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

A5837Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation
Relates to sanctions and penalties for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; repealer
Relates to sanctions and penalties for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; creates new offenses of criminal intoxication and aggravated criminal intoxication; provides…
J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee
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A5906Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to banks
Relates to the use of powers of attorney in banking transactions
Requires all banking institutions in the state to accept a statutory short form power of attorney and powers of attorney which survive disability or incompetence; references existing provisions…
Matthew TitoneBanks Committee

A5910Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Establishes a competitive process for negotiated bond offerings for every state agency and public authority that issues bonds

Establishes a competitive process for negotiated bond offerings for every state agency and public authority that issues bonds.

Darryl TownsWays And Means Committee

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A5911Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to reporting of drivers who pass stopped school buses; provides for a procedure and form for reporting

Relates to reporting of drivers who pass stopped school buses; provides for a procedure and form for school bus drivers and individuals to report to local law enforcement any driver of a motor…

Darryl TownsTransportation Committee

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A5915Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Relates to tracking of liability insurance on out-of-state vehicles

Relates to tracking of liability insurance on out-of-state vehicles; provides for the department of consumer affairs to investigate whether a vehicle possessing an out-of-state license plate is…

Darryl TownsCities Committee

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A5928Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Prohibits local trustees or boards of education from deeming students nonresidents when they must move out of local school districts temporarily

Prohibits local trustees or boards of education from deeming students nonresidents when they must move to neighboring districts temporarily while parents are deployed to active military service.

Darryl TownsEducation Committee

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A593Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Ordered to third reading cal.44

Includes the county of Ulster within the definition of a designated community

Includes the county of Ulster within the definition of a designated community.

Kevin CahillOn the Assembly floor

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A5932Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Makes registration with selective service a precondition for the award of state-sponsored financial aid for higher education

Makes registration with the selective service system by persons required to do so by federal law a precondition for the award of state-sponsored financial aid for higher education; directs the…

Darryl TownsHigher Education Committee

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A5941Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to hunting migratory birds, ring-necked pheasant and bobwhite quail hunting

Relates to hunting migratory birds, ring-necked pheasant and bobwhite quail hunting; provides for fixed annual regulation.

Francine DelMonteEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A5947Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Includes "alien status" (defined) in list of grounds determining commission of unlawful discriminatory practice and state civil rights violation; excepts credit

Outlaws discrimination because of alien status; includes alien status as a grounds for determining a commission of an unlawful discriminatory practice or a state civil rights violation; provides…

Adriano EspaillatGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5962Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Amends article 7 of the constitution to authorize the loan of money for financing the construction of infrastructure for eligible businesses

Amends article 7 of the constitution to authorize legislature to loan of money for financing the construction of infrastructural improvements for certain eligible businesses.

Robin SchimmingerEconomic Development Committee

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A597Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Provides for a task force and demonstration program on teleworking to study the benefits and other impacts thereof

Enacts the Telework 2009 Act; provides for a task force and demonstration program on teleworking to study the benefits and other impacts thereof; provides that the task force shall consist of…

Kevin CahillLabor Committee

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A5978Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides that administration of an ultrasound upon a pregnant woman shall only be performed pursuant to an order or referral by a licensed health care professional

Provides that the administration of any ultrasound upon a pregnant woman shall only be performed pursuant to an order or a referral therefor by a physician, physician assistant, specialist…

Darryl TownsHigher Education Committee

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A5987Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Directs commissioner of education to establish areas where there is a shortage of experienced teachers

Directs the commissioner of education to establish areas where there is a need for experienced teachers; authorizes school boards to elect to pay a bonus to an active or retired teacher who would…

Joel MillerEducation Committee

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A599Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Enhances protections for homeowners who have paid contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers for home improvements

Enhances protections for homeowners who have paid contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers for home improvements; enhances penalties, civil and criminal for violations of the consumer…

Kevin CahillJudiciary Committee

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A6001Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Relates to autism spectrum disorders

Relates to autism spectrum disorders in individuals twenty-one years or less; directs the department of health to promulgate rules and regulations establishing standards for qualified autism…

