Bills by

Craig M. Johnson

Senator

16,516 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →johnson@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

16,516 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

S656Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation
Eliminates certain fees/charges for purple heart license plates initially issued to purple heart recipients sixty-two years of age or older
Eliminates certain fees/charges for purple heart license plates initially issued to purple heart recipients who are sixty-two years of age or older.
William J. Larkin Jr.Transportation CommitteeTransportation
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A1041Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means
Provides a sales tax exemption for equipment and apparatus used for metal fire escapes
Provides a sales tax exemption for equipment and apparatus used for metal fire escapes.
John McEnenyWays And Means Committee

A1060Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires handicapped parking permits be written in indelible ink or some other form of permanent marking to prevent tampering

Requires handicapped parking permits be written in indelible ink or some other form of permanent marking to prevent tampering with such permit or changing the expiration date thereof.

John McEnenyTransportation Committee

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A1035Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides for the award of scholarships and loan forgiveness for nurses on the same terms as physicians

Provides for the award of regents scholarships and loan forgiveness for nurses on the same terms as physicians; applies to registered professional nurses as defined in section 6903 of the education…

John McEnenyHigher Education Committee

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A172Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to correction

Relates to the accrual of merit time by inmates; repealer

Allows all qualifying inmates to be granted a merit time allowance; increases the merit time allowance credit against indeterminate and determinate sentences to one-third of the minimum and maximum…

Jeffrion AubryCorrection Committee

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A1778Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes distinctive license plates for former members of the New York state legislature

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates for former members of the New York state legislature; provides that a portion of the fees for such plates shall be deposited into a special fund…

Darryl TownsTransportation Committee

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A2031Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in transportation

Prohibits the use of mobile telephones to text message while driving

Prohibits the use of mobile telephones to text message while driving.

Fred ThieleTransportation Committee

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A1562Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Enacts the "educational buildings balanced fire safety act"

Enacts the "educational buildings balanced fire safety act" to supplement the NYS building construction code, the NYS building conservation and fire prevention code and the state uniform fire…

Ronald CanestrariGovernmental Operations Committee

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A2957Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Requires products labeled as dietary supplements or nutritional supplements to carry a label stating that product has or has not been tested by United States FDA

Provides that no person shall manufacture, sell or expose for sale any product which shall be termed as a dietary supplement or nutritional supplement without branding or labeling such product with…

Felix OrtizAgriculture Committee

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A3330Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in tourism, arts and sports development

Provides for local waterfront revitalization plans and programs

Designates the secretary of state as a voting member of the canal recreationway commission; authorizes the canal recreationway commission to encourage local governments to prepare local waterfront…

George AmedoreTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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A3333Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Provides for a one-time 6 month stay of the enforcement of a child support order, when the payor is involuntarily terminated from employment

Provides for a one-time 6 month stay of the enforcement of a child support order, when the payor is involuntarily terminated from employment; provides payor must petition the family court for such a…

Karim CamaraJudiciary Committee

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A338Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Establishes a registry of wills and codicils

Provides that each county shall establish and maintain a registry of wills and codicils executed in that county for which the surrogate's court has jurisdiction; establishes what information shall…

Fred ThieleJudiciary Committee

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A3955Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in higher education

Provides in-state tuition rates at New York universities and colleges to qualified immigrant students

Provides in-state tuition rates at New York universities and colleges to qualified immigrant students if such students attended high school in the state for 2 years or more; graduated from high…

Karim CamaraHigher Education Committee

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A3958Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Creates the "September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance" distinctive license plate program

Creates the "September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance" distinctive license plate program; establishes the September eleventh, two thousand one scholarship fund.

