Bills by

Ellen C. Jaffee

Assembly Member

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2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

11,958 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

S72Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes
Creates the crime of aggravated criminal conduct
Creates the class E felony of aggravated criminal conduct; provides that a person is guilty of aggravated criminal conduct when such person commits a class A misdemeanor and has been convicted of…
John L. SampsonCodes Committee
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S721Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation
Restricts operation of diesel powered electrical generators in areas failing to meet federal clean air standards for ozone
Restricts operation of diesel powered electrical generation systems in areas identified as not meeting certain federal air quality standards for ozone; provides limited exceptions for use.
Craig M. JohnsonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

S762Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Prohibits certain trucks with trailers from operating upon certain public highways

Prohibits any truck with a trailer 48 feet or greater in length from operating upon that part of route 41 or 41-A located between route 20 and route 281 in the counties of Onondaga or Cortland,…

John A. DeFranciscoTransportation Committee

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S835Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Substitutes use immunity for transactional immunity

Redefines an immunity recipient as a person who has been a witness in a legal proceeding and who has given evidence therein, and whose evidence (or any information directly or indirectly derived…

Carl KrugerCodes Committee

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S841Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to the regulation of residential on-site wastewater treatment systems

Relates to the regulation of residential on-site wastewater treatment systems; directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to prepare a report on the impact of on-site sewage treatment…

Carl L. MarcellinoEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S842Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to management of wildlife resources

Relates to management of wildlife resources; permits the release of certain ring-necked pheasant or quail birds without permit; adjusts the hunting season to August 16 to April 15, catch limits, and…

Carl L. MarcellinoEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S847Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Creates a state urban pesticide board to study and report on the application of pesticides in urban areas; requires alternative pesticide training

Creates a state urban pesticide board to examine the application of pesticides in urban areas; delineates such board's functions, powers and duties; requires such board to make a preliminary and…

Carl L. MarcellinoEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S888Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes the intentional killing of a child as murder in the first degree, may be cited as "Nixzmary's Law"

Establishes the intentional killing of a child eleven years of age or less as murder in the first degree; changes definition of torture to ease burden of proof; shall be known and may be cited as…

Carl KrugerCodes Committee

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S905Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Requires report of violations of law by kosher food establishments to be posted on the premises

Directs commissioner of agriculture and markets to require that the proprietor of a business where a kosher food violation of law occurred to post a report of such violation in the public portion of…

Carl KrugerConsumer Protection Committee

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S917Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Makes provisions regarding enforcement and penalties for motor vehicle odometer tampering

Increases the penalty for using false statements with respect to, or altering mileage registering devices on, an automobile.

Carl KrugerCodes Committee

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S959Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Requires sentences for two or more crimes, when one crime is assault or homicide, to run consecutively

Requires the sentences for two or more crimes to run consecutively, when one of such crimes is an assault or a homicide; eliminates restrictions on the aggregate length of consecutive sentences for…

Craig M. JohnsonCodes Committee

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S968Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Enacts the crime of aggravated endangering the welfare of a child

Establishes the crime of aggravated endangering the welfare of a child as a crime punishable as a class C felony; includes acting in a manner likely to be injurious to the mental, physical or moral…

Carl KrugerCodes Committee

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S976Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Relates to informing members of the community with regard to the presence of a convicted sex offender within their community

Relates to informing members of the community with regard to the presence of a convicted sex offender within their community; strengthens Megan's Law by requiring law enforcement to notify, within…

Carl KrugerCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S993Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Enacts the "electronic equipment recycling and reuse act"

Enacts the "electronic equipment recycling and reuse act"; relates to the recycling, reuse and safe handling of electronic equipment sold in the state of New York; defines terms; directs…

Carl L. MarcellinoEnvironmental Conservation CommitteeEnvironment & Energy

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S1003Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Increases the child and dependent care credit

Increases the child and dependent care credit in computing personal income tax liability from 20% to 50% of the allowable federal child and dependent care tax credit.

