Sponsored bills

Mourning the untimely death of Specialist Alan N. Dikcis of Wheatfield, New York, and paying tribute to his courageous actions

George D. MaziarzAdopted

Adopted

Urging the New York State Congressional delegation to support H.R. 1194, the Federal Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act 2009

George LatimerGovernmental Operations Committee

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

Peter LopezTransportation Committee

Requires volunteers of youth sports organizations to be screened through use of the statewide sex offender registry

Provides for regulation of volunteers of youth sports organizations; requires volunteers to be screened through use of the statewide sex offender registry; requires notice and disqualification of…

Francine DelMonteHealth CommitteeHealth

Extends the maximum length of single vehicles to forty-five feet

Extends the maximum length of single vehicles to forty-five feet.

George AmedoreTransportation Committee

Classifies cleaned or processed dredged sediment as a beneficial use material rather than solid waste

Classifies cleaned or processed dredged sediment as a beneficial use material rather than solid waste.

Alec Brook-KrasnyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to state environmental purchasing and intergovernmental agreements; repealer

Relates to state environmental purchasing and intergovernmental agreements.

Robert CastelliEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to provide for the payment of refunds within 30 days of the receipt of a tax return

Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to provide for the payment by the department of taxation and finance of tax refunds within 30 days of the receipt of a taxpayer's tax return, unless…

Richard BrodskyOn the Assembly floor

Exempts the sale and installation of commercial solar energy systems equipment from state sales and compensating use taxes; grants localities option to exempt

Exempts the sale and installation of commercial solar energy systems equipment, when the installer employs workers who are residents of this state, from sales and compensating use taxes; grants…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means CommitteeFinance

Creates an exemption from certain special assessments, fees and surcharges on hazardous waste generated by or at an elementary or secondary school

Creates an exemption from certain special assessments, fees and surcharges on hazardous waste generated by or at an elementary or secondary school.

Antoine M. ThompsonOn the Senate floor

Provides for the inclusion of telephone number and email address on statewide voter registration application forms

Provides for the inclusion of telephone number and e-mail address on statewide voter registration application forms.

Timothy P. GordonElections Committee

Authorizes the provision of certain optometric services by the college of optometry of the state university of New York to persons receiving medical assistance

Authorizes the provision of optometric services, which are provided by certain diagnostic and treatment centers licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law and affiliated with the…

Liz KruegerOn the Senate floor

Relates to open meetings of public bodies

Relates to open meetings of public bodies.

David J. ValeskyOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the commissioner of transportation to alienate and convey certain land to the Community Ambulance Company, Inc.

Authorizes the commissioner of transportation to alienate and convey certain land to the Community Ambulance Company, Inc.; parcel of land, situate, lying and being at the corner of Sunrise Highway…

Owen H. JohnsonTransportation Committee

Requires reporting to the New York state police of a suspected or perceived threat concerning biological, chemical or radiological agents

Requires reporting to the New York state police of a suspected or perceived threat concerning biological, chemical or radiological agents.

Vincent L. LeibellGovernmental Operations Committee

Authorizes school districts to enforce and continue in effect the suspension of a pupil ordered by the school district that the pupil previously attended

Authorizes school districts to enforce and continue in effect the suspension of a pupil ordered by the school district that the pupil previously attended.

Carl L. MarcellinoOn the Senate floor

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

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

Craig M. JohnsonConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Directs the commissioner of health to provide parents of children between 6 months and 18 years of age, who are in school, with information on influenza and immunizations

Directs the commissioner of health to annually provide parents of children between 6 months and 18 years of age, who are in school, with educational materials on influenza and immunizations.

Velmanette MontgomeryOn the Senate floor

Congratulating Dr. Nicholas P. Samios upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition as a 2010 Inductee of the Long Island Technology Hall of Fame

Steven EnglebrightAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Adjutant General Joseph Taluto upon the occasion of his retirement after 44 years of distinguished service to the National Guard

RoAnn DestitoAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Marguerite Holt on her 100th Birthday

Peter LopezAdopted

Adopted

Reforms aspects of local government and school accountability

Reforms aspects of local government and school accountability; authorizes school districts to establish the position of deputy claims auditor; requires notice of reserve funds, allows school…

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Provides for temporary suspension of sales and compensating use tax on certain services engaged for clean-up activities associated with a disaster

Provides for temporary suspension of sales and compensating use tax on certain services, during governor ordered state of emergency, provided by contractors, subcontractors, repairpersons or…

Michael H. RanzenhoferInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Permits the discharge of a longbow over water by a person bow fishing in certain instances

Permits the discharge of a longbow over water by a person bow fishing if no dwelling, house, or public structure, livestock or person is situated in the line of discharge less than 500 feet from the…

George AmedoreEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Establishes procedures for obtaining information on persons delinquent in child support payments and allows motor vehicle registration suspensions

Establishes procedures for obtaining from phone companies information regarding individuals who are delinquent in child support payments and provides for the suspension of motor vehicle…

Frank PadavanSocial Services Committee

Resolves insurance appeals in favor of insured when insurer fails to timely notify insured

Resolves insurance appeals in favor of insured when insurer fails to timely notify insured of receipt of appeal or determination of appeal.

