Sen. Robert Ortt
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District SD-062
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 934
Sponsored Legislation
New York 2017-2018 General Assembly
Relates to Medicaid payments by the county of Niagara, repeals certain provisions related thereto; rescinds authorization for the county of Niagara to impose an additional one percent tax and directs state to pay Medicaid costs borne by the county of Niagara. [SB-684]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
Relates to Medicaid payments by the county of Niagara, repeals certain provisions related thereto; rescinds authorization for the county of Niagara to impose an additional one percent tax and directs state to pay Medicaid costs borne by the county of Niagara.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Ortt
Referred To Investigations And Government Operations on 01/04/2017
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Relates to establishing the private employers veterans' preference policy act. [SB-721]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
Relates to establishing the private employers veterans' preference policy act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Ortt
Committed To Rules on 06/20/2018
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New York 2017-2018 General Assembly
Establishes the community college merit and mobility scholarship for the purpose of granting merit based scholarships to students who attend a New York state community college; provides for eligibility and awards. [SB-719]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes the community college merit and mobility scholarship for the purpose of granting merit based scholarships to students who attend a New York state community college; provides for eligibility and awards.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Ortt
Amend And Recommit To Higher Education on 01/18/2018
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Enacts the "protect our children act"; establishes certain offenses relating to murder of and violence against a child and obstructing the location of a missing child. [SB-714]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Enacts the "protect our children act"; establishes certain offenses relating to murder of and violence against a child and obstructing the location of a missing child.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick Gallivan
Amend And Recommit To Codes on 01/25/2018
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Relates to maintaining bridges over the canal system in a manner to not impede commercial motor vehicles. [SB-695]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Relates to maintaining bridges over the canal system in a manner to not impede commercial motor vehicles.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Ortt
Recommitted To Rules on 06/20/2018
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New York 2017-2018 General Assembly
Creates the presumption of intent to sell: possession of fifty or more individual packages containing heroin is presumptive evidence that such person possessed such controlled substance with intent to sell. [SB-638]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
Creates the presumption of intent to sell: possession of fifty or more individual packages containing heroin is presumptive evidence that such person possessed such controlled substance with intent to sell.
Sponsored by: Sen. Terrence Murphy
Committee Discharged And Committed To Rules on 04/30/2018
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Establishes the power authority of the state of New York shall make low cost hydropower available to hospitals located within the counties of Niagara and Orleans. [SB-691]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishes the power authority of the state of New York shall make low cost hydropower available to hospitals located within the counties of Niagara and Orleans.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Ortt
Referred To Energy And Telecommunications on 01/04/2017
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New York 2017-2018 General Assembly
Provides for the licensure of school psychologists; authorizes the use of the title "school psychologist" to licensed or exempt individuals; defines practice of school psychology; sets forth requirements for professional licensure (including educational attainment, experience, exam and fee); provides for issuance of limited permits under specified circumstances; identifies exempt persons. [SB-692]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Provides for the licensure of school psychologists; authorizes the use of the title "school psychologist" to licensed or exempt individuals; defines practice of school psychology; sets forth requirements for professional licensure (including educational attainment, experience, exam and fee); provides for issuance of limited permits under specified circumstances; identifies exempt persons.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick Gallivan
Referred To Higher Education on 06/18/2018
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Removes the requirement that federal participation must be provided for free-standing mental health clinics to be paid state funding owed to them for uncompensated care rendered. [SB-694]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Removes the requirement that federal participation must be provided for free-standing mental health clinics to be paid state funding owed to them for uncompensated care rendered.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Ortt
Referred To Health on 01/04/2017
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New York 2017-2018 General Assembly
Provides an asbestos remediation tax credit; allows for a twenty percent credit of all eligible costs which are incurred as a result of asbestos remediation, not to exceed $1,000,000. [SB-689]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
Provides an asbestos remediation tax credit; allows for a twenty percent credit of all eligible costs which are incurred as a result of asbestos remediation, not to exceed $1,000,000.
Sponsored by: Sen. Timothy Kennedy
Amend And Recommit To Investigations And Government Operations on 01/24/2018