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

A3809Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Authorizes a county, city, town or village to adopt a local law providing for a bulletin board for the purpose of displaying upcoming veterans related events
Requires a bulletin board dedicated to veteran's affairs and events to be displayed and maintained in each city or town hall.
Dennis H. GabryszakVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee
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S5607Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported and committed to finance
Requires the legislature to provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free public libraries
Provides a constitutional guarantee that the legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free public libraries, wherein all the residents of this state may be provided…
Suzi OppenheimerFinance Committee

A8830Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Relates to 911 calls made on prepaid cell phones

Relates to 911 calls made on cell phones; requires all cell phones sold in the state to be capable of dialing 911 regardless of whether the consumer has entered or maintained a service contract;…

David KoonWays And Means Committee

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A5366Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs within the department of health

Establishes a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs within the department of health to assess the asthma risk factors for the minority citizens of our state, counties and regions;…

Carmen E. ArroyoWays And Means Committee

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A2669Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to the calculation of gross income for state income tax purposes

Relates to the calculation of gross income for state income tax purposes.

Deborah GlickInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S5559Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Requires contractor bids on school district projects to include information on subcontractors and the commissioner of education to create surveys on the new bidding process

Requires contractors bidding on projects for school districts to provide information regarding proposed subcontractors, the commissioner to provide surveys regarding the new bidding process.

Suzi OppenheimerFinance Committee

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A554Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides for the certification and training of state agency purchasing personnel

Provides for the certification and training of state agency purchasing personnel; requires the department of economic development to establish and administer a system of training, continuing…

Brian KavanaghWays And Means Committee

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A8791Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Requires the natural heritage trust to invest its funds pursuant to the prudent investor act

Requires the natural heritage trust to invest it funds pursuant to the prudent investor act; requires such trust's annual report to be submitted to the chairperson of the senate cultural affairs,…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

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S5772Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Starred on calendar

Extends from 4 years to 8 years, the term of office of commissioner of jurors

Extends from four years to eights years, the term of office of commissioner of jurors to insure a continuous pool of capable candidates for this office.

Dale M. VolkerOn the Senate floor

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S1514Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Prohibits interviews of other party's treating physicians or health care providers in malpractice or wrongful death actions

Prohibits interviews of other party's treating physicians or health care providers in personal injury medical, dental, or podiatric malpractice or wrongful death actions.

John A. DeFranciscoStricken

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S2725Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Relates to the renunciation of property interests

Establishes certain renunciations shall not necessarily constitute a qualified disclaimer for the purposes of the estate tax or the gift tax; allows a beneficiary of a disposition to renounce…

John A. DeFranciscoStricken

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S2459Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Substituted by a3581

Establishes the chief administrator of the courts shall submit annually a report on the Drug Treatment Court Program during the preceding year

Establishes the chief administrator of the courts shall submit annually a report on the administration, function and effectiveness of the Drug Treatment Court Program during the preceding year.

John L. SampsonOn the Senate floor

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S1892Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Requires lottery sales agents to return previously purchased lottery tickets to the persons submitting them to such agents for verification of prizes

Requires lottery sales agents to return previously purchased lottery tickets to the persons submitting them to such agents for verification of prizes won or lost; requires lottery ticket dispensing…

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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A3755Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Referred to finance

Creates a temporary state commission to study sexual misconduct in state correctional facilities; repealer

Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate sexual misconduct in state correctional facilities among inmates and employees and shall devise a reporting system for notification of…

Annette RobinsonFinance Committee

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S4662Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Relates to permitting municipalities to recover costs associated with audits of preschool providers

Relates to permitting municipalities to recover costs associated with audits of preschool providers by assessing the cost of audits against the state's share of any recovered moneys.

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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A5405Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported referred to codes

Provides for the sale, use and storage of nitric acid

Requires each retail sale of nitric acid to be recorded by the seller thereof; such record shall include the photographic identification number, telephone number and address of the purchaser;…

Philip RamosCodes Committee

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S3347Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Notice of committee consideration - requested

Provides that all affirmative action officers and administrators employed by the state shall be in competitive classified positions

Provides that all affirmative action officers and administrators employed by the state shall be in competitive classified positions; directs the department of civil service to establish…

Bill PerkinsFinance Committee

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S360Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Allows satisfaction of constitutional requirement that bills be on members desks by distribution of bills in electronically written form

Allows satisfaction of constitutional requirement that bills be on members desks prior to passage/voting by distribution of bills in electronically written form: provides that a bill shall be deemed…

Joseph E. RobachFinance Committee

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S4407Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Declares a policy of equal treatment in development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies

Declares a policy of equal treatment of people of all races, cultures, religions, incomes, education levels and sexual preference in the development and enforcement of environmental laws,…

Eric T. SchneidermanEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S3070Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Substituted by a5985a

Eliminates the 21-year limit for the duration of pet trusts

Eliminates the 21-year limit for the duration of pet trusts; provides that such trusts shall terminate when the living animal beneficiary or beneficiaries of such trust are no longer alive.

Liz KruegerOn the Senate floor

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A3031Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Provides that up to ten percent of project cost for affordable home ownership development contracts may be used for particular operating costs

Provides that up to ten percent of project cost for affordable home ownership development contracts may be used for particular operating costs.

