Bills by

Felix Ortiz

Assembly Member

221 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

221 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

A6941Assembly· Moved Jan 29, 2010· Amend and recommit to codes
Enacts the "child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention act"; repealer
Enacts the "child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention act"; relates to prostitution offenses and creating the crime of sexual exploitation of a child; relates to computer sex crimes against…
Felix OrtizCodes Committee
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A9761Assembly· Moved Jan 22, 2010· Held for consideration in economic development
Prohibits the advertisement of alcoholic beverages during television broadcasts of sporting events
Prohibits the advertisement of alcoholic beverages during television broadcasts of sporting events prior to 10:00 p.m.
Felix OrtizEconomic Development Committee
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A6396Assembly· Moved Jan 20, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Relates to the powers and duties of the division of veterans' affairs; repealer

Relates to the powers and duties of the division of veterans' affairs to establish, operate and maintain state veterans' cemeteries.

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A8075Assembly· Moved Jan 20, 2010· Committed to alcoholism and drug abuse

Creates the chemical dependence treatment bill of rights to be posted in a conspicuous place in all treatment facilities

Creates the chemical dependence treatment bill of rights to be posted in a conspicuous place in all treatment facilities.

Felix OrtizAlcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee

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A2599Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Requires individuals who have an order of protection issued against them to wear an electronic monitoring device

Requires individuals who have an order of protection issued against them to wear an electronic monitoring device.

Felix OrtizCodes Committee

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A2628Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires schools to implement a method to measure, report, and analyze the body mass index of its students

Requires schools to implement a method to measure, report, and analyze the body mass index of its students.

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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A4185Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to social services

Establishes requirement for certain persons, including physicians and law enforcement personnel, to file reports of domestic violence

Establishes requirement for certain persons, including, but not limited to, physicians, dentists, optometrists, nurses, substance abuse counselors, mental health professionals, district attorneys…

Felix OrtizSocial Services Committee

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A4265Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides a tax deduction of up to ten thousand dollars for any person who donates a human organ to another human being

Provides a tax deduction of up to ten thousand dollars for any person who donates a human organ to another human being; provides job security for those individuals who miss work during the recovery…

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A4266Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in transportation

Assigning one point to the driving record of persons who operate a motor vehicle while using a mobile telephone

Assigns one point to the driving record of persons who operate a motor vehicle while using a mobile telephone.

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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A4287Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Prohibits the use of social security numbers for identification purposes

Prohibits the use of social security numbers for identification purposes of individuals.

Felix OrtizConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A6360Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Establishes a toll-free statewide telephone number for preventing the use of mobile telephones by operators of motor vehicles

Authorizes the department to establish a toll-free statewide telephone number for use in collecting information to assist in the investigation and prevention of use of mobile telephones in violation…

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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A6426Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in labor

Requires that statements of employee rights and employer obligations for domestic workers are prepared in English, Spanish, Creole and other necessary languages

Requires that statements of employee rights and employer obligations for domestic workers are prepared in English, Spanish, Creole and other necessary languages.

Felix OrtizLabor Committee

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A6454Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Prohibits the public display of pornographic magazines or materials by street vendors in N.Y. city

Prohibits the public display of pornographic magazines or materials by street vendors in cities of one million or more; imposes a $100 fine for a first offense, a $250 fine for a second offense, and…

Felix OrtizCodes Committee

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A6544Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Enacts the bilingual services act

Enacts the bilingual services act to provide for effective communication between all levels of government and the people of this state who are precluded from utilizing public services because of…

Felix OrtizGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6738Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Increases tax on alcohol; creates the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Treatment Fund

Increases tax on alcohol; creates the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Treatment Fund; requires an annual report on the spending and allocation of the fund; establishes a task force for the Alcoholism…

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A6945Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Establishes the New York state climate change task force

Establishes the New York state climate change task force; establishes the membership of the task force; establishes the powers and duties of the task force.

Felix OrtizEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A6952Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

Establishes the community chemical dependence services expansion program

Establishes the community chemical dependence services expansion program; provides funding for local governmental units for the provision of new and expanded chemical dependency services.

Felix OrtizAlcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee

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A6955Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires automobiles sold in this state with model year 2011 and thereafter to be equipped with a blind spot monitoring device

Requires automobiles sold in this state with model year 2011 and thereafter to be equipped with a blind spot monitoring device.

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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A7522Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in veterans' affairs

Relates to veterans organizations as preferred sources in procurement

Relates to preferred sources in procurement; provides for a separate agency to facilitate distribution of orders among veterans' workshops.

Felix OrtizVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A7523Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Relates to the sale and use of gift certificates

Relates to the sale and use of gift certificates; requires that gift certificates last for at least seven years; requires that the date of issuance and the date of expiration of a gift certificate…

Felix OrtizConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A7551Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides an exemption of fifty percent of a retired military employee's retirement allowance if such person has been employed, on average, twenty-five hours per week

Provides an exemption of fifty percent of a retired military employee's retirement allowance if such person has been employed, on average, twenty-five hours per week.

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A7582Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Provides for grants to school districts in shortage areas to recruit and retain dental health professionals

Provides for grants to school districts in shortage areas to recruit and retain dental health professionals; dentists and dental hygienist may apply for awards of up to $10,000 bonus per service…

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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A7584Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Exempts textbooks required or recommended by college professors for use in a particular course from sales and compensating use taxes

Exempts textbooks required or recommended by college professors for use in a particular course from sales and compensating use taxes; and also requires that students provide a course syllabus or…

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A7585Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Provides authority for the development and adoption of a policy regarding prohibited performance enhancing substances by students

Provides authority to the commissioner of education and the trustees of a common school district to develop a policy regarding prohibited performance substances by students.