Ginny FieldsStricken

Directs all cigarette wholesalers to sell only tax-stamped cigarettes to everyone, unless presented with an Indian tax exemption coupon

Directs all cigarette wholesalers to sell only tax-stamped cigarettes to everyone, unless presented with an Indian tax exemption coupon; provides that the failure of the department of taxation and…

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to procurement lobbying

Relates to procurement lobbying.

RoAnn DestitoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes an advisory, non-binding referendum in certain towns in Suffolk county on the creation of the Peconic Bay Regional Transportation Authority to replace the MTA

Authorizes an advisory, non-binding referendum in the towns of Brookhaven, East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton and Southold in Suffolk county on the creation of the Peconic Bay…

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

Establishes the prescription drug discount program; repealer

Establishes the prescription drug discount program; establishes that the purpose of the program is to provide access to prescription drugs to participants at a discounted price and to allow for the…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Exempts fire departments from consolidation or dissolution

Exempts fire departments from consolidation or dissolution.

Dennis H. GabryszakLocal Governments Committee

Prohibits the selling, offering for sale or distribution of any electrical or extension cords with fraudulent seals for the Underwriters' Laboratory

Prohibits the selling, offering for sale or distribution of any electrical or extension cords with fraudulent seals for the Underwriters' Laboratory; authorizes local code enforcement entities to…

Ellen C. JaffeeConsumer Protection CommitteePublic Safety & Consumer Affairs

Enacts the "private well testing act"

Enacts the "private water testing act"; authorizes the department of health to promulgate rules and regulations to establish standards for the testing of drinking water from privately owned wells.

Thomas P. MorahanCodes Committee

Establishes an economic grant program for the Second Avenue Subway construction project area

Establishes an economic grant program for the Second Avenue Subway construction project area; appropriates funds therefor.

Jonathan BingFinance Committee

Establishes the child psychiatry access project within the office of mental health; establishes a gift for such purpose on personal income tax forms

Establishes the child psychiatry access project; provides that the office of mental hygiene shall establish regional child psychiatry access projects across the state to provide primary care…

Thomas P. MorahanFinance Committee

Congratulating Dr. Nicholas P. Samios upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition as a 2010 Inductee of the Long Island Technology Hall of Fame

Kenneth P. LaValleAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Nikola Tesla, posthumously, upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition as a 2010 Inductee of the Long Island Technology Hall of Fame

Kenneth P. LaValleAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 99th Anniversary of International Women's Day, and celebrating New York State's women leaders, past and present

John L. SampsonAdopted

Adopted

Authorizes the city council in N.Y. city to prevent a proposed new charter or amendments from being placed on the ballot and promotes representative charter commission

Authorizes the city council in cities with a population of one million or more from preventing a proposed new charter or amendments from being placed on the ballot for submission to electors and…

James F. BrennanCities Committee

Creates the Peconic Bay regional transportation authority

Creates the Peconic Bay Regional Transportation Authority, embracing the towns of Brookhaven, East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton, and Southold in the county of Suffolk.

Kenneth P. LaValleTransportation Committee

Congratulating Patrick Withers upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition as 2010 Rockland County Hibernian Business Man of the Year

Thomas P. MorahanAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the Mid-Hudson St. Patrick's Day Parade to be held on March 14, 2010

William J. Larkin Jr.Adopted

Adopted

Congratulating His Excellency Timothy M. Dolan upon being named Archbishop of New York by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009

Diane J. SavinoAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Jacob L. Frederick on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout

George WinnerAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing the Governor to proclaim the week of March 7-13, 2010 as World Glaucoma Week in the State of New York

Liz KruegerAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Michael E. Russell for his many years of service on the State University of New York Board of Trustees and the Stony Brook University Council

Kenneth P. LaValleAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Dorothy Anderson upon the occasion of celebrating her 100th Birthday on February 11, 2010

Thomas P. MorahanAdopted

Adopted

Establishes the peer advocacy and mentoring program

Establishes the Peer Advocacy and Mentoring program; provides peer support, advocacy and mentoring for youth in residential care.

Shirley L. HuntleyFinance CommitteeFinance