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Establishes an energy system tax stabilization reserve fund in the Lowville Central School District to lessen or prevent increases in the school district's real property tax levy

Establishes an energy system tax stabilization reserve fund in the Lowville Central School District to lessen or prevent increases in the school district's real property tax levy resulting from…

Joseph A. GriffoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Designates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Utica as the "Corey Lee Carr Memorial Bridge"

Designates a pedestrian bridge over routes 5, 8, and 12 in the city of Utica as the "Corey Lee Carr Memorial Bridge".

Joseph A. GriffoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to annual teacher evaluations

Relates to eliminating the student performance category of teacher evaluations and replacing it with a teacher evaluation category created by a committee consisting of certified educators of this…

Joseph A. GriffoEducation Committee

Relates to the effectiveness of payments in lieu of taxes made by certain entities for property located at One Nirvana Plaza, Forestport, New York

Relates to the effectiveness of payments in lieu of taxes made by certain entities for property located at One Nirvana Plaza, Forestport, New York.

Joseph A. GriffoOn the Senate floor

Establishes the Leakage Prevention Clean Energy Act

Establishes the Leakage Prevention Clean Energy Act authorizing electric retail load serving entities to offer to business customers generation supply that is exempt from the electric retail load…

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Establishes the electric vehicle charging tariff

Provides that each investor owned utility must file with the public service commission an electric vehicle charging tariff that allows a customer to purchase electricity solely for the purpose of…

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Raises the maximum fine for persons who violate the law regulating telemarketing to twenty thousand dollars

Raises the maximum fine for persons who violate the law regulating telemarketing to twenty thousand dollars.

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Provides for the removal of a criminal action to another criminal court in the same county or an adjoining county that has been designated a vete

Provides for the removal of a criminal action to another criminal court in the same county or an adjoining county that has been designated a veterans treatment court by the chief administrator of…

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Relates to lowering the age for universal hunting licenses from 14 years old to 12 years old

Relates to lowering the age for universal hunting licenses from 14 years old to 12 years old.

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Relates to reporting requirements for various classifications of gas leaks by utility corporations

Relates to reporting requirements for various classifications of gas leaks by utility corporations.

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Provides that absentee ballots for all elections shall be made available in Braille, upon request of a blind or visually impaired voter

Provides that absentee ballots for all elections shall be made available in Braille and large print, upon request of a blind or visually impaired voter no less than 30 days prior to each election day.

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Enacts the health care professional transparency act

Enacts the health care professional transparency act; prohibits health care professionals from using deceptive or misleading advertising.

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Prohibits the transmission of unsolicited advertising text messages to cellular telephones or pagers

Prohibits the transmission of unsolicited advertising text messages to cellular telephones or pagers; makes an exception for providers of such services and their affiliates who have permission;…

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Relates to consumer audio and video products energy efficiency standards

Relates to consumer audio and video products energy efficiency standards.

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Authorizes the town of Deerfield in Oneida county to transfer jurisdiction of a road to the state

Authorizes the town of Deerfield in Oneida county to transfer jurisdiction of a road to the state.

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Establishes a non-trail snowmobile registration for snowmobiles which shall be used solely for the purpose of gaining access to hunting, fishing and trapping areas

Establishes a non-trail snowmobile registration for snowmobiles which shall be used solely for the purpose of gaining access to hunting, fishing and trapping areas.

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Prohibits the sale of food products containing melatonin to minors

Prohibits the sale of food products containing melatonin to minors; exempts food products naturally containing melatonin.

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Rome Art and Community Center

Joseph A. GriffoAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Sculpture Space on June 17, 2016, and paying tribute to this year's honorees

Joseph A. GriffoAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Candella's Farm & Greenhouses

Joseph A. GriffoAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating the Syracuse Developmental Academy East Blasters Soccer Team upon the occasion of capturing the Eastern New York State Cup Finals

Joseph A. GriffoAdopted

Adopted

Relates to insurance reserve funds of certain school districts

Grants the Scarsdale union free school district and Vernon Verona Sherrill central school district the authority to establish insurance reserve funds.

Joseph A. GriffoOn the Senate floor

Commending Kenneth M. Tompkins after nine years of distinguished service as Empire State Development Mohawk Valley Regional Director

Joseph A. GriffoAdopted

Adopted

Commending Gordon J. Silsby upon the occasion of his selection as Grand Marshal of the City of Sherrill 2016 Centennial Parade on July 30, 2016

Joseph A. GriffoAdopted

Adopted

Honoring The Reverend Paul Angelicchio, Frederick A. Normand, and Monsignor Francis Culkin posthumously for a Francis J. Bellamy Award

Joseph A. GriffoAdopted

Adopted

Relates to the reporting of sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy

Relates to the reporting of sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy; requires that when an autopsy shows a person died as a result of sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy, such cause shall be noted on…

Joseph A. GriffoHealth Committee

Authorizes Peter G. LaSala, a police officer in the village of Potsdam, in the county of St. Lawrence, to elect to participate in an optional 20 year retirement program

Authorizes Peter G. LaSala, a police officer in the village of Potsdam, in the county of St.

