Bills by

Craig M. Johnson

Senator

16,516 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →johnson@senate.state.ny.us

2009-2010 session

Sponsored bills

16,516 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

J4864Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Adopted
Honoring the Community Action Organization Green Entrepreneurial Center upon the occasion of its designation as a recipient of the 2010 WNY Green Business Award
Antoine M. ThompsonAdopted
Adopted
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OutcomeAdopted
J4861Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Adopted
Honoring Karen Figler upon the occasion of receiving the Citizen of the Year Award from the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce
Antoine M. ThompsonAdopted
Adopted
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A10694Assembly· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

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

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

Janele Hyer-SpencerCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A10582Assembly· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Enacting clause stricken

Enacts the Nassau county insurance consortium act

Enacts the Nassau county insurance consortium act which enables the county of Nassau to enter into cooperative agreements with school districts, towns, and villages located within such county to pay…

Michael MontesanoStricken

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S7385Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported and committed to codes

Requires motorcycles to be operated on public highways with both wheels on the ground at all times

Requires motorcycles to be operated on public highways with both wheels on the ground at all times.

William J. Larkin Jr.Codes Committee

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S7333Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Confers rule making authority on liquor authority

Confers rule making authority on liquor authority in connection with what constitutes a grocery store.

Craig M. JohnsonFinance Committee

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S7303Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported and committed to codes

Requires debt collectors to send consumers a written notice of their rights under state law along with their debt collection correspondence

Requires debt collectors to send consumers a written notice of their rights under state law along with their initial debt collection correspondence; such notice would contain information such as who…

José PeraltaCodes Committee

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S7285Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Authorizes certain businesses to issue registration certificates and to assign registration numbers to snowmobiles

Authorizes certain businesses to issue registration certificates and to assign registration numbers to snowmobiles.

Darrel J. AubertineFinance Committee

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A10396Assembly· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported referred to codes

Increases civil penalties for subsequent violations of title 3 or title 7 of article 27 of the environmental conservation law

Increases civil penalties for subsequent violations of title 3 or title 7 of article 27 of the environmental conservation law relating to waste transporter permits and solid waste management and…

Andrew HevesiCodes Committee

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S6818Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported and committed to codes

Increases penalties for violation of overtaking and passing a school bus and creates the crime of vehicular homicide in the third degree

Increases penalties for violation of overtaking and passing a school bus; allows permissive suspension of a driver's license for up to six months for such violation, and creates the crime of…

Brian X. FoleyCodes Committee

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S6815Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Authorizes Michael Petry, employed by the city of New Rochelle, to enroll in a twenty year retirement plan

Authorizes Michael Petry, employed by the city of New Rochelle, to enroll in a twenty year retirement plan.

Suzi OppenheimerFinance Committee

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S6716Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Establishes the local historian for any municipality in the county of Niagara shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of such municipality

Establishes the county historian for the county of Niagara and the local historian for any city, town or village located within the county of Niagara shall be appointed by the chief executive…

George D. MaziarzOn the Senate floor

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S6620Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported and committed to codes

Establishes a three foot buffer zone between a motor vehicle passing a bicyclist proceeding in the same direction on a highway

Establishes a three foot buffer zone between a motor vehicle passing a bicyclist proceeding in the same direction on a highway.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsCodes Committee

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A9562Assembly· Moved Apr 27, 2010· 3rd reading cal.394

Includes within the definition of the practice of veterinary medicine the diagnoses and treatment of dental conditions

Includes within the definition of the practice of veterinary medicine the diagnoses and treatment of dental conditions.

William MageeOn the Senate floor

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S6321Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Committee discharged and committed to health

Establishes the "Sorry Works! demonstration program"; appropriation

Establishes the "Sorry Works! demonstration program".

David J. ValeskyHealth Committee

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S6215Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Substituted by a9174a

Relates to the suspension of N.Y. city school construction authority employees and length of service retirement purposes

Relates to the suspension of NYC school construction authority employees and length of service retirement purposes; provides certain employees of the NYC school construction authority an opportunity…

Diane J. SavinoOn the Senate floor

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A654Assembly· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Enacting clause stricken

Proposes an amendment to the constitution to require every bill shall be accompanied by sponsors' memoranda of support of legislation

Proposes an amendment to the constitution to require every bill introduced in either house of the legislature shall be accompanied by sponsors' memoranda of support of legislation; describes the…

Brian KavanaghStricken

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A5640Assembly· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Relates to notice and filing of application for a real property tax exemption for senior citizens

Provides additional notice of the real property tax exemption for senior citizens under section 467 of the real property tax law and requires municipal corporations to permit late filings within 60…

Jeffrey DinowitzWays And Means Committee

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A5790Assembly· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Amend and recommit to veterans' affairs

Authorizes granting of school tax exemption to veterans with at least forty percent disability

Provides that after a public hearing a school district may adopt a resolution providing a school tax exemption on residential property owned by a veteran with at least a forty percent disability;…

James HayesVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A1691Assembly· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported referred to codes

Provides standards of care to safely approach a hazard vehicle parked, stopped or standing on the shoulder of a highway

Provides standards of care to safely approach a hazard vehicle parked, stopped or standing on the shoulder of a highway.

Kevin CahillCodes Committee

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A1687Assembly· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Permits the declaration of an emergency pursuant to the EMTPA for rental housing accommodations located in buildings covered by a project based assistance contract

Permits the declaration of an emergency pursuant to the EMTPA for rental housing accommodations located in buildings covered by a project based assistance contract pursuant to section 8 of the…

Vito LopezHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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A1928Assembly· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Establishes a methodology for determining major capital improvements rent surcharges based on seven years

Establishes a methodology for determining major capital improvements (MCI) rent surcharges based on a seven year schedule; provides that such MCI's shall be calculated as a rent surcharge and shall…

Daniel O'DonnellHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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A2677Assembly· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported referred to codes

Provides that drivers of certain school buses for hire shall be subject to the provisions of article 19-A of the vehicle and traffic law

Provides that drivers of certain school buses who operate a school bus for hire and who are not otherwise subject to the provisions of article 19-A of the vehicle and traffic law relating to the…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A301Assembly· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Enacting clause stricken

Provides for a utilization review protocol for the treatment of rare diseases

Provides for a utilization review protocol for the treatment of rare diseases.

Joan MillmanStricken

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A1686Assembly· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Limits the amount of rent increase after the vacancy of a housing accommodation

Limits the amount of rent increase after the vacancy of a housing accommodation.

Vito LopezHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S5227Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported and committed 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…

Martin Malavé DilanCodes Committee

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S5010Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Requires the MTA to submit annual reports on attacks, injuries, or deaths reported to or otherwise known to it in connection with its facilities and premises

Requires the MTA to submit annual reports on assaults, including sexual assaults, attacks, injuries or deaths reported to or otherwise known to it in connection with its facilities and premises;…

Bill PerkinsFinance Committee

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S6036Senate· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Reported and committed to codes

Relates to provisions concerning debt collection procedures

Relates to provisions concerning debt collection procedures.

Bill PerkinsCodes Committee

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A2005Assembly· Moved Apr 27, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol; repealer

Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol.

Linda RosenthalHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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