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

S1718Senate· Moved Jul 15, 2009· Substituted by a4632a
Relates to granting peace officer status to uniformed members of the fire marshall's office in the village of Southampton
Relates to granting peace officer status to uniformed members of the fire marshall's office in the village of Southampton.
Kenneth P. LaValleOn the Senate floor
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S3434Senate· Moved Jul 15, 2009· Substituted by a8339a
Authorizes the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island to file an application for a real property tax exemption with the assessor of the county of Nassau
Authorizes the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island to file an application for a real property tax exemption with the assessor of the county of Nassau.
Kemp HannonOn the Senate floor

S4849Senate· Moved Jul 15, 2009· Substituted by a7893a

Authorizes the Copiague union free school district to repay an overpayment of state aid in equal installments over six years

Authorizes the Copiague union free school district to repay an overpayment of state aid in equal installments over six years.

Owen H. JohnsonOn the Senate floor

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S5733Senate· Moved Jul 15, 2009· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Requires the establishment of a commercial assessment ratio for certain counties

Requires the establishment of a commercial assessment ratio for a county with a population of more than one million four hundred thousand and which county is not wholly contained within a city.

Brian X. FoleyStricken

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S2407Senate· Moved Jul 15, 2009· Substituted by a5709a

Designates uniformed officers of the fire marshal's office of the town of Huntington as peace officers

Designates uniformed officers of the fire marshal's office of the town of Huntington as peace officers.

John J. FlanaganOn the Senate floor

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S2903Senate· Moved Jul 15, 2009· Substituted by a6731

Authorizes the village of Ilion, in the county of Herkimer, to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to police officer Louis P. Romano

Authorizes the village of Ilion, in the county of Herkimer, to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to police officer Louis P.

James L. SewardOn the Senate floor

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S3325Senate· Moved Jul 15, 2009· Substituted by a7122c

Extends the time for filing a notice of claim for injuries suffered as a result of participation in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations

Extends the time for filing a claim against a public corporation for injuries sustained as a result of participation in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsOn the Senate floor

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S5506SenateA8379· Moved Jul 15, 2009· Substituted by a8379a

Authorizes the town of Marcellus to purchase the fire barn and equipment located outside the village of Marcellus

Authorizes the town of Marcellus to purchase the fire barn and equipment located outside the village of Marcellus.

John A. DeFranciscoOn the Senate floor

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S5730Senate· Moved Jul 15, 2009· Substituted by a8637

Designates employees of the village of Port Chester serving as court attendants at the village of Port Chester court facilities as peace officers

Designates employees of the village of Port Chester serving as court attendants at the village of Port Chester court facilities as peace officers.

Suzi OppenheimerOn the Senate floor

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S4944Senate· Moved Jul 15, 2009· Substituted by a6772a

Broadens definition of summer day camp

Defines summer day camp as indoor or outdoor organized group activities, involving nonpassive recreational activities with significant risk of injury, as such activities are defined by the…

Suzi OppenheimerOn the Senate floor

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S5304Senate· Moved Jul 15, 2009· Substituted by a8019a

Authorizes the city of Elmira to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to certain police officers employed by such city

Authorizes the city of Elmira to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to certain police officers employed by such city.

George WinnerOn the Senate floor

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S5446Senate· Moved Jul 15, 2009· Substituted by a8245a

Defines tuition for the 2010-2011 school year

Defines tuition for the 2010-2011 school year; restricts tuition rates to not more than four percent of a school year's costs.

Suzi OppenheimerOn the Senate floor

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S5471SenateA8400· Moved Jul 15, 2009· Substituted by a8400

Relates to extending state continuation benefits from eighteen to thirty-six months

Extends the period of coverage for COBRA benefits under certain insurance contracts from eighteen to thirty-six months.

