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

A9965Assembly· Moved Feb 19, 2010· Referred to economic development
Prohibits issuance of a license for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises or off-premises consumption to any premises with a drive-through facility
Prohibits the issuance of a license for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises or off-premises consumption to any premises with a drive-up or drive-through facility, unless such…
Peter RiveraEconomic Development Committee
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A9956Assembly· Moved Feb 19, 2010· Referred to agriculture
Provides that the department of agriculture and markets must order a retail food store failing inspection to cease operations or suspend or revoke its license
Provides that the department of agriculture and markets must order a retail food store failing three consecutive sanitary inspections to cease retail operations or suspend or revoke its license…
Michael Benedetto

A9957Assembly· Moved Feb 19, 2010· Referred to mental health

Provides guidelines and aids in locating sites for community residential facilities

Provides guidelines and aides in locating sites for community residential facilities; requires OMRDD to conduct study on location of proposed sites.

Michael BenedettoMental Health Committee

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A9958Assembly· Moved Feb 19, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to authorizing forms of licenses to include blood types

Relates to authorizing forms of licenses to include the blood type of the licensee at the option of such person; authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles, in consultation with the commissioner…

Michael BenedettoTransportation Committee

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S6874Senate· Moved Feb 18, 2010· Referred to health

Requires the state to pay medicare part A premiums for certain persons and requires local social services to appeal denial of medicare for long term care

Requires the state to pay medicare part A premiums for persons eligible for medicare part A and medical assistance and requires local commissioners of social services to appeal denial of medicare…

Michael H. RanzenhoferHealth Committee

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S6869Senate· Moved Feb 18, 2010· Referred to codes

Enacts the religious freedom restoration act

Enacts the religious freedom restoration act; provides that government shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion by any act or failure to act; requires that religious rights may…

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

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A9237Assembly· Moved Feb 18, 2010· Substituted by s6346

Includes Lake Ronkonkoma within the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization

Includes Lake Ronkonkoma within the definition of "inland waterways" for the purpose of waterfront revitalization.

Ginny FieldsOn the Assembly floor

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A4370Assembly· Moved Feb 18, 2010· Held for consideration in banks

Allows credit unions, savings banks, savings and loan associations and federal savings associations to accept and secure deposits from municipal corporations

Allows credit unions, savings banks, savings and loan associations and federal savings associations to accept and secure deposits from municipal corporations.

Carl HeastieBanks Committee

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A5852Assembly· Moved Feb 18, 2010· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Exempts domestic and imported animals harvested at a game hunting preserve from the sales and compensating use tax

Exempts domestic and imported animals harvested at a game hunting preserve from the sales and compensating use tax.

William MageeWays And Means Committee

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A5954Assembly· Moved Feb 18, 2010· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Exempts farm operations from limited liability filing fees and certain business franchise taxes

Exempts farm operations from limited liability filing fees and certain business franchise taxes.

William MageeWays And Means Committee

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S1536Senate· Moved Feb 18, 2010· Notice of committee consideration - withdrawn

Relates to requiring voter approval for the abolition or modification of term limits for certain elected offices

Requires voter approval for the abolition or modification of term limits for certain elected offices; requires resolution of local legislative body followed by a voter referendum; sets procedures.

Kevin S. ParkerElections Committee

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A9952Assembly· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides a mandatory jail sentence for violations of non-family orders of protection and global positioning system monitoring for certain defendants

Provides a mandatory jail sentence of thirty days for violations of non-family orders of protection and global positioning system monitoring for certain defendants.

Grace MengCodes Committee

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S6865Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides a mandatory jail sentence for violations of non-family orders of protection and global positioning system monitoring for certain defendants

Provides a mandatory jail sentence of thirty days for violations of non-family orders of protection and global positioning system monitoring for certain defendants.

