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

A1998Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation
Defines the term public highway for purposes of unlawfully feeding deer
Defines the term "public highway" for purposes of unlawfully feeding deer; defines such term as any highway, road, street, avenue, public place, public driveway or any other public right-of-way…
Fred ThieleEnvironmental Conservation Committee
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A2001Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations
Directs the governor to issue a writ of election when there is a vacancy in the office of United States senator
Directs the governor to issue a writ of election when there is a vacancy in the office of United States senator, and also makes a temporary appointment to such vacancy until the special election to…
Rory LancmanGovernmental Operations Committee

A2014Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Relates to increasing the maximum sales tax rate for cities and counties; repealer

Relates to increasing the maximum sales tax rate for cities and counties to four percent; repeals all additional local percentage increases.

Nancy CalhounWays And Means CommitteeFinance

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A2023Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Adds assaults against certain employees of state and local government agencies as an assault in the second degree

Establishes a person is guilty of assault in the second degree when he or she intends to cause physical injury to an employee of New York state or any of its political subdivisions or of a public…

Susan JohnCodes Committee

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A2024Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Increases the penalty for crematory operations

Increases the penalty for crematory operations from a class B misdemeanor to a class E felony.

Susan JohnCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A2028Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Authorizes nurse practitioners to sign death certificates in like manner as physicians and imposes upon nurse practitioners the same duties that physicians have

Authorizes nurse practitioners to sign death certificates in like manner as physicians and imposes upon nurse practitioners the same duties that physicians have in connection therewith; makes such…

Susan JohnHigher Education Committee

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A2041Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Creates criteria for the selection of state contracts in cases where there is a tie in the bid for such contracts

Creates criteria for the selection of state contracts where there is a tie in a bid.

Nancy CalhounGovernmental Operations Committee

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A2048Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to social services

Provides that sliding scale co-payments for child care assistance funded by block grants shall not exceed ten percent of a family's household income

Provides that sliding scale co-payments for child care assistance funded by block grants for child care assistance made to social service districts shall not exceed ten percent of a family's…

Susan JohnSocial Services Committee

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A2053Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in social services

Reimburses counties who have purchased or will purchase Medicaid fraud detection software

Reimburses counties who have purchased or will purchase Medicaid fraud detection software.

Thomas F. O'MaraSocial Services Committee

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A2056Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Creates a bulk electricity purchasing program

Creates a bulk electricity purchasing program in the office of general services to provide lower cost electricity to participating municipalities.

Thomas F. O'MaraGovernmental Operations Committee

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A2058Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in energy

Makes municipal clean energy research and development enterprises eligible for the qualified empire zone enterprise tax credit

Makes municipal clean energy research and development enterprises eligible for the qualified empire zone enterprise tax credit.

William ParmentEnergy Committee

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A206Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides for the certification of podiatrists as acupuncturists

Authorizes the certification of podiatrists as acupuncturists; includes podiatrists within the group of health care professionals (physicians and dentists) who may become certified acupuncturists;…

Audrey PhefferHigher Education Committee

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A2086Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Relates to judges elected to the eighth judicial district

Provides that no more than 22 of the 26 judges elected to the eighth judicial district shall be from any one county within such district.

William ParmentJudiciary Committee

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A209Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Prohibits disclosure of address or telephone number of victim of or witness to a crime in open court

Requires courts during a criminal trial or hearing to prohibit the disclosure of the address and telephone number of any victim of or witness to the crime to which such trial or hearing relates;…

Audrey PhefferGovernmental Operations Committee

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A2097Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Relates to final judgment in foreclosures by in rem proceedings in the city of Buffalo

Relates to the disposition of surplus funds resulting from a tax lien foreclosure sales in the city of Buffalo; provides that a judgment may be entered, upon request of the tax district, without…

Mark J.F. SchroederJudiciary Committee

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A2099Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Provides that catastrophic windstorm deductibles applicable to certain insurance policies shall not be applicable to losses incurred by theft, fire or other events

Provides that catastrophic windstorm deductibles applicable to certain insurance policies shall not be applicable to losses incurred by theft, fire or other events.

Fred ThieleInsurance Committee

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A2111Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Exempts the sale of fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, heat sensors and carbon monoxide detectors from sales and use taxes

Exempts the sale of fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, heat sensors and carbon monoxide detectors for residential use only from state sales and compensating use taxes.