Neil D. BreslinOn the Senate floor

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S2577Senate· Signed Jul 14, 2009· Signed chap.219

Makes permanent chapter 206 of the laws of 1974, relating to industry work practices, procedures and standards applicable to energized high voltage line

Makes permanent chapter 206 of the laws of 1974, relating to industry work practices, procedures and standards applicable to energized high voltage lines.

David J. ValeskySigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S738Senate· Vetoed Jul 14, 2009· Vetoed memo.10

Repeals and reenacts provisions on recordkeeping and preservation for governor and executive chamber records; repealer

Reforms provisions on recordkeeping and preservation for governor and executive chamber records; requires governor to separately file public and private records; provides that upon completion of a…

Neil D. BreslinVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

S3583Senate· Signed Jul 14, 2009· Signed chap.221

Relates to the American Museum of Natural History Planetarium

Relates to the American Museum of Natural History Planetarium; establishes an independent board of directors and authorizes the Planetarium Authority to maintain the lease and operating agreement…

Liz KruegerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S3512Senate· Signed Jul 14, 2009· Signed chap.220

Authorizes the retirement board of the NYS teachers' retirement system to promulgate rules and regulations allowing for mandated distribution of unclaimed funds

Authorizes the retirement board of the NYS teachers' retirement system to promulgate rules and regulations allowing for mandated distribution of unclaimed funds in the amount of $1,000 or less.

Diane J. SavinoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S4065Senate· Signed Jul 14, 2009· Signed chap.222

Eliminates requirement that members of the armed services include their serial number in an acknowledgement of receipt of summons and complaint by mail

Eliminates the requirement that members of the armed services include their serial number in an acknowledgment of the receipt of a summons and complaint, summons and notice, or notice of petition…

Darrel J. AubertineSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

S179Senate· Signed Jul 14, 2009· Signed chap.218

Authorizes the county of Greene to impose an additional mortgage recording tax of 50 cents per $100 of debt

Authorizes the county of Greene to impose an additional mortgage recording tax of 50 cents per $100 of debt; provides for expiration and repeal of such provisions by December 1, 2012.

James L. SewardSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A8135Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.158

Extends effectiveness of chapter 425 of 2002 and chapter 101 of 2003, amending the education law

Extends effectiveness of chapter 425 of 2002 and chapter 101 of 2003, amending the education law, relating to the suspension of pupils who bring a firearm to or possess a firearm at a school and the…

Catherine NolanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A289Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.89

Authorizes the city of Rye to enact a hotel occupancy tax

Authorizes the city of Rye to enact an occupancy tax not to exceed three percent.

George LatimerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A227Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.88

Imposes a hotel occupancy tax in the city of New Rochelle

Imposes an occupancy tax in the city of New Rochelle; and provides for the repeal of such provisions of law upon the expiration thereof.

George LatimerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A8116Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.157

Relates to extending authorization for the imposition of additional sales tax in Fulton county

Relates to extending authorization for the imposition of additional sales tax in Fulton County until 2011.

Marc ButlerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A8477Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.173

Extends the authorization for Lewis county to impose an additional sales and compensating use tax

Extends the authorization for Lewis county to impose an additional sales and compensating use tax.

Dierdre ScozzafavaSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A7671Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.144

Extends authorization of the county of Oswego to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2011

Extends from November 30, 2007 to November 30, 2009, the authorization granted to the county of Oswego to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes.

William A. BarclaySigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A9039Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.217

Extends provisions of law relating to low cost power to foster statewide economic development

Extends provisions of law relating to low cost power; extends expiration of the power for jobs program and the energy costs savings benefit program; establishes an energy audit program.

Kevin CahillSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A9036Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.216

Relates to extending the dates for increasing and imposing malpractice and professional medical conduct insurance rates

Relates to extending the dates for increasing and imposing malpractice and professional medical conduct insurance rates.

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A7350Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.134

Authorizes the city of Peekskill to impose hotel or motel taxes

Authorizes the city of Peekskill to impose hotel or motel taxes.

