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

S1252Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education
Relates to the effect of mandates on school districts
Provides that state mandates shall not be implemented in school districts after such district has passed a budget, any such mandates shall be implemented in the following fiscal year.
Stephen M. SalandEducation Committee
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S1258Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation
Prohibits application for a permit to mine if a local law prohibits the proposed mining use within the area proposed to be mined
Prohibits the department of environmental conservation from approving an application or granting a permit to mine mineral resources if the locality within which such mining is proposed to take place…
Stephen M. SalandEnvironmental Conservation Committee

S1326Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Establishes the education equity act which provides language assistance to parents/guardians who have children enrolled in public school and who do not speak English

Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines…

José M. SerranoEducation Committee

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S1333Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Provides additional compensation to certain city employees who possess and use foreign languages in performance of duties

Provides additional compensation to certain city employees who possess or make substantial use of foreign languages in the performance of official duties in addition to salary; further creates the…

José M. SerranoLocal Government Committee

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S1339Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Provides that a lender may receive not more than 20% of the future appreciation of property secured by a reverse mortgage granted to a person 60 years old or older

Provides that a lender providing a reverse mortgage to a person who is 60 years of age or older may receive not more than 20% of the future appreciation of property secured by the mortgage as…

Dean G. SkelosAging Committee

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S1341Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Authorizes the city of New York to reconvey its interest in certain real property acquired by in rem tax foreclosure in the borough of Brooklyn to former owner Chester Wilkins

Authorizes the city of New York to reconvey its interest in certain real property acquired by in rem tax foreclosure in the borough of Brooklyn to former owner Chester Wilkins, notwithstanding…

Velmanette MontgomeryCities Committee

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S1361Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes a tax credit for alternative energy systems and generating equipment

Establishes an alternative energy systems and generating equipment tax credit for qualified expenditures meeting the criteria prescribed by the department of taxation and finance, in consultation…

Craig M. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1365Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Increases restrictions on the sending of unsolicited telefacsimile advertising and increases penalties and expands remedies for violations

Increases restrictions on the sending of unsolicited telefacsimile advertising, making such restrictions applicable to computer media; expands remedies for violations of such restrictions regarding…

Martin Malavé DilanConsumer Protection Committee

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S1373Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Enacts the comprehensive auto theft prevention act

Enacts the comprehensive auto theft prevention act to ensure that the motor vehicle theft epidemic in this state is comprehensively addressed by the criminal justice system; requires mandatory…

Toby Ann StaviskyCodes Committee

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S1389Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to social services

Directs that a certain annual service fee between the custodial and noncustodial parent be evenly distributed

Directs that a certain annual service fee of twenty-five dollars between the custodial and noncustodial parent be evenly distributed.

Kenneth P. LaValleSocial Services Committee

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S1401Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Enacts "Jilly's law"; adds criteria for determining whether to issue an order of recognizance or bail

Enacts "Jilly's law"; adds criteria for determining whether to issue an order of recognizance or bail; grants court discretion to order a defendant on bail to submit to the use of an electronic…

George D. MaziarzCodes Committee

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S1424Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Relates to reimbursing localities for the cost of maintaining custody of parole violators and certain other persons

Provides for reimbursement to localities for the cost associated with providing care for parole violators, persons under post-release supervision and conditionally released persons who have been…

Dale M. VolkerCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1438Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Authorizes a teenage parenting skills development demonstration program and appropriates $100,000 therefor

Authorizes the commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of the office of children and family services, to develop a teenage parenting skills development demonstration program…

Martin Malavé DilanFinance Committee

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S1467Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Allows individuals to register their telefacsimile telephone numbers with the consumer protection board as part of the "do not call" statewide registry

Allows individuals to register their telefacsimile telephone numbers with the consumer protection board as part of the "do not call" statewide registry.

