Sponsored bills

Authorizes the Rockland Housing Action Coalition, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption

Authorizes the Rockland Housing Action Coalition, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption.

Thomas P. MorahanLocal Government Committee

Authorizes Greenwood Lake to retain financial responsibility for state aid for students receiving educational services from Tuxedo Union Free school district

Authorizes Greenwood Lake Union Free school district to retain financial responsibility for state aid for students receiving contract educational services from Tuxedo Union Free school district.

Thomas P. MorahanEducation Committee

Establishes a local law adopted by a county, city or town and subject to referendum on petition shall not take effect until at least 60 days after its adoption

Establishes a local law adopted by a county, city or town and subject to referendum on petition shall not take effect until at least 60 days after its adoption.

Thomas P. MorahanLocal Government Committee

Enacts the New York state post disaster recovery act of 2009

Enacts the New York State post disaster recovery act of 2009.

Vincent L. LeibellVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Provides for the appointment of a standing committee on conference to resolve differences between similar, but not identical, bills and resolutions

Provides for the appointment of a standing committee on conference to resolve differences between similar, but not identical bills and resolutions; also provides that such committee may refer bills…

Liz KruegerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to loans for a state-aided project owned by a limited-profit housing company and comprising in excess of five thousand rental dwelling units

Relates to loans for a state-aided project owned by a limited-profit housing company and comprising in excess of five thousand rental dwelling units.

Pedro Espada Jr.Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Exempts the amount of any service award paid to any volunteer firefighter or ambulance worker from personal income tax

Exempts the amount of any service award paid to any volunteer firefighter or ambulance worker from personal income tax.

William T. StachowskiInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Authorizes 2 or more municipalities to agree to annex territory

Authorizes the governing boards of two or more municipalities which have mutually agreed to study the annexation of territory to, by joint resolution, propose the annexation of such territory, as an…

Darrel J. AubertineLocal Government Committee

Relates to the coverage for a dependent child; defines "dependent child" for purposes of certain health insurance coverage

Relates to the coverage for a dependent child; defines "dependent child" as an unmarried child through age 29 of an employee or member insured under a group contract.

Neil D. BreslinInsurance Committee

Requires applications to purchase condominiums or cooperatives to be acted upon within forty-five days, failure to do so results in automatic approval

Requires applications to purchase condominiums or cooperatives to be acted upon within days, failure to do so results in automatic approval.

Dean G. SkelosJudiciary Committee

Authorizes the environmental control board to adjudicate disputes between adjoining real property owners over the blocking of a driveway in the city of New York

Authorizes the environmental control board to adjudicate disputes between adjoining real property owners over the blocking of a driveway, the ownership or use of which is shared by such adjoining…

John L. SampsonCities Committee

Relates to the criminal possession of a weapon; repealer

Relates to the criminal possession of a weapon and possession of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; increases certain penalties.

John L. SampsonCodes Committee

Relates to the collision damage waiver cap

Relates to the collision damage waiver cap.

Jeffrey D. KleinConsumer Protection Committee

Continues the existence and operation of the Woodbury fire district, in the county of Orange, regardless of the incorporation of the village of Woodbury

Continues the existence and operation of the Woodbury fire district, in the county of Orange, regardless of the incorporation of the village of Woodbury.

William J. Larkin Jr.Local Government Committee

Establishes the interagency task force on health literacy

Establishes the interagency task force on health literacy, to study health literacy and developing recommendations for improving health literacy in this state.

Kevin S. ParkerHigher Education Committee

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.

Hiram MonserrateEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Establishes the commission on post-secondary correctional education

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonFinance Committee

Relates to the optional twenty-five year retirement plan for emergency medical providers employed by the town of Colonie

Provides a twenty-five year optional retirement plan for emergency medical services providers employed by the town of Colonie; provides accidental disability retirement for emergency medical…

Neil D. BreslinCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Provides for shared services agreements among municipalities and between municipalities and state agencies

Provides for shared services agreements among municipalities and between municipalities and state agencies.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsLocal Government Committee

Relates to converting residential rental buildings from being mass-metered to submetered

Relates to application requirements for private or government entities that wish to provide electric service converting residential rental buildings from being mass-metered to submetered.

Micah KellnerEnergy Committee

Authorizes municipal legislative bodies to enact local laws and ordinances providing for mediation of land use decisions

Authorizes certain municipal legislative bodies, including towns and villages, to enact local laws and ordinances providing for non-binding mediation of land use decisions.

