Senator Terry Gipson: List of First 100 Days

Public Officials:

• Matt Alexander, Mayor of Village of Wappingers Falls
• Butch Anderson, Sheriff of Dutchess County
• Ed Blundell, Mayor of the Village of Red Hook
• Rev. Bottoms from the Beulah Baptist Church in Poughkeepsie
• Roger Christenfeld, Dutchess County Democratic Committee
• Dr. D. David Conklin, President of Dutchess Community College
• Colleen Cruikshank, Executive Director, Rhinebeck Area Chamber of Commerce
• Katherine Doherty, Town of Kent Supervisor
• Connie Eagan and Dianne Chapman, Putnam County Housing Corporation
• Major General Foley, NY Guard Commander
• Luis Humphreys, Dutchess County Commander, American Legion
• Rev. Hunt from Bethel Church of God in Christ, Poughkeepsie
• Ronald Knapp, Poughkeepsie Police Chief
• Chris Maeder, Fairview Fire Chief
• Robert Mallory, Jr., City of Poughkeepsie Council Chairman
• Catherine Maloney, President and CEO of Dutchess County Economic Development Corporation
• Sean Patrick Maloney, Congressman
• Marcus Molinaro, Dutchess County Executive
• Peter Muller, NYS Director of The League of Humane Voters
• Dennis Murray, President of Marist College
• Charlie North, President of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Mary Ellen O’Dell, Putnam County Executive
• Richard Othmer, Putnam County Legislator
• Libby Pataki, Director, Putnam County Tourism
• Frank Patience, Secretary of the NYS Senate
• Deb Pierce, New York State Nurses Association
• Phil Polizotto, Public Advocate on 2nd Amendment
• Donald Smith, Sheriff of Putnam County
• Todd Tancredi, Town of Poughkeepsie Supervisor
• John Tkazyik, Mayor of the City of Poughkeepsie
• Mary Kay Vrba, Executive Director of Dutchess County Tourism
• Paul Rush, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
• Tim Kennedy, NYS Senator
• Andrew Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York

Organizations:

• Public Employees Federation Region 9
• NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
• Westchester and Putnam School Boards Associations
• Lower Hudson Education Coalition
• Putnam ARC
• Advocates for Medical Marijuana
• Mental Health America of Dutchess County
• American Society for Suicide Prevention
• NYS Health Facilities Association
• NYS AFL-CIO
• Hudson River Health Care
• NYSUT
• Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester Farm Bureau
• 4H
• Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse
• Local Economies Project
• Independent Power Producers of New York
• Marist College
• United Food and Commerical Workers (UFCW)
• Migliorelli Farms
• Business Council
• NYS Chamber of Commerce
• Astor Services for Children & Families
• Family Services NY
• Mediation Center of Dutchess County
• Dutchess County Fair
• Dutchess County Soil and Water Conservation District
• IUPAT District Council 9
• Putnam County Youth Bureau
• Lawsuit Reform Alliance
• Worker’s Justice Center
• Legal Services of Hudson Valley
• Putnam Arts Council
• Hudson Highlands Land Trust
• Big Gay Hudson Valley
• Vassar Brothers Medical Center
• Cornell University
• Bardavan
• Dutchess County Arts Council
• Anderson Center for Autism
• NYS Funeral Directors Association
• NY Thoroughbred Breeders Association
• Rutberg and Associates
• Dutchess County SPCA
• Plumbing and Heating Licensing for State of New York
• Workforce Development Institute
• Credit Union Association of New York
• Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill
• Communications Workers of America
• Rural Resources Commission
• CSEA
• Hudson Valley Lyme Disease Association
• Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson
• Dyson Foundation
• Abilities First
• New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials
• Greater NY Hospital Association

Events/Visits:

