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

S7179Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to ways and means
Enables Schuyler county ida to finance automobile racing facilities
Enables Schuyler county to finance automobile racing facilities.
George WinnerWays And Means Committee
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S7001Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to insurance
Relates to coverage for refills of prescription eye drops
Requires coverage for the authorized refill of any prescription eye drop medication under certain circumstances when such refill is requested prior to expiration of the period of usage.
Stephen M. SalandInsurance Committee
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S6998Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes sex offender employment act; prohibits sex offenders from working with children

Relates to sex offender registry check for certain employers.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Codes Committee

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A10059Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to rules

Amends the civil penalties authorized to be levied by local boards of health

Amends the civil penalties authorized to be levied by local boards of health.

Amy PaulinRules Committee

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A10048Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· 3rd reading cal.767

Requires certain employers shall establish qualified transportation fringe benefit programs for employees

Requires employers with fifty or more employees shall establish qualified transportation fringe benefit programs consistent with section 132 of the internal revenue code; defines terms; provides…

Harvey WeisenbergOn the Senate floor

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S6930Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Relates to file-sharing applications

Adds provisions relating to computer file-sharing applications.

Craig M. JohnsonConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A10023Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· 3rd reading cal.1056

Extends the applicability of a certain provision in the Patriot Plan relating to the suspension of public retirement system loan repayment obligations

Extends the applicability of a certain provision in the Patriot Plan relating to the suspension of public retirement system loan repayment obligations.

Adriano EspaillatOn the Senate floor

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A9943Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Substituted by s6785

Provides for the continuation of health insurance benefits for public employees injured or taken ill in the performance of duty

Provides for the continuation of health insurance benefits for public employees injured or taken ill in the performance of duty.

Peter AbbateOn the Assembly floor

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A9928Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Substituted by s6846

Relates to record keeping procedures and policies relating to records of the governor, the executive chamber, the legislature and civil departments; repealer

Relates to record keeping procedures and policies relating to records of the governor, the executive chamber, the legislature and civil departments.

Sam HoytOn the Assembly floor

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S6793Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Substituted by a924e

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to promulgate standards authorizing hunting with a crossbow

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to promulgate standards authorizing hunting with a crossbow.

David J. ValeskyOn the Senate floor

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A9827Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Substituted by s6766

Authorizes the city of Schenectady to accept an application for real property tax exemption from the Tabernacle of New Hope

Authorizes the city of Schenectady to accept an application for real property tax exemption from the Tabernacle of New Hope.

George AmedoreOn the Assembly floor

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A9799AssemblyS6705· Moved Jun 30, 2010· 3rd reading cal.252

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Charles Varese Memorial Highway"

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Charles Varese Memorial Highway."

Andrew RaiaOn the Senate floor

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A9747Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to rules

Authorizes the town of Ramapo to accept an application for real property tax exemption from the Rock Apostolic Church in the village of Spring Valley, town of Ramapo

Authorizes the town of Ramapo to accept an application for real property tax exemption from the Rock Apostolic Church in the village of Spring Valley, town of Ramapo, county of Rockland.

Ellen C. JaffeeRules Committee

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A9724Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Substituted by s7500

Enacts the "state workforce injury reduction act"

Enacts the "state workforce injury reduction act"; requires state agencies to submit a written action plan for reducting occurrences of injuries in the coming year to the governor and the legislature.

Rory LancmanOn the Assembly floor

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S6477Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Authorizes city, town, and village industrial development agencies to merge and share services

Authorizes contiguous city, town, and village industrial development agencies to merge and authorizes industrial development agencies within the same county or counties to share services.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsWays And Means Committee

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A9407Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to rules

Authorizes the N.Y. State Consumer Protection Board to establish a bike theft prevention website and requires posting notification of such registration by bike retailers

Authorizes the NYS Consumer Protection Board to establish a bike theft prevention website; requires bike shops to provide notice to buyers, to post information and provides for civil penalties for…

Andrew HevesiRules Committee

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S6298Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Ordered to third reading cal.1381

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of and transfer certain parklands in furtherance of a development plan for Coney Island

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of and transfer certain parklands in exchange for other lands to be utilized for park purposes in furtherance of a development plan for Coney Island.

Diane J. SavinoOn the Senate floor

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S6213Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides that people arrested in connection with a felony must submit a DNA sample

Provides that people arrested in connection with a felony must submit a DNA sample.

