Sponsored bills

Relates to the employment of veterans with disabilities by municipalities

Establishes that by enactment of a local law, any county, city, town or village may determine a number of positions that may be performed by disabled veterans and veterans with disabilities who are…

James TediscoGovernmental Employees Committee

Allows municipal civil service commissions in the state to prescribe a number of positions with duties to be performed by veterans with disabilities

Provides for employment of veterans with disabilities by municipalities; allows municipal civil service commissions in the state to prescribe a number of positions, not to exceed two hundred, with…

James TediscoGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides certain benefits and rights to domestic partners of members of certain retirement funds and systems

Provides certain benefits and rights to domestic partners of members of the New York city employees' retirement system, New York city police pension fund, the New York city fire department pension…

Deborah GlickGovernmental Employees Committee

Extends the statute of limitations in criminal and civil actions for certain sex offenses committed against a child less than eighteen years of age

Establishes the period of limitation for the prosecution of a sex offense defined in article 130 of the penal law, incest or use of a child in a sexual performance committed against a person less…

Margaret MarkeyStricken

Changes the state fiscal year from April first to June first, changes time frames for school district elections and notice of elections and submission of a property

Changes the state fiscal year from April first to June first with such fiscal year ending the next following thirty-first day of May; changes time frames for school district elections and notice of…

Liz KruegerFinance Committee

Establishes the commission on public authority reform to study and investigate reducing the number of public authorities and their subsidiaries; repealer

Establishes a temporary state commission to be known as the commission on public authority reform to study and investigate reducing the number of public authorities and their subsidiaries in New…

Joseph A. GriffoCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Requires fingerprinting of prospective employees of special education schools and special act school districts for purposes of a criminal background check

Requires fingerprinting of prospective employees of special education schools and special act school districts for purposes of a criminal background check; defines "special education school";…

Craig M. JohnsonEducation Committee

Increases by 1 degree the severity of rape, criminal sexual act, sexual abuse and course of sexual conduct against a child in the second degrees

Increases by 1 degree the severity of rape in the second degree, criminal sexual act in the second degree, sexual abuse in the second degree and course of sexual conduct against a child in the…

James L. SewardCodes Committee

Provides additional oversight for interim multiple dwellings; provides for additional remedies for residents of such dwellings and extends certain provisions

Provides additional oversight for interim multiple dwellings; provides for additional remedies for residents of such dwellings and extends various provisions; makes additional provisions relating to…

Daniel L. SquadronHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Increases unemployment insurance benefits; provides for unemployment insurance for domestic violence survivors

Increases unemployment insurance benefits; provides for unemployment insurance for domestic violence survivors.

José PeraltaLabor Committee

Creates a mechanism for taxpayers to contribute on their tax return to the homeless housing and assistance fund

Establishes the "gift to the homeless housing and assistance fund"; provides that effective on or after January 1, 2010 an individual may contribute to the homeless housing and assistance fund for…

Pedro Espada Jr.Investigations And Government Operations Committee

Provides for annual school lead-copper tap water testing; publishing of reports of contamination and abatement of such contamination

Provides for annual school lead-copper tap water testing; requires the publishing of reports of contamination and abatement of such contamination; requires school districts to provide potable water…

James S. AlesiHealth Committee

Relates to hazardous toys and other articles intended for use by children

Relates to hazardous toys and other articles intended for use by children.

James S. AlesiConsumer Protection Committee

Repeals the New York city off-track betting corporation provisions and authorizes the transfer to a private vendor; repealer

Repeals the New York city off-track betting corporation provisions and authorizes the transfer to a private vendor; establishes registered sports bars and authorizes the use of interactive gaming…

Martin J. GoldenInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Requires governor to perform cost benefit analysis of tax expenditures

Requires governor to preform cost benefit analysis of tax expenditures.

Liz KruegerFinance CommitteeFinance

Establishes the "keep effective and excellent professionals in the classroom act"; relates to procedures for the abolition of teaching positions; repealers

Establishes the "keep effective and excellent professionals in the classroom act"; relates to procedures for the abolition of teaching positions in city school districts of cities having one million…

Ruben DiazEducation Committee

Enacts the immigration provider enforced disclosure information and registration (IMPEDIR) act of 2010

Enacts the immigration provider enforced disclosure information and registration (IMPEDIR) act of 2010.

Eric T. SchneidermanCodes Committee

Prohibits the writing, sending or reading of text-based communications on a mobile telephone with at least one hand while driving

Prohibits the writing, sending or reading of text-based communication on a mobile telephone while driving; creates a "cell phone safety" component in pre-licensing courses.

James S. AlesiTransportation Committee

Relates to the power for jobs program; repealer

Relates to the power for jobs program and the energy cost savings benefits program; extends expiration dates.

George D. MaziarzEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Extends provisions relating to the registration of kegs through November 22, 2013

Extends provisions relating to the registration of kegs through November 22, 2013.

David J. ValeskyCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

Provides the state liquor authority with general rule making authority

Provides the state liquor authority with general rule making authority.

Craig M. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Authorizes the lease-purchase of real property for a term of up to 30 years; makes permanent the authority to enter into leases for a term of up to fifteen years

Authorizes the lease-purchase of real property for a term of up to 30 years; makes permanent the authority to enter into leases for a term of up to fifteen years.

Craig M. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Extends transitional provisions relating to the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley act

Extends transitional provisions relating to the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley act.

