Sponsored bills

Relates to payments for residential health care facilities in Erie county and Niagara county

Relates to allowing residential health care facilities meeting certain requirements located in Erie county and Niagara county reimbursement at rate of forty percent above the rate set forth in 10…

William T. StachowskiHealth Committee

Relates to requirements for selecting the lowest responsible bidder for certain public works contracts

Relates to requirements for selecting the lowest responsible bidder for certain public works contracts; requires the submission of a questionnaire to the contracting agency and the comptroller.

William T. StachowskiOn the Senate floor

Provides for an exemption from sales and use taxes on the sale of general aviation aircraft

Provides for an exemption from sales and use taxes on the sale of general aviation aircraft and for a report on the economic impact thereof.

William T. StachowskiInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Honoring Jeff Empric and Newell Nussbaumer upon the occasion of their designation for special recognition in connection with the Buffalo Powder Keg Winter Festival

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating the Union Concrete and Construction Company of West Seneca, New York, upon the occasion of celebrating 60 years of service

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating the Eden Girls Volleyball Team and Coach Stephen Pierce upon the occasion of winning its seventh New York State Class B Championship

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Commending Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant upon the occasion of celebrating its 45th year of service to the community of Blasdell, New York

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Creates the seed-NY investment fund

Creates the Seed-NY investment fund; authorizes the transfer of all assets and liabilities of the small business technology investment fund for the Seed-NY investment fund.

William T. StachowskiCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Provides for assistance to disabled drivers at gas stations

Provides for assistance to disabled drivers at gas stations.

William T. StachowskiConsumer Protection Committee

Memorializing Congress to provide for the temporary closure of two locks to prevent the migration of Asian carp into the Great Lakes

William T. StachowskiFinance Committee

Honoring Chief Carmen Kesner upon the occasion of his retirement from the Hamburg Police Department

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Authorizes tax increment bonds payable from real property taxes levied by a school district within a blighted project area

Authorizes tax increment bonds payable from real property taxes levied by a school district within a blighted project area.

William T. StachowskiOn the Senate floor

Provides for the development of a capital needs plan as part of the state budget process; removes limitations on the time of submission of debt propositions

Provides for the development of a capital needs plan as part of the state budget process; limits the use of certain debt proceeds to specified capital projects; removes limitations on the time of…

William T. StachowskiJudiciary Committee

Requires licensed and certified residential real property appraisers to report appraisals in the city of Buffalo to the office of real property services

Requires licensed and certified residential real property appraisers to report mortgage underwriting appraisals of one to four family residential properties in the city of Buffalo to the office of…

William T. StachowskiJudiciary Committee

Provides for limitations on the contracting of state debt as to amount and manner

Provides for limitations on the contracting of state debt as to amount and manner: strictly limits state debt to state purposes, regardless of contingency of obligation to pay by the state;…

William T. StachowskiJudiciary Committee

Congratulating Bob Rigby upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition as recipient of the 2010 Citizen of the Year Award

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Rachel A. Badger upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition as recipient of the 2010 Educator of the Year Award

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Schwabl's Restaurant upon the occasion of its designation for special recognition as the recipient of the 2010 Business of the Year Award

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating West Seneca Masonic Lodge 1111 upon the occasion of its designation for special recognition as recipient of the 2010 Community Service Organization of the Year Award

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Michelle Monaco upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition as recipient of the 2010 Chamber Member of the Year Award

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Permits a vulnerable child witness to testify by closed-circuit television concerning the offenses of murder

Expands the limited list of offenses concerning which a "vulnerable child witness" (as defined in existing law) may testify in a criminal proceeding by closed-circuit television to include murder in…

William T. StachowskiCodes Committee

Honoring Abdulsalam Noman upon the occasion of being the first Arab-American to be elected to public office in the State of New York

William T. StachowskiFinance Committee

Mourning the death of World War II veteran Joseph D. DeMarco

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Mourning the death of Joseph A. Caligiuri, a longtime educator, school administrator, and devoted member of his community

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Mourning the death of Dr. Henry E. Bembenista, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of International Union of Operating Engineers Local 409 in Buffalo, New York

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Mourning the death of Gregory M. Weigen, a retired Buffalo Firefighter and devoted member of his community

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Mourning the death of Mr. Robin A. Oxenford, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community

William T. StachowskiAdopted

Adopted

Authorizes Paul J. Kosinski to file an application for retroactive membership as a Tier II member of the New York state and local employees' retirement system

Authorizes Paul J. Kosinski to file an application for retroactive membership as a Tier II member of the New York state and local employees' retirement system.