Harvey WeisenbergInsurance Committee

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A6018Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Prohibits regulations from permitting an owner to refuse to renew a lease on grounds that the housing is sought for personal use or occupancy; repealer

Prohibits certain regulations of the state division of housing and community renewal, for cities having a population of less than one million and towns and villages, from permitting an owner to…

Richard GottfriedHousing CommitteeHousing

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A6023Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Protects employees against retaliatory action by employers

Expands prohibition against retaliatory action by an employer against an employee to include instances where an employee discloses or threatens to disclose to a supervisor or public body, an…

Sam HoytLabor Committee

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A6025Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Reduces certain on-premises liquor license fees

Reduces the annual fee for a license to sell liquor at retail to be consumed on the premises in cities having a population of more than 100,000 and less than one million which are outside of the…

Sam HoytEconomic Development Committee

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A6037Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Prohibits inmates from possessing or viewing violent or sexually explicit media

Prohibits inmates from possessing or viewing violent or sexually explicit media; anything greater than PG-13 rating is prohibited, whether on tv or film.

David KoonCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A605Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires certain pleas of guilty to be recorded on a driver's operating record

Requires when a plea of guilty is entered in satisfaction of certain traffic charges that such fact should be recorded on the certificate required to be filed with the commissioner of motor vehicles.

David GanttTransportation Committee

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A6058Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Requires child protective service or other child protective agency to report findings within fourteen days where ordered or requested by court to investigate

Requires child protective service or other child protective agency to report findings regarding children allegedly abused or neglected within fourteen days where ordered or requested by court to…

Joseph ErrigoChildren And Families Committee

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A6078Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Expands the exemption provided to professional journalists and newscasters from contempt to include employment or association with a web log

Expands the exemption provided to professional journalists and newscasters from contempt to include employment or association with a web log; defines web log as a website or webpage that contains an…

Linda RosenthalGovernmental Operations Committee

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A611Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Requires farm workers and domestic workers to be given at least 24 hours of consecutive rest

Requires farm workers and domestic workers to be given at least 24 hours of consecutive rest like other employees in New York State.

Susan JohnLabor Committee

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A6111Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Relates to the location of cash registers in retail establishments

Relates to the location of cash registers in retail establishments to ensure that customers are able to view the numbers and amounts of such purchases as the cash register attendant inputs such…

Earlene HooperConsumer Affairs And Protection CommitteePublic Safety & Consumer Affairs

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A6128Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Establishes the "business trust law" as a new consolidated law regulating domestic and foreign business trusts

Establishes the "business trust law" as a new consolidated law regulating domestic and foreign business trusts.

Robin SchimmingerJudiciary Committee

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A6135Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Provides for the payment of compensatory damages in cases of willful violation of an order of support for a child or spouse and for interest on prejudgment arrears

Provides for the payment of compensatory damages in cases of willful violation of an order of support for a child or spouse and for interest on prejudgment arrears in a case of nonpayment of child…

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

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A614Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Requires publication of consumer generic drug guide; requires generic non-prescriber statement

Authorizes the state board of pharmacy, in conjunction with the state consumer protection board, to prepare and publish a guide explaining the purpose, function and availability of generic drugs;…

Rhoda JacobsConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A6140Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Requires providers of health care policies to provide coverage for colorectal cancer early detection

Requires providers of health care policies to provide coverage for colorectal cancer early detection for persons fifty years of age or older; requires the superintendent of insurance to provide…

Jeffrey DinowitzInsurance Committee

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A6141Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to social services

Establishes requirements in order for assisted living residences to receive medical assistance payments

Establishes requirements in order for assisted living residences to receive medical assistance payments.

Jeffrey DinowitzSocial Services Committee

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A6163Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Prohibits application for a permit to mine if a local law prohibits the proposed mining use within the area proposed to be mined

Prohibits the department of environmental conservation from approving an application or granting a permit to mine mineral resources if the locality within which such mining is proposed to take place…

Timothy P. GordonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A6168Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Excludes compensation received as juror from personal income tax

Excludes compensation and lawful expenses received for services rendered as a juror from being taxed as income.

