Sen. Patrick Gallivan

Co-sponsor S 5232

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Requires school districts to conduct mandatory early screening for dyslexia for all children

Requires school districts to conduct mandatory early screening for dyslexia for all children commencing in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten and continuing thereafter on an annual basis until each child successfully completes second grade; requires school districts to designate an individual to maintain complete and accurate records containing early screening reports for each child, and to provide resources and materials to the parent and/or guardian of any child who displays indications of dyslexia.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 5679

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to enacting the volunteer emergency services mileage reimbursement tax credit

Relates to enacting the volunteer emergency services mileage reimbursement tax credit; allows an active volunteer firefighter or a volunteer ambulance worker a credit equal to their reasonable mileage allowance owed for each mile actually and necessarily traveled by the volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance worker who utilizes their personal vehicle in the fulfillment of their emergency response duties.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 5821

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Establishes the crime of criminal use of weapons; firing into a crowded space

Makes it a class B violent felony to fire a gun into a crowded space with the intent to harm or absent the intent to harm when such an act creates a great risk of death to one or more people within the crowded space; establishes the crime of criminal use of weapons; firing into a crowded space.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 5803

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Establishes certain credits against income tax for nurses

Establishes a five hundred dollar credit against income tax for nurses employed on a full-time basis for not less than six months and nurses teaching at institutions of higher education on and after January 1, 2024.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 5820

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Authorizes the court to order sexual offenders on probation to terms of imprisonment which run consecutively to sentences already being served

Authorizes the court to order sexual offenders on probation, where such probation has been revoked, to terms of imprisonment which run consecutively to sentences already being served.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 5800

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Authorizes the Hamburg Central School District to utilize certain payments related to video lottery gaming facilities to provide increased support to public schools

Authorizes the Hamburg Central School District to utilize certain payments related to video lottery gaming facilities to provide increased support to public schools; authorizes such school district in which a video lottery gaming facility is located to receive payments to increase support for public schools.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 5822

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to criminal history records of maintenance employees in adult residential health and assisted living facilities

Relates to criminal history records of maintenance employees in adult residential health and assisted living facilities.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary S 5799

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Adds additional objects which a person would be guilty of criminally using drug paraphernalia in the 2nd degree if he or she knowingly possesses or sells such object

Relates to adding additional objects which a person would be guilty of criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree if he or she knowingly possesses or sells such objects.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 6060

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Waives the fee for a commercial driver's license for a member of the military or a veteran

Waives the fee for a commercial driver's license for a member of the military or a veteran when they submit an application for military skills test waiver as part of his or her application.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 5961

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Relates to evidence accepted by the New York state police forensic investigation center

Requires certain evidence or samples for DNA analysis to be accepted by the New York state police forensic investigation center from any firearm, rifle, shotgun, ammunition or magazine loading device when the sole charge is criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and criminal possession of a firearm.

In committee Jan 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track