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

A5893Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means
Provides a tax credit for qualified expenses relating to the purchase of a new bicycle
Provides a tax credit for qualified expenses relating to the purchase of new bicycles up to two hundred fifty dollars.
Sam HoytWays And Means Committee
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A5898Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education
Directs the establishment of grant programs on SUNY and CUNY campuses for on-line and distant learning programs
Directs the establishment of grant programs on SUNY and CUNY campuses for on-line and distant learning programs; provides that grants shall not exceed $10,000 total at each campus.
Joel MillerHigher Education Committee
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A5909Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Creates the state emergency health powers act

Creates the state emergency health powers act; establishes measures to detect and track potential and existing public health emergencies and measures to declare a state of public emergency;…

Robin SchimmingerHealth Committee

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A5924Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Relates to apportionment of staff for members in the Senate and Assembly

Relates to apportionment of staff for members in the senate and assembly; requires generally equal staff for member offices and additional moneys for committee chairs.

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5925Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Establishes the New York state independent budget office

Creates the New York state independent budget office with a director to be appointed by a special committee composed of the assembly speaker and minority leader, the temporary president and minority…

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5933Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to regulatory relief for health care providers, small business and other regulated parties; repealer

Encourages state agencies to become more accountable for their rule making process so that the rules adopted are cost effective; changes the definition of "substantial revision" to permit the office…

Darryl TownsGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5949Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Creates a local seed capital fund investment credit

Enacts "NYSEEDS"; creates a local seed capital fund investment credit to stimulate new growth and economic recovery; provides tax credits to certain businesses; defines terms.

Adriano EspaillatWays And Means Committee

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A595Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Relates to the form of stamps on cigarettes

Requires tax stamps for the imposition of taxes on cigarettes to be 2x2 inches, contain a color graphic depicting an adverse effect of cigarette use, and a toll free telephone number which callers…

Kevin CahillWays And Means Committee

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A5952Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Allows a person to operate a fire truck without possessing a commercial drivers license

Allows a person to operate a fire truck without possessing a commercial drivers license.

Timothy P. GordonTransportation Committee

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A5955Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Increases from 50 to 100 acres, the acreage of farm woodland that qualifies as land used in agricultural production for agricultural assessment purposes

Increases from 50 to 100 acres, the acreage of farm woodland that qualifies as land used in agricultural production for agricultural assessment purposes.

William MageeAgriculture Committee

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A5957Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Creates a regents large animal veterinarian loan forgiveness program

Creates a regents large animal veterinarian loan forgiveness program; establishes the number, criteria and notification requirements to receive an award under such program; establishes such awards…

William MageeHigher Education Committee

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A5959Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Authorizes N.Y. city to impose the city earnings tax on nonresidents and repeals chapter 5 of the laws of 1999

Repeals chapter 5 of the laws 1999 and authorizes a city having a population of one million or more to impose the city earnings tax on nonresidents.

Linda RosenthalWays And Means Committee

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A596Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Relates to the liability of certain limited liability companies and partnerships for unemployment insurance

Relates to the liability of certain limited liability companies and partnerships, those which are less than two persons, for the purposes of unemployment insurance.

Kevin CahillLabor Committee

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A5980Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides for penalties for operation of a motor vehicle without required equipment

Provides for penalties for operation of a motorcycle without required equipment.

Kenneth ZebrowskiTransportation Committee

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A5984Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Requires legislative fiscal impact notes to include objective calculations of anticipated economic impacts for next three years on state or subdivisions; repealer

Requires legislative fiscal impact notes to include objective calculations of anticipated economic impacts for next three years on state or political subdivisions.

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5986Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Establishes requirements for male and female rest rooms in certain buildings

Provides that building code shall require seventy percent of sanitary facilities in new buildings for public occupancy shall be facilities for women; provides that mens rooms may be designated as…

Joel MillerGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5999Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Provides for the financing of the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements

Provides for the financing of the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements; authorizes the governing body of any local government to…

Fred ThieleLocal Governments Committee

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A6014Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Extends jurisdiction of N.Y. city fire department (and applicability of laws enforced) to cover MTA, NYCTA, their subsidiaries, and their N.Y. city facilities

Extends the jurisdiction of the New York city fire department, and the applicability of laws, rules and regulations to be enforced thereby, to cover the metropolitan transportation authority, the…

Richard GottfriedCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A6026Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Requires licensed and certified residential real property appraisers to report appraisals in the city of Buffalo to the office of real property services

Requires licensed and certified residential real property appraisers to report mortgage underwriting appraisals of one to four family residential properties in the city of Buffalo to the office of…

Sam HoytJudiciary Committee

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A6027Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Redefines assault in the second degree to include public health and building inspection officers within provisions applicable to assault 2nd degree

Redefines assault in the second degree to include public health and building inspection officers within provisions applicable to assault 2nd degree.

Sam HoytCodes Committee

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A6056Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Requires semi-annual reports by police agencies on missing children and persons; provides for a tax check-off to benefit missing persons related matters

Requires police agencies to report semi-annually on missing children and persons incidents; authorizes a personal income tax check-off for missing children and persons related activities and…

Joseph ErrigoChildren And Families Committee

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A6066Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Limits cost-sharing responsibilities of participants in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program

Limits cost-sharing responsibilities of participants in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program for both comprehensive and catastrophic coverages to no more than five percent of the…

Joan MillmanAging Committee

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A6067Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Grants courts discretion to provide juries with written instructions for use during deliberations in both civil and criminal proceedings

Grants courts discretion to provide juries with written instructions for use during deliberations in both civil and criminal proceedings.

Annette RobinsonCodes Committee

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A6069Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Increases the penalties for driving while ability impaired, driving while intoxicated, or driving while ability impaired by drugs: mandatory imprisonment

Provides for mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for driving while impaired, driving while intoxicated, and driving while ability impaired by drugs: driving while ability impaired with no prior…

Richard BrodskyTransportation Committee

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A6080Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Provides for distribution, on the internet, of information to the public regarding credit card and banking rates, charges and other terms

Provides for distribution to the public, over the internet, of information regarding credit card rates, charges, terms and other conditions; further provides for dissemination of information over…

Peter RiveraConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A615Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Increases the value of homesteads which are to be exempt from civil judgments

Increases the value of homesteads which are exempt from civil judgements from fifty thousand to two hundred fifty thousand dollars.

Hakeem JeffriesJudiciary Committee

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A6150Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes demonstration program providing electronic monitoring devices to victims of domestic violence in 5 counties

Establishes a 1 year demonstration program requiring the local social services district of the county of Nassau to provide electronic monitoring devices to victims of domestic violence who are…

Earlene HooperCodes Committee

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A6152Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to libraries and education technology

Relates to appropriations for libraries

Relates to appropriations for libraries; allows the library board of trustees not only to increase but decrease amounts by changing language to setting the amount of money.

Amy PaulinLibraries And Education Technology Committee

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A616Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Limits increases in maximum rent for rent-controlled apartments in New York city to two and one-half percent per annum of the previous maximum rent

Limits increases in maximum rent for rent-controlled apartments in New York city to two and one-half percent per annum of the previous maximum rent.

Hakeem JeffriesHousing Committee

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A6167Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to libraries and education technology

Requires that the village of Lakeview, Nassau county, vote on the levy of any taxes for library purposes

Requires that the village of Lakeview, Nassau county, approve any taxes for library purposes by a majority vote in a general village election or meeting at which taxes may be voted before any such…

Earlene HooperLibraries And Education Technology Committee

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A617Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Relates to voter registration of ex-felons

Relates to voter registration of ex-felons; provides that upon the discharge from a correctional facility of any United States citizen who has fully completed a sentence of imprisonment for the…

Hakeem JeffriesElection Law Committee

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A6170Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Requires reporting of cash transactions in excess of $10,000

Requires any person engaged in a trade or business who, in the course of such trade or business, receives more than $10,000 in cash in a single transaction or in two or more related transactions to…

Earlene HooperWays And Means Committee

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A6173Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Makes provisions regarding engineered sterile seeds

Defines the term engineered sterile seeds and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to study the implications of the development, sale and use of such seeds; prohibits the production…

Earlene HooperAgriculture Committee

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A6174Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Relates to the exclusion of certain local indebtedness

Excludes in ascertaining a locality's power to contract indebtedness, any indebtedness contracted to provide for the supply of electricity.

