Bills by

Ellen C. Jaffee

Assembly Member

11,958 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

11,958 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

A8250Assembly· Moved Mar 26, 2010· Amend and recommit to education
Enacts the "New York state health kids act"
Enacts the "New York state healthy kids act", to provide that only healthy foods and beverages be served, during the school day, in all schools in the state; directs the board of regents and the…
Peter RiveraEducation Committee
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S5306Senate· Moved Mar 26, 2010· Advanced to third reading
Creates the Orangetown public library district; repealer
Creates the Orangetown public library district; modifies the boundaries; authorizes individual libraries to apply for appropriations on an individual basis.
Thomas P. MorahanOn the Senate floor
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S5279Senate· Moved Mar 26, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Provides for the inclusion of low income credit unions in the banking development district program in cities having a population of one million or more persons

Provides for the inclusion of low income credit unions in the banking development district program in cities having a population of one million or more persons.

Daniel L. SquadronOn the Senate floor

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S5731Senate· Moved Mar 26, 2010· Amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications

Directs the public service commission to conduct an in-depth public interest analysis of proposed mergers by telephone corporations

Directs the public service commission to conduct an in-depth public interest analysis of proposed mergers by telephone corporations and other telecommunications services providers over which said…

Darrel J. AubertineEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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A10437Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to health

Relates to membership of the advisory council established within the acquired immune deficiency syndrome institute

Relates to membership of the advisory council established within the acquired immune deficiency syndrome institute; provides that vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointments…

Darryl TownsHealth Committee

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A10438Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection

Provides that certain gift certificates may be used by the holder to pay down a debt owed to a merchant

Provides that a gift certificate issued by a single merchant or an affiliated group of merchants that share the same name, mark or logo may be used by the holder thereof to pay down any debt owed to…

Harvey WeisenbergConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A10424Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Creates a contingency budget cap that is one hundred twenty percent of a five year averaged consumer price index

Creates a contingency budget cap that is one hundred twenty percent of a five year averaged consumer price index.

Barbara LiftonWays And Means Committee

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A10414Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to establishing the L3C act regarding low-profit limited liability companies

Relates to establishing the L3C act regarding low-profit limited liability companies.

Richard BrodskyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A10421Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to mental health

Enhances assisted outpatient treatment program and makes Kendra's law permanent

Enhances assisted outpatient treatment program and repeals expiration of Kendra's law.

Aileen GuntherMental Health Committee

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A10433Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Limits an employer's access to consumer credit reports in connection with employment applications

Limits an employer's access to consumer credit reports in connection with employment applications.

Frank SkartadosConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A10420Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to local governments

Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of receiver of taxes

Establishes a petition to start the process to change the elective office of receiver of taxes.

Sandy GalefLocal Governments Committee

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A10418Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Authorizes certain counties, cities and school districts to impose up to a four percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes; repealer

Authorizes certain counties, cities and school districts to impose up to a four percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes; preserves the authority of certain counties and a city to impose…

Sandy GalefWays And Means Committee

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A10429Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to agriculture

Amends the definitions of pet dealers

Amends the definitions of pet dealers in the agriculture and markets law and the general business law.

Amy PaulinAgriculture Committee

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A10432Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to local governments

Amends the NY government reorganization and citizen empowerment act

Amends the NY government reorganization and citizen empowerment act, relating to the requirements for consolidation or dissolution of certain local government entities.

Michelle SchimelLocal Governments Committee

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A10411Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to insurance

Prohibits first fail accident and/or health insurance policies

Prohibits first fail accident and/or health insurance policies; enacts penalties and defines terms.

Jonathan BingInsurance Committee

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S7258Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to education

Repeals technical amendments to the education mandate relief act of 2010

Makes technical amendments to the education mandate relief act of 2010.

Craig M. JohnsonEducation Committee

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S7251Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to children and families

Requires probation, investigation and diagnostic assessment of certain juvenile delinquents with discernible handicapping conditions prior to dispositional hearings

Provides that prior to a dispositional hearing the judge shall order a probation investigation and a diagnostic assessment of a juvenile delinquent whom the court reasonably finds, on the record, to…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonChildren And Families Committee

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S7248Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to education

Increases the cap on the total number of charter schools in the state to four hundred sixty

Increases the cap on the total number of charter schools in the state to four hundred sixty.

Craig M. JohnsonEducation Committee

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S7245Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to marine and coastal district party and charter boat licenses

Relates to marine and coastal district party and charter boat licenses; provides that the department of environmental conservation may permit reissuance of a license to a member of the immediate…

Kenneth P. LaValleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S7242Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to higher education

Creates a pilot program for bulk purchase electronic textbook delivery in the State University of New York and the City University of New York library systems

Creates a pilot program for bulk purchase electronic textbook delivery in the State University of New York and the City University of New York library systems.

Toby Ann StaviskyHigher Education Committee

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S7239Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to investigations and government operations

Includes the Sons of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary in the definition of "club," extending certain provisions to such groups

Includes the Sons of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary in the definition of "club," extending certain provisions to such groups.

Joseph A. GriffoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S7238Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to local government

Amends the NY government reorganization and citizen empowerment act

Amends the NY government reorganization and citizen empowerment act, relating to the requirements for consolidation or dissolution of certain local government entities.

Craig M. JohnsonLocal Government Committee

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A10387Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Enacting clause stricken

Creates the animal abuser central registry and county registries, and requires that certain convicted animal abusers register with such registries

Creates the animal abuser central registry and county registries, and requires that certain convicted animal abusers register with such registries.

