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

A9771Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation
Prohibits the use of cadmium in children's products
Prohibits the use of cadmium in children's products.
Ginny FieldsEnvironmental Conservation Committee
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A9772Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Referred to codes
Provides that stalking by technological means shall be prohibited and shall be included in the crimes of stalking in the first, second and third degrees
Provides that stalking by technological means, including illegal wiretapping, cell phones, caller ID, Internet, cameras and GPS systems, shall be prohibited and shall be included in the crimes of…
Vanessa GibsonCodes Committee
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S6334Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Relates to certain activities by members of a board of a community college

Relates to certain activities by members of a board of a community college.

Darrel J. AubertineOn the Senate floor

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S6227Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Prohibits increases in per diem rates for members of the legislature for two years

Prohibits increases in per diem rates for members of the legislature for two years.

Craig M. JohnsonFinance Committee

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S6183Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Finances the construction, reconstruction, improvement, expansion or rehab of wholesale regional farmers' markets that promote farm products grown in New York state

Finances the construction, reconstruction, improvement, expansion or rehabilitation of wholesale regional farmers' markets that promote farm products grown in New York state.

Jeffrey D. KleinFinance Committee

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A2210Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Reported referred to codes

Establishes a substantive reform policy regarding the New York and New Jersey port authority

Establishes a substantive reform policy regarding the New York and New Jersey port authority; creates several new positions, including a port authority inspector general, a port authority…

Richard BrodskyCodes Committee

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A2509Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Provides greater accountability for seized assets

Provides for greater accountability for seized assets by authorizing and directing the chief fiscal officer of a city, town, village or county to establish an asset forfeiture fund to be separately…

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

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A2823AssemblyS2341· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Amend and recommit to governmental employees

Extends the minimum retirement benefit provision for retirees of the New York state teachers' retirement system who retired prior to June 1, 1980

Extends the minimum retirement benefit provision for retirees of the New York state teachers' retirement system who retired prior to June 1, 1980.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees CommitteeFinance

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A511Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Authorizes defendants to make electronic appearances in pending criminal actions

Authorizes defendants to make electronic appearances in pending criminal actions.

Brian KavanaghCodes Committee

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A5145Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to ways and means

Directs the commissioner of health to create cultural education demonstration programs for HIV/AIDS health care providers

Authorizes the commissioner of health to create cultural education demonstration programs for HIV/AIDS health care providers to instruct them on how to treat patients while being sensitive to their…

Peter RiveraWays And Means Committee

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A7975Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to economic development

Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act"

Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act" (FRESH Communities); provides loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and grants to businesses, municipalities,…

Michael BenjaminEconomic Development Committee

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A6005Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Amend and recommit to governmental employees

Relates to performance of duty disability retirement of certain peace officers and police officers in the state department of taxation and finance

Provides for performance of duty disability retirement of certain peace officers and police officers in the state department of taxation and finance who contract certain infectious diseases or who…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A7100Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Amend and recommit to environmental conservation

Relates to junior small and big game hunting license and the use of crossbows; repealer

Relates to junior small and big game hunting license and the use of crossbows; provides that persons ages sixteen or seventeen may hunt big game; imposes a nine dollar fee for the junior small and…

Aileen GuntherEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A1406Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Eliminates statutory authority of social services official to receive and dispose of a deed, mortgage, or lien; repealer

Eliminates statutory authority of social services official to receive and dispose of a deed, mortgage, or lien.

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

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A358Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Referred to local government

Provides an exemption for certain property used for water collection and treatment and owned by certain municipal corporations

Provides an exemption for certain property used for water collection and treatment, and owned by city municipal corporations having a population greater than one hundred thirty thousand but less…

William MagnarelliLocal Government Committee

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A5028Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Requires telegraph and telephone corporations to charge religious organizations residential rates

Requires telegraph and telephone corporations to charge religious organizations residential rates.

