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

S4956Senate· Moved Mar 7, 2016· Reported and committed to finance
Enacts the "natural gas roadway excavation safety act"
Enacts the "natural gas roadway excavation safety act" relating to workers on excavations.
Joseph E. RobachFinance Committee
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S4246Senate· Moved Mar 7, 2016· Amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
Grants retroactive membership with tier 1 status in the New York teachers' retirement system to James J. DeMarco
Grants retroactive membership with Tier 1 status in the New York state teachers' retirement system to James J.
Patrick M. GallivanCivil Service And Pensions Committee
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S2936Senate· Moved Mar 7, 2016· Referred to agriculture

Expands the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to a companion animal during the commission of a felony

Expands the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to animals during the commission of a felony.

Phil BoyleAgriculture 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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S1947Senate· Moved Mar 7, 2016· Referred to education

Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to instruction on preventing child sexual exploitation and abuse in grades K - 8

Enacts "Erin Merryn's law"; requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to instruction on preventing child sexual exploitation and child abuse in…

Jeffrey D. KleinEducation Committee

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S965Senate· Moved Mar 7, 2016· Referred to education

Requires that the NYS board of regents holds at least 2 meetings a year in New York city

Requires that the NYS board of regents hold at least 2 meetings a year in New York city and requires announcements of the time, date, location and agenda thereof.

Velmanette MontgomeryEducation Committee

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S888Senate· Moved Mar 7, 2016· Referred to local governments

Establishes the payment of certain volunteer firefighter and volunteer ambulance worker death benefits shall be within ninety days of the filing of application to receive such death benefit

Establishes the payment of certain volunteer firefighter and volunteer ambulance worker death benefits shall be within ninety days of the filing of application to receive such death benefit.

Tony AvellaLocal Governments Committee

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S712Senate· Moved Mar 7, 2016· Referred to correction

Relates to the timing of risk level determination hearings for certain convicted sex offenders

Relates to the timing of risk level determination hearings for certain convicted sex offenders who are expected to be, upon sentencing, released on probation or discharged upon payment of a fine,…

Tony AvellaCorrection Committee

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S383Senate· Moved Mar 7, 2016· Referred to transportation

Prohibits the use of a hands-free mobile telephone by operators of motor vehicles who hold a learner's permit or a class DJ or MJ license

Prohibits the use of hands-free mobile telephones by operators of motor vehicles who hold learner's permits or class DJ or class MJ licenses.

Carl L. MarcellinoTransportation Committee

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A37Assembly· Moved Mar 7, 2016· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to permitting requirements for children's camps; repealer

Relates to permitting requirements for children's camps including permit requirements, inspection requirements and violations.

Amy PaulinStricken

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A55Assembly· Moved Mar 7, 2016· Reported referred to codes

Prohibits the sale or offer for sale at retail of bottled water in this state in a beverage container unless such container includes on its label certain information

Prohibits the sale or offer for sale at retail of bottled water for human consumption, food preparation or culinary purposes in this state in a beverage container unless such container includes on…

Jeffrey DinowitzCodes Committee

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S224Senate· Moved Mar 7, 2016· Referred to education

Requires the regents to include certain information with respect to increased costs when altering or amending rules or regulations

Requires the regents to include certain information with respect to increased costs when altering or amending rules or regulations.

Kenneth P. LaValleEducation Committee

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S6911Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2016· Referred to finance

Establishes the community reinvestment program

Establishes the community reinvestment program to restore residential properties and prevent foreclosures; establishes the community reinvestment program fund council.

Diane J. SavinoFinance Committee

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A2850Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2016· Amend (t) and recommit to correction

Enacts Danielle DiMedici, Jessica Tush and Brittany Passalacqua's Law

Enacts Danielle DiMedici, Jessica Tush and Brittany Passalacqua's Law; establishes the crimes of failure to register or verify as a domestic abuse offender in the first and second degrees; creates a…

Matthew TitoneCorrection Committee

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A2286Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2016· Amend and recommit to higher education

Provides for the licensing and regulation of the profession of reflexology

Provides for the licensing and regulation of the profession of reflexology.

