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Only requires public contractors furnishing workers to post a payment bond, when the municipal fiscal officer has the power to enforce public works requirements

Requires public contractors furnishing workers for a municipal project to post a payment bond, when the municipal fiscal officer has the power to enforce the public works requirements of article 8…

Diane J. SavinoRules Committee

Allows a professional service limited liability company to be surviving business entity in the case of a merger with a professional service corporation

Provides that the surviving business entity in the case of a merger between a professional service corporation and a professional service limited liability company may be a professional service…

William MagnarelliRules Committee

Increases the fine that may be imposed for violations of real estate licensing laws and provides for procedures in connection with nonsolicitation orders

Increases the fine that may be imposed for violations of real estate licensing laws and provides for procedures in connection with violations involving nonsolicitation orders and cease and desist…

Audrey PhefferCodes Committee

Provides a tax check-off box on personal income tax return forms for gifts to the after-school activity fund

Provides a tax check-off box on personal income tax return forms for gifts to the after-school activity fund.

Darryl TownsOn the Assembly floor

Enacts the public benefits for professional facilities act

Enacts the "public benefits for professional facilities" act; defines terms; provides that any state or local authority that grants any benefit, for the purpose of construction, reconstruction,…

Brian KavanaghRules Committee

Relates to the sale of monuments and memorials

Relates to the sale of monuments and memorials.

Joseph MorelleRules Committee

Requires massage therapists to complete thirty-six hours of continuing education each registration period

Requires massage therapists to complete thirty-six hours of continuing education each registration period.

Joseph MorelleOn the Assembly floor

Clarifies the application of the accountability standards, open meetings law and freedom of information requirements to local development corporations

Clarifies the application of the accountability standards, open meetings law and freedom of information requirements to local development corporations.

Susan JohnRules Committee

Requires local social services districts to notify person of right to preinvestigation emergency needs assistance upon application for public assistance or care

Provides that upon application for public assistance or care, the local social services district shall notify the applicant both verbally and in writing of the availability of monetary grants for…

Rhoda JacobsOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes the state liquor authority to issue a retail license for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages for certain premises

Authorizes the state liquor authority to issue a retail license for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages for certain premises located within 200 feet of a church.

N. Nick PerryCodes Committee

Provides for the dispensing of emergency contraception under certain circumstances and conditions

Provides for the dispensing of emergency contraception under certain circumstances and conditions.

Amy PaulinOn the Assembly floor

Relates to appointing unpaid consumer representatives as non-voting advisers to the cemetery board

Relates to appointing unpaid consumer representatives as non-voting advisers to the cemetery board.

Harvey WeisenbergRules Committee

Provides that investigators within the division of state police who completed three continuous years or more shall not be demoted without a hearing

Grants those assigned or employed as investigators and senior investigators in the bureau of criminal investigation or as a station commander, zone commander, zone sergeant, first sergeant, captain…

Peter AbbateVetoed

Vetoed

Establishes the New York state council on food policy

Establishes the New York state council on food policy; authorizes the establishment of an advisory board to assist the council; enumerates the powers and duties of the council and board, which…

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

Prohibits insurance companies from refusing to issue or renew an automobile insurance policy when the motor vehicle to be insured is used for fire fighting

Prohibits insurance companies from refusing to issue or renew an automobile insurance policy when the motor vehicle to be insured is used for firefighting.

Harvey WeisenbergRules Committee

Provides for community participation in certain highway and bridge construction projects in N.Y. city

Provides that a project requiring the construction, maintenance, repair or rehabilitation of bridges and highways under the control of either the department of transportation or a public authority…

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

Directs the public service commission, in consultation with the attorney general, to prescribe policies for nuclear electric generating facility security personnel

Directs the public service commission, in consultation with the attorney general, to prescribe policies for nuclear electric generating facility security personnel with respect to their use of…

Richard BrodskyCodes Committee

Relates to the creation of an animal cruelty and animal fighting data base

Relates to the creation of an animal cruelty and animal fighting database; research purposes; available to all law enforcement entities, district attorneys, duly incorporated humane societies,…

Linda RosenthalCodes Committee

Designates security hospital treatment assistants in the office of mental health as peace officers

Designates security hospital treatment assistants in the office of mental health as peace officers while performing duties in or arising out of the course of such person's employment.

Aileen GuntherRules Committee

Provides for the financing of emergency room facilities in two hospitals in each borough by the New York city health and hospitals corporation

Provides for the financing of emergency room facilities in two hospitals in each borough by the New York city health and hospitals corporation and requires representation on the board from each…

Michael CusickWays And Means Committee

Relates to the required biennial examination of bus drivers

Authorizes a registered physician assistant to conduct the required biennial examination of bus drivers.

Aileen GuntherRules Committee

Prohibits the filling, emptying or use of any liquefied petroleum gas container, except by the owner thereof or by a person authorized in writing by such owner

Prohibits the filling, emptying or use of any liquefied petroleum gas cylinder, container or receptacle, except by the owner thereof or by a person authorized in writing by such owner.

William MageeCodes Committee

Establishes it shall be unlawful for a person to have an application to rent or lease a residence denied due to prior housing court proceedings

Establishes it shall be unlawful for a person to have his or her application to rent or lease a residence to be denied due to a previous housing court proceeding; allows a person aggrieved to…

Daniel O'DonnellJudiciary Committee

Allows the New York state AFL-CIO to select a member to the metropolitan transportation authority

Allows the New York state AFL-CIO to select one of the five voting members to the metropolitan transportation authority.