Frank PadavanCodes Committee

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S6863Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Referred to social services

Imposes a ninety day residency requirement for eligibility for medical assistance

Imposes a ninety day residency requirement for eligibility for medical assistance; authorizes the commissioner of health to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures…

Michael H. RanzenhoferSocial Services Committee

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S6859Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to state aid payments made to certain cities on state-owned lands

Relates to state aid payments made to certain cities on state-owned lands.

Neil D. BreslinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S6860Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Authorizes payment of additional state aid for certain state-leased or state-owned lands

Authorizes payment of additional state aid for certain state leased or state owned lands.

Neil D. BreslinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A9946Assembly· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Authorizes payment of additional state aid for certain state-leased or state-owned lands

Authorizes payment of additional state aid for certain state leased or state owned lands.

John McEnenyGovernmental Operations Committee

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A9942Assembly· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Referred to education

Establishes a Haitian Earthquake victims survivor college scholarship program for children and spouses injured in the January twelfth, two thousand ten earthquake

Establishes a Haitian Earthquake victims survivor college scholarship program for persons and children or spouses of persons who survived the January twelfth, two thousand ten earthquake in Haiti.

N. Nick PerryEducation Committee

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A9940Assembly· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Referred to education

Requires each public senior high school to provide incoming students with information about sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking prevention measures

Requires each public senior high school to provide incoming students with information about sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking prevention measures.

Janele Hyer-SpencerEducation Committee

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S6857Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Relates to employment of sex offenders

Prohibits permissible employment, and volunteer activities that may be preformed by convicted sex offenders; specifically, prohibits a sex offender to have unsupervised access to residential living…

Stephen M. SalandCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S6856Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Referred to finance

Relates to requiring reports by state agencies relating to certain grants and expenditures made to community based organizations

Requires reports by state agencies relating to certain grants and expenditures made to community based organizations; requires listing by zip code of such grants.

Velmanette MontgomeryFinance Committee

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S6614Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to finance

Relates to electronic permit applications, regulatory impact statements and meetings of public bodies

Relates to electronic permit applications, regulatory impact statements and attendance at meetings of public bodies.

Finance Committee

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S6615Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to finance

Relates to ethics reform and campaign finance reform; repealer

Relates to ethics reform and campaign finance reform; creates a state government ethics commission and a designating commission; relates to duties of the attorney general; establishes the employee…

Finance Committee

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S6613Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to finance

Eliminates numerous advisory boards, councils, and committees and makes conforming technical changes to law

Eliminates numerous advisory boards, councils, and committees; makes conforming technical changes to law; repeals various provisions of law.

Finance Committee

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A9715Assembly· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Relates to ethics reform and campaign finance reform; repealer

Relates to ethics reform and campaign finance reform; creates a state government ethics commission and a designating commission; relates to duties of the attorney general; establishes the employee…

Ways And Means Committee

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S6335Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Committee discharged and committed to environmental conservation

Relates to the regulation of the use of the state's water resources; repealer

Relates to the regulation of the use of the state's water resources; requires permits for interbasin diversions of water and approval of modification to existing systems; increases fees for water…

Antoine M. ThompsonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S5922Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Authorizes certain counties, cities and school districts to impose up to a four percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes; repealer

Authorizes certain counties, cities and school districts to impose up to a four percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes.

Catharine YoungInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S3419Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications

Eliminates state sales and compensating use taxes on motor fuels and diesel motor fuels and authorizes localities to eliminate such taxes

Eliminates state sales and compensating use taxes on motor fuels and diesel motor fuels and authorizes localities to eliminate such taxes at the local level.

Catharine YoungEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S1222Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to higher education

Mandates university and building level educational institution safety plans for possible acts of violence occurring at educational institutions within the state

Mandates university and building level educational institution safety plans for possible acts of violence occurring at educational institutions within the state.

Antoine M. ThompsonHigher Education Committee

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S2261Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to local government

Excludes the value of trees for the purposes of real property tax assessments in certain counties

Excludes the value of trees for the purposes of real property tax assessments in the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben and Yates.

