Bills by

Craig M. Johnson

Senator

16,516 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →johnson@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

16,516 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

S7287Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a10634b
Relates to filling vacancies on the board of trustees and budget proposals in the D.R. Evarts library district in a portion of the town of Athens
Relates to filling vacancies on the board of trustees and budget proposals in the D.R.
James L. SewardOn the Senate floor
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S7201Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a8969
Expands assets for the benefit of a decedent's family which are exempt from provisions of a will
Expands assets for the benefit of a decedent's family which are exempt from provisions of a will; increases the aggregate amounts applicable thereto; allows for payment of compensation to the estate…
John L. SampsonOn the Senate floor
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S7121Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a10137

Extends the provisions of chapter 534 of the laws of 1993 relating to physical therapy assistants for an additional four years

Extends the provisions of chapter 534 of the laws of 1993 relating to physical therapy assistants for an additional four years.

Toby Ann StaviskyOn the Senate floor

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A10234Assembly· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to rules

Establishes the New York state indigenous natural gas value added task force

Establishes the New York state indigenous natural gas value added task force to prepare a report on the value added opportunities of the Marcellus shale natural gas.

William ParmentRules Committee

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A10183Assembly· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to cities

Permits city of Gloversville and town of Johnstown to enter into certain agreements to provide services and to share resulting property taxes generated therefrom

Permits the city of Gloversville and town of Johnstown to enter into certain agreements to provide services and to share property taxes generated therefrom.

Marc ButlerCities Committee

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S6980Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Defines "criminal street gang" and prohibits criminal street gang recruitment of a minor

Defines "criminal street gang" and prohibits criminal street gang recruitment of a minor.

Ruben DiazOn the Senate floor

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S6981Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Requires the prosecution of juveniles, who are under the age of eighteen and who commit family offenses against his or her parent or legal guardian, under article VII of the family court act

Requires the prosecution of juveniles who commit family offenses against his or her parent or legal guardian under article seven of the family court act, rather than article eight of such act.

Velmanette MontgomeryOn the Senate floor

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A9994Assembly· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Amend and recommit to education

Eliminates age requirement for eligibility for high school athletic competition for pupils with a developmental or physical disability; guarantees 5 years of eligibility

Eliminates age requirement for eligibility for high school athletic competition for pupils with a developmental or physical disability; guarantees 5 years of eligibility to such pupils if qualified…

Jane CorwinEducation Committee

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S6877Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a3233b

Establishes the independent office of the child advocate; repealer

Establishes the independent office of child advocate to ensure the protection and promotion of legal rights for youth in juvenile justice facilities; repeals certain provisions relating to the…

Kevin S. ParkerOn the Senate floor

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S6819Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Establishes the universal design incentive

Establishes the universal design incentive which authorizes the secretary of the department of state to reduce building permit fees for new construction or substantial alterations providing for…

Brian X. FoleyGovernmental Operations Committee

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S6677Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a9768

Authorizes the town board of the town of Rockland, in the county of Sullivan, to diminish the area of the Roscoe sewer district

Authorizes the town board of the town of Rockland, in the county of Sullivan, to diminish the area of the Roscoe sewer district.

John J. BonacicOn the Senate floor

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S6451Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Removes the requirement that a liquor licensee must notify locality of application for license renewal; repealer

Removes the requirement that a liquor licensee must notify locality of application for license renewal.

Betty LittleOn the Senate floor

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S6234Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Establishes the actual innocence justice act 2010

Establishes the actual innocence justice act of 2010; clarifies that convicted persons who can demonstrate a reasonable probability that they are innocent will have the right to challenge their…

Eric T. SchneidermanOn the Senate floor

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S6110Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a8560b

Increases the membership of the marine and coastal district of New York conservation, education and research board

Increases the membership of the marine and coastal district of New York conservation, education and research board; relates to recreational marine fishing licenses.