William T. StachowskiCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Requires elementary and secondary schools to teach courses on the role of labor unions in American society

Requires elementary and secondary schools to have courses of instruction in the history, structure, activities and role of labor unions in the American political and economic system and their…

William T. StachowskiEducation Committee

Prohibits school districts from disallowing homeschooled students from participating in district interscholastic sports

Prohibits school districts from disallowing homeschooled students from participating in district interscholastic sports.

William T. StachowskiEducation Committee

Grants retroactive tier I membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Christina M. Haggerty

Grants retroactive tier I membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Christina M.

William T. StachowskiCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Directs commissioner of health and commissioner of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to require pediatric care providers to screen for autism; repealer

Directs the commissioner of health and commissioner of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to jointly promulgate rules and regulations requiring pediatric health care providers to…

William T. StachowskiHealth Committee

Authorizes the Hamburg central school district to receive certain apportionments on an accelerated basis

Authorizes the Hamburg central school district to receive certain apportionments on an accelerated basis.

William T. StachowskiEducation Committee

Relates to creating the over-age and under-credited or out of school student program

Relates to creating the over-age and under-credited or out of school student program; provides that students who are no longer of compulsory age shall be offered programs to complete a general…

William T. StachowskiEducation Committee

Exempts the amount of any service award paid to any volunteer firefighter or ambulance worker from personal income tax

Exempts the amount of any service award paid to any volunteer firefighter or ambulance worker from personal income tax.

William T. StachowskiInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Defines lowest responsible bidder and unfair labor practices for purposes of the prevailing wage law for public works projects

Defines lowest responsible bidder for purposes of the prevailing wage law to include only those who have not been found guilty of an unfair labor practice within a three year period preceding the…

William T. StachowskiLabor Committee

Provides that certain contractors shall not be required to pay the asbestos project notification fee

Provides that certain contractors shall not be required to pay the asbestos project notification fee.

William T. StachowskiLabor Committee

Relates to establishing a universal child health passport

Relates to establishing a universal child health passport; the holders of such passport universally consent to the transfer or release of pertinent records and/or information to certain groups…

William T. StachowskiMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

Requires all teachers to complete training in area of autism and directs the commissioner of education to assure that such training is included in all teacher certificates

Requires all teachers to complete training in area of autism and directs the commissioner of education to assure that such training is included in all teacher certification programs.

William T. StachowskiEducation Committee

Provides for the creation of a state debt management board to serve in an advisory capacity and for a limitation on the amount of debt the state may incur

Provides for the creation of a state debt management board to serve in an advisory capacity to the governor and the legislature on state debt and capital financing; provides for a limitation on the…

William T. StachowskiFinance Committee

Provides that impersonation of a disabled veteran vendor is a class A misdemeanor

Provides that impersonation of a disabled veteran vendor, by carrying or possessing a specialized vending license without authority or any form of insignia or by words or actions; designates such…

William T. StachowskiCodes Committee

Adds asbestos as a contaminant for purposes of making brownfield site determinations

Adds asbestos as a contaminant for purposes of making brownfield site determinations.

William T. StachowskiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Protects employees against retaliatory action by employers

Expands prohibition against retaliatory action by an employer against an employee to include instances where an employee discloses or threatens to disclose to a supervisor or public body, an…

William T. StachowskiLabor Committee

Relates to implementing a sales tax factor when calculating the amount of exemption for school tax purposes

Relates to implementing a sales tax factor when calculating the amount of exemption for school tax purposes.

William T. StachowskiLocal Government Committee

Authorizes physicians, optometrists and ophthalmic dispensers to establish professional service corporations, limited liability companies and registered partnerships

Authorizes physicians, optometrists and ophthalmic dispensers to join together to establish professional service corporations, limited liability companies and registered limited liability…

William T. StachowskiCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to licenses to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms

Establishes a license for a pistol or revolver shall be issued to have and carry concealed, without regard to employment or place of employment and without judicial discretion on whether proper…

William T. StachowskiCodes Committee

Grants credit for prior public service rendered in this state under the federal Emergency Jobs Appropriation Act to certain retirement system members

Grants credit for prior public service rendered in this state under the federal Emergency Jobs Appropriation Act to certain retirement system members.

William T. StachowskiCivil Service And Pensions Committee