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

S7550Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance
Establishes mental health parity in public health insurance plans
Establishes mental health parity in public health insurance plans.
Thomas K. DuaneFinance CommitteeFinance
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S7419Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend and recommit to finance
Requires the annual reporting of criminal activity on subways
Requires the annual reporting of criminal activity on subways.
Bill PerkinsFinance Committee
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S7414Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend and recommit to education

Requires schools and school groups to obtain consent before publishing personal information in a directory

Requires schools and school groups to obtain consent before publishing personal information in a directory.

Suzi OppenheimerEducation Committee

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A10440Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Recommitted to social services

Includes sexual misconduct, forcible touching, sexual abuse, stalking and criminal mischief within offenses which may constitute domestic violence

Includes sexual misconduct, forcible touching, sexual abuse, stalking and criminal mischief within the criminal offenses which may constitute domestic violence for the purposes of domestic violence…

Helene WeinsteinSocial Services Committee

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S7191Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Referred to transportation

Requires contract carriers of passengers by motor vehicle to provide federal SafeStat results to potential customers

Requires contract carriers of passengers by motor vehicle to provide federal SafeStat results to potential customers.

Martin Malavé DilanTransportation Committee

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S6826Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Referred to transportation

Authorizes school district's website to be printed on school buses

Authorizes a school district's website to be printed on school buses at the discretion of the owner or operator of such buses.

James L. SewardTransportation Committee

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A9390Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Referred to consumer protection

Provides that a person may not alter his or her caller identification with the intent to defraud or harass a third party or the recipient of the call

Provides that a business entity may not provide false caller identification with the intent to defraud or harass any party; provides definition of business entity.

Amy PaulinConsumer Protection Committee

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S6312Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to finance

Changes the rate of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax

Changes the rate of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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A3810Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to codes

Provides for mandatory testing of breath, blood or urine in the event of a motor vehicle collision resulting in death or injury

Provides for mandatory testing of breath, blood or urine in the event of a motor vehicle collision resulting in death or injury; provides immunity from civil liability for those health care…

Dennis H. GabryszakCodes Committee

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A6557Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend and recommit to small business

Establishes the office for small business; repealer

Establishes the office for small business under the executive department; repeals the division for small-business which was in the economic development law; transfers powers from the division to the…

Darryl TownsSmall Business Committee

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A8357Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Requires public service commission to post on its website any utility's rates and charges in the last 12 months

Requires public service commission to post on its website any utility's rates and charges in the last 12 months.

Ann RabbittWays And Means Committee

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A2312Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Relates to reporting by the office of children and family services regarding child care assistance provided under the block grant for child care

Requires reporting by the office of children and family services regarding the supply and demand for child care services for each local social services district and the child care assistance…

Barbara LiftonWays And Means Committee

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A1644Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Relates to the definition of income for purposes of the senior citizen rent increase exemptions (SCRIE) program

Excludes social security payments and supplemental security income from the definition of "income" for the purposes of determining eligibility under the senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE).

Jonathan BingWays And Means Committee

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A4806Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to codes

Relates to the payment of restitution by registered and unregistered repair shops

Establishes that if financial loss has been made and a registrant or unregistered repair shop fails to comply with an order to pay restitution, the commissioner shall, by order, increase the amount…

Audrey PhefferCodes Committee

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A2307Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Dictates that no education degree program in which a parent is enrolled shall be considered in determining eligibility for children's day care services

Provides that the educational degree program in which a parent is enrolled shall not be a factor for consideration in determining eligibility for children's day care services.

Vito LopezWays And Means Committee

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A3559Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Amended on third reading 3559a

Prohibits the operation of N.Y. city transit authority subways or trains without a conductor on board

Prohibits the operation of NYC transit authority subways or trains without at least one conductor on board; requires a conductor on any subway or train operated by such authority whenever the subway…

N. Nick PerryOn the Assembly floor

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A3772Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Creates the New York state commission on sex offender supervision and management

Creates the New York state commission on sex offender supervision and management; such commission shall consist of thirteen members; the commission shall be required to make a report of its findings.

