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Increases penalties for violation of overtaking and passing a school bus and creates the crime of vehicular homicide in the third degree

Increases penalties for violation of overtaking and passing a school bus; allows permissive suspension of a driver's license for up to six months for such violation, and creates the crime of…

Timothy M. KennedyTransportation Committee

Requires the office of children and family services to post additional relevant qualifications of child day care providers on the office website

Requires the office of children and family services to post any additional relevant qualifications of child day care providers which are submitted to such office on its website.

Timothy M. KennedyOn the Senate floor

Relates to exempting the metropolitan transportation authority from bond issuance charges

Exempts the metropolitan transportation authority from bond issuance charges otherwise required to be paid to the state.

Martin J. GoldenCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to the provisional credentialing of physicians

Relates to the provisional credentialing of physicians.

David J. ValeskyInsurance Committee

Provides that self employment activities, for the purposes of unemployment, shall include training and counseling on establishing a business

Provides that self employment activities, for the purposes of unemployment, shall include training and counseling on establishing a business; directs development centers and entrepreneurship support…

David J. ValeskyLabor Committee

Relates to increasing penalties for first, second, third and fourth degree stalking

Relates to increasing penalties for first degree stalking to a class C felony, second degree stalking to a class D felony, third degree stalking to a class E felony, and fourth degree stalking to a…

Carl L. MarcellinoCodes Committee

Prohibits persons who have been convicted of animal cruelty from working at an animal shelter

Prohibits persons who have been convicted of animal cruelty from working at an animal shelter; makes such violation a class A misdemeanor.

Patrick M. GallivanAgriculture Committee

Relates to the effectiveness of provisions relating to BOCES intermediate districts

Extends effectiveness of provisions relating to BOCES intermediate districts.

John A. DeFranciscoEducation Committee

Honoring Rose Mane Pedretti recipient of 2016 Senator John J. Marchi Memorial Athletic Scholarship by the NY Conference of Italian American St. Legislators

Chad A. LupinacciAdopted

Adopted

Commending Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. upon the occasion of its Annual "Delta Days in the Capitol"

Annette RobinsonAdopted

Adopted

Relates to enacting the "Endoscope Reform Act"

Relates to enacting the "Endoscope Reform Act"; requires the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations to govern the practice of all upper endoscopic procedures and to prescribe an…

Roxanne J. PersaudRules Committee

Relates to creating the traumatic brain injury trust fund

Creates the traumatic brain injury trust fund; sets out specific criteria for a qualified individual and sets a $3,000 per year and $100,000 lifetime cap for each individual; establishes a traumatic…

Martin J. GoldenRules Committee

Relates to town police departments in any village in town of Tuxedo

Relates to town police departments in any village within the town of Tuxedo.

John J. BonacicRules Committee

Authorizes cities having a population of between 250,000 and 300,000 to establish a senior citizen longtime resident real property tax exemption

Authorizes cities having a population of between 250,000 and 300,000 to establish a senior citizen longtime resident real property tax exemption.

Patrick M. GallivanRules Committee

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim October 2-8, 2016, as Crime Stoppers Week in the State of New York

Dean MurrayAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 5-12, 2016, as Puerto Rican Week in the State of New York

Carmen E. ArroyoAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 5-11, 2016, as Pet Week in the State of New York

Matthew TitoneAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim September 11-17, 2016, as Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week in the State of New York

Aileen GuntherAdopted

Adopted

Relates to filing of papers; when received

Relates to filing of papers; when received.

Fredrick J. Akshar IIRules Committee

Provides for a notice of conveyance of real property to be sent to the owners of record of residential real property

Provides for a notice of conveyance of real property to be sent to the owners of record of residential real property; provides persons filing for conveyance shall bear the cost of mailing.

Martin J. GoldenJudiciary Committee

Extends provisions of chapter 618 of the laws of 1998 relating to the disposal of surplus computer equipment by political subdivisions

Extends provisions relating to the disposal of surplus computer equipment by political subdivisions from July 1, 2016 until July 1, 2019.

Jack M. MartinsOn the Senate floor

Relates to absentee voting in nursing homes and senior citizen residences

Relates to absentee voting in nursing homes and senior citizen residences; board of inspectors shall deliver and help complete applications for absentee ballots to residents of such facilities.

Leroy ComrieRules Committee

Relates to waiving the residency requirement for the town board-appointed officers in the town of LaGrange, Dutchess county

Relates to waiving the residency requirement for the town board-appointed officers in the town of LaGrange, Dutchess county.

