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Provides that confidential visits by certain persons with patients of residential health care facilities shall not be unreasonably restricted

Requires that no residential health care facility restrict access to the facility by family members, guardians, friends, legal representatives, or representatives of community organizations who…

Helene WeinsteinCodes Committee

Provides limits on the duration of an order of protection depending on the level of the conviction

Provides limits on the duration of orders of protection depending on the level of the conviction.

Helene WeinsteinStricken

Relates to home mortgage loans, the crime of mortgage fraud and the filing of transfers and assignments of mortgages

Relates to home mortgage loans, the crime of mortgage fraud and the filing of transfers and assignments of mortgages.

Helene WeinsteinStricken

Makes certain technical amendments with respect to merit time

Makes certain technical amendments with respect to merit time.

Helene WeinsteinStricken

Provides for impact and equalizations of collateral source payments upon tort claims for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death; repealer

Provides for impact and equalizations of collateral source payments upon tort claims for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death; and subrogation claims.

Helene WeinsteinStricken

Grants criminal courts and family courts concurrent jurisdiction over certain sex offenses committed against a family member or member of the same household

Grants criminal courts and family courts concurrent jurisdiction over sexual misconduct, forcible touching, sexual abuse in the third degree and sexual abuse in the second degree as defined in…

Helene WeinsteinStricken

Provides for impact of collateral source payments upon tort claims for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death; repealer

Provides for the equal treatment of public and private defendants when considering the impact of collateral source payments in tort claims for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death;…

Helene WeinsteinStricken

Grants an exemption to provisions prohibiting transfer of any retirement plan upon commencement of matrimonial action when benefits are being paid under such plan

Grants an exemption to provisions prohibiting transfer of any retirement plan upon commencement of a matrimonial action when the retirement plan is already paying benefits.

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the accrual of merit time by certain inmates

Allows certain inmates to be granted a merit time allowance; allows inmates who are victims are able to prove that they were subjected to substantial physical, sexual or psychological abuse, that…

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the American Association of Jews from Former USSR, Inc. on February 22, 2010

Helene WeinsteinAdopted

Adopted

Provides for the types of damages that may be awarded to the persons for whose benefit an action for wrongful death is brought

Provides for the types of damages that may be awarded to the persons for whose benefit an action for wrongful death is brought i.e. grief and anguish; loss of love, society, protection, comfort,…

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Provides for the payment of compensatory damages in cases of willful violation of an order of support for a child or spouse and for interest on prejudgment arrears

Provides for the payment of compensatory damages in cases of willful violation of an order of support for a child or spouse and for interest on prejudgment arrears in a case of nonpayment of child…

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Permits a plaintiff to recover directly against a third party defendant found to be liable to the defendant in certain actions

Permits a plaintiff to recover directly against a third party defendant found to be liable to the defendant in certain actions.

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Requires prior disclosure of income, assets, financial obligations of decedent to enforce surviving spouse's waiver of right of election; waives dead man's statute

Requires fair and reasonable disclosure of income, assets and financial obligations of decedent for surviving spouse's waiver of right of election to be enforceable and renders inapplicable the…

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Enacts the Judicial Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2009

Enacts the Judicial Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2009; provides for public financing for judicial elections; local option public financing for judicial candidates; establishes the New York state…

Helene WeinsteinElection Law Committee

Requires brokers who receive monies in a fiduciary capacity to deposit such monies in an interest on broker account

Requires brokers who receive monies in a fiduciary capacity to deposit such monies in an interest on broker (IOBA) account.

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Requires medical care insurance policies to include coverage for the care of Alzheimer's and related disease patients upon request

Provides for the coverage of Alzheimer's and related disease patients under group and individual health insurance contracts and non-profit medical or health service corporations; certain terms…

Helene WeinsteinInsurance Committee

Provides additional enforcement mechanisms for the collection of spousal or child support

Provides additional enforcement mechanisms for the collection of spousal or child support; authorizes court to seek reasonable security from spouse obligated to make equitable distribution payments;…

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Establishes presumption that marital property be distributed equally except upon sufficient evidence to establish otherwise; repealer

Establishes in certain matrimonial actions a presumption that marital property be distributed equally except upon sufficient evidence to establish otherwise based upon consideration of factors in…

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Regulates delivery of absentee ballots in nursing homes; establishes requirements, clarifies prohibitions on casting absentee ballots of another; repealer

Regulates the number of and delivery to another, registrant's qualification to receive, and execution of, absentee ballots in nursing homes; limits number of absentee ballots that may be received by…

Helene WeinsteinElection Law Committee

Includes within marital property for purposes of equitable distribution, transfers or encumbrances of marital property in contemplation of a matrimonial action

Provides that in making an equitable distribution of marital property, the court shall include the value of any such property transferred or encumbered in contemplation of a matrimonial action…

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Defines the kind of assistance required to be included as part of medicaid personal care services

Defines the kind of assistance required for a recipient to obtain medicaid personal care services, as assistance with health and safety needs including hands-on assistance, supervision and cuing to…

Helene WeinsteinHealth Committee

Removes requirement that watchers must be qualified voters in the city or county served

Eliminates the requirement that poll watchers must be qualified voters in the city or county served and in lieu thereof imposes a requirement that such persons be qualified voters in the state.