Carl KrugerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1015Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Requires the labelling of the recycled content level of consumer packaging

Requires merchants and manufacturers of consumer commodities sold in New York state to disclose on the label of the package of such commodities the post-consumer recycled content of the package;…

Carl KrugerConsumer Protection Committee

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S1035Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Expands the products which may be purchased for public use

Expands the products which may be purchased for public use by including renewable energy resources; further increases the cost premium percentage of a product deemed reasonably competitive.

Carl L. MarcellinoLocal Government Committee

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S1062Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to elections

Requires that voter registration forms be made available at federal, state and local government buildings and at other public places

Requires each county board of elections to distribute registration application forms to the public through distribution to public buildings, banks, post offices and various other facilities that the…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Elections Committee

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S1092Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Provides for the establishment of kinship guardianships for kinship foster parent

Provides for the establishment of kinship guardianships for kinship foster parent; establishes the guardianship after a hearing and determination upon a petition filed by the kinship foster parent;…

Joseph E. RobachChildren And Families Committee

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S1093Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Prohibits medicaid's use of any prior approval or preferred drug list requirement for AIDS, HIV, infection, or hepatitis C

Prohibits medicaid's use of any prior approval or preferred drug list requirement for AIDS, HIV, infection, or hepatitis C.

Joseph E. RobachHealth Committee

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S1121Senate· 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.

Carl L. MarcellinoEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S1136Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Notice of committee consideration - withdrawn

Establishes tenant's rights to repair habitability-impairing conditions and receive offset cost against rent payments under certain conditions

Allows tenants in multiple dwellings and multiple residences to offset against rent the cost of repairing habitability-impairing conditions in such dwelling or residence; establishes conditions and…

Bill PerkinsHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S1139Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Notice of committee consideration - withdrawn

Enacts the Housing New York Program for the twenty-first century

Enacts the Housing New York Program Act for the twenty-first century to assure that funds from public sources for the provision of dwelling accommodations are used to benefit persons of low and…

Bill PerkinsHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S1170Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Provides for a one-time 6 month stay of the enforcement of a child support order, when the payor is involuntarily terminated from employment

Provides for a one-time 6 month stay of the enforcement of a child support order, when the payor is involuntarily terminated from employment; provides payor must petition the family court for such a…

Eric AdamsJudiciary Committee

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S1187Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Reduces a retired or disabled owner's no fault insurance premium by providing appropriate automobile insurance rates to reflect a reduced exposure to loss

Reduces a retired or disabled owner's no fault insurance premium by providing appropriate automobile insurance rates to reflect a reduced exposure to loss due to situations where drivers either have…

Kenneth P. LaValleInsurance Committee

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S1196Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Enacts the childhood lead poisoning primary prevention and safe housing act

Enacts the childhood lead poisoning primary prevention and safe housing act; establishes the childhood lead poisoning primary prevention and safe housing fund; authorizes a corporate tax credit for…

Joseph E. RobachHealth Committee

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S1214Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Enacts the "city of Buffalo historic preservation tax credit act"

Enacts the "city of Buffalo historic preservation tax credit act"; such credit shall be equal to thirty percent of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures made by the taxpayer upon completion of a…

Antoine M. ThompsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1241Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Relates to the function of industrial development agencies

Relates to the function of industrial development agencies; relates to the application and community impact report, financial assistance agreements, wages and standards, displaced worker protection,…

Antoine M. ThompsonLocal Government Committee

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S1259Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires that school districts shall require proof and affirmation of residency for voting at school district meetings and elections

Requires that school districts shall require proof and affirmation of residency for persons voting at school district meetings and elections.

Stephen M. SalandEducation Committee

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S1317Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Makes prayer for damages in negligence action general rather than specific

Provides that the amount of damages sought in a negligence cause of action shall not be stated in the complaint, cross claim, interpleader complaint and third-party complaint; provides that the…

Carl KrugerCodes Committee

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S1321Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Authorizes the commissioner of health to conduct a study relating to airline noise at and around John F. Kennedy International Airport

Authorizes the commissioner of health to conduct a study relating to airline noise at and around John F.

Carl KrugerHealth Committee

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S1332Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Relates to rent increases after vacancy of a housing accommodation; repealer

Repeals provisions permitting rent increases after vacancy of a housing accommodation.

