Bills by

Owen H. Johnson

Senator

20,524 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →ojohnson@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

20,524 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

S37Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes
Increases the penalties for criminal impersonation in the first and second degrees
Increases the penalties for criminal impersonation in the first degree from a class E felony to a class D felony; increases the penalty for criminal impersonation in the second degree from a class A…
Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Codes Committee
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S3713Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications
Relates to the powers of municipalities and state agencies
Relates to the powers of municipalities and state agencies; relates to enforcement of the NYS uniform fire prevention and building code.
Kevin S. ParkerEnergy And Telecommunications Committee
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S3719Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Provides members of the NYC police force shall be given option of taking a monetary payment in lieu of terminal leave at rate applicable on date of retirement

Provides members of the NYC police force shall be given option of taking a monetary payment in lieu of terminal leave at rate applicable on date of retirement.

Diane J. SavinoCities Committee

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S373Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Prohibits warehousing of housing accommodations and harassment of tenants; provides penalties therefor

Provides that civil penalties may be levied against an owner who intentionally withholds a housing accommodation from the market, including for the purpose of future co-operative conversion.

Carl KrugerHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S374Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Provides for grants for use of computer technology in kindergarten and grade one; appropriation

Authorizes the commissioner of education to award grants to local school districts for the use of computer technology to teach reading and writing skills to students in kindergarten and grade 1;…

Carl KrugerEducation Committee

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S376Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Authorizes the catching and possession of up to 5 times the daily limit of fish during any 7 day period of time

Authorizes the catching and possession of up to 5 times the daily limit of fish during any 7 day period of time; authorizes the catching and possession on a single vessel of the maximum daily limit…

Kenneth P. LaValleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S3768Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to civil service and pensions

Provides that termination of service of members of the New York city police force because of superannuation may be at sixty-five years of age

Provides that termination of service of members of the New York city police force because of superannuation may be at sixty-five years of age; changes from the current age of sixty-three.

Diane J. SavinoCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S3774Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Alters the definition of franchise and concerns the sale and operation of franchises

Pertains to the definition, sale and operation of franchises.

Jeffrey D. KleinConsumer Protection Committee

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S3785Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires the commissioner, when processing reports of accidents filed, to give priority to reports involving serious physical injury or death

Requires the commissioner, when processing reports of accidents filed, to give priority to reports involving serious physical injury or death.

Antoine M. ThompsonTransportation Committee

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S3787Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Establishes the New York main street program

Establishes the New York Main street program to provide financial and technical assistance to help communities preserve and revitalize downtown business districts.

Pedro Espada Jr.Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S3814Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Enacts the New York consumer and worker protection act

Enacts the New York consumer and worker protection act; requires employers to provide notice of the outsourcing of jobs prior to such outsourcing; prohibits any governmental agency from engaging in…

Eric AdamsConsumer Protection Committee

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S3818Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Makes provisions with respect to service of real property assessment challenges upon fire districts

Provides that real property assessment challenges shall be served upon a fire district by serving the chair of the board of fire commissioners of the fire district.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

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S3837Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Requires any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about premature, newborn infants

Requires any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about premature, newborn infants.

Thomas K. DuaneHealth Committee

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S384Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Establishes a mental retardation and developmental disabilities and mental health worker registry

Establishes a mental retardation and developmental disabilities registry and a mental health worker registry; defines terms.

Thomas P. MorahanMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S3843Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act"

Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act" to require acute care facilities to implement certain direct-care nurse to patient ratios in all nursing units; sets minimum staffing requirements;…

Thomas K. DuaneHealth Committee

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S3867Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Relates to implementation of the federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

Relates to implementation of the federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 with respect to subsidized kinship guardianship, educational stability, transition…

Velmanette MontgomeryChildren And Families Committee

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S3883Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Changes eligibility requirements for applicants for temporary retail permits

Changes eligibility requirements for applicants for temporary retail permits.

Craig M. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S389Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Prohibits the use of hand-held communication devices while operating a vehicle on a public highway

Prohibits the use of hand-held communication devices while operating a vehicle on a public highway.

Neil D. BreslinTransportation Committee

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S3897Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to civil service and pensions

Extends provisions of "heart bill" to deputy sheriff members of the NYCERS

Extends provisions of the "heart bill" to deputy sheriff members of the New York city employees' retirement system; where a deputy sheriff has a condition of impairment caused by a disease of the…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Civil Service And Pensions Committee

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S3909Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Relates to clarifying the grounds for an external appeal based on medical necessity

Relates to clarifying the grounds for an external appeal based on medical necessity; provides that where the health plan denies coverage for a health service on grounds of "medical necessity" the…

Thomas K. DuaneHealth Committee

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S391Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Establishes a task force to assess the public health impact of firearm violence and provides for the repeal thereof

Establishes a task force to assess data and information compiled by law enforcement personnel and health providers related to incidents of firearm violence and injury; provides that the task force…

Neil D. BreslinFinance Committee

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S3915Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Requires persons offering weight loss services to provide notice of certain weight loss and dieting information

Requires persons selling or offering to sell weight loss services or weight loss products to provide consumers with a weight loss and dieting information notice; sets forth such notice which…

Andrew J. LanzaConsumer Protection Committee

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S3916Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires that bus drivers be provided with regular rest periods to have the opportunity to use a restroom

Requires that bus drivers be provided with regular rest periods to have the opportunity to use a restroom.