William ScarboroughEducation Committee

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A4290Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides that a contract made by a person unlicensed to practice certain professions shall be against public policy

Provides that a contract made by a person unlicensed to practice engineering services, architectural services or landscape architectural services which assumes responsibility for both design and…

Ronald CanestrariHigher Education Committee

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A448Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Eliminates requirement for consent of an authority having jurisdiction over state land in the Adirondack park when the location of a highway thereon is changed

Eliminates, for highways in the Adirondack park, the requirement for the approval and consent of the state authority having jurisdiction over state land when the location of a highway on such land…

Teresa SaywardTransportation Committee

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A587Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Requires open space conservation projects to be undertaken with willing sellers

Requires open space conservation projects to be undertaken with willing sellers; provides that the use of eminent domain for such projects shall be limited to lands where the owner thereof has…

Teresa SaywardEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A6463Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in education

Directs the Levittown union free school district to transfer monies from its reserve funds to the general fund for the purposes of reducing real property taxes

Directs the Levittown union free school district to transfer up to twenty million dollars from its reserve funds to the general fund for the purposes of reducing real property taxes in support of…

David McDonoughEducation Committee

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A6488Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Directs a study of the incidence of autism spectrum disorders in New York

Directs a study of the incidence of autism spectrum disorders in New York and an evaluation of state and local programs for persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders.

James ConteHealth Committee

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A7451Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Provides for the town of Ogden, Monroe county, to control the town speed limits

Provides for the town of Ogden, Monroe county, to control the town speed limits.

Bill ReilichTransportation Committee

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A7452Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to real property taxation

Increases the real property tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers and decreases the vesting period for such exemption in certain counties

Increases the maximum real property tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers from three thousand dollars to five thousand dollars and decreases the vesting period to…

James BacallesReal Property Taxation Committee

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A7453Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Directs state agencies reviewing existing rules to conduct outreach to small businesses, localities, and rural interests under certain circumstances

Directs state agencies reviewing existing rules to conduct outreach to small businesses, localities, and rural interests under certain circumstances; requires the governor's office of regulatory…

Michael GianarisGovernmental Operations Committee

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S720Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Directs the metropolitan commuter transportation authority to implement a program to enable passengers to traverse over the Queens county and Nassau county borders

Directs the metropolitan commuter transportation authority, in consultation with Long Island railroad, Long Island bus service and Nassau county bus service, to establish and implement a reciprocity…

Craig M. JohnsonTransportation Committee

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S722Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Establishes no itinerant vendor shall offer for sale baby food, nonprescription drugs or cosmetics

Establishes no itinerant vendor, except for a manufacturer, an authorized manufacturer's representative, or authorized distributor, shall offer for sale baby food, nonprescription drugs or cosmetics.

Craig M. JohnsonConsumer Protection Committee

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S74Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Relates to the status of a county real property tax service agency as an independently constituted agency

Provides that a county real property tax service agency shall be an independently constituted agency or department, except that an agency which is part of a department may remain as a part of such…

Dale M. VolkerLocal Government Committee

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S740Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Authorizes certain towns in the Peconic Bay region to establish community housing opportunity funds

Authorizes certain towns in the Peconic Bay region to establish community housing or low interest loans for first time home buyers; provides that such towns adopt a plan adhering to smart growth…

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S746Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to social services

Provides that an applicant shall receive assistance within the next business day if they are determined to be eligible for the food stamp program

Provides that an applicant shall receive assistance within the next business day if they are determined to be eligible for the food stamp program.

Liz KruegerSocial Services Committee

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S757Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to undertake projects to protect the Montauk Lighthouse from shore erosion

Authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to undertake projects to protect the Montauk Lighthouse from shore erosion.

Kenneth P. LaValleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S79Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes a person is guilty of grand larceny in the fourth degree when he or she steals automotive fuel with a value of thirty dollars or more

Establishes a person is guilty of grand larceny in the fourth degree when he or she steals automotive fuel with a value of thirty dollars or more, whenever such property is dispensed into the fuel…

Dale M. VolkerCodes Committee

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S796Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Relates to authorizing certain state lands to taxation for school purposes in the county of Suffolk

Relates to authorizing certain state lands to taxation for school purposes in the county of Suffolk.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S876Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides for the development of a comprehensive campus security plan for the state university of New York, the city university of New York and community colleges;

Provides for the development of a comprehensive campus security plan for the state university of New York, the city university of New York and community colleges.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S2270Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes and directs the department of transportation to amend its five year plan to include the resurfacing of a certain portion of Jericho Turnpike

Authorizes and directs the department of transportation to amend its five year plan to include the resurfacing of a certain portion of Jericho Turnpike.

