Sen. Rich Funke

Co-sponsor S 8402

Passed · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to the procedure for voting increases in the rate of state taxes

Provides that no bill which increases, extends, imposes or revives any tax, fee, assessment, surcharge or any other such levy or collection, be passed or become a law, except by the assent of two-thirds of the members elected to each branch of the legislature voting separately; makes an exception for any bill which results from the passage of a home rule message.

Passed Jun 14, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 7018

Passed · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Provides for unlisted telephone numbers without charge for victims of domestic violence for whose benefit an order of protection has been issued

Provides for unlisted telephone directory numbers without charge, for victims of domestic violence for whose benefit an order of protection has been issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Passed Jun 14, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary J 5770

Passed · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Congratulating the Victor High School Varsity Softball Team and Coach Shelly Collins upon the occasion of capturing the NYSPHSAA Class AA Championship

Passed Jun 14, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 7614

Passed · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to the instilling of mydriatic or cycloplegic eye drops by persons qualified and supervised by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist

Relates to the instilling of mydriatic or cycloplegic eye drops by persons qualified and supervised by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist.

Passed Jun 13, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 7443

Passed · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to special districts for ambulance services and to volunteer firefighter and ambulance services staffing

Relates to the establishment of special districts for general ambulance services and requires a report on issues of volunteer firefighter and ambulance services staffing.

Passed Jun 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 1107

Passed · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Enacts "The Domestic Violence Protection Act - Brittany's Law" requiring registration of violent felony offenders

Enacts "The Domestic Violence Protection Act - Brittany's Law" requiring registration of violent felony offenders; sets forth duties of the division of criminal justice services; establishes a special telephone number; requires the division to maintain a subdirectory of violent predators.

Passed Jun 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 3970

Passed · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to additional apportionment of building aid for certain projects

Relates to additional apportionment of building aid for certain projects; defines an eligible school construction project as one that is entirely funded from capital outlays and has a total project cost of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or less.

Passed Jun 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 137

Passed · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Directs child protective services to investigate and test a child under the age of 3 who was in the vicinity of a drug arrest of a parent, guardian or person legally responsible for the child

Directs child protective services to investigate and test, for the presence of controlled substances, a child under the age of 3 who was in the vicinity of a drug arrest of a parent, guardian or person legally responsible for the child; authorizes family courts to order the production of such a child for the purpose of conducting such testing; and directs the office of children and family services to compile data on such testing, and to submit a report thereon to the governor and the legislature.

Passed Jun 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 5670

Passed · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to patient counseling before issuing a prescription for a schedule II opioid

Relates to patient counseling before issuing a prescription for a schedule II opioid; requires practitioners to consult with the patient regarding the quantity of the opioid and the patient's option to fill the prescription in a lesser quantity, and to inform the patient of the risks associated with opiate addiction and document the reason for the prescription.

Passed Jun 12, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 7643

Passed · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Authorizes the issuance of "I Support Music Education" distinctive plates and establishes the "I support music education" fund

Authorizes the issuance of "I Support Music Education" distinctive plates and establishes the "I support music education" fund.

Passed Jun 11, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track