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

A4458Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing
Enacts the "public housing safety and security act of 2009"
Enacts the "public housing and safety security act"; grants the division of housing and community renewal the authority to issue grants to public housing authorities or agencies for use in improving…
Darryl TownsHousing Committee
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A4464Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education
Makes provisions with respect to the conditions under which school districts are entitled to the apportionment of state funds when it owes and is owed state aid
Makes provisions with respect to the conditions under which school districts are entitled to the apportionment of state funds provided that a school district that received an excess apportionment…
Richard BrodskyEducation Committee

A4475Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Establishes disclosure and collection requirements for autologous blood transfusions

Requires a physician, in non-emergency cases, to disclose option of receiving self-donated or designated blood during a surgical procedure; requires health care facilities where transfusions are…

Richard BrodskyHealth Committee

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A4479Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish a random testing program of professional athletes for the use of anabolic steroids

Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish a random testing program of professional athletes for the use of anabolic steroids; requires the administration of urine testing and the…

Adriano EspaillatHealth Committee

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A4488Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Requires domestic violence awareness in a school curriculum and establishes a domestic violence awareness trust fund

Requires domestic violence awareness in school curriculums and further increases the fees charged for the issuance of a marriage license and filing of certificates of dissolution of marriage for the…

Adriano EspaillatEducation Committee

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A4493Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Requires notice to crime victims when less than mandatory sentence is considered

Provides that the district attorney must give not less than ten days notice to the victim or victims of a crime in a case where he is considering giving the defendant less than the mandatory sentence.

Nettie MayersohnGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4505Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires tow truck owners to provide certain information to insurers

Requires every owner of one or more towing vehicles licensed to do business within New York state to provide to the company issuing insurance on such vehicles, the name and driver's license number…

Nettie MayersohnTransportation Committee

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A4508Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Creates rebuttable presumption in child protective proceedings that proof of abuse of one child is evidence of abuse of any other sibling in household

Creates rebuttable presumption in child protective proceedings under the family court act that proof of the abuse or neglect of one child is evidence of the abuse or neglect of any other child who…

Nettie MayersohnChildren And Families Committee

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A451Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Extends provisions providing for the distribution of community services block grant program funds by the department of state

Extends provisions providing for the distribution of community services block grant program funds by the department of state.

Rhoda JacobsGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4521Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in housing

Authorizes the establishment of the home equity protection insurance program

Authorizes the establishment of the home equity protection insurance program directing the agency to issue a commitment to insure and insure the full value of certain residences which are…

Michael J. FitzpatrickHousing Committee

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A4528Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Relates to prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors

Provides that where a second charge of selling alcohol to minors is alleged in a one year period the officer shall remove the liquor license of such person to be returned at a hearing where a bond…

Nettie MayersohnEconomic Development Committee

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A4539AssemblyS1748· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Requires victims be notified of right to make a victim impact statement and allows them to personally appear at parole hearing and make such a statement

Requires the district attorney to notify victims by letter of the final disposition of the case within sixty days of such disposition; such letter shall also notify victims of their right to make a…

Nettie MayersohnCodes CommitteeLegal

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A454Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Credits student progress in licensed trade or registered business schools

Grants credit in licensed trade or registered business schools based on a student's progress for the purposes of federal aid.

Rhoda JacobsHigher Education Committee

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A4540Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Modifies exemption from determination of prima facie evidence of neglect where parent engages in substance abuse or substantial manifestation of irrationality

Modifies the existing exemption from requiring a determination of what constitutes prima facie evidence of neglect where a parent or guardian engages in substance abuse or substantial manifestation…

Nettie MayersohnChildren And Families Committee

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A4575Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Requires institutions of higher education to determine and report on the number of students who withdraw because of credit card debt

Requires every institution of higher education in the state to interview students who withdraw to determine whether such withdrawal is the result of credit card debt incurred by the student;…

Peter RiveraHigher Education Committee

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A4591Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Excludes certain judgments, orders or decrees issued in a matrimonial action from a stay of enforcement without a court order

Excludes judgments, orders or decrees issued in a matrimonial action with provisions for maintenance or child support from a stay of enforcement without a court order.