David KoonJudiciary Committee

Defines lowest responsible bidder and unfair labor practices for purposes of the prevailing wage law for public works projects

Defines lowest responsible bidder for purposes of the prevailing wage law to include only those who have not been found guilty of an unfair labor practice within a three year period preceding the…

William T. StachowskiLabor Committee

Adds assaults against certain employees of state and local government agencies as assault in the second degree

Adds assaults against certain employees of state and local government agencies as assault in the second degree; assaults against employees of NYS, political subdivisions, public authority employees…

Diane J. SavinoCodes Committee

Authorizes enrollment grants for medical education programs for minorities; appropriation

Authorizes enrollment grants for medical education programs of non-public institutions for minorities, as a plan to increase the number of minority students entering and completing educational…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonHigher Education Committee

Amends the waterfront commission act; repealer

Amends the waterfront commission act, relating to empowering the waterfront commission to accept applications in the longshoremen's register.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Requires landlords to check state sex offender registry when leasing to a new tenant or on notice of sublet, and to notify tenants with children of certain listings

Requires landlords to check state sex offender registry when leasing to a new tenant, subtenant or adult occupant, and to notify tenants with children under age sixteen of any listing of such…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Relates to the certification of crane operators

Relates to the certification of crane operators.

George D. MaziarzConsumer Protection Committee

Establishes a high speed E-ZPass lane requirement at all toll booths in New York state

Establishes a high speed E-Z pass lane requirement at all toll booths in New York state.

Andrew J. LanzaTransportation Committee

Prevents withdrawal or reduction of community projects grants upon departure of sponsoring members and prevents such members from randomly distributing such funds

Prevents the withdrawal or reduction of grants for community projects upon departure of the original sponsoring member and prohibits such a member from distributing such funds for purposes other…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Defines prohibited restrictive covenants contained in real property documents and requires the filing of a declaration when recording documents containing such covenants

Defines prohibited restrictive covenants contained in real property documents and requires the filing of a declaration when recording of real property documents containing unlawful restrictive…

Kevin S. ParkerJudiciary Committee

Relates to municipal corporations, and the performance of municipal cooperative activities

Relates to municipal corporations, and the performance of municipal cooperative activities.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

Exempts compensation for active military service from inclusion in a resident's adjusted gross income

Exempts compensation for active military service from inclusion in a resident's adjusted gross income under certain circumstances.

Roy J. McDonaldInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Preferences under the affordable home ownership development program for service related disabled veterans

Provides for preferences under the affordable home ownership development program for service related disabled veterans.

Roy J. McDonaldHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Establishes requirements for certification as a magnetic resonance imaging technician

Establishes requirements for certification as a magnetic resonance imaging technician; establishes no person shall act as a magnetic resonance imaging technician unless registered by the department…

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Higher Education Committee

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.

Darrel J. AubertineTransportation Committee

Provides for the town of Warwick, Orange county, to control the town speed limits

Provides for the town of Warwick, Orange county, to control the town speed limits.

Thomas P. MorahanTransportation Committee

Establishes mental health parity in public health insurance plans

Establishes mental health parity in public health insurance plans.

Thomas P. MorahanHealth Committee

Relates to information technology used by public authorities

Relates to an inventory, study and report by the office for technology on the use of information technology used by public authorities.

Kevin S. ParkerCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Establishes the home care accessibility and efficiency improvement act

Establishes the home care accessibility and efficiency improvement act.

Craig M. JohnsonHealth Committee

Relates to authorization to conduct clinical laboratory tests

Relates to authorization to conduct clinical laboratory tests.

Thomas K. DuaneHealth Committee

Allows clinical labs to provide biological data analysis services

Allows clinical labs to provide biological data analysis services upon the request of the person on whom the service is to be performed for personal genomics or biological data collection.

Thomas K. DuaneHealth Committee

Provides for the apportionment of certain school aid commencing on and after July 1, 2009

Provides for the apportionment of certain school aid commencing on and after July 1, 2009.

John A. DeFranciscoEducation Committee

Relates to undisposed cases

Provides that when the division of criminal justice services conducts a search of it's criminal history records and returns a report thereon, all references to undisposed cases shall be excluded.

Eric T. SchneidermanFinance Committee

Expands prevailing wage legislation to charter schools and requires them to abide by laws pertaining to advertising for bids, letting of contracts, conspiracies

Expands prevailing wage legislation to charter schools and requires them to abide by laws pertaining to advertising for bids, letting of contracts, and criminal conspiracies in municipal…

Diane J. SavinoLabor Committee

Provides a special accidental death benefit to deputy sheriff members of the New York city employees' retirement system

Provides a special accidental death benefit to deputy sheriff members of the New York city employees' retirement system.

Diane J. SavinoCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Does not include overtime compensation in pension computation earned after March 31, 2010

Does not include overtime compensation in pension computation earned after March 31, 2010.

Michael H. RanzenhoferLocal Government Committee

Provides for a deduction from personal income for adoption expenses

Provides for a deduction against personal gross income in an amount equal to fees, costs and expenses paid or incurred including legal fees and agency costs in connection with the adoption of a child.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Provides that the state legislature be subject to the same freedom of information laws as other state agencies; repealer

Provides that the state legislature be subject to the same freedom of information laws as other state agencies.

Daniel L. SquadronInvestigations And Government Operations Committee