Joseph E. RobachConsumer Protection Committee

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S1470Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Requires any state mandated program imposed on municipalities and school districts to be funded by the state

Requires that the state fund any program which imposes a mandate upon municipal corporations or school districts; establishes criteria for any exemption from such law if such mandate is ordered by…

Stephen M. SalandLocal Government Committee

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S1483Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Makes the failure of a sex offender to register or verify pursuant to sex offender registration act, or working on an ice cream truck a class D felony

Makes the failure of a sex offender to register or verify pursuant to the provisions of the sex offender registration act or violation of the prohibition on sex offenders being employed on a motor…

Dean G. SkelosCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1921Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to exempting school bus operators from sales tax for equipment and fuel used in operation of a school bus

Offers certain refunds or credits to school bus operators from sales tax for certain school buses and equipment and fuel used in operation of a school bus.

Thomas P. MorahanInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1985Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Requires a course of instruction in the awareness of hate crimes

Requires a course of instruction in the awareness of hate crimes focusing on historical events and the significance of certain symbols and objects.

Ruben DiazEducation Committee

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S1992Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Requires health insurance contracts and policies to include coverage for ovarian/primary peritoneal cancer screening

Requires health insurance contracts and policies to include coverage for ovarian/primary peritoneal cancer screening.

Kenneth P. LaValleInsurance Committee

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S2001Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to banks

Prohibits the charging of certain ATM fees for accessing child support payments

Prohibits the charging of certain ATM fees for accessing child support payments; authorizes the superintendent of banks, in conjunction with the commissioner of the office of children and family…

Kenneth P. LaValleBanks Committee

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S2027Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Expands volunteerism by making use of AARP's database and institutes volunteer certificate programs

Expands volunteerism by making use of the databases of statewide aging organizations, and institutes volunteer certificate programs which train volunteers and individuals in programs to use the…

Martin J. GoldenAging Committee

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S2067Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Requires clear and legible dating along with recommended conditions of storage to ensure freshness of certain perishable foods and provides penalties for violations

Requires clear and legible dating along with recommended conditions of storage to ensure freshness of perishable foods; makes exemptions; authorizes enforcement and the imposition of a written "stop…

Shirley L. HuntleyConsumer Protection Committee

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S2149Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Increases the fines for certain handicapped parking violations

Increases the maximum fine for unauthorized off-street parking in a space designated for the handicapped from seventy-five dollars to one hundred dollars for the first offense and the minimum fine…

George D. MaziarzTransportation Committee

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S2150Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes definitions with respect to larceny from mentally disabled or mentally incapacitated persons

Establishes definitions with respect to larceny from mentally disabled or mentally incapacitated persons; sets forth an affirmative defense if the defendant appropriated the property in the course…

George D. MaziarzCodes Committee

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S2153Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to providing a tax credit for the purchase of gun safety equipment

Provides a 25% tax credit against personal income taxes for the purchase of gun safety equipment up to $500.

George D. MaziarzInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2164Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Relates to automatic rate adjustments for natural gas or electric service

Relates to automatic rate adjustments for natural gas or electric service; permits such rate adjustment only when associated with and reflective of changes in the reasonable costs of fuel purchased…

Kevin S. ParkerEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S2180Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Prohibits the use of social security numbers by an organization or governmental agency for the identification of an individual

Prohibits the use of social security numbers by an organization or governmental agency for identification purposes of individuals, including: publicly posting or displaying an individual's social…

Ruben DiazCodes Committee

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S2195Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Extends real property partial tax exemptions for qualified veterans to include taxes for school purposes

Extends real property partial tax exemptions for qualified veterans to include taxes for school purposes.

Martin J. GoldenVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S2227SenateA5463· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Requires notification of pesticide use on golf courses

Requires notification of pesticide use on golf courses; requires the operator of any golf course upon which pesticides have been applied to post signs in the areas of the first and tenth tees…

Kenneth P. LaValleEnvironmental Conservation CommitteeEnvironment & Energy

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S2229SenateA8858· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to aging

Relates to pharmaceutical reimbursement under the EPIC program and Medicaid for certain small pharmacies

Relates to pharmaceutical reimbursement under the EPIC program and Medicaid for pharmacies that it is determined dispense on average under two hundred scripts a day.

