Sen. Bill Weber

Primary S 7653

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Creates a religious exemption to the ban on fossil fuel equipment and systems

Provides an exemption for the purposes of allowing the installation and use of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems where such are installed and used in a building or part of a building that is owned or occupied by a person who holds genuine and sincere religious beliefs and whose health and safety will be jeopardized due to the prohibition of the installation of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems because of such genuine and sincere religious beliefs.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 7661

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Adds impersonation of board of elections members or other election officers to the crime of criminal impersonation in the first degree

Adds impersonation of board of elections members or other election officers, or an employee thereof, to the crime of criminal impersonation in the first degree.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 7652

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to alternate members of certain planning boards and zoning boards of appeals

Permits alternate members of certain planning boards and zoning boards of appeals for any reason the town board deems necessary pursuant to local law, rule, regulation or ordinance.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 7761

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to barring a person convicted of a hate crime from attending any state public school of higher education

Bars a person who is convicted of a hate crime from attending any SUNY or CUNY institution; provides for the expulsion of a student who is convicted of hate crimes; provides for reinstatement of such student if the conviction is subsequently overturned.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 7752

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Prohibits the granting of tuition assistance awards to any student who has knowingly engaged in certain antisemitic activities

Enacts "the combating campus antisemitism act"; prohibits the granting of tuition assistance awards to any student who has knowingly engaged in promoting antisemitism in a manner that is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action, that constitutes "true threats"; makes related provisions.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 7790

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to "Chelsey's law"

Enacts "Chelsey's law"; provides that a person commits the crime of manslaughter or aggravated manslaughter when he or she knows or has reasonable grounds to know that a controlled substance is likely to cause the death of another person and sells, administers, delivers, or causes the delivery of a controlled substance to another person and such substance causes, contributes to, or aids in the death of such other person.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 7873

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Moves certain elections to odd-numbered years; repealer

Moves certain elections to odd-numbered years.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 7805

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to the award of crime victim assistance funds for victims of overdoses where a substance was administered through deception or surreptitously

Permits award of crime victim assistance funds to victims of overdoses, where such overdoses cause death and were the result of deception, surreptitious delivery, or third-party administration of a controlled substance.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 7773

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Enacts the "dismantling student antisemitism act", or "DSA act"

Enacts the "dismantling student antisemitism act", or "DSA act"; requires mandatory sensitivity training that includes the topic of antisemitism; includes reporting requirements regarding antisemitism complaints and disciplinary processes.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 3137

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Requires an independent firm to conduct a study on the OPWDD eligibility criteria and determinations following diagnostic evaluations by a licensed professional and distribution of services

Requires the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to work with an independent firm to allow such firm to conduct a study on the OPWDD eligibility criteria and determinations following diagnostic evaluations by a licensed professional and distribution of services.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track