016· Referred to aging
Establishes a veterans' gerontological advisory committee
Establishes a veterans' gerontological advisory committee.
Michael H. RanzenhoferAging Committee
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S7083Senate· Moved Mar 23, 2016· Referred to environmental conservation
Decreases certain hunting fees for non-resident disabled veterans
Decreases fees for hunting, fishing and bowhunting for non-resident disabled veterans.
Michael H. RanzenhoferEnvironmental Conservation Committee
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S7084Senate· Moved Mar 23, 2016· Referred to finance

Increases the amount of money appropriated to local government entities

Increases the amount of money appropriated to certain municipal corporations and school districts.

Michael H. RanzenhoferFinance Committee

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S797Senate· Moved Mar 21, 2016· Referred to transportation

Provides for suspension of license penalties for licensed drivers under the age of eighteen for violations of certain restrictions

Provides for suspension of license penalties for licensed drivers under the age of eighteen for violations of certain restrictions: suspension of license for ninety days for the first violation; and…

Michael H. RanzenhoferTransportation Committee

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S1557Senate· Moved Mar 17, 2016· Referred to economic development

Imposes additional fines when a person fails to appear before the court, pay fines or complete counseling and/or community service as mandated

Imposes additional fines when a person fails to appear before the court, pay fines or complete counseling and/or community service as mandated under a conviction of unlawful possession of an…

Michael H. RanzenhoferEconomic Development Committee

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S868Senate· Moved Mar 8, 2016· Referred to codes

Authorizes courts to suspend a driver's license where the holder fails to adhere to the court

Authorizes courts to suspend a driver's license where the holder fails to appear before the court, pay a fine, complete an alcohol awareness program or complete community service within the period…

Michael H. RanzenhoferCodes Committee

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S801Senate· Moved Mar 8, 2016· Referred to judiciary

Creates the short-term military service guardian

Creates the short term military service guardian; allows parent w/o joint custody to appoint service guardian; provides for a maximum appointment of 180 days.

Michael H. RanzenhoferJudiciary Committee

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S2583Senate· Moved Mar 7, 2016· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Clarifies that state regulated cemetery operations are under the sole jurisdiction of the state cemetery board

Clarifies that state regulated cemetery operations are under the sole jurisdiction of the state cemetery board.

Michael H. RanzenhoferCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S3969Senate· Moved Feb 9, 2016· Referred to housing

Preferences under the affordable home ownership development program for service related disabled veterans

Provides for preferences under the affordable home ownership development program for service related disabled veterans.

Michael H. RanzenhoferHousing Committee

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S3631Senate· Moved Feb 2, 2016· Amend (t) and recommit to investigations and government operations

Increases the maximum award available under the historic preservation tax credit

Increases the maximum award available under the historic preservation tax credit from five million dollars to twelve million dollars over a period of three years.

Michael H. RanzenhoferInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S6591Senate· Moved Jan 29, 2016· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Prohibits the formation of a subsidiary of a public authority without prior approval of the legislature

Prohibits the formation of a subsidiary of a public authority without prior approval of the legislature.

Michael H. RanzenhoferCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S5314Senate· Moved Jan 22, 2016· Amend and recommit to finance

Establishes the Medicaid identification and anti-fraud biometric technology pilot program; appropriation

Establishes the Medicaid identification and anti-fraud biometric technology pilot program; appropriates money therefor.

Michael H. RanzenhoferFinance Committee

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S4385Senate· Moved Jan 22, 2016· Amend and recommit to education

Relates to establishing the school energy efficiency program

Establishes the school energy efficiency program which shall construct a proposal to streamline the approval process for the installation of energy efficiency projects in public schools.

Michael H. RanzenhoferEducation Committee

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S4290Senate· Moved Jan 22, 2016· Amend and recommit to health

Provides for increasing the applicability of brand name and generic prescription drugs and other medical services co-payments for medicaid recipients

Provides for increasing the applicability of brand name and generic prescription drugs and other medical services, except diagnostic services, co-payments for medicaid recipients.

Michael H. RanzenhoferHealth Committee

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S5071Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2016· Amend and recommit to education

Requires the commissioner of education to post past common core and other state standardized examinations on the department's website

Requires the commissioner of education to post past common core and other state standardized examinations on the department's website.

Michael H. RanzenhoferEducation Committee

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S3973Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2016· Amend and recommit to health

Authorizing the commissioner of health to apply for a medicaid reform demonstration waiver

Authorizes the commissioner of health to apply for a medicaid reform demonstration waiver; creates an initiative to provide for a more efficient and effective medicaid services delivery system; sets…

Michael H. RanzenhoferHealth Committee

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S3603Senate· Moved Jan 19, 2016· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Establishes a tax credit for farmers who make food donations to food banks or other public, charitable or not-for-profit emergency food programs

Establishes a tax credit for farmers who make food donations to food banks or other public, charitable or not-for-profit emergency food programs.

Michael H. RanzenhoferInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1294Senate· Moved Jan 19, 2016· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Provides for temporary suspension of sales and compensating use tax on certain services engaged for clean-up activities associated with a disaster

Provides for temporary suspension of sales and compensating use tax on certain services, during governor ordered state of emergency, provided by contractors, subcontractors, repair persons or…

Michael H. RanzenhoferInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S867Senate· Moved Jan 19, 2016· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Establishes a hire-now tax credit

Establishes a hire-now tax credit; provides for new job creation; also provides for additional credit where the person hired was receiving unemployment.

Michael H. RanzenhoferInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S798Senate· Moved Jan 19, 2016· Amend and recommit to local government

Provides for the inclusion of sales tax revenue shared by a county with the school district in the STAR savings calculation

Provides for the inclusion of sales tax revenue shared by a county with the school district in the STAR savings calculation.

Michael H. RanzenhoferLocal Government Committee

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S799Senate· Moved Jan 19, 2016· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Provides for a tax exemption for commercial horse boarding services when provided by a commercial horse boarding operation

Provides for a tax exemption for commercial horse boarding services when provided by a commercial horse boarding operation; defines terms.

Michael H. RanzenhoferInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S800Senate· Moved Jan 19, 2016· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Exempts receipts from the services provided by a farrier in shoeing a horse

Exempts receipts from the services provided by a farrier in shoeing a horse including reasonable fees for travel and shoeing a horse in a remote location on a farm.

Michael H. RanzenhoferInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S6473Senate· Moved Jan 15, 2016· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to special permits to sell alcohol at certain times on Sundays

Relates to special permits to sell alcohol at certain times on Sundays; no more than twelve permits per calendar year.

Michael H. RanzenhoferInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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