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225 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
Relates to the registration fees for certain lobbying entities; amends the definition of "lobbying" to include attempts to influence actions of public officials related to the procurement of goods…
Provides for disclosure of memoranda of understanding between the governor and the legislature regarding "lump sum" line item appropriations in the state budget.
Allows absentee voting for persons unable to vote due to duties, occupation, business, personal matters or studies; no agent may collect more than 15 ballots except with approval of two inspectors…
Provides for a June 1 to May 31 state fiscal year; makes administrative and transitional provisions therefor; requires that by April 15 of each year, the legislature must adopt a joint resolution…
Relates to the definition of a public body pursuant to the open meetings law; includes any advisory committee or similar body created by such public body or pursuant to federal, state or local law…
Relates to the sale of tonic water at liquor stores.
Treats parent corporations and their 50% or more owned subsidiaries as one entity for purposes of the applicability of the $5,000 campaign contribution limit; applies additional disclosure…
Expands volunteerism by making use of the databases of statewide aging organizations, and institutes volunteer certificate programs which train volunteers and individuals in programs to use the…
Requires that the governor's appropriation and reappropriation budget bills be specifically itemized to assure accountability; provides that the purpose of such appropriations shall be specified in…
Prohibits any group or blanket health insurance policy to exclude from coverage any group member based on a predisposing genetic characteristic; prohibits any hospital service corporation, health…
Requires automobile dealers to display a fuel economy label on all new vehicles.
Provides that counties shall assist certain facilities in the preparation of disaster plans; whereby, each county in cooperation with the disaster preparedness commission shall provide assistance…
Relates to animal control and licensing of animals; relates to the better protection of lost and strayed animals and to securing the rights of owners thereof; relates to licensing of dogs in certain…
Provides for net metering of electric generating systems in areas of non-attainment of ambient air quality standards.
Requires a maximum water temperature of 120 degrees in any dwelling unit in a one-family, two-family, or multi-family, tenant occupied dwelling.
Relates to the right of the commissioner of finance of the city of New York to seek judicial review of decisions of the NYC tax appeals tribunal.
Requires the administration and the instruction in preparation of the GED examination in the Chinese and Korean languages for pupils who are proficient in these languages and of limited English…
Restricts form, amount and time of political contributions by lobbyists and the acceptance of such contributions by public officials.
Broadens requirements with respect to campaign disclosure statements to require expenditures of $5,000 or more incurred in the final 10 days of an election to be reported within 24 hours to the…
Provides for a gun violence prevention program in the public schools; provides that the program is to be developed by the department of education in conjunction with other state agencies and…
Makes state standards for the state and its agencies for energy efficient appliances, energy-using products and new or substantially renovated building design and specifications applicable to a city…
Amends provisions of the animal population control program relating to low cost spaying and neutering; allows administering agencies in cities with a population of one million or more to establish…
Extends the duration of tuition assistance awards to five years.
Requires all appropriations and reappropriations shall be specifically itemized to demonstrate the purpose of such appropriation and to ensure accountability in the use of public funds; requires…
Enacts the "chlorine zero discharge act"; prohibits the discharge of chlorine compounds into the navigable waters of the state by pulp and paper manufacturing concerns after 4 years; directs…
Requires residential real property managers or any firm employing a property manager, contracting with a property manager or contracting to provide a property manager to file a registration…
Prohibits the imposition of additional charges for unlisted telephone numbers or private numbers.
Provides restrictions upon the use of state aircraft.
Relates to animal control and licensing of animals; authorizes other entities to issue licenses; increases license fees.
Directs the superintendent of state police to identify firearms which are not readily detectable by standard security equipment and promulgate necessary rules and regulations; prohibits the…
Changes the composition and membership requirements of the agency's board of directors and expands the agency's reporting and publication requirements.
Grants tenants right to withhold one-tenth of one month's rent for each day the owner of a multiple dwelling fails to provide heat during winter months, from November to March, where the landlord is…
Provides that the state legislature be subject to the same freedom of information laws as other state agencies.
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…
Provides that instructions for voting for multiple candidates for the same office or position shall be in bold faced, ten point type and underlined for the number after the words "vote for any".
Directs the commissioner of education to establish an incentive program for school districts wishing to implement programs of foreign language in the elementary schools; further directs the…
Authorizes the commissioner of the office of children and family services to study the implementation of a child daycare rating system; requires such commissioner to deliver the results of the…
Requires additional information the office of children and family assistance, the office of temporary disability assistance, the department of health and the department of labor are required to…
Exempts pet food from sales and compensating use taxes.
Requires state agencies and certain covered authorities to purchase handguns from responsible suppliers; defines criteria therefor; provides for exceptions.
Requires additional disclosures from lobbyists including: campaign contributions to elected officials; existing business relationships or associations with public officials; and the names of family…
Enables employees to receive electronic confirmation of direct deposit in lieu of paper pay stubs; authorizes rules and regulations by the comptroller for electronic confirmation system; requires…
Prohibits the use of mercury-containing gauges and manometers and the sale of mercury-containing fever thermometers; defines terms; provides for civil penalties for violations.
Provides residency of a person at the time of filing a designating or nominating petition or a certificate of designation, nomination or substitution shall be presumed to be the residence address of…
Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines…
Requires that the course of instruction for students in grades kindergarten through twelve include a component on environmental education, including recycling, energy efficiency, conservation, and…
Directs the use of traffic control signal photo-monitoring devices to obtain evidence of obstruction of traffic at intersections in cities authorized to maintain such systems.
Requires reporting of the identities of persons acting as intermediaries or bundlers of political contributions in certain cases; defines relevant terms; provides for exceptions in other cases where…
Establishes the farm pesticide collection program for the collection and disposal of pesticides from farms within the state; provides that such program shall be administered jointly by the…
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