Brian X. FoleyOn the Senate floor

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A5014Assembly· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Amend and recommit to higher education

Provides a program fee option for graduate students to allow continued access to certain facilities within the state university

Provides a program fee option to allow graduate students who have taken at least 30 credits towards the completion of a degree to maintain access to certain facilities within the state university in…

William ParmentHigher Education Committee

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A6341Assembly· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Referred to insurance

Relates to boating liability insurance rates

Relates to boating liability insurance rates; allows for a schedule of rates or rating plan for boat liability insurance submitted to the superintendent to provide for an actuarially appropriate…

Sandy GalefInsurance Committee

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A2725Assembly· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Enacting clause stricken

Requires notification of actions of perpetrator of crime in workplace to former employer or workplace

Requires notification of actions of perpetrator of crime in workplace to former employer or workplace.

Ann RabbittStricken

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S5002SenateA1729· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a1729

Prohibits hospitals from denying staff membership or professional privileges to psychologists without cause

Prohibits hospitals from denying staff membership or professional privileges to any psychologist without stating the reasons therefor; provides that such reasons must be related to standards of…

Thomas K. DuaneOn the Senate floor

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S5162Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Requires hotels with balconies to notify purchasers of rooms of certain safety issues

Enacts "Sammy's law"; requires every person, firm, corporation or limited liability company engaged in the business of furnishing public lodging accommodations in hotels, motels or motor courts who…

Thomas P. MorahanOn the Senate floor

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S5501Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a915a

Relates to the administration of property tax assessments for certain orchards and vineyards

Relates to the administration of property tax assessments for certain orchards and vineyards; establishes the portion of the value of orchard or vineyard land eligible for real property tax…

David J. ValeskyOn the Senate floor

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S5113Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a2692a

Provides reimbursement to fire companies for costs associated with responding to spills of hazardous materials

Provides reimbursement by the transporter of hazardous materials to fire companies for costs associated with responding to spills of hazardous materials; provides that the state fire administrator…

Brian X. FoleyOn the Senate floor

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S5175Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to the presence of official full or partial lane markings on roadway

Relates to the presence of official full or partial barrier markings on roadways which prohibit crossing of such markings.

Martin Malavé DilanTransportation Committee

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S5071Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to finance

Establishes the diesel emissions retrofit program and fund

Establishes the diesel emissions retrofit program and fund; fund supplements through federal diesel emission reduction act funds in addition to other state funds.

Antoine M. ThompsonFinance Committee

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S6005Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a6468c

Requires semiautomatic pistols manufactured or delivered to any licensed dealer in this state to be capable of microstamping ammunition

Requires semiautomatic pistols manufactured or delivered to any licensed dealer in this state to be capable of microstamping ammunition; establishes fines for violations of this requirement.

Eric T. SchneidermanOn the Senate floor

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S5803Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a8645b

Relates to alcohol awareness training programs

Relates to alcohol awareness training programs; bond revocation for civil penalties; training within 90 days.

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S5789Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a7162b

Grants an automatic extension of time for filing a personal income tax return and paying a personal income tax when a spouse dies within 30 days of the April 15th deadline

Grants an automatic extension of time for filing a personal income tax return and paying a personal income tax when a spouse dies within 30 days of the April 15th deadline.

Neil D. BreslinOn the Senate floor

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S2453Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Enacts parental involvement leave act requiring employers to grant employees up to 16 hours leave to attend school conferences or classroom activities

Enacts the "Parental Involvement Leave Act" requiring employers to grant employees up to 16 hours leave during any school year to attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the…

Kevin S. ParkerFinance Committee

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S2833Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Waives state's sovereign immunity to liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and certain other federal acts

Waives the state's sovereign immunity to liability for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination Act, and the Family and Medical…

Liz KruegerFinance Committee

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S2947Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a1719a

Authorizes nurse practitioners to issue orders not to resuscitate; repealer

Authorizes certified nurse practitioners to issue orders not to resuscitate; defines "attending nurse practitioner".

Kemp HannonOn the Senate floor

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S3804Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Changes the age of the victim of aggravated assault, penal law 120.12, from less than eleven to less than fourteen

Changes the age of the intended victim of aggravated assault, penal law 120.12, from less than eleven to less than fourteen years.