Catharine YoungLocal Government Committee

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S2262Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Provides for the payment of state aid to the town of New Hudson and special districts therein for state land operated by the department of environmental conservation

Provides for the payment of state aid to the town of New Hudson, in the county of Allegany, and to the special districts in such town on account of state lands therein subject to the jurisdiction of…

Catharine YoungInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2417Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Exempts domestic and imported animals harvested at a game hunting preserve from the sales and compensating use tax

Exempts domestic and imported animals harvested at a game hunting preserve from the sales and compensating use tax.

Catharine YoungInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2418Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to local government

Prohibits assessors from increasing the assessments of forestland based on the stumpage value of the trees thereon

Prohibits assessors from increasing the assessments of forestland based on the stumpage value of the trees thereon; establishes the forestland taxation task force to study and make recommendations…

Catharine YoungLocal Government Committee

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S2421Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to agriculture

Establishes real property tax abatement for the value of land used for replanting or crop expansion of woody biomass used for the production of ethanol or biodiesel

Establishes a real property tax abatement for the value of land used for replanting or crop expansion of woody biomass used for the production of ethanol or biodiesel, including willow.

Catharine YoungAgriculture Committee

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S2430Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to local government

Grants a $100,000 real property tax exemption to conservation clubs and rod and gun clubs owning certain land having an assessed value of $500,000 or less

Grants a $100,000 real property tax exemption to conservation clubs and rod and gun clubs owning land acquired prior to January 1, 2010, having an assessed value of $500,000 or less.

Catharine YoungLocal Government Committee

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S2482Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Exempts farm operations from limited liability filing fees and certain business franchise taxes

Exempts farm operations from limited liability filing fees and certain business franchise taxes.

Catharine YoungInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2415Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to agriculture

Creates a real property tax exemption for land of a farm operation which is in the process of being certified for the production of organic crops

Creates a real property tax exemption for land of a farm operation which is in the process of being certified for the production of organic crops.

Catharine YoungAgriculture Committee

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S2431Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Provides that excess investment tax credit amounts may be refundable to operators of a farm operation

Provides that excess investment tax credit amounts may be refundable to operators of a farm operation.

Catharine YoungInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2438Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation

Provides for the regulation of aquaculture for the purpose of developing fish-farming businesses as an alternative cash crop for farms across the state; repealer

Provides for the regulation of aquaculture for the purpose of developing fish-farming businesses as an alternative cash crop for farms across the state and appoints a task force relating thereto.

Catharine YoungEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S2990Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to health

Provides for increasing the applicability of brand name and generic prescription drug and other medical services co-payments for medicaid recipients

Provides for increasing the applicability of brand name and generic prescription drug and other medical services, except diagnostic services, co-payments for medicaid recipients.

Michael H. RanzenhoferHealth Committee

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S3299Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to environmental conservation

Allows hunters in a certain portion of the county of Chautauqua to hunt bear and deer by the use of a rifle

Allows hunters in a certain portion of the county of Chautauqua to hunt bear and deer by the use of a rifle during the open season.

Catharine YoungEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S1412Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to local government

Provides for payment of property taxes on certain state owned lands in the town of Ellery operated by office of parks, recreation and historic preservation

Provides for payment of property taxes on certain state owned lands in the town of Ellery operated by office of parks, recreation and historic preservation.

Catharine YoungLocal Government Committee

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S2983Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to health

Provides for a ninety day eligibility limitation on medical services not mandated by federal law

Provides for a ninety day eligibility limitation on medical services not mandated by federal law.

Michael H. RanzenhoferHealth Committee

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S725Senate· Moved Feb 17, 2010· Amend and recommit to codes

Amends the definition of disguised gun to include certain guns that are designed and intended to appear to be a toy gun

Amends the definition of a "disguised gun" to include a weapon or device capable of being concealed on a person from which a shot can be discharged through the energy of an explosive which is…

Craig M. JohnsonCodes Committee

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S6852Senate· Moved Feb 16, 2010· Referred to health

Prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products

Prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products; violation by any person other than manufacturer constitutes fine of $100 for each individual package sold or offered for sale; provides for a civil…

Thomas K. DuaneHealth Committee

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