Bills by

John L. Sampson

Senator

278 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →sampson@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

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

S117Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation
Increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting such incident
Increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an accident where personal injury is involved without reporting such incident from a class B to a class A misdemeanor; increases the penalty for…
John L. SampsonTransportation Committee
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S123Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education
Provides that the state board of medicine shall promulgate regulations requiring cultural competency courses in all colleges of medicine
Provides that the state board of medicine shall promulgate regulations requiring cultural competency courses in all colleges of medicine; requires all medical students and all physicians to complete…
John L. SampsonHigher Education Committee

S124Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Expands scope of criminal mischief to include cases wherein a person intentionally damages property of another with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm

Expands scope of criminal mischief to include cases wherein a person intentionally damages property of another with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm; permits offenders to be prosecuted…

John L. SampsonCodes Committee

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S125Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Directs the commissioner of education to create a pilot program to improve physical education/physical activity programs in certain schools

Directs the commissioner of education to create a pilot program to improve physical education/physical activity programs in certain schools.

John L. SampsonEducation Committee

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S128Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes additional requirements for firearm license: completion of a course in firearm safety, use, maintenance, relevant laws, and first aid

Establishes additional requirements for firearm license including completion of a course in firearm safety, use, maintenance, relevant laws and first aid and upon approval by district attorney by a…

John L. SampsonCodes Committee

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S130Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Establishes the instruction of sexual abuse and sexual assault prevention in elementary and secondary schools

Establishes the instruction of sexual abuse and sexual assault prevention in elementary and secondary schools; directs the commissioner of education, in conjunction with the office of children and…

John L. SampsonEducation Committee

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S143Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides for a tax credit for providing shelter to a homeless person 62 years of age or older

Provides for a tax credit against personal income tax of $1000 for each homeless person, aged 62 years or older, that the taxpayer provides shelter to in the taxpayer's home; provides that the…

John L. SampsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S101Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides tax credit on personal income taxes for homeowner's insurance

Provides a personal income tax credit of up to $350 for homeowners whose homeowner's insurance rate exceeds the mean of such rates in cities with a population of 100,000 or more; and requires the…

John L. SampsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S107Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Prohibiting retirement agreements between teachers accused of misconduct and school districts

Prohibits retirement agreements between teachers accused of misconduct and school districts unless such agreement includes the voluntary surrender of such teacher's license or teaching certificate.

John L. SampsonEducation Committee

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S112Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides that a student enrolled in a school, regardless of age, who is engaged in sexual conduct with an employee or volunteer is deemed incapable of consent

Provides that a student enrolled in an elementary or secondary school in this state, regardless of age, who is engaged in sexual conduct with an employee or volunteer of such school, is deemed…

John L. SampsonCodes Committee

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S119Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Enacts the "public housing safety and security act of 2009"

Enacts the "public housing and safety security act"; grants the division of housing and community renewal the authority to issue grants to public housing authorities or agencies for use in improving…

John L. SampsonHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S129Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Provides that the chancellor shall hold a public hearing before he or she closes any school

Provides that the chancellor shall hold a public hearing before he or she closes any school.

John L. SampsonEducation Committee

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S135Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Relates to the accessibility by blind and visually impaired persons to automated teller machines

Relates to the accessibility by blind and visually impaired persons to automated teller machines.

John L. SampsonConsumer Protection Committee

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S136Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes tax credit for the adoption of a child

Establishes a tax credit for allowable expenses associated with the adoption of a child by a resident taxpayer; defines relevant terms.

John L. SampsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S145Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Authorizes the installation of water usage sub-meters by owners of multiple dwellings

Authorizes the installation of water usage sub-meters by owners of multiple dwellings.

John L. SampsonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S149Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to providing funding for transitional programs for students from English-speaking Caribbean countries

Relates to providing funding for transitional programs for students from English-speaking Caribbean countries who are not eligible for limited English proficiency programs.

John L. SampsonEducation Committee

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S105Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Makes it unlawful for any commercial operator of a motor vehicle to transport loose substances in an open vehicle without proper restraints

Makes it unlawful for any commercial operator of a motor vehicle to transport loose substances in an open vehicle without the use of a proper restraint mechanism, as approved by the commissioner of…

John L. SampsonTransportation Committee

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S116Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Requires any person who is convicted of a felony, a misdemeanor or a youthful offender shall be a designated offender and required to submit to DNA testing

Provides that every person who is convicted of a felony, a misdemeanor or adjudicated a youthful offender shall be a designated offender and required to provide a sample appropriate for DNA testing…

John L. SampsonFinance Committee

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S120Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Establishes guidelines of professional conduct for activities by district attorneys

Establishes guidelines of professional conduct for activities by district attorneys and other public prosecutors; includes prohibition against certain extra judicial statements and defines a duty of…

John L. SampsonLocal Government Committee

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S137Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes the crime of unlawful use of spyware and malware

Establishes the crime of unlawful use of spyware and malware; unlawful use of spyware and malware is a class A misdemeanor, provided, however, that unlawful use of spyware and malware by a person…

John L. SampsonCodes Committee

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S138Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes the crime of criminal neglect of a vulnerable elderly person or a person with a disability

Establishes the crime of criminal neglect of a vulnerable elderly person or a person with a disability as a class A misdemeanor; consists of a caregiver who knowingly acts in a manner likely to…

John L. SampsonCodes Committee

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S150Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Limits plea bargaining for misdemeanor and felony charges

Limits plea bargaining for misdemeanor and felony charges; provides, in cases where the indictment charges a misdemeanor or felony, that any plea of guilty thereafter entered in satisfaction of such…

John L. SampsonCodes Committee

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S104Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to cities

Dedicates community gardens in the state of New York as parkland

Dedicates community gardens in the state of New York as parkland; requires the appropriate community board in cities with a population of one million or more persons to approve plot's withdrawal…

John L. SampsonCities Committee

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S113Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Authorizes and directs an evaluation of the need for educating barbers on the health and safety aspects of their trade

Directs the secretary of state to conduct an evaluation of the need for educating barbers on the health and safety aspects of their trade including safe use and sterilizion of instruments and…

John L. SampsonHealth Committee

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S126Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Establishes the urban homeowners assistance program to assist first time, low or moderate income, or minority homeowners to avoid foreclosure; appropriation

Establishes the urban homeowners assistance program to assist first time, low or moderate income, or minority homeowners avoid foreclosure by authorizing and directing the commissioner of the state…

John L. SampsonHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S127Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Establishes the rural homeowners assistance program to assist first time, low or moderate income, or minority homeowners to avoid foreclosure; appropriation

Establishes the rural homeowners assistance program for assisting first time, low or moderate income, or minority homeowners from foreclosure by authorizing and directing the commissioner of state…

John L. SampsonHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S114Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes a foster child adoption tax credit

Establishes a foster child adoption tax credit in the amount of two thousand dollars.

John L. SampsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S134Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Requires a loan counseling disclosure as part of contract of sale for the transfer of property

Requires a loan counseling disclosure as part of contract of sale for the transfer of property; provides that such form shall be signed at the time of contract and attached to the contract of sale.

John L. SampsonJudiciary Committee

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S191Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to insurance

Instructs the superintendent of insurance to deny policies imposing drug tiers and cost-sharing for prescription medication

Instructs the superintendent of insurance to deny policies imposing drug tiers based on expense or disease category and charging cost-sharing percentage for prescription medication.

John L. SampsonInsurance Committee

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S100Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

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.

John L. SampsonCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S110Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides an oral or written statement of an accused shall be inadmissible as evidence against such accused unless a recording is made of the interrogation

Provides that an oral or written statement of an accused made as a result of a custodial interrogation shall be presumed inadmissible as evidence against such accused in any criminal proceeding…

John L. SampsonCodes Committee

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S121Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to health

Establishes the prescription drug discount program; repealer

Establishes the prescription drug discount program; establishes that the purpose of the program is to provide access to prescription drugs to participants at a discounted price and to allow for the…

John L. SampsonHealth Committee

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S132Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Establishes procedure for the suspension and revocation of license to carry and possess firearm if carrying while under the influence of alcohol or drugs

Establishes procedure for the suspension and revocation of license to carry and possess a firearm if a person carries loaded firearm on person in a public place while under the influence of alcohol…

John L. SampsonCodes Committee

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S133Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Requires inmate sexual harassment complaints made against department employees to be investigated by the attorney general

Requires inmate sexual harassment complaints made against department employees to be investigated by the attorney general and makes the findings and recommendations of the attorney general final and…

John L. SampsonCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S146Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Establishes pilot grant program to enable overage, under-credit youth to obtain high school diploma or equivalent

Establishes pilot grant program to enable overage, under-credit youth to obtain high school diploma or equivalent.

John L. SampsonEducation Committee

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S194Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes the controlled substance treatment, prevention and enforcement fund; permits contribution to such fund on income tax return

Establishes the controlled substance treatment, prevention and enforcement fund; permits a taxpayer to contribute to such fund by indicating any whole dollar amount on his or her personal income tax…

John L. SampsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S190Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Establishes a rebuttable presumption relating to daily employment of unskilled or untrained workers

Provides a rebuttable presumption of criminal negligence when an employer or contractor hires a worker or laborer on a daily basis for a building construction project or construction job and…

John L. SampsonLabor Committee

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