Sponsored bills

Makes provisions regarding the designation of polling places on college campuses

Provides that whenever a contiguous property of a college or university contains three hundred or more registrants, the polling place designated for such election district shall be on such…

Brian KavanaghOn the Assembly floor

Includes certain buildings, structures or portions thereof occupied for residential purposes for a period of 12 consecutive months as interim multiple dwellings

Includes certain buildings, structures or portions thereof occupied for residential purposes for a period of twelve consecutive months during the period commencing January 1, 2008 and ending…

Vito LopezSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Prohibits election commissioners and deputy commissioners from holding a publicly elected office

Prohibits election commissioners and deputy commissioners from holding a publicly elected office or from being the respective chair of the county democratic or republican committees.

Martin Malavé DilanElection Law Committee

Authorizes pharmacists to perform collaborative drug therapy management with physicians in certain settings

Permits pharmacists that practice in licensed health care facilities to engage in collaborative management of drug therapy to reduce potential medication errors and adverse reactions pursuant to…

Kenneth P. LaValleOn the Senate floor

Creates the non-partisan legislative budget office

Creates the non-partisan legislative budget office; directs such office shall provide information to legislative committees of the senate and assembly with respect to the state budget, appropriation…

Liz KruegerOn the Senate floor

Calling for prompt action by the NY Power Authority to prepare, issue and ratify long-term power purchase agreements

John A. DeFranciscoFinance Committee

Relates to the North Country power authority

Relates to the North Country power authority.

Darrel J. AubertineRules Committee

Establishes a physicians and surgeons data collection and advisory association

Establishes a physicians and surgeons data collection and advisory association to compile physicians and surgeons medical malpractice exposure, loss and expense statistics related to medical…

Neil D. BreslinRules Committee

Creates the technology commercialization partnership program and removes the incentive program from the research development program

Creates the technology commercialization partnership program and removes the incentive program from the research development program.

David J. ValeskyRules Committee

Requires unanimous agreement by the parole board to release an inmate on parole

Requires unanimous agreement by the parole board to release an inmate on parole.

Martin J. GoldenRules Committee

Relates to the appearance of certain law enforcement officers at parole hearings

Provides for the appearance or written statement of certain law enforcement officers at parole hearings.

Martin J. GoldenRules Committee

Expressing sincerest, heartfelt condolences to the victims of the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill which began in April of 2010

Kevin S. ParkerAdopted

Adopted

Relates to licensing requirements for certain social work and mental health professionals employed by certain corporations

Proposes a chapter amendment relating to licensing requirements for certain social work and mental health professionals employed by certain corporations.

Signed by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the New York state theatre institute; appropriation

Relates to the authority of the New York state theatre institute, and to the composition of the board of directors; makes an appropriation.

Signed by Governor

Signed into law

Requires access to new homes by persons with disabilities

Requires access to new homes by persons with disabilities.

Liz KruegerCodes CommitteeLegal

Directs the special advisory panel on homeowners' insurance/catastrophe coverage to study certain facets of profitability of insurance in coastal areas

Directs the special advisory panel on homeowners' insurance/catastrophe coverage to study certain facets of profitability of insurance in coastal areas.

Jeffrey D. KleinInsurance Committee

Requires notice to be given to the fire department with jurisdiction over a residential building where construction, additions, or modifications will utilize truss type construction

Requires notice to be given to the fire department with jurisdiction over a residential building where construction, additions, or modifications will utilize truss type construction.

Brian X. FoleyGovernmental Operations Committee

Expands the definition of "tenant" for purposes of notice upon the commencement of an action to foreclose upon the leased residential real property

Expands the definition of "tenant" for purposes of notice upon the commencement of an action to foreclose upon the leased residential real property.

Jeffrey D. KleinJudiciary Committee

Provides that polling places, whenever practicable, to be designated directly on a public transportation route

Provides that polling places, whenever practicable, shall be designated directly on a public transportation route.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.On the Senate floor

Relates to persons with developmental disabilities

Relates to persons with developmental disabilities; renames the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to the New York state office for people with developmental disabilities;…

Shirley L. HuntleyOn the Senate floor

Permits certain agreements by domestic mutual insurance corporations

Permits certain agreements by domestic mutual insurance corporations.

Neil D. BreslinInsurance Committee

Provides for a tax on paying agent services, fiscal agent services, or any other similar services on debt evading foreign states

Provides for a tax on paying agent services, fiscal agent services, or any other similar services on debt evading foreign states.

Brian X. FoleyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to the powers of the chairman and the members of the authority; repealer

Relates to the powers of the chairman and the members of the state liquor authority.

Craig M. JohnsonCodes Committee

Relates to causes of action against certain businesses arising in connection with the AED

Relates to causes of action against certain businesses arising in connection with the AED; provides that gross negligence by a business or employee must be shown; provides that a provider of an AED…

Neil D. BreslinOn the Senate floor

Relates to persons designated as peace officers

Relates to persons designated as peace officers.

