Sponsored bills

Enacts the "automatic voter registration act" to provide for the registration to vote of persons based on motor vehicle and tax records

Enacts the "automatic voter registration act"; requires the department of motor vehicles and the department of taxation and finance to transmit the names and addresses of persons who are U.S.…

Michael GianarisElection Law Committee

Requires sex offenders, regardless of their classification, to annually register with the division of criminal justice service for life

Requires sex offenders, regardless of their classification, to annually register with the division of criminal justice service for life; eliminates the ability of level 2 sex offenders to petition…

Michael GianarisCorrection Committee

Creates a permanent environmental justice advisory group

Creates a permanent environmental justice advisory group; provides that the function of the group is to ensure that no group of people, including a racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic group, bears a…

Michael GianarisEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Expands the scope of management and operations audits of gas and electric corporations conducted by the public service commission

Expands the scope of management and operations audits of gas and electric corporations conducted by the public service commission; requires copies of such audits to be provided to the governor and…

Michael GianarisCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to leaves of absence for public employees injured in the performance of their duties

Relates to leaves of absence for public employees injured in the performance of their duties; changes the time for which an employee is entitled to a leave of absence from at least one year to at…

Michael GianarisGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides to employees a listing of participating providers by paper or electronic media and providing notice that a written listing is available upon request

Provides to employees a listing of participating providers by paper or electronic media with each listing to include the provider's name, address, and telephone number of all participating…

Michael GianarisInsurance Committee

Relates to unfair claim settlement practices

Enacts provisions relating to unfair claim settlement practices; provides that an insurer doing business in this state shall be liable to a policy holder for such insurer's refusal to pay or…

Michael GianarisInsurance Committee

Establishes the state commission for the integrity of the criminal justice system and provides for its powers and duties

Establishes the state commission for the integrity of the criminal justice system and provides for its powers and duties; such commission shall, upon its own initiative, investigate, hold hearings,…

Michael GianarisJudiciary Committee

Directs the director of the office of homeland security to conduct a review of the security of metropolitan transportation authority facilities

Directs the director of the office of homeland security to conduct a review and analysis of the security measures taken at the transportation facilities of the metropolitan transportation authority…

Michael GianarisGovernmental Operations Committee

Establishes a penalty and cause of action for intentional destruction of medical records by a party to a medical malpractice action, or by an agent thereof

Establishes a penalty of not less than $1,000 for each intentional destruction, mutilation or significant alteration of a medical record by a party to a medical malpractice action, or by any…

Michael GianarisCodes Committee

Makes the following participating agencies for purposes of agency assisted voter registration: public libraries, local housing authorities, and public high schools

Makes the following participating agencies for purposes of agency assisted voter registration: public libraries, local housing authorities, and public high schools; directs the state board of…

Michael GianarisElection Law Committee

Establishes tax credits for the purchase of hybrid vehicles

Establishes separate and independent tax credits of $4,000 for the purchase of a hybrid vehicle.

Michael GianarisWays And Means Committee

Relates to the right of professional surveyors to place liens on real property for performance of surveying services in the state of New York

Relates to the right of professional surveyors to place liens on real property for performance of surveying services in the state of New York.

Michael GianarisJudiciary Committee

Requires a prohibition on students leaving campus in a motor vehicle during the lunch period to be included in school codes of conduct

Requires a prohibition on students leaving campus in a motor vehicle during the lunch period to be included in school codes of conduct.

Michael GianarisEducation Committee

Provides for the fingerprinting of applicants who apply for licenses or authorizations from the taxi and limousine commission

Provides for the fingerprinting of applicants who apply for licenses or authorizations from the taxi and limousine commission for the purpose of determining the criminal history of such applicants.

Michael GianarisGovernmental Operations Committee

Enacts "Stefan's law"; directs the department of transportation in the city of New York to evaluate the need for traffic control signals at intersections

Enacts "Stefan's law" to direct the department of transportation in the city of New York to establish a process to evaluate the need for traffic control signals at intersections in such city.