Joan MillmanStricken

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A609Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Referred to judiciary

Creates additional remedies for unlawful discharge, penalty, or discrimination due to the exercise of an employee's right to be absent from employment for jury duty

Creates, in addition to the existing sanction of criminal contempt of court, the remedies of labor law civil penalties and employee's right to bring civil action for unlawful discharge, penalty or…

Jeffrey DinowitzJudiciary Committee

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S5266Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Substituted by a8418

Relates to notification procedures for the transfer of a child from one foster home to another

Relates to notification procedures for the transfer of a child from one foster home to another; permits transfer without prior notice in certain circumstances.

Velmanette MontgomeryOn the Senate floor

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A7656Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Amend and recommit to mental health

Establishes a quality workers care task force

Establishes a quality workers care task force; establishes who shall comprise such task force and its powers and duties; establishes such task force shall prepare a report on its findings.

Peter RiveraMental Health Committee

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A8724Assembly· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Enacting clause stricken

Relates to the trapping of wildlife; repealer

Relates to the trapping of wildlife; repeals certain provisions of the environmental conservation law relating to the small business stationary source compliance advisory panel and the state task…

Robert SweeneyStricken

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S1701Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Requires counting affidavit ballots of eligible voters if a voter appears at a polling place in the correct county but in the incorrect election district

Requires the counting of an affidavit ballot of an eligible voter if such voter appeared at a polling place in the correct county but in the incorrect election district.

Martin Malavé DilanOn the Senate floor

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S2315Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Amend and recommit to codes

Makes the sale of a controlled substance that results in the death of a person manslaughter in the second degree

Provides that the sale of a controlled substance resulting in death shall be manslaughter in the second degree, a class C felony.

Craig M. JohnsonCodes Committee

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S1124Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Committee discharged and committed to environmental conservation

Authorizes Westchester county to require local marinas provide for watercraft holding tank sewage disposal; prohibits littering of waterways

Authorizes Westchester county to require that local marinas provide for the handling and disposal of sewage from watercraft holding tanks; directs the department of environmental conservation to…

Suzi OppenheimerEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S3680Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Substituted by a8394

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.

John L. SampsonOn the Senate floor

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S3110Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Committee discharged and committed to codes

Provides for the collection of DNA samples from all persons convicted of a crime and establishes the office of wrongful evidence review; repealer

Provides for the collection of DNA samples from all persons convicted of a crime; establishes the office of wrongful evidence review within the division of criminal justice services; provides for…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S1946Senate· Moved Mar 25, 2010· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Requires certain information to be provided on a real property transfer form

Requires certain information to be provided on a real property transfer form; requires limited liability companies to provide certain information when purchasing real property.

William T. StachowskiStricken

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S7234Senate· Moved Mar 24, 2010· Referred to health

Prohibits the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors and items not defined as a tobacco product or approved by the FDA as a tobacco use cessation or harm reduction

Prohibits the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors; prohibits distribution or sale of any item containing or delivering nicotine that is not defined by law as a tobacco product or approved by the…

Jeffrey D. KleinHealth Committee

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S7227Senate· Moved Mar 24, 2010· Referred to health

Amends the inpatient reimbursement rates for certain general hospitals

Amends the inpatient reimbursement rates for those general hospitals most significantly affected by revenue losses resulting from Medicaid rebasing that took effect 12/1/2009.

William T. StachowskiHealth Committee

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A10408Assembly· Moved Mar 24, 2010· Referred to ways and means

Enacts the financial recovery act of 2010; creates the financial recovery review board

Enacts the financial recovery act of 2010; creates the financial recovery review board.

Sheldon SilverWays And Means Committee

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S7224Senate· Moved Mar 24, 2010· Referred to education

Relates to tenured teacher discipline

Relates to tenured teacher discipline; specifies one hundred twenty days of suspension; provides that all rulings on substantive motions shall be placed on the record with a full explanation of the…

Jeffrey D. KleinEducation Committee

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S6765Senate· Moved Mar 24, 2010· Substituted by a9826

Authorizes the Montgomery county correctional facility to also be used for the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court located in Montgomery county

Authorizes the Montgomery county correctional facility may also be used for the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court located in the county of Montgomery.

Hugh T. FarleyOn the Senate floor

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S6678Senate· Moved Mar 24, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Provides legal assistance to youth ordered by the court into the custody of the office of children and family services and placed or committed to a state operated juvenile detention center

Provides legal assistance to youth ordered by the court into the custody of the office of children and family services and placed or committed to a state operated juvenile detention center.

Shirley L. HuntleyFinance Committee

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S6648Senate· Moved Mar 24, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Authorizes certain counties, cities and school districts to impose up to a four percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes; repealer

Authorizes certain counties, cities and school districts to impose up to a four percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes; preserves the authority of certain counties and a city to impose…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsFinance Committee

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A9714Assembly· Moved Mar 24, 2010· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Relates to electronic permit applications, regulatory impact statements and meetings of public bodies

Relates to electronic permit applications, regulatory impact statements and attendance at meetings of public bodies.

Ways And Means Committee

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A9713Assembly· Moved Mar 24, 2010· Amend and recommit to ways and means

Eliminates numerous advisory boards, councils and commitees and makes technical conforming changes to law

Eliminates numerous advisory boards, councils, and committees; makes conforming technical changes to law.

Ways And Means Committee

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A6496Assembly· Moved Mar 24, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to codes

Relates to the sale of controlled substances resulting in death

Provides that the sale of a controlled substance resulting in death shall be manslaughter in the second degree, a class C felony.

Charles LavineCodes Committee

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A3759Assembly· Moved Mar 24, 2010· Amend and recommit to ways and means

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…

Robin SchimmingerWays And Means Committee

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