[{"type":"bill","id":"S636-2011","title":"Authorizes distinctive license plates for Korean Defense veterans or the spouse of any such veteran","summary":"Authorizes distinctive license plates for Korean Defense veterans who were awarded the Korean Defense Service Medal, provides that an additional one time service charge of ten dollars shall be charged for such plate.","billno":"S636-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"TRANSPORTATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S637-2011","title":"Provides that the liability of obstetricians and gynecologists be limited in certain cases and establishes the impaired infant compensation fund","summary":"Provides that the personal liability of obstetricians and gynecologists for non-economic and actual economic loss be limited in certain cases to 250,000 dollars; establishes impaired infant compensation fund to pay for loss above 250,000 dollars in some cases; provides for payment of medical and other expenses of an \"impaired infant\".","billno":"S637-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"JUDICIARY"},{"type":"bill","id":"S638-2011","title":"Relating to assessment exemptions for living quarters for a parent or grandparent","summary":"Relates to assessment exemptions for living quarters for a parent or grandparent.","billno":"S638-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"REAL PROPERTY TAXATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S639-2011","title":"Establishes a reverse mortgage loan program for low income seniors","summary":"Establishes a reverse mortgage loan program for low income seniors; provides for the state of NY mortgage agency to establish many of the parameters for the implementation of the program; defines terms; requires a care needs assessment of each applicant; further provides that area agencies on aging shall provide counseling and assistance to applicants; directs the state of New York mortgage agency to issue an annual report to the governor and the legislature.","billno":"S639-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S640-2011","title":"Creates a black box tax credit","summary":"Enacts the livery and taxi safety act; provides for black box credit.","billno":"S640-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"TRANSPORTATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S641B-2011","title":"Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting employees of a local social services district or juvenile detention agency while in the performance of their duties","summary":"Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting employees of a local social services district or a juvenile detention agency while in the performance of their duties; elevates it to assault in the second degree, a class D felony.","billno":"S641B-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"CODES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S642-2011","title":"Provides for employment limits for level three sex offenders to outside a five hundred feet radius of a daycare or school","summary":"Provides for employment limits for level three sex offenders to outside a five hundred foot radius of a daycare or school; penalty for offender is E felony; prohibition remains as long as offender is level three.","billno":"S642-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S643A-2011","title":"Establishes crime of aggravated criminal conduct","summary":"Establishes crime of aggravated criminal conduct to provide more severe penalties for persons who have committed 3 or more qualifying misdemeanors or felonies within ten years of the present class A misdemeanor offense.","billno":"S643A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"CODES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S644-2011","title":"Elevates severity of patronizing a prostitute and permitting prostitution, and makes certain provisions of promoting prostitution violent felonies","summary":"Makes promoting prostitution in the first degree and certain provisions of promoting prostitution in the second and third degrees violent felony offenses; increases the severity of the penalties for patronizing a prostitute and permitting prostitution; redesignates permitting prostitution as permitting prostitution in the second degree and establishes the class E felony of permitting prostitution when a child under 17 is being prostituted on the premises; designates permitting prostitution in the first degree as a sex offense for purposes of registration under the sex offender registration act.","billno":"S644-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"CODES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S645-2011","title":"Provides that sentence for commission of certain provisions of murder in the first degree is death or life without parole","summary":"Provides that the sentence for committing murder in the first degree when the victim is a police officer, peace officer or correction officer shall be either death or life imprisonment without parole.","billno":"S645-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"CODES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S646-2011","title":"Authorizes Triborough bridge and tunnel peace officers the right to temporarily stop and question persons and conduct frisk for weapons","summary":"Authorizes Triborough bridge and tunnel peace officers the right to temporarily stop and question persons and conduct frisk for weapons.","billno":"S646-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"CODES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S647-2011","title":"Creates adult day services respite demonstration programs","summary":"Creates adult day services respite demonstration programs; authorizes the commissioner of health in conjunction with the director of the state office for the aging to establish the respite day demonstration programs, based upon adult day health care and social adult day services, which extends the period a caregiver can remain active in the care of elderly or disabled individuals; sets forth definitions; further sets forth reporting requirements.","billno":"S647-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"HEALTH"},{"type":"bill","id":"S878A-2011","title":"Authorizes granting of school tax exemption to veterans with at least forty percent disability","summary":"Provides that after a public hearing a school district may adopt a resolution providing a school tax exemption on residential property owned by a veteran with at least a forty percent disability; provides that in order to qualify for such an exemption, an individual shall submit to the assessor a certified statement from the bureau of veterans' affairs stating that he has a permanent service related physical impairment which limits such individual's major life activities by at least forty percent.","billno":"S878A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S879A-2011","title":"Establishes the New York state independent budget office","summary":"Creates the New York state independent budget office to provide objective, non-partisan and timely analyses of state revenue, expenditures and management practices to members of the legislature for any legislation with fiscal impact or at the request of a leader or a committee.","billno":"S879A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S880A-2011","title":"Authorizes additional tax credits for certain costs incurred in film and television productions in N.Y. city","summary":"Authorizes additional tax credits for certain costs incurred in film and television productions in a city having a population of one million or more.","billno":"S880A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S881-2011","title":"Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund","summary":"Provides for a financial exploitation, outreach, education and training program and fund.","billno":"S881-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"AGING"},{"type":"bill","id":"S882A-2011","title":"Creates the lymphedema and lymphatic diseases research grants program","summary":"Creates the lymphedema and lymphatic diseases research grants program; grants, not to exceed $50,000, would be awarded on a competitive basis to biomedical research institutions conducting direct research related to lymphedema and lymphatic disease.","billno":"S882A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S883A-2011","title":"Enacts the religious freedom restoration act","summary":"Enacts the religious freedom restoration act; provides that government shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion by any act or failure to act; requires that religious rights may not be burdened by government absent compelling interest and requires that the application of any rule in furtherance of such compelling interest be performed the least restrictive manner.","billno":"S883A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"CODES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S884-2011","title":"Establishes the \"Caregiver's Assistance Act\" giving income tax credits and deductions and a real property tax exemption to certain persons who help seniors","summary":"Establishes the \"caregiver's assistance act\"; allows a personal income tax credit equal to twenty percent of qualified care expenses in an amount equal to or less than two thousand four hundred dollars for the taxable year that are paid by the taxpayer for the care of a qualifying senior family member; authorizes a basic or an enhanced (STAR) exemption on a pro-rated basis to property where a senior citizen residing with a taxpayer would otherwise meet the eligibility requirements, except for ownership requirements, and where, in the case of an enhanced exemption, the income of the senior and the spouse of the senior considered separately from the remainder of the household would meet the applicable income requirements; provides that such basic or an enhanced exemption shall be on a pro-rated basis.","billno":"S884-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1077-2011","title":"Relates to medicaid expenditure reporting","summary":"Relates to medicaid expenditure reporting; requires the governor to submit to the legislature within 30 days of the executive budget, a detailed medicaid expenditure report enumerating all medicaid expenditures, the provisions of law authorizing such expenditures and a 3-year financial projection of anticipated expenditures.","billno":"S1077-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"FINANCE"}]