Sponsored bills

Requires that the governor's article 7 appropriation bills be specifically itemized to assure accountability

Requires that the governor's appropriation and reappropriation budget bills be specifically itemized to assure accountability; provides that the purpose of such appropriations shall be specified in…

Brian KavanaghWays And Means Committee

Provides for collective negotiations to obtain employee organizations' consent to a program for full-time state employees to voluntarily reduce their work schedules

Provides for collective negotiations by the office of employee relations to obtain employee organizations' consent to a State Agency Fiscal Efficiency program that would allow for full-time state…

David McDonoughGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to unlawful permission of the consumption of alcoholic beverages by a person who is less than 21 years old

Relates to unlawful permission of the consumption of alcoholic beverages by a person who is less than 21 years old.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Relates to the filing of a special information alleging previous convictions involving certain traffic offenses

Relates to the filing of a special information alleging previous convictions involving certain traffic offenses.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Relates to restrictions on expenditures under a contingency school budget

Provides that a contingency budget shall not result in a percentage increase in total spending over the district's total spending under the school district budget for the prior school year that…

Robert SweeneyEducation Committee

Exempts from sales and compensating use tax certain fuel sources used to produce electricity

Exempts from sales and compensating use tax certain fuel sources used to produce electricity.

Peter AbbateWays And Means Committee

Requires sellers and distributors of motor fuel to provide the state with information concerning the identity of purchasers and suppliers and the volume of fuel sale

Amends the tax law, in relation to requiring sellers and distributors of motor fuel to provide the state with information concerning the identity of purchasers and suppliers and the volume of fuel…

David McDonoughWays And Means Committee

Authorizes Walter M. Callahan, a retiree of the New York state and local employees' retirement system to transfer his membership to the New York state teachers' retirement system

Authorizes Walter M. Callahan, a retiree of the New York state and local employees' retirement system receiving retirement benefits, to transfer his membership to the New York state teachers'…

Nancy CalhounGovernmental Employees Committee

Enhances the penalty for persons who violate orders of protection after having been previously convicted of violating such orders

Enhances the penalty for persons who violate orders of protection after having been previously convicted of violating such orders.

Karim CamaraCodes Committee

Makes provisions relating to the investigation of child abuse and maltreatment in foster family homes

Transfers the function of investigating allegations of child abuse or maltreatment of a child being cared for in a foster family home operated or supervised by the division for youth to the local…

Vivian CookChildren And Families Committee

Relates to rights to benefits and wages

Relates to rights to benefits and wages; relates to the self-assistance program and other matters; relates to fees and expenses in in unemployment proceedings; makes related provisions.

Susan JohnLabor Committee

Enacts the "public employee whistleblower protection act"

Enacts the "public employee whistleblower protection act"; repeals certain provisions of the civil service law related to early disclosure for certain alleged violations of certain public employees.

Rory LancmanGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to the production of paper records and/or documents

Relates to the production of paper records and documents.

Rory LancmanJudiciary Committee

Relates to sex offenses facilitated by the use of controlled substances and "date rape drugs"

Requires testing of a sexual assault victim for the presence of "date rape drugs"; creates a first degree offense for facilitating a sex offense with controlled substances considered to be "date…

Karim CamaraCodes Committee

Relates to identifying the sources of campaign telephone canvasses or "push polls"

Relates to identifying the sources of campaign telephone canvasses or "push polls".

George LatimerElection Law Committee

Establishes the crime of criminal sale of an internet domain name to a terrorist group, a class A misdemeanor

Establishes the crime of criminal sale of an internet domain name to a terrorist group or organization listed by the office of homeland security as posing a terrorist threat, a class A misdemeanor.

Felix OrtizCodes Committee

Relates to increasing the maximum benefit rate for unemployment insurance, part-time work, training and extended benefits

Relates to increasing the maximum benefit rate for unemployment insurance, part-time work, training and extended benefits.

Susan JohnLabor Committee

Creates a permanent environmental justice advisory group

Creates a permanent environmental justice advisory group; provides that the function of the group is to ensure that no group of people, including a racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic group, bears a…

Michael GianarisEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Prohibits any group or blanket health insurance policy to exclude from coverage any group member based on a predisposing genetic characteristic

Prohibits any group or blanket health insurance policy to exclude from coverage any group member based on a predisposing genetic characteristic; prohibits any hospital service corporation, health…

Brian KavanaghInsurance Committee

Prohibits public utilities from requiring the posting of deposits or prepayment of charges by residential customers

Prohibits public utilities from requiring the posting of deposits or prepayment of charges by residential customers as a condition of providing service; requires the return of all deposits and…

Peter RiveraCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Raises the monetary value of damaged property that is considered criminal mischief or securities fraud

Raises the monetary value of damaged property that is considered criminal mischief or securities fraud.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Provides that certain provisions of law relating to the sale of alcohol and tobacco products to minors shall expire in 2012

Provides that certain provisions of law relating to the sale of alcohol and tobacco products to minors shall expire in 2012.

