Bills by

Craig M. Johnson

Senator

16,516 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →johnson@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

16,516 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

A2382Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments
Provides for greater accountability of industrial development agencies
Provides for greater accountability of industrial development agencies by making them subject to the public authorities control board, making them more publicly accountable for job retention or…
David GanttLocal Governments Committee
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A2396Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation
Cancels unpaid taxes on real property conveyed by state to private person
Cancels unpaid taxes on real property conveyed by the state of New York to a private person.
David GanttReal Property Taxation Committee
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A2397Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to the leave of absence for certain employees who served during armed conflicts on Memorial day and Veterans' day

Relates to the leave of absence for certain employees who served during armed conflicts on Memorial day and Veterans' day; if such leave of absence would limit public transportation outside of a…

David GanttGovernmental Operations Committee

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A2398Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Prohibits the use of punch-card ballots and punch-card ballot counting machines

Prohibits the use of punch-card ballots and punch-card ballot counting machines.

David GanttElection Law Committee

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A2399Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Prohibits multiple party designations for candidates for public office, except for a judicial office; repealer

Prohibits multiple party designations for candidates for public office, except for a judicial office; provides that where a person has been designated as candidate for nomination of more than one…

David GanttElection Law CommitteePublic Safety & Consumer Affairs

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A2416Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to social services

Relates to state reimbursement for child care resource and referral programs

Relates to state reimbursement for child care resource and referral programs; provides that the formula for allocation of funds shall include amounts needed to serve areas with low population…

Barbara LiftonSocial Services Committee

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A2418Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Establishes a non-trail snowmobile registration for snowmobiles which shall be used solely for the purpose of gaining access to hunting and fishing areas

Establishes a non-trail snowmobile registration for snowmobiles which shall be used solely for the purpose of gaining access to hunting and fishing areas.

William MageeTransportation Committee

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A2420Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to racing and wagering

Requires that the chances of winning lottery games be printed on lottery tickets

Requires that the chances of winning lottery games be printed on lottery tickets; requires that such chances of winning be printed on the face of lottery tickets, clearly identified, described in…

John McEnenyRacing And Wagering Committee

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A2426Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Allows an additional personal exemption for resident individuals of $650 for each dependent 65 years or older with income limitations

Provides additional personal exemption of $650 for each dependent who is 65 years of age or older and whose gross income for the calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins is not…

Bill ReilichWays And Means Committee

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A2428Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates for gold star wives

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates for gold star wives.

Robert ReillyTransportation Committee

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A2432Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Provides that the city of New York is authorized to reduce property taxes on all classes of property within the city by eighteen and one-half percent

Provides that the city of New York is authorized to reduce property taxes on all classes of property within the city by eighteen and one-half percent.

Louis TobaccoReal Property Taxation Committee

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A2441Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Grants police officer status for members of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority; repealer

Extends police officer status to bridge and tunnel officers, sergeants and lieutenants of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority and authorizes such authority to maintain a bridge and tunnel…

Peter AbbateCodes Committee

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A2452Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in transportation

Requires certain vehicles to be equipped with an ignition interlock device

Requires certain vehicles to be equipped with an ignition interlock device, including vehicles transporting hazardous materials, commercial vehicles over 18,000 pounds, and public mass…

Felix OrtizTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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A2471Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Authorizes students to carry epinephrine and an epinephrine auto-injector in school

Authorizes students to carry epinephrine and an epinephrine auto-injector in school.

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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A248Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Authorizes the lieutenant governor serving as an ex-officio member of every public authority

Authorizes the lieutenant governor to serve as an ex-officio member of every public authority.

William MagnarelliCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A2480Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides for the licensing and regulation of the practice of biofeedback therapy

Provides for the licensing and regulation of the practice of biofeedback therapy; defines practice of biofeedback therapy; establishes state board of biofeedback therapy and the requirements to…

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

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A2486Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Allows the Yonkers city school district to become an independent school district

Allows the Yonkers city school district to become an independent school district; establishes members of the board of education of the city school district of the city of Yonkers shall be elected;…

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A2488Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Directs the state comptroller to implement the federal authorization to encourage the use of mass transportation

Directs the state comptroller to implement the federal authorization to encourage the use of mass transportation by state employees.

