Sponsored bills

Prohibits the sale of carolina fanwort

Prohibits the sale of carolina fanwort, cabomba caroliniana grey.

Marc AlessiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to prepare a consumer's rights statement; directs insurer agents to provide oral and written notice of such rights

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to prepare a consumer's rights statement summarizing the rights, duties and obligations of insureds, insurers, and registered motor vehicle repair shops…

Greg BallTransportation CommitteeTransportation

Requires motor vehicle repair shops to provide written notice to customers that an insurance company cannot require a person to use a specific repair shop

Requires motor vehicle repair shops to provide written notice to customers that an insurance company cannot require a person to use a specific repair shop.

David GanttTransportation Committee

Increases the purchasing age for tobacco and tobacco products from 18 years of age to 19 years of age

Increases the purchasing age for tobacco and tobacco products from 18 years of age to 19 years of age; exempts individuals who are eighteen years of age or older who are serving in the United States…

Sandy GalefHealth Committee

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of nail polish and nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, or formaldehyde

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of nail polish and nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, or formaldehyde; prohibits the use of such nail polish and…

Linda RosenthalEconomic Development Committee

Grants Robert V. Vassallo, Sr. disability retirement from the New York state police

Fred ThieleGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides that local commissioners of social services shall notify law enforcement agencies when a homeless sex offender is placed in temporary emergency housing

Provides that local commissioners of social services shall notify local law enforcement agencies when a homeless sex offender is placed in temporary emergency housing.

Fred ThieleSocial Services Committee

Authorizes the reinstatement of Eric M. Jukes as an employee of the department of civil service and authorizing the village of Nassau to hire Officer Jukes in its police department

Authorizes the reinstatement of Eric M.

Timothy P. GordonGovernmental Employees Committee

Prohibits gas corporations from charging an additional fee for installation of capital improvements and fixures to promote energy efficiency

Prohibits gas corporations from charging an additional fee or charge for the installation of capital improvements and fixtures to promote energy efficiency upon the request and consent of the…

Susan JohnOn the Assembly floor

Relates to service by citation

Provides that a copy of the petition, affidavits, affirmations and exhibits thereto upon which process was issued, shall be served with the citation or other process, except where service is by…

Ann-Margaret CarrozzaJudiciary Committee

Provides for the phasing out of the registration requirements for specialist assistants

Provides for the phasing out of the registration requirements for specialist assistants beginning one year after the effective date of the section.

Richard GottfriedHigher Education CommitteeEducation

Licenses therapeutic recreation specialists

Relates to the licensure of therapeutic recreation specialists; defines terms; provides that "therapeutic therapy" or "therapeutic recreation" means a treatment service designed to restore,…

Rory LancmanHigher Education Committee

Relates to disposition of fine money from conditional license holders and the distribution of mandatory surcharge for alcohol related offenses

Relates to disposition of fine money imposed for infractions relating to the operation of motor vehicles by conditional license holders and the distribution of mandatory surcharge for alcohol…

Donna LupardoTransportation Committee

Directs state agencies and public authorities to adopt and utilize smart growth principles

Directs state agencies and public authorities to adopt and utilize smart growth principles.

Sam HoytEnvironmental Conservation CommitteeEnvironment & Energy

Relates to the computation of approved operating expenses

Relates to the computation of approved operating expenses.

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Relates to the establishment of a health program for employees of not-for-profit contract agencies

Relates to the establishment of a health program for employees of not-for-profit contract agencies.

Marc AlessiInsurance Committee

Establishes the department of corrections shall provide an inmate, upon his or her discharge, with educational information about the prevention of HIV

Establishes the department of corrections shall provide an inmate, upon his or her discharge, with educational information about the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), instructions…

Crystal Peoples-StokesOn the Assembly floor

Provides for the refinancing of indebtedness and additional secured borrowing by certain not-for-profit hospitals

Provides for the refinancing of indebtedness and additional secured borrowing by certain not-for-profit hospitals.

N. Nick PerryHealth Committee

Creates the middle class circuit breaker tax credit

Creates the middle class circuit breaker tax credit.

Timothy P. GordonWays And Means Committee

Relates to the powers and duties of the dormitory authority for the financing and construction of certain not-for-profit corporations and entities

Relates to the powers and duties of the dormitory authority for the financing and construction of certain not-for-profit corporations and entities.

Richard BrodskyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Establishes a general education equivalency and higher education program in state correctional facilities

Establishes a general education equivalency and higher education program in state correctional facilities.

Karim CamaraCorrection Committee

Defines enrolled agents and excludes them from the definition of tax return preparer

Defines enrolled agents and excludes them from the definition of tax return preparer.

David McDonoughWays And Means Committee

Relates to the payment of medical malpractice insurance premiums and creates the health care access protection fund

Relates to the payment of medical malpractice insurance premiums and creates the health care access protection fund.

Micah KellnerInsurance Committee

Authorizes an income tax deduction of monies deposited into a house, townhouse, condominium or unit in a cooperative housing corporation account

Provides for the establishment of a home purchase account; enables first time house, condominium or unit in a cooperative housing corporation purchasers to deposit monies into an account established…

Darryl TownsWays And Means Committee

Relates to providing enhanced consumer and provider protections

Relates to the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to pre-authorization of health care services under certain plans offered by the state.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

Authorizes the division of veterans' affairs to provide for the interment of the unclaimed remains of veterans

Authorizes the division of veterans' affairs to provide for the interment of the unclaimed remains of veterans.