Earlene HooperWays And Means Committee

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A6182Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes that the promotion of prostitution of a child less than eighteen years old by a parent or guardian a Class B felony

Establishes that the promotion of prostitution of a child less than eighteen years old by a parent or guardian of such child is a Class B felony.

William ScarboroughCodes Committee

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A6201Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Exempts active volunteer firefighters from jury duty upon claiming exemption therefrom

Exempts active volunteer firefighters from jury duty upon claiming exemption therefrom; directs the chief administrator of the courts to prescribe a form to be used therefor; provides that such…

Robert BarraJudiciary Committee

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A6205Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in libraries and education technology

Authorizes village of 35,000 or more and school districts within towns of 700,000 or more to exempt from payment of library taxes certain one and two family dwelling

Authorizes the board of trustees of any village with 35,000 or more residents and the board of any school district located within a town of 700,000 or more residents to exempt those owners of one…

Robert BarraLibraries And Education Technology Committee

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A6206Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Provides for full service fuel pumping to disabled persons

Requires every retail seller of motor fuel to provide full service to disabled persons who display appropriate disabled person license plates between the hours of 7 a.m and 7 p.m. at the same price…

Robert BarraEconomic Development Committee

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A621Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Provides that an individual may borrow additional money through SONYMA for energy efficient improvements to their home

Provides that an individual may borrow additional money through SONYMA for energy efficient improvements to their home.

Brian KavanaghHousing Committee

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A6212Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in social services

Authorizes one-time emergency payment to individual or family eligible for ongoing public assistance to aid in acquiring or maintaining employment

Authorizes a one-time emergency payment to an individual or a family who otherwise would become eligible for ongoing public assistance to aid in acquiring or maintaining employment; and provides…

Robert BarraSocial Services Committee

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A6214Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Relates to providing aid to school districts for expenses related to the school districts' use of electricity, propane, natural gas, and/or heating oil

Relates to providing aid to school districts for expenses related to the school districts' use of electricity, propane, natural gas, and/or heating oil for the school year.

Robert BarraEducation Committee

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A6219Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in social services

Provides a social services lien for public assistance on awards pursuant to workers' compensation

Includes workers' compensation benefits among the lump sum payments subject to the lien of the department of social services for repayment of public assistance.

Robert BarraSocial Services Committee

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A622Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Requires hearing by the DHCR prior to order of decontrol for failure to respond to income certification material relating to high income rent decontrol

Requires hearing by the division of housing and community renewal prior to order of decontrol for a tenant's failure to respond to income certification material relating to high income rent…

Brian KavanaghHousing Committee

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A6227Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides for reduced fare tokens for residents of Nassau county for use of certain bridges operated by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority

Provides for reduced fare tokens (80% of regular rate) for residents of Nassau county for use of the Triborough, Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck and Verrazano-Narrows bridges operated by the…

Robert BarraCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A6242Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in health

Enacts the "family protection act"

Enacts the "family protection act"; requires informed consent by emancipated minors or the parent or guardian of an unemancipated minor prior to obtaining an abortion; defines terms; prohibits…

Robert BarraHealth Committee

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A6260Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in social services

Requires applicants for medicaid to be given an opportunity to execute a living will and health care proxy

Requires applicants for medicaid to be given an opportunity to execute a living will and health care proxy and inquiry to be made as to existing living wills and health care proxies; requires…

Robert BarraSocial Services Committee

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A6263Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Provides that an applicant to a state agency for a grant or project financing by tax exempt bonds shall provide the legislature with notification of such application

Provides that an applicant to a state agency for a grant or project financing by tax exempt bonds shall provide the legislature with notification of such application.

Robert BarraGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6265Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police employed by the city of New York, the counties of Nassau and Suffolk…

Robert BarraCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A6274Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Requires the department of insurance to establish an office within the department which handles complaints relative to long term care health insurance plans

Requires the department of insurance to establish an office within the department which would receive, investigate and take appropriate actions relative to long term care insurance plans involving…

Vivian CookInsurance Committee

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