Michael BenjaminWays And Means Committee

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A2112Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Requires cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals as part of their licensing requirements; public ed program; appropriation

Requires cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals as part of their licensing requirements; requires biennial training in the non-discriminatory provision of medical…

Michael BenjaminHigher Education Committee

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A2119Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Provides for the applicability of public work provisions to certain publicly funded work performed for the purpose, or as part of World Trade Center re-development

Provides for the applicability of public work provisions to certain publicly funded work performed for the purpose, or as part of World Trade Center re-development: provides that any work performed…

Susan JohnLabor Committee

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A2126Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Enacts provisions providing protection to employees from retaliatory actions by employers where such employees report illegal business activities

Enacts provisions providing protection to employees from retaliatory actions by employers where such employees report illegal business activities; applicable to employees who in good faith…

Susan JohnLabor Committee

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A2137Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires certain school districts to employ a minimum of one school nurse

Requires certain school districts, New York City, Yonkers, Syracuse, Buffalo and Rochester, to employ a minimum of one school nurse per school building; authorizes the commissioner of education to…

Susan JohnEducation Committee

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A2139Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in correction

Requires New York state drivers licenses to indicate if the licensee is a registered sex offender under Megan's Law

Requires New York State drivers licenses to indicate if the licensee is a registered sex offender under Megan's Law, the "Sex Offender Registration Act"; makes additional changes regarding…

Thomas F. O'MaraCorrection Committee

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A2150Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to correction

Specifies due process requirements for determination that offender is a sex offender, sexual predator, sexually violent predator or predicate sex offender; repealer

Brings the sex offender registration act concerning sex offender classification status into parity with case law as decided by the Federal Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; includes certain due…

Steven EnglebrightCorrection Committee

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A2152Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes the class E felony of resisting arrest in the first degree

Establishes the class E felony of resisting arrest in the first degree when the crime of resisting arrest in the second degree, existing crime of resisting arrest, is committed by using physical…

Steven EnglebrightCodes Committee

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A2158Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Authorizes municipalities to adopt a local law authorizing the assessor of such municipality to accept late applications for the STAR exemption

Authorizes municipalities to adopt a local law authorizing the assessor of such municipality to accept applications for the basic STAR exemption and the enhanced STAR exemption for senior citizens…

Steven EnglebrightReal Property Taxation Committee

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A2167Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Prohibits the charging of a deductible when a motor vehicle, through no fault of the insured, is in an accident with a municipally-owned snow removal vehicle

Prohibits the charging of a deductible when a motor vehicle, through no fault of the insured, is in an accident with a municipally-owned snow removal vehicle.

John McEnenyInsurance Committee

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A2173Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires the furnishing of programs and services to pupils who are home-instructed upon request of persons in parental relation

Requires the furnishing of programs and services to pupils who are home-instructed upon request of persons in parental relation; provides that such programs and services shall include participation…

John McEnenyEducation Committee

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A2184Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Provides for a constitutional amendment directing the legislature to establish a procedure for the creation of Peconic county

Provides for a constitutional amendment directing the legislature to establish a procedure for the creation of Peconic county; provides that Peconic county shall consist of the towns of East…

Fred ThieleLocal Governments Committee

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A2186Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Establishes a volunteer firefighter/EMT recruitment incentive and retention program for volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency medical technicians

Establishes a volunteer firefighter/EMT recruitment incentive and retention program for volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency medical technicians; provides that such program will pay for…

Fred ThieleHigher Education Committee

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A2190Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Provides a streamlining of planning and reporting requirements for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services; repealer

Provides a streamlining of planning and reporting requirements for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.

Greg BallEducation CommitteeEducation

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A2196Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides the same criminal penalties for endangering the welfare of a care dependent person as exist for vulnerable elderly persons

Provides the same criminal penalties for endangering the welfare of a care dependent person as exist for vulnerable elderly persons; defines care dependent person to mean any person who is a patient…

Joseph MorelleCodes Committee

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A2199Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Creates a temporary state commission on remanufacturing; appropriation

Creates a temporary state commission on remanufacturing; provides for the appointment of members of the board of the commission; enumerates the goals and purposes of the commission; lists the powers…

Joseph MorelleEconomic Development Committee

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A2204Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides tuition awards to children of firefighters, police officers, volunteer firefighters, and EMTs with permanent and total disabilities

Provides tuition awards to children of firefighters, police officers, volunteer firefighters, and EMTs with permanent and total disabilities, to be applied to any college or university in the state…

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

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A2213Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Regulation of providers of carbon offset services

Provides for regulation of providers of carbon offset services; requires secretary of state and commissioner of environmental conservation to establish licensing requirements for any carbon offset…

Jeffrey DinowitzEconomic Development Committee

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A2214Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Enacts the New York birth-related neurological impairment compensation act

Enacts the New York birth-related neurological injury compensation act; directs the workers' compensation board to determine all claims for compensation for birth-related impairment, and if the…

Nancy CalhounInsurance Committee

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A2229Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides for a plan of expenditure for monies appropriated and received by the state on behalf of a gaming facility located in the city of Buffalo

Provides for a plan of expenditure for monies appropriated and received by the state on behalf of a gaming facility located in the city of Buffalo; provides for the repeal of such provisions on…

Crystal Peoples-StokesWays And Means Committee

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A2237Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Authorizes the court to order sexual offenders on probation to terms of imprisonment which run consecutively to sentences already being served

Authorizes the court to order sexual offenders on probation, where such probation has been revoked, to terms of imprisonment which run consecutively to sentences already being served.

Mark J.F. SchroederCodes Committee

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A2246Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Relates to excepting from community rating requirements group health insurance policies issued to multiple employer trusts

Excepts from community rating requirements group health insurance policies issued to multiple employer trusts consisting of municipal corporations and public benefit corporations.

Mark J.F. SchroederInsurance Committee

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A2255Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Requires public hearing on N.Y. City Transit Authority's preliminary annual operating budget prior to adoption; specifies elements for preliminary and adopted budget

Requires the New York city transit authority publish a preliminary annual operating budget and hold public hearings thereon at least 60 days prior to adoption of annual operating budget; specifies…

Catherine NolanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A2290Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Adjusts the allocation of triborough bridge and tunnel authority surpluses to more fairly reflect the source of such surpluses and distribution of MTA riders

Adjusts the allocation of Triborough bridge and tunnel authority surpluses to more fairly reflect the source of such surpluses and distribution of MTA riders; increases from twenty-four million…

Louis TobaccoCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A2292Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to disputes arising from use of an electronic toll collection system

Provides that claims arising from use of an electronic toll collection system may be filed in the appropriate court in the county in which the claimant resides; requires any contract or agreement…

Louis TobaccoCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A2297Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides for accountability and disclosure of county, town or village acquisition of land for open space, environmental and/or historic preservation purposes

Requires the chief executive of any county, town or village which acquires an interest in land for open space, environmental and/or historic preservation purposes or park purposes, to make certain…

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A2306Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Requires the furnishing of pre-school day care for children at public expense

Provides state funding for pre-school and kindergarten programs which are operated by day care centers.

Vito LopezChildren And Families Committee

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A2317Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Restricts certain access to records kept by the surrogate's court

Restricts access to records kept by the surrogate's court for business or commercial purposes; makes certain exceptions; and requires any person seeking access to books or records of the court to…

Hakeem JeffriesJudiciary Committee

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A2331Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Relates to criminal history records of maintenance employees in adult residential health and assisted living facilities

Relates to criminal history records of maintenance employees in adult residential health and assisted living facilities.

Bill ReilichHealth Committee

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A2339Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Creates management/confidential organizational act

Creates management/confidential organizational act to promote the efficient and effective administration of employer designated state programs; enacts provisions relating to the recognition of…

John McEnenyGovernmental Employees Committee

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A2357Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in health

Sets forth notification requirements on abortions performed on minors

Requires parental notice prior to the performance of an abortion upon an unemancipated minor; defines unemancipated minor as person less than eighteen years of age; allows for waiver of such notice…

Bill ReilichHealth Committee

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A1271Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes the temporary task force on legislative items

Establishes the temporary task force on legislative items for the purposes of investigating and making recommendations regarding items of appropriation.

Sandy GalefWays And Means Committee

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