Sponsored bills

Authorizes the county of Schoharie to impose hotel and motel taxes not to exceed four percent

Authorizes the county of Schoharie to impose hotel and motel taxes not to exceed four percent of the per diem rental rate; permits such revenues to be used to promote tourism and other forms of…

Rules Committee

Increases the hotel and motel taxes of the county of Suffolk, and extends the authorization to impose such taxes

Increases from 3/4% to 3%, the rate of the hotel and motel taxes in the county of Suffolk; provides for the distribution of the revenue derived therefrom; extends the expiration of the authorization…

Rules Committee

Imposes a hotel occupancy tax in the city of New Rochelle

Imposes an occupancy tax in the city of New Rochelle; and provides for the repeal of such provisions of law upon the expiration thereof.

Rules Committee

Authorizes the county of Rockland to establish a surcharge on wireless communications

Authorizes the county of Rockland to establish a surcharge on wireless communications.

Rules Committee

Extends the authority of Orange county to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes

Extends the authority of Orange county to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2011.

Rules Committee

Relates to the powers of the state of New York mortgage agency and the effectiveness thereof

Relates to the powers of the state of New York mortgage agency and the effectiveness thereof.

Rules Committee

Enacts provisions relating to domestic violence; requiring attorneys for children to receive training or education in domestic violence

Requires lawyers for children to receive training or education in domestic violence; requires the court to state on the record the domestic violance and child abuse factored into their award of…

Rules Committee

Relates to domestic violence

Defines "victim of domestic violence"; prohibits employers from discriminating against victims of domestic violence.

Rules Committee

Relates to preventing discrimination against victims of domestic violence from housing discrimination

Prevents housing discrimination against victims of domestic violence.

Rules Committee

Prohibits release of certain balloons

Prohibits the release of 25 or more balloons inflated with a gas that is lighter than air within a 24 hour period to reduce litter and protect the marine environment; makes related provisions for…

Harvey WeisenbergStricken

Authorizes the aggregate purchases of energy for state agencies, institutions, local governments, public authorities and public benefit corporations

Authorizes the aggregate purchases of energy for state agencies, institutions, local governments, public authorities and public benefit corporations.

Rules Committee

Authorizes the purchase of coverage under family health plus by voluntary employee benefit associations

Authorizes the purchase of coverage under family health plus by designated sponsors; designated sponsor includes Taft-Hartley fund or voluntary employee benefit associations established in…

Rules Committee

Pilot program to enable the capture and storage of carbon dioxide; establishes the carbon capture and sequestration act

Relates to a pilot program to enable the capture and storage of carbon dioxide; establishes the carbon capture and sequestration act; applies only to a municipally-owned electric generating facility…

Rules Committee

Relates to clean energy initiatives of New York power authority

Relates to energy efficiency and clean energy initiatives of New York power authority.

Rules Committee

Relates to streamlining planning and reporting requirements for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services

Relates to streamlining planning and reporting requirements for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.

Rules Committee

Relates to imposition and collection of taxes

Clarifies that certain income was intended to be included as New York source income by nonresident shareholders of an S corporation to the extent that such sale includes property located in New York…

Rules Committee

Relates to loans to state-aided limited-profit housing companies

Relates to loans to state-aided limited-profit housing companies.

Rules Committee

Provides for state reimbursement of municipalities for services provided

Provides for state reimbursement of municipalities for services provided and allocation of the moneys to the department of health and the municipality.

Rules Committee

Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary for the efficient operation of local governments; repealer

Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary for the efficient operation of local governments.

Rules Committee

Relates to payment by the state of certain employer retirement contributions

Relates to payment by the state of certain employer retirement contributions.

Rules Committee

Provides enhanced consumer and provider protections

Provides enhanced consumer and provider protections limitations on denial of claims for pre-authorized health care services; relates to grievance procedures; relates to managed care health insurance…

Rules Committee

Relates to extending state continuation benefits from eighteen to thirty-six months

Extends the period of coverage for COBRA benefits under certain insurance contracts from eighteen to thirty-six months.

Rules Committee

Establishes the green jobs-green New York act of 2009 and establishes the Green Jobs-Green New York fund

Establishes the green jobs-green New York act, to promote energy efficiency, energy conservation and the installation of clean energy technologies, to reduce energy consumption and costs, reduce…

Rules Committee

Relates to qualified capital investments at relocated vendor tracks in Sullivan County

Relates to qualified capital investments at relocated vendor tracks in Sullivan County; reduces employment goal from 2,000 to 1,000 full-time, permanent employees.

Rules Committee

Increases the hotel and motel taxes of the county of Suffolk, and extends the authorization to impose such taxes

Increases from 3/4% to 3%, the rate of the hotel and motel taxes in the county of Suffolk; provides for the distribution of the revenue derived therefrom; extends the expiration of the authorization…

Rules Committee

Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol; repealer

Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol.

