Bills by

Ellen C. Jaffee

Assembly Member

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2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

11,958 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

S3788Senate· Signed May 12, 2010· Signed chap.77
Relates to cancer incidence and environmental facility maps project; repealer
Relates to cancer incidence and environmental facility maps project; requires the collection of information on the locations of environmental facilities and cases of cancer throughout the state.
Tom LibousSigned by Governor
Signed into law
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S4393Senate· Moved May 12, 2010· Amend and recommit to transportation
Establishes demonstration program to enforce maximum speed limits by means of speed limit photo devices in N.Y. city
Authorizes the city of New York to establish a demonstration program imposing liability on owners of motor vehicles found to be in violation of the maximum speed limit or the maximum school speed…
Thomas K. Duane

A6528Assembly· Moved May 12, 2010· Referred to finance

Relates to forensic DNA testing and to requests for certain DNA test comparisons

Establishes the minimum period of time that forensic samples should be retained by investigating authorities; creates the state commission for the integrity of the criminal justice system, as an…

Joseph LentolFinance Committee

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S4954Senate· Moved May 12, 2010· Referred to energy

Authorizes municipalities to establish green loans programs to provide financing to residential property owners for solar and wind energy generating systems

Authorizes counties, cities, towns and villages to establish green loans programs to provide financing to residential property owners for the purchase and installation of solar energy generating…

Antoine M. ThompsonEnergy Committee

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S1909Senate· Moved May 12, 2010· Referred to codes

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

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S144Senate· Moved May 12, 2010· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Establishes the witness protection fund; appropriation

Establishes the witness protection fund; directs that moneys of the fund shall be made available to the division of criminal justice services for local assistance services and expenses of programs…

John L. SampsonStricken

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S7791Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to increasing income tax rates

Relates to increasing income tax rates on incomes over one million dollars and five million dollars.

Kevin S. ParkerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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A11040Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to the reimbursement of school districts for the transportation of students

Relates to the reimbursement of school districts for the transportation of students.

Helene WeinsteinEducation Committee

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S7788Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Referred to insurance

Provides certain coverage for diagnosis and treatment of chemical abuse and chemical dependence

Provides certain coverage for diagnosis and treatment of chemical abuse and chemical dependence.

Thomas K. DuaneInsurance Committee

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A11037Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Authorizes certain local governments to establish other post employment benefits (OPEB) trusts

Authorizes certain local governments to establish other post employment benefits (OPEB) trusts.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A11038Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Authorizes the state and certain local governments to establish other post employment benefits (OPEB) trusts

Authorizes the state and certain local governments to establish other post employment benefits (OPEB) trusts; establishes the other post employment benefits investment fund; defines terms; further…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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S7787Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Referred to labor

Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act, granting collective bargaining rights, workers' compensation and unemployment benefits to farmworkers

Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act: grants collective bargaining rights to farm laborers; requires employers of farm laborers to allow at least 24 consecutive hours of rest each week;…

George OnoratoLabor Committee

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A11035Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Referred to codes

Enacts the child protection act of 2010; repealer

Enacts the child protection act of 2010; establishes the class A-I felony of aggravated murder of a child for which the sentence shall be life imprisonment without parole; aggravated murder of a…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

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A10440Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Recommitted to social services

Includes sexual misconduct, forcible touching, sexual abuse, stalking and criminal mischief within offenses which may constitute domestic violence

Includes sexual misconduct, forcible touching, sexual abuse, stalking and criminal mischief within the criminal offenses which may constitute domestic violence for the purposes of domestic violence…

Helene WeinsteinSocial Services Committee

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S7191Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires contract carriers of passengers by motor vehicle to provide federal SafeStat results to potential customers

Requires contract carriers of passengers by motor vehicle to provide federal SafeStat results to potential customers.

Martin Malavé DilanTransportation Committee

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S6826Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes school district's website to be printed on school buses

Authorizes a school district's website to be printed on school buses at the discretion of the owner or operator of such buses.

James L. SewardTransportation Committee

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A9390Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Provides that a person may not alter his or her caller identification with the intent to defraud or harass a third party or the recipient of the call

Provides that a business entity may not provide false caller identification with the intent to defraud or harass any party; provides definition of business entity.

Amy PaulinConsumer Protection Committee

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A3810Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to codes

Provides for mandatory testing of breath, blood or urine in the event of a motor vehicle collision resulting in death or injury

Provides for mandatory testing of breath, blood or urine in the event of a motor vehicle collision resulting in death or injury; provides immunity from civil liability for those health care…

Dennis H. GabryszakCodes Committee

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A6557Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend and recommit to small business

Establishes the office for small business; repealer

Establishes the office for small business under the executive department; repeals the division for small-business which was in the economic development law; transfers powers from the division to the…

Darryl TownsSmall Business Committee

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A2312Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Relates to reporting by the office of children and family services regarding child care assistance provided under the block grant for child care

Requires reporting by the office of children and family services regarding the supply and demand for child care services for each local social services district and the child care assistance…

Barbara LiftonWays And Means Committee

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A1644Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Relates to the definition of income for purposes of the senior citizen rent increase exemptions (SCRIE) program

Excludes social security payments and supplemental security income from the definition of "income" for the purposes of determining eligibility under the senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE).