Betty LittleAging CommitteeHealth

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S2244Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Allows the second chance commission upon application to order upon termination of criminal action by conviction for certain offenses the sealing of all official records

Allows the court upon application to order upon termination of criminal action by conviction for certain offenses the sealing of all official records and papers; further provides that this act shall…

Dale M. VolkerCodes Committee

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S1553Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Permits access by a victim to the proceedings of a juvenile offender

Permits access to a crime victim to information about status of case he or she was involved in and the right to participate in the proceedings of a juvenile offender.

Toby Ann StaviskyCodes Committee

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S1560Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Establishes the I live New York student loan and loan forgiveness program

Establishes the I live New York student loan and loan forgiveness program; provides eligible students shall include those residing in NYS and in full-time attendance in a NYS associate's or…

Kenneth P. LaValleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S1562Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Provides for the issuance of a superintendent's certificate to persons possessing exceptional qualifications in specific business operations

Provides for the issuance of a superintendent's certificate to persons possessing exceptional qualifications in specific business operations who do not meet all of the graduate course or teaching…

Kenneth P. LaValleEducation Committee

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S1619Senate· 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…

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S1684Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Considered by committee - defeated

Increases the penalty for multiple convictions of torturing or failing to provide sustenance to an animal

Increases the penalty for multiple convictions of torturing, killing or failing to provide sustenance to an animal to a class E felony, if convicted within five years from the date of a prior…

John J. FlanaganAgriculture Committee

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S1894Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Enacts the medical malpractice insurance premium credit act

Enacts the medical malpractice insurance premium credit act; provides a tax credit for a percentage of medical malpractice premiums paid by such taxpayer; defines relevant terms.

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A1037Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to mental health

Rename the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, within the department of mental hygiene, as the office of developmental disability assistance

Renames the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, within the department of mental hygiene, as the office of developmental disability assistance.

John McEnenyMental Health Committee

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A1030Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes a task force to assess the public health impact of firearm violence and provides for the repeal thereof

Establishes a task force to assess data and information compiled by law enforcement personnel and health providers related to incidents of firearm violence and injury; provides that the task force…

John McEnenyCodes Committee

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A1034Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Enables certain members of the New York guard to be eligible to receive benefits under the recruitment incentive and retention program

Enables certain members of the New York guard to be eligible to receive benefits under the recruitment incentive and retention program.

John McEnenyHigher Education Committee

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A2285Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Establishes the no political solicitation call statewide registry

Establishes the no political solicitation call statewide registry.

John McEnenyConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A2372Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Makes indemnification agreements relating to construction contracts void as against public policy

Makes indemnification agreements, relating to construction contracts void as against public policy.

Michael CusickJudiciary Committee

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A2958Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Provides for certain uses of premises for which no duty is owed to keep premises safe

Provides that the owner, lessee or occupant of premises owes no duty to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others engaged generally in recreational activities.

Thomas F. O'MaraJudiciary Committee

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A331Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in judiciary

Creates the parent-mediation program for child custody disputes

Creates the parent-mediation program for child custody disputes; requires parents, who were in a dispute over the custody of their child or children, to participate in a court sponsored mediation…

Annette RobinsonJudiciary Committee

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A333Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Adds national estuary implementation projects as projects eligible for state funding pursuant to the environmental protection fund

Makes state funding from the environmental protection fund available for national estuary implementation projects which would implement water quality improvement projects pursuant to an approved…

Fred ThieleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A3332Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in insurance

Expands required health insurance coverage for the treatment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders

Expands required health insurance coverage for the treatment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders.

Greg BallInsurance Committee

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A3338Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Establishes an office of education legal services

Establishes an office of education legal services within the department of law which shall provide all legal services to school districts except for school districts in the cities of New York,…

Fred ThieleJudiciary Committee

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A340Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires a licensee's residential address to be printed on his or her driver's license

Requires a licensee's residential address to be printed on his or her driver's license.

Fred ThieleTransportation Committee

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A342Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Establishes a tax credit for the removal or permanent enclosure of a residential fuel oil storage tank

Establishes a tax credit for the removal or permanent enclosure of a residential fuel oil storage tank.

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee

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