Sponsored bills

Reinstates the Middle Class STAR rebate for the 2009-2010 school year and thereafter

Reinstates the Middle Class STAR rebate for the 2009-2010 school year and thereafter; sets out amounts per year; commissioner of taxation, in consultation with the office of real property services…

Michael H. RanzenhoferLocal Government Committee

Relates to providing firefighters with appropriate equipment and procedures; repealer

Relates to providing firefighters with appropriate equipment and procedures.

Marc AlessiLabor Committee

Provides that calls to hotlines operated by the office of children and family services are confidential

Provides that calls to hotlines operated by the office of children and family services are confidential; corrects cross references to penal law regarding filing a false report in the 3rd degree.

Naomi RiveraCodes Committee

Establishes the Empire State Fishing Trail program with the department of economic development

Establishes the Empire State Fishing Trail program within the department of economic development to promote fishing within the state and ensure that fishing tournaments are conducted in the state.

Francine DelMonteFinance Committee

Prohibits payment of bonuses to employees and board members of state authorities

Prohibits payment of bonuses to employees and board members of state authorities.

Sam HoytCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to the training of boards of directors or trustees of certain voluntary not-for-profit facilities or corporations

Relates to the training of boards of directors or trustees of certain voluntary not-for-profit facilities or corporations.

Peter RiveraWays And Means Committee

Prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle with children under the age of 8 in the front seat in most cases

Prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle with children under the age of 8 in the front seat in most cases; makes limited exceptions.

James S. AlesiCodes Committee

Requires the NYS health foundation and state insurance fund to file annual audited financial statements with the office of the state comptroller

Requires the New York state health foundation and the state insurance fund to file annual audited financial statements with the office of the state comptroller.

Neil D. BreslinInsurance Committee

Makes residential facilities controlled by state agencies subject to local site plan review

Makes residential facilities controlled by state agencies subject to local site plan review.

Betty LittleFinance Committee

Exempts from licensure instructors in yoga and martial arts

Requires licensure for instructors in religion, dancing, music, painting, drawing, sculpture, poetry, dramatic art, languages, reading comprehension, mathematics, recreation and athletics.

Linda RosenthalSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes the New York state greenhouse gases management research and development program

Establishes the New York state greenhouse gases management research and development program to promote new technologies and processes which shall avoid, abate, mitigate, capture or sequester carbon…

Antoine M. ThompsonVetoed

Vetoed

Creates the short-term military service guardian

Creates the short term military service guardian; parent w/o joint custody may appoint service guardian; maximum 180 days.

Michael H. RanzenhoferCodes Committee

Defines the terms "impaired" and "intoxication" for the purposes of the vehicle and traffic law

Defines the terms "impaired" and "intoxication" for the purposes of the vehicle and traffic law.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Codes Committee

Relates to reporting policies and procedures regarding vessels involved in accidents

Relates to reporting policies and procedures regarding vessels involved in accidents.

Antoine M. ThompsonTransportation Committee

Establishes the community mental hygiene services fund

Establishes the community mental hygiene services fund.

Peter RiveraMental Health Committee

Relates to the electronic filing of wetlands regulatory maps

Authorizes the electronic filing of freshwater wetlands regulatory maps.

Antoine M. ThompsonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Commemorating the Anniversary Celebration of the Birthday of the revered Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Scheerson, at a Memorial Reception on March 22, 2010

John L. SampsonAdopted

Adopted

Commending the American Red Cross of Northeastern New York on celebrating its 100th Anniversary

Robert ReillyAdopted

Adopted

Relates to establishing the New York state organ donation tax credit

Relates to establishing the New York state organ donation tax credit.

Richard BrodskyWays And Means Committee

Authorizes certain school districts to elect to withdraw excess monies from the employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund and transfer such funds to the general fund of the school district; repealer

Authorizes certain school districts to elect to withdraw excess monies from the employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund and transfer such funds to the general fund of the school district.

Jeffrey D. KleinEducation Committee

Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund

Provides for a financial exploitation, outreach, education and training program and fund.

Martin J. GoldenFinance Committee

Provides that any municipality may appropriate and provide funding, goods, and/or services to a public cemetery corporation

Provides that any municipality may appropriate and provide funding, goods, and/or services to a public cemetery corporation.

Antoine M. ThompsonOn the Senate floor

Makes psittacine birds, especially Monk (Quaker) Parakeets, protected birds

Makes Monk (Quaker) parakeets, protected birds.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Environmental Conservation Committee

Relating to grants established for local elderly abuse education and outreach programs, like the "Triad Programs"

Relates to grants established for local elderly abuse education and outreach programs, like the "Triad Programs".