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

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A2493Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to correction

Requires parolees who violate the terms of their release to be placed in the custody of the department of correctional services; repealer

Provides upon finding of reasonable cause that a parolee has violated the conditions of his or her release, such parolee shall immediately be placed in the custody of the department of correctional…

J. Gary PretlowCorrection Committee

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A2496Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Establishes New York state public defense commission and provides for its powers and duties, including local fiscal relief for public defense expenses

Establishes the New York state public defense commission to oversee the provision of public defense services in the state; such commission shall establish public defense services standards, provide…

J. Gary PretlowJudiciary Committee

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A2503Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Enacts the Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act; provides for the elimination and extension of certain statutes of limitations relating thereto; repealer

Enacts the Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act; provides for the elimination and extension of certain statutes of limitations related to sexual offenses against children, the expansion of reporting…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A2508Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Creates the crime of prosecutorial misconduct

Provides that if a prosecutor withholds information proving the innocence of an individual convicted of or charged with a crime, he or she shall be guilty of a felony with the term of imprisonment…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A2526Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to mental health

Provides that money damages shall not be considered in determining whether or not there exists an inability to pay for department of mental hygiene services

Provides that moneys awarded as damages or obtained by judgment or settlement as a result of a cause of action commenced against officers or employees of the office of mental health shall not be…

James F. BrennanMental Health CommitteeHealth

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A2532Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in real property taxation

Relates to the maintenance of bank codes in countywide electronic databases; appropriation

Relates to the maintenance of bank codes in countywide electronic databases; requires mortgage investing institutions to send updated tax billing information to the county real property tax offices…

Nancy CalhounReal Property Taxation Committee

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A2537Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Provides for the regulation of unsolicited circulars

Provides for the regulation of unsolicited circulars; authorizes the governing body of any county or city in the state of New York to establish, by adoption of a local law, a registry for residents…

Nancy CalhounConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A2542Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires investigation of school district personnel involved with the care, custody or supervision of a child

Requires pre-employment investigation of school district personnel to determine criminal history or the presence of controlled substances or communicable diseases; requires submission to…

Michael CusickEducation Committee

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A2543Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Makes provisions regulating fertilizer products

Directs commissioner of agriculture and markets to analyze samples of all commercial fertilizers for presence of solid wastes, hazardous wastes, or hazardous substances; requires full disclosure of…

Steven EnglebrightAgriculture Committee

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A2545Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides requirements for certain pesticide applications; repealer

Makes the application of pesticides to freshwater or tidal wetlands a regulated activity; establishes requirements for application of pesticides to freshwater and tidal wetlands; requires the use of…

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A2550Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Relates to aid and incentives for municipalities with populations of greater than two hundred thousand

Relates to aid and incentives for municipalities with populations of greater than two hundred thousand.

David GanttWays And Means Committee

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A2572Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides for discontinuance of the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge toll plaza in the county of Queens

Provides for the discontinuance by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority of the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge toll plaza in the county of Queens for the collection of tolls.

Audrey PhefferCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A2590Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Provides that land where sewage sludge or other sludge is applied shall be ineligible for an agricultural assessment

Provides that where sewage sludge or other sludge or any product made from sewage sludge or other sludge is applied upon land receiving an agricultural assessment, such land shall be ineligible for…

Steven EnglebrightAgriculture Committee

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A2597Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Makes it a crime to mail a substance which appears to be of a bio-chemical nature and hazardous to person's health which in fact is not

Makes it a crime to mail a substance which appears to be of a bio-chemical nature and hazardous to person's health which in fact is not; makes such crime a class E felony.