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

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A1540Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2016· Amend and recommit to insurance

Requires certain health insurance policies and contracts to provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing for use in tissue typing for bone marrow testing

Requires certain health insurance policies and contracts to provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing, also referred to as histocompatible locus antigen testing, for A, B, and DR…

J. Gary PretlowInsurance Committee

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A448Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2016· Amend and recommit to health

Requires managed care programs to establish procedures to assure participant access to dental services to which entitled, other than through managed care provider

Requires managed care programs to establish procedures to assure participant access to medical assistance dental services to which they are otherwise entitled, other than through the managed care…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

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A122Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2016· Amend and recommit to transportation

Enables veterans to receive benefit information upon applying for or renewing a driver's license

Enables veterans to receive benefit information upon applying for or renewing a driver's license.

Jeffrey DinowitzTransportation Committee

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A9443Assembly· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Referred to higher education

Relates to tuition assistance program awards for graduate students

Relates to tuition assistance program awards for graduate students; establishes tuition assistance program award amounts for graduate students and limits on the number of academic years such…

Francisco MoyaHigher Education Committee

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S6890Senate· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides taxpayer gifts for gun violence research; establishes the gun violence research fund

Provides taxpayer gifts for gun violence research; requires the tax commission to include space on the personal income tax return to enable a taxpayer to make such contribution; establishes the gun…

Diane J. SavinoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S6758Senate· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Amend and recommit to cities

Relates to the site selection of community facilities in cities with a population of one million or more

Relates to the site selection of community facilities in cities with a population of one million or more by municipalities; includes group homes, homeless shelters, detention centers, drug…

James Sanders Jr.Cities Committee

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A9205Assembly· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Substituted by s6699

Relates to sidewalk shed permit renewals

Relates to sidewalk shed permit renewals; provides for a one-time renewal where removal of the sidewalk shed may expose the public to potential harm.

Robert J. RodriguezOn the Assembly floor

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A6936Assembly· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to health care agents, decisions under the family care decisions act and nonhospital orders not to resuscitate

Relates to health care agents and proxies, decisions under the family health care decisions act and non-hospital orders not to resuscitate.

Barbara ClarkStricken

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A6339Assembly· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to requiring the office of children and family services to collect certain data and prepare a report regarding youth discharged from foster care

Relates to requiring the office of children and family services to collect certain data and prepare a report regarding youth discharged from foster care.

Barbara ClarkStricken

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S3929Senate· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Amend and recommit to finance

Enacts the "occupational safety and health funding act"

Enacts the "occupational safety and health funding act"; relates to the dedicated occupational safety and health training and education and occupational health clinic programs fund.

Diane J. SavinoFinance Committee

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A4798Assembly· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Enacting clause stricken

Establishes the independent office of the child advocate; repealer

Establishes the independent office of the child advocate to ensure the protection and promotion of the rights of children in the care of any state agency or local social services district; repeals…

Barbara ClarkStricken

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S3390Senate· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Amend (t) and recommit to investigations and government operations

Relates to proceedings to review adverse determinations relating to access to records

Relates to proceedings to review adverse determinations relating to access to records.

Andrew J. LanzaInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A4630Assembly· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Enacting clause stricken

Provides N.Y. city may assess tickets for professional sporting events for use by city school district

Provides city of one million or more may assess tickets for professional sporting events for use by city school district.

Barbara ClarkStricken

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A4599Assembly· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Enacting clause stricken

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…

Barbara ClarkStricken

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A4554Assembly· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Enacting clause stricken

Directs the office of children and family services and the NY city administration for children's services to submit annual reports concerning information related to children served by their respective prog

Directs the office of children and family services and the New York city administration for children's services to submit annual reports concerning information related to children served by their…

Barbara ClarkStricken

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A4564Assembly· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Enacting clause stricken

Reduces the numbers of signatures required on designating and nominating petitions for statewide and local offices

Reduces the numbers of signatures required on designating and independent nominating petitions for statewide and local offices; reduces the required numbers of signatures by half or approximately…

Barbara ClarkStricken

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A4494Assembly· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to the universal prekindergarten program and parental involvement

Relates to the universal prekindergarten program and parental involvement.

