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278 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
Authorizes the environmental control board to adjudicate disputes between adjoining real property owners over the blocking of a driveway, the ownership or use of which is shared by such adjoining…
Relates to the criminal possession of a weapon and possession of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; increases certain penalties.
Enacts the educational tax incentives act; provides a tax credit for contributions made to public education entities or to a local education fund; requires the department of taxation and finance to…
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary for the efficient operation of local governments.
Enhances parental and community input into the New York city school system, provides for the review of procurement policies and contracts and the display and distribution of the parental bill of…
Establishes a special commission on judicial compensation, and provides for their powers and duties and provides periodic salary increases to state officers.
Prohibits retaliatory personnel action by an employer against an employee who discloses or threatens to disclose an activity, policy or practice of the employer that is in violation of law; removes…
Requires brokers who receive monies in a fiduciary capacity to deposit such monies in an interest on broker (IOBA) account.
Provides additional enforcement mechanisms for the collection of spousal or child support; authorizes court to seek reasonable security from spouse obligated to make equitable distribution payments;…
Raises the penalty for sexual abuse in the 2nd degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony.
Prohibits police officers from using racial and ethnic profiling; requires that a procedure be established for the taking and review of complaints against police officers for racial and ethnic…
Prohibits the operation of a scooter by a person less than eight years of age without the supervision of a parent or guardian and without such person wearing a helmet.
Provides for forfeiture of the proceeds derived from criminal street gang enterprise activities, so as to provide 75% thereof to the local school district where such convicted member of such…
Enacts the New York state community health care investment fund act; creates two new funds in the state finance law to be known as the New York state community health care investment fund and the…
Increases from 10 to 13, the number of additional points granted to disabled veterans on competitive civil service original appointment exams; increases from 5 to 6 the number of additional points…
Prohibits insurers from refusing to issue or renew, cancel, or charge or impose an increased premium for homeowners' insurance policies based on the breed of a dog owned if the dog completes an…
Authorizes the banking board to set the maximum rate of interest for credit cards at not to exceed 18% annually; such rate may only exceed 18% if the prime rate exceeds 18% for sixty consecutive…
Provides a tax credit for qualified expenses relating to the purchase of new bicycles up to two hundred fifty dollars.
Relates to the offense of tampering with the judicial process.
Provides for the issuance of distinctive license plates for African-American veterans; provides that such distinctive license plates shall bear the words "African-American Veteran"; provides for a…
Provides for a notice of conveyance of real property to be sent to the owners of record of a piece of real property and the owners listed on the newly filed record; provides for third party…
Prohibits oil or natural gas drilling operations or pipelines on or beneath the lands under the waters of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, the connecting bays and harbors of such lakes, the connecting…
Establishes guidelines for filing criminal complaints against students who commit crimes against other students on schools grounds.
Provides that elementary and secondary school teachers may ride public transportation to and from school at no charge; requires schools to provide identification cards.
Provides that the division of criminal justice services collect statistics as to witnesses in court proceedings that have been threatened, attacked or killed and requires police chiefs, county…
Regulates the establishment and location of a methadone treatment center by prohibiting its establishment or continued operation within five hundred feet of an educational institution at the…
Requires all schools of secondary education to be equipped with metal detectors and requires that all persons who enter the school pass through such detector.
Provides free public transportation for senior citizens.
Requires the taxi and limousine commission of the city of New York to develop procedures for requiring inspection stickers to be visible to the general public and indicate the date for the next…
Prohibits retaliatory personnel action by an employer against an employee who discloses or threatens to disclose an activity, policy or practice of the employer or a fellow employee that is in…
Enables the dormitory authority to finance and provide facilities for a research laboratory for epidemiology in Brooklyn.
Requires persons or entities providing benefits in the event of disability to not impose "onerous or unreasonable conditions" for the payment or continued payment of benefits thereunder, and…
Provides an election by a defendant in criminal matters to have the case appear before a judge or justice admitted to practice law in the state.
Directs state agencies reviewing existing rules to conduct outreach to small businesses, localities, and rural interests under certain circumstances; requires the governor's office of regulatory…
Establishes community district education council selection committees within each community school district to assist the department of education in selecting candidates for school principal or…
Enacts "Hannah's law"; requires that every health insurance policy or contract which provides medical, major medical or similar comprehensive-type coverage or coverage for prescription drugs include…
Prohibits the charging of a patient fee for a missed appointment where the physician's office receives notice of cancellation of the appointment at least one hour before the time of the appointment;…
Requires the mortgage bill of rights, as proposed in a chapter of the laws of 2009, to be printed and posted on the banking department website in the 8 languages that are most spoken in the state.
Prohibits landlords convicted of housing violations from claiming exemptions, credits or itemized deductions for such property on state tax returns.
Prohibits the establishment or conversion of medical waste treatment, storage, transfer or disposal facilities in any area of the state not zoned for such uses; prohibits the issuance of permits to…
Provides that hospital admission registration forms include the name of school attended by school-aged patients; provides a protocol for notification to parents.
Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures; allows plaintiffs to recover punitive damages and reasonable attorneys' fees.
Repeals section 516 of the family court act which p rovides that in making an equitable distribution of marital property, the court shall include the value of any such property transferred or…
Provides additional remedies for violations of orders of protection and probation in family offense cases including revocation of a license to possess firearms, mandatory counseling and probation.
Relates to limited-profit housing companies; authorizes certain companies to pay dividends or interest in excess of six percent per annum; relates to the dissolution of certain rental housing…
Prohibits banking organizations from issuing checks or drafts to any person or other legal entity when the endorsement or deposit of such check or draft by such person or other legal entity would…
Creates the class E felony of aggravated criminal conduct; provides that a person is guilty of aggravated criminal conduct when such person commits a class A misdemeanor and has been convicted of…
Requires licensed appearance enhancement professionals to successfully complete a prescribed continuing education course or program in the prevention of the transmission of infection and the proper…
Increases penalties for driving while ability impaired for a person having been convicted of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol within the preceding five years to a misdemeanor which is…
Increases penalties for the criminal sale of firearms.
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