Joan ChristensenHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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A7364Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Amend and recommit to economic development

Provides that in N.Y. city, required distances of bars from schools, places of worship and existing licensed premises be measured from the closest boundary lines

Relates to the siting of certain premises, located in counties with a population in excess of one million, licensed to sell liquor for consumption on the premises; provides that required distances…

Joan MillmanEconomic Development Committee

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S4534Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Substituted by a7395

Expands the definition of "prevailing party" for purposes of counsel fees and expenses in certain actions against the state

Expands the definition of "prevailing party" for purposes of counsel fees and expenses in certain actions against the state, to include a party whose pursuit of a non-frivolous claim or defense was…

John L. SampsonOn the Senate floor

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S5701Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Substituted by a8678a

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, yoga, martial arts and…

Eric T. SchneidermanOn the Senate floor

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A1840Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Authorizes the establishment of a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers

Creates a caregiver support program for grandparents and other older adult relative caregivers who are providing primary care for children aged 18 and under either formally or informally to provide…

Jeffrey DinowitzWays And Means Committee

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S638Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Substituted by a1003a

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…

William J. Larkin Jr.On the Senate floor

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A3036Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Relates to certain contracts for rural area revitalization contracts

Provides that up to ten percent of the program or project cost may be used for the qualified applicant's operating expenses, including expenses related to organization operating support and…

Joan ChristensenHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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A5953Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Increases from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 the aggregate of linked loans that an agricultural project may receive during the linked loan program

Increases from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, the aggregate of linked loans that an agricultural project may receive during the linked loan program; provides that the linked deposit for a linked loan…

William MageeWays And Means Committee

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A8624Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Amend and recommit 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…

Sam HoytWays And Means Committee

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A2934Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Authorizes commissioner of economic development to grant matching funds to eligible applicants to implement regional marketing programs as defined herein

Authorizes commissioner of economic development to grant matching funds to eligible applicants to implement regional marketing programs, defined as the use of media advertising and promotional…

Robin SchimmingerCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S2613Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Substituted by a2374a

Enacts the "jury pool fair representation act"

Enacts the "jury pool fair representation act"; provides for the collection of demographic data for jurors who present for service and for the submission of such data in an annual report to the…

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S3164Senate· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Substituted by a7729d

Establishes procedures for making health care decisions on behalf of patients unable to decide about treatment for themselves; repealer

Creates the family health care decisions act; establishes procedures for family members, surrogates and others close to an incapacitated patient making health care decisions on behalf of patients…

Thomas K. DuaneOn the Senate floor

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A9974Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to housing

Relates to the right of tenant association to have the first option to purchase a housing unit

Relates to the right of tenant association to have the first option to purchase a housing unit.

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

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A9977Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to housing

Relates to mutual companies in N.Y. city

Requires a Mitchell-Lama cooperative seeking to dissolve to offer cooperators who may not be able to afford the increased carrying charges the opportunity to sell.

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

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A9973Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Requires state and municipal entities that collect demographic data on the ancestry or origins of state residents to utilize a separate collection and tabulation category

Requires state and municipal agencies, authorities, boards and commissions that collect demographic data as to the ancestry or origins of state residents to utilize a separate collection and…

Grace MengGovernmental Operations Committee

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S6887Senate· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Creates the seed-NY investment fund

Creates the Seed-NY investment fund; authorizes the transfer of all assets and liabilities of the small business technology investment fund for the Seed-NY investment fund.

William T. StachowskiCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A9972Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Establishes the Newtown Pippin apple as the official state historic fruit

Establishes the the Newton Pippin apple as the official state historic fruit.

Catherine NolanGovernmental Operations Committee

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S6884Senate· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides that the commission of prostitution offenses by any person upon premises controlled by a massage therapist constitutes professional misconduct

Provides that the commission of prostitution offense by any person upon premises at which a massage therapist regularly engages in his or her profession, or the commission of any such offense by a…

Jeffrey D. KleinHigher Education Committee

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A9968Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

Makes an appropriation to the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services

Makes an appropriation for the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services.

Sam HoytAlcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee

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A9969Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to housing

Authorizes study of housing programs for low and middle income families; provides for a moratorium on the voluntary dissolution of limited profit, limited dividend and redevelopment housing companies

Authorizes the state division of housing and community renewal to study housing programs for low and middle income families, and provides for a moratorium on the voluntary dissolution of limited…

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

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A9967Assembly· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to housing

Extends provisions of rent control law

Amends chapter 576 of the laws of 1974 amending the emergency housing rent control law relating to the control of and stabilization of rent in certain cases, chapter 274 of the laws of 1946,…

Brian KavanaghHousing Committee

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S6882Senate· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to the designation of the "General Casimir Pulaski highway"

Designates the intersection of state highway route I-104 from the Genesee River to the Irondequoit Bay bridge as the "General Casimir Pulaski highway".

James S. AlesiTransportation Committee

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S6880SenateA10113· Moved Feb 22, 2010· Referred to finance

Creates the New York autism spectrum disorders treatment, training and research council and provides for the powers and duties of the council

Creates the New York autistic spectrum disorders treatment, training and research council and provides for the powers and duties of the council.

Roy J. McDonaldFinance CommitteeFinance

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