The Conservative Party

of New York State

Description of Senate Bills used in Ratings

# 1.  S. 3178 Robach – A.   6222 Abbate   This bill seeks to provide for a continuing penalty on an employer that fails to bargain in good faith and for mitigation of penalties against employees who violate no-strike provisions while an employer is not bargaining in good faith.  The Conservative Party, along with many editorial boards across the state,  opposes this bill on the belief that any public union subject to the Taylor Law can state that the employer is not “bargaining in good faith” to allow PERB to expedite decisions.  It would also give PERB  the authority to force employers to increase salaries.

#2.  S. 4331 Hannon – A. 8105 Eddington   The Conservative Party supports this bill that conforms the schedules of controlled substances with federal law.

# 3.  S. 6397 Farley – A. 9722 Abbate   The Conservative Party opposes this bill that seeks to prohibit the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees.  The Conservative Party believes, especially with ever increasing health care cost for retirees, that the state and local governments should have the ability to manage their health-care programs.

#4.  S. 6409 Skelso – A. 9472 Aubry   This bill requires level one sex offenders to register for 20 years and level 2 sex offenders to register for life.  The Conservative Party strongly supports the civil confinement of sex offenders, and believes this legislation is a good step in the right direction to eventually achieve civil confinement.

#5.  S. 6441 Spano – A. 9691 John   This bill requires certain employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.  The Conservative Party abhors violence in the workplace, home or on our streets, however, no program developed by employers will ever be able to fully prevent violence and it will ultimately place a further burden on employers and increase the cost of doing business while not being able to achieve its goal.

#6.  S. 6451 – A. 9551 Budget Bill    The Conservative Party continues to oppose the Legislative and Judiciary Budget and all of the member items contained within it.

#7.  S. 6457 – A. 9557 Budget Bill    The Conservative Party continues to oppose the Health and Mental Health Budget which allows tax payer funding of abortions.

#8.  S. 6758 Spano – A. 10060 Espaillat    This bill seeks to add 52,000 day care providers to the state payroll.  The bill, heavily supported by organized labor, would actually drive up the cost of day care or force day care providers to lay off employees due to increased costs, ultimately hurting the very families dependent on day care.  The Conservative Party and again editorial boards across New York State are opposed to this bill.

#9.  S. 7193 Rules – A 10569 Rules    The Conservative Party always supports bill that seek to decrease taxes paid and this bill relates to the election of a city or count to exempt clothing and footwear from sales and compensating use taxes.

#10.  S. 7568 Nozzolio – A. 10859 Magee   This bill seeks to enforce the collection of taxes on the sales of tobacco products to non-Indians at Indian owned businesses by prohibiting tobacco manufactures from selling these products to stamping agents who in turn are selling untaxed cigarettes t these business in violation of our current law.  Current statutes mandate the collection of the sales and excise taxes on those sales of tobacco products to non-Indians at Indian owned businesses, the Conservative Party supports the intent of the current statute.

#11.  A S.8174 Bruno - A. 11804 Rules   The Conservative Party always supports bill that seek to decrease taxes paid and this bill provides a personal income tax credit for school district property taxes.

#12.  S 8287 DeFrancisco – A 10721 Zebrowski   This bill makes changes to the Estates, Powers and Trusts Law in order to protect a child in gestation at the time of death of a testator’s death and the Conservative Party is supportive of the fact that the members acknowledge a ‘child in gestation” is in fact a person able to recover a share of the estate. 

#13.  S. 8441 Skelos – A. 12012 Rules    The Conservative Party has long supported the fullest prosecution of criminals by extending indefinitely the time to commence a criminal prosecution for the crimes of rape, criminal sexual acts, aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree.

#14.  S. 8446 Skelos – A. 11951 Rules    The Conservative has long supported the use of DNA evidence and supports this bill that expands the list of criminal convictions which require a person to give a DNA sample for inclusion in the state DNA database.

#15.  S. 8467 Golden – A. 12042 Rules   The Conservative Party is a strong supporter of Second Amendment Rights but also strongly supports all legislation that seeks to remove illegal guns from our streets.            

#16.  S. 2727 Volker   This bill seeks to restore the death penalty in New York State and is supported by the Conservative Party.

#17. S. 930 Balboni – A. 435 Weisenberg   The Conservative Party has long supported the concept that would prohibit a convicted felon from suing for civil damages for injuries stemming from the commission of a felony.

#18.  S. 409 – A. 9330 Stephens     The Conservative Party supports this bill that seeks to provide cooperation between police agencies and United States bureau of immigration and customs enforcement regarding persons arrested under state law and who are reasonably suspected of being in the U.S. in violation of federal immigration laws.

#19. S. 55 DeFrancisco (No same as)     The Conservative Party has long called for the direct election of judges and the abolition of political party nomination by judicial district conventions.

#20.   S. 5999 DeFrancisco – A. 457 Lentol    As noted in # 21 of the Assembly section of the ratings  we support adult stem cell and umbilical cord blood research which has proven to be a positive way to help humanity and would hope that the Assembly would consider this bill.

#21.  S. 6237 Young (No same as)     This bill seeks to deny youthful offender treatment to person convicted of a class B violent offense which includes attempted  second  degree  murder, first degree manslaughter, first degree robbery and burglary if no firearm  is  used, regardless  of  the fact that a non-firearm dangerous instrument is used or that serious physical injury results, second degree arson and kidnapping.  The Conservative Party supports the concept that violent felonies should be treated as violent felonies no matter what the age is of the person committing the violent felony.

#22.  S. 6325 Volker (No same as)    The Conservative Party supports the civil commitment of sexually violent predators as the only legitimate way to protect society.

#23.  S. 3329 DeFrancisco (No same as)   The Conservative Party supports this bill that seeks to strengthen the Penal Law and makes clear the intent that a burglary with the intent to commit any crime may serve as an aggravating crime which raises such intentional murder to Murder in the 1^st degree.    

#24. S. 3678 Saland – A. 8427 Hoyt    The Conservative Party supports this bill that seeks to permit the transfer of a disruptive or violent student for disciplinary reasons.  Current law only provides for the transfer of a student if it benefits the student. 

# 25.   S. 6758 Spano – A 10060 Espaillat    As we noted in # 8 above, this bill seeks to add 52,000 day care providers to the state payroll.  The Governor vetoed the bill and the Senate voted to override the veto.  We are rating the override as well as the original vote, due to the importance of the impact that would occur if the bill becomes law. 

Bills 1 – 15  passed both houses; Bills 16 -25 passed the Senate only

EX = Member excused; ABS - Absent; NM - Not a member when vote taken.