Timothy M. Kennedy's Legislation

S3103-2011: Designates South Park Avenue in or near Lackawanna a state highway sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: TRANSPORTATION | Search
Designates South Park Avenue in or near Lackawanna as a state highway. Read more...

S3104-2011: Provides for a review of rating territory definitions for non-business automobile insurance policies sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: INSURANCE | Search
Establishes as a distinct territory for purposes of rating private passenger nonbusiness automobile insurance policies, a certain city with a population between 19,040 and 25,000 which is geographically contiguous to a city with a population between 292,648 and 350,000; provides that the superintendent may require insurers to adjust existing or establish new territory definitions based on such review. Read more...

S3105-2011: Establishes a tax free time period for storm related products for the month of September sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Establishes a tax free time period for storm related products for the month of September. Read more...

S3106-2011: Establishes voluntary licensure of master plumbers by the department of state sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION | Search
Establishes voluntary licensure of master plumbers by the department of state. Read more...

S3107-2011: Requires fire company command vehicles to be equipped with a partition or cage separating the front and rear seats sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: TRANSPORTATION | Search
Requires fire company command vehicles to be equipped with a partition or cage separating the front and rear seats. Read more...

S3108-2011: Reduces certain on-premises liquor license fees sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS | Search
Reduces the annual fee for a license to sell liquor at retail to be consumed on the premises in cities having a population of more than 100,000 and less than one million which are outside of the county of Erie. Read more...

S3109-2011: Permits persons with licenses to sell beer or wine products for consumption off premises to provide beer samples sponsored by KENNEDY
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Permits persons with retail and wholesale licenses to provide beer samples at licensed premises or establishments. Read more...

S3109A-2011: Permits persons with retail and wholesale licenses to provide beer samples at licensed premises or establishments sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS | Search
Permits persons with retail and wholesale licenses to provide beer samples at licensed premises or establishments. Read more...

S3328-2011: Requires a car dealer to notify the consumer as to whether the vehicle to be purchased was manufactured for introduction into the American market or into a foreign market sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION | Search
Requires a car dealer to notify the consumer as to whether the vehicle to be purchased was manufactured for introduction into the American market or into a foreign market. Read more...

S3329-2011: Relates to the safety of funeral processions sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: TRANSPORTATION | Search
Relates to the safety of funeral processions; provides that vehicles participating in funeral procession shall have the right-of-way; makes it illegal for any vehicle to forcefully enter spaces between vehicles in a procession; provides that vehicles entering a procession illegally shall be subject to a civil fine of up to $100; provides that drivers in a funeral procession must exercise reasonable duty of care and shall yield the right-of-way to emergency vehicles with siren or lights activated. Read more...

S3330-2011: Authorizes the town of Cheektowaga, county of Erie, to extend the lease for the operation of Diamond Hawk golf course sponsored by KENNEDY
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Authorizes the town of Cheektowaga, county of Erie, to extend the lease for the operation of Diamond Hawk golf course for an additional ten years. Read more...

S3340-2011: Authorizes counties to establish a handicapped parking enforcement grant program sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: TRANSPORTATION | Search
Authorizes counties to establish a handicapped parking enforcement grant program which program shall be funded by a mandatory surcharge imposed upon persons who unlawfully use parking spaces reserved for the handicapped; provides for a $25 surcharge by a court resulting from a violation of the vehicle and traffic law governing parking in a handicapped parking spot. Read more...

S4236-2011: Forfeits per diem payments to members of the legislature when the budget is late sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Forfeits per diem payments to members of the legislature when the budget is not passed by April 1. Read more...

S4724-2011: Establishes the volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service volunteer tuition assistance grant program sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION | Search
Establishes the volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service volunteer tuition assistance grant program; provides that counties shall have the option to establish such program by the enactment of a local law; provides for state reimbursement to counties for fifty percent of tuition assistance costs. Read more...

S4725-2011: Includes the financial exploitation of the elderly or disabled within the crime of larceny sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: CODES | Search
Includes the financial exploitation of the elderly or disabled within the definition of the crime of larceny; defines terms. Read more...

S4726-2011: Provides that impersonation of a disabled veteran vendor is a class A misdemeanor sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: CODES | Search
Provides that impersonation of a disabled veteran vendor, by carrying or possessing a specialized vending license without authority or any form of insignia or by words or actions; designates such impersonation as a class A misdemeanor. Read more...

S4727-2011: Exempts the amount of any service award paid to any volunteer firefighter or ambulance worker from personal income tax sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Exempts the amount of any service award paid to any volunteer firefighter or ambulance worker from personal income tax. Read more...

S5333-2011: Requires that certain information be printed on appearance tickets for alleged traffic infractions sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: CODES | Search
Requires that certain information be printed on appearance tickets for alleged traffic infractions. Read more...

S5350-2011: Requires state police at certain work zones sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: TRANSPORTATION | Search
Requires state police presence at certain work zones. Read more...

S5351-2011: Provides for a corporate franchise tax credit for employee training expenses in an eligible business facility sponsored by KENNEDY
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Establishes a five percent investment tax credit against the franchise tax imposed upon corporations for a portion of training or retraining expenses incurred by them in an eligible business facility, pursuant to rules and regulations of the department of taxation and finance promulgated in consultation with the department of labor. Read more...