José M. SerranoHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S1334Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Authorizes introduction of evidence in criminal trial or juvenile delinquency case of subsequent identification of defendant based on a photograph or video image

Relates to rules of evidence for identification by means of previous recognition; provides that in any criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding in which the defendant's or respondent's commission…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S1338Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Provides for transfer of guardianship and custody of infants abandoned pursuant to the abandoned infant protection act

Provides procedures for the care and custody of infants determined to be abandoned; creates process to facilitate freeing abandoned infants for adoption if a parent does not claim custody within…

Dean G. SkelosChildren And Families Committee

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S1349Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Limits commercial vehicles from stopping or standing in New York city

Limits commercial vehicles from stopping or standing in New York city unless engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers; provides an exception for state, local municipal and public…

Thomas K. DuaneCities Committee

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S1364Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to elections

Extends right to vote to aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the U.S.

Extends the right to vote in all elections to aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

Martin Malavé DilanElections Committee

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S1371Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Abolishes the market clearing price

Abolishes the use of a market clearing price relating to the buying of electricity at an auction held by the independent systems operator.

George D. MaziarzEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S1398Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Enacts the "Guy Kyler Act" making provisions relating to suspension of vessel operation privileges and motor vehicle licenses for operating under the influence

Enacts the "Guy Kyler Act"; provides for the suspension of vessel operation privileges, suspension of a vessel registration and motor vehicle licenses and registrations upon the conviction for the…

George D. MaziarzTransportation Committee

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S1400Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to plea bargains in felony sex offense cases; provides that certain pleas shall result in certain minimum punishments

Provides that where a defendant is charged with a felony sex offense, then any plea of guilty must be or must include at least a plea of guilty to a sex felony.

George D. MaziarzCodes Committee

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S1402Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Establishes a civilian medal of valor for conspicuous and unselfish acts of valor, heroism or courage in assisting any other person

Establishes a civilian medal of valor for conspicuous and unselfish acts of valor, heroism or courage in assisting any other person; creates within the executive department, a civilian medal of…

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

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S1411Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Authorizes the town of Cheektowaga, county of Erie, to extend the lease for the operation of Diamond Hawk golf course

Authorizes the town of Cheektowaga, county of Erie, to extend the lease for the operation of Diamond Hawk golf course for an additional ten years.

William T. StachowskiLocal Government Committee

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S1423Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Relates to reimbursing localities for the cost of maintaining custody of state-ready prisoners

Increases the reimbursement rate for providing care and custody of state-ready prisoners from the present $40.00 per day per capita, to the actual cost as certified by the appropriate local official…

Dale M. VolkerCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1425Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to elections

Provides early voting for a candidate in a general election no sooner than twenty days and no later than five days prior to election day at county board of elections

Provides to any person early voting for a candidate for public office in a general election to take place no sooner than twenty days and no later than five days prior to election day, and for a…

Martin Malavé DilanElections Committee

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S1472Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Authorizes certain school districts to enter into shared superintendent contracts

Authorizes certain school districts to enter into shared superintendent contracts.

Stephen M. SalandEducation Committee

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S1476Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Relates to requiring the state to fund certain programs mandated for municipal corporations and school districts; repealer

Relates to requiring the state to fund certain programs mandated for municipal corporations and school districts.

Stephen M. SalandLocal Government Committee

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S1481Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Makes provisions with respect to sexual assault against a child by a person in a position of trust

Establishes offenses of sexual assault against a child by a person in a position of trust for the subjection of a child to sexual contact by a person in a position of trust; defines "person in…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S1511Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Relates to how audits of Medicaid-related records of pharmacy providers shall be conducted

Relates to how audits of Medicaid-related records of pharmacy providers shall be conducted.

John A. DeFranciscoHealth Committee

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S1906Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Authorizes the state to negotiate a cigarette tax revenue sharing plan with tribal entities and creating an Indian reservation tobacco tax revenue fund

Provides for a cigarette tax revenue sharing plan with tribal entities and creates an Indian reservation tobacco tax revenue fund to collect the tribes' share of the funds.

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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