Bills by

Owen H. Johnson

Senator

20,524 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →ojohnson@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

20,524 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

A11282Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to education
Authorizes the governor, with the advice of the senate, to appoint the commissioner of education
Authorizes the governor, with the advice of the senate, to appoint the commissioner of education.
Brian KolbEducation CommitteeEducation
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A11284Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to agriculture
Establishes the dairy assistance program; provides payment to producers for milk produced during the period commencing on January first, two thousand nine and ending on December thirty-first, two thousand nine
Establishes the dairy assistance program; provides payment to producers for milk produced during the period commencing on January first, two thousand nine and ending on December thirty-first, two…
Peter LopezAgriculture Committee

A11281Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to health

Allows counties to opt out of providing certain optional Medicaid benefits to prospective beneficiaries

Authorizes the state to allow counties to opt out of the county cost of medical assistance payments to any new enrollees who have either never received such benefits or who have reenrolled after a…

Brian KolbHealth Committee

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A11274Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to labor

Relates to reciprocity of debarments imposed under the federal Davis-Bacon act

Relates to reciprocity of debarments imposed under the federal Davis-Bacon act to prevent contractors who have violated certain labor provisions on federal work projects from bidding on or being…

Charles LavineLabor Committee

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A11261Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to education

Amends the education law and certain technical provisions therein

Relates to the apportionment of aid for external defibrillators, the powers of the commissioner pertaining to individualized education programs, excluding the issue of the cost of criminal history…

Brian KolbEducation Committee

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A11264Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to applying the freedom of information law to corporations with public access and national, state and/or local landmark designation

Relates to applying the freedom of information law to corporations with public access and national, state and/or local landmark designation.

Marcus MolinaroCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A11266Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Allows fishing without a license; repealer

Allows fishing without a license and repeals certain provisions of the environmental conservation law relating thereto.

Joseph SaladinoEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A11275Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to local governments

Authorizes financial assistance for civic facilities by industrial development agencies

Authorizes financial assistance for civic facilities by industrial development agencies; defines civic facility.

Brian KolbLocal Governments CommitteeLocal Government

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A11277Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Grants Bruce Kerr a retroactive system membership date and Tier I status in the New York city employees' retirement system

Grants Bruce Kerr a retroactive system membership date and tier I status in the New York city employees' retirement system.

Michael CusickGovernmental Employees Committee

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A11267Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to social services

Relates to payments for some residential health care facilities

Amends the social services law, in relation to payments for non-public residential health care facilities.

Mark J.F. SchroederSocial Services Committee

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A11271Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to energy

Authorizes and directs the New York state energy, research and development authority to conduct energy audits of small businesses free of charge

Authorizes and directs the New York state energy, research and development authority to conduct energy audits of small businesses free of charge.

Andrew HevesiEnergy Committee

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A11272Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Relates to the non-therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents in animals

Relates to restrictions on non-therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents in animals in the absence of any clinical sign of disease in the animals.

Brian KavanaghAgriculture Committee

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A11276Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to monies received by the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery central school district

Relates to moneys received by the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery central school district.

Nancy CalhounEducation Committee

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A11263Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Relates to guaranteed asset protection waivers in motor vehicle leasing and installment sales

Relates to guaranteed asset protection waivers in motor vehicle leasing and installment sales.

Joseph MorelleJudiciary Committee

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A11265Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Provides for the expiration of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax and establishes the MTA fiscal oversight board; repealer

Provides for the expiration of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax and establishes the MTA fiscal oversight board; repeals a section of the public authorities law relating to the…

Joseph SaladinoWays And Means Committee

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A11260Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Changes the fiscal year to begin on the first of May; requires the use of generally accepted accounting principles in the state fiscal plan

Changes the fiscal year to begin on the first of May; requires the use of generally accepted accounting principles in the state fiscal plan.

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

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A11256Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to governmental employees

Authorizes Ronald Martin to take the competitive civil service examination for appointment as a full-time police officer for the village of Oxford

Authorizes Ronald Martin to take the competitive civil service examination for appointment as a full-time police officer for the village of Oxford.

Clifford CrouchGovernmental Employees Committee

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A11259Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to transportation

Relates to authorizing design-build contracts for transportation projects

Relates to authorizing design-build contracts for transportation projects and sets forth a 2-step process for the selection thereof.

Brian KolbTransportation Committee

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A11253Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to codes

Relates to sentencing for certain sexual offenses; repealer

Establishes the offense of endangering the welfare of a child in a sexual manner; relates to sentencing and post-release supervision for certain sexual offenses.

Joseph SaladinoCodes Committee

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A11251Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to education

Requires on-line or web-based applications utilized by the department of education to comply with Cyber Security Policy and with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

Requires that any on-line or web-based applications utilized by the department of education in connection with application for licensure or certification or to verify the result of background checks…

Joan MillmanEducation Committee

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A11254Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to social services

Relates to level two and level three sex offenders

Relates to level two and level three sex offenders and prohibits their placement in any temporary emergency housing or homeless shelters used to house families with children.

