Bills by

Owen H. Johnson

Senator

20,524 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →ojohnson@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

20,524 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

A617Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law
Relates to voter registration of ex-felons
Relates to voter registration of ex-felons; provides that upon the discharge from a correctional facility of any United States citizen who has fully completed a sentence of imprisonment for the…
Hakeem JeffriesElection Law Committee
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A6170Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means
Requires reporting of cash transactions in excess of $10,000
Requires any person engaged in a trade or business who, in the course of such trade or business, receives more than $10,000 in cash in a single transaction or in two or more related transactions to…
Earlene HooperWays And Means Committee
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A6173Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Makes provisions regarding engineered sterile seeds

Defines the term engineered sterile seeds and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to study the implications of the development, sale and use of such seeds; prohibits the production…

Earlene HooperAgriculture Committee

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A6174Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Relates to the exclusion of certain local indebtedness

Excludes in ascertaining a locality's power to contract indebtedness, any indebtedness contracted to provide for the supply of electricity.

Earlene HooperLocal Governments Committee

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A6177Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Directs the state board of elections to establish procedures to assure the timely processing and counting of affidavit ballots

Directs the state board of elections to establish procedures to assure the timely processing and counting of affidavit ballots.

Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee

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A6187Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to licenses to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms

Establishes a license for a pistol or revolver shall be issued to have and carry concealed, without regard to employment or place of employment and without judicial discretion on whether proper…

Robin SchimmingerCodes Committee

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A6202Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Relates to creating an after-school challenge program to provide schools with matching funds for resources raised in private donations to support after-school programs

Relates to creating an after-school challenge program to provide schools with up to $50,000 in matching funds for resources raised in private donations to support after-school programs which are…

Robert BarraEducation Committee

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A6218Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Enacts the "Baldwin union free school district public construction flexibility demonstration project act"

Enacts the "Baldwin union free school district public construction flexibility demonstration project act" to facilitate expedition of the Baldwin union free school district construction,…

Robert BarraEducation Committee

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A6220Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Grants limited equity jurisdiction to Nassau county village courts

Authorizes Nassau county village courts to issue preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders in cases where there is a violation of a local law or ordinance relating to building…

Robert BarraJudiciary Committee

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A6221Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Provides for the impoundment of motor vehicles operated by underage persons unlawfully in possession of alcoholic beverages

Provides for the impoundment of motor vehicles operated or controlled by underage persons unlawfully in possession of alcoholic beverages with intent to consume; provides for impoundment for a…

Robert BarraEconomic Development CommitteeEconomy

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A6243Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in racing and wagering

Relates to the premises on which games of chance may be conducted

Relates to the premises on which games of chance may be conducted.

Robert BarraRacing And Wagering Committee

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A6255Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Relates to providing health insurance coverage for surviving spouses of N.Y. city department of correction and certain sanitation workers

Relates to providing health insurance coverage for surviving spouses of members of the New York City corrections department and sanitation members of the New York City employees' retirement system.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A6281Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Regulates the provision of appliance warranties especially with respect to charges for repair outside the home

Regulates the provision of appliance warranties and requires disclosure of transportation charges for the repair of warranted appliances outside the home.

Dennis H. GabryszakConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A6286Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Exempts sales of property used exclusively for religious purposes from sales tax

Exempts receipts from the retail sale of personal property by a religious organization for use exclusively for religious purposes from the tax on retail sales and the compensating use tax.

Dov HikindWays And Means Committee

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A6294Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides for banning the possession, sale or manufacture of assault weapons, subject to an exception; expands duties of superintendent of state police; repealer

Adds additional weapon models to the definition of an assault weapon and adds related definitions; bans the possession, sale or manufacture of assault weapons, subject to an exception; expands the…

Linda RosenthalCodes Committee

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A6299Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Directs the notification of certain victims of certain felons of name changes by such felons

Directs the division of criminal justice services, in cooperation with the state administrator of the unified court system, to notify the victim of certain felons of the felon's name change at the…

Kenneth ZebrowskiGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6300Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Relates to the office of the assessor of the village of Haverstraw, Rockland county, state of New York

Provides that the village board of trustees of the incorporated village of Haverstraw, Rockland county, may by resolution, provide that the office of assessor of such village may be held by a person…

Kenneth ZebrowskiLocal Governments Committee

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A6331Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Establishes a block grant for hospital nursing care and appropriates ten million dollars therefor; appropriation

Establishes a block grant for hospital nursing care; appropriates ten million dollars therefor.

Robert BarraHealth CommitteeHealth

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A6347Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Provides that when a change is made to the tax billing address by a mortgage investing institution the assessor shall not be required to make the entry on the roll

Provides that when a change is made to the tax billing address by a mortgage investing institution the assessor shall not be required to make the entry on the assessment roll.

Timothy P. GordonReal Property Taxation Committee

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A6352Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Establishes a tax credit for solar thermal energy

Establishes a tax credit for solar thermal energy equal to 25 percent of qualified solar thermal energy system equipment expenditures; such credit shall not exceed five thousand dollars.

Timothy P. GordonWays And Means Committee

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A6365Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Provides for increased use of export trade development projects to promote economic developments; repealer

Provides for increased use of export trade development projects to promote economic developments.

Darryl TownsEconomic Development Committee

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A6369Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires fingerprinting of school employees of public and publicly-funded special education schools and of prospective employees in the office of cultural education; appropriation

Requires fingerprinting of employees of public and publicly-funded special education schools and of prospective employees in the office of cultural education, for the purpose of criminal background…

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

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A6379Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Relates to the publication by the state of the receipt of unclaimed funds

Relates to the publication by the state of the receipt of unclaimed funds.

Jonathan BingWays And Means Committee

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A6381Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides that directors are not required to provide their address on certificates of incorporation

Provides that directors are not required to provide their address on certificates of incorporation.

Jonathan BingCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A640Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Establishes a policy and procedures for state site selection in urban areas

Establishes a policy that state facilities and state uses of space in urban areas shall serve to strengthen the state's cities; establishes criteria and procedures to carry out such policy.

Sam HoytGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6409Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in banks

Provides for a financial consumer bill of rights to make consumers aware of where and how to file complaints when not satisfied with the service provided by the bank

Provides for a financial consumer bill of rights to make consumers aware of where and how to file complaints when not satisfied with the service provided by a banking institution; requires posting…

Felix OrtizBanks Committee

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A6411Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Prohibits mass transit facilities in N.Y. city advertising the sale or use of tobacco products or alcohol

Prohibits mass transit facilities in a city with a population of one million or more from advertising the sale or use of tobacco products or alcohol.

Felix OrtizHealth Committee

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A6423Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Requires police commissioner to give thirty days notice of police service reduction to appropriate community board

Provides that the police commissioner of any fire department in a city having a population of one million or more shall not substantially alter the boundaries of police precincts, once fixed, or…

Vivian CookLocal Governments Committee

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A6437Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Requires certain reporting requirements from the division of minority and women's business development as well as from the authority

Requires certain reporting requirements from the division of minority and women's business development as well as from the authority.

Felix OrtizGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6475Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in insurance

Requires that insurance companies provide coverage for surveillance tests for ovarian cancer of certain insured individuals

Requires that insurance companies provide coverage for surveillance tests for ovarian cancer of insured individuals who are deemed to be at risk for ovarian cancer.

Felix OrtizInsurance CommitteeFinance

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A6477Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in economic development

Promotes the education of the human trafficking information and referral hotline to assist persons in freeing themselves from severe acts of sex trafficking

Promotes the education of the human trafficking information and referral hotline to assist persons in freeing themselves from severe acts or forms of sex trafficking.

Felix OrtizEconomic Development Committee

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A649Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to the registration fees for certain lobbying entities; repealer

Relates to the registration fees for certain lobbying entities; amends the definition of "lobbying" to include attempts to influence actions of public officials related to the procurement of goods…

Brian KavanaghGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6500Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Prohibits wireless telephone service plan termination fees in excess of fifty dollars

Prohibits wireless telephone service plan termination fees in excess of fifty dollars.

Felix OrtizConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A6502Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Establishes the contact lens consumer protection act

Establishes the contact lens consumer protection act.

Felix OrtizConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A6503Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Waives certain fishing and hunting fees for residents of the state who performed military service during a period of war

Waives certain fishing and hunting fees for residents of the state who performed military service during a period of war for the five years immediately after his or her return to this state from…

Felix OrtizEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A6507AssemblyS4859· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Relates to the right to cancel a membership campground contract

Provides the right to cancel a membership campground contract where the purchaser has been a member for at least five years, is medically unable to utilize the facilities, has paid all dues and fees…

Bill ReilichConsumer Affairs And Protection CommitteePublic Safety & Consumer Affairs

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A6510Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Relates to limiting plea bargaining for sex offenders

Relates to limiting plea bargaining for sex offenders; makes additional changes relating to repeat sex offenders; grants the prosecution the right to appeal certain sentences they believe are unduly…

Dierdre ScozzafavaCodes Committee

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A6512Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Establishes the Save-NY Child Protection Act; appropriation; repealer

Establishes the Save-NY Child Protection act; relates to penalties for failure to register by a sex offender; relates to notifying the public of sex offenders who reside or move into a person's zip…

Dierdre ScozzafavaCodes Committee

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A652Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Provides for disclosure of memoranda of understanding regarding certain line item appropriations in the state budget

Provides for disclosure of memoranda of understanding between the governor and the legislature regarding "lump sum" line item appropriations in the state budget.

Brian KavanaghGovernmental Operations Committee

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A6525Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Establishes mandatory weekend imprisonment for conviction of driving while intoxicated or under influence of drugs

Requires imprisonment for two consecutive weekends, in addition to fines of between $500 and $1000, upon conviction of driving while intoxicated or while ability impaired by drugs; provides that…

Joseph GiglioTransportation Committee

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A6545Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in economic development

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcohol or tobacco products within a one mile radius of schools or daycare centers

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcohol or tobacco products within a one mile radius of schools or daycare centers; defines the term "billboard".

Felix OrtizEconomic Development Committee

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A6568Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Relates to the computation of the tax effort ratio for the central high school district for the purposes of state school aid

Relates to the computation of the tax effort ratio for the central high school district for the purposes of state school aid.

Robert BarraEducation Committee

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A6570Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in insurance

Requires that no insurer or motor vehicle repair facility recommend or require the use of Non-OEM crash parts

Requires that no insurer or motor vehicle repair facility recommend or require the use of Non-OEM crash parts unless such part shall equal or exceed the comparable OEM crash part in terms of fit,…

Daniel BurlingInsurance Committee

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A6572Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Provides for certain uses of premises for which no duty is owed to keep premises safe and the inherent risk of use of off highway recreational vehicles

Provides that the owner, lessee or occupant of premises owes no duty to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others performing certain activities, including recreational activities such as…

Daniel BurlingJudiciary Committee

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A658AssemblyS1835· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Allows absentee voting for persons unable to vote due to duties, occupation, business, personal matters or studies

Allows absentee voting for persons unable to vote due to duties, occupation, business, personal matters or studies; no agent may collect more than 15 ballots except with approval of two inspectors…

Brian KavanaghElection Law CommitteePublic Safety & Consumer Affairs

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A6593Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in veterans' affairs

Provides for the "Campaign Medal for Service" to be awarded to those who have provided military service in Iraq

Provides for the "Campaign Medal for Service" to be awarded to those who have provided military service in Iraq.

Daniel BurlingVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A6606Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in labor

Relates to the care and treatment of state civilian employees of a correctional facility who are exposed to blood or other bodily fluids

Provides that medical care and treatment, including diagnosis and medicine, given to a state civilian employee of a correctional facility after he or she comes into contact with or is exposed to the…

Daniel BurlingLabor Committee

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A6639Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Relates to real property tax exemptions for certain private homes from local taxation in N.Y. city

Relates to real property tax exemptions for certain private homes from local taxation in cities with a population of one million or more.

James F. BrennanReal Property Taxation CommitteeHousing

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A666Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides for a June 1 to May 31 state fiscal year; repealer

Provides for a June 1 to May 31 state fiscal year; makes administrative and transitional provisions therefor; requires that by April 15 of each year, the legislature must adopt a joint resolution…

Brian KavanaghWays And Means Committee

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