Sponsored bills

Relates to the electronic filing of wetlands regulatory maps

Authorizes the electronic filing of freshwater wetlands regulatory maps.

Antoine M. ThompsonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Commemorating the Anniversary Celebration of the Birthday of the revered Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Scheerson, at a Memorial Reception on March 22, 2010

John L. SampsonAdopted

Adopted

Establishes the textbook transparency act

Establishes the textbook transparency act, requiring college textbook publishers to make available the price, and revisions between the last two editions, copyright dates and the variety of formats…

Crystal Peoples-StokesHigher Education Committee

Authorizes the town of Brookhaven to create an additional entrance/exit for Birchwood Spring Lake

Authorizes the town of Brookhaven to create an additional entrance/exit for Birchwood Spring Lake from the access road on the west side of the lake connected to Whiskey Road in the hamlet of Middle…

Marc AlessiLocal Governments Committee

Authorizes an individual to angle for fish with up to 3 lines

Authorizes an individual to angle for fish with up to three lines.

Addie JenneEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish a distinctive Lucille Ball plate

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish a distinctive Lucille Ball plate.

William ParmentTransportation Committee

Congratulating Jeffrey M. Levy upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition as recipient of the 2010 Capital District YMCA's President's Award

John McEnenyAdopted

Adopted

Relates to establishing the New York state organ donation tax credit

Relates to establishing the New York state organ donation tax credit.

Richard BrodskyWays And Means Committee

Commemorating the Anniversary Celebration of the Birthday of the revered Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Scheerson, at a Memorial Reception on March 22, 2010

Sheldon SilverAdopted

Adopted

Relates to the protection of victims of domestic violence act

Relates to the protection of victims of domestic violence act, which requires defendants to wear global positioning systems monitoring the location of the defendant.

Kevin S. ParkerCodes Committee

Requires that notice be given to correctional facility annexes and special housing units upon closure

Requires that notice be given to correctional facility annexes and special housing units upon closure.

Darrel J. AubertineFinance Committee

Requires the renewal of firearms licenses after five years outside the city of New York

Requires the renewal of firearms' licenses after five years and the taking of a safety course outside the city of New York; sets a date for expiration and provides for a schedule for recertification…

Amy PaulinOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes the West Islip union free school district to file an application for real property tax exemption on a parcel acquired on May 4, 2004

Authorizes the West Islip union free school district to file an application with the assessor of the town of Islip for a real property tax exemption on a parcel acquired on May 4, 2004 for the…

Phil BoyleReal Property Taxation Committee

Provides that every banking institution maintaining checking accounts for customers shall pay checks in the order received within account balance

Provides that every banking institution which maintains checking accounts for customers shall pay checks in the order received within account balance; provides such banks may dishonor check for…

Joel MillerBanks Committee

Provides that motor vehicles, with certain exceptions, shall not be operated with an accumulation of snow or ice on the surface thereof

Provides that motor vehicles, with certain exceptions, shall not be operated with an accumulation of snow or ice on the surface thereof; establishes fines for violation of these provisions.

Mike SpanoTransportation Committee

Establishes the "time off for democracy act"

Establishes the "time off for democracy act"; requires employers to permit up to two hours off with pay to vote and permits employees to take a full day off, without pay, to serve as an election…

Hakeem JeffriesLabor Committee

Requires the posting of a statement of wage rates and supplements; provides penalties for failure to do so

Provides that the failure of a contractor or sub-contractor on a public works project to post a statement of wage rates and supplements shall be subject to prosecution as a misdemeanor and subject…

George LatimerOn the Senate floor

Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund

Provides for a financial exploitation, outreach, education and training program and fund.

Martin J. GoldenFinance Committee

Provides that any municipality may appropriate and provide funding, goods, and/or services to a public cemetery corporation

Provides that any municipality may appropriate and provide funding, goods, and/or services to a public cemetery corporation.

Antoine M. ThompsonOn the Senate floor

Requires the commissioner of correctional services to enter into agreements to house local inmates to alleviate overcrowding in local correctional facilities

Requires the commissioner of correctional services to enter into agreements with counties and the city of New York to take custody of inmates serving a definite sentence of more than 90 days to…

Stephen M. SalandFinance Committee

Makes psittacine birds, especially Monk (Quaker) Parakeets, protected birds

Makes Monk (Quaker) parakeets, protected birds.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Environmental Conservation Committee

Relating to grants established for local elderly abuse education and outreach programs, like the "Triad Programs"

Relates to grants established for local elderly abuse education and outreach programs, like the "Triad Programs".