Richard BrodskyWays And Means Committee

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A1656Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Provides for a charge-back of refunds of taxes levied by a school district on behalf of a school district public library

Provides that a school district which levies taxes on behalf of a school district public library may charge back to such public library the portion of any court ordered refund attributable to…

Nancy CalhounWays And Means Committee

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A1670Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Requires every hospital engaging in construction, addition or remodeling to submit certain plans and specifications for such building

Requires every hospital engaging in the construction of, addition to or remodeling of a building to submit to the commissioner of health the plans and specifications of such building relating to…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

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A3797Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Amend and recommit to correction

Requires a sex offender to state whether he or she resides within 1/2 mile of any elementary or secondary school

Requires such sex offender to state, on such verification form, the names of any school for children in grades pre-kindergarten through the twelfth which is located within a one-half mile radius of…

Steven CymbrowitzCorrection Committee

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A4470Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Provides a means of incorporation for affiliated churches of the Elim Fellowship under the religious corporation law

Provides a means of incorporation for affiliated churches of the Elim Fellowship under the religious corporations law; establishes requirements regarding notice, voting eligibility, meetings and…

Richard BrodskyWays And Means Committee

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A5312Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Amend and recommit to governmental employees

Relates to the post-retirement benefit payable upon the death of a retiree of the New York state teachers' retirement system within the first 3 years of retirement

Defers the reductions in the post-retirement death benefit payable to beneficiaries of Tier 2, 3 and 4 retirees of the New York state teachers' retirement system who die within the first three years…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A772Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Authorizes fire districts to impose ad valorem levies and special assessments on otherwise tax exempt real property

Authorizes fire districts to impose ad valorem levies and special assessments on otherwise tax exempt real property.

Aileen GuntherWays And Means Committee

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A8044Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Authorizes the panel to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage

Authorizes the panel to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income that would artificially inflate the availability of funds to meet current needs relating to eligibility for…

Jeffrey DinowitzWays And Means Committee

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A2857Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Reported referred to codes

Provides that confidential visits by certain persons with patients of residential health care facilities shall not be unreasonably restricted

Requires that no residential health care facility restrict access to the facility by family members, guardians, friends, legal representatives, or representatives of community organizations who…

Helene WeinsteinCodes Committee

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A2419Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Provides for the paying of increases in real property taxes due to a revaluation or update in installments over a multi-year period

Provides for the paying of increases in real property taxes due to a revaluation or update in installments over a multi-year period; mandatory for persons receiving the senior citizens' exemption…

John McEnenyWays And Means Committee

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A5053Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Requires local housing authorities to maintain twenty-four hour foot patrol security services and provides matching funds by the state therefor

Requires any housing authority in the state having supervision over a housing project with 1000 or more occupied units which receives federal or state moneys to maintain 24-hour foot patrol security…

Vito LopezWays And Means Committee

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A528Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Requires mental hygiene entities review fiscal management practices of service provider applicants

Requires that the Office of Mental Health and the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities give consideration to the fiscal management practices of an applicant to operate a…

RoAnn DestitoMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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A5724Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Relates to the taxation of property owned by a cooperative corporation

Relates to the taxation of property owned by a cooperative corporation.

Sandy GalefWays And Means Committee

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A668Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Reported referred to codes

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

Establishes mandatory reporting by certain professional or official persons who come into contact with residents of assisted living and adult care facilities who may be abused, mistreated or…

William MagnarelliCodes Committee

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A237AssemblyS1660· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Requires utility corporations and entities to submit an annual report to the public service commission, the legislature, the executive and the chairman of the state

Requires utility corporations and entities to submit an annual report to the public service commission, legislature, the executive, and the chairman of the state energy planning board detailing…

Andrew HevesiEnergy And Telecommunications CommitteeEnvironment & Energy

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S5477Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Adds interior design services as a type of contract that can be entered into and negotiated by the state

Adds interior design as a type of contract that can be entered into by the state.

Neil D. BreslinOn the Senate floor

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S5657Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to investigations and government operations

Provides a tax credit for the purchase of new vehicles by transportation companies, which vehicles are accessible to persons with disabilities

Provides a tax credit for the purchase of new vehicles by transportation companies, which vehicles are accessible to persons with disabilities.

Thomas K. DuaneInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A509Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Authorizes utility corporations, telegraph and telephone corporations, and cable television corporations to provide notice of bills to third parties

Authorizes utility corporations, telegraph and telephone corporations, and cable television corporations to provide notice of bills to third parties at the request of the customer.

Brian KavanaghEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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A7814Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Requires the public service commission to audit utility submetering orders, compare usage before submetering to usage after submetering orders, prepare report

Requires the public service commission to audit previously approved utility submetering orders, to compare usage before submetering to usage after submetering orders were implemented, and to prepare…

Micah KellnerWays And Means Committee

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A8946Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Creates an education and outreach program for the autoimmune disease known as lupus; appropriation

Creates an education and outreach program for the autoimmune disease known as lupus; provides for an advisory council consisting of representatives of people with lupus and their families and health…

Vanessa GibsonWays And Means Committee

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