Bills by

Owen H. Johnson

Senator

450 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →ojohnson@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

450 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

S719Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to energy and telecommunications
Authorizes the county of Nassau to elect to opt out of certain taxes on motor fuel and diesel motor fuels
Authorizes the county of Nassau to elect to opt out of certain taxes on motor fuel and diesel motor fuels; establishes the period of time the county of Nassau shall opt out of such taxes shall be…
Craig M. JohnsonEnergy And Telecommunications Committee
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S724Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations
Exempts local property tax rebates received by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers from state and local personal income taxation
Exempts local property tax rebates received by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers from state and local personal income taxation.
Craig M. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

S1281Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to children and families

Provides that a child shall not be taken into protective custody based on parent's Munchausen syndrome by proxy without a family court hearing thereon

Provides that a child shall not be taken into protective custody based on an allegation that a custodial parent or guardian suffers from Munchausen syndrome by proxy without a family court hearing…

Owen H. JohnsonChildren And Families Committee

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S1360Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to the purchase of cleaner vehicles for use by state agencies

Relates to the purchase of cleaner vehicles for use by state agencies; defines terms; provides that on and after January 1, 2010, one hundred percent of all new light-duty vehicles purchased by…

Craig M. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1628Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to higher education

Requires biennial referendum of student body at public universities and colleges to determine whether student activity fees are voluntary or mandatory

Requires the biennial conducting of a referendum of the student body at each college and university of the state university of New York and city university of New York, and at each community college…

Owen H. JohnsonHigher Education Committee

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S1806Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Provides that no additional restrictions may be imposed by gun licensing officer in excess of statutory requirements

Limits a licensing officer's discretion in imposing additional licensing restrictions on a firearm's licensee not otherwise provided in the penal law.

Owen H. JohnsonCodes Committee

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S3889Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Allows the commissioner of taxation and finance to seek judicial review of decisions of the tax appeals tribunal

Allows the commissioner of taxation and finance to seek judicial review of decisions of the tax appeals tribunal.

Craig M. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S4409Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to civil service and pensions

Provides that the disability retirement of Elizabeth Mockler shall be calculated using a final average salary which is not subject to limitation

Provides that the disability retirement of Elizabeth Mockler shall be calculated using a final average salary which is not subject to limitation.

Owen H. JohnsonCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S4411Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Grants 10% real property tax exemption on seasonal residences to members of certain volunteer fire companies and departments on Fire Island

Grants a 10% real property tax exemption on seasonal residences to enrolled members of certain incorporated volunteer fire companies and departments on Fire Island, in the county of Suffolk, who are…

Owen H. JohnsonLocal Government Committee

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S4418Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Requires the registrar of title to real property to provide notice of the change of ownership to property upon the death of the registered owner thereof

Requires the registrar of title to real property to provide notice to the local assessor of the change of ownership to property upon the death of the registered owner thereof.

Owen H. JohnsonJudiciary Committee

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S723Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Permits access to certain conviction records by chapters of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, Inc.

Permits access to conviction records maintained by the division of criminal justice services of volunteers and prospective volunteers by New York state chapters of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of…

Craig M. JohnsonFinance Committee

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S955Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to labor

Enacts the New York state fair pay act

Enacts the "New York State fair pay act"; provides that it shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate between employees on the basis of sex, race and/or national origin…

Craig M. JohnsonLabor Committee

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S957Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to identifying the incidence and needs of those affected by autism spectrum disorder in this state and requiring training of education personnel

Relates to identifying the incidence and needs of those affected by autism spectrum disorder in this state and requiring training of education personnel.

Craig M. JohnsonEducation Committee

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S698Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Enacts the private automated teller machine safety act

Enacts the private automated teller machine safety act; requires operators of private automated teller machines to register their machines with the superintendent of banks; imposes a fee for the…

Craig M. JohnsonConsumer Protection Committee

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S950Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Enacts the "New York safe neighborhood and investment act of 2009"; gang activity, community service, funds for Advantage after-school, tax credits; appropriation

Enacts the "New York safe neighborhood and investment act" relating to crimes and penalties for gang activity, to graduation requirements for high school community service, to tax credits to lending…

Craig M. JohnsonCodes Committee

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S953Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires resolutions be passed prior to the metropolitan transportation authority's approval for improvements to the mainline railroad track for the purposes of building a third track

Requires resolutions be passed prior to the metropolitan transportation authority's approval for improvements to the mainline railroad track for the purposes of building a third track.