Jeffrion AubryWays And Means Committee

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A5257Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend and recommit to election law

Provides that qualified persons who are not registered to vote may register on a day of election at their polling places

Provides that qualified persons who have never previously registered to vote may register on any day, including a day of election, that the board of elections is open for business; requires…

Adriano EspaillatElection Law Committee

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A8006Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to codes

Relates to the suspension of hunting and fishing licenses pursuant to the interstate wildlife violator compact

Relates to the suspension of hunting and fishing licenses pursuant to the interstate wildlife violator compact.

Vivian CookCodes Committee

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A2087Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to health

Enacts the childhood lead poisoning prevention and safe housing act of 2010; repealer

Enacts the childhood lead poisoning prevention and safe housing act of 2010 to make enforcement of lead hazard control standards in the state of New York more certain and more effective; creates a…

Crystal Peoples-StokesHealth Committee

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A4439Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Provides for a disability benefit for employees of the New York city transit authority who are disabled by reason of an assault sustained in the course of employment

Provides for a disability benefit for employees of the New York city transit authority, and its subsidiary corporations, who are disabled by reason of an assault sustained in the course of employment.

Carl HeastieWays And Means Committee

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A4857Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to codes

Increases the minimum license revocation period for certain driving while intoxicated convictions

Increases the minimum license revocation period for certain driving while intoxicated convictions.

Marc AlessiCodes Committee

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A544Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Recommitted to higher education

Restricts retail sale of ipecac syrup to behind the pharmacy counter or under manager control

Directs the commissioner of health to require that access to retail sale of ipecac syrup shall not be unrestricted; requires placement behind the pharmacy or only accessible through the manager of a…

Sam HoytHigher Education Committee

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A1062Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Includes persons with disabilities within the definition of head of household for the senior citizens' tax abatement for rent-controlled and regulated property

Includes persons with disabilities (defined) within the definition of head of household for purposes of making them eligible for the senior citizens' tax abatement for rent-controlled and…

Jonathan BingWays And Means Committee

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A8437Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Directs New York state energy research and development authority to study the best technologies to enable blind and visually impaired to read utility meters

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to study, evaluate and make recommendations on the best technologies available to enable blind and visually impaired customers of…

Robert SweeneyWays And Means Committee

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S5271Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Establishes policy of equal pay for both sexes and comparability of value of work and directs the taking of corrective action

Seeks to comply with the federal equal pay act of 1963 by implementing a state policy of compensating employees in state service equally for work of comparable value by eliminating wage inequality…

Velmanette MontgomeryFinance Committee

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A8108Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend and recommit to education

Provides that the Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha shall be school holidays in the city school district of the city of New York

Provides that the Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha shall be school holidays in the city school district of the city of New York.

Michael BenjaminEducation Committee

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A8110Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to providing telephone equipment with voice dialing functions to certain persons with disabilities

Requires telephone companies to provide essential equipment, including voice dialing equipment, to persons with disabilities.

Michael BenjaminCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S5833Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Referred to mental health

Relates to notifying the local department of social services upon the death of an incapacitated person

Relates to notifying the local department of social services upon the death of an incapacitated person.

Shirley L. HuntleyMental Health Committee

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S4066Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to higher education

Allows dental residents to satisfy the ethics and jurisprudence educational course requirement during their dental residency

Relates to limited permits in dentistry and that dental school graduates do not need to obtain a limited permit if employed in an approved residency program.

Suzi OppenheimerHigher Education Committee

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S2218SenateA3733· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Establishes a senior dental services grant program

Establishes a senior dental services grant program; authorizes the director to establish the program and, upon the availability of appropriations, provide grants to eligible elderly persons who are…

Ruben DiazFinance CommitteeFinance

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S2269Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Substituted by a6249b

Relates to the residency requirement for the Roslyn Rescue Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1 in Nassau county

Relates to the residency requirement for the Roslyn Rescue Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1 in Nassau County.

Craig M. JohnsonOn the Senate floor

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S2679Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Authorizes an additional thirty days military leave for public employees who are absent on military duty

Authorizes sixty days or fifty-two working days military leave for public employees who are absent on military duty.

Thomas P. MorahanFinance Committee

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S4230Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend and recommit to transportation

Provides Richmond county with a seat on the metropolitan transportation authority board

Provides Richmond county with a seat on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board.