John J. FlanaganOn the Senate floor

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S4498Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a7617

Relates to a patient's right to palliative care information

Requires a health care practitioner to provide a palliative care information and end of life options to a patient diagnosed with a terminal illness or condition.

Thomas K. DuaneOn the Senate floor

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S1858Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a10048

Requires certain employers shall establish qualified transportation fringe benefit programs for employees

Requires employers with fifty or more employees shall establish qualified transportation fringe benefit programs consistent with section 132 of the internal revenue code; defines terms; provides…

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S910Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Provides additional flexibility in establishment of school speed zone along highway

Authorizes school speed limits at not less than fifteen miles per hour on any portion of a highway passing a school building for not more than six hundred feet plus the width of the building of a…

Carl KrugerOn the Senate floor

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S2993Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a779a

Directs the department of environmental conservation to update any forms or documentation prepared by such department

Directs the department of environmental conservation to update the model environmental impact assessment form.

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S4168Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Relates to vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter

Establishes the class E felony of vehicular assault in the third degree; lessens the requirements for a violation of vehicular assault in the second degree; expands the offenses of vehicular assault…

John J. FlanaganOn the Senate floor

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S2437Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Includes farm land which includes agricultural amusements within provisions of law relating to agricultural districts

Includes farm land which includes agricultural amusements within provisions of laws relating to agricultural districts.

Catharine YoungAgriculture Committee

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S3442Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a2477

Requires department of environmental conservation to establish guidelines for disqualification of stand-by contractors

Requires the department of environmental conservation to establish guidelines relating to the disqualification of contractors applying to perform stand-by contracts relating to past performance,…

Antoine M. ThompsonOn the Senate floor

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S3573Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a4671a

Relates to requiring utility companies to include a notice of public hearings concerning rate increases

Requires utility companies to include on their bills notice of any and all public hearings concerning rate hikes.

Bill PerkinsOn the Senate floor

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S3417Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Referred to transportation

Permits two or more contiguous towns to jointly purchase highway equipment

Permits two or more contiguous towns to jointly purchase highway equipment.

Catharine YoungTransportation Committee

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S1357Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Limits the number of cases a foster care worker may have under her supervision at any one time to 16 cases

Limits the number of cases a foster care worker may have under her supervision at any one time to 16 cases.

Velmanette MontgomeryOn the Senate floor

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S1390Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a3950

Makes conforming amendments to provisions of law relating to the Connecticut-New York bi-state Long Island sound committee

Makes conforming amendments to provisions of law relating to the Connecticut-New York bi-state Long Island sound committee.

Kenneth P. LaValleOn the Senate floor

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S1884Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Referred to education

Restricts the sale, lease, transfer and certain uses of existing outdoor school playgrounds

Restricts the sale, lease, transfer or use of existing outdoor school playgrounds for the construction or renovation of a school building which would eliminate use of such playground space for…

Jeffrey D. KleinEducation Committee

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S2556Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Grants police officer status for members of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority; repealer

Extends police officer status to bridge and tunnel officers, sergeants and lieutenants of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority and authorizes such authority to maintain a bridge and tunnel…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.On the Senate floor

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S4563Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Limits the maximum post-retirement earnings of public employees

Increases the amount of money a retiree may earn in a position of public service in the year 2010 and thereafter to $32,500.

Diane J. SavinoWays And Means Committee

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S3644Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a7923

Relates to requiring at least one employee at a child day care facility or family day care home to be trained and certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid

Relates to requiring at least one employee at a child day care facility or family day care home to be trained and certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid.

Velmanette MontgomeryOn the Senate floor

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S4743Senate· Moved Jun 10, 2010· Substituted by a2132

Provides that an offender who fails to register or verify as a sex offender shall have the length of such failure to register or verify added to the duration of registration

Provides that an offender who fails to register or verify as a sex offender shall have the period of time of such failure to register or verify added to the duration of registration.

Darrel J. AubertineOn the Senate floor

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