Bills by

Fredrick J. Akshar II

Senator

8,887 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →akshar@nysenate.gov

2015-2016 session

Sponsored bills

8,887 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

J4799Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Adopted
Celebrating Taiwan Heritage Day to strengthen the friendship and bilateral relationship between the State of New York and Taiwan
Ruben DiazAdopted
Adopted
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OutcomeAdopted
S7184Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Substituted by a9480
Extends provisions relating to participation in the banking development districts program to January l, 2023
Extends provisions relating to participation in the banking development districts program to January 1, 2023.
Diane J. SavinoOn the Senate floor
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S7012Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to codes

Relates to the possession and sale of substances containing heroin

Relates to the possession and sale of substances containing heroin in certain weights and packaging.

Robert OrttCodes Committee

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A9530Assembly· Moved May 17, 2016· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to the disposition of unclaimed cremated remains of a veteran

Allows cemetery corporations to grant qualified veterans' organizations the right to receive the cremains of a veteran which has not been claimed by a relative or friend of the deceased within one…

Thomas AbinantiStricken

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S6632Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to health

Designates certain substances as schedule I opiates controlled substances

Designates certain substances as schedule I opiates controlled substances; includes within the offenses of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second and first degrees, the sale of…

Thomas CrociHealth 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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S6502Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to education

Provides that certain prospective employees of the department of education have a criminal background check conducted on them

Provides that certain prospective employees of the department of education have a criminal background check conducted on them.

Carl L. MarcellinoEducation Committee

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S6317Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to codes

Relates to the judicial diversion program for certain felony offenders

Relates to the judicial diversion program for certain felony offenders.

John A. DeFranciscoCodes Committee

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S6248Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to mental health

Relates to emergency intervention for persons impaired by chemical substances

Relates to emergency intervention for persons impaired by substances.

Robert OrttMental Health Committee

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S6091Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to codes

Limits the initial prescription of a controlled substance for the alleviation of acute pain

Limits the initial prescription of a controlled substance for the alleviation of acute pain.

Kemp HannonCodes Committee

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A8556Assembly· Moved May 17, 2016· Held for consideration in codes

Establishes the category of "qualified group practice" for medical, dental and podiatric practices that comply with certain standards

Establishes the category of "qualified group practice" for medical, dental and podiatric practices that comply with certain standards and authorizes such practices to operate a malpractice…

Richard GottfriedCodes Committee

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A7965Assembly· Moved May 17, 2016· Amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

Requires gas corporations to file a plan addressing aging or leaking pipelines within their service territory

Requires gas corporations to file a plan with the public service commission addressing aging or leaking pipelines within their service territory and outlining plans for the replacement of such…

Robert J. RodriguezCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S5563Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Relates to a restaurant renovation tax incentive

Relates to creating a restaurant renovation tax incentive; provides a refund of certain sales taxes paid by vendors of a renovation project.

Rich FunkeFinance Committee

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S5546Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to education

Relates to the adoption of instruction in mental health in junior and senior high schools and to provide school districts with current information on drug abuse issues

Relates to requiring the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of instruction in mental health in junior and senior high schools and to…

Rich FunkeEducation CommitteeEducation

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S5495SenateA7518· Moved May 17, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Relates to financial assistance to small businesses for the purpose of pollution prevention, control and compliance

Relates to financial assistance to small businesses for the purpose of pollution prevention, control and compliance.

Kenneth P. LaValleFinance CommitteeFinance

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S5433Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Relates to creating a community solutions matching grant program

Creates a community solutions matching grant program for proposed projects that address significant community needs.

Rich FunkeFinance Committee

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A7508Assembly· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to education

Relates to extending the provisions relating to the reorganization of the NYC school construction authority, board of education and community boards

Relates to extending the provisions relating to the reorganization of the NYC school construction authority, board of education and community boards and chancellor, community councils and community…

Catherine NolanEducation CommitteeEducation

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S5238Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to transportation

Authorizes local authorities to establish owner liability for failure of an operator of a motor vehicle to obey a signal indicating the approach of a train

Authorizes local authorities to establish owner liability for failure of an operator of a motor vehicle to obey a signal indicating the approach of a train utilizing photo monitoring devices.

Terrence P. MurphyTransportation Committee

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A7004Assembly· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to labor

Relates to compelling family reasons and the continuance of unemployment benefits

Relates to the continuance of unemployment benefits for an individual who provides child care where reasonable efforts to secure alternative child care have been made.

Donna LupardoLabor Committee

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S4177Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to codes

Reduces the aggregate value realized from the sale of a controlled substance for the seller to be considered as operating as a major trafficker

Reduces the aggregate value realized from the sale of a controlled substance for the seller to be considered as operating as a major trafficker.

Terrence P. MurphyCodes Committee

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S4163Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to codes

Establishes the crime of homicide by sale of an opiate controlled substance

Establishes the crime of homicide by sale of an opiate controlled substance; makes such crime a class A-1 felony.

George AmedoreCodes Committee

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S3964Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Amend and recommit to labor

Authorizes treatment of workers' compensation injuries by an occupational therapy assistant

Authorizes treatment of workers' compensation injuries by an occupational therapy assistant.

Diane J. SavinoLabor Committee

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S3805Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to judiciary

Requires mandatory jail time for repeat violators of orders of protection

Requires mandatory jail time of no less than thirty days for repeat violators of orders of protection.