Diane J. SavinoTransportation Committee

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S4430Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Provides for cost allowances for investments in technology infrastructure for certain home health care programs

Provides for cost allowances for strategic capital investments in technology infrastructure for certain home health care programs.

Craig M. JohnsonFinance Committee

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S2478Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Relates to the transportation of bulk milk

Allows the department of transportation, in conjunction with the department of agriculture and markets, to investigate and resolve any barriers to bulk milk transportation; enables the state…

Catharine YoungFinance Committee

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S3543Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend and recommit to consumer protection

Prevents rental car companies imposing excessive fees on credit cards before expiration of rental period

Prevents rental car companies from imposing charges upon a credit card until the rental period has expired.

Toby Ann StaviskyConsumer Protection Committee

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S2655Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Requires the division of criminal justice services to send notice to certain agencies relating to warrants

Creates a process whereby the division of criminal justice services is to verify criminal record information where certain arrest warrant information contains contradictory information; requires the…

Dale M. VolkerFinance Committee

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S313Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Makes provisions relating to the allocation of hydroelectric power within the area of the Niagara project

Enables small manufacturing facilities which occupy former manufacturing facilities of over 100,000 square feet to be evaluated as a single unit for the purpose of complying with the criteria for…

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

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S3242Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to codes

Prohibits any person from smoking at a playground

Prohibits any person from smoking at a playground; provides a definition as to what constitutes a playground.

John J. FlanaganCodes Committee

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A8662Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Amend and recommit to governmental employees

Permits a beneficiary of certain death benefits to receive the lump sum death benefit as it was at the time of death and to designate a beneficiary of such annuity payments

Permits a beneficiary of certain death benefits to receive the lump sum death benefit as it was at the time of death and to designate a beneficiary of such annuity payments.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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A1196Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Relates to financial assistance to small businesses for the purpose of environmental compliance

Establishes the small business environmental compliance fund for the purpose of allowing the environmental facilities corporation and the urban development corporation to assist small businesses in…

RoAnn DestitoWays And Means Committee

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S4909Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Establishes a mandatory surcharge for traffic offenses and infractions in Suffolk and Nassau counties

Establishes a mandatory surcharge for traffic offenses and infractions in Suffolk and Nassau counties; funds received by the counties as a result of the surcharge pay for additional patroling by the…

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

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S4951Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Establishes a real property tax abatement for the owners of land used for replanting or crop expansion of woody biomass for the production of ethanol

Establishes a real property tax abatement for the owners of land used for replanting or crop expansion of woody biomass for the production of ethanol or biodiesel, including willow.

Antoine M. ThompsonFinance Committee

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S1266Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Enacts the "voting rights notification and registration act"

Enacts the "voting rights notification and registration act"; allows for voting participation by eligible voters with felony convictions by providing notice regarding voting rights, assistance with…

Velmanette MontgomeryFinance Committee

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S1298Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Provides that ownership of unidentifiable part in identifiable motorcycle, other than stolen motorcycle shall be returned to owner after investigation

Provides that ownership of unidentifiable part in identifiable motorcycle, other than a stolen motorcycle shall be returned to such owner, provided that department has made findings such owner had…

Martin Malavé DilanFinance Committee

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A8594Assembly· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Authorizes the dormitory authority to finance certain facilities for Abby Lane Housing Corporation, a subsidiary of the ESF College Foundation, Inc.

William MagnarelliWays And Means Committee

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S5543Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of certain public employee retirees

Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees and their dependents or reducing the employer's contributions for such insurance; defines employers to include the…

Jeffrey D. KleinFinance Committee

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S102Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Enhances civil penalty provisions for willful or repeat employer violations of public employee safety and health act; defines "willful" and "repeat" for such purpose

Enhances civil penalty provisions for willful or repeat employer violations of public employee safety and health act to $300 a day; defines "willful" for purposes of such provision to mean instances…

John L. SampsonStricken

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S189Senate· Moved May 11, 2010· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Authorizes certain inmates serving an indeterminate sentence to receive good time allowances of up to 1/3 of their minimum sentences

Authorizes inmates serving indeterminate sentences of imprisonment for offenses involving controlled substances and marihuana to receive good time allowances against the minimum terms of their…

John L. SampsonStricken

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