Sponsored bills

Requires notice of cancellation and renewal of insurance policies to be sent by registered or certified mail

Requires notice of cancellation or non-renewal of property/casualty insurance policies to be sent by an insurer to an insured by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.

Toby Ann StaviskyInsurance Committee

Provides for distribution of health care proxy information in mailings related to license and vehicle registration mailings to residents

Provides for distribution of health care proxy information in mailings related to license and vehicle registration mailings to residents for a whole year, every four years, beginning not later than…

Toby Ann StaviskyTransportation Committee

Requires motor vehicle sales contracts to be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated

Requires motor vehicle sales and lease contract terms be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated; requires retail motor vehicle dealers who negotiate primarily in languages…

Toby Ann StaviskyConsumer Protection Committee

Requires the terms of a motor vehicle sales contract entered into in NYC to be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated

Requires the terms of a motor vehicle sales contract entered into in the city of New York to be written in the language in which such contract was negotiated; requires retail motor vehicle dealers…

Toby Ann StaviskyCities Committee

Provides for preference for certain N.Y. state domiciliaries in the awarding of contracts for public work

Provides that for public works contracts involving an expenditure of $20,000 or more and purchase contracts for $10,000 or more a responsible bidder who is a New York state resident, firm or…

Toby Ann StaviskyLocal Government Committee

Eliminates rent regulation protection for certain high income tenants and high rent apartments; repealer

Eliminates rent regulation protection for certain high income tenants and high rent apartments.

Toby Ann StaviskyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Creates the victim notification act to provide information relating to the criminal justice system; repealer

Enacts the victim notification act to provide crime victims with the right of notification of the criminal justice process and other matters affecting their interests as a crime victim; enacts…

Toby Ann StaviskyCodes Committee

Relates to requiring evening court hours for the adjudication of parking violations

Relates to requiring evening court hours for the adjudication of parking violations; requires that hearing examiner be available until 7:00 p.m. at least one evening each week.

Toby Ann StaviskyTransportation Committee

Requires hospitals to maintain patient records for a period of not less than 25 years unless reproductions are maintained and made accessible

Requires hospitals, including a health maintenance or similar organization if such organization accepts patients pursuant to a health care or insurance plan provided as a benefit to employees of the…

Toby Ann StaviskyHealth Committee

Relates to requirements of prescriptions for drugs

Requires prescriptions to be typewritten, electronically printed or handwritten in ink or indelible pencil in a legible manner; requires that handwritten prescriptions shall only be written in print…

Toby Ann StaviskyHigher Education Committee

Awards annuity to recipients of purple heart medals

Awards annuity to recipients of purple heart medals, who are identified as recipients under executive order 11016 and are New York state residents, annually for the amount of one thousand dollars.

Toby Ann StaviskyVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Relates to directing clinical laboratories to provide results of tests directly to the person on whom the test was performed

Directs clinical laboratories to provide results of tests directly to the person on whom the test was performed.

Toby Ann StaviskyHealth Committee

Requires cancellation of classes at state universities on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, unless chancellor grants exemption

Provides that no class or any other course of instruction shall be held in any institution within the state or city university on those days of religious observance known as Rosh Hashanah or Yom…

Toby Ann StaviskyHigher Education Committee

Relates to telecommunication and correspondence courses

Relates to telecommunication and correspondence courses.

Toby Ann StaviskyHigher Education Committee

Requires a public hearing for substantial change in transit authority service by the New York city transit authority

Conditions the institution of any substantial change in surface route or rapid transit route service upon approval by the metropolitan transportation authority and committee on operations of the NYC…

Toby Ann StaviskyTransportation Committee

Requires expiration dates of prescription drugs dispensed by a pharmacy to be listed on the package for consumers

Requires expiration dates of prescribed drugs dispensed by a pharmacy to be listed on the package label for consumers; provides for enforcement of such provisions by the attorney general.

Toby Ann StaviskyHealth Committee

Requires that motor vehicle repair shops provide certain information regarding work guarantees

Requires that motor vehicle repair shop invoices provide certain information regarding work guarantees stating the terms and time limits of any guarantee for repair work performed; also requires…

Toby Ann StaviskyTransportation Committee

Prohibits insurer from increasing auto insurance premiums upon renewal for persons 60 years of age or over solely on the ground of insureds' age

Prohibits insurer from increasing auto insurance premiums upon renewal for persons 60 years of age or over based solely on the ground of the insured's age.

Toby Ann StaviskyInsurance Committee

Applies the provisions of the human rights law to all employers regardless of the number of persons in their employ excluding certain family operated businesses

Applies the provisions of the human rights law to all employers regardless of the number of persons in their employ; excludes from the definition of employers those employers where at least…

Toby Ann StaviskyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Prohibits the discontinuance of utility service to multiple dwellings for non-payment of bills

Provides that no public utility shall discontinue gas, electric, steam or water service for non-payment of bills to an entire multiple dwelling but shall have all rights otherwise provided by law,…

Toby Ann StaviskyEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Provides a toll exemption for voluntary ambulance services

Exempts voluntary ambulance service or rescue squads from tolls on any highway, bridge, tunnel or other toll on the NYS thruway while responding to an emergency or furnishing voluntary ambulance…

Toby Ann StaviskyTransportation Committee

Eliminates the annual service charge for distinctive plates for members of volunteer ambulance services and replaces it with a one time service charge

Eliminates the annual service charge for distinctive plates for members of volunteer ambulance services and replaces it with a one time service charge of fifteen dollars.

