Bills by

Joseph Lentol

Assembly Member

149 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

149 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

A5171Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes
Raises the level of certain criminal possession and criminal sale of weapons crimes if they are committed on school grounds
Raises the level of certain criminal possession and criminal sale of weapons crimes if they are committed on school grounds; defines "school grounds" as in or on or within any building, structure,…
Joseph LentolCodes Committee
ImpactPending
PassagePending
A5172Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means
Establishes the voluntary recovery fund
Establishes the voluntary recovery fund; provides that one percent of all money received by the state for taxation of alcoholic beverages be deposited into a fund used to provide financial…
Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

A5174Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes certain cities to implement a pilot truck weight photo-monitoring system at certain intersections throughout the city

Authorizes certain cities to implement a pilot truck weight photo-monitoring system at certain intersections throughout the city; requires owners of trucks to be monetarily liable when an operator…

Joseph LentolTransportation Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A5212Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Makes service by the court of an order one of the events which commences the running of the limitations period for appealing family court orders

Makes service by the court of an order one of the events which commences the running of the limitations period for appealing family court orders; provides for associated changes in the written…

Joseph LentolJudiciary Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A5517Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Relates to amount of apportionments of deficiencies in apportionments of state monies to certain nonpublic schools to reimburse them for their expenses in complying with certain state requirements

Relates to amount of apportionments and deficiencies in apportionments of state monies to certain nonpublic schools to reimburse them for their expenses in complying with certain state requirements.

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A3677Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Makes loitering on school grounds a class B misdemeanor

Establishes the offense of loitering in or near school grounds as a class B misdemeanor; defines school grounds and includes the area within 1000 feet of the property line of such school.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A3711Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides a tax credit to home owners who repair cock loft fire hazards in their homes

Provides a tax credit to home owners who repair cock loft fire hazards in their homes.

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A3716Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in labor

Requires the availability of and reimbursement for chiropractic care under the workers' compensation law to be provided on the same basis as care by a physician

Requires the availability of and reimbursement for chiropractic care under the workers' compensation law to be provided on the same basis as care by a physician under such law.

Joseph LentolLabor Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A3741Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Provides that salaries of chairman and remaining commissioners of temporary state commission of investigation shall be fixed as prescribed in executive law

Provides that the salaries of the chairman and the remaining commissioners of the temporary state commission of investigation shall be fixed as prescribed in executive law 169(1)(b) for certain…

Joseph LentolGovernmental Operations Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A3779Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Requires the indexing of certain orders of the department of environmental conservation

Requires that all rules, regulations, orders, consent orders and amendments thereto of the department of environmental conservation be in writing and be entered in full and indexed in quarterly…

Joseph LentolEnvironmental Conservation Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A3802Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides personal income tax credit for real property taxes paid by certain veterans and their spouses; repeals real property tax law veterans' tax exemptions

Replaces current system which grants veterans real property tax exemptions funded by local governments with a system funded by the state; provides that honorably discharged veterans of certain wars…

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A3811Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Creates new crime of offering an unlawful gratuity to a juror, a class A misdemeanor, to prohibit a party from conferring or offering to confer payment on juror

Makes it a class A misdemeanor for a party or representative of a party to an action or proceeding before a juror, and after discharge of such juror, to confer, or offer or agree to confer, any…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A3834Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions

Authorizes United States park police and N.Y. regional state park police to ride on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Railroad free of charge

Authorizes United States park police and NY regional state park police to ride on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Railroad free of charge.

Joseph LentolCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A3838Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Ordered to third reading cal.292

Requires return of tenants' security deposits plus accumulated interest, less deductions, within thirty days of termination of tenancy

Requires that within thirty days of termination of a residential tenancy, the landlord shall return security deposits and accrued interest; permits withholding of unpaid rent from security deposit;…

Joseph LentolOn the Assembly floor

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A3893Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in social services

Restricts geographic placement of shelters for adults; must be at least 3 miles from other such facilities; limits population of such facilities to 100

Requires homeless shelters housing adults to restrict the number of clients housed to 100 and to be located no nearer than a three mile radius from another such facility; phases in requirements over…

Joseph LentolSocial Services Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A3920Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Held for consideration in tourism, arts and sports development

Provides for establishment of the urban open space program in the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation; establishes fund; appropriation

Provides for establishment of the urban open space program in the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation; establishes the urban open space program fund; makes an appropriation of 10…

Joseph LentolTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A5127Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Provides tuition awards to children of veterans who served in armed conflict

Provides tuition awards to children of veterans who served in armed conflict; amends the current law which provides regents awards to children of certain veterans of wars and disabled veterans in…

Joseph LentolHigher Education Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A5209Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes the minimum period of time that forensic samples should be retained by investigating authorities

Establishes the minimum period of time that forensic samples of blood, tissue and other biological material, should be retained by investigating authorities and the time or specified event or…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A6973Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Protects members of auxiliary police programs, traffic enforcement agent or public officer or public employee performing school safety or security duties

Establishes the same protection afforded to peace officers, police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical professionals to members of auxiliary police programs, traffic enforcement agents or…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A7954Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides that the definition of 'premises' includes the passenger compartment of an automobile