Vivian CookCodes Committee

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A4592Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Makes provisions relating to loitering in a transportation facility

Provides that a person is guilty of loitering when such person remains in a transportation facility, within twenty-five feet of the token booth or similar location, for more than twenty-five minutes…

Vivian CookCodes Committee

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A4595Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Relates to expiration date on meat, dairy products and perishable food items

Requires any person, firm or corporation offering any dairy product, meat, meat by-product, meat food product or perishable food item for sale in the state to label such product with an expiration…

Vivian CookConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A4596Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Requires minimum standards in identification for individuals and agencies to access consumer reports that have security freezes placed on them

Provides minimum standards in identification for individuals and agencies to access consumer reports that have security freezes placed on them.

Steven CymbrowitzConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A4599Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Requires orders placing juvenile delinquent in non-secure facility or foster care and PINS placement orders to include visitation and service plans

Requires dispositional orders placing a juvenile delinquent in a non-secure facility or foster care, orders extending such juvenile delinquency placements, orders providing for the placement of a…

Steven CymbrowitzChildren And Families Committee

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A4608Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Requires hospitals to permit selective pre-surgery blood donation

Requires hospitals and other facilities to permit a person, prior to surgery, to either pre-donate his or her own blood or to bring his or her own donor for selective blood donation on an in-patient…

Nettie MayersohnHealth Committee

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A4610Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to when a person is guilty of obstructing firefighting operations

Establishes a person who intentionally obstructs the efforts of any firefighter performing emergency medical care on a sick or injured person is guilty of the crime of obstructing firefighting…

Joseph MorelleCodes Committee

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A4615Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Prohibits the sale of ammunition without proof of a firearm license

Prohibits the sale of handgun ammunition to any person unless the person can produce proof of a firearm license; defines "ammunition"; imposes a civil penalty of between $500 and $1,000 for each…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A4619Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations on the necessity, content and manner of instruction about problem gambling in grades 4 through 12

Establishes an adolescent gambling task force to study and make recommendations on the necessity, content and manner of instruction about problem gambling in grades 4 through 12.

Peter RiveraEducation Committee

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A4636Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides that certified handicapped individuals may use ATVs on public land for transportation purposes only, during the hunting season

Provides that certified handicapped individuals may use an ATV on public land for transportation purposes only, during the hunting season.

Clifford CrouchTransportation Committee

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A4637Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Exempts ski resorts from sales tax on equipment that is used in the operation of the business and from sales tax on electricity used in the operation of the business

Exempts ski resorts from sales tax on equipment that is used in the operation of the business and from sales tax on electricity used in the operation of the business.

Clifford CrouchWays And Means Committee

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A4638Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Repeals section 735 of the real property tax law relating to small claims assessment review determinations

Repeals section 735 of the real property tax law; such section forbids the making of a transcript or testimony in small claims assessment review determinations and their subsequent use as precedent…

Clifford CrouchReal Property Taxation Committee

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A4640Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Relates to instituting mandatory jail time if a person is found to have been in willful violation of a support order at least three times

Institutes mandatory jail time of a minimum of sixty days if a person is found to have been in willful violation of a support order at least three times.

Clifford CrouchJudiciary Committee

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A4642Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Increases amount of surplus funds which may be retained by a school district as surplus funds from four percent to five percent

Increases the percentage of operating funds which may be retained by a school district as surplus funds for purposes of calculating the school tax levy from two percent to five percent.

Clifford CrouchReal Property Taxation Committee

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A4647Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Provides for the adoption of standards for the recognition of tenant associations and the ability of members in good standing to vote for officers thereof

Provides for the adoption of standards for the recognition of tenant associations and the ability of members in good standing to vote for officers thereof; also bars the housing authority from…

Vito LopezHousing Committee

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A4648Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Applies the provisions of the human rights law to all employers regardless of the number of persons in their employ excluding certain family operated businesses

Applies the provisions of the human rights law to all employers regardless of the number of persons in their employ; excludes from the definition of employers those employers where at least…

Vito LopezGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4650Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Establishes a priority senior housing waiting list and website through the office of the New York city housing authority for use by adults sixty-five years of age and older

Establishes a priority senior housing waiting list and website through the office of the New York city housing authority for use by adults sixty-five years of age and older.

