Bills by

J. Gary Pretlow

Assembly Member

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2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

213 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

A9953Assembly· Moved Feb 25, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means
Requires lottery sales agents to return previously purchased lottery tickets to the persons submitting them to such agents for verification of prizes
Requires lottery sales agents to return previously purchased lottery tickets to the persons submitting them to such agents for verification of prizes won or lost; requires lottery ticket dispensing…
J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee
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A3416Assembly· Moved Feb 25, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary
Designates the tenth day of March of each year as a public holiday, to be known as Harriet Tubman day
Designates the tenth day of March of each year as a public holiday, to be known as Harriet Tubman day.
J. Gary PretlowJudiciary Committee

A2723Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Referred to higher education

Makes provisions with respect to student awards, loans and tuition assistance programs

Requires the higher education services corporation to make a determination of financial eligibility of a student for financial aid, awards and loans within 60 days from the day of the receipt of the…

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

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A3325Assembly· Moved Feb 23, 2010· Referred to local government

Relates to the jurisdiction of a coroner or medical examiner

Provides that if it appears that a death may have resulted from the commission of a crime, the coroner or medical examiner in any county with geographic jurisdiction over the crime shall have…

J. Gary PretlowLocal Government Committee

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A9871Assembly· Moved Feb 4, 2010· Referred to insurance

Relates to the N.Y. State Health Care Consumer and Provider Protection and Equity Act

Relates to the NYS Health Care Consumer and Provider Protection and Equity Act.

J. Gary PretlowInsurance Committee

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A2509Assembly· Moved Jan 26, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Provides greater accountability for seized assets

Provides for greater accountability for seized assets by authorizing and directing the chief fiscal officer of a city, town, village or county to establish an asset forfeiture fund to be separately…

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

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A9473Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Establishes a statewide toll-free office of court administration hotline for use by police officers seeking court orders to compel persons to submit to a blood test

Establishes a statewide toll-free office for court administration hotline for use by police officers seeking court orders to compel persons to submit to a blood test.

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A2456Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles, in conjunction with the office of court administration, to redesign uniform traffic tickets

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles, in conjunction with the office of court administration, shall redesign the uniform traffic tickets; such new design shall include, but not be limited,…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A2462Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to regulation of dimensions and weight of motor vehicles in certain cities; repealer

Prohibits a city with a population of one million or more from regulating dimensions and weight of motor vehicles; removes provision relating to a comment period for municipalities in response to…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A2472Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to dismissal of teachers for sexual improprieties

Relates to dismissal of teachers for sexual improprieties; requires school districts to divulge reasons for dismissal to any school district which inquires into such teacher's dismissal.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A2484Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Prohibits the appointment of paid employees of the city of Yonkers as members of the board of education of the city school district of such city

Prohibits the appointment of paid employees of the city of Yonkers or any public benefit corporation thereof as members of the board of education of the city school district of such city; requires…

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A2485Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Relates to providing funding for transitional programs for students from English-speaking Caribbean countries

Relates to providing funding for transitional programs for students from English-speaking Caribbean countries who are not eligible for limited English proficiency programs.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A2489Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Reduces sales tax by one percent on vehicles manufactured in the United States

Reduces sales tax on vehicles manufactured in the United states by one percent; provides that the commissioner of taxation and finance shall obtain a listing of such vehicles from the commissioner…

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

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A2502Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Increases the penalties for criminal impersonation in the first and second degrees

Increases the penalties for criminal impersonation in the first degree from a class E felony to a class D felony; increases the penalty for criminal impersonation in the second degree from a class A…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A2512Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Permits security guard companies in certain instances to perform security related work in N.Y. city by armed guards without obtaining a N.Y. city firearms special permit

Permits security guard companies, employing ten or more guards who are each holders of a duly issued, current special armed guard registration card, to perform security related work in the city of…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A2519Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to mental health

Relates to the rights of former outpatients of mental health facilities to have files sealed after ten years

Authorizes former outpatients of mental health facilities to request a court of competent jurisdiction to render an order to have their files sealed when more than ten years have elapsed since the…

J. Gary PretlowMental Health Committee

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A2521Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Requires certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diagnostic testing for ovarian cancer

Provides that every health insurance policy which provides coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide coverage for the standard diagnostic testing for ovarian cancer upon the…

J. Gary PretlowInsurance Committee

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A2602Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Authorizes a court to direct filing of non-family offense order of protection with the computerized registry for such orders and warrants

Authorizes a court issuing a non-family offense temporary order of protection or an order of protection to direct that such order be filed with the computerized registry for orders of protection and…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A2674Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Extends certain provisions of law relating to thoroughbred racing and breeding for three years

Extends certain provisions of law relating to thoroughbred racing and breeding for three years.

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

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A2680Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to adopt a local law creating a bureau of administrative adjudication for certain code and ordinance violations

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to adopt a local law creating a bureau of administrative adjudication for code and ordinance violations regarding conditions which constitute a threat or danger to the…

J. Gary PretlowLocal Governments Committee

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A2749Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to racing and wagering

Provides for account wagering on simulcast horse races within and without the state

Provides for account wagering on simulcast horse races within and without the state; authorizes the operation of multi-jurisdictional account wagering providers in this state, subject to the rules…

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A2752Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to racing and wagering

Relates to the display of live races and special events on telephones

Relates to the display of live races and special events on telephones.