Michael GianarisVeterans' Affairs Committee

Requires governing body of school district, which eliminates certain teaching positions, to eliminate funding for interscholastic sports programs

Requires governing body of a school district which proposed the elimination of any position of a teacher of science, mathematics, special education, language arts or English language learners,…

Peter RiveraEducation Committee

Provides an exemption from the tax on sales and the compensating use tax for certain items purchased for hurricane or emergency preparedness

Provides a one week exemption from June 24, 2010 through July 30, 2010 and for every last seven days of every June thereafter from the tax on sales and the compensating use tax for certain items…

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee

Amends the education law, in relation to adjusting the maintenance amount for the city school district of the city of New York

Adjusts the maintenance amount for the city school district of the city of New York; adjusted to reflect the consumer price index for all urban consumers in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long…

Linda RosenthalEducation Committee

Allows the termination of a residential lease by a tenant due to adverse health effects of second-hand smoke resulting from smoking of other tenants in the building

Allows for the termination of a residential lease by a tenant due to adverse health affects of second-hand smoke resulting from smoking of other tenants in a building; provides that tenant must…

Marc AlessiJudiciary Committee

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts of the Greenport public school district

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts of the Greenport public school district.

Kenneth P. LaValleEducation Committee

Requires licensed appearance enhancement professionals to take continuing education classes concerning infection control and transmission

Requires licensed appearance enhancement professionals to successfully complete a prescribed continuing education course or program in the prevention of the transmission of infection and the proper…

John L. SampsonConsumer Protection Committee

Designates certain William Floyd school district security officers as peace officers

Designates certain William Floyd school district security guards and senior security guards as peace officers.

Kenneth P. LaValleCodes Committee

Relates to reversing the crediting of a personal income tax or corporate franchise tax overpayment against estimated tax

Relates to reversing the crediting of a personal income tax or corporate franchise tax overpayment against estimated tax for the succeeding taxable year in certain circumstances.

Craig M. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Enacts the "foreclosure diversion act of 2009"; repealer

Enacts the "foreclosure diversion act of 2009"; provides for a one-year moratorium on foreclosures; requires a homeowner to attend a counseling session; requires courts to meet with parties at a…

Jeffrey D. KleinHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Requires the banking board to provide for the disclosure of the rights and liabilities of joint depositors

Directs the banking board to adopt rules and regulations for the disclosure of information to depositors relating to the rights and liabilities of holders of joint bank accounts.

George OnoratoBanks Committee

Establishes the New York state rail authority

Establishes the New York state rail authority.

David J. ValeskyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Makes certain technical amendments with respect to merit time

Makes certain technical amendments with respect to merit time.

Velmanette MontgomeryCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

Relates to the regulation of certain events promoted and open to minors

Requires the regulation of certain events promoted and open to minors; provides a permit process for events open to 50 of more persons; requires filing and approval of a security plan with local…

Eric AdamsCities Committee

Makes the use of a firearm, shotgun, rifle, or machine gun during the commission of a crime a class A-II felony; repealer

Provides that the illegal possession of a deadly weapon which is loaded and capable of producing death or other serious physical injury or the display of a pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine…

Nancy CalhounCodes Committee

Provides that evidence shall not be suppressed if obtained by police while acting in good faith

Provides that evidence shall not be suppressed if the court shall determine that such evidence was obtained by police officers who were acting in good faith in attempting to comply with the law when…

Nancy CalhounCodes Committee

Enacts provisions relating to the reporting of child abuse

Enacts provisions relating to the reporting of child abuse; delineates what persons are required to report cases of suspected child abuse to law enforcement agencies; imposes penalties for failure…

John McEnenyChildren And Families Committee

Clarifies that licenses for handguns may be issued to non-resident individuals

Clarifies that licenses for handguns may be issued to non-resident individuals.

Clifford CrouchCodes Committee

Prohibits the New York city water board from enacting any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer

Prohibits the NYC water board from enacting any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer, including timeframes for appeals and receiving refunds.

N. Nick PerryCities Committee

Creates the crime of agri-bioterrorism

Creates the crime of agri-bioterrorism to protect the agricultural industry and preserve the integrity of the state's food production industry and food supply chain; establishes when a person is…

Clifford CrouchCodes Committee

Provides for the evaluation of a nuclear power plant prior to the issuance of a license to extend the period of operation of such plant

Authorizes and directs the department of health to conduct an evaluation of any nuclear power plant operating in this state prior to the issuance of a license to extend the period of operation of…

Fred ThieleHealth Committee

Directs commissioner of criminal justice services to establish a pilot program for use of video equipment in police cars in 5 New York city precincts

Directs commissioner of criminal justice services to establish a pilot program for use of video equipment in police cars in five New York city precincts.

Peter RiveraCodes Committee

Increases unemployment insurance benefits

Increases unemployment insurance benefits; provides for unemployment insurance for domestic violence survivors.

Susan JohnLabor Committee