Sen. Joe Griffo

Primary S 4266

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to requiring local building and planning regulations to accommodate the use of certain renewable and alternative energy sources

Relates to requiring local building and planning regulations to accommodate the use of solar thermal, photovoltaic, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal electric, geothermal ground source heat, tidal energy, wave energy, ocean thermal, and fuel cells.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 6230

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to the powers of the New York state industrial development agency

Relates to the powers of the New York state industrial development agency.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 2042

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Enacts the "wireless broadband eligible facility permitting act" to provide for uniform regulation of certain wireless facilities

Enacts the "wireless broadband eligible facility permitting act" to provide for uniform regulation of certain wireless facilities.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 3330

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act"

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act" to require acute care facilities and nursing homes to implement certain direct-care nurse to patient ratios in all nursing units; sets minimum staffing requirements; requires every such facility to submit a documented staffing plan to the department on an annual basis and upon application for an operating certificate; requires acute care facilities to maintain staffing records during all shifts; authorizes nurses to refuse work assignments if the assignment exceeds the nurse's abilities or if minimum staffing is not present; requires public access to documented staffing plans; imposes civil penalties for violations of such provisions; establishes private right of action for nurses discriminated against for refusing any illegal work assignment.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 4498

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Provides for the certification of psychologists to prescribe drugs

Provides for the certification of psychologists to prescribe drugs.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 1234

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Makes provisions relating to the joint nomination of candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor

Makes provisions relating to the joint nomination of candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor; provides candidates be designated jointly either by the state committee or by petition; provides said petition will be valid only if it jointly designates both candidates.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 4388

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to grand larceny in the fourth degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree

Relates to grand larceny in the fourth degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree of metal wire used as a conductor to transmit and distribute electrical energy.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 2070

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to gun control; repealer

Relates to the suspension and revocation of a license to carry firearms; relates to the applicability of certain provisions of the penal law, large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and gun licenses; relates to effectiveness of certain provisions of the NY SAFE Act relating to suspension and revocation of firearms licenses, private sale or disposal of firearms, rifles or shotguns; establishes a minimum age to possess a firearm; repeals various other provisions of law relating to the NY SAFE Act.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 197

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Repeals chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, amending the criminal procedure law and other laws relating to suspension and revocation of firearms licenses; private sale or disposal of firearms, rifles or shotguns

Relates to suspension and revocation of firearms licenses; private sale or disposal of firearms, rifles or shotguns and establishing a minimum age to possess a firearm relating to gun control.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 5543

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to qualified energy conservation bonds

Relates to qualified energy conservation bonds; provides for the reallocation of QECB volume cap abandoned or relinquished by certain local governments.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track