Bills by

Darrel J. Aubertine

Senator

10,316 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →aubertin@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

10,316 bills. Ordered by the date of each bill’s latest official action: referral, amendment, floor vote, passage or signature.

Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score

A1639Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development
Establishes the microenterprise development act to assist very small businesses and low-income business people
Establishes the microenterprise development act to assist very small businesses and low-income business people.
Jonathan BingEconomic Development Committee
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A1645Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance
Prohibits limitations in health insurance contracts or policies with respect to massage therapy performed by a licensed massage therapist
Prohibits limitations in health insurance contracts or policies with respect to coverage of massage therapy performed by a licensed massage therapist.
Jonathan BingInsurance Committee

A1647Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Makes various provisions to reform local development corporations and industrial development agencies: conflicts of interest, standard tax exemption policies, etc.

Makes various provisions to reform local development corporations and industrial development agencies: conflicts of interest, standard tax exemption policies, municipal input, more information to be…

Richard BrodskyLocal Governments Committee

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A2424Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Provides school tax exemption relief (STAR) to small business with 100 or fewer employees

Provides school tax exemption relief (STAR) to small business with 100 or fewer employees.

Bill ReilichReal Property Taxation Committee

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A2456Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles, in conjunction with the office of court administration, to redesign uniform traffic tickets

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles, in conjunction with the office of court administration, shall redesign the uniform traffic tickets; such new design shall include, but not be limited,…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A2462Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to regulation of dimensions and weight of motor vehicles in certain cities; repealer

Prohibits a city with a population of one million or more from regulating dimensions and weight of motor vehicles; removes provision relating to a comment period for municipalities in response to…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A2472Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to dismissal of teachers for sexual improprieties

Relates to dismissal of teachers for sexual improprieties; requires school districts to divulge reasons for dismissal to any school district which inquires into such teacher's dismissal.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A2484Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Prohibits the appointment of paid employees of the city of Yonkers as members of the board of education of the city school district of such city

Prohibits the appointment of paid employees of the city of Yonkers or any public benefit corporation thereof as members of the board of education of the city school district of such city; requires…

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A2485Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Relates to providing funding for transitional programs for students from English-speaking Caribbean countries

Relates to providing funding for transitional programs for students from English-speaking Caribbean countries who are not eligible for limited English proficiency programs.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A2489Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Reduces sales tax by one percent on vehicles manufactured in the United States

Reduces sales tax on vehicles manufactured in the United states by one percent; provides that the commissioner of taxation and finance shall obtain a listing of such vehicles from the commissioner…

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

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A2502Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Increases the penalties for criminal impersonation in the first and second degrees

Increases the penalties for criminal impersonation in the first degree from a class E felony to a class D felony; increases the penalty for criminal impersonation in the second degree from a class A…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A2512Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Permits security guard companies in certain instances to perform security related work in N.Y. city by armed guards without obtaining a N.Y. city firearms special permit

Permits security guard companies, employing ten or more guards who are each holders of a duly issued, current special armed guard registration card, to perform security related work in the city of…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A2519Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to mental health

Relates to the rights of former outpatients of mental health facilities to have files sealed after ten years

Authorizes former outpatients of mental health facilities to request a court of competent jurisdiction to render an order to have their files sealed when more than ten years have elapsed since the…

J. Gary PretlowMental Health Committee

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A2521Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Requires certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diagnostic testing for ovarian cancer

Provides that every health insurance policy which provides coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide coverage for the standard diagnostic testing for ovarian cancer upon the…

J. Gary PretlowInsurance Committee

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A2594Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Relates to the Monroe county juvenile justice center

Relates to the Monroe county juvenile justice center; establishes a limited secure placement facility for juveniles in Monroe county; authorizes the office of children and family services to enter…

David GanttChildren And Families Committee

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A2599Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Requires individuals who have an order of protection issued against them to wear an electronic monitoring device

Requires individuals who have an order of protection issued against them to wear an electronic monitoring device.

Felix OrtizCodes Committee

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A2602Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Authorizes a court to direct filing of non-family offense order of protection with the computerized registry for such orders and warrants

Authorizes a court issuing a non-family offense temporary order of protection or an order of protection to direct that such order be filed with the computerized registry for orders of protection and…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A2628Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires schools to implement a method to measure, report, and analyze the body mass index of its students

Requires schools to implement a method to measure, report, and analyze the body mass index of its students.

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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A2674Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Extends certain provisions of law relating to thoroughbred racing and breeding for three years

Extends certain provisions of law relating to thoroughbred racing and breeding for three years.

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

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A2680Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to adopt a local law creating a bureau of administrative adjudication for certain code and ordinance violations

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to adopt a local law creating a bureau of administrative adjudication for code and ordinance violations regarding conditions which constitute a threat or danger to the…

J. Gary PretlowLocal Governments Committee

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A2690Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of toys and child care products containing phthalates

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of certain toys and child care products containing phthalates; imposes a civil fine of not less than $10,000 a day for violation of such provisions.

Peter RiveraConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A2691Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Prohibits credit card issuers from increasing interest rate or imposing fee upon account of holders based on indebtedness or late payment to other creditor

Prohibits the issuer of a credit card from increasing the rate of interest or imposing a fee on the account of a holder who has made timely payments and in the minimum amounts required, based on…

Peter RiveraConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A2748Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Establishes a healthcare reinvestment fund suburban demonstration project

Establishes a healthcare reinvestment fund suburban demonstration project; defines terms; creates an oversight committee; provides for distribution of funds and calculation of reinvestment fund…

Amy PaulinHealth Committee

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A2749Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to racing and wagering

Provides for account wagering on simulcast horse races within and without the state

Provides for account wagering on simulcast horse races within and without the state; authorizes the operation of multi-jurisdictional account wagering providers in this state, subject to the rules…

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A2752Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to racing and wagering

Relates to the display of live races and special events on telephones

Relates to the display of live races and special events on telephones.