Martin J. GoldenFinance Committee

Enacts the elderly crime prevention and control trust fund act

Establishes an elderly crime prevention and control trust fund to be funded by an initial appropriation and administrative assessment penalties on persons convicted of felonies when an elderly…

Carl KrugerCodes Committee

Enacts the "framework for the future act"; repealer

Enacts the "framework for the future act"; requires the state to pay one-half of the employer contributions to the New York state teachers' retirement system; provides that officers and employees of…

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund

Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund; authorizes the director of the office of the aging to award grants to qualified agencies to…

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

Enacts the Senior Anti-Violence and Enforcement Act

Enacts the Senior Anti-Violence and Enforcement Act (SAVE); establishes a central registry for access to reports of maltreatment of seniors; creates a council on elder abuse; establishes penal…

Ruben DiazCodes Committee

Requires certain persons to report financial exploitation of the elderly in violation of the penal law and provides for a cause of action for failure to do so; repealer

Requires various persons (similar to child abuse) to report financial exploitation of the elderly (sixty-two or older) in violation of the penal law to a social services official, and provides for a…

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

Enacts provisions of law relating to enhanced accountability and transparency by and mandate relief for local governments

Enacts provisions of law relating to enhanced accountability and transparency by and mandate relief for local governments; relates to audits by the state comptroller of certain organizations…

Sam HoytWays And Means Committee

Increases the penalty for vehicular manslaughter to a class A-I felony

Increases the penalties of vehicular manslaughter to a class A-I felonies.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Codes Committee

Authorizes certain school districts to elect to withdraw excess monies from the employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund and transfer such funds to the general fund of the school district; repealer

Authorizes certain school districts to elect to withdraw excess monies from the employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund and transfer such funds to the general fund of the school district.

Ginny FieldsEducation Committee

Establishes the New York state tax on dry cask storage fund directing certain nuclear generating facilities to transfer certain monies in exchange for the storage of dry casks

Establishes the New York state tax on dry cask storage fund directing certain nuclear generating facilities to transfer certain monies in exchange for the storage of dry casks containing spent fuel.

Thomas P. MorahanFinance Committee

Authorizes taxpayers certified as an empire zone business immediately preceding the day the empire zones program expired to be deemed certified until April 1, 2014

Authorizes taxpayers certified as an empire zone business immediately preceding the day the empire zones program expired to be deemed certified until April 1, 2014.

Thomas P. MorahanInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to bell jar manufacture, sale and conduct

Relates to bell jar manufacture, sale and conduct.

Eric AdamsRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

Directs commissioner of education to adopt and implement rules and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students with mild traumatic brain injuries

Directs the commissioner of education to adopt and implement rules and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students with mild traumatic brain injuries; such rules and regulations shall…

Kemp HannonEducation Committee

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim April 2010, as Fly Fishing Month in the State of New York

Aileen GuntherAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim April 2010 as Autism Awareness Month in the State of New York

David KoonAdopted

Adopted

Relates to publishing records of public interest by agencies and the legislature

Relates to publishing records of public interest by agencies and the legislature on their websites.

Liz KruegerGovernmental Operations Committee

Urging the New York State Congressional delegation to enact H.R. 2156/S. 971

James L. SewardAdopted

Adopted

Authorizes the NYS consumer protection board to establish a bike theft prevention awareness and education program

Authorizes the NYS Consumer Protection Board to establish a bike theft prevention awareness and education program; provides that the director shall produce & distribute educational materials and…

Liz KruegerOn the Senate floor

Relates to requirements for selecting the lowest responsible bidder for certain public works contracts

Relates to requirements for selecting the lowest responsible bidder for certain public works contracts; requires the submission of a questionnaire to the contracting agency and the comptroller.

William T. StachowskiOn the Senate floor

Relates to the "middle class STAR" rebate program

Relates to the "middle class STAR" rebate program; creates the middle class circuit breaker tax credit.

Jeffrey D. KleinReal Property Taxation Committee

Commissions a study regarding the quality of health care services received by foster children in New York state

Commissions a study regarding the quality of health care services received by foster children in New York state; provides for a report to be submitted by the commissioner of the office of children…

Kevin S. ParkerOn the Senate floor

Requires the posting of a statement of wage rates and supplements; provides penalties for failure to do so

Provides that the failure of a contractor or sub-contractor on a public works project to post a statement of wage rates and supplements shall be subject to prosecution as a misdemeanor and subject…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsOn the Senate floor

Enacts the "access to public services for non-English speakers act"

Enacts the "Access to Public Services for Non-English Speakers Act"; requires state agencies to take reasonable steps to provide equal access to services through oral language services or…

Kevin S. ParkerOn the Senate floor

Relates to preauthorized electronic fund transfers

Provides that no agreement for preauthorized electronic fund transfers entered into on or after January first, two thousand eleven shall permit or require the transfer of any amount as a penalty or…

George D. MaziarzBanks Committee

Enacts the "school property tax reform act"; repealer

Enacts the "framework for the future act"; requires the state to pay one-half of the employer contributions to the New York state teachers' retirement system; provides that officers and employees of…

Brian X. FoleyCivil Service And Pensions Committee