Barbara ClarkStricken

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A4491Assembly· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Enacting clause stricken

Enacts the Home Equity Fraud Act to control improper activities by home improvement contractors and finance companies

Enacts the "Home Equity Fraud Act" to control improper activities by home improvement contractors and finance companies; prohibits mortgage brokers or agents from acting as home improvement…

Barbara ClarkStricken

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A4463AssemblyS1018· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Enacting clause stricken

Prohibits using possession of a condom as evidence in a trial, hearing or proceeding in certain circumstances

Provides that possession of a condom may not be received in evidence in any trial, hearing or proceeding as evidence of prostitution, patronizing a prostitute, promoting prostitution, permitting…

Barbara ClarkStricken

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A2551Assembly· Moved Mar 3, 2016· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Establishes the "education investment incentives act"

Establishes the "education investment incentives act"; provides credits against income and corporate franchise tax for various qualified education investments including scholarships, education funds…

Michael CusickWays And Means Committee

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S6878Senate· Moved Mar 2, 2016· Referred to education

Relates to excluding expenditures for school resource officers employed by a municipality and assigned to a school district from tax levy limitations

Excludes expenditures for school resource officers employed by a municipality and assigned to a school district from tax levy limitations.

John J. BonacicEducation Committee

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S6604Senate· Moved Mar 2, 2016· Referred to election law

Relates to primary elections and the timely transmission of ballots to military voters stationed overseas

Relates to primary elections and amends certain deadlines to facilitate the timely transmission of ballots to military voters stationed overseas; relates to filling vacancies in elective offices;…

Fredrick J. Akshar IIElection Law Committee

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A9027Assembly· Moved Mar 2, 2016· Amend (t) and recommit to governmental operations

Relates to requiring combustible gas detectors in certain structures

Relates to requiring combustible gas detectors in certain structures.

Robert J. RodriguezGovernmental Operations Committee

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S6465Senate· Moved Mar 2, 2016· Substituted by a9191

Relates to collection period after assessment not being extended as a result of hospitalization for members of the armed forces, astronauts and victims of certain terrorist attacks

Relates to collection period after assessment not being extended as a result of hospitalization for members of the armed forces, astronauts and victims of certain terrorist attacks.

Martin J. GoldenOn the Senate floor

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A6786Assembly· Moved Mar 2, 2016· Amend and recommit to governmental employees

Increases the amount of money a retiree may earn in a position of public service to $35,000

Increases the amount of money a retiree may earn in a position of public service in the year 2017 and thereafter to $35,000.

John T. McDonald IIIGovernmental Employees Committee

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S2810Senate· Moved Mar 2, 2016· Referred to higher education

Relates to the unlawful sale of dissertations, theses and term papers

Prohibits the sale of academic dissertations, theses and term papers whether written or provided through electronic media.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S1835Senate· Moved Mar 2, 2016· Referred to real property taxation

Exemption from taxation of structures and buildings essential to the operation of agricultural and horticultural lands

Provides for an exemption from taxation of structures and buildings essential to the operation of agricultural and horticultural lands.

Patty RitchieReal Property Taxation Committee

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S692Senate· Moved Mar 2, 2016· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to contracts by the New York city school construction authority

Relates to contracts by the New York City school construction authority; provides that a bid shall not be rejected or be deemed invalid, impaired or in any manner defective solely for harmless,…

Martin J. GoldenCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S627Senate· Moved Mar 2, 2016· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Regulates the sale of methamphetamine precursor drugs

Regulates the sale of methamphetamine precursor drugs.

David J. ValeskyConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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S518Senate· Moved Mar 2, 2016· Referred to transportation

Relates to designating a portion of the state highway system as the North Country Craft Beer Trails

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the North County Craft Beer Trails.

Patty RitchieTransportation Committee

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