Craig M. JohnsonTransportation Committee

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S954Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Allows modifications reducing federal adjusted gross income for the purposes of tax on personal income by exempting any amount considered debt forgiveness

Allows modifications reducing federal adjusted gross income for the purposes of tax on personal income for amounts considered by the United States internal revenue service to be debt forgiveness…

Craig M. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1282Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires all back seat motor vehicle passengers over the age of 7 to be restrained by a safety belt

Requires all back seat motor vehicle passengers over the age of 7 to be restrained by a safety belt.

Owen H. JohnsonTransportation Committee

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S1804Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Limits options for plea bargaining for repeat driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol offenders

Limits options for plea bargaining for repeat driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol offenders by precluding the plea to a lesser offense where the offender has been convicted of a…

Owen H. JohnsonTransportation Committee

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S3155Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Requires that individuals convicted of certain animal cruelty and animal fighting offenses reimburse the organizations caring for such animals

Requires that individuals convicted of certain animal cruelty and animal fighting offenses reimburse the organizations caring for such animals.

Craig M. JohnsonAgriculture Committee

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S3563Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Requires the commissioner of general services to maintain an inventory and audit of every state-owned real property or unappropriated state land that has been sold

Requires the commissioner of general services to maintain an inventory and audit of every state-owned real property or unappropriated state land that has been sold, transferred, conveyed or…

Craig M. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1284Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Authorizes Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal to apply to the assessor of the town of Islip for a real property tax exemption

Authorizes Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal to apply to the assessor of the town of Islip for a real property tax exemption commencing on the date of conveyance of a certain parcel to such organization.

Owen H. JohnsonLocal Government Committee

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S1300Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Provides residency requirements for sex offenders

Provides residency requirements for sex offenders including criminal sanctions for violations; prohibits sex offenders from residing in a residence that is within one-quarter of a mile from any…

Craig M. JohnsonCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1367Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to education

Extends the end of the period of service during World War II until December 31, 1946

Extends the end of the period of service constituting World War II until December 31, 1946 for purposes of retirement, public service and veterans' real property tax exemptions.

Owen H. JohnsonEducation Committee

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S1368Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Authorizes the Brentwood Church of God in Christ, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption with the assessor of the town of Islip

Authorizes the Brentwood Church of God in Christ, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption with the assessor of the town of Islip.

Owen H. JohnsonLocal Government Committee

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S2158Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Establishes a distincive plate honoring the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America

Establishes a distinctive plate honoring the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.

Owen H. JohnsonTransportation Committee

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S2234Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Directs the department of state to establish a statewide registry of mental hygiene and child supervision residential facilities

Directs the department of state to establish and maintain a statewide registry of mental hygiene and child supervision residential facilities which shall include residential facilities for juvenile…

Owen H. JohnsonFinance Committee

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S1726Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Relates to opportunities for utilization of minority and women-owned businesses by state agencies

Relates to opportunities for utilization of minority and women-owned businesses by state agencies.

Craig M. JohnsonFinance Committee

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S1727Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to conditions precedent to revocation of a license held pursuant to the alcoholic beverage control law

Relates to conditions precedent to revocation of a license held pursuant to the alcoholic beverage control law.

Craig M. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S699Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Prohibits the sale of mature and violent video games to minors

Prohibits the sale to minors of certain rated video games containing a rating that reflects content of various degrees of profanity, racist stereotypes or derogatory language, and/or actions toward…

Craig M. JohnsonConsumer Protection Committee

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S715Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires railroads transporting hazardous materials through the counties of Nassau and Suffolk to give advance notice

Amends the transportation law to require any railroad transporting hazardous materials through the counties of Nassau and Suffolk to give advance notice to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority,…

Craig M. JohnsonTransportation Committee

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S726Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to criminal street gang activity on school grounds

Establishes the crimes of criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds in the first and second degree; adds definitional provisions relating to this new crime; permits localities to enact and…

Craig M. JohnsonCodes Committee

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S952Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Creates the Long Island workforce housing incentive program

Creates the Long Island workforce housing incentive program; requires a local government that approves a subdivision plat or site plan for five or more residential units to require the set aside of…

Craig M. JohnsonLocal Government Committee

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S956Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to codes

Creates a crime for making a false bomb threat in or upon a school

Creates a crime for making a false bomb threat in or upon a school; makes such crime a class A misdemeanor for the first offense and class E felony for multiple offenses.