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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A9103Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Substituted by s6129a

Authorizes the town board of the town of Hyde Park, in the county of Dutchess, to diminish the area of the Greenfields water district

Authorizes the town board of the town of Hyde Park, in the county of Dutchess, to diminish the area of the Greenfields water district to exclude certain townhouse lots which do not receive water…

Joel MillerOn the Assembly floor

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A6312Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Substituted by s4291c

Prohibits comptroller from establishing an account in a banking institution with a CRA rating of less than satisfactory

Prohibits comptroller from establishing an account in a banking institution with a "community reinvestment act of 1977" rating of less than satisfactory.

Brian KavanaghOn the Assembly floor

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A1863Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Reported referred to rules

Restricts the sale, lease, transfer and certain uses of existing outdoor school playgrounds

Restricts the sale, lease, transfer or use of existing outdoor school playgrounds for the construction or renovation of a school building which would eliminate use of such playground space for…

Catherine NolanRules Committee

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A6714Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· 3rd reading cal.1355

Prohibits smoking in private passenger cars, vans or trucks where minors less than 14 years of age are passengers in such vehicles; penalties for violation

Prohibits smoking in private passenger cars, vans and trucks where a minor less than 14 years of age is a passenger in such vehicles; provides for rebuttable presumption; provides that violations of…

Nettie MayersohnOn the Senate floor

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A6630Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Opinion referred to judiciary

Increases civil service credits on competitive exams for members of the armed forces

Increases from ten to thirteen, the number of additional points granted to disabled veterans on competitive civil service original appointment exams; increases from five to six the number of…

Darryl TownsJudiciary Committee

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A7129Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Amend and recommit to codes

Relates to licensing and authorizing new lines of insurance; repealer

Relates to licensing and authorizing new lines of insurance; requires independent adjusters to complete pre-licensing and continuing education courses.

Joseph MorelleCodes Committee

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S5512Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to higher education

Relates to the licensing of acupuncturists and the practice of the profession of acupuncture

Relates to the licensing of acupuncturists and the practice of the profession of acupuncture; further establishes acupuncturists as mandatory reporters of suspected cases of child abuse and…

Suzi OppenheimerHigher Education Committee

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S5514Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Increases from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 the aggregate of linked loans that an agricultural project may receive during the linked loan program

Increases from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, the aggregate of linked loans that an agricultural project may receive during the linked loan program; provides that the linked deposit for a linked loan…

William T. StachowskiWays And Means Committee

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S5410Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the sale of monuments and memorials

Relates to the sale of monuments and memorials.

Jeffrey D. KleinCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S5459Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to codes

Requires that the person be at least fourteen years of age, with no maximum age, for the possession and use of a pistol or revolver at a pistol range

Requires that the person be at least fourteen years of age, with no maximum age, for the possession and use of a pistol or revolver at a pistol range.

William T. StachowskiCodes Committee

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S5969Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to higher education

Authorizes Cornell Univerity to enter into memoranda of understanding with state agencies to provide services and technical assistance

Authorizes Cornell University to enter into memoranda of understanding with state agencies to provide services and technical assistance.

David J. ValeskyHigher Education Committee

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S5901Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Ordered to third reading cal.1406

Authorizes the county of Saratoga to discontinue for reforestation purposes the use of certain lands and to convey such lands

Authorizes the county of Saratoga to discontinue for reforestation purposes the use of certain lands and to convey such lands.

Roy J. McDonaldOn the Senate floor

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A7282Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Substituted by s3718a

Expands the application of provisions for a reduced retirement age for certain Triborough bridge and tunnel authority employees

Expands the application of provisions for a reduced retirement age for certain Triborough bridge and tunnel authority employees to January 1, 2012.

Peter AbbateOn the Assembly floor

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A8978Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Substituted by s5953a

Relates to providing a tax exemption for property owned by Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society of Rosebank

Relates to providing a tax exemption for property owned by Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society of Rosebank, Staten Island.

Janele Hyer-SpencerOn the Assembly floor

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A5176Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Substituted by s1432

Prohibits radioactive or hazardous waste disposal or transfer stations from being sited within one thousand five hundred feet of school property

Prohibits radioactive or hazardous waste disposal or transfer stations from being sited within one thousand five hundred feet of school property.

Joseph LentolOn the Assembly floor

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A8935Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Substituted by s5873

Authorizes the town of Malta, county of Saratoga to discontinue the use of certain lands as parklands and to sell and convey such lands, which are no longer needed

Authorizes the town of Malta, county of Saratoga to discontinue the use of certain lands as parklands and to sell and convey such lands, including the historic residence known as the…

Tony JordanOn the Assembly floor

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A488Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· 3rd reading cal.1330

Relates to agreements between brewers and beer wholesalers

Permits brewers with a certain annual volume and with a certain percentage of sales to terminate an agreement with a beer wholesaler without having good cause; requires payment of fair market value…

RoAnn DestitoOn the Senate floor

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A5691Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· 3rd reading cal.1354

Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords upon request information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential premises

Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords or lessors, upon request of prospective tenants or lessees, information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for…

Adriano EspaillatOn the Senate floor

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A8882Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Substituted by s7187

Provides for taxpayer gifts for lupus education and prevention, and establishes the lupus education and prevention fund and outreach program

Provides for taxpayer gifts for lupus education and prevention, and establishes the lupus education and prevention fund and outreach program.