Joseph SaladinoSocial Services Committee

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A11249Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to awards of certain contracts to small businesses or businesses certified under article 15-A of the executive law

Relates to awards of certain contracts to small businesses or businesses certified under article 15-A of the executive law.

Richard BrodskyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A11250Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to mental health

Requires surveillance cameras in all state and volunteer agency vehicles used to transport developmentally disabled individuals and in group homes

Requires surveillance cameras in all state and volunteer agency vehicles used to transport developmentally disabled individuals and in group homes.

Timothy P. GordonMental Health Committee

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A11234Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of toys and child care products containing bisphenol-A or phthalates

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of certain toys and child care products containing bisphenol-A or phthalates; imposes a civil fine of not less than $10,000 a day for violation of…

David KoonConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A11241Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Relates to legislative ethics; repealer

Relates to legislative ethics, gifts and financial disclosures, the independent commission on public integrity, the definition of lobbyists, requiring ethics training for lobbyists and public…

Robert CastelliGovernmental Operations Committee

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A11247Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Requires a corporation that is petitioning for sale of all or substantially all of its assets to set forth the impact on the public and requires the court to consider the same

Requires a corporation that is petitioning for sale of all or substantially all of its assets to set forth the impact on the public and requires the court to consider the same.

Marcus MolinaroCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A11243Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to energy

Municipal sustainable energy financing program

Provides for a municipal sustainable energy financing program; changes municipal sustainable energy loan program; promote the deployment of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency measures…

Robert CastelliEnergy Committee

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A11233Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to governmental operations

Limits tenure of temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leaders and committee chairs

Limits the tenure of the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leader of the senate and minority leader of the assembly to 8 years; limits the tenure of the chairman…

David KoonGovernmental Operations Committee

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A11246Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Repeals part O3 of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003 relating to decoupling from certain federal depreciation provisions

Relates to decoupling from certain federal depreciation provisions.

Marcus MolinaroWays And Means Committee

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A11236Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to housing

Provides for a transfer fee of 75% of the fair market value in dissolution or sales of a rental project or mutual company

Provides for a transfer fee of 75% of the fair market value in dissolution or sales of a rental project or mutual company.

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

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A11230Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Authorizes school tax reductions for residents in certain communities

Authorizes school tax reductions of 25% for residents in communities that restrict ownership to those fifty-five years of age and older.

Thomas McKevittWays And Means Committee

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A11227Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to codes

Repeals subdivisions 1, 3 and 7 of section 240.35 of the penal law, relating to the offense of loitering, and makes conforming technical amendments

Relates to the offense of loitering, and makes conforming technical amendments in the penal law, the alcoholic beverage control law, the criminal procedure law, the executive law and the general…

Brian KavanaghCodes Committee

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S7944Senate· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Requires travel agents to be registered with the department of state, and provides for the regulation thereof; repealer

Requires travel agents to be registered with the department of state, and provides for the regulation thereof.

José PeraltaConsumer Protection Committee

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S7943Senate· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Authorizes commissioner of general services to convey unused state lands to school district or board of cooperative educational services for public education purpose

Authorizes the commissioner of general services to convey unappropriated state lands to a school district or board of cooperative educational services for public education purposes; such conveyance…

Owen H. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S7939Senate· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to finance

Establishes the temporary state commission on intimate partner violence, within office of mental health to study, report on and make recommendations on such violence

Establishes the temporary state commission on intimate partner violence, within the office of mental health, to study, report on and make recommendations on the prevalence, causes, effects, risks…

Shirley L. HuntleyFinance Committee

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S7940Senate· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to civil service and pensions

Relates to a one year wage freeze

Relates to a one year wage freeze for employees of the state, municipalities and school districts.

John J. FlanaganCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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A11212Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Relates to the personal income tax credit for long-term care insurance

Relates to the personal income tax credit for long-term care insurance; allows an individual to qualify pursuant to Title XXXII of the federal Public Health Service Act.

William A. BarclayWays And Means CommitteeFinance

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A11213Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Authorizes the creation of the veteran assistance lottery game and the establishment of the veterans' assistance fund

Authorizes the creation of the veteran assistance lottery game and the establishment of the veterans' assistance fund.

Kenneth ZebrowskiWays And Means Committee

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A11220Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Relates to creating an exemption for alternative heating fuels from the state sales and use taxes

Relates to creating an exemption for alternative heating fuels from the state sales and use taxes.

Clifford CrouchWays And Means Committee

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A11216Assembly· Moved May 25, 2010· Referred to economic development

Prohibits sale or distribution of any product containing a synthetic cannabinoid; establishes a defense of lack of knowledge of the content of such product

Prohibits sale or distribution of any product containing a synthetic cannabinoid; defines the chemical compounds which constitute a synthetic cannabinoid; imposes a civil penalty of not more than…

David McDonoughEconomic Development Committee

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