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

A4883Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing
Includes modular homes in the definition of "manufactured home"
Includes modular homes in the definition of "manufactured home".
Marc AlessiHousing Committee
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A4906Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education
Authorizes the SUNY chancellor to remove the trustees of community colleges and establishes removal procedure
Authorizes the SUNY chancellor to remove the trustees of community colleges and establishes removal procedure.
Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee
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A4909Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to school district bonds and notification to taxpayers

Relates to school district bonds and notification to taxpayers; requires school districts when presenting a budget for the fiscal year, to notify taxpayers and disclose the amount of the outstanding…

Andrew RaiaEducation Committee

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A492Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Authorizes towns, fire districts, and improvement districts to delegate conduct of certain elections to county boards of elections

Authorizes towns to delegate the conduct of special town elections to their respective county boards of elections and authorizes fire districts and improvement districts to delegate the conduct of…

Sam HoytElection Law Committee

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A4935Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Extends final orders of protection and allows for the court to renew such orders for a duration

Extends final orders of protection after a conviction of a felony to ten years from the date of such conviction or ten years from the date of the expiration of the maximum term of an indeterminate…

Adriano EspaillatCodes Committee

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A4950Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Broadens the rent stabilization law of nineteen hundred sixty-nine to include multiple dwellings containing three or more dwelling units

Broadens the rent stabilization law of 1969 to include multiple dwellings containing three or more dwelling units where current law applies to buildings with six or more units.

Vito LopezHousing Committee

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A4968Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides for protection of essential habitats of endangered and threatened species

Provides for the protection of habitats of endangered and threatened species by directing the department of environmental conservation to designate essential habitats of such species and to regulate…

Richard BrodskyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A497Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides for a temporary commission to study the proper safe and secure storage and display of guns at licensed dealerships

Provides for a temporary commission to study the proper safe and secure storage and display of guns at licensed dealerships.

Sam HoytCodes Committee

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A4972Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Permits licensees authorized to sell liquor at retail for consumption off the premises to sell cigars

Permits licensees authorized to sell liquor at retail for consumption off the premises to sell to persons over the age of twenty-one years, cigars which have been prepackaged by the manufacturer in…

Richard BrodskyEconomic Development Committee

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A4975Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle

Requires the fingerprinting of persons charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle; provides for enhanced penalties for repeat offenses of aggravated unlicensed operation and…

Richard BrodskyCodes Committee

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A4978Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Eliminates state regulation of voice over internet protocol service

Eliminates state regulation of voice over internet protocol service in order to facilitate competition and ensure consumers receive the maximum benefit of competition.

Richard BrodskyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A4980Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to appointment of school superintendents

Relates to appointment of school superintendents; provides for dismissal only for just cause; provides procedures for hearings and arbitration on charges; makes provisions relating to compensation…

Richard BrodskyEducation Committee

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A4989Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides for the issuance of distinctive "The Westchester Way" license plates for an additional $25 annual fee

Provides for the issuance of distinctive "The Westchester Way" license plates for an additional $25 annual fee; provides for the service charge collected to be credited to the department of motor…

Richard BrodskyTransportation Committee

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A4990Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Phases in increases in minimum liability insurance requirements for taxicabs and liveries

Phases in increases in minimum liability insurance requirements for taxicabs and liveries pursuant to a specified schedule.

Richard BrodskyTransportation Committee

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A4992Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Includes within the definition of second felony offender, a person convicted of an alcohol or drug felony under the vehicle and traffic law

Includes within the definition of "second felony offender", a person convicted of an alcohol or drug felony under article 31 of the vehicle and traffic law.

Richard BrodskyCodes Committee

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A5017Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Requires motor vehicle sales contracts to be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated

Requires motor vehicle sales and lease contract terms be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated; requires retail motor vehicle dealers who negotiate primarily in languages…

Peter RiveraConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A5031Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Prohibits state appropriation for mass transportation assistance to system which permits promotion of tobacco or alcohol

Prohibits state appropriation for mass transportation assistance to system which permits promotion of tobacco or alcohol within or on the exterior of any passenger motor vehicle or in the…

Richard BrodskyTransportation Committee

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A5035Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Includes an inchoate interest of a non-titled spouse in assets acquired during marriage within the definition of marital property

Includes an inchoate interest of a non-titled spouse in assets acquired during marriage within the definition of marital property.