Vanessa GibsonOn the Assembly floor

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A8821Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Substituted by s6844a

Relates to contracts for public work projects and accommodations of private facilities or structures within a specified area of New York county

Relates to contracts for public work projects and accommodations of private facilities or structures within a specified area of New York county, and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon…

Brian KavanaghOn the Assembly floor

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S5640Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Amended on third reading 5640b

Establishes the green jobs workforce subcommittee of the state workforce investment board

Establishes the green jobs workforce subcommittee of the state workforce investment board to conduct labor market data analysis, to provide job training and education programs, and to provide a…

Antoine M. ThompsonOn the Senate floor

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A8038Assembly· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Enacts Clarente's Law, imposing a mandatory surcharge and crime victim assistance fee for a moving violation occurring within a school traffic safety and speed zone

Enacts Clarente's Law, imposing a mandatory surcharge and crime victim assistance fee for a moving violation occurring within a school traffic safety and speed zone.

N. Nick PerryWays And Means Committee

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S3705SenateA9741· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to cities

Orders the confiscation of property or devices belonging to persistent violators of noise ordinances

Orders the confiscation of property or devices, used in willful and continual violation of any provision of this code or order or regulation promulgated by the commission or the board, which belongs…

Shirley L. HuntleyCities CommitteeLocal Government

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S4528Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to cities

Provides that bicycle operators and the businesses affiliated with such operators shall be liable for such operator's violation of the law regarding use of a bicycle

Provides that bicycle operators and the businesses affiliated with such operators shall be liable for such operator's failure to carry an identification card or certain other violations regarding…

Liz KruegerCities Committee

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S674Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to transportation

Designates state route 218, in the county of Orange, as the "General David H. Petraeus Highway"

Designates state route 218, in the county of Orange, from state route 9-W to the Thayer Gate of West Point (USMA), as the "General David H.

William J. Larkin Jr.Transportation Committee

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S4075Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Substituted by a8079a

Enacts the "community college region capital financing act of 2010"

Enacts the "community college region capital financing act of 2010".

George WinnerOn the Senate floor

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S440Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to local governments

Provides that 1 member of Broome county industrial development agency shall be a member of the political party which has the second most members in the county legisl

Provides that one member of the Broome county industrial development agency shall be a member of the political party which has the second most members in the county legislature of such county.

Tom LibousLocal Governments Committee

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S2057SenateA5869· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Ordered to third reading cal.1329

Requires convex mirrors on certain trucks, tractors and tractor-trailers or semitrailers

Requires convex mirrors on certain truck, tractor and tractor-trailer or semitrailer combination registered in this state having a gross weight of 26,000 pounds or more; makes related provisions;…

Martin Malavé DilanOn the Senate floor

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S2092Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to insurance

Expands definition of service contracts to include contracts made by a supplier or seller of a service for repair of cracks or chips in a motor vehicle windshield

Expands definition of service contracts to include contracts made by a supplier or seller of a service for repair of cracks or chips in a motor vehicle windshield and for repair or removal of dents,…

Neil D. BreslinInsurance Committee

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S4181Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to transportation

Increases limitation on certain highway expenses in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county

Increases limitation on replacement of highway equipment expenses in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county, from one million dollars to two million six hundred thousand dollars.

John J. FlanaganTransportation Committee

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S647Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Referred to libraries and education technology

Removes that portion of the town of Chester in the service area of the Albert Wisner memorial public library from such library service area

Removes that portion of the town of Chester in the service area of the Albert Wisner memorial public library from such library service area to end the double taxation of certain town residents.

William J. Larkin Jr.Libraries And Education Technology Committee

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S3191Senate· Moved Jun 30, 2010· Substituted by a6714b

Prohibits smoking in private passenger cars, vans or trucks where minors less than 14 years of age are passengers in such vehicles; penalties for violation

Prohibits smoking in private passenger cars, vans and trucks where minors less than 14 years of age are passengers in such vehicles; provides for rebuttable presumption; provides that violations of…

Toby Ann StaviskyOn the Senate floor

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