Diane J. SavinoTransportation Committee

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S3923Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Requires local disaster preparedness plans to include a public education component as part of disaster prevention

Requires local disaster preparedness plans to include a public education component as part of disaster prevention, which shall be widely disseminated and shall take into consideration the linguistic…

John J. FlanaganVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S3941Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to civil service and pensions

Allows a police officer with a permanent appointment to be appointed to the permanent position of detective based on training and experience

Allows a police officer with a permanent appointment to be appointed to the permanent position of detective based on training and experience according to the rules established by his or her civil…

Suzi OppenheimerCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S3942Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Provides access to information on persons applying to be an auxiliary police officer

Provides access to information from police departments and the division of criminal justice services on persons applying to be an auxiliary police officer; authorizes the division of criminal…

Suzi OppenheimerFinance Committee

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S3945Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Makes ephedrine or any preparation thereof a controlled substance and revises definition of controlled substances

Makes ephedrine or any preparation (including botanical products of the genus ephedra which contain ephedrine) thereof a Schedule IV controlled substance requiring their sale by prescription through…

Suzi OppenheimerHealth Committee

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S395Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Makes an appropriation for the investigation and prosecution of public fraud and corruption

Makes an appropriation for the investigation and prosecution of public fraud and corruption.

Neil D. BreslinFinance Committee

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S3957Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Prohibits certain persons from membership on county rent guidelines boards

Provides that no member, officer or employee of any municipal rent regulation agency or the state division of housing and community renewal shall serve on a rent guidelines board and no person who…

Suzi OppenheimerHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S398Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Rename the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, within the department of mental hygiene, as the office of developmental disability assistance

Renames the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, within the department of mental hygiene, as the office of developmental disability assistance.

Neil D. BreslinMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S3991Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Makes the purchase and possession of habitat stamps mandatory for the taking of fish and wildlife and authorizes a commemorative habitat stamp

Makes the purchase and possession of habitat stamps mandatory for the taking of fish and wildlife and authorizes a commemorative habitat stamp.

George WinnerEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S405Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Requires that notice of foreclosure be served upon all tenants of the building that is being foreclosed

Requires that notice of foreclosure be served upon all tenants of the building that is being foreclosed.

Joseph E. RobachJudiciary Committee

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S4068Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to civil service and pensions

Provides that a member shall forfeit his or her retirement rights and benefits if he or she is convicted of or pleads to certain crimes related to public employment

Provides that a member shall forfeit his or her retirement rights and benefits if he or she is convicted of or pleads to certain crimes related to public employment.

John J. FlanaganCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S4074Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Provides workers' comp benefits for family care

Provides workers' compensation benefits for family care; applies to employee and family member's taking family leave to care for the employee.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Labor Committee

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S408Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Authorizes the New York state foundation for science, technology and innovation to establish a high-tech employment and training program

Authorizes the New York state office of science, technology and academic research to establish a high-tech employment and training program; the office is to provide assistance to those entities…

Joseph E. RobachEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S4085Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Relates to the availability of federal funding

Relates to the availability of federal funding; further relates to governmental procurement and the purchase of iron, steel and manufactured goods produced in the United States.

William T. StachowskiCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S4089Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Provides that hospital admission registration forms include the name of school attended by school-aged patients

Provides that hospital admission registration forms include the name of school attended by school-aged patients; provides a protocol for notification to parents.

John L. SampsonHealth Committee

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S4120Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Provides an expedited review process for the Atlantic Yards arena and redevelopment project and subjects such project to urban land use procedures

Provides an expedited review process for the Atlantic yards arena and redevelopment project and subjects such project to urban land use procedures.

Velmanette MontgomeryCities Committee

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S4122Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Authorizes a city having a population of one million or more to impose the city earnings tax on nonresidents and repeals chapter 5 of the laws of 1999

Repeals chapter 5 of the laws 1999 and authorizes a city having a population of one million or more to impose the city earnings tax on nonresidents.

Thomas K. DuaneCities Committee

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S4132Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Establishes autonomy for the four state university centers at Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Stony Brook

Establishes autonomy for the four state university centers at Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Stony Brook.

Kenneth P. LaValleHigher Education Committee

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S4148Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Requires leases in N.Y. city to contain a rider concerning the rights and duties with regards to the housing part of court

Requires leases in cities with a population of one million or more to contain a rider describing the rights and duties with regards to the housing part of such city's housing part of civil court;…

Velmanette MontgomeryJudiciary Committee

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S4162Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Enacts the uniform trade secrets act to provide improved trade secret protection to industry

Enacts the uniform trade secrets act to provide improved trade secret protection to industry; provides statutory rights, remedies and a statute of limitations to parties who have had trade secrets…

Darrel J. AubertineJudiciary Committee

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S4167Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Authorizes the CDCLI Housing Development Corporation to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption

Authorizes the CDCLI Housing Development Fund Corporation to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for certain property in the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk.

John J. FlanaganLocal Government Committee

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S4172Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to civil service and pensions

Provides procedures for resolution of disputes between a public employer and Suffolk county probation officers

Provides procedures for resolution of disputes between a public employer and Suffolk county probation officers.

John J. FlanaganCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S4175Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Establishes a teacher shortage loan forgiveness program

Establishes loan program to encourage undergraduates to enter teaching field in academic areas of critical teacher shortage in New York state; provides for selection of candidates based on academic…

John J. FlanaganHigher Education Committee

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S4182Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Require MTA, N.Y.C. office of emergency management, and port authority of N.Y. and N.J. to report to the governor and the legislature on weather-related evacuation capabilities

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority, the New York city office of emergency management, and the port authority of New York and New Jersey to report to the governor and the legislature…

John J. FlanaganCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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