Helene WeinsteinElection Law Committee

Provides for the foreclosure of mortgages of five million dollars or more by power of sale; repealer

Provides for the foreclosure of mortgages of five million dollars or more by power of sale.

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Relates to home mortgage loans, the crime of mortgage fraud, and appropriations to the N.Y. State housing trust fund corporation

Relates to home mortgage loans, the crime of mortgage fraud, and appropriations to the NYS housing trust fund corporation.

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Requires that rehabilitation programs for female inmates in state correctional facilities be equivalent to those provided to male inmates elsewhere in the state

Requires that rehabilitation programs for female inmates in state correctional facilities be equivalent to those provided to male inmates of correctional facilities elsewhere in the state; provides…

Helene WeinsteinVetoed

Vetoed

Requires training regarding sexual assault for police officers and child protective services workers

Requires police officers to receive training instruction for crimes involving sexual assaults; requires training for child protective services workers in certain instances.

Helene WeinsteinVetoed

Vetoed

Enacts provisions relating to domestic violence; requiring attorneys for children to receive training or education in domestic violence

Requires lawyers for children to receive training or education in domestic violence; requires the court to state on the record the domestic violance and child abuse factored into their award of…

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to service of papers by electronic means; eliminates requirement of consent in certain instances; repealer

Relates to service of papers by electronic means; eliminates requirement of consent in certain instances.

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Grants poundage to the sheriff upon a settlement, when a property execution has been issued and the property has been levied against

Grants poundage to the sheriff upon a settlement, when a property execution has been issued and the property has been levied against.

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires family court to review registry of orders of protection and family court arrest warrants upon the issuance of an order of custody or visitation

Requires family court to review decisions in child protective proceedings, the computerized registry of orders of protection and family court arrest warrants upon the issuance of an order of custody…

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Enacts the "child support modernization act"

Enacts the "child support modernization act".

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Includes the loss of health insurance coverage in the determination of maintenance and the equitable distribution of marital property

Includes the loss of health insurance coverage in the determination of the equitable distribution of marital property and the awarding of maintenance.

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes definitions for "cash medical support", "reasonable in cost" and "reasonably accessible"; repealer

Establishes definitions for "cash medical support", "reasonable in cost" and "reasonably accessible"; amends the priority for deductions via an income execution.

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Extends until 2014 the provisions of chapter 455 of the laws of 1997 conferring certain powers on New York city marshals

Extends until 2014 the provisions of chapter 455 of the laws of 1997 which confers on New York city marshals the same functions, powers and duties as sheriffs with respect to money judgments.

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the disposition of property when persons die simultaneously; repealer

Treats the death of a relevant person, for the purposes of the devolution of property, within 120 hours of the decedent or other event as predeceasing the decedent or other event.

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Directs secretary of state to accept service of process and mail on behalf of victims of domestic violence wishing to keep their location secret

Directs the secretary of state to accept service of process and mail on behalf of victims of domestic violence wishing to keep their location confidential, unless a court order directs disclosure…

Helene WeinsteinVetoed

Vetoed

Establishes automatic orders in matrimonial actions

Establishes automatic orders in matrimonial actions which remain in full force and effect during the pendency of the action, unless terminated, modified or amended by further order of the court upon…

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides for the emergency relocation of court terms; repealer

Provides for the emergency relocation of court terms; permits the governor or the chief judge to temporarily relocate court terms where there are circumstances or the threat thereof which prevent…

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Expands definition of "property of another", for purposes of criminal mischief, to include any property another person has an interest in

Expands definition of "property of another", for purposes of criminal mischief, to include any property another person has an interest in, regardless of whether the defendant has an interest in such…

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Repeals section 516 of the family court act relating to agreement or compromise of support in paternity proceedings

Repeals section 516 of the family court act which provides for court approval of a written agreement or compromise for child support between a putative father and a mother or person on behalf of the…

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Commending Madison Jewish Center upon the occasion of hosting its 78th Annual Journal Celebration on June 14, 2009

Helene WeinsteinAdopted

Adopted

Paying tribute to The Friends United Block Association upon the occasion of celebrating its 13th Anniversary

Helene WeinsteinAdopted

Adopted

Paying tribute to Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, Guest of Honor at the New York State Trial Lawyers Association's Law Day Dinner and Ceremony on May 12, 2009

Helene WeinsteinAdopted

Adopted

Relates to the revocatory effect of a non-marital after-born child on a will

Makes provisions as to the revocatory effect of a non-marital after-born child on a will.

Helene WeinsteinStricken

Provides personal property that is otherwise exempt from application for satisfaction of a debt, may be applied to a debt to the state or its political subdivisions

Provides that personal property that is otherwise exempt from application for satisfaction of a debt, may be applied to a debt to the state or its political subdivisions, or if the debt is for child…

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

Makes a technical correction to chapter 326 of the laws of 2008, for the expiration of family courts to hear certain ex parte applications for orders of protection

Makes a technical correction to chapter 326 of the laws of 2008, providing for the expiration of the authorization granted to family courts to hear certain ex parte applications for orders of…

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to extending certain provisions of chapter 729 of 1994 relating to health insurance benefits and contributions of retired employees of school districts

Relates to extending certain provisions of chapter 729 of 1994 relating to health insurance benefits and contributions of retired employees of school districts until 2010.

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor