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

A4435Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education
Requires certain school districts to establish programs for gifted pupils
Requires that school districts located in cities with a population of one million or more establish a gifted and talented program for gifted pupils, and also establishes guidelines as to the…
Adriano EspaillatEducation Committee
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A4443Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development
Requires a golf course to provide and maintain on-site automated external defibrillators
Requires a golf course to provide and maintain on-site automated external defibrillator in quantities and types deemed by the commissioner to be adequate to ensure the ready access for use during…
Margaret MarkeyEconomic Development Committee

A4492Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Directs that long term care counseling shall be provided to individuals participating in the public retirement systems of the state and city of New York

Directs that long term care counseling shall be provided to individuals participating in the public retirement systems of the state and city of New York.

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Employees Committee

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A4498Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Prohibits public authorities from entering into procurement contracts with contractors which violate the MacBride fair employment principles

Prohibits a public authority or public benefit corporation from entering into any procurement contract with a contractor or legal entity in which the contractor holds a 10% or greater interest…

Richard BrodskyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A4504Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Increases minimum and maximum terms of imprisonment to which juvenile offenders are subject for felony acts

Increases minimum and maximum terms of imprisonment to which juvenile offenders are subject for class A felony acts to that which is imposed on adults; increases the maximum term for commission of a…

Nettie MayersohnCodes Committee

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A4510Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Permits tenants heat repair expense to be set off against rent

Allows tenants the right to offset rent with payments made for the repair or service maintenance of an oil fired or other heating device where reasonable efforts were made to notify the landlord of…

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

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A4517Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides that the commissioner of environmental conservation shall place and operate certain air quality monitoring systems in proximity to N.Y. city airports

Provides that the commissioner of environmental conservation shall place and operate certain air quality monitoring systems in proximity to NY city airports.

Jeffrion AubryEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A4519Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Requires health insurers covering surgery to cover all expenses incurred in connection with autologous blood transfusions

Requires health insurers covering surgery to cover all expenses incurred in connection with autologous blood transfusions (self-donated); applies to individual and group policies and to medical…

Steven CymbrowitzInsurance Committee

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A453Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Relates to the practice of government benefits advocacy

Creates a system for licensing of government benefits advocates to represent recipients of government benefits at fair hearings and appeals where benefits have been denied, suspended or terminated;…

Rhoda JacobsHigher Education Committee

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A4534Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Creates the offense of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree as a class D violent felony

Creates the crime of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree as a class D violent felony; recodifies prior crime as second degree; makes conforming changes in related provisions of law.

Nettie MayersohnCodes Committee

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A4536Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Relates to the physical condition of a building being converted to cooperative or condominium ownership

Requires cooperative and condominium conversion sponsors to eliminate dangerous conditions and to correct serious building code violations existing in any building that is sought to be converted to…

Nettie MayersohnHousing Committee

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A4545Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Requires a landlord to have clean hands to bring action for rent or eviction in certain cases

Provides that with respect to apartments covered by rent control, rent stabilization, or the emergency tenant protection act, a landlord must be free of outstanding building code violations to bring…

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

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A4558Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Prohibits the public posting or public display of a person's social security account number

Prohibits the public posting or public display of a person's social security account number; defines "social security account number"; makes exceptions; imposes a fine of one thousand dollars for…

Ellen C. JaffeeConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A4563Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Broadens the scope of child abuse and neglected child to include proof of a positive controlled substance toxicology report on a newborn infant

Broadens the scope of child abuse and neglected child to include proof of a positive controlled substance toxicology report on a newborn infant; presence of such controlled substances establishes a…

Nettie MayersohnChildren And Families Committee

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A4570Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Creates the business employment incentive program

Creates the business employment incentive program to foster job growth; provides grants to businesses that create a certain amount of new employment opportunities within their companies; makes the…

Joseph MorelleEconomic Development Committee

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A4589Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Requires local disaster preparedness plans to include a public education component as part of disaster prevention

Requires local disaster preparedness plans to include a public education component as part of disaster prevention, which shall be widely disseminated and shall take into consideration the linguistic…

Richard BrodskyGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4600Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Requires the division of housing and community renewal to amend 9 NYCRR 2524.4 (b), in relation to recovery of a housing accommodation by a not-for-profit institution

Requires the division of housing and community renewal to amend 9 NYCRR 2524.4 (b), in relation to recovery of a housing accommodation by a not-for-profit institution.

Steven CymbrowitzHousing CommitteeHousing

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A4612Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Increases permanent total disability benefits

Increases permanent total disability benefits for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers from four hundred dollars to four hundred fifty dollars.

Joseph MorelleLocal Governments Committee

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A4618Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Enacts provisions relating to the trafficking of weapons and for the firearm, rifle and shotgun ballistic identification bank

Enacts provisions relating to the trafficking of weapons and for the firearm, rifle and shotgun ballistic identification bank; phases in reporting requirements for firearms and weapons.

Linda RosenthalCodes Committee

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A4620Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires certain school districts operating school safety hotlines to staff such hotlines with bilingual personnel

Requires certain school districts operating school safety hotlines to staff such hotlines by personnel fluent in the two languages most prevalent among students of such school districts.

Peter RiveraEducation Committee

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A4646Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Allows action for fraud, duress or coercion in execution or inducement of private-placement adoption consents only if practiced by adoptive parents, agency or agent

Provides that consents in private placement adoption may be voided for fraud, duress or coercion only where such is done by or on behalf of adoptive parents or the adoption agency.

Vito LopezJudiciary Committee

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A4655Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires operators of motor vehicles to take due care to avoid colliding with a tow truck or operator thereof while in hazardous operation

Requires operators of motor vehicles to take due care to avoid colliding with a tow truck or operator thereof while in hazardous operation; requires certain action on certain highways; provides for…

Joseph MorelleTransportation Committee

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A4662Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Directs the commissioner of education to provide for the availability of adequate supplies for use by left-handed students

Directs the commissioner of education to provide for the proportionate availability of adequate school supplies for use by left-handed students where adequate supplies are available for use by…

Philip RamosEducation Committee

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A4674Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the manner in which the directors of the New York state urban development corporation shall be appointed

Relates to the manner in which the directors of the New York state urban development corporation shall be appointed.

James F. BrennanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions CommitteeEconomy

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A4675Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the manner in which members of the New York job development authority shall be appointed

Relates to the manner in which members of the New York job development authority shall be appointed; reduces Gubernatorial appointments from seven to four members.

James F. BrennanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A4676Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the manner in which members of the New York state energy research and development authority shall be appointed

Relates to the manner in which members of the New York state energy research and development authority shall be appointed; reduces Governor's appointments by three.

James F. BrennanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A4677Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides for additional reporting guidelines for the metropolitan transportation authority's annual financial statements and when proposing fare and toll increases

Provides for additional reporting guidelines for the metropolitan transportation authority's annual financial statements and when proposing fare and toll increases.

James F. BrennanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A4689Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Establishes an exemption from the tax on sales and the compensating use tax for labor used to maintain, service, repair or improve historic real property

Establishes an exemption from the tax on sales and the compensating use tax for labor used to maintain, service, repair or improve historic real property.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A4698Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Enacts the state emergency health powers act

Enacts the state emergency health powers act; establishes measures to detect and track potential and existing public health emergencies and measures to declare a state of public emergency;…

Robin SchimmingerHealth Committee

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A472Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Relates to the right of the commissioner of finance of the city of New York to seek judicial review of decisions of the N.Y. city tax appeals tribunal

Relates to the right of the commissioner of finance of the city of New York to seek judicial review of decisions of the NYC tax appeals tribunal.

Brian KavanaghCities Committee

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A4720Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Provides that the return of certain children to the care and custody of the parent, parents or guardian shall be done pursuant to a transition plan

Provides that the return of a child who has been in the care and custody of a social services official for a period of six months or more without visitation by the parent, parents or guardian shall…

Joseph MorelleChildren And Families Committee

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A4724Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Extends and strengthens grounds for the removal of a person from a dwelling when use or occupancy is illegal

Extends and strengthens grounds for the removal of a person from a dwelling when use or occupancy is illegal; clarifies provisions which include gambling and drug related activity as grounds for…

Joseph MorelleHousing Committee

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A4741Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Establishes certain procedures for environmental review of leases, easements, permits and conveyances of other interests in certain state-owned lands underwater

Establishes certain procedures for environmental review of leases, easements, permits and conveyances of other interests in state-owned lands underwater over one mile from shore for commercial use…

Steven EnglebrightEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A475Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires the administration and the instruction in preparation of the GED examination in the Chinese and Korean languages for pupils who are proficient in these languages

Requires the administration and the instruction in preparation of the GED examination in the Chinese and Korean languages for pupils who are proficient in these languages and of limited English…

Brian KavanaghEducation Committee

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A4759Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Enacts the broadband deployment act

Enacts the broadband deployment act; requires municipalities to grant access to the use of rights-of-way, easements, and public places; requires that a municipality adopt only neutrally competitive…

Joseph MorelleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A4762Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to tort claims against water authorities of Erie, Suffolk, Monroe and Onondaga counties

Relates to tort claims against water authorities of Erie, Suffolk, Monroe and Onondaga counties.

Joseph MorelleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A477Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to restrictions on political contributions by lobbyists

Restricts form, amount and time of political contributions by lobbyists and the acceptance of such contributions by public officials.

Brian KavanaghGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4784Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides for the abolishment of the Monroe county water authority; repealer

Provides for the abolishment of the Monroe county water authority.

Joseph MorelleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A4788Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Establishes single gender core course academies demonstration program

Establishes the single gender core course academies demonstration program within the education department; provides that such program shall be established in 4 elementary schools, 8 middle schools…

Peter RiveraEducation CommitteeEducation

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A4817Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to tourism, arts and sports development

Provides for the establishment of regional conservation partnership trusts to raise and disburse funds to not-for-profit entities managing parks

Provides for the establishment of regional conservation partnership trusts to raise and disburse funds to not-for-profit entities managing partnership parks, and other state and local conservation…

Steven EnglebrightTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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A4819AssemblyS2587· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Eliminates the $2,500 limit for emergency crime victim awards when the award is used to replace necessary medical equipment not covered by insurance

Eliminates certain monetary limits for emergency crime victim awards when the award is used to replace medical equipment necessary for the survival of the claimant and such replacement is not…

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4828Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to tourism, arts and sports development

Creates the tourism economic development fund and provides for supplemental tourism grants

Creates the tourism economic development fund, with revenue to come from sales and use taxes; dedicates its revenue to tourism promotion, and provides for supplemental tourism matching grants to be…

Joseph MorelleTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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A4833Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Directs the division of criminal justice services to establish and operate a uniform statewide higher education emergency notification system

Directs the division of criminal justice service to establish and operate a uniform statewide higher education emergency notification system.

Joseph MorelleGovernmental Operations Committee

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A4835Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Requires health insurance contracts and policies to include coverage for ovarian/primary peritoneal cancer screening

Requires health insurance contracts and policies to include coverage for ovarian/primary peritoneal cancer screening.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4840Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Establishes a gift for eliminating the stigma relating to mental illness on personal income tax returns

Establishes a gift for eliminating the stigma relating to mental illness on personal income tax returns; establishes the mental illness anti-stigma fund into which such gifts shall be deposited;…

Peter RiveraWays And Means Committee

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A485Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Prohibits the charging of additional fees for the payment of a wireless communications service bill

Prohibits the charging of additional fees for the payment of a wireless communications service bill when such payment is made in person with the assistance of in-store personnel to complete the…

Kevin CahillConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A4855Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Redefines the term "qualifying film production facility" as a facility containing a sound stage with a square footage of one thousand feet, rather than 7 thousand

Redefines the term "qualifying film production facility" as a facility containing a sound stage with a minimum square footage of one thousand feet, rather than seven thousand.

Marc AlessiWays And Means Committee

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A4867Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Requires review by the superintendent of any premium increases in excess of the consumer price index initiated by an HMO

Requires review by the superintendent of any premium increases in excess of the consumer price index initiated by an HMO.

Marc AlessiInsurance Committee

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A4882Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Establishes the procedures and protocol for a utility service interruption emergency

Establishes the procedures and protocol for a utility service interruption emergency.

Marc AlessiTransportation Committee

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