Richard BrodskyRules Committee

Relates to the residency requirement for the Roslyn Rescue Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1 in Nassau county

Relates to the residency requirement for the Roslyn Rescue Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1 in Nassau county.

Michelle SchimelSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Enacts the "behavioral health and long-term care act"

Enacts the "behavioral health and long-term care act"; provides for the establishment of a behavioral health and long-term care plan.

Peter RiveraWays And Means Committee

Allows for adjacent towns to merge into one single court facility

Allows for adjacent towns to merge into one single court facility.

Dierdre ScozzafavaRules Committee

Prohibits disruption of a funeral procession by making it illegal for a driver of a motor vehicle to force his/her way into the line of said procession

Prohibits disruption of a funeral procession by making it illegal for a driver of a motor vehicle to force his/her way into the line of said procession.

William ColtonTransportation Committee

Authorizes a public utility corporation community support program to allow and encourage contributions by corporations to charitable organizations for benefit of community

Authorizes a public utility corporation community support program to allow and encourage contributions by corporations to charitable organizations for the benefit of communities serviced by the…

Joseph LentolRules Committee

Provides for the regulation of the licensure and practice of immigration providers by the department of state

Provides for the regulation of the licensure and practice of immigration providers by the department of state in order to protect immigrants from exploitation.

Adriano EspaillatCodes Committee

Relates to the duties of the state police when there is an offense by a police officer that results in serious physical injuries to another person

Relates to the duties of the state police when there is an offense by a police officer that results in serious physical injuries to another person.

Malcolm A. SmithRules Committee

Relates to the calculation of aid apportioned to the Shoreham-Wading River central school district

Relates to the calculation of aid apportioned to the Shoreham-Wading River central school district.

Kenneth P. LaValleEducation Committee

Relates to municipal regulation of the registration and licensing of taxicabs, limousines and livery vehicles in Rockland county

Relates to municipal regulation of the registration and licensing of taxicabs, limousines and livery vehicles; permits Rockland county to regulate and license such vehicles and to limit the number…

Thomas P. MorahanLocal Government Committee

Establishes the town of Ramapo industrial development agency

Establishes the town of Ramapo industrial development agency.

Thomas P. MorahanRules Committee

Relates to generic environmental impact statements

Relates to generic environmental impact statements.

Darrel J. AubertineSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the commercial display of human remains

Relates to the commercial display of human remains; requires the department of health to implement a permit process for anyone displaying human remains for payment or other consideration; exempts…

Kevin S. ParkerRules Committee

Makes it a discriminatory practice for public employers to compensate employees of different sexes differently for work that is of comparable worth

Makes it a discriminatory practice for public employers to compensate employees of different sexes differently for work that is of comparable worth; makes exception for seniority system; prohibits…

Diane J. SavinoRules Committee

Authorizes municipal legislative bodies to enact local laws and ordinances providing for mediation of land use decisions

Authorizes certain municipal legislative bodies, including towns and villages, to enact local laws and ordinances providing for non-binding mediation of land use decisions.

George WinnerRules Committee

Authorizes appointment of alternate rent guidelines board members in the city of New York, counties outside the city, towns, and villages

Provides for the appointment of three alternates on rent guideline boards; one alternate shall represent tenants, one shall represent owners of property and one shall be a public representative;…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Eliminates the twenty million dollar cap on civic facilities authorized to be financed by industrial development agencies and authorities

Relates to funding of certain civic facilities by industrial development agencies.

Joseph MorelleLocal Governments Committee

Relates to payments of taxes in installments in certain school districts

Relates to payments of taxes in installments in certain school districts.

Albert A. StirpeRules Committee

Relates to the rights of youth in detention and residential programs for youth

Relates to the rights of youth in detention and residential programs for youth; creates youth advisory boards within secure and non-secure facilities to assist in the development of policies…

Thomas K. DuaneRules Committee

Legalizes the possession, manufacture, use, delivery, transfer, transport or administration of marihuana by a certified patient or designated caregiver

Legalizes the possession, manufacture, use, delivery, transfer, transport or administration of marihuana by a certified patient or designated caregiver for a certified medical use; prescribes…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Grants Louis P. Mannino certain retirement service credit in the New York state teachers' retirement system

Grants Louis P. Mannino certain retirement service credit in the New York state teachers' retirement system.

Marc AlessiGovernmental Employees Committee

Definition of dangerous contraband to include telecommunications and electronic recording devices

Defines dangerous contraband to include telecommunications and electronic recording devices.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonCodes Committee

Abolishes the market clearing price

Abolishes the use of a market clearing price relating to the buying of electricity at an auction held by the independent systems operator.

Richard BrodskyWays And Means Committee

Provides for the issuance of a certificate of ethics course completion to professional fundraisers who complete a course of instruction in the law and ethics of fundraising

Provides for the issuance of a certificate of ethics course completion by the attorney general to professional fundraisers who complete a course of instruction in the law and ethics of fundraising.

George WinnerRules Committee

Relates to the requirement of exercising due care in the operation of a motor vehicle to avoid colliding with any bicyclist, pedestrian or domestic animal

Relates to the requirement of exercising due care in the operation of a motor vehicle to avoid colliding with any bicyclist, pedestrian or domestic animal; provides penalties for causing physical…

Daniel L. SquadronOn the Senate floor