Craig M. JohnsonTransportation Committee

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S2314Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in school buildings

Requires the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in elementary and secondary school buildings; authorizes the commissioner of education to annually prescribe a special cost allowance for such…

Shirley L. HuntleyEducation Committee

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S239Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Extends powers of municipal corporations to acquire public utilities by the power of eminent domain

Extends the powers of municipal corporations to establish, own and operate public utility services by the power of eminent domain; provides that municipal corporations need not make a final decision…

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S241Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Provides that the maximum deductible allowed on policies for windstorms shall not be greater than $1,500

Provides that the maximum deductible allowed in catastrophic windstorms shall not be greater than fifteen hundred dollars and shall be stated in the policy in numerical terms; also provides that…

Kenneth P. LaValleInsurance Committee

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S2463Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Establishes health care organization accountability for delay, failure or refusal to approve, provide, arrange or timely pay for certain health care services

Provides for accountability of "health care organizations" (i.e., entities, other than a health care provider, that approve, provide, arrange for or pay for health care services, including a health…

Kenneth P. LaValleJudiciary Committee

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S2500Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to civil service and pensions

Grants additional credit to volunteer firefighters in competitive civil service examinations for appointment and promotion, also for retention

Grants additional credit to volunteer firefighters in competitive examinations, granted only at the time of establishing the resulting eligibility list; creates a preference in retention for…

Dale M. VolkerCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S2523Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides that institutions of higher education shall compile reports regarding foreign students enrolled in such institutions

Provides that institutions of higher education shall compile reports regarding foreign students enrolled in such institutions; delineates the statistical information that each approved school must…

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S2550Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Notice of committee consideration - requested

Provides that issuers of debit and credit cards shall pay sales and use taxes directly to the commissioner of taxation and finance

Provides that issuers of debit and credit cards shall pay sales and use taxes directly to the state tax commission.

Ruben DiazInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2618Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to prosecution by superior court information following dismissal of an indictment or count thereof

Relates to prosecution by superior court information following dismissal of an indictment or count thereof.

Eric T. SchneidermanCodes Committee

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S2657Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Makes technical changes to provisions granting certain federal officers peace officer powers; repealer

Makes technical corrections to the provisions of the criminal procedure law granting federal officers the powers of peace officers; such corrections are necessary as the result of the reorganization…

Dale M. VolkerCodes Committee

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S2662Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Codifies state university of New York educational opportunity centers

Codifies state university of New York educational opportunity centers which provide an integrated system of education, vocational training and student support services targeted to higher education…

Dale M. VolkerHigher Education Committee

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S2690Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to civil service and pensions

Authorizes the beneficiaries of John E. Johnson to receive a death benefit which is not reduced because he was over 60 years of age

Authorizes the beneficiaries of John E.

Betty LittleCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S2691Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Enacts provisions relating to the reporting of child abuse

Enacts provisions relating to the reporting of child abuse; requires members of the clergy to report suspected allegations of child abuse or maltreatment to an appropriate law enforcement agency;…

Stephen M. SalandChildren And Families Committee

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S2732SenateA4984· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Includes Lyme disease as an occupational disease which is compensable under the workers' compensation law

Includes Lyme Disease (Lyme Borrcliosis) as an occupational disease which is compensable under the workers' compensation law.

Kenneth P. LaValleLabor CommitteeEconomy

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S2734Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Relates to the visitation rights of great-grandparents

Provides that a great-grandparent may apply to the supreme court for visitation rights with respect to certain minor great-grandchildren where either or both of the parents of such child is or are…

Kenneth P. LaValleChildren And Families Committee

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S2745Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes a business franchise and personal income tax credit for the targeted human pharmacological project fee paid to the Food and Drug Administration

Establishes a business franchise and personal income tax credit for the targeted human pharmacological project fee paid to the Food and Drug Administration for the purposes of submitting a human…

Martin J. GoldenInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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