Sponsored bills

Establishes numerical criteria for guidance counselors employed by school districts

Establishes numerical criteria for guidance counselors employed by school districts.

William ColtonEducation Committee

Provides for health insurance coverage for loss or damage to prosthetic limb

Provides for health insurance coverage for loss or damage to prosthetic limb; also provides for coverage for replacement of limb as prescribed by a doctor.

William ColtonInsurance Committee

Phases out the use of chlorinated solvents in this state

Phases out the use of chlorinated solvents in this state, ultimately prohibiting their use completely; creates revolving loan fund to assist businesses in such phaseout and imposes registration fees…

William ColtonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Requires motor vehicle manufacturers to establish programs for the collection and recycling of mercury-added components from their vehicles

Requires motor vehicle manufacturers to establish programs for the collection and recycling of mercury-added components from their vehicles when such vehicles are scrapped or recycled.

William ColtonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Permits licensed physician, visiting nurse, nurse, physical therapist or chiropractor to park where parking is prohibited if vehicle is identified by special placard

Permits licensed physician, visiting nurse, nurse, physical therapist or chiropractor to park where parking is prohibited if vehicle is identified by special plate; permits such parking for a period…

William ColtonTransportation Committee

Allows issuance of special number license plates to nurses, physical therapists and chiropractors

Allows issuance of special number license plates to nurses, physical therapists and chiropractors.

William ColtonTransportation Committee

Establishes a distinctive "New York recycles" license plate, with the proceeds therefrom deposited into the solid waste account of the environmental protection fund

Establishes a distinctive "New York recycles" license plate, with the proceeds from the additional $25 annual service charge therefor to be deposited into the solid waste account of the…

William ColtonTransportation Committee

Grants sales and use tax exemption for transportation of used goods to be recycled, reused or remanufactured

Establishes a sales and compensating use tax exemption for the receipts from the provision of transportation of used goods that are going to be recycled, reused or remanufactured.

William ColtonWays And Means Committee

Relates to actions by health care providers against patients

Relates to actions by health care providers against patients; provides that it shall be an affirmative defense to an action by a health care provider against a patient for recovery of payment for an…

William ColtonInsurance Committee

Allows credit card payment to be mailed and postmarked 3 days before due date to avoid late charge

Allows credit card payment to be mailed and postmarked 3 days before due date to avoid late charge.

William ColtonConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Relates to community notice requirements for the location of supported housing for mentally disabled persons

Provides for community notice requirements prior to the location of supported housing for mentally disabled persons by not-for-profit organizations contracting with the office of mental health,…

William ColtonMental Health Committee

Mandates courses of study in internet safety in all public and private schools grades k thru 12

Mandates courses of study in internet safety in all public and private schools grades k thru 12.

William ColtonEducation Committee

Relates to requiring uniform prescription drug information cards

Requires the use of uniform prescription drug information cards or technology for claims processing in a form approved by the national council for prescription drug programs and acceptable to the…

William ColtonInsurance Committee

Requires state agencies and contractors to recycle 50% of the waste generated on public works construction and demolition sites

Requires state agencies and contractors to recycle 50% of the waste generated on public works construction and demolition sites.

William ColtonGovernmental Operations Committee

Authorizes the DOH and DEC to commission a study on the effects of exposure to long-term, low radiation emissions from cellular phone antennas on human beings, specifically adolescents

Authorizes the department of health and the department of environmental conservation to commission a study on the effects of long-term, low radiation emissions from cellular phone antennas on human…

William ColtonHealth Committee

Establishes a personal income tax credit for voltage regulation technology equipment

Establishes a personal income tax credit for voltage regulation technology equipment.

William ColtonWays And Means Committee

Requires all poisonous plants to be sold with an identification tag or label

Requires all poisonous plants to be sold with an identification tag.

William ColtonAgriculture Committee

Prohibits the disposal of electronic equipment in solid waste facilities, imposes penalties for violations thereof

Prohibits the disposal of electronic equipment in solid waste facilities; imposes civil penalties for violations of such provisions; provides that all fees and civil penalties collected pursuant to…

William ColtonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Requires a school nurse to be on the premises during school hours in any school having an enrollment of 100 pupils or more

Requires a school nurse to be on the premises during school hours in any school having an enrollment of 100 pupils or more.

William ColtonEducation Committee

Provides that the waste tire management and recycling fee shall apply to the mail-order sales of tires

Provides that the waste tire management and recycling fee shall apply to the mail-order sales of tires.

William ColtonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Prohibits health insurers from requiring insureds purchase prescribed drugs from mail order pharmacy

Prohibits health insurers from requiring that the insured purchase prescribed drugs from a mail order pharmacy or pay a co-payment fee when such purchases are not made from a mail order pharmacy if…

William ColtonInsurance Committee

Relates to requiring evening court hours for the adjudication of parking violations

Relates to requiring evening court hours for the adjudication of parking violations; requires that hearing examiner be available until 7:00 p.m. at least one evening each week.

William ColtonTransportation Committee

Authorizes the department of taxation and finance to implement a tax amnesty program

Authorizes the department of taxation and finance to implement a tax amnesty program.

William ColtonWays And Means Committee

Directs board of elections in N.Y. city to furnish voting materials in Russian language as well as in English

Directs board of elections in a city of over one million to furnish voting materials in Russian language as well as in English; further directs the board of elections to produce and disseminate a…

William ColtonOn the Assembly floor

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim April 2009 as Electronic Waste Month in the State of New York

William ColtonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim April 2009 as Electronics Recycling Month in the State of New York

William ColtonEnvironmental Conservation Committee