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Provides for review by the department of health of policies and practices regarding HIV, AIDS and HCV at correctional facilities

Authorizes and directs the department of health to review any policy or practice instituted in facilities operated by the department of correctional services and in local correctional facilities…

Thomas K. DuaneOn the Senate floor

Provides that certain newspapers in Richmond county may charge the regularly established classified advertising rate for publication of legal notices

Provides that certain newspapers in Richmond County may charge the regularly established classified advertising rate for publication of certain legal notices in such newspapers.

Diane J. SavinoOn the Senate floor

Removes special powers granted to the society for the prevention of cruelty to children; repealer

Removes certain special powers granted to the society for the prevention of cruelty to children.

Velmanette MontgomeryOn the Senate floor

Creates an independent authority budget office; repealer

Creates an authorities budget office; clarifies various points of the public authorities accountability act of 2005; establishes a whistleblower access and assistance program; adds provisions…

Bill PerkinsOn the Senate floor

Requires entities applying for or receiving certain state economic development grants to commit to first considering New York companies as primary suppliers

Requires entities applying for, and certain enterprises receiving university-related state economic development grants to commit to first considering companies based in New York State as primary…

David J. ValeskyOn the Senate floor

Extends the authority for villages to hold tax lien sales

Extends the authority for villages to hold tax lien sales.

Michelle SchimelSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to orders of custody involving a parent activated, deployed or temporarily assigned to the military

Relates to orders of custody involving a parent activated, deployed or temporarily assigned to the military.

Darrel J. AubertineStricken

Authorizes to retroactively appoint and set seniority dates of certain employees for Schuyler, Steuben, Chemung, Tioga and Allegany counties

Authorizes to retroactively appoint and set seniority dates of certain employees for Schuyler, Steuben, Chemung, Tioga and Allegany counties.

James BacallesSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Permits investigation and recovery of cost thereof by the attorney general in a case of money deposited as security and required to be held in trust in rentals

Gives the attorney general explicit authority to take proof, determine facts, and issue subpoenas pursuant to civil practice law and rules, in proceedings to compel compliance with title 1 of…

J. Gary PretlowSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires New York city water board to wait at least thirty days after adoption of the city budget before setting its annual rates

Requires New York city water board to wait at least thirty days after adoption of the city budget before setting its annual fees, rates, rents or other charges for the use of the sewage system or…

David WeprinRules Committee

Relates to energy conservation and efficiency projects

Relates to energy conservation and efficiency projects.

Darrel J. AubertineOn the Senate floor

Relates to requiring children under the age of 8 to be restrained by a child restraint system in a motor vehicle

Relates to requiring children under the age of 8 to be restrained by a child restraint system in a motor vehicle.

Martin Malavé DilanOn the Senate floor

Establishes the New York state War of 1812 200th anniversary commemoration commission to promote the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812

Establishes the New York state War of 1812 200th anniversary commemoration commission to promote the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 by planning and executing an organized series of War of 1812…

Darrel J. AubertineOn the Senate floor

Relates to the redemption of tax foreclosed real property by certain military members

Permits Suffolk county to allow the redemption of tax foreclosed real property by certain military members where such owner was deployed overseas and such foreclosure was the result of financial…

Robert SweeneySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Includes the loss of health insurance coverage in the determination of maintenance and the equitable distribution of marital property

Includes the loss of health insurance coverage in the determination of the equitable distribution of marital property and the awarding of maintenance.

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to intervenor funds for proceedings relating to siting of major utility transmission facilities

Relates to intervenor funds for proceedings relating to siting of major utility transmission facilities.

David J. ValeskyOn the Senate floor

Relates to residential micro-combined heat and power generating equipment

Relates to net energy metering for micro-combined heat and power generating systems.

David J. ValeskyOn the Senate floor

Establishes a wood products development council

Establishes a wood products development council.

David J. ValeskyOn the Senate floor

Prohibits any agreement relating to the construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of a building requiring subcontractors and materialmen to exhaust remedies

Prohibits any agreement relating to the construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of a building requiring subcontractors and materialmen to exhaust all their remedies prior to filing a claim…

Michael CusickSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Implements a provision in a collective bargaining agreement between the state university construction fund and an employee organization relating to unused sick leave

Implements a provision in a collective bargaining agreement between the state university construction fund and an employee organization relating to unused sick leave and retirement service credit.

Diane J. SavinoOn the Senate floor

Requires polling places to be accessible to physically disabled voters

Requires each polling place to be accessible to physically disabled voters and provides guidelines which shall be in accordance with the accessibility requirements mandated pursuant to the federal…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.On the Senate floor

Makes various provisions relating to rent-to-own sales practices and disclosure requirements for rental-purchase agreements

Makes various provisions relating to rent-to-own sales practices and disclosure requirements for rental-purchase agreements; requires that the termination of rent-to-own contracts not exceed five…

Thomas K. Duane

Relates to the transfer of franchises or stocks by certain public service corporations

Relates to the transfer of franchises or stocks by gas corporations, electric corporations, steam corporations, water-works corporations, telegraph corporations and telephone corporations.

