Sponsored bills

Relates to smoking restrictions in certain outdoor areas

Relates to smoking restrictions in certain outdoor areas.

Joel MillerHealth Committee

Allows certain part-time employees to be eligible for unemployment insurance

Allows a part-time employee to be eligible for unemployment insurance if such claimant earns an annual salary or remuneration equal to or less than fifteen thousand dollars for such part-time…

Joel MillerLabor Committee

Relates to the tax stabilization reserve fund

Increases the maximum percentage allowed to be deposited from surplus revenues into the state tax stabilization reserve fund to 4 percent.

Joel MillerWays And Means Committee

Directs the state to provide liability and workers' compensation insurance coverage for volunteers who aid in the protection of animals in a disaster

Directs the state to provide liability and workers' compensation insurance coverage for volunteers who aid in the protection of animals in a disaster.

Joel MillerGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides for the offering of special menus printed in 18 point bold font type, with suitable ink/paper contrast, for visually impaired patrons of restaurants

Provides for the offering of special menus printed in 18 point bold font type, with suitable ink/paper contrast, for visually impaired patrons of restaurants; provides that compliance with this…

Joel MillerConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Prohibits the entering of a plea of guilty to an indictment conditioned on an agreement to be tested for AIDS

Prohibits a defendant from entering a plea of guilty to less than all crimes charged in consideration of his offer to submit to being tested for exposure to HIV virus or other identified causative…

Joel MillerCodes Committee

Directs commissioner of education to develop programs of child abuse and domestic violence awareness on a primary and secondary school level

Provides that the education commissioner, in cooperation with the board of regents, is directed to establish programs in primary and secondary schools of instruction regarding child abuse and…

Joel MillerEducation Committee

Requires all teachers to sign a form indicating they have received and reviewed a copy of a child's individualized education program

Requires all teachers to sign a form indicating they have received and reviewed a copy of a child's individualized education program.

Joel MillerEducation Committee

Creates the high technology manufacturing workforce development act

Joel MillerEconomic Development Committee

Relates to funding for school districts

Relates to funding for school districts; removes taxation on residential real property except for rental properties; provides a credit to tenants.

Joel MillerReal Property Taxation Committee

Enacts to Spackenkill union free school district public contruction flexibility demonstration project act

Enacts the Spackenkill union free school district public construction flexibility demonstration project act to facilitate expedition of the school district renovation project; provides an exemption…

Joel MillerEducation Committee

Provides that every election for trustee or member of board of education shall be subject to supervision of the local board of elections

Provides that every election for office of trustee of a common school district or member of a board of education shall be subject to supervision of the local board of elections.

Joel MillerElection Law Committee

Establishes a review commission on political advertising to determine the truthfulness of a political advertisement upon a request from a candidate

Establishes a review commission on political advertising to determine the average voter's perception of truthfulness of a political advertisement, upon a request from a candidate.

Joel MillerElection Law Committee

Eliminates the twelve percent floor on the rate of interest payable on late payment of real property taxes and delinquencies

Eliminates the twelve percent floor on the rate of interest payable on late payment of real property taxes and delinquencies; thus permits such rate to float in accordance with the mechanism for…

Joel MillerReal Property Taxation Committee

Provides for the state to hold counties, cities, and school districts harmless for the loss of sales tax revenues attributable to the exemption of clothing/shoes

Provides for the state to hold counties, cities, and school districts harmless for the loss of sales and compensating use tax revenues attributable to the exemption of certain articles of clothing…

Joel MillerWays And Means Committee

Establishes a personal income tax credit for health insurance premiums paid by a taxpayer

Establishes a personal income tax credit for the amount of premiums paid for health insurance during a taxpayer year; such credit shall apply to health insurance provided for the taxpayer, the…

Joel MillerWays And Means Committee

Relates to the definition of child sexual abuse as it pertains to an educational setting

Relates to the definition of child sexual abuse as it pertains to an educational setting.

Joel MillerEducation Committee

Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of prisoners by health care professionals

Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of prisoners by health care professional; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting, planning the torture or improper…

Thomas K. DuaneHealth Committee

Makes sale of 500 mg. high purity cocaine a felony under criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree

Defines "high purity cocaine" as any substance having a purity of seventy percent or more of cocaine and makes the sale of five hundred milligrams or more of such high purity cocaine the class A-II…

Anthony SeminerioStricken

Commemorating the 140th Anniversary of the Domain of New York of the Knights of Pythias

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Ira and Dana Effron upon the occasion of their designation for special recognition by the Community Foundation of Dutchess County

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Honoring the Brinckerhoff Family upon the occasion of its designation for special tribute by the Mount Gulian Society

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating the Our Lady of Lourdes Girls Varsity Crew Team on capturing the 2009 New York State Rowing Championship

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Richard Arnoff upon the occasion of his 45th Anniversary as Chief Executive Officer of Arnoff Moving & Storage during its 85th Birthday Celebration

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Mary Kay Vrba upon the occasion of receiving the 2009 Marketing Leadership Award

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Dr. Theodora S. Budnik upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition as recipient of the Serena Branson Award

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating William Carroll upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition as recipient of the Serena Branson Award

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim May 2009, as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the State of New York

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Honoring the Employees of KeyBank upon the occasion of their designation as recipients of the 2009 Volunteer of the Year Award by Abilities First, Inc.

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Dr. Joel M. Ingegno upon the occasion of his designation as a recipient of the 2009 Franciscan Award

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Commending Vassar College, recipient of the Mediation Center of Dutchess County's Community Empowerment Award on April 2, 2009

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Honoring outgoing Chief of Police James J. McKenna upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition after many years of distinguished service to the Town of Hyde Park Police Department

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Commending the Mediation Center of Dutchess County on its Silver Anniversary Celebration on April 2, 2009

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating the Marist College Women's Basketball Team and Coach Brian Giorgis upon the occasion of capturing their fourth consecutive MAAC Championship

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Commending The Honorable Damian J. Amodeo, recipient of the Mediation Center of Dutchess County's Inspired Leadership Award on April 2, 2009

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Carole J. Wolf upon the occasion of being named Woman of the Year 2009 by the Poughkeepsie Branch of the American Association of University Women

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Commending Azzy and Paula Reckess upon the occasion of their designation for special recognition by the Jewish Community Center of Dutchess County

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Commending the Brinckerhoff Family upon the occasion of its designation for special honor by the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Our Lady of Lourdes High School

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Dutchess County Department of Mental Hygiene Communications Director MaryAnn Lohrey after 38 years of distinguished service to Dutchess County

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted