Extends the effectiveness of chapter 405 of the laws of 2005 for two years which chapter authorizes the county of Albany to impose a county mortgage recording tax. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee:

Authorizes the town of Guilderland, county of Albany, to elect a third town justice. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee:

Enables the state dormitory authority to construct and finance dormitories and related facilities for the St. Andrew's Foundation, the Scottish Society of Hudson's Valley, Ltd. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee:

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Extends provisions of chapter 105 of the laws of 2009 enabling the county of Albany to impose and collect taxes on occupancy of hotel or motel rooms in Albany county. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee:

Authorizes Holding Our Own, Inc.: A Fund for Women to file applications for real property tax exemption with the city of Albany, county of Albany. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee:

Extends for two years the authorization of additional sales and use tax for the county of Albany from November 30, 2011 until November 30, 2013. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee:

Provides for the financing and construction of capital facilities for the Guilderland public library. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee:

Authorizes the county of Albany to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the city of Albany, county of Albany. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee:

Designates dog control officers in the city of Cohoes as peace officers when they are acting pursuant to their special duties. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee:

Authorizes the use of the Albany county correctional facility for the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court in the county of Albany. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee:

Provides that every banking institution which maintains checking accounts for customers shall pay checks in the order received within account balance; provides such banks may dishonor check for insufficient funds, but then must honor smaller checks within amounts on deposit in the subject account. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee: BANKS

Provides that a cause of action for a declaratory judgement of libel or slander would accrue to the spouse, parent or child of a decedent as the result of a libel or slander which occurred after, but within five years of a decedent's death; provides that any such action must be commenced within one year of the date of the alleged libel or slander; provides that prior to the commencement of such action, the spouse, parent or child must request a retraction of such statements by registered or certified letter. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee: CODES

Establishes the homeless protection act which designates certain offenses against homeless persons as hate crimes; includes the definition of homelessness. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee: CODES

Creates an electronic arraignment pilot program for the Colonie town court. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee: CODES

Makes it unlawful for any person age 16 or older to knowingly possess a knife on grounds used for educational purposes. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee: CODES

Enables the Honest Weight Food Co-Op to enter into contracts with the state dormitory for financing and construction within the city of Albany. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Creates the Albany County Renewable Energy Authority. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Restores the tuition freeze for charter schools to the 2009-2010 school year level for the City School District of the city of Albany. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee: EDUCATION