Rules Committee

Establishes an advisory council on minimum wage standards for farm workers and establishes overtime pay for such workers

Removes minors under 17 years of age who are hand harvest workers at the same farm as his parent or guardian, from the definition of "employee" for purposes of standards for farm workers; requires…

Rules Committee

Relates to home mortgage loans, the crime of mortgage fraud and the filing of transfers and assignments of mortgages

Relates to home mortgage loans, the crime of mortgage fraud and the filing of transfers and assignments of mortgages.

Rules Committee

Provides for the extension of health insurance coverage to the unmarried child of an insured through the age of 29 years

Provides for the extension of health insurance coverage to the unmarried child of an insurered through the age of 29 years.

Rules Committee

Provides that designating petitions and independent nominating petitions may not contain candidates for the same public office from different political subdivisions

Provides that designating petitions and independent nominating petitions may not contain candidates for the same public office from different political subdivisions.

Keith L.T. WrightSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to tax exemptions for projects of housing development fund companies

Relates to tax exemptions for projects of housing development fund companies.

Vito LopezSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes automatic orders in matrimonial actions

Establishes automatic orders in matrimonial actions which remain in full force and effect during the pendency of the action, unless terminated, modified or amended by further order of the court upon…

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Enacts the NY government reorganization and citizen empowerment act; repealer

Enacts the NY government reorganization and citizen empowerment act: relates to the requirements for consolidation or dissolution of certain local government entities.

Sheldon SilverSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Creates the parent and pupil rights act regarding school research projects

Enacts "parent and pupil rights act" whereby all instructional material used in connection with any "psychiatric or psychological research or experimentation program or project", as defined, in…

Anthony SeminerioStricken

Relates to cancellation of automobile insurance policies and increases in deductibles during the term of the policy

Provides that deductibles on automobile insurance policies shall not be increased more than twenty-five percent during the term of the policy and provides that policies in effect shall not be…

Anthony SeminerioStricken

Authorizes referendum of voters in borough of Queens to create commission to separate from New York city

Authorizes a referendum of the people of the borough of Queens on the question, "Shall a charter commission to provide for the separation of the borough of Queens from the city of New York and for…

Anthony SeminerioStricken

Makes president of COBA a member of the board of trustees of the NYCERS

Expands the composition of the board of trustees of the New York City Employees' Retirement system to include the employee organization which represents the largest number of uniformed employees for…

Anthony SeminerioStricken

Provides for mandatory five year period of imprisonment for persons convicted of committing any crime with the use of a firearm; repealer

Provides for a mandatory five year period of imprisonment for persons convicted of committing any crime with the use of a firearm for a first offense and ten years for a second or subsequent offense.

Anthony SeminerioStricken

Prohibits mandatory fees paid by SUNY, CUNY and community college students from being used to finance political organizations and causes

Prohibits mandatory fees paid by state university of New York, city university of New York and community college students from being used to finance political organizations and causes; defines terms.

Anthony SeminerioStricken

Extends until October 1, 2010, the expiration date for the city of Olean to issue serial bonds to finance a certain deficit

Extends from October 1, 2009 until October 1, 2010, the expiration of the authority of the city of Olean to issue serial bonds to finance a certain deficit.

Passed Senate

Commencing in 2009, the credit that is applied to reduce an unincorporated business tax will apply if the annual tax totals less than $5,400

Specifies that commencing in 2009, the credit that is applied to reduce an unincorporated business tax will apply to the annual tax totals less than $5,400; the credit will completely offset an…

Rules Committee

Extends the temporary exemption from commercial rent and occupancy tax for premises used for retail sales in lower Manhattan and the WTC area

Extends the temporary exemption from commercial rent and occupancy tax for premises used for retail sales in lower Manhattan and the WTC area and extends the provisions of part C of chapter 2 of the…

Rules Committee

Extends until November 30, 2011, the expiration of the authority of the county of Ulster to impose an additional 1% sales and compensating use tax

Extends from November 30, 2009 until November 30, 2011, the expiration of the authority of the county of Ulster to impose an additional 1% sales and compensating use tax.

Rules Committee

Includes causing the death of another while operating a vehicle with three or more suspensions as vehicular manslaughter

Includes within the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the second degree, the operation of a motor vehicle by a person with three or more suspensions or revocations of his or her driver's license,…

Anthony SeminerioStricken

Provides for a maximum charge by a bank of $7.50 for checks or other instruments drawn on insufficient or uncollected funds; repealer

Provides for a maximum charge by a bank of seven dollars and fifty cents for checks or other instruments, whether paid, accepted, or returned, drawn on insufficient or uncollected funds.

Anthony SeminerioStricken

Relates to rate of regular interest used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities for calculating contributions to the NYC employee's retirement system

Relates to rate of regular interest used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities for calculating contributions to the NYC employees' retirement system.

Rules Committee

Limits liability of public entities

Limits liability of public entities with regard to damages recoverable in actions when contributory negligence or assumption of the risk is established and actions when limited liability of persons…

Anthony SeminerioStricken