Herman D. FarrellSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Includes Niagara Frontier transportation authority and its police officers and aircraft rescue firefighters under provisions for resolution of impasse in collective

Includes Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority and its police officers and aircraft rescue firefighters in the provisions of the civil service law providing for the resolution of impasses in…

Dennis H. GabryszakVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to teachers' rights

Relates to teachers' rights; adds other specified personnel to teachers and teaching assistants where the board of cooperative educational services takes over a program.

Suzi OppenheimerVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to travel by firefighters and ambulance workers

Relates to travel by firefighters and ambulance workers; provides emergency service permits for interchanges and barriers while emergency operation is taking place.

Francine DelMonteSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Designates May seventeenth as "Thurgood Marshall Day"

Designates May seventeenth as "Thurgood Marshall Day", a day of commemoration.

Thomas P. MorahanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to providing firefighters with appropriate equipment and procedures; repealer

Relates to providing firefighters with appropriate equipment and procedures.

Craig M. JohnsonLabor Committee

Increases the number of affirmative votes required to adopt, amend or repeal a rule

Increases the number of affirmative votes required to adopt, amend or repeal a rule.

Toby Ann StaviskySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the deadline for the publication of enrollment lists

Relates to the deadline for the publication of enrollment lists; requires list to be published before the first day of April in all election years.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Signed by Governor

Signed into law

Requires the commissioner of general services to implement a recycling program for all state-owned and state-leased properties

Requires the commissioner to implement a recycling program for all state-owned and state-leased properties; requires incentives for adherence and annual reporting to the governor and legislature.

Craig M. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to disclosure in New York state in an action pending in another jurisdiction

Relates to disclosure in New York state in an action pending in another jurisdiction.

Eric T. SchneidermanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires prior disclosure of income, assets, financial obligations of decedent to enforce surviving spouse's waiver of right of election; waives dead man's statute

Requires fair and reasonable disclosure of income, assets and financial obligations of decedent for surviving spouse's waiver of right of election to be enforceable and renders inapplicable the…

John L. SampsonVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to binding arbitration in negotiations with members who are designated as security services or security supervisors

Provides for binding arbitration in negotiations with all members who are designated as security services or security supervisors.

Eric AdamsVetoed

Vetoed

Establishes a revised residential property condition disclosure statement; repealer

Establishes a revised residential property condition disclosure statement.

Tom LibousJudiciary Committee

Authorizes physician assistants under the supervision of a physician to perform most medical services that such physician can perform

Clarifies the scope of practice of physician assistants to authorize such physician assistants, while under the supervision of a physician, to perform the medical services that the physician could…

Thomas K. DuaneSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides tax credit to certain volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance workers and volunteer emergency medical personnel

Provides tax credit to certain volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance workers and volunteer emergency medical personnel of up to one thousand one hundred dollars for qualifying service; defines…

Craig M. JohnsonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Provides for the detailing of the benefits and costs of proposed rules in the regulatory impact statements

Provides for the detailing of the benefits and costs of proposed rules in the regulatory impact statements to ensure proper disclosure to the public of such information.

David J. ValeskyVetoed

Vetoed

Authorizes insurance premium reductions for non-commercial private passenger vehicles retrofitted with daytime running lamps

Authorizes insurance premium reductions for non-commercial private passenger vehicles equipped with retrofitted daytime running lamps; requires commissioner to promulgate by rule, qualifications and…

John A. DeFranciscoVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to the renunciation of property interests

Establishes certain renunciations shall not necessarily constitute a qualified disclaimer for the purposes of the estate tax or the gift tax; allows a beneficiary of a disposition to renounce…

John L. SampsonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the membership of the Saratoga-Capital district regional park, recreation and historic preservation commission

Relates to the membership of the Saratoga-Capital district regional park, recreation and historic preservation commission and repeals a section of law relating to the Long Island regional park,…

José M. SerranoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Grants an exemption to provisions prohibiting transfer of any retirement plan upon commencement of matrimonial action when benefits are being paid under such plan

Grants an exemption to provisions prohibiting transfer of any retirement plan upon commencement of a matrimonial action when the retirement plan is already paying benefits.

John L. SampsonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorize the First United Methodist Church of Roosevelt to file an application for real property tax exemptions

Authorizes the First United Methodist Church of Roosevelt to file an application for real property tax exemptions.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Signed by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to online listing of real property for sale or rent

Relates to online listing of real property for sale or rent; excludes such activities from regulation by the state real estate board; excludes such acts from the definition of an apartment…

John L. SampsonVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to standard fire insurance policies

Allows court to compel the parties to submit to the appraisal process as set out in a standard fire policy regardless of any dispute raised concerning scope of coverage or scope of loss.

Neil D. BreslinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires mortgage lenders and brokers to provide consumer with mortgage bill of rights pamphlet which must be signed by the consumer prior to mortgage application

Requires mortgage lenders and brokers to provide consumers with a mortgage bill of rights pamphlet which must be read and signed by the consumer prior to applying for a mortgage.

José PeraltaBanks Committee

Increases to $10,000 the contribution that a resident taxpayer may make to family tuition accounts for each child during a taxable year

Increases to $10,000 the contribution that a resident taxpayer may make to family tuition accounts for each beneficiary thereof during a taxable year.

José PeraltaInvestigations And Government Operations CommitteeLegal

Prohibits service providers from solely relying upon consumer credit reports for the purpose of determining whether to provide or continue to provide service

Prohibits service providers from solely relying upon credit reports for the purpose of determining whether to provide or continue to provide service to any consumer or potential consumer; further…

José PeraltaConsumer Protection Committee