Bills in the New York state Senate

Informed Constituent (Albany, NY), The, August, 2006

S.6906 DEFRANCISCO Prohibits the throwing, tossing or expelling of saliva, spit or sputum at or on an employee of a correctional facility; such conduct shall be aggravated harassment of an employee. Same as A.9850 03/06/2006 referred to Codes 06/19/2006 PASSED SENATE 06/19/2006 delivered to Assembly 06/19/2006 referred to Codes

S.6912 BALBONI Requires the director of homeland security to assist nursing homes and assisted living facilities with disaster preparedness plans; such plans to include maintaining a reserve supply of food, water and medication; having emergency generators; establishes an evacuation plan for residents. Same as A.10556 03/06/2006 referred to Veterans, Homeland Security, and Military Affairs 03/21/2006 PASSED SENATE 03/21/2006 delivered to Assembly 03/21/2006 ref: to Governmental Operations

S.6914 BALBONI Creates an exemption from civil liability for causing the death or injury of any person, or damage to any property, for any person who renders emergency medical care during a state declaration of disaster emergency. No 'Same As' in Assembly 03/06/2006 referred to Veterans, Homeland Security, and Military Affairs 06/19/2006 PASSED SENATE 06/19/2006 delivered to Assembly 06/19/2006 referred to Judiciary

S.6947 MAZIARZ Establishes no person who sells gasoline in this state shall charge a price for such gasoline except at a whole cent price per unit. No same as in Assembly 03/08/2006 ref: to Consumer Protection 06/23/2006 committed to Rules

S.6959 BONACIC Establishes the offense of reckless endangerment of law enforcement personnel when a person fails to respond to a police or peace officer's instruction to stop and continues to drive at high speeds that puts the lives of law enforcement personnel in jeopardy; establishes such offense as a class B felony. Same as A.9639 03/09/2006 referred to Codes

S.6991 VOLKER Changes community service to be compensatory service in certain sentencing alternative programs to distinguish such service from the service provided by volunteers. Same as A.1254 03/13/2006 referred to Health 06/09/2005 PASSED ASSEMBLY 01/04/2006 DIED IN SENATE 01/04/2006 returned to Assembly 04/04/2006 PASSED ASSEMBLY (Again) 04/04/2006 delivered to Senate 04/04/2006 referred to Health 06/15/2006 PASSED SENATE 07/14/2006 delivered to Governor 07/26/2006 VETOED Memo.244

S.6997 PADAVAN Reduces the felony threshold for music piracy from one thousand to one hundred infringing recordings, subjects repeat offenders to a felony violation. Same as Uni. A10285-A 03/13/2006 referred to Codes 04/25/2006 PASSED SENATE 04/25/2006 delivered to Assembly 06/22/2006 REPASSED SENATE 06/22/2006 PASSED ASSEMBLY 06/22/2006 returned to senate

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