Margaret MarkeyCodes Committee

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A2603Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Appropriates funds to the city of Yonkers fire department for a hazardous materials emergency response unit

Establishes and appropriates funding for a Westchester county hazardous materials emergency response demonstration unit to be located within the city of Yonkers under the jurisdiction of the…

J. Gary PretlowCities Committee

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A2618Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Prohibits a business from limiting access to its public restrooms to paying customers of such business

Prohibits a business from limiting access to its public restrooms to paying customers of such business; provides that a violation shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of five hundred…

Steven EnglebrightEconomic Development Committee

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A2619Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Requires the electronic and print publication of certain school district reports; defines "local officer or employee" to include school officials

Requires the electronic and print publication of certain school district reports within 7 days after approval; defines "local officer or employee" to include certain school officials.

Michael J. FitzpatrickEducation Committee

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A2622Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to issue a certificate of title free of liens upon submission of proof by dealer of payment of debt on a vehicle

Authorizes a motor vehicle dealer who receives a vehicle for resale and satisfies any security interest in such vehicle, but has not received a release of security interest for such vehicle, to…

David GanttTransportation Committee

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A2626Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes a photo radar demonstration program in N.Y. city imposing civil liability upon vehicle owners for violations of maximum speed limits

Authorizes a photo radar demonstration program in cities of one million or more imposing civil liability upon vehicle owners for maximum speed limit violations; provides for the repeal of such…

Margaret MarkeyTransportation Committee

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A2639Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to correction

Prohibits male correction officers from pat frisking female inmates

Prohibits male correction officers from pat frisking female inmates unless such officer has probable cause that a pat frisk is necessary to prevent escape or to protect other inmates or prison…

J. Gary PretlowCorrection Committee

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A2640Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to correction

Requires inmate sexual harassment complaints made against department employees to be investigated by the attorney general

Requires inmate sexual harassment complaints made against department employees to be investigated by the attorney general and makes the findings and recommendations of the attorney general final and…

J. Gary PretlowCorrection Committee

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A2644Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides an exemption from suspension of driver's license for persons serving on fulltime active military duty

Provides exemption from suspension of a driver's license for persons serving fulltime active military duty who fail to pay fines from traffic or parking violations.

Ann RabbittTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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A2652Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires presence of conductors on all passenger railroad trains operated by the Staten Island railroad

Requires presence of conductors on all passenger railroad trains operated by the Staten Island railroad.

Michael CusickTransportation Committee

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A2665Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides a tax exemption on fuel used by providers of transportation services to the transit disabled

Provides a tax exemption on fuel used by providers of transportation services to the transit disabled.

David GanttWays And Means Committee

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A2670Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Exempts certain class B multiple dwellings and single room occupancies from state and local sales and hotel occupancy taxes in New York city

Exempts certain class B multiple dwellings and single room occupancies from state and local sales and hotel occupancy taxes in New York city.

Deborah GlickWays And Means Committee

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A2675Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Decreases the prohibited area of parking around a fire hydrant from fifteen to ten feet

Decreases the prohibited area of parking around a fire hydrant from fifteen to ten feet to reduce parking congestion in heavily populated areas.

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A2678Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Requires charitable solicitations made by the use of containers left unattended to post the percentage of the collection that actually goes to the charitable purpose

Requires charitable solicitations made by the use of containers left unattended to post on the container the percentage of the collection that actually goes to the charitable purpose.

J. Gary PretlowGovernmental Operations Committee

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A2702Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Creates a public umbilical cord blood banking program

Creates a public umbilical cord blood banking program within the department of health to promote public awareness of the potential benefits of public cord banking, to promote research into the uses…

Michael J. FitzpatrickHealth Committee

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A2703Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Requires that notice of foreclosure be served upon all tenants of the building that is being foreclosed

Requires that notice of foreclosure be served upon all tenants of the building that is being foreclosed.

David GanttJudiciary Committee

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A2721Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in higher education

Provides for the award of scholarships and loan forgiveness for dentists and podiatrists on the same terms as physicians

Provides for the award of regents scholarships and loan forgiveness for dentists and podiatrists on the same terms as physicians and dentists.

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

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A274Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Requires the labeling of retail products or packages containing a radio frequency identification tag and provides for enforcement by the attorney general

Requires the labeling of retail products or packages containing a radio frequency identification tag; sets standards for labels; provides for enforcement by the attorney general: injunctions and…

Audrey PhefferConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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