Sponsored bills

Relates to providing certain accidental disability retirement benefits for fire marshals

Provides accidental disability retirement benefits equal to three-quarters of the final average salary for chief fire marshals, assistant fire marshals, division supervising fire marshals,…

Peter AbbateWays And Means Committee

Authorizes state colleges with an approved equine science program to conduct equine drug testing at race meetings

Authorizes state colleges with an approved equine science program to conduct equine drug testing at race meetings.

J. Gary PretlowSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Recognizing the many contributions of the Pakistani-American community residing throughout the State of New York

Brian X. FoleyAdopted

Adopted

Aurthorizies commissioner of transportation to exempt certain signs from highway law

Authorizes commissioner of transportation to exempt certain signs from highway law.

Darrel J. AubertineTransportation Committee

Makes appropriations for the legal requirements of the state debt service and lease purchase payments and other special contractual obligations

Makes appropriations for the legal requirements of state debt service and lease purchase payments and other special contractual obligations.

Signed by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes felony offenses relating to endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person

Establishes felony offenses relating to endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person; defines "incompetent or physically disabled person" to mean an individual who is…

Timothy P. GordonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires restoration of areas adjacent to wetlands

Requires restoration of areas adjacent to wetlands by those persons who, following procedures set forth in law, have been directed to cease violation and to restore the affected wetlands.

Eric T. SchneidermanCodes Committee

Requires report due the governor and legislature to include the incidence of misrepresentation by insured of the principal place where vehicles are driven and stored

Requires that the report due the governor and legislative leaders relating to insurance fraud include the incidence of misrepresentation by insureds of the principal place where motor vehicles are…

Aileen GuntherSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes criteria for notice to be filed and served when done by electronic means in N.Y. city

Establishes criteria for notice to be filed and served when done by electronic means in a city having a population of more than one million; provides for an application for leave to serve a late…

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires banks to install automatic police notification software on their automated teller machines

Requires banks to install automatic police notification software on their automated teller machines.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Prohibits telephone solicitation calls between certain hours

Prohibits telephone solicitation calls between the hours of 8 P.M. and 8 A.M. and provides for enforcement by the attorney general and allows the complainant to bring an action in his or her name to…

Vivian CookCodes Committee

Authorizes the assignment of social services recipients and applicants to accessible local offices

Permits an applicant for public assistance or care to select the local social services office most accessible to such person's residence if such office is in the local social services district in…

Vito LopezOn the Assembly floor

Requires mortgage lenders and brokers to provide consumer with mortgage bill of rights pamphlet which must be signed by the consumer prior to mortgage application

Requires mortgage lenders and brokers to provide consumers with a mortgage bill of rights pamphlet which must be read and signed by the consumer prior to applying for a mortgage.

José PeraltaStricken

Expands the definition of major utility transmission facility to include certain facilities in which electric current is transformed

Expands the definition of major utility transmission facility to include a facility in which electric current is transformed from the transmission system to the distribution system or a facility…

Richard GottfriedWays And Means Committee

Increases the fines for certain handicapped parking violations

Increases the maximum fine for unauthorized off-street parking in a space designated for the handicapped from seventy-five dollars to one hundred dollars for the first offense and the minimum fine…

Joseph MorelleCodes CommitteeLegal

Places strict liability on the MTA for injuries incurred on trains of the authority due to criminal conduct where the authority does not provide a conductor

Places strict liability on the Metropolitan transportation authority where injuries are incurred by passengers (to person or property) on MTA operated trains where the authority has not provided…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Relates to permitting all state-paid uniformed court officers to execute bench warrants

Permits all state-paid uniformed court officers to execute bench warrants; eliminates distinctions between court security officers in different parts of the state with regards to issuance of bench…

Kevin CahillSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes a university coordinator for veterans' services and requires coordination by the office of veterans' affairs and the state university regarding services

Establishes a university coordinator for veterans' services and requires coordination by the office of veteran's affairs and the state university regarding services to veterans.

Adriano EspaillatWays And Means Committee

Establishes a real property tax exemption for permanently totally disabled veterans

Establishes a real property tax exemption for permanently totally disabled veterans.

Susan JohnWays And Means Committee

Directs the Energy Research and Development Authority to do a study as to a comprehensive energy plan for the downstate region of the state

Directs the Energy Research and Development Authority to do a study as to a comprehensive energy plan for the downstate region of the state.

Hakeem JeffriesEnergy Committee

Establishes a mentoring program within the office of children and family services

Establishes a mentoring program within the office of children and family services to assist juveniles in the development of life skills in the city of New York; provides that mentors shall be…

Vito LopezCodes Committee

Increases the fine for illegally parking in a spot for handicapped person

Increases the fine for illegally parking in a space marked for use by handicapped persons to a range of $75 to $200 for the subsequent offense within two years.

David GanttCodes Committee

Relates to aggravated unlawful wearing of body armor in the first and second degrees and the sale, delivery and transfer of body armor

Relates to aggravated unlawful wearing of body armor in the first and second degrees and the sale, delivery and transfer of body armor; creates the central state registry of body armor sales.