Martin J. GoldenFinance Committee

Enacts the elderly crime prevention and control trust fund act

Establishes an elderly crime prevention and control trust fund to be funded by an initial appropriation and administrative assessment penalties on persons convicted of felonies when an elderly…

Carl KrugerCodes Committee

Enacts the "framework for the future act"; repealer

Enacts the "framework for the future act"; requires the state to pay one-half of the employer contributions to the New York state teachers' retirement system; provides that officers and employees of…

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund

Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund; authorizes the director of the office of the aging to award grants to qualified agencies to…

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

Enacts the Senior Anti-Violence and Enforcement Act

Enacts the Senior Anti-Violence and Enforcement Act (SAVE); establishes a central registry for access to reports of maltreatment of seniors; creates a council on elder abuse; establishes penal…

Ruben DiazCodes Committee

Requires certain persons to report financial exploitation of the elderly in violation of the penal law and provides for a cause of action for failure to do so; repealer

Requires various persons (similar to child abuse) to report financial exploitation of the elderly (sixty-two or older) in violation of the penal law to a social services official, and provides for a…

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

Relates to transportation of certain persons subject to outstanding warrant of arrest

Creates a program to provide for the transportation of persons subject to outstanding warrants for felonies and class A misdemeanors by the department of corrections; continues program of…

James TediscoCorrection Committee

Authorizes certain businesses to issue registration certificates and to assign registration numbers to snowmobiles

Authorizes certain businesses to issue registration certificates and to assign registration numbers to snowmobiles.

William A. BarclayTransportation Committee

Creates the crimes of criminal impersonation in the third and fourth degrees and increases the penalties for criminal impersonation in the first and second degrees

Creates the crime of criminal impersonation in the fourth degree for receiving a benefit worth under $100 for such impersonation in aggregate and makes it a class B misdemeanor; creates the crime of…

James TediscoCodes Committee

Imposes additional penalties upon persons convicted of animal abuse

Requires unsealing of court records of youthful offenders convicted of animal abuse offense; provides that such persons undergo a psychiatric evaluation and treatment where necessary.

James TediscoAgriculture Committee

Directs the office of inspector general to develop a plan to publicize the existence of phone line to report instances of governmental waste and fraud

Directs the office of inspecter general to develop a plan to publicize the existence of a toll free telephone to report instances of governmental waste and fraud; provides such plan include methods…

James TediscoGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides for disposition of civil judgment or settlement realized by prisoner

Provides for the disposition of civil proceeds realized by a prisoner of a correctional facility who is successful in an action against the state or a locality to a trust fund subject to garnishment…

James TediscoCorrection Committee

Creates a crime for making a false bomb threat in or upon a school

Creates a crime for making a false bomb threat in or upon a school; makes such crime a class A misdemeanor for the first offense and class E felony for multiple offenses.

Marc AlessiCodes Committee

Requires disclosure of hereditary disease by adoptees and biological parents

Requires the disclosure of an hereditary disease suffered by a biological parent or an adopted child which is discovered after an adoption to be made to the corresponding party through the use of…

James TediscoChildren And Families Committee

Assesses a penalty upon legislature and governor for late budget

Provides that members of the legislature shall be penalized one day's salary for each day the state budget is late; provides that legislative leaders and the governor shall be penalized two days pay…

James TediscoGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides for temporary alternative methods of financing snow and ice removal expenses in the town of Brookhaven

Provides for temporary alternative methods of financing snow and ice removal expenses in the town of Brookhaven.

Marc AlessiLocal Governments Committee

Enacts provisions to insure community safety using moneys available to inmates

Enacts provisions to insure community safety using moneys available to inmates by allowing courts the power of assessing inmates the per diem cost of incarceration where they have the means to pay…

James TediscoCodes Committee

Extends the eligibility for the enhanced STAR exemption to real property jointly owned by a senior citizen and a non-senior citizen

Extends the eligibility for the enhanced STAR exemption to real property jointly owned by a senior citizen and a non senior citizen; provides for apportionment between owners based on proportion of…

James TediscoReal Property Taxation Committee

Establishes additional restrictions on relocation of sex offenders whose victims were under the age of eighteen and on level three sex offenders

Establishes additional restrictions on sex offenders whose victims were under the age of eighteen and level three sex offenders in prohibiting such offenders to relocate within one thousand feet of…

James TediscoCorrection Committee

Prohibits increase in state legislator's salary or allowance during lame duck session

Prohibits the legislature from increasing the salary or allowance payable to members of the legislature by a law enacted during the period running from the date of the general election until 12/31…

James TediscoGovernmental Operations Committee

Grants taxpayers an automatic extension to file a return and pay taxes in certain cases

Grants taxpayer an automatic extension of time for filing a return and paying personal income taxes where a state budget is not timely enacted into law; provides that no penalties or interest shall…

James TediscoWays And Means Committee

Grants legislative minority leaders the right to participate in budget negotiations

Grants legislative minority leaders the right to participate in budget negotiations; defines budget negotiations as any formal or informal meetings conducted by or called at the request of the…

James TediscoGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides for access to certain conviction records by Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America

Provides for access by Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America to certain conviction records maintained by state law enforcement agencies.

James TediscoChildren And Families Committee

Imposes a penalty of one day's salary for governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller and members of the legislature for late budget

Imposes a penalty equal to one day's salary upon members of the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant governor and the comptroller for each day the budget is delayed beyond April first of each…

James TediscoGovernmental Operations Committee

Requires notification to insurers that an out-of-network physician may be used in their procedure, test or surgery

Requires notification to insureds that an out-of-network physician may be used in their procedure, test or surgery and such physician's services shall not be covered by their insurance policy; such…

Kevin S. ParkerInsurance Committee

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to preserve and maintain state historic sites that are closed for more than a month

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to preserve and maintain state historic sites that are closed for more than a month.

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

Makes monk (Quaker) parakeets protected birds

Makes Monk (Quaker) Parakeets protected birds.

Linda RosenthalEnvironmental Conservation Committee