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

A7067Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging
Establishes the New York certified retirement community program within the office for the aging
Establishes the New York certified retirement community program within the office for the aging; such program provides for certification by the director of the office for the aging that a community…
Aileen GuntherAging Committee
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A708Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation
Prohibits discharge of chlorine compounds into the waters of the state
Enacts the "chlorine zero discharge act"; prohibits the discharge of chlorine compounds into the navigable waters of the state by pulp and paper manufacturing concerns after 4 years; directs…
Brian KavanaghEnvironmental Conservation Committee

A7097Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to school district property tax relief

Relates to school district property tax relief; adopts a school income tax surcharge; provides for a restriction of the school district real property tax on residential property; and authorizes the…

Sandy GalefEducation CommitteeEducation

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A7098Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

No person shall be eligible to the office of member of the board of education if they have a relative, immediate or distant, that is employed by the school district

No person shall be eligible to the office of member of the board of education if they have a relative, immediate or distant, that is employed in any position in the school district; current members…

Ginny FieldsEducation Committee

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A7107Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Requires agencies to disclose the physical characteristics of real property contained within an inventory file

Requires agencies to disclose the physical characteristics of real property contained within an inventory file.

Sam HoytGovernmental Operations Committee

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A7118Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Exempts active duty military personnel from taking required hunting courses for purposes of obtaining a hunting license

Exempts active duty military personnel, both New York militia and members of the United States military, from taking required hunting courses for purposes of obtaining a hunting license.

Robert ReillyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A7119Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Excludes services of attendants in certain residential care centers for community residences and family care homes; repealer

Excludes from requirements of nursing licensure, services of attendants in residential care centers for adults, family care homes and certain community residences operated or licensed by office of…

Mark J.F. SchroederHigher Education Committee

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A7159Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Requires local social services districts to maintain data on reports of child abuse and maltreatment and to submit such data to the office of children and family services

Requires local social services districts to maintain data on reports of child abuse and maltreatment and to submit such data to the office of children and family services each year; requires the…

Timothy P. GordonChildren And Families Committee

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A7160Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Requires an order of restitution or reparation for every offense

Requires an order of restitution or reparation for every offense; provides a method of enforcement of such order.

David KoonCodes Committee

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A7168Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Provides beneficiaries with the same allocation of retirement benefits

Provides beneficiaries with the same allocation of retirement benefits if the member has the service retirement application, disability retirement applications or option election forms notarized and…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A7169Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Grants additional service credit for members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system who are absent without pay for child care leaves of absence

Grants additional service credit for members of the NYS and Local Police and Fire Retirement System who are absent without pay for child care leaves of absence; such credit shall not exceed one year…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A7195Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Eliminates additional annual charge for distinctive plates for volunteer ambulance service members

Eliminates additional annual charge for distinctive plates for volunteer ambulance service members; institutes an initial one-time service charge of $15.

David TownsendTransportation Committee

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A7213Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Provides for an additional judge of the county court for the county of Cayuga who shall discharge duties of county court judge, family court judge and surrogate

Provides for an additional judge of the county court for the county of Cayuga who shall discharge duties of county court judge, family court judge and surrogate.

Gary FinchJudiciary Committee

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A7214Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Gives phone customers the ability to block the reception of messages they may find obscene

Provides that all regulated local exchange telephone companies shall offer customers the option to block access to obscene information-access services and inform their customers of such blocking…

Gary FinchConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A7224Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Establishes an elderly dental insurance coverage program; appropriation

Establishes an elderly dental insurance coverage program; establishes eligibility guidelines for such program; establishes penalties for fraud and abuse of the elderly dental insurance coverage…

Joel MillerAging Committee

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A7241Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Eliminates annual service charge of 25 dollars on issuance of special number plates to veterans of the armed forces who served in World War II

Eliminates annual service charge of 25 dollars on issuance of special number plates to veterans of the armed forces who served in World War II.

Gary FinchTransportation Committee

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A7250Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in energy

Establishes a state energy planning board to create a state energy plan, and establishes a process for the siting of major electric generating facilities

Establishes a state energy planning board to create a state energy plan, and establishes a process for the siting of major and non-major electric generating facilities and repowering projects.

Greg BallEnergy Committee

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A7256Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Grants additional credit to auxiliary police officers in competitive examinations

Grants additional credit of five points to auxiliary police officers in competitive examinations for original appointment or promotion to a civil service position with the state or local government.

Vito LopezGovernmental Employees Committee

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A7337Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Establishes the minimum distance in which a refiner may operate a retail service station

Establishes various minimum distance requirements for operation of a retail service station by a crude oil refiner; provides for certain exemptions and for arbitration of disputes arising therefrom.

Peter AbbateEconomic Development Committee

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A7340Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Implements the Middle Class STAR rebate program; establishes a maximum residential school tax credit; repealer

Implements the Middle Class STAR rebate program; establishes a maximum residential school tax credit.

Richard BrodskyWays And Means Committee

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A7343Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires a person operating a motor vehicle which has come into physical contact with another object to stop such motor vehicle

Requires a person operating a motor vehicle which has come into physical contact with another object to stop such motor vehicle and make sure that the object was not a person.

Daniel BurlingTransportation Committee

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A7349Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy

Provides residential electric customers with an option for greater control of the cost of such service by installing real time smart meters

Provides residential electric customers with an option for greater control of the cost of such service by the installation of real time smart meters; establishes sales, rental and service providers…

Sandy GalefEnergy Committee

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A7357Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in economic development

Relates to the sale of certain items by wholesalers

Relates to the sale of certain items by wholesalers; allows beer wholesalers to sell candy, merchandise and apparel, home brewing supplies, glassware, beer equipment, coolers, cups, educational and…

Joel MillerEconomic Development Committee

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A7360Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to the theft of motor fuel

Provides that a first offense of theft of motor fuel shall result in a fine of $1,000; any subsequent same offense shall result in a fine of $2,000 and a suspension of the driver's license for six…

Joel MillerTransportation Committee

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A7379Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to election law

Provides that schools shall not conduct any classes on days that primary elections are held at the school

Provides that schools shall not conduct any classes on days that primary elections are held at the school.

Jonathan BingElection Law Committee

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A7388Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing

Requires residential real property managers to be licensed by secretary of state

Requires residential real property managers or any firm employing a property manager, contracting with a property manager or contracting to provide a property manager to file a registration…

Brian KavanaghHousing Committee

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A7397Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Provides that training in CPR shall be considered for inclusion in a school's curriculum

Provides that training in CPR shall be considered for inclusion in a school's curriculum.

Harvey WeisenbergEducation Committee

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A7398Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Repeals paragraph d of subdivision six of section 661 of the education law

Relates to provisions of the education law relating to incarcerated students eligibility for general or academic performance awards.

Keith L.T. WrightEducation Committee

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A7400Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in labor

Increases the amount of liquidated damages payable by an employer for failure to pay wages as legally required

Increases the amount of liquidated damages payable by an employer for failure to pay wages as legally required from 25% to twice the total amount of wages found to be due; authorizes a class action…

Vivian CookLabor Committee

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A7402Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in codes

Provides that rape in the first degree shall be a class A-I felony and shall be punishable by life in prison without parole

Provides that rape in the first degree shall be a class A-1 felony and shall be punishable by life in prison without parole.

Michael CusickCodes Committee

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A7405Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides that the N.Y. city health and hospital corporation spend a minimum of 10% of its budget on acute care and emergency room facilities in each borough

Provides that the New York city health and hospital corporation spend a minimum of 10% of its budget on acute care and emergency room facilities in each borough and requires a representative from…

Michael CusickCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A7433Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Provides Mario C. Donofrio the opportunity to purchase retirement credit for time in U.S. military service during the Korean conflict

Provides Mario C. Donofrio the opportunity to purchase retirement credit for time in U.S. military service during the Korean conflict.

Adriano EspaillatGovernmental Employees Committee

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A7468Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in transportation

Relates to the length of time that a person on a travel, work or student visa can hold a driver's license

Provides that the NYS driver's license of a resident from a foreign country, who has been issued a visa in this state, shall expire upon the expiration of the visa.

Greg BallTransportation CommitteeTransportation

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A7476Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides for limitations on the contracting of state debt as to amount and manner

Provides for limitations on the contracting of state debt as to amount and manner: strictly limits state debt to state purposes, regardless of contingency of obligation to pay by the state;…

Mark J.F. SchroederWays And Means Committee

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A7485Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in agriculture

Directs the state board of real property services to establish a procedure for determining the agricultural assessment value of agricultural property; repealer

Directs the state board of real property services to promulgate rules and regulations establishing an assessment procedure for the determination of the agricultural assessment value of land use in…

Greg BallAgriculture Committee

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A7493Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in environmental conservation

Allows hunters in the county of Chautauqua to hunt bear and deer by the use of a rifle

Allows hunters to use a rifle during open season for deer and bear in the county of Chautauqua south of route 20.

Joseph GiglioEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A7494Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Directs Ellicottville central school district to transfer monies from a reserve fund to the general fund for the purposes of reducing real property taxes

Directs the Ellicottville central school district to transfer up to $300,000 from its employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund to the general fund for the purposes of reducing real property…

Joseph GiglioEducation Committee

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A7497Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Provides veto power to the governor over acts of the power authority of the state of New York

Provides veto power to the governor over acts of the power authority of the state of New York.

James HayesCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A7507Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to enhancing parental and community input into the New York city school system; repealer

Relates to enhancing parental and community input into the New York City school system; enacts uniform parental engagement procedures for actions by district education councils, the chancellor and…

Jeffrey DinowitzEducation Committee

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A752Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Creates the class E felony of gang sexual assault, involving touching or removal of clothing

Creates the class E felony of gang sexual assault, involving touching or removal of clothing with the aid of two or more people without the consent of the person; includes such felony and the class…

David McDonoughCodes Committee

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A7520Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Permits senior citizens whose spouses are deceased to substitute a more recent income for purposes of determining eligibility for the enhanced STAR exemption

Permits senior citizens whose spouses are deceased to substitute a more recent income for purposes of determing eligibility for the enhanced school tax relief (STAR) exemption.

William MageeAging Committee

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A7524Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Requires that a hands-free unit be included with the purchase of any phone or if a phone is given free of charge in connection with a promotion

Requires that a hands-free unit be included with the purchase of any phone or if a phone is given free of charge in connection with a promotion.

Felix OrtizConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A7526Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Establishes the military family relief fund and provides taxpayers a method by which they may contribute to the fund

Establishes the military family relief fund and provides taxpayers a method by which they may contribute to the fund.

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A7544Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Relates to directing clinical laboratories to provide results of tests directly to the person on whom the test was performed

Directs clinical laboratories to provide results of tests directly to the person on whom the test was performed.

Nettie MayersohnHealth Committee

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A7546Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Provides a tax credit for small businesses that purchase and install a security system

Provides a tax credit against franchise taxes for small businesses that purchase and install a security system which shall be 50% of the cost of the system up to $750.

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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