• Putnam ARC
• Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie Tour
• Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce “After-Hours”
• Astor Home for Children
• Marist Renewable Energy Conference/Forum
• Cold Spring Chamber of Commerce Awards
• Dutchess County 17th Annual National Agricultural Day at Cornell Cooperative Extension
• The Ridge School Tour
• 19th Annual Putnam County Legislative Forum for People with Disabilities
• Dutchess Community College Foundation Gala
• American Legion Post 429 St. Patrick’s Day Dinner
• Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center Gala and Awards Dinner
• Town of Poughkeepsie Democratic Committee’s Anna Buchholz Citizen of the Year Award Ceremony
• Abilities First Annual Gala
• New York State Gay and Lesbian Tourism Conference
• Walkway over the Hudson/International Women’s Day
• Union Vale Fire Department Inspection Dinner
• Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress
• NY Farm Bureau Taste of New York Reception
• Harlem Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Nubian Directions II, Community Resource Center
• Christmas in February at Case Point Veteran’s Hospital
• Roosevelt Fire Department Installation Dinner
• Rhinebeck Fire Department Installation Dinner
• Eagle Scout Courts of Honor
• Bull and Buddha Ribbon Cutting
• Community Voices Heard Town Hall Meeting
• Northern Dutchess Alliance Annual Breakfast
• Alliance for Quality Education Conference
• Meet and Greet with NYS Youth Bureaus
• Tours of Val-Kill, the FDR Library, and the FDR home
• Women’s Development Center Opening at Marist College
• United Federation of Teachers Legislative Breakfast
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Breakfast
• Dutchess County Naturalization Ceremony
• New York's State of the State Address
• Dutchess County State of the State Address
• Putnam County State of the State Address
• Grace Smith House Spring Brunch and Auction
• Assemblywoman Sandy Galef’s Forum on Campaign Finance Reform
• Dutchess County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Gala
• 22nd Annual MLK Jr. Breakfast
• 18th Annual Dutchess County St. Patrick’s Day Parade
• Poughkeepsie Incinerator
• Hudson River Ventures
• Tour of the Mesier Homestead
• North Winds Farm
• Planned Parenthood Spring Soiree
• Dutchess Chamber “Dining Out For Life” Kick Off TG or someone else????
• Beacon Incline Railway Inter-Agency Meeting
• NYS Comptroller DinNapoli’s Presentation “The Fiscal Crisis Facing New York’s Local Governments”
• Howland Public Library Awards
• Hughsonville Fire Department Breakfast
• Milan Town Board Meeting
• Dutchess County Horse Farms
• Mill Street Loft Friends of the Arts Award Ceremony
• Putnam County GOP’s St. Patrick Day Celebration
• Beacon Elks Lodge Annual First Responder Dinner
• Stanford Grange Open House and Awards Presentation
• Ribbon Cutting for new Dutchess County ARC offices
• Kerry Kennedy, President, Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
• Winifred Schiff, Associate Exec. Director, InterAgency Council of Developmental Disabilities Agencies
• Putnam County Chamber of Commerce Forty Under Forty Dinner

Press Conferences:

• Held Press Conference for Pudding Street Overpass
• Participated in Press Conference for Campaign Finance Reform with Citizen Action New York
• Participated in Press Conference with Democratic Conference for Ethics Reform
• Attended Senator Tkaczyk’s Press Conference on Community Mental Health Reinvestment Act
• Held Press Conference for Beacon Correctional Facility
• Attended Press Conference on Minimum Wage

Key Votes:

• No on S.2107, Redistricting Amendment
• Yes on S. 2034, Encourages Development of Green Buildings
• Yes on S. 1693, Prevents the court from using deployment and military status as a detrimental factor in determining custody.
• Yes on committee vote for S. 982, provides relief to farmers suffering from real property tax liens on their properties.
• Yes on committee vote for S.2372, encourages establishment and expansion of community gardens.
• Yes on S. 2230, NY SAFE Act

Sponsored Bills:

• Sponsored S.2967: Equity in Education Act (Replaces real estate property tax with a statewide business and individual education tax based on ability to pay)

• Sponsored S. 3333: Clean Streets Bill (Prohibits the use of waste water from fracking in the treatment of public roads across the state)

• Sponsored S.3412: Vampire Act (Prohibits either the Assembly or the Senate from voting between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.)

• Sponsored S. 2966 (Prohibits public officials from using their official position for political fundraising)

• Sponsored S. 2968 (Treats parent corporations and their 50% or more owned subsidiaries as one entity for purposes of the applicability of certain campaign contribution limits)

• Sponsored S. 3110 (Streamlines and simplifies rules for use of campaign funds)

• Sponsored S.3478: TickBITE Act (Requires health insurers to provide coverage for long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens; establishes educational measures)

• Sponsored S. 4055: Good Neighbor Bill (Requires a plaintiff in a mortgage foreclosure action to maintain the subject property in good faith)

• Sponsored S. 3111 (Excludes federal disability benefits that veterans receive from being considered as aggregate annual income)

• Sponsored S.2965 (Directs NYS Urban Development Corporation to implement affirmative action programs for women and women-owned businesses to afford equal opportunity)

 Agriculture:

• Co-Sponsored S. 1198 (Creates local produce tax credit to support farmers and restaurants)

• Co-Sponsored S. 1952 (Reduces cap of assessment value change from 10% to 2%)

• Co-Sponsored S. 1980 (Streamlines regulations for home wine making centers)

• Co-Sponsored S. 2146 (Establishes DINE New York program to support farmers and restaurants)

• Co-Sponsored S. 2149 (Establishes Farm-to-Senior Program)

 Animal Rights:

• Co-Sponsored S. 583A (Prohibits individuals convicted of animal cruelty from working in an animal shelter)

 Civil Rights:

• Co-Sponsored S. 195 (Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression and includes offenses regarding gender identity or expression under the hate crimes statute)

 Education:

• Sponsored S.2967: Equity in Education Act (Replaces real estate property tax with a statewide business and individual education tax based on ability to pay.