Hakeem JeffriesSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Prohibits compelling domestic abuse victims to contact their abusers

Prohibits the state, its political subdivisions, public authorities, and employees and agents thereof from compelling domestic abuse victims to contact their abusers, directly for any reason;…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonOn the Senate floor

Provides for numerous changes to the rules of the Senate

Malcolm A. SmithAdopted

Adopted

Provides for the continuation of the temporary committee on rules and administration reform

Malcolm A. SmithAdopted

Adopted

Designates animal control officers employed by the county of Schuyler as peace officers

Designates animal control officers employed by the county of Schuyler as peace officers.

George WinnerOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the funding of the sanitary sewer system in the hamlet of Hemlock in the town of Livonia, county of Livingston

Authorizes the funding of the sanitary sewer system in the hamlet of Hemlock in the town of Livonia, county of Livingston.

Dale M. VolkerOn the Senate floor

Requires the elimination of the use of the term "oriental" in documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities when referring to persons of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage

Requires the elimination of the use of the term "oriental" in documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities when referring to persons of Asian or Pacific Islander…

Craig M. JohnsonOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the Union-Endicott central school district to discontinue the use of certain parklands

Authorizes the Union-Endicott central school district to discontinue the use of certain parklands for the purpose of expanding its middle school.

Tom LibousOn the Senate floor

Requires family court to review registry of orders of protection and family court arrest warrants upon the issuance of an order of custody or visitation

Requires family court to review decisions in child protective proceedings, the computerized registry of orders of protection and family court arrest warrants upon the issuance of an order of custody…

John L. SampsonOn the Senate floor

Permits the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Putnam

Permits the electronic appearance of a defendant in the county of Putnam.

Vincent L. LeibellOn the Senate floor

Clarifies the scope of protections against discrimination on the basis of disability in services provided by public entities

Clarifies the scope of protections against discrimination on the basis of disability in services provided by public entities including exclusion from participation or denial of benefits, services,…

Shirley L. HuntleyOn the Senate floor

Extends provisions of law relating to establishing a task force on the utilization of retired horses

Extends provisions of law relating to establishing a task force on the utilization of retired horses.

David J. ValeskyOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the village of Monroe to offer an optional 20 year retirement plan to police officer Anthony T. Amatetti

Authorizes the village of Monroe, in the county of Orange, to offer an optional 20 year retirement plan to police officer Anthony T.

William J. Larkin Jr.On the Senate floor

Authorizes Steven Roy to file for retroactive membership in the optional twenty year retirement plan of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system

Authorizes Steven Roy to file for retroactive membership in the optional twenty year retirement plan of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system pursuant to section 384-d of…

Roy J. McDonaldOn the Senate floor

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain actions taken by the town of Schodack, in the county of Rensselaer, with respect to certain bond anticipation notes

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain actions taken by the town of Schodack, in the county of Rensselaer, with respect to certain bond anticipation notes.

Roy J. McDonaldOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the Rockland Housing Action Coalition, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption

Authorizes the Rockland Housing Action Coalition, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption.

Thomas P. MorahanOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the town of Marlborough, in the county of Ulster, to dissolve and discontinue the Applewood drainage district

Authorizes the town of Marlborough, in the county of Ulster, to dissolve and discontinue the Applewood Farms drainage district.

William J. Larkin Jr.On the Senate floor

Authorizes the village of Port Dickinson, in the county of Broome, to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to Sean Crouse and Paul Buttacovoli

Authorizes the village of Port Dickinson, in the county of Broome, to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to chief of police Sean D.

Tom LibousOn the Senate floor

Relates to the ability to issue certain bonds and notes

Relates to the ability to issue certain bonds and notes.

Thomas K. DuaneOn the Senate floor

Relates to a real property tax exemption for cold war veterans in the town of Oyster Bay in the county of Nassau

Relates to a real property tax exemption for cold war veterans in the town of Oyster Bay in the county of Nassau.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.On the Senate floor

Designates federal Security and Safeguard Division personnel assigned to the U.S. Department of Energy Naval Reactors Laboratory Field Offices as peace officers

Designates federal Security and Safeguard Division personnel assigned to the United States Department of Energy Naval Reactors Laboratory Field Offices in New York state as peace officers.

Hugh T. FarleyOn the Senate floor

Relates to computation of sales and compensating use taxes on modular home modules

Relates to computation of sales and compensating use taxes on modular home modules.

David J. ValeskyOn the Senate floor

Requires that aid and incentives to the city of Rochester are paid on or before June thirtieth in the fiscal year such aid is due and payable

Requires that aid and incentives to the city of Rochester are paid on or before June thirtieth in the fiscal year such aid is due and payable.

Joseph E. RobachOn the Senate floor

Allows for rifle hunting in Ontario County

Allows for rifle hunting in Ontario County.

Dale M. VolkerOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the town of Ramapo to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the town of Ramapo, county of Roc

Authorizes the town of Ramapo to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the village of Montebello, town of Ramapo, county of Rockland.

Thomas P. MorahanOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the town of Ramapo to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the town of Ramapo, county of Roc

Authorizes the town of Ramapo to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the town of Ramapo, county of Rockland.

Thomas P. MorahanOn the Senate floor