Earlene HooperLocal Governments Committee

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A6177Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Directs the state board of elections to establish procedures to assure the timely processing and counting of affidavit ballots

Directs the state board of elections to establish procedures to assure the timely processing and counting of affidavit ballots.

Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee

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A6187Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to licenses to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms

Establishes a license for a pistol or revolver shall be issued to have and carry concealed, without regard to employment or place of employment and without judicial discretion on whether proper…

Robin SchimmingerCodes Committee

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A6202Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Relates to creating an after-school challenge program to provide schools with matching funds for resources raised in private donations to support after-school programs

Relates to creating an after-school challenge program to provide schools with up to $50,000 in matching funds for resources raised in private donations to support after-school programs which are…

Robert BarraEducation Committee

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A6218Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Enacts the "Baldwin union free school district public construction flexibility demonstration project act"

Enacts the "Baldwin union free school district public construction flexibility demonstration project act" to facilitate expedition of the Baldwin union free school district construction,…

Robert BarraEducation Committee

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A6220Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Grants limited equity jurisdiction to Nassau county village courts

Authorizes Nassau county village courts to issue preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders in cases where there is a violation of a local law or ordinance relating to building…

Robert BarraJudiciary Committee

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A6221Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Provides for the impoundment of motor vehicles operated by underage persons unlawfully in possession of alcoholic beverages

Provides for the impoundment of motor vehicles operated or controlled by underage persons unlawfully in possession of alcoholic beverages with intent to consume; provides for impoundment for a…

Robert BarraEconomic Development CommitteeEconomy

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A6243Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in racing and wagering

Relates to the premises on which games of chance may be conducted

Relates to the premises on which games of chance may be conducted.

Robert BarraRacing And Wagering Committee

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A6255Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Relates to providing health insurance coverage for surviving spouses of N.Y. city department of correction and certain sanitation workers

Relates to providing health insurance coverage for surviving spouses of members of the New York City corrections department and sanitation members of the New York City employees' retirement system.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A6281Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Regulates the provision of appliance warranties especially with respect to charges for repair outside the home

Regulates the provision of appliance warranties and requires disclosure of transportation charges for the repair of warranted appliances outside the home.

Dennis H. GabryszakConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A6286Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Exempts sales of property used exclusively for religious purposes from sales tax

Exempts receipts from the retail sale of personal property by a religious organization for use exclusively for religious purposes from the tax on retail sales and the compensating use tax.

Dov HikindWays And Means Committee

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A6294Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides for banning the possession, sale or manufacture of assault weapons, subject to an exception; expands duties of superintendent of state police; repealer

Adds additional weapon models to the definition of an assault weapon and adds related definitions; bans the possession, sale or manufacture of assault weapons, subject to an exception; expands the…

Linda RosenthalCodes Committee

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A6299Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Directs the notification of certain victims of certain felons of name changes by such felons

Directs the division of criminal justice services, in cooperation with the state administrator of the unified court system, to notify the victim of certain felons of the felon's name change at the…

Kenneth ZebrowskiGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6300Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Relates to the office of the assessor of the village of Haverstraw, Rockland county, state of New York

Provides that the village board of trustees of the incorporated village of Haverstraw, Rockland county, may by resolution, provide that the office of assessor of such village may be held by a person…

Kenneth ZebrowskiLocal Governments Committee

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A6331Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Establishes a block grant for hospital nursing care and appropriates ten million dollars therefor; appropriation

Establishes a block grant for hospital nursing care; appropriates ten million dollars therefor.

Robert BarraHealth CommitteeHealth

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A6347Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Provides that when a change is made to the tax billing address by a mortgage investing institution the assessor shall not be required to make the entry on the roll

Provides that when a change is made to the tax billing address by a mortgage investing institution the assessor shall not be required to make the entry on the assessment roll.

Timothy P. GordonReal Property Taxation Committee

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