Grace MengHousing Committee

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A4651AssemblyS1529· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Permits a governing board of a municipality to grant a total exemption from real property taxation in certain instances for persons 75 years of age or over

Permits a governing board of a municipality, after a public hearing and by the adoption of a local law, ordinance or resolution, to exempt from real property taxation for school purposes, real…

Grace MengReal Property Taxation CommitteeHousing

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A4659Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Exempts compensation for active military service from inclusion in a resident's adjusted gross income

Exempts compensation for active military service from inclusion in a resident's adjusted gross income under certain circumstances.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A4660Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Authorizes the assessor of the town of Islip to accept an application for real property tax exemption from the Church of God

Authorizes the assessor of the town of Islip to accept an application for real property tax exemption from the Church of God for the 2000 and 2001 assessment rolls for a parcel owned by such…

Philip RamosReal Property Taxation Committee

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A468Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to complaint procedures in the N.Y. city parking violations bureau

Strengthens consumer protections involving adjudication of fines and penalties and complaint procedures relating thereto as conducted by the NYC parking violations bureau.

Hakeem JeffriesTransportation Committee

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A4680Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Directs the commissioner of education to apportion monies for students with disabilities, and for such funds to follow students from one school district to another

Directs the commissioner of education to apportion monies for students with disabilities, and for such funds to follow students from one school district to another.

Clifford CrouchEducation Committee

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A4682Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Provides that a parent shall be convicted of endangering the welfare of a child when knowingly allows a registered sex offender to reside within the household

Provides that a parent or guardian legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than eighteen years old shall be convicted of endangering the welfare of a child when he or she knowingly…

Clifford CrouchCodes Committee

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A4707Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Creates the class D felony of citizenship document fraud in the first degree and the class E felony of citizenship document fraud in the second degree

Creates the class D felony of citizenship document fraud in the first degree and the class E felony of citizen document fraud in the second degree to deter the manufacture, distribution, sale or use…

Barbara ClarkCodes Committee

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A4723Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Provides any rates for motor vehicle liability and collision insurance shall provide for a reduction after completion of a certain certified course

Provides that any rates for motor vehicle liability and collision insurance shall provide for a reduction for a three year period after completion of the national safety council's emergency vehicle…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4736Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Changes state fiscal year; commencing 2010 fiscal year will end April 30 and every year thereafter will commence May 1 and end April 30

Changes state fiscal year; commencing 2009 the fiscal year will end April 30 and every year thereafter will commence May 1 and end April 30.

Barbara ClarkWays And Means Committee

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A4745Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to surveillance without consent of an unlawful photograph or recording on a cellular or wireless telephone

Relates to surveillance without consent of an unlawful photograph or recording on a cellular or wireless telephone; makes the taking of a photograph or a recording without a persons consent on a…

Adriano EspaillatCodes Committee

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A4748Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Implements any party rules setting certain enrollment eligibility requirements for purpose of qualifying to vote in specified primary elections

Implements any party rules setting certain enrollment eligibility requirements for purpose of qualifying to vote in specified primary elections as specified in such rules, including a rule…

Adriano EspaillatElection Law Committee

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A476Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Provides for a state workforce fuel reduction and conservation program which will develop and assist in implementing strategies to reduce fuel consumption

Provides for a state workforce fuel reduction & conservation program which will develop and assist in implementing strategies to reduce fuel consumption by the state's motor vehicle fleet and to…

Brian KavanaghGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4772Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Provides for health insurance coverage for nutritional care provided through licensed nutritionists

Provides for health insurance coverage for nutritional care provided through licensed nutritionists.

Vivian CookInsurance Committee

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A4779Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Enacts provisions relating to the practice of geriatric medicine and related training in such field of medicine

Enacts provisions relating to the practice of geriatric medicine and related training in such field of medicine; requires physicians, physician assistants and specialist assistants to receive…

Steven EnglebrightAging Committee

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