Bills by

Joseph Morelle

Assembly Member

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2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

251 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

A10258Assembly· Moved Mar 15, 2010· Referred to insurance
Amends the insurance law, in relation to service contracts; repealer
Relates to service contracts; enhances oversight by the NYS insurance department of the service contract business to provide greater protections for service contract holders.
Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee
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A10259Assembly· Moved Mar 15, 2010· Referred to insurance
Authorizes the superintendent to authorize or prescribe an analytical method that an insurer may use in lieu of a statistical rating organization
Authorizes the superintendent to authorize or prescribe an analytical method that an insurer may use in lieu of a statistical rating organization; replaces the term "nationally recognized securities…
Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

A2202Assembly· Moved Mar 9, 2010· Amend and recommit to higher education

Requires optical stores to be registered with the education department

Requires optical stores which engage in the sale of prescription eye glasses or contact lenses to be registered with the education department; requires such stores to be under the direct supervision…

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

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A4758Assembly· Moved Mar 4, 2010· Substituted by s2088a

Relates to standard fire insurance policies

Allows court to compel the parties to submit to the appraisal process as set out in a standard fire policy regardless of any dispute raised concerning scope of coverage or scope of loss.

Joseph MorelleOn the Assembly floor

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A1889Assembly· Moved Mar 3, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Relates to the employment credit for qualified emerging technology companies

Relates to the employment credit for qualified emerging technology companies.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A1892Assembly· Moved Mar 3, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Relates to the qualified emerging technology company capital tax credit; repealer

Relates to the qualified emerging technology company capital tax credit.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A4727Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the age eligibility for voting and holding office in episcopal churches

Relates to the age eligibility for voting and holding office in episcopal churches.

Joseph MorelleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A4358Assembly· Moved Feb 24, 2010· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Establishes the Arts and Artifacts Domestic Indemnity Act

Establishes the Arts and Artifacts Domestic Indemnity Act; provides that the council on the arts may enter into indemnity agreements to indemnify certain items from loss or damage; establishes…

Joseph MorelleVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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A4729Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Creates the intellectual property asset management advisory council

Creates the office of intellectual property asset management which authorizes an appointed commissioner to head an advisory council to establish policy; defines terms; requires reports to the…

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A9896Assembly· Moved Feb 9, 2010· Reference changed to insurance

Relates to the reimbursement of out-of-network providers of clinical laboratory services

Relates to the reimbursement of out-of-network providers of clinical laboratory services.

Joseph MorelleHealth Committee

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A9425Assembly· Moved Feb 9, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Provides that people arrested in connection with a felony must submit a DNA sample

Provides that people arrested in connection with a felony must submit a DNA sample.

Joseph MorelleCodes Committee

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A5247Assembly· Moved Feb 2, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes a small business tax credit for Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranty fees paid by a taxpayer

Establishes a small business tax credit for SBA guaranty fees paid by a taxpayer in connection with obtaining financing from the U.S. small business administration.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A1979Assembly· Moved Jan 25, 2010· Amend and recommit to economic development

Creates a program to provide hi-tech working capital loan guarantees

Creates a program within the New York state urban development corporation to provide high-technology working capital loan guarantees to eligible high-technology businesses developing or offering a…

Joseph MorelleEconomic Development Committee

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A1951Assembly· Moved Jan 25, 2010· Amended on third reading 1951a

Relates to the thruway authority installing local attraction videos at service areas along the thruway system

Relates to the thruway authority installing local attraction videos at service areas along the thruway system; makes definitions; allows thruway authority to charge fees to businesses, organizations…

Joseph MorelleOn the Assembly floor

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A7131Assembly· Moved Jan 19, 2010· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to the licensure of life settlement brokers; creates certain crimes relating to life settlement fraud; relates to premium finance agreements; repealer

Relates to the licensure of life settlement brokers; creates certain crimes relating to life settlement fraud; relates to premium finance agreements.

