Bills by

Owen H. Johnson

Senator

20,524 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →ojohnson@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

20,524 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

S6944Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Substituted by a10096
Extends transitional provisions relating to the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley act
Extends transitional provisions relating to the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley act.
Craig M. JohnsonOn the Senate floor
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A9960Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to ways and means
Establishes a taxpayer abuse sanction to be imposed against the income of a public officer who commits a felony related to his or her service as a public officer
Establishes a taxpayer abuse sanction to be imposed against the income of a public officer who commits certain felonies related to his or her service as a public officer.
Charles LavineWays And Means Committee
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S6728Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Substituted by a9534

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…

Shirley L. HuntleyOn the Senate floor

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A9798Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Legalizes actions of the Rocky Point union free school district with respect to certain building aid contracts

Legalizes actions of the Rocky Point union free school district with respect to certain building aid contracts.

Marc AlessiWays And Means Committee

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S6276Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Referred to housing

Authorizes the use of surplus funds from the greater Catskills flood remediation program by Ulster county

Authorizes the use of surplus funds from the greater Catskills flood remediation program by Ulster county.

John J. BonacicHousing Committee

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S6262Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Establishes citizen review panel for the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester

Establishes citizen review panel for the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester.

Brian X. FoleyOn the Senate floor

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S6146Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Committee discharged and committed to health

Defines estimated acquisition cost of prescription drugs for pharmacy reimbursement

Defines estimated acquisition cost of prescription drugs for pharmacy reimbursement.

Jeffrey D. KleinHealth Committee

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S6142Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Allows the use of rifles for hunting in Ontario county; and providing for the repeal of such provisions

Allows the use of rifles for hunting in Ontario county; provides for the repeal of such provisions.

Dale M. VolkerStricken

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A2082Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Held for consideration in energy

Establishes a process for the siting of major electric generating facilities

Establishes a process for the siting of major electric generating facilities; establishes the electric generating facilities intervenor account.

Thomas F. O'MaraEnergy CommitteeEnvironment & Energy

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A6951Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Referred to health

Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish a public outreach campaign regarding spina bifida prevention and awareness

Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish a public outreach campaign regarding spina bifida prevention and awareness.

Felix OrtizHealth Committee

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A761Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Advanced to third reading cal.705

Prohibits a person from operating a truck while anyone is in the cargo area of such truck

Prohibits a person from operating a truck while anyone under the age of eighteen is in the cargo area of such truck; provides certain exceptions for farm type tractors, trucks used for agricultural…

David GanttOn the Assembly floor

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A5046Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Advanced to third reading cal.711

Makes provisions for the expiration of parking violations after two years in certain cases

Provides that parking violations shall be dropped by a municipality and may not be enforced by such municipality if no judgment has been rendered and the two-year time period for a municipality to…

Richard BrodskyOn the Assembly floor

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A6336Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Substituted by s3284

Relates to binding arbitration in negotiations with members who are designated as security services or security supervisors

Provides for binding arbitration in negotiations with all members who are designated as security services or security supervisors.

RoAnn DestitoOn the Assembly floor

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A7786Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Requires that certain commercial buildings be equipped with unisex or family restrooms

Requires that certain commercial buildings be equipped with unisex or family restrooms; requires that such restrooms be ADA compliant.

Harvey WeisenbergConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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S5172Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Substituted by a4467a

Permits certain students enrolled in school to serve as election inspectors or poll clerks at elections under the election or education law; repealer

Permits certain students enrolled in school, with parental consent, to serve as election inspectors or poll clerks at elections under the election or education law; such students, if so serving…

Martin Malavé DilanOn the Senate floor

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A6876Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Referred to health

Relates to payments from the department of health New York city veterans home income fund

Relates to payments from the department of health New York city veterans home income fund.

Herman D. FarrellHealth CommitteeHealth

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A7056Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Referred to finance

Requires public authorities to negotiate with most qualified architectural and engineering professional firms before negotiating with other firms

Requires public authorities and public benefit corporations to negotiate with professional firms providing architectural or engineering services in order from the most qualified to the least…

Michael BenedettoFinance Committee

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S1301Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Enacts a volunteer program for in-home respite care of the elderly

Enacts a program within the office for the aging to provide volunteers for in-home respite care for the elderly; provides that credit for such services may be used for future respite services needed…

Carl KrugerOn the Senate floor

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S1672SenateA1650· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Committee discharged and committed to corporations, authorities and commissions

Creates a temporary state commission to consider the scope and effectiveness of eminent domain laws and balance society's needs with the peoples rights; appropriation

Creates a temporary state commission to consider the scope and effectiveness of eminent domain laws and balance society's needs with the peoples constitutional liberty and property rights;…

John J. FlanaganCorporations, Authorities And Commissions CommitteeEconomy

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S2831Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Substituted by a901a

Relates to travel by firefighters and ambulance workers

Relates to travel by firefighters and ambulance workers; provides emergency service permits for interchanges and barriers while emergency operation is taking place.

David J. ValeskyOn the Senate floor

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S527Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Committee discharged and committed to health

Establishes mandatory reporting of alleged incidents of abuse, mistreatment or neglect of residents in assisted living and adult care facilities

Establishes the mandatory reporting by certain professional or official persons who come into contact with mentally or physically incapacitated persons who were abused including residents of…

James S. AlesiHealth Committee

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A7375Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Referred to local government

Makes provisions with respect to service of real property assessment challenges upon fire districts

Provides that real property assessment challenges shall be served upon a fire district by serving the chair of the board of fire commissioners of the fire district.

William MageeLocal Government Committee

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S1075Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Referred to housing

Includes a condominium where the town of East Hampton or its housing authority is the holder of the landlord's interest as a qualified leasehold condominium

Includes a condominium where the town of East Hampton or its housing authority is the holder of the landlord's interest as a qualified leasehold condominium.