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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A7624Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in transportation

Imposes points on a driver's license for illegally parking in a handicapped parking space

Imposes points on a driver's license for illegally parking in a handicapped parking space.

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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A6318Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Directs the department of health to develop information, methods and protocols for restaurants, schools, hospitals, adult homes and child day care centers

Directs the department of health to develop information, methods and protocols for the voluntary reduction or elimination of the use of trans fat in restaurants, schools, hospitals, adult homes and…

Felix OrtizHealth Committee

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A6358Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Authorizes the commissioner of health to restrict the use of trans fat in foods prepared by institutions under such department's jurisdiction

Authorizes the commissioner of health to restrict the use of trans fat in foods prepared by institutions under such department's jurisdiction; establishes reporting requirements.

Felix OrtizHealth Committee

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A6397Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in transportation

Prohibits the use of a hands-free mobile telephone by an operator of a motor vehicle under the age of 18

Prohibits the use of a hands-free mobile telephone by an operator of a motor vehicle under the age of 18.

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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A6428Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in insurance

Requires that all commercial insurance policies provide coverage against the loss of perishable items in the case of a black-out or power outage

Requires that all commercial insurance policies provide coverage against the loss of perishable items in the case of a black-out or power outage.

Felix OrtizInsurance Committee

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A6457Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in labor

Establishes the veterans' special disability fund to provide incentives to employers to hire veterans who were previously injured during active military duty

Establishes the veterans' special disability fund to provide incentives to employers to hire veterans who were previously injured during active military duty.

Felix OrtizLabor Committee

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A6478Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Reported

Requires general hospitals to post patient rights and provides that hospital personnel shall not inquire as to a patients' immigration status

Requires all general hospitals, which provide emergency services, to post patient rights and provides that hospital personnel, prior to providing treatment, shall not inquire as to a patient's…

Felix OrtizHealth Committee

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A6535Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Establishes the New York state anti-trafficking task force to educate and empower police officers on human trafficking and, more particularly, on related sex offense

Establishes the New York state anti-trafficking task force to educate and empower police officers on human trafficking and, more particularly, on related sex offenses.

Felix OrtizGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6537Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Imposes a fifteen cent tax on plastic shopping bags used to transport every sale of tangible personal property by consumers

Imposes a fifteen cent tax on plastic shopping bags used to transport every sale of tangible personal property by consumers; provides for certain exemptions and imposes limitations on the size of…

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A6539Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to veterans' affairs

Eliminates unfair labor and housing practices against persons with veteran status by expanding the jurisdiction of the human rights commission; repealer

Eliminates unfair labor and housing practices against persons with veteran status by expanding the jurisdiction of the human rights commission.

Felix OrtizVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A6948Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Requires the use of a password or personal identification number in the performance of a credit card transaction

Requires the use of a password or personal identification number in the performance of a credit card transaction.

Felix OrtizConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A7037Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

Concerns siting of facilities licensed by the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services

Concerns siting of facilities licensed by the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services.

Felix OrtizAlcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee

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A7149Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

Relates to oversight of substance abuse services in state prisons by the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services

Relates to oversight of substance abuse services in state prisons by the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services.

Felix OrtizAlcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee

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A7550Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Eliminates run-off primary elections in primaries; repealer

Eliminates run-off elections in primaries; provides that the person who receives the highest percentage of the total votes cast at the primary shall be deemed the winner of the primary.

Felix OrtizElection Law Committee

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A7555Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Requires that gift certificates or store credits have no expiration or diminution in value over time

Requires that gift certificates, gift cards, or store credits have no expiration or diminution in value over time.

Felix OrtizConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A7583Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Requires that all not-for-profit corporations receive a discount of fifty percent on their telecommunications rates

Requires that all not-for-profit corporations receive a discount of fifty percent on their telecommunications rates.

Felix OrtizCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A7628Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Requires that the alternative exemption to which each qualified owner is entitled shall be combined when such property is owned by more than one qualified owner

Provides that when property is owned by more than one qualified owner, the exemption to which each such qualified owner is entitled shall be combined.

Felix OrtizReal Property Taxation Committee

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A8152Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides additional fines and penalties for the unauthorized use of a driver's license or non-driver identification card

Provides additional fines and penalties for the unauthorized use of a driver's license or non-driver identification card.

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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A2455Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Imposes additional tax on certain food and drink items, and imposes a tax on video games, commercials, and movies

Imposes additional tax on certain food and drink items, and imposes a tax on video games, commercials, and movies.

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A2492Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Exempts from the sales tax meals served to laborers at farm labor camp commissaries

Exempts from the sales tax meals served to farm laborers at farm labor camp commissaries.

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A2630Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to correction

Requires sex offenders who fail to register or verify twice or more to wear a location-tracking device

Requires sex offenders who fail to register or verify their registration on two or more occasions to wear a location-tracking device while on probation, parole, conditional release or post-release…

Felix OrtizCorrection Committee

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A4267Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in transportation

Prohibits the use of a hands-free mobile telephone by the operator of a motor vehicle under the age of 21

Prohibits the use of a hands-free mobile telephone by the operator of a motor vehicle age 21 or older.

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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A2491Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires certified social workers in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school

Requires at least one full-time social worker to be employed in each elementary, intermediate, middle and junior high school throughout the state.

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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A2631Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in transportation

Creates a vertical form of a license or identification card for persons under age 21

Creates a vertical form of a license or identification card for persons under age 21.

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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A4184Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires police accident reports to indicate whether the use of a mobile phone contributed to such vehicle accident

Requires police accident reports to indicate whether a mobile phone was in use at the time of such vehicle accident.

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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