Enacts the commission on governmental ethics act of 2011. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: FINANCE

Restricts form, amount and time of political contributions by lobbyists and the acceptance of such contributions by public officials. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: FINANCE

Requires disclosure of proposed recipients of member item appropriations; requires all members to be allowed an equal amount of appropriations for member items; makes the process of distributing member item funds more open to the public and provides for more equitable distribution of funds. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: FINANCE

Authorizes department of transportation to conduct a statewide survey to determine areas with a high incidence of pedestrian accidents involving senior citizens; requires commissioner to undertake a comprehensive study of mitigating dangers to senior citizens in any and all areas in which the survey indicates the need to take action; requires commissioner to report recommendations and findings to the legislature and the governor on or before April 1, 2014. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: FINANCE

Relates to allowing a physically disabled surviving spouse who was married to an enhanced STAR qualifying individual to continue to receive the exemption even if the surviving spouse is not sixty-two years of age. / Sponsor: LITTLE Committee: FINANCE

Establishes the New York state veterans' cemetery operation and maintenance fund to provide moneys for the operation and maintenance of state veterans' cemeteries; establishes the gift for veterans' cemetery operation and maintenance to provide revenue to such fund; such a gift may be made on a taxpayer's personal income tax return in whole dollar amounts. / Sponsor: LITTLE Committee: FINANCE

Changes the eligibility dates for a military service recognition scholarship to include certain conflicts beginning on and after June 1, 1982. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: FINANCE

Implements the empire propane education and research act; authorizes the creation of certain propane education programs; requires the creation of an empire propane education and research council; enumerates the duties and purposes of the empire propane education and research council. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: FINANCE

Establishes a civilian medal of valor for conspicuous and unselfish acts of valor, heroism or courage in assisting any other person; creates within the executive department, a civilian medal of valor committee to review candidates; creates a civilian medal of valor fund. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: FINANCE

Provides a 25% tax credit against personal income taxes for the purchase of gun safety equipment up to $500. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: FINANCE

Relates to the provision of information on post-adoption services to adoptive services. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: FINANCE

Provides that an individual shall not become ineligible under the EPIC program due to an increase in social security benefits or a public or private pension where such increase does not exceed the CPI. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: FINANCE

Prohibits use of lottery funds for any purpose other than education and prohibits co-mingling with funds for other purposes. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: FINANCE

Provides that a fire department located in a city with a population of one million or more shall obtain state approval from the office of fire prevention and control for fees charged for responding to motor vehicle fires and accidents. / Sponsor: ADAMS Committee: FINANCE

Establishes a forestry stewardship and habitat conservation credit for personal income and business franchise taxes. / Sponsor: LITTLE Committee: FINANCE

Allows taxpayers to contribute to the support of the animal population control fund by marking a space on a corporate or personal income tax return. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee: FINANCE

Provides for a sex offender public awareness outreach program to provide educational outreach to schools, community groups and clergy on issues related to sex offenders. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee: FINANCE

Authorizes the New York state office of science, technology and academic research to establish a high-tech employment and training program; the office is to provide assistance to those entities deemed eligible for training and re-training of employed and unemployed workers who lack technology skills. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee: FINANCE

Amends the financial disclosure forms required to be filed by every statewide elected official, state officer or employee, member of the legislature, legislative employee and political party chairman and every candidate for statewide elected office. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: FINANCE

Creates the office of the cooperative and condominium ombudsman; authorizes the residential unit tax and establishes the office of the cooperative and condominium ombudsman fund. / Sponsor: KRUEGER Committee: FINANCE