Sponsored bills

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim May 18, 2010, as Haitian Unity Day in the State of New York

Ellen C. JaffeeAdopted

Adopted

Commending the Maimonides Hebrew Day School upon the occasion of celebrating its 30th Anniversary

Neil D. BreslinAdopted

Adopted

Extends the expiration of provisions of law regulating the sale of tickets to places of entertainment until June 15, 2010

Extends from May 15, 2010 until June 15, 2010, the expiration of the provisions of law regulating the sale of tickets to places of entertainment.

Craig M. JohnsonWays And Means Committee

Creates mental illness and chemical dependence initiative

Creates mental illness and chemical dependence initiative designed to eliminate stigma and misinformation about mental illness and chemical dependence among military service members.

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

Relates to the effectiveness of the transitional care unit demonstration program

Relates to the effectiveness of the transitional care unit demonstration program.

Signed by Governor

Signed into law

Provides for the lawful sale of scrap copper and other metals by junk dealers

Provides for the lawful sale of scrap copper and other metals by junk dealers; restricts sale of certain items; increases existing penalties.

Crystal Peoples-StokesCodes Committee

Relates to recordkeeping requirements for pet dealers

Relates to recordkeeping requirements for pet dealers.

Amy PaulinCodes Committee

Provides for legislative review of rules and regulations and allows the legislature to invalidate regulations that are not consistent with the legislative intent

Provides for legislative review of rules and regulations and allows the legislature to invalidate regulations that are not consistent with the legislative intent.

William MageeJudiciary Committee

Changes fine for violations by employment agencies to up to $500 a day and a class A misdemeanor for 3 or more violations in 5 years

Changes fine for violations by employment agencies to up to $500 a day and a class A misdemeanor for 3 or more violations in 5 years.

Adriano EspaillatCodes Committee

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to study the economic impact of the closure of each state park or historic site

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to study the economic impact of the closure of each state park or historic site.

Owen H. JohnsonFinance Committee

Relates to credit default insurance companies; repealer

Relates to credit default insurance companies.

Joseph MorelleCodes CommitteeLegal

Authorizes persons under the age of fourteen to participate in special events involving snowmobiles

Authorizes persons under the age of fourteen to participate in special events involving snowmobiles.

Betty LittleFinance Committee

Relates to blighted property and blighted areas; repealer

Establishes what is and what is not blighted property and blighted areas.

Amy PaulinCodes CommitteeLegal

Relates to the definition of a grocery store

Relates to the definition of a grocery store.

Robin SchimmingerCodes CommitteeLegal

Allows municipalities to lease naming rights of government owned property

Allows municipalities to lease naming rights of government-owned property.

Craig M. JohnsonFinance Committee

Relates to licensing the practice of polysomnographic technology

Relates to licensing the practice of polysomnographic technology; establishes requirements and procedures for professional licensure and registration; allows limited permits to be issued to eligible…

Brian X. FoleyHigher Education Committee

Relates to the provision of physical therapy assistant services in elementary and secondary schools

Extends provisions of chapter 20 of the laws of 1998 relating to the provision of physical therapy assistant services in elementary and secondary schools until 2015.

Toby Ann StaviskyOn the Senate floor

Relates to vested rights of property owners relating to the development of their land

Relates to vested rights of property owners relating to the development of their land; requires notice by applicant to property owners within 250 feet of land development application.

Amy PaulinCodes Committee

Includes the production of maple sap and pure maple products within the definition of agricultural tourism

Includes the production of maple sap and pure maple products within the definition of agricultural tourism.

Darrel J. AubertineSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Grants James DeMarco Tier I status

Jane CorwinGovernmental Employees Committee

Authorize the county of Putnam to discontinue the use of certain lands as parklands

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

Vincent L. LeibellSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Makes provisions for payment to peace officers employed by the division of parole for salary and medical expenses while subject to sickness

Provides that peace officers employed by the division of parole who suffer an employment related illness shall receive their salary and medical expenses until disability has ceased; makes related…

John McEnenyWays And Means CommitteeFinance

Relates to enhancing the collective bargaining obligations of public employers and adjusting penalties for striking of public employees

Relates to enhancing the collective bargaining obligations of public employers and adjusting penalties for striking of public employees.

Adriano EspaillatCodes Committee

Makes provisions regarding small claims jurisdiction where claimant is a tenant or lessee of real property owned by defendant that is situated within certain limits

Amends various court acts (i.e., the uniform city court act, the uniform district court act, the uniform justice court act and the New York city civil court act) to provide for small claims…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Provides for radon testing in public and private schools

Provides for radon testing in public and private schools.

Daniel O'DonnellEducation Committee

Defines abandonment of an animal and provides for criminal penalties for such abandonment; repealer

Defines abandonment of an animal and provides for criminal penalties for such abandonment.

John McEnenyCodes Committee

Creates a program for public awareness of post polio sequelae within the department of health

Creates a program for public awareness of post-polio sequelae within the department of health to alert post-poliomyelitis survivors and their families about this condition and proper treatment for…

George LatimerVetoed

Vetoed

Provides for paid time off for port authority of New York and New Jersey police officers who become ill or injured in the performance of their duties

Provides for paid time off for port authority of New York and New Jersey police officers who become ill or injured in the performance of their duties.

Peter AbbateCodes CommitteeLegal

Prohibits certain adverse actions by public employers to be taken against public employees for the reporting of certain violations endangering children

Prohibits certain adverse actions by public employers to be taken against public employees and provides remedies for violations and increases the scope of protected employee activity; includes…

Harvey WeisenbergCodes Committee

Requires the payment of court costs and legal fees to government officers and employees removed from a position illegally and reinstated by court order

Requires a civil service employer to reimburse, within thirty days, any employee or officer, reinstated pursuant to a court order, for court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

Audrey PhefferCodes Committee

Makes provisions regarding the unlawful sale of law enforcement identification

Prohibits the sale of any badge, shield, identification card or other insignia of any police department or law enforcement agency or a facsimile of such a badge or shield and imposes a civil penalty…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

Presumes for certain members of the NYS&LP&FRS that the contracting of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus was in the discharge or performance of duties

Presumes for certain members of the NYS&LP&FRS that the contracting of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was in the discharge or performance of duties as the natural and proximate…

Peter AbbateWays And Means Committee

Provides for payment of salary, wages, medical and hospital expenses of members of the state police with injuries or illness incurred in the performance of duties

Provides for payment of salary, wages, medical and hospital expenses of members of the state police with injuries or illness incurred in the performance of their duties.

Peter AbbateCodes Committee

Provides for the corporation to do studies in targeted areas of Buffalo as part of a retail revitalization program

Provides for the corporation to do studies in targeted areas of Buffalo as part of a retail revitalization program; reports to legislature no later than July 1, 2010.

Crystal Peoples-StokesWays And Means Committee

Relates to state lighting efficiency standards for existing public buildings

Relates to state lighting efficiency standards for existing public buildings and to eliminating wasteful artificial night lighting of public buildings.

Linda RosenthalSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Limits the maximum post-retirement earnings of public employees

Increases the amount of money a retiree may earn in a position of public service in the year 2010 and thereafter to $32,500.

Robert SweeneyWays And Means Committee

Relates to the hours worked by nurses

Relates to the hours worked by nurses.

William T. StachowskiFinance Committee

Provides an optional twenty year retirement plan for county correction officers or deputy sheriffs performing as correction officers

Provides an optional twenty year retirement plan for county correction officers or deputy sheriffs performing as correction officers.

Robert SweeneyWays And Means Committee

Establishes that ten percent of any special assessment paid for landfill disposal shall be credited to the county health department of the county of such landfill

Establishes ten percent of any special assessment paid for landfill disposal shall be credited to the county health department of the county where the landfill that is accepting hazardous waste is…

Antoine M. ThompsonFinance Committee

Relates to unlawful acts in respect to examinations

Relates to unlawful acts in respect to examinations.

Peter AbbateCodes Committee

Provides that all affirmative action officers and administrators employed by the state shall be in competitive classified positions

Provides that all affirmative action officers and administrators employed by the state shall be in competitive classified positions; directs the department of civil service to establish…

Peter RiveraWays And Means Committee

Regulates hatcheries that raise trout and black bass for food fish

Regulates hatcheries that raise trout and black bass for food fish.

William MageeWays And Means Committee

Prohibits a skier from skiing in any area unless he or she is wearing a protective helmet; applicable to skiers under fourteen years of age

Relates to the duties of skiers and ski area operators regarding the use of helmets; requires skiers under age 14 to wear helmets; requires ski area operators to maintain an adequate supply of…

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Amends provisions relating to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections

Amends provisions relating to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections: removes requirement for certain detailed…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Education Committee

Authorizes establishment of school district and board of cooperative educational services reserve funds for contributions to the state teachers' retirement system

Authorizes the establishment by school districts and boards of cooperative educational services of retirement contribution reserve funds for the purposes of making contributions to the New York…

Suzi OppenheimerFinance Committee

Establishes the Arts and Artifacts Domestic Indemnity Act

Establishes the Arts and Artifacts Domestic Indemnity Act; provides that the council on the arts may enter into indemnity agreements to indemnify certain items from loss or damage; establishes…

David J. ValeskyFinance Committee

Relates to the management of migratory game birds; repealer

Relates to the management of migratory game birds.

Antoine M. ThompsonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to prohibiting investment of certain public funds in companies doing business in Sudan

Relates to prohibiting investment of funds of the common retirement fund in companies doing business in Sudan and requires divestiture of any such investments within three years.

Bill PerkinsFinance CommitteeFinance