Bills by

Craig M. Johnson

Senator

16,516 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →johnson@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

16,516 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

J3553Senate· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Adopted
Mourning the death of Addie M. Shields, distinguished citizen and devoted member of her community
Betty LittleAdopted
Adopted
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OutcomeAdopted
J3549Senate· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Adopted
Commending the Carle Place Hook, Ladder & Hose Company No. 1 upon the occasion of hosting its 100th Annual Inspection and Installation Dinner
Craig M. JohnsonAdopted
Adopted
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A2231Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Substituted by s5481a

Establishes a new day of commemoration to be known as Women's Equality Day

Establishes a new day of commemoration to be known as Women's Equality day, on August 26th.

Barbara LiftonOn the Assembly floor

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A5961AssemblyS4105· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Reported referred to codes

Provides for seizure and forfeiture of property or money furnished in illegal exchange for a controlled substance

Provides for the seizure of any property or money furnished illegally in exchange for a controlled substance; creates a rebuttable presumption of such use or intent in certain circumstances;…

Robin SchimmingerCodes CommitteeLegal

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A777AssemblyS4496· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Committed to health

Relates to prohibiting the sale of flavored cigarettes

Establishes no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any cigarette or any component part thereof which contains a natural or artificial additive that causes such cigarette or its smoke…

Amy PaulinHealth CommitteeHealth

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A4363Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Provides a tax credit for the purchase of technology to remotely monitor persons with Alzheimer's disease and/or dementia

Provides a tax credit for the purchase of technology to remotely monitor persons with Alzheimer's disease and/or dementia.

Jeffrey DinowitzWays And Means Committee

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A806Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Committed to health

Requires cigarette manufacturers to disclose chemical additives and product design characteristics in cigarettes

Requires manufacturers of cigarettes sold or distributed in the state to disclose additives and product design characteristics used in the manufacture of cigarettes and to identify those substances…

Amy PaulinHealth Committee

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A1045Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Committed to governmental operations

Allows open meetings to be photographed, broadcast and recorded by audio or video means subject to reasonable rules

Allows open meetings to be photographed, broadcast and recorded by audio or video means subject to reasonable rules governing the location of equipment and personnel.

RoAnn DestitoGovernmental Operations Committee

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A1812Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Substituted by s6154b

Relates to teachers' rights

Relates to teachers' rights; adds other specified personnel to teachers and teaching assistants where the board of cooperative educational services takes over a program.

Catherine NolanOn the Assembly floor

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A7068AssemblyS5323· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Substituted by s5323a

Designates May seventeenth as "Thurgood Marshall Day"

Designates May seventeenth as "Thurgood Marshall Day", a day of commemoration.

Ellen C. JaffeeOn the Assembly floor

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A2359Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Amended on third reading 2359b

Provides for annual school lead-copper tap water testing; publishing of reports of contamination and abatement of such contamination

Provides for annual school lead-copper tap water testing; requires the publishing of reports of contamination and abatement of such contamination; requires school districts to provide potable water…

John McEnenyOn the Assembly floor

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A9037Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Committed to governmental employees

Relates to payment by the state of certain employer retirement contributions

Relates to payment by the state of certain employer retirement contributions.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A1254Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Amended on third reading 1254a

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.

Rory LancmanOn the Assembly floor

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A2552Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Amended on third reading 2552a

Relates to the board of education in the city of Rochester; repealer

Relates to the board of education in the city of Rochester; regulates school governance in the city of Rochester; enumerates the powers and duties of the board of education in such city; enumerates…

David GanttOn the Assembly floor

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A8825Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Committed to energy

Extends provisions of law relating to low cost power

Extends provisions of law relating to low cost power; extends expiration of the power for jobs program and the energy costs savings benefit program; establishes an energy audit program.

Kevin CahillEnergy Committee

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A8229Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Amend and recommit to governmental operations

Requires every firefighter, police officer, emergency medical technician and certified first responder to complete training on mental retardation

Requires every firefighter, police officer, emergency medical technician and certified first responder to complete training on mental retardation and developmental disabilities.

