Sponsored bills

Authorizes the Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church to file applications for a real property tax exemption with the county of Nassau

Authorizes the Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church to file applications for a real property tax exemption with the county of Nassau.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Real Property Taxation Committee

Establishes a policy and procedures for state site selection in urban areas

Establishes a policy that state facilities and state uses of space in urban areas shall serve to strengthen the state's cities; establishes criteria and procedures to carry out such policy.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsFinance Committee

Authorizes district attorney to petition for posting of security when animal is impounded as result of abuse

Authorizes the district attorney bringing animal abuse charges to petition for the posting of security for the care of the abused animal on behalf of the impounding organization; authorizes all such…

Jeffrey D. KleinAgriculture Committee

Provides clarification to determine the expiration date of an order of protection issued in relation to a family offense

Provides clarification to determine the expiration date of an order of protection issued in relation to a family offense.

Stephen M. SalandOn the Senate floor

Relates to modifying child support orders, employer reporting of new hires and quarterly earnings, work experience programs and noncustodial earned income tax

Relates to modifying child support orders, employer reporting of new hires and quarterly earnings, work experience programs and noncustodial earned income tax credit.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonOn the Senate floor

Entitles defendants charged with an offense the ability to telephone any number located in the United States or Puerto Rico

Entitles defendants charged with an offense the ability to telephone any number located in the United States or Puerto Rico for the purpose of obtaining counsel and informing a relative or friend.

Michael DenDekkerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the definition of tax return preparer

Relates to the definition of tax return preparer; enrolled agents.

Carl KrugerOn the Senate floor

Requires medical assistance to be provided to victims of domestic violence to care for and treat any scarring resulting from the domestic violence incident

Requires medical assistance be provided to victims of domestic violence, as defined in section 457-a of this chapter, to care for and treat any scarring from the domestic violence incident.

Linda RosenthalHealth Committee

Relates to the enforcement of child day care safety and standards; repealer

Relates to the enforcement of child day care safety and standards.

Velmanette MontgomeryOn the Senate floor

Relates to applications for absentee ballots

Relates to applications for absentee ballots; provides for the application to be made in writing in the form of a letter, telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from…

Liz KruegerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Protects constitutional or civil rights of people against infringement by those not acting under color of law

Provides for protection of persons in exercise or enjoyment of rights under state and federal laws; provides for civil action by attorney general, civil action by person aggrieved, and criminal…

Bill PerkinsCodes Committee

Relates to the expansion of coverage for volunteer firefighters for cancer of the digestive, hematological, lymphatic, urinary, and prostate systems

Relates to the expansion of coverage for volunteer firefighters for cancer of the digestive, hematological, lymphatic, urinary, and prostate systems.

Brian X. FoleyOn the Senate floor

Relates to providing free fare on metropolitan transportation authority transit systems

Relates to providing free fare on metropolitan transportation authority transit systems for senior citizens sixty-five years of age or older.

Bill PerkinsFinance Committee

Requires medical assistance to be provided to victims of domestic violence to care for and treat any scarring resulting from the domestic violence incident

Requires medical assistance be provided to victims of domestic violence, as defined in section 459-a of this chapter, to care for and treat any scarring resulting from the domestic violence incident.

Bill PerkinsFinance Committee

Provides for a state workforce fuel reduction and conservation program which will develop and assist in implementing strategies to reduce fuel consumption

Provides for a state workforce fuel reduction & conservation program which will develop and assist in implementing strategies to reduce fuel consumption by the state's motor vehicle fleet and to…

Kevin S. ParkerFinance Committee

Relates to the protection of pupils in educational settings from abuse and maltreatment, and requiring the fingerprinting of school bus drivers

Amends the education law, in relation to the protection of pupils in educational settings from abuse and maltreatment, and requiring the fingerprinting of prospective school bus drivers.

Stephen M. SalandCodes Committee

Relates to redetermination of adjusted rent where there is a permanent decrease in combined income

Relates to redetermination of adjusted rent where there is a permanent decrease in combined income; provides that such redetermination shall be retroactive to the date of the decrease in income.

Toby Ann StaviskyAging Committee

Requires fingerprinting of school employees of public and publicly-funded special education schools and of prospective employees in the office of cultural education; appropriation

Requires fingerprinting of employees of public and publicly-funded special education schools and of prospective employees in the office of cultural education, for the purpose of criminal background…

Suzi OppenheimerFinance Committee

Provides that a tanning facility shall not permit the use of an ultraviolet radiation device by persons under eighteen years of age

Provides that a tanning facility shall not permit the use of an ultraviolet radiation device by persons under eighteen years of age.

Craig M. JohnsonCodes Committee

Enacts the childhood lead poisoning prevention and safe housing act of 2010; repealer

Enacts the childhood lead poisoning prevention and safe housing act of 2010 to make enforcement of lead hazard control standards in the state of New York more certain and more effective; creates a…

Bill PerkinsFinance Committee

Adopts investment guidelines for local governments

Requires the state comptroller to adopt comprehensive investment guidelines which detail the department of audit and control's advisory policy and instructions to the chief executive and chief…

Carl KrugerOn the Senate floor

Requires alternative fuels to be available along the thruway

Requires alternative fuels to be available for public use along the New York state thruway after November 1, 2011 and to provide each recommended alternative fuel at least every one hundred twenty…

Kevin S. ParkerFinance Committee

Requires electric corporations to submit electric utility emergency plans to the public service commission for review and approval

Requires electric corporations to submit electric utility emergency plans to the public service commission for review and approval; provides such plans shall set forth training and planning for…

Kevin S. ParkerFinance Committee

Increases the maximum value of a small estate from $30,000 to $100,000

Increases the maximum value of a small estate from $30,000 to $100,000.