Sandy GalefSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A8209Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.160

Relates to extending the authorization for the imposition of sales and compensating use tax in Montgomery county

Relates to extending the authorization for the imposition of sales and compensating use tax in Montgomery county.

George AmedoreSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A8312Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.162

Relates to extending the authority for the imposition of sales and compensating use tax in Schenectady county

Relates to extending the authority for the imposition of sales and compensating use tax in Schenectady county until 2011.

James TediscoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A7673Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.145

Relates to the imposition of sales and compensating use taxes in the city of Oswego

Relates to the imposition of sales and compensating use taxes in the city of Oswego.

William A. BarclaySigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A8977Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.215

Establishes definitions for "cash medical support", "reasonable in cost" and "reasonably accessible"; repealer

Establishes definitions for "cash medical support", "reasonable in cost" and "reasonably accessible"; amends the priority for deductions via an income execution.

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A6565Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.114

Authorizes and empowers the county of Rockland to amortize the cost of the targeted county retirement program of the county of Rockland

Authorizes and empowers the county of Rockland to amortize the cost of the targeted county retirement program of the county of Rockland.

Kenneth ZebrowskiSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A8514AssemblyS5670· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.175

Extends the authorization of the county of Seneca to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax until November 30, 2011

Extends the authorization of the county of Seneca to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax until November 30, 2011.

Brian KolbSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A8955Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.214

Relates to the compensation and benefits of certain state correctional officers; repealer; appropriation

Relates to the compensation and benefits of certain state correctional officers; makes an appropriation therefor.

Peter AbbateSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A8954Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.213

Relates to compensation, benefits, terms of employment of certain members of the security supervisors unit employed by department of correctional services; repealer

Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain members of the security supervisors unit who are employed by the state department of correctional services…

Peter AbbateSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A7462Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.140

Extends expiration of authorization of county of Allegany to impose additional 1 1/2% sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2011

Extends from November 30, 2009 until November 30, 2011, the expiration of provisions authorizing the county of Allegany to impose additional 1 1/2% sales and compensating use taxes.

Joseph GiglioSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A4768Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.102

Authorizes the county of Washington to impose hotel or motel taxes

Authorizes the county of Washington to impose hotel or motel taxes.

Tony JordanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A7460Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.139

Relates to continuation of the village of Suffern parking authority

Relates to continuation of the village of Suffern parking authority until December 31, 2019.

Ellen C. JaffeeSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A8933Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.211

Relates to rate of regular interest used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities for calculating contributions to the NY city employee's retirement system

Relates to rate of regular interest used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities for calculating contributions to the NYC employees' retirement system.

Peter AbbateSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A8936Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.212

Authorizes the county of Essex to impose an additional real estate transfer tax

Authorizes the county of Essex to impose an additional real estate transfer tax.

Teresa SaywardSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A6883Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.117

Extends the period during which the county of Genesee is authorized to impose a county recording tax on certain mortgage obligation

Extends the period during which the county of Genesee is authorized to impose a county recording tax on certain mortgage obligation.

Stephen HawleySigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A8923Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.210

Relates to communication service surcharges applied to Tompkins county

Relates to communication service surcharges applied to Tompkins county.

Barbara LiftonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A8920Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.209

Provides for the financing of additional projects for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of existing facilities in the city of Buffalo

Provides for the financing of additional projects for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of existing facilities in the city of Buffalo.

Sam HoytSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A4233Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.97

Extends expiration of the authorization to the county of Cattaraugus to impose additional 1% sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2011

Extends from November 30, 2009 until November 30, 2011, the expiration of the authorization to the county of Cattaraugus to impose additional 1% sales and compensating use taxes.

Joseph GiglioSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A7365Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.135

Authorizes Wayne county to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes

Authorizes Wayne county to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes at a rate that is an additional one percent.

Robert OaksSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A8057Assembly· Signed Jul 11, 2009· Signed chap.155

Authorizes the county of Rockland to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes

Authorizes the county of Rockland to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2011.

Kenneth ZebrowskiSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law