Toby Ann StaviskyTransportation Committee

Requires victims be notified of right to make a victim impact statement and allows them to personally appear at parole hearing and make such a statement

Requires the district attorney to notify victims by letter of the final disposition of the case within sixty days of such disposition; such letter shall also notify victims of their right to make a…

Toby Ann StaviskyCodes Committee

Authorizes a photo radar demonstration program in N.Y. city imposing civil liability upon vehicle owners for violations of maximum speed limits

Authorizes a photo radar demonstration program in cities of one million or more imposing civil liability upon vehicle owners for maximum speed limit violations; provides for the repeal of such…

Toby Ann StaviskyTransportation Committee

Provides for reporting of bias-related incidents on state university campuses

Provides for reporting of bias-related incidents on state university campuses by university police officers to college and university personnel; defines "bias-related offenses".

Toby Ann StaviskyHigher Education Committee

Relates to tuition assistance program award calculation

Relates to tuition assistance program award calculation.

Toby Ann StaviskyHigher Education Committee

Caps total of fees and charges imposed upon students of the state university of New York to no more than fifteen percent of total tuition fee

Caps total of fees and charges per semester or quarter (not including certain fees and charges) imposed upon students of the state university of New York to no more than fifteen percent of total…

Toby Ann StaviskyHigher Education Committee

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

Restricts certain access to records kept by the surrogate's court

Restricts access to records kept by the surrogate's court for business or commercial purposes; makes certain exceptions; and requires any person seeking access to books or records of the court to…

Toby Ann StaviskyJudiciary Committee

Allows retroactively to apply the rent reduction based upon failure to maintain services for accommodations regulated by the rent stabilization law

Provides that a rent reduction made pursuant to the rent stabilization law of 1969 and based upon a reduction in services provided by a landlord shall be retroactive to the date occurring 30 days…

Toby Ann StaviskyHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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

Authorizes certain homeowners in New York City to receive an abatement of real property taxes for the cost of sewer improvement check valve devices on certain dwellings

Authorizes certain homeowners and not-for-profit agencies in New York City to receive an abatement of real property taxes up to two thousand dollars for the cost of installing sewer improvement…

Toby Ann StaviskyCities Committee

Expands definition of place of public accommodation

Prohibits discrimination because of race, creed, sex, color or national origin in institutions, clubs or places of public accommodation that are granted licenses or tax exemption from the state or…

Toby Ann StaviskyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Enhances enforcement of primary care physician loan and scholarship programs

Enhances enforcement of primary care physician loan and scholarship programs by authorizing the commissioner of health to initiate proceedings to suspend the license of a loan repayment award or…

Toby Ann StaviskyHealth Committee

Enacts provisions relating to tuition assistance program awards for certain students who have been granted an exclusion of parental income

Enacts provisions relating to tuition assistance program awards for certain students who have been granted an exclusion of parental income.

Toby Ann StaviskyHigher Education Committee

Increases the amount of a tax credit for automated external defibrillators

Increases the amount of a tax credit for automated external defibrillators from five hundred dollars to one thousand five hundred dollars.

Toby Ann StaviskyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to actions brought by employees for unpaid wages; and creates the employee wage safety fund

Creates a fund for the compensation of unpaid or underpaid employees; requires the division of labor standards to provide instruction and assistance pertaining to tax filing and reporting…

Toby Ann StaviskyCodes Committee

Relates to payment for sanitation services provided to the New York city housing authority

Provides that the New York city housing authority shall not be required to pay for sanitation services provided to the New York city housing authority by the city of New York.

Toby Ann StaviskyHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Relates to creating a forty-eight hour grace period from due date of credit card bill

Relates to creating a forty-eight hour grace period from due date of credit card bill.

Toby Ann StaviskyConsumer Protection Committee

Regulates use of pesticides on public and private school grounds and daycare facilities

Regulates use of pesticides on public and private school grounds for aesthetic purposes.

Toby Ann StaviskyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Requires a prohibition on students leaving campus in a motor vehicle during the lunch period to be included in school codes of conduct

Requires a prohibition on students leaving campus in a motor vehicle during the lunch period to be included in school codes of conduct.

Toby Ann StaviskyEducation Committee

Relates to the practice of licensed professions by special education schools and early intervention agencies and their employees; repealer

Relates to the practice of licensed professions by special education schools and early intervention agencies and their employees.

Toby Ann StaviskyHigher Education Committee

Provides that members of N.Y. city community boards need only be 16 years of age to be appointed to such board

Provides that members of community boards need only be 16 years of age to be appointed to such board.

Toby Ann StaviskyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Prohibits the use of funds and property of any public authority or commission to influence the outcome of an election, constitutional amendment or proposition

Prohibits the use of funds and property by any member, officer or employee of any public authority or commission to influence votes or the outcome of an election; does not prohibit the renting of…

Toby Ann StaviskyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to payment for police services provided to the New York city housing authority

Provides that the New York city housing authority shall not be required to pay for police services provided to the New York city housing authority by the city of New York.

Toby Ann StaviskyHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Increases the liability of creditors to consumers for credit billing errors

Increases from $100 to $400 the maximum liability of a creditor to a consumer for a billing error, plus actual damages, costs and reasonable attorney fees, provided that the consumer complies with…

Toby Ann StaviskySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Honoring Richard P. Mills, President of the University of the State of New York and Commissioner of Education, upon the occasion of his retirement

Toby Ann StaviskyAdopted

Adopted

Enacts the "non-profit homeland security preparedness study" regarding the state resources available to assist not-for-profit institutions with providing security

Enacts the "non-profit homeland security preparedness act" regarding the state resources available to assist not-for-profit institutions with providing security.

Toby Ann StaviskyOn the Senate floor