Owen H. JohnsonOn the Senate floor

Relates to creating a tax credit for energy efficiency home improvements

Creates a tax credit for energy efficiency home improvements and products affixed to homes; directs NYSRDA to develop a list of qualified products and improvements and provides that such…

Antoine M. ThompsonFinance Committee

Establishes apportionment commission to create apportionment plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on federal censuses; repealer

Establishes an apportionment commission to create apportionment plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on decennial federal census, which shall be considered by and voted upon…

David J. ValeskyFinance Committee

Provides a private right of action against a person who intentionally discloses the identity of a victim of a sex crime

Provides a private right of action against a person who intentionally discloses the identity of a victim of a sex crime.

John J. FlanaganCodes Committee

Enacts the "New York state public health protection act"

Enacts the "New York state public health protection act"; establishes a precautionary policy for the state; establishes criteria to guide implementation of the precautionary policy; creates a…

Robert SweeneyWays And Means Committee

Increases penalties for vandalism to a house of worship or theft of a house of worship

Increases penalties for vandalism to a house of worship or theft of a house of worship; includes any statues, menorahs and nativity scenes located outside the building or structure of worship on the…

George LatimerCodes Committee

Provides that actions by the attorney general for unlawful practice of law shall include both civil and criminal actions

Provides that actions by the attorney general for unlawful practice of law shall be construed to include both civil and criminal actions; makes conforming changes.

Ronald CanestrariSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to permanency planning and dispositional alternatives in juvenile delinquency and persons in need of supervision proceedings

Relates to permanency planning and dispositional alternatives in juvenile delinquency and persons in need of supervision proceedings.

William ScarboroughCodes Committee

Relates to requiring the board of trustees of SUNY, CUNY and HESC to make publicly available agendas and subsequent meeting records

Relates to requiring the board of trustees of SUNY, CUNY and HESC to make publicly available agendas and subsequent meeting records on their websites.

Toby Ann StaviskySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to providing unlisted numbers for domestic violence victims

Relates to providing unlisted telephone numbers without charge for certain victims of domestic violence.

Kevin S. ParkerOn the Senate floor

Honoring Louis M. LeBrun for receiving the Henry C. Welles Award from the Waterloo Library and Historical Society

Brian KolbAdopted

Adopted

Commending Boys and Girls Clubs across the State of New York for the outstanding service they provide young people and their families

RoAnn DestitoAdopted

Adopted

Commending Boys and Girls Clubs across the State of New York for the outstanding service they provide young people and their families

Kevin S. ParkerAdopted

Adopted

Enacts the criminal street gang enforcement and prevention act

Enacts the criminal street gang enforcement and prevention act; defines offenses; increases penalties; provides for gang prevention programs in schools; and develops a comprehensive approach to…

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

Provides military service credit to members who received certain expeditionary medals

Provides military service credit to members who were recipients of the Armed Forces expeditionary medal, Navy expeditionary medal or Marine Corps expeditionary medal, and who were discharged or…

James S. AlesiCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Establishes a biomedical research grants and working capital loan program within the urban development corporation

Establishes a biomedical research grants and working capital loan program within the urban development corporation; sets application criteria for loans and grants; requires scientific peer review…

Dennis H. GabryszakEconomic Development Committee

Establishes a wind siting designation board

Establishes a wind siting designation board consisting of the department of environmental conservation's nine regional planning bodies each of which will consider applications on an individual basis…

James S. AlesiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Creates the power solutions program; repealer

Extends the expiration of the power for jobs program and the energy cost savings benefits program; creates the power solutions program to take over after the expiration of power for jobs and energy…

Kevin CahillEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim May 2010, as Military Appreciation Month in the State of New York

Albert A. StirpeAdopted

Adopted

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to operate all state parks and historic sites at the beginning of 2010-2011 according to the and staffing and service levels as 2009-2012

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to operate and maintain all state parks and historic sites under its jurisdiction during the fiscal year that ends March 31, 2011…

Steven EnglebrightOn the Assembly floor

Relates to state notice filed by a debt evading foreign state

Relates to state notice filed by a debt evading foreign state.

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

Provides for a tax on debt evading foreign states

Provides for a tax on debt evading foreign states.

Brian X. FoleyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Urging the NYS Congressional delegation to ensure the Dpt of VA Health Care System establish limitations on the utilization of properties/buildings in NYS

William MagnarelliAdopted

Adopted

Extends the effectiveness of a portable x-ray demonstration program for medicaid recipients

Extends the effectiveness of a portable x-ray demonstration program for medicaid recipients; requires relevant data and report on such program to be submitted by the department of health to the…

Dennis H. GabryszakHealth Committee

Relates to the definition of a grocery store

Relates to the definition of a grocery store.

Craig M. JohnsonFinance Committee