Michael GianarisCities Committee

Establishes the commission on the infrastructure of New York state and provides for its powers and duties

Establishes the commission on the infrastructure of New York state to ensure that the infrastructure of the state meets current and future demand and facilitates economic growth, is maintained in a…

Michael GianarisGovernmental Operations Committee

Increases to 15% the amount of the empire state film production credit that can be taken against taxes administered by N.Y. city

Increases to 15% the amount of the empire state film production credit that can be taken against taxes administered by cities of one million or more; increases the aggregate of the credits which may…

Michael GianarisWays And Means Committee

Authorizes prosecuting agency to move to have identity of undercover public officers and employees protected while testifying in court

Authorizes the people in a criminal proceeding, the presentment agency in a juvenile delinquency proceeding and a governmental agency or public employer in a civil enforcement action to move to…

Michael GianarisCodes Committee

Directs the office of homeland security to establish rules and regulations providing for truck rental security

Directs the office of homeland security to develop rules and regulations relating to truck rental security; requires any person or organization in the business of renting trucks, vans or trailers to…

Michael GianarisGovernmental Operations Committee

Removes ten day advance voter registration requirement

Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day and provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard…

Michael GianarisElection Law Committee

Expands the amount of information available about registered sex offenders on the division of criminal justice services website

Expands the amount of information available to police and the public, by means of the internet, on registered sex offenders; authorizes any person to register with the division of criminal justice…

Michael GianarisCorrection Committee

Provides that qualified persons who are not registered to vote may register on a day of election at their polling places

Provides that qualified persons who have never previously registered to vote may register on any day, including a day of election, that the board of elections is open for business; requires…

Michael GianarisElection Law Committee

Requires that at least one commissioner of the public service commission have experience in utility consumer advocacy

Requires that at least one commissioner of the public service commission have experience in utility consumer advocacy.

Michael GianarisEconomic Development Committee

Prohibits any gas or electric corporation from absolving itself from liability for service interruption arising from employee negligence

Prohibits gas and electric corporations from filing any schedules setting forth rules or regulations which absolve or attempt to absolve such corporations from liability for the interruption of its…

Michael GianarisCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Establishes the office of the federal stimulus ombudsman

Establishes the office of the federal stimulus ombudsman.

Michael GianarisWays And Means Committee

Directs the public health council to establish regulations requiring ice resurfacing equipment running fuel to be operated to ensure indoor air quality

Directs the public health council to establish regulations requiring ice resurfacing equipment powered by fuel and emitting exhaust to be maintained and operated in a manner that ensures safe and…

Michael GianarisHealth Committee

Directs state agencies reviewing existing rules to conduct outreach to small businesses, localities, and rural interests under certain circumstances

Directs state agencies reviewing existing rules to conduct outreach to small businesses, localities, and rural interests under certain circumstances; requires the governor's office of regulatory…

Michael GianarisGovernmental Operations Committee

Declares a policy of equal treatment in development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies

Declares a policy of equal treatment of people of all races, cultures, religions, incomes, education levels and sexual preference in the development and enforcement of environmental laws,…

Michael GianarisEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Authorizes the division of veterans' affairs to provide for the interment of the unclaimed remains of veterans

Authorizes the division of veterans' affairs to provide for the interment of the unclaimed remains of veterans.

Michael GianarisVeterans' Affairs Committee

Provides that when a driving under the influence of alcohol offender is sentenced to probation, a condition shall be alcohol and controlled substance monitoring

Provides that when a driving under the influence of alcohol offender is sentenced to probation, a condition thereof shall be alcohol and controlled substance monitoring by the probation department;…

Michael GianarisTransportation Committee

Permits an agency to extend the last date for submission of comments on a proposed rule by publishing notice of extension in state register

Permits a state agency to extend the last date for submission of comments on a proposed rule by publishing notice of extension in the state register; provides that any citizen or resident may ask…

Michael GianarisVetoed

Vetoed

Identifies the criteria the commissioner of environmental conservation should consider in publishing a list of high local environmental impact zones

Identifies the criteria the commissioner of environmental conservation should consider in publishing a list of high local environmental impact zones; these are areas most adversely affected by…

Michael GianarisStricken

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim March 25, 2009, as Greek Independence Day in New York State

Michael GianarisAdopted

Adopted