Joseph MorelleStricken

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A1771Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Creates a debt management board; repealer

Creates a debt management board with authority to set a limit on state debt; authorizes the use of surplus moneys to reduce outstanding state funded debt; limits the amount of state debt that may be…

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A1772Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides for the exemption of toilet tissue, diapers and feminine hygiene products from sales and compensating use taxes

Provides for the exemption of toilet tissue, diapers and feminine hygiene products from sales and compensating use taxes.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A1774Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Relates to the classification of items installed in the construction of a self-storage facility as capital improvements for sales and use tax purposes

Relates to the classification of items installed in the construction of a self-storage facility as capital improvements for sales and use tax purposes; provides that partitions, side panels, gates,…

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A1775Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides a tax exemption from sales and compensating use taxes for remanufactured products

Provides a tax exemption from sales and compensating use taxes for remanufactured products; defines "remanufactured products".

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A1894Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Creates the New York state broadband development authority

Creates the New York state broadband development authority; details the purposes and powers of the authority; determines the make-up of the members of the board for the authority; authorizes the…

Joseph MorelleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A1947Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides that the spouse, widow, or widower may be entitled to receive a distinctive United States Naval Armed Guard license plate

Provides that the spouse, widow, or widower may be entitled to receive a distinctive United States Naval Armed Guard license plate.

Joseph MorelleTransportation Committee

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A2205Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Creates crimes of cemetery desecration of a veteran

Creates crimes of cemetery desecration of a veteran as a class E felony; makes corresponding changes in cemetery desecration crimes in the first and second degrees; makes additional penal provisions.

Joseph MorelleCodes Committee

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A2206Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Enactment of the CyberStart program

Enacts the CyberStart program which provides grants to day-care centers for internet ready computer systems.

Joseph MorelleChildren And Families Committee

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A4333Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Requires the department of environmental conservation to prepare a report on the economic impact of hunting, fishing, and wildlife-associated activities in New York

Requires the department of environmental conservation to prepare a report on the economic impact of hunting, fishing, and wildlife-associated activities in New York.

Joseph MorelleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A4356Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to tourism, arts and sports development

Relates to the enforcement of the operation of all terrain vehicles and the registration of such vehicles; repealer

Relates to the enforcement of the operation of all terrain vehicles and the registration of such vehicles; every county, city, town or village enforcing provisions relating to all terrain vehicles…

Joseph MorelleTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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A4571Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Allows certain towns in the county of Monroe to establish town wide speed limits of twenty-five miles per hour

Allows certain towns in the county of Monroe to establish town wide speed limits of twenty-five miles per hour.

Joseph MorelleTransportation Committee

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A4690Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Requires background checks for peace officers and police officers

Requires background checks for peace officers and police officers; requires an employer to disclose employment information relating to a current or former employee, upon request from a law…

Joseph MorelleCodes Committee

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A4728Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Enacts the state public rights-of-way act

Enacts the state public rights-of-way act; defines terms; outlines applicability; places a restriction on the ability of political subdivisions to further regulate the activities of…

Joseph MorelleLocal Governments Committee

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A4781Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Limits the capping of certain administrative and general costs of home care services agencies for purposes of reimbursement

Limits the capping of certain administrative and general costs of home care services agencies for purposes of reimbursement; provides that payments made by government agencies, employee and patient…

Joseph MorelleHealth Committee

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A4785Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides increased penalties and education for hazing, underage drinking and drug use within athletic teams, fraternities and sororities at college campuses

Requires colleges to educate the campus community on bias-related crime, hazing, underage drinking and illegal drug use; expands authority of colleges to regulate conduct by college and student…

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

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A4800Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides that complaints brought against mental health professionals shall be commenced within ten years of the date of the last treatment

Provides that complaints brought against mental health professionals shall be commenced within ten years of the date of the last treatment of the complainant.

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

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A4829Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes a distinctive license plate for members of the Nurse Practitioner Association New York State

Authorizes a distinctive license plate for members of the Nurse Practitioner Association New York State.

Joseph MorelleTransportation Committee

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A4830Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Requires the calculation of policyholder positions for mono line mortgage guaranty insurance companies

Requires the calculation of policyholder positions for mono line mortgage guaranty insurance companies; defines "minimum policyholders positions" and prescribes other technical requirements for the…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4834Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to veterans' affairs

Awards annuity to recipients of purple heart medals

Awards annuity to recipients of purple heart medals, who are identified as recipients under executive order 11016 and are New York state residents, annually for the amount of one thousand dollars.

Joseph MorelleVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A4836Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to tourism, arts and sports development

Creates the Western Erie Canal partnership and establishes the powers and duties thereof

Creates the Western Erie canal partnership and sets forth the powers and duties thereof; establishes the membership for the Western Erie Canal partnership; establishes for the purpose of succession…

Joseph MorelleTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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A5291Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Enacts the New York state academic collaborative district act

Enacts the New York state academic collaborative district act; establishes criteria for academic collaborative designation and the application for academic collaborative district designation;…

Joseph MorelleEconomic Development Committee

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A5299Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Prohibits insurance companies from limiting the quantity of drugs dispensed pursuant to a prescription and increases the quantity that may be prescribed to 90 days

Prohibits insurance companies from limiting the quantity of drugs dispensed pursuant to a prescription; increases the quantity of drugs that may be prescribed from a thirty day supply to a ninety…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A5305Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Relates to the granting of higher education degrees by authorized institutions; repealer

Relates to the granting of higher education degrees by authorized institutions; provides that no entity shall confer a degree upon an individual unless it is an authorized institution or all of its…

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

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A7461Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Permits eligible employee stock ownership plans to own shares in professional corporations

Permits eligible employee stock ownership plans to own shares in professional corporations.

Joseph MorelleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A6834Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in transportation

Creates a commission to determine the future of the New York State thruway authority

Creates a temporary state commission to determine the legal issues and costs regarding the future of the New York State thruway authority.

Joseph MorelleTransportation Committee

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A7130Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Relates to authorizing the thruway authority to form a captive insurance company

Relates to authorizing the thruway authority to form a captive insurance company.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A8206Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Expands definition of service contracts to include contracts made by a supplier or seller of a service for repair of cracks or chips in a motor vehicle windshield

Expands definition of service contracts to include contracts made by a supplier or seller of a service for repair of cracks or chips in a motor vehicle windshield and for repair or removal of dents,…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A8544Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Relates to treatment of qualified financial contracts in an insurance insolvency proceeding affecting a domestic, foreign or alien insurer

Relates to treatment of qualified financial contracts in an insurance insolvency proceeding affecting a domestic, foreign or alien insurer.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A1759Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Increases penalty for harassment when conduct is committed on school grounds or to a child

Makes conduct constituting harassment in the second degree into aggravated harassment in the second degree when such conduct is committed on school grounds or to a child, thus increasing punishment…

Joseph MorelleCodes Committee

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A1776Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Increases the property value and rent paid limitations on qualifying for the real property circuit breaker tax

Increases the property value to $95,000 and rent paid to $600 a month to qualify for the real property circuit breaker tax.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A2015Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to veterans' affairs

Prohibits the unauthorized sale of veterans' commemorative property by cemeteries

Prohibits the unauthorized sale, purchase, sale or transfer of any cemetery marker, flag holder, monument, statue or other physical memorabilia that is over 75 years old that commemorates the life…

Joseph MorelleVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A2078Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Provides electronic monitoring system for functionally impaired elderly or disabled persons; appropriation

Makes provision for personal emergency response services as part of home care services by means of electronic communication equipment; allows various health-care facilities to apply for and offer…

Joseph MorelleHealth Committee

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A2203Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Provides for the creation of the manufacturing technology act to provide grant assistance for retraining and upgrading existing factories

Provides for the creation of the manufacturing technology act to provide grant assistance for retraining and upgrading existing factories.

Joseph MorelleLabor Committee

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A4357Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to tourism, arts and sports development

Requires that no snowmobile policies be implemented or trail length be altered until the completion of a survey of the existing snowmobile trails

Requires that no snowmobile policies be implemented or trail length be altered until the completion of a survey of the existing snowmobile trails; requires the commissioner of parks, recreation and…

Joseph MorelleTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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