Kevin S. ParkerJudiciary Committee

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S3807Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to higher education

Permits persons 65 years of age to enroll in a limited number of state university courses for credit without tuition

Permits persons 65 years of age to enroll in a limited number of state university courses for credit without tuition.

Hugh T. FarleyHigher Education Committee

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S3666Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to codes

Establishes the crimes of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter in an active work zone and intrusion into an active work zone

Establishes the crimes of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter in an active work zone and intrusion into an active work zone.

Diane J. SavinoCodes Committee

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S3600Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to codes

Authorizes courts to render default judgments in cases of failure to answer for unlawful possession of an alcoholic beverage with the intent to consume by persons under the age of twenty-one years

Authorizes courts, other than courts in a city of a million or more, to render default judgments in cases of failure to answer for unlawful possession of an alcoholic beverage with the intent to…

Michael H. RanzenhoferCodes Committee

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A4780Assembly· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to labor

Requires regulations promulgated for systematic and sustained efforts to find work for unemployment benefits to include a claimants need to provide child care

Requires regulations promulgated for systematic and sustained efforts to find work for unemployment benefits to include a claimant's need to provide child care.

Michaelle C. SolagesLabor Committee

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S3326Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides that the N.Y. city health and hospital corporation spend a minimum of 10% of its budget on acute care and emergency room facilities in each borough

Provides that the New York city health and hospital corporation spend a minimum of 10% of its budget on acute care and emergency room facilities in each borough and requires a representative from…

Andrew J. LanzaCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S3158Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to higher education

Relates to classification of community colleges and trustees of such colleges for the purposes of engaging in business or professional activities

Relates to classification of community colleges and trustees of such colleges for the purposes of engaging in business or professional activities.

Toby Ann StaviskyHigher Education Committee

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S2982Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Requires optical stores to be registered with the education department

Requires optical stores which engage in the sale of prescription eye glasses or contact lenses to be registered with the education department; requires such stores to be under the direct supervision…

Robert OrttFinance Committee

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S2725Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· To attorney-general for opinion

Provides for initiative and referendum and recall

Provides for initiative and referendum and recall; empowers the electors with the ability to propose statutes and amendments to the constitution, approve or reject statutes or parts of statutes, and…

Joseph A. GriffoJudiciary Committee

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S2641SenateA1483· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to codes

Prohibits the dissemination of an image of a crime victim by public servants

Creates the crime of dissemination of an image of a crime victim; makes a person guilty of such crime where the person is a public servant and, while in the course of the public servant's official…

Diane J. SavinoCodes CommitteeLegal

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S2581Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Relates to health care proxy information on driver's licenses

Relates to health care proxy information on driver's licenses.

David J. ValeskyFinance Committee

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S2484Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to codes

Includes in the class E felony of vehicular assault in the second degree, the causing of serious physical injury while operating a vehicle with suspended, revoked or no license

Includes in the class E felony of vehicular assault in the second degree, the causing of serious physical injury while operating a vehicle with suspended, revoked or no license.

Michael GianarisCodes 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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S2277Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to housing

Provides that the low income housing tax credits shall be treated as overpayments of the applicable tax, to be credited or refunded

Provides that the low income housing tax credits shall be treated as overpayments of the applicable tax, to be credited or refunded.

Catharine YoungHousing Committee

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A1869Assembly· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to children and families

Directs the council on children and families to establish an online listing and map of publicly funded or registered afterschool and school age child care programs

Directs the council on children and families to establish an online listing and map of publicly funded or registered afterschool and school age child care programs.

Shelley MayerChildren And Families Committee

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S1521Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to education

Authorizes schools to screen for childhood obesity as part of their health services

Authorizes schools to screen for childhood obesity as part of their health services; requires instruction in schools on good health practices.

Jeffrey D. KleinEducation Committee

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A1595Assembly· Moved May 17, 2016· Reported referred to codes

Relates to the use of safety belts in taxicabs and liveries

Prohibits a person from operating a taxi or livery unless restrained by a safety belt; further requires that no person sixteen years of age or over shall be a passenger in the front seat of a taxi…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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S1342Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to judiciary

Provides for the removal of persons from campgrounds by the owner or operator thereof, or his or her agent

Provides for the removal of persons from campgrounds by the owner or operator thereof, or his or her agent; establishes the grounds for removal of persons from a campground; provides for the…

Betty LittleJudiciary Committee

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S631Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

Establishes protocols for assisted outpatient treatment for substance abuse

Establishes protocols for assisted outpatient treatment for substance abuse; provides criteria for assisted outpatient treatment for substance abuse; provides for service, right to counsel,…

David CarlucciAlcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee

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S615Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to codes

Grants uniformed members of the bureau of fire prevention of the town of Islip peace officer status

Grants uniformed members of the bureau of fire prevention of the town of Islip peace officer status.

Phil BoyleCodes Committee

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S222Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Reported and committed to finance

Requires mandatory continuing education for nurses

Requires 45 hours of mandatory continuing education in a three year period for registered professional nurses; permits exemptions for illness, military duty and nurses who are not engaged in the…

Kenneth P. LaValleFinance Committee

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S100Senate· Moved May 17, 2016· Referred to codes

Creates the presumption of intent to sell

Creates the presumption of intent to sell: possession of fifty or more individual packages containing heroin is presumptive evidence that such person possessed such controlled substance with intent…

Phil BoyleCodes Committee

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