Susan SerinoOn the Senate floor

Extends from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2018, the expiration of certain provisions of the Nassau county administrative code relating to assessment and the review of assessments

Extends from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2018, the expiration of certain provisions of the Nassau county administrative code relating to assessments and the review of assessments.

Kemp HannonOn the Senate floor

Reduces the number of signatures required on a petition for a person to be placed on the ballot for election of a trustee of the Norwood Public Library

Reduces the number of signatures required on a petition for a person to be placed on the ballot for election of a trustee of the Norwood Public Library.

Joseph A. GriffoOn the Senate floor

Waives application fees for honorably discharged veterans

Waives New York state application fees for honorably discharged veterans.

Thomas CrociRules Committee

Relates to pay and allowances of members of the militia

Relates to increasing the pay and allowances of members of the militia.

Thomas CrociRules Committee

Creates a minimum accidental disability benefit for all police officers

Creates a state-wide, uniform, minimum accidental disability benefit of three-quarters of the final average salary for all police officers.

Martin J. GoldenGovernmental Employees Committee

Designates security services officers of Albany Medical Center as peace officers

Grants certain Albany Medical Center security services officers with peace officer powers subject to certain conditions.

Patricia FahyCodes Committee

Relates to the powers and duties of the dormitory authority of the state of New York

Relates to the power and duties of the dormitory authority of the state of New York; includes within the definition of "public library" any library chartered by the state board of regents or…

Hugh T. FarleyWays And Means Committee

Relates to a leave of absence for military spouses

Relates to a leave of absence for military spouses; removes the requirement that leave be used when a person's spouse is on leave while deployed to a combat theater or combat zone of operations.

Robert OrttRules Committee

Removes the requirement that party emblems be included in ballot design

Removes the requirement that party emblems be included in ballot design.

Fredrick J. Akshar IIRules Committee

Increases certain prize amount thresholds for raffles

Increases certain prize amount thresholds for raffles.

Robin SchimmingerOn the Assembly floor

Provides for electronic monitoring of defendants in judicial diversion programs

Provides for electronic monitoring of defendants in judicial diversion programs.

Tony AvellaCorrection Committee

Memorializing the United States Congress to pass and the President to sign both H.R. 2635, and H.R. 870

Marcos CrespoHealth Committee

Relates to notification of rights of victims of domestic violence in criminal and family court proceedings

Relates to notification of rights of victims of domestic violence in criminal and family court proceedings.

Susan SerinoJudiciary Committee

Relates to the reemployment of certain persons ordered to military service

Provides a right of reemployment for persons who reside in another state who are ordered to military service within New York state, if the state of residence provides a like protection.

Robert OrttGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to impairments of health, presumption and staph/MRSA

Relates to impairments of health, presumption and staph/MRSA.

Fredrick J. Akshar IIGovernmental Employees Committee

Requires parole decisions to be published on a publicly accessible website within 60 days of such decision

Requires parole decisions to be published on a publicly accessible website within 60 days of such decision.

Velmanette MontgomeryOn the Senate floor

Directs the Queens county board of elections to provide language assistance in Bengali, Punjabi and Hindi

Directs the Queens county board of elections to provide language assistance in Bengali, Punjabi and Hindi.

Leroy ComrieRules Committee

Includes certain district attorney detective investigators in the MTA Long Island Railroad no fare program

Includes the "detective investigators" or "rackets investigators" employed in the office of a district attorney located within the county of Nassau, the county of Suffolk, or the city of New York in…

Michael VendittoFinance Committee

Relates to the sale and possession of fireworks in certain cities

Permits a city wholly within the county of Orange to opt out of a county law permitting the sale and possession of sparklers.

John J. BonacicOn the Senate floor

Requires state economic development agencies to provide preferences to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the programs that they administer

Requires the department of economic development, job development authority, and urban development corporation to provide preferences to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the administration of…

Susan SerinoWays And Means Committee

Extends the expiration of provisions relating to a restricted dental faculty license

Extends the expiration of provisions relating to a restricted dental faculty license; requires a report proposing legislation to address the shortage of New York trained dentists pursuing academic…

Martin J. GoldenOn the Senate floor

Establishes the crimes of criminal trespass on a school bus; school grounds or children's camp

Establishes the crimes of criminal trespass on a school bus, school grounds or children's camp.

Carl L. MarcellinoCodes Committee

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

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

Relates to the timeframe in which an invoice of assessment is to be submitted to the state comptroller

Relates to the timeframe in which an invoice of assessment is to be submitted to the state comptroller.

Kathleen A. MarchioneOn the Senate floor