Robin SchimmingerEconomic Development Committee

Allows former members of the New York city teachers' retirement system who were suspended because of fiscal measures taken by New York city to obtain service credit

Allows former members of the New York city teachers' retirement system who were suspended on or after July 1, 1975 and prior to September 1, 1980 because of fiscal measures taken by New York city to…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees CommitteeFinance

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…

Francine DelMonteEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Requires N.Y. city to collect discarded recyclable materials at city parks, playgrounds, historic sites and other facilities

Requires cities with a population of one million or more to collect discarded recyclable materials at city parks, playgrounds, historic sites and other recreational facilities; requires the posting…

William ColtonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Establishes a program of tiered eligibility for services offered by OMRDD for persons with learning disabilities and other complex neurological impairments

Establishes a program of tiered eligibility for services offered by the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities for persons with learning disabilities and other complex…

Peter RiveraMental Health Committee

Prohibits the sale of angler-caught fish

Prohibits the sale of angler-caught fish; individuals with recreational fishing license or taken by a minor under the age of 16 without a license, from selling fish or parts thereof; prohibits the…

Francine DelMonteEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to physical therapy services and utilization practices

Relates to physical therapy services and utilization practices.

James F. BrennanInsurance Committee

Directs the regents to ensure that a course in the use of the stock market is included during grades nine through twelve

Directs the regents to ensure that a course in the use of the stock market is included during grades nine through twelve; course to include investment concept, savings and relationship to the…

Carl HeastieHigher Education Committee

Provides for the removal of persons from campgrounds by the owner or operator thereof, or his or her agent

Provides for the removal of persons from campgrounds by the owner or operator thereof, or his or her agent; establishes the grounds for removal of persons from a campground; provides for the…

Steven EnglebrightJudiciary Committee

Authorizes the court to require a defendant convicted of making graffiti to submit to the use of an electronic monitoring device or 100 hours of community service

Authorizes the court to require a defendant convicted of making graffiti to submit to the use of an electronic monitoring device or complete 100 hours of community service.

Felix OrtizCodes Committee

Relates to the resale of tickets to places of entertainment; repealer

Relates to the resale of tickets to places of entertainment.

Richard BrodskyTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

Prohibits warehousing of housing accommodations and harassment of tenants; provides penalties therefor

Provides that civil penalties may be levied against an owner who intentionally withholds a housing accommodation from the market, including for the purpose of future co-operative conversion.

Karim CamaraHousing Committee

Establishes a high speed E-ZPass lane requirement at all toll booths in New York state

Establishes a high speed E-Z pass lane requirement at all toll booths in New York state.

Matthew TitoneTransportation Committee

Requires automobile dealers to display a fuel economy label on all new vehicles

Requires automobile dealers to display a fuel economy label on all new vehicles.

Brian KavanaghTransportation Committee

Requires governmental unit which proposes to sponsor a public project within a municipality with zoning to determine whether the project is immune from such zoning

Requires a governmental unit which proposes to sponsor a public project within the boundaries of one or more other municipalities with zoning requirements, to consider a variety of factors to…

David KoonLocal Governments Committee

Grants full duty police officer status to John O'Neill

James ConteGovernmental Employees Committee

Establishes the Nissequogue River state park

Establishes the Nissequogue River state park.

Michael J. FitzpatrickTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

Establishes Michelle and Jordan's law and relates to the penalties for participating in an unlawful speed contest or race

Establishes Michelle and Jordan's law and relates to the penalties for participating in an unlawful speed contest or race.

Matthew TitoneTransportation Committee

Establishes a rating system for automated teller machine usage fees

Establishes a rating system for automated teller machine usage fees.

Darryl TownsBanks Committee

Increases certain penalties for violating the prohibition of animal fighting and for aggravated cruelty to animals

Increases certain penalties for violating the prohibition of animal fighting and for aggravated cruelty to animals and requires a psychiatric evaluation for defendants convicted of aggravated…

James TediscoAgriculture Committee

Enacts the "chronic criminal act"

Enacts the "chronic criminal act"; establishes the crime of aggravated criminal conduct.

James TediscoCodes Committee

Provides that schools maintain an electronic checking transaction register and publish it on the school's website

Provides that schools maintain an electronic checking transaction register and publish it on the school's website.

Ginny FieldsEducation Committee

Provides for accountability in state assessments to determine graduation, grade promotion or adequate yearly progress

Provides for accountability in state assessments by creating a regents review board to audit assessments used to determine grade promotion, graduation and adequate yearly progress by requiring a…

Amy PaulinEducation Committee

Requires retail food stores to keep shellfish separate from all other fish in the storage, display, maintenance and handling of such shellfish

Requires retail food stores to keep shellfish separate from all other fish in the storage, display, maintenance and handling of such shellfish.

Ginny FieldsAgriculture Committee

Relates to the registration of oversize and overweight vehicles

Relates to the registration of oversize and overweight vehicles.

David GanttTransportation Committee

Requires bicycles used for commercial purposes to be registered

Requires all bicycles used for commercial purposes including, but not limited to, bicycle delivery and messenger services to be registered with the department of motor vehicles and insured; requires…

Jonathan BingTransportation Committee

Authorizes the waiver of penalties and interest with respect to certain assessments against hospitals

Authorizes the waiver of penalties and interest with respect to certain assessments against hospitals pursuant to section 2807-d of the public health law.

Francine DelMonteHealth CommitteeHealth