Bills by

Ellen C. Jaffee

Assembly Member

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2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

11,958 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

A2288Assembly· Moved May 4, 2009· Enacting clause stricken
Prohibits the sale of certain rated video games to minors
Prohibits the sale to minors of certain rated video games containing a rating that reflects content of various degrees of profanity, racist stereotypes or derogatory language, and/or actions toward…
Aurelia GreeneStricken
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S3335Senate· Moved May 4, 2009· Substituted by a7530
Extends the expiration date of the personal income tax surcharge for the city of Yonkers
Extends the expiration date of the personal income tax surcharge for the city of Yonkers.
Andrea Stewart-CousinsOn the Senate floor
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A6004Assembly· Moved May 4, 2009· Enacting clause stricken

Provides for an extension of time to the purchasing period for tenants to purchase a dwelling unit in a cooperative apartment building

Provides for an extension of time to the purchasing period for tenants to purchase a dwelling unit in a cooperative apartment building.

Ruben Diaz Jr.Stricken

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A8028Assembly· Moved May 1, 2009· Referred to ways and means

Authorizes Suffolk county to impose a tax on tobacco products

Authorizes Suffolk county to impose a tax on tobacco products.

Patricia EddingtonWays And Means Committee

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A5151Assembly· Moved Apr 30, 2009· Substituted by s3202

Relates to transfers of a pension reserve

Relates to transfers of a pension reserve; requires the transfer of reserves for former members of the NYCTRS who transferred to the NYSTRS and meet the eligibility requirements of section 522 of…

Peter AbbateOn the Assembly floor

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A3167Assembly· Moved Apr 30, 2009· Amend and recommit to insurance

Relates to standards for prompt, fair and equitable settlement of claims for health care and payments for health care services

Relates to standards for prompt, fair and equitable settlement of claims for health care and payments for health care services; prohibits insurers from seeking refunds after 24 months; provides for…

Adam BradleyInsurance Committee

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A5808Assembly· Moved Apr 30, 2009· Substituted by s2312

Extends certain temporary benefits and supplementation programs

Extends the right of public employees and public employers to negotiate for retirement benefits not requiring approval by act of the legislature; extends certain temporary benefits and…

Peter AbbateOn the Assembly floor

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A7249Assembly· Moved Apr 30, 2009· Substituted by s3628

Authorizes foreign insurance companies to transfer their corporate domicile to New York

Authorizes foreign insurance companies to transfer their corporate domicile to New York.

Joseph MorelleOn the Assembly floor

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A1517Assembly· Moved Apr 30, 2009· Substituted by s548

Authorizes the establishment of a wireless surcharge for Albany county

Authorizes the establishment of a wireless surcharge for Albany county.

Ronald CanestrariOn the Assembly floor

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S1381Senate· Moved Apr 29, 2009· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Limits landlord's rights to recovery of premises for personal use to use as a primary residence

Provides that a landlord receiving possession of a rent regulated housing accommodation for his own use or that of his family must act in good faith, show an immediate and compelling need, and use…

Toby Ann StaviskyStricken

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A7332Assembly· Signed Apr 28, 2009· Signed chap.22

Relates to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications in the city of Rochester

Relates to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications in the city of Rochester.

David GanttSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law

A7329Assembly· Signed Apr 28, 2009· Signed chap.19

Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in Nassau county

Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in Nassau county.

Charles LavineSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A7330Assembly· Signed Apr 28, 2009· Signed chap.20

Relates to owners liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications

Relates to owners liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications in the city of Yonkers.

Mike SpanoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A7331Assembly· Signed Apr 28, 2009· Signed chap.21

Authorizes city of Buffalo to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on vehicle owners who fail to comply with traffic control indicators

Authorizes the city of Buffalo to establish by local law a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on vehicle owners to fail to comply with traffic control indicators.

Sam HoytSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A3211Assembly· Moved Apr 28, 2009· Referred to codes

Bans the sale, use or possession of 50-caliber weapons

Bans the sale, use or possession of 50-caliber or larger weapons and directs the division of state police to embark on a program whereby persons currently in lawful possession of such weapons may be…

Patricia EddingtonCodes Committee

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A7328Assembly· Signed Apr 28, 2009· Signed chap.18

Relates to certain traffic-control indications in the city of New York

Relates to certain traffic-control indications in the city of New York.

Sheldon SilverSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A7333Assembly· Signed Apr 28, 2009· Signed chap.23

Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in Suffolk county

Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in Suffolk county.

Patricia EddingtonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S4548Senate· Moved Apr 28, 2009· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Provides factors and requirements to be considered and followed when health care practitioner's diagnosis differs from treating health care practitioner as to disability

Provides factors to be considered when a health care practitioner's opinion differs from that of referral's treating health care practitioner as to a disability; requires such health care…

Daniel L. SquadronStricken

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S3743Senate· Moved Apr 28, 2009· Substituted by a7505

Sets up time frames for certain aspects of coordinated assessment programs

Sets up time frames for certain aspects of coordinated assessment programs.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsOn the Senate floor

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S739Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2009· Substituted by a2029a

Authorizes health care professionals licensed in other jurisdictions and appointed by World Triathlon Corporation to practice in this state at a triathlon

Authorizes any person licensed as a physician, physician's assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner or podiatrist in another…

Betty LittleOn the Senate floor

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S3254Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2009· Substituted by a1245a

Enacts the "public schools emergency alert act"

Enacts the "public schools emergency alert act"; requires the chancellor of a city school district in a city with a population of one million or more to implement an emergency alert notification…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.On the Senate floor

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A7813Assembly· Moved Apr 24, 2009· Referred to agriculture

Recodifies the animal cruelty laws from the agriculture and markets law to the penal law; repealer

Recodifies the animal cruelty laws from the agriculture and markets law to the penal law.

Adam BradleyAgriculture Committee

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A4460Assembly· Moved Apr 23, 2009· Substituted by s1755a

Provides personal property that is otherwise exempt from application for satisfaction of a debt, may be applied to a debt to the state or its political subdivisions

Provides that personal property that is otherwise exempt from application for satisfaction of a debt, may be applied to a debt to the state or its political subdivisions, or if the debt is for child…

Helene WeinsteinOn the Assembly floor

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S958Senate· Moved Apr 22, 2009· Substituted by a755a

Provides that a person may not be discriminated against for being a domestic violence victim

Prohibits an employer or licensing agency, because of the actual or perceived status of an individual as a victim of domestic violence or stalking, to refuse to hire or employ or to bar or to…

Craig M. JohnsonOn the Senate floor

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