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A2772Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Creates the crimes of criminal interference with a funeral service in the first and second degrees

Creates the crimes of criminal interference with a funeral service in the first and second degrees; provides that criminal interference in the first degree be a class E felony and in the second…

Brian KolbCodes Committee

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A2785Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Relates to providing a cost-of-living adjustment for New York public retirement systems

Relates to providing a cost-of-living adjustment for New York public retirement systems; raises the age of eligibility for COLA to age 55 and retired five years.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A2808Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Enacts provisions to promote drug-free workplaces within government through fair and reasonable drug testing

Enacts the drug-free workplace act to promote the goal of drug-free workplaces within government through drug testing; establishes rules for the use of drug testing in workplaces in the private…

Brian KolbGovernmental Employees Committee

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A2817Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides a tax credit for certain investments in certified bank capital companies to provide venture capital for certain small business enterprises

Provides a tax credit for certain investments in certified bank capital companies to provide venture capital for small business enterprises which have traditionally experienced difficulty in…

Robin SchimmingerWays And Means Committee

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A2824Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Provides cost-of-living adjustments for New York public retirement systems

Provides cost-of-living adjustments for New York public retirement systems; ; accelerates by five years the percentage increase that the oldest retirees receive.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A2853Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Removes department of labor from management of strategic training alliance program

Removes the department of labor from the management of the strategic training alliance program operated by the state urban development corporation; authorizes the provision of assistance under such…

Robin SchimmingerEconomic Development Committee

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A2891Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in labor

Provides determination for partial disability and establishes objective medical guidelines, a benefit evaluation commission and pharmaceutical fee schedules; repealer

Relates to permanent partial disability; provides that such permanent partial disability shall be based on the objective medical guidelines for determination of percentage or permanent impairment;…

Brian KolbLabor Committee

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A3026Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Requires an expiration date on all cosmetics and prohibits the resale of such cosmetics upon return by dissatisfied customers

Requires an expiration date on all cosmetics and prohibits the resale of such cosmetics upon return by dissatisfied customers.

Michael BenjaminConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A3064Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides for the issuance of distinctive license plates for members of the clergy

Provides for the issuance of distinctive license plates for members of the clergy by the department of motor vehicles which shall be issued upon registration of such motor vehicle.

Michael BenjaminTransportation Committee

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A3068Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Establishes the micro-enterprise investor tax credit program

Establishes the micro-enterprise investor tax credit program; defines terms; allows a credit of twenty-five percent of the qualified investment up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars.

Joan ChristensenWays And Means Committee

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A3225Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Grants consumer the right to cancel motor vehicle sale contract within one day in the case of a sale or lease

Grants consumers the right to cancel motor vehicle installment contract within one day; establishes procedures therefor; permits waiver of such right; provides for reappraisal of trade-in vehicles…

Audrey PhefferConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A3298Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to the purchase of cleaner vehicles for use by state agencies

Relates to the purchase of cleaner vehicles for use by state agencies; defines terms; provides that on and after January 1, 2010, one hundred percent of all new light-duty vehicles purchased by…

Kevin CahillGovernmental Operations Committee

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A3300Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Increases from $2.75 to $3.50, the state tax on a pack of cigarettes, and provides that such increase shall be used for tobacco use prevention and control

Increases from $2.75 to $3.50, the state tax on a pack of cigarettes, and provides that such increase shall be used for tobacco use prevention and control programs; establishes the tobacco use…

Karim CamaraWays And Means Committee

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A3404Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Requires stores to publicly display their return and refund policies, including tracking of returns

Requires stores to publicly display their return and refund policies, including tracking of returns; failure to display provides buyer with automatic refund or credit; requires refund or exchange…

N. Nick PerryConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A3413Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Extends the time period for which a defendant may be held in custody for drug related offenses

Extends the time period from 5 to 10 days for which a defendant may be held in custody for drug sale or possession offenses while waiting lab results on testing of the substance for which they were…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A3415Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Requires county clerks to designate one newspaper for the publication of judicial proceedings in the county

Requires county clerks to designate one newspaper or journal for the publication of every notice and advertisement of judicial proceedings in the county.

J. Gary PretlowJudiciary Committee

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A3466Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Excludes environmental contamination from consideration as a factor for real property assessment

Excludes environmental contamination from consideration as a factor for assessment.

J. Gary PretlowReal Property Taxation Committee

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A3522Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in labor

Relates to fairness in competitive bidding

Creates a right of action in favor of a contractor whose bid is denied against the winning bidder where such winning bidder knowingly misclassified one or more of its employees as independent…

N. Nick PerryLabor Committee

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A3525Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Permits at the discretion of the court certain members of the victim's family to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant

Permits at the discretion of the court certain members of the deceased victim's family to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant, rather than allowing only a single member of…

N. Nick PerryCodes Committee

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A3540Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in labor

Relates to contracts for employment in law enforcement agencies

Voids as contrary to public policy provision in contracts for employment in law enforcement agencies which permit an employee to refuse to cooperate with agency officials investigating an incident…

N. Nick PerryLabor Committee

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A3621Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Establishes pilot grant program to enable overage, under-credit youth to obtain high school diploma or equivalent

Establishes pilot grant program to enable overage, under-credit youth to obtain high school diploma or equivalent.

Barbara ClarkEducation Committee

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A3707Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Expands the availability of tax credit refunds for start-up high technology companies

Relates to tax credits for start-up high technology companies to allow such companies in existence for 8 or less taxable years to receive refunds of unused investment tax credit carry forwards.

David KoonWays And Means Committee

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