Richard BrodskyJudiciary Committee

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A5037Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Provides that county assessors are to classify all property on assessment rolls into three classes and local laws may provide different rates for the classes

Provides that county assessors are to classify all property on assessment rolls into three classes (two of residential and one of all other) and municipal corporations may enact local laws providing…

Richard BrodskyReal Property Taxation Committee

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A504Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in election law

Alters provision respecting filing of campaign financial disclosure statements

Broadens requirements with respect to campaign disclosure statements to require expenditures of $5,000 or more incurred in the final 10 days of an election to be reported within 24 hours to the…

Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee

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A5043Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Requires certain institutional entities to cooperate with local authorities in the development of local disaster preparedness plans to address their needs

Requires certain institutional entities to cooperate with local authorities in the development of local disaster preparedness plans to address their needs; directs the state emergency management…

Richard BrodskyGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5044Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Creates class E felony of criminal employment of a minor in a drug enterprise

Creates class E felony of criminal employment of a minor in a drug enterprise when a person engages in the criminal sale of a controlled substance and in furtherance thereof he engages the…

Richard BrodskyCodes Committee

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A5059Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local governments

Relates to enforcement of competitive bidding law

Enacts the "municipal competitive bidding enforcement act" to ensure local governments are provided with the comptroller's opinions on specific procurement actions and holding political subdivisions…

James F. BrennanLocal Governments Committee

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A506AssemblyS4082· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Provides for a gun violence prevention program in the public schools

Provides for a gun violence prevention program in the public schools; provides that the program is to be developed by the department of education in conjunction with other state agencies and…

Brian KavanaghEducation CommitteeEducation

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A5061Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides that the ability of N.Y. city to impose certain charges applies only to those charges imposed prior to June 30, 2007

Provides that the ability of a city with a population of one million or more to impose certain charges applies only to those charges imposed prior to June 30, 2009.

Richard BrodskyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A5069Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Authorizes a study to be conducted to determine the number of children with autism spectrum disorder

Authorizes a study to be conducted to determine the number of children with autism spectrum disorder.

Richard BrodskyEducation Committee

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A5072Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to the definition of without authorization when pertaining to offenses involving computers

Relates to the definition of without authorization when pertaining to offenses involving computers.

Richard BrodskyCodes Committee

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A5086Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Provides tenants with a right of refusal for vacant dwelling units within the same building

Provides that leases for class A multiple dwellings of six or more units under rent stabilization shall provide a right of first refusal to rent tenants for other vacant dwelling units within the…

Vito LopezHousing Committee

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A5090Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Provides that health insurance coverage may not deny reimbursements because the registered laboratory providing laboratory services has not been approved

Provides that health insurance coverage may not deny reimbursements because the registered laboratory providing laboratory services has not been approved by the insurer or other entity; provides…

Vito LopezInsurance Committee

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A5096Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Allows a court to waive certain surcharges and fees; repealer

Allows a court to waive certain surcharges and fees if such court finds the imposition of such surcharge or fee would work an unreasonable hardship or the imposition of such surcharge or fee would…

Jeffrion AubryCodes Committee

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A5119Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Requires school districts to provide transportation to children in grades kindergarten through one who live more than 1/2 mile from school

Requires school districts to provide transportation to all children in grades kindergarten through one who live more than one-half mile from the school they attend.

Joseph GiglioEducation Committee

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A5137Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires that voter education be encouraged in high school civics; establishes voter education fund and income tax check off therefor

Encourages instruction in voter education and directs commissioner of education to affirm that students have received such instruction; establishes "voter education fund" to be used by education…

Vito LopezEducation Committee

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A5143Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides a tax credit for taxpayers that purchase local materials from companies within a fifteen mile radius of such taxpayer's business

Provides a tax credit for taxpayers who purchase local materials from companies within a fifteen mile radius of such taxpayer's business.

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

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A5152Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Enacts New York State Internet Privacy Law to which operators of websites may voluntarily be subject; limits disclosure of personal information to those submitting

Enacts New York State Internet Privacy Law to which operators of websites may voluntarily be subject; limits disclosure of personal information to those submitting to the law by publicizing that…

James F. BrennanConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A5155Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in environmental conservation

Authorizes reduced cost on hunting; fishing and big game fees for certain disabled persons

Provides that a resident of the state for a period of three months prior to the date of application and who is otherwise qualified for certain hunting, fishing and big game licenses and who has a…

Marc ButlerEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A5166Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Increases the amount in the tax stabilization reserve fund to 5% of state fiscal year disbursements

Increases the amount in the tax stabilization reserve fund to 5% of state fiscal year disbursements.

Joseph GiglioWays And Means Committee

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A5171Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Raises the level of certain criminal possession and criminal sale of weapons crimes if they are committed on school grounds

Raises the level of certain criminal possession and criminal sale of weapons crimes if they are committed on school grounds; defines "school grounds" as in or on or within any building, structure,…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

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A5172Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Establishes the voluntary recovery fund

Establishes the voluntary recovery fund; provides that one percent of all money received by the state for taxation of alcoholic beverages be deposited into a fund used to provide financial…

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

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A5174Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes certain cities to implement a pilot truck weight photo-monitoring system at certain intersections throughout the city

Authorizes certain cities to implement a pilot truck weight photo-monitoring system at certain intersections throughout the city; requires owners of trucks to be monetarily liable when an operator…

Joseph LentolTransportation Committee

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A5182Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Authorizes dispensing of 3 month supply of drugs when used to treat or alleviate a chronic illness or condition

Authorizes the prescription and dispensing of a 3 month supply of a drug or controlled substance when such drug or substance is used to treat or alleviate a chronic illness or condition which has…

Peter RiveraHealth Committee

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A5183Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Creates division of developmental assistance, environmental indemnification and land use control to provide developers with indemnification for contamination; repealer

Creates a division of developmental assistance, environmental indemnification and land use control, within the department of economic development, the purpose of which is to provide developers with…

Robin SchimmingerEconomic Development Committee

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A5198Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy

Prohibits electric and gas utilities from contracting with a private contractor unless certain guidelines are met

Prohibits electric and gas utilities from contracting with a private contractor unless contracting is cost effective or requires special expertise not available in the bargaining unit or the delay…

Richard BrodskyEnergy Committee

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A5206Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to veterans' affairs

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates for recipients of the conspicuous service cross or their spouses

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates for recipients of the conspicuous service cross or their spouses; requires payment of the regular registration fee and an additional, one-time…

Michael CusickVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A5212Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Makes service by the court of an order one of the events which commences the running of the limitations period for appealing family court orders

Makes service by the court of an order one of the events which commences the running of the limitations period for appealing family court orders; provides for associated changes in the written…

Joseph LentolJudiciary Committee

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A5233Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Directs the director of the office of homeland security to conduct a review of the security of metropolitan transportation authority facilities

Directs the director of the office of homeland security to conduct a review and analysis of the security measures taken at the transportation facilities of the metropolitan transportation authority…

Michael GianarisGovernmental Operations Committee

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A5239Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes a penalty and cause of action for intentional destruction of medical records by a party to a medical malpractice action, or by an agent thereof

Establishes a penalty of not less than $1,000 for each intentional destruction, mutilation or significant alteration of a medical record by a party to a medical malpractice action, or by any…

Michael GianarisCodes Committee

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A5241Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to social services

Establishes standards for prescription of podiatric custom orthotics to persons receiving medical assistance

Establishes standards for the prescription of podiatric custom orthotics to eligible patients receiving medical assistance for needy persons; provides for retroactive application.

Peter RiveraSocial Services Committee

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A5245Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Requires SUNY or CUNY students enrolled in undergraduate psychology program to complete 12 hours volunteer service

Requires SUNY or CUNY students enrolled in undergraduate psychology program to complete 12 hours volunteer service.

William ColtonHigher Education Committee

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A5250Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in higher education

Enacts the New York state nursing shortage correction act

Enacts the New York state nursing shortage correction act; provides the New York state nursing recruitment incentive and retention program; makes definitions; provides for the reimbursement of…

James BacallesHigher Education Committee

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A5260Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Makes the following participating agencies for purposes of agency assisted voter registration: public libraries, local housing authorities, and public high schools

Makes the following participating agencies for purposes of agency assisted voter registration: public libraries, local housing authorities, and public high schools; directs the state board of…

Michael GianarisElection Law Committee

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