 Energy:

• Co-Sponsored S. 1111 (Increases amount of energy technologies that can be eligible for Green Jobs/Green NY program)

• Co-Sponsored S. 2498 (Increases cap on metered systems related to solar, farm-waste, hydroelectric, fuel-cell, and wind)

• Co-Sponsored S.2522 (Extends NY Solar Program through 2023)

• Co-Sponsored S. 2529 (Permanently exempting all homeowners from tax increases who install a solar-energy system by removing the 15 year limitation on increased assessment for wind, solar, or farm-waste energy systems)

• Co-Sponsored S. 3806B (Reduces interconnection fees for farmers installing renewable energy systems. Increases capacity for farms to operate solar energy on residential meters)

Environment:

• Sponsored S. 3333: Clean Streets Bill (Prohibits the use of waste water from fracking in the treatment of public roads across the state)

• Co-Sponsored S.673 (Prohibits the use of hydraulic fracking in the extraction of oil and gas)

• Co-Sponsored S.674 (Classifies all waste from oil and gas production as hazardous waste if it meets standards under Environmental Conservation Law)

• Co-Sponsored S.4046 (Places up to a two-year moratorium on high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing so that additional studies can be performed by the Health Commissioner and the EPA)

• Co-Sponsored S. 3608 (Prohibits manufacturing, sale, and distribution of thermal or cash register paper that contains bispenol-A)

Ethics/Government Reform:

• Sponsored S.3412: Vampire Act (Prohibits either the Assembly or the Senate from voting between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.)

• Sponsored S. 2966 (Prohibits public officials from using their official position for political fundraising)

• Sponsored S. 2968 (Treats parent corporations and their 50% or more owned subsidiaries as one entity for purposes of the applicability of certain campaign contribution limits)

• Sponsored S. 3110 (Streamlines and simplifies rules for use of campaign funds)

• Co-Sponsored S. 920 (Clarifies and puts into place stronger rules of member items)

• Co-Sponsored S. 4269 (Authorizes the Board of Elections to provide special ballots to Board of Elections Employees up until the polls close on Election Day)

• Co-Sponsored S. 4270 (Eliminates requirement that affidavits subscribed by voters contain the address where he or she was previously registered and substantially comply with a form prescribed by state board of elections

Health Care:

• Sponsored S.3478: TickBITE Act (Requires health insurers to provide coverage for long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens; establishes educational measures)

• Co-Sponsored S.1202 (Allows local governments to participate in Empire Plan Prescription Drug Plan)

• Co-Sponsored S.3465 (Requires health insurers to allow volunteer fire and ambulance members into health plans given their public employer has elected to extend coverage to them)

Housing:

• Sponsored S. 4055: Good Neighbor Bill (Requires a plaintiff in a mortgage foreclosure action to maintain the subject property in good faith.

Immigration:

• Co-Sponsored S. 1257A and S. 2378 (Establishes the NY Dream Act)

Jobs/Job Safety:

• Co-Sponsored S. 539 (Establishes workforce achievement programs and stronger public/private partnerships between SUNY’s community colleges and private businesses)

• Co-Sponsored S. 3466 (Enact’s CJ’s law to provide greater workplace safety at oil and gas drilling sites)

Veterans:

• Sponsored S. 3111 (Excludes federal disability benefits that veterans receive from being considered as aggregate annual income)

• Co-Sponsored S. 1199 (Grants veterans property tax exemptions related to school taxes)

• Co-Sponsored S. 1211(Provides tax credits to employers who hire and retain previously unemployed veterans)

• Co-Sponsored S. 3572 (Extends tax exemption on fuel used for heating to veteran’s organizations)

• Co-Sponsored S.3931 (Extends Alternative Veteran’s Property Tax exemption)

Women:

• Sponsored S.2965 (Directs NYS Urban Development Corporation to implement affirmative action programs for women and women-owned businesses to afford equal opportunity)

• Co-Sponsored S.438: Reproductive Health Act

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