Jonathan BingWays And Means Committee

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A4806Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to codes

Relates to the payment of restitution by registered and unregistered repair shops

Establishes that if financial loss has been made and a registrant or unregistered repair shop fails to comply with an order to pay restitution, the commissioner shall, by order, increase the amount…

Audrey PhefferCodes Committee

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A2307Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Dictates that no education degree program in which a parent is enrolled shall be considered in determining eligibility for children's day care services

Provides that the educational degree program in which a parent is enrolled shall not be a factor for consideration in determining eligibility for children's day care services.

Vito LopezWays And Means Committee

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A3559Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Amended on third reading 3559a

Prohibits the operation of N.Y. city transit authority subways or trains without a conductor on board

Prohibits the operation of NYC transit authority subways or trains without at least one conductor on board; requires a conductor on any subway or train operated by such authority whenever the subway…

N. Nick PerryOn the Assembly floor

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A3772Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Creates the New York state commission on sex offender supervision and management

Creates the New York state commission on sex offender supervision and management; such commission shall consist of thirteen members; the commission shall be required to make a report of its findings.

Jeffrion AubryWays And Means Committee

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A5257Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend and recommit to election law

Provides that qualified persons who are not registered to vote may register on a day of election at their polling places

Provides that qualified persons who have never previously registered to vote may register on any day, including a day of election, that the board of elections is open for business; requires…

Adriano EspaillatElection Law Committee

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A2087Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to health

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…

Crystal Peoples-StokesHealth Committee

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A544Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Recommitted to higher education

Restricts retail sale of ipecac syrup to behind the pharmacy counter or under manager control

Directs the commissioner of health to require that access to retail sale of ipecac syrup shall not be unrestricted; requires placement behind the pharmacy or only accessible through the manager of a…

Sam HoytHigher Education Committee

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A1062Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Includes persons with disabilities within the definition of head of household for the senior citizens' tax abatement for rent-controlled and regulated property

Includes persons with disabilities (defined) within the definition of head of household for purposes of making them eligible for the senior citizens' tax abatement for rent-controlled and…

Jonathan BingWays And Means Committee

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S5271Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Establishes policy of equal pay for both sexes and comparability of value of work and directs the taking of corrective action

Seeks to comply with the federal equal pay act of 1963 by implementing a state policy of compensating employees in state service equally for work of comparable value by eliminating wage inequality…

Velmanette MontgomeryFinance Committee

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A8110Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to providing telephone equipment with voice dialing functions to certain persons with disabilities

Requires telephone companies to provide essential equipment, including voice dialing equipment, to persons with disabilities.

Michael BenjaminCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S5833Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Referred to mental health

Relates to notifying the local department of social services upon the death of an incapacitated person

Relates to notifying the local department of social services upon the death of an incapacitated person.

Shirley L. HuntleyMental Health Committee

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S2218SenateA3733· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Establishes a senior dental services grant program

Establishes a senior dental services grant program; authorizes the director to establish the program and, upon the availability of appropriations, provide grants to eligible elderly persons who are…

Ruben DiazFinance CommitteeFinance

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S2269Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Substituted by a6249b

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.

Craig M. JohnsonOn the Senate floor

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S4230Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend and recommit to transportation

Provides Richmond county with a seat on the metropolitan transportation authority board

Provides Richmond county with a seat on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board.

Diane J. SavinoTransportation Committee

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S4430Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Provides for cost allowances for investments in technology infrastructure for certain home health care programs

Provides for cost allowances for strategic capital investments in technology infrastructure for certain home health care programs.

Craig M. JohnsonFinance Committee

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S2478Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Relates to the transportation of bulk milk

Allows the department of transportation, in conjunction with the department of agriculture and markets, to investigate and resolve any barriers to bulk milk transportation; enables the state…

Catharine YoungFinance Committee

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A1196Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Relates to financial assistance to small businesses for the purpose of environmental compliance

Establishes the small business environmental compliance fund for the purpose of allowing the environmental facilities corporation and the urban development corporation to assist small businesses in…

RoAnn DestitoWays And Means Committee

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S4909Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Establishes a mandatory surcharge for traffic offenses and infractions in Suffolk and Nassau counties

Establishes a mandatory surcharge for traffic offenses and infractions in Suffolk and Nassau counties; funds received by the counties as a result of the surcharge pay for additional patroling by the…

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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S4951Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Establishes a real property tax abatement for the owners of land used for replanting or crop expansion of woody biomass for the production of ethanol

Establishes a real property tax abatement for the owners of land used for replanting or crop expansion of woody biomass for the production of ethanol or biodiesel, including willow.

Antoine M. ThompsonFinance Committee

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S1266Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Enacts the "voting rights notification and registration act"

Enacts the "voting rights notification and registration act"; allows for voting participation by eligible voters with felony convictions by providing notice regarding voting rights, assistance with…

Velmanette MontgomeryFinance Committee

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S102Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Enhances civil penalty provisions for willful or repeat employer violations of public employee safety and health act; defines "willful" and "repeat" for such purpose

Enhances civil penalty provisions for willful or repeat employer violations of public employee safety and health act to $300 a day; defines "willful" for purposes of such provision to mean instances…

John L. SampsonStricken

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S141Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Establishes the statutory rape prosecution grant program; appropriation

Establishes the statutory rape prosecution grant program to provide funds to district attorneys lacking sufficient resources to prosecute sex offenses where the age of the victim is an element of…

John L. SampsonStricken

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