Sponsored bills

Relates to the alienation of certain parklands in Putnam county

Relates to the alienation of certain parklands in the town of Kent in the county of Putnam.

Sandy GalefOn the Assembly floor

Requires the use of biodiesel blend in state diesel operated vehicles

Requires the use of biodiesel blend in state diesel operated vehicles; renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester combustible liquid fuel derived from agricultural plant oils, animal fats or waste…

Marc AlessiGovernmental Operations Committee

Requires insurers to provide certificate holders with at least thirty days prior written notice of termination of group health insurance coverage

Requires insurers to provide certificate holders with at least thirty days prior written notice of termination of group health insurance coverage.

Ann-Margaret CarrozzaOn the Assembly floor

Removes provisions prohibiting N.Y. city from strengthening rent regulation laws to provide more comprehensive coverage than state laws

Removes provisions that prohibit cities of one million or more from strengthening rent regulation laws to provide more comprehensive coverage than state laws.

Vito LopezOn the Assembly floor

Relates to increased participation in state contracts and subcontracts by certified minority and women owned business enterprises

Relates to increased participation in state contracts and subcontracts by certified minority and women owned business enterprises; relates to certain performance and payment bond requirements.

Joan MillmanGovernmental Operations Committee

Requires a blend of biodiesel fuel in retail heating oil

Requires a blend of biodiesel blend in retail heating oil; 5% in 2011; 10% in 2012 and 20% in 2013 and thereafter; renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester combustible liquid fuel derived from…

Marc AlessiEnergy Committee

Relates to powers of banking board, restrictions on employees of the banking department, collecting assessment fees, suspending mortgage bankers; repealer

Relates to powers of banking board, restrictions on employees of the banking department, collecting assessment fees, suspending mortgage bankers and brokers for cause and eliminating outdated…

Darryl TownsStricken

Relates to licensed lenders, licensed cashers of checks, sales finance companies, premium finance companies, budget planners, and transmitters of money; repealer

Relates to licensed lenders, licensed cashers of checks, sales finance companies, premium finance companies, budget planners, and transmitters of money.

Darryl TownsStricken

Provides additional health services and employment benefits for veterans

Provides additional benefits for veterans; provides for services and counseling related to post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injuries; requires reports to the legislature concerning the…

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

Requires certain nursery school operators to file with the office of children and family services and to fingerprint applicants for purpose of conducting searches

Requires nursery school operators providing service to more than three preschool children of 5 years of age or less for three hours or less per day per child for 3 or more days per week to file with…

Carl L. MarcellinoChildren And Families CommitteeHealth

Relates to the notification requirements of sex offenders

Relates to the notification requirements of sex offenders.

Jeffrion AubryCorrection Committee

Relates to recordkeeping requirements for pet dealers

Relates to recordkeeping requirements for pet dealers.

Suzi OppenheimerAgriculture Committee

Relates to requiring first consideration of persons defined in the federal workforce investment act programs for hiring for positions created as a result of economic development assistance

Relates to requiring first consideration of unemployed individuals, low-income individuals, dislocated workers and individuals training for nontraditional employment, as defined in the federal…

Velmanette MontgomeryEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Creates procedures for airbag safety; repealer

Relates to airbag safety and repealing certain provisions thereof.

RoAnn DestitoTransportation Committee

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,…

Thomas AlfanoTransportation Committee

Relates to aid for coordinated collection development grants

Relates to aid for coordinated collection development grants for public and non-profit independent colleges and universities.

Jonathan BingHigher Education Committee

Relates to the redomestication of insurance companies

Relates to the redomestication of insurance companies.

Neil D. BreslinInsurance Committee

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim April 28, 2010, as Workers' Memorial Day in the State of New York

Susan JohnAdopted

Adopted

Memorailizing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim September 2010 as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in the State of New York

Donna LupardoAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim April 28, 2010, as West Point Day in the State of New York

Nancy CalhounAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim April 28, 2010, as West Point Day in the State of New York

William J. Larkin Jr.Adopted

Adopted

Enacts the New York State bicycle tourism promotion act

Enacts the New York State bicycle tourism promotion act; authorizes the issuance of grants for the purchase of equipment and operation of a bicycle tourism kiosk; authorizes the establishment of up…

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee

Extends certain provisions relating to the extension of the bank tax

Extends transitional provisions of law relating to the extension of the bank tax.

Darryl TownsSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes Manhattan Youth Recreations and Resources, Inc. to file an application for exemption from real property taxes

Authorizes the assessor of the borough of Manhattan to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from Manhattan Youth Recreations and Resources, Inc. for a certain parcel of land…

Sheldon SilverSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Makes permanent the provisions of chapter 591 of the laws of 2001 relating to limiting the check cashing exemption for national banks and other regulated entities

Makes permanent the provisions of chapter 591 of the laws of 2001 relating to limiting the check cashing exemption for national banks and other regulated entities.

Darryl TownsVetoed

Vetoed

Designates a portion of the highway system as the Highway of Fallen Heroes

Designates a portion of the highway system as the Highway of Fallen Heroes.

William T. StachowskiTransportation Committee

Requires employees of dealers in firearms and gunsmiths to submit to a criminal background check

Requires employees of dealers in firearms to submit to state and national criminal background checks.

Eric T. SchneidermanCodes Committee

Requires third-party notification prior to termination of long-term care and health insurance for persons 65 and older

Requires insurers to notify a designated third person prior to termination of health insurance policies held by a person 65 years of age or older; imposes burden of notifying such insurer by…

George LatimerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires health care professional education in the area of elder abuse

Requires physicians, chiropractors, dentists, registered nurses, podiatrists, optometrists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and dental hygienists to have completed one hour of coursework or training…

Ann-Margaret CarrozzaHigher Education Committee

Relates to the New York state bridge authority

Relates to the New York state bridge authority; provides for the walkway over the Hudson bridge to mean the Poughkeepsie-Highland railroad bridge which was constructed across the Hudson river north…

Stricken

Provides for gifts on tax returns for autism awareness and research

Provides for gifts on tax returns for autism awareness and research.

Matthew TitoneInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Exempts manufacturers of firearm silencers from being charged under certain sections of the penal law in certain situations

Exempts manufacturers of firearm silencers from being charged under certain sections of the penal law in certain situations.

RoAnn DestitoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires incident reporting by home care services agencies, hospitals, and adult care facilities

Requires incident reporting by home care services agencies, hospitals and adult care facilities to the department of health and the department of family assistance in a manner and time period…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Simplifies the absentee ballot process by removing requirement of certain information that is to be provided

Simplifies the absentee ballot process to make it easier to vote in such manner by removing requirement for certain information on circumstances for the voter's absence.

Sandy GalefSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides that an affidavit ballot shall also constitute an application to register to vote

Provides that an affidavit ballot submitted on election day at a polling place shall also constitute an application to register to vote.

Brian KavanaghSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to establishing inheritance by a non-marital child; repealer

Relates to establishing inheritance by a non-marital child.

Hakeem JeffriesSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Directs commissioner of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to study and report on the costs to the state of early diagnosis and treatment of autism

Directs the commissioner of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to study and report the costs to the state for the early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and the long-term…

Mark J.F. SchroederMental Health Committee

Grants jurisdiction to entertain certain declaratory judgment actions commenced pursuant to the fee dispute resolution program

Grants jurisdiction to entertain certain declaratory judgment actions commenced pursuant to the fee dispute resolution program.

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Mourning the death of IBEW Local 43 Business Manager William C. Towsley of Syracuse

William MagnarelliAdopted

Adopted

Honoring American novelist Harper Lee upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition

José M. SerranoAdopted

Adopted

Mourning the death of Dorothy Height, a leader of the African-American and women's civil rights movements

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonAdopted

Adopted

Enacts provisions to reduce the incidence of motor vehicle insurance fraud

Grants the superintendent of insurance authority to investigate fraudulent activities, such as motor vehicle operators who drive with no insurance coverage, and those who misrepresent their…

Joseph MorelleInsurance CommitteeFinance

Ensures language assistance services by state agencies and requires state agencies to maintain records and to submit an annual report on language services

Ensures language assistance services by state agencies; requires state agencies to maintain records of the primary language spoken by any individual seeking such assistance; and requires state…

Adriano EspaillatGovernmental Employees Committee

Amends the agriculture and markets law, exempting certain institutions from the definition of a food processing establishment

Exempts certain institutions involved in the processing of homemade baked goods, spices and powders, sold only at farmers' markets and roadside stands from the definition of a food processing…

William MageeAgriculture Committee

Includes domestic partners in the ownership criteria for households for STAR exemption

Includes domestic partners in the ownership criteria for households to receive the enhanced STAR exemption.

Marc AlessiReal Property Taxation Committee

Establishes an education investment tax credit

Establishes an education investment tax credit.

Michael CusickWays And Means Committee

Authorizes the county of Broome to impose an additional 65 cent surcharge on each telephone access line for enhanced 911 emergency service costs

Authorizes the county of Broome to impose an additional 65 cent surcharge on each telephone access line for enhanced 911 emergency service costs.

Tom LibousLocal Government Committee

Requires school districts to establish and maintain peace/conflict resolution centers

Requires school districts to establish and maintain peace/conflict resolution centers.

Pedro Espada Jr.Education Committee