Michael BenjaminCodes Committee

Requires solid waste management plans for the city of New York to include adequate trash receptacles in commercial zones and public recreational areas

Requires local solid waste management plans for cities with a population of one million or more to include a plan for litter control including provision for placement of an adequate number of…

José PeraltaStricken

Reinstates the Middle Class STAR rebate for the 2009-2010 school year and thereafter

Reinstates the Middle Class STAR rebate for the 2009-2010 school year and thereafter; sets out amounts per year; commissioner of taxation, in consultation with the office of real property services…

Michael H. RanzenhoferLocal Government Committee

Relates to minority and women-owned business enterprises

Relates to minority and women-owned business enterprise programs; evaluates the effective implementation of such programs; extends the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to participation by…

Vivian CookFinance Committee

Relates to providing firefighters with appropriate equipment and procedures; repealer

Relates to providing firefighters with appropriate equipment and procedures.

Marc AlessiLabor Committee

Provides that child in foster care freed for adoption from an authorized agency shall continue to be represented by a law guardian until adoption

Provides that a child in foster care who is freed for adoption from an authorized agency shall continue to be represented by a law guardian until such child is adopted.

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

Provides that calls to hotlines operated by the office of children and family services are confidential

Provides that calls to hotlines operated by the office of children and family services are confidential; corrects cross references to penal law regarding filing a false report in the 3rd degree.

Naomi RiveraCodes Committee

Establishes the Empire State Fishing Trail program with the department of economic development

Establishes the Empire State Fishing Trail program within the department of economic development to promote fishing within the state and ensure that fishing tournaments are conducted in the state.

Francine DelMonteFinance Committee

Prohibits payment of bonuses to employees and board members of state authorities

Prohibits payment of bonuses to employees and board members of state authorities.

Sam HoytCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to the training of boards of directors or trustees of certain voluntary not-for-profit facilities or corporations

Relates to the training of boards of directors or trustees of certain voluntary not-for-profit facilities or corporations.

Peter RiveraWays And Means Committee

Provides for the permanent disqualification of school bus drivers who fail a random alcohol or drug test in certain cases

Provides for the permanent disqualification of school bus drivers who fail a random alcohol or drug test in certain cases, under the code of federal regulations, where they have previously failed…

David GanttCodes Committee

Prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle with children under the age of 8 in the front seat in most cases

Prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle with children under the age of 8 in the front seat in most cases; makes limited exceptions.

James S. AlesiCodes Committee

Relates to the employment credit for qualified emerging technology companies

Relates to the employment credit for qualified emerging technology companies.

David J. ValeskyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Requires the NYS health foundation and state insurance fund to file annual audited financial statements with the office of the state comptroller

Requires the New York state health foundation and the state insurance fund to file annual audited financial statements with the office of the state comptroller.

Neil D. BreslinInsurance Committee

Allows a person with a master's of social work degree who meets certain requirements to file to be licensed within one year of the effective date of this act

Allows a person with a master's of social work degree who meets certain requirements to file to be licensed within one year of the effective date of this act.

Kevin S. ParkerHigher Education Committee

Provides that food processing establishments shall include the operation of home wine makers centers

Authorizes the operation of home wine makers centers as food processing establishments under the jurisdiction of the department of agriculture and markets; such centers are places where individuals…

David J. ValeskyStricken

Relates to the qualified emerging technology company capital tax credit; repealer

Relates to the qualified emerging technology company capital tax credit.

David J. ValeskyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to state policy regarding the preservation of the unique qualities of the nighttime sky

Relates to state policy regarding the preservation of the unique qualities of the nighttime sky.

Antoine M. ThompsonFinance Committee

Makes residential facilities controlled by state agencies subject to local site plan review

Makes residential facilities controlled by state agencies subject to local site plan review.

Betty LittleFinance Committee

Exempts from licensure instructors in yoga and martial arts

Requires licensure for instructors in religion, dancing, music, painting, drawing, sculpture, poetry, dramatic art, languages, reading comprehension, mathematics, recreation and athletics.

Linda RosenthalSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes the New York state greenhouse gases management research and development program

Establishes the New York state greenhouse gases management research and development program to promote new technologies and processes which shall avoid, abate, mitigate, capture or sequester carbon…

Antoine M. ThompsonVetoed

Vetoed

Creates the short-term military service guardian

Creates the short term military service guardian; parent w/o joint custody may appoint service guardian; maximum 180 days.

Michael H. RanzenhoferCodes Committee

Defines the terms "impaired" and "intoxication" for the purposes of the vehicle and traffic law

Defines the terms "impaired" and "intoxication" for the purposes of the vehicle and traffic law.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Codes Committee

Relates to reporting policies and procedures regarding vessels involved in accidents

Relates to reporting policies and procedures regarding vessels involved in accidents.

Antoine M. ThompsonTransportation Committee

Directs the New York state thruway authority, metropolitan transportation authority and port authority of New York and New Jersey to study EZ pass lanes

Directs the New York state thruway authority, the metropolitan transportation authority and the port authority of New York and New Jersey to conduct studies to review the existing rules and…

Steven EnglebrightTransportation Committee

Establishes the community mental hygiene services fund

Establishes the community mental hygiene services fund.

Peter RiveraMental Health Committee