Sen. Tom O'Mara

Co-sponsor J 1466

Passed · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Mourning the death of Dr. John Louis Flateau, devoted family man, dedicated professor, and distinguished member of his community

Passed Jan 8, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 8126

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Authorizes Lt. Thomas Cleere to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan

Authorizes Lt. Thomas Cleere to change his service credit from the improved career retirement plan to a 20 year retirement plan.

In committee Jan 8, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 7969

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to the protection of mental health practitioners

Imposes a duty to protect upon mental health practitioners; requires reasonable efforts to modify aspects of treatment in order to reduce or eliminate the risk of harm, initiating procedures for hospitalization, notifying the intended victim or victims, or notifying law enforcement officials when a person directly communicates a threat of serious, imminent harm to self or against a readily identifiable person or persons, and the threat includes both a serious intent to act and the ability to carry out the threat; does not require a mental health practitioner to take any action which, in the exercise of reasonable professional judgment, would endanger such mental health practitioner or increase the danger to a potential victim or victims.

In committee Jan 4, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 5754

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Authorizes any justice or judge in the state to obtain a license to have and carry concealed a pistol or revolver

Authorizes any justice or judge in the state to obtain a license to have and carry concealed a pistol or revolver; such amendments allow such justices and judges to carry concealed in the courthouse, when read in conjunction with existing language in paragraph (g) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e of the penal law.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 5794

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Allows school resource officers to be hired with salary aidable to the school district; raises retirement salaries for such officers

Allows school resource officers to be hired with salary aidable to the school district; raises retirement salaries for such officers to fifty thousand dollars.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 7009

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Prohibits hotels and homeless shelters from displacing vulnerable persons in favor of non-United States citizens or non-lawful permanent residents of the United States

Prohibits hotels and homeless shelters from displacing vulnerable persons in favor of non-United States citizens or non-lawful permanent residents of the United States; establishes fines for violations of such prohibitions.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 3420

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to stolen firearms, shotguns and rifles; repealer

Relates to criminal penalties for possession, theft, or sale of stolen firearms, shotguns and rifles.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 6995

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to authorizing a local government to override a state disaster emergency in all or part of the territorial limits of such local government

Authorizes a county, city, town or village to override a governor's declaration of a state disaster emergency in all or part of the territorial limits of such local government.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 96

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Expands the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to a companion animal during the commission of a felony

Enacts "Kirby and Quigley's Law"; expands the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to a companion animal during the commission of a felony.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 85

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Makes the extension of certain local emergency orders subject to the approval of the local governing body

Makes a proclamation extending a local state of emergency issued by the chief executive subject to the approval of the local governing body of the applicable county, city, town or village; provides that all orders issued by a local board of health shall be effective for a period of five days; requires approval by the applicable local governing body for each extension thereof.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track