Craig M. JohnsonCodes Committee

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S2410Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Extends the real property tax exemption afforded to not-for-profit corporations to real property housing aged persons of moderate or middle income

Extends the real property tax exemption afforded to not-for-profit corporations to real property housing aged persons of moderate and middle income who require assistance with at least one…

Owen H. JohnsonHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S2964Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Relates to the review of projects with regional significance by town planning boards

Relates to the review of projects with regional significance by town planning boards.

Craig M. JohnsonLocal Government Committee

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S3561Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Requires cemetery corporations to provide customers with a bill of rights

Requires cemetery corporations to provide customers with a bill of rights.

Craig M. JohnsonCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S4036Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Authorizes Nassau county to impose a tax on tobacco products

Authorizes Nassau county to impose a tax on tobacco products.

Craig M. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S4413Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to local government

Authorizes extension by local law of an exemption to un-remarried spouses of deceased five year members of volunteer fire companies or ambulance services; repealer

Authorizes the extension by local law of a volunteer firefighter/volunteer ambulance worker property exemption to unremarried spouses of deceased 5 year members of volunteer fire companies or…

Owen H. JohnsonLocal Government Committee

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S4416Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires inspection of vehicle windshield and window light transmittance during annual vehicle safety inspection

Requires inspection of the vehicle windshield and window light transmittance during annual vehicle safety inspection to assure that such glass surfaces are in compliance with provisions limiting…

Owen H. JohnsonTransportation Committee

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S4422Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Creates division of developmental assistance, environmental indemnification and land use control to provide developers with indemnification for contamination; repealer

Creates a division of developmental assistance, environmental indemnification and land use control, within the department of economic development, the purpose of which is to provide developers with…

Owen H. JohnsonCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S4580Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides exceptions to FOIL; identify which portions of the record shall be exempt from disclosure

Provides exceptions to FOIL; identifies which portions of the record shall be exempt from disclosure; specifies that one month prior to the expiration of the exception, the agency may extend the…

Craig M. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S720Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Directs the metropolitan commuter transportation authority to implement a program to enable passengers to traverse over the Queens county and Nassau county borders

Directs the metropolitan commuter transportation authority, in consultation with Long Island railroad, Long Island bus service and Nassau county bus service, to establish and implement a reciprocity…

Craig M. JohnsonTransportation Committee

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S722Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Establishes no itinerant vendor shall offer for sale baby food, nonprescription drugs or cosmetics

Establishes no itinerant vendor, except for a manufacturer, an authorized manufacturer's representative, or authorized distributor, shall offer for sale baby food, nonprescription drugs or cosmetics.

Craig M. JohnsonConsumer Protection Committee

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S2270Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes and directs the department of transportation to amend its five year plan to include the resurfacing of a certain portion of Jericho Turnpike

Authorizes and directs the department of transportation to amend its five year plan to include the resurfacing of a certain portion of Jericho Turnpike.

Craig M. JohnsonTransportation Committee

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S2965Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to finance

Includes sex offense convictions in background checks for persons applying for membership in a fire company

Includes sex offense convictions in background checks for persons applying for membership in a fire company.

Craig M. JohnsonFinance Committee

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S2966Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Requires bedding to be securely sealed and packaged prior to shipping or delivery to end-user consumers

Requires bedding to be securely sealed and packaged prior to shipping or delivery to end-user consumers.

Craig M. JohnsonConsumer Protection Committee

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S3447Senate· Moved Jan 6, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Grants a $3,000 personal income tax deduction to active members of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary who have been active members for 5 or more years

Grants a $3,000 personal income tax deduction to active members of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary who have been active members for 5 or more years.

Owen H. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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