Karim CamaraGovernmental Operations Committee

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A7083Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Amended on third reading 7083a

Creates the well water education act; requires public education program on the potential hazards of well water

Creates the well water education act; requires the department of health to establish and maintain a public education program on the potential hazards of well water; requires home inspectors,…

Ellen C. JaffeeOn the Assembly floor

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S3797Senate· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Reported and committed to codes

Requires debt collectors to send consumers a written notice of their rights under state law along with their debt collection correspondence

Requires debt collectors to send consumers a written notice of their rights under state law along with their initial debt collection correspondence; such notice would contain information such as who…

Hiram MonserrateCodes Committee

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S4984Senate· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Amend and recommit to finance

Makes an appropriation to the department of health relating to helping individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia maintain their independence

Makes an appropriation of $7,000,000 to the department of health relating to helping individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia maintain their independence.

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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S3845Senate· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Exempts an individual licensed as a dentist and a physician who engages in the practice of dentistry from requirements for office-based surgery

Exempts an individual licensed as a dentist and a physician who engages in the practice of dentistry from requirements for office-based surgery directed at physicians and physician's assistants.

Thomas K. DuaneFinance Committee

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A8623Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Committed to tourism, arts and sports development

Establishes a study commission to report on the effectiveness of regulation of the sale of tickets; repealer

Relates to the resale of tickets to places of entertainment; requires disclosure to purchaser if a ticket is for a seat with an obstructed view; requires consumer protection board to report on…

Steven EnglebrightTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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A7978Assembly· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Amended on third reading 7978c

Provides for the training, examination and certification of dog control officers

Provides for the training, examination and certification of dog control officers.

Sam HoytOn the Assembly floor

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S4746Senate· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Reported and committed to codes

Relates to subscription expiration notice requirements for magazines

Requires that subscription expiration notices for magazines and newspapers be clearly disclosed in a conspicuous manner.

Hiram MonserrateCodes Committee

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A938AssemblyS6172· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Committed to governmental operations

Requires police officers to receive certain training and instruction with respect to crimes involving sexual assault

Requires training and instruction for all police officers with respect to crimes involving sexual assault; establishes the office of court administration shall provide training for judges and…

Francine DelMonteGovernmental Operations Committee

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S4071Senate· Moved Jan 12, 2010· Reported and committed to codes

Provides for the sanitization of every used mattress or bedding material transported, stored or sold in the state

Provides for the sanitization of every used mattress or bedding material transported, stored or sold in the state.

Hiram MonserrateCodes Committee

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A9524Assembly· Moved Jan 11, 2010· Referred to local governments

Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of assessors

Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of assessors.

Sandy GalefLocal Governments CommitteeLocal Government

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A9517Assembly· Moved Jan 11, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to eligibility for tuition awards for certain students

Relates to eligibility for tuition awards for students on probation or parole for weapons convictions.

Michael BenjaminEducation Committee

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A9518Assembly· Moved Jan 11, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Establishes a capped property school tax rate for persons seventy years of age or older who meet the eligibility requirements for the enhanced STAR exemption

Establishes a capped property school tax rate for persons seventy years of age or older who meet the eligibility requirements for the enhanced STAR exemption.

Steven EnglebrightReal Property Taxation Committee

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A9522Assembly· Moved Jan 11, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Makes the sale of a controlled substance that results in the death of a person manslaughter in the second degree

Makes the sale of a controlled substance that results in the death of a person manslaughter in the second degree.

Harvey WeisenbergCodes Committee

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A9519Assembly· Moved Jan 11, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Requires the disclosure of the reporting of the individual's potential conflicts of interests in outside employment in financial disclosure statements

Enacts the "conflicts of interest disclosure act"; requires the disclosure of the reporting of the individual's potential conflicts of interests in outside employment in financial disclosure…

Rory LancmanGovernmental Operations Committee

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A9521Assembly· Moved Jan 11, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Requires the state fire prevention and building code council to implement rules and regulations regarding the maple industry

Requires the state fire prevention and building code council to implement rules and regulations regarding the maple industry.

Robert ReillyGovernmental Operations Committee

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S6438Senate· Moved Jan 11, 2010· Referred to health

Relates to the posting of calorie content of food sold by retail food establishments and retail food service operations

Relates to the posting of calorie content of food sold by retail food establishments and retail food service operations.

Thomas K. DuaneHealth Committee

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S6437Senate· Moved Jan 11, 2010· Referred to health

Relates to prohibiting the sale or use of artificial trans fats in food service establishments, mobile food service establishments and retail food stores

Relates to prohibiting the sale or use of artificial trans fats in food service establishments, mobile food service establishments and retail food stores.

Thomas K. DuaneHealth Committee

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A4309Assembly· Moved Jan 11, 2010· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Authorizes a digital media production credit

Authorizes a digital media production credit.

Ronald CanestrariWays And Means Committee

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