Provides that the definition of "premises" includes the passenger compartment of an automobile.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A7955Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to a theft of certain services

Relates to a theft of certain services; increases certain penalties and administrative fees for toll evaders; relates to the suspension of a registration of a toll evader.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A7956Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Exempts defendants who pay restitution from paying mandatory surcharge and crime victim assistance fee; repealer

Exempts defendants who pay restitution from paying mandatory surcharge and crime victim assistance fee.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A7962Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to the unsealing of criminal records

Relates to the unsealing of criminal records where justice requires it, on notice both to the adverse party and the subject of the records.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A8497Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Establishes the uniform mediation act

Establishes the uniform mediation act; establishes that a mediation communication is privileged and is not subject to discovery or admissible in evidence unless waived or precluded; prohibits…

Joseph LentolJudiciary Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A183Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides a punishment for stealing and/or possessing memorial plaques

Provides a punishment for stealing and/or possessing memorial plaques; provides that a scrap metal processor shall have his or her license permanently revoked upon the conviction of possessing a…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A3778Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides that certain conduct shall not constitute abandonment of a child or endangering the welfare of a child; repealer

Provides that certain conduct shall not constitute abandonment of a child or endangering the welfare of a child: that is, if a person engages in specified conduct (currently constituting abandonment…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A3833Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Authorizes chief counsel of temporary state commission of investigation to apply for court order authorizing use of pen register or a trap and trace device

Authorizes the chief counsel of the temporary state commission of investigation to apply for a court order authorizing the use of a pen register or a trap and trace device by adding the chief…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A3836Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Directs the commissioner of health to promulgate special rules and regulations for food safety in soup kitchens

Directs the commissioner of public health to promulgate special rules and regulations for food safety in soup kitchens.

Joseph LentolHealth Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A5077Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Requires alcoholic beverages shipped from state that requires out of state shipments to be consigned to a licensee and stored, shall be so consigned and stored in this state

Requires that alcoholic beverages shipped into this state from any state that requires out of state shipments of alcoholic beverages to be consigned to a licensee of that state and stored upon the…

Joseph LentolEconomic Development Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A5123Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Requires the department of health to provide on-line access of a person's Medicaid account information

Requires the department of health to provide on-line access of a person's Medicaid account information to such person.

Joseph LentolHealth Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A5124Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to the offenses of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter

Expands the offenses of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter to include injury or death caused while operating a motor vehicle after repeated violation of certain vehicle and traffic…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A5126Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Creates the clean vehicle incentive program consisting of one-time rebates and one-time surcharges on the purchase of new motor vehicles; appropriation

Creates the clean vehicle incentive program consisting of one-time rebates and one-time surcharges on the purchase of new motor vehicles to mitigate against emissions of greenhouse gases from motor…

Joseph LentolEnvironmental Conservation Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A6062Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to economic development

Extends size of areas in which granting on-premises retail licenses is restricted; adds community and senior centers to list of protected buildings

Extends the size of areas for which granting on-premises retail licenses is restricted: extends from 200 feet to 350 feet the area around certain listed buildings (i.e., any building occupied…

Joseph LentolEconomic Development Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A7021Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Authorizes SUNY and CUNY to offer up to two free courses per semester to police officers

Authorizes SUNY and CUNY to offer up to two free courses per semester to police officers.

Joseph LentolHigher Education Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A8835Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Extends the biofuel credit and requires all municipalities to use biofuels for any purpose which requires the use of fuel

Extends the biofuel credit and requires all municipalities to use biofuels for any purpose which requires the use of fuel.

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A8805Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Authorizes additional tax credits for certain costs incurred in film and television productions in N.Y. city

Authorizes additional tax credits for certain costs incurred in film and television productions in a city having a population of one million or more.

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A8793Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Establishes the public defense act of 2009; repealer

Establishes the public defense act of 2009 to improve the quality of public defense services through state oversight, funding and control of public defense services, while planning and implementing…

Joseph LentolJudiciary Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A8792Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Authorizes a pilot program for enhanced prior approval of high cost diagnostic radiology services

Authorizes the commissioner of health, within fiscal year 2009-2010, to contract with high bidders to perform pilot projects to assess the feasibility of reducing medically unnecessary high cost…

Joseph LentolHealth Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A5464Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Establishes a procedure for schools to implement corrective action plans upon notification of a violation

Establishes a procedure for schools to implement corrective action plans upon notification of a violation.

Joseph LentolHigher Education Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A8676Assembly· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Provides that a deposit initiator or distributor to count empty containers by mechanical process at a location other than the redemption center or dealer's place of business

Provides that a deposit initiator or distributor to count empty containers by mechanical process at a location other than the redemption center or dealer's place of business.

Joseph LentolEnvironmental Conservation Committee

ImpactPending

PassagePending

A5080Assembly· Signed Oct 9, 2009· Signed chap.482

Provides that a person is guilty of aggravated murder when such person causes the death of a child and acted in an especially cruel and wanton manner

Provides that a person is guilty of aggravated murder when such person causes the death of a child and acted in an especially cruel and wanton manner in causing such death; and makes technical…

Joseph LentolSigned by Governor

Signed into law

ImpactPending

OutcomeSigned into law