Antoine M. ThompsonCodes Committee

Requires the MTA to hold hearings in each county that is allocated a voting member of the MTA before proposed changes in services or fares can take effect

Requires the MTA to hold hearings in each county that is allocated a voting member of the MTA before proposed changes in services or fares can take effect and shall be limited to one hearing per…

Brian X. FoleyOn the Senate floor

Permits remote deposit capture machines, clarifies the definition of capital impairment for banking institutions, and makes other technical changes

Permits remote deposit capture machines, clarifies the definition of capital impairment for banking institutions, modifies reporting required by banking organizations, conforms criminal provisions…

Brian X. FoleyBanks Committee

Relates to bids for the purchasing of services or commodities submitted by bidders who do business with a nation identified as a state sponsor of terrorism

Relates to bids for the purchasing of services or commodities by state agencies submitted by bidders who do business with a nation identified as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Alec Brook-KrasnyGovernmental Operations Committee

Relates to the regulation of the use of hydraulic fracturing fluids

Relates to the regulation of the use of hydraulic fracturing fluids.

Robert SweeneyRules Committee

Authorizes the town of Kirkland to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to police officers Griffin, Knight, Cania and Smoulcey

Authorizes the town of Kirkland to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to police officers Griffin, Knight, Cania and Smoulcey.

Joseph A. GriffoOn the Senate floor

Allows for two or more counties to enter into a contract for the provision of a county jail

Allows for two or more counties to enter into a contract for the provision of a county jail.

John J. BonacicCorrection Committee

Requires certain records discussed at open meetings be made available to the public prior to such meeting

Requires records, including a proposed resolution, law, rule, regulation, policy or amendment thereto, scheduled to be presented and discussed by a public body at an open meeting be made available…

Amy PaulinRules Committee

Relates to direct access to school-based health centers under child health plus

Relates to direct access to school-based health centers under child health plus.

Velmanette MontgomeryOn the Senate floor

Authorizes an individual to angle for fish with up to 3 lines

Authorizes an individual to angle for fish with up to three lines.

Tom LibousEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Provides that remaining campaign accounts be transferred to the state treasury after death of a candidate

Provides that upon the death of a candidate, former candidate or holder of elective office, remaining campaign accounts be transferred to the state treasury unless a charitable organization has been…

Neil D. BreslinOn the Senate floor

Requires the transfer of certain lands to the Oak Brush Plain State Preserve by December 31, 2010

Relates to the acquisition of lands previously comprising Pilgrim State Hospital by the Oak Brush Plain State Preserve, located on Long Island.

Owen H. JohnsonRules Committee

Establishes the "state smart growth public infrastructure policy act"

Establishes the "state smart growth public infrastructure policy act"; provides privity in public funding for projects which use, maintain or improve existing infrastructure and which protect and…

Suzi OppenheimerOn the Senate floor

Directs the president of the SUNY Upstate Medical University to conduct a study concerning the need for branch campuses in the Fort Drum/Watertown and Mohawk Valley

Directs the president of the SUNY Upstate Medical University to conduct a study to explore the viability and compelling need for branch campuses of the SUNY Upstate Medical University in the Fort…

Darrel J. AubertineOn the Senate floor

Grants an exemption from licensing requirements for certain social work and mental health professionals employed by certain corporations

Grants an exemption from licensing requirements for certain social work and mental health professionals employed by certain not-for-profit corporations, education corporations and business…

Toby Ann StaviskySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Enacts the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children

Enacts the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children, allowing children of military families to achieve educational success by facilitating smoother transfers between…

Darrel J. AubertineEducation Committee

Increases membership of New York city housing authority

Increases the membership of the New York city housing authority to include two additional members to be appointed by the mayor; provides that the new members shall be residents of a public housing…

Martin Malavé DilanOn the Senate floor

Relates to the scope of practice of dentistry

Relates to the scope of practice of dentistry.

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

Relates to powers of banking board, restrictions on employees of the banking department, collecting assessment fees, suspending mortgage bankers; repealer

Relates to powers of banking board, restrictions on employees of the banking department, collecting assessment fees, suspending mortgage bankers and brokers for cause and eliminating outdated…

Brian X. FoleyCodes Committee

Grants the attorney general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct

Grants the attorney general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct upon the request of the governor or the district attorney of the county wherein such misconduct was committed.

Shirley L. HuntleyOn the Senate floor

Provides alternative pricing methods in the sale and offering of funeral merchandise and services; provides for the repeal after one year

Provides alternative pricing methods in the sale and offering of funeral merchandise and services; provides for repeal after one year; mandates a report by the state consumer protection board on the…

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

Relates to unemployment benefits for innocent bystanders during industry controversy

Relates to unemployment benefits for innocent bystanders during industry controversy.

George OnoratoOn the Senate floor

Relates to global warming pollution control

Relates to global warming pollution control; establishes greenhouse gas limits and a greenhouse gas reporting system.

Antoine M. ThompsonFinance Committee