Joseph A. GriffoWays And Means Committee

Establishes the affordable residential green building program

Establishes the affordable residential green building program which would provide incentives to owners for the construction of new residential buildings which are affordable.

Joseph A. GriffoVeterans' Affairs Committee

Relates to the approval process of cable franchises; repealer

Relates to the approval process of cable franchises; relates to renewal and amendment of franchises and system properties.

Joseph A. GriffoCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Requires the budget submitted by the governor to include an itemization, by each individual school district, of appropriations for the support of school districts

Requires the budget submitted by the governor to include an itemization, by each individual school district, of appropriations for the support of school districts.

Joseph A. GriffoWays And Means Committee

Grants retroactive Tier IV membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Scott Goodfellow

Grants retroactive tier IV membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Scott Goodfellow.

Joseph A. GriffoGovernmental Employees Committee

Establishes the New York state veterans cemetery act

Establishes the "New York state veterans cemetery act"; directs the division to conduct an investigation and study on the issue of the establishment of a New York state veterans cemetery funding…

Joseph A. GriffoVeterans' Affairs Committee

Establishes the commission on public authority reform to study and investigate reducing the number of public authorities and their subsidiaries

Establishes a temporary state commission to be known as the commission on public authority reform to study and investigate reducing the number of public authorities and their subsidiaries in New…

Joseph A. GriffoWays And Means Committee

Relates to eliminating the canal corporation; repealer

Relates to eliminating the canal corporation in relation to an implementation plan for continuing and reconstituting the NYS canal corporation as a subsidiary corporation of the power authority of…

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Relates to eliminating the canal corporation; repealer

Relates to eliminating the canal corporation in relation to an implementation plan for continuing and reconstituting the NYS canal corporation as a subsidiary corporation of the power authority of…

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Directs the public service commission to issue an order governing the equitable sharing of interconnection costs for distributed generation resources

Directs the public service commission to issue an order governing the equitable sharing of interconnection costs for distributed generation resources.

Joseph A. GriffoFinance Committee

Relates to energy-related projects, programs and services of the power authority of the state of New York

Relates to energy-related projects, programs and services of the power authority of the state of New York.

Joseph A. GriffoEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Honoring Ken Roser as recipient of the 2015 Business Person of the Year Award by the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce

Joseph A. GriffoAdopted

Adopted

Relates to distinctive license plates issued to gold star mothers

Relates to distinctive license plates issued to gold star mothers; permits gold star mothers to retain one such distinctive plate as a commemorative item after such plates are surrendered.

Joseph A. GriffoTransportation Committee

Establishes the New York state clean energy tech production program

Establishes the New York state clean energy tech production program as a self-directed program for industrial, commercial and large users in order to stimulate the growth and adoption of more…

Joseph A. GriffoEnergy Committee

Increases the severity of penalties for directing a laser at an aircraft offenses

Increases directing a laser at an aircraft in the second degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony, and increases directing a laser at an aircraft in the first degree from a class E…

Joseph A. GriffoCodes Committee

Establishes requirements for registered and certified pharmacy technicians

Establishes requirements for registered and certified pharmacy technicians; requires persons working in a pharmacy who directly assist licensed pharmacists to dispense prescriptions or have…

Joseph A. GriffoRules Committee

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department

Joseph A. GriffoAdopted

Adopted

Commending the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees upon the occasion of hosting its Annual World Refugee Day Celebration on June 18, 2016

Joseph A. GriffoAdopted

Adopted

Relates to the one-call notification system

Relates to the one-call notification system.

Joseph A. GriffoCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Allows for electronic court appearance in any county of the state, except an appearance at a hearing or trial

Provides for electronic court appearance in a criminal action, anywhere in the state, at the discretion of the court having jurisdiction of the defendant; provides that the defendant must, after…

Joseph A. GriffoCodes Committee

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

Requires any state mandated program imposed on municipalities and school districts to be funded by the state

Requires that the state fund any program which imposes a mandate upon municipal corporations or school districts; establishes criteria for any exemption from such law if such mandate is ordered by…

Joseph A. GriffoLocal Governments Committee