Kenneth P. LaValleHousing Committee

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S3468Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Committee discharged and committed to health

Establishes a cause of action by residents of adult facilities to petition for temporary or permanent receivership

Establishes a cause of action by residents of adult facilities to petition for temporary or permanent receivership of any such facility in violation of the provisions of law, rules and regulations…

Thomas P. MorahanHealth Committee

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S4199Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Substituted by a8220

Relates to the board of trustees of the higher education services corporation

Relates to the board of trustees of the higher education services corporation.

Toby Ann StaviskyOn the Senate floor

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S2142Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Makes technical changes with respect to the activities of the office for the aging

Makes technical changes with respect to the activities of the office for the aging to include more detailed activities concerning informing the aged of opportunities, rights and entitlements;…

Carl KrugerOn the Senate floor

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S795Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Committee discharged and committed to corporations, authorities and commissions

Creates a temporary commission on eminent domain; appropriation

Creates a temporary commission on eminent domain reform to examine, evaluate and make recommendations concerning the scope and effectiveness of eminent domain procedure laws and the use of such…

James S. AlesiCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S3523Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Committee discharged and committed to health

Establishes a state managed medical assistance demonstration project

Establishes a state managed medical assistance demonstration project; selected local district shall transfer all intake, management and related services for persons in need of such care to the…

Michael H. RanzenhoferHealth Committee

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S4603Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Substituted by a8154a

Increases the safety of elevators in buildings owned by the New York city housing authority

Increases the safety of elevators in buildings owned by the New York city housing authority by requiring door zone restrictors, stricter inspections, sharing of information regarding elevator safety…

José M. SerranoOn the Senate floor

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A7508Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Referred to transportation

Prohibits any person from interfering with any official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal

Prohibits any person from attempting to or to in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, cover, remove or otherwise interfere with any traffic control device or railroad sign or signal; provides an…

Ronald CanestrariTransportation Committee

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S3348Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Relates to the definition of a public body pursuant to the open meetings law

Relates to the definition of a public body pursuant to the open meetings law; includes any advisory committee or similar body created by such public body or pursuant to state or local law or any…

Craig M. JohnsonOn the Senate floor

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S4245Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Requires that judges receive proper certificates of authorization or be enrolled members of the party for which they are running in the primary election

Requires that judges be enrolled members of the party for which they are running in the primary election or to have received a proper certificate of authorization filed properly according to the…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.On the Senate floor

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S1169Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Substituted by a225a

Provides that no person sixteen years of age or over shall be a passenger in the back seat of a motor vehicle unless such person is restrained by a safety belt

Provides that no person shall be a passenger in the back seat of a motor vehicle unless such person is restrained by a safety belt approved by the commissioner of motor vehicles.

Martin Malavé DilanOn the Senate floor

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S4593Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Substituted by a5537a

Relates to when a person is guilty of loitering; repealer

Clarifies provisions of the penal law describing when a person is guilty of loitering by removing subdivisions that have been declared unconstitutional.

Eric T. SchneidermanOn the Senate floor

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S5764Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Committee discharged and committed to health

Authorizes a pilot program for enhanced prior approval of high cost diagnostic radiology services

Authorizes the commissioner of health, within fiscal year 2009-2010, to contract with high bidders to perform pilot projects to assess the feasibility of reducing medically unnecessary high cost…

John L. SampsonHealth Committee

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S1799SenateA4810· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Establishes state agency goal submission procedure ensuring that certified minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises are given meaningful participation

Establishes state agency goal submission procedure; defines goal as the aim of ensuring that certified minority-owned and woman-owned business enterprises are given meaningful participation in…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonOn the Senate floor

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S3511Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Authorizes the eight New York state public retirement systems to increase their asset investments in real property to ten percent

Increases to ten percent the amount of assets in the New York state teachers' retirement system which may be invested in real estate.

Diane J. SavinoWays And Means Committee

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S4284Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Substituted by a5873

Directs public bodies to conduct meetings in facilities accommodating to public attendance

Directs public bodies to make or cause to be made all reasonable efforts to ensure that meetings are held in an appropriate facility which can adequately accommodate members of the public who wish…

David J. ValeskyOn the Senate floor

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S5461Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Substituted by a7805b

Relates to the representation of children; replaces the term "law guardian" with the term "attorney for the child" to more accurately reflect the attorney's role

Relates to the representation of children; replaces the term "law guardian" with the term "attorney for the child" to more accurately reflect the attorney's role.

Eric T. SchneidermanOn the Senate floor

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S5600Senate· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides for the Information Technology Procurement Savings Act of 2010; provides local governments and school districts more contracting flexibility

Provides for the Information Technology Procurement Savings Act of 2010; provides local governments and school districts more contracting flexibility; and provides for purchasing services through…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsWays And Means Committee

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A4758Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Substituted by s2088a

Relates to standard fire insurance policies

Allows court to compel the parties to submit to the appraisal process as set out in a standard fire policy regardless of any dispute raised concerning scope of coverage or scope of loss.

Joseph MorelleOn the Assembly floor

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A6117Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Substituted by s5760a

Authorize the First United Methodist Church of Roosevelt to file an application for real property tax exemptions

Authorizes the First United Methodist Church of Roosevelt to file an application for real property tax exemptions.

Earlene HooperOn the Assembly floor

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S6988Senate· Moved Mar 3, 2010· Referred to finance

Provides criteria for the appointment of the superintendent of state police

Provides criteria for the appointment of the superintendent of state police by the governor, upon the advice and consent of the Senate, for a fixed term of three years.

Michael F. NozzolioFinance Committee

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