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A3413Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Extends the time period for which a defendant may be held in custody for drug related offenses

Extends the time period from 5 to 10 days for which a defendant may be held in custody for drug sale or possession offenses while waiting lab results on testing of the substance for which they were…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A3415Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Requires county clerks to designate one newspaper for the publication of judicial proceedings in the county

Requires county clerks to designate one newspaper or journal for the publication of every notice and advertisement of judicial proceedings in the county.

J. Gary PretlowJudiciary Committee

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A3466Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Excludes environmental contamination from consideration as a factor for real property assessment

Excludes environmental contamination from consideration as a factor for assessment.

J. Gary PretlowReal Property Taxation Committee

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A3927Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to discontinue the use of certain city lands as parkland and to sell and convey such lands

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to discontinue the use of certain city lands as parkland and to sell and convey such lands.

J. Gary PretlowCities Committee

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A4019Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Authorizes the city school district of Mount Vernon to expend the proceeds of bonds or notes for projects set forth in bond resolutions

Authorizes the city school district of the city of Mount Vernon, New York to expend the proceeds of bonds or notes issued pursuant to the bond resolutions for the projects set forth in the bond…

J. Gary PretlowCities Committee

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A4059Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Authorizes industrial development agencies to provide assistance to qualified residential facilities

Authorizes industrial development agencies to provide technical and financial assistance to qualified residential facilities.

J. Gary PretlowLocal Governments Committee

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A4389Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Requires that persons applying for appointment as a civil service fire fighter be not more than 29 years old on the date of the written examination

Requires that any person applying for appointment as a fire fighter in civil service be not more than 29 years of age on the date he or she takes the written competitive examination for such…

J. Gary PretlowGovernmental Employees Committee

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A4446Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Authorizes city of Yonkers to establish one or more transportation improvement districts

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to establish one or more transportation improvement districts to improve transportation in certain critical areas of the city.

J. Gary PretlowCities Committee

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A5759Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes a statewide toll free hotline run by the state police with reward for information leading to conviction of drunk drivers; imposes an additional surcharge

Authorizes a statewide toll free hotline run by the state police with reward for reporting conduct of drivers leading to conviction of the crime of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs;…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A5803Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Makes provisions with respect to affordable housing within the city of Yonkers

Makes provisions with respect to affordable housing within the city of Yonkers to provide funds of twenty-five thousand dollars in the affordable housing development account for new construction of…

J. Gary PretlowHousing Committee

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A5804Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides alternative sentence of impounding the vehicle person operated upon conviction of driving while ability impaired by alcohol or drugs

Grants the court an additional sentencing option of impoundment of the vehicle operated by a person convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI) or driving while ability impaired (DWAI), for…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A5837Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to sanctions and penalties for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; repealer

Relates to sanctions and penalties for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; creates new offenses of criminal intoxication and aggravated criminal intoxication; provides…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A8308Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Provides that variance of class size by notification for the middle and secondary grades will no longer be permitted for special act school districts

Provides that variance of class size by notification for the middle and secondary grades will no longer be permitted for special act school districts.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A5760Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Provides for the disposal of certain information or data maintained by agencies of government including electronic records

Provides for the disposal of certain information or data maintained by agencies of government including electronic records.

J. Gary PretlowGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5772Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to racing and wagering

Provides for the amount to be paid by off track betting corporations to regional harness tracks from certain simulcasting revenue

Provides for the amount to be paid by off track betting corporations to regional harness tracks from out-of-state and out-of-country simulcast revenue.

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A5841Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Includes traffic enforcement agents or city marshals within the category of persons protected while performing their lawful duties

Includes traffic enforcement agents or city marshals within the category of persons protected while performing their lawful duties along with peace officers, police officers, firefighters and EMTs;…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A6897Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Extends the authority of the city of Yonkers to impose a mortgage recording tax until August 31, 2011

Extends the authority of the city of Yonkers to impose a mortgage recording tax until August 31, 2011.

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

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A6917Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to racing and wagering

Relates to the distribution of the additional vendor's marketing allowance by any operator of a racetrack located in the county of Westchester

Provides that the additional vendor's marketing allowance retained by any operator of a racetrack located in the county of Westchester shall not exceed 4 percent of the total revenue wagered at the…

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A2469Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Permits school board members who have served ten years to elect to receive state health insurance

Allows retired and current school board members who have served for ten years to receive state health insurance benefits pursuant to section 163 of the civil service law.

J. Gary PretlowGovernmental Employees Committee

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A2479Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in higher education

Extends certain filing requirements for licensed master social workers

Extends certain filing requirements for licensed master social workers; persons possessing MSW degree with 5 years of post graduate social work employment and who meets license requirements and…

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

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A2516Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Modifies provisions for the payment of delinquent taxes by permitting any person or entity to lend money to the taxpayer and pay the taxing jurisdiction; repealer

Modifies provisions for the payment of delinquent taxes by permitting any entity to lend the money to the property owner therefor, with the lender to pay the taxing jurisdiction and receive a…

J. Gary PretlowReal Property Taxation Committee

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A2517Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Authorizes Bethel Temple, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption

Authorizes Bethel Temple, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption.

J. Gary PretlowReal Property Taxation Committee

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A2520Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Provides for the payment of the salary, wages, medical and hospital expenses of any city of Yonkers detention officer injured in the line of duty

Provides for the payment of the salary, wages, medical and hospital expenses of any city of Yonkers detention officer injured or becoming ill in the line of duty.

J. Gary PretlowLocal Governments Committee

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A2638Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Establishes an office of special education services to administer programs for children with disabilities

Establishes an office of special education services within the